Chapter 6: Collision

When I got to the kitchen the next morning there was a note from Charlie waiting for me.

Bella,

Your incompetent brothers left a message. They need my help with something. I probably wont be back till late. Have a great day.

Love, Charlie

I made it to school at a fairly descent time, considering snow and ice decided to grace us with their present in the night. The roads were slippery - I almost cracked my head on my drive way trying to get to my car.

At school I parked a good distance away from the other vehicles, I really didn't want someone hitting black ice and crashing into my baby. As I made my way towards the school I waved and said hi to people I knew. In just a week I practically knew everyone at school, talk about a small town.

As I walked I just so happened to notice a certain Volvo. It was at least five cars away from where I was walking but I could still recognize Edward as he got out of the car. I think I could recognize him anywhere.

Distractions are not a good thing, especially when there's ice. I took one wrong step and found myself flat on my back. After a second I found nothing was hurting, the wind was just knocked out of me. I turned my head to the left towards Edward again. Man even from this angle he looked good. However his expression of shock left me confused. My fall wasn't that bad was it?

A screech of tires forced me to turn to the right, to get a perfect look at the tires headed right towards me. A car was headed towards me and I was on the ground. That was my last thought before I shut me eyes and waited for the impact. It never came.

Before the car could get me I felt something pulling on my hand. More yanking. I opened my eyes to see that I was pulled out of the cars way at a phenomenally fast rate. However the car was still out of control and did a sharp turn to it's left, right at me again.

A curse came from behind me and something pulled me farther away from the car while a hand went out in front of me. It's a good thing vampires are so strong or I think Edward's hand would have been seriously damaged from the impact of the car. However it managed to stop it.

I could tell it was Edward who had saved me. The sound of his velvet voice and that now familiar sweet smell that was engulfing me.

A pain at my arm got my attention. I pulled my arm to my face for closer inspection and noticed a thin cut running from my wrist to my elbow. A rock must have cut me while I was being draged. Without thinking I licked me hand and lathered the cut with me saliva. Within seconds the cut was gone.

"How did you do that?" Shit I forgot about Edward.

I turned and saw him staring at me. Gawking is more like it.

I couldn't think of anything to say. Well Edward, I'm a Goras and our saliva has special healing properties. That didn't seem to cut it.

My head was invaded by the sound of my name being screamed by people. I tried to see past the car that was in front of me, but I couldn't. I started to get up, if they saw that I was all right maybe they'd stop screaming. An arm tightened around my waist, restraining me.

Now Edward was glaring at me. Is it wrong of me to say he looks dead sexy when he's angry.

"Please, let it go." I couldn't think of an excuse, so I was forced to beg.

"How did you do that, Bella?" he demanded. Even though my family was seconds away from being discovered I couldn't stop my heart from giving a cheerful jump when he said my name.

I tried to make my voice angry and demanding. "Let it go."

He wasn't going to. I could see the stubbornness in his eyes. He wasn't going to let this go. So I decided to stay silent.

When the car was moved Edward allowed me to stand. I had to ignore the agony of his arm no longer holding me. An ambulance was there and I started to tell them that nothing was wrong with me.

"She fell pretty hard on the ground, she might have a concussion," Edward told the medical guys. With that said I was put into the ambulance on a gurney.

I glared at Edward. I knew why he was doing this. He was hoping the doctors would find something about me that wasn't human. Helping him find out what I was. It wasn't going to work. In this form Goras anatomy was practically identical to humans. Well besides the saliva thing.

Thank God Charlie wasn't in town.

I allowed the doctors to run their x-rays, and do their tests. Eventually I found myself sitting on a bed in a patients room. I was told to lay down and rest but I sat at the edge of the bed with as much confidence as I could muster . Ok, so I wanted to rub it in Edward's face a bit.

I watched as nurses brought Tyler in the same room. He must have been the one driving the car. As soon as he saw me he started apologizing.

"Bella, I'm so sorry. I hit some ice, I couldn't control the car. I saw you laying their, I tried to turn…" he kept babbling.

I tried to tell him that I was fine and that I didn't blame me, but he either didn't hear me or ignored me because he kept apologizing. Even after the nurses left I found myself laying on the bed because Tyler just wouldn't stop. Maybe if I faked sleep he'd shut up. It's mean to think but he was really getting on my nerves.

I smelled him before he entered the room. Or should I say smelled them. Along with Edward's seductive sent there was a new one. It wasn't one of his siblings. I knew their scents.

"How are you feeling, Ms Swan." I opened my eyes to see this new vampire. He was dressed like a doctor. Like all vampires he was drop dead gorgeous. Blonde hair, tall with the same topaz eyes as Edward and his siblings. This must be their father.

"I feel completely fine." I noticed Edward standing be the door analyzing my every move. I found my heart racing at just the thought of him staring at me.

Dr. Cullen gave me a curious look, obviously hearing my heart rate pick up. He took my x-rays out of a sleeve and held them to the light.

"It looks like you don't have a concussion." Or anything else wrong his voice entitled.

I couldn't help myself from shooting a smug look at Edward. He glared back at me. He wasn't a happy camper.

