Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight characters, Stephenie Meyers does.


I was lying across Edward's cold chest with his arms wound around me.

"Bella?"

"Hmm"

"Do you really don't mind that I am a vampire?" Edward asked.

"No. Actually I am quite happy about it." I replied.

"What? You are happy that I am a monster?"

He sat up looking confused.

"No silly."

I made him lie on the bed once again. I took his hand in mine and looked him in the eyes.

"I am happy that you won't get in an accident and get injured or fall down the stairs and break your legs. I am happy that you won't drown or get killed by a serial killer and I am happy that you can win a fight even against a hundred people and walk away without a single scratch. Most of all I am happy that I got you even though you were supposed to die nearly a century ago."

He seemed stunned by my reply. I was being completely truthful. I knew he hated being a vampire but for me it was the reason I met him as he would have been long gone if he had not turned into a vampire. And the thought of him not existing killed me.

"Bella Swan, you are something else." He said with a smile and kissed me on my forehead.

"I will take that as a compliment." I said running my hand through his hair.

He closed his eyes and started humming. He looked happy which in turn made me happy.

Then I remembered Charlie asking me about my truck and realized that I had to use it at least once in a week so that he doesn't get suspicious about my mode of transportation.

"I was thinking about taking my truck to school tomorrow." I said.

"What? Why? Don't you like my car?"

Edward asked sitting up for the second time in turn making me lose my pillow which was his cold chest. What is it with him and his overreactions?

"No you silly silver Volvo owner!"

I made him lie down for the second time. This time I sat on his stomach with my legs on either side of him so that he won't try to sit up again.

He looked surprised by this. I could not blame him as I was equally surprised by my behavior. I guess he brings out a new side of me.

"Charlie asked me why I didn't take my truck to school today. Guess he is more observant than I thought. So I decided to take it tomorrow so that he doesn't get suspicious." I said.

"Ok. I will change and return fast in the morning and we can take your truck to school."

When I thought about it I realized that Edward had not spent much time with his family. He was always with me except the time when I was with Charlie or when he goes home to change. I did not want his family to think that I was stealing him away from them.

"Edward I want you to drive with your siblings tomorrow." I said.

"What?"

He looked like he wanted to sit up again but could not as I was sitting on his stomach. I smiled raising my eyebrows as if challenging him to sit up. I knew he could lift me without any problem but he was playing along.

He started to tickle me. I tried to get away from him. But before I could escape he pulled me to his chest and kissed me.

"Why do you want me to drive with my siblings tomorrow?" he asked when our laughter died down.

I told him my thoughts. He protested but agreed later when I insisted.

Soon my eyelids grew heavy and I fell into a deep sleep filled with dreams of my beautiful golden eyed vampire boy. But this time we were in a beautiful castle but unfortunately my dreams were not clear. It was like looking through a thick fog but I could say that we were happy.

I woke up with a smile on my face. After a lot of kissing and laughing, Edward made me breakfast. Later he kissed me once again and ran home.

The feeling of loss filled me as soon as Edward left. I knew he felt the same way. I started to regret my decision to drive alone. I had not thought about the emotions that filled me every time Edward leaves when I suggested that we drive separately.

I opened the door of my house to find a thick layer of snow covering the yard. I wanted to hit myself for making Edward drive with his siblings.

I didn't know how I was going to make it school without any accidents. It took every ounce of my concentration to make it down the icy driveway alive.

I realized that Charlie had put snow chains around the tires which was a great relief to me. I drove with extra caution as the road was slippery but my truck seemed to have no problem, thanks to the snow chains.

I reached my school without any accidents. I looked out of the window and saw Edward walking towards me with a breathtaking smile.

I got out of my truck and leaned on it watching his each and every step. Suddenly I heard a high pitched screech and saw a blue van rushing towards me. I saw the horror on Edwards face but could not make my body move.

Before I could blink Edward rushed to me and held me with his back towards the van. Suddenly I felt the presence of the bubble and so did Edward. I was surprised to see that my sight became much sharp and clear like Edward's when the bubble formed around us. Before we could do anything the van hit the bubble. But instead of breaking the bubble like I thought, the van was thrown several feet away from us.

Edward turned his head after seeing what happened through my thoughts. We were speechless. It was like some powerful force in the bubble had pushed the van away from us causing it to fly through air before crashing to the ground.

I saw the students rushing towards the van. I knew they had not seen the bubble around us which had now disappeared or what exactly happened as the entire thing was over within seconds.

Cullens looked stunned. I was sure that they were the only ones who knew what actually happened.

"Bella, are you ok?" Edward asked examining me.

"Yeah, I am fine." I didn't realize that my voice was shaking.

He pulled me and rushed to the side of his car where his siblings were standing still in shock. I knew that he did it to avoid any unwanted attention.

We saw the ambulance arriving and within minutes paramedics rushed Tyler to the hospital. To my extreme relief he was alive.

"What just happened?" Emmett was the one who broke the silence.

"It seems that the bubble is much more powerful than we thought." Edward replied.

"That was so cool." Emmett said looking exited like a kid with a new toy.

"Edward, do you think anybody saw what happened?" I asked gripping his hand.

"I don't think so. Their thoughts say that they only saw the van losing control and skidding towards you and then it lying on the ground on the other side of the lot. They heard the loud noise which was caused by van hitting the ground and assumed that there was some sort of explosion or something causing it to be thrown to the other side. Everything was over within seconds Bella. Their human mind was not able to keep up with the speed at which the force in the bubble threw the van." He said.

