I am so sorry about this one guys. it's even longer than the second one. It would have been out yesterday if Freecell wasn't such a distracting and awesome game. Like seriously, try it. It's more addicting than chocolate. Once again, probably OOC and i'm sorry. Oh and i need more reviews, it's a little pointless for me to be writing like novels if like six people are going to read it (BTW, i love those six people) Tell your friends. My goal is to have 100 reviews by the end. at least. Please lets try for 15 reviews before the next chapter. Tell your friends :3

These characters in no way belong to me (if Edward belonged to me, i would defs be doing something else rather than writing about him) and the characters, storyline and dialouge all belong to the wonderfully amazing Stephanie Meyer.

For this, listen to Mad World by Gary Jules over and over and over again. (thank you iTunes for repeat)

I walked out of the hospital as quickly as I could. My stomach seemed to be in a knot, swallowing was difficult and it seemed to be getting harder to breathe. It was a strange and completely alien sensation. I picked up my pace and ran as fast as I could without arousing suspicion. I stopped in the parking lot when I realized my car was still at the school. I swore under my breath and shoved my hands in my pocket and started to walk down the street towards the school. Luckily Forks was a small tow, the hospital was a ten minute walk from the school.

'What the Hell is wrong with me?' I had been asking myself that question lately too. 'How can one girl inspire so many confusing feelings?' One girl. Just a human. A very beautiful girl, but a human nonetheless.

I hated this never-ending stream of questions but I hated even more that none of them had answers, or at least none that I could find. I angrily kicked a pile of snow sending ice pellets 50 yards away. I scowled and kept walking, wondering what my family would do to my when I got home. I wasn't looking forward to Rosalie or Jasper yelling at me for several hours. 'Or both,' I thought grimly. Alice would ask question after question trying to get to the bottom of what I did and why I did it. That would probably be worse than the yelling. Emmett…I didn't know what Emmett would do. Probably take Rosalie's side. He always did.

A sudden thought hit me. 'What if what happened today had something to do with Alice's vision?' I pondered. It was possible. She could have been sad over the fact that we would have to go into hiding. But this was a different sad. I couldn't place it but it seemed more of a worried and panicked sensation. Maybe I was over thinking. I tended to do that.

I finally reached the school, walking as slow as I could to delay the inevitable. I saw my Volvo parked in an almost empty lot. The only cars left belonged to teachers. I walked over to my car and got in. I just sat there for a moment, staring out the window into the forest before starting it. I sigh and backed out, making sure to be careful around the black ice that covered the parking lot. I immediately felt a twinge of annoyance as I drove over it. They should really salt the entire lot. Hadn't there been enough accidents on it today? Did the janitor really want more students mangled in cars tomorrow? My face contorted into another scowl. I was really starting to take preference to that facial expression.

I actually drove the speed limit, taking as many detours as possible, just delaying getting home. 'Carlisle will probably beat me home,' I thought. It was weird to drive slowly when I usually pushed the limits of the engine. I didn't enjoy it but at the same time there was a part of my heart that liked it. It made me feel…normal. I had always craved being normal but I could never fit in anywhere with my strange amber eyes and pale, chalky complexion. Being different was hard, especially in high school, no matter how many times you went through it. My family would kill me for thinking these thoughts. They accepted the fact that they would always be the weird beautiful kids that sat alone in the corner of the cafeteria and talked to no one.

I finally reached the long driveway that looked more like a street. It led to the white mansion in the woods that was my house. I went even slower as I turned the car around the curves in the road. The house came into view and I stopped in my customary spot. I took a deep breath and got out; ready to face whatever they had to throw at me.

To my surprised, Alice came bolting out the door and wrapped me in an embrace so tight I could have sworn it was Emmett. I was definitely confused

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Now I was beyond perplexed. Why was she thanking me for almost ruining our entire lifestyle?

"Alice? What is going on?" I asked. The only thing I could get out of her head was thank you said over and over again. She looked up at me, a huge smile on her face and water in her eyes. I knew that the salty fluid would never flow over the edge, but this was her equivalent of crying. She reached up and rubbed her eyes.

"My vision yesterday. I saw what happened…but it was worse." She admitted, closing her eyes. By this time Carlisle had come outside and were waiting on the porch.

"And?" I pushed but Alice just shook her head and hugged me again. I looked up at Carlisle. He came over and joined us.

