A/N This chapter is dedicated to by fellow fanfictioner and friend Corrie, you know who you are. Corrie and I have been subjected to the pervertedness of a fellow classmate by the name of Max. Him and his friends are just a tad bit creepy. By this chapter, you should be able to understand why Corrie and I don't really like him.
As I was finishing going through the last box that I needed to finish today in the extremely creepy and dusty basement I pulled out a book at the bottom. I almost threw it away without looking at it but I decided to at least examine it. After I had dusted the several layers of dust off, I could tell that it was very old. It seemed to set a curiosity off deep in my subconscious.
"Jacob, have you ever seen this book before?" He glanced over his shoulder just long enough to see the cover before he turned back to his own pile of boxes.
"No, I don't think I have. What's the title?" Jacob asked in a very uninterested tone.
"I think it is called True Myths of the Area".
Jacob's whole body flipped around in a millisecond. Shock and disbelief flashed across his face, "No way!" Jacob crossed the room in utter awe. "My dad talks about this all the time. It is supposedly a collection about all the things that everybody thought didn't exist but they really do. This must be one of the only copies left."
I gave him the book. He ran his hands over the cover as if it was a sacred object. He opened it up to a chapter. "My dad always tells this myth about the cold ones." He had flipped to a page and then started reading from the book.
"The Cold Ones are mostly known as vampires. The Cold Ones are often vicious and they attack humans for their blood. Their skin is ice cold and their eyes are red or black when they become aggravated. The Cold Ones have super qualities. Their strength, hearing, and sight are all enhanced beyond normal human qualities. A vampire has one mate in their lifetime of eternity. If their mate is killed, they usually seek revenge. Vampires are not to be underestimated. They are highly skilled and dangerous creatures. The only thing that has a change against a vampire is its mortal enemy, the werewolf."
Jacob's face of awe changed into one of frustration, "The rest of the page is ripped out," he said glumly.
"Do you think they exist?" I asked very curious on the subject now. I wanted to know more than what had been written on the measly half a page that Jacob had read.
"I know they do. I always believed by dad, but now I have proof. All you have to do is open your eyes, Bella. The people who wrote these books didn't just write it without examining them. They had to have found something to make them believe they were real."
I took a bit to ponder his words. I walked back to the box and continued to sort through the remaining trinkets. Nothing, however, could get my mind off the book and Jacob's suggestion to open my eyes. It seemed silly to even entertain the thought. Nevertheless, I couldn't help but be captured by the thrilling mystery surrounding it all.
My phone started ringing in my pocket. Before I answered it, I noticed the time. It was an hour later than when I had told Edward I would be back at the dorm.
"Hello?" I answered. After hearing Edward's worried voice I apologized, "Edward, I am so sorry. I lost track of the time, because we are working in the basement."
"Bella, I was so worried about you when you didn't call! Do you want me to come pick you up? I am on my way out the door to pick up my father at the airport. It wouldn't be out of the way and I would enjoy your company on my way down to Denver."
"Are you sure? I don't want to be in the way." I said tentatively. Truthfully, I would love to get the change to spend time with Edward.
"Of course, Bella, You will be of help seeing how I have no idea where I am supposed to go
I laughed, "I don't either. Perhaps two heads will be better than one?"
"Perhaps, I will be there in two minutes," Edward said. I could now hear the hum of his Volvo engine in the background.
"Okay, see you soon," I said. After I hung up the phone, I turned to Jacob.
"I need to help Edward pick up his father from the airport in Denver. He is almost here to pick me up."
"Okay that is fine, I will finish up your box," Jacob said as if he didn't want me to leave.
"Bye Jacob," I said as I turned to step out of the room to make my way upstairs.
"Wait, Bella," he yelled. I stopped and poked my head back into the room. "Some friends and I are going up to swim at Horsetooth Reservoir this Saturday. Would you like to go with us?" He asked timidly as if he were a little junior high student asking to hold a girls hand.
"Yes, I would love to. Bye!" I quickly departed before he could say anything more. I raced up the stairs and flew out the doors to find Edward's Volvo sitting in a parking spot not too far away. I ran to the door and jumped in.
"Hey," I squeaked out with very little breath.
