Thanks will always go to Fire1 for letting me adopt this story!
I almost had this chapter finished for you on Friday, but it didn't work out that way. But here it is now!
I did add on a bit more to the end of this chapter. If you followed from Fire1's story, the ending here is extended.
Thank you everyone for your reviews last chapter! I am glad to know people are reading this version!
Let's get to it shall we?
~~NoT~~
Edward's POV:
As I ran home from Alaska, I dreaded the conversation I was going to have to have with my family, and I was not looking forward to explaining everything. I didn't tell anyone why I was running away, nor when I would return, I wasn't sure at the time if I would return at all. I briefly wondered if Alice has already had a vision about the conversation we were about to have, and if she has said anything. Knowing Alice though, she is probably keeping it to herself and letting me drop the bomb on everyone. Take responsibility for your own actions and all of that…
It didn't seem like it took too much time to run back to Forks, and I was close enough to the house now that my family was in my range. I could already hear their thoughts, and it wasn't what I was expecting to hear.
Alice was in the middle of having a vision, which wasn't unusual. It seemed very unimportant really. She was looking at a bedroom that was empty. It was painted blue, and something about it felt very familiar. I wanted to go there and sit in the rocking chair, lean on the windowsill, and lay down on the bed. How odd.
The rest of the family was all thinking the almost same thing. It was all jumbled and I couldn't decipher it all out. But it was something about 'if she would see it this time?' The thoughts were vague, but the tone was almost nervous, and it seemed urgent. It also seemed that everyone was on edge.
Alice's vision quickly shifted from the bedroom to me walking into the living room looking confused. Confusion, yes. That was all I seemed to be feeling this past week.
"Edward will be here in just a few seconds." Alice announced to the room. Everyone's thoughts quickly shifted from nervous and anxious to happiness, concern, and most of all, relief.
All thoughts turned to me as I entered the living room. Sometimes I wish they would just speak out loud rather than assaulting me with all their thoughts at once.
'I'm so glad you're home Edward! I've missed you so much.' Esme, my mother, I knew I was her favorite. After all I was her 'first' son. Her thoughts were laced with pain however, and I knew I had caused it. Regret instantly filled me for leaving them the way I did. I should have stayed and let them help me through this.
'Welcome home, son.' There was no judgment or anger in Carlisle's thoughts. He knew I couldn't leave them for long. Even during my rebellion I had come home after a short while.
'You are on your own in telling them dear brother. I will not show you what I have seen.' Alice was angry, rightfully so. She was upset over my leaving after I promised her I wouldn't. There was an underlying gratefulness that my absence was short though. Obviously she had already seen the conversation we were all about to have.
I grimaced knowing I would get no help from her this time.
'Hey Eddie! I'm glad your home! I hope this is something exciting!' Emmett was silently hoping that I was about to tell them something that he could hold over my head, to redeem his wounded pride over losing so many wrestling matches. I was worried now, because this information was definitely something he could use against me, time and time again.
'Glad you're home and safe brother, and you look much happier now then you did a week ago.' Jasper, ever the empath, was mentoring my emotions carefully. He was relived that I was happy. I was shocked that he apparently had no clue what was going on. I was hoping that Alice would have confided in him about the situation since he was her mate, but I wasn't so lucky. I was really hoping for some insight.
'Edward, what is confusing you?' I shrugged in answer to Jasper's silent question.
I was surprised to find relief in Rosalie's thoughts. It was odd that she would be relieved that I was home. We loved each other, of course, but we always got on each other's nerves. I would have thought that she would have enjoyed the privacy my absence gave her. However, it was obvious that this time it was just the opposite.
'Well, it's about time you got back here. For once I actually needed you here." Rose struggled with her conscious thought to me; it was very rare that she spoke to me directly in her thoughts.
Before I could understand what she meant by her statement Carlisle's thoughts caught my attention. He was gearing up to ask me the dreaded question everyone was dying to know. I sucked in a breath and waited, I knew he would voice this one for everyone to hear.
"Edward, you do realize that we're all waiting for an explanation, don't you?"
I let out a sigh, knowing I was going to let him down was going to be the hardest part about telling them all. I needed to tell them just how close I had come to killing an innocent girl.
Looking into their eyes as I began to tell them the story of that fateful day was hard. I was so ashamed of myself. I told them of the first time I smelt her, how her blood called out to me like a siren. I shamefully told them how I almost grabbed her right then and there and drained her dry, and how the only thing that kept me from taking her was to run.
