Yay! Chapter two! Sorry, this one is kind of a cliff hanger, but I put a lot of effort into it so I hope it's good!

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The sun shone lightly through the curtains covering my window as I opened my eyes to the new morning. I was warmly wrapped up in a thin quilt that kept me separated from the one thing I really wanted to be wrapped up in. I stretched my arms out to my sides and calmly grab onto the cold, stone-hard body beside me with a small smile. Edward calmly gathered me in his arms and pulled my tightly towards his chest, trailing his lips down my cheek and collar bone. I shiver with pleasure as his cold skin makes contact with my moderately warm, human skin, but did not pull away. I had grown much attached to the amazing feeling of our bodies touching; the blissful currents of electricity as they races through my body, the way the hairs on my body stood on end even at the most simplest of grazes. They all made being with Edward fifty time better than usual, but even if he wasn't a vampire, there wouldn't be a thing that could keep me away from him. He was my soul mate. He was my soul. And I cannot live without my soul.

He brought his lips to my ear to whisper to me. "Good morning, love."

I smile and rest my head on his chest. "Good morning." I replied with a flamboyant tone.

He chuckled in my ear before getting himself off the bed and leaving me alone to get ready for school. I quickly took a shower and dressed, letting my hair dry naturally and fall down my back like an escalade of beautiful brown waves. Edward liked it most that way. I smile at my reflection in the mirror before walking carefully downstairs to see Edward standing casually by the kitchen table. He gave me another smile when he saw me.

"Stunning as usual," He stated while I looked for something to eat. "Would you like any help?"

I smile ruefully and pull out a box of cereal for him to see. He nodded once and continued watching me gather up everything I needed for breakfast. While I poured the milk into the bowl I decided to make to ask a question even though I didn't mind the lingering silence.

"So, you know Sara, the girl I was telling you about yesterday?" He nodded. "I was wondering if maybe she could sit at the lunch table with us today. You guys could get to know her better that way and I like her company. She's one of the most entertaining humans I've ever met." I looked over at him hopefully.

He had a sorry expression on causing my face to fall. "Bella, It's not that I distrust what you think about her, even though you tend to befriend the worst of people," He added the side comment making me role my eyes. "It's just that we cannot let humans into our lives like that. If you wish to sit with her, you may, but having her at our table may not be too good of an idea."

"Why? Do you really think she's going to figure out you're a vampire because she eats lunch with you one time?" I waited for his response, but he said nothing. "She doesn't even eat her own food. I don't think she'll be on edge because you like to push around your food. She doesn't really find any interest in the other kids at school; she barely even talks to them."

I waited for him to argue back, but I already knew I was going to win this.

"Bella, it's not natural. Have you even thought about what she might think? A human sitting with a coven of vampire could be very traumatizing. I could put her way over edge. You're the only human that can stand being alone in a room with one, but you're only half sane so it doesn't count. She'll probably just shy away from us and find another table to sit at." He frowned a little. He didn't like to refuse me things.

"But she's not like all of the other people at school! She's not like those humans! She's like me, except she can walk in a straight line without falling and people usually keep their distance. She has this weird presence around her that, when in a sour mode, scares the living day light out of all of them." I crossed my arms in front of my chest, waiting for him to give in.

He sighed, ran a hand through his tousled bronze hair, and looked at me with defeat. I won.

"Fine, she can sit with us. You know exactly what Rose is going to say, she's going to throw a fit because we're letting another human hang around us. Of course Alice will be snooping in her future and learning all of her soon to be secrets. Jazz is going to scare the hell out of her by giving her that weird 'I'm about to eat you' look and Emmet is going to either show off or embarrass every one. At least after this she will never want to sit with us again." He sighed once more and stood beside me as I started to eat.

"Thank you." I said as soon as I had a mouth full of food down.

"You're welcome love." He lightly kissed my head before heading to the door. "I'm going to go get my car and change, be back in fifteen minutes." He said as he waved good-bye.

It would be more like ten minutes at the speeds he can drive, I thought sarcastically to myself. I ate the rest of my breakfast, threw the plate in the sink and sat down in the living room to wait for Edward. Picking up a magazine form the coffee table, I mindlessly flipped through the pages, but about half way through it the phone rang and I had to get up and answer it.

