A/N: Sorry if the story seems a little slow but its getting there I promise. Also, thanks for the reviews! they're my motivation

Edward's POV

I walked out of the classroom and into the parking lot as fast as I possibly could without raising any suspicions. Hiding my true identity was obviously getting harder. I sat in my Volvo and sped out of the parking lot before my siblings could meet up with me. They would be angry with me for making them run home, but I would deal with them later. Right now I needed some time to think. Besides, they could use the exercise, I thought.

When I got onto the freeway I drove the car full speed.

" Bella Swann," I said to myself.

Who was this girl? How did she know I was a vampire?

From the scar I saw she was obviously bitten by one.

Why wasn't she she a vampire then?

And most of all, why the hell couldn't I read her mind?

These questions were driving me crazy. Reading minds, I was used to knowing everything and I hated having all these unanswered questions.

I drove around a little longer and then decided to head home to face my family.

My family, I thought. I realized that we were all in danger of having our secret revealed. I thought about what that meant. We would have to move again and go into hiding. Carlisle would loose his job, Esme her house. . .

And all because of this one insignificant girl. Who could be so easily taken care of. And she did smell particularly delicious. . .I mentally kicked myself.

What was I thinking? I would never. . .I could never. . . I couldn't even bring myself to think about about it.

I pulled into my driveway and my family's thoughts flooded my mind. I could almost feel Alice's excitement as I walked towards the house. She had a vision.

I opened the door and entered the house slowly, even for a human. Alice was sitting on the couch and practically glowing with excitement. She was driving Jasper crazy who was sitting right next to her sending out waves of calm that were obviously not working.

I was a little nervous. When she was this excited it usually meant embarrassment for others, and the vision was obviously about me.

She mentally squealed in excitement when she saw me. I tried to pull the vision from her mind but she was trying very hard to cover it up with random complicated thoughts. If I could, I would have gotten a headache.

I turned my thoughts to Jasper who was desperately trying to calm the excitement radiating off of Alice. " Don't look at me," he said. " She hasn't said anything to anyone."

I turned my thoughts back to Alice. She finally settled on picturing herself in every single outfit in her wardrobe,accessories and all,in different places and scenarios.

I sighed. Alice and her shopping. . .

Suddenly an image of her and Bella wearing matching outfits in Paris popped into her mind. She tried to cover it up by picturing everyone else in school in the same situation, but it was too late. Images of Bella were now invading her thoughts.

" Bella Swann?" I asked quizzically.

"Get out of my head Edward!" she growled.She tried to sound menacing,but her excitement was winning over her anger.

And then I saw the vision.

It took place in my favorite meadow that I had found one day while hunting. Bella and I were sitting in the middle of the clearing and we seemed to be having an intimate conversation. The sun was shining through the trees making my skin sparkle. She didn't seem to mind this, and she reached over and held my hand in hers. I leaned in very close, inhaling her scent. . .and the vision was abruptly cut off.

I stood there completely shocked at what I just saw.

Suddenly Alice looked thoughtful and her excitement was gone. Wait, you weren't going to bite her, Edward, were you? she thought.

"Of course not!" I practically yelled. I knew what I was doing, and to my humiliation it definitely was not that.

Alice smiled and began chanting Edward's got a girlfriend. Edward's got a girlfriend. over and over in her mind.

"You're not always right," I growled at her.

"Oh but I am!" she squealed. " I know this one is. I wasn't even looking for it. It just came to me, and it was so perfectly clear and vivid. . .like the one of Emmett.

It was true that she had had a vision of Emmett as a vampire before we even knew he existed, and that he would end up with Rosalie. No one actually believed it but well. . . we all know how that turned out.

"What's going on?" Jasper asked, annoyed at our private conversation.

"Alice don't," I started, but she ignored me.

"Edward has a girlfriend!" she sang out for the whole house to hear.

Everyone was in the family room in a matter of seconds. They were all staring at me and Alice in confusion.

"Edward-?," Carlisle began.

"I don't have a girlfriend," I interrupted angrily.

"But you will!" Alice sang again. "I had a vision."

I saw a small smile spread across the faces of everyone in the room. "What was it," they asked almost simultaneously. They were incredibly curious now.

Alice explained her vision, and I felt the embarrassment rise in me. If I was human, I would have been bright red. Instead I was fuming, letting it out in the form of anger instead.

When she was finished the entire room was quiet.

