Over the next 3 weeks, Bella and I began to really settle into our relationship.

We had come out in public and people had more or less accepted us. That made things a little easier for us both that we didn't have to hide our feelings constantly around others. We didn't have to pretend to be just friends, we could be what we wanted to be. Though we were pretty private anyway, we didn't want everyone in school knowing exactly what was going on in our relationship

A few people still disagreed with our relationship but we didn't care because we had the support of the majority of the school and most importantly, the people we loved. Bella's friends were fine with it, of course some of her guy friends thought it was pretty hot, which almost bothered me but then I just remembered that they were guys and that was what they did.

My family were pretty protective over what people were saying about Bella and I, Emmett had been a little bit more intimidating than usual when he walked through the halls hearing what people were saying about us.

Mike's reaction was probably the most amusing though. He looked pretty heartbroken at school when he saw us walk into school together holding hands but he put on a brave face, pretending to approve like all of the other guys. By the second week though he realized he was miserable over a lost cause and moved onto the attention he was receiving from Jessica

Jessica didn't tell the whole school like I had thought, but she told a few people.

Who told a few people.

Who told some more people.

Which is usually how word spreads across a school anyway. I should have given Jessica a little more credit than I did when saying she would tell the entire school.

Soon enough, when we arrived at school on Monday people were whispering and staring but after a while they just got over it and moved onto the next piece of gossip going around.

Jacob Black was a different story though. He called Bella at least a dozen times after she had told him to return home at the treaty line. I was still angry with him, I didn't think I would stop being angry with him for a long time but Bella didn't want to waste her friendship over his hormonal issues. She decided to give him one last chance. That was on the condition though that he stop hitting on Bella and stop insulting me.

Our relationship was moving at a steady pace and I had fallen head over heels for Bella, just like I had in my visions.

Jazz was telling me that Bella was in love with me too but I wanted her to be the one to say the 3 words first, I didn't want to force her into anything.

We had spent most of our time together, whether at my house or Bella's. Though while at Bella's we were constantly checked up on by Charlie, which was where my psychic ability came in handy once again.

Today though was sunny which meant no school for us and my family had decided to go hunting seeing as we hadn't gone in a little while. My first order of business though, before leaving to hunt, was to call Bella and inform her exactly what the plans were. I had a vision earlier that she would be in her car looking for something during her lunch break so it was the perfect time to call.

"Hey Al" Bella greeted as she answered her phone

"Hey sweetheart" I said cheerfully "How are you?"

"Good thanks" Bella replied "Though I would be better if you were at school today, Biology was really boring"

"Sorry" I said sheepishly "I could go but I think people would realize that I was sparkling. It gets a little obvious sometimes"

"I'm sure no one would notice" Bella said laughing before she paused "I miss you and it's only been since this morning"

"I miss you too" I replied quietly

"Are you still going hunting today?" Bella asked

"Yeah, we're about to go really soon I think" I said looking around the empty room "As soon as everyone finishes getting ready. Yours truly was finished before everyone else"

"That has to be a first" Bella chuckled

"That's because I have no distractions" I smirked "My distraction is at school"

"By herself" Bella added

"Angela's by herself?" I joked

"Oh, funny" Bella said sarcastically "How long do you think hunting will take?"

"We should be done by the time school is finished so you could come over after if you'd like" I replied "I'm not going to have my phone on me but I'll see you decide to come"

"Well make sure you don't finish your hunting just because of me" Bella replied "Just take your time"

"Thanks" I replied "Esme and Rose will be home so if you beat me, it will only be by a few minutes and you can talk to them while you wait. Well you can talk to Esme anyway, Rosalie isn't so chatty"

"So I've noticed" Bella replied, I could practically hear her smile over the phone

"And lunch is going okay without me?" I asked jokingly

"Well I'm sitting in my car trying to find a book in my car" Bella said "But I guess you knew that. Do you happen to know where the book might be?"

