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No Silly Business
Summary: He was the goof ball of their so called 'cult' and nobody had ever seen her crack a single emotion on her monotone face. However, after seeing that he was stuck with her for life, he'd do just about anything to make her smile. Embry x OC
"God, would it kill her to be happy once in a while?"
[1]
Beatrice stood diligently at her bus stop as she clutched her history book close to her chest. She started tapping her foot, irritated.
It was 7:05 am. And the bus was supposed to be here exactly fifteen minutes ago…
She sighed, looking over at her friend who was offering her an apologetic smile.
"I'm sure it'll be here soon…"
She shook her head, "yeah, right. I'm surprised you're here though, doesn't Jared usually give you a ride?"
Her friend blushed, fidgeting with her shirt, "He… was busy."
Beatrice rolled her eyes, not understanding how even saying her best friend's boyfriend's name could have such an effect.
"Kim, you're red," she stated, "and I'm late."
Kim blinked, "Why does it matter? Do you have a test today?"
Beatrice sighed again, "No- but we're learning about the French revolution today and getting assigned projects in history class so I'd rather not be late. Gosh, where is that stupid bus driver?"
Kim shrugged, watching her friend glance at her watch every few seconds. She knew Beatrice loved history but that was just it; even after she thought she was spending too much time with Jared Beatrice would say that she didn't even notice her absence. It was strange - weren't best friends supposed to miss each other?
"Kim, your boyfriend is here."
She snapped out of her thoughts and immediately smiled as Jared called her, offering her a ride. She was about to go when she glanced at her friend, who was staring straight past Jared's car, and stopped.
"Bea, you wanna ride?"
Beatrice looked at the car, then at the empty road that lay ahead, then at the car again. She contemplated for a few moments and nodded, thanking her friend in the process.
Kim sat next to Jared and Beatrice was in the back seat, awkwardly staring out the window as the other two held hands while discussing about their schedules. She zoned them out, focusing on how the trees blurred into a giant blob of green as the car zoomed by dozens of tall trees.
About another fifteen minutes later, they reached high school. After Jared parked the car she quickly hopped out and fled towards the building, not even saying bye to her friend 'cause Beatrice knew that in the presence of Jared, Kim didn't pay attention to anyone else, including Beatrice herself - which was okay. And so, she ran down the hallway instead trying not to be late for first period.
Kim however, hadn't even gotten out of the car when she turned around and saw her friend dash for her class. She sighed.
"Is she always like this?" asked Jared, cocking his head at Beatrice's direction.
Kim put on her backpack, "yeah, school is very important for Bea."
Jared rolled his eyes, "Whatever. She could've said thank you though."
Kim smiled, silently agreeing with her boyfriend. She knew Beatrice for ages but couldn't help but feel as if their friendship was lingering. It irked her. She was always busy with Jared as Bea with school.
It suddenly made her think: when was the last time they had hung out together?
She tried to remember but no answer came forth.
1789 - The beginning of the French revolution, Beatrice wrote in her notebook as the header for the new unit.
Turns out, she had slid into her seat seconds before the first bell rang. Thanking her good luck, she dropped her three #2 pencils onto her desk and placed her water bottle at the very edge. She was ready to take notes, lots of notes.
By the end of class, she had taken about seven pages of notes (front and back) and was currently convincing her teacher that she was perfectly capable of doing the assigned project by herself.
"Beatrice, I know you are a top student but are you sure you want to do this project by yourself? Having a partner would be… much needed," said her teacher, who was flipping through text book pages.
"Yes Ma'am, I can definitely do this project single handedly, trust me," she replied, confident of her skills.
Her teacher sighed, "… fine. You may do this project by yourself but may I remind you: I will not grade lightly."
She nodded, waltzing out of the class and making her way towards her locker. She did, however, hear some snarky comments made by her lovely classmates.
"Did you hear? That goody-two shoes convinced Ms. Plum that she could do the project by herself."
"What? That sucks - there goes my chance for an easy A."
"I know, right? Who wouldn't want to be paired up with her?"
"Oh please, I certainly wouldn't. I mean, have you ever even seen her crack a smile? Talk about the lamest partner ever - thank god she's doing this solo."
"Yeah, but still… at least it wouldn't kill my grade."
"Whatever, I'm sure there are plenty of other nerds that could save our grades."
She slammed her locker shut, scaring her friend in the process.
"Bea! What's wrong?" Kim asked, looking worried.
Beatrice shrugged, "nothing, why?"
"I - I just thought… never mind," Kim pondered, watching her friend stare back at her with dull eyes and a fairly bored expression.
Typical Bea.
"Hey, are you coming to lunch today?" asked Kim, smiling.
"I don't know," Beatrice answered, "I might go to the library to get a head start on the history project - I'm doing it by myself."
Kim nodded, "Okay, well… I hope you come to lunch though; it'll be fun."
She blinked, "Yeah, sure."
After three periods off classes, Beatrice already had piles of homework due the next day.
She sighed, making her way to the library. If she could even get one-fourth of her homework done, she'd go down to the cafeteria.
It was still surprising though, that Kim had asked whether or not she was free during lunch. After all, she didn't seem to notice the past month that Beatrice hadn't stepped into the lunchroom, let alone actually ate something.
As she got out her binder and pencil case she wondered: was Kim trying to make up for all the times she had forgotten about her?
Who knows, because right now all Beatrice could focus on was her math homework. Thank god it was only simple trigonometry…
It was 11:34 pm.
Beatrice quickly packed her backpack and dashed for the cafeteria. Dare she say but, she was actually excited for lunch today.
Her lips twitched, threatening to form a smile as she was just about to turn the corner and see her best friend sit at the very end table of the lunchroom, motioning her to join.
I hope you come to lunch today; it'll be fun.
She was halfway there when a booming voice halted her steps.
"Kim, are you serious? I hate to hate on your friends but… does she even smile?"
"Embry, she's my best friend. And yes, she does."
He laughed, "She's as lively as my pet snail; she's totally gonna kill the mood."
"Em, shut up. You're hurting Kim's feelings," Jared attacked, comforting Kim.
"Oh come on, I'm just sayin' that would it kill her to be happy once in a while? She barely has any emotions."
Beatrice stood still, watching her best friend become more and more agitated while her boyfriend tried to shut up Embry Call from publically embarrassing her. But, of course, it was too late. The whole cafeteria heard (and probably agreed) on what he had to say about her.
She lowered her head, frozen at her spot, while everyone finally noticed her existence.
"Oh no, Bea…"
Her gaze met Kim's (who was close to tears) while her cold eyes penetrated past her and her boyfriend's cult. The last person she looked at was Embry; with her blank expression and dull eyes that made it clear how emotionless she could be.
Unnerved, she turned around and walked away, unaware that the person who had humiliated her couldn't take his eyes off her retreating back…
A/N note:
Wow, I guess this has officially begun, haha. I actually have no idea why I wrote this but the idea of the story wouldn't leave me alone as I was writing another chapter for my other twilight fic.
So, this is just a sneak peek into Bea's character and her current relationship with Kim (which seems strained at the moment) but, Embry will soon become a major character :D yay ~! Oh, and do forgive any grammar mistakes you see here and there ^^
So… stay tuned for more? hehe R&R