AN: this story idea just came into my head and I had to write it. Please R&R!
I was sitting on my bed just waiting for tomorrow to come. I had rechecked that I had everything about ten times. I didn't want to do it again, so I just sat on my bed, feeling excited and scared. It was only 7:30 and I couldn't fall asleep yet.
I decided to go watch TV with
Charlie, just for some quality time before I left. "Hey Bells,
excited about tomorrow?" Charlie asked as I sat down in the
armchair,
"Yes I am. Are you upset that I'm going to be gone
for a whole year dad? I mean you won't be able to have me cook for
you anymore!"
He laughed, "Bells, I think I can last. I'm not upset, I'm proud and happy that you grew up so well, and now you're old enough to go away without your dad." he said looking just a little sad.
I was about to reply but the phone rang, it was probably Alice calling to make sure that I new what I was wearing tomorrow or that I had makeup in my bag. "Hello?"
"Bella! Thank god, you picked up I am so nervous I can't believe were leaving tomorrow! We have been planning this trip for years, and now were finally going!" Alice squealed from the other end of the phone. I laughed,
"Yes Alice I know it is going to be fun! I can't wait either!" we talked for a whole hour about clothes and makeup that I just had to bring. I knew that even if I didn't Alice would have some that I could use. Or that she would force on me. I chuckled at the thought.
"Night dad! See you in the morning!" He didn't say anything so he had probably fallen asleep on the couch. I took a shower and brushed my hair then got in bed.
I thought it would take me hours to fall asleep considering that I was so excited and nervous but I was asleep by the time my head hit the pillow. I couldn't remember any of my dreams I had that night, but I knew they were good dreams and sad dreams. I would miss little old Forks, but on the other hand, it would be great that I wouldn't be cloudy and raining every day.
I sighed and got out of bed. I wanted to get to the airport already. I got dressed and got all my things and headed downstairs. I didn't fall down the stairs like I thought I would, instead I made it unscathed to the kitchen.
I knew my luck wouldn't last though, and right on queue I tripped into the kitchen and hit my head on table. At least I was okay I only had to put a bandage on my head.
Alice and Rosalie arrived just after Charlie fixed my head up. "Geez Bella, you can't even make the biggest day of the year unscathed! At least you're not in the emergency room!" Rosalie said as she hugged me. I laughed when she let go of me.
I only had a second to breathe
before Alice tackled me into a hug too. I laughed at them. I was
too nervous to eat anything much, so I just had a granola bar.
Charlie drove us to the airport and gave us each hugs, "bye bells,
I going to miss you! Have fun girls, oh and make sure Bella doesn't
enter the hospital too much!" We all laughed. "I love you
Bella, be careful, stay safe!"
"I love you to dad! Don't
worry I will!"
"All passengers to Australia on the 34D flight at 10:00 am boarding has now started. Please make your way to gate ten promptly." The boarding call was repeated twice as we made our way to gate ten.
Rosalie and Alice were just as nervous as me. We were heading to Australia for a years holiday before we started collage. It was always what we wanted, to go to another country instead of getting drunk and partying with our high school friends.
We presented our boarding passes and got on the plane. No matter how hard we had tried we couldn't get three seats next to each other. Only near enough so we could still see each other and talk, well not much.
I sat in my seat, I had the window seat and I didn't want it. It makes me feel nervous. There was no point in trying to change with Alice and Rose because they had window seats too. Maybe the person next to me would want it. I almost started hyperventilating.
Breathe I thought to myself. Breathe it will be okay. I had my eyes closed and I must have looked pretty odd, I mean I had my legs up on the seat too, plus my eyes were closed and I was breathing deeply. I felt somebody sit down next to me and I moved my feet back to the floor.
"Don't like flying do you?" he asked. His voice was music to my ears. I kept my eyes closed still no wanting to look anywhere but the inside of my eyelids. "Well actually I love flying! It's the safest way to travel, I just don like the window seat. Do you want to swap with me?" I opened my eyes and looked into his pleadingly.
I wished I hadn't even looked at him. He was the most gorgeous man I had seen ever. He had magnificent green eyes and I could see that he was well toned. I liked it. He chuckled at me and I felt self conscious. I blushed and turned my head away. "I will change places with you if you want. I have no problem with that."
"Really? Thank you so much!" I picked my bag up while he moved into the isle. He moved back into the seat that was meant to be mine and I went back to his seat. I was still blushed pink and he noticed. I could tell. He kept looking at me and it was making me feel weird.
Alice turned around in her seat, "Oh
my god Bella! We are actually on the plane! I have been waiting for
this since we started planning it! Eeepp!" She squealed and I
laughed.
"Yes Alice we are actually on the plane! Just chill
we will be there in," I checked my watch, "less than 16 hours!"
