E POV

"Lillith Marthin. You have no idea how wonderful it is to meet you Edward," she said as she took my hand. I smiled at her words as a tingling sensaion traveled up my arm and I searched her beautiful face for any signs that she had also felt it. She looked a bit stunned and her lovely turquoise eyes looked as though she was contemplating something. Suddenly a look of realisation and horror crossed her face. Then a blush formed on her cheeks and made her face even lovlier, if that was possible.

She twirled a lock of her dark brown hair, which hung down to her waist, and spoke again. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean...I mean, well, it's wonderful to meet anyone, you know, who I can be myself around. It's amazing to not have to hide who I really am."

I was more interested in knowing what she was. And how she was unscathed, when I, who was supposedly indestructable, was standing here with a burn on my arm. Then it hit me. Why am I wondering these things? I should be able to get all the answers I needed, but her mind was silent to me. SHe was an enigma, a great mystery that I was now determined to solve.

L POV

He was staring at me with a strange look on his face when I noticed his arm. Oh no. I finally make a friend and he gets hurt because of me and I just let him stand there and suffer. "I'm really sorry. This is so rude of me. Let me take care of your arm." He gave me another crooked smile and I had to look away so I could maintain my composure. "I'm fine, really. Trust me. It doesn't even hurt," he said as he ran his fingers through hiss messy bronze locks. "Oh stop trying to be all macho and just let me help." I stepped closer to him and placed my hand above the wound. A few seconds later the scorch mark vanished.

As I pulled my hand away the sun rose high enough that light began to engulf the meadow. He frowned a bit, but before I had time to worry about that, the sunlight hit him and I nearly fainted. It was the most pulchritudinous sight I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. His body glittered in the sun as though millions of diamonds were embedded in his skin. Then realisation dawned on me. "You're a vampire." I said as I smiled up at the vision before me.

E POV

Why is she smiling?! Shouldn't she be scared? Well, she did just destroy a monster with a simple wave of her hand. But she should be disgusted, or upset at the very least. My confusion was growing with every minute I spent in the presence of this angel. Hmmm...angel? No she couldn't be an angel. An angel wouldn't help a soul-less monster such as myself. I had to have some answers.

"Why are you smiling? Shouldn't you be running away, or screaming, or I don't know. But definitely not smiling. And then she laughed. She laughed! It was the most beautiful laugh I had ever heard, but still, what was so damn funny? "You have me so confused, I don't even know where to begin."

"Why don't you try the begining?" she said through her laughter and I couldn't help but smile.

"Ok then. Something which can throw balls of fire attacks you and you didn't even flinch. Ten you incinerate it with a wave of your hand. You heal my arm, which shouldn't have been wounded in the first place. Then, you find out that I'm a vampire and you find it amusing! And the worst part for me is that I can't hear your thoughts! Your behavior makes absolutely no sense and I can't even look to your mind for answers."

L POV

She had stopped laughing, but still had a smile on my face as I answered. "That 'thing' was a demon. I wasn't worried because I knew that it was coming and I knew it couldn't hurt me. I have many powers, one of which shields my body from harm. Another allows me to blow things up, which is what I did to the demon. You were hurt because that wasn't a normal attack. It was magical, dark magic, but magic nonetheless. I healed you by using another of my powers. I was happy when I realised that you were a vampire because I had made a friend (that is if you want to be my friend) who I wouldn't have to lie to or watch grow old and die. I am immortal like yourself, by the way. And I certainly wouldn't run away because my blood isn't tempting to a vampire and I can tell by your eyes that you don't feed on humans. And even if you did, you still don't scare me. Oh, and the reason you can't read my mind is because I am also telepathic, but it seems rude to me to invade other people's minds. I block others thoughts out, but it seems to work the other way also, and keeps my thoughts in. Now, you're probably still wondering exactly what I am but since you're telepathic I can show you better than I could tell you."

I ended my speech and unblocked my mind, careful to only show him what I wanted him to see. The elders explaining everything to me and then some memories of former battles and innocents I had saved. I then locked my mind back up. Dang. I should have taken a peek inside his mind, while I could. At least to see whether or not he thought I was crazy.

To my amazement he smiled and then spoke, "Lilly I would love to be your friend. You are very stingy with your thoughts, you know. Oh well, I guess I'll have to get to know you the old-fashioned way."

When he said my name I was sure I had melted to the ground. Noone called me Lilly. Not that I talked to many people, but still. When the elders had sent me on this "vacation" I thought it was going to be a joke. Relax? Have fun? It was just more time to contemplate how utterly alone I am. Oh, but how wrong I was.

"Alright," I answered, "but we have to go somewhere with food. I'm starving." He had an odd look on his face and I realised what he must be wondering. "I eat normal human food." He smiled that swoon-enducing crooked smile, then spoke, "In that case, we can go to my house, if you like."

I smiled, and answered, "Alright, I'll race you." Then winked at him as I orbed away.