When the movie ended, Edward was reluctant to let her go. But when the light was turned on and Bella rubbed her eyes tiredly, he gently pulled away from her. She looked up at her with a slight blush tinting her cheeks. He thought she looked beautiful like that, a confused smile on her face. She made to reach up and touch his face.
Alice pounced on her immediately. "Our next class isn't until three Bella!" she exclaimed brightly. "Would you like to go to lunch with us?"

Bella assumed that us meant their family, so she agreed with a smile. Edward on the other hand, glared at Alice. He could see what she was planning.

"Let me go get my purse," Bella laughed, and pulled Alice up the stairs to their room.

"I'll wait down here," he said, after trying to follow them up the stairs and receiving a scorching glare from his sister. He focused in on her thoughts instead. Once she was out of his heightened earshot, she started in on Bella.

"So...You and my brother eh?"

Edward scowled at her lack of tact. Through Alice's eyes, he saw Bella blush bright red. She was aggravated for being so easy to read. Although she didn't understand exactly what Alice meant by saying that, she definitely heard the question the tone inflected. Instead of just agreeing, she looked down to hide her lie.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Bella mumbled. Of course she knew what Alice was talking about. She's a terrible liar, Edward chuckled to himself at his sister's thoughts. She knew she was bad at it too, and hung her head.

"Do you promise to keep it to yourself?" she asked pleadingly. Alice grinned at her victory and nodded. Bella sighed and looked at her toes. "I've just met him, you know? And I haven't really gotten to really talk to him. But for some reason, I feel like..."

She shook her head and looked at Alice. "I like him. Too much. More than he probably already likes me. I've just met him though...it just seems wrong."

Edward growled at her train of thought, but shook his head. He didn't think that she could possibly feel for him like he felt for her. And she wouldn't anymore, once she found out. It was wrong.

You are going to tell her, aren't you Edward, Alice thought to him and he closed his eyes. It would be for her own good to tell her. Maybe she'd be able to leave him after the two weeks were up. At least, that's what he hoped for.

As Bella walked into the cloudy streets, she sighed. It was just like forks, the town she had thought she escaped, at least for a few weeks. At the sound of her name, she jogged to catch up with Alice and Edward. They had gotten ahead of her in her contemplation.

"So where are we going?" Bella asked, walking between them. They grinned at each other and Alice shrugged. "It's a surprise," Edward winked at her. Huffing, she climbed into the door that Edward held open for her. It was a silver Volvo, and smelled just like him. She breathed in deeply then smiled.

Edward grinned crookedly at her as he closed her door. The smile made her breath catch slightly. She watched him as he opened the back door for Alice, then made his way to the driver's side.
"Why can't I drive?" Alice whined from the back seat. He glared at her in the rear view mirror.

"Because it's my car."

"I hate the back," she complained and Bella felt guilty. She offered the front and fumbled to remover the seatbelt. Edward placed a cool hand on her warm one and stilled the movement.

"I'd much rather you were in the front, She's just being difficult." Edward looked away from the road for a second to meet her eyes. She leaned back in the seat and nodded, and he looked forwards once more. When she looked out of the window, she almost shrieked. The trees were moving so quickly by that they were just blurs. She looked at their speed, terrified.

"Slow down!" she she exclaimed, drawing a laugh from both Cullens. After glaring back at Alice, she looked over at Edward.
"My dad is...was a cop. I've been bred into strict traffic laws." She gave his amused face a scowl. After giving a martyred sigh, he slowed down to within ten miles of the speed limit.
"Better?" he asked and she rolled her eyes.

"Better."

The rest of the car ride went without incident. They settled into a comfortable conversation about their various majors at the camp. Bella giggled as Edward mentioned his piano major, remembering their previous conversation. Grinning at the memory, he pulled off of the highway onto a smaller street.

Finally, he pulled to a stop next to a red convertible.

"Who's car is that?" she asked him and he shrugged.
"Rosalie's. Ostentatious, isn't it?" He parked the car and made his way around to her door before she could open it herself. She watched as Emmett appeared from the opened trunk, balancing various items.

