"Oh I heard from the grocer that your mother is an interior designer. Chloe here is in a desperate need of her room being re designed. Some how flower printed doona covers are in season" she mentioned.
"Of course I will talk to our mother" Edward replied.
"Chloe what is that behind your back?" her mother asked.
She brought around the container of cup cakes.
"They are white chocolate cup cakes with pink and purple icing mother" Chloe murmured and peering down on to the ground at the pattern carpet.
'You know sweet heart you have a ballet recital coming up, those won't do you no good for your lifts" she replied shaking her head annoyingly at her daughter
Chloe put down her container beside herself.
"Yes mother" she replied
'Good girl" her mother said and walking out of the piano room.
Chloe waited for her mother to leave the room tapping her fingers impatiently, then looking at Edward, grabbing his hand and pulling him in tow. Not even reacting to Edwards's stone cold hands.
"Let's go outside where I know my nosey mother won't go" she told him picking up her container of cup cakes and walking through the house to the back door, hiding her cup cakes under a scarf.
She picked up her cream parka, white beret and cream scarf to go outside with to keep warm with.
'My mother hates being outside" she told him putting on her parka, scarf and Edward picked up her beret and positioned it on Chloe him smiling at her. Chloe laughed at Edward and lifted her large wooley beret up off her face.
"And you do?" Edward asked looking outside at the gloomy weather. "It looks pretty grim out there".
"I love it, my brother and I always loved being outside, the beach, woods, lake. Anything! I have something to show you, a special place. Quick, come on" she excitedly laughed.
Chloe quickly opened the door and rushed Edward out pulling him along. Edward was fascinated by Chloe and her strive for life.
"You and your brother were close then?" Edward asked keeping up with Chloe walking along the large open green lawns and leading towards a hedge where a gate was. Chloe opened the gate and Edward followed through with her.
"Yes. I could always rely on him, I mean I was only young when he died but he was always there for me. When he died well I guess a part of me went missing" she told Edward skipping along the puddles of the path the water splashing on her boots.
"I am sorry for prying" Edward stammered looking at Chloe.
Chloe smiled up at Edward and giggled.
"It is okay. You never know I might one day find that missing piece" she laughed a little back.
The garden was absolutely beautiful despite the gloomy weather that was surrounding them. The high green hedges neatly trimmed, the smell of vanilla wafted through the air and filling their senses. Chloe closed her eyes as they walked along and took in the smells of earth, vanilla and rain. They reached a quaint and quiet court yard. There were cement arches all around, with climbing roses along the walls and through a angel adorned arch way Edward could see a swing set in a small garden area
"I just found this area yesterday. You know if my brother was here, I think he would have liked you" noted Chloe.
"Why would you say that" Edward asked in curiosity.
Chloe sat herself down on the white painted antique swing seat and Edward sat beside her. Tall trees covered the small alcove and as the trees blew. They made noises as if whispering amongst themselves.
"You are a nice and genuine person despite what people may think or say. You remind me in a way of my brother Daniel" she pointed out, swinging slowly her feet swirling around.
"How so?" Edward asked.
"Well he was always on guard with me, had a strange but nice smile, caring but most of all your essence, your soul in a way. Gosh I am so sorry bit to full on" she mumbled looking down to her feet embarrassingly in a way.
"What do you mean by essence, a soul" he snickered to himself.
Edward just wandered to himself, he was a vampire, something dead. His heart was not pumping; he was cold and hard as stone. He believes he is not alive and the girl sitting before him believes so.
"You just remind me of him I cannot explain how. I can see it and feel it here right now " she noted,
'You think… I have a soul?" he stammered.
"Of course I do Edward, I can see it. I can see it right now sitting here".
She swung there and a swift wind blew blowing her hair around and she laughed. Edward moved her hair out of her face. Chloe always seemed to find happiness in everything that is around her.
"Oh look, a red robin…" Chloe gasped.
She slowly got up off the swing and towards the bird perching on a cherry blossom tree near by. Chloe got right up to the bird and it looked at her with curiosity and it got closer to her and perched on her shoulder tweeting in her ear like as if he was whispering to her. Edward stood in awe and was wandering what was with this girl. A wild bird just simply perched on her shoulder like nothing else.