Find Me

Edward's POV

After I left school I decided to take some much needed time to myself. I drove everywhere in town, and did it as quickly as possible. Driving back, and forth from the school, to our church, the local shopping mall, and the lake. Driving around the lake was serene. I felt more at ease here because of its beauty. After moping around the lake grounds a few times, I made my way into my car to head home. It had started to rain violently, making it increasingly difficult to see out of my windshield. I turned on my headlights for better viewing of the slippery road. As I turned the lights on I saw a girl running frantically most likely trying to get home. As I got out of my car I noticed it was Bella. She didn't realize it was me, and just kept on running. "Bella!"

As I called out to her she instantly became statue-like. I made my way towards her immediately. As she turned around she lost her footing, and almost toppled over. I gently grabbed her arm so that her fall wouldn't become complete.

"What are you doing out here alone, in the rain?" I wanted to know everything.

"I came out here for a walk, and then it started to rain." She said shivering through gritted teeth. "Could you please let go of me now? I need to get back before my father comes home, and becomes worried." She escaped from my grasp, and all I wanted to do in that moment was to hold her closely to myself. When she started to walk away I didn't even think twice when I lightly put my arm around her waist, and started to escort her to my car. She let all her weight rest on my body as I carried her. She was exhausted, and I thought to myself how she could've ran that fast if she was that tired.

As I was holding her I felt as if lightning had passed through my body. I was mesmerized by her, and the way she made me feel. As I looked down at myself I had noticed that it was the electricity between us, and that I wasn't hurt by any electrocution from lightning. I gently positioned her body into the passenger seat, and I entered my car immediately to take her home.

"I wanted to say that I'm sorry for before in class. She had no right to laugh at you." I said after a while. "It's alright, I'm used to it." She calmly said back.

"You shouldn't have to deal with her bullshit." I rarely mumbled profanities but some people just like Tanya made me that way. "Really it's fine." She said looking like she just wanted this conversation to end.

"Why do you even care though?" She spat back, and that startled me but at the same time made it all to clear the way she saw me. She views me as someone who doesn't care about her, and this hurt me a great deal.

"I just, I feel things for you Bella. I don't want to see you hurt." I didn't know what else to say, or how to convey my feelings. So I offered something vague. Apparently my statement surprised her.

"Ah I don't think your feelings are a good idea Edward. You already seem to have an admirer out of Tanya." That's when I knew she had seen me at school with that incredibly, annoying, self centered menace. The rain was dropping all over my face but at that point in time I felt vulnerable, and let a tear shed down my face knowing I was safe to do so because the rain camouflaged my sadness.

She was looking at me far too long as I let my guard down around her. "We're at your house, Bella." I told her as she slowly turned her head towards her home. "You know before I went to the lake I was grocery shopping, and I overheard some interesting things your girlfriend was saying." She opened the door slightly while saying this. I became dumbfounded. "What are you talking about? Tanya is not my girlfriend." I was panicking now. "What did you hear?"

She swiftly made her way out of my car without answering me. I found myself at her side in an instance. "Bella whatever you heard, you have to understand…" I tried telling her. "Edward, Tanya is playing a game on some poor girl. You have to tell her to stop what she's doing before it spirals into anything worse than what she's planning."

Bella overheard Tanya talking. Tanya never mentioned Bella's name while spewing her venom at the store though. Which saved me because I want to tell Bella myself. I have to make her see that I'm not that type of guy. "Bella I will do everything to stop her. I have something to tell you." I became fidgety, and I had been sweating vigorously all throughout our talk.

"Sorry Edward. If I don't go in right now, and change out of these soaked clothes, I'm going to catch pneumonia. I suggest you do the same thing. Go home quick, and just change." What she said was so simple but at the same time she said this through jittering teeth, which made me think she was telling me to really change myself.

Bella's POV

As I left Edward standing there I felt my heart break. He wanted to tell me something but I shrugged him off. What if he wanted to ask me out? No that can't be it. He sees me as a friend, that's all.

"Bella, where were you?" Charlie sat up from the couch. Oh crap he is home. I thought he'd still be at work. "I was out with Angela, my friend from school." I lied quickly. "Well alright. Good night." He said this while walking upstairs. He was too sleepy to notice how drenched I was.

I made my way to the bathroom, to wash away all the sadness, and pain. I don't even know why I was feeling this way. As I stood in the shower I wondered if Edward felt the electricity among us during our meeting in the rain. The water turned cold which told me I had been standing in their far too long, thinking about the one thing that was surely going to keep me up all night long.

I went to my room, and hopped in bed covering every inch of my body with my comforter. Slowly I drifted to sleep with no signs of Edward in my dreams. I slept peacefully.

"Thank God it is a Saturday." I mumbled in my bed. The sun was showing through my curtains giving my whole room light. I woke up, and went downstairs deciding to make some eggs, and bacon. As I finished up in the kitchen I went, and back upstairs to dress myself decently for the day. Charlie had left around six in the morning to go for work. Which left me alone in the house for part of the day. I busied myself by cleaning, and organizing. I knew I did this just to occupy myself. So that I wouldn't be thinking about what happened, and what might happen.

As I was dusting off pictures around the house, I heard a knock at the door. I didn't expect to see her ever step foot on my property. "Hi Bella." She sweetly said, and I didn't know why. "Uh Hi, Tanya. What are you doing here?" I didn't want to be rude so I showed my hand to tell her that it was okay to come inside. "We don't ever talk at school, and I wanted to get to know you." Simple enough I thought. "Would you like something to drink? I can make ice tea, and if you'd like you can take a seat in the living room." She complied, and headed off to sit on the couch. I handed her glass, and sat myself in the recliner. "So how are you?" Tanya asked. "I'm good, I was just finishing up cleaning my home when you showed up." "Bella, Bella it's a beautiful day. You shouldn't be held up in here, you should be outside walking around, and hanging out." All I thought is that she was right.

"Would you like to go out with my girlfriend's, and I? We were thinking of going to see a movie or something." She offered, This is such a bad idea. "I don't know Tanya. I mean It's really nice that you offered but…" "No buts Bella, you are coming with us."

Tanya dragged me out to her car. We only spoke a few words during our drive to the theater, and she offered to buy my movie ticket. "Um that's okay I'll buy my own." I told her. Her friends Lauren, and Melissa showed up just as she was buying the tickets. "No it's my turn to buy the tickets for everyone this week. We can each rotate weekly." She quickly said.

As I walked slowly into the theater I opened the door, and saw Edward standing in the concession line. I quickly told them that I had to use the washroom, and that I would meet them in the our theater.

Oh my Lord. I was contemplating staying in the washroom until I saw them enter the theater we had to go in to see our selected movie. Edward entered the same room but he nor Tanya noticed each other. I decided to get out of there, and I bolted.