So here is another chapter! I once again got impatient so I decided to post this because I can. My updates will become less regular for the rest of the summer since I have a job that is exhausting and doesn't leave much time to write and post things, but I'll try to get one chapter out (at least) every week. And if I don't, feel free to be upset with me. On a side note, this is the longest chapter yet! Yay! And also, I would like to thank the five people that reviewed. We're getting better, guys! We added one more review to the list! (Sorry I'm such a hound for reviews, but I really want to know what people think and if they don't review, well, I don't have anything to go off of) Without further stalling, I give you the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters, but that doesn't stop me from borrowing them from time to time.
I woke up in the morning to growl at the obnoxious sound of my alarm blaring in my ears. Was it morning already? I sat up and felt a dull ache in my back, so last night wasn't a dream. What happened to me was unexplainable. And I just wanted to live a normal life. Why did Forks have to change everything? Grumbling to myself, I pulled myself out of my bed and made my way to the bathroom. The warm water of the shower soothed my aching muscles. I dried myself off, and went to put my clothing on for the day.
Once dressed, I went to eat my breakfast, but before I did I glanced at my computer, I was going to have to do some research. I ran down the stairs, paying close attention so I wouldn't slip and break my neck. Knowing myself, I probably would. I slid around the kitchen fixing myself some breakfast. Charlie came down from upstairs, rubbing sleep from his eyes.
"Bella, nice to see you up, we haven't been seeing much of each other lately," he said gruffly, sitting down at the table.
"I know, I guess I've just been busy with school. What do you want for breakfast?" I asked Charlie politely.
"I'll have whatever you're having," he replied, "So, have you seen any boys you like lately?"
"Not really," I told him as I pulled some bowls down and a box of Life cereal, "Though there is one guy..." I debated over weather or not I should tell my dad about my infatuation with Edward Cullen - though it could be a disaster, telling him.
"Who?" He asked.
"Um, Edward Cullen," I said quietly, hoping he wouldn't hear me.
"Hmm... the youngest Cullen boy. They're a good family, Carlisle has helped Forks out a lot, an impressive doctor like him here in our little town," Charlie approved.
We ate our cereal in an awkward silence after the conversation, as soon as I finished I plopped my bowl in the sink. Glancing at the time, I knew I should get going for school. "I have go get going, I'll see you after school."
"Have a good day," Charlie called after me as I shut the door behind me.
I walked quickly to my truck, opening the door and sliding into it. I put my eyes into the ignition and smiled as I heard the truck roar to life. That would always make me smile, no matter how terrible my truck looked - I loved it and I wouldn't give it up for anything. Seriously, it was my pride possession.
When I reached the school, I slipped out of the car and onto the pavement nearly slipping. Luckily, I put my hand on the car to steady myself and I didn't go sprawling across the cement. Looking around the parking lot, I saw many people looking my way. I didn't need there attention. I walked away pretending like I couldn't see them. Oddly enough, when I thought that they should leave me along - they did. As I walked I thought back to the night before, I needed someone I could trust to stand by me while I figured these things out. That's when Edward popped up next to me.
"How are you feeling? I've been worrying about you all night," He whispered.
"I'm feeling great actually, if you can believe it," I whispered back.
I walked into school, feeling entirely different, Edward was by my side looking concerned. I was as happy as a clam, and everyone wasn't looking at me. I knew it was going to be a good day. That weird change had had more effects than I had known. When walking through the parking lot, I saw many people walking towards me, and I thought to myself 'please go away!' and they did. I thought to myself, 'I wish I had someone I could trust here', and Edward popped up. And so here I was, facing the school, grinning like an idiot with Edward by my side. That weird experience had changed me, and I hoped it was for the better.
"Bella, are you feeling alright?" Edward asked me.
"I told you already, I'm fine," I said shaking myself out of the daze I had previously been in. I sighed to myself and Edward walked with me to my locker. As I opened it, he leaned casually next to me, studying me with those beautiful eyes of his. He was looking at me like a husband would look at a wife. It unnerved me, but it didn't scare me. It felt right.
"I want you to meet me after school today," Edward said to me.
"Really? And why might that be?" I asked, acting as if I had no idea what he was talking about.
"You know why. And I want to figure some things out with you. And I happen to know that you'll need another person to talk to about whatever it is that is happening to you. Plus, I'd rather be spending time with you than anything else, even if it does mean figuring out what happened. You truly are a mystery to me," Edward looked at me with a slight twinkle in his eyes.
"Fine. I'm not even going to try and get out of this one. You know we're getting stares, right?" I asked him.
"Let them stare. I just want to be with you, and people staring is not going to stop that."
"Alright then."
At that precise moment Mike ran up to us and started speaking to me, "Hey Bella," he said, "Did you finish the Biology homework?"
"No Mike. I had some more," I glanced at Edward and we shared a knowing smile, "pressing things to deal with."
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Mike looked back and forth between us, slightly confused, "Oh. Well, if you need to I'll let you copy my homework, whatever I can do to help."
"Actually, Mike," Edward started, "I was going to help Bella finish it at lunch today." He walked to my side and put an arm around my shoulder, I shivered at a molecular level`at his touch.
"That's right. He promised me that he would help, since he was with me when I had to deal with something huge," I told him. Let Mike squirm and try to figure out what was going on. It was entertaining to say the least, watching him stand there, shifting from foot to foot. He looked like a two year old that really had to pee.
"Really? What did you have to deal with? You can trust me," He said, trying to get the truth out of me.
