I looked for Bella when school let out, but I didn't find her. Alice said she left early but I had feeling there was something else behind it. I drove home thinking about Bella's strange behavior. When I got inside the phone began to ring. "Hello?" I asked when I answered.
"Edward it's me" Lauren's voice came from the other line. "Hey Lauren." "Jessica, Mike, and I were planning on going to see a movie tonight and I wanted to know if you want to come?" "Sure" I had wanted to see that new vampire movie that was out. "Ok we'll pick you up around 6!" Lauren hung up.
My hopes of seeing the vampire flick were dashed when Jessica announced that Lauren and her were picking. Mike and I groaned in unison and shot each other dirty looks. They picked some romantic-comedy. I shuffled behind Lauren to our seats. I sat in the aisle seat with Lauren right next to me.
Every time I rested arm on the armrest Lauren would try to casually hold my hand. After about the third attempt, I stuffed my hand in the popcorn bag. The movie got worse and worse as it continued on. Finally I said that I needed some fresh air and ran outside. The night was crisp with the wind blowing lightly.
I walked down the sidewalk of the theater and was about to turn back when I heard a noise. It was coming from the alley next to me. I heard voices and recognized one of them. Bella! I headed down the alley and listened as Bella and the other person talked. "Come on Bella!" the voice pleaded.
I heard a thudding noise; Bella had obviously hit him. I turned and saw Bella up against the brick wall while the guy was picking himself up off the ground. "Hey get away from her!" I yelled as he made a move towards Bella. Bella's eyes filled with fear as she saw me. The guy smirked and looked at Bella, "looks like I found myself a snack."
Bella's face darkened and as the guy took a step for me a loud growl filled the alley. Bella was in front of me and the guy was backing up. "Bella move I can take him!" I announced as I sidestepped her. She stuck her arm out blocking my path. "Edward don't be stupid," she growled.
The guy was chuckling again, "yeah Edward don't do anything stupid! Honestly Bella I don't understand your family's ways." I got a good look at the guy and I was startled that his eyes were a blood red. I wondered where he got those contacts from and more importantly why. "If you don't get out of here right now James I swear!" Bella hissed. The guy, James, rolled his eyes, "Fine I never did like boy any way, I prefer the innocent little girls."
This guy was so twisted and what the hell was he talking about. He walked away and disappeared back into the street. Before I realized it Bella had me pined against the wall. Jeez she was strong, not as strong as me though. I tried to break free only to discover that she had a better grip on me than I thought.
"What did you think you were doing?" Bella asked angrily. "I was saving you from that guy!" I replied. Bella let me go and stepped back shaking her head. "If any one was in danger it was you," Bella replied icily. "Bella what are you talking about?" I asked growing more confused and curious as our conversation continued.
"Never mind!" Bella snapped and she stalked out of the alley. I wasn't giving up that easy I ran after her and cut her off. "Oh no I deserve an explanation!" Bella seemed torn between responding or just knocking me out of the way. "Come with me" Bella commanded. I looked over my shoulder and saw that Mike, Jessica, and Lauren were out of the movie.
"Hold on" I replied and ran over to them. "Hey guys I'm going to go with Bella," I said pointing to Bella over my shoulder. Mike looked really amused as I said this. "What?" I asked annoyed. Mike pointed and I turned around.
"Shoot" I muttered under my breath as I looked and realized that Bella had taken off. Lauren placed her hand on my arm. "Come on Edward we're leaving" Lauren said leading me back to the car. The drive home seemed short as I thought about what had happened. I entered my room and flopped onto the bed.
I tried to sleep but my mind was too preoccupied. I heard Charlie go to bed and I crept downstairs. I flipped on the TV. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was on. I changed the channel and the history channel was doing a documentary on the legend of vampires. Changed again and Underworld was on the next channel. I groaned as I turned off the TV.
The Next Day…I pushed my breakfast around on the plate. "Something wrong with the food?" Charlie asked. I shook my head. "Hey dad what do you know about the Cullen's?' Charlie shrugged, "Dr. Cullen's is a great guy, he and his wife have donated a lot of money to the school and their kids are really good to. Why?"
It was my turn to shrug, "I just… I ran into Bella last night." Charlie emptied his plate and threw on his jacket. He was about to walk out the door when I spoke, "dad where do they live?" "I think about a mile out of town, near the river" Charlie answered and left. Once Charlie left I grabbed my keys and jumped in my car.
I drove until I reached her house. The house was a huge white; It looked rather out of place in Forks. I marched up to the door and knocked. The door flew open and Bella looked at me sadly. "I knew you would come." "Your right" I said. "Come in" Bella said and she stepped aside. I walked in and she led me into the living room.
"Ok now explain yourself!