This chapter is finally done. I know, it may not seem big, but I had limited time to work on this chapter so it may not be as good. Still, though, please enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 5: My Soul sends out an SOS

Charlie and I were still awkward with speaking to each other, but we were getting better. He told Renee about my accident and I commented that he shouldn't have told her in the first place. I would just get non-stop worrying from her then.

The next day at school, I walked into the cafeteria when lunch came around. I looked back at the Cullen's table to see they were all there. Each one would glance at me at different times except for Edward. He seemed more frustrated than before. I smiled when I saw Alice cuddling up to Jasper more and him looking at her with adoration and love. I silently wished I would have that one day.

I focused back on my own table, where they were all goofing off. "Bells, you wanna come to La Push this weekend?" Eric asked, trying to sound cool. I raised an eyebrow at him. "La Push?" I questioned, not remembering that place.

"La Push beach down on the Quileute lands," Mike answered. He smirked at me, his soul's thoughts going wild with his testosterone.

"You should come with us Bella, there is this huge surf coming in," Jessica was bouncing in her seat at the idea. "I don't just surf the web," Eric winked at me.

Angela just shook her head and smile at Eric. I looked up at her soul to see that her red string was looping around Eric's soul. I smiled gently at that. Angela's soul was so kind and caring while Eric's soul was modest, but still tried to fit in. I knew they would work out and I hoped I could help them get together.

"There is also whale watching. You should come Bella," I smile at Angela for her thoughtfulness. I shook my head at them. "Nah, I don't feel like going this weekend. I have stuff I want to do at home," I tried to say it in a regretful tone and I believe that I pulled it off when a few of them groaned.

I hid my amusement and walked off to the food line. I grabbed a bunch of vegetables and an apple, arranging them how I wanted it to look.

"Making edible art?" a velvet voice replied beside me. I jumped at the unexpected voice, knocking the apple off the cart. Edward quickly caught it and handed it back to me.

I smiled tightly at him in thanks. "You know, your mood swings are starting to give me a headache," I joked, moving onto the carrots.

Edward kept close as he walked next to me. I felt calmer the closer his body was to mine. "I only said that we shouldn't be friends, not that I didn't want to be." His golden eyes were staring down into my brown ones and I could see his sincerity there.

I looked up at his soul for the first time this week. I could see his thoughts, the basic mind, warring still with his heart, but his heart was winning out in the end. It was telling him that it was no use in fighting to be with me. I smiled at him, feeling a bit relieved that he was finally going to stop trying to fight against us.

"Edward, you are not making much sense now," I told him. We moved farther down the lunch line. "Well let's just say that you should be smart and stay away from me," he replied, glancing down at my lunch with a flicker of disgust in his eyes. I almost snorted.

His soul told me he was just troubled, but he was one of the safest people for me to be around. I had met humans more dangerous than the Cullen clan.

"Hypothetically speaking, what if I'm not smart, would you tell me the truth then," I challenged him. Edward shifted a bit, leaning closer to me. I prevented myself from leaning into him.

"No probably not," he shook his head. "I want to hear your theories though," he looked at me with intrigue. I smirked at him, "Radioactive spiders and kryptonite," I teased. He rolled his eyes in amusement, but then turned serious. "Those are all superhero qualities," he pointed out. I hummed in response, looking back at the food cart in front of me and wondering if I should get a cold sandwitch.

"What if I'm not the good guy?" he looked like he was searching a bit and I had a feeling on where this was going, "What if I'm the bad guy?"

This time I snorted. I giggled as I turned to face him. Edward was completely serious with what he was saying. I leaned up close to his face. His whole body froze and I swore he stopped breathing. "Edward, we both have secrets that we are not willing to share yet, but let me tell you something. You are one of the nicest guys I have met and trust me, there are worst monsters in the world than you. I have seen them personally," I smile at him before kissing his cheek, lingering there for a second or two more than what I should have. I pulled away then, giving him a gentle smile before going back to my table, leaving a frozen Edward behind.

Once I got back to my table, Jessica pounced on me. "Bella, what were you and Edward talking about?" she asked. I could tell she wanted a fresh piece of gossip, but I wasn't going to give it to her. Instead I turned to Angela, seeing her all excited and blushing as Eric smiled at her.

"So, Angela, what did I miss?" I teased her, resulting in a new blush. "Eric just asked me to prom and I said yes." I congratulated her and I truly felt happy for her.

"Are you sure you can't come to prom?" Angela asked. I nodded my head, already saying that I was busy that weekend too.

"Well since you can't come, why don't we go to Port Angeles this weekend?" Jessica offered, already thinking of all the dresses she could try on. I agreed on going with them.

"This dress looks amazing on me," Jessica gushed as she looked in a mirror at the store we were at in Port Angeles.

Jessica had on a hot pink dress that showed of a considerable amount of cleavage. I thought it looked horrible on her. Angela then came out in a soft lavender dress that crisscrossed across the chest area.

"Angela, you should get that dress, it looks really good on you," I commented. I was leaning against the giant store window, wishing I was somewhere else at the moment. I remembered a bookstore farther up from here and I sat up.

