Disclaimer: I just realised something yesterday. You want to know what? I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT! I really don't.

Okay, everyone. This was a long time coming, and for that I am sorry. I hope you enjoy it. It's a bit longer than usual, so yippee! And, there's a SNEAK PEEK! I have decided that this will not, in fact, be a lemon story. Sorry if that disappoints anyone. But, as some people pointed out, it doesn't feel right. It doesn't fit the story. Thanks for all the reviews everyone! They're inspiring; I think it's up to 167 now! Wow. Keep reviewing! Anyway, I promised a little pressie when I got to 150, but you haven't told me what you want. Come on people, let me know. Don't be shy! As soon as I know, I'll get to work on it, okay? Now without further ado, onto the chapter!

BPOV

'Bella,' he said, 'We need to talk.'

'I know', I replied.

'Bella, I,' he started.

'WE'RE HOME!' Alice's voice sounded through the house. She and jasper entered the room and saw how close Edward and I were standing to one another. Alice outwardly smirked. Jasper however simply smiled in a subtle fashion. Edward and I jumped away from one another. Rosalie, Emmett, Carlisle and esme chose that exact moment to enter the room. Rosalie looked at me expectantly and I simply averted my gaze. Emmett looked towards Edward who too averted his gaze. He shook his head and muttered 'coward' under his breath. An awkward silence had descended upon the room. Carlisle cleared his throat, 'Ahem, well. I'll be in my study if anyone needs me.' Carlisle gone. 'And, umm. I'm going to go work on designs for some of the uh rooms that uh haven't been done up yet.' Said esme. Esme too. Emmett lifted up Rosalie. 'We're off to bed. See ya, Edward and bella, have fun!' Rosalie, tick. Emmett, tick. Alice and jasper simply left. They were not so crude as to publicly advertise their private life. Of course, they were simply using it as an excuse to leave the tension filled room.

'Umm, so, umm. I'm going to go, uh, practice. I'll see you later, I guess.' And, finally, Edward. Gone, too. I sat down on a chair and pondered the events of the last 10 minutes. Had Edward really been about to say what I thought? What I was going to say? Was it true? Damn you, Rosalie! I'm so confused!

Over the next few days, a sort of unspoken agreement was formed between Edward and me to not speak about the events that had transpired. It got easier as time went on. I could push it to the back of my mind more easily everyday. It seemed that Edward felt the same way. I don't know exactly what would have happened had we not been interrupted, but I look upon said distraction as a sign. And I try not to dwell on the matter.

Alice was completely exasperated with the two of us, but we pretended that her exclamations simply feel on deaf ears.

We finished our sentence in forks, Washington and moved onto the next monotonous area. The changes that took place in such a short period of time never ceased to amaze me. The next decade or two seemed to fly by. I barely noticed them going. I had attended medical school, again. Medicine had made even more breakthroughs. It was awe-inspiring, really. Edward had continued with his music. And Alice, what can I say about Alice? She had continued with her matchmaking. She had made it the aim of her existence to see Edward and me together properly. It was beyond annoying. Emmett had continued to be his annoying, joking self. No surprises there. Rosalie had just continued to, well, be.

We moved around the country, from wet and dreary place to wet and dreary place. What I wouldn't give for a bit of sun. Of course, the only thing I could give, my true identity, is the one thing I can't. How cruelly ironic. Anyway, we found ourselves returning to forks. How strange, to return to the culprit of the awkwardness of all those years ago. The awkwardness we refused to speak of, to think of. It was now the 2000's.

We were just entering the small town. Edward and I were driving his silver Volvo. Rosalie and Emmett were in the back. Alice and jasper were riding with esme and Carlisle.

The house was much the same. Esme had of course improved the décor and such. We entered the house and unpacked. Edward thought that it would be a good idea to hunt before enrolling in forks high school, again. We, of course, agreed. Being around humans while hungry was not a good idea.