I felt Dr. Cullen's cold hands prodding my head. "Anything sensitive?"

"Nope," I answered simply. I didn't miss the glance he gave my arm that had the cut on it. Apparently Edward told him everything.

"Well nothing seems amice so you are allowed to go home. Take it easy for the rest of the day." I nodded a got off the bed.

Before I could thank the doctor, Edward grabbed my arm and hauled me out of the room. Didn't he hear his father tell me to take it easy?

He stopped in an empty hall way.

"Want to explain yourself now?" he folded his arms over his chest. I couldn't help myself ogle this dominant gesture. Snap out of it, Bella.

"Want to let it go now?" I snapped back. He may be a god on earth but he was starting to piss me off.

"I saw what you did. I saw the cut on your arm." Smelled it more likely. "Then I saw you put saliva on it and it healed. How did you do it?!" He was almost yelling now.

"You can't prove any of that." I was feeling threatened now.

"I-" before he could say anything else I got some inspiration.

"Ya, well how about you. I saw you when I fell. You were four or five cars away from me. How did you manage to get to me so fast?" I new the reason of course, but I wanted him to feel threatened to. Maybe he'd lay off me.

He face became as cold as stone. He obviously didn't realize I had noticed.

"I was stand right by you, Bella." I couldn't help but laugh. Was he really going to try that trick?

"Oh, ya. Then how do you explain how you managed to stop that car from hitting me with only one hand. Have any new excuses for that, because being by me isn't going to work!" Now it was my turn to start yelling.

I could tell I got him. I could see the wheels turning in his head, trying to find an excuse to give me. When his shoulders slumped the tiniest of bits I knew he couldn't come up with one.

"So how about you keep this to yourself, and I'll do the same." Please take this offer, Edward.

He stared right into my eyes, trying to find the answer to this puzzle. "Why wont you tell me?" he whispered.

Because you'll run away from me. a small voice at the back of my head answered. I have had enough of this. Instead of answering I moved around him and made my way to the exit.

I should have known he'd follow. He didn't say anything, just walked beside me. It was surprisingly comforting having him walk with me. My annoyance went away.

"Isn't your car still at school?" There's that annoyance again.

"Ya." I answered through clenched teeth.

"Do you need a ride?" he actually sounded sincere.

"I'll walk back to school and get it." It couldn't be that long of walk. Could it?

I felt his hand grasp my arm and pulled me towards his silver Volvo. He's so pushy today. And why didn't he have to ride in the ambulance?

He let go of me by the passenger door. "I'm not going to let you walk back to your car, Bella."

There really wasn't any point in arguing. So I slid into his car with all the glace I had. I didn't want him to know how eager I was to be in such close proximities with him.

He's only driving you to try and get some answers out of you, you love sick fool!

As soon as we started driving on the road my head was proven right.

"Do you have any siblings?" Where was he going with this?

"Two older brothers." That's right. Short answers that are to the point. "Do you have any other siblings beside the ones at school?" If he was asking questions why couldn't I?

I could see him tense. He didn't expect me to ask questions. "No, it's just us five."

"And you're all adopted?" He gave a curt nod. Hopefully he was getting the idea that I didn't want to talk about my family any more than he did.

"What's you're favorite colour?" Well that was random.

"I don't have one. At least not a specific colour I like above all the rest. There are colours I enjoy more, but that changes from day to day." Why was I rambling?

Edward seem intrigued by my statement. "So what colour do you enjoy today?" He knew how to ask the right questions, that's for sure.

"Probably…brown." That just so happened to be the colour of my shirt today.

Edward nodded, almost as if he understood why that was the colour I chose.

He continued to ask questions during the drive, making sure I couldn't ask any. He asked about books, movies, CDs I liked. Hobbies I had. When we got back to school he parked close to my car.

"How did your mom die?" he asked sadly. I didn't want to talk about this.

"Oh, look. We're here." I stated the obvious.

Before I could open the door and get out, Edward grabbed my hand.

"Bella," he whispered. Why did he sound like he understood how I was feeling.

I looked down at our inter locked fingers. Is it cheesy to say my hand looked right being held by his. I looked into his eyes. They showed remorse. I'm sure mine showed my own sadness.

Before I knew it I was in his arms. He rubbed soothing circles on my back and whispered things like "It's going to be ok." I couldn't help myself from shedding tears.

We stayed like that for an immeasurable time. I didn't want him to let me go. His smell was so comforting to me. It almost killed me to pull away from him.

"I have to go." He nodded in understanding.

I noticed our hands were still holding each other. I brought his hand to my lips. I brushed a delicate kiss on it and whispered, "Thank you." Without waiting for his reaction I let his hand go and got out of his car.

When I was behind the wheel of my own car I looked at Edward. He watched me with an almost longing expressive. Was he longing for me or for the knowledge of what I was?

I allowed my eyes to stay locked with his, allowed him to see my own longing, before driving away.

While I made my way home I thought about how I wish I didn't have to shower off Edwards sent and how I had lost. I knew I couldn't stay away from my meleth anymore. Even if it allowed him to find out the truth. I had lost the battle.

This chap became longer than I expected. Hope you likey. Review please :)