"You're lucky you have a psychic girlfriend. It's under the passenger seat, right at the back" I replied smirking

I heard some scuffling and scratching around until Bella paused

"Do you hate being right all the time?" She asked

"Never" I replied chirpily

"Thank you" Bella replied "I need that for English"

"It's okay"

"So why aren't Esme and Rosalie going hunting with you guys?" My mate asked

"They went hunting together" I replied but I sighed quietly "But from now on when we go hunting we're keeping at least two of us at home just in case something happens so that at least someone is close enough to protect you if need be"

"Well that's going to make Rosalie hate me even more" Bella groaned "You really didn't need to get them to do that"

"Actually that was Jazz's idea" I said honestly "Seeing as right now I still can't see that stupid nomad. He's really starting to annoy me, playing with my visions like he is"

"Hopefully for your sake it doesn't go for too much longer" Bella replied

"And Rose went with Esme hunting yesterday, so her staying isn't going to make her hate you. She has no reason too" I replied "She volunteered to stay home, she wanted to catch up on some reading apparently. It was going to be me but she decided to take my place"

"When was all this decided?"

"When you left for school and I went home" I said, leaning my head back on the couch

"Can you please thank Jazz for having the idea to protect me?" Bella asked

"Sure" I replied

"And Esme doesn't mind either?" Bella asked cautiously

"She likes going with Carlisle hunting as well and he's in surgery today. You don't have to be so careful of their feelings Bella. They love you like family already" I replied giggling to myself "And don't say you don't want to be a burden or anything because you aren't"

"I just don't want to be any trouble" Bella whined

"Well you're not so stop it baby" I replied in a playful tone "Besides, Emmett wants to make a game out of the hunt today so I think that could be a little childish for Esme and Carlisle"

"A game?" Bella asked curiously

"It probably sounds wrong because we are killing animals but I would rather kill animals than humans" I replied "Whoever gets the biggest animal wins. The biggest animal I would say would be a bear so basically whoever gets a bear"

"And how do you plan on making it fair seeing as you and Edward can cheat?" Bella asked

"I don't plan on making anything fair" I said jokingly "I won't be taking the game as seriously as the others. For me it's more about the objective of the hunt rather than the game. The objective being satisfied enough for plenty of Bella time"

"That's a good theory" Bella said, amusement coating her tone

"Pixie are you ready?" Emmett called as he raced downstairs

"I've been ready for the past 10 minutes Emmett" I snapped playfully "If you could have kept your hands to yourself than we could have been gone by now"

"Actually it was my wife who just couldn't resist me" Emmett grinned smugly

"Bells I have to go and get some lunch for myself but I'll see you when you get here okay?" I asked softly

"Yeah, okay. Good luck and be careful"

"Thank you. If you need anything while I'm gone just call my house and someone will pick up" I replied "And if I need you I'll be able to reach you on Edward's phone"

"Okay" She replied "I'll see you later"

"You will" I cooed "Bye baby"

"Bye" I said closing my phone as my other siblings came downstairs "Let's go"

I was really the only one who needed to hunt but everyone decided to come. They of course wanted to partake in the game but I was more interested in feeding on anything, so I didn't feel tempted with my girlfriend.

We reached the mountains and I smiled softly as I looked over the town while crouching

"So how's this going to work seeing as little one here has an advantage?" Emmett asked from behind me

"Well so does Edward, he'll hear whatever I see" I replied not even looking to Emmett as my smile turned into a smirk "But I am going to win"

"You can't take on a grizzly" Emmett replied "You're too small"

"I bet I can take one" I spoke "I may be small but I'm faster and more agile than you. I can take one"

"We'll see" Emmett asked "So when are you going to bring your girl to baseball?"

