Bloodlust

12

I watched her sleep for a while before slipping out carefully so as to not wake her. I made my way downstairs and to the fridge, which was pretty much only filled with leftover blood from their hunt. I used the door to get some water and chugged it before cleaning the glass and returning it to its place. "You did it" Edward said and I turned around seeing him come around the dark corner, "I see what you meant" I said.

"Is she ok?" he asks sincerely, Edward seemed like a stuck up asshole and honestly he could be sometimes but he could also be really sweet when he wanted to be. "Yeah. She's just really tired so she's sleeping, didn't break the bed or anything" I joke to break the tense atmosphere. He doesn't laugh but I know he found it funny by his little smirk.

"At least you can't get her pregnant" he shrugs, going to sit at the table, silently asking me to sit with him. "She knows right?" he asks and I nod, "has she seen you in the sun?" he continues and I shake my head. In a way I am similar to the other vampires, I shine in the sunlight, but I have a certain gene that makes it painful for me to endure long periods in the sun. That's why I take the medication, though it won't change my skin.

I'll still shine, it just will make it so it doesn't hurt for me to be in the sun. "We're going out tomorrow, to play some games and things. Obviously you're invited and Cordelia is as well. It's supposed to be raining tomorrow so it'll be cloudy all day" he says. "I'll let her know, just let me know what time cause she actually does sleep" I joke and he chuckles.

"She won't melt in the rain right?" he jokes but also looks serious, "Edward, all offense, be fucking for real. Just like the books are wrong about us, they're wrong about them too" I say and he laughs loudly. "Not so loud, there's a sleeping beauty up there" I say gesturing to the ceiling, "you love her" he states.

"I do" I admit, "you've never brought anyone to meet us, you're also never that affectionate. I remember when I met Bella... I never felt such a strong need to protect someone" he reminisces smiling to himself. "So much so that you almost outed yourself at school with that fucking truck, such a dumbass" I joke, rolling my eyes playfully. "Love makes you do strange things" he says seriously and I agree. "Go cuddle your future wife, weakling" he says and I shove him.

"Just my girlfriend" I remind him, "yeah, for now. I see the way you look at her. It's the same way I look at Bella, and how Jasper looks at Alice. Not to mention the way she looks at you... she's head over heels, Reese" he says and I roll my eyes at him. "I'm serious, you should tell her" he says, "when the time is right" I say and he nods.

I stand up getting ready to go back to the room, "night eddie" I say holding back my giggle, "night Caroline" he says. I just shake my head while making my way back up the stairs. I open the door quietly and close it back before slipping back into bed. I watch her, admiring her shamelessly as she smiles softly in her sleep. She's such a happy person and I can feel it rubbing off on me.

the next day

Alice opens the door softly and lets me know it's time to wake her up since we'll be leaving soon. I nudge her softly until she begins to groan and then I give her kisses all over her face until she fully wakes up, giggling and grabbing my face. "Good morning, sleeping beauty" I say and she rolls her eyes, sitting up and rubbing her eyes before stretching.

"We're all going out to play games so you should get ready" I say and she nods, going into the bathroom to do her things. "Are you going to shower?" she asks me, "I already did while you were sleeping" I say and she nods while putting on her clothes. "Why didn't you wake me?" she asks, I actually didn't tell her that portion did I? "I don't sleep. Well I don't need it, and you do, so I let you sleep" I explain.

"You don't sleep?" she asks in response, "nope" I say, "well what do you do then?" she asks interested and she sits on the bed fully dressed. "Read, write, listen to music... talk to them when I'm not here" I say, gesturing to the door. "I also watch you sleep sometimes" I admit, she blushes and giggles, "and why would you want to do that? I probably mumble and drool in my sleep" she says.

"You don't drool but you do snore, but you look cute" I say giving her a kiss before extending my hand for her to take. She does and we exit the room heading downstairs where everyone is gathered. Esme made breakfast for her, saying it'd be a hassle to go and get something. After she ate, we headed out to a clearing since they would be playing baseball and stuff like that.