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I snapped my head around and saw two things.

Edward Cullen's face stood out at me in the crowd of students. He was standing four cars down from me, staring at me in horror.

And a dark blue van was spinning across the ice, headed straight for me.

Chapter 4: Secrets

Everything happened quickly. Despite how fast the van was spinning towards me, I was able to see every detail of, what I thought would be, the last few seconds of my life.

As the car slid across the ice, I distinctly saw a white flash and then Edward Cullen was before me, looking dangerous and determined. He looked like.. a vampire.

He had his back towards the van and he opened his arms, as if to hug me, before he pulled me into his grasp and threw us both onto the ground, his body onto of mine. I saw another white flash before his hand was amazingly, yet impossibly holding the car up and away from us.

Just as I was exhaling in relief, Edward twisted his legs around mine and turned our bodies sideways. I noticed that, if he hadn't, our legs would have been exactly where the tire would have landed, as he dropped the car onto the floor. Then the windows shattered and screams echoed around us.

I groaned as the screams began to give me a headache. The one thing I wasn't really paying attention to, but do faintly remember, is that, as he threw us onto the ground, my head had hit the ice. At the time I had barely felt it but now, with the cries and screams growing in volume, I could feel my head start to pound.

Then Edward shifted, and I was acutely aware of how closely we were pressed together.

"Bella? Are you okay?" He asked concerned.

I felt dazed, as his cool breath fanned over my face. I could practically feel my eyes glazing over.

"Bella?" He asked again, sound a little more urgent.

"Yeah.. um, I'm fine. Just a little bump on the head." I chuckled weakly.

He didn't find it funny. "Bella, you need to go to the hospital and get your head checked out."

"No!" I panicked, I hate hospitals. "No. I'll be fine. Really." I finished more calmly.

Unfortunately, he didn't buy it. "I'm serious, Bella. You could have a concussion."

He became more sympathetic, when he saw my frightened look. "Look, I'll ride in the ambulance with you and I'll take you to see my dad. It'll be fine."

"Fine," I grumbled. "but you owe me Cullen."

He smiled, pleased that I had agreed.

Just then we heard someone yell that they would be getting us out soon.

Since it was probably going to take awhile before they could move the van, I figured I should think of a way to bring up the subject of his.. abilities.

Edward was helping me lean against the back of my car, when I got the courage to ask.

"Um.. Edward?"

He looked at me quizzically, as if saying Yes?.

"Um.. how.." I hesitated, more than a little nervous before blurting out, "howdidyoudothat?"

I took a deep breath, glad I was able to ask, even if it was a little.. rushed.

He looked taken aback, then in the blink of an eye, he had a calm mask on.

He answered me a little coolly, "What do you mean? I didn't do anything."

His pretense at being obliviousness bothered me.

"You know exactly what I mean, Edward." I gave him a glare, letting him know that I wasn't going to be fooled into believing something so stupid.

"I didn't do anything." He stressed.

"You can tell me, you know. I'm not going to tell anyone, if that's what you're worried about."

"Please, Bella." He begged, "Just trust me."

I sighed in annoyance but didn't bother him anymore. It's not like I don't already know he's a vampire. What happened only confirmed what I knew to be true. The problem was.. well, was I ever going to get him to confess?

xXx

The rest of our time spent together was awkward. We had to wait awhile before they were able to move the car. And then there was the ride in the ambulance to the hospital, which felt like hours with the uncomfortable silence.

Unfortunately, the traitor told them I had hit my head and they made me wear a hideous neck brace. Every time I fidgeted with it, he gave me a scolding look. So I left it alone, but as soon as I get the chance, the thing was coming off.

When we finally got to the hospital Edward left somebody to direct me to the correct room while he went to talk to his father. When I was told which bed to sit on, I took off the brace and threw it under the bed, glad that no one was looking. Everyone was paying attention to someone I recognized as Tyler Crowley. He must have been in the van. He looked much worse than I did. While I had only hit my head, he had what looked like a couple of scratches and bruises and he had blood stained bandages wrapped around his forehead.

As soon as Tyler saw me looking, he started apologizing.

"I'm so sorry, Bella. I was going to fast on the turn and before I knew it I was skidding across the ice and.. I'm sorry. It just happened so fast and -"

I cut him off before he continued his rambling.

