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AN: Sorry for the late update guys. What can I say? Life happened!

I want to thank each and every one of you for your response to my stories. I really appreciate it guys. Your each and every review pushes me to finish the chapters fast.

I just realized that I forgot to mention the timeline, so here it is - Edward left Forks and met Rhea in Mid-July, 2006. Edward is the same age as he was in the books, that is 17; while Rhea is days away from turning 17. Bella is 18 and will be turning 19 in September.

I don't have a Beta, so I would like to apologize for any mistakes in advance.

He was sitting in Grimmauld Place reading along with Hermione, which had been their routine from the past days. It had been 10 days since he came back and they accepted that he could help them, at least until he was here and he had never been more pleased about anything else, than he was about their decision. Now that he knew about this new world, he didn't want to forget about it and all the things he had been learning. He had thought that his kind were secretive, but the wizarding world took secrecy to a whole new level. He had been like a sponge, soaking up everything, learning all that could. Yeah, he couldn't tell Carlisle about these people, but maybe someday he might be able to. And until then, he was more than happy to bask in the knowledge he could gain. It was the first time in his life, that he had been so into something, that he didn't realized that his time with these people would be coming to an end soon. His days has always been slow, no matter what, but they became more bearable when Bella came into his life and he started spending time with her. But now, that he wanted to learn more, the time was passing quicker than it had been in his 100 years.

He couldn't travel by 'floo' and neither he wanted to. Why would someone want to travel by a burning fireplace somewhere? Specially when they were a vampire? It wasn't easy for them all, him going back to his house and come back here again and again. As he himself had seen the Death Eaters standing out on the street searching for Grimmauld Place. Their minds were just like Hermione, Ron or Sirius's and not like Rhea's. He could read them easily if he concentrated on them which was why he knew that Voldemort have given them clear instructions to find the four of them and especially Rhea. He also found out that Bellatrix Lestrange told them about the location of this place. From what he had learned from the minds of the Death Eaters, he realized that Voldemort's followers were more afraid of him rather than faithful. He was one of the cruelest men he had ever heard about and Edward agreed whole heartedly with them. Voldemort was sick and loved torturing people and killing them just for fun.

He remembered James and how he tried to kill Bella for fun, but even he had a reason behind his actions. There was no doubt in his mind that James was one sick bastard, but for him it was more of a game. He focused on one single person and played with them until they themselves surrendered to him, but that was all he did. Unlike Voldemort. From what he had learned, Voldemort wanted to kill everyone who wasn't a witch or a wizard. It wasn't some game to him. He wanted to rule the world and everyone on it which was the reason behind these 'terrorist attacks. It was his way to make sure that he was in control and seeing people's fear gave him satisfaction.

The more he learned about these people, the more he realized what a handful of people were facing, the more his desire to stay and help grew exponentially. Which also had to do with a fact that living with these people, them knowing about him and his world won't endanger his family, like it happened with Bella as she was a human. Hermione told him that his kind was one which was included into the category of Magical Creatures despite them being 'muggles'. The Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures which was the second largest department in the Ministry of Magic, apparently kept an eye on them. And the thing which perplexed him the most was that the Ministry of Magic ruled the Volturi or perhaps it would be better to say that their basic rule of 'not revealing their existence to humans' was forced on them by the wizards. Aro, Marcus and Caius were aware of the wizarding world and had to keep it a secret from everyone, even from their own kind. The wizards were paranoid and wanted no one to interfere in their world. The rule was forced on them, or moreover the three leaders were threatened somewhere in 12th Century. It was either accept it or die. He could understand why even Carlisle didn't knew about it as Aro loved himself and couldn't imagine his end. And wizards could burn everyone to the ground with just a flick of their wand.

Not only that, but he had learned other things as well. He had always loved learning new things and he practically salivated, when he was given a chance to read some of the books in their library. The first bool he read was Hogwarts – A History, which Hemione was adamant that should be read first. It was there he found the things weren't as simple as it looked. He had been shocked to find out that ghosts were real and lived in Hogwarts. Apparently, it was normal in their world. He also read the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, The Healer's Helpmate, A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot, Hogwarts, A History, The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts, Advanced Potion-Making by Libatius Borage, Advanced and Ancient Runes, Curses and Counter-curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian and many other books. To say that he was fascinated with the Wizarding World and especially the books they had, would be an understatement. Carlisle would love to know more about these people and their healing techniques. He wasn't sure if their potions worked on muggles, but they could do wonders.

