Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 21:53:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Timothy Brown <theblackcat5679@yahoo.com>
Subject: Light and Dark part 1    Gay Male

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters mentioned in this story. Stephenie
Meyer owns them except for the ones I made up. This is a fictional story,
based on a fictional story...


Between Light & Dark


	I really couldn't believe what had happened in the last few
weeks. The first and the saddest, my parents were killed while on vacation
and second I had to move in with my uncle until I turned 18, which was only
a few months away. My family owned a large winery, and when they passed
away everything went to me, but it was decided that it would be better for
the company to buy my portion. In the end, after taxes, I sold my portion
of the company for 256.5 million. So here I was, sitting in my uncles car,
one of the richest children in America and I moving to one of the smallest
and coldest towns, Forks, Washington. Forks was almost completely covered
with a foggy haze and rain, which didn't bother me, I loved the cold, but I
had no friends, and was going to start my senior year at Forks High and I
knew nobody.
	So before I get to far into my, let me describe myself, my name is
Adin William Burkess and I look like a plus size James Franco. My curves
are my gift and I love them. At 5 foot 8, with curly shoulder blade long
brown hair, and slightly darkened circles under my eyes from all the recent
stress I stand out in a crowd. I realized I was gay at an early age and
that was one of the best qualities of my parents, they were very open
minded. My uncle that I live with now is open minded as well, thankfully, I
didn't want to deal with all that drama.
	Now that were up to speed let me get back to the story. My uncle
Dan is the sheriff of Forks and he's told me that he is really glad that
I'm moving in with him. It was really awkward to be in the car with him
while we drove through Forks, because people kept staring as we passed
by. When we got to his house I was really amazed at its simplicity and
beauty.
	"Now Adin I know that it isn't like your old house, but..."
	"No, Uncle Dan I love it, it's beautiful. I don't see any need for
a huge house when it's just you and me, besides I will be able to pick up
after myself and you when needed at an easier rate because its a normal
size. By the way Uncle I just wanted to say thanks for taking me in, in my
time of need. And I'm planning on paying you rent and doing chores, just so
it's not like I'm mooching off you."
	"Adin, we're family, I love you and you don't have to pay me
anything. I know that your not mooching."
	"I love you too, but I do want to pay rent, it will make me feel
better."
	"Fine, if you must. Now I already signed you up in school, you
start tomorrow, here are you classes."
	He handed me the folded paper as we got out of the car and went
towards the trunk to get my few belongings. I was staring at the list when
I didn't see the slick walk way and slid on my ass.
	"Oh Adin are you okay?"
	"Yeah, something you have to know about me uncle, I kind of danger
prown."
	"Okay."
	He stifled a laugh as he helped me up. I wiped off my backside as I
grabbed my bags. Uncle Dan unlocked the front door and let me into the one
story, two bedroom house. It was decorated in a semi-hunter fashion, with a
few paintings of deer on the walls. For some strange reason I liked it, now
it definitely wasn't my style, but it fit my Uncle. He led me down a
hallway past the kitchen, his bedroom and bathroom, towards what was to be
my room. Even though the house looked small on the outside, my room was
huge and had its own bathroom. I smiled to myself as I bet my bags down.
	"Now Adin, I told a friend that you were coming to live with me and
she helped decorate you room, you like purple right?"
	"Yes, it's great Uncle, you did really good."
	I stared at the poster of Billie Holiday on the wall, singing with
her signature gardenia in her hair. I smiled at my uncle and he nodded as
he walked out, heading for the living room. The greatest thing about Uncle
Dan, he didn't hover. So I unpacked my clothes and a few pictures and the
rest of my stuff, which was mainly painting supplies. My focus in life is
art, painting in general. My art was my outlet and recently my outlet has
been set aside, but that wasn't going to happen anymore. I went to see if
if my canvases were still in the trunk, but when I went to walk into the
living room, there they were in my uncles hands. He was looking at my last
one I had started but put off. It was a renaissance style painting of two
men, who were having a conversation. The majority of the painting was
finished, apart from the faces, I just couldn't figure that part out yet.
	"Hey Unc, thanks for unloading those."
	"This is beautiful work Adin, I really want to see it finished."
	"You and me both."
	I carried some of the load into my room, while uncle Dan carried
the rest. Thankfully there was more than enough room for then across from
my bed. The woman who Dan had help him really knew what she was
doing. (I'll just call uncle Dan, Dan from now on) Apart from the bed set
and poster, the other half of my room was set up like an artist studio with
a drawing table and an expensive easel. I set the canvases down while Dan
set the rest against the wall. He grabbed the large renaissance style one
and set it on the easel, emphasizing the fact that he wanted it finished. I
smiled at this and thanked him as he walked out of my room.
	I stared at the painting for a at least thirty minutes before Dan
called me outside. When I rounded the corner and headed into the cold fresh
air, I saw he wasn't alone. Dan was talking to an older man in a wheelchair
and a young man with a slightly tough look to him. The two looked to be
Native American, and as I found out were indeed Native American, they were
from the local Quileute tribe. The man in the wheelchair was named Billy
Black and the young man with him was named Jacob Black. Both smiled when
they saw me and shook my hand as I introduced myself, even though I didn't
have to, because Dan was apparently extra excited and was telling them all
about me.
