BPOV
"Well, to be honest, I was heading into the building. I have a nightly date with a piano."
As he said it, I had to look at him. Was he the one playing the piano for me every night? I moved away from him a bit, really looking at him. He couldn't have been the one I was leaving the presents for. Could he have been the one leaving me presents? My mind was going crazy with everything. All my thoughts were getting jumbled together; it was so bad I couldn't even form a response to him. I just stood there, my mouth hanging open.
"Bella, please say something," he green eyes met mine, "I have been trying to find a way to tell you this for a while now."
My eyes grew as he talked. He was the mysterious player, and he knew I was the one in the hall. He knew I was the one leaving him the music and the presents. I could feel my knees going weak, but he caught me before I could hit the ground. How could I have not known? I was sure that was why he had started spending time with me. He had wanted to be close to me. At least I hoped that was it.
"Edward…"
I had nothing to say. I was still trying to straighten out my own thoughts. Didn't they always say to go with your first instincts in times when you can't think straight?
"It's all right Bella. I know that it is a bit of a surprise. It was shocking to me too when I saw you coming out of the music room I play in."
I could feel my knees again and soon he was no longer holding me up. I sighed softly as I tried to think about it all. How did I feel about it being Edward that was playing for me? I wasn't sure, but it felt right. I knew better than to just come out and say that though.
"It's just hard to wrap my mind around all this Edward. I need to think."
He nodded and moved to walk away from me. That was definitely not what I wanted, but I did need to think. What could I do but let him walk away from me. If I had gone with instinct, I would have stopped him, grabbed him and pulled him close. For some reason, I had the sudden urge to kiss him and that was not going to happen.
"Wait…Edward…"
EPOV
I stopped when she said my name. I turned slowly to look at her. She was so surprised that it was me who had been secretly playing music for her. I had not seen it going this way in my head. In my head she would smile and wrap her arms around me, holding me close as she said she was glad it was me. That did not happen. Instead, she was not saying much, and there was definitely no holding involved.
"Edward, don't leave. I just have no idea how to act here. On one hand, I am glad it is you. On the other hand, I am just in shock. I don't know how to really respond to all this. I swear my thoughts are like those knotted Christmas lights that you eventually throw away."
A small smile was creeping onto my lips as she said she was glad it was me. Maybe my dream would come true. I stepped a little closer to her and smiled more.
"I had planned on telling you in a more romantic way. I had not planned on stalkers and fights."
She laughed softly and reached for my hand. When her fingers touched mine, I could feel that familiar electricity that went through me every time our skin touched.
"Well I never planned to have a stalker, so we are even."
I had to laugh then, "I don't think anyone plans that. I know I would never plan for one. So, um…where does that leave us?"
Her face went serious as she locked eyes with me. "Well, I think you need to play some music for me while I think about this."
I had to grin as a smile slowly formed on her face. I lea her to the music hall and into the room I played in. When I sat down on the piano bench, she sat down next to me. It felt right to have her there, but I was not going to just openly say that to her. I didn't need to scare her anymore then I already had. I could see her smiling as my fingers started moving over the keys. I didn't even start with a warm up piece. The first familiar notes of Claire de Lune filled the room.
The rest of the evening was like that for us. I played piece after piece as she sat next to me. Neither of us said anything as I played. She did her thinking, and I just enjoyed her company. I stopped playing around midnight. She stood up as the last notes of the piece I was playing faded. I looked at her, a hopeful look on my face that I could not hide.
"I will talk to you in the morning, Edward."
I watched as she walked out of the music room. I couldn't move. I feared the worst as I sat there. She had enjoyed herself; I could see it in her face with each note I played. But was that enough for her? Did she see me as anything more than a friend?
BPOV
I left Edward sitting there and slowly made my way back to my room. I knew that he would be thinking the worst as I left him. It was the opposite though. I think that knowing that he was the one playing the piano for me just made what I was already starting to feel for him more real. I was falling in love with Edward, but I wanted to think about it more before saying anything to him.
I was almost to our hall when I felt hands on my shoulders. They were rather rough as they pulled me hard against the chest of the person behind me now. I gasped as I felt the familiar hot breath I had felt in Port Angeles. Jacob's mouth was close to my ear, and I shuddered out of fear.
"I have been waiting hours for you to return to your room. Were you with him?"
I whimpered as he dragged me away from the building. I knew yelling would just get me hurt, but I wanted to do something to get away from him. I couldn't think clearly again as he shoved me toward the parking lot. He shoved me into the front seat of a beat up old truck and slammed the door on me. As he made his way around to the driver side, I tried to get out but the passenger side door had no handle on the inside. I started to cry as he got into the truck.
"When I saw you in that clearing I knew I had to have you. You are the one for me."
