Hooray! My fourth chapter is finally out. I made it longer...

Dusk and Dawn: Chapter 4

The Bow and the Arrow

"Bella", Alice walked in the cabin that afternoon. The weather was hotter than in the morning. Alice handed me a paper full of tables and time schedules.

"It's our daily activities schedule while we're here", she handed Rosalie her own schedule. "We both have two hours free on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Bella." She almost squealed.

"I'm ecstatic for both of you", Rosalie replied monotonously.

"Have a little spirit, Rosalie", Alice encouraged.

"Wee", she replied monotonously again, getting off her bed. Alice just sighed.

"Delighted, overjoyed, thrilled, elated", she continued with the same tone as she walked towards the door. I giggled at the scene.

The half hour passed by quickly after Alice had shown me most of magazines she brought, still wrapped in plastic, she says she'll open them one day to kill the boredom she'll eventually have.

"Honestly, Bella; you might take modeling into consideration", I caught the bright flash from her camera.

"I plan on taking something else", I replied.

"We'll it's such a waste, Bella", she tried to convince me. "Many would have their eyes in you", I gave her a small smile, "Especially, Edward", the statement she added only turned my smile into a frown.

"Why would you say that?" I do not like Edward Cullen!

"For some reason", Click, her camera flashed again. "I think the two of you make a great pair. My moody-usually-not-moody brother with my kind, extremely humble friend."

I stood up from the sofa we sat on and walked to the bathroom.

"Are you offended?" Alice walked behind me.

"I'll let it pass." Alice was silent.

"Could you tell me more about that Lauren girl?" she smiled hopefully.

"If I told you, you'd think she's evil", I replied.

"It's your side of the story. I'd understand", she reassured me.

"Long story, short: she's been torturing me since fourth grade, for some reason", I replied.

"I see", Alice replied not wanting me to express more of my sentiments. "Can I ask you something? Don't be angry."

"Depends with what it is."

"What if I were to say that if Edward were to secretly like you, would you ever consider giving him the opportunity to ask you out?" she smiled.

"I don't know."

"What if he has been keeping his real feelings a secret from you? Would you ever consider admitting that you feel the same way as well?" Alice asked.

"It's impossible, and those are too personal, Alice", I just smiled not wanting her to think I was readily irritated.

"What if—"

"No, Alice"

She pouted and looked at me. Suddenly, her eyes brightened.

"I heard the park isn't too far", Alice invited. "Let's head there with the others." She meant Edward, didn't she?

"Of course", I couldn't make her think that I was trying to avoid Edward.

"Bella!" Alice took my attention away from the Ferris wheel. "You must try this game. Edward's extremely skilled in archery." Did I really have a choice?

Edward handed me a bow and an arrow. I steadied my feet and my grip on the arrow as well.

"Alice?" I heard Rosalie. "You're not planning on anything, are you?" she whispered, but it was loud enough for me to hear.

"What on earth are you talking about, Rose", Alice replied.

My grip on the arrow was moist this time. I let go and it shot an inch from the bull's eye.

"Excellent, Bella!" Alice cheered. "I know you can do better. Would you teach her, Edward?"

"Me?" Edward's low, velvet voice asked. "You do it."

"We don't know how to, remember? Father spent most of his time helping you perfect it." Edward sighed and Rosalie giggled.

"Like this", Edward said glumly as he shot the arrow—perfect shot.

I followed his movements. I hit farther from the target this time.

Edward's hand was on mine. It was warm.

He adjusted the angle of my arm and his other hand was on my shoulders.

"Relax you shoulders", he gently pushed them down, making me take a deep breath. He held on to my hand.

"We'll let it go, together", his breath was warm against my nape. Our hands released it jointly—bull's eye! I looked at him; his green eyes were as soft as the night we were first introduced. His perfect smile was shinning back at me and his expression wasn't as lugubrious as it used to be.

"Wonderful, Bella", I saw Alice jump as she squeezed me, breaking me from my usual daydream. Rosalie sighed. The rest of them were in a deep conversation. Edward and I awkwardly stepped away.

"Bella", Edward started.

"I'm really sorry, Edward", I replied.

"No. I should be. I haven't been treating you well these past few days." He sighed. "I'm sorry. I know you were just concerned, like the others were." He looked down.

"I'm sorry if I've irritated you." I answered. "Is it okay to be friends?" I put my hand out.

He smiled, not exactly as genuine as I expected, and he shook my hand.

"Alice", Rosalie called Alice who was standing by a cotton candy cart. "Do you know where the guys are?"

"They said they were headed for that", she pointed to a long and high roller coaster that rose above all the other rides in the park.

We walked towards the direction of the roller coaster; the long lone stretched nearly touching the end of another line across that ride. Majority of the people were guys, only small portions of the line were girls.

Rosalie found Emmett, wearing a red shirt, nearly approaching their turn for a ride.

"Do you girls want to join us?" he offered.

"No, thanks", Alice replied. "Bella?" she turned to me.

"No", I looked at Edward who was listening intently to Rosalie and Emmett's conversation.

"Edward!" I heard a high pitched voice come toward us. Lauren.

He didn't move, nor did he even take a look at her. She held onto his arm with nothing a huge smile that spread across her face.

"I'm Lauren", she flipped her hair and batted her eyelashes.

I looked away, disgust—perhaps I was… impossible

Edward didn't seem to look at her, though she had made several attempts to grasp his attention. Pain.

I looked at Edward; Lauren was still as obstinate as ever, he smiled amusingly at me.

I couldn't help but return the gesture.

Nightfall came, and the park's bus schedule had one last bus to take us back to camp. My feet were sore and my eyes were drowsy. The pit of my stomach felt groggy. The bus would be here in five minutes. Most of the park's rides were shut off but other teenagers remained to play with some of the games.

Cold air flew, making my complete body shiver and the long waiting silence seemed endless. The sound of an engine finally roared closer to us. The bus had arrived. I struggled to get my feet into a walking distance with to the bus—"Ah!" Alice had caught me before I could hit the cold, hard sidewalk.

"Edward", Alice called.

He bent down, examining my left foot, slightly rubbing his hand against a swollen part. "It's just sprained." He helped Alice bring me into the bus, and setting me in a seat near the window. "It'll be fine until tomorrow" he walked off to the back of the bus. Alice took a seat beside me and gave me a gentle smile.

How was it? I made it longer because I will not be posting the next chapter until this weekend. I'm back to school tomorrow. REVIEW!

-Kar