A/N: Thank you for all the support! Things are going to start getting very steamy from this chapter onwards. If that kind of thing makes you uncomfortable, kindly press the back button now. Do not like, do not read. Edward might seem very OCC. This is due to the fact that I've decided to go with a more "growly" dominant vampire male that protects his mate, rather than a pansy Edward that rolls over and plays dead while his girl is nearly stolen from under him by a little boy.

Disclaimer: I do not own this franchise or any rights associated with it.

Chapter 5

Alice could hear soft keening whimpers emanating from within Isabella's room as she ran towards the two-storey building. She had known that this would be her welcome tonight, but had purposefully withheld that knowledge from Edward, least he do something stupid. She did not have time to fix any trouble Edward might find himself in; she had a sister to comfort.

Isabella's gaze met hers as she came through the open window, her eyes overflowing with salty tears.

"Oh sister, what has upset you so?!". A pleaful whimper answered her.

"It hurts Alice, it's a physical ache within my chest. Please, please I need to be with him!"

She pulled Isabella into her cold embrace; and began to rock them both to and fro, attempting to soothe the physically fragile human girl. She quietly whispered to the girl as they rocked.

"Remember your brilliant plan? It's going to work so effectively; but you need to be strong, like you were before. Only a few hours more and the pain will be gone. Shhhhh my sister, it will pass."

To her immense relief, the little human fell asleep soon after on her granite shoulder, her breathing finally even and deep as it is during slumber.

BPOV-Present

Alice stayed with her that night, preventing her from suffering from any nightmares. She immersed herself in the chilly embrace, so much like Edward's would be she now knew, when she was finally in his arms. Dawn came quickly, the sun's ray's making a brief performance; dancing delicately across the wet earth, before being hidden away behind a thick grey blanket of clouds.

Excellent, just as planned.

She was composed now, there would be no more crying. She had stiffened her spine and her resolve as the dawn rose over the horizon. Alice left her company with a gentle kiss against her forehead, before leaping out of the window. Her sister would be back before she left for school, as they had decided to carpool. It would leave a lasting impression on the students of Forks High; which was a part of the plan. She would already be a part of their group, and not an outsider that would have been preyed upon by the masses. She would not miss the loss of Jessica Stanley's fake friendship.

She grabbed a banana from the kitchen counter on her way out of the door. She needed to remember to buy groceries later, as that was the only food item that had been in the house (minus a jar of mayonnaise that was in the fridge).

Alice stood, waiting patiently, next to the passenger door of her Honda. She would have been surprised had she not been anticipating it. Alice was nothing if not punctual.

The drive was silent, apart from Alice providing directions towards the school. Both women were greatly anticipating the day that was to come, and neither had the urge to fill the comfortable silence with idle chatter. She concentrated on driving while Alice scanned the future for any discrepancies in their day. She was pleased to view, as she was pulling into an empty parking space, that the lot was almost full. That coincided rather nicely with their plans. A quick scan of her surroundings partially smothered her anxiety. There was a silver Volvo two cars down, its occupants still within the vehicle. She could practically feel his presence from here. By the time she was stepping out of the car and closing the door in front of her, Alice was already skipping towards the Volvo, much to the amusement of their rather large human audience.

Her hand shook as she turned the key in the lock, the soft clicking sounding much louder to her than it actually was. Her breath stilled as she felt a presence at her back. She knew it was him immediately, the aroma wafting towards her both soothing her frayed nerves and exciting her beyond reason.

"Hello Isssabelllaa…", he purred against the shell of her ear, his tongue dragging across the syllables of her name. She would prefer it if that tongue was dragged across her skin instead.

"My Isabella, my mate…MINE!", he continued; his voice a low possessive growl. She clamped her thighs together, an attempt to satisfy the now aching throb that she had between them. She could hear his deep inhalation behind her. His growl became marginally louder.

"Oh my Isa, I can smell you…you're absolutely soaked! If I run my fingers over the skin of your inner thighs, will I find that candy liquid dripping down them? Maybe I should take you right here, in front of them all, show them that you are MINE, and that I do not share."

Only his muscled arm holding her against his cold defined chest kept her from melting into a puddle at his feet. Her brain was short circuiting, unable to form proper words. She quietly keened when she felt his tongue lick the strip of flesh behind her ear.

"Later little girl, I will have you all to myself later. We need to get to class, the bell will ring momentarily and you would not want to be late on your first day would you? Just think of how I'm going to ravish you on my bed later. This delay in gratification will make it all the better, I guarantee it. We have to move before our little audience starts to believe we are doing something that we should not be doing on public property. Come Isa."

I was startled to realise that no one around us actually knew what had been occurring. They all just assumed that he was passionately embracing me from behind, like one would a normal girlfriend. He gently guided me towards his family; who were waiting for us under the overhanging roof of one of the school buildings, all of their faces graced with amused smiles. Alice handed Edward a small pack of papers, and she was just able to make out the one-sided conversation that occurred with the exchange.

"These are for Isabella. I took the liberty of collecting them from the front office myself, as she was otherwise occupied. You can explain them to her once she has regained the function of her brain. I made sure that you are in every single one of her classes so that you don't have to be separated from one another. You're welcome brother. Now get to class before the bell rings!". He provided their sister with a nod of understanding before ushering her towards their first lesson. His honeyed voice sounded quietly in her ear.

"These are yours my Isa. I will explain everything you have to know as soon as we're seated."

She gazed up at him through her eyelashes, her eyes still hooded with desire. "My Edward…"

And so the school-day begun.