He remembered the day he came back clearly. He was almost positive that they would remove his memories and send him on his merry way, but he was fairly surprised to find out that they decided to let him stay. From what he had seen in their minds, he had learned that everyone of them relied on Rhea to decide what should be done next. Why wouldn't they? Her whole world was depending on her, waiting for her to end Voldemort as she had done before which he couldn't understand. She might have defeated Voldemort when she was a kid and he had seen that she was more powerful than any other witch or wizard, so maybe it was because of that she survived. But depending on a young girl to kill such a monster and save the world was ridiculous and selfish of these people.

At first, Rhea stayed firm on her decision that they shouldn't involve 'a muggle' in their issues in any way, but eventually agreed reluctantly when Sirius talked to her and made her realize that he really could help. He pointed out to her that even though the vampires in their world were different, but it was a known fact that most of their spells didn't work on his kind – the cold ones. Maybe it was due to their frozen form or maybe it was some other reason, but other than the three unforgivable curses, the dark spells which could bodily harm them and obviously the fire, they weren't sure how the other curses would work on his kind. Hermione wanted to 'see' as she called it, while he called it 'an experiment'. She'd cast a body binding spell on him and even though it worked, but not for long. The spell itself wore-off in a couple of minutes. She obviously wanted to see how the other spells and jinxes would work, while Sirius was having fun at his expanse, but thankfully Ron and Rhea stopped them both before they could do him any bodily harm, unintentionally.

He had formed kind a of friendship with Ron and Hermione, while Sirius was cordial towards him. Hermione shared his love for gaining knowledge which was why they used to spend time in the library, reading together. He had bonded with Ron through chess. He had seen in the boy's mind that he was a champion in the game, so he used that. All his years playing with Alice helped him here and he could truly say that Ron played better than him and maybe even Alice.

But things remained strained between him and Rhea. He couldn't understand why the girl was so adamant, why she wanted him to basically 'get lost'. She stayed away from him or at least she tried her level best. Why wasn't she able to understand that he had a gift which he was more than willing to help them with. They were in a war and the more help they got the better and he wasn't exactly a fragile human. He had thought that Bella was stubborn, but her stubbornness paled in comparison's to Rhea's. He didn't like the fact that that the girl could be so arrogant and stubborn that she wasn't ready to listen to anyone. Not once in his entire existence, he had to face a situation where no matter how much he tried, the other person wasn't affected at all. The vampire allure and the charm had always worked on everyone. He could see that Hermione was affected by it as well and it even worked on Bella. Even though he hadn't used it much on Bella, just in the early days when he'd met her first. He had always been able to entice people into doing things he'd wanted, but it didn't affect Rhea. Why was she unaffected by it, when it affected even Bella? Their ability to shield their minds was almost similar – Bella was a natural shield, while Rhea used magic to do it, but at the end it was the same.

That was the other thing, Bella had always been docile and tame, while Rhea was obstinate. Bella was awkward and uncomfortable in her own skin, while Rhea was strong and knew what she wanted in life. Her decisions were her own, she wasn't deterred by anyone and was willing to die fighting; while Bella, she had her whole life in front of her – her family and friends. She could have a future one day, she could live her dreams, but she was ready to throw it all away because of him. She'd told him that she didn't want kids and never would, but how could she know that? She was only 18. He wanted her to have everything she wanted which was one of the reasons why he was against her becoming like him. He never wanted her to regret choosing him and she just wanted her to be happy. Yes, Bella was stubborn, but she always looked up to him for making decisions as if he was the only one that mattered. She had been ready to change when James bit her without thinking of the consequences. Without thinking about her parents because he knew for a fact that Charlie would be devastated if something happened to her. Maybe it was because the fact that she was so young and a human? He blinked, frustrated. He couldn't do anything about it now. Aro had given them the ultimatum. She had to be turned and he knew even if he fought for her life, Alice or Carlisle would turn her, but he will fight for her. Try to convince her to live her life before she damned herself for eternity.

He shook his head as he tried to dispel those thoughts and refocused on the matter at hand. He had learned a lot about their world in these last days. About the hard truth's that were hidden in their worlds! How tough their lives were! His thoughts returned to Rhea. No matter what he did, how much he tried, their talks always ended in fights and he had no idea what to do about it.

Yesterday, after another one of their argument Ron and Hermione told them a bit about Rhea and her life. Why it was difficult for her to accept another person like the three of them had. She blamed herself for their mate, Cedric's death. She was there when their headmaster was killed, but she didn't do anything. People were dying every day and she wasn't able to do anything about that. They needed to find a way to end Voldemort and they had no idea what to do or from where to start. They told him that she didn't wanted anyone else to die because of her. She didn't even want them to stay with her and she tried to leave alone, but they didn't let her.