"Whenever Alice wants too" Jazz defended quickly

"It's not like she can play Emmett" I snapped "It could be dangerous with the nomad on the loose"

"So you left her in town by herself?" Edward asked, questioning my reasoning. I knew he was just kidding around and that he was trying to get under my skin but it worked

"It's sunny, she will be fine. Besides, she has Esme and Rosalie close by so she will be more than fine" I grumbled "Don't question my ability to protect my mate"

"Why aren't we having fun?" Jazz asked with a small smile "You guys are far too competitive. Bella is fine in town with Esme and Rose so we're out here to have a good time. Besides, I'm going to win because I just spotted a bear, so cya!"

Jazz zipped off with Emmett very quickly making chase. Edward smirked at me before he followed but I stayed in my spot and I concentrated on what I could hear. I closed my eyes for a moment to concentrate on one sense to guide me to my prey.

I knew that Jazz hadn't found a bear; she just wanted to see who would fall for it. Emmett clearly did and Edward just wanted to chase his playful wife. I didn't want a bear anyway; they were more difficult than other things I could easily catch and I thought they tasted weird so I was just after anything smaller. I didn't see the point in wasting my time on a game that I wasn't even playing to win so I did my own thing.

I heard an elk running away in the distance so I quickly gave chase and caught up to it. I pounced on it aggressively and I broke its neck with my hands, as the most humane way to kill it. Emmett would bite it and let it die but I didn't think that would be quick enough for the poor thing. I always felt so guilty after killing an animal but I always had to repeat to myself that I would rather it be an animal than a human.

I didn't really understand how Bella could be with monster like me sometimes but I wasn't going to question it, I was too lucky to have her.

After neatly drinking all the blood from the elk, I felt power and energy rushing through my body. I had killed humans before and I knew human blood felt at least ten times better than animal blood but I wasn't going to do it. I wasn't going to ever give into that again because I couldn't live with myself if I ever hurt a human again, especially after being with Bella.

I felt like I needed to hold onto something as I felt the familiar sensation of an incoming vision

"I guess I'm early" Bella mumbled to herself as she walked into the kitchen

"You're on time, they're just late" Rosalie said from behind Bella

Bella jumped quickly before she turned around to see Rosalie standing just inches from her with a small smirk on her face. Bella looked intimidated by Rosalie's presence and Rosalie could feel it

"Oh, hey Rosalie" Bella said in a shaky tone

"I didn't mean to startle you" Rosalie offered as her smirk turned quickly to a barely there but there none the less, apologetic smile "I'm not used to human reactions. Alice would kill me if she knew I almost gave you a heart attack"

"No it's...it's okay" Bella said stumbling over her words "I actually didn't expect you to apologize to me. I get the feeling that you don't like me all that much"

"What, you think I hate you?" Rosalie asked furrowing her eyebrows

"Well don't you?" Bella asked shaking her head

"No" My sister shook her head dramatically "I may not like the fact that you are human because it's dangerous for us but I don't hate you. How can I hate you when you brought so much into Alice's life?"

"That's just the feeling I got" Bella shrugged

"Well I'm sorry. I know I'm not the friendliest person to deal with but you have to understand that I'm just looking out for Alice. I don't want you get older and realize that you're going through a phase and just leave her because that would end Alice. She wouldn't want to go on and I wouldn't blame her" Rosalie said in a strained voice "She's been through enough without you"

"Rosalie, it isn't a phase" Bella said firmly "I swear"

My sister nodded as she took a step away from Bella, towards the kitchen counter

"I should actually be thanking you I guess" Rosalie mumbled under her breath "Not that you'll ever catch me saying it again but you probably saved Alice from considering joining the Volturi"

"The who?" Bella asked

"I guess Alice never told you about this" She said in a surprised tone "The Volturi is like the vampire version of royalty. That's as best and as simple as I can explain; they make sure that vampires stay a secret to humans and keep the vampire world under control. They all have their own powers and they have wanted Alice and Edward for the longest time"

"They wanted Alice?" Bella asked

"They still do. They tried really hard for a few years to get her. They focused more on Alice because Edward was married to someone in the family where as Alice had no one yet" Rosalie explained "But now with you around, Alice wouldn't think about leaving you or joining them. You've made things a lot easier for her, she doesn't feel so alone anymore"

"She's made a lot of things easier for me as well" Bella admitted with a small smile

After a few moments of blinking I came too from my vision. A small smile appeared on my face because finally Rosalie seemed to be being civil with Bella. I knew that would make my life a whole lot easier.

