Summary: My name is Bella. I am your average girl, with average brown hair and eyes. Yet I suffer from your not so average disorder...I am blind.

Disclaimer: I do Not Own the Twilight characters

Parings: EdwardxBella, RosexEmmett, AlicexJasper

Warnings: Language, and Bella OOC...cause she's blind.

Unseen, Yet Believable.

Chapter Five

I felt him tense under me as he pushed me away. Well, what else did he expect? It's not everyday someone without a beating heart manages to save you from embedding gravel in your hands.

"Bella," Edward's tone was harsh. "Your clearly not thinking straight."

If I could've rolled my eyes at him, I would've.

"I believe, dear Edward, that we have already discussed the fact that I was well onto your secret."

I tried my best to be firm, but even I was having second thoughts about this discovery. I made a move to walk foreward when his voice one again stopped me.

"Bella, how long until Cheif Swan get's home?"

"I have no idea, I'd say about an hour or so," my tone was confused, and I had no idea the length of time needed to finish meetings and jobs at work.

I heard him sigh in exasperation as he led me towards the house.

"I suppose now would be the best time to talk," he stated as I smirked.

I had won.

I pulled the key from my pocket and searched for the slot on the doorknob. It only took a few seconds before I had succeeded and made it into my house. I am sure it wasn't really that amazing.

"Welcome to the Swan residence," my tone was lacking enthusiasm as I made my way towards the kitchen.

"You amaze me Bella," he muttered, and I could not dismiss the sound of worry etched in his words.

"How so?"

I really hoped I was not blushing.

"Your able to move so freely around here, it's almost like-"

"Like I can see?"

I knew he probably felt embarrased to mention my eyesight, but it was something that didn't bother me as much anymore. Yet, where did that worried tone come from?

"I am sorry, but in my opinion you should be running from me in fear."

Bingo. He was talking about me, now he's stating that I should fear him. What was going on inside Edward's head?

"Why would I run from you?" My tone was soft as not to upset him, and surprisingly he let out a laugh.

"I am someone who holds no heart beat, yet here I am talking to you like I am alive."

He was now angry.

"It doesn't matter what you are Edward, I stick by what I said in your car," I muttered as I lowered my head.

"Ugh, this is so wrong," he stated as I heard the chair slide out as he sat down.

"What's wrong?"

"The fact you are too damn smart for your own good."

I wasn't sure if that was a compliment, or if I should be offended. So I just chose to drop that subject.

"Let's say, hypothetically, that someone was a vampire, how would it work?"

My over-active imagination decided to take over the words coming from my mouth. Apparentely though, he didn't take a lot of offence to my sudden change in subject because soon his velvet voice came to my ears.

"Hypothetically?"

I nodded taking a seat in the chair.

"Well, even someone who is hypothetically a vampire doesn't know all the tricks of the trade. We have amazing strength, beauty and acute senses though. I mean hypothetically of course."

So that explains why his voice makes my knees give out.

"Well, than hypothetically speaking, I am intrigued by the idea of vampires," I stated as I heard his sharp intake of what I assumed to be uneeded breath. "What about the sun though?"

"Myth. You human's and your crazy ideas. Although, we cannot go into the sun for certain reasons."

"What reasons?" I asked.

"It's something you need to see to believe," he stated cautiously, probably as not to hurt my feelings.

"So, no coffins either?" I asked as he chuckled. "I'll take that as a no."

"Very perceptive Isabella," he stated as I smiled. "As much as I have enjoyed our chat, Charlie will be home any minute, and I am sure you don't want to explain to him why my silver volvo is stashed in the drive way."

"Ya, that is something I would much rather deal with at a later date," I stated.

I could hear his voice fill the house, but I could not understand what direction it came from. It was almost like his voice was merely the echo of the fact he had vanished.

And I didn't get to ask about the blood.

That made me shudder.

"Bella?" Charlie asked as he entered the house.