"Alice saw Tyler's van slide on the ice and hit Bella. You weren't there so she wasn't rescued. She died." He explained.

"How is that worse…?" I started but Carlisle shook his head. I waited for him to continue.

"Jasper forgot his books in your car this morning. He was on his way back to retrieve them when you were just saving her." He continued. "Alice saw Bella get hit by the truck and her blood spilled. In her vision, he couldn't control himself. He would have killed five people before Emmett and you restrained him. We wouldn't be here right now if you weren't there."

I stared at Carlisle then Alice, searching for the truth. I swallowed. "Do Jasper and the others know?" I asked. Carlisle shook his head slowly. And I don't think they should. I gulped and nodded again. I could see the logic behind it. If Jasper knew what he would have done then he would loose faith. I didn't want to watch Alice or him suffer. If Rosalie knew, she would blame him for almost ruining her life and he would sink into a further pit of depression. Emmett would agree with Rosalie of course.

"So, I'm to take the blame." It wasn't a question. I knew it was selfish that I didn't want to be responsible for my actions, that I wanted to point out what would have happened if I didn't interfere. I had to handle this maturely. Rosalie had been angry with me before and she got over it. Ten years later. Emmett and Jasper would get over it in a couple months. I sigh. This wasn't going to be pretty.

Before walked into the house with Alice and Carlisle on my side, I took a deep breath, preparing myself for Rosalie's rage. The moment I stepped into the house, Rosalie came flying down the stairs followed closely by Jasper.

"What were you thinking?" She screamed. I opened my mouth to answer but was abruptly cut off by her shrill voice. "Obviously you weren't. How could you do that Edward?" Her eyes burned with hate, I looked over to Jasper, trying to avoid her fiery gaze. He stared at me just as intently. I hung my head in shame as Rosalie continued her rant. "Do you have any respect for this family at all? Do you have any respect for Carlisle, for all he's…"

"I'm sorry," I said, cutting her off. I didn't want her to continue with that train of thought. Jasper still hadn't said anything but anger was getting more and more evident in his eyes with every word that escaped Rosalie's mouth.

"You better damn well be sorry. All for a stupid human girl." The knot in my stomach tightened at the mention of Bella. She noticed the change in my face. "What? Oh don't tell me…" She laughed mirthlessly. "You like this girl! You almost ruined everything for a pathetic crush on a useless human." Esme had appeared in the doorway alongside Emmett. He eyes widened.

"No," I said, my voice pained. "It's not like that."

"What, Edward? Don't like the fact that you choose a stupid human over your family?" My temper flared. She wasn't stupid and I didn't choose her over my siblings and parents.

"I said it's not like that," My voice equally as loud now.

"She's HUMAN Edward! What do you expect anyway? A declaration of love because you saved her life? Let me tell you, people are so fickle; she'll have a new crush by next week. You'll see." She screamed at me in return. My temper was rising and the knot getting tighter and tighter.

"Rosalie…" Carlisle cautioned. She glanced at him and shut her mouth, anger still flowing over the edge of her eyes and hate burned into each thought. Emmett walked over to her side and took her hand, trying to calm her. She ripped it away.

"How much does she know?" Her voice was calmer but the fury was still dripping from every word. I looked up. "How much, Edward?" Her voice was rising.

"She saw me lift the car, and run towards her," I said quietly. I could see her take a deep breath, controlling the anger. Her eyes flashed towards mine again.

"What does she think?" I was surprised at first to hear Jasper talking, but he had every right to this conversation as Rosalie did.

"She doesn't know. I tried to convince her she hit her head and she must have imagined it…" I stopped. "She won't tell anyone."

Jasper sighed in relief. "You looked through her mind then? You know she won't tell, well the we have nothing to worry ab…" I cut him off.

"Not exactly," I said. All eyes flashed to me. Frustration over came me. "I can't read her mind." It was even more infuriating to admit it.

"What do you mean you can't read her mind?" Rosalie asked through clenched teeth.

"It's…it's as if we're on different frequencies. It's not that it's blocked off or blank…it's as if it doesn't exist," I tried to explain.

"So you don't even know if she's going to go home and tell her father, the Police Chief that the Cullen's are some sort of super freaks!" Her voice got louder and louder with each word.

