I own nothing Twilight; I just like playing with the characters. They are so much fun! Any other mentions of movies, music, art, literature, etc… that wonderful stuff are owned by their respective creators, they just add to my dark purpose!

Artists to listen to:

"A Girl Called Harmony" by Attrition
"Spellbound" by Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Fade to Grey" by Visage
"Wax and Wane" by Cocteau Twins

Chapter 13

BPOV

To say I was slightly disappointed that Edward and I would not be able to continue to our make out session from earlier was putting things mildly. Not too long after we had all made plans for the weekend, which now included my Rosie, my father called. His car won't start at the school, so he wondered if I would come pick him up after school.

"We both could go." Edward pouted as he hugged me at my locker and was placing small kisses along my jaw. From jumping away from me earlier this morning to the now nibbling on my neck he was doing, I was so tempted to agree. However, I needed to talk to dad about Rosie and other things. And one of those things was making it very hard to form coherent thoughts and sentences. I pushed on his chest a little, knowing it wasn't me that was moving him, but he moved back and looked at me with a smirk on his face, "I thought you wanted to talk and have a repeat of your room. Only with me not running this time?"

I sighed heavily and smiled at him, "I know, God, Edward, you know I do."

I ran my thumb over his bottom lip and he pretended to try to bite it, causing me to giggle, "Then what has you running away from me this time?"

I looked at him confused, "I'm not running. If anything, I am 100% in this." I ran my fingers through his hair and tugged a little, looking him straight in the eyes, "Listen to me and listen good…I want you, Edward. I want to go on moonlit walks in the woods, picnics at dusk on the cliffs in La Push, and dancing at La Tua Cantante till we can't feel our feet anymore." I then leaned in and ran my lips softly over his, "And then you take me to bed and bring me back to life."

He moaned and pulled my upper lip into his mouth and sucked it gently, "Then why can't we go get your father and then head to our clearing. Explore what makes you come to life…"

"Oh, tormented love, I want that, but I need to speak with my father. I want to talk to him about Ro…and about us." Edward sighed and looked down at his feet. He moved us back till he was against the lockers and looked at me when I snapped my fingers in front of his eyes, "Hey, Charlie happens to be one of the coolest people in my life, present company excluded. He gets me; he gives me respect that I earn by giving it back to him. I want you in my life, but I need to know what his expectations are of me on this. If there are boundaries he doesn't feel comfortable about me crossing in his home or while I am living with him, I need to know what those are."

Edward sighed and nodded, knowing I am right. Charlie and I may not be on the same page about interests, but there is always respect, and I am not about to abuse that. I couldn't go back to Renee and Phil…no!

I leaned up on my tip toes and kissed under his jaw, he shivered and smirked at me, "Don't kill this before it starts."

"I worry about killing you." He looked at me intently, I had a suspicion he worried he would hurt me, Edward is a vampire but I am not naive.

"Then don't." I smirk as I tug his hair again and lean in to whisper in his ear, "At least not till I am Queen. I don't want a short rule."

He laughed and kissed me on top of my head, "Fine, you little control freak. Will I see you later tonight?" I nodded with a small smile, we had so much to talk about, "Alright then, let me drive you home so you can go get your dad and ask him if it is okay for me to violate you in your home."

I glared at him playfully and slapped him on the arm. He raised his hands in surrender, still laughing. I sighed and grabbed my stuff from the locker. I slammed it shut and the next thing I know I am thrown over Edwards shoulder as he is running at human pace to his car. My shouting protests were drawing giggles and some glares from girls, cat calls and glares from boys, and warnings from a few teachers. I pretended to be mad all the way home, but I know I am not fooling him. When Edward finally pulls into my driveway, he rushes to my side to help me out of the car, and then kisses me senseless outside of my truck.

Edward traced my cheek with his finger tips, sliding them slowly down my neck and stopping at my pulse point, "Kidding aside, I promise to wait till you are ready; I want you with me, forever." He kissed me softly on the lips and murmured, "And that STILL won't be long enough."

