When I got home with Charlie I zoomed straight to bed with the book clutched in my hand. Charlie had told me on the way home that the thing which killed Waylon was no human; it must have been some ravenous bear from Rainer.

Shivering, I put the book on the shelf, thinking about reading it later and got into bed.

I had a dreamless sleep that night.

Stirring awake I wrapped the sheets around my tightly as the common blue light shone through my windows. Another cold day in Forks, I thought as I got up to the icy air. I opened the window fully and stared out at the street. It had been raining last night so the road was black and wet, the conifers were dripping from the morning dew and the sky was overcast.

Sighing I took a shower and lathered the moisturising shampoo into my hair.

Charlie was off work today, which I noticed as I came downstairs. "Morning, Dad."

"Morning, Esto. Nice sleep?" He asked as he read the newspaper on the dining table which as always was cluttered with laundry.

"Yes, you?" I lied; I couldn't be doing with questions really.

"Yeah," Charlie then looked up at me with worried eyes. "Esto, you need to promise me something."

My eyebrows knitted together. "What's that?"

"Don't go into the woods. You have to promise me that," His face was fraught with tangible trepidation.

I let out a sharp breath. "I won't. Why though?"

"Just the killing of Waylon, makes me wary to what lies in those trees," He took a drink of his coffee and then said. "Your mom called, by the way."

I nodded. "What did she want?"

"How you were doing, etcetera. I told her some details," He smiled up at me mischievously.

Groaning I shook my head but had a slight smirk on my face. "What did you say, Dad?"

He got up and ruffled my hair before saying. "Let's just say you'll be getting a few questions about Edward when she calls you tonight," He then went upstairs.

A smile spread across my face as I shook my head and then headed out for school.

Running to Sauron quickly as the a sprinkling shower had descended upon Forks I turned the radio on.

When I was driving on the main road and singing to some alternative rock band I noticed how pretty the mountains and forests which stretched over them looked. The clouds enshrouding the summits and the pines' sharp tips dancing with the occasional breeze made me realize how beautiful Washington is. I grinned as school came into sight.

I saw the Volvo I was in last night parked up on the end of the lot, and I parked about twelve cars away. I was a little late to school so everyone was already in class. I groaned as I'd have all eyes on me when I walked into the room, but I had to grit my teeth and get on with it. First lesson was Spanish. *Face palm.*

"-and that's how you say 'Hello, mother, how are you.' Now, what is-" Miss Brookes was interrupted by me opening the squeaking door. All eyes on me, as I predicted.

"Sorry I'm late, Miss," I said quickly, walking over to me seat next to Angela and Jessica as they both gave me smiles. Mike was looking over to me and laughed at how I was late, kindly though.

"That's okay, Mr. Swan, just don't make a habit of it," Miss said as she began to write what we had to copy on the board.

5 minutes into the lesson, me writing down a paragraph in Spanish on my holiday to England and Jess nudges me. "Esto, tell me all the details."

I looked at her and feigned perplexity. "What about?"

"About what happened with you and Edward last night," She looked up to Miss having said that to see if she was being watched.

"Ah," I stuttered. "Well, nothing really," I scoffed at the end of this and tried to remember what party was in Spanish.

Jess sighed in defeat. "I'll get it out of you soon," We both giggled and Angela giggled too. Partido, that's it!

At break and I couldn't see Edward anywhere. Jess and Angela surrounded me as we sat on our jackets on a damp field in the grounds. I don't know why we were sat here but most people were. It was cold and windy, but I had to brave it. "Well, Esto. What happened?"

I sighed and turned to her. Angela smiled to me. "You never give in, do you?"

Jess held her chin up high and said. "It's one of my many perks," We all chuckled and I had to tell her, but maybe could improvise.

"We had dinner and um, we went home. P.S, can you give me my jacket back at the end of the day? I left it in your car."

"Is that all? Nothing else?" Jess smiled to me and lifted her eyebrows, trying to get out an innuendo.

"No, Jess, nothing else happened," I replied and Angela quickly changed the subject. This is why I like Angela.

"So, Esto, how's your day been?"

"Good so far, I haven't seen Edward all day, is he in?"

"Yeah, I saw him this morning," Jess confirmed.

"Ah," A smile nearly came on my face but I had to hide it. Then the bell went. Talk about saved by the bell.

I had biology, and after saying bye to Angela and Jessica I begun to trek it all the way to the other side of the school!

When I was walking and staring up at the white and grey clouds I felt a tap on my back. Edward?

"Yo, Esto," It was Mike.

"Hey, Mike."

"You okay?"

"Sure. Are you?" Why am I so socially awkward?

"Fine. Um, do you want to come to the cinemas with me?" He asked as he scratched the back of his head.

I had to let him down easy. Or maybe not. "When?"

His face had lit up like a firework. "Saturday?"

"Saturday's good. Um, who's coming?" We had walked into building five now and were heading down a bust corridor to biology.

"Well, it'll just be me and you?" Mike looked at me, observing my reaction.

Great, Mike, just ruin it. I like you and all but I don't want to date you. I'll have to let him down easy...my first plan comes into power. "Oh, um, okay.

Damn me, why can't I just let someone down for once? I'm so weak minded.

When I walked into the classroom I instantly, almost instinctively, looked to Edward's seat. There he was. Wearing a tight grey top which revealed his toned body and his hair spiked up into its bouffant he smiled to me, his eyes lighting up from boredom to what looks like love in an instant.