I picked the headpiece up and held it to my ear. "Hello?"

"Hi! Bella, I thought I wasn't going to catch you in time." Jakes voice boomed over the loud earpiece.

"No, I'm here. What do you need?" I asked with a small smile. It always made my day a little brighter to hear Jakes voice, but things were getting so awkward between us…

"I wanted to invite you to this… um, beach party thing me and the rest of the pack are going to be doing tomorrow. We're all hanging around First Beach for a while since it's supposed to be warmer tomorrow. Some of the imprints are coming and I wanted to know if you were interested." He said with a thrilling excitement.

"Yea, that sounds really fun. I'll be there. What time?" I asked biting my lip while I though about something.

"Around twelve. Me and Jared have patrol tonight, that's why I called you now. So, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Jake was about to add Goodbye, but I cut him off.

"Can I bring a friend?" I asked quickly.

Jake thought that over for a second. "Um, which… friend?"

"One of my new friends from school, that's all. She's really cool, I know the pack will like her." I tried to justify my reasoning's as I did with Edward this morning.

"Well, I guess that would be okay. It's not a private event or something. Sure, why not?" He ended. "Tomorrow at twelve. You and your friend 'got to be there on the dot, got it?"

"Sure Jake, bye." I said.

"Good-bye Bella."

I hung the phone on the receiver and went back to sitting on the couch, waiting for Edward to get back. After about two minutes I heard his car pulling into the drive way, next to my truck, and quickly got my bag. I walked to the door, quickly locking it behind me and walked to the passenger seat. Edward was right next to me in less than the second it took for me to blink. He opened the door and helped me slide in, gingery closing the door once all of me was inside. He was back in his seat in another second, turning the key in the ignition until the car roared to life. Edward backed out of the drive way and started to dive to school.

"So, why do you like Sarah more than your other human friends? You've only known her a day and already you want her to sit with us and go to the beach with you." Edward said, eyes focused on the road.

"Of course you would know about that," I said to myself, not really carding if he heard. I sighed a breath full of impatiens. "I don't really know, okay? She's not like everyone else at school… she has a weird way about her. You'll see once you meet her." I paused, knowing what I should say next, but not being able to bring myself to it.

Edward cocked an eyebrow at me, waiting for me to go on, but I didn't say a word. It was too hard to ask.

"What is it Bella? Do you need to ask me something?" He waited again, but this time I just forced it out.

"I need you to do something for me…" My voice faded quickly though as Edward motioned for me to go on.

"You know I'll do anything for you. Except… Well, you know. Not before marring me, at least." He waited, probably thinking what I was going to ask was along those line, but in truth, it was far from it.

"No, I'm not asking for you to change me," I added under my breath: "Even though that would be nice…" He sighed and shook his head, but before he could argue with me I continued to talk. "I want you to, um… well…" I took a deep breath and just said it. "I want you to read Sarah's mind."

Edward looked over to me in confusion, wondering what I could possibly mean. "Bella, it's not something I can control. I'm bound to hear her thoughts once and a while. Do you want me to purposely do it?"

I nodded my head, looking nervously down at my hands. "I just want you to look for anything that seems… out of the ordinary. There's something odd about her, but I can't figure out what exactly it is. I just want you to look for something that could be dangerous or bad…" I couldn't make myself talk anymore.

"Why? Is there something that should be cautious of?" He gave me a worried expression, honestly afraid for what could be wrong.

"Not exactly… she's just different. I was wondering if she's just a strange human or… Well you get the picture." I said with a wavering tone.

"I'll keep an eye out. She won't be of any harm to you Bella, I promise to protect you." He pulled into the Forks high school parking lot and parked his car next to Rose's.

The Cullens looked over to us, some with happy expressions- Alice and Emmet- and some with cryptic, smoldering looks that made me shy away- Rosalie and Jasper. Alice waved to me with an enthusiastic smile and a tiny hop in the air.

She pranced over to the car and opened up my door without even looking at Edward.

