I woke up in a white, clean room awash with sunlight. I squinted and grunted, trying to shield my sensitive eyes. Immediately, I felt movement in the room. A steady voice emerged.
"Let your eyes get used to the light, there is no need to rush. I am Dr. CUllen, you are perfectly safe. Edward, get her upright," and I felt two cold but smooth hands gently push me up to a sitting position. I tried to open my eyes, and a millisecond later closed them again. The room was shining, not because of the sun. Dr. Cullen was shining. I rested my eyes for a moment then opened them, determineed to see. At first it was blurry but after a few blinks, everything went into focus. Dr. Cullen had a kind and handsome face, although he looked nothing like Edward. I turned my head slightly to see Edward sitting in a white armchair, his face perfectly composed.
"How do you feel, Bella?" the good doctor asked me.
"Fine," I barely whispered, but to the good doctor I was perfectly audible. Then Dr. Cullen and Edward shared a long look, almost as if they were having a mental conversation. Finally they turned to me again.
"Bella, I know you have spoken with Edward. Our family has agreed that we cannot wait any longer. We are vampires," the doctor waited to gauge our i felt via my facial expression. I was blank. I knew there was something different about them, I wasn't as surprised as I had expected, or they had obviously.
"Being what we are, some of us have to feed on...humans. Because of this we have to move around a lot and my wife is tired of it. We need someone to help us cover our tracks, your father is a policeman, you have access to the police force and case files through him. You can help us," They were asking me to help them get away with murder. My eyes darted to Edward, his deep red orbs were staring straight back at me. Soundlessly, he stood up, and walked over to me. I knew he could have been next to me in a flash but he was trying to make this as normal as possible for me. "Do you feed from humans?" I asked, my question directed to Edward, who was fiddling with my hair, blood splattered and all.
"Yes, I do," He said, absent-mindedly.
"Is that why you flirt with everyone? Because you're going to feed off them?" I wasn't sure I wanted the answer.
"Well, Bella," He crouched down in front of me so I was looking directly into his eyes. "It's either I stalk them in the middle of the night and ambush them or I give them some fun before they go, so yes, but out of kindness, if you will indulge me,"
I matched his gaze.
"Is that what I was going to be? A meal and a bit of fun?" I knew I wouldn't be able to detect any emotion behind those eyes, but I still stared, as if maybe he would give away some hint, a clue. He smiled, and from what I could tell it was genuine.
"No, Bella. You were never that and you never will be. You are protected from our hunger, and we will protect you from other vampires that move through our territory, alright?"
I nodded, not exactly believing him.
"What do you want me to do, Dr. Cullen?" I asked, turning to him.
"Please, call me Carlisle, and nothing as of yet. Go home, get some rest. Edward, take her, will you?" Immediately, Edward picked me up as I was, which I wasn't very comfortable with, and 2 seconds later I was sat in the passenger seat of his car, with him next to me. I turned to watch him, he seemed to be alternating between human and super speed. A second after I had first turned to look at him, he rose his eyes to meet mine, and started driving while our eyes were locked. I looked away at that point, not wanting to crash, again. He chuckled.
"No questions? Nothing about us that intrigues you?" He asked, nonchalantly.
"I'm a detective, Edward, if I need an answer I'll find it out myself," I said coldly, staring out of the window into the night.
"A good detective doesn't have a need to look for an answer all the time. You don't have to see us as a puzzle, Bella, we'll answer anything you put forward for us now that you know,"
"Okay, how do you know I won't tell?"
"We don't but we're fairly sure you won't. Besides, if you plan to uncover us, Alice will see it and we can stop you,"
"Wait, what?"
"Alice can see people's plans, like a selective seer. Vampires have powers, that's hers,"
"Go on,"
Edward sighed, but he had intrigued me now.
"Carlisle is a great healer, Esme is incredibly kind and loving, Emmett is freakishly strong, even for a vampire, Rosalie is extremely beautiful, Jasper is younger than us and we are not totally sure of his powers yet,"
"What about you?" I asked. The question hung in the air for a moment as he debated what to say.
"I'm fast, and telepathic,"
"So you know what I'm thinking," It was a statement, not a question but he took it as one.
"No," he said quietly, hesitantly. "You are the one and only exception,"
I didn't say anything although silently I was extrememly relieved.