I watched him walk backwards to his car through hooded eyes, barely able to breathe. Yeah, this man…vampire…whatever had the power to kill me, destroy me into little pieces. The funny thing is that it wouldn't be with his teeth or hands if it happened! Sighing, I got in my truck, popped in my Nightwish's "Dark Passion Play" CD, and head out to get my dad.

When I got closer to campus I texted Charlie to see where he was located. It didn't take long to find him at all and when I did I found Charlie standing under a tree talking to a woman; a very attractive Native American woman with lovely tan skin and black braids that framed her face. She was dressed in a pair of black jeans that looked like they had been cut at the knee to make shorts and rolled up to hide the hem. She wore a black "Stained" concert shirt, and she was wearing a pair of red Chucks. I instantly liked this woman, and I hadn't even met her yet. As close as they were standing to each other I sensed that Charlie liked her too. They were laughing, enjoying their moment. Charlie must have heard the truck because he looked up and waved at me, said good bye to his friend, and jogged to my parking spot. The woman watched him till he was in the truck, than turned to walk away, and then it was Charlie's turn to stare at her.

I started the engine, making Charlie jump a little, and got back on the road to go home. The conversation was easy; I avoided any questions about his friend and asked about Ro coming to visit instead. Charlie seemed cool with her staying with us for the week; she could stay in my room as I had a big enough bed and plenty of room for her stuff. The next topic wasn't so comfortable and he could sense my nervousness.

"You, my wicked one, look like you are going to worry that steering wheel to death" He smirked as he looked at me, trying to lighten the mood, "What's got you black panties in a knot?"

I stuck my tongue out at him and gave him my best evil glare, Charlie chuckled, "Okay, okay, I would like to make it home in one piece, what's got you so tense all of a sudden?"

I didn't know how to phrase my question. I mean, do I jump in and say, "Hey, Dad, I want to date Edward, am I allowed to do wicked things to him in my room? I promise to keep the noise level down…" Yeah, that won't go well regardless of our relationship.

"How about I start?" Charlie suggested looking out the front windshield, "I have a feeling this has to do with Edward picking you up this morning or my friend, Sue, that you saw me with a few moments ago? Am I close?"

"I really like Edward," I started quietly, "and he has told me he likes me. We are going to start dating…"

Charlie sighed heavily from his seat; I guess he didn't know where to precede either. I just started living with him and we didn't have a chance to really iron out any of the details. After a few moments he turned the radio off and turned towards me, still looking out his window.

"I guess I have been just so happy having you here that we really haven't had much time to discuss 'rules', if you will." I could see his eyebrow cocked at me as he I nodded my agreement, "so I guess dating is as good a place as any."

He blew out a big gust of air and looked down at his hands, "I'm not naïve enough to believe that hormones have changed much since I was your age. I guess I am just hoping that you have some basic knowledge of the birds and the bee…"

"Umm, yeah Dad…look, I will be honest and say I know how uncomfortable this is for you being my parent and all." I sighed heavily, "I…you see I never…Charlie, I am a virgin!"

He just stared at me, like I had told him the world was really flat and that aliens have been brainwashing us for a while now about it being round. So, I continued, "Mom has had me on the pill since I was twelve years old because of female stuff, and I am not ready to change the status of my v-card, so that is not up for discussion. I just really like Edward, I want to know what your rules and expectations are for us."

He chuckled nervously, "Damn, you don't hold back, do you, baby girl? That is one of the things I love about you, you get right to the point no matter how weird the conversation." Charlie played with something invisible on his pant leg and started again, "I guess I would ask that you remember that we share a home. I don't expect you two not to show PDA, but I don't want to watch. If he's in your room the door stays open. Just respect our home and not use it as a brothel…does that make sense."

