A/N: Hmm… all the snow seems to have melted. Perhaps we'll get more tonight. As for now, on with chapter 7!
Chapter 7 – As He Slept
Bella's POV
His house wasn't that hard to find. All that I had to do was run to school and pick up his scent, then follow it until I hit the jackpot – the Mason family home.
Edward's car, a bashed up little silver Toyota was parked outside in the driveway next to a dusty green 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe. I walked over to Edward's car and inhaled deeply. The scent was enough to send me reeling – and I wasn't even inside the car. I stood next to the car and worked to keep my breathing even until the venom in my mouth dissipated. Once I felt comfortable standing there, I started to walk towards the house. The closer I got, the stronger his scent became.
There was a light on inside an upstairs window and another farther back on the first floor, probably from the kitchen. I looked at my watch and saw that it was already 10:00 at night.
I turned away from the house and back to Edward's car. The smell that was rolling off of it was intoxicating, even from being a foot away. I stepped closer and inhaled deeply, then glared at the lock until it popped up. Very, very slowly I opened the door. Edward's scent came rushing out and once again venom filled my mouth. I painstakingly steadied my breathing, and then slipped into the driver's seat. The smell was simply unbelievable. I closed my eyes and breathed in deeply, unable to resist any longer. My nose trailed along the steering wheel, feeling the cold leather on my face and Edward's scent fill my nose. Before I knew it I was… licking the steering wheel? I stopped abruptly and looked around to see if anybody had seen. There was nobody in the driveway. I wiped the steering wheel with my sleeve and sat back nonchalantly. Nobody would ever know. Then it came to me – Alice. I whipped out my cell phone and hit the speed dial button. She answered before it even rang. All that I could here was giggling. And a dull roar in the background that was most likely Emmett.
"Alice!" I whined. "Why did you tell him?"
"He… wasn't… the only… one I … told," Alice gasped through the giggles. I hit my head on the steering wheel, then glared at it.
"You are the cause of all my problems…" I muttered at it under my breath.
"No," Emmett yelled, "You're the cause of all your problems! You lick steering wheels!" I rolled my eyes.
"I will never talk to you again," I hissed into the phone, then snapped it shut and threw it into the pocket of my jacket. The silence enveloped me once again as I rubbed my temples. When I opened my eyes again the light in Edward's bedroom was turned off as well as the light in the kitchen.
"Time to roll," I muttered to myself. The door quietly squeaked open and I stepped out lightly. Clouds had rolled in while I was in the car, covering the sky and turning it to a dark, reddish grey. I silently ran to the front porch, then climbed the supports to the roof. A quick peek in the window confirmed that Edward was soundly asleep. I watched him, almost in a trance, as he slept. Without even thinking I used my power to slide open the window latches and silently stepped inside into his room. I leaned against the wall, then slid down until I was sitting on the ground. All I could do was focus on breathing and stare at Edward. His chest rose and fell as he breathed and a chunk of bronze hair fluttered in front of his mouth.
I took a deep breath and wrapped my arms around my legs. Edward's scent rolled around me in waves as he breathed in and out. Suddenly he stiffened, then rolled over and sighed. More of his scent rolled off of him, hitting me like a frying pan. Not, of course, that any frying pan could actually hurt me. But the idea still remains.
Three hours later I was still frozen against the wall. I looked at my watch and was shocked – it was already 1:00 in the morning.
What am I doing here? I couldn't help but think. Do you ever think that anything could really come of this?
No, I answered my own question. Nothing ever could. It felt like there was something heavy in my chest, weighing down my heart. I stood up and put my hands on the windowsill, getting ready to leave when I heard it.
"Bella…" Edward mumbled. I turned around and immediately fell into a defensive crouch, holding my breath. It took me a moment to realize that Edward was actually not awake. He had been sleep talking. And saying… my name? I stood up straight again and leaned against the wall.
"What are you thinking about, Edward?" I muttered under my breath. Still, I couldn't help but feel my heart swell with… something… when I watched his face. Add on top of that when he said my name with his perfect, silky voice…
I let out one last sigh and started to step out the window.
"Good night, Edward," I whispered and jumped to the ground.
As I was running home I couldn't help but think that maybe, just maybe, something could come of it.
A/N: Wow, that really took me a long time to write… It was pretty hard to, though. Got a wee bit of writers block near the middle. Hope everybody liked it!
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