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Chapter 3

Figuring You Out

The next few days passed in a blur, well after I returned to school from that sunny day, I soon found out all the names of the family that Edward and Alice belonged to. The Cullens. Emmett Cullen, Alice Cullen and Edward Cullen along with Rosalie Hale and Jasper Hale. Their parents were Esme Cullen and Dr. Carlisle Cullen. Seven vampires was way to risky here. There were now a total of ten vampires and I knew that the Volturi would be here soon, once they found out. I sighed as I stared at the ceiling of the cafeteria.

"Why so glum?" A velvety voice asked me. I didn't have to look to see that it was Edward talking to me.

"Just issues." I stated, still not looking at him.

"Wanna talk about it?" He offered. I looked at him and found him sitting across from me now.

"Why do you care? Seriously. I'm not that interesting and I'm nothing special." Edward chuckled.

"You are interesting and are very special. I can't figure out what you are." I smirked at him.

"Still having trouble?" He nodded. "Huh. Thought you would have figured it out by now." I looked back up at the ceiling.

"Is the ceiling really that interesting?" Edward asked in a teasing tone. I looked back at him.

"Why are you sitting with me instead of your family?" I asked as I ignored his first question.

"Alice wants to know more about you." I looked at his family and caught Alice smiling at me. I waved a tiny bit back at her.

"Really?" I asked, raising my eyebrow as I looked back at him. Edward smiled at me. A dazzling smile.

"Yes. Really." I then noticed that there were many curious eyes on us. Probably because Edward didn't talk to anyone apart from his family and because I didn't talk to anyone.

"What do you want to know?" I asked him. He leaned towards me from across the table and talked in a low voice.

"What are you?"

"Have a guess."

"Vampire?" I shook my head. "Human?" I shook my head again. I bit down on my lip. How could he have not figure it out already? I mean come on! Human characteristics and vampire characteristics. It's not that hard!!! Well for a vampire anyway. "Werewolf?" I stared at him with wide eyes. There were werewolves in this whacked up world too? "You've never heard of them?" He smiled at me. I shook my head. He chuckled. "I'll explain them if you tell me what you are." I sighed.

"Human characteristics plus vampire characteristics equals…?" I was hinting at it and understanding lit his face.

"Half vampire, half human." He whispered as he leaned away. I rolled my eyes.

"Took you long enough."

"But…how? You're parents are…vampires."

"Mom wasn't originally. She was human and she fell in love with dad. They got married, had me and mom almost died so dad saved her. End of story." Edward stayed silent. "We're going to be late for Biology." I stated as I rose from the table and started to make my way to Biology. Edward caught up and walked beside me. Everyone watched with curious eyes as Edward and I walked in together. I rolled my eyes and took my seat next to Edward.

"They're wondering why I'm walking and talking to someone who isn't my family." Edward murmured to low for the people in front and behind us to hear.

"I did notice, but thanks for telling me anyway." I informed him in the same low voice.

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I returned home and burst through the door.

"The Cullens know what I am!" I yelled into the house. Mom came around the corner and looked at me in shock.

"What?"

"The Cullens know what I am. Edward took all the trouble to find out what I am. Alice and Edward knew I wasn't human. I heard things that humans weren't supposed to hear, I ran at a speed that humans weren't supposed to and now they know!" I explained quickly.

"We have to talk to them." She whispered. I knew that I was causing more pain on the family. Why was I so damn stupid and careless?

"When?" I asked.

"When your father gets home." Mom replied as she walked away from me. I sighed and walked upstairs and started to do my homework.

I walked down the stairs when I heard my father walk through the door.

"Honey, we have to got to the Cullens and explain more about Bella." I heard my mom whisper to my father in the hallway. I stopped on the stairs and waited.

"Why?" He sounded shocked.

"They know what she is." Dad turned and looked up at the stairs.

"Bella. Come out, we know you're there." I came down the stairs and stood in front of them. Dad closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry dad." I whispered before disappearing towards the Cullen household.

"Bella!" I heard my parents yell to me. I stopped when I reached the front yard and waited for my parents to come.

"Don't do that again, Bella. Where are we?" Mom spoke up first.

"The Cullen household." I looked up to see Alice coming down the steps. "Saw you coming Bella." Ah, Alice could see the future. How could I forget that after Edward told me that he could read minds? Not mine thankfully. "Come on inside. We're waiting for you." I groaned as Alice dragged me inside. I stood beside my parents in the living room while everyone looked up at us in shock.

"Mom, dad, these are the Cullens. Edward, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Esme and Carlisle." I pointed out each of them.

"Nice to meet you. We are Bella's parents, I'm Charlie and this is my wife, Renée." Dad introduced him.

"Welcome. Would you care to take a seat?" Carlisle offered. Mom and dad sat down on the seat that Carlisle offered while I stood standing, staring at the floor. It was my entire fault. The reason we moved round, the reason we had to hide from the Volturi, the reason why I was having my family explain to the Cullens about our true history. "What did you want to discuss?" Carlisle asked.

"Bella." Dad stated simply and I winced. How I hated myself right now.

Edward's Point of View

"What did you want to discuss?" Carlisle asked Charlie, Bella's father.

"Bella." Her father stated simply. I noticed that Bella winced. I frowned.

So much guilt and self-hate is coming off Bella…I wonder what's wrong. Jasper thought. I then got worried. Why would Bella feel guilty and hate herself? Why?!

"What about Bella?" Esme asked.

"Bella is a half vampire, half human. Our family and I have been hiding from the Volturi. We can't have Bella found, she'll be killed by them." Charlie explained and there was another flinch from Bella. "She was born when her mother was human. I changed her mother when I could. Since then we've been living as a family for nineteen years." Charlie finished explaining. Everyone turned to Bella.

"Nineteen?" Rosalie asked.

"Actually…I'm sixteen." Bella whispered.

"You stopped aging." I stated. Bella shrugged and kept her eyes on the floor.

"We thought it was best for you to know…we don't want to get turned in to the Volturi and we will be leaving in a few months as there are far too many of us." Bella's mom explained. I felt my heart drop. They were leaving? So soon?

No! They can't. Bella has to stay, but I can see the future now. They will leave in a few months as they planned. What if there was some way to make them stay? Alice thought desperately in her mind.

More guilt is coming off Bella. Jasper thought.

"Bella? Are you all right?" I asked her. She shook her head and turned to walk out of the room. I got up and followed her outside. "Want to talk about it?" I had been saying that a lot lately, but I was just hoping that she might open up to me. She shrugged.

"It's my fault that my family has to keep moving. They can't stay in one place for over a year because the Volturi will find us. I hate myself for it." She explained.

"What? It's not your fault!"

"Yes it is. If I didn't exist they could be living happily without me!"

"Bella. They love you. They are doing this so they can protect you." Bella snorted.

"I'm just a trouble to them. Eventually I'll get away from here. Look out for myself while my parents can live the lives they want to." She planned out what she waned to do and I looked at her like she was crazy.

"What? Bella you can't –" I was cut off by someone exiting the forest.

"Well, well, well. Who do we have here?" I turned to see a tall man with black hair and green eyes walking towards us.

SNEAK PEAK INTO CHAPTER 4

"Shhh!" He hissed. We had stopped just a little way into the forest. "You have to get out of here, Bella. Run away from the town or something, Jaden is dangerous!" - told me hastily.