Today was awful. I was in a huge argument with some stupid girl who didn't understand the difference between Sirius Black and Jacob Black. She tried to say that they were both shape shifters and therefore where the same! I had to correct her. Sirius Black, or Stubby Boardman if you believe The Quibbler, was in fact an animagus. He was a wizard that CHOSE to turn into an animal. He did it to help a friend who had a 'furry little problem.' Jacob on the other hand had no choice he is just a second place 'werewolf' who wasn't even really a werewolf! She actually said "Sirius was a aniwhat?" People who talk Potter but don't know Potter piss me off!

Anyway, I don't own Twilight or Harry Potter; they belong to Stephenie Meyer and JK Rowling respectively.

This chapter is all Bella POV. Enjoy.

Alice stayed with me until I fell asleep. She kept telling me how sorry Edward was that he reacted the way he had and that Emmett would make sure that he was okay. I still wasn't sure

what exactly had happened there but had guessed that with Edward's super sense of smell he had smelled the nick I had given myself while shaving my legs.

I slept restlessly; I had become accustomed to Edward's electricity near me in the short time he had been staying here at night. I woke up with the alarm clock and instantly missed the

cool lips that usually brushed against me as a wake up call. When I climbed into my truck to go to school I found myself longing for the purr of the Volvo's engine. I took a deep breath and

was disappointed not to smell the heavenly sweet scent of Edward. I pulled into the parking lot and was completely depressed not to at least see the Volvo there even though I knew it

wasn't going to be there. I even missed the sight of Rosalie's red BMW. I was crushed to realize that I would have to do this all again tomorrow. Friday couldn't come fast enough for me.

Mike Newton tried to attach himself to me as soon as I walked into the school but thankfully Angela grabbed me and pulled me into the ladies room.

"Thanks"

"No problem, I saw him closing in and I didn't think you'd want Edward to kill Mike for harassing you when he comes back tomorrow." she laughed.

"How did you know Edward wasn't here today?" I asked.

"All of the Cullen kids are absent when it's sunny. Their parents take them camping or hiking and stuff when the weather is nice. They are a very close family," she shrugged.

This gave me another clue. I was sure that them being absent on sunny days had to mean something. The answers were swimming on the edges of my mind. Edward was superhuman,

but he thought that he was a monster. Damn it, I couldn't grasp it. I realized that Angela was staring at me and I blushed.

"Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about Edward. We should get to class."

I sat in English class going over and over the things that I knew were different about Edward. I knew that I had the answers I had been looking for ever since the accident but I just

couldn't put all the pieces together enough to see whole picture. My mind retreated back to the basics; the list.

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.

Has the ability to either climb up the side of the house or jump two stories.

Graceful to a fault.

Uses words and had a tendency to speak as if he is from the turn of the 20th century not the 21st.

Can read minds but not mine

Has the ability to climb a solid wall bare handed

Super hearing

Super sense of smell

Super eyesight

Gorgeous

Smells like heaven

The world's most amazing kisser!

I had more to add to it. The whole out of school every time it's sunny thing and even though I didn't think it was important because I could smell it to I added that he could smell my

blood. My thoughts drifted back to last night. I could see Alice standing in the hall and Emmett holding Edward above the ground in a vice like hold. It looked as though none of them were

breathing. Wait, Edward had appeared to be holding his breath the first time I had seen his eyes look black that they did last night. His eyes looked foreign to me last night. It was as if

he wasn't entirely himself. His eyes looked almost hungry.

I realized the truth of that last thought and my mind snapped back into the present.

I couldn't breathe all of a sudden. My body was tense, my heart was thundering in my chest. I could hear the blood rushing in my ears. My body knew what my mind couldn't comprehend.

I struggled to stand wanting nothing more than to leave this class room. I was half out of my seat and everything went black.

I was vaguely aware of someone calling my name and blinked my eyes a few times coming back to myself. Charlie was standing over me looking relieved.

