I stepped outside the house after facing Charlie and his numerous questions I made no effort to answer, and got into my car. The twist and turns of the roads in the forests kept me distracted until the road disappeared and all was left was a house that looked too familiar. I stepped out of the car and walked into the trees, leaving the house behind me.

It didn't take me as long as it did many times before to reach the core of the wilderness. Not moving any further, I looked around me and saw him staring at me with his green eyes. My heart skipped a beat when he made his way toward me and I could feel my cheeks turning red. He smiled that half smile that reminded me too much of Edward and was now inches away from me. "Hello Bella," he said with glistening eyes. "Hello Stefan Salvatore," I said while shaking with nerves. I've never been so close to him, it was exhilarating. He laughed and held out his hand, I looked at it with a blank expression on my face. His unique ring was resting on his third finger, waiting for me to in twin my fingers in his. "Come on, I want to show you something." After a moment of questioning and hesitation, I reached my hand over to his and felt his cold fingers interlink with mine.

We walked miles and miles and I was surprised with how many roots and rocks I was able to dodge while holding onto Stefan. A few moments later and he stopped in his tracks, making me storm into his back. "Sorry," I muttered and looked over his shoulder and saw the beauty he was staring at. It was green everywhere, the trees were as high as the sky and the ground was flat, which was an advantage on my part. It was just as beautiful as the meadow, I flinched at the thought of the memory and quickly grabbed onto my chest.

He brought me in closer to the green land and I felt his hand leave mine. He took a few steps away from me and breathed in "It's beautiful" I said staring at the back of his head, wanting to see his green eyes. "It is isn't it?" He turned his body in my direction and said "Sit" while he was pointing at the rock that looked as comfortable as a rock would normally look to me I slowly made my way toward the rock and took a seat. He sat next to me and gazed into my eyes without saying a word. I looked back at his stunning eyes and saw Edward; I shut them and let my chin fall to my chest.

I regained my strength and resumed my gaze at his eyes and saw that his eyes were filled with questions that I was dreading to answer. He opened his mouth and hesitated for a moment and then said, "Look, I know this might be weird to you; spending time with someone you've met only in the forest but I had to talk to you, be with you." His eyes moved from my lips to my mouth with every word he said. "And I know that I'm not normal and that you don't know me and that I don't even know you. That is why I brought you here, so we can get acquainted," he said smiling showing all his teeth. I looked down and then back up at him, "You don't have to if you-""My name is Isabella Swan, but please call me Bella. I live with my dad Charlie and my mom Renee lives in Seattle with her husband Phil. Umm...I go to forks high school and that's pretty much it about me. Now it's your turn."

He smiled at me for a short moment and then got up and at looked into the trees "Hmmm," he said and put his hands on his hips. "Hmm, what?" I said while standing up. "Nothing, I just thought you were forgetting something. Anyways, I'm Stefan Salvatore. I'm staying with my uncle in Port Angeles and I also go to high school. That's it." He turned to face me and shrugged. "That's it?""That's it." He took two steps towards me and said in almost a whisper, "Who is Edward?" I stared at him in shock and took a few steps back, not wanting to look at his face any longer. How dare he ask me about Edward! How did he even know about Edward! How did Damon know about Edward! I felt his hand grab my wrist but I used all my strength to pull away and I did. I began to walk back to the clearing when I heard him following me.

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to upset you. Please come back" he said, getting closer and closer to me.
"Leave me alone okay?" I shouted
"I just had to know, I'm sorry" He said again
I turned around and realized he was closer to me then I thought, "How dare you ask me about him!" I shouted with my eyes closed trying to hold back tears. "Who gave you the right huh? How did you even find out about him! And why the hell would you bring him up if you knew it would hurt me!" I shouted through sobs and sniffles. I turned around and continued on my way to the house when I realized there were no footsteps following me. I got curious and turned to see if he was still there, he wasn't. I let out a breath in relief, turned around and gasped. Stefan was in front of me with his green eyes watching my every move.

"How-" I was interrupted by Stefan's voice , "I'm very sorry for bringing him up and I promise I will never bring him up again. Since it is a small town, things do get around fast and I shouldn't have even mentioned it when I knew you wouldn't answer me but I thought that maybe you would and I apologize." I looked at him with astonished eyes. He didn't have to apologize for bringing him up, I realize that now. He has every right to bring him up. Edward Cullen is my only love and if he wants to know about Edward, he could. I drew in a breath to try and build up my strength. "You don't have to apologize. I shouldn't have reacted that way. Edward Cullen was my boyfriend," I said through clenched teeth, it was very difficult for me to sound strong and capable when my voice would shake on every other word. "And then he left. Gone. Not coming back. Never." I let my chin fall to my chest and I reached for a tree to hold my balance. But his hand was where mine was and was holding on to me. He set me done on the ground and took a seat next to me.

"He just left?" he asked and I nodded still looking down, hiding my face behind a curtain of hair. "And you loved him," it sounded more like a statement then a question.