Alice was grinning hugely at me. Carlisle was deep in thought over something I didn't want to look into and Esme was staring at me with hope and motherly love in her eyes. Emmett and Jasper exchanged looks. They were both holding back laughter. Rosalie was not amused.

"Wait," Rosalie said, " You mean to tell me that this girl is a human?"

"It doesn't matter what she is," Esme said. "Oh Edward this is so wonderful. I am so happy for you!"

Alice saw my frustration and giggled.

"Calm down Edward! Only you would get upset over having a girlfriend," she said.

" Yea dude, I mean its about time. Your not getting any younger you know," Emmett said with a grin.

" Yea its only taken you like 100 years!" Jasper added.

I growled and they both started laughing hysterically.

I looked at Carlisle who still hadn't said anything. He was the leader of our coven and was like my father. His opinion was the only one that mattered to me.

"Whatever makes you happy, Edward," he said. "If this is what you really want then there are always ways to make it happen. . ."

He trailed off but I heard the rest of his thoughts. Everyone except for Rosalie started thinking the exact same thing.

"Alice, see if its in a vision," Esme said excitedly.

This was going way too far.

"Excuse me,"I said, "but don't I get a say in this?"

"Of course Edward, I am seeing your decisions," Alice said. " I'm just seeing them before you make them."

I frowned at her. " I haven't made any decisions! We've barely even had a conversation."

Alice was focusing hard into the future. "The vision is getting blurred. I won't be able to see anything else until you make a move."

"I don't want you to see anything else," I said angrily, "and I'm definitely not making any moves."

Alice and Esme frowned. I was killing their excitement.

" I agree with Edward," Rosalie said. " We don't need a human girl intruding on our lives. Besides, what do you think she's going to do when she finds out he's a vampire?"

"Well," Alice began, "in the vision Edward is sparkling. Since I don't know of any humans that do that, I think that means he's going to tell her."

"She already knows," I said.

"She what?" Rosalie asked angrily.

"She already knows that we're vampires. She told me in Biology," I said.

"Well, what did you tell her," Carlisle asked seriously.

"I didn't tell her anything," I said. "She was so sure about it, and she's had experience with others. I saw a scar on her arm and it was definitely from a vampire."

They all looked at me incredulously.

"I don't know how she got it," I said, reading their thoughts. I left out the fact that I couldn't read her mind.

"That is why Alice's vision is highly unlikely. She seems to despise vampires." I said.

"And she's right to," Esme cut in. "Thats why you need to gain her trust. Try and make her feel comfortable."

I felt bad as I looked at Esme. She really wanted this vision to happen, and I couldn't bring myself to tell her it never would.

"My advice to you Edward, is to find out all you can about this girl. We need to know if she will be a threat to our secret or not," Carlisle said.

"Yeah Edward, it will be for our protection,"Alice said teasingly.

"Of course its entirely up to you," Carlisle added.

To Alice and Esme's satisfaction, I nodded my head slowly in agreement. Then I quickly headed upstairs to my room to avoid any further conversation, but I heard the rest of their thoughts loud and clear. I frowned to myself. I didn't like where this was going.

I laid down on the bed I had mainly for show and closed my eyes.

My family has definitely lost their mind I thought. I've barely spoken to the girl and their already making her a vampire! Bella Swann. I ran the name over and over through my head. I had to admit, she knew how to draw a crowd. Despite her being human, after speaking to me for less then ten minutes, she was already the main topic of discussion in a house full of vampires.

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Bella's POV

I drove home with only one thing on my mind, Edward Cullen. I had no idea what to make of him or the rest of his family. Sure, he was a vampire, but as hard as I tried to see him as a bloodsucking monster, all could think of was the perfectly polite boy sitting next to me in biology. Maybe I thought Maybe they weren't so bad after all. I quickly corrected myself. Its a trick I kept thinking. They might pretend to be, but vampires are not stupid, or friendly. They are predators, masters at luring in their prey, and to my frustration, I was falling right into their trap, yet again.

I pulled my truck into the driveway. To my relief, Charlie wasn't home yet which gave me time to gather my thoughts before I had to make an effort at some father-daughterly bonding.

I ran upstairs into my room and started up my incredibly slow dial up computer. I searched vampires and tons of websites filled the screen. They were all mostly the cliche view of vampires with fangs, capes, and coffins, but every once in a while there would be a legend or newspaper article that held something important and was almost always overlooked. On an ancient myths site, a particular poem caught my eye.

