Chapter 2

Edward stared at me for a long time, and then said, in a slow voice, "You mean… you and your brothers are…"

I nodded, not wanting him to say it… not wanting this to have ever have happened, tears of blood streaked my face.

I heard a radio upstairs:

Because of you

I never stray too far from the sidewalk

Because of you

I learned to play on the safe side

: "Turn that racket off!" I screamed upstairs.

The radio turned off but I heard Emmett's snickering.

Edward didn't smile, "Isabel… why didn't you just tell me?" He asked.

"B-because… you would get scared… you'd run…" I said, looking down at my feet, ashamed.

Edward walked toward me, "Isabel… Isabel… you thought I would leave you?" He asked me.

I didn't look at him and just nodded.

He stood next to me and wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling my chin up to make me look at him, "Isabel… I would never, ever, leave you… Isabel… cant you see? I'm in love with you."

I stared at him and he wiped the red tears away from my eyes like they were normal ones, like they weren't monstrous. "But… Don't you see me? Don't you see I'm a monster?" I asked him.

He touched the glitters on my arm, "Sweetie, I don't think you're a monster… I think you're beautiful…"

I stared at him and smiled a little… "How… how you do you love a monster?" I asked him.

"Isabel… if you were a monster you would have let Jasper kill me… you wouldn't have tried to not kill everyone in that school from the start." Edward said, still not letting go of my chin.

I stared at him for a long time, "Edward… Edward you cant love me."

"But I do." He said.

"Well… you cant… I'm sorry… its just… James…"

"Who's that?" Edward asked.

"He… he's another vampire… he's hunting me… he'll hurt you if he catches up with me, Edward…. I don't want you to get hurt because of me."
"But I can take care of myself… Isabel don't you see? I would die for you, love, don't worry, I cant take care of myself?" He said, trying to reassure me.

I felt my heart give a squeeze. "Edward… I just… I really love you… I love you to much for this to happen…" I said in a low voice.

Edward shook his head, "But Isabel… don't you see? There's no turning back on this… if James wanted to kill me, he would if you were here or not…" He said, trying to reassure me.

I stared at him for a long time, "Yeah… I know what you mean… but are you sure that you-"

He cut me off, putting a hand on my lips, "I'm sure."

"But you-" I said talking through his hand.

He pushed his hand all the way on my mouth, "I'm sure." He said.

I stopped and sighed, "okay…"

"Isabel, would you get in here." I heard Emmett demand from behind me.

I turned and saw him staring at me through the doorway. I sighed and pulled away from Edward. He sighed to and I said, "Be right back."

I walked into the living room and as soon as I got in there, Emmett grabbed my shoulders, spining me where Edward couldn't see. "What are you doing?" He demanded.

"What?" I asked.

His fingers gripped my shoulders roughly, "You know what! What just happened showed Edward cant know the secret. Isabel, we have to kill him." He said.

I looked at Jasper and Erik, "Uh, no." I just said simply.

"Uh, yes. Isabel, he can blow the secret." His fingers tightened, pain rushed through my shoulders.

"He wont, now Emmett let go of me." I said, "You're hurting me."

He stared at me, and he started to shake me, "No! You cant let him live, Isabel. We wont."

"Emmett!" I screamed at him.

Edward ran in, "What the-" Then he saw me. He ran to me and tried to get Emmett's fingers off, "Man, let go."

Emmett suddenly did only to grab him, "You have got to die! You cant know the secret!"

"Emmett! Please!" I screamed, getting up, he had thrown me down.

Emmett's fingers loosened and he threw Edward down, I rushed to stand in front of him, before Emmett hit him again, "No, Emmett, calm down." I knew I couldn't win in a fight with him, I couldn't even win with Jasper.

He growled at me, "Move." he said in a low voice.

I narrowed my eyes, "to get me out of this spot, you will have to kill me." I growled, with a challenging look in my eyes.

Emmett stared at me and clenched his hands into fists, but I stood my ground. He glared and then turned stalking out. Jasper and Erik were staring at me like I was crazy.

I looked at them, "What?" I put my hand down and Edward took it, letting me haul him up.

We walked back to the kitchen and he asked, "So, what, you kill humans?"

I looked at him shocked and then grinned, "Yeah, and I make their skins into rugs and use their teeth as chalk."

He stared at me in horror. Then I burst out laughing. He stared at me and then smirked, "oh, it was a joke."

I smiled, "NO!" I said sarcastically, "But… yeah I kill animals when I HAVE to." I looked down, "I feel guilty, but yeah."

He nodded, "You didn't do that though. You didn't make yourself have to. Humans eat animals to."

I nodded smiling up at him, "Yeah, thanks, sweetie."

"Anytime." He said smiling, putting both arms around my waist.

He bent down to kiss me, and I wrapped my arms around his neck, but then when our lips touched, I felt a burn in my throat. Oops, I never noticed, huh? He was really warm as he pulled me closer. Then, went he tried to make the kiss go deeper, I pulled away.

He looked at me with hurt in his eyes, "Edward…" I said caressing his face, "I… you have to remember… I'm a vampire… it's… hard…"

"Oh… I'm sorry." He said, "I didn't mean to cause you pain…." cupping my cheek.

I smiled and rubbed my throat a little, easing the burn. He sighed, "I'm sorry." He was about to let go, but I pulled him back close to me as he could go without me thinking I was going to hurt him.

He smiled and then he said, "I should go…" It was already 9pm I noticed.

I nodded, and smiled, he looked at me hurt that I was smiling.

I shook my head, "I like to watch you sleep."

He stared at me, jaw dropped, "You've been to my house?" he looked confused, how would I know where his house was?

"What else does a vampire girl do at night? I can assure you we don't sleep." I said.

He stared at me, "How do you not sleep?"

"Well… I can, but its more of an ability if I ever want to, and then other vampires cant though."

He nodded, "Well… alright then come back with me tonight." he said, his arms tightening around my waist.

I thought a moment, "Well… its really late…." I began looking over to the side.

"Please?" Edward whispered alluringly.

I looked shook my head a little and he caught my chin, lifting my face up straight towards him, so I had to look up at him. He leaned down and whispered in my ear, "Please?"

I shivered and sighed, "Fine."

He smiled, "Thank you." He said, satisfied, letting go.

I sighed and he held my hand leading me out, "Where are you going?" Jasper asked, suspiciously.

"Where do I usually go?" I asked him.

He shook his head and I went back with Edward to the car, he was smiling.

**Hope you liked it! Of course I am going to do a mind over madder thing and much more twilight things to come! R&R!**