Midnight Sun

Edward spies on Bella during the day and is surprised to see that she is a clumsy person. At lunch, Edward sits by himself and waits for Bella, which angers Rosalie and confuses Emmett and Jasper. Alice still wants to speak with Bella, but Edward tells her to wait. When Bella arrives, Edward beckons her over. He tells Bella that while he is “going to hell,” he might as well just embrace talking to her (119). Edward is tired of trying to be good by avoiding Bella, which confuses her. They decide to be friends, and Bella explains that she has been trying to figure out what Edward is. Edwards wants to hear a theory, although Bella is embarrassed to admit that one involves a radioactive spider. In response, Edward admits that he might be the “bad guy” (124), but Bella insists that he cannot be bad. At the end of lunch, Edward skips class while Bella heads to biology.

Waiting in his car again, Edward overhears Mike’s frantic thoughts about Bella, who is passed out on the sidewalk. Mike’s thoughts tell Edward that Bella fainted from blood typing in biology, which Edward specifically avoided by skipping class. To Mike’s annoyance, Edward helps take Bella to the nurse. Edward convinces the school secretary to excuse Bella for the rest of the day, and Bella invites Edward to an upcoming group beach trip. When she says that the trip is to La Push, Edward is disappointed because he cannot go. Edward insists on driving Bella home himself, but this annoys Bella. Edward is confused about how to stop annoying Bella—he does not understand how to court someone in the modern era, let alone the one person whose mind he cannot read. They speak about Bella’s family, and they both note that Bella is older than her years. Edward drops Bella at home and they say goodbye. Edward also asks Bella to not let herself get hurt over the weekend.

While waiting to pick his siblings up from school, Edward mulls over whether Bella is actually attracted to him. He is desperate to be a normal human so he can love Bella without hurting her, although he has little experience with love. After he takes his family home, Edward plays the piano. This pleases Esme, his adopted mother, since she has not heard Edward play in a while. Edward composes a new song while he thinks about Rosalie’s jealousy towards Bella. Alice interrupts Edward’s thoughts to announce that Jasper’s vampire friends Peter and Charlotte plan to visit the next weekend. Edward immediately worries for Bella’s safety. Edward decides to go hunting early with Emmett so he can be back in time to protect Bella from any danger, even if unlikely.

On their hunting trip, Emmett teases Edward about Bella, and Edward teases Emmett about Rosalie. They seriously discuss Edward’s love for Bella and desire to keep her human. On Monday morning, Edward sneaks back to Bella’s bedroom to watch her sleep, imaging her on her beach trip. He thinks about the Quileutes, the Indigenous tribe with whom the Cullens have a treaty. Despite his concern for Bella’s safety while other vampires are in town, Edward is glad for an excuse to stay near her.

Since the next few days are too sunny for the Cullens to attend school, where they would be obviously inhuman, Edward again spies on Bella through others’ thoughts. Mike asks out Bella again and this annoys Edward. Bella rejects Mike, explaining that he would hurt Jessica’s feelings. After school, Edward watches Bella nap in her backyard. Charlie arrives home, and Edward overhears Bella’s plan to visit Port Angeles with Jessica and another girl named Angela. Edward decides he will follow Bella there for her own protection. That night, Edward watches Bella sleep fitfully. Before following Bella to Port Angeles, Edward returns briefly home, where the others think about how crazily he is acting. He heads out to find Bella.