I met up with my siblings a few minutes later, already knowing the results of our game.

Emmett had gotten a bear and in turn, won him the game. Which Emmett was really proud of, so proud in fact that he continued to remind us about how awesome he was for winning.

I didn't care though because I knew my Bella would be waiting for me when I got home.

We returned and I paused when I saw Rosalie actually smiling at Bella who returned the smile

"What are we smiling about?" I interrupted as they both looked to me "Should I be jealous that I'm not included in this?"

Bella's smile grew as she saw me and I looked to Rosalie, raising an eyebrow

"How was the hunt?" Rosalie asked

"Good thanks" I replied simply as I skipped my way to Bella, hugging her quickly and taking her hand

I caught Bella's eyes trailing over me quickly and I smirked, my leather jacket I decided to wear huntin was doing its job

"I won!" Emmett bellowed proudly as he rushed in the room, followed by Jazz and Edward

"You got a bear?" Bella asked with a small smile

"Yeah and your girl could only get an elk" Emmett said as he walked over to Rosalie, placing an arm around her

"I only wanted an elk" I defended

"You're a sore loser" Emmett said

"Yeah and you'll be a sore winner once I finish beating you" I warned with a smirk which sent Emmett quiet

"Yeah but you fell for my trick Emmett" Jazz said looking to our brother "You actually believed me, I didn't think you were that thick but I guess I was wrong"

"Hey!" Emmett exclaimed

"Can I talk to you?" Bella asked very quietly

Though in a house full of vampires, she may as well have been screaming is at me

"Trouble in paradise?" Emmett smirked

"No trouble" Bella reassured me shaking her head

"Sure Bells, let's go up to my room" I said whilst glaring at Emmett

Bella and I made our way up to my room, like any other time and I closed the door behind us.

I turned around to see Bella standing right in front of me, making her tower over me but she had a very playful smile on her face

"You never said hello to me" She mumbled as she leaned down so her lips were inches from mine

"Hi" I smiled as I closed the gap between our lips to place an innocent kiss on her warm lips

Breaking away I smiled before placing another kiss under her jaw

"I missed you" I spoke quietly against her skin

"I missed you too" Bella replied nodding and she pulled me over to the bed "Can we have that talk now?"

"Sure" I replied

Bella moved to lay on my bed facing the ceiling and I cuddled myself against her side, with her warm body pressed up against me tightly.

She wrapped her arms around me to tug me as close as she could manage. I leaned my head on her chest, listening to her heartbeat.

"You just wanted me up here so you could have me to yourself, didn't you?" I asked jokingly

Bella laughed and she shook her head

"Though that is a plus of wanting to talk to you" Bella replied

"And you realize that everyone can hear you right?" I asked again "That nothing we say in this house is between the two of us?"

"I know but at least in your room I feel like it could just be the two of us talking in private" Bella smiled

"Right, so what did you need to speak to me about my Bella?" I spoke as I moved my face to her neck and nuzzled it affectionately

"Well I was speaking to Charlie at breakfast this morning and he told me that mom wanted me to come to Florida to visit soon" Bella spoke tentatively

"Oh that will be nice" I said happily, I was distracted by the feel of her warmth against my skin "When are you going?"

"Well I'm not sure yet because my mom really wants to meet you...only if you want to meet her though" Bella mumbled as she spoke in one breath "I mean, can you even go to Florida because it's so sunny? Charlie asked me to get you to ask your parents to see if you can go. I assume if it's okay with you then they'll just let you go"

"Bella why on earth are you so nervous about asking me this?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows

"I just don't know if you want to even meet my mom or if you can come and I want you to be able to come" Bella said as she tightened her grip around me