"But there were no flames or smoke and what if they check the van and find that there was no explosion or anything?" I said.

Before Edward could say anything I heard an explosion. I turned to see the van engulfed in flames and a grinning Emmett standing in front of me.

"Problem solved." He said with a huge smile showing his adorable dimples.

All of them laughed at my stunned face causing me to blush furiously.

We decided to skip school as majority of the students and teachers would be at the hospital to see Tyler. Alice called Carlisle and told him to meet us at home.

"Do you think Tyler knows what happened?" I asked.

"No, he became unconscious as soon as the van hit the bubble." Alice answered after looking into the future.

We decided to head to Edward's house. To my surprise Rosalie insisted that she drives with Edward and me when we decided to take his Volvo. Emmett said that he wanted to drive my truck. I knew that Rosalie had something to do with it.

I was half way convinced that she was going to kick Edward out when we reach a less crowded area and was going drain my blood. But no matter what my thoughts were, the bubble didn't appear.

What happened next surprised me the most. Rosalie went to my truck and got my books and bag for me.

I sat in the front along with Edward while Rosalie sat in the back. She acted like we were best friends and even teased me about my lack of balance.

I saw Edward trying hard not to laugh at the expression on my face. I wanted to punch him but then realized that his facial expressions as he tried to stop from laughing were much more entertaining. Watching him struggling in turn made it hard for me to control my own laughter.

Rosalie who was watching us started laughing making both of us join her.

"Bella, I am so sorry for every thing. I was so wrapped in mourning over my lost life that I did not bother to see what was in front of me. I had a long talk with our family and they helped me understand the flaws in my thinking. I hope you can forgive me." Rosalie said after our laughter died down.

I was surprised to see her say 'our family'. It was her way of welcoming me into the family.

"There is nothing to forgive. I am really sorry if I said anything to offend you. The bubble takes away all my inhibitions making me say things which normally I would never say." I said.

The remaining ride involved Edward and Rosalie telling me funny stories which involved Emmett and his crazy ideas. By the time we reached their house, tears were streaming down my eyes from laughing. I realized that I had never laughed this much in my entire life.

I saw all the other Cullens including Edward's parents waiting for us outside the house. They seemed surprised to see Edward and Rosalie laughing so hard. I was happy that Rosalie's playful side was making an appearance.

I had seen Carlisle and Esme before through Edward's eyes but meeting them in real life was completely different experience. One could see the love they had for each other as well as their children just by looking at them.

"Carlisle, Esme, this is my Bella." Edward introduced me with a proud smile.

Carlisle approached me and raised his hand to shake mine. But I stepped forward and hugged him. He looked surprised but happy.

"Welcome to the family Bella." Carlisle said with a huge smile.

Next I hugged Esme who had the biggest smile I had ever seen.

"It's very nice to meet you." She said.

After the introductions we walked inside. I felt at home as I knew each and every corner of the house along with its vampire inhabitants better than I knew myself.

I sat on the couch with Edward. We explained what had happened at school to Carlisle and Esme.

"I think this bubble acts as a shield to protect you both. The closest thing I can connect this bubble with is Renata's gift." Carlisle said.

"Who the hell is Renata?" Emmett asked.

"Renata is Aro's personal guard in the Volturi. She is his shield in battle. She has the powerful gift to divert physical attacks. If someone takes a step forward in her direction, they would almost immediately start walking in a different direction, losing all memory of their original direction and intentions." Carlisle replied.

"But here the bubble appears only when there is danger and it forms around both Edward and Bella. It even splits into two when they move in different directions. It's like their personal bodyguard with a mind of its own." Jasper said.

"I think we should contact Eleazar." Carlisle said.

I knew Eleazar and his family from Edward's thoughts. I was not very excited about the prospect of them knowing about me. I knew that Tanya was interested in Edward. My self-esteem and confidence suffered a huge blow when I saw how beautiful she was from Edward's mind.

"Do you think it is a good idea? I don't want anyone to know about this." Edward said.

"Edward, I won't tell him about you or Bella. But you should understand that he is our only hope. He is an expert in these types of things. He worked with the Volturi for a long time and has a powerful gift that allows him to identify vampires with gifts." Carlisle said.

Everyone agreed with Carlisle and it was decided that he would talk to Eleazar.

I looked at Edward to find him deep in thought. That's when I noticed the dark shadows under his eyes.

"Edward when was the last time you hunted?" I asked.

"It's ok love. I can go a few more days without hunting." he said.

"It's going to be sunny tomorrow so we can go for hunting while Bella goes to school." Alice said after closing her eyes for few seconds.

Oh my God! How was I going to function like a normal person without Edward?

"It's going to be fine Bella. I have even seen you going shopping with Angela and Jessica." She said when she saw the expression on my face.

I looked at Edward to see his reaction. He looked thoughtful for a moment.

"I think it would be good for you to spend time with humans.' He said with a smile but I could see the worry on his face.

I knew that it would be difficult for both of us but it was necessary.

The conversion then shifted to upcoming spring dance. I was adamant about not going but knew that Edward would not give up easily.

Soon it was time for me to return to my house. That's when I realized that Edward's house felt more like home than my own. It was like I belonged there.

Edward drove me home in my truck. I told him that I was not ready to tell Charlie about him yet as it has only my fourth day in Forks.

I knew he wanted to meet my father but supported my decision.

When it was time for Charlie to come home he gave me a sweet kiss along with a promise to return soon. He turned and ran home making me emotionally unstable ones again.