"Where are we?" Bella asked, looking around at the empty parking lot surrounded by trees.

"The PARK!" Emmett boomed, and she laughed at his enthusiasm. He tossed her a Frisbee with ease, despite the load he was carrying. Edward caught it before it could hit her, and glared at his brother.

"Forgive him, he's a freak." said a smirking Jasper, who was carrying a now euphoric Alice on his back. Emmett scowled for a second at him and then turned to walk down the path.
"I'll get you Jazzy," he said over his shoulder, and Alice giggled. Rose caught up with him, appearing out of the woods and looking as if she had just walked off of the runway. Bella sighed and took the hand Edward offered her. She looked at him and her face fell. His grey sweater had been removed, and he looked like a model in his plain black wife beater and blue jeans. She couldn't understand why this family of beautiful, interesting people were even talking to her. He studied her saddened expression for a second, then stopped their walking.
"I can take you back to camp if you want," he said quietly, looking determined. She gave him a slight smile and shook her head.

"Lead the way," she told him, and he shrugged.

Their procession through the woods was easier than she had originally thought it would be. Although they probably had walked a mile or two, it was all on the path and easy to maneuver. Edward held her hand the entire time, leading her over fallen logs and through the brightening forest. They continued their conversation from the car, discussing their musical tastes and history. She could hear his family up ahead of them, laughing. She immediately felt guilty for holding him back.

"You can go join your family if you want. I walk slowly, and if I follow this path, I probably will be able to find you guys." she said, and he pulled her to a stop.

"I enjoy walking with you Bella," he grinned and continued his walking. She just shook her head and followed.

Suddenly, the forest cleared and they walked into a large clearing. It could almost be called a meadow, except for the fact that six large trees shaded the entire thing, making it only lit by the sunlight through the leaves. Emmett and Jasper were already playing football, and the girls were setting up a blanket. Edward grinned, then ran at human speed to tackle Jasper, who had the ball.

Bella sat down next to Alice, who was now immersed in a book. Rosalie was painting her toenails carefully, humming along with the large CD player that was now blasting out music. Bella recognized the song from the CD Phil had given her for Christmas the past year.

Bella offered both Alice and Rosalie sandwiches, which they politely declined. She herself was hungry, so she tucked into a peanut butter and jelly one. As she ate she watched the boys play football. They were graceful, and she was jealous. Even Emmett, however bulky and gigantic, moved with speed and agility that went beyond normal. And Edward... well, Edward was a vision out there, laughing with his brothers and running around. Emmett tackled him to the ground, and they started to wrestle, Jasper cheering both of them on from the sidelines.

"Bet you fifty dollars Edward wins."

Bella turned to Alice in amazement. She understood that Edward was strong. Against Emmett however, it seemed a lost cause. As she opened her mouth to take that bet, Rosalie interrupted without looking up.

"Never bet against Alice. She always wins."
Bella closed her mouth and looked back at the boys. With his speed, Edward had made his way out of a headlock and pinned his brother. Jasper called out his victory and gave Edward a high five. He looked over at Bella and grinned, and she gave him a thumbs up. Laughing, Emmett threw the ball back to Jasper, and the game started again.

"I'm going to take a walk in the woods," Bella said quietly, standing up. Alice and Rose nodded and she smiled as she walked towards the edge of the clearing.

As she passed into the woods, she was struck again by its similarities to the forest near her father's home in Forks. Bella could feel the air growing damper as she walked between the trees. She shivered slightly and pulled her headphones out of her pockets to stick in her ears.

Really though, Bella felt more calmed by the woods then threatened. The looming trees felt more grandfatherly than anything and she knew not to fear the woods.

Goodness gracious, I sound like I'm trying to convince myself of this, she thought as she stumbled over a branch. Stumbling, she caught herself on a mossy tree trunk.

She took this moment of solitude to contemplate the past two days. If felt like ages longer than that really, but Bella understood the passage of time moved differently for her. As she took in the cool air of the coming storm (this she could tell by the feeling in the back of her mind, and also by the clue of overturned leaves,) she considered going back to the clearing. She turned her small frame to do so. What she was surprised and horrified to find though, was that she had strayed from the path in her distraction.