Their thoughts exploded with understanding, and pity. Carlisle was proud that I made the right choice to keep the girl alive. Then they were wondering who she was, and where I came across her.
'You need to tell them who she is… dummy.' Alice's thoughts rang out in my head. She was also trying to hide something from me. Her thoughts quickly drifted to the girl's face, and she viewed it with familiarity and fondness. She cared for her!
I pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my eyes. I was trying to find some way to tell them who caused this bloodlust in me. I was also upset that Alice was hiding her thoughts from me. I was motionless for a long while as the words got rejected over and over again. My family knew I was struggling, and waited somewhat patiently.
Figuring it would be best to just spit it out, I looked at my family again with more shame in my eyes.
"The girl is in our school, and I have biology with her. Her name is…" Before I could even say her name, the face that has been haunting me all week ran through everyone's mind except Carlisle's. All he knew was her name, but that too went through their minds.
"Yes, it is Isabella Swan." I admitted, ashamed.
All of their minds were spinning wildly, and in different directions. It was hard to keep up with them. I did however notice that they all had interacted with her during my week of absence.
As Alice was replaying the moment she had run into her, or rather Bella had fell right in front of her before going to class, she had an epiphany. She gasped out loud and everyone turned their attention to her.
"I think I know why Edward had such a strong reaction to her. She was bleeding when she went to biology. It was the first day of her menstrual cycle, and it had already been over two weeks since we hunted.
As she was speaking, she was also replaying the entire event for me to witness. As I watched her trip, I wanted to reach out and grab her before she got hurt. A large part of me wanted to protect her, she was so fragile looking. But of course, these were all of Alice's emotions projecting into my mind.
"I hope that's all it was, for everyone's sake. Lets stay on the safe side, and you should all go hunting before school. It's four o'clock, you should have enough time for a quick hunt." Carlisle was never one to err on the side of caution.
I nodded my head in agreement, but what I wanted to know, was how the rest of my family came across Bella.
"Well, it would seem that the rest of you have already met her, care to tell me about when that happened?" I all but growled out at them.
"What? You didn't hear it Edward? Leave it to Alice to add insult to injury.
"You were all thinking way too fast for me to catch everything." Now I was on the defensive.
Emmett came up to me with a huge grin plastered on his face. His thoughts indicating that his story was the most amusing, and therefore the best.
"Me first, bloodlust boy…" The rest of the family mentally winced.
"Okay, so… On Thursday I went to leave the cafeteria, and my baby kitten…"
"Emmett! She is not a pet!" Rose shouted. As Emmett apologized I suppressed my surprise at her reaction. I could see that she was very protective of the girl, but I couldn't understand why. She hated humans because she was jealous that they were still 'alive'.
I turned my attention back to Emmett once he was done apologizing, and could now focus on his story once more.
"So, anyways, Bella had gotten up to leave at the same time as I did, and just as she was about to pass in front of me, she fell right on the floor!" His laughter boomed out at the thought of the girls clumsiness.
There it was again, every time I saw her falling, I wanted to reach out and help her. What was wrong with me? It was only last Monday that I wanted to eat her, and I hated her, and myself for it.
"Every kid in the joint went quiet." Emmett continued his jovial narrative. "Let me tell you. It was damn funny!" And he laughed again.
"Her face was red, she was so embarrassed when she looked up at me, and I couldn't help but to laugh. I helped her up and while she was thanking me, I made a comment about taking her home as a pet. You know, like a stray kitty. I thought I said it low enough that she wouldn't hear me with human ears, but I guess I didn't, because she did in fact hear what I said."
I could feel myself filling with inexplicable anger. She was definitely not a pet! Jasper raised his eyebrow at me, and calmed me down.
"Hey Edward, it's okay, but why so much anger?" Jasper thought to me, I sent him back some gratefulness as a thank you. So I didn't have to answer out loud.
"Don't mention it!"
Emmett was finally ready to continue. "She shocked the hell out me when she called me out on it. 'I'm not a pet, thank you very much!' My jaw dropped, none of the kids have ever tried talking to me before, and here she was calling me out, not the least bit scared of me either!"
Emmett played the scene back through his mind, and all I could think was that she didn't have any self-preservation instincts at all. She did indeed look like a kitten; even though it was obvious she thought she was a lion.
