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Edward's POV

For the past three days I have asked Bella what her secret was through a note. Still she hasn't put her trust in me. I wonder if she thought I would tell anyone her secret, and then that would be the reason why she hasn't told me it yet.

No, that just didn't seem like Bella, and besides, I never would.

I sighed as I sat on my bed with my eyes closed. I kept thinking about her. I've been doing that a lot lately. It's like she is permanently stuck in my head.

I groaned in aggravation. But, since it is Friday, and I decided to hike again.

I stood up, put on tennis shoes, and walked to my car in front of my house.

When I arrived at the place where I was going to hike, I got out and went my own way again, but this place was different.

Through the forest I kept walking. I started to think about last time I went hiking.

I saw Bella crying, and she was sparkling in the sun. I wondered if anything would happen this time.

Heading in no direction, I started to hear a rustling.

Ah, it was probably an animal. I was far into the forest now. I think I had been walking for about an hour or so.

When I looked around, no animal was to be seen at all. And usually they were there. 'That's odd', I thought to myself.

Once I heard the rustling a second time, I called out, "Is anyone there?" No answer. I shrugged to myself and kept on walking.

I found a small opening with few trees. To my surprise, there was a girl in there. She looked about my age.

"Hello?" I called to her.

She turned around quickly so her blond hair flew behind her. It was unnaturally fast which startled me.

I also noticed that her skin was very pale, kind of like Bella's.

"Don't be afraid," she said to me, her voice soft and innocent. She was looking at the ground, so I couldn't see her eyes.

"Is something wrong?" I asked her politely.

She nodded sadly. I saw a frown on her lips. "Well," she told me, "I'm dreadfully thirsty. By the way, what is your name?"

"I'm Edward. What is yours?" I asked.

"Abigail," she responded.

"I'm sorry, Abigail, but I do not have anything for you to drink," I told the girl.

She looked up at me, and I finally saw her eyes. "That won't be necessary, Edward. I'm going to enjoy this. It has been awhile since I had such a lovely meal." She smiled, her teeth glistening, and her eyes…

Her eyes were a blood red. They glistened when she smiled.

"Enjoy what?" I asked quietly.

"Killing you," she responded as if it was no big deal. My eyes widened. What?

She strolled over to me, and when she finally reached me, she slowly leaned in to me, her teeth about to touch my neck.

I couldn't move. I was in shock from her eyes and what she just said to me.

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful voice I have ever heard in my life, "No, Edward! Run!"

My eyes broke from Abigail's gaze to the noise. It was Bella. We really had to stop meeting like this.

I was frozen again. Bella. Running. Towards me, and it was quite fast too. It was like when Abigail turned, unnatural.

She ran in front of me protectively and hissed, yes hissed, at the girl who hissed back at Bella. Wait one minute, hissed? This wasn't normal, right?

I certainly couldn't hiss, yet I didn't really think it was a girl thing.

I could almost see Abigail trying to find my face.

Bella breathed in, but hesitated. Apparently, Abigail also noticed Bella's hesitation because she started to fast-run to try and get to me.

For what?

Suddenly, Bella stopped Abigail and threw her into a nearby tree which broke from the impact of the throw.

Abigail growled and crouched, after regaining her balance and slid into a crouch. It looked like she was about to pounce on Bella.

'What was going on?' I thought as I watched the two girls.

Bella copied the movements, but jumped, or pounced, first and held Abigail still as she started to actually rip Abigail to shreds.

Was this a nightmare? Hallucination? I really don't know, but this doesn't seem possible.

Bella walked a small distance away from where Abigail once was, but quickly pulled something out of her pocket.

Unexpectedly, the remains of Abigail burst into flames. I twitched slightly at this.

Bella seemed to be relieved since she sighed, but apparently, she noticed I was still there. She winced before she turned to face me.

I closed my mouth, realizing it had opened when I was watching the events.

As she walked over to me, I watched her every movement.

She smiled at me, almost looking apologetic. "Hello, Edward."

I twitched at the sound of her voice. I was honestly freaking out, but decided to respond.

"Hey, Bella."

"Are you okay?" she asked me with concern. She looked me over. "Did she hurt you in anyway?" She sighed in relief, but I still haven't moved.

Her words finally sunk in. "Hurt me? Bella, what was that?"

She blinked, apparently trying to think of what to say to explain herself.

"Um, well, you see…" she sighed. "I don't know how to explain."

"Bella, it's obvious you are not human," I whispered, "Are you the same thing as her?" I honestly hoped this wasn't true, but I had to ask

She nodded, and her eyes were filled with sadness. "I guess I better leave." Then she looked me over again and decided, "But I'm going to drive you home."

She held out her hand, it looked as if she actually wanted to drive me home.

What, was I not qualified?

"I'm fit to drive myself!" I told her angrily.

"Not really, Edward. Hand me the keys."

I looked at her straight in the eye. "I'm not leaving until you tell me what you are."

Bella sighed. "Guess?"

I looked down at the ground and told her, "Well, s-she, well I think she said her name was Abigail, said that she was going to enjoy it. But when I asked her what she was going to enjoy, she said she was going to kill me." We both twitched at the word 'kill.' "I don't know what the hell to make of that!" I yelled, frustrated.

"But I don't think you are both the same," I added.

"What?" she almost screamed. "You saw what I did to her!" She pointed to the blasing fire. "How can you say I'm not the same?! How can you say I'm not a monster?!"

Her voice sounded a little bit strained, but still so beautiful.

She turned away from me looking to the fire of Abigail's remains.