	"Well Adin I had Billy and Jacob come by because I bought you
something. It is a fixer, but it runs and will get you to school and what
not."
	I looked over at the 63 chevy step side he was leaning on. I smiled
because I'd had my license for years but never got a vehicle, until now. It
was in my opinion, amazing. I was smiling as Dan continued,
	"I know you can afford to buy your own, but I wanted to get it for
you. I hope you like it."
	"Oh my gawd, Uncle Dan, I love it, it's great."
	I watched as all three of the guys smiled as I climbed into the
driver seat and looked at the back interior. I was really a sight. Jacob
climbed into the passenger seat and handed me the keys. He was smiling at
me as I turned the key and woke up the beast. His voice was courser than I
expected, but it was still pleasant.
	"I take it you know your way around an older truck."
	"I know a few things."
	"Okay well you shouldn't have any issues with the engine, I rebuilt
it for you, the only thing is just remember to check the water and oil and
you should be fine under the hood."
	"Wow, you rebuilt the engine, thats amazing. I wont forget to check
the liquids, so do you go to the high school?"
	"No I go to school on the reservation, why?"
	"Oh no matter, it would have been nice to know at least one
person."
	We continued small talk, after I shut off the ignition and got out
of the cab. We all talked and after a few minutes Billy said that they
should get going. As they walked away I gave Dan a hug.
	"Thanks again Uncle, the truck is perfect."
	"Oh no problem, I'm glad you like it. So are you hungry, you want
to get something to eat?"
	"Sure."
	After locking up the house, I drove Dan and myself to the local
diner for dinner. When we walked into the warm restaurant, I got the
feeling that everyone was looking at me, and that was because they
were. There were only a handful of people but it was enough to make me
anxious. We sat in the front of the diner, by a window. I was looking at
the sky, watching the gray color get a little darker. We got our menus and
after a little deliberation, Dan ordered a steak and I ordered a plate of
fettuccine. I was amazed at how well everything tasted. After we finished
eating, and the bill came, I reached for it and Dan seemed to be very
displeased.
	"Young man, put that bill down."
	"What, why."
	"Because I said so, I will pay. You can get it next time."
	"Okay."
	He smiled as I set the bill down and I couldn't help but smile
myself. By the time we got home I was really tired and Dan seemed to
notice.
	"Well kiddo I'm hitting the sack and I suggest you turn in too, you
have school in the morning."
	"Okay Unc, goodnight."
	We went into our rooms and shut the doors. I took off my clothes
and slid between the sheets and fell asleep. It was 7am when Dan came into
my room and woke me up, telling me that he was on his way out and that my
first class started at 8am. I nodded my head as I stretched and said
goodbye. After I head him leave I got up and took a shower. After getting
cleaned, I got dressed and grabbed an apple and headed out towards the high
school. When I got there, I had thirty minutes before class started, so I
went to admissions and got my books and a map of the school. I easily found
my way to my first class, biology. As I walked into the classroom, I
noticed almost all the class was full. I went to the teacher and said that
I was the new student and told him my name. He looked a little surprised,
but after a few quiet moments he made a class announcement, about who I was
and that I would be partnered with an Edward Cullen.
	My teacher pointed to where I was suppose to sit and as I sat down,
I looked over at my partner. Not only was he the palest guy I'd ever seen,
but he was the hottest. He was thinner than me, as it usually happened,
with smooth features and piercing golden honey eyes. They were beautiful,
but it was his lips that made his face striking. He smiled at me and
introduced himself.
	"Hello my name is Edward Cullen, and your Adin Burkess, the
sheriff's nephew."
	"Yes, but we can keep that between us. I don't want to be news."
	"That's the bad part of being new in a small town, your news, but I
will do my best to keep it to myself. Remember in high school, people
talk."
	"I'll remember that."
	As class started I was realizing that the majority of the material,
I already knew. We were studying meiosis and mitosis. When Edward was
naming off the phases, without even really looking at the microscope, I was
looking at him doing it. I told myself that he was more than likely
straight and off limits. When I went to reach for the microscope to see
what he was seeing, our hands briefly touched. His skin was like ice, but
soothing to me.
	"Sorry Edward, were you finished with the microscope?"
	"Yes."
	He seemed a little pissed after out skin touched, definitely
straight, so I just kept to myself after that. As the bell rang, he sped
off and out of the class room. I had a half hour before my next class so I
went to my truck to put my biology book in the cab. When I closed the door,
I had my back to the parking lot, but all of a sudden I heard a loud
screeching noise, and when I turned around I saw the blue van heading right
at me. I was waiting for the impact but before I could even think, there
Edward was grabbing me by the waist. I watched in amazement as he slammed
his hand into the van and pushed the metallic beast away from the two of
us. Everything happened so fast, but the one thing I could be sure of,
there was more to Edward Cullen, then what he was letting off. He whispered
in my ear,
	"Be careful Adin."
	And he was gone, he just vanished into a blurred haze. Then came
all the people and all the noise of high schoolers freaking out. The driver
slid over to the passenger window and I noticed had a cut on his forehead.