"No, she won't tell," I said confidently. "She said she wouldn't and I trust her." The weird thing was that I truly did trust her, even after just one day, one conversation. Rosalie spun around and ran upstairs, cursing on the way, obviously frustrated by me. Emmett followed, eying me cautiously.

"She knows too much, Edward. Just stay away from her," Jasper said. His anger had calmed down and he was now obviously feeling my sadness. I nodded before he walked up the stairs.

"Thanks again. I know you'll do what's right," Alice said before swiftly kissing my cheek 'goodnight' and running up to meet her husband in their room.

"I'm going to have to agree with Jasper, Edward. Stay away from her for now, at least until things calm down." Carlisle said. He glanced over at Esme and gave her a look. Talk to him. She nodded. He left the room to go to his study. I looked over at Esme, miserably, knowing what was about to come.

"Edward…" She hesitated. "I'm not going to tell you to stay away from her. You obviously care for her no matter how much you deny it. Just do what's best for you and if that means talking to her everyday, then just…be careful."

I nodded, grateful for the advice. "Thanks." She nodded and got up, leaving me alone in the front hall. I didn't particularly want to go upstairs and be flooded by angry and sympathetic thoughts of my siblings. I walked back out the door into the, what I assumed to be, cool night air. I took a deep breath, drawing cold oxygen into my dead lungs, calming myself. If I didn't settle down, I might go back and yell at Rosalie some more, which I didn't really want to do.

I started to run, faster and faster, unaware of where I was going, just letting my legs take me where they wanted. I disappeared into the woods, dodging the trees that were passing in milliseconds. I let out a cool laugh as I started to slow, unaware of my position. I looked around and saw a fallen tree pointing east. I picked up speed again running in the direction the tree was pointing. Left, right, right, left, left again. I was running around until I was hopelessly lost, trying to run from my problems, from my family.

I broke through the trees and onto a road. I stopped only to find that I was right in front of Bella Swan's house. 'Well that's…a coincidence,' I thought, struggling to find the right word. In the back of my head my subconscious was telling me it was destiny but I pushed it out of the way. 'I should turn back… go home,' I thought. That's when the light in the house turned off. 'One peek wouldn't hurt,' I decided.

Cautiously I crept over to the large tree in the front yard and lithely climbed up to a branch equal to the top window. I peered in and saw Bella curled up in a ball, her comforter twisted and tangled around her as she tossed and turned. I strained my ears to hear what she was murmuring.

"Edward…no…wait…Edward," she said quietly. My dead heart nearly lurched out of my chest. I leaned closer, eager to hear more when she suddenly sat up. Quick as a flash I hopped out of the tree without a sound and ran back into the forest.

Fast as I could, I ran back to my house. Everyone was already in their rooms so I ran as quietly as I could up to my room and shut the door.

Bella Swan was having dreams about me. I tried as hard as I could to grasp the concept that an angel could be having dreams about a creature from hell. I paced in my room, put on music, tried to sit down and read 'The Catcher in the Rye' but I couldn't put her out of my head.

By morning, I still hadn't gotten any closer to figuring out the puzzle, which annoyed me to no end. Usually I was good at mysteries, I could read minds and figure out answers more easily, but in this particular game I didn't can that advantage. I glanced at the time and quickly took a shower and got dressed. As I went downstairs, I caught Rosalie's thoughts.

I'm warning you Edward. Stay away from her today.

Her eyes still held most of the rage they did the night before, so I simply nodded and retrieved the keys to the Volvo. Alice bounded down the stairs, pulling a weary eyed Jasper behind her. I walked out the door and got into my car, followed closely by the rest.

The ride to school was an awkward one. No one talked but I could hear their thoughts of me the entire time. Rosalie was still angry and was apparently not going to talk to me for a very long time. Jasper understood my actions but still upset with me. Emmett was clearly thinking that I had gone insane and Alice was happy as ever. I tried to block out the thoughts that were pushing their way into my consciousness.

The moment I put the car into Park, the other climbed out and got away from me as fast as possible. I figured I deserved it and got out of the car myself. The first thing I noticed was Bella crossing the parking lot, followed by a large group of admirers. The second was that there were no FBI agents trying to capture my family or I so Bella must have kept her promise for now. I quickly went thought the minds of the kids surrounding her, making sure that she hadn't spilled any secrets. When I was satisfied that she hadn't, I started to walk to class.

