a/n: takes place just before New Moon...This is my version of it! I only own Cassandra! Hope you like it!

Chapter 2 - The New Girl in Town

Isabella's POV

I was so nervous about how to tell Cassandra the secret --the one that I know if I didn't tell her would tear us apart -- that I completely didn't understand why Edward was trying to wake me up at 8 in the morning on a Saturday of summer vacation because of the lack of sleep. Once he reminded me though, the nervousness filled me once again and I thought I was going to pop like a balloon.

"Oh my god! Her plane arrives at ten! We'll never make it there!" I exclaimed as I glanced at the clock on the dashboard of his Volvo as it turned to 9:45. The engine purred louder as Edward's foot pressed harder on the gas pedal, "Remember who you're driving with." I groaned as I saw he was going over 100 MPH. But what ever, I didn't care how fast he was going. I just wanted to see my cousin. Once we got to the airport, I paced back and forth at the terminal she was supposed to be arriving from. Suddenly, Edward reached out and pulled me towards him, placing a marble hand on each side of my flushed face. My nervous expression didn't effect him though, except for the fact he pulled me closer to him, burying his face in my hair.

"Relax," he whispered. I meant to reply but suddenly I heard a familiar voice.

"Bella!" Edward dropped his arms as though he knew I would've broken out of his iron grip anyway. I greeted my cousin with a huge hug, "I missed you!"

"I missed you too!" Cassandra replied, before her eyes wandered over my shoulder, "Who is that Greek god?" I grabbed her hand and pulled her over to where Edward was waiting.

"Edward, meet my cousin Cassandra, aka Cassie. Cassie, meet Edward, my boyfriend," I introduced. Cassandra smiled as she shook hands with Edward, who in turn smiled lightly.

"Ready to see Forks?" I asked, grabbing one of her bags to help, but Edward swiftly grabbed it from my hands.

"We don't need you tripping with a heavy object," he said with a chuckled. Cassandra heard him and laughed, until she caught me glaring at her. Her laughter subsided and the rest of the time walking to the car, I interrogated her on every detail of Boston.
"So what do you do on your free time?" I questioned as we all climbed into Edward's Volvo. Cassandra shrugged, "Watch movies, go to the library. I spend a lot of time there."

"So, what did you mean, you hoped I was staying out of trouble, unlike you?" I asked.

"Oh," Cassandra sighed, "I mean, I play paintball, ride dirt bikes, bungee jump...All that lovely stuff." Edward looked at me out of the corner of his eye.

"Another one to keep an eye on," he muttered but I'm positive that Cassandra didn't hear him.

"What about you?" Cassandra asked, her eyes lightening up with excitement, "What dangerous things do you do?" She leaned forward waiting for an answer and it almost seemed like she suspected something.

"I don't do anything dangerous," I lied, unable to look at her.

"Sure," was the only thing she said for the rest of the ride. Once we arrived at Charlie's house, I should her to my room which she would be sharing. That's when it hit me - I'd have to tell her before nightfall. I mean, what if she woke up and noticed that Edward was there? What if she told Charlie? Suddenly, it dawned on me that maybe inviting her wasn't that great of an idea.

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At dinner, Edward excused himself as usual. Charlie, Cassandra and I settled down at the table and began to eat. Suddenly, Cassandra asked, "So...Why doesn't Edward eat? Is he a vampire or something?" My eyes flickered to her with extreme caution when Charlie laughed, "Ha! Cassie, you're just as funny as I remember." Cassandra stared hard at me, but looked away when Charlie asked her if she'd been to a Red Sox game. They chatted about baseball for the rest of the dinner and once I cleaned up, I dashed towards the living room where Edward was sitting.

"You okay?" he questioned but I could tell from his expression that he had been listening. Just then, Cassandra entered the living room, a smile on her face.

"So, you guys gonna show me around town tomorrow?"

"Sure," I stated. Edward nodded, before standing up. He sighed, "I should get going." He leaned towards me lightly and pressed his hard lips to mine for a split second. Then he was out the door. Cassandra looked at me, her head tilted to the side, "Did I say something?"

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That night, when me and Cassandra were hanging out up in the room we now shared, I sighed.

"Why'd you think Edward was a vampire?" I questioned, glancing over at my cousin, who was sitting on her bed reading. Without looking up from the book, she shrugged, "No reason...Except for the facts he doesn't eat, he's paler than me and his eyes are weird. I was just kidding about though anyway." She looked up at me, "Why?"

"Well, you see," I started, but I couldn't tell her. So I continued, "It offended me and him." The look of shock on her face made me realize she had just been kidding and her response stunned me even more, "Oh! I'm sorry...I thought you were used to sarcasm and joking."

"Anyway, it's best that we go to bed," I stated, "We both had a long day." She nodded and put her book down. I shut off the light and crawled into bed. Thoughts raced through my head and suddenly, I realized I had gotten myself into the biggest mess ever.

A/n: okay. That was the first chapter. Please no flames! Thank you