"Seettthhhh. Wake up, Seth."
I felt a soft prodding on my arm, and Edward was smiling at me as I opened my eyes. I stared at him, dazed and confused, and blinked.
"Why?" I whined, yawning largely and opening my arms in a huge stretch. My head felt light, and I looked around the room, slowly remembering where I was. My brain immediately shut down, and I closed my eyes and flopped onto the bed. I blocked the memories from the night before, and I opened my eyes to Edward.
"Are you still tired? I'll let you sleep some more." He frowned, looking hurt at my less-than-amused expression. I sighed. Lord, he was fragile these days.
"No, no. Edward, I'll get up." I sat up for effect. Edward smiled at me, and I grinned back. My heart stopped suddenly as I looked into his happy eyes.
It stopped for two reasons. Firstly, his eyes were amazing. He looked so happy, so... so... alive, and there was something else I couldn't identify.
Secondly, because I had just realised he could hear my thoughts. My face reddened, and I cast my eyes down. That was a stupid move, I should really try to control what I think around him. I'd hate to offend--
"Don't worry about it." He grinned at me, and I really hope I didn't show badly the feeling that was in my mind. I heard a quiet groan, and a soft banging on the wall.
"Heyyyyy!" Jasper droned. "Stoopp. You're both driving me crazy." He smacked the wall some more, and I couldn't help but laugh. Edward glanced at me, a worried look on his face, but I shook my head. 'It's nothing,' I thought at him. 'Really.'
"Stop!" Jasper howled, and I tipped my head to the side, listening to what was going on in his room. Edward nudged me, and I was so close to finding out...
"Alice is suggesting that they kick us out. She can't stand Jasper when he's so.. um, in her words, tweaked." Edward shrugged.
My mouth moved faster than my brain could. "Maybe we should go before they do." My face flushed, and Alice yelled, "Finally! I can see again!"
I guess that settles it.
Edward shot up, stepping over to a pile of boxes I hadn't noticed until just then. "What's that?" I asked, but he just pulled clumps of cloth into a duffel bag that I didn't see him grab. All this quickness was starting to annoy me. Unlike some people, I actually liked knowing what the other people around me were doing. while I was watching Edward, I noticed him beginning to slow in his motions.
Edward seemed eerily giddy as he packed the bag. I pondered this for a second, and just snatched my i-pod off of the nightstand. Edward was standing by the door, grinning. Why did that make me worried? I shrugged and streched as I stood up. Edward grabbed my hand, and we trotted down the stairs. Edward flicked an envelope at the table by the door, and we walked into the garage. I silently climbed into the passenger seat of Edward's silver Volvo. We drove out of the driveway, and I finally couldn't take the silence any more.
"Edward, where are we going?"
"Away." He answered simply, and I thought, simply, that he had finally lost it. That all of the stress of Me, Jacob, Bella, everything had finally gotten to him.
On the whole ride "there" my theory was not proved wrong.