Alright so this is the first chapter to the sequel story, hope you enjoy and I will have an update soon enough! So please Review.
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You would think that becoming friends with your ex-boyfriend would be awkward right? Well surprisingly for me it wasn't. I mean I still loved Edward but that desirable love seemed to simmer into a friendship kind of love. At first I didn't think I could do it. Actually after Prom night when Edward and I had first decided on becoming just friends I thought I was insane.
I mean what kind of girl's heart flutters at the site of your closest companion? What kind of friend would always have an urge to just reach out and kiss the other? That's how it was for me at first; it was like we were still in a relationship but were skipping over the making out part.
When I was close to Edward -whether talking or picking course selections for college- a small part of me regretted our decision. I still wanted to be with him and that was completely undeniable but every time I thought about our conversation that night I would get a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach because Edward was the one to suggest the whole friend thing in the first place.
So did that mean that maybe we really weren't meant to be together as girlfriend and boyfriend? I really didn't have an answer; it was all so confusing. At first our conversations were light, we didn't see each other everyday like before, and when I was invited over to the Cullen household I would always occupy myself up in Alice's or Rosalie's room where we would talk for hours and I would leave later on without even seeing or speaking to him. Both his sisters thought I was just as crazy as he was for deciding upon this but I would simply answer every time with the same sentence "It was obviously meant to be like this"…or was it?
"Oh god Bella look at this place!" Alice squealed grabbing on to my arm shaking me out of my reverie. I blinked a few times trying to see what all the excitement was about but I obviously wasn't seeing the same thing as Alice because I wasn't jumping for joy.
I looked up at the Building of Arizona State University at the West Campus and saw that it was very big and made of brick. I rolled me eyes but kept them trained on the building
"I can't believe you paid your way in" I muttered squinting my eyes from the bright sunlight; something I would half to get used to since Forks has never seen sunshine like this before.
Alice sighed "You are such a killjoy Bella" she shot back letting go of my arm. But I was right and she knew it, she had practically bribed the admissions office –with a large sum of money might I add- to accept her. Oh but it just keeps getting better not only was she accepted but so was Rosalie, Emmett, and Jasper. I mean I know people say families stick together but when I first heard the news that they would all be coming along with me and Edward I thought they were all mental.
"This place is awesome!" Emmett boomed from behind making me jump. He clapped his hand on Jasper's shoulder pushing him towards the dorms "C'mon Roommate!"
I laughed as an eager Emmett pushed away hesitant Jasper leaving the rest of us behind.
"Oh yeah, we still have to see our room!" Alice was squealing again waving the paper with our room assignments on it in front of my face. I turned to Rosalie who was snickering
"Consider yourself lucky" I mumbled as Alice grabbed a tight hold of my hand already starting to pull me along.
"Bella I have lived with Alice for eighteen years, now it's your turn" she was now laughing.
I threw a pleading glance Edward's way but he was enjoying my torture just as much as Rosalie. I turned my red face away, noticing that in this light Edward's green eyes sparkled just as brilliantly as they did back home. In fact all of him seemed to shine like he was made of tiny little diamonds. I shook my head as we stepped inside the A/CD lobby. Already it's been an hour in Arizona and the sun is making me crazy.
Alice led me towards a shiny metal elevator; our little room key already jingling from her finger. As far as I knew we were on the third floor and Rosalie would be living in a room across the hall from us. Since Alice and I had been paired together Rosalie was stuck with some girl named Tanya who previously lived in Alaska.
Alice jiggled her leg impatiently as the floor numbers lit up one by one very slowly, she looked like she was about to burst once the doors finally opened on the third floor.
Still holding my hand she flung me out of the elevator almost making me trip over my own two feet. Our room was at the very end of the hall which was just great because that meant longer walking distance –and more reasons for me to fall over something- to the elevator and flight of stairs.
