Well, my cousins are gone… sad, sad. I was actually crying because I don't know when I'll see them again… But I guess we can look on the bright side: more time for fan fiction. Yeah, but I'm still sad. :(

Previously:

I tried to run into the house then, but I ran into someone who was on their way out and we fell over.

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"Ooh, ow, oh, sorry…" I looked up to see who it was that I had run into. "Dad!"

"Bella, what are you doing up so early?" he asked suspiciously. He then looked behind me, "And where were you that you needed a car? And why couldn't you turn it off?"

I looked behind myself then, and sure enough, I had left the car door open, and left the truck on.

"Uh, I… don't…. know?" Wow. Bella, that was the best you could come up with?

"Bella, did you sneak out?" Charlie asked.

I gave up. I wasn't about to win this anyways. "Yes."

"When?"

"Around 2 AM."

"Why?"

"To meet up with a friend."

"Who?"

"Jacob Black."

"Boyfriend?"

"No."

I was used to hearing these questions. But not because I had done this before, (I had never had a real boyfriend before, ever, ever,) because of Rosalie always sneaking out. It used to be so funny to sit there and listen to Charlie's one worded questions, and listening to Rose's answers. But now I knew what it felt like, and all of the sudden it didn't seem so funny anymore.

"Alright, I believe you. We'll deal with this more when I get home," he told me before he readjusted the strap on his uniform. Charlie worked at the local police station. "And, uh, Rose has been sleeping on the couch all night. Something tells me you know why." He gave me that "Oh-you-are-in-so-much-trouble-that-it's-not-even-funny" look.

I sighed and went to go get Rose up. She was going to bombard me later anyways, so why not get it over with.

"Rose," I whispered as I pushed her around a little bit, trying to wake her up. "Rose. Rose? Rose!" She woke up then.

"Huh, whu?"

I gave an exasperated sigh. "Aren't you going to bombard me with questions?" I asked.

"Oh, yeah, that." She sat up. "So, what did ya guys doo?"

"Walked on the beach together"

"Holding hands?"

"No."

"Did you guys do anything else?" she asked, obviously disappointed.

"He told me some old Quileute stories," I answered.

She was really disappointed now.

"That's it?" she whined. "Man, I was hoping for a newly found pack scandal or something to gossip about when we went to school Monday."

I was confused. "Pack scandal?"

"Yeah," she replied. "You didn't know? That's what we refer to gossip about the Quileutes as, you know, since they're supposed to be descended from wolves, and all that bull-crap." She waved her hand dismissively. If only she knew it wasn't bull-crap. But not like I was going to tell her, or anything.

"Oh." That was my brilliant answer.

"Yup. Well, it's 5 now, so I guess we might as well get up and get ready. Today I'll be able to actually dress pretty."

She didn't think she was pretty? She was so pretty, it would lower your self-esteem just to be in the same room as her. And she didn't think she was pretty.

At Copper Basin and Liberty in Arizona (My school names! I'm going to Liberty right now…) she had guys falling over her twenty-four seven. She had at least three boyfriends every year.

And not because they dumped her, no, the complete opposite. She got tired of them, and always had them begging her to take them back at least a week after the dump. One guy even followed her around, asking for another chance for the rest of the school year, and they broke up the first week of school.

Sorry, what got me off on that rant, I have no idea. Back to the story.

"Yep, so you might," I told her. We waved and parted our separate ways, back to our rooms.

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It took me forever to get dressed. I smelled something good being cooked downstairs. That got me up and moving. I rushed out of my room and down to the kitchen, to find a nice stack of breakfast items, ranging from pancakes and syrup to scrambled eggs and toast. There was a note on the counter that read:

Kids,

You guys have been so good that your dad and I have discussed that you need something extra special, and this breakfast is just the start.

Your grandma and I made Bella's favorite cheesy-egg sandwich for her, Jasper's pancake and syrup sandwich for him, and Rose's famous bacon and cheese toast for her.

Enjoy,

Mom

I smiled and went to pick up my breakfast. It was delicious. I went to get in the car, and wait for Jazz and Rose to come out.

I took out my iPod Touch to play on while I waited.