"It's okay. I'm fine. Not even a scratch." I forced a smile, to show that I was fine.

He looked a little relieved, but my reassurances didn't stop him from talking.

"Oh, well.. how did you get out of the way in time?"

"Edward was standing next to me and he pulled me out of the way."

He looked confused. "Edward?"

"Yeah, Edward Cullen." He had to know who I was talking about, there weren't any other Edwards in our class, as far as I knew.

"Oh. I didn't see him. Everything happened to quickly, I guess..." He trailed off.

I tried to give him another smile before laying back on the cot and closing my eyes. Thankfully, he got the hint and didn't bother talking again.

When I heard the door open, I opened my eyes to see Edward following a man, who must be his father, into the room.

The man looked young, like he was in his late 20's early 30's at the most, and he was very handsome.

He had blond hair, a straight nose, a strong jawline, and, of course, golden eyes. He didn't look like he belonged in Forks' one and only hospital. He looked more like an actor playing a doctor on a show like Grey's Anatomy, or something.

"Hello, my name is Dr. Cullen." He introduced himself with a charming smile.

Charlie was right. I couldn't imagine the nurses here not getting distracted while working with him.

"Hi." I said shyly as we walked around Tyler's cot to stand next to mine.

"Edward said you hit your head against the ice." He said it more like a fact than a question.

I threw a glare at Edward before turning back to Dr. Cullen to confirm his statement.

He started asking me questions, Does your head hurt?, Do you feel dizzy?, etc., while he gently prodded my scalp with his cool fingers.

Finally, he said, "Well, nothing seems to be wrong. Just take some Tylenol later if you're head is hurting. And if you start feeling dizzy or having trouble with your eyesight, come back to see me, okay?"

I nodded my head before standing up and walking towards Edward.

"We need to talk." I said seriously.

He stared at me for a second, before sighing and walking ahead of me toward the door. When he got to the door, he held it open for me. It surprised me how polite he could be, considering we weren't exactly on the best terms right now.

"Thank you." I murmured as I passed him. We continued down the hallway until we reached a vacant area.

Abruptly, he turned around and spoke harshly, "What do you want, Bella?"

His sudden cool demeanor surprised me. "Excuse me?" I asked.

"What is it that you want?" He asked, starting to sound impatient.

"What I want," I stressed before I continuing calmly, "is for you to know that I won't tell anyone about what happened today. There's no reason for you or your family to worry."

I had definitely caught him off guard. I deliberated for a second, Should I tell him that I know?

I decided that, since he and his family didn't really have a reason to trust me yet, I should probably wait before letting him know I was in on their secret.

"Look, I.. I just want you to know that you can trust me." I continued softly, "You're not the only one that has secrets."

I don't know what possessed me to say that, to hint that I had a secret, too. But before I continued to blurt out things I shouldn't, I turned around and left him standing there shocked and wondering what I had seen and what I now know.

Xxx

Fortunately, I was able to avoid everyone from school once I got to Charlie. Of course, he had called Mom, and now I was going to have to spend, what was sure to be, hours convincing her I was perfectly fine.

Once we got home, I decided to get it over with so I could go upstairs and sleep off my headache.

As I had predicted, it took forever to get her off the phone. Immediately after, I went upstairs, took some Tylenol, and laid in bed, not even bothering to change.

As I started to drift off, I wondered when I had decided I wanted to actually get close to Edward, but decided it didn't matter. Now that I had put myself out there, it would be Edward's turn to act. There isn't much I can do until he makes a move. But until he does, I'll be there waiting for him to take a chance with me.

A/N: So sorry again about the long wait, =/. But at least I'm starting to write again :). Anyways, I'm not sure I like the way I ended this chapter, but I was seriously sitting here for like ten minutes, rewriting it over and over again. So hopefully, this chapter turned out okay, even if it was a little short (sorry! =/). Also, I think I'm finally figuring out which way I want to take this story, as far as the plot goes, which is good :). OH. There's something I forgot to tell you. When you signed the contract (AKA clicked on the link to my story) you promised that after reading each chapter in this story you would review. Sorry, it's a package deal. You read, you review. So if you don't review, I'll have to sue you. Sorry :)

P.S. Okay, so yeah. That was really lame, but you know what else is really lame? You not reviewing after reading! So review, please :)