~AYAME'S POV~

Edward and I had arrived before Alice and Jasper. Edward was leaning against my truck with me against his chest. I was feeling cold, but he gives me warmth. Alice and Jasper informed us that Mr. Molina was asking students about their permission slips. But unfortunately my siren sense goes off, and I feel a familiar bad vibe. Again.

"She's staring. Isn't she?" I whine to Alice, who frowns at my displeasure.

"Just... don't pay her any attention." She said, off the top of her head.

"Kind of hard to, Alice." I replied. "She's annoying and persistent."

"Like a mosquito." Jasper jokes.

I burst out laughing but held my hands over my mouth to muffle it. The three of them smile and chuckle. When I calmed down enough, I held my hand up. Jasper and I high five.

Without meaning to, I glance over at the girl in question. She then started to smile when our eyes met, but when I realized what I had done I quickly turned around. I hid my face in Edward's chest, but hearing his soft purr turn to a low growl, I could tell he was mad.

"I'm sorry, my love." I say to him, afraid to meet his eyes.

"It's alright, Ayame. It was an accident." He whispers to me.

"Ugh! What is so damn special about her anyway?!" I ask annoyed.

"She's Edward's toxic blood singer." Alice reminds me. "He can't help it. But since your half vampire, her blood must be mixing with her obsession with you and trying to call out to you."

"Okay. Now I really want to throw up." I tell them, full of disgust.

"Too bad the treaty exists. If we didn't have to worry about losing you, we could drain her, kill her, then just live peacefully." Jasper snipped.

"Wow, Jasper. That has to be the scariest thing I've ever heard you say." I say, clinging to Edward, unintentionally feeling afraid.

Jasper's eye's widen before he sent me a wave of calmness to me. I exhale softly, then bring my head up to meet his eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Lil sis. I didn't mean to scare you." Jasper says apologetically.

"It's alright. I don't blame you, big brother. You're not the only one who wants her gone." I reply with a sigh. "I wish we could just graduate early so we can get married."

"Then no one would ever be able to tear us apart." Edward says.

"Exactly." I reply. Edward, Alice and Jasper all chuckle as we see Mike walking over to Bella.

I watch as he acts like a dramatic idiot on crack. I couldn't help but roll my eyes. I put my hand against Edward's neck.

"Who in their right mind would want to talk to her?" I mentally ask him.

"I keep asking myself that." Edward jokes. "Mike is asking Bella to prom, but she's not paying attention since she's looking at us."

"Really?" I mentally ask.

"Yeah. But when he repeated his question, she said she's going to Jacksonville. Then she suggests that he should ask Jessica instead." Edward answers.

"I really don't mean this to be disrespectful, but why are boys so idiotic to not see that she's not interested." I mentally tell him.

"I understand. At least when I take you to prom, I won't let her do anything to the both of us." Edward says.

"You're taking me to prom?" I ask faking my cluelessness, "I thought you'd have to ask to get a date?" I drop my cluelessness then burst out giggling. Alice joins me as we walk towards the bus.

"I think I was just played." Edward says.

"Indeed you were. Sorry dude." Jasper replies as they walk behind us.

~GREENHOUSE~

Mr. Molina and the tour guide showed us and the other students inside the greenhouse. I took in all the great smelling flowers around us. Edward hand my hand in his rubbing circles with his thumb. Alice and Jasper were a little bit ahead of the both of us. Slowing down a bit, Edward was smiling as he watched me smell the flowers that caught my eyes. Right now, it was a beautiful pink ombre hibiscus bush.

"Can we plant these around the cottage?" I ask Edward.

"I don't see why not. But, Esme would have to help. I don't want you to get hurt." Edward answers.

"I won't get hurt by gardening. It's the roses that have thorns. Besides, I haven't gotten hurt in years, but sick in weeks." I say to him.

"I know. But I still worry about you." He reminds me.

"I know." I tell him. "You're not just my boyfriend, you're my mate. We're soulmates. It's your job to worry, even it's not totally necessary sometimes."

Edward smiles, slightly shakes his head then pecks my nose. Walking forward, I didn't see that Edward swiped the flower cue card stick from the bush and stuff it in his pocket as we rejoin Mr. Molina.

"C'mon, Eric, stuff that compost deep down... that's it..." Mr. Molina instructs as Eric was pumping the machine. I didn't need vampire hearing to hear the machine gurgle and spin. "..now Tyler, take a big steaming cup of 'compost tea'." Tyler was handed a glass of a dark colored tea. Tyler excitedly walks away. "This is recycling at it's most basic level-- hey, don't drink that! It's for the plants!" Mr. Molina drones on, the scolds Tyler.

I was about to move forward, but was slowly pulled back to Edward. He was standing next to some strange fern... I think it was a 'staghorn'? Not sure.

"What?" I blush nervously, he smiles as me.

"I still can't believe how lucky I am to have you in my life." He explains to me, then pulls me into loving kiss.

As we kiss, the humans around us start to whisper about how adorable we are. Same old, same old. Before I could really enjoy this kiss, Edward and I hear someone clear their throat. Pulling away, only to find that it was Bella.