"You okay kid?" he asked worriedly.

"Yeah, I just forgot to eat this morning. I was light headed." I lied.

He looked skeptical but didn't say anything.

"Okay well, do you want something to eat now? I can whip you up a grilled cheese or something," he still sounded worried.

"I can get it dad, you should get back to work. I will eat and then probably just go back to sleep. Passing out makes me tired." We both laughed at the irony of that.

"All right Bells but if you need me just call and I'll come back home okay."

"Ok dad, see you tonight." I flopped back down on the bed and waited for the sound of his cruiser leaving. The moment he was gone, I was sitting at my computer. I turned it on and

waited for the internet to load. It was taking forever so I decided to actually make myself a sandwich while I waited.

My search of 'superhuman creatures that hunger for human blood' turned up over thirty thousand results. I sighed and began to pour through them. Time after time I got the same thing;

vampire. There were other creatures but every site at least mentioned vampires. Some of the things were similar to the things I had noticed about Edward but none were a perfect

match. I began to mull over the word in my head. Vampire. Was Edward a vampire? Edward said he was a monster, vampires are monsters. Could it be true? I mean I know that Edward

isn't a monster even if he is a vampire. Okay, let's look at this logically for a moment, the facts on the internet didn't match perfectly but I'm guessing that real vampires, if they were

real, didn't go around posting things about themselves. These facts were just things that regular people like me had put together. Could this be true? I needed to try the words together.

Edward is a vampire. I gasped at how true that statement sounded in my head, so I tried it out loud. It sounded even more true that way. I took a minute to let that settle. I continued

my research. Now that I knew what he was I wanted to read as much as I could on the subject. I came across one article that made me stop and think. It was an encyclopedia of sorts on

vampirism. It spoke about two different types of vampires: one was called the 'partakers' and the other was the 'abstainers.'

It read:

"The vast majority of vampires are partakers meaning that they drink human blood. They have no respect for humans and have no qualms about taking human lives. They

are very aggressive and are quick to fight amongst themselves. Partakers are said to live in pairs or small groups. They are mostly nomadic never remaining in any one area

for more than a week or two at a time as to avoid detection.

Abstainers on the other hand drink the blood of animals and value human life. Abstainers are mostly nonviolent and seem to have a more peaceful existence. The term coven

is often used to describe abstainers due in part to the fact that their more passive nature allows more of them to coexist without conflict. There are rumors that groups of

abstainers have been masquerading as humans so that they can remain in a certain area for years."

I knew in my heart that this was at least partially true. Edward had been hungry last night. He wanted my blood, of that I was sure but he fought against that hunger and left. He didn't

want to hurt me. He loves me and I love him. Now that I knew what he was I had to decide if I could do this. Could I actually be in a relationship with a vampire? No the question was

could I be without Edward and I know without a doubt that I can't so then I guess that's it. Edward is a vampire and I am in love with him. We would make this work. I needed to talk to

him but I couldn't do this over the phone. I would wait until I saw him Friday. Maybe we could skip class and we could spend the day discussing what was going to happen now. Did his

family know what he was? Were they vampires too? They would have to be. Emmett and Alice at least after what happened last night. Dr. Cullen too. That proves it. They were

abstainers. There is no way that Dr. Cullen could work at the hospital and be a human blood drinker. There were so many things that I wanted to talk to Edward about. Friday really

couldn't come fast enough now.

I was so excited to finally know what was going on that I had completely missed my cell ringing and had almost missed hearing the downstairs phone too. I was out of breath by the time

I reached the kitchen.

"Hello" I practically panted.

"Bella love are you all right?" Edward asked with concern in his velvety voice.

"Yeah I'm fine; I just had to run for the phone. How are you?" I had so many things I wanted to ask but tried to squash my eagerness.

"I am well. I'm sorry that you had to run for the phone. I miss you." He sighed the last part.

