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The rest of the week school followed the same pattern as Monday the only addition was Alice. I'd pick my love up for school, walk her to each of her morning classes,
Emmett would walk to the cafeteria with us, Alice would walk with us to the door to Biology, and I'd walk Bella to Gym and then take her back to her home.
When Friday arrived I was dreading the weekend because it meant that I wouldn't see my love for two days. I would see her at night but she was thankfully completely unaware of that.
Upon arriving at her house I noticed that there were no lights on. I listened for sounds of her moving around but all I heard was her even beathing and her slow heart rate. It sounded as
if she was sleeping. I rang the doorbell to wake her if that were the case. I had thought of scaling the side of the house to look in her window to see but I wouldn't take the risk of her
waking and seeing me or worse I may catch her in the middle of dressing for the day. I waited for a few minutes and rang the bell again and added a knock this time.
"What? Oh no! Hold on I'm coming." Bella yelled sleepily. I heard her fumbling around inside before the door flew open and my love was standing before me in her sleep clothes.
"Good morning, love" I smiled at her.
"I overslept. I'm sorry. You should go ahead to school so that we aren't both late and I will see you after first okay?" She yawned and stretched while talking and it would have been
difficult to understand if I were not a vampire and used to her mumbling in her sleep.
"Nonsense, I will wait for you. Now go get ready and I will make you some breakfast." She looked like she was going to argue but she glanced at the clock on the wall and nodded once.
I shooed her upstairs and made my way to her kitchen. It didn't escape my notice that this was the first time that I had been in her home during the day or that it was the first time that
I had been here with her knowledge.
As I stood in her kitchen I realized that I had no idea what she liked to eat. I would have to remedy that very soon. I racked my brain for a memory of what I had liked to eat for breakfast
as a human but came up empty. I did however recall some of the people from school talking about something called pop-tarts. I located a box of these in Bella's pantry. I followed the
directions on the box and in minutes I had toasted breakfast pastries and orange juice on the table waiting for my love. Bella came trudging down the stairs wearing a beautiful sea
green sweater and a pair of dark jeans. Her hair was still wet and she had it pulled up into some sort of twist on the back of her head. She was lovely.
"You breakfast my lady." I said in a mock British accent while pulling out her seat for her.
"Why thank you good sir" she replied in that same accent as she sat down. She looked at the plate before her and laughed. I was confused.
"Is something wrong, love?"
"No, I was just thinking. I'm not sure why but I just can't picture you eating pop-tarts," she shrugged and blushed before beginning to eat.
I wasn't sure how to respond to her statement. I didn't want to lie to her and tell her that I ate them all the time for fear that she would offer me one and I would have to choke it down
so I remained silent. She rushed through her breakfast and hurried upstairs to brush her teeth. I got us to school with three minutes to spare before the bell rang so I didn't have time to
walk her to class and then get to mine going at a human pace. I kissed her forehead once I had helped her out of the car and we made our separate ways to our classes.
I was waiting for her outside her first class and overheard a conversation between her and that vile Newton boy.
It's now or never. Just go for it! She'll say yes.
"Bella, wait up" I saw my love roll her eyes and put on a false smile as she turned to him.
"Yes?" wow look at that smile! I bet she doesn't smile at Cullen like that.
No Newton, she doesn't smile at me like that. She gives me genuine warm smiles.
"I was wondering if you wanted to hang out after school today. Maybe we could get some pizza and see a movie or something?" Say yes come on, you know you want to.
Bella worried with her bottom lip and looked at him nervously. Did she want to say yes but was worried about my reaction? Does she like this putrid boy after all? No, she chose me; she's
just trying to find a way to let him down easy. She is selfless by nature and doesn't want to hurt his feelings. That's all. Right?! As if she could read my thoughts she answered him.
"Sorry, Mike. You are a really nice guy and everything but I am already in a relationship with Edward. Maybe you should ask Jessica out. I'm sure she'd love to go."
