Good and Evil

SEPTEMBER…

OCTOBER…

NOVEMBER…

"Do you promise I'm ready?" I asked, for about the millionth time.

"Yes." Edward replied, his soft velvet voice sounded a little annoyed.

Today was the first day of college. Well, for Edward and me at least. School started at least three months ago. In those three months, Edward and the rest of my new family were getting me ready for this day.

I've never actually been near a human ever since I became immortal. That is probably the reason I am so nervous. I am worried that the second I smell a human's scent, that I will leap toward them and bite them and drink their innocent blood. I shuddered at the thought.

"Everything should be perfectly fine." Edward said, opening the front door to our apartment. Of course, I objected when he offered to buy it for us, but after all, we are married.

The fresh Massachusetts air blew across my face, letting my silky hair blow in the breeze. It must be freezing out, but I obviously couldn't feel it. My body was filled with as much warmth that I felt like I was sitting next to a nice fire place drinking hot cocoa.

Edward opened the passenger seat to his silver Volvo and helped me in. He politely fastened my seat belt, as If I couldn't do it myself. As he got into the driver's seat, I examined his face. His eyes were golden and cold, his expression friendly and a little worried. Was he apprehensive too? If he was, he did a very unconvincing job of concealing it. It was hard to believe Edward got nervous. Nervous about his first day of college, or about the fact that I could accidentally slip and kill a human, which could reveal our secret?

I for one was anxious about the temptation of being around humans. On the other hand, I was worried about how we would look to other people at Dartmouth. Will we look as different as how the Cullen's looked like on my first day of high school? I remember how suspicious I was! Ashamed of myself for thinking this, I was also fearful on how others will think of Edward and I, freshmen at college, a married couple. Edward will always be with me though. We will stick together, at least I think. Ugh! Stop it Bella! Stop being such a pessimist! I told myself, while hitting my forehead. I took a deep breath, still hitting my head.

"What are you doing?" Edward asked pulling my hand away from my forehead. I must have looked like an idiot to him! "Oh, nothing, just having a private argument inside my head." I muttered with a nervous laugh. "I wish I could hear it, it might be quite amusing." He chuckled. He put is arm around my seat. His body didn't seem so cold now. It was actually very comforting.

"Trust me, you don't want to." I said with my hands across my face. I let out a big sigh.

"No, you trust me, nothing bad will happen today." Edward uttered.

"Oh yeah?" I asked, "I'm not the only one in this car with an extremely worried face, what's troubling you?" I inquired, inquisitive.

But before he even got a chance to answer my question I was so looking forward to him answering, we arrived at Dartmouth. He was at my door in a second. "You ready?" he asked. "I think so." I added and I stepped out onto the pavement.

Dartmouth was a beautiful college. Its campus was enormous and looked like a great place for learning. I was beginning to think that this would be the start of something new. My work for the three months that I've missed was mailed to me and I completed it. This should be very simple. Well at least the learning part.

Students were roaming the campus. Running to not be late for class, sitting quietly reading, or just chatting with classmates. And all of them had one thing in common: a spectacular scent. Focus Bella, focus, I reminded myself. I held my breath and Edward took my hand.

We walked on the path. I felt Edward watch my every move. His grasp on my hand tightened every second. Right before I was about to yell at him for almost crushing my hand, a girl walked up to us.

"Hi, you must be Edward and Isabella; I am Grecia Louis, president of the Dartmouth welcoming committee." She reached out her hand to Edward and he shook it. Then she gave me her hand, but instead of shaking it or responding, I just stood there. She looked at me perplexed, but I was just a frozen statue. I got this feeling in my chest, heart burn maybe, and all of a sudden, I saw through her. Not literally, but I looked in Grecia's mind and really, really saw her. Her dad is in prison for stealing and blackmailing, her mom is a doctor in Manhattan. Apparently, she received her father's qualities. Grecia Louis was not a good person. I started to make an unusual hissing sound.

Edward thought I was about to attack, so he grabbed me by my waist and pulled me away. "If you will excuse us Grecia." He said politely. He took me by a tree and pushed me down onto the grass. "Bella, are you okay?" "Remember you have to control yourself." He said firmly.
"I'm fine, and I wasn't about to attack her." "But I do have other news." I said, looking up. He looked confused.

"I am one of the very few vampires who has a specific power, the power to tell good from evil".