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-- Nikki

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Bella's POV

I followed Edward upstairs, seeing as he practically dragged me. Only this time, I could actually keep up with him.

It felt weird being a vampire. I'd never imagined it felt this good to have the speed or the agility. And for my brain to be able to think about two things at once -- WOW! That was so cool! Now I knew how Edward did it all. In the kitchen, I was bantering with Edward, rolling on the floor, laughing, and thinking about a zillion other things all at once! It was amazing. And my brain still remembered all my school lessons from when I was human. All I had to do now was... well, not forget it.

We were in Edward's room now, and it looked like an alien place, only because I could see everything in perfect detail. I looked around unrelentlessly, trying to get in every detail. I thought I must have looked around for hours.

"I'm sorry I'm wasting time," I told Edward apologetically.

He laughed. "Bella, it's only been two minutes!"

I gasped, looking at the clock. "Really? Wow." I hadn't expected that, like, at all. Oh, great. Now I was talking like Alice, too.

I laughed along with him a little bit, but otherwise continued to explore.

"So what are we up here for?" I asked. "You seemed pretty eager to drag me up the stairs. Well, more eager than usual."

For once he looked a little uncomfortable. It looked like he wasn't breathing -- or he was breathing very little. And he was staring at me heavily.

I looked down at myself to make sure nothing was wrong; you know, I hadn't forgotten my pants... or shirt... or I wasn't wearing underwear... Although I don't know how he would know about the third one unless I wasn't wearing pants too. Oh, my gosh! I was losing my mind! I mentally slapped myself and concentrated on Edward.

He didn't like that much, so I averted my eyes politely. I wondered what was bothering him.

I felt his cool fingers on my cheek, turning my head back to look at him. "No, it's okay. I'm sorry to keep you waiting, it's just..." He took a deep breath. Now it was my turn to stop breathing. I liked the look in his eyes very much -- but then again I was wary of it. I didn't know what he was hiding. It made me slightly suspicious. "I... I -"

There was a knock at the door. I went to open it -- anything to escape those mysterious eyes that I had no clue about at the moment.

Rosalie was standing at the door, holding a paper bag. She smiled brilliantly and stepped in uninvited. It made me slightly irritated, but I was interested in what she wanted. I heard a low snarl come from Edward, and I realized that he would have heard what she was thinking. It was amazing how loud it seemed to me!

"Oh, Edward, calm down. It's okay," soothed Rose. "I'm just here to drop off some stuff for Bella." She turned around conspicuously and winked at me. I gave her a raised eyebrow and a "you are absolutely crazy, Idon't know what you're talking about" look. She seemed to take a hint.

"Oh, fine! But you're ruining it, Bella," she scolded me, and handed me the paper bag, apparently stuffed with clothing. I was afraid to look inside.

"This is all you'll need. Have fun," she told me, waving girlishly and slipping out the door.

I turned around slowly -- for a vampire -- and looked at Edward strangely. "What was that about?" I asked him, confused.

"Nothing," he said quickly. "Just, toss the paper bag. I want to talk to you," he said, sighing, and pulling me down on the bed.

"NO!!" I heard a shriek from downstairs. "You have to open the bag, Bella! Put on what's inside!" I was completely bewildered.

"Don't, Bella. It's not what Rosalie thinks it is," Edward explained, patting the bed next to him.

"Hold on, Edward. I want to look at what's in the bag," I said and rushed over to where I had set the bag. I opened it... and closed it just as eagerly and just as quickly. It had lingerie in it. Lingerie! Somebody obviously woke up in Crazy Town this morning, I thought, thinking of Rosalie.

"Like I said," Edward pointed out, "It's not what she thinks it is."

"Oh. Now I get it," I told him, and thinking I was blushing. Then I realized -- I couldn't blush anymore! Thank God. My face would never give me away again.

"Yeah," he muttered. "Now will you please sit down?"

I was surprised at his urgency. I sat down quickly. "So what's up? If it's not what Rose thinks it is."

"Don't worry, it's not. It's... it's about Jacob," he said with obvious difficulty.

"Jacob?" I shrieked. This was not what I expected. At all.

"Yes," Edward said slowly, thinking I was going to have a meltdown. Ha ha. Meltdown. That was a joke, people. Gosh. Anyway.

"He says... he needs to see you. At least for you to call him," Edward finished.

"Call him? See him? Why?" I asked increadulously. I couldn't think of any possible reason that... What was this?

"Because... he wants to see the... 'new and improved Bella,'" he said, making quotes in the air with his fingers.

"Wow... okay. When?" I asked, understanding now. I was actually eager to see Jake, and that was saying something. I hadn't seen him in... God, I have no clue how long it's been. I'd been to hell and back, so it wasn't surprising that I didn't remember.

"This weekend," he told me, also mentioning that that was three days from now.

"Okay. If it's the new and improved Bella he wants, it's a new and improved Bella he'll get."

No flames for putting Jacob in the story! Don't hate me either! PLEASE don't hate me!!! All you Jake lovers out there, you're welcome. All you Jake haters, I'm so so so so SOOO sorry.

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Thank you, Nikki