I pulled the car to the shoulder of the road and put it in park, I wasn't offended by his statement, but I needed to say this without the distraction of trying to pay attention to the road, "I know I am blunt, but I like to just lay things out there. I won't hide things from you as long as they are my things to share." Because there was no way I was going to tell him about Edward being a vampire. "I promise to respect your rules, and I really appreciate all that you have done since I have come to live with you."

I was staring at my hands the whole time, hoping my words held the same sense of sincerity without the eye contact. I felt his fingers lift my chin to look at him, "I am a different person, Bella. When I got shot, my whole outlook changed. I wanted to do something different with my life and see where I could go. A lot of people came down on me because I was no longer serving the people as a police officer, some said I was a coward and should just forget I was shot, some looked at me with pity."

He sighed heavy and looked out the window, "but what I found out was that as much as I loved serving the people, I loved you more. I didn't become an art teacher because of you, but you did inspire me."

It was my turn to look confused, he laughed at my furrowed brow and continued, "Bella, you have always been a very unique person. You liked staying up late and watching old horror movies; you were never a princess for Halloween, but some sort of monster instead." He started to laugh so hard as he continued, "And don't get me started on animatedly fought with me when I wanted to kill the spiders in the basement when you decided to make it your bedroom."

"They gave it character," I protested.

"They ate the crickets and put up spider webs." He cocked an eyebrow at me. He shook then and gave a small chuckle, "And they gave me the willies."

WE both laughed then and he grabbed my hand and smiled at me, "Just promise me that we will always talk and I think we will be okay. You have always treated our home and myself with respect, I just ask that you keep doing that as well."

"You got it, Dad." I reached over and hugged him.

"Okay," he sighed. "Take me home, I'm hungry!"

"Soo bossy." I snorted and started back home.

?POV

I watched them get out of her vehicle and walk towards the house. Both laughing and talking about what to make for dinner. Don't get me wrong, fish is a very excellent meal, but I prefer it raw. I am not sure that Beauty and her father would appreciate it that way. I sniffed the air, but didn't smell the Beast anywhere, so I felt safe to get closer to their home. I watched from the window as Beauty cooked the meal for the two of them, how they ate with amicable silence, and how Beauty went downstairs to her room. I watched as the father cleared up the table, loaded the dishwasher and prepared to bring the trash outside. I hid behind the side of the house so as not to attract his attention while he was outside. I watched as he walked to the garage where the cans were located, turn and walk back towards the house…only to stop halfway and turn in my direction.

He seemed to stare right at me and then a slow smile crept onto his face. Then in a soft voice, he spoke.

"I know you are here, I have smelled you ever since she got here."

I froze where I was. Surely he wasn't talking to me…

"You are an idiot, hiding in the dark, watching her every move." Then his eyes started glowing, like there was a fire behind them, "I know she will be of age soon, but if you think I will let a being such as yourself possess her, you are wrong!"

I stepped out so that he could see me, his grin got bigger and his hands turned into fists, "What are you talking about, old man? Who are you to keep me from my Beauty?"

"Oh, you are so mistaken, my otherworldly friend, I am more than you can comprehend." He raised his hand and I felt like a vice grip encircled my throat. The next thing I know I am pinned against a tree, unable to breathe or move. "She is my child, and neither you nor that vampire are going to have an easy time taking her from me. Her power is her own, when she comes into it, it will be her choice that will help her rule this sad little planet…but there may be others."

Others?

"You thought you were the only two beings in this world? Oh, how humorous!" He dropped me on the ground like a sack of potatoes, and as I tried to catch my breath he spoke again, turning towards the house, "There are things out there, Jacob Black, that are more dangerous than wolf-changling and a vampire. And it would behoove you to look into what that might be then trying to fight a, what did you call me? OH, yeah, old man, was it?"

He knew who I was, he knew what I was, what the Beast was as well, but what the in the hell was HE? And what was he talking about my Beauty and power? He turned and smiled at me at the door, his eyes had changed back, but his smile was still dangerous.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jujub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch…." And with that he walked into the house, still smiling and still confusing me.

What power? What other beings?

A/N: Well? Thoughts?