She sighed and sat down on a nearby fallen tree, pressing her raincoat down over the moss before perching lightly on it. She was sure that Edward and the rest of the Cullens would find her. Although she had walked what felt like a long distance, she knew they were fast and that she walked slowly. Edward would find her, Definitely.

"Edward," she sighed and smiled mistily at the forest floor. Despite knowing him for all of a day, and a half, she mentally added, she felt a growing attraction to him. Because of this she felt immensely guilty.

She knew that Jacob had developed feelings for her. She owed it to him to try dating him, for all he'd done for her, right? But as she thought of Edward's crooked smile, or those warm, topaz eyes filled with ancient grief, all thought of her lanky brother figure slipped from her mind.

"The is ridiculous" she huffed and rested her head on her hands. Hearing a cracking of the undergrowth, she spun slowly with a smile on her face.
"Edwar-" she stopped and her smile was replaced by a look of extreme horror. Standing behind her was an enormous bear and her two cubs. Bella gulped, resisting the urge to scream. Sparing a glance in the other direction,s he saw another cub, which proceeded to bawl for its mother.

Between a mother bear and her cub, Bella thought hopelessly, trying to remember how to react to a bear attack. Play dead? She thought, then inwardly laughed. That must be something else.

She looked around and considered her chances of running. Decidedly, she ticked that off of the list of things she could do. Tripping would surely kill her now.

Suddenly, she smiled. She knew to make herself bigger, Charlie had taught her that. She grabbed her raincoat exaggeratedly slowly. The mother's eyes followed her every move with an urgency and concentration that unnerved Bella.

Bella stood slowly on the log she was sitting on and spread out her raincoat. She gave a triumphant grin as the bear came down to four legs and snorted. But instead of turning, like she had expected, no hoped, the bear took an angered step closer, moving from it's safe distance meters away.

Bella dropped the raincoat and sighed in resignation. This was her time, she guessed and closed her eyes.

She heard a crashing through the undergrowth and a furious bear growl. Wincing she held her ground and awaited the swipe of the bears claw that would surely end her life.

She heard a beautiful and terrifying sound, a growl from the other direction. Instead of the swipe of a bears furry claw, as she had expected. She was tackled by a cold and very hard body. The cold arms pulled her back from the fallen log.

Bella tentatively opened her eyes and looked for the bear. Instead what she saw was Edward, glorious, moving quicker than she ever thought possible. His face was thunderously angry, and he stood crouched across from the massive bear.

Emmett on the other hand, seemed to be having an enjoyable time. Bella stared incredulously as he picked up the two bear cubs and held them in his arms. Rosalie held the other cub and walked next to her massive boyfriend into the trees. Bella knew then that it was Alice who had her arms pinned to her sides. She watched as Edward circled the bear, until it attacked. Quickly and with deadly force.

She resisted the urge to scream once more as the bear charged Edward. He grinned triumphantly and moved faster than lightning to the bears back. Twisting it's neck quickly, he followed it to the ground, where it fell with a resounding thud.

Edward seemed to be struggling with something, still attached to the bear like a burr. He lowered his face to the bears neck and Bella gasped.

Then his head lifted up, his warm topaz eyes a complete black as they met hers. Blood ringed his perfect lips and dripped down his chin. He licked them and wiped his face on his sleeve before standing and walking slowly towards her. His eyes flickered to his sister, who moved away from Bella quickly, then back to Bella's frightened face.

"Edward?" She asked, voice shaky. He seemed broken out of a trance then, for his eyes turned back to that topaz color, seemingly lighter than even before. Those eyes filled with grief as she trembled before him. Closing them for a second, he sighed and his mouth turned down into an empty frown.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, then ran with inhuman speed away from her and his family.

Author's Note: HELLO EVERYONE. If nobody reviews this story, it makes me feel as if my writing is terrible and nobody likes it. If that is the case, review just to tell me that. Not really a cliffhanger here, but if you want the next chapter, I want ten reviews. Ten New Reviews. Come on people. You can do it.