"I miss you too." I breathed.

"I will be home around one am Friday would you like for me to come over then or wait until time for school?" He seemed hesitant about asking. I decided to let him in on the skipping

school on Friday plan.

"Um, well I kind of wanted to talk to you about that." I mumbled.

I heard a sharp intake of breath before he replied "About what?"

"School on Friday. I was hoping that we could not go." I rushed through the words unsure of his reaction.

"That could be arranged. Do you miss me as much as I miss you?" He replied playfully.

"Of course, I miss you like crazy. I love you."

"As I love you, my Bella." Hearing him say that he loved me just cemented my decision ever more. I would find a way for a relationship between a vampire and a human to work.

"I hate do say goodbye but Charlie will be home in half an hour and I haven't even started cooking yet." I said after glancing at the clock.

"Did you have that much homework, love? Or were you just missing me so much that you lost track of time?" He teased.

"While I was missing you to the point of distraction all day the reason I haven't started dinner is that I have been doing some research." He was quiet for a moment and I wondered if he

knew what I was researching.

"Edward?" I asked after a few more moments of silence.

"Yes? I'm here. I was just thinking." he said distractedly.

"What were you thinking about?" I asked warily.

"About how you avoided my question earlier. When I asked if I should come over when I get home or if I should wait until the morning, you changed the subject." He said sadly.

"Sorry, I thought it was obvious that I wanted you here as soon as possible. I just wanted you to be prepared for my Friday plan." I explained.

"Thank you. I will see you as soon as possible. Is it okay if I call you tomorrow afternoon?"

I thought for a minute and said "no."

"May I ask why not?"

"Sure, I want you to call me tomorrow evening so that we can talk until you get here. If you call in the afternoon we will have the interruption of homework and dinner." I reasoned.

He laughed in what sounded like relief.

"That sounds lovely. I will call you at seven."

"Seven sounds great." I agreed.

"I will be thinking of you all night. Have a good night love."

"I will dream of you. Goodnight Edward, I love you." I breathed

"I will be with you tomorrow my love, goodnight" the truth of his promise was evident in his tone.

"Bye" I sighed.

"Until tomorrow." He breathed and he was gone.

I didn't sleep well that night just like the night before. I was tired and cranky when my alarm went off. I rolled out of bed and trudged to the bathroom. I almost laughed when I saw my

reflection. I looked like crap. I hurried through my morning routine and drifted downstairs for breakfast.

Charlie was already gone so I was on my own as usual. I grabbed a pop-tart and headed off to school for my last day of Edward deprivation.

I tried to focus on the lectures that were being given. I forced myself to take notes as much as I could but I found myself daydreaming most of the day about what would happen when

Edward came home. Would he be angry that I had figured out his secret or would he be relieved that he didn't have to hide from me any more? I spent lunch with Angela but if you asked

me what we talked about I would not have been able to tell you a word of it. I all but ran for my truck after gym. I was in a hurry to get home to get my homework done and dinner in the

oven. Charlie was in a hurry of his own tonight because he was leaving first thing in the morning for a weekend fishing trip with his friends from La Push.

I had just stepped out of the shower when my cell phone rang. I wrapped myself in a towel and ran for my bedroom.

"Edward" I sighed as a greeting.

We talked about everything and nothing all at the same time. I was exhausted but excited because it was midnight and Edward would be home in an hour. One hour and I would be

wrapped in the strong arms of my vampire, my love, my Edward.

"Bella?" Edward interrupted my thoughts.

"Yes?"

"Look out of the window, love" He said and I was out of bed and at the window just in time to see my Adonis emerging from the woods behind my house.

Up next is Edward's POV of the two days that they spent apart. I hope to post it tomorrow night.

Did everyone see the New Moon Trailer last night? It was just enough of a teaser to make me want more. Damn, why isn't it November yet?! There are 171 more days until the movie release. I may explode!