"Hello," he chuckled in response as he eased out into traffic and zoomed off
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We made it to the airport in a very short time. Edward and I talked about trivial things such as our classes and what we were expecting in them next week. As we pulled into the parking lot we sat for a few minutes lost in our own little world talking.
Edward brought me out to reality when he reached across to tuck a stray piece of hair behind my ear, "I am sorry, but we really need to go find my father."
I smiled as a blush slowly crept. "Let's go then," I whispered as I reached for the door handle.
"No wait," he said as he jumped out of the car. I looked around for a reason for his sudden outburst that startled me as he walked around in front of the car. It dawned on me right before he opened the door.
Oh, what a gentleman.
"Thank you," I said kindly as I placed my hand timidly in his extended hand.
"My pleasure," he responded in his velvet like voice as a crooked smile decorated his beautiful face. He shut the door softly and we made our way into the airport.
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We finally found the terminal where Edward's father should be landing. We sat on a bench and watched the people go by while we waited.
"So where is your father flying in from?" I asked trying to carry on the small talk conversation.
"He is flying in from Port Angeles, Washington, but our home is in Forks, WA," he replied in a sweet manor as he was reminiscing to himself about his home.
"Is it pretty there?" I asked wanting to know more about his home.
He turned to me, "It is absolutely gorgeous, even if the sun doesn't shine very often. Because of the rain, everything is green and lush. It is fun to hike around in the forest to see all the beautiful sights. But I like it here, too. There are some extremely beautiful sights, too," his voice implied that he was talking about me. Of course, I blushed a deep crimson red.
"I like it here, too," I lamely responded with a shy smile. I couldn't think of anything else to say.
"Ah, there you are Edward," a man that looked extremely young to be Edward's father called to Edward.
"Good to see you, Dad!" Edward exclaimed as he stood up from the bench. "Bella this is my father, Carlisle. Dad this is my roommate, Bella."
"Nice to meet you Bella," Carlisle said as he shook my hand.
"Nice to meet you, too Dr. Cullen," I replied. Edward had mentioned earlier that he was a doctor.
"Oh, please call me Carlisle. Dr. Cullen is too formal," he said.
"Dad, I am sure you are tired so let's go," Edward suggested while taking one of Carlisle's suitcases.
"Hey, I will meet you guys at the car. I need to use the restroom real quick." It wasn't urgent but I probably couldn't make it back to Fort Collins.
"Sure," Edward said. "Here is my cell phone if you get lost seeing how you still never got yours from the dorm. If you need to get a hold of us, just press and hold down the '2' button. That will call Carlisle's phone."
"Okay, thanks. I will be quick," I responded and then took off for the bathroom.
On my way back from the bathroom, I saw a really cute souvenir t-shirt that would be perfect to send to my mom. I walked to the window to look for a price, but I couldn't see one.
I turned to go into the store, when I bumped into a man standing right beside me.
"Oh my goodness, I am sorry!" I apologized quickly.
"Don't worry about it. I'm Max Maloof," he said as he extended a hand to me.
"I'm Bella," I replied while shaking his hand.
"Would you like to grab a bite to eat with me?"
"No, I'm sorry, I can't. I have to meet my roommate and his father at his car."
"Oh, well let me escort you to it then," He replied with a very pleading smile.
We chatted for a bit while we walked into the parking lot. Suddenly, vibrations came from Edward's phone in my purse. I peeked at it and it said 'Alice' on the front.
"Hello,"
"Bella? Where is Edward?" She seemed anxious.
"He is in the car. I had to use the restroom, so he gave me his phone. I am almost back to the car. Why?"
"Never mind the why. You need to call him right now and tell him to pick you up where ever you are. Do not argue with me. Tell him that I told you to do it. Now, don't give anything away just say yes. I am going to call Carlisle and try and get a hold of Edward." She spoke quickly and urgently. Something was going on and I wanted to be clued into it.
"Okay, thanks Alice. Bye!"
"Bye, Bella," her usual calm demeanor was replaced with an urgent scared Alice that I had never seen before. Her anxious manner was rubbing off on me as I wondered why, or rather, what could make her this anxious. Especially anxious enough to make me keep what she was telling me a secret.
"Max, I have totally forgotten where the car is so let me call my roommate." Since Alice was so disturbed I decided to twist the truth a little.
