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So a few things that need to be cleared up:

Yes Bella is going to be in the story; I have a special plot for her.

Grace fainted because of the sudden confusion of meeting someone that can too read minds. Her mind wasn't used to it.

Grace is not a vampire she is just a human who can read minds.

The creepy boy in Graces room was Edward Cullen.

So this chapter was mainly written while I was watching a cricket match. Ok so I lied, I wasn't exactly 'watching', I was . . . well, glancing,

It might be a bit messy, so I apologize.

P.S Winter'Snowstorm, TheOriginalWallFlower and Lily Swan are people I know. So if comments from them are confusing just ignore them. Haha. Love you guys!


What happened last time:

"I need to know" he paused and took in a deep breath, "can you read minds?"

I too took in a deep breath, did that mean he could too?

"You answer first" I told him.

I could tell that neither of us was going to answer and the only way that we were going to find out was for me to read his mind. I tried to search but we both pulled back when that pain returned.

I knew that I just had to answer straight out, but we both answered at the same time.

"Yes"

We just stared at each other but didn't have time to say anything else as other students began to pour into the room. They shot glances at me, the newbie, sat next to him, Edward.

Chapter 4: Can't Keep a Secret?:

For once in my life I couldn't concentrate on reading a book. It sat in front of me, completely untouched. Mr. Mason had thankfully left me in my own deep thought. I didn't say one word to Edward Cullen that lesson, so much for my great plan.

That stinking habit of mine returned, I chewed at my lip, again. I could swear that my lip was sure to have permanent damage done to it if I carried on. My fingers intertwined and my head hung low. I felt so nervous and uncomfortable. It wasn't right.

Soon the lesson was at an end. I heard Edward's stool scraping along the old floor. Automatically, for some stupid reason, my hand reached out and grabbed his arm. Realizing my ridiculous mistake I immediately pulled away from his icy skin. I could feel his topaz eyes boring into the back of my head.

"We need to talk," I whispered.

He just left; I slowly looked up and watched him walk away. I was stunned. I stood up clutching my books to my chest and walked to my car, dazed.

I sat on my bed and stared at the still unpacked boxes. I guessed that it was about time to unpack them. I got onto my knees and opened the box closest to me.

I ripped the tape of and pulled out an old picture frame. Immediately tears welled up, in my hands I held a picture of my mother and me. We were smiling, enjoying an embrace. She too had brown wavy hair but she had bright blue eyes, she was beautiful. I had inherited none of these.

I put the picture on my windowsill and just looked at it. It was quiet until I heard the doorbell ring. I frowned, wondering whom it was. It rang, again, and again.

"I'm coming!" I called.

I ran down the stairs and opened the door in anger. It was Edward, I sighed, and I wasn't sure in anger or relief.

"Hi" I mumbled.

"We need to talk," He said, almost mocking me.

I nodded unsure of what to say or do.

"Come on then" He started to walk towards his car. I rocked on my heels; he turned and looked at me "In the car"

I blushed feeling really, stupid.

I focused on the road ahead but my gaze soon fell upon a house. It was breathtaking, and they lived there! I hadn't taken notice of it before, but wow. As I stepped out the Volvo I turned my phone on. Switching it on for the first time since I had arrived in Forks. 27 missed calls, wow, Dad really was worried. I quickly texted him to say that I was at friends and would be home later.

We entered the big house, and Rosalie was sat at the kitchen counter. She smirked at me before walking off. The silence was deafening. It was soon broken by Edwards's voice.

"We need to sort out this mess. We can both read minds, right?"

I closed my eyes and nodded.

"We need to start from the beginning"

"You first"

"Ok" he took a deep breath "It started when I was ten, I just began to know what people were thinking. It was pretty simple-"

I heard the familiar buzzing sound, even though I couldn't read his mind, I could understand this sign.

"You're lying"

Edwards face was purely, surprised, he hadn't expected that.

Rosalie entered the room and her thoughts were loud and clear.

Of course he's lying, we're vampires.

Her thoughts had no hint of any possible lie.

Edward had too heard her thoughts.

Too much angst was running through his mind, I was dizzy. His thoughts were too deep and were killing me mentally.

"Edward STOP!" I screamed as he just sat in horror. If he could be any paler I'm sure that he would be.

