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I hope you like this chapter. This ones going to be a bit odd, and it won't make much sense until later, when things are explained. So just bear with me, for now:D
I stood, my legs frozen beneath me. I couldn't move, couldn't speak. I could barely breath... He sat the same way. His eyes locked on mine, his body petrified.
He hesitantly stood up, and took a step forward. I dropped to my knees lightly, shaking. This movement caused him to stop, and gather himself before taking another step forward.
"Bella..." He said. His voice was even more alluring than I thought it would be. I closed my eyes.
"Bella..." He repeated, coming another foot closer. "I'm not going to hurt you. Or, at least... I'll try not to." I wanted to say something, but words refused to be spoken. Instead, I nodded.
"I'm sorry for scaring you like that."Erik said, now only 3 steps away from me. He kneeled down slowly, never taking his eyes off me, and moved forward more, so that his face was only inches from mine. His voice was now a whisper.
"Why do I scare you?" I knew that I wasn't scared of him being a vampire who desperately wanted my blood, I was used to that kind of thing, but because I had the possibility of feeling something far different than that. Everything I had tried not to think about, tried not to let myself believe came crashing down now, and I hated myself for it. My heart beat wildly, my breath coming in short gasps.
"You... don't." I managed to get that much out. But my voice sounded scared, and I knew that I couldn't hide it. "Not like that, anyways." This seemed to please him. He smiled slightly, and came even closer.
"You have no idea what this is like for me, right now. It's so difficult to be here. It's impossible for me to resist you. But for some reason, I'm making myself." These words sounded familiar to me. I knew where I had heard this sort of thing before.
"I do know..." I whispered, leaning closer, as well. I could feel his cold breath on my lips.
"Bella!" Alice yelled up the stairs, bringing me back to reality. "Bella, come on! You've been up there far to long!" I jerked my head around instinctively, and flinched, knowing what that had done to Erik. He grabbed my arm, restraining himself, but slowly relaxed it after a moment.
"Goodbye, Bella." He said, the words barely audible. He kissed the back of my hand carefully, and suddenly he was gone. I sat stunned for a moment.
I heard the door open, and knowing that it was Alice, I didn't dare look up. But it was then I started crying. I couldn't help it. The tears came out hysterically, and Alice's voice was now scared.
"Bella? Bella, what? Please tell me what happened!" She pulled me up onto my feet, and I wrapped my arms around her. "Bella, what's wrong?"
I couldn't answer for a long time, but after Alice had lied me down, and sat there speaking to me for a moment about things that Edward would do if something bad happened to me, I had calmed down enough to reply to her frantic questions.
"I... need Edward." I couldn't tell Alice. I didn't even know if I could tell Edward. But there was nothing in the world I needed more than to see him right now.
"Do you really? Is it that important?" She asked, taking my hand.
"Yes," I said, and shut my eyes, not wanting to cry anymore.
"Then you stay here, I'll go get him."
