Chapter 4

I tried all day to rap my brain around what I had found out last night or rather this morning. It was true Edward was a vampire, which means all the Cullen's are vampires.

Last night I wanted him to tell me every thing about being a vampire once he had said he was one but he just ignored me and soon after left. As I lay on my bed waiting for the sun to rise I tried to think of what I knew of vampires and wondered if any of it were true. I thought about how they only went out at night obviously that one wasn't true, how they could turn into bats and fly but that seem far from true as well, slept in coffins, and drank blood. All of it didn't sound like some thing Edward or Alice or any of the Cullen's would do. So I just laid there.

As I sat in class remembering what happened this morning I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable knowing Edward was right beside me. I looked over at him. He was looking forward watching the teacher intently as if nothing had happened this morning. I stared at him for a long time hoping that by doing so he would tell me every thing I wanted to know.

"All right every one now work on those few question for the rest of class." Mrs. Thors said to the class as she turned and walked to her desk. I hadn't been listening the whole time so I just looked at the bored tried to act like I knew what I was doing. As I checked my book for the questions she assigned I realize I had no idea what I was doing.

"You want some help." I heard Edward say in a cocky voice.

"Love some." I said back as if I was trying to break his confidence though I new it wouldn't work.

As he leaned in to explain the question I felt a tingling sensation flush down my back. It wasn't fear that I thought I might have but nerves. He was close to me even after finding out he was a vampire I still had feelings for him but how. I mean I should be scared of him but I'm not in fact being this close to him made my face felt hot. I tried to turn my face away so he wouldn't see but my heartbeat didn't help it was beating fast and loud.

"Nervous." He said with a wide grin on his face. I new he would be able to tell by now my face was probably as red as a rose.

"No." I said with my face still turned. "I just don't feel well that's all." I fibbed hoping he'd fall for it and forget the whole thing. Before I new what was happening I felt a cold hand grab my face and turn it, Edward looked at me his forehead on mine and I felt my face go redder. I tried to look away but I couldn't so I just looked into his beautiful golden eyes and became mesmerized.

"You don't seem to have a fever." He said his face still at mine his mesmerizing eyes locked on mine. " I'm sure its just your nerves I can hear you heart beat and id have to say it proves my point." He said with a winning grin, like there had been a challenge I was going to lose no matter what.

"What ever bat boy just go do your work." I groaned in annoyment and pushed him away. I had to get some space from him before my face became too red.

After class ended I waited in the hall for Kassandra so I could walk with her but instead I was joined Edward and his annoying good looks. I tried to ignore him because of what he did in class but the part of me that wanted to know more about him took over.

"So are you going to tell me about it or what?" I said with a childish grin.

"About what." He asked with a confused face.

"You know about you. About being a V-A-M-P-I-R-E." I whispered as I spelt out the last word. I was so curios I felt like a baby looking at every thing for the first time.

He didn't answer. I stared at him waiting for an answer some thing any thing. I had so many questions and the waiting was killing me. I want to know every thing about it. It was fascinating to me.

"I'll tell you what you want to know." I heard a sweet musical voice say from behind me. It was Alice stand not even and arms length away. A smile on her elegant face as if the topic were about flowers.

I heard a growl come from Edward as Alice walked closer. She ignored him and stood beside me. "Now I'll tell you everything you want to know about you know what but not here." She said and started pulling me away. I turned and looked at Edward his face was filled with anger but also with acceptance as Alice walked me out the doors of the school.

We walked over to a small building by the football field. The cold winter wind hurt my face. She went to the door of the little building and went inside. We were all alone. She sat at a desk at the side of the room and gestured for me to sit. I walked over and took the seat.

"Now what would you like to know." She said with a giggle.

"Well every thing really. Like do you turn into bats, can you fly, do you sleep in coffins, oh and what about garlic…" I said but was quickly cut off.

"Slow down. Slow down your questions are coming at me way to fast."

"Sorry"

"Now what was the first one again?"

I looked away I suddenly felt nerves I didn't want to offend her with any of my questions so I thought about the questions then asked.

"So? Do you guys turn into bats and fly?" I said with excitement I couldn't really hold it in.

There was a silent moment and suddenly Alice was laughing like a hyena. Her face glowing with enjoyment at was obviously a stupid question on my part. She eventually regains her cool to finally answer my question.

"Wow is that what movies tell you we do people really don't know anything about us." She said still giddy from the question. "What else would you like to know?"

"Why don't you just tell me the most important stuff so I don't sound like a fool again." I said red with embarrassment.

"Well let's see we don't have a problem with garlic like most think, we are fast, strong, no coffins, and unfortunately we do drink blood." she said with sadness in her eye as her grin started to fade but she quickly snapped back as if to make sure the topic didn't scare me.

"Don't worry we don't drink human just animal." She stated as if to correct a mistake.

I wanted to tell her I wasn't worried and that I didn't care but for some reason I just couldn't say it. I sat there wondering why I couldn't say it. She put her cold hands on mine.

"That's not what you want to know though is it? You want to know about Edward." She said now looking in my eyes. She was right. I mean I did want to know about vampires but I wanted to know about Edward and what it was like for him.

She continued as if I had said yes. " Well he was turn into one about a hundred years ago, he's the fastest of all of us, and he can read minds…"

"He can what?" I shrieked angrily interrupting her. He had been reading my mind all this time and knew what I had thought of him.

"Well all but yours and hers." She said interrupting my thought.

"That's a relief, wait… who do you mean hers?" I asked in astonishment. Was she talking about the girl that hurt Edward to think of?

"I thought you might ask that. As much as I want to tell you I cant that's Edwards story to tell if he wants to." She sighed. The look on her face was so sad it was as like she had lost a sibling. I wanted to make her feel better but I could think of what to do.

"Hey Alice you want to hang out after school today?" I asked changing the subject. I had to do something and getting her mind off it was all I could think of. BIG MISTAKE.

Alice and I were walking throw the mall now. She had just finished telling me about the Cullen's. About how she could see the future, how jasper control moods, and well basically every thing.

As she had told me every thing she had also managed to take me to 7 stores I hated and buy me a bag full from each. She was a wiz with a credit card and she had a Barbie to use it on. She walked us in to holster I was starting to get scared. She stared picking things out stuff that was pink and stuff that was light blue. I was going to hurl. I hated girly stuff I liked stuff that was dark and earthy it was normally comfortable.

"Try these on," She said handing me a huge pile.

"I think we have enough for today." I said as I put it down on a table near me. "Can we go?"

"Alright, alright let go." She groaned. She was having too much fun.

We started out the door to her yellow turbo Porsche. We got in the car and she started to drive. Alice drove extremely fast but it didn't bug me I trusted her for some reason. Suddenly Alice's eyes glazed over looking like her mind had left her I watched the road trying to make sure we didn't crash not that I would help the road looked like a blur to me. She snapped back and started to speed up.

"What going on?" I asked wanting to know what just happen I knew she had a vision but of what. She soon answered my thought like she could read minds instead of Edward.

"Bella." Was all she said.