Comforting

Stephen Harris POV

I walked toward her and our eyes met. Her heart beat soared and I fought a grin the angel was in obvious pain, not from her encounter with that vile Matt Newton, but from something else – something deeper. She wasn't the least bit hurt she handled him better than he could handle her. As I walked toward her a breeze blew in my direction and carried her delicious scent – the monster roared but I ignored it as best I could she needed to talk to someone and I'm the only one who cares the boys were so vain they only wanted her to say they had her and the girls so resentful, because she snubbed them because of their shallow personalities.

How dare he touch her like that! I started saw the display in class once more in my head with hatred. I almost want to be in that classroom and snap the boy's neck. He had no right she didn't want him to – you don't force yourself upon someone when they clearly loath you. That's what I would do if she rejected me – left her alone and left this town – but her warm brown eyes with specks of topaz in them did anything but push me away all they did was draw me closer like a magnet to iron or like she was the predator and I was the prey.

"Are you alright?" I asked her. She raised one eyebrow with disbelief in her eyes, "Well, it was unpleasant but I may live." She joked but her humor was flat her voice wasn't silvery and happy like it was yesterday. "I wasn't talking about what just occurred I'm speaking of the reason you look like someone sucked the life out of you. The reason your eyes are a bit dull. The reason why you haven't smiled more than twice and I wouldn't particularly call them genuinely happy smiles." I said walking toward her and her walking backward like I was on such a roll she was afraid where I was going with this.

"Stephen…please," she whispered – God dammit her voice was so beautiful even in sadness and especially when she spoke my name. Her eyes were tearing up and I could tell she wanted to tell me everything but she bit her lip holding back. She leaned against a wall and put her head in her hands.

"Stephen…" she started and stopped herself again and then I felt an urge to do something I hadn't felt in decades to wrap my arms around her and comfort her and never let go and I would wait forever for whatever she need to tell me. Although her scent was nearly strangling me with thirst I wish I could have her in that way was well.

As soon as I thought it I felt guilty. Her blood was the sweetest and most tempting I've ever encountered, although I'm in hell around her, I am also in heaven by her mere presence. If I can't have her blood – which I want but I don't want because hurting her would kill me – then I want her in every way possible for us.

"Stephen," she began and continued this time, "I'm being forced into something, I want it but I don't at the same time and there is nothing I can do to stop it. It's inevitable. I hate when I'm powerless it makes me feel so weak and there is nothing I can do." She finished sadly. She told me what was bothering her but it was so vague. She looked into my confused eyes and she pressed her lips together then said, "I don't even know why I'm telling you this…I don't even know you." True but just watching her for two days I probably knew her better than most of the guys that have drooled over her since elementary school.

Ella POV

He looked into my eyes and at that moment I knew I should tell him everything, but can't. It took me a couple tries to just get past saying his name which felt so good rolling off my tongue and then I told him vaguely but told him all the same. Why my didpostition is niw tarnished with the choice that no one made. Just Destiny. He looked at me confused but I could tell he knew exactly how I feel better than half the people in this boring hell hole.

His eyes urged me further but I couldn't say anything more but just confessing that small part made me feel better even though it was to a complete stranger – a complete stranger that cared more about me than almost every guy and girl from Forks that I've known all through school