Thanks to Fire1 for originally writing this story, and for letting me adopt and rewrite it! You can find the original here.

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Sorry I didn't get this out to you yesterday! Edward was being difficult over on When Souls Ignite… I am getting really excited that I am actually making progress on writing that story! It has definitely taken me places I didn't think about when I wrote the outline! I am hoping to be able to start publishing that one within 3 months time (But there are no guarantees there)

Enough about WSI… I don't want to tease you too much!

Happy late Mother's Day to all the moms out there! I hope you enjoyed the day!

Shall we?

~~NoT~~

Bella POV:

Black nothingness surrounded me, and I couldn't see a thing. Then all I could hear was crying, and it sounded so familiar, I almost wanted to cry at the sound of it. After a few moments it me, it was Renee. Why was she crying? What was wrong? Had I done something wrong?

"Mom? Mom!" I screamed out to her, and I was desperately searching for her. But still, I couldn't see her it was too dark.

"Where are you mom?" I called out again.

As I called out to her over and over again, the crying stopped and the blackness faded to a grey fog. It was thick, and almost watery, but I could just barely make out her silhouette, though it was dim. Her voice was clear, and carried over to me just fine. Though it was softer, I assumed it was because of the fog, but it made it more soothing somehow.

"Baby it's okay. Just be happy. Find the one who can make you happy. I would give my life a thousand times for you. Never blame yourself for what happened to me. I love you my sweet." Her voice was so tender and filled with love. But there was a great sadness there too.

The fog got thicker again and everything went black. 'NO!' I screamed out, my voice holding more fear than I could ever remember ever feeling. 'Mom! Mom! Come back… don't go… I love you mom! Come back!'

"Find him." Her voice floated to me once more. It filled me with a sense of urgency.

"Who? Who is he? Why do I need to find him mom? Please mom, please come back." I pleaded into the darkness.

"Your love baby. Find him and he will help you." Her voice was muted this time. "Find your soul mate baby, you need each other. Find him please."

"Mom, please don't go! Where are you?" I called out through my tears. A dizzy spell hit me hard and I stumbled backwards, bumping into something… no someone. One of his hands grabbed me by the waist, while his other took my hand. When our hands touched I felt a sharp spark of electric current run through my whole body. My heart instantly filled with love for the person holding me. I began to turn around to see his face…

*BUZZ*

My alarm clock woke me ending the dream. It left sadness in me that I had never felt before. For one thing I hadn't seen the man in my dream, and second, I wasn't able to get Renee to stay with me. It felt like I would never see her again. I wondered what event in my life could have triggered that dream.

Looking over at my clock, I noticed that it was almost seven already. I had been sitting here for at least ten minutes pondering my dream, but now it was time to get up and get ready for my second week at Fork's High. 'Oh joy!'

It was like any other morning in Forks, cold and foggy. At least it wasn't raining yet. Yet. As I climbed into my red iron tank I pushed my worries about the dream aside, only to have them replaced by two others. Tyler was still lurking outside at night looking into my room. I'm not sure what had me on edge more. Him trying to get to me, or him seeing something that would raise suspicion about me not being like everyone else my age.

My other concern was Edward Cullen. I have always hated when others were fearful of me, but I could always stop myself from fretting about it. With Edward, that did not seem to be the case. If he had been fearful, I was most likely the cause, and it bothered me deeply. On the other hand though, I could slowly show him that there is nothing about me to be scared of. We could maybe be friends. I had hoped that giving him the biology notes with my message on the bottom would have helped, but he hadn't called. I couldn't help but to be a little disappointed about that.

There was also the question on why I was reacting like this. I could not stop thinking about him. All I wanted to do was to find a way to relieve the tension that had built between us on the one and only time we had met.

I pulled into the school parking lot, rolling into a spot that was empty on both sides. I was early, so I leaned my head back into the seat and closed my eyes. I was desperate to push my anxieties away.

I started taking deep breaths. Inhaling my scent, it was comforting. It had only taken three days for my scent to wash out all the older ones that had filled the cab before the truck was mine. I concentrated on my scent, letting everything else leave my mind.

I then concentrated on the sounds around me. I pushed out around the students that were entering the parking lot and greeting each other. I pushed it out towards the school perimeter, and into the surrounding forest. My hearing could reach out about five miles. I concentrated on the leaves of the trees swaying in the wind; some were falling to the ground. I listened to the birds singing and heard the forest animals roaming over and under the ground.

I was pulled out of my calming exercise by the sound of a car pulling into the space next to mine. The car's engine was quiet, almost a purr. I chuckled at the comparison of my loud thundering engine to it's quiet purring one.

Unfortunately my calm mood was shattered by the sound of Tyler's van pulling into the parking lot. My eyes snapped open and I hastily grabbed my bag. I was hoping to avoid him by getting to my first class early.

My bag wasn't zipped all the way and all my books and papers flew across the seat and floor of my cab.

"Damn it!" I mumbled to myself, this was going to slow down my getaway.

