Here's chapter 3. Read and review! Also I'm open to suggestions about how you guys want the story to go. Enjoy!
When someone believes they are being watched they go on alert. The hairs on the back of their neck rise. Their heartbeat increases. They constantly look over their shoulder.
As soon as Caroline stepped into her bedroom after her date with Sam she couldn't shake the feeling of eyes on her back. She looked over her room once, twice, three times. She even tried to ignore it. Under the bed was empty, as was behind the door. Slowly, she walked over to her closet doors, putting a hand on the door nob and taking a deep breath.
"Caroline." Caroline jumped and swung around. Katie stood in the doorway, looking much younger than she was in her princess pajamas and hair in pig tails. Her brown eyes were huge on Caroline. "Mom's leaving for work. Can you make dinner?"
Caroline released the door handle and stepped away towards her sister. "Yeah. Let's go get something figured out."
Behind her Caroline closed her bedroom door and guided her sister down the stairs to the kitchen. Katie watched from the kitchen table as her older sister cooked up some pasta from a container in the fridge.
"How was your date?"
A small smile played on Caroline's lips. "It was fun. We're going out again next Wednesday."
Caroline placed a plate of pasta in front of Katie. Between mouthfuls she asked, "When will I get to meet him?"
"I don't know. Maybe later when we know each other more." Her younger sisters approval meant a lot to Caroline. Inside the warm house the patter of rain could be heard hitting the windows and it was terribly peaceful. After their meal the girls sat on the couch, watched a movie, and drifted into slumber.
Ten hours had passed and Edward was out of control. He paced. He broke his ornate furniture. His family feared for him and they feared for what he would do to the girl that so suddenly captivated him.
For all of his life, Edward had been a quiet, passive boy; human life and vampire life alike. He had always thought that he would wander the earth in his current state waiting for the end, by accident or grand design of some sort. That was of course until a few hours ago. He had to hunt, at least that was what he told his family he would be doing. At inhuman speed he reached her house. She wasn't home, though her mother and her sister were. Her window was left open, the strong scent told him it was her room.
Stupid human girl.
Her scent was cinnamon and apples. It was all around him, attacking his senses. He knew all he had to do was wait; until he got his fill or until the girl came home. He couldn't bring himself to think her name. She was prey, nothing more than a deer in the forest. Giving her a name made her human. It made this wrong. He had been good for so long. Didn't he deserve a reward? His mind and body fought against each other. If he had any sort of soul that too would be fighting. He could hear her pulling into the driveway. The sound of her footsteps seemed to bounce up the stairs until she was in the room with him. He waited for her sweet smell to hit him but instead he was greeted with a scent he felt he hadn't known in a hundred years. Edward froze. Her mind was frantic, she knew he was there, just not that it was him. She knew somebody was there. Her hand rested on the door handle and Edward braced himself to pounce.
"Caroline." From the doorway her sister called to her. Like a smaller version of Caroline she stood wide eyed in the door.
Edward held his breath until the two left the room and he waited in the closet until the girls had fallen asleep. Once he emerged from his hideaway he silently made his way downstairs, pausing to watch Caroline sleep for just a moment. Watching her here, so at peace in her slumber, Edward couldn't believe he had let the monster resurface after so long. He made a promise to himself. He would never hurt the girl or her family. Later, back at his home, Edward clutched the shirt he had taken and thought that some things are easier said than done.
The next day at school a Cullen seemed to always be a few feet away from Caroline. Always behind her with an air of cool indifference. Some times it would be Alice or Edward or the other siblings who's names she hardly knew. Alice Cullen even talked to her once.
"Hi Caroline. Would you like to sit with us at lunch today?" The small girls sing song voice was like a razor in Caroline's ear. She had never really looked at Alice. Her dark hair hung in spiky wisps around her head and she had flawless skin. There was something grotesque about her smile.
Caroline politely declined the invitation, "Sorry I can't. I never stay on campus for lunch."
Alice's face fell and she tried to persuade her but Caroline had plans with Sam that she didn't plan on breaking. Several classes later when the lunch bell rang she made a beeline to her car. Until she reached the town border she could have sworn she saw a Volvo following her.