Chapter 1:Drunk
"Bella, are you sure you can do this?" Edward asked, suddenly scared for me. I was scared, too, maybe even more. I nodded sheepishly and stepped out of his Volvo, ready to tell my father the cold, hard truth. Not the fact that my boyfriend-or, as Edward had said so many times, fiancée, the world still sent a flutter of chills through my spine, even if it was now a wanted destination-was a vampire. But the fact that I was marrying that vampire.
I turned toward my house, still having the essence of innocence, and went to tell Charlie that I was planning for matrimony, and, even if I wouldn't tell him this part, immortality. I smiled at the word. I pushed my feet down the path to the front door and gave Edward a worried glance, and he returned it. I slid through the door way and looked at Charlie, a lump in my throat that wouldn't go away growing larger as I stepped toward the couch were my father, they man who had run away with Renée not so much older than me now, was seated.
"Charlie?" I asked, my voice slightly pitched too high.
He looked up in worry and asked me, "Bella, what's wrong?"
I gulped and spit it out, in as smooth a voice I could manage, "Umm... er... me and... Edward... you see..." sigh "We're getting married." I said, spitting it out like venom from a snake's toung.
The words burned when they were gone, leaving an empty space in me, where I had made that secret comfortable, planning to keep it there. I tries to get the words back, but they wouldn't come. They just floated into the past as I saw Charlie turn as pale-if not paler-as Edward. My heart fluttered as I thought of him.
"Wha-what did you just say?" he said, sputtering on the first word.
"Umm... I'm... marrying... Edward?" I said, my voice cracking.
At that moment, Edward came through the door to stand next to me.
Charlie walked to the door-no, not to the door. To his gun. HIS GUN! "CRAP." I said, what was I going to say when he shoot Edward and it didn't even make a dent?! I hadn't had enough time to think until Charlie fired the gun, straight to Edwards stomach. I screamed so loud I would have to pay for Edward's hearing aid. The bullet crashed and fell to the floor. Nothing.
Charlie's eyes widened and Edward's did, too. OH CRAP. "Bella. Wh-why didn't that do anything?" he said, is voice an octave or two higher, obviously scared. "Charlie, umm..." this was my nightmares coming true, every second of my life for the past three years had been trying to avoid anything like this. I looked to Edward and he nodded. Oh god. NO. I started into the gruesome details involving everything I wasn't planning on telling Charlie. Ever.
"Charlie, I have you tell you something, it's about Edward." I gulped and Charlie said, "Okay, it would be nice to know what's happening." I gulped again and said, "Edward. He's not like you and me. In the whole 'human' sense, that is. He's kinda... uhh... a vam... vampire." I braced myself for the tourcher that would come. But it didn't. Something else did.
Charlie looked at Edward and ran into the kitchen. He looked for something, apparently, and said, "YES!" and ran back in. With garlic bread.
My mouth fell open into an 'o' as he pulled me away. He stuck the garlic bread in front of us and screamed "BACK! BACK I SAY!" I looked at Edward's face, and we both burst out laughing, I fell over onto my side beating the ground with my fist.
Charlie threw the garlic bread at Edward and it didn't do anything. His eyes grew wider and he went to get the knife, I could tell, I grabbed his foot and told him to wait.
I stopped laughing as best as I could and said, "Dad, you can't do any of that stuff! Vampire's aren't like that. There aren't anything that can kill them, besides werewolves and-" I stopped talking, and me and Edward's eyes grew wide as Charlie asked "WHO'S A WEREWOLF?!" I figured while one cat was out of the bag, I'd push the other's out with it.
"Jake, Quil, Embry, Sam, Jared, Leah, Seth and Paul are the one's I'm postitive you know. There are a few more." his eyes grew wide.
"And who else are vampires?" he said, his voice trembling.
"Well, the ones you know are: Edward, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Esme, Carlisle and Jasper." Edward turned to me in worry.
"Alice?" Charlie asked, his voice sad.
"Alice. BUT! You don't have to worry! They don't eat people, isn't that great?!" I asked, rejuvenated, Edward chuckled.
Charlie smiled a little and said, "So, they haven't, like, tried to kill you or anything?"
"Nope." I said, smiling wider. Charlie shrugged and smiled a little more.
"What do they eat then?" confusion coloring his voice.
"Animals. Wild, overpopulated animals." he smiled again.
"So... You've... spent the night with... a vampire?" his voice cracking on the last word.
"Not technically. They don't sleep." I said.
"Are they're the only vampires?"
"No. They are a LOT more. A few have tried to kill me. But Edward or Jacob killed them first," I said and looked back at Edward, grinning.
Charlie threw Edward a grateful glance, "Wait-so if they eat animals, why did they try to kill you?" he asked, cocking his head to the side.
"Oh, that. Not a lot of vampires are like the Cullen's..." he just loved hearing that.
"Okay... so, your marrying a vampire?" his eyes grew wide. I nodded. And figured, for Edward's and Charlie's sake, that I would mention something else, too. "Actually dad, I plan to become a vampire. BUT! Before you try to kill Edward, he hates the idea. So, I'm getting Carlisle to do it. And he has experience in it, he changed Esme, Edward, Rosalie and Emmett." I tried to smile convincingly. I wasn't good at it.