I spent all of lunch listening in on Bella's table's conversation and the thoughts of the people there. Mostly boring teenage angst, much of it about the upcoming dance, nothing about vampires or super humans with amazing strength and speed. Content with this, I leaned back in my chair and relaxed a little, but not much. I still had to face biology.

I was one of the first in the room, quickly heading over to my set and placing my books down. I shifted my chair as far to the edge of the desk as was possible and waited, looking at the board.

When she walked into the room and sat down beside me, her aroma hit me as hard as the first day. The venom flowed in my mouth but I insisted to myself that I wasn't hungry. I kept my eyes straight ahead.

"Hello Edward," she said warmly. 'Damn.' Instead of risking a response, I turned ever so slightly and nodded. I was going to keep my promise and ignore her. Maybe then Rosalie would forgive me faster and things could go back to normal. 'Things won't ever be normal if you just ignore the beautiful and stunning girl next to you,' my subconscious told me. I ignored it as well.

Days, weeks went by and every day followed the same pattern as the day after the accident. I would peak through the minds of everyone Bella talked to, in Biology I ignored her, no matter how much I craved to speak to her and at night, I sat in the tree outside her window just to hear her voice. Every day, I gradually lessened the relentless investigation on everyone's mind and started to trust Bella more and more. It made it even harder to not talk to her in Biology where she sat, everyday, less than a foot away from me and everyday her amazing scent made my mouth water. It was unbearable.

As the day of the dance drew closer, I noticed more and more boys thinking of Bella and what she would say if they got to ask her to the event. Some of the fantasies running through the minds of adolescent boys were simply vulgar. I found them even more disgusting when the star of the daydreams was Bella. Every time a boy started to mentally undress her I wanted to go over and snap his neck for even thinking of her in that way. The worst was Mike Newton when it came to revolting daydreams. If there was a human I wanted to kill, it was him. I thrust those vicious thoughts out of my head and tried to concentrate on school. In those weeks, I paid more attention to my teachers than ever, focusing on the lessons that I had learned a hundred times.

I spent much time sifting through Jessica's mind because she seemed to be the one Bella spent the most time with. It was filled with thoughts of asking the repulsive Mike Newton to the dance, I nearly shuddered at the thought. Just go up and ask him, be cool. He can't say no. She reassured herself. Despite myself, I was interested how this would turn out but unfortunately for me, my class was the other way. 'If Mike Newton goes with Jessica, he won't have a chance for those…dreams…of his to come true,' I thought to myself smugly, when Jessica went running after him.

The next time I saw them was the next day at lunch. Jessica was sitting as far away from Mike as possible.

I can't believe he said no…well not no…he has to think about it. She was thinking is a very distasteful tone. I looked worriedly over at Mike.

Just straight out ask her…in biology. Yeah, that's good. That Cullen freak just ignores her so that's not an issue. Mike stared wistfully over at Bella. A surge of anger rolled through my head.

"Calm down Edward." I looked up, Jasper was staring at me. Of course he could feel my emotion. "What's the matter?" He asked. By this time Emmett and Rosalie were staring at me.

"Nothing. I just…I want to get out of school. It's particularly boring today," I lied. They would probably just get angry at me if I told them I was thinking of Bella. Alice looked at me.

It's Bella…isn't it?

I couldn't lie to Alice. My eyes went towards the ceiling and then back towards the floor, giving her a subtle nod.

You want to ask her to the dance?

I slightly shook my head. I truly didn't. I just didn't want anyone else to ask her either. Alice gazed at me intently before accepting that I was telling the truth.

Talk to her.

I shook my head again. I couldn't just talk to her after over a month of ignoring her.

Fine, do it your way.

Even her thoughts were exasperated. I looked over at her as she was getting up to go to class. Rosalie and Emmett had apparently already left. She wasn't speaking to me and neither was Emmett by extent. He would come around, I wasn't so sure about her.

"Bye Edward, have fun in class," Alice told me just before leaving. I could see the wicked glint in her eyes. I glared at the back of her skull as she skipped off, once again leaving me alone.