While shoving everything back into my bag I heard Tyler's van pull into the open space next to my drivers side. I could hear his heart rate accelerate, and I could smell the adrenalin releasing into his bloodstream. He opened his door, and he must have looked in my direction because he then mumbled 'Yes! She's still in her truck!'

My mind began to race. I felt trapped. How was I going to get out of here?

'Okay Bella, think! Calm down, you can do this.' I told myself under my breath.

Option one, I could slide over to the passenger side and get out that door. But if the car on that side was still occupied and they saw me, they'd think it was strange. No, I couldn't do that.

Option two, I could get out and just walk around the front instead of the back. That wouldn't look too odd. Yes, option two it is.

Just as I was going to get out of the truck something hit me. What if he tries to call out to me? I looked around quickly and found my iPod. It was dead, but he didn't have to know that. I shoved the ear buds in and then opened my door. I was really hoping this would work and I could slip past him.

I heard Tyler's footsteps as he made his way behind his van as I grabbed my bag and got out of the truck. I locked the door and closed it as quietly as I could. As I left my truck the person, or I should say people in the quite car also got out. Their scents hit me then. It was Edward's scent that I noticed first. Then the others hit me. Alice, Rose, Emmett and Jasper. It was the Cullen's car; I don't know why I didn't realize it before.

I almost smiled, their scents smelled so good. Especially Edward's, and it was distracting. It made me forget what was currently going on, Tyler was trying to approach me and was now way too close. When his seaweed-pine scent overpowered the scent of the Cullen's everything came crashing back down again.

Tyler was within an arms length of me now, and I began to panic.

"Bella! Hey, wait up!" He called to me. Suddenly he grabbed me by the wrist. I spun around to face him when he jerked my arm back to him.

"Let go!" I nearly screamed at him. I tugged my wrist out of his grasp and stumbled backwards. A strong wave of dizziness crashed over me and I began to fall backwards for real, and not as an escape attempt.

I was expecting to feel the wet asphalt against my bag, or perhaps my truck fender. Instead, I fell right into Edward. I knew it was Edward because his scent suddenly overpowered everything around me, including Tyler's scent.

One of his hands grabbed me by the waist, while his other took my hand. When our hands touched I felt a sharp spark of electric current run through my whole body.

The electric current, Edward holding on to me, and his scent mixed with mine was all I could comprehend. Everything else faded into the background. I wondered if he was feeling this too, or if it was only I. As if in answer, he pulled me closer to his chest curling his back to create a comforting cavity for me. When he pulled me closer, and for the first time in my life, I felt like this is where I was supposed to be. Like I belonged.

The current between us slowly started to fade in intensity, but it wasn't completely gone. The world around Edward and I came back into focus, and I was hit with a strong sense of deja vu. This was exactly like my dream!

It was pandemonium in my head as my dream flashed through my mind. Edward Cullen was holding me, the person I couldn't get out my head. The same Edward who I had scared off and upset the first time we'd met. I felt his chest vibrating, and it pulled me back out of the mess inside my head. The vibrations sounded like a purr coming from deep within his chest. But that couldn't be right, people didn't purr. Suddenly the purr turned into a growl.

I thought only animals growled like that, but it was low. Too low for people to hear. I should have been scared, but instead I felt strangely protected.

"Jasper, do something! He's growling." Rose's voice sounded strangely worried.

"He's not scaring her Rose. She actually feels… safe. Edward seems to have slipped into some sort of protection mode. It's like all he can focus on is protecting Bella. Like when you first met your mate. I don't think he can even hear us right now." Jasper said this in a business like tone.

"No… wait… how…. What?" Rose's voice was beyond surprised.

"Oh hell… what do you know? This is going to be fun." Emmett's voice was amused as he jumped into the conversation.

"Are you sure Jazz? I would love to have Bella as a sister." Alice was extremely happy about whatever it was that they were talking about.

They spoke with hushed voices, so low that no one could have a hope of hearing them. Hell, they shouldn't have been able to hear each other. What did it mean if their hearing was as good as mine? And how did Jasper know what I was feeling? I'll admit that he was right about it, so does that mean that he was also right about what Edward was feeling?

Are the Cullen's different like me? Could they be? Hope was beginning to swell inside me. Had I found other people like me in this world? I had never realized how lonely I actually was.

Okay, facts. They could talk in low tones to each other; it was too low for others to hear around them. Their scents were comforting to me, and unlike anything I had smelt before. Most people's scents made me tense up, like I had to resist something. I could not be sure, but I had a feeling that Jasper could tell what people were feeling just by being around them. It was like I was in the Twilight Zone, or something.

Edward's hold on me was gentle, yet strong and firm. So strong that it was like he didn't want to let go. There was no way for me to get away. He had purred, then growled, well he was still growling lowly, I had never heard anyone do that before.

I wondered if his heartbeat was like mine, as fast as hummingbird's wings. When I concentrated though I found that I could not hear a heart beat at all. In fact, I could not hear any of the Cullen's hearts beating. What was going on here?