	"Oh my gawg, dude are you okay? I'm sorry I lost control."
	"It's fine."
	There was a rush of people, making sure I was okay. Someone said
that they were calling the police, which meant Dan and before I knew it an
ambulance came and took me to the hospital, even though I was fine.
	Uncle Dan burst into the hospital room where I was sitting on a
bed, with ice on my knee. The young man who almost hit me, was in the next
room, getting stitches. He was really obnoxious after the twentieth time of
apologizing. Dan's voice echoed in the room.
	"Adin, you okay?"
	"Yeah I'm fine. I would like to go back to school."
	"Okay, but only if your sure."
	"I am, I've only missed an hour, which is one class."
	After Dan called a nurse to get the doctor, the boy who hit me, who
I found out was named Tyler apologized once more when he saw who I was
with. Dan was furious when Tyler spoke,
	"Your license is mine, mister."
	"Uncle Dan, there's no need for that. He said he was sorry. It was
an accident."
	"Well you could have died."
	"Yes, but I didn't, don't take his license, just give him a strong
verbal warning."
	"Well I guess, since this is his first offense."
	He looked over at Tyler and warned him if something like this
happened again, he would loose his license. And that was the end of it. At
this time in walked the doctor, which in my opinion looked too good to be a
doctor. He had blond hair and a strong jar. With piercing eyes and a
beautiful smile, he seemed happy to see me.
	"Aw, I heard the Sheriff's nephew was here, had a little
accident. It's good that your okay, good reflexes."
	"Actually I didn't do anything really, I'm just glad Edward was
there. He got to me so fast."
	Dan looked at the doctor,
	"Edward, your boy. Well thank him for me. I don't know what I'd do
if I lost my nephew."
	The doctor smiled, but seemed a little worried, but told Dan he
would pass on the message and that I looked fine to go back to school. The
doctor turned and walked away and when I went to stand up I felt some pain
in my knee but I would deal with it. Dan was talking to Tyler again, as I
walked out of the room and found my way towards the lobby. I went to turn a
corner, but saw Edward talking to the Doctor, his father apparently, but if
you ask me they looked like they could've been brothers. They seemed to be
having a disagreement, but after as I saw them, the doctor saw me and
quickly motioned for Edward to turn. When he did, and saw me, he looked
unhappy.
	"Hey Edward can I talk to you for a second?"
	The doctor walked away and as Edward came up to me, he seemed more
that irritated.
	"What?"
	"I just was wondering how did you get to me so fast. I don't even
remember seeing you in the parking lot. How did you get to me so fast?"
	"What are you talking about, I was standing right next to you."
	"No you weren't. How did you get to me?"
	"Can't you just thank me and get over it."
	"Thank you."
	"Your not going to let this go, are you?"
	"No."
 	"Well then I hope you enjoy disappointment."
	And that was the last thing he said before he walked away, leaving
me alone. Dan walked up a few seconds after and asked if I was ready to got
back to school. I said that I was and after a few more minutes Dan and I
were heading back towards Forks High. When he dropped me off, I said that I
would see him later and for him to drive careful. He smiled and waved as he
drove off. Just as I entered back into the high school the lunch bell
rang. After going to the class that I missed and telling the teacher what
happened she explained that she heard and that I was excused from her class
for the day. So I found my way to the cafeteria, which was busy with
laughter. While getting a tray, I could hear some of the whispers, but I
wasn't going to let that disturb me. I went to the salad bar after grabbing
an apple and was artistically arranging vegetables in color coded patterns
when Edwards voice came from my right side, startling me.
	"Edible art."
	I slammed my hand down and knocked off my apple, but before it hit
the floor, I watched in silent awe, as Edward bumped the fruit off the top
of his shoe and caught it between both hands.
	"Adin."
	"Thanks."
	I said it with a little discontent, while grabbing the forbidden
fruit from his cold hand and placing it back on my tray. When I turned
around the bar to get some more cucumbers, I felt he was still behind me. I
turned to face him when he spoke,
	"I'm glad you're alright."
	"What?"
	"I said I'm glad you are alright, is there something wrong with
that."
	"No, but your mood swings are starting to give me whiplash."
	This caused him to smile. After finishing and paying for my salad,
I found a table in the back that didn't have anyone sitting at it. When I
went to take a bite up walked a few students, who were friends of Tyler's
and wanted to thank me for not letting Dan take his license away. I said no
problem and with that they walked off. It was his voice that shocked me
again and once more stopped me from taking a bite.
	"Not even an I'm sorry for our friend almost killing
you. Ridiculous."
	"Well it's better than trying to lie, saying that you were next to
me, when you and I both know you were no where near the general area."
	"Again, you can't let it go."
	I watched him walk away and I just shook my head as I took a bite.

	This was how it went on for the next few weeks. Dan and I got
closer, my grades were in tip top shape, and Edward was still avoiding me
like the plague. I didn't talk much to other students and I liked it that
way, since a lot of them seemed more into themselves than others. Edward
did talk to me on one occasion, but it didn't end well. We ended up going
on a field trip for biology to the local hydro green house. I was picking
up the rear of the line of students, watching the plant life grown without
dirt. I didn't watch were I was going and I almost tripped, but Edward
grabbed my hand and kept me from falling. I hadn't even noticed he was
behind me, but there he was, looking at me with a nasty expression on his
face.