I picked up my tray and dumped the untouched food in the garbage. 'What a waste.' I sigh and walked down the nearly empty halls to my locker. I gathered my books and headed off to biology. I was slightly dreading it. Not because of the monotonous ramblings of Mr. Banner but I was in fear that Bella might say yes to Mike's invitation to the dance. My mind once again drifted over to the fantasies that played out in the twisted mind of Mike. I shivered slightly and pushed them out of my head. Bella must have better taste than that.

When I reached biology, neither Bella nor Mike were there. I sat down on the desk, far away from Bella's seat as possible. I looked up to see Bella and Mike walking into class together. My fears strengthened but dissipated slightly when I saw the uncomfortable look on her face. I allowed myself a slight smile. Bella came over and sat in the seat next to me and Mike perched himself on the table, facing Bella.

"So, Jessica asked me to the spring dance." Like I would say yes to her when I still have a chance with Bella

Bella put on a false bright smile. I wondered why it was so fake. "That's great. You'll have a lot of fun with Jessica." Could she be upset about him going to the dance with someone else? If only I could read her thoughts, it would make everything much easier.

"Well…I told her I had to think about it." Why…does she want me to do with Jessica?!

"Why would you do that?" I could hear the disapproval in her voice. 'Well that's good.' I thought to myself. 'She doesn't want to go with him.' Mike's face had taken on a colour to rival Bella's.

"I was wondering if…" Just say it! "Well, you might be planning to ask me."

I turned my head slightly, just to see Bella's face. The guilt was evident. A wave of happiness washed over me, she was going to say no.

"Mike, I think you should tell her yes."

Panic took over Mike's voice. "Did you already ask someone?" She asked that freaking Cullen didn't she. What's he got that I don't. I suppressed a snicker as Mike gave me a quick glance.

"No, I'm not going to the dance at all." I wondered why that was, or if it was only an excuse to get out of going with Mike.

"Why not?" He demanded. Couldn't she just say no?

"I'm going to Seattle that Saturday," she explained quickly. The familiar blush was creeping up her neck as her heart rate increased slightly. She was lying.

"Can't you go some other weekend?" Please, please say yes.

"Sorry, no," her voice turned slightly cold. "So you shouldn't make Jess wait any longer – it's rude."

"Yeah, you're right." Man, now I'm suck with Jess. He walked back to his seat, disappointed. I turned my head towards Bella and stared at her. She had her eyes closed and was rubbing her temples. She exhaled sending another wave of her scent in my direction. I paid no attention to it as I tried one again to read the mind that wasn't available to me. Mr. Banner started talking again but I simply ignored him, my gaze fixated on Bella. She opened her eyes and looked over at me, surprised. Her hands started to shake.

"Mr. Cullen?" the teacher called to me. I didn't even realize what he was talking about. Without taking my eyes off Bella, I gently probed his mind for the answer.

Did I finally stump the genius? He obviously doesn't know the answer. It's simple really. The Krebs Cycle. Maybe I should ask…

"The Krebs Cycle," I answered, reluctantly turning my attention back to the front of the class. Mr. Banner resumed his speech as Bella put the curtain of hair back between us sending more of her aroma towards my nose. I stiffened slightly and concentrated on the lesson.

The bell rang and Bella quickly got together her stuff and stood up.

"Bella?" I asked. She froze and turned, slowly, carefully. I kept my face composed as she turned her wary face towards mine.

"What? Are you speaking to me again?" There was a definite edge of annoyance in her voice. I unsuccessfully tried to suppress a smile.

"No, not really." I just wanted to explain to her the truth, so I wouldn't hurt her anymore. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth loud enough for me to hear.

"Then what do you want, Edward?" She asked, her eyes still closed.

"I'm sorry. I'm being very rude, I know. But it's better this way." It was better this way. Better for her at least. My heart lurched as it realized that this was my way of telling her to stay away from me. She opened her eyes.

"I don't know what you mean," She said, her voice and expression guarded.

"It's better is we're not friends. Trust me." I really wanted her to believe me, to have the same trust for me as I had for her. Maybe if she stayed away then I wouldn't be a danger to her. Her eyes narrowed.

"It's too bad you didn't figure that out earlier," she hissed thought clenched teeth. "You could have saved yourself all this regret." That caught me off guard. I didn't know what she meant. I didn't regret anything I had done.

"Regret? Regret for what?" I had to know what was going on in her angelic head.

"For not just letting that stupid van squish me."

