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I have her positioned on my lap. She is in a tight ball holding herself together; it makes me wonder of her past and what could make a pretty girl such as herself cry so violently.

She started mumbling incoherent sentences and they got clearer.

"Frap, no please. Come back"

Her heartbeat evened slightly as she calmed herself. She keep mumbling Frap and other names of that sort. Once her human heart had settled to an even pace I picked the two of us up and walked across her depressing room and gently set her down. I pulled the covers over her tight position and tucked her in.

A few tears slipped down her cheeks and I quickly wiped them away. She mumbled the name a few more times before I slipped from her room.

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I her intake of breathe from my room. Her heartbeat quickened and I smelt salt, which meant sweat. I also heard shuffling of sheets and I felt an uneasy feeling so I started running to her room. I was so close until I ran into a wall. Not a real one, but like an invisible one.

I started pounding on the invisible force as I heard her cry out. I hit it as hard as I could a few times and I pulled my arm back to lay some more onto the 'wall'. The field must have dissipated though because I fell forward when I couldn't hit it anymore.

I rushed to her room and her salty tears and sweat hit me like a heat wave. Her whimpers were quiet but fearful. She was curled up with her knees to her chest and arms wrapped around her legs.

Alice was already her but she was standing at the foot of the bed looking at me with pleading eyes.

'Help her Ed. You won't regret it.' –Alice

She raced out of the room then, leaving me alone with the crying angel. Her tears had slowed but still came in steady streams. She was on her side so I picked her up an held her to my chest.

How could this human affect me so? It just came to me that she is special. I'm not in love with her or anything it just pains me to see her like this.

I started to rock her and her whimpers and tears slowed more and then ceased. I lifted a hand to brush away her see-through tears. Once my cold, stone-like hand made contact with her teenage face her eyes fluttered open.

At first they were sleepy then they grew wide and fearful. She started to flail and attempt to get out of my grasp so I set her back down on her bed. She immediately made a beeline to the farthest spot away form me, which was still in her room.

Please, go away. –Bella

"No, please let me help. I want to help you. I don't want you to be scarred of me."

No. –Bella

"Yes. I wont hurt you. I promise."

She looked up at me with a 'yeah right' expression plastered on her face. I took a step closer and reached out my hand for her to grab. She just shrank away.

Oh god. Please don't let him hurt me. I've already had to much in my life. –Bella

Suddenly it occurred to me I was reading her thoughts. My face shifted to confusion but I felt her warm hand shakily grab mine. I came back to reality and helped her up. Her knees were still wobbly from her earlier episode. She just about collapsed so I picked her up bridal style and made my way to her bed. She drifted off to her sweet oblivion.

I attempted to read her thoughts again but it was just like before. A wall. I was confused about how this was possible. She can turn it on and off it seems. Whatever she does that is. It is not like I can ask her this. What would I say; Hey, I can read everybody's mind but yours. Why is that? Oh yeah the expression on her face would be dandy. She would probably recommend me to the closest insane asylum. That is if she would ever speak.

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She awoke late the next morning and our family claimed to have already eaten. We had. Decades or centuries ago, depending on which vampire you ask.

She walked down the stairs and gulped down her food and quickly ran up to her sanctuary that is her room. I heard some pencil scratchings so I assumed she was drawing once again. Esme showed me the picture she drew. She asked Bella if she could hang it. She hung it in the hallway after Bella allowed her to.

I was walking up to her room when I met her brother in the hallway.

"Hello." I said

"Hey."

"Umm. I hope you don't mind me asking but, why doesn't Bella talk?" She worries me.

He snorted but answered my question. "Well. We haven't lived the best life so far. We have been raped for years and beaten and abused. It is a miracle she hasn't succeeded in killing herself yet. She's tried twice. But we have stopped her."

"Oh God! I'm sorry I asked. That is horrible! What kind of bastard would do that to kids? Especially the three of you. You and your siblings seem like normal teens. Well, exceot for Bella. But her quietness kind of suits her. I like it."

"Yeah."

"Do you know what she likes to do, something that could cheer her up? As long as she is happy for a nanosecond then I would feel a bit better."

"Uhh, yeah. She likes to run, draw and do gymnastics. But she doesn't like men." Once he said that last sentence lots of things clicked into place. Like every time I was near her she would grow fearful and she never would speak because men raped her. God I swear I am going to flipping kill those bastards! Hurt the Swans like that! It is just flat out cruel!

"Oh. So is that why she won't hang out with me?"

"Yeah. She is in a pretty thick shell. You will have to work hard to have her learn to trust you. There is only one male she trusts, and that is me." I feel so envious of him right now.

She is the only human I have ever accepted and she won't even do that for me! I don't understand why I feel so protective over her. The connection that Alice claims she sees between us has suddenly made itself evident. I wouldn't call it love. No, that would be hilarious. I, meant for nobody, cant have a love. And on top of that, me a vampire, cant have a relationship with a human.

"Well. I guess I will see you around?" He said with a smirk on his face. "Wait. I have another question." I said and he nodded his head for me to continue. "How come the three of you are always looking like you know something we don't?"

AN. Cliffy? Maybe. I don't know. Next chap will be up in a few minutes!! Woohoo! I am on a ball!

-Toxic Heart