	"Could you at least watch where your walking?"
	"Excuse me."
	I walked away from him, after snatching my hand out if his. When I
went to the bus, he rushed up to me,
	"Adin, we shouldn't be friends."
	"What are you talking about, we are hardly even acquaintances. Why
didn't you just let Tyler kill me, and save yourself all this regret."
	"Wha...you think I regret saving you."
	"I can see that you do, but I just don't know...why."
	"You don't know anything."
	Again he walked off, after a rude comment. That had been two weeks
back, and it was getting to the point where I was beginning to forget all
about him. It was lunch time and I was sitting alone, by a large window,
reading some Poe, when I heard his voice.
	"So which is your favorite?"
	Without looking up, I gave him an answer.
 "What do you care Edward, this conversation is going to end the same way
all our conversations end, with you saying some hurtful remark and walking
off so let me cut you off at the pass..."
	"I'm sorry."
	"What for?"
	"For me bing rude, I was raised better than that, and for that I am
sorry."
	I thought it over for a second and just shruugged my shoulders.
	"Don't worry about it."
	"May I sit with you?"
	"Are you sure you want to?"
	"Yes".
	As he sat down I saw him looking at my sketch book in my school
bag. He looked up and saw me looking at him.
	"May I."
	"Normally I would say no, but because it's you, sure."
	He reached over and grabbed my tattered leather sketch book and
began to go through some of my most private drawings. He finally stopped on
one, it was the sketch I did for my renaissance painting. When he spoke I
almost fell out of my seat.
	"There lovers aren't they?"
	"What, why do you say that."
	"The way you've drawn the scene, the way they are so close and yet
so far away because they're out in public, and the items on the table. The
yellow roses, symbol of new beginning, new love. I really like this one, is
it a study for a painting?"
	I was stunned, nobody ever guessed what the true meaning behind
that painting was. I was trying to convey the ultimate lie, a forbidden
love, within a lie, within a lie. When Edward looked over at me he smiled,
	"Adin, what's wrong?"
	So I told him, that nobody had ever guessed what the true meaning
of my painting was. And I told him that the painting was in my room, and he
said that he would love to see it. As lunch came to a close Edward asked if
I would like to ditch with him. Me being a little rebellious, said sure. I
asked where were we going and as we got to the parking lot he said that he
was going to head to his house. I was a little nervous but figured what was
the worst that could happen. We got to his car, a shiny silver Volvo, and
he unlocked and opened the door for me. As we both got in and headed out of
the parking lot and almost out of town it seemed, I was a little nervous
about being in such small quarters with him. We were driving for a few
miles before we turned off the main road and onto a dirt road. As we
rounded a corner, I saw a beautiful modern house. It was a mixture of
glass, wood and metal, with an influence of art deco. When he turned off
the ignition and slid out I opened the door and got out myself. We walked
side by side and when we got to front door Edward opened it and let me
enter first. Everything looked so neat and bright. Edward asked if he could
take my coat and as I shrugged out of it, my hair came undone, out of the
stretched out hair tie, falling past my shoulder blades. I quickly gathered
it up, but before I could put it back up, Edward spoke.
	"I like it when you have it down."
	I looked at him with a questionable expression, but decided to
leave my hair down. Classical music filled the room and as I followed
Edward past a staircase and into the kitchen, I saw his father, the doctor
and a younger woman. I was a little worried because I didn't want the
doctor to tell Dan that I wasn't in class, but as he saw me, both he and
the woman smiled. Edward looked down at me and smiled,
	"Adin this is my father Carlisle and this is my mother Esme."
 I shook both their hands, and as Esme looked briefly at Edward she smiled
when she looked in my direction.
	"Edward, you didn't tell us we were going to have company."
	"Sorry Mom, we decided to ditch and come here."
	"Now boys, don't get into too much trouble."
	"We won't."
	So we all sat in the kitchen and were sharing small talk. Esme
asked me about my family and so I told all three of them about my family
and what happened to my parents. Esme looked saddened and Carlisle seemed
touched. All I could do was smile.
	"I guess luck isn't in all of our pockets."
	Edward looked over at me,
	"That depends on what type of luck you're talking about."
	With that Esme and Carlisle excused themselves, while Edward gave
me a tour of their house. The downstairs was mainly living room and kitchen
space. The upstairs was Carlisle and Esme's room and in the back, much like
mine, was Edwards room. It was beautiful, large windows looking off into
the forest. His music collection was the second thing I noticed. It wrapped
around the whole room. Tons of vinyl, from classical to pop, to jazz. I
looked through the sections and found what I was hoping he would have. I
reached up and pulled down Billie Holiday, Lady Day. It felt empty and for
good reason, because as Edward pushed the play button on his record player,
out poured the sounds of "Good morning Heartache."
	"I love her voice."
	Edward smiled as he spoke.
	"I do too."
	I placed the album cover back and sat down on his bed-like couch,
listening to the rhythmic hum of Billie's voice. I felt Edward sit next to
me and as the song came to an end, I opened my eyes and saw that he was
watching me.
	"What?"