I stared at her, not knowing what to say. Of course I didn't regret that. I would have regretted it if I did let the 'stupid van' kill her. I would have regretted it all my life. So this is what she thought of me. I couldn't help the gates of anger that this knowledge unlocked. "You think I regret saving your life?" I asked, trying to keep the fury out of my tone. How could she think such an idiotic thing?

"I know you do," she hissed at me.

"You don't know anything," I snapped in return. If she did, she probably wouldn't be making a thirsty vampire angry. She turned away and stalked off, books in hand. She was just leaving the room when she tripped over the door jam. I suppressed a laugh and went over to help her. When I saw the anger in her face, my expression hardened. I bent down, picked up her books and handed them to her.

"Thank you," her eyes as cold as her voice.

"You're welcome." I replied. She walked away before I had finished.

The next period was as boring as my morning classes as I struggled to listen to the teacher.

I'll just ask her. Smooth. After class.

I glanced over at Eric who was biting on the end of his pen, his brow furrowed in concentration. I felt a sinking sensation in my gut when I realized who he was thinking about. Could Bella have any more guys in love with her? I told myself to breathe. If she turned down Mike, she would probably turn down Eric as well. I started to gather up my books just in time for the bell to ring. I walked outside and positioned myself close enough so I could hear the conversation

Eric wasn't far behind me as he took his place, waiting by Bella's red truck. Minutes later, I saw her walk out of the school, concentrating hard on not tripping and falling in a puddle. She looked up to locate her truck and saw Eric waiting for her.

"Hey, Eric," she yelled over to him, still walking.

"Hi, Bella." Be cool. Be cool. Be cool… He repeated it like a mantra over and over again.

"What's up?" She wasn't really paying attention. I could tell as she unlocked the door to her truck.

"Uh, I was just wondering…if you would go to the spring dance with me?" I nearly laughed at the look of surprise on Bella's face.

"I thought it was girls' choice," she said, a bewildered look on her face. I had to look away to suppress the laughter.

"Well, yeah."

"Thank you for asking me, but I'm going to be in Seattle that day." I looked back. There was no blush or raise in her pulse. She wasn't lying this time. That confused me.

"Oh. Well maybe next time."

"Sure." She replied hesitantly. Eric passed me as I walked over to my car. I couldn't help the small laugh that escaped my lips as I walked past the red truck. Bella glared at me and jumped in her truck. Okay, so she turned down mike, whatever. I'm way better than him anyway. I looked back quickly to see Tyler Crowley in his new car, looking over at Bella. I couldn't resist watching this.

I was in my car and backing out when she finally got her truck started. I parked and waited for my family, blocking off her escape route. I saw Bella glaring at my car as Tyler got out of his Sentra and waved at Bella. He walked over to her passenger door and knocked on the window as she hesitantly unrolled it.

For the third time a boy asked her to the dance and for the third time, she turned them down. I couldn't help but chuckle at the expression on her face as she glared at him and then me. Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper and Alice all slid gracefully into the car and I drove off, watching Bella in the rear view mirror.

"What's so funny?" Emmett asked, confused. At least he was talking to me.

"Nothing," I replied. I knew that everyone would get even more angry if I told them if was about Bella. Emmett just shook his head. Insane was all his mind revealed.

That night I followed my regular routine. I went hunting early in the evening and then to Bella's house that night. Alice was the only one who knew what I was doing and surprisingly supported me. I loved Alice like the sister I never had. It was her that I trusted with my every thought and plan.

I quickly climbed the tree and sat on the branch that let me peer into her room. She left the window open; I guessed it was because for once in the last few weeks, it wasn't raining. Against all of my better judgments, I quietly stole into her room. The smell was almost overwhelming but wonderfully so. I sat on the floor and watched the beautiful angel sleep, slightly jealous of that ability.

I stayed like that all night. Debating with myself about her. When the sun started to rise behind the clouds, she shifted, ever so slightly in her sleep. Before I could resist myself, I had gotten up and was standing beside her bed. I slowly reached down and stroked her cheekbone. I quickly removed my hand as she shivered and wormed her way farther down into her covers. I shook my head, silently scolding myself and leapt out the window.

After my family got out of the Volvo, I waited for her to arrive. I decided that it was pointless to resist my attraction to her and I wanted to be her friend. My family disapproved of my decision but I didn't really care. Well, at least Alice and Esme didn't mind.