"Hello, Esto," He greeted in his formal and angelic tone. He let out his crooked smile and his eyes, so bright. They were highly butterscotch.

I smiled back to him, my eyes narrowing with the apples of my cheeks. "Good afternoon, Edward."

He chuckled and then whispered beautifully. "So, what you going to watch at the movies?" He licked his lips as he gave me a teasing smile.

I gave him a dig on the leg under the table as Mr. Banner walked in. "Be silent," He laughed at my words.

"Going Shakespearean, are we?" He handed me a pen when I looked for one in my bag.

"How is that Shakespearean?"

"It isn't, I just love teasing you," I smiled jokingly to me and I scoffed and shook my head.

That lesson we were learning about space etc. Very interesting, but I couldn't concentrate for Edward's marble like features and destructively beautiful scent distracted me like crazy. Confound it!

When dinner loomed over the horizon and finally reached us, Edward lured me over to 'our' table. We talked of things, primarily about the news and our interest. Then he turned the subject. "Esto, what were you alone in Port Angeles for?"

He caught me off guard. "Um, a book."

"A book? About what?" He had a confused smile on his countenance.

"Quileute legends," His face suddenly retorted into a broken expression. His lips were a straight line, but his eyes were getting quite dark. I was worried already.

"Why Quileute legends?" The voice of Edward was scared.

I didn't want to say any more but it all ejaculated out of me, like I was meant to say it. "Jacob Black told me of some scary stories. That their tribe descended from wolves and that his great grandfather, the chief found some vampires hunting on their land," I paused.

"Go on," His hands were balled into fists and he was focusing his eyes on the table.

"Um, he said that you, the Cullens, are the same people as those vampires were," My tone was horrified, not of Edward but of his expression. He looked like he was going to cry or leave. I couldn't have him leave me, it would destroy me.

"We should get to class," He muttered after a while. I turned and noticed everyone was still talking and chatting with each other. I was going to ask why but the bell went immediately. Edward and his mind reading skills.

He went to get up but I grabbed his wrist. He looked shocked at my forwardness but didn't move. "What's wrong, Edward?"

"Nothing, Esto, don't worry about me," He smiled, but even though his words sounded so legitimate, I could see it was a forced smile.

My mouth ajar, I nodded.

When the day finished I went over to my car quickly, but remembered my jacket in Jess's car. I tapped my foot and decided to leave it. I had to get home. The sky had blossomed a little bit, but there was hardly any sun. No streaks whatsoever.

Driving hurriedly home I parked my car and ran upstairs. Charlie was with someone in the living room but I couldn't see who it was. I didn't really care to be frank. I grabbed the book off the shelf and ran downstairs and out to the back garden. I heard Charlie shout something but ignored it, no offence implied.

The back yard's grass was always wet, no matter what. At the end were a decaying fence and a rusty old gate which led out into the forest. The conifers over shadowed the garden and pine needles lay on the floor all the time.

I the sat down the on the grass, resting my back against the fence at the end of the garden. I was almost in darkness but I could clearly see the words in the book.

I went to the contents and traced my finger across the words.

Chapter 1-A Brief History of the Quileutes

Chapter 2-Wolf Legends

Chapter 3-Ghost Legends

Chapter 4-Vampire Legends

I flipped to the page it said the vampire legends were on and began to read.

The vampire, or cold one to the Quileutes, is an evil, blood sucking demon which lurks in the cold, dark places of the world.

The attributes are insane speed, super strength and acute fangs. Venom is resident in these fangs which can change whoever is bitten by said venom into a cold one. The pain however is supposedly excruciating.

The age old legend of the cold ones was sparked by a coven, a relatively hospitable coven however, who were found hunting on Quileute land. The chief at that time, Ephriam Black, signed a treaty with them for the vampires to stay of and not hunt on their land. The vampires agreed and stayed in their own territory, in the state of Washington.

The coven's name was Cullen, and held five members at the time. Carlisle and Edward. The others names we do not know.

I dropped the book onto the damp grass, the sound of the spine crinkling in the icy air. But it wasn't the air which was cold, it was me. My eyes widened in palpable shock. Was Edward a vampire? He had all the attributes. He could run and super speed and stopped the van with his bare hands. And Carlisle too, he never seemed to age, according to Charlie.

No, this is absurd, isn't it? Vampires can't exist. But there is one thing I do know, Edward Cullen isn't human.

Picking up the book and going inside to hear Charlie and his friend who I still didn't know talking, I went to bed in a blur. Twilight was setting in, revealing the dusty stars and the beautiful blue tint. I closed my purple curtains and stared out of the window. I lifted my arm up to my mouth and bit slowly, biting harder more and more. Soon it begun to hurt and my eyes closed. I could taste the blood and instantly removed my arm. What was I doing? I'm an idiot!

I sucked the blood away and wrapped some toilet paper around it and got into bed. I shoved my headphones in and listened to a CD that Phil had given to me before I left Phoenix. Linkin Park was their name. Odd name for a band. I turned the volume up fully and soon knew the words to the choruses of all the songs after three repeats. I had to get the vampire theory out of my head. It worked. I no longer could think of vampires or anything devilish. I could only think of the guitar streaks and the voices.

Soon I was in sleep with the sound of Linkin Park dying down.