I thought about this for weeks. I mean, seriously. It was now September, and I was spending the night at the Cullen's house…again.

I swear. I spent more time there than I did my own house.

Yet, I couldn't figure out their deepest, darkest secret.

Odd.

Edward sat down on the couch beside me. "Still can't figure it out?"
I shook my head. "I just can't think of anything that's possible…" my voice trailed off.

"What?" he asked curiously.
I was speechless.
Oh my gosh. I was so stupid! It was right in front of me!
"Can I talk to you?" I asked quickly.

Edward grinned. "Sure. We'll go for a walk."
We walked outside, and I don't ever remember feeling this way.

What if he thought I was crazy?
I was nervous, scared, excited, eager, and lots of other emotions that I can't figure out.

Edward walked slightly behind me, but yet beside me.

"I know what you are," I said slowly when we got into the woods. "Your skin is pale white and ice cold. You never go out in the sunlight."

His face was right beside mine. "Say it out-loud. Say it."
I couldn't say hardly anything. Just one word. "Vampire." I looked at him.
His face was odd. He looked thoughtful and excited. "Are you afraid?"
I shook my head. "No."
He grinned. "Well, you should be."
"Well, I'm not," I said happily. "I'm happy. Am I right?"
He sighed. "Yes. You are."
"A ha!" I exclaimed. "I told you I would figure it out."
He laughed. "Yes Bella. You did."
"Are you mad?" I asked nervously.

He shook his head. "Why would I be mad?"

"I don't know," I said honestly.

He smiled. "Bella, I don't get you."
"What do you mean?" I asked softly.
"Well," he started. "You're blood. First of all, it's tempting. I've never smelt human blood that smells that good."
"Really?" I asked happily. "Thanks…I think."
He shook his head. "Normally, people wouldn't say thanks. They would freak out."
"This just can't be real," I whispered. "This kinda stuff just doesn't exist."
"It does in my world," he said before shrugging. "Bella, you have to understand something. Humans don't know about most of the stuff that's living among them.

"As I was saying," he went on. "I can't read your mind."
I just stared at him.

"I can read minds," he informed me. "No one but me can. Alice can see the future. Jasper can feel and alter emotions."
I looked at him. "What about everyone else?"
"They're just normal vampires," Edward admitted. "But, don't get me wrong, I am in no way better than any of them."
I smiled. "So, you mean to tell me, you can't read my mind?"
He shook his head. "And that's what bothers me."
I grinned. "So, I'm like the only person you've ever come across that that's happened with?"
"Yes," he admitted. "Bella, look, I don't think you seriously understand this."
"What?" I asked curiously.

"We're vampires," he said firmly. "We don't eat, or sleep. We just drink blood. We don't have to take showers like humans do. We just drink blood."
"Human blood?" I asked softly.

He sighed. "My family, we're different from others of our kind. We don't drink human blood. All the others of our kind, they do. Our diet consists of animals."
"So, you actually care," I said softly.
Edward nodded. "Thanks to Carlisle."

"Are you really only seventeen?" I asked softly.
He shook his head. "Carlisle is three hundred ninety-seven."
I gaped at him.
"Wow," I whispered.

"This is a lot," he said softly. "But Bella. You out of all people deserve to know." He looked up. "Another thing about vampires is we have amazing hearing and sense of smell. Come on. They're about to come looking for us."
I nodded and followed him.

It all made sense now.

We walked up to the house, and Edward cautiously walked me inside.
"So," Alice said softly. "Now you know."
"Yeah," I whispered.
"Do you want to go home?" Rosalie asked. "It's been fun having you here."
"She's not scared," Edward informed them.

Alice squealed. "That's awesome!" she ran up to me and hugged me.

I shivered. "Yeah."
"Alice," Edward said slowly. "You're forgetting she's only human."
Alice let me go. "Sorry."

I smiled. "It's okay."