"I didn't mean to make her mad, so I apologized and she smiled at me, and then I offered to walk her to her class. While we were walking, she asked me what kind of pet I saw her as. I told her she could be a kitten, and she laughed it up with me telling me that if she was kitten, then I must be a bear. I couldn't help but see the irony in that statement, and I laughed again, because we all know bear is my favorite."
Seeing her smiling in Emmett's memories made me happy. Knowing I had run and not hurt her, and that smile of hers was unbelievably beautiful. I watched in his mind as he picked her up into a hug, and then set her down again in front of the biology classroom.
At the end of Emmett's tale, Esme's thoughts were loud. They were on the girl, and she was hoping she could share next. Well, everyone's thoughts were on her, but Esme was more excited. And she was so happy that the girl didn't shy away from us like most humans.
"Mom, why don't you tell me how you know her?" I asked courteously. She beamed at me; she loves it when we call her 'mom'.
"Bella, Edward… her name is Bella." Esme corrected me. She seems to not like it when I call her 'the girl'.
"Well, I decided to build a gazebo to put in the yard, and asked Alice to help with the project. On Saturday we went to the hardware store in town. I was hoping to save myself a trip to Port Angeles.'
"Alice and I were walking down the aisle, just as Bella rounded the corner with a book in front of her face. She collided with the front of her our shopping cart, she almost fell right into it, poor thing." She was still feeling concerned that Bella may have been injured. I was right there with her that looked like the worst fall I've seen out of the three so far.
"Bella looked mortified at crashing into us, and she started apologizing furiously, and asking if we were okay. We assured her that we were fine, and asked her what she was looking for. She told us she was looking for heavier, darker curtains for her room. "
As Esme mentioned the curtains, Rosalie's thoughts distracted me. 'Good for her to take action like that.' I almost stopped Esme to ask Rose what she meant, but I knew her story would be coming up next, and I could wait.
"Then she asked about you Edward. She mentioned that the two of you are lab partners and asked if you were alright." Even without Jasper's talent I could feel the maternal protectiveness pouring off her. What I couldn't understand though, was the emotions running through me. When I saw her expressing concern over me, something strange happened to my stomach and knees.
"Alice and I told her that you were fine, just out sick." Chuckling, she continued. " Then she asked Alice to give you the notes she has been taking for you in class. She had them right there in her bag. She's very thoughtful."
'Maternal instincts kicking in in 3… 2… 1…" Alice thought to me. I couldn't help but grin.
I tuned back in to Esme's thoughts just in time to see Bella almost trip in the slick parking lot. It would have cracked her head open! I winced as she was going down, but was relieved when Esme caught her. I was completely riveted as I listened to the three of them make small talk by Bella's beat up old red truck. They said their good-byes and Bella drove away. Both Esme and Alice stood there and watched very carefully as Bella maneuvered out onto the road.
I had been so caught up in Esme's story that I didn't realize that Alice had left the room until she came bouncing back down the stairs. She had the notes Esme had mentioned clutched in her hand.
"I know you don't need them, but you should look them over so she knows we gave them to you." Alice handed me the papers as she spoke. I glanced at them quickly, just so I could be prepared for class today and was very surprised by what I saw.
For a human, her notes were flawless, and surpassed the normal standards for human note taking. She practically copied the lectures word for word! On the bottom of the last page was a small note, scrawled sideways.
Edward,
Very sorry if I offended you somehow in class on Monday. I didn't mean to. Anyway, these notes are four days worth of lectures, I know they're not very good, but I hope they help. Please call me sometime this week next, we have a paper that we have to do together. Mr. Banner extended the deadline for us until next Friday, but we should probably get a jump on it.
Please feel better soon!
-Bella
What? What was wrong with her? The look I gave her in class was downright murderous. She didn't display the expected fear though, and that was mind-boggling. She should have been scared out of her mind after how I acted in class that day. She shouldn't be trying to apologize and give me notes! It was pretty sweet of her nonetheless. And she called these bad? I'd hate to see her good ones!
Rosalie cleared her throat impatiently, breaking my concentration, and bringing me back to the present. Looking around to clear my head I realized everyone was staring at me.
"Done doing that handwriting analysis, Edward?" She demanded, snarky as ever.