"Thank you! This is going to be so fun! I promise, I won't creep her out or even get too close. It's always so much better when you have a new person to sit with! Oh, I can already tell we're going to be great friends!" She was all but yanking me out of the seat in order to give me a hug.

She wrapped her small, cold arms around me and gave me a slight squeeze. I patted her on the back and waited for her to let go of me. Rose and Jasper kept looking at me with weird expressions. Rose, an angry and annoyed face and Jasper, one of guilt and authority. Alice must have told them, and from the looks of it, they aren't too happy.

Jasper gave a quick look to Edward- who was obviously reading his thoughts- and Edward whispered something I couldn't really hear. I caught: "How much harm… She's not going to… just once…", but other than that, I was completely lost.

Emmet gave me one of his smiles that made him look overly cocky and full of himself, but I bet he was only focusing on Rose. He was more of an observer who had to have the last word. He watched everything and, usually, didn't have a problem with it. I guess this was one of those times.

"This could be… interesting. I mean, is she's stupid enough to sit with a coven of vampires her loss won't be in vain, she was already crazy." He gave me a smile in general.

I gave him a sarcastic "thanks", and got out of the car with my bag. Edward and Japer were still having their silent discussion, but I could tell that Edward was winning. He was winning it for me.

"I can see a whole bunch of things happening, but it's really weird." Alice was looking off into space with a blank expression. "It keeps changing. One minute she's picking up a flower as a small girl in Chile, and the next she's pointing a gun at some random person as a Nazi solider. But it changes after about… three seconds. Weird." She shrugged her shoulders and looked at me again. "Whenever I try to get her in general, it goes all whack, but when I focus on you or me, I see her clear as day, walking happily with us."

She looked off again as my fears began to build. Maybe she is really different. Maybe she's keeping a dark secret from all of us. Alice's powers haven't been like this before. Please, let Alice just be wrong this one time, I prayed to myself.

"And at night… forget about it. She just completely disappears all together. Huh?"

Edward was right behind me when he place his hand on my waist. I jumped a bit, but other than that forgot about it. I could see Sara's car coming down the road and parking in the space closest to the exit of the school. I braced myself, hoping that my soon to be family would at least try to welcome her.

The guys whistled at the shiny car and Edward s eyebrows rose in interest. "Wow, never seen a car like that in Forks that didn't belong to us. Rich Mommy and Daddy?" His tone was a bit sour, but other than that he just kept awing at the car.

"No, she lives alone. I don't know where she got the car, I'll ask her later." I looked around once to make sure everyone was paying attention. "Please, don't screw this up."

Eventually, everyone nodded and held their breaths as she approached. Her face showed a mixture of confusion and slight unease, but she kept walking. Every one, other than Jasper, let the breath out to make it look as if they were actually breathing. Jasper kept still and focused, trying not to get caught in the new scent until he knew he could handle himself. Being the youngest in the group, he took a different reaction to the smell of new humans.

I walked forward and met Sara a few feet away from my family, awkwardly hugging her. She squeezed me slightly and let go to get a look at the rest of the people around me. She seemed hesitant at first, but then the look that she had on her face during the beginning of yesterday covered her and everyone took a breath in.

That's when everything got weird.

Edward took one sniff before he focused hard, staring into her eyes and trying to read her mind. Rose and Emmet's eyebrows raised in shock after the one sample of her scent. Alice smiled widely and all but broke out into a happy dance while Jasper just stared at her. He didn't have an expression on hunger on his face, but rather unease. I could tell he just wanted to leave right now, but Alice didn't budge.

"You must be the Cullens." Sara said after that went on for about two minutes. "I've heard of you, you're the Doctors adopted kids." She didn't try to, but she seemed sarcastic when she said adopted.

She inhaled and exhaled to relax herself before she let a bright smile light up her face, but it didn't reach her eyes. It was only a mask, a cover up.

"Hello!" Alice couldn't stay quiet any longer.

She Raced over to me side and held out her gloved hand, quickly looping her arm around my waist. Sara stared at Alice's outstretched hand, as if it were a cobra about to strike. After a few seconds of deliberation, Sara took the hand, shaking it slightly, and quickly pulled away. It wasn't very noticeable, but I heard the small sigh of relief Sara let out after Alice pulled away.