"You're not a monster," I told her quietly. No, he wasn't a monster. She was amazing, beautiful… And she just saved my life.

I said louder, "I know you aren't a monster."

She turned towards me and yelled in anger, "I'm a vampire, Edward! Now, can you say I'm not a monster?"

What the hell?

"B-Bella?" I whispered.

She sighed, frustrated with herself I believe. "Yes, Edward?" Oh, how I loved it when she said my name.

"Vampires don't exist," I whispered while avoiding her gaze. I know she wasn't human, but a vampire? She just didn't seem evil.

"Edward?" I didn't meet her gaze. "Edward?" she said louder.

I looked up into her golden eyes.

"Edward, vampires are real. Abigail and I are both vampires." She looked at the fire. "Or in Abigail's case, were," she added.

I sighed and whispered, "I believe you."

She looked at me. "Are you scared of me now? Going to run away like a smart person?"

I raised my eyebrows. "Are you implying that I'm not smart?" I teased, trying to lift the dreary atmosphere.

She giggled. "Yup." She then winced.

"What?" I asked her.

"I need to hunt," she whispered. I widened my eyes, and reflexively, my hand flew up to my throat.

Her eyes also widened, realizing what she had just said. "No! I didn't mean… You know I wouldn't…"

"Bella? Actually, I don't."

Bella told me, "I'm not like the other vampires, Edward. That is why my eyes are golden. Did you notice how Abigail's eyes were red?" I nodded. "She drinks human blood, but I don't. Neither does any of the Cullen's."

She looked down, but I could tell she was peaking up to my face from her eyelashes, wondering my reaction. I maintained my straight face.

"So your two friends…?" I left my sentence unfinished. I didn't want to say it, and I knew she would understand what I meant.

She nodded and added, "Actually, they recently became my brother and sister. I was just adopted from Dr. Carlisle Cullen and his wife Esme."

I silently wondered what happened to her parents, and found out that I had a few unanswered questions. "Bella, may I ask you a few questions I have?"

"Of course, Edward. Ask anything you like," she told me.

"How old are you?" I questioned.

"Isn't it rude for a guy to ask a girl that?" she teased. I raised my eyebrows. "Eighteen," she quickly answered.

"I don't think you really are," I told her.

"Technically I am," she pointed out.

"Bella…" I looked her in the eye. "Please tell me the truth."

She sighed but finally accepted. "Fine. I was born in 1940 in the small city of Palmer, Alaska. I was an only child. I wasn't very social, so I didn't have many friends." She bit her lip nervously while telling me this. "I was just about to graduate and go to college there, but one night, I went on a walk."

I wanted to comfort her, for I could tell the story was going to get worse.

She looked at the small patch of grass beneath her feet while continuing, "I didn't even go far when a few of the boys from my school found me. They told me how I wasn't pretty and would never find a boyfriend. I tried to ignore them and walk away, but suddenly one said, 'Hey! We weren't finished talking to you, Swan!'"

She winced at the thought. I was getting pretty angry at this guy. How dare he hurt Bella! How dare he tell her she wasn't beautiful! I knew for a fact that it was lies! I didn't want to interrupt her story though, for I knew it was painful for her.

"He grabbed my arm as I screamed in pain. Like I said, it was a small town; no one could hear my screams. The other boys laughed. When I turned to face him, I could smell the alcohol from his breath, and suspected they were all drunk. Sadly, I was right.

"I started to cry and his grip tightened, yet I just couldn't stop. 'C'mon, Swan. It doesn't hurt that bad,' the same boy, Jack, said to me while sinking his fingernails into my skin. I faintly smelled blood, for I could smell blood as a human and the smell sickened me. This time, though, I tried to remain strong.

"'Let go, Jack,' I told him fiercely through tears. Suddenly, his grip fell off of my arm, and I felt relived. That is, I did before he gripped me somewhere else."

Her voice became strained as she continued. Her eyes were blank, almost like she was witnessing it.

"He wrapped his fingers around my throat, making it difficult to breath. I had to gasp for air. Jack sneered at me, 'Don't tell me what to do, Swan. You have no right.'

"Ironically enough, I bit his hand. He screamed in pain as he leaped away.

"Then, he pulled something out of his pocket and lunged for me. I noticed it was a pocketknife, but I realized this too late.

"He sunk the knife into my shoulder. The pain was overwhelming. I fell to my knees, pulling out the blade. They laughed at my pain, but walked away; probably afraid they would get caught. I noticed I was bleeding pretty badly, for the wound was deep. I could almost feel my life slipping away.

"I laid there in pain, and suddenly, I heard someone come running to me. I looked up to see a beautiful woman. She looked at me with pain, yet compassion. She sorrowfully said, 'I'm sorry,' as she bit my neck and almost completely drained me of blood.

"The woman looked down at me. She told me, 'I'm going to leave you somewhat alive so you can become like me.' With that, she left me, but hid me in the forest nearby.

"And then…" Bella looked at me. "Three days later I was a vampire." It seemed she had skipped something, but that just might be me.

"I woke up and everything was so much clearer. I was faster and very strong. I didn't know exactly what I was until I heard a human and smelt his scent." She shuttered at the word 'scent.' "I finally remembered what had happened three days before."

"And then, I realized I was a vampire."

Woah. That was intense, huh? There is more to be written about Bella's story. I think next chapter will be from Edward's POV again, unless many want me to do Bella's… So if you want Bella's POV tell me in your review! If more than half reviews go to that favor, I will write in it. Otherwise, Edward here we come!!!

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