"Who's doing an analysis?" I shot back hotly, thrusting the notes into my pocket to examine later.
"Not you, you're saving that for later." Alice said wickedly. I could only shake my head at her.
'I do believe it's mine and Japer's turn to answer your question, isn't it Edward?' My eyes locked with Rose's because her tone was now laced with annoyed impatience.
"Rose, Jasper?" I invited. Letting them know they now had my undivided attention.
They looked at each other, trying to decide who would be the one to start. Rose was projecting emotions to Jasper, letting him know he should start. Both their minds were filled concern about what they were about to share. Their nervousness left me on edge too.
Jasper took a big breath, projecting calm over the entire family before he began running the event with Rose through his mind for me, while also speaking out loud for the benefit of the family. I could tell that this was not the first time they have heard this story though.
"Rose and I were making our way out of our Advanced English Composition to head to the cafeteria to meet up with Alice and Emmett. Bella was walking just in front of us, and at that point I wasn't paying attention to her emotions. When she started radiating a strong uneasiness, it got my attention."
As Jasper was describing her emotions I was surprised to find myself jealous. I was jealous that he could read her and I couldn't. I was really hoping it didn't affect just me. But I was glad someone could get a read on her.
"She abruptly turned around, and smashed right into Rose full force. I felt Rose's immediate anger at Bella for not paying attention to her surroundings. Bella stepped back a few feet as embarrassment and remorse washed over her. The uneasiness never left her, and surprisingly it wasn't directed at us. She was very formal in her apology as well, stating 'I am very sorry.'
"Then she looked over her shoulder and the unease strengthened, but was then laced with nervousness. She went on though, saying, 'I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.'
'She threw another glance over her shoulder and froze for a second. Fear filled her then, and it was strong. Still looking behind her, she started moving closer to us. Rose and I knew something was up then. How many humans do you know who actually get closer to a vampire, even if they were terrified of something else? I followed her gaze, which led me to the source of her fear.
"Remember Tyler? He was on the far side of the hall, and lust and impatience was pouring off him in waves."
"Her fear was very reasonable" Rose added. Loathing laced her tone.
It was now Rose who spoke.
"When she faced us again her look reminded me of…" She stopped, and no one prompted her. Everyone knew this subject was hard for her, even now.
I went over to stand with Rose, pulling her into the safety of a brotherly hug. I knew exactly how hard this was for her, being a mind reader gave me that access. I knew she needed comfort, so I pulled her closer.
"We understand Rose, you've got personal experience with this." I told her as I pulled her closer still. Emmett came up and put his hand on my shoulder, and I handed his wife over to him. He would be able to comfort her better then I could. Jasper concentrated on filling the room with love, comfort, and acceptance; trying to calm Rose's pain. And he picked the story back up.
"Straight away Rose went from anger, to pain, then to concern." I watched as Rose showed me how she pulled Bella into a one-armed hug, and looked down at her with gentle understanding and protective concern. I watched Bella's face as it melted from wide-eyed fear, to relieved trust.
"As Rose pulled Bella closer to us, Bella slowly began to calm, which was strange, but I put a hand on the to finish calming them both. I was also monitoring Tyler's emotions, and they were all over the place and getting stronger. He was filled with lust, longing, impotence, and I strong need for control."
I was suddenly filled with hatred for both Tyler and myself as Jasper described his emotions. I hated Tyler for causing this fragile girl to feel so scared; scared enough that she would feel safer with vampires. And hating myself for hating her when I caught her scent in class. She was kind, and understanding, and sweet natured. She can obviously see kindness when others only feel fear.
I found myself wanting to know her ad my mother and siblings did, and I could tell from Carlisle's thoughts as he listened to us that he also wanted to meet this girl. Carlisle was also starting to draw the same conclusions that I was, but the need I was feeling, was ten times that of his mere interest.
I stopped my mental ramblings and focused on Jasper once more.
"After seeing what he was feeing. And let me tell you man, it would have been nice to have known what they both were thinking at that moment, I could barely keep my cool." I cringed at the mention of him wanting to know their thoughts, because I would not have been able to tell him hers.
"I poured as much calm into Bella as I could without making her sleepy, and asked her if she was okay. I told her she looked awfully anxious, and told her we were there." I watched in his mind how Bella's eyes filled with tears, and then spilled over to run down her cheeks. It was heartbreaking to watch. In that moment I felt like I was dying all over again. I wanted nothing more than to be there for her, and obliterate anything that would cause this angel to cry.