It was then they told him the 'adventure's' they've had from their first year in Hogwarts itself and he saw it all in the minds of Sirius, Hermione and Ron. What they've faced were more like death traps, in his opinion. Facing Voldemort every single year – first to save the stone when she was 11, then the next year to save his sister Ginny in the Chamber of Secrets while facing a basilisk, which he saw clearly in Hermione's mind when Ron mentioned it as she shuddered at the memory and he shuddered along with her.

The third year, where she thought Sirius was out to kill her and was the one who got her parents killed. Them finding out that he was wrongly imprisoned, that too without giving him a trial and for 12 years in a place like Azkaban. Rhea and Hermione saving Sirius after Pettigrew escaped.

Their fourth year, where Rhea was forced to participate in the tournament, he saw Ron's guilt for abandoning Rhea and believing that she put her name in the cup for fame. He couldn't quite stop the gasp that escaped him when he saw Cedric's face in their minds. They were eerily same and he felt like he was seeing himself, only with brown hair. Her facing a dragon, saving two people in the lake and the last task where Cedric was killed and Voldemort came back.

The next year, again was one of the toughest years for them as no one believed and the whole wizarding world thought that she was a liar. The torture she went through at the hands of their teacher. All of them forming DA together to fight. Her believing that Voldemort was torturing Sirius and they went to the Ministry. Realization that Sirius was safe and their fight where somehow none of them were left with any permanent damage. Everyone finding out that Voldemort was indeed back.

The sixth year, where Rhea got obsessed with Malfoy, thinking that he was a death Eater and was planning something. Her assumption turned out to be correct as later it was revelated that Voldemort gave Draco the task to kill Dumbledore, who was the most powerful wizard of all time. Their teacher Snape betraying them and killing Dumbledore.

After which Rhea decided not to go back to school and continue her hunt for horcruxes in which Ron and Hermione decided to join her. Which was what they were doing – trying to find out anything they can about the locket. Grimmauld Place was their safe house and only the members of 'Order of the Phoenix' knew about its location. It was at that moment he realized that his being there could have been extremely dangerous for them. Trusting a stranger was the last thing they should have done, which explained their paranoia when he entered this place first.

Here he was, waiting for Rhea to come out of her room. He knew he would be going home soon and he had already been in England for more than 2 weeks. He didn't want her to hate 'the muggle vampire' who made her uncomfortable in her own home and he didn't want to remember a person with anger, who had been fighting for everyone all her life. He had to talk to her, make things right before he went back home and started his life with Bella.

He couldn't wait any longer, so he stood from the couch and Hermione's eyes snapped to his, questioning him silently.

"I should try to talk to Rhea before I leave. Maybe it will end without an argument this time." He stated.

"Pfftt… An argument!" Sirius said mockingly and crackled.

Ron too laughed, but when Hermione shot him a glare, he stopped before looking at Edward and said, "Good Luck, Mate!"

Hermione gave him a sympathetic smile for which he was grateful. He walked slowly towards her room and knocked on the door.

"Come on in!" He heard Rhea's voice.

He opened the door and entered inside. The windows and the door of the balcony was open and the sun was shining brightly. She was lying on her bed looking at the locket in her hand intently. He cleared his throat to gain her attention and her eyes snapped to his.

She sat up as she frowned at him and asked, "What are you doing in here?"

"I wanted to talk to you." He said.

Her eyes narrowed at him and her grip on the locket tightened. "And it couldn't wait until lunch?"

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm himself. This will go nowhere if he started arguing with her. This was how it always started and he wasn't here to fight her.

"I would be leaving soon and I don't know if I'll see any of you ever again. I know that you don't want a muggle to increase the problems for you and I understand your reasoning behind it. I am not a wizard and you think I'll get myself killed." She flinched at his words, but he continued softly, "I just need you to understand that I've been alive for more than a hundred years and I haven't done anything worth mentioning. I am a mind-reader which gives me an advantage over any other person, be it a human, vampire, werewolf or a wizard. I wanted to fight in the war when I was human and 17, but I didn't understand the burden that came with it then." He looked into her eyes and said, "I do it now. You all are fighting for everyone, even though it's not your duty. Anyone could die any day. There are no guarantees, not even with me. I didn't want to leave knowing that you hated me or I made you uncomfortable in one place where you can be yourself. I just wanted to help. It wasn't my intention to come here and fight with you every day and I apologize for that."