Jess? Well, maybe but why that freak Cullen? He voiced the last four words of his thought out loud.
Bella's eyes darkened and her smile became a scowl.
"Edward and my relationship is none of your business Mike but if you must know, I am in love with him. He is the kindest, most loving, romantic, charming man I have ever met. He is
completely brilliant and a total gentleman. He is everything I have ever wanted in a guy and for some reason that I can't even begin to understand he loves me too. So I don't ever want
to hear you insult him again if you want to remain my friend." She didn't give him a chance to respond but I'm not sure that he wouldn't have been able to anyway, as his thoughts were a
jumbled mess, but so were mine. I was still processing her words when she emerged from the classroom and buried her head into my chest as she wrapped her arms around my waist.
I instinctively wrapped my arms around her. I leaned down and smelled her hair. I noticed that she was breathing deeply as if she was taking in my scent as well. I smiled at the thought.
The warmth that radiated from her embrace was enthralling. I never wanted it to end. The warning bell rang and I reluctantly pulled away.
"We need to get to class love." I looked down at her noticed that she had tears in her eyes.
"Are you alright, love?" I asked as I pulled her back to me. She nodded and buried her face into my chest once again to inhale my scent. Normally the fact that my scent was attractive to
a human, my intended prey unnerved me and showed me for the monster that I am but the fact that Bella takes some sort of comfort from my smell makes me smile.
Bella took one more sniff and then pulled away from the embrace. I immediately mourned the loss of contact. Again as if she sensed my needs she took my hand in hers as we walked
towards her next class. When we got to her door Bella surprised me yet again. She leaned up on her tip toes and pressed a small kiss to my cheek and then hurried into the room.
I touched the place where her lips had been and could still feel the heat from her soft lips. I floated to my class reveling in the warmth and memory of Bella. Her words, her embrace and
her kiss replayed in my mind for the next hour. She was standing with Jessica Stanley when I met her outside of her Trigonometry class. She smiled when she saw me approaching and I
couldn't help but smile back.
Whoa, I wish he would smile at me like that. What does she have that I don't?
I wished that I could tell her just how wonderful my love was but I knew that if I answered her unspoken question it would expose me and I couldn't risk it. So I did the only thing I could
do when I reached them. I pulled my love into a loving embrace and kissed the top of her head.
"I missed you, love." I whispered loud enough for Bella and Jessica to hear.
"I missed you too, Edward." She breathed as she squeezed me tighter. I loved the way my name rolled off of her tongue. It made me feel weak and powerful at the same time.
For some reason Jessica decided to walk with us today since she and Bella shared the next class. Bella and I walked hand in hand again and Jessica kept her eyes on our intertwined fingers.
Maybe there is something to being plain and boring, I mean if it gets somebody like Edward freakin' Cullen's attention. I wonder if he would notice me if I got some hideous clothes and didn't style
my hair. Maybe but would it be worth it? I'm not sure.
I inwardly rolled my eyes at this petty human's inner monolog. How these human females could find my love plain is beyond me.
I ran the back of my hand down Bella's cheek and left her and her 'friend' at the door to her Spanish class.
Emmett and Bella kept up a playful banter all the way to the cafeteria. Then he asked her a question that I did not expect.
"So Bella, do you want to sit with the family today? I'm sure Alice would love it and this way you can meet Rose and Jasper."
Rose wants to meet her Edward. She wants to know what all of the fuss is about. Please give her a chance.
Bella's heart rate rose slightly as she smiled up at Emmett.
"I'd love to if that's okay with you Edward." She looked at me hopefully.
I nodded and steered us towards the line to purchase food.
The thoughts in the cafeteria were a mixture of jealousy and confusion as Bella and I sat down at with my siblings.
I can do this. She is important to Alice. Man, she smells delicious. No, she is Alice's best friend and Edward loves her. I can do this.
"Hello, I'm Jasper. Alice's boyfriend. It's nice to meet you."
