A/N: I am really sorry!!!! I really am but I have a good excuse for the chapter to be a week late… SCHOOL and JOURNALISM! There is so much work to be done at school with my AP classes and AP Tests around the corner and then after that Graduation and college and just everything coming at me at once. But this time I will try to update on time! I made this chapter extra long! Hope it compensates for the lateness of it. Okay well enough of my complaining. PLEASE REVIEW!! IT WILL ENCOURAGE ME TO WRITE FASTER.

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns twilight and twilight characters. I am only borrowing them for entertainment.


Chapter 4

Bella POV

It had happened twice now, that weird feeling of being watched. I was determined to find out what or who it was.

That night I didn't sleep well again. Charlie and his warnings kept invading my mind, and the weird feelings I had been getting just added to my insomnia.

In the morning, someone knocked my door. I went to answer it, only to find Mike and Jessica. Mike looked ecstatic while Jessica it seemed was obligated to come. Mike had brought me breakfast from the diner. I thanked him and Jessica for dropping by but told them I had a few errands to run. I promised Mike that I would visit him again even thought I didn't plan on actually doing it soon. Jessica seemed relived that she didn't have to stay any longer in my company and gladly pulled Mike away from the hotel room. It was obvious she was jealous but jealous of me. I did not understand. I was no threat compared to her. She had no reason to feel that way.

After eating what Mike had brought me, I decided to put an end to my insomnia. I was going to visit Forks Hospital.

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When I arrived at the hospital, it felt familiar. Having visited this hospital so many times when I was young from injuring myself all the time, it felt good to find something familiar, but then all the memories of Charlie's death came back to me and I decided this was going to be the first and last time I stepped into this hospital ever again. Next time I would drive to Port Los Angeles instead.

I walked up to the annoyed receptionist. It was weird for me to see Mrs. Weber like that. Last time I had seen her was at… I decided to think about.

"Excuse me, I was wondering if I could see a doctor?" I asked in my most angelic voice. I didn't want to upset Mrs. Weber. She just pushed the clipboard with a sign in list toward me with a pen without taking a glance at me. I signed my name and sat down in the nearest chair. I waited for an hour; there were about 5 other persons in front of me.

"Isabella Swan," Mrs. Weber called put and then did a double-take. "Bella?" she called out. I stood up and walked toward her.

"Honey is it you?" Mrs. Weber asked with a glint of hope in her eyes. I didn't know I had changed so much, my hair was longer, and was about an inch taller. I wish I could see the change people saw in me.

"Hello Mrs. Weber? How have you been?" I asked politely. She suddenly burst into tears and hugged me. I didn't exactly know what to do so I hugged her back. I wasn't big on the whole touching people thing.

"Oh Bella, I thought we would never see you again, When you didn't reply to Angela's emails, I thought we might have lost you forever." She said. She has stopped hugging and was now looking up to me with tears still in her eyes. I had lost touch with my only friend Angela. Living with my mother was overwhelming and after spending so much time with her, I wanted peace and to be out of people's attention. Mrs. Weber had finally stopped crying, and ushered me into the patient room. She stayed with me, neglecting her receptionist duties.

"So Bella, how have you been all this time? How was Phoenix? Enjoy the sun?" she quickly said. I laughed, Mrs. Weber was so outgoing compared to Angela, whom acted more like her father.

"I've been okay, Phoenix was fine; too sunny." I simply said.

She smiled a genuine smile this time. "Even though you may look different Bella, but you are the same as before, just like Charlie." After those saying those words, she seemed to become uncomfortable.

"Oh don't worry about it, Mrs. Weber, I'm fine." I said with my fakest smile. It seemed these days' people would believe what they wanted to here, even from a bad liar like me. At that moment we heard a knock and in came the most pale-looking doctor I had ever seen. It seemed he should be the patient instead of the doctor. He was very beautiful though, in a late-twenties early-thirties sort of way.

"Hello Good Morning, I am Doctor Carlisle Cullen, what can I do for you this morning?" He said. I sat there observing him. He had a stone like face, every angle and curve of his face cut to perfection. He had blonde hair and golden eyes. I had never seen such interesting eyes. He was observing my thick profile, which contained every injury until the age of fifteen.

"So, is this another accident type of treatment you need today?" Dr. Cullen said with a warm smile.

"Actually, I am experiencing insomnia; I haven't slept well in about a week."

"Are you an avid coffee drinker? Or consume beverages with caffeine?"

"No," I simply said. I found coffee and anything with caffeine disgusting.

"Do you eat lots of dairy products or nuts?"

"No," I said again. I drank Almond milk. It had the same amount of calcium as regular milk but to me it tasted much better.

"What happened the night you started experiencing insomnia?"

"Well, the night I arrived at Forks..." I remembered the walk I had taken into the woods and that odd feeling of being watched; I shivered involuntarily. He stared at me with curiosity.

"What did you eat or do the day you arrived at Forks?" He asked.

"I checked-in the hotel, and then I walked into the forest and got a little bit scared and came back to the hotel room." He seemed very interested in my response.

"Did you see anything in the forest that could have frightened you or felt anything? Insomnia could be triggered by fear." He said. I didn't want to tell him what I had seen or felt, I didn't want to tell him about Charlie and his warning and what had happened to him, so I did what I had done lately, lied.

"No, I just felt a breeze that's all and felt foolish for being afraid but it was already late enough so I returned to the hotel."

"Okay, well it might be a chemical imbalance in the brain so I will prescribe you sleeping pills, but don't take more than I prescribe you. I am giving you the lowest dose just in case."

