Author's Note

Yeah! Some Edward and Cullens finally in the story.

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It's been a week since Bella went to Port Angeles and saw Edward there. Bella knew Edward was developing feelings for her, she made sure to make it clear she didn't feel the same way.

"Hey Bella," Alice said as Bella sat down in the seat beside her.

"Hey Alice, where is everyone," Bella said as she noticed it was only Alice and Edward at the lunch table.

"Hunting," Edward said quiet enough that Bella could hear.

"Why didn't you guys go with them?" Bella asked making conversation as she ate her lunch. Being friends with the Cullens made Bella feel more comfortable. She knew Alec and Jane would be furious she befriended other vampires, but she knew Aro and the brothers thought it was a good idea to see the different types of covens.

"We take turns, Alice and I went with Esme yesterday, Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper went today with Carsile," Edward said as he pushed his food around.

"Why do you get lunch if you just play with it?" Bella asked curiously.

"Helps us seem normal," Alice said who was making a stick figure with her peas.

"Making pictures with your food is far from normal Alice," Bella said with a laugh.

"She has a point Alice." Edward said as he pushed his tray of food away.

"Maybe, but it is entertaining though," Alice said with a smile.

The rest of the lunch period was normal Bella ate while having a conversation with the two Cullens. After lunch she walked with Edward to her Science class. Bella thought of Edward like a friend, her full heart belonged to the dark haired witch twin. Bella sighed at the thought of him; she was excited that there was only a few weeks left. Aro had mentioned to her that he was doing fine, and that he and Jane were doing great on their mission. They were tracking the last 2 of the 5 of the leaders, who were building the army.

"Bella, would you like to come over later? Esme and Carsile would like to meet you," Edward said in the middle of their science class. Bella didn't want to be rude and decline so she just nodded. Bella was curious about Carsile; Aro always said he was a strong wise young man. Bella and Edward finished their project first, and were allowed to leave the classroom early.

"What do you want to do?" Edward asked as the two left the classroom.

"Let's go outside, it was snowing earlier," Bella said as they headed to the outdoor sitting area.

"Do you enjoy the cold?" Edward said with a laugh.

"Sometimes, living in phoenix I never really got the chance to see snow often," Bella said as they found a table under a tree that wasn't covered in snow.

"Trust me, you'll get annoyed by it soon enough," Edward said as he took a seat next to Bella. Bella made sure there was an acceptable amount of distance before she relaxed and closed her eyes. Bella was brought out of her thoughts when the bell rang and she and Edward went to their next class.

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Bella heard Alice's car screech into her driveway. Bella was going to go meet the head of the Cullen group; Carsile and Esme.

Bella walked down the stairs, but before she did she informed Aro of her plans of the night. Wanting to get his approval Bella waited for his response. Bella sighed when he approved and she headed out the door. Bella always trusted Aro for his opinion.

"Hey Alice," Bella said as she got into the car.

"Hello Bella," Alice said, "Are you ready to go?"

Bella nodded and put on her seatbelt. Alice sped off to her house and in a matter of minutes they had arrived.

Bella stepped into the house with Alice. Bella got an uneasy feeling from the home but shrugged it off as she met Emmett and Edward who were avidly interested in a videogame.

"Hello Bella," Edward said as Emmett won the game.

"Hey Bella!" Emmett said joyfully.

"Hey guys," Bella said as she followed Alice into the kitchen where she saw a young mother like vampire cooking beside a young handsome man. Bella assumed these two were Esme and Carsile.

"Hello Bella, I'm Esme and this is my husband Carsile," Esme said signaling to Carsile.

"Hello, Esme, Carsile," Bella said with a polite smile.

"It's nice to meet you Bella, Edward has told us many things about you," Carsile said with a smile, "I understand that you already know what we are?"

"Yes I do," Bella said.

"Wonderful, how about we get started with our meal," Carsile said with a laugh.

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"I had a wonderful time tonight, thank you," Bella said as Edward escorted her out.

"I'll drive you home," Edward said as he went to stand beside his silver Volvo.

Bella nodded and opened her door and got in, Bella could feel the tension in the car. Edward drove in silence, only glancing over at Bella every few minutes. Bella didn't notice as she looked out the window.

Edward arrived at Bella's house and got out of the car quickly to open the door for her. Edward walked Bella to the door, Bella was about to say goodnight when Edward stopped her.

"Bella, I needed to tell you that I have feelings for you, strong feelings, and I wanted to know if you felt the same way," Edward said with confidence in his voice.

"Edward, I don't feel the same, you're a nice guy and all but I just don't feel the same. I'm sorry." Bella said as she stepped inside. "I had a great time tonight Edward."

Edward smiled, "Goodnight Bella, I'll see you tomorrow." Bella saw him leave and she knew he wouldn't give up that easily. Bella couldn't tell him she was in love with Alec that would be breaking the promise she made with Aro. Bella took in a deep breath and changed into an old pajama. Bella looked through her phone and found a picture of her and Alec together. Bella let out a sad sigh, she missed him terribly, but there wasn't much time left until he was with her again. Bella looked at Alec one last time and fell asleep.