"Hi, I'm Bella. It's nice to meet you too." Bella looked nervous but held Jasper's gaze before blushing and looking down.
"Hey Bells!" Emmett called to get her attention. "This is my Rose. Rose this is Bella."
Rose smiled in greeting which Bella returned but also offered more.
"Hi Rosalie. It's great to finally meet you. Emmett has told me so many great things about you. I feel like I know you already." Rose cocked her head to the side. She was used to
intimidating humans and couldn't figure out why Bella would purposely try to start a conversation with her. She was also vain enough to want to know what Em had said about her.
"Really? What types of things has he told you?" Rose's tone was fully of curiosity and smugness. Bella took a breath to calm her nerves and looked up at Rose.
"Well, of course he says that you are the most beautiful woman in the world. And I have to agree with that, but more than that, when he mentions your name his eyes light up and he
gets this dreamy look like he's talking about an angel. He's proud of you. He told me how skilled a musician you are and he constantly brags about your mechanical abilities. Yesterday he
told me how fiercely protective you are over your family and I have to say that I respect that. All of you guys are," Alice interrupted her.
"I hate to break up this little Rose love fest but we need to get to class."
Ha! Alice is just jealous because Edward's human realizes how perfect I am. Maybe she wouldn't be so bad to have around after all.
Rose is so vain but at least she seems to be a little more accepting of Bella.
In biology we had a lab to do in which we had to correctly identify and label the parts of a plant cell. Bella and I finished fairly quickly as always and needed something to do to pass the
time. I took a sheet of paper and wrote her a small note.
Bold Edward Underlined Bella
Would you like to play a game?
What kind of game?
20 questions?
Sure, but to make it more interesting you have to answer any question that you ask and you go first.
What is your favorite color? Brown
It changes everyday with my mood but today it's gold. Where were you born? Forks
Chicago. Who is your favorite author? Dante'
Austen or Bronte' Emily not Charlotte. What is your favorite food? Chocolate
I had to think about this one I couldn't write mountain lion now could I? I remembered the boys in the cafeteria talking about pizza and which of the different toppings made it the perfect food so I went with that.
Pizza. Favorite composer? Haydn
Debussy. Comedy or action movie? Comedy.
Debussy, she knows classical music. She always surprises me. I was expecting Mozart or Beethoven. Those are the two that are commonly known by teenagers today even if they nothing of the actual music that they produced they at least know the names.
Comedy. Favorite Debussy piece? Valse Romantique.
Claire De Lune. Favorite pastime? Reading.
Playing the piano. Favorite book? One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Wuthering Heights. Favorite Popular band? Linkin Park
The bell rang before I could answer her. I walked her to gym and bravely leaned down and pressed my lips to her cheek. Her cheek warmed instantly with her blush and I found it hard to
pull my lips away. I flashed her my best smile and took my leave. I asked Bella if I could see her on Saturday because I didn't think that I could make it the entire weekend without talking
to her. She agreed but had to clean the house first. So we agreed that I would pick her up at three in the afternoon and we would spend the rest of the evening together. I dropped her
off at her house and went home. I didn't go hunting as I had done every other day this week; instead I went to my piano and began to play. A new melody filled me and poured from my
fingertips. This song was everything that I knew of Bella. It expressed my love and devotion, it told of her beauty and goodness. It flowed with her selfless. It had notes of sadness and
pain as I realized that someday she would either learn of my secret and run screaming into the night or she would grow older and want more than I could give her. Either way I would
lose her. I squashed that line of thinking as much as I could. I had decided to make the most of the time that I would have with my love and not let the negatives affect me. She was mine
for now and that was all that mattered. I let the piece drift to a melancholy close and sighed.
It will all work out in the end son, I know it. You deserve to be happy.
Esme was ever the optimist. I had a sudden idea of what to do for my date with Bella. I would need Esme's help and possible Alice as well.