"Hey guys, I don't want to be the party pooper, but I'm going to go up to the bookstore. I'll meet you guys at the restaurant," I got up to go, noticing Jess wasn't really paying attention to me and Angela said it was okay.

I walked around till I found the little bookstore situated on top of a hill. I jogged up the steps and entered the store, hearing the little bell above the door jingle. A tanned man with jet black hair stood behind the counter and smiled at me in welcome. I nodded hello and went straight to the romance section.

I finally bought a book and headed out after hours of being there. It was dark now as I walked outside and I felt a bit uneasy.

I looked around at my surroundings, noticing I was lost and I didn't know my way back. Footsteps resounded off the alley walls ahead of me and I looked up to see a shadowed figure with a black soul approaching. I quickly turned around to see another man behind me with an equally black soul as the first one. I started to panic.

I was scared because I knew what they were planning to do, their souls told me all. I quickly turned down another alley, picking up speed. Soon another two guys appeared. All four of these guys had black souls, telling me that they were not very good guys.

I was silently wishing Edward was here.

"Hey pretty lady, where you going?" the first man slurred as the others laughed. I ignored him, hoping I could make it back to where people were. I was starting to get angry at these drunken buffoons and I knew I would fight to the best of my ability to stop them from completing their goal tonight.

I silently groaned when I saw two of the four men in front of me. I felt hands grab at me from behind and whirled around to see the other two men behind me. I glared at them as they laughed at me.

"Don't touch me," I growled out, kneeing him in his groin area with all my might. He groaned, instantly dropping to the ground. The others started to reach for me, but then backed up when a car came squealing around the corner.

The silver car stopped alongside me and the passenger side door opened up. "Get in," Edward growled, glaring at the four men in front of the car. I quickly hopped in before he peeled out of the lot.

Edward's grip on the wheel was tight and he looked highly stressed out. His soul was practically foaming at the mouth with anger.

"Distract me," his voice was strained and I tried to think of something.

"Um, Jessica looks hideous in pink," I blurted the first thing that came to mind and that was Jessica in that awful pink dress. He laughed a bit, but it sounded forced. "Well, now that we know that Jessica looks awful in pink, why don't we put our seatbelts on," I suggested, gripping onto the seat as I tried to avoid looking as his speed.

His laugh was a bit more relaxed now as he weaved through the streets, passing cars and going into wrong lanes.

Edward parked at a restaurant called La Bella Italia. I got out first and made my way up to where I could see Jessica and Angela pacing back and forth.

"Hey guys," I waved Hi at them, shifting nervously on my feet. Jess whirled on me in an instant. "Where were you?" she demanded, glaring at me slightly. Angela put a hand on her shoulder and stepped up. "We were worried about you Bella," she softly said to me.

I instantly felt bad now for making them worry, even if Jessica wasn't the nicest of people. "I'm sorry, I got lost," I hung my head, feeling worse at my sorry excuse.

Edward stepped up next to me then, "I found Bella. Do you mind if I join you guys for dinner?" he asked them, smiling slightly. Jess and Angela seemed to be stunned by his presence. Then Jessica started to smile in a flirting way that made my insides boil.

"No, of course not," she started to twirl a piece of her hair while staring at him. Angela looked a bit nervous as she looked back to me. "Actually we just finished eating. I'm sorry that we didn't wait for you," she replied, shooting me a sorry look. Jessica shot her a slight glare. "It's fine," I shrugged. I would just go home and eat something later.

"I'm going to make sure Bella gets something to eat. I'll drive her home once she's done," he flashed them a smile, making them speechless for a bit.

"Um, ah, that's okay, we were just leaving. Have fun Bella," Jessica winked at me as her and Angela walked back to the car, giggling all the way. I slipped my hand into his instinctively and he stiffened.

I realized what I did then and started to pull my hand out of his when his hand closed around mine. He smiled slightly and tugged me up to the restaurant. Edward opened the door for me and I smiled at him in thanks.

The waitress's eyes lit up like a Christmas tree once they landed on Edward. I glanced up to her soul to see it staring lustfully at Edward.

"Well isn't he a fine piece of man. What I wouldn't give to run my hands over that chest. I bet he has a great body under those clothes too." Her soul was practically purring as it stared at Edward. She glanced briefly at me before turning her eyes back to Edward. "Maybe he'll leave the little mousy girl and have some fun with a real woman. She's just so plain too, and looks completely boring. I feel sorry for the guy. I'll show him some fun though." I glared hard at the woman, but she didn't even notice.

Edward's soul was growling at her too, for a reason I didn't know. "Table for two please," he said with a charming smile. The girl's eyes went glassy and her mind went blank slightly, but I could tell he didn't really do anything to her. He just dazzled her with his eyes.

I know because he does the same thing to me.

The waitress led us over to a table in the middle of the restaurant. Edward furrowed his brows a bit and looked at her. "Somewhere a little more private please?" he asked. I saw him slip something into her hand and she nodded with a sour look on her face.

She led us to a secluded booth in the back. We both slipped into the seats, getting comfy. "Your host will soon be here to take your orders," she mumbled then walked away, her soul frustrated at the fact that I was here.