"Hey B-Bella, sorry about grabbing you and making you trip." Tyler finally spoke. At his words Edward's growling increased. Tyler's tone did not indicate that he was actually sorry, more like he was scared shitless of the Cullen's. "Are you okay?'

"Yep!" Alice's excited words pulled my attention to her. Her eyes were practically glowing with enthusiasm as she made her way past us to stand in front of Tyler.

"I would say she is more than fine. Considering you gave her the perfect excuse to snuggle with her boyfriend in front of everyone." The way she said it almost had me convinced. Edward's growling stopped abruptly as he looked over to his sister. He looked completely flabbergasted at her words. Tyler's jaw dropped opened at her words as well.

"Alice, thanks for saving me from Mr. Creep, but what the hell are you doing? Don't just offer up your brother like that!" I hissed in a fast whisper. It was too fast and low for anyone to typically hear. Stupid Bella! I forgot they did the same thing.

They all stiffened at my words. Shit! I was hoping they wouldn't have noticed that it was too low. "Sorry, it's… I… it's just that…" I was stumbling to find the right words. I have never let the fact that I was different slip before, let alone just throwing it out there.

"You don't need to apologize for anything Bella." A quiet musical voice that washed over me like velvet said in an equally low tone. The voice came from just above my head. It was the first time I had heard Edward speak. His voice was beautiful. "I would be honored to help. I don't mind if people think we are dating, just as long as you are okay with it." His voice was confidant yet soft. It was filled with kindness and there was no trace of fear. Maybe he really was just sick last Monday. Perhaps I didn't have anything to do with it! The relief I felt at the thought surprised me.

"What? When? How? He was out all last week. When did you tow have time to start dating?" Tyler demanded. He was pissed and confused.

"I was here last Monday, and Bella and I are lab partners in biology. I fell ill while in class, and Bella thoughtfully took notes for me while I was out. She asked Alice to give them to me." Edward's tone was sharp, like he was trying to cut Tyler with them.

"I didn't see you two talking." Tyler muttered, glancing between Alice and I, misgivings and doubt were clear on his face.

'Thanks for exposing exactly how much you have been stalking me.' I thought to myself.

"Mom and I ran into Bella when she was looking for some new curtains for her room at the hardware store. We all got to talking and I just knew we would be best friends. When she asked if I would give Edward the notes, I asked if she wanted to come over and hang out. That way she could just give them to him herself.

"It was so adorable when I came in with Bella and Edward was finally feeling a little better so he was down stairs in his pajamas. They ended up talking the whole afternoon. I was actually rather miffed, because Bella was supposed to be there hanging out with me. But poor Edward looked like a lost puppy after Bella went to leave, and I just knew that they were meant to be together, so I talked him into going after her. When he finally came back in, he looked like the happiest person in the world. He was practically worshipping me for bringing his new girlfriend over."

As she finished up the tale of how Edward and I got together, I focused on picking my jaw up off the ground. I really had to hand it to her. She came up with this half true story so fast I could barely keep up. Luckily I had a perfect memory, so when people started to ask, I could recount the same story.

Tyler stood there, looking stunned as the rest of the Cullen's brushed past him, their noses in the air. Jasper was the last to pass, and when he did Tyler's heart rate shot up like a rocket and a look of terror was on his face. He turned without a word and ran off. Emmett busted out laughing as he dashed into the nearest building.

I reluctantly pulled out of Edwards hold so I could look at him face to face. As soon as we were no longer touching, the current that was running through me stopped, and I mourned its loss.

"Thank you for doing that Edward. I don't know if Rose and Jasper told you what Tyler has been doing. Oh, and I am sorry about falling into you." I hoped he could hear the gratitude in my voice. Then I noticed that everyone else was still standing near us. "Hey everyone."

"I'm happy to help, and honestly this will help me out in the long run as well. There are a few girls in school that I've been trying to avoid myself. Rose and Jasper did indeed tell the rest of us about Tyler's nightly visits. They were upset and worried for you, and we always discuss what is on our minds in our family. No secrets, it's one of our rules, and we wont judge one another. Sorry if you didn't want them to tell."

"No, that's fine. I understand. If that's how your family works, then that's how it works."

"May I walk you to your first class? If we are going to be telling people that we are dating, then we should get to know each other a little better."

All I could do was smile and nod my agreement. I was too lost in his golden eyes to form proper words. Wait… gold eyes? Last time I saw him, his eyes were black! I was sure of it!

Before I could open my mouth to ask about this mysterious color change Alice grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. Then she kissed me on the cheek.

"Bella, I'm just thrilled that this has all been worked out! I knew you and Edward would hit if off once he was feeling better. So, you'll sit with us at lunch won't you?" It sounded more like an order than a question. She didn't wait for an answer before grabbing Jasper's hand and leaving for class.

"We'll see you two in lunch then." Rose added with a small friendly smile. "Come on Em."

"Take good care of my kitten Edward." Emmett said with a rather wicked grin on his face.

And with that, Edward and I were left alone in the parking lot.