It will be perfect Edward. She will love it. We will meet you in the kitchen.
Alice and Esme were waiting for me in the kitchen and I laid out my plan for tomorrow and we set out to make it happen.
I went for a quick hunt before heading to Bella's for the night. It was just after midnight when I climbed through her window. I went over to kiss her forehead like I did every night but
something on the bedside table caught my attention. It was a notepad and it had my name written at the top of the first sheet. I moved closer to get a better look and immediately
wished I had never seen it.
Edward is:
Very fast
Super strong
Has black eyes that turn gold (without contacts)
Skin is paler then mine and cool to touch.
Never eats at school
She was trying to figure out what I am. I didn't know what to do. I had to try to throw her off of the trail but I didn't know how. My phone buzzed in my pocket. It was a text from Alice.
E,
Come home. Had a vision. Family meeting ASAP.
A.
I didn't bother to answer because she would see that I was on my way before I had a chance to type out my response. I quickly kissed Bella as I had started to before I found the list
and took off at top speed on my way home.
The family seemed to be as clueless as to why Alice would call a meeting tonight as I was. She was blocking her thoughts from me and it had me worried. We sat at the dining room table
waiting for Carlisle to get home. He was working at the hospital tonight. The only detail I knew about the meeting was that Alice had had a vision and according to Jasper she was
anxious and a worried but underneath all of those emotions there was a lot of happiness and love that she was trying to keep hidden for some reason. Carlisle came home and took his
place at the head of the table. Alice stood up and began pacing back and forth along the length of the table.
"Okay, I had a vision and parts of it were great and other parts of it were not so great. So I decided to tell everyone at once so that no one would feel left out of the know. Anyway, as
you all know I've had a vision of Bella as one of us" I cringed as her mind quickly scanned a vivid image of Bella as a vampire and a blurry image of my love dead by my own hands.
Sorry Edward.
"Well that image is getting stronger every day and now I can barely even see the other option anymore. So Edward will not kill her. That is the good news the bad news is that
she knows what we are or at least she will know by next weekend. I saw her confronting Edward about it Next Friday."
Everyone's thoughts were surprised and cautious. Except for Emmett. His words matched his thoughts.
"Good. I hate walking on egg shells around her. She is going to be one of us soon anyway so why prolong the inevitable."
"I hate to admit it Edward but it may be a good idea to go ahead and tell her especially if Alice really only sees one path for her now." Jasper said as he squeezed the little pixie's hand.
"I still don't think it's a good idea. She seems like a good kid and all but I don't think that we can risk our whole family's future on her." Rose still held so hostility for Bella for being human
but I have to admit that it was refreshing not to have her screaming and throwing a tantrum.
Carlisle and Esme seemed to be waiting for my reaction to this news but I had already known that she was close to making a discovery because of the list I found by her bed earlier.
"I really don't know what to do here. The things I hope for are in direct contrast with each other and I am so confused. I am sure that she won't expose our secret. She is the most
trustworthy person I have ever met but on the other hand I know that I will lose her the moment that she figures out that I am a monster. Part of me wants that to happen because she
deserves to live a happy human life but there is another part that wants nothing more than for her to know who I am and accept me and continue to love me anyway. The only thing
besides her keeping our secret that I am sure of is my love for her." I confessed and for the first time my family was silent both mentally and verbally.
"Oh Edward, she is one lucky girl," Esme gushed. "She won't run from you Edward. She loves you. I just know it."
"Well, I say that we let this play out the way that Alice has seen it and then go from there." Carlisle offered.
Everyone nodded and I excused myself so that I could go back to Bella's house. I didn't want to miss a moment of our time together now that I knew that it was limited. I still had one
week with her before the bottom fell out and my world shattered and I was going to make it the best week of my existence.
A/N: Sorry for the delay in the post but Fan Fiction hasn't let me log in since Sunday morning. I look forward to your thoughts and comments you guys are awesome!