It all happened at once. The door flew open. A figure crashed into me sending me across the room. I fell into a window. It smashed into a million shards like diamonds. I fell. It was almost a release. I was flying away from the world. Away from the drama, away from the tears and hurt. It was like in the movies, everything was in slow motion this time. Everything in my life was usually on fast forward, skipping anything good. But now it was all slow motion. I could feel the blood spill from my hands and neck. My hair flew around my face. It was somewhat beautiful, the concept of falling to my death. Soon enough I hit the ground below, hard. Blood spilled around me onto the dirty ground. I just stared right up with my brown eyes into the cloudy sky. I laughed. The sound just escaped my lips. Was it from madness? Or from the fact that I was almost destined for death now? Or maybe the fact that I had just been told that I was in a house full of vampires?

I closed my eyes and just laughed and laughed.

Soon enough I heard voices. It was Edward.

"Oh my goodness Gracie!" His voice was broken. He was silent and watching over me.

"Edward leave" I recognized the voice, it was Carlisle. The one who was very interested in my 'power'. I heard feet scuffing along the ground,

"Fine" He spat.

"Gracie? Can you hear me?" I laughed again.

"I'm here Carlisle" I chuckled.

"Its good to know your sense of humour is still intact, but I don't see what's funny"

"Maybe its because you're a vampire, Carlisle"

There was an awquard pause, I heard Carlisle thinking, and his thoughts were in shambles.

A vampire? How? Edward wouldn't off? Would he?

"Oh no don't you worry Carlisle, it wasn't Edward. Edward wouldn't tell me that. It was Rosalie." I was sure that I must have sounded mad.

Rosalie? Why? She hated it when Bella knew but why?

"Carlisle when I die please could you tell Edward that he's a crappy liar, I would've known he was lying even if I didn't have my power"

I laughed again. I blacked out.

I woke up in the same bed that I was in the last time I blacked out. Seemed that this might be a new habit of mine. I stood up. I was wobbling on my feet but I didn't care. What was there to loose? I had practically just died.

I was mad. At that point I could swear that I lost it. After bottling up so much for such a long time, I had let it all out too quickly and it hadn't done me any good.

I stumbled into the living room. The taller boy that had honey blonde hair was sat with his head in his hands.

"Thank you" I whispered.

His head whipped around. He was gone and then I saw him with his body pressed against the wall on the other side of the room. His eyes were closed, tightly, too tightly. His fists were clenched and the pencil that he was holding and turned into sawdust.

"Why?" he asked, hurt.

"You saved me," I whispered.

"I nearly killed you"

"Yes, and I am re-born" His face was puzzled. "I had so much bottled up inside that I was trapped with no way to get out."

"Oh"

With that I turned around but walked straight into Edward. His face was grim. I swallowed. His eyes were full of so much hate I didn't even think that it was possible.

"Edward" I gasped.

"No Gracie"

His fists too were clenched. I put my hands up against his chest; it was icy cold even through his shirt.

"Edward" I breathed "Don't"

"But he – he nearly killed you and you said thank you" he spat the last two words.

"Edward. I can say what I want. Just leave it!" I sighed; a single tear ran don my cheek. "Just don't"

I pressed my face into his chest. I cried and cried letting all the tears that had built up over the years out. His body was stiff. I realized that everything had become, so out of place. I stopped and turned.

"Sorry"

"You should be"

The words stung. They burnt into my heart. I bit my lip but still the tears fell.

"I should go"

I made my way towards the door, I wanted to hear something. Anything from him. But nothing came. I opened the door, it was raining outside now. I stepped out and let the rainfall drop by drop onto my skin. I needed it, my face was soaking wet, half from the rain and half from my own tears.

"Gracie don't go" I spun around in some sort of hope, but it was Jasper. My face fell, and so did his. I'd forgotten that he could sense my emotions. And mine was disappointment.

"No I'm not wanted"

"Its raining just stay, 'till it clears up and then someone will drive you home" It was funny how he hadn't disagreed with my statement 'I'm not wanted'. Obviously, I wasn't, he was just being kind.

I sat on a stool in the kitchen, funnily enough the one that Rosalie was sat on when I arrived. Water dripped from my wet body to the floor. I heard raised voices. It was Edward and Rosalie. They thought I had left.

"I can't believe you thought that!!" You knew she was there and you knew she could read minds!"

"Oh so now another human knows it doesn't matter? You didn't seem to have a problem telling your human pet!"

"Don't you dare talk about Bella that way!" He spat, she obviously touched a nerve. Who was Bella?

"I can say what I want!"

"Well Rosalie you seem to have some sort of problem! Can't keep a secret?"

So that's it for now! I loved writing that chapter!! It was so much fun!! I have so much more but I thought that it would be good to end it there and also I wanted to post more ASAP!

Bella is either in the next chapter or the one after that. =)

I was listening to One Republic's album Dreaming Out Loud through out writing this chapter. It really kind of suited the mood.

So yes that's it. I apologize if it's really messy. =(

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Taylor

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