"We're here!" Alice sang sticking the key in the lock pushing open the door with such force I thought it was going to fly off its hinges. Before Alice got the chance to tug me inside I took one look down the hall to see that Rosalie was just stepping out of the elevator herself.
"This place is great!" she shrieked falling back on one of the beds claiming the one closest to the small bathroom. I tried to look as excited as possible but I was worn out. With all the last minute packing the night before and then the long plane ride this morning I was wiped. I fell down on my bed just like Alice but unlike her I closed my eyes readying myself to fall asleep.
"Bella wake up" she huffed
"No" I groaned burying my head into the surprisingly comfortable mattress.
"Don't you want to see Edward?" my eyes shot back open and I turned my head to face her. She was smiling over at me her eyebrows raised
"Why do you say that?" I asked a little annoyed. Every chance she got she would mention his name thinking it would magically change how I felt about him but seriously it was getting old. She shrugged sitting herself up
"Oh I don't know I just figured you missed him"
"Alice it's been five minutes since I last saw him, you act like we're attached to the hip"
"That's because you are" she stated standing up grabbing me by the arm pulling me up with all her strength.
"Am not" I protested. She rolled her eyes already leading me out the door
"Oh please you guys were practically on top of each other all summer" I blushed thankful that she was too busy banging down Rosalie's door to notice.
The door opened slowly revealing a very beautiful strawberry blond girl. It seemed like she possessed that same elegance as Rosalie and Alice and almost immediately I started to feel like the black sheep, it was like everywhere I turned I was stunned by god-like beauty.
"Hello" she said softly, looking a little confused as to who we were
"Hi! I'm Rosalie's sister Alice and this is Bella, we just came by to steal her"
The girl who I'm guessing was Tanya nodded and stepped aside allowing us to enter. Their room was the same as ours just backwards and one side of the room was already settled in.
"Hey" Rosalie smiled walking out of the bathroom combing a brush through her hair
"Hey we were just about to go downstairs and check on the guys" Alice said sitting down on Rosalie's empty bed.
She sighed "But I'm so tired" she whined.
I snorted "that makes two of us"
Alice jumped up from the bed startling Tanya "Why am I the only one excited that we are finally here! Don't you guys at least want to look around the place?"
Rosalie and I both shook our heads.
"Well too bad" Alice said stubbornly.
We said our goodbyes to Tanya as we were forcefully pushed out of the room by a tiny Alice who seemed to surprise Tanya with all her strength. Miraculously the guys had been roomed on the floor below us making it easier on all of us to stay close. When the elevator doors opened back up again we ambled down the hall with Alice leading the way.
"Ah here's Jasper's room" she said stopping in front of one of the first doors in the hall. She started to pound her fist on the door in the same harsh manner as on Rosalie's door and pretty soon Jasper caught her impatience and let it open.
He smiled allowing Alice to jump into his arms for a quick hug, feeling weird by just staring at the two of them I looked around their room and again it was just like ours except they had managed to unpack a few belongings. Emmett was already lounging on his bed tossing a football up in the air and catching it before it fell on his face.
"Hey Rose" he greeted between catches finally tossing the thing on the ground after he had had enough.
"Hey" she smiled sitting down on the end of his bed giving him a kiss. Again feeling weird by all the 'togetherness' going on around me I cleared my throat a few times finally catching Jasper's attention
"Where's Edward?"
"The room right next door on your left" he answered before Alice released herself form his hug staring down at his suitcase
"Ready to unpack?" she asked excitedly, if it gave her a reason to critique someone's wardrobe it always made her happy. Jasper sighed and nodded clearly not caring what she did with his stuff.
I walked back out into the hall shutting the door behind me. Already my heart was beating rapidly at just the thought of seeing him. I scolded myself for acting in this way but I guess I couldn't help it, I was still in love with him.
So what did you guys think? I know it was a little slow paced but I just wanted to get all the charcters settled and everything. Better stuff is on the way! I promise.