-Bella-

"So….what exactly are you?" I asked, but they just smiled.
"We don't know what you're talking about" Edward said quickly. I just shook my head, maybe even slightly amused. Trying to hide a secret even now, when I am aware that they aren't human.
"I gave you a chance to tell me yourself" I said quietly.

"Your skin is pale and ice cold, your eyes change colour. You're faster than any animal. You are supernatural." I said slowly, putting my hand in my pocket, making it seem like a casual action.
"I know what you are" I said slowly, but they all seemed frozen. In a flash I grabbed the small razor and sliced a small cut in my finger, a drop of blood came to the surface.

Everything went chaotic. Edward's eyes turned black as he gazed upon the drop of blood.
"Vampires" I said simply, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Emmitt had Edward in his grasp in a flash.
"Bella," Alice said, as if her brother didn't want to kill me "You know our secret, it's time to share yours" This time, I froze.

"What secret?" I said casually, putting my perfect façade in place. They couldn't know, it would ruin everything. No…. they couldn't know. I plopped the finger into my mouth, sucking the blood away.
"Before you say anything more" I said before she could start talking again "I suggest we go to somewhere the smell of blood isn't so prominent" That snapped everyone's attention to me.

"You can smell it?" Edward said, his bloodlust forgotten. I nodded. Alice hauled me into her slight arms, my heart raced but I didn't stop her. She moved with inhuman speed, the others following. We were at a huge white house within minutes. Jasper and Rosalie where at the front door.
"Lovely house" I commented. ""Can they handle the scent?" I asked. She nodded.

"The smell of blood has been wiped away, with help from your saliva, how did you know?" I shrugged.
"The signs were there, I just picked up on them. I heard you speak in volume too low for an average human to hear, move with a speed the naked eye can't follow and you never eat human food" That made everyone turn to me.

"What are you?" Jasper said after a moments silence.
"Human" I said.
"No, you're more that human, if you can see , smell and hear what others can't" I shrugged.
"My senses are heightened." I stated simply. I sighed, I didn't want to explain how much a freak I am, "What do you eat, because you didn't eat me, does that mean you don't eat humans?" I asked.

"Well, we drink animal blood…but it's difficult. It sedates the thirst but doesn't give the satisfaction. But human blood calls to us, some more than others, we just resist it. When a human's blood calls strongly for a vampire, it's called a singer, because it's supposed to 'sing' for the vampire" Alice explained.
"Your Edward's singer, that's why it's so hard for him." Oh, well that explained a lot. I turned to him, still in Emmitt's grip.
"Sorry if I'm making you uncomfortable" I said sincerely. He laughed with no humour.

"How do you do it?" Jasper asked suddenly, I inclined my head, confused. "To feel such much pain, I don't see how you are alive, with so much negative feelings, and so much pain. The other night, I actually fell to my knee's- that's not easy, to make me fall to my knees in pain- I fell to my knees with the amount of pain I you felt"
"Empathic" I whispered. No…if he was there the other night…did he see? Suddenly I felt very calm. I looked at him.

"You're the one who made me feel trust at the hospital , aren't you?" Jasper looked surprised.
"She's smarter that I thought" He whispered, again too low for human ears.
"I'm taking that as an insult" I said. He just looked more surprised.
"Bella, you know how difficult it is to surprise a vampire?" Alice said as she giggled.
"Not that hard, actually. I think I'm doing a good job" I said. She just laughed harder, her laugh like bells. Damn good feelings that are being forced on me are making me talk to much.

"We are lucky if we surprise a vampire once every 100 years or so." I shrugged my shoulders.
"Please, stop sending trust into me…it feels unnatural to me" I said…surprised at my own honesty. Damn…damn empathic vampire is making me truthful. But at my words all the vampires froze.

"Feeling trust feels unnatural?" Edward said, I nodded. "He's done so much damage to you" Edward whispered, I froze.
"Ok Bella, time for you to tell us your secret. We know about Charlie" Alice said solemnly. I felt my heart stop for a second, no breath entered my lungs. They knew. No…this ruins everything. I didn't know what to do…I didn't know what to feel…I forgot to breath.

I sucked in a big breath when I felt my lungs burn with need.
"I don't know what you're talking about, I love my dad" I said, putting on my perfect façade.
"Bella, did you know you release a hormone and your heart rate picks up the slightest bit when you lie?" Edward asked. Emmitt finally let go of him, deeming him safe.

Angry tears threatened to overspill as I whispered "no, you can't…ruin everything…. I'm protecting them" The words slipped through my lips before I could stop them, and my hands flew to my mouth, as if I could suck them back in. That was it...it was the last straw. I ran, I knew it was stupid to run away from immortal vampires, but I just ran, I didn't think.

The thing was, they didn't stop me. They followed me instead.
I finally tired myself out, mentally, physically and emotionally. I dropped to the floor. I couldn't take it. Not anymore, I looked up to the six vampires. Alice, Edward, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmitt and a female blond vampire I hadn't met.
"Why?" I whispered.

"Why are you trying to help me?" I asked no one in particular.
"Because I love you" Edward replied. Every one turned to him.

-Edward-

"Because I love you" I said to answer her question, but I didn't know why I said it. It just came from my throat, unbidden. But as I said it, it felt right. I looked at her in wonderment, without even realising it, I had fell in love with this amazing girl.

I stared into her eyes, and I knew it was true. I had to save her, I couldn't leave her. My heart was bound to hers, gravity no longer held me in this immoral life, she did, she became my world. There was someone for me…maybe god hasn't turned his back on me yet.

I knew everyone was staring at me, but I couldn't tear my eyes away from Bella. Alice was screaming in her head. Well everyone was.

I knew it! He does have someone, I knew he did. Oh, what are we going to do know? Typical Edward has to fall for something that breathes. What is she, she isn't human, Edward fell in love with a thing and we don't know what she is. I couldn't decipher whose thoughts belonged to whom. I didn't care, all that mattered right now was the crying girl that sat on the cold forest floor, staring into my eyes as if she could see my soul.

Well…. What do you think? Broken Bella just found out she isn't unloved. What happens now. Don't forget to review, just click the little button and leave a comment.

I'd love to thank my constant reviewer : Feenrai, this person has stuck with me from the start, nudging me to keep going, she reviews a lot (almost every chapter). Thanks!

The rest of you slackers, if you want to be thanked, I'd start reviewing, or I might send a vampire over there to… help you along. Yes… I have finally gone insane.