If Edward was a mind reader, then did that mean all other vampires were, too? I was, frankly, completely confused by all this. I wasn't prepared to say that Edward was a vampire, but it was getting to be more and more likely with each entry.
The doorbell rang, and I got up and answered. It was Embry again, this time with a man who seemed somewhat familiar. Embry's expression was apologetic, while the man showed no emotion. I finally remembered his name- Sam Uley. What was he doing here?
"Can I help you?" I said to them.
"Let me see the diary," said Sam.
I crossed my arms. "No."
He looked angry. "Please."
"No," I said.
"Sam," said Embry. "Even if she knows, then what could we do about it? I agree that Bella told Alice about vampires and our kind, breaking the treaty. But is it still in place?"
Their kind?
"The treaty is always in place," Sam growled.
"Sam, I know you. You wouldn't attack the Cullens, would you? They're our allies," protested Embry. "And what about Nessie? We can't attack her. You know what will happen to Jake if she gets hurt or killed."
Who was Nessie? And why did she matter so much to Jacob? Why were the Cullens allied with the Quileutes if they hated the Cullens? So many questions swirled around in my head.
"Look," I said. "Can someone please just explain to me what's going on?"
"No," said Sam firmly. "Embry, we should leave now. But be warned, Alice Brandon, we will be watching you." He turned and left. Embry smiled weakly at me and followed Sam.
I closed the door. Sam and Embry had just confused me even more. And what Sam said about them "watching me?"
My only source for answers now was the diary. I skipped up the stairs to my room and flipped to the page I was on.
That night, I realized three things. Firstly, Edward was a vampire. And he wanted my blood- badly. And finally, the thing that I was most reluctant to admit- I was hopelessly in love with him.
He picked me up for school the next morning, which excited me much more than it should have. Of course, Jessica wanted to know all the details about the previous night's events. Edward warned me and told me that he would be listening, against my protests. When Jessica asked me, I tried to be as vague as possible. Still, she pressed on, asking how much I liked Edward. I told her that I cared for him much more than he cared for me. Finally, the questions stopped.
At lunch, I sat with Edward. Curious, I asked him what would happen if he ate food. He took a bite and told me it was like eating dirt.
He asked me if I really thought that I cared for him more than he cared for me. I told him I did really think that. He said I was wrong, and asked why I thought that. I explained how I was just an ordinary human girl, and he was...him.
He replied and said that I didn't see myself very clearly. Soon, the topic changed and we started talking about the Seattle trip. He asked if I wanted to spend the day with him, and that he would show me what happened to his kind in the sun.
We started talking about how he fed. Apparently, he and Emmett had gone to Goat Rocks last week to hunt bears. I imagined Edward hunting, his teeth sinking into the fur and flesh of a giant grizzly. I had to admit, it scared me a little, mesmerizing as it was.
After school, I asked if I could see him hunt. He immediately said no. He explained that while his kind hunted, they followed their senses more than their minds, and that if he were to lose control around me in that way, death was surely in my future.
All of the next day, he asked me questions. About my favorites, about Renee, about Arizona...the list went on.
When he dropped me home, I realized we had unexpected guests- Jacob and Billy. I hoped, more than anything, that Billy had not seen who was in the car with me. Unfortunately, the answer was clear in his eyes- he did see, and he believed in the legends, unlike Jacob.
The entry stopped. This one had touched a topic that hadn't been mentioned before- Edward's hunting habits. Of course, he would use his fangs, like any other vampire. That is, if he was one. And Bella had said that Edward would show her what happened to him in the sun...from what I knew on traditional vampires, they turned into ash. But of course, Edward wouldn't agree to show Bella if that was what would happen.
With Bella's diary entries and Embry's and Sam's cryptic conversation, I was starting to believe in this much more than I should. I shuddered as I realized something...could there really have been vampires living in Forks?