We arrived at the school and entered the front office. It had not changed much. Of course, it had been modernised quite a bit, but the layout was much the same. I looked at the receptionist's nametag, Mrs Cope. She seemed like the stereotypical sweet, old lady type. Well, not really old. More middle-aged. But, you know what I mean. She looked up at me with a kind smile and asked, 'What can I do for you, dear?' I smiled politely back at her. 'Hello, my name is Isabella Swan. This is Edward Cullen. His sister, Alice Cullen. And his brother, Emmett Cullen. That's Jasper Hale and his sister, Rosalie. We are the adoptive children of Dr. and Mrs. Cullen. We'd like to enrol, please.' We each smiled at her in an angelic fashion, which is quite ironic, if you think about it. Our information was processed much faster than would be expected for the humans. Of course, this sounds terrible but it is the truth. More than likely something to do with our inhuman beauty. She told us that we could start today, but since the day was pretty much over, we opted to simply go home and begin tomorrow instead.

We were walking out of the front office and the human children were leaving the main school, they were, of course staring at us. The humans saw us as idols, of sorts. Over the centuries, I had somewhat become used to it. Though it still unnerved me. The males were ogling Rosalie, Alice and I. The females were salivating over Edward, Emmett and Jasper. I was unsurprised to see Emmett tighten his hold on Rosalie as he glared at the little boys, likewise with Jasper and Alice. What did surprise me however, was Edward's grabbing of my waist and pressing me tightly against him as he growled at them. It seemed that he was growling at one person in particular. A rather greasy-haired boy with a smug smirk on his face, which was currently sliding off as he stared in horror at Edward's murderous expression.

'Edward,' I said frantically, he was so furious that it seemed that he would have absolutely no qualms with revealing our secret in order to tear this particular individual to bloody, little shreds. 'What's wrong?' I shook him anxiously. He was even frightening me now. His eyes were darkening rapidly in unadulterated hatred. 'His…thoughts. How...dare...he?!' Edward ground out between his clenched teeth. 'I shall kill him. I will tear him apart and watch him scream in agony for the things he is thinking about you Bella. I will make the things of nightmares seem like childish fears.' He hissed. Then he started in the direction of the boy in question. What was going on? I had never seen Edward like this. I had to stop him. He would kill the human boy, I had no doubt. So I did the only thing I could think of, I jumped onto Edward's back, and did my best to halt him. It was futile however. His anger had turned his super-human strength into something even more powerful. 'BELLA, GET OFF OF ME! YOU WILL NOT STOP ME!' He shouted and continued steadily toward the young human boy, who now looked ready to soil himself. It was as if I was but a leaf on his back, and my own super-human strength, which I was using to the fullest extent in my attempt to stop him, was that of a two-year old. 'EMMETTT, JASPER! HELP ME!' I shouted behind me. They ran as fast as they could without blurring. They each grabbed Edward, but it was no use. He was too far gone. He was so angry. I felt like crying. Alice and Rosalie rushed to help, but no amount of strength would stop Edward.

Then, suddenly, he stopped. 'Get. Off. Of. Me.' He said in a low growl. 'Not likely.' Emmett said in an oddly strained voice. Edward shook all five of us off of him like rags. Fortunately, he stayed planted to the spot upon which he stood. He turned to Emmett and Jasper with a murderous glint in his eyes. 'You don't know what he was thinking about bella. If you knew, you would not be stopping me. You would be helping me. You didn't see the pictures that he was imagining ABOUT YOUR SISTER!' He then began to whisper to Emmett and Jasper so quietly that Alice, Rosalie and I couldn't hear. When he had finished, Jasper and Emmett were wearing expressions similar to Edward's.

No! We wouldn't be able to stop the three of them. What had the boy been thinking that was so bad? It must have been horrendous. Actually, I don't want to know. I looked nervously to where the boy had been standing, only to find the spot deserted. He was long gone. At least he had a bit of sense. Edward, Emmett and Jasper saw this and said nothing. Edward turned in the direction of his Volvo. I followed him. Everyone else returned to their respective vehicles.

I got into the Volvo beside Edward. He said noting and simply started the engine. He was going faster than usual and he was clenching the steering wheel tightly. Suddenly, the car lurched to a stop. He had pulled into the side of the road and sat there silently for a few moments. Then, he turned to me and whispered, 'I'm sorry, bella. I'm so, so sorry. It was just... his thoughts. I'm sorry for frightening you.' Then he turned to face the front of the car yet again.

'Edward,' I whispered softly. 'What was he thinking?'

'I'm sorry Bella, but I cannot upset you by telling you what that scum was thinking about you.'