I tried to sit as far from him as I could. I was pressed to the passenger door as he drove away from the school. Tears streamed down my face as he drove. Every time he reached to touch me, I cringed away from him. He was not taking the hint though. He kept going on about how he and I were supposed to be together. I tried to tune him out as he kept driving, making the occasional turn. Soon we were parked in front of a cabin surrounded by trees.
"He won't find you here. No one will out here; you really are all mine."
I tried to fight him as he pulled me from the truck. He picked me up and just carried me to the cabin. Once inside he threw me onto a musty old couch. Before I could even think to get up I was handcuffed to it. He had been planning this. I curled up into a ball on the couch, trying to pretend it was not happening.
EPOV
I was not too far behind Bella in heading to my room. I figured I would try and catch her as she walked. I was lost in my own thoughts though and had slowed to a crawl as I headed back. What was she thinking? I hoped that she would tell me she wanted to be with me, because I really wanted to be with her.
As I got close to our hall I noticed movement heading away from the building. It took me a second to realize that Bella was being dragged by that Jacob guy toward a truck. Before I had time to react though, he was throwing her into the truck and pulling away. I stood there, in shock for a moment, before I took off running after the truck. Of course, I could not catch it and stopped not too far from the school. I dug into my pocket, pulling out my cell phone and dialing 911 as fast as I could. I think I yelled at the lady on the other end as she answered.
"OhmyGod, she was just kidnapped."
"Sir, please slow down, tell me what has happened."
"He took her. Threw her into the truck, took her."
"Someone was kidnapped sir?"
"Yes, that is what I just said. Jacob threw her into a truck and drove off."
The rest of the conversation was me trying to calm down and the operator trying to figure out what I was telling her. The whole time I was on the phone with 911 I was walking. I had somehow made my way back to my room. I woke up Jasper and Emmett as I yelled at the woman on the phone. Jasper finally took the phone from me and tried to figure out what I was saying. Bella had been kidnapped by someone named Jacob. The operator told him that she would send out some officers and call the head master of the school.
I didn't even remember walking back to the room. Jasper led me into the common room and went to wake the girls. Alice was in the room in an instant and sitting with me. I leaned against my sister as I let what had happened sink in. I started rambling as she tried to comfort me.
"I told her tonight. I told her who I was. How can this happen?"
Of course Alice was confused but Jasper was not as she sat down with us.
"You told her? How did she take it?"
I looked at Jasper, actually seeing him for once, "She seemed happy. We were supposed to talk more in the morning."
Alice looked from me to Jasper and then back, "What are you talking about?" I could see her gears working in her head, "Wait, you were her secret admirer, weren't you?"
I nodded and closed my eyes. I was crying. Not something I normally did, but I couldn't help myself. I had actually opened up to someone and fallen for her. Now she was in trouble, and I didn't know what to do. We heard a knock on the common room door, and I quickly wiped at my face as the headmaster and a police officer came into the room.
"Mr. Cullen, this is Officer Charles. He would like to hear exactly what you saw. He was already told about the fight you had with the intruder on the campus earlier tonight."
I sighed, "Bella and I had been in the music building. I was playing the piano for her. She left before I did. I was trying to catch up to her when I saw her being shoved into the parking lot. It was the same guy I had fought. His name is Jacob. We met him when we went hiking on the Indian reservation. I think he is from there. He bothered her in Port Angeles, too. It's like he is stalking her. I couldn't catch the truck when he drove away."
I felt Alice's arm go around me. I leaned against her and closed my eyes. This was not happening. What would he do to her? I really didn't want to think about it, but I definitely didn't want anything to happen to her.
"Thank you. We have several students who have said they have seen him around the school lately. I am betting if we took into account where Ms. Swan has her classes he will show up near her every time. It looks to me like as if he was stalking her. We already have patrol cars out looking. I will call the stations in the surrounding towns. We will find her."
I heard the headmaster talking to Jasper, but I was not really listening. I was trying to not think at all. I had just told her I like her and now she was gone. I had to get her back. As the headmaster and the officer were leaving I mumbled something about him probably taking her to the reservation somewhere. I heard the officer clear his throat and looked at him.
"If you think she is on the reservation, then we will need to get the FBI involved. Do you really think she is there?"
I nodded.
"Well, then I will call the FBI so that they can handle things with the tribal police. I have no jurisdiction there. Hopefully, we can get the search expanded to their land and find her sooner."
After that they were gone. I sighed and just stayed there on the couch with Alice. She was humming softly as she sat with me. She always knew how to calm me down. I think I fell asleep against her, because the sun was coming through the window when I opened my eyes.
"God, Alice, I am sorry."
She just smiled and hugged me, "This is what family is for. Besides, I think you sleeping in here meant that Emmett didn't sing. Can you slip in here every morning?"
I laughed softly at her. Leave it to Alice to make me smile when it felt like my world was falling apart.
"Has there been any news, any calls?"
She shook her head as I sighed. It was going to be a long day.
Sorry this took so long. Had to rewrite it a few times and then we had to do some fact changes. Enjoy!
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