He'd seen us. Just as we were about to kiss, Adrian had seen us. I felt slightly embarrassed, and also guilty. It felt as if I shouldn't be doing anything with Seth, not in front of Adrian anyway. Seth gave a low growl, but then helped me out of the car anyway. He pretty much carried me in his arms and then set me down somewhere.

"Are you ok Charlotte?" Adrian asked, surprising me by taking my left hand in his. Seth had let go of me entirely now. I felt as if I missed his presence. Seth, why did you let go?

"What are you doing here?" I asked him. I wanted to be alone with Seth, to hear what he had to say, to kiss him again. I didn't want Adrian here. No matter how much Adrian meant to me, for once I wanted him gone. I wanted Seth. I felt for a moment as if only Seth mattered.

But then my world came crashing down as I came to the realization that I had no right to think that. Adrian also mattered. He cared so much about my blindness and even tried to do something about it. He didn't deserve to just be pushed away like that. How could I have thought such cold things towards him a minute ago.

"I came to bring you home," he said. Another lie.

"I was going to do that," Seth said.

A low growl sounded from Adrian. "Oh really? Are you sure you didn't plan on taking her elsewhere?!"

I knew what he was thinking about and it almost shocked me that Adrian could think such things. I knew he was just being protective but still...did Seth really look that dangerous, even to Adrian? I wished so much that I could see what was going on! For once, just the sounds around me were confusing!

"I planned on taking her straight home," Seth said. It wasn't a lie. He was being completely honest. Adrian didn't completely believe this though.

"I'm taking her home now and you'd better stay away from her in the future!" Adrian barked.

"I can't," Seth replied calmly and he took hold of my other hand.

Adrian barely moved and then he slowly let go of my hand. "Don't tell me that you've..."

"Yes," Seth replied simply and that seemed to close the subject.

"Charlotte," Adrian said. "Do you...what do you feel for Seth?"

I suppose that he had to find out sooner or later. Just not in this way.

"I love him," I said. I didn't know what other explanation to give. If I went too into detail, maybe he couldn't stand it. Still, just saying those three words made it seem like such a feeble answer.

"And what about me?" Adrian asked. "Don't you know how I feel?"

I paused. How was I supposed to answer that? I just felt more and more guilty.

Adrian turned away from me. "I love you, Charlotte. You know that now, so what do you have to say?"

I bit my bottom lip and stepped away from Seth, letting go of his hand. Seth didn't even try to stop me and I was glad he didn't. This was between me and Adrian now.

"I-I love you too Adrian."

It took Adrian a long time to answer and several times I felt as if he just wanted to turned around and punch Seth, but he didn't. Instead, he just said four words that made final his understanding.

"But not like him."

"No," I said. "Not like him."

"Heh, I should've known," he said. "The dedication and loyalty of dogs is enough to win anyone over."

What did he just say? D-dogs?

"You have no right to say that!" Seth suddenly exclaimed, sounding angry. What had just happened? Was calling Quileute people 'dogs' a huge insult or something? Suddenly I felt slightly mad at Adrian too if that was the case.

"Huh? Why? It's not like anyone's stopping me. In fact, what if I were to tell her what I am? That's not against any laws. After all, the so-called 'Volturi' don't even know I exist. I'm virtually free to do what I want."

"I respect the Cullens and I won't have you doing anything to harm them!" Seth yelled.

They continued arguing, only I wasn't listening anymore. Something was happening...something that I couldn't fathom.

First, I started sensing something different from what I was used to. It wasn't black or brown or anything like that at all. I think that...that I was starting to see. I didn't know what to make of it at all. I wasn't certain what I saw. At first it looked like nothingness as I just kept looking up.

It was a colour that was almost black and then with tiny specks of something reaching everywhere. That was the sky at night. I was told that there were stars in the sky. Where those the specks? Was I seeing the sky?!

Suddenly I felt someone take hold of my hand, only this time I could see who it was. I saw what my hand looked like...I saw it. It was such a unique colour that I'd never seen before, and wrapped around my hand was another hand, a bit darker in colour than mine. I looked up and saw a face. I'm certain that it was a face. It was only then that I realized that Seth and Adrian had stopped arguing and now one of them was in front of me. Was that was humans looked like? I only saw one of them, but I wasn't sure which one until he spoke.

"Charlotte, are you ok?"

It was Seth. Seth's face was the first that I saw. I saw his hand and I saw him. Never had it crossed my mind that I would see him, but I desperately wanted to. I reached out my other hand and touched his face. I saw his expression change and I adored it. I could see and I liked what I saw. I saw Seth and he looked good. I loved every inch of his face from his set jaw all the way to his gentle eyes. So that was what gentle eyes looked like. And now they were full of an emotion that I think was surprise. Is that how surprise was shown?

"Charlotte...do you by any chance...see me?" he asked. He probably sensed that I was looking at him.

I slowly nodded. "You're not clear, but I can definitely see you..."

It was true too. It was all kind of blurry and hazy just like what I was used to, but bit by bit my eyes began to focus. Seth's eyes widened and he suddenly turned away from me to face Adrian. No, I wanted to keep looking at his face!

But then beyond him, I saw Adrian. Adrian also looked good, actually more than good, but he and Seth looked so different that I just couldn't compare them! His hair was a colour close to brown and I didn't know how to name the rest of the colours. But his face was handsome and right now he looked at me with a smile. He should smile more often...

"You didn't..." Seth spat.

Adrian shrugged. "Alright, I suppose that if you prefer her blind..."

Suddenly everything had gone black again. It had all gone back to normal, back to the way I was used to, but this time I really felt what the word blind meant. It was terrible, not being able to see and I wanted more than anything to be able to see again! Without realizing it, I began to scream and cry.

"Charlotte!" Seth yelled, but I didn't respond. I just fell to the ground and clutched at my sides. I felt as if I would break. But then as soon as I felt Seth's hands around me, I relaxed again and just stayed close to him, listening to the steady sound of his heartbeat. It put me at ease.

"I want to see," I moaned. "Seth...I feel as if I want to die if I can't see...it was so quick but so beautiful! It made me feel almost whole in a different way than what I am used to. And...I got to see you, just like I wanted. I saw you first..."

Seth shook as if he was on the verge of crying himself.

"Adrian...what did you do?" he asked.

I gasped. So...Adrian had done that? B-but how?

"Adrian..." I said slowly. "Was that seeing? H-how...?"

Adrian chuckled. "Simple. I can give or take away any sense that anyone has. If I want to make you deaf, I can. If I want to take away any sense from you, I can. Likewise, I can even give you sight."

"W-why? Is it only you? Why?"

"Because I'm a vampire."

Cliffhanger! Dum dum dum!

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