A/N: OMG!!!!!!!!! I'm sooooooooo sorry it took me so long to update and with such a short chapter. I've been busy babysitting, and I have a slight case of writers block! eek!! It sucks! Well, once again, sorry for such a short chapter and I'll try and update soon with a longer chapter...

Chapter 7: Starting Over

Bella's POV

"How... how did you..." I started to ramble gathering my thoughts. I looked up, and for the first time, starred into his eyes. They were the most gorgeous, topaz eyes I had ever seen. But weren't his eyes black before...? "You're ey- eyes... they- they're not black." Why was it so hard to talk to him now? Grant it, I was never very good at talking to guys, but when I looked into his eyes, my mind went to mush.

Edward chuckled, "Yes, my eyes are usually a gold-ish color. You just happened to them during one of my more despised moments... Anyways, why do you think I hate you?" His eyes suddenly became serious. I looked down in hopes that I would be able to say this with out losing my train of thought.

"You'd think I was stupid... or possibly correct." I sighed and shook my head as I tried to escape answering this question. He sighed and opened the door we were standing in front of.

"Well, I wont call you stupid." He said as I walked by him into what I figured was the library. I gasped at the sight. There were shelves after shelves of books. Some of them looked rather new and then there were some that looked several centuries old. It was like I had just walked into my dream room. In one corner of the room there were two black leather armchairs and a matching chaise lounge. After a few minutes of being lost in what was probably the best library I had ever seen, I felt Edward starring at me. I turned around and smiled. "So do you like it?" He asked.

"It's unbelievable," I said, forgetting about about how I was still uncomfortable. "It's amazing some of these books have to be at least a hundred years old, yet they're in perfect condition" I looked around once again before looking back at him. He was sitting in one of the black armchairs and motioned for me to sit in the one next to him. Once I sat down, I heard him sigh.

"So are you ever going to tell me why you think I hate you?" I looked at him in defeat then looked down at my hands.

"Um... well... it's just the way you acted the other day. First you glared at me the entire time we were in Biology, then I go into the office to give Mrs. Cope that little paper that all my teachers had to sign, and you were trying to get in a new class. What am I supposed to think of that? That you love me?" Wow! Where'd that come from? Edward looked taken aback, but then looked down at me with apologetic eyes.

"Bella, I don't hate you. I was just... having a bad day, thats all." I had a feeling there was more to this so-called 'bad day' then he let on, but I let it go.

"So you don't hate me?" I said skeptially.

"No, I do not. And since I was so rude the other day, why don't we start over? I'm Edward," He stuck his hand out for me to shake and I took it.

"I'm Bella," I said, giggling.

"Well, Bella, it's nice to officially meet you." Edward suddenly gave me a heart-stopping crooked grin.

A/N: Hope you all like it! Let me know if you have any ideas, I love to hear what you guys have to say. Even if it is criticism, lol. Oh and sorry if it's a little ooc. Love ya all! Kensie