It didn't take them nearly as long as I would have thought, and we were soon on our way. Rose insisted on driving today, and Jasper and I didn't want to argue. I just wanted to get to school, although I didn't know why, it's not like I was going to confront them about it. Or maybe I was…? I don't know.

She doesn't take nearly as long to get to school as Jasper and I do. For some reason, the truck will go over 65 MPH if it's her behind the wheel. Jasper said the truck doesn't like us, or something. But the point is, we got to school rather quickly. And rose, not knowing what really went on that night, pulled into the spot next to Alice as usual.

"Hey," She called as she helped me out of the truck. Was it just me, or did she seem nervous too?

"Hi," I replied shyly. It was really hard to talk to her now that I knew she was a vampire and all. But I could try.

"Ready to go to class?" she asked. I nodded, and we began to walk to class. Jasper caught up with us, and began to walk with Alice, laving me all alone.

"Hey, Bella!" Jacob called from behind me. I turned around and waved him over.

"Will you walk with me to class?" I asked, feeling ridiculous. "Alice ditched me and I don't want to walk alone."

He grimaced when I said Alice, but began walking with me nonetheless.

When we reached my building he said goodbye to me, I smiled back, and we went our separate ways.

Math passed by rather slowly, and I tried to actually listen. I found that we were reviewing the circumference of a circle, and Pi. (Sorry if that's not what kids in high school learn, I just remember that that was what I had struggled with the most last year… I hate Pi -.-)

The rest of the day also passed slowly, since I didn't have Alice's constant chatter to distract me. Then P.E. came.

"Alright, toe-to-toe with your partner from last week!" Coach Claire ordered. We were still playing volleyball.

Edward came to stand next to me, and I instantly tensed up. He also tensed up. Was he nervous also? Just like Alice this morning?

"What's wrong?" he asked me. I shook my head and told him that nothing was wrong, and he didn't need to worry about me. He didn't seem to buy it, but he did listen to me and didn't ask again.

P.E. passed in the same manner as last time. In fact, it was exactly the same. Me only getting it right twice while his were perfect every time.

After P.E. I walked -more like ran- to my truck, but Edward and Alice were faster.

"Hey, Bella, sorry I ditched you today," Alice told me when I reached the truck.

"Oh, it's alright," I replied with out looking up to meet either Alice's or Edward's gaze, both of which I felt on me.

"Oh, okay then, I guess I'll see you later," she said and began to walk away. Edward stayed, though.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" he asked.

"Uh, sure," I answered without looking up at his gaze yet again.

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He led me into the woods, stopping when we reached a wide open space. He turned around and met my eyes.

"Where were you last night?" he asked suddenly.

I was confused. How did he know I wasn't in my room last night? "Uh, I was with a friend."

"But you were there around midnight," he pressed.

"How do you know?" I asked him, with more venom in my voice then I intended.

He had to think about that for a minute. "I heard Rose say that you weren't there."

"Through…?"

"Her thoughts, obviously."

"And why didn't you find out why through her thoughts as well?"

He didn't have an answer that time.

We just stood there for a while, not speaking. I finally spoke up.

"I know what you are," I said. His head instantly shot up.

"And what is that?"

"'You wouldn't believe me if I told you,'" I retorted, quoting him from the other night.

"'Try me.'" He was quoting me as well.

I kept quiet for a long time before I spoke.

"Vampire," I whispered.

He didn't answer.

"Does that mean I'm right?" I asked him after a while.

"Are you afraid of me, then?" he asked. I took that as a yes to my question.

I turned to him this time. "No."

"Well, you should be." And with that, he began to walk away, out of the woods, leaving me alone.

So, how was it? I wanted to get this over with, you know, her confronting him and all that, so that I could get to all my great ideas, which all take place after they're boyfriend and girlfriend.

Now all I have to do is get them together (which won't take too long, I hope) and I'll finally be able to use my note book that I have been filling up so fast with ideas. I have a feeling that this story is going to go far. :D

Oh, yeah, by the way, check out this other story that I'm thinking about starting. It's called "Cullen Manor" I want to know what people think before I start it. XD