	"Nothing, it's just nice to see someone with good taste in music."
	So we sat there, listening to music, when after a few minutes
Edward asked me a bombshell of a question.
	"Adin, can I ask you a personal question?"
	"Sure."
	"Are you gay?"
	I got tense and started to feel very hot.
	"I um...yes I am."
	"Oh okay."
	I got quiet but after a few pain filled moments spoke,
	"Do you want me to leave?"
	"Why would you leave?"
	"Well because I don't want to make you uncomfortable. I know how
straight guys are."
	"I'm very comfortable with you and who ever said that I was
straight?"
	I was shocked at what he said,
	"Edward can I ask you a personal question?"
	"Yes."
	"Are you gay?"
	He was silent for a moment,
	"Well I could tell you, but I would rather show you."
	And with that he scooted closer towards me and leaned down and
placed his lips on my cheek and then on top of my lips. It was a quick
kiss, nothing sexual, but more pleasing. I felt his feathery kiss across my
lips and there seemed to be electricity that flowed through our lips. As he
leaned upright, he seemed a little nervous, but was all smiles,
nonetheless. We continued to listen to music and when the time came for him
to take me back to school so I could drive my truck home I said goodbye and
that I had a nice time. He lightly nodded and said goodbye as well and
drove off.
	That weekend was pretty uneventful, Dan went out with Billy to go
fishing, while Jacob spent the day with me. We decided to go down to the
beach, to watch the tide come in. Jacob was very reserved in certain
aspects of his life, but when I finally got him to talk he was quickly
reminded that I wasn't trying to get into his pants. We talked about his
family and history and how far back it went in Forks. He talked about some
of the ancient stories of the quileute tribe. He told me that the story
goes that the tribes people were supposedly decedents of the wolf and that
their main point in life was to defend their land against the cold
ones. This sparked my interest and when I asked Jacob about what a cold one
was he went into a deep conversation about them being commonly known today
as vampires. While driving out of the beach parking lot Jacob had me go to
his house so he could pick something up.
	As I pulled into the drive way I saw that his house looked very
worn, but homey nonetheless. He got out and about a minute later he came
running back, with a book in his hand. He handed it to me and said that I
could keep it. I looked at the brown cover and saw the Native American
design with the title, Quileute Legends in bold, black font. I said thanks
and we headed back to my house.
	As we pulled into the drive, Billy and Dan were out talking,
drinking a beer. I said hello to Billy and asked how the fishing went. He
was laughing at Dan, telling me that Dan claimed to have caught a large
fish, but he never saw anything but the line. We shared some talk about
fishing and what Jacob and I did, and after a short while Billy said that
they should get going, and with that, they waved goodbye.
	I cooked dinner for Dan and myself, a nice steak for Dan and a
salad for me, listening to him swear up and down about the fish that got
away. After dinner, while I finished the dishes I decided to look for a art
store around the general area to get some paints. I grabbed my laptop and
sat in the dining room, searching for anything close. After a quick search
I found that Port Angeles was the closest. Port Angeles was about an hours
drive from Forks and after I got the address, I went to Dan and told him
that I was going to drive there for some supplies. He said okay, but told
me to keep my cell phone on my hip, and to drive careful.
	That night I had a dream about Edward, that he snuck in my room and
spent the night with me. I could feel his strong arms wrapped around my
waist and his smooth kiss on my neck. I could feel his breath on my cheek
and just as the dream got interesting, I was woke up by the sound of my
alarm clock.
	It took me an hour before I was ready to leave. I said goodbye to
Dan and headed out. The drive was pretty boring, not very much traffic on
the road and finally after an hour and a half I found the art store. It was
perfect in size, and the lady behind the counter gave me one of their
catalogs so I could order supplies and they could sent them to me, instead
of driving all the way. I spent the day walking around Port Angeles. I
called Dan, telling him that I got him something and that I was going to be
home later on. He seemed okay, but told me to remember to be careful. As I
hung up, I looked at my surroundings and realized that I was lost. It was
beginning to get dark and after sometime I still couldn't find my truck. I
went into a cafe and asked where I could find a map, but the man behind the
counter seemed just as lost as I was. As I went out and turned the corner,
I was walking down a dark alley, trying to get to the next street, when I
heard a few masculine voices from behind me. They sounded drunk and as I
turned around I saw that there were four of them, they had a six pack in
their hands, and were stumbling in my direction. I quickened my pace and
after a few minutes I thought I lost them. I turned onto another street and
ended up running right into the guys, I guess they knew their way
around. They started yelling the typical cat calls and when one of them
touched my backside I keened him in the groin. He went down, wailing in
pain, but his three buddies advanced forward. As I was waiting for the
impending impact I heard the screeching of tires...
	The silver Volvo, I recognized and as he got out of the driver seat
and walked up to the four men, he told me to get into the car. I didn't
hesitate and watched out the windshield as Edward somehow scared the men,
enough so that he could get back into the driver seat. He put the car into
gear and lunged it forward, making the men fall back and then run off, as
we quickly spead down the street in the opposite direction. I was watching
him the whole time as he looked directly into the lights of the oncoming
traffic. The seconds ticked by before he spoke.
	"I should go back there and rip those guys heads off."