I chuckled. "You know, you shouldn't do that to people," I replied amused at the fact that she hated me. Edward looked at me confused. "Do what?" he questioned with a cute tilt of his head.

I was surprised that he truly didn't know. "Dazzle people," I blinked at him and tried to imitate what he does when he dazzles people. I saw his eyes go slightly unfocused, but a second later they were back to being normal.

"Do I dazzle you?" he smirked. I rolled my eyes, not willing to give him an answer to that question. He chuckled.

Another waitress came to our table with a tablet in her hands. It seems word about Edward traveled fast and her soul was defiantly appreciating him. "Can I get you anything to drink?" she turned to face Edward, completely ignoring me.

"Yes, a coke please," I answered her. She gave me a bitter looked before turning back to Edward with a sweet smile. "And you?" I wasn't sure, but it sounds like she was trying to sound a bit sultry. She sounded like she had something wrong with her throat.

"I'll have a coke too," he replied, never sparing a glance at her as he kept his eyes trained on my face. She looked slightly disappointed as she walked away.

"How are you feeling?"

I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion, wondering why he would ask me that. "I feel fine, why?" I looked down at me to see if there was anything wrong with me.

"No dizziness, sickness, any cold or numb feelings?" he listed still staring at me. Then I realized what he was asking me and I rolled my eyes at him. "No Edward, I'm not going into shock." I chuckled at his expense. He looked puzzled as he stared at me for a bit longer.

I sighed silently as he continued to stare at me. "Don't worry, a couple of perverts is not going to send me into shock. Trust me, I've seen a lot worse than that," I managed a smile, but I knew it most likely seemed strained.

"Well, I'll feel better once I get some food and sugar into you," he smiled slightly back.

The waitress came back then with our cokes. She hastily put mine down, almost spilling it on me before putting Edward's down with much more care. I glared at her for that.

"Are you ready to order?" she asked Edward. Edward kept looking at me, not giving her the time of day. "Bella?" he questioned.

"I'll have ravioli please," years of politeness was ingrained into me, so it was no use on trying to be rude to her. She scribbled it down and continued to face Edward. I could see a bit of frustration in his eyes. "I'm sharing with her," he answered.

She huffed off then, her soul very unhappy at the fact that he wasn't even looking at her.

I smiled smugly inside, happy that I have his attention and not her. I resisted the urge to stick my tongue out at her.

I sat there for a moment, a question burning in my mind before it made its way out of my mouth. "How did you find me? And no being evasive either," I glared slightly at him, knowing he would try avoid the question.

He looked irked at me for that question, but his soul told me he was tired of keeping secrets from me, but he wasn't ready to tell me about what he was yet. That was fine by me since I'll tell him that I already knew. I was prepared to give up most of my secrets tonight, though some of those secrets will have to stay secrets for a while longer.

He sighed. "Bella, I followed you through the minds of others. I was keeping tabs on Jessica and Angela's minds, but then I noticed you were not with them. So I tried to find you through the minds of others. When I finally found you, I saw those lowlifes and what they were going to do with you," he growled out, his fist clenching. I was shocked about the mind reading bit. If he could read minds, then he could read mine as well. I blanched at the thought.

"Can… can you read…?" my throat was suddenly dried as I tried to form the question. Edward clued into what I was trying to ask and he shook his head no. I felt instantly relieved then. "You are the first person that I can't read," he admitted softly. I froze again. Was something wrong with me? Well other than the seeing souls bit.

"Is there something wrong with me?" I questioned worriedly. He looked incredulous at my question. "I tell you I can read minds and you ask if something is wrong with you?" he barked a laugh that was anything, but humorous. I shifted in my seat uncomfortably.

Thankfully the waitress came back with my food. She turned quickly to Edward. "Is there anything I can get you?" she batted her eyes and I could tell her shirt had more buttons undone. Edward never looked at her though as he shook his head.

I could tell she was getting frustrated with his refusals so I spoke up, "Can you please stop annoying my boyfriend with your useless flirting?"

She turned to glare at me then. I glared right back. Two could play this game hunny.

Edward held a hand over his mouth to stop himself from laughing. "Thank you, we are done with your services, I'll take the check now, so we can leave as soon as I'm done eating," I held my hand out for the check in her pocket. She slammed it down on the table and huffed away.

I shook my head at her poor customer service skills.

I poked at my ravioli with my fork, knowing the conversation I was going to have with him. "Edward," I barely spoke above a whisper, but I knew he could still hear me. Edward suddenly became serious then, wondering on what I was going to say.

I popped ravioli in my mouth to stall a bit before I spoke again. "We really need to talk once we leave," I held no humor anymore to let him know I was completely serious about this. He shifted uncomfortably in his seat, but nodded anyway.

Tonight, I was going to lay everything down on the table.

Bella is going to spill her secret! Well, maybe spill her secret because she could get cold feet or that nasty waitress might appear again. Who knows until next chapter.

Well this chapter is finally done. Next chapter might come out a little late because I have a lot going on this week and I might not get the chance to write the next chapter. Cross your fingers though and give me lots of reviews for encouragement!

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