She looked at him and replied softly, "You're not increasing any problems and you didn't make me uncomfortable. Quite the opposite actually. I like the discussions you have with Hermione. I like it when you play chess with Ron. I've seen you bringing one of the finest whiskeys for Sirius, sharing all the pranks your brother Emmett played with you over the years. All this makes them happy and I haven't seen them smiling since a long time."

"But I thought you hated me?" Edward asked confused. He hated that he couldn't read her mind, just like Bella and this guessing game frustrated him to no end.

Rhea looked at him for some time and then whispered, "I don't hate you, Edward. You make my family happy. It's just…" she took a calming breath and said, "either people around me die or something bad happens to them. Hermione and Sirius could have been dead because of me. If it hadn't been for Remus…" she gulped. Then she looked at him and said truthfully, "You are a really nice person and I don't want something bad to happen to you. People like you are almost non-existent these days and you'll be getting married for the first time in 100 years." She said jokingly, but it was the reason why she wanted him to leave. He could have a happy life and she didn't want him or his family to be targeted by Voldemort or his minions because he tried to help her.

What was wrong with people? First Bella and now her! "That's where you are wrong. I'm not one of the nice ones." He told her frustrated.

She looked at him flummoxed. She didn't know him, but even she could tell that he wasn't an evil being. How could someone have such a low opinion of himself? "Of course, you are one of the nice ones and I can bet your family is too. I don't know you, but I can bet on it. You don't hunt humans even though its your natural diet. You play foolish games with Sirius just to make him happy. You let Hermione experiment on you without knowing what's going to happen to you. You entertained Ron when he asked you to try Chicken with him! Even I know human food tastes like mud to you. Why would a 'not-nice' person do that for a couple of strangers?"

Edward looked at her, his jaw clenched. This was again turning into one of their arguments. He wasn't here for this, but he couldn't stop himself and hissed at her, "You… You don't know me. I've killed hundreds of people. I'm nothing but a soulless monster. A killer!"

Her eyes widened as she stared at him. "Why did you kill them?"

"Does it matter?" He growled.

She gulped and asked, "For blood?"

"Yes. They were murderers and rapists. Criminals. But it doesn't matter. The fact is that I killed all those people without a thought." He told her resigned.

She stared at him, jaw hanging open. "What the…?" she uttered, but stopped herself.

She knew there was no way to make him believe otherwise. He was a stubborn ass and didn't budge on anything, no matter what! That's why they have been arguing from the past 10 days. If it isn't this, then it's that. She knew she was deliberately trying to fight with him, to make him leave, but he stayed and he was still here. Arguing on yet another thing. Was there anyway to make this man understand anything?

An idea popped into her mind and she didn't think. Just opened her mind and focused on the things she wanted him to see. She thought about the image of her mother screaming as Voldemort hit her with the green light after which he turned the wand on the toddler and shouted those two words. It wasn't clear, but that's how she remembered it and she wanted him to see what a true monster was. She showed him the moment she encountered Voldemort with Quirrell in her first year. She showed him Voldemort ordering Pettigrew to kill Cedric, him being reborn using her blood, Pettigrew's hand and the bones of his own father, him making fun of Cedric as his body was lying on the ground, him torturing numerous people she had seen in her dreams and enjoying it immensely.

His eyes widened as suddenly the wall surrounding Rhea's mind vanished and he images started popping into his head one after another. He had seen the skeletal snake like creature once in Rhea's dreams, but killing a mother who was pleading for her child's life after which he tried to kill the child as well. Many images hit him without stopping. Each one worse than the last and Edward gasped. Suddenly, the images stopped and he closed his eyes with relief. This was the one they were trying to free the world from.

Rhea took a breath before she jumped out of the bed. "Come on. You're coming with me." She ordered as she went outside.

His eyes snapped open as he looked at her bewildered and asked, "What? Where?" Even though he followed her. He tried, but again the walls were surrounding her mind and he groaned with annoyance. He hated her silent mind more than he did Bella's.

She told Kreacher to tell Sirius that she had gone out with Edward and will be back soon, once she left or else he wouldn't let her leave.

Edward listened to everyone outside and after making sure that they were safe, she cast a spell on him. He opened his mouth to ask her again, but she gave him a rueful smile and said, "I'm taking you to show the real monsters." And with that she took his cold hand in hers and apparated.

EN: I am working on other stories as well. They all will be updated soon. I hope you liked this chapter and Thank You all for your love.

I am writing Jasper/Edward slash, named – 'Edge of Dawn' and its first chapter has been posted. It's not exactly a short story, but it will have 12-15 chapters in total. In case any one of you is interested in reading it.

Have a nice day everyone.

Nov 12th, 2018