I saw Bella's pickup truck round the corner into the parking lot. I saw her glance at my car and deliberately park as far away from it as the parking lot would allow. I smiled at her effort. I smoothly got out of my car and walked up to her. She clumsily dropped her keys as she was getting out of the truck so I quickly bent down and got them for her. I leaned against her car, smiling at her surprised and irritated expression.

"How do you do that?" She asked, the irritation in her voice clear.

"Do what?" I asked innocently, handing her back the key. She scowled at me. Then looked down.

"Why the traffic jam last night?" she asked, changing the subject. "I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don't exist, not irritating me to death."

"That was for Tyler's sake, not mine. I had to give him his chance." I chuckled. She glared at me with a gaze to rival Rosalie's.

"You…." I could tell she was struggling to find a word that would suit how terrible I was.

"And I'm not pretending you don't exist," I interrupted, not wanting her to finish that thought.

"So you are trying to irritate me to death. Since Tyler's van didn't do the job?"

Fury crossed over my features. "Bella," I cherished saying her name, no matter how angry I was. "You are utterly absurd."

She clenched her hands into fists. She turned her back to me and stalked off in a huff. I didn't mean what I said, I wanted to be friends with her…be more than friends with her, to be able to hold her warm skin between my hands and admire her blush every minute of every day. I had to apologize.

"Wait," I called after her, quickly walking to match her pace. "I'm sorry, that was rude. I'm not saying it isn't true. But it was rude anyway." I immediately took that back in my head. She wasn't absurd. Her idea that I wanted her dead was.

"Why won't you leave me alone?" she asked, not looking at me.

"I wanted to ask you something, but you sidetracked me." I laughed. It was a hard thing for someone to do and the only one who could accomplish it was Alice.

"Do you have multiple personality disorder?" She asked, obviously still upset.

"Your doing it again." I reminded her.

"Fine then." She sighed, sending some of her scent towards me. Luckily we were outside where it didn't affect me as much. "What do you want to ask?"

"I was wondering if, a week from Saturday – you know, the day of the spring dance –" I started.

"Are you trying to be funny?" she asked, interrupting me. I knew that she was going to take it like this so I grinned.

"Will you please allow me to finish?" I asked. She bit her lip and held her hands together. "I heard you say you were going to Seattle that and I was wondering if you wanted a ride." I had nothing to do that day and I desperately wanted to spend time with her. I could see the shock on her face.

"What?"

"Do you want a ride to Seattle?"

"With who?" She was obviously shocked that I went from completely ignoring her to asking her if she wanted to spend the day with me. I didn't care. I just wanted her to say yes.

"Myself, obviously." I said every word carefully, hoping to snap her out of the daze she was in.

"Why?"

'Because I want to spend time with you, because I love you' my mind said. "Well, I was planning to go to Seattle in the next few weeks, and, to be honest, I'm not sure if your truck can make it." I said, thankful that I was such a good liar.

"My truck works just fine, thank you very much for your concern," she turned and walked away. I started to walk after, catching up easily.

"But can your truck make it there on one tank of gas?"

"I don't see how that is any of your business." A flash of annoyance crossed her features again. I smirked.

"The wasting of finite recourses is everyone's business," I replied.

"Honestly Edward." My smile widened, I liked it when she said my name. "I can't keep up with you. I thought you didn't want to be my friend."

"I said it would be better if we weren't friends, not that I didn't want to be." It was the truth. I wanted more than anything to be close to her.

"Oh, thanks, now that's all cleared up." Sarcasm dripped from every word, I winced slightly at the tone.

"It would be more…" I struggled for the right word…safe? "Prudent for you not to be my friend." I explained. "But I'm tired of staying away from you, Bella." She simply stared into my eyes. "Will you go with me to Seattle?"

She nodded, obviously at a loss for words. I smiled. I could have that effect on humans. My face quickly became serious as I uttered to her a final warning, just to be fair. " You really should stay away from me. I'll see you in class." I turned and walked to class, utterly thrilled that she just agreed to spend a day with me.

So i am increadibly sorry about Edwards male PMS. that isn't my fault.
I think he may be an angsty emo at heart
Not that i don't love him
As always, R&R

Hayley

PS: I'll probably get the next chapter out next weekend. Weirdly, i have a life...(thats a lie)