Night Angels

by sweet damnation

The cold shall roam under cloudy skies,

Denying thy nature with golden eyes.

Living in eternal damnation,

Their only chance at salvation.

The thirst for blood, an eternal fight,

Forever awake, Angels of the Night.

Golden eyes I thought. Could the Cullens be looking for salvation by denying their thirst? It all seemed to fit together, but I couldn't be sure. A random poem wasn't exactly a reliable source on mythical creatures. I reread the poem a few more times and wrote it down in a notebook I decided I would keep for observations. I knew I was being obsessive, but I couldn't help it. I had my safety to think about after all.

I suddenly realized that Charlie would be home soon. I quickly ran downstairs and began making dinner.

Charlie arrived home just as I was dishing out the spaghetti.

"Hey Bells," he said, "How was school?"

"Fine. Dinner will be ready in a minute."

"Mmm smells delicious. One of the great things about having you around," he said with a smile.

I smiled back at him. Charlie usually didn't make comments like that , and when he did it was because he truly meant it.

"Thanks Dad. I'm happy to be here," I said.

His face brightened a little, but I could tell this was getting a little too sentimental for him.

He cleared his throat. "So um, did you meet anyone interesting."

I decided to be honest. Well, somewhat honest, anyway.

"Actually I did. Hey do you know anything about the Cullens," I asked casually while putting the spaghetti on the table. I figured that maybe, being the police chief of a small town, he might might know something about them.

"Yea real nice folks, misunderstood though," he said between mouthfuls of food. "Dr. Cullen's done a lot for the hospital. He could of been a big shot in someplace like New York or California, but lucky for us, his wife loves small towns. And the kids are all adopted!" he said with enthusiasm. "Most well behaved group of teenagers I've ever seen, too. I've never had a problem with a single one of them."

I nodded slowly, taking this all in. "What do you mean by misunderstood?"

"Well Bells, the Cullens are fairly knew to the neighborhood and with all those teenagers and not to mention their money," some nasty rumors have been spread about them. A lot of people don't understand why they decided to live in Forks, whether the wife likes it or not, and their constantly hiking. . .

"What kind of rumors?" I interrupted.

"Nothing you need to be worried about," he said. Charlie was never one to spread rumors.

"But I can assure you that there is nothing scandalous going on in that house, no matter what you might hear."

"Why do you want to know about them anyway?" he asked.

"Oh just curious," I said. "Edward Cullen is my lab partner."

He nodded his head understandingly.

" Yea the kids are kind of shy. They might even come off a little snooty. But don't worry," he said, "they won't bite."

I almost choked on my spaghetti.

"You alright Bell's?" he asked.

"Yeah."

"Interesting choice of words," I mumbled quietly.

Charlie finished his dinner and stood up from the table.

"Excellent dinner Bells," he said. "Oh I forgot to tell you. You remember your old friends the Quileuttes don't you?"

I nodded my head.

"Well I told Billy you were staying here, and he invited us up to the reservation tomorrow."

"If thats ok with you," he added.

"Sounds like fun," I said.

"Great, Jake is going to be thrilled. Billy said he was dying to see you again. You remember Jake right?"

Jake and I had been like brother and sister. We had some good times but he was annoying all the same. Still, it was going to be nice to see him again.

"Yea, I remember," I said.

Charlie answered me with a smile and then went to watch whatever game was on that night.

I began washing the dishes.

I really was excited about seeing the Quileuttes again. We had been through so much and it all seemed like some old dream now. I looked at the glimmering scar on my arm which reminded me that it wasn't. I wondered if the Quileutte werewolves were still around.

Then my mind wandered back to the Cullens. I would have to ask the Quileuttes what they thought of these vampires. I knew if I could trust anyone, it would be them. Then I thought about Biology. What was I going to do? I realized that their was nothing I could do. I was just going to have to deal with the vampire for one little class. It wont be so bad I thought. I would just have to make sure we focused entirely on schoolwork. There shouldn't be any danger in that. If they wanted their secret kept they would have to find a much quieter way to kill me than in the middle of biology class. One thing was for sure though, I wasn't falling for any traps set by Edward Cullen.

A/N: Send me some love - or hate. I will graciously accept both. The next chapter might take a while for reasons beyond my control [homework so ill try and update as soon as I can