"Um, Sara, this is Alice." I gestured to Alice and Sara gave a small wave. Alice smiled brilliantly in return. "This is Alice's…" I hesitated trying to find a word for what Alice and Jasper were. "That's her, uh, boyfriend, Jasper." It didn't sound right, but I stuck with the normal, not wanting to give anything away. Jasper nodded slightly, not uttering a word. "That's Rosalie and Emmet." I threw my head in their direction. Emmet slung his arm over Rose's shoulder and planted a kiss on her cheek before smiling widely to Sara. Sara smiled lightly, and waited for me to go on.

Edward came to my side and slid his arm around my waist, pulling me protectively close to him. I smiles a sheepish smile to Sara, whose eyebrows were raised in shock. I hadn't mentioned Edward once to her yesterday. I guess I wanted it to be a surprise.

"Um, this is Edward. He's mine." I put simply. It was already obvious that the group was paired up, so what was wrong with calling him mine. He had my heart and I had his, it was as simple as that.

I wrapped my arm around his torso, leaning into his chest and waited for Sara's reaction. She didn't seem to hate them right now, or be afraid, but I could see some kind of emotion in her bright eyes. She was trying to suppress some kind of emotion, but it showed clearly on her face that something was off. Something behind the mask was still cleverly disguised.

When I looked up to see Edwards face, panic washed over me. He was focusing hard on something, with a puzzled expression he stared at Sara, looking almost through her; his honey eyes shining slightly against the glare of lights, his lips in a hard line, and his face hard and solid. This isn't how he reacts to anybody.

Something's wrong.

Sara cleared her throat and, without moving any part of her body besides her mouth, broke through the silence that I barely noticed had settled over the group.

"It's nice to meet all of you. Any friend of Bella's is a friend of mine." After that everyone was silent and unmoving.

Aside from me.

I shifted from foot to foot, played with my hands nervously, my breath became uneven and hard with the building tension. Not even Sara was moving. Her breaths were slow and even- completely controlled. She stayed perfectly still, standing on two feet with her hands held tightly around her chest. Her eyes were still darting from place to place, but only her eyes moved. She stayed perfectly still. I could tell Edward noticed it too by the way he observed her.

I tossed a pleading glance in Jaspers direction, hoping he could ease my nerves or calm me down. He caught the glance and nodded his head. Almost instantly after that, a warm feeling of calm swept over the group and I let out a sigh of relief. It was nice not to worry.

Emmet and Rose walked away, towards some open tables in the school yard. Jasper and Alice followed, walking- Alice spinning and twirling in his hands actually- hand in hand to the table next to theirs. Edward didn't move a bit, it was getting awkward.

"Now I see how you can get through a day in this school. I would fall over dead if all I had were those… normal people to hang out with. No offence to any of your normal friends." She smiled widely at me.

I could feel my muscles uncoil with the relived tension. I smiled back at her, but when I saw the full affect of her smile, flinched. She was as stunning as Edward. I felt a little self conscious, but having Edward pull me tighter made that disappear all together.

"Yea, I don't think I could make it without them… they're practically family." I thought about telling her about what had happened earlier this year when they left me, but decided it wasn't the time for that. Not with Edward standing right next to me.

Sara turned to Edward giving him a cheery face. "You must think I'm a freak or something. Sorry about scaring off your family, I didn't mean to." Her tone was light, but I could hear the tension.

Edward seemed shocked out of his daze, as if he hadn't been paying attention to what had just happened at all. Edward analyzed that for a minute then gave her a half smile.

"You didn't scare them off. They're just not good around people in general. I guess that's why we all stick together."

"Are you so sure about not liking people, because Alice seemed to be a big people person?" Her voice was light and playful, but she had an explosive curiosity behind it.

I gave a short laugh. "That's just Alice. Overly optimistic," I thought about something she had pointed out at the beginning. "How did you know who they were?"

"Oh, I know a lot of things. I did my research on this place, with some help from your dad, it didn't take too long to figure out who was who in this little town. I know almost everyone here." She said matter-of-factely. "How come you didn't tell me you had a boyfriend?"