"WHAT?!" he asked, his half smiling, half confused face now crimson with anger.
"I'm going to be a... you know." I said, my voice cracking.
"NO. NO, NO, NO, NO! I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO BECOME... THAT!" Charlie said, pointing his bony finger at Edward.
My teenage hormones came in with a mix of hatred and frustration as I flung myself at Charlie, slapping him wide, across the cheek and going to push Edward out the door for us to leave. "I'LL BE BACK LATER FOR MY THINGS, I'M MOVING OUT. WHERE EDWARD'S NOT WANTED, I'M NOT EITHER!" I screamed, slamming the door.
Once onside Edward's Volvo, I turned and asked, "What's he going to do? Is he going to tell people? Is he angry? Is he sad?" as the words came out, the tears followed. TRAITORS. I thought to myself, seeing the tears well on my white shirt, becoming see-through. I grabbed his jacket and covered myself, I had forgotten my bra. GREAT.
Once I got back to his house, I knew Charlie wouldn't tell anyone and that he was more hurt(in both ways, his daughter is pissed and I hit him pretty hard)than angry now, but still angry. I stopped crying when we got to Edward's house and he kissed me. It was impossible to cry when he voluntarily pushed the limits like this. I kissed him back, rapping my arms around his neck, and refusing to let go until he pulled away and sighed, "Always too much, yet never enough..." I wonder about that for a moment.
I walked into the huge house that looked more like a fairytale cottage than a safety zone for vampires. Alice was worried, and slightly angry as she said "You-you told Charlie?! WHY?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Edward growled at her and stood in front of me, towering over her as Jasper appeared by her side and glared Edward down until he backed off.
"Alice, you obviously DON'T understand. Charlie tried to shoot Edward! What was I supposed to do?! TELL HIM EDWARD WAS WEARING A CAVILAR VEST?!" I said, bursting off at Alice, her eyes grew wider as what I told her sunk in.
"Oh..." was all she could say.
"YEAH!" was all I could manage through the anger I felt right now. If I let it all out she would cry. And she can't cry. Literally-it's impossible!
"I'm... sorry Bella..." was all she managed to say.
"And don't worry, Edward said Charlie won't tell anybody, if he does... we'll... KILL HIM!" that was all I could think of. As soon as I said them, every eye stared at me in disbelief. "Di-did I just say that?" I asked, my voice an octave high.
"Yeah." was what they all said together, a chorus of bells, a room full of velvet. It was unreal, I was so dazed I forgot to breath and fainted.
I heard everyone wile I was out. It wasn't the kind of fainting that makes you completely unaware of everything. It was like... like I wasn't fainted, but a good actor playing a trick. I woke up-well, opened my eyes and recovered from the dreamlike haze-and Edward gasped with relief. "Bella!" his velvet voice sang through the sharpness of my senses. It reminder me of waking up after the haze of my endless effort not to depress Charlie after Edward left. I cringed at the thought of it.
"Umm... yes?" I asked, feeling awkwardly changed in a way.
"Are you really up this time? It's hard to tell with your sleep talking," he chuckled.
"Ha. Ha. Ha." I said, annoyed.
"Sorry, Emmett was the one who thought it!" he said and I turned my glare to him, until Rosalie coughed and made me remember her there. I quickly took Edward's growl in her direction as a warning and turned away. Alice laughed her wind-chime laugh and it made my heart turn to pudy, an effect most likely thanks to Jasper... everyone threw him an annoyed glance besides Alice. "Well, I thought it was sweet!" she said, defensively and pecked Jasper on the cheek. It was almost like an annoying love song that gets stuck in your head when you were around them together, I used to think it was sweet, but not any more, now it was just annoying.
Just then, my cell phone-courtesy of Edward-rang. I checked the caller ID.
Jake.
I sighed and excused myself, "Hey Jake!" I said, peppier from his call.
"Are you still human?" he asked, and my heart sank.
"Jake, why do you call me and ask? If I wasn't, so you think I'd really pick up the phone?" I said, sarcasm sprinkled itself into the words.
"Bella? You sound... different..."
"Jake, I'm not a fing vampire yet!"
"Wow. That's nice, Bella, I thought we were friends." he said, emphasing the word 'thought.'
"We WERE. Look, Jake, I don't think we should be balancing our relationship on a pin needle, so I'm tipping it. I don't... feel like that about you anymore. I wish I could say 'I'm sorry,' but I'm not."
"Bye, Bella. See you when the war starts." he said, icily.
"But, Jake! UGH! YOU STUPID, OBNOXIOUS-" and the line went dead.
This is what I had wanted. Wasn't it? If I wanted this, to not love Jake anymore and for him to stop trying to convince me to leave Edward, then why did it hurt so much? This whole love thing is so confusing! UGH! I wish Edward hadn't left-even if I already wanted that, but it was an even stronger of a want now-so I never would have had to fall for Jake, I already chose my truest of all true love, and I didn't want to even have a competitor for that, much less actual competition. Ugh. Was this ever going to end? I hoped so.