'Okay, Edward. But you have to promise not to hurt him, okay? We cannot be exposed for what we are.'

'Okay Bella. I promise.'

Then I reached over and embraced him tightly. We stayed like this for a long time and the sky had begun to darken.

We decided that it was time to get home. When we got in there was no one home. They'd probably gone hunting. Edward headed up to his room and I followed him. Edward turned on some soft music and sat down. I joined him and we were both silent for a few moments. Then I spoke softly, 'Thank you, Edward. For caring.' I didn't look right at him as I said this. He simply nodded in reply. We spent the remainder of the night in silence, listening to the soft melody emanating from Edward's CD player.

The next morning, Alice came bouncing into the room, her usual overly exuberant self. 'CLOTHES! I'VE GOT YOUR CLOTHES! Bella, Edward, time to get dressed.' Seriously, I was centuries older than her. I was more than capable of getting dressed, as was Edward. However, Alice didn't care. She simply wanted to dictate what we wore, so Edward and I let her. We took what she gave us without complaint. I went and got changed, then went out to Edward's car.

We arrived at the school and unfortunately the intended victim from yesterday was not even a foot away from where Edward had parked his Volvo. Edward was alerted to this and again his eyes turned black. I thought that it would be best if I made sure that Edward didn't get out of the car until the boy was gone. But the moronic imbecile was walking this way. Edward had already got out. I knew that if I did not join him, there would more than likely be blood spilled.

I hurriedly exited the car and latched myself onto his arm. 'Edward, please. Calm down!' he looked down at me and his eyes began to lighten slightly. Unfortunately, the unintelligent human was right in front of us by now. 'Hello,' he said, 'my name is Mike Newton. What's yours?' He was only talking to me, and ignoring Edward completely. The nerve of this human boy! Edward put his arm around my waist and pulled me against him, as close as physically possible. Then he answered Mike's question that had been directed at me. 'My name is Edward Cullen and this is my girlfriend, Bella Swan.' Mike seemed to deflate at this and simply said, 'Uh, okay then. Bye and uh, see you around, Bella.' His hasty exit was more than likely something to do with Edward's glaring at him.

Edward then turned to me and grinned, 'See? I didn't kill him. Now, let's get to class.'

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Here's a sneak peek. Yahoo! Enjoy.

SNEAK PEEK OF NEXT CHAPTER!!

'Hey everyone!' boomed Emmett. 'Let's play truth or dare!' Was he serious? How old were we? Twelve?

'Come on, Bella. It'll be fun!' Edward? Did Edward seriously just say that? Apparently. He grabbed my hand and we all sat down in a circle. Emmett spun the bottle first, since it was his idea. And it shut him up. Which wasn't a mean feat. Why was I the only one who was objecting to this? Where was Rosalie's usual cynicism? She was laughing and smiling. What the hell was going on? And Edward, usually he would hate playing something like this. Was I in cookoo land, or something? I think that I might have been.

The bottle first landed on Alice. Oh, no. What would Emmett do to her? He giggled gleefully. All the while sounding like a thirteen year old girl meeting her celebrity pretty-boy crush. There was an abject look of horror on her face. She had seen what was in store for her. Emmett ran into the kitchen and came back with something behind his back. 'Alice,' he began, 'I dare you to….. EAT PIZZA!' Yuck! Poor Alice.

She chocked down the disgusting substance, retching all the while. As she did this, she glared daggers at Emmett who was watching in utter glee and relish. Foolish Emmett, Alice would get him back for that.

Alice spun the bottle and it landed on…..Edward! Her mouth curved into a mischievous smirk. Uh oh. I looked at Edward, but his expression was unreadable. He knew what was in store for him, and I was sure it was going to be bad. Alice said, 'So Edward, truth or dare?' It sounded as if neither was better than the other and Edward was attempting to decipher which was the lesser of the two evils. Finally, he said, 'I choose. Dare.'

There we have it. Review! It encourages me. School work is what is slowing down the updates. Sorry. I'll try and get another chapter up this weekend. Reviews get the creative juices flowing! So if you want to know the dare that Alice will give to Edward, YOU HAVE TO REVIEW! I have a fair idea of what it will be, but that doesn't mean I don't want to hear your ideas. So leave them in a review.

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