"You intrigue me greatly because of that, Bella," I looked at him and saw his eyes staring right back at me. Then I realised the car had stopped. We were outside my house. In a flash I was in is arms again and we were in my room. I wasn't surprised by it. He was a vampire, he could do things I couldn't even dream of. Not then, anyway. He placed me on my bed as if I were made of tissue paper, and turned to sit on the rocking chair beside me. I looked at him enquiringly, asking why he was staying.
"I have to stay with you for at least 2 hours to make sure you don't fall unconcious due to head injury,"
"Oh...I hurt my head?" He chuckled.
"You hurt everything, the only reason you're not crying because of pain right now is that Carlisle drugged you up,"
"Oh," He just chuckled. I, however, was getting very tired, "What time is it?" I yawned. He was watching me intently, as though any second I would drop dead.
"12:30," given that it was pitch black i guessed he meant am, so I leaned back on my bed, intending to go to sleep. But apparently I wasn't allowed to do that as Edward had picked me up a millisecond later, making me stand up and obviously, waking me up a bit in the process. Problem was, I was really tired and Edward was a bit like a bed himself at this point so I wrapped my arms around him and leant against him. We just stood there for a moment. Then he started stroking my hair. I pulled him closer, he was a cold pillow but he was still soft. This encouraged him and get started very gently kissing my neck. My eyes flew open. I stepped back, or at least tried to. Edward's hands were on my waist and, unsurprisingly, he was extremely strong. I stopped wriggling after a minute, he wasnt paying attention anyway, and let him. Only then did I realise how good it felt. He felt my surrender. Before I could so much as blink, I was flattened against the wall, being kissed, properly. I wasn't fighting it either, well I wasn't until he started pressing against me harder. He was hurting me.
"Edward," No reply.
"Edward," Still no reply, and he was really hurting me now.
"Edward!" I tried to push him away, but he still didn't answer me.
"Edward!" I was well aware that I was probably going to wake Charlie up at the level of noise I was making now but I didn't care, he was digging into me a lot, tears were starting to form. He threw himself away from me, stopping himself crashing into the wall opposite with his arm. His eyes were a deeper red than I'd ever seen, he closed them for a moment. He wasn't breathing at all, then he took in a sudden gush of air. When he had composed himself he wiped his mouth with one of his hands.
"I have to go, I'll send Alice," and with that, he disappeared.
"Let your eyes get used to the light, there is no need to rush. I am Dr. CUllen, you are perfectly safe. Edward, get her upright," and I felt two cold but smooth hands gently push me up to a sitting position. I tried to open my eyes, and a millisecond later closed them again. The room was shining, not because of the sun. Dr. Cullen was shining. I rested my eyes for a moment then opened them, determineed to see. At first it was blurry but after a few blinks, everything went into focus. Dr. Cullen had a kind and handsome face, although he looked nothing like Edward. I turned my head slightly to see Edward sitting in a white armchair, his face perfectly composed.
"How do you feel, Bella?" the good doctor asked me.
"Fine," I barely whispered, but to the good doctor I was perfectly audible. Then Dr. Cullen and Edward shared a long look, almost as if they were having a mental conversation. Finally they turned to me again.
"Bella, I know you have spoken with Edward. Our family has agreed that we cannot wait any longer. We are vampires," the doctor waited to gauge our i felt via my facial expression. I was blank. I knew there was something different about them, I wasn't as surprised as I had expected, or they had obviously.
"Being what we are, some of us have to feed on...humans. Because of this we have to move around a lot and my wife is tired of it. We need someone to help us cover our tracks, your father is a policeman, you have access to the police force and case files through him. You can help us," They were asking me to help them get away with murder. My eyes darted to Edward, his deep red orbs were staring straight back at me. Soundlessly, he stood up, and walked over to me. I knew he could have been next to me in a flash but he was trying to make this as normal as possible for me. "Do you feed from humans?" I asked, my question directed to Edward, who was fiddling with my hair, blood splattered and all.
"Yes, I do," He said, absent-mindedly.
"Is that why you flirt with everyone? Because you're going to feed off them?" I wasn't sure I wanted the answer.
"Well, Bella," He crouched down in front of me so I was looking directly into his eyes. "It's either I stalk them in the middle of the night and ambush them or I give them some fun before they go, so yes, but out of kindness, if you will indulge me,"
I matched his gaze.
