It was about time he knew too. I couldn't see him, or his expression, but I wondered if he would treat me differently because of this. Britney and her friends clearly had, as did everyone else. He was quiet, probably waiting for me to say something.

"Yes," I replied, keeping my tone the same. I was used to hearing gasps and whispers around me when someone found out, but this was the first time someone had so pointedly told me, as if it was something I didn't know. I wasn't angry, but I was surprised. A part of me was curious to hear what he'd say next.

"Why are you here?" he continued after a pause. "Shouldn't you be in one of those blind schools or something?"

He tossed the word 'blind' around like it was nothing. Unlike everyone else, he didn't consider how that word would affect me. Luckily I didn't mind it. I knew what I was.

"There isn't one in forks," I said, keeping my face to him.

Adrian chuckled. "No, there isn't one. I suppose you were forced here then. But why come to Forks in the first place?"

Although I wasn't uncomfortable discussing my blindness with anyone, I was hurt at the thought of the death of my parents, which was my reason for being here.

"Circumstances," I replied, keeping the answer vague.

Another pause, during which time I think he turned his head. I faced forward too, since my neck was starting to hurt. I couldn't see him anyway, so what should it matter if I was trying to be polite by keeping 'eye-contact'. My eyes didn't make a difference.

"How did it happen?" he asked.

"What?"

He turned his head again. "How did it happen? How did you get blind, what accident?"

I shook my head. "It wasn't an accident. I was born like this."

"Born blind?" I nodded. "That's kind of pitiful."

"You're quite direct," I observed, never having thought of myself as pitiful, although I knew others did. "And I'm used to it by now. I just need to get used to Forks and then I'll be alright. I usually am."

Adrian said nothing else, so I tried to think up something else to say, unsure if it was awkward or not. I somehow didn't like the silence between us. And also, his voice was so musical and I liked listening to it. It was just so...beautiful. Like I was listening to a song being sung and it was unlike any song in the entire world. Even as he said the word 'blind', it sounded better than if anyone else I'd known had said it.

"How is it in Forks anyway?" I asked. He looked at me again. "I mean, I don't know how long you've been here but maybe it's long enough to at least tell me some details."

Adrian didn't pause this time. "It's cloudy," he said. "So it's darker outside during the day. There's a lot of forest around here and not a lot of people live here anymore. Almost every teacher in this high school apparently moved out of Forks a few years ago."

"How long have you been here?" I asked, surprised at my own curiosity.

"Three years," he answered quite honestly. "I just landed up here out of no where and then...well then I just never left."

I chuckled. It was no where close to a laugh, but it was the closest I'd gotten to a smile in weeks. "So it grew on you?" I wondered out loud.

"In a way," he said, and I could sense that he was smiling.

I was suddenly curious to see what he looked like. If his voice sounded so beautiful, then surely it had to match with what he looked like. I suppose it was only a temporary thought because after all, I'd never even seen my own reflection or what my sister or my own parents looked like. I couldn't even imagine what he looked like since I had no idea what colours even were. Apparently all I saw was this thing called 'black' and sometimes when it was lighter, it became 'brown'. I recognized the world by sounds after all.

"How's the weather?" I asked.

"Raining," he said, still smiling.

I somehow wasn't surprised. Rain was kind of what I'd expected in Forks. I'd been told that it was actually a sort of rain forest in America. I didn't even know what a rain forest looked like, but apparently it had big snakes in it called anacondas. One of the interns at my old blind school told me that, but everything the guy said was a joke so I didn't believe him. Just to make sure though...

"Um, are there any snakes here?" I asked. "Anacondas or something?"

Adrian laughed and although it was quite and subdued, there was real humor behind it. "Of course there's not!" he laughed. "Just a few garden snakes maybe."

I nodded. "Oh."

There was a longer pause this time, and once or twice I suspected that he'd left. I couldn't even hear breathing beside me. Then after a longer time, he spoke again.

"I could always take you on a small tour of Forks if you're interested," he said.

Didn't Britney said that the Cullens kept to themselves? Adrian was being friendly for someone who was mean to 'keep to himself'. Maybe it was out of plain curiosity or the need to get to know my new town for the next few years, but I agreed.

"Sure," I said. "When?"

"After school if you've got no plans."

"I haven't," I replied. "I'll just have to tell my guardians where I'll be, but they said they'd pick me up."

"Good, you can tell them then," Adrian said and then he remained silent for the rest of the period. I sensed everyone else's eyes on us though.

Well there's another chapter gone by and in this one I've revealed a little more about Adrian's personality. So, he's kind of like Emmett (and this may be taken from the fact that Emmett's my favourite Cullen guy) but anyways Adrian's pretty open and whatnot. Is this only for Charlotte or is he always like this? I bet you're wondering if Charlotte could see expressions if this would be easier to follow. Well, that's what makes this story interesting.

This story will involve a lot of dialogue but I'll get to more descriptions later in the story. I'm sorry that you don't know what any of my OCs, including Charlotte even LOOK like yet, but you will. Luckily, a lot of the characters are already well known so you can imagine the other Cullens just fine.

Also, there will be further explanations about people moving out of Forks but the intention for my doing that was so that I could get the Cullens back into high school without anyone noticing that they were already there before. It like they just 'moved back' or something.

Another chapter coming soon so please tell me that you think in a review! :3