I blushed lightly and stared at my feet. "It didn't come up. You know now, that's all that matters."

"I guess so…" She stared blankly at Edward who was playing with a strand of my hair. "You're lucky, to get a guy like that; someone who isn't regular. I've just stopped looking. All the guys I've met just don't… they aren't… I can't explain it."

"No need, I get it." I felt a twinge of sadness for her, but then a less depressing thought popped into my head. "Hey! What are you doing tomorrow?"

She looked at me like that was a strange question. I guess it kind of was. "Um, not anything in particular. Why?"

I smiled joyously thinking about the party. "Great, there's this party going on down by first beach and I was invited. They said I could bring a friend, so I was wondering if you would like to go."

She was about to answer but the bell interrupted her. She gave me a "let's talk about this later look" and headed straight to her locker. Edward walked me to my class.

"So what's her status?" I asked as we reached the door.

"Um, she's… well… it's complicated. I'll tell you about it in seventh hour. I need to speak to you alone about it. Nothing bad, just… strange. I'll see you later." He seemed rushed, but I had no idea why.

He pecked me on the cheek before walking to his class. We didn't have this class together sadly, but I would see him right after this. I nodded and said good-bye before taking my seat.

Sara appeared in the class a few minutes later, but instead of taking her seat in the back of the room, she took the seat next to mine and placed her belongings there. Angela sat with Kristen-one of her friends- in the seats behind mine without any arguing.

"So, about the beach thing, who else is going?" Sara asked as she took out a piece of paper for notes.

"Um, some kids from La Push and that's it." I said blankly.

Sara seemed shocked. "What about Alice, or Edward. Is it girls only?"

"No, they just don't want to go. And I only asked if you could go, so I can't ask anyway. There's going to be guys there. Lots of guys- single guys." I couldn't help the smile that started to form on my lips. "They're all cute too, but there's only a few our age. Jake, Paul, Embry, Quil, and Seth. Seth's only fourteen, but he looks way older. Actually, all of them look older…" I looked over to see Sara had an annoyed expression on her face.

"So, you're going to try to hook me up with one of your friends? Bella, I don't really want a boyfriend. None of those boys will ever have a chance with me. Not that I don't think any of them aren't good enough, it's just… I…" She sighed. "I don't see what the point of dating is when you can't have a future, that's all."

"Well, I wasn't exactly inviting you for the guys; I just thought it would be fun. You could meet some new people. They're all really cool," I thought and added. "And not normal." That wasn't far from the truth at all.

She cheered up a bit. "Sure, I'll go. What time?"

"Twelve. Do you want me to pick you up, or do you want me to give you directions, or do you want to catch a ride with Jake? I bet he'll be more than willing to give us a lift. I can ask."

"No, I know where it is. What part of the beach is it going to be on?"

Oops, didn't think of asking Jake that question. "Actually, I don't know.

"Nice going Bella." She rolled her eyes. "I'll just meat you there. I'll find you guys, don't worry."

I was about to argue, but the teacher was just beginning her lesson, so I had to be quiet.

...

The next four hours seemed to go by quickly. I talked with Edward and Sara throughout classes and in between classes, not really getting to talk to her alone, nor Edward. Sara had gotten through the classes with me, constantly talking to Alice or Rose. They seem to like her a lot. Rose usually never spoke to humans, but there she was, sitting in the row behind mine, talking all sorts of stuff with Sara. It turns out that Sara knows tons of things about cars and buildings and stuff that just trying to think about fried my brain.

Rose had taken a great liking to her, more than she likes me. Sara seemed to get along with her without even trying. She was very social. When Edward sat next to me, Sara sat with Rose or Alice. Rose would laugh and talk playfully with her, making her seem less intimidating than she usually was. Rose seemed lighter than ever, smiling whenever someone looked at her. But it wasn't like hanging with Sara had completely altered her personality. She was still the tough, independent female she always has been. Sara just knows how to connect with her.