Hearing him bang his feet at the door was a sign that work must've called him into the wilderness. Yet, how did Edward know that Charlie was coming home at that persice time? Damn his vampire-ness.

"In here dad," I beckoned as his footsteps sauntered towards my direction.

"Listen Bells, I am sorry that I couldn't pick you up at school today-"

"Don't worry about it," I stated. "Uh dad," I didn't really want to beat around the bush, "Jessica and Angela were taking a trip to Port Angeles tomorow and I was wondering if I could go?"

I could feel his eyebrows raise in confusion.

"They offered to take me, and they promised to help me out you know. They both want dresses for the dance and-"

"How come you only said both? Your not going to the dance?"

Leave it to Charlie to be more concerned about the fact I didn't have a date for the dance.

"You know I inherited clumsiness dad."

I heard him softly chuckle and then began to walk around the kitchen.

"I suppose it's fine for you to go tomororw, just make sure they keep an eye on you. Any ideas of the tiime?"

"Well we'd probably leave right after school and be back at the latest time of nine," I stated.

Time and speed were something I knew little of.

"All right Bells."

Yes. I reeled him in hook, line and sinker.

pOpOpOpOp

The next morning it was hard to contain my excitement. How often did I get to spend time shopping with girls who didn't consider me freaky? Okay, so I doubted Angela thought that but Jessica was a different story.

I met Charlie outside and he drove me to school and I was shaking with anticipation.

"Bells, you look kinda pale, are you okay?"

"Ya, I am fine dad," I stated as I pulled myself from the cruiser. "See you later tonight!"

School couldn't be going fast enough to make this thursday night come faster. I chatted with Jessica and Mike in trig and government studies when finally lunch made its way into the schedule.

"Excited Bella?" Angela asked as I nodded.

"Yes, thanks so much for inviting me," I stated sincerly as I munched down my sandwich.

"Well at least Cullen isn't here."

Mike's muttering voice was attuned to my ears as I turned to face him.

"Edward's not here?"

Okay I didn't plan on coming across as desperate, but I am sure I managed to do just that.

"Ya, their family is into the outdoors, apparentely they were heading hiking," Jessica stated as I stopped the smirk threatening to make itself known on my face.

I had this inner suspicion that perhaps eating habits were met on the forest hike.

"Say Jess, around what time do we expect to get back tonight?" I asked making sure that the estimation I had given Charlie wasn't far off.

"I'd say about nine o'clock."

"Ya with Jess' driving it wont take long at all," Mike stated as they all laughed.

Being raised by a small town cop, I had heard stories of deaths from speeding on the highway. However, since this was my only ticket out of town I decided to keep my mouth shut.

Lunch was going to slow in my opinion, but almost as if God himself heard my prayers, the bell rang for class.

My enthusiasm towards biology was nothing without the velvet voice of Edward beside me. So Mr. Banner asked the normal questions that came with AP biology. I am was also sure the giggle fits from the word masticate were enough to give even normal people a head ache.

Immature children.

My head ache carried all the way to the gymnasium where we were apparentely running as I sat on the side. Ironically coach Clapp came to speak with me.

"Isabella, I was wondering if you wanted to take a walk around the gym and get familiar with the territory, then maybe you can take walking laps."

"Sure coach," I stated with fake happiness.

I very much enjoyed not having to participate in gym.

I also enjoyed the fact that Mike was to busy he couldn't annoy me with his retarded sayings. Maybe gym wasn't so bad.

After the call for everyone who had just participated in the 'run from hell'-as it was dubbed by two people who I couldn't recognize- to hit the showers, I headed out into the hall.

"Bella?"

I could tell Angela's voice held worry as I turned to her.

"What is it?" I asked hearing her obvious sniffles.

"I can't go out with you and Jess tonight, apparentely my grandpa is sick."

She was worried about making me upset. That just made me feel selfish.