Edward's cold touch threw off my train of thought as I felt my heart flutter in my chest. I turned around and grinned, keeping my vow, no more Jake tears. That would be harder done than I thought, I knew from experience, I may have already broken my vow a few times, but I would keep it this time, no matter what. I wouldn't shed a tear for Jake until I couldn't shed a tear at all.
And then, it hit me. The wedding. I still had to tell my mom. And it was next week. Crap. Having the phone in hand and looking into Edward's eyes, I put my finger on his icy lips and said, "Hold that thought," as he began to kiss me. I dialed my mothers phone number and she picked up. I hoped I wouldn't have to tell both my parents about my vampire fiancée.
I mouthed 'Does she know?' to Edward and he nodded, my eyes widening, I hoped he was just talking about the wedding.
"Mom, it's me." I said, gulping.
"YOUR MARRYING A VAMPIRE?! OR IS YOUR FATHER CRAZY?!" she said, screaming. She had obviously been waiting for my call.
"Umm...I kinda am..." I laughed awkwardly and continued, "And, mom? PLEASE, don't tell Phil. I can't have anymore people know."
"Why?! IS SOMEONE GOING TO KILL YOU?!" she asked.
"Yes." I said, coldly vile.
"Oh. He doesn't know and he won't." she vowed, my mother had always been great about things like that, being angry and using a mother vow at the same time, trustworthy Renée. I truly loved her. I sighed, thinking about my mom and how I missed her.
"Thank you."
"Does.. he, like... drink you...?" she asked.
"No, mom. The entire Cullen family-all vampires-drink animal blood. They don't hurt people, or drink them." I laughed.
"And your father said you were going to... be one of them...?" she asked.
"Yes. I won't be able to actually see you for a while, all new vampires are extremely thirsty, if you get me?" she gasped and said, "Uh-hu." her voice screeching.
"I have to go, bye, I love you mom." it was so true she couldn't even imagine.
"I love you, too, honey. Be a good vampire." she said, and I could hear that she was even proud of the fact, I smiled. It made me want to cry how much she loved me. She would have let me have who I wanted. Answering a question I remembered Edward asking, more than two year's ago.
"Edward?" I asked.
"Yes, love?" he asked, his voice sounding slightly English for a second, Carlisle was rubbing off on him.
"You know in the meadow? When you said we could... you know...?"
"No. I'm not letting you brake the rules. Sorry. No." I sighed as he said it, I could use the distraction.
"Hey, can I go for a drive? Alone? With my cell phone," I added.
He deliberated and said, "Yes. It's fine." he said, he was too good for reality. Much, much too good.
I drove into the dark city. I found the bar. One-Eyed Pete's. I needed something stronger than coke. I saw a familiar face. The man that had resembled the other one the night... I was... cornered. I walked up to him. "Remember me?" I asked.
"Yes." he said, smiling.
"Can I still have that drink?"
"Sure thing." he said, smiling.
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I waited outside while the man got me another drink. My fourth. I was a little drunk. He brought it out and I chugged it. He asked if I needed a ride. I shook my head no. I did need to go home. I walked to my truck. I called the first number I could find. Jake's. He answered.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Jake! Hey!" I said and giggled.
"Bella? What do you want?" he asked icily.
"I need you to come drive me home." I wispered, still laughing.
"Oh god. Your drunk. That's great." he sighed and added, "I'll be right there."
"Thanks." I added, laughing again. The line went dead.
I waited one minute and he was there. "Hi," was all he said.
He stepped into the drivers side and said, "So. Drunk, hu?"
I laughed histerically and waved to the man that had gotten me drinks. When I saw which way he was taking me I said, "NO!"
"What? You don't want to go to Edward? Or do you wanna see Charlie?" he asked.
"No, it's just. Either one would kill me if they saw me like this!" he laughed and said, "Ya' think?"
"Can I please go to your house? Just until the drunkness goes away?" I pleaded.
"Fine." we drove to his house and he took me into his room. It wasn't his room. "Did you get your room extended?" I asked, he nodded. "Lay down on the bed."
"Will you sit with me?" I asked.
"Whatever," he sat next to me in silence. I felt it. The same tention that I had felt when I first met Edward... strange. I turned to him, half knowing what I was doing. I reached for his face and turned it to look at me. I leaned in, the way these things usually started. He kissed me. I pulled him closer, and things led to another and it happened. My virginity was gone. Crap.
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This is my first chapter and I thought it was pretty good. : I really want reveiws, 3 and I continue the story past chapter 2 : I need chapter two to explain some things... were Bella says Carlisle is changing her--I know. he's not. It explains that in the 2nd chapter : hehehe. It is rather suspensfull though, you know? I always thought the first chapters were suspensful in all the other books, so i figured, suspence will keep them reading : Hope you liked it, after chapter two, I want at least three reveiws to show me that you liked it. I will still write it, but I want to know you like it enough for me to publish it. I love the idea of people likeing my writing, thanks