	"Um...no you shouldn't."
	A few more seconds passed.
	"Distract me Adin."
	"What?"
	"Distract me so I don't turn around."
	I tried to think of anything that would work, because judging by
the way he was driving, he really seemed like he wanted to kill those men.
	"You should really put your seat belt on."
	"What...you put your seat belt on. You have no idea what repulsive
things those men were thinking."
	"What and you do?"
	With this he got silent and after a few minutes he pulled off the
road, next to a curb and parked his car. When we both got out, he told me
to look across the street and as I did I saw the familiar shape, that was
my truck. I smiled and as he came to my side he seemed a little calmer, but
was still a little tense.
	"Adin."
	"Yes."
	"Would you care to have dinner with me?"
	"Um...sure, that sounds good."
	We walked next to each other and passed a few spots, but finally
came up to a small restaurant, named Vito's. Edward opened the door for me
and as we entered a man, wearing a tight white shirt came up to the two of
us and welcomed us. Edward asked for a spot in the back and as we sat down
the man informed us that he was going to be our waiter. This guy was build
like a bodybuilder, but I could tell just by one look that he was gay and
clearly interested in Edward. It was a little awkward sitting down and
watching him swoon over Edwards every word, which wasn't much, and then
when he talked to me it was as if I was invisible. I ordered an iced tea,
while Edward ordered a glass of water. We talked a little as I was trying
to figure out what I wanted. When the waiter came back, standing closer to
Edward then normal, he asked if we were ready to order. Edward motioned
with his hand in my direction, letting me order first. I ended up ordering
the mushroom ravioli, while Edward said that he wasn't hungry.
	Surprisingly the food didn't take very long to cook and when the
waiter came back with my plate and set it down in front of me, he asked if
Edward had changed his mind. Edward said that he hadn't and with that the
waiter turned and walked away, seductively looking in his direction, hoping
he would see him, but Edward never looked away from me. All I could do was
raise my eyebrow and roll my eyes.
	"You're really not going to eat anything?"
	"No, I'm on a special diet."
	"Oh okay."
	I went to take a bite, but found myself suddenly not very hungry. I
looked in Edwards direction, thinking about what had just happened, not
forty minutes ago.
	"Edward how did you know I was here? Did you follow me?"
	"I..."
	He trailed off.
	"You have to give me some answers."
	"Um...yes, no, to get to the other side, 1.77245..."
	"I don't want to know what the square root of pi is."
	"You knew that!"
	"How did you know where I was?"
	"I didn't."
	That got under my skin and as I stood up to leave he lightly
grabbed my hand.
	"Uh, don't leave..."
	So as I sat down, a little annoyed,
	"So...did you follow me?"
	"I feel very protective of you."
	"So you followed me..."
	"I wanted to keep my distance unless you needed my help, but when I
heard what those vile, lowlifes were thinking..."
	"Wait you said you heard what they were thinking. What so you read
minds."
	"I can read every mind in this room, apart from yours. It's very
frustrating."
	"So is there something wrong with me?"
	"What...I tell you , I can read minds and you think there is
something wrong with you."
	He lightly laughed.
	"Just tell me Edward what are you?"
	"I'm...I was hoping to hear some of you theories."
	"I have thought of everything from radioactive spiders to
cryptonight."
	"That's all superhero stuff right, what if I'm not the hero, I mean
what if I'm the bad guy?"
	"Your not. I can see what your doing, that its a front to keep
everyone away."
	"I don't have the strength anymore to avoid you."
	I watched his as he said this, and he looked like he was in pain.
	"So don't."
	I tried to eat a few bites of the ravioli, but it just didn't taste
all that welcoming. When I went to pay the bill Edward grabbed it before I
had the chance and placed a fifty on the table and asked if I was ready. I
nodded as I rolled my eyes in slight irritation. When we got outside Edward
escorted me to my truck,
	"Thank you Edward for saving me...again."
	"Not a problem."
	With that he leaned down and lightly kissed me on the lips and we
parted ways. He sped off down the road and as I followed him, I soon lost
sight of his taillights, speed demon I thought to myself.
	When I arrived home Dan was in the living room watching sports. I
pulled out my gift for him, he loved football and his favorite player was
Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts. When I handed him the number
eighteen jersey I saw the smile on his face.
	"Adin, this is great. Thank you, but you didn't have to get me
anything."
	"I know but I wanted to, oh and here is rent. And I don't want to
hear anything more about it."
	I handed him the check for eight hundred dollars and saw how large
his eyes got, before I turned and went to my room. I lightly closed the
door behind me as I put my new paints in place on my desk. I sat down on my
bed and felt something hard pressing against my hip and as I reached down
to pull it out, I realized it was the book Jacob gave me. I flipped through
the pages, when I ended up stopping on a page that said Cold Ones. I read
through the section and realized that at last I got some answers. The cold
ones were just that, cold to the touch, and never went into the light. They
were extremely fast and extremely strong, and full of surprises, something
not to be taken lightly. The section continued for a few pages and as I
came to the last few words my brain finally made a few connections. I
remembered how Edward was cold to the touch, how he got to me so fast and
pushed Tyler's van away from crushing me. As ridiculous as it sounded, I
figured out what Edward was. Edward Cullen was a vampire.
