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Me: Evidently, you don't believe me. Edward, tell the nice people.

Edward: *rubs hands together gleefully* She doesn't own Twilight. Mwhahahahhah.

Me: Cruel. So very, very cruel. But, unfortunately true. Now, I'm going to listen to music and read to cheer myself up. By the way, Edward's up for rent. A tenner per hour.

Edward: Hey!

Me: Shut up! Any takers?

BPOV

''What do you mean, this time?'' Yes, it seemed like a strange question to ask under the circumstances. I should have asked him what he was doing there. Or perhaps demanded an explanation about the whole vampire subject. Or maybe I should have simply told him to get the hell out. That I wanted a divorce and to never see him again. But I didn't do any of these things.

''What do you mean, this time?'' I repeated, with more force the second time. He just stared at me. Apparently, he could not fathom why I would ask such a question either. I wanted to know! It couldn't be what I thought, could it? If so, he had allowed me to believe that I was going insane. How could he? ''Well,'' I insisted. ''Have you ever been in my room before now? Well, have you?'' I glared at him, waiting for a response. His head fell forward, giving me all the answer I required.

''How dare you?'' I exclaimed. ''And then. And then you allow me to believe that it was my imagination? That I'm going insane? That it never even happened?!''

He shifted uncomfortably as his hair fell into his eyes.

''I'm sorry,'' He mumbled. ''I shouldn't have come. I should go.'' Oh, no he didn't. I wasn't going to let him simply run away again. I reached out before he could move and clutched the sleeve of his shirt.

''You're not running away from me again,'' I growled. ''You're going to stay right here and give me the explanation that I deserve.''

He looked back at me, attempting to gauge whether I meant what I had said. I met his gaze and used my eyes to communicate the fact that I was deathly serious and so would not retreat. Apparently, he realised this as he sighed in a defeated manner.

''Okay.'' Then he began.

''As you already know, I'm a vampire. Now, please, don't interrupt me. I'm going to explain things fully and I need you to wait until I'm finished to say anything. Okay?'' He looked at me questionably as I nodded feebly. He sat down on my bed and gestured for me to do the same. I did so. He heaved a sigh and ploughed onwards.

''Okay, as you know, I am a vampire. But not in the traditional sense. My family and I are, I guess you could say, vegetarians. We do not feed on the blood of humans, instead we feed upon animals. Hence the colour of our eyes. The majority of vampires find our way of life somewhat strange. They do not value human life. However, we do. Our eyes are the colour they are, a sort of golden-brown, because of the fact that we feed upon animals. If we were to feed upon humans, they would be red. We do not wish to be monsters. I do not wish to be a monster. Alas, simply wishing and hoping does not change what is. It just is. I love you Bella. I am in love with you. You are my mate.'' What? Mate?

''I will understand if you wish to have nothing to do with me. If you think me an abomination. I will understand. Just say so and I will leave, never to be seen again. I promise.'' He looked at me then, for the first time since he had began his speech. And I knew then. I knew. I couldn't stop myself from loving him any more than he could stop himself from being a vampire. It was like he said. It just is. My love for him just is. The fact that he was a vampire could not change that. Nothing could change that. Which was the reason for my doing the following. He had averted his gaze and was waiting miserably for my rejection and disgust. I reached out slowly and stroked his hand. He looked at me, surprised. And when our eyes connected, everything slipped away. All the little worries. Gone. And it was just the two of us in our own little world.

My arms wound themselves around his waist of their own accord. I rested my head in his chest as I felt his arms wind themselves around my waist in response. He moved me gently so that I was lying down on the bed. He attempted to detach my arms from him, but to no avail. He seemed to accept that I wasn't going to let go of him anytime soon because he lay down beside and tightened his arms around me. It felt...right. Him, lying there with me.

''I don't think you're a monster, Edward. I love you.'' I said into his chest. Then I drifted off into the oblivion of unconsciousness.

I woke up the next morning with a large smile on my face. It was the best I had slept in I didn't know how long. I stretched and remembered that today was Monday, which meant school. Yey. Not. It was only then that I noticed Edward's absence. Where had he gone? I heard Charlie's stomping about outside the door, an obvious effort to wake me up. I guess his presence had something to do with it. I hardly wanted my father to walk in on my husband and I in bed. That, I feared, would not go down well. I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A note! Written in the most elegant scrawl I had ever seen. The type of writing that people would learn in the nineteen-hundreds. Just how old was Edward?

Bella,

I had to leave as your father woke up. As soon as he leaves, I will be outside with the Volvo so that we can go to school. If you have reconsidered your decision, I will most certainly understand.

Eternally Yours,

Edward.

I could hear Charlie readying himself for the day ahead and knew that I didn't have much time until Edward would arrive. So I ran around my room like a headless chicken, getting ready. When I heard the door slam close, signalling Charlie's leave, I had just pulled on my jeans. So I stumbled down the stairs, pulling on a jumper and my socks. For some strange reason I did not plummet to my death. Fate must be on my side today. I had just pulled on my shoes when I opened the door to see Edward standing there in all his glory. I bet he never ran out of time while he was getting ready. He smiled at me, causing my heart to flop in my chest once again. Something I did not have time for.

''Give me a sec.'' I gasped breathlessly and ran for my jacket.

''Whoa,'' he said. ''It's okay. We're not going to be late.'' He grinned yet another knee-buckling grin. Just the sight of it made me wonder how I could have thought of him as a monster, even for a second.

But I needed more information. He had told me the bare minimal, I knew. I had gotten more off the website than I had gotten from him. And what did he mean, I was his mate?

I didn't immediately launch into my questions. I waited until we were in the car for that.

''So,' I began. ''Tell me more. About vampires, I mean.'' His jaw seemed to clench. He hadn't thought that I would be satisfied with what he had told me, had he? Apparently so.

''Bella,'' He said through gritted teeth. ''You know what you need to know. Actually, more than you need to know. Any more information could put you in grave danger. Do you not realise that?'' He gazed at me intently, attempting to convey the seriousness of the situation. He was worried. As foolish as it sounds, my heart fluttered. He really cared about me. But he couldn't hide what he was from me. I needed to know. I loved him; he had to share with me.

''Please,'' I whined, sounding for all the world like a spoiled, little brat. It seemed to make him cave though.

''Fine,'' He groaned. ''One question. But make it quick.'' I noticed that he increased his already frightening speed, under the illusion that I would let it drop once we arrived at school. Silly boy.

As I had only one question, I chose the one that pertained most particularly to us.

''What did you mean when you called me your 'mate'?'' I asked. Apparently he had not been expecting this question and seemed embarrassed. ''You promised.'' I added. He sighed.

''Fine,'' He said. ''Vampires have mates. Soul mates, as humans call them. A vampire's mate is the person that they will love for all eternity. You are my mate. Now, we're here. Time to go into school.'' I hadn't even noticed that we had arrived at the school. He had told me that he would love me. For eternity? And he'd said it like it was possible. Just how long did vampires live for?

I got out of the car and Edward slipped his arm around my waist as he kissed my hair. ''Edward,'' I started, but he cut me off.

''One question, remember?'' He smirked at me.

''Fine.'' I huffed. ''But you will answer my questions!''

''You keep believing that, Bella.'' He chuckled.

Oh, believe me Edward, I will.

Well, not exactly a cliffy. You must be so disappointed. Well, that was chapter 11 part 2. I hope you enjoyed it. As always, review! Who's gonna review? Until next time!

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Kate.