What if Bella never told anyone when her birthday was? How would New Moon start out?
I drove to school, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. I intended to act as if this day never existed.
I was one of the latest ones to come. I was avoiding as many witnesses as possible. I jumped out of my truck and stuffed the keys in my pocket. I looked around, shifting only my eyes, and never turning my head. The parking lot was empty… Apart from…
Uh oh. Edward stood by his car. Alice, who was standing beside him, was holding a silver present.
How in the world did they find out? I never even told them. Code red: RUN!
I headed for the educational penitentiary that was school, in a desperate attempt to escape the truth. I would pretend that I didn't see the Cullens, and that I was running late for English.
They just had to be vampires.
"Happy birthday, Bella!" Alice greeted, beside me in the next moment. Edward was on my other side.
I jumped. "Shh!" I whispered. "It is not my birthday!"
"Hmm… I think your birth records would beg to differ," Edward smiled.
"You looked through my birth records?" I asked.
"You didn't want to tell us when your birthday was, so we found out ourselves," Alice smiled. "So do you want to open your present now or later?"
"No presents!" I hissed.
"Don't humans like getting presents?" Alice wondered.
"Usually," Edward replied.
"Well, not this human!" I kept my voice low. "This human prefers not to be reminded of her imminent demise!"
Edward wrapped his arms around my waist. He kissed my hair, and that stopped me dead. Why did he have to be so good at distracting me?
"Thank you," I told them both, trying to keep myself from losing concentration. "But I really don't need gifts."
"Happy birthday, Bella," Edward's lips were at my ear. My head was spinning.
"When are you coming over?" Alice asked.
"I'm going to your house?" I asked. I was still dazed.
"Yeah, we're going to throw you a birthday party," Alice informed me.
"Thanks, but…" Edward pressed his lips against mine, and I was under his spell again. I couldn't argue anymore. "I'll be there at seven," I replied.
"Good," Alice smiled. She turned to Edward, "Thanks for helping."
"No problem," he nodded.
We walked to class together. Edward always had such control over me. But as long as he was going to be with me, he deserved whatever he wanted. So I allowed him to have power over me like this.
I still couldn't believe that I was with one of God's finest angels.