I didn't have to call Edward, because as soon as I had flipped up the phone to call him the phone started to vibrate and 'Carlisle' flashed across the screen.
I pressed the green button and said, "Hello,"
"Bella, are you okay. I am coming to get you now."
"Oh hi, Edward. I was just about to call you, because I have no idea where I am in the parking garage."
"Bella if you are near where we were parked say, 'Alice wanted to have us drop by the store to get some things." He spoke in a similar fashion as Alice spoke earlier. His anxious tone seeped deep into my body only making my heart race more.
"Ya, she did call. She wanted to have us drop by the store to get some things."
"Okay, good. I can see you now. This is what I want you to do. Do not let the guy touch you. Understand? If you do say "I think just some milk and eggs".
"I think she just wanted us to get milk and eggs," I responded. I had no idea why we were talking in this code but it really freaking me out.
"I will be there soon. Bye." Before I hung up I could hear Edward yelling at some car to get out of his way.
"Sorry about that," I said trying to keep up the pretenses. "My roommate is almost here. It was nice chatting with you."
"Yes, I dare say it was. But I don't think that it is over."
I started to ask, "What are you do…" but I was stopped mid-sentence when Max grabbed my arm. I tried to squirm out of his grasp remembering Edward's warning to not let the guy touch me.
"I daresay that I have had too much fun to leave you alone." Max whispered into my ear in a sick manor than I supposed he was trying to pass off as sexy.
"Get. Off. Of. Me. You FREAK!!" I yelled as I continued to try and to shake him off. But it didn't matter, his hand was so cold on my arm and it was cutting off the circulation. I hadn't noticed his eyes, before, but now I saw they were red. However, the red was slowly changing into black. Suddenly, I felt extremely weak as if all my energy was sucked out of me.
"Don't make this hard, M'Dear…" He couldn't finish his sentence due to a fact that a speeding Volvo nearly ran us over.
"Don't you dare call her that and get your filthy hands off of her," my favorite voice in the world at this point ordered. Edward marched up to me, pulled Max's hand off my arm, and then gently pushed me behind him. Afraid that I was going to pass out due to my lack of energy, I kept my hand on his shoulder from behind.
"Oh, don't ruin the fun now. Does she know your secret?" Max asked with a slight nod in my direction.
I didn't want to interrupt but the curiosity was burning inside of me. There was a piece of the puzzle that wasn't fitting. Every possibility was running through my head.
"No, she doesn't know. It is none of your business. Go in peace, I am not alone," Edward threatened.
What did he mean by 'not alone'?
"Fine, but seriously, we could have had some fun…" Max said as he walked off in to the growing darkness of the airport parking garage.
When the threat was no longer imminent, Edward turned to me, "I am so sorry, Bella. I should have never brought you here. Are you ok?" He cupped my face with his cold hands as his sincerity burned in his topaz eyes.
"I'm fine, I am really tired and I might have a bruise but other than that I am alright," I rubbed the spot on my arm where Max had grabbed it.
Edward pulled me into a tight hug, "I never though anything like this could happen." I gently rested my head on his cold chest taking in the moment. Every little piece of my body that was touching Edward seemed to be alight with unknown electricity. In turn, my whole body could have powered an entire city. I wonder if he feels this too.
"Let's get you home," Edward said breaking up the hug that I so desperately didn't want to end.
"Sounds good to me," I replied. Edward helped me into the passenger seat. I felt so tired but I still had that nagging feeling in the back of my head.
"Are you alright, Bella?" Carlisle asked from the backseat his topaz eyes sparkling with concern. How interesting, they are nearly the same color as Edward's eyes, and Alice's…and Emmett's…and Jasper's…and Rosalie's.
"Ya, I am…Oh my," I exclaimed. Suddenly the missing puzzle piece fell into place. I scanned Edward's eyes for confirmation. He truly didn't know what I was thinking. Well, neither did I, but I had a pretty good hunch.
Hope you enjoyed it. I have worked really hard on this chapter for a long time. Tell me what you think!! Review Please!! Oh, and you should also check out my other story Jealousy and my poll. I also put pictures up of what Fort Collins looks like along with some pictures of the Aggie Theatre, Horsetooth, and the airport-DIA. XOXO until next time!!