"Thank you Dr. Cullen I appreciate it"

"Call me Carlisle, and here you go," He said handing me the prescription paper. "Take it to the pharmacy and you will once again have a full night of sleep. Hope you feel better." He said smiling.

"Thank you." I grabbed the prescription, grabbed my wallet and walked out of the hospital through the back door, to avoid anyone else that would recognize me.

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I was walked into the pharmacy to find Mike. He seemed to have a cold and it looked like he was debating in whether buying Nyquil or Dimetapp. I walked over to the pharmacist and gave him my prescription and he told me it would be ready in about an hour. I was about to walk out when Mike spotted me and called my name.

"Bella!" He said enthusiastically.

"Hey Mike," I said.

"Did you enjoy your breakfast?"

"I did Mike thanks." I said smiling genuinely. Even though Mike acted like a golden retriever puppy, over-excited all the time, he seemed to have my best interest at heart.

"Bella, I've been meaning to ask you something, are you looking for a job?" His question puzzled me. So, I answered with the truth.

"Yes, why do you ask?" I said, curiosity hinted in my voice.

"Okay then, you're hired! Show up at my store tomorrow at nine in the morning sharp! Don't be late!" he said before dashing out of the store before I could refuse. This left me only with one option. I had to show up tomorrow for work and quit. I internally smiled at the oddity of it.

Edward POV

That day I didn't see Carlisle; instead I went back for the car and went home. I gave Alice the bat she wanted and locked myself in my room for the rest of the day and night. I listened to Clair De Lune the entire time, hoping it would calm me, but it didn't.

That girl kept intruding my thoughts. I started to go over the way she walked, the way she talked, he facial expression and her body language. I was truly seeing that I relied on mind reading too much to fully understand what a human was thinking or doing. The silent girl was becoming a challenge. Nothing in my life had ever puzzled and confused me so much. I had two PhD's in medicine, three in Law and had a Bachelor's in almost every major, nothing puzzled me.

The ground started to shake below me that could only mean one thing. I was about to be blessed with my brothers presence, Emmett.

"Eddie!" He screamed and lunged himself at me. I moved just in time to see him crash onto my sofa and stopping right before flying out my window.

"Thought I was going to fly through the window didn't ya, Eddie?" He said, laughing.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me Eddie," I asked, menacingly.

"Oh, I am so scared; see me shake!" Emmett then started to shake, but only his butt. My brother can never be serious about anything.

"What do you want Emmett?" I said suppressing a sigh.

"Aww, come on bro don't be so down, come hunt with me this weekend. I am in need for some grizzly." He then imitated a mad grizzly bear. I think Emmett did a better job to look like a threat than the bear.

"So, when do we leave?" I said, looking defeated.

"Right before sunrise, I like them mean and grouchy." He said grinning while making a fist and hitting his other hand with it. It was funny to watch.

"Okay," I said before leaving my room to find Alice. I needed to make sure that what happened last time would not be repeated again.

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"So Bro, what's got you all depressed now?" Emmett said while fighting with the grizzly. It was always fun to watch Emmett. He would let the grizzly believe it was winning for a little while until he got bored and had him for dinner. At the moment the grizzly bear took a full swing at him with its giant paw that would have instantly killed a man but the paw did not make a scratch or move Emmett. The grizzly bear looked shocked, well if it could.

"Eh, this one's boring, not feisty enough," And with that, the grizzly's life ended. Emmett walked over to me and sat down on a fallen tree.

"So really what's bothering you?" I sighed I didn't really want to talk about it but it was Emmett, I couldn't say no to my brother.

"It's the girl" I simply said.

"What girl, wait you are thinking about a girl!? Phew for a few decades now I was wondering if maybe you weren't you know…." I glared at him. "…never mind anyways who is this girl that has the unshakable Eddie all depressed. Did she reject you, is that it because it's only fair, what comes around goes around and you have rejected plenty of women. It's all karma." He said it in a-matter-of-fact way.

"It's the girl, the one Jasper almost killed."

"Yeah, I heard about that. Why are you thinking about that human girl?" Why was I thinking about that girl? I didn't even know her!

"I'm just curious, she is the first mind I can't read and the way she smelled, it was unbelievable!"

"Well then, don't go near her and everything will be fine. Come on; let's go find me another grizzly." Emmett said as he enthusiastically got up and sped into the forest.

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When we returned back to the house, I quickly showered and left. Emmett's and Rosalie's minds are a bit graphic when they are reunited.

I was driving through Forks, aimlessly, testing how fast my car could go after Rosalie adding a bit more power to the engine.

I passed the Newton's store when I smelled her. I abruptly stopped the car. I parked across the street from the store and waited.

I concentrated on hearing any female voice but it was no use. All I could hear was Michael Newton's mind and it wasn't pleasant. He was imaginings Bella as his and inappropriate thoughts started going through his head. How could he bee thinking those thoughts about her when it seemed she only tolerated him, being too nice too push him away?

This infuriated me. He had no right to think about her that way, he was taking advantage of her. She was vulnerable and hurt. It was obvious she wasn't over her father's death. I stayed there for five hours until I saw her leave. I followed her to the hotel room. I parked my car out of sight of any human and went on the roof. She was saying on the second floor, the farthest room to the left. I heard the water in the shower turn on and then in about ten minutes or so turn off. I heard her walk over to the bed and lay down. I started to hear her cry. It wasn't loud, but my hearing could hear beyond the capacity of humans. Her breathing slowed and her heartbeat slowed down too. She was finally asleep. I wanted to see the girl, maybe up close I could read her mind although I hadn't needed proximity before, but I remembered the monster in me, eager to devour her sweet blood. I decided not to endanger her life anymore. I jumped off, got in my car and drove home.

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