"It's none of your business," Edward said icily. I glared at Edward.
"It was just something to do with my mom. She was freaking out because I hadn't called her in a long time and Edward was over, helping me with some homework, so he helped me calm my mother down. And let me tell you, it was no small task," I told Mike with a straight face.
"There's your answer, now could you kindly leave us alone?" Edward asked.
"Sure. I'll see you later, Bella!" Mike called as he turned to leave.
"Why did you tell him that ridiculous story," Edward asked me as we started walking. I felt the reluctance as he took his arm down off of my shoulder.
"I wanted to give the poor kid a break, he looked like he was about to have a heart attack when I told him you were there. I don't want to be responsible for someones death!" I told him. By telling Mike that, I had a story to explain what had happened, and people wouldn't get the wrong idea ... well, mostly.
Edward chuckled, "The bells about to ring, I'll walk you to your class. Remember, at lunch I'm helping you with your biology homework." Edward winked when we reached my classroom and turned to walk away. My breath caught in my throat as I watched him walk away. Why did he hold such a spell over me? The ring of the bell jerked me out of my trance.
Through the class periods that I had to endure before I had my next class, I couldn't stop thinking. I don't think I heard a single thing the teacher said that day, but I was somehow able to do everything on the worksheets they handed out in less time than anyone else. I guess this whole situation had some great perks. I spent most of the time in class thinking about Edward. I knew that he was playing some sort of part in all of this, he was the sun I was revolving around - and I didn't think I could stop it. Or that I even wanted to. When I came to Forks, after I saw him I started to get those back pains which I now knew were because of wings. Which is a really odd thing to think about. Not every girl can say that she has wings that come out of her back. He had bit me on the neck, and I had felt great. The tingling feeling that had spread throughout my body had put me in some sort of euphoria. And then that night when I experienced that whole change, he was there. He helped me through it. And now he was going to help me figure out exactly what had happened. We were connected. And I didn't know why - yet.
I counted down the periods until lunch as I thought to myself, I could barely wait for the excitement practically overwhelmed my being. When I reached the lunch room, I grabbed my lunch quickly and began to search the lunchroom for Edward. I spotted him, he waved, I broke out into a grin. I walked over, carrying my tray and managing not to fall over. Score one for Bella! And I sat down with as much composer as was humanly possible. Edward had his plate of food in front of him.
"Why don't you ever eat?" I blurted out as I sat down. I blushed sheepishly at my outburst, maybe it was something he didn't like to talk about.
Edward just smiled at me and laughed, "I guess since I know your secret you should know mine. But I'll tell you what that is later, when we're alone, there's to many people here to talk to you about it safely."
"Oh, I see, so it's a big secret, too," I nodded, "So I bet you don't want the mere humans to even get a whiff of what you are because if they did they would run in many different directions screaming, then asking me why I wasn't running, and learn that I was something not human and then run some more and suddenly there is mass destruction and terrible things are happening."
Edward laughed at me, giving me his crooked grin. I loved it when he grinned like that, it sent shivers down my spine. "Something like that," he replied.
"So you're supposed to help me with my biology homework, right?" I said to him, as I placed some food in my mouth.
"I finished it for you," he said, holding a piece of paper up in front of me, "So we can talk about some more important things."
I swallowed my food, the intensity of Edwards look was making me feel odd, "Like what?" I feigned like I didn't know what the heck he was talking about.
"Like what your favorite color is, and what your favorite animal is. I thought we should get to know each other better if we're going to be spending a good chunk of our time together." He shrugged, "I thought it might be a good idea."
I nodded, swallowing my food, "Sounds good to me. You can start," I said as I took another bite of my food.
"What's your favorite color?" He asked me.
"Blue." I said simply. "What's yours?"
"Whatever color your eyes are that day, and right now that would be a bright green," he told me as I blushed. "What's your favorite band?"
"Um.... I have no idea. To many to choose from," I answered, "What's yours?"
"I would have to go with the same answer as you," he smiled. And we continued on like this for a very long time. The rest of lunch was spent talking, bouncing questions and answers back and forth. When lunch was nearing an end, Edward stopped the questions asking, "After school I'll take you home. And tomorrow we'll go somewhere safe that we can talk. Is that alright with you?" Edward searched my eyes for approval.
"That's fine. But why do you have to drive me home?" I asked him.
"Because I want to be close to you," he said to me, leaning closer. "Now we should hurry, it's almost time for class." I looked around to see that he was right. We dumped our trays and side by side we walked to Biology. I was really liking spending all this time with Edward. I could get used to it.
The Book of Creatures:
Goblins:
Goblins come in two different types - the nasty kind, and the helpful kind. Most people would believe that there could be a type of Goblin that could be helpful, but they truly do exist. Like all things in life there must be a yin for the yang, and this is clearly shown with the two types of goblins. The nasty kind of Goblin usually sports red skin, and the helpful kind usually sports green skin. Here, time will be spent detailing the fundamental differences between the two and what exactly you should do if you do encounter them. Also, the other creatures that they are naturally hostile towards - but that only applies to the nasty sort of goblin.
So there it is. And yes, Goblins will be envolved with this story. They won't show up for quite a long time, not until at least the sections of the Nasty goblins are finished. But I promise you it'll be good! Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, and I would love it if you could get six reviews this time. One better than last! If you can you'll make me smile on the inside so I'll write even faster! Oh, and if you review, I will once again give you a sneak peek into the next chapter. I think that's only fair. You do something for me, I do something for you.