"She leaned into Rose and told us her tale."
'Last night I was getting ready to change for bed and I suddenly got the creeps. You know, like when you can feel someone staring at you from behind. I looked out my bedroom window… and Tyler was sitting in his van down the street with binoculars, looking into my room. He didn't leave until about two in the morning. I have been trying to avoid him all day, but it feels like he is trying to catch me alone. It's starting to scare me."
It was now clear on why Rose would feel so protective of her. As much as Rose tended to focus on herself, she would never want another woman to face what she did, and Bella was right there facing almost the same thing she had.
Rose cut Japer off there to resume her side. "It was hard to keep myself under control after she told us what was going on."
"I didn't think she should be alone after what she told us, so I offered to escort her to the cafeteria while Jasper somehow stalled that sick little bastard. Part of me didn't want to part ways with her once she was safe. I know that's not like me at all, and I know I have always wanted to stay far away from humans, but there I was… wanting her to come sit with us. If it was not for the fact that I knew it was safer for the family that we not get close to her, I would have invited her."
I marveled at Rose as she pondered her own thoughts for a moment. And then Jasper pulled me back out by sharing with us how exactly he distracted Tyler.
"After Rose left with Bella, the creep went to follow them, so I threw him a cocktail of fear, anxiety, and uneasiness. It made him stop for only a minute though, so when he took another step, I sent him a wave of full-blown panic. You should have seen him run!"
Emmett laughed so hard it actually startled us. It was so loud it echoed off the walls. "Man! I would have loved to see him running off like that!" He couldn't stop chortling, and it was almost hard to understand.
While Emmett was coming down off his laughing fit Carlisle called out to me silently.
'Edward, there's more about Bella we need to discuss with you." His thoughts did not indicate that he suspected Bella's thoughts were hidden from me, so I waited patiently for him to voice his qualms with the rest of the family. After a few moments of waiting for Emmett to finally settle himself down, he took a deep breath, letting everyone know he wanted the floor.
"Edward, do you think you can handle going back to school and interacting with Bella?" His voice was filled with that special fatherly concern.
~~NoT~~
I took a minute to seriously consider his question. Was Alice right? Was it just because she had been bleeding that first day? But it was the first time a woman's cycle had affected me that way. I had already decided to stay with my family and resist the call of her blood, trying to keep her safe from me. I didn't want to leave something this important to chance, and I would assume that the girl –Bella- would like me to be more certain, before possibly jeopardizing her life. I needed Alice to look for me. I needed Alice's help here.
When I made my decision to ask her, she instantly had the vision. It wasn't very helpful however; all it showed was all of us standing next to Bella's truck in the school parking lot. It was pretty useless.
"Alice, I know that you're angry with me for leaving after I promised I wasn't, but I can tell you that I am resolved to resist her. I would appreciate a little help here." I was getting frustrated fast.
I focused on Alice's thoughts, and watched, hoping she would have a better vision. But her thoughts were jumbled and she was debating with herself, which was very unlike her.
'I'm sorry Edward; I think I might be broken. I've really been trying, but I just cant see her.' Shock and relief, though I hate to admit it ran through me. It wasn't just me! Alice couldn't see her, and I couldn't read her. I was stopped short though as Alice's thoughts were laced with pain.
'I think I may be able to see what's going on around her, just not her in general.' Confusion went through my thoughts, and my face. What did she mean?
"Alice, I don't understand. What do you mean 'you cant see her, only what's around her'?" I could see from her thoughts just how bent out of shape she was over this. I knew there was one way I could help her get over this.
I was hesitant and concerned, but I knew that I just needed to say it.
"Alice, I don't think you're broken. If you are, then so am I. The first thing I noticed about Bella was that I could not read her mind." There it was, out in the open now, and I couldn't take it back.
Everyone stilled, and their jaws dropped as the news sank in. It was completely silent in my mind for a few seconds. Then a collective 'Oh shit!' rang out from everyone at the same time. Their minds were working fast, and they were having varying thoughts that made me a little dizzy trying to keep up with them all.
I groaned and pulled at my hair as I tried to block them out. I was being to wonder if this was as close to a headache as a vampire could get. Eventually their thoughts slowed down. It was Alice who spoke first.