Alice would prance down the hall next to her, talking about something completely random. They were even talking about why people aren't supposed to fly at one point. Of course anyone could befriend Alice, but her and Sara connected on a strange level. Sara was light and sunny whenever she wanted to be. It got really annoying when they would start singing old songs and humming with each other until you wanted to bash them over the head with something. It turns out that Sara could also sing very well. She could reach some pretty high notes and never got tongue tided when she sung fast. It seemed she was good at everything.

Even Jasper and Emmet took a liking to her. It wasn't the "my brothers in love with you" kind of friendship I had with them, but more of a "you amuse me" kind. Jasper didn't seem out of control around her at all, like he was going to lunge for her throat at any second, he seemed to be immune to her scent. They all seemed immune to it. Not once did anyone complain about being close to her. Emmet was joking around with her, being his usual self. He once even tried to trip her.

That didn't end up as he expected. Actually, it was the exact opposite. Instead of tripping face first into the ground she ended up tripping Emmet instead. He didn't fall, but he did stumble, and that was huge seeing as he was almost twice her size. She later explained the twelve years of training she's had as a fighter. She says she can counteract almost any attack, but I think Emmet wanted to try that out for himself later.

When we got to the lunch room, Alice, Rose, and Sara sat at the table while the boys and I went to get food from the line. Both Jasper and Emmet seemed a little too happy today. Edward just stood at my side, deep in thought.

"Okay, I don't see what you could possibly have against Sara. Edward, you're avoiding her like she's some kind of parasite. What's up with that?" Emmet filled his tray with food that he wouldn't eat while Edward stared off.

"Is there something in her head that we should know about? Is she a threat?" Jasper asked more concerned.

Edward exhaled with frustration. "I don't know! I'm getting all this stuff from her… She's perfectly fine, okay? There's not a single thing that seems inhuman or beast like. She's just like every other girl in this school." He added in a more hushed tone. "That's what her thoughts tell me. But there's something off. Let's discuss this later."

Jasper nodded and Emmet rolled his eyes. We finished getting our food and sat down at the table where the three girls were in some deep conversation.

"… That's ridiculous. Of course he did!" Rose was almost yelling across the table to Alice.

"Who would do what?" Emmet asked as he took the seat next to rose's.

"You, you let her trip you. She thinks she could bring you down in a fight. She thinks she could beat both of you." She gestured to Emmet and Jasper with two fingers. "She's crazy."

Emmet and Jasper both went up in a roar of laughter. Even I was giggling.

"Do you doubt my mad fighting skills? Oh this is just sad." She pouted as Alice smiled brilliantly.

"I know! You guys will square off in GYM today! Perfect! I mean, you could just tell them you are doing warm ups!" Alice's eyes were wide and almost bulged out of her head.

"Um, Alice. Two problems with that." Jasper said quietly next to her.

He didn't have to say them out loud.

One, fighting meant skin contact.

Tow, Emmet always gets out of control during fights.

I shivered just thinking about the harm Emmet could do to Sara. It's weird how Alice just forgot about Sara being human. It was as if she'd forgotten all about the differences between them. Alice's face dropped, remembering.

"Oh, yea. Right. Sorry." Alice looked down at her tray of untouched food.

"Don't worry about it, Alice. I'll show all of them what I can really do. You may think I'm weak, but I'm not. You all also seem to think I'm stupid and naive. You seem to think that I won't catch on to things, but you make it so obvious. You think I'll just go and believe the lie like all of the others, but I won't."

The whole table looked to her. Her face was hard and serious, but a small smile was still playing on the edge of her lips.

"What are you talking about, Sara?" Rose asked, her voice a bit shaky.

"I mean," She drew the word out with emphasis. "You keep thinking these stupid things like You're stronger than me and everything. You think you can take me down, you think you're smarter. Well, not really."

The whole table exhaled in relief, everyone a little too happy to say much else.

"I'm not afraid of vampires." She added quietly.

That's when the bomb went off and everyone stared at her, jaw dropped, eyes wide, and shock, clearly written of their faces.

So, did you like it? yea, I know. It's a little melodramatic, but I like how it's ending.

And for anyone who caught this, Rose and Emmet are in the same grade as Edward, Bella, Jasper, and Alice. I just thought it would be easier that way.

Please, leave a review telling me what you thought and what you think Sara is.