"Is that what I was going to be? A meal and a bit of fun?" I knew I wouldn't be able to detect any emotion behind those eyes, but I still stared, as if maybe he would give away some hint, a clue. He smiled, and from what I could tell it was genuine.
"No, Bella. You were never that and you never will be. You are protected from our hunger, and we will protect you from other vampires that move through our territory, alright?"
I nodded, not exactly believing him.
"What do you want me to do, Dr. Cullen?" I asked, turning to him.
"Please, call me Carlisle, and nothing as of yet. Go home, get some rest. Edward, take her, will you?" Immediately, Edward picked me up as I was, which I wasn't very comfortable with, and 2 seconds later I was sat in the passenger seat of his car, with him next to me. I turned to watch him, he seemed to be alternating between human and super speed. A second after I had first turned to look at him, he rose his eyes to meet mine, and started driving while our eyes were locked. I looked away at that point, not wanting to crash, again. He chuckled.
"No questions? Nothing about us that intrigues you?" He asked, nonchalantly.
"I'm a detective, Edward, if I need an answer I'll find it out myself," I said coldly, staring out of the window into the night.
"A good detective doesn't have a need to look for an answer all the time. You don't have to see us as a puzzle, Bella, we'll answer anything you put forward for us now that you know,"
"Okay, how do you know I won't tell?"
"We don't but we're fairly sure you won't. Besides, if you plan to uncover us, Alice will see it and we can stop you,"
"Wait, what?"
"Alice can see people's plans, like a selective seer. Vampires have powers, that's hers,"
"Go on,"
Edward sighed, but he had intrigued me now.
"Carlisle is a great healer, Esme is incredibly kind and loving, Emmett is freakishly strong, even for a vampire, Rosalie is extremely beautiful, Jasper is younger than us and we are not totally sure of his powers yet,"
"What about you?" I asked. The question hung in the air for a moment as he debated what to say.
"I'm fast, and telepathic,"
"So you know what I'm thinking," It was a statement, not a question but he took it as one.
"No," he said quietly, hesitantly. "You are the one and only exception,"
I didn't say anything although silently I was extrememly relieved.
"You intrigue me greatly because of that, Bella," I looked at him and saw his eyes staring right back at me. Then I realised the car had stopped. We were outside my house. In a flash I was in is arms again and we were in my room. I wasn't surprised by it. He was a vampire, he could do things I couldn't even dream of. Not then, anyway. He placed me on my bed as if I were made of tissue paper, and turned to sit on the rocking chair beside me. I looked at him enquiringly, asking why he was staying.
"I have to stay with you for at least 2 hours to make sure you don't fall unconcious due to head injury,"
"Oh...I hurt my head?" He chuckled.
"You hurt everything, the only reason you're not crying because of pain right now is that Carlisle drugged you up,"
"Oh," He just chuckled. I, however, was getting very tired, "What time is it?" I yawned. He was watching me intently, as though any second I would drop dead.
"12:30," given that it was pitch black i guessed he meant am, so I leaned back on my bed, intending to go to sleep. But apparently I wasn't allowed to do that as Edward had picked me up a millisecond later, making me stand up and obviously, waking me up a bit in the process. Problem was, I was really tired and Edward was a bit like a bed himself at this point so I wrapped my arms around him and leant against him. We just stood there for a moment. Then he started stroking my hair. I pulled him closer, he was a cold pillow but he was still soft. This encouraged him and get started very gently kissing my neck. My eyes flew open. I stepped back, or at least tried to. Edward's hands were on my waist and, unsurprisingly, he was extremely strong. I stopped wriggling after a minute, he wasnt paying attention anyway, and let him. Only then did I realise how good it felt. He felt my surrender. Before I could so much as blink, I was flattened against the wall, being kissed, properly. I wasn't fighting it either, well I wasn't until he started pressing against me harder. He was hurting me.
"Edward," No reply.
"Edward," Still no reply, and he was really hurting me now.
"Edward!" I tried to push him away, but he still didn't answer me.
"Edward!" I was well aware that I was probably going to wake Charlie up at the level of noise I was making now but I didn't care, he was digging into me a lot, tears were starting to form. He threw himself away from me, stopping himself crashing into the wall opposite with his arm. His eyes were a deeper red than I'd ever seen, he closed them for a moment. He wasn't breathing at all, then he took in a sudden gush of air. When he had composed himself he wiped his mouth with one of his hands.
"I have to go, I'll send Alice," and with that, he disappeared.