"Well, I'm guessing this means it's not my gift, but something to do with Bella herself. It's like she is blocking us somehow." She could not hide the happiness in her voice now that she knew it wasn't just her who was affected.
Carlisle broke free from his mental musings next.
"This is all very interesting. Both Alice and Edward cannot get a read on Bella, but Jasper can." We nodded at his statement to confirm it, and Jasper was radiating smugness.
"She doesn't seem to be scared of us like most humans, and from what everyone has said about her scent, apart from Edward, she smells different then most humans. Kind of like the wolves, but not unappealing or bothersome." That comment caught me off guard. Why was I the only one who found her irresistible, and could barely contain myself, while the others only found her appealing?
"I think we should try and carefully befriend her. That way we may be able to see what makes her so different. That is, if Edward can handle being around her." Carlisle was always looking for a new 'experiment'.
I was determined to do just that. I wanted to know more about this mysterious girl. And the only way to do that was to suppress the monster inside me.
"I want to try, at the very least Carlisle. You're right in suggesting I at least go hunting before school today. I need to go soon, and make it fast though, it's nearly six." I went to turn to go as I finished my sentence, but Jasper stopped me.
"Hey, I'll go with you." His thoughts indicated that it wasn't that he wanted to hunt with me, but he wanted to question me about my emotions. I was still trying to figure them out myself, so I didn't think I would be able to give him any good answers.
"Okay." It was all I could say; he was coming whether I wanted him to or not.
~~NoT~~
We ran a short distance away from the house. There wasn't much game this close, but I did pick up on a small herd of deer about three miles out. It would have to do, and then I would just take a longer hunt over the weekend. I was in need of some mountain lion, and I would need to search for a place that was having a problem with them.
Jasper ran in the opposite direction, going around the deer to help push them closer together and to get their adrenalin flowing. Deer blood was the worst flavor wise, but it was always sweeter when they were scared.
As the deer started to run towards me, I took one down for Jasper and then grabbed one for myself. I drained it quickly, and grabbed another. I wanted to make sure I was over full to hopefully stave off the call of Bella's blood.
The hunt was over quickly, and we decided to just head home. I let Jasper set the pace this time. I knew he had questions, so I waited patiently for him to start. It was slightly amusing to hear him mentally struggle with his questions.
"Edward, I wanted to ask you, away from everyone about your emotions today. They were all over the place." This was going to be hard to answer, but maybe he could help me work them out.
"I'm not sure Jazz. I spent all week in Alaska out in the middle of nowhere, camped in a snow bank trying to figure them out, and still, I am just as confused as ever." He hummed in agreement, he could sense my confusion intertwined with everything else.
"Well, the best advice I can give you is to sort them out, one by one." This was going to take forever, and a task I did not look forward to.
"I hated her. I hated Bella in those first moments. How dare she cross my path with a scent like that! I was raging to get to her and take her. It took everything in me to keep my composure and stay in my seat. I fought so hard with myself the entire hour, I went from realizing that it would be a mistake, to wanting to kill the entire class just to taste her and leave no witnesses. But then thankfully class was over and I was able to get away, but not without thinking of ways to get her to come with me. I knew I had to run, and you know the rest from there."
"As for my emotions now, I'm scared that it wasn't a fluke because she was bleeding, and I will still want her in that way. I'm angry that Tyler has been harassing her like he has been, though I don't know why. It's not something we usually involve ourselves with. I'm nervous to go back to school with everyone in the family already so involved with her. What if I do make a mistake? Everyone will hate me for it."
I couldn't stop my rambling, and I was beginning to go in circles, making Jasper groan out in frustration.
"Edward! Slow down man! You're getting out of control again and making me dizzy! Maybe you need to just push this all aside for the day and just see what happens. It may not be as bad as you are thinking. And you can always leave for the rest of the day if it becomes too much for you."
He was right of course. If I couldn't handle it I could just go home. We stopped talking after that, and picked up our pace, jumping the river and running into the house to get ready for school.
I pushed my jumbled thoughts to the side and prepared myself for what was coming.
~~~~NoT~~~~
Thanks for reading! Edward really wanted me to tell you about all that!
Bella is up next, and it seems to be exciting!
OH! If anyone comes across any stories about the Cullen's getting the Twilight books and reading them, I'd LOVE for you send me the links to those! I read a few a while ago, and now I cant find any of them. And I am looking for a new read!