"Don't worry Angela, I am sure Jess and I can make it by wihout you, just let me know how your grandpa is later okay?"

She embraced me, something I didn't exactly enjoy, but I decided that since it was Angela, I could let it pass.

"Do you mind letting Jess know for me?"

I nodded as her footsteps cleared the hallway. My entusiasm level for tonight had seriously dwindled.

I headed towards the front of the school where Jessica would be waiting for me. Sure enough, not even three steps into the office area and her flat sounding voice caught my attention.

"Bella! Are you guys ready to- Wait! Where's Angela?" She asked as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Her grandpa is in the hospital, so I guess it's just you and me," I tried to sound happy, but it came off lacking.

"Well, I suppose we should go then, especially since you want to stop at the book store."

She said the word book like it was a rare disease that she didn't want to catch. I wondered if I was a warning sign to it?

The ride to Port Angeles wasn't as awful as I expected. We played some interesting music and Jessica's extremely off key voice sang along. When she asked why I was laughing I merely stated it was the lyrics of the song. Did that make me a bitch?

"So do you mind dress shopping first?" She asked me with a weird tone to her voice. It was something even I couldn't place.

"Sure," I stated.

I learned not to piss off the one who controls your way home.

We parked on the side of the road and Jessica led me into the mall keeping a tight grip on my hand. I was about to ask what she had againt the bones in my hand before we made it to, what I assumed to be, the dress store.

It smelled like whoever was in the store had dumped a whole bottle of perfume on their bodies before entering. To bad it was all different kinds so it made the store smell like a bad egg.

"Bella, I think I found my dress," Jess stated.

Good, cause all this smell was giving me a head ache again.

"Hold on," I stated as I felt the dress between my fingers.

"It's good material, little possibility to stain," I stated. "Durable for washing, nice choice."

"You can tell all that by touching it?"

Her voice was in awe as I nodded. I was sure I resembled a tomato right now.

"Okay, stay here, the change rooms are right in front of you so I'll be right back."

I nodded when an Idea came to mind. I was in need of a new pair of sunglasses. Forks was small enough that everyone knew, however I didn't need to see to feel all the eyes watching me.

After what felt like an hour worth of dress shopping, it turns out that my dress had won Jess' heart.

"Wow, Bella you have an eye for shopping," she stated without thinking.

I laughed when she finally realized her words.

"Uh, I mean-"

"It's alright Jess," I stated.

She wasn't so bad when she wasn't trying to impress everyone.

"Listen Jessica, do you think you could help me pick out a new pair of sunglasses?"

"Bella, all you need to do is say the word."

I laughed when her hand once again took me on a wild goose chase. I felt so disorientated, and it was making me sick.

"Try these," she stated putting a pair on my face. "Nah to big of frames."

I sighed as I heard her rumage through some more.

"You can't rush this," she stated as I felt the cool frames of another pair on my face.

"Perfect," she said. "Listen Bella, I know you can't see them, but they were made for you."

Well, I had to trust her.

We went to the counter and paid before I took the tag off and plopped them on my head.

"Why?" Jess asked me.

"I don't like the way people are staring."

I could tell this confused her.

"I can feel their eyes."

"Ooooh."

Yup, she was pretty stupid.

"So you want to hit the bookstore after right?"

I nodded as we walked through the doors of the mall. The brisk air of outside caught my attention since I had left my jacket in Jessica's car.

"Well, here's the bookstore," she stated as we walked inside. "Now what kind of books do you want?"

"Is there a store clerk?"

"Ya some old lady. You want me to take you that way?"

I nodded as we took seventeen steps foreward.

"Hello there girls, what can I help you with," She asked, obviously not used to teenagers coming in the store.

"Uh Bella, there was this shoe sale next door and-"

"Go ahead Jess, I am sure I can handle myself."

I didn't get a respone, but within ten seconds she had dropped my hand and exited the store. I cleared my throat and turned to the direction of the old womans' voice.