	The next day I arrived at school in the parking lot, waiting to see
him. I had text him earlier, "we need to talk when you get to school." He
text me back okay, and asked if everything was okay, but I didn't text him
back. I watched as he drove past me and parked close to back forest behind
the school. I walked towards him and as I passed him I heard his footsteps
behind me, following me. I walked into the forest, past the fallen trees
and through the cold, greenery. I stepped over a log and when I wound my
way past a large redwood, I set my bag down on the ground and took a few
steps away from it. He was still behind me so I kept my voice at an even
level.
	"You impossibly fast, and strong. You skin is pale white and ice
cold, your eyes change color and sometimes you speak as if your from a
different time. You never eat or drink anything, you don't go out into the
sunlight....how old are you?"
	He waited a few moments..."Seventeen."
	"How long have you been seventeen?"
	"A while."
	As he said this I felt my heart start to race, but it wasn't from
fear of dieing, it was from being right.
	"I know what you are."
	"Say it, out loud...say it."
	"Vampire."
	"Are you afraid?"
	I thought about that for a moment. After everything I had been
through, and honestly if he wanted to kill me, he had many chances
already. So I turned around to face him, looking at his hard expression.
	"No."
	"Then ask me the most basic question, what do we eat?"
	I stared at him, possibly starting to regret my decision of coming
into the forest.
	"You won't hurt me."
	We were silent for a moments before he grabbed my hand and led me
deeper into the forest.
	"Where are we going?"
	"Up the mountain, out of the cloud back. You need to see what I
look like in the light."
	After he said this he wrapped my arm around his neck, telling me to
hang on as he started to run at an amazingly fast speed up the mountain. I
felt the breeze hitting my face and watching the colors of the trees whiz
by in a smear of blue, gray and green. When he stopped and let me go, I
looked around and sat there was a large rock where the sunlight was peaking
through. As Edward quickly ran up onto the rock and unbuttoned his shirt, I
saw the light hair of his treasure trail, but was distracted when the
sunlight hit his skin. I watched in amazement as he started to shimmer and
gleam like a thousand jewels.
	"This is why we don't show ourselves in the sunlight. People would
know that we are different."
	"Your beautiful, it's like diamonds."
	"Beautiful, this is the skin of a killer Adin."
	He buttoned up his shirt and walked down the rock facing me.
	"I don't believe that."
	"That's because you believe the lie. Everything about me is meant
to attract you, my scent, my face, even my voice. As if I would need any of
that."
 	At that moment he vanished in a blur of color and appeared ontop of
a higher rock and screamed,
	"As if you could outrun me."
	He sped off again and appeared in front of me,
	"As if you could fight me off."
	He ripped a large tree root clean out of the ground and threw it
across the open forest and I watched as it shattered into pieces as if hit
the ground. I was shocked at what I was seeing.
	"I'm designed to kill."
	"I don't care."
	"I've killed people before."
	"It doesn't matter."
	"I wanted to kill you when we first met, thats why I couldn't be so
close to you. Your blood is toxic to me. I'm fighting it but I want you at
all times. I cant read your mind, but you have to tell me...what your
thinking."
	At this point he slowly pushed me against the rock wall and had a
hand on either side of me, trapping me between him and the rock itself.
	"Now I'm afraid."
	He let on arm drop, "good."
	"I'm not afraid of you, I'm only afraid of loosing you, I feel like
your going to disappear out of my life, leaving me alone in darkness."
	"I won't leave you, but I want you to know there are dangers of us
being together. I'm still not sure that I can control myself."
	"I know you can."
	I went to kiss him and I felt his arm travel up my shirt, but after
a few moments he pulled away.
	"I trust you Edward."
	"Don't."
	"I'm here with you, I trust you, just give me a chance. So what is
your special diet."
	He was silent for a moment, before he finally spoke.
	"My family and I feed on animal blood but there are others out
there that feed on human blood."
	"Alight."
	I smiled and nodded my head in understanding.
	"You don't know how long I've waited for you...and so the lion fell
in love with the lamb."
	"What a stupid lamb."
	"What a sick, masochistic lion."
	With that we both shared a smile and he gently leaned forward and
kissed me. He wrapped his arm around me as we walked back to fetch my bag.
	"So Edward I have a question."
	"Yes."
	"Are we partners?"
	"Yes, I believe we are."
	I smiled as Edward grabbed my hand and raced down the mountain and
grabbed my bag, handing it to me. We raced to biology at normal human speed
and we arrived a few minutes late, but thankfully the teacher wasnt there
yet. As Edward and I sat down next to each other the professor came in and
said today was a free day to work on other work. Edward pulled out a book
while I pulled out my sketch book. I was drawing in his face when his face
inspired me. I finally got passed my art block.
	"Edward can we ditch again?"
	"Sure after class, where do you want to go?"
	"My house. My uncle will be gone and I have an idea."

	As the bell rang, we both raced out of class and headed for my
truck. We climbed in the cab and drove to my house. When we arrived, like I
thought my uncle was gone. I unlocked the front door and as Edward closed
it behind us we walked towards my bedroom. I unveiled the unfinished
renaissance painting and watched Edwards expression as he looked at all the
details. It was a few silent minutes before he spoke,
	"I've passed this painting for the last few weeks and haven't
looked once, but I've wanted to, and yet I'm glad I didn't."