"Come on." Edward takes my hand and starts to walk away with me.

"Wait." Bella says, grabbing my free wrist.

"Let go of me." I snap at her discreetly.

"Please. I just want to talk about what happened." She pleads.

"Like I told you at the hospital, there is nothing to talk about. Now let go of my girl." Edward snaps angry, then smacked Bella hand.

She immediately let's go and gasps in pain. Edward quickly pulls me to his side protectively. When we walked away, Bella walks beside us. I shot her my rare occurrence angry glare, but she didn't leave me alone. Even though I've never tasted human blood, I could still smell it. Now I know what Edward was talking about that night I was sick. He and Dad didn't know that I could hear them. Edward mentioned how disgusting her blood smells, but now I do for myself.

"Why do you keep following us?" Edward asked angry.

"I just want to know why you saved me." Bella explains. "Especially when you're dating Ayame."

Edward glares at her. "Why don't you just go to Jacksonville and never come back?" He snaps.

Bella looks at him confused, I discreetly elbow him.

"How did you hear that? You were across the parking lot when I said that?" Bella asks.

Edward just rolls his eyes and pulls me to his side again to keep her away from me.

"If I told you..." He spoke lowly. "I'd have to kill you."

"Why would you do that?" Bella asks demanding. I glare at her for her rude tone.

"Because not everything revolves around you. There are things in this world that not everyone knows. You don't need to know everything." I said annoyed at her.

"I just want to know how you stopped the van." Bella asks Edward.

"Adrenaline rush. Very common." Edward lies. "Google it."

I hold back a snicker, which made Edward laugh. Bella storms off frustrated, but trips over the hose. I blink to see Edward was trying to steady her.

I gasp softly, but then sigh depressed as Edward walks back to me.

"Why did you do that?" I ask sad as I fight my tears.

"Do me a favor and watch where you're going. I don't like saving you, I'd rather be by my Ayame." Edward snaps at her. Bella just frowns.

"Let me ask just one question. Then I'll leave you alone." Bella asks. Edward didn't phase, his poker face still emotionless.

"Can you tell me how you guys met?" She asks.

Turning to look at Edward, I didn't want her to know about me.

"Esme adopted Ayame when she was just a day old. Carlisle and Esme have been raising her all her life" Edward covers. "We've known each other since we were kids. And we got to know each right after Ayame didn't feel shy around me anymore. We started dating when she was 10 and I was 11."

"That's..." Bella trails off, her voice clearly full of sadness. "Cute."

"It's called love. We're soulmates." I smile at Edward, he returns one to me.

Jessica suddenly rushes to me.

"Guess who just asked me to prom!" Jessica exclaims.

"Let me guess." I put a finger on my chin. "Mike."

"Yeah. I totally thought he was gonna ask you or Bella. Weird, right?" Jessica asks.

"Yeah, it is. He knows I'm with Edward. Why would he ask me?" I ask confused.

"It's probably because just like every other boy in school are all still crushing on you since you moved here." Jessica answers.

Glancing back at Edward, I could see he was fighting his anger to kill Mike. Putting my hand on his cheek, I help him calm down to avoid his eyes turning black.

"I was wondering if you were okay with that?" Jessica asks.

"Of course." I answer her. "I don't like Mike that way. Edward and I are together. If you like Mike, then you should go for it."

"I know, right." She replies. She happily skipped off to Angela.

"Come on, let's get out of here." Edward whispers to me, before walking us out of the greenhouse.

As we were walking out, we pass a box everyone was around, it was full of slimy worms. Edward softly chuckles at their thoughts, as I was just confused. We walk to the buses when Bella came up to out of nowhere.

"Can I ask another question?" She asks, startling me.

"Where did you come from?" I ask, shocked.

"Will you just leave?" Edward asks back, angry.

"Not without the two of you with me." Bella said.

"Bella, you need to leave us alone before I call our father and have him call yours to file a restraining order against you." Edward threatened.

Bella scoffs upset before walking away.

"She won't back down. Will she?" I ask worried.

"We will just have to be prepared until she does." Edward answers. "I won't let her touch a hair on your head. You're mine." He says the last part possessively.

My eyes widen and before I knew it, he was gently pulling me into a more secluded area. Before I could question, he cages me between him and a bus and attacks my neck with kisses and love bites. Oh dear god, I wish we were home and could be alone. Out of nowhere, Edward pulls away and growls angry as I am breathless.

"What's wrong?" I ask, trying to control my blush.

"Mr. Molina is calling us. It's time to go." He answers, clearly upset that we were interrupted.

I smile loving at him then take his hand. I walk us back to our bus to be greeted by Alice and Jasper. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Bella staring at us. Edward then took my waist and lifts me up at the top of the steps of the bus. Carefully sitting down in the seat, I gaze at the door and watch them step into view. I didn't hear anything as Edward asks the driver to shut the door behind him. When he sits down, he sneakily wraps his arms around my waist and pull me in his lap. The entire ride back to school, I was peppered with kisses on my neck as Alice and Jasper just watched.

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