"I was wondering if you carried any books in braile?" I asked in a low voice.

Usually, people go into shock seeing a blind person in a book store. Yet, this woman merely laughed.

"Actually, some man came in her almost a month ago odering special braile books, I believe he was the police cheif of Forks."

Reminder to thank Charlie when I got home.

"Would you mind guiding me there?" I asked as she took my hand.

"Not at all."

I could feel her worn down bones in my hand as she walked slow enough to allow me to count my steps.

"My daughter went blind, she had a corneal transplant when she was twelve though. Have you ever thought about it?"

So that's why she understood so easily.

"Thought about, and in the process of getting a donor," I replied.

"It really was a good choice for her," she stated. "Ah, here we are. The shelf rows have labels so you can find your books.

"Thanks," I told her as I ran my fingertips along the edge of the shelf.

Surprisingly they had quite the selection. I decided to stick with the classic Wuthering Heights and Romeo and Juliet. I paid for them and still noticing that Jessica had yet to return from her shoe hunting trip, I decided to get some air.

It had dropped in temperature as the goosebumps on my skin appeared faster than earlier. It was at this time I was an idiot for fogetting my sweater. I leaned against the back of the building and exaled.

Why was it that Edward seemed to fill my mind everytime I tried to think?

Finding no answer I merely shrugged to the air as two hands grabbed my shoulders.

I opened my mouth to scream but a hand clamped over it before I could even remotely make a sound.

"Hey boys, look at this one," he sneered in a tone that made me want to vomit.

"What a looker," another one answered as I was pushed against a wall.

I could hear something breathing roughly when finally I realized it was me.

"What's with the sunglasses darlin'," A third voice stated as hands groped down my arms.

Revolting.

"Let's take these off shall we..."

Once he removed his hand, I took my chance and screamed.

"Help!" I cried and felt his fist make contact against my face.

My sunglasses flew off, and I could hear the men laugh.

"Well, looky here, she is sightless."

I could tell a bruise was going to form.

"Damn, and here I wanted her to remember our faces."

Bastards. I managed to think.

That's when the screeching sound of tires caught my attention.

"Get in!"

Edward?

I didn't even reply but merely searched for the handle to his volvo and jumped inside. I buckled in as he sped off.

I could hear the steering wheel strain under his grip.

"Edward?"

"Distract me Bella."

Come again?

"Pardon?"

"Just ramble about something please-"

"Okay so apparentely coach Clapp wants me to start doing laps in gym," I stated hearing his strained voice again.

"Why?"

"Well apparentely he thinks I am fat. Or at least that is the only reason I can think of," I stated hearing his breathing go down to a normal pace. "Better?"

"Controlable, but not better," he stated as he touched the side of my face.

I winced as his cool hand brushed the tender spot.

"I was too late," he stated returning to his grumbling state.

"You can't save me all the time," I muttered. "Besides I was stupid for waiting outside for Jess."

"Wait a minute wasn't Jessica supposed to be watching you?" He growled.

"Well-"

I felt him pull over and his hand once again inspected my face.

"I've dealt with worse you know," I muttered by accident.

"Oh and what would that be?" He asked.

"When you grow up in a big city, there are a lot of people who don't accept people like me..." I trailed off as Edwards hand was suddenly on the opposite side helping me out of the volvo.

"Now is the time to finish our little talk."

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A/N: Okay First: Hard chapter, I am tryin to pull away from the book more and more, so the timeline is a little off from the book, so sorry about that.

Second, reviewers make me so happy. Almost fifty reviews and this is like a record for me. Let's try and make it 65 okay?

Third, Bella isn't really in shock over the incident...yet, just wait for the next chapter.

PS- Bella is a very perceptive girl. So if it seems a little weird how she discovered most on her own, just think of it like a superhero...cause thats all i can come up with.

PSS- Jacob will be in...but perhaps as an evil one...