	"What?"
	"We don't sleep and so I enjoy watching you sleep, it's quite
beautiful. You talk in your sleep and some of the sweetest things."
	I was shocked, "you watch me when I sleep."
	"I feel like I get to see more of you, besides in the daytime."
	I nodded my head, "so what type of things do I say?"
	"Well you've said you missed your parents. You've also called out
my name and have said some other things."
	I was a little nervous, "what other things have I said."
	"Well you moaned out my name, and asked me to touch you. It then
got to a point where you asked me to give it to you."
	I was blushing at this point and couldn't face him. I soon felt his
arms wrap around my waist and he leaned to whisper in my ear.
	"Don't worry, you have nothing to be ashamed of. I would do
anything you asked me to."
	"Mmm...are you sure about that?"
	"Absolutely."
	I turned to face him, still in his arms. I started kissing him and
as his kisses got a little rougher, I moaned and led him to my bed. I laid
down, feeling the softness of my bed envelop me as he laid on top of me. I
could feel his bulge straining against his pants, I lightly stroked it with
my fingers, and when he finally stopped to look in my eyes, I thought I
might of done something wrong.
	"Is everything okay Edward?"
	"Yes, are you sure you want to do this?"
	"I am, if you are."
	I nodded his head as he lifted off me and started to remove his
shoes and pants. I took that as my cue to do the same. I slid out of my
shorts and shoes, and got underneath my blankets. While underneath I took
off my shirt and watched as Edward slowly revealed his pale glory. His
chest was beautifully white and as he slid out of his boxers I watched as
his 8 ½ inch rod smacked against his stomach. I suddenly got a yearning for
a taste of Edward. He shut my curtain, made sure my door was locked and
finally got into bed with me. While he did this I slid out of my underwear
and tossed them on the floor. Edward felt my body and when I thought I
couldn't take it anymore I told him how I felt.
	"Edward I'm a virgin, and I really want you to be my first and
only."
	"I will be glad to, I know it might sound like a line, but I'm a
virgin as well. I never had the desire to have sex with anyone, until
now. I want you so bad, it hurts."
	I turned around and faced the wall as Edward snuggled close to me
and licked his fingers, sliding them down between my ass. I felt the
slickness of his finger as he gently pushed inside me. I moaned out,
	"Edward just enter me, please."
	With that he removed his finger and I felt the head of his cock
push against my rosebud. It took a few moments, but finally he pushed into
me. We were fucking dry and there was a large amount of pain, but the sick
part of me, kind of liked it. Edward paused every few moments between
pushing in another inch. After a few minutes he was completely in me. He
swung his leg over my hip, pulling me closer. As he started to pull out
there was a slick noise that made me all the hornier. I slid down, so that
he was completely on top of my. He pulled out of me and asked me to turn
around.
	"I want to see your face."
	I turned around and finally saw the lust in his eyes, which were
loosing their luster. I felt him re-enter me and as he did, I couldn't help
be moan out. I could hear his animal like growl as he was pushing into
me. The legs of my bed were squeaking and finally after a few powerful
thrusts the bed gave way.
	"Oh, give it to me Edward."
	"Take it all my love."
	He continued to thrust, and with each pass I felt like I was close
to the edge. There was some pain at certain spots, but I wanted more of
it. I could feel his dick being swallowed by my anus, and as the blood
began to rust to my head, Edward growled like a beast.
	"Uh...Adin I'm close."
	"Cum in me."
	I didn't have to ask him twice, after a few passes he roared out.
	"I'm cumming."
	"Give it to me."
	And he did, I could feel him cum streams of hot seed into my ass. I
reached down and felt some of Edwards cum leaking out of my ass. As I
brought some of it to my mouth I let out a slight sign of ecstacy.
	"You taste great Edward."
	"Thank you, I want to know if you do to."
	He slid down underneath the covers and took my flaccid cock into
his mouth. It was only a few seconds before I grew to my full 6
inches. Edward started sucking me at an unbelievalbly quick speed, but
slowed down, wanting me to last for a little while.
	"Oh Edward, suck me."
	The beastly moans coming from under my blankets, would've made
anyone else scared, but it turned me on. The minutes went by, when at last
I felt my climax was close.
	"Edward I'm going to cum."
	With that he picked up the pace, hungry to make me cum, and he was
richly rewarded when after a few more passes I clinched the blankets and
felt the cum shoot out of my cock and into Edwards waiting mouth. He drank
it all down and as he rose from underneath the blankets, and laid next to
me I saw the seriousness in his expression.
	"Edward what's the matter?"
	"Nothing, I'm glad that we made love and I want you to know how
special it was and always will be to me."
	"So you don't think I'm easy for giving it up so easily?"
	"Never, I know that you would only give in to someone you care
about."
	"No Edward...I would only give it up to someone I loved."
	There was a silence that filled the room. It wasn't until he spoke
that I thought I might of made a mistake.
	"You love me?"
	"Do you love me?"
	"Adin, I love you more than life itself."
	"I love you too Edward Cullen."

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