Chapter 6. You'd Probably Win That Bet Alice.
Edward's hands clenched into fists, before he was able to compose himself a terrifying noise escaped him. The intensity of it shook through me, rocking me with his anger. I gawked at him, petrified. Alice wrapped her rock hard arm around my shoulder and squeezed gently, putting her head against me. A snapping sound pulled my eyes away from Edward's face and towards his fist. He'd broken a piece of the table. I snapped my mouth shut and tried to concentrate on my pizza, taking small bites and trying my damnedest not to look up.
"Bella?" Edward called from across the table, he placed his cold hand over mine, the one not holding the pizza. "Bella sweetheart are you ok? I'm sorry I scared you." I allowed myself to look up at him. His eyes were sincere, but his jaw was still tight. I shivered and nodded. He sighed and moved around the table to kneel beside me. I watched my pizza, not wanting to meet his glance. He took my face in his hand and secured it so that I was forced to look at him. "Bella are you ok?"
I nodded again and tried to go back to my pizza. I felt desperate tears well up in my eyes and Alice flinched beside me. "Edward she's going to freak out in a few seconds." I barely made out her words. Edward grabbed my arm in his fist and nearly dragged me from cafeteria. I saw strange worried glances from the other kids as we passed.
He pushed me against the cold brick wall and starred at me. He was completely motionless, except for his eyes which surveyed my condition carefully. Tears began leaking out the corners of my eyes and I looked away from him quickly. "I'm fine, really." I muttered. He pulled my chin up and rested his forehead against mine. He sighed and dropped his hand and pulled back for a moment deliberating. "What happened to Alice, is she ok?" He wiped my tears from my cheek with his thumb, tracing the shape of my face.
"Alice, isn't like other people Bella. You have to understand that before I go further. There is nothing at all wrong with her, she's just, different." He watched me carefully. I stared at him, nodding twice. He took two deep breaths before continuing. "Alice can see visions of the future, and what she saw in the cafeteria wasn't good." His voice was calm, and his face showed no expression. I just stared at him. After a second of my own deliberating I stood up on the balls of my feet and pressed my lips to his for a second.
"So Alice, sees the future. What did she see?" He looked disoriented, and answered without realizing.
"You, screaming and covered in blood." I tried to keep myself as composed as I could.
"Ok, so when is that going to happen, and how?" I tapped my head. "I should probably know what to look out for. Or is the future already set?"
"No, the future can change. That's why I'm going to follow you around tonight, you won't see me though." He starred at me. "You don't believe me." It was a statement.
I remembered the scene in the cafeteria, the strange sound he made, the snapping of the table. I remembered his pointed teeth and how the sun made them sparkle a little bit. Why were his eyes such a strange colour? I starred back at him, and felt my face flush paler than the snow that started coming down in fluffs around us.
The Cullen's were not human.
I was shaking, whether it was from the cold or the shock I had no idea. This was insane. "What are you?" I barely whispered.
"Don't you know already?" He whispered back, pain evident in all details of his perfect face.
"You don't eat, your eyes change, your teeth are pointed." I tried to list everything with a composed voice. "You're really strong, and you… Growl." I looked away thinking hard. His skin was so pale and cold… Deadly white… Pointed teeth. The pieces were starting to click together in my head like a puzzle. "You're a Vampire." I looked up at him. He just stared back motionlessly.