When Eyes Meet

How

Edward-POV

I left her there in the parking lot. Feeling as if I should go back... I wanted to. I couldn't take it any longer. I got into my car. played my favorite CD and turned it up. As I was driving away I thought of her face in the hall. I'd never been so close. I knew how I must've looked to her.... Like I was shocked and my face went all blank. She must think it was her fault. I concentrated on her face in my mind, thinking of her sallow pale skin, so pure looking, here delicate features, those lips, and then, those eyes,... those innocent, brown eyes... I stopped right there. I needed to find a way to get these feelings out. They'd been held in for too long.

So I got home and went upstairs taking the steps two by two, kissing esmee, my loving caring -adopted- mother on my way.

Esmee was a very very kind person, always loving everyone and everything, And we all loved her also. Very dearly. Even though she was so young, She was as perfect as a mother could be. Married to Carlisle Cullen, my father, A fine man. A doctor at the local hospital. Even though he could be in any hospital he pleased, being paid a thousand times more than what he was being paid here, he wanted to stay and work for this hospital. I truely did love my family dearly. I respected my parents and so did my brothers and sisters. And Carlisle and Esmee also respected us quite alot more than we deserved som times. Growing up in this family I had learnt to be a gentleman. Never wanting to fail my beloved family, I kept my grades rather high. I kept them perfect, to be honest. Not to brag though ...

Our home was always warm and welcome. But I had my ways of feeling calm when needed. I quickly got to my room and shut the door before anyone came to ask why I was in such a hury. I took a while to gather myself and look calm. Then i slowly opened the door, looking around in the hallway to make sure there was no one there. I went to sit at my piano stool. Yes... the piano. My way of relaxing when i was stressed. I was also very good at playing. I even had compositions of my own. A few of which i had composed for Esmee. I started playing her favorite. A very deep peice, with a melody in the right hand and lower keys in the left, playing the right hand on the high notes. I knew it would only be a matter of seconds before Esmee came to lounge on the sofa near the piano to listen to her song.

I sat there at the glorious grand piano. How beautiful it was... which reminded me... of Bella... slowly i morphed Esmee's song into something else. Something new. It came on by itself. I just played. My hands moved along the white keys, I smile replacing the expressionless line of my lips. This was my Bella's song.

How I had come to love this girl, I did not know. I just knew it, when i saw her for the very first time, that i loved her. She, however, was not aware of this. And I didn't know how she felt about me, maybe she would never grow to love me, this made my hands shake a bit, ruining the pefect melody I was playing. I quickly composed myself again, hoping Esmee had not noticed my slight falter. I brought the peice to an end and sat there my head bowed, as Esmee clapped for me. She got up from her spot and came to kiss my hair. She whispered the words "I love you" in my ear and she was gone.

I, however, sat there. I started to play Bella's song again. After a while of playing and changing it, I decided that I should tend to my school work. Ofcourse I wouldn't want to disappoint Carlisle and Esmee. They'd never disappointed me...

I stood up and left the room to see what my family was up to. My brothers and sisters had come to love eachother, in ways more than siblings should. But we were not related by blood so no one really minded. I however, was lonely still. I thought of how it would be if I had Bella by my side. How happy I would be. My life, my family, all would be complete. I went up to my room to start my school work. i settled myself behind my desk. As I was beginning, I heard a knock. I answered "Come in"

And then I saw the little monster, Alice. I looked at the ceiling and said " O dear lord please help me", just to make it all over dramatic. I loved my siblings. Though we did not share blood, we shared hearts, a home, love, and parents.

She sat on my bed and stared at me, as if expecting me to say something...Odd, she was the one who had came in to speak to me, and she was Alice, meaning she would never wait for anything. I looked at her with a raised eyebrow and an expectant look on my face. She sighed and said:

"Edward, you idiot, I know you love her" I was about to cut her off but she continued " It's about time you found someone Edward, you've been so lonely, and we're all happy, and we all love you, and we ... "

She trailed off. I stood up to go sit by her side on my bed. I put an arm around her shoulders and kissed her cheek.

"My dear little monsterous sister" She stuck her little tongue out at me. I smiled and continued " You worry too much about me Alice. I'll be absolutely fine. My love life doesn't concern you." She looked up at me with the eyes of a five year old who had just been told off for doing something bad. And she pouted. I hugged her and she sighed.

"Edward, I just want to see you happy! We all do" She said.

I didn't know what to say to this so I just sighed and got up to get back to work. She left my room.

I also wanted to be happy...