I laughed again and she turned around again.
She pulled out her phone, wow she couldn't last five minutes without it. I chuckled to myself. "Since we are going to be on this plane for less than 16 hours together I just thought I should introduce myself!" The man next to me said sticking his hand out, "I'm Edward. And you are?"
I took his hand and it felt like an electric shock running through my body, "Bella! It's nice to meet you." I pulled away after I said my name I turned to around to see how Rose was going. She seemed to have sat next to a guy that liked her. She looked like she liked him too. Maybe that was a good thing. I laughed once again and turned back around.
"What's so funny?" Edward asked while turning around, "I see Emmett had made a new friend," I looked at him confused, "the guy with the massive muscles is my friend Emmett. Him, Jasper, who is in front of us and myself are on an end-of-high school, trip to Australia."
Now I understood why he was laughing, his friend was hitting on my friend,
"Really, that's cool, Rosalie, who is talking to Emmett over there and Alice who's the hyperactive one over there," I pointed in front of us, "and myself are also going on an end of school trip. We have been planning it for years. We decided we would rather do something fun and remembered than getting drunk with our old high school buddies."
He was about to say something but my phone buzzed in my pocket. "I should turn this off!" I mumbled to myself. I pulled it out to find I had received a text message from Alice. "What the hell Alice?" I said to her. She acted as if she didn't hear me; she was focused on the person next to her.
I opened the message, OMG Bella; I am sitting next to the cutest guy! His name is Jasper and he is just, I will tell you later. Xox, Alice! I chuckled to myself.
"I guess both of our friends have found love on an aeroplane," I chuckled to Edward who had just put his phone back in his pocket, "Yes, Jasper likes your friend Alice, and he sent me a text. And I don't even have to say anything about Emmett and Rosalie." I laughed again and showed him the text Alice sent me; he showed me Jasper's text too.
The flight attendants gained our attention and showed us the usual safety procedures. I turned to look at Rose but she was busy. "Geez would you two mind getting a room there are others on this plane. Oh and I would rather not see you two walking to the bathroom halfway through the flight!" I said to Rose who ignored me but gave me the finger.
Edward was laughing with me too. Alice and Jasper seemed to getting along well too. They weren't on the level that our friends were at but still... I sighed to myself.
I used to be jealous of Rosalie and Alice because they always got the guys. Even in school. I got over that though. It was easier to deal with not having a man rather than the pain of having a broken heart. I had given up on love a long time ago.
Edward and I started talking once
the plane was in the air, he asked me questions and I asked him
questions too. "So, what's your favourite song?"
"I know
that everybody thinks it's a weird choice but I love Claire de Lune
by Debussy. What about you?" he chuckled I knew he thought it was
weird, but I couldn't lie around him.
"I don't think it's a
weird choice that's my favourite song too. I can't believe you
like Debussy."
"Well I only know my favourites by them."
Then the questions turned, I didn't like it,
"Have you ever had
a boyfriend or do you have a boyfriend?"
"Yes, I have had a
boyfriend." I sighed and blushed I let my hair fall in front of my
face so he couldn't see. To my surprise he pushed my hair back
behind my ear. I blushed scarlet and his touch.
"Don't cover
your face. Have you ever been in love or are you in love?"
"No,
what about you?"
"I thought I was once, then I realised I
wasn't. But there is someone that I have this feeling for, it might
be love." I tried to not let my disappointment show.
"That's great then, what's your favourite book?" I wanted to change the subject.
He accepted that and we talked for hours about nothing and everything. I excused myself to go to the bathroom. Alice and Rosalie saw me stand and they followed. I laughed as was walking away and Edward laughed to because he noticed exactly what I did.
As soon as I got to the bathroom Alice and Rose both want to talk about the guys they had met. "Jasper is the best we have so much in common. I've already given him my number and everything, I think he is amazing."
The second Alice stopped Rose started, "Emmett is the best kisser. We clicked he is so –" she sighed.
I went into the bathroom because I
wanted to get away from there prattle, and I needed to go. As I came
out I realised they were still going, "You don't want to leave you
men waiting now, we can talk about it when we get off this damned
plane." I said as I was about to sit back down.
"Oh come on
Bella, I'm not that bad!" Edward laughed I just ignored him and
looked out the window. It was dark and I was getting tired. I asked
the flight attendant for a pillow.
I fell asleep quickly and dreamt of
random things.
"Rosalie you don't need to sneak like a ninja
just to get Alice's pirate bandana, she will let you borrow it."
I dreamt of them getting into a massive ninja/pirate fight. I
woke up I think around halfway through the night or I don't know, it
was dark, well it was under my eyelids.
I was really comfortable I had no idea why though, we were in economy and I felt like I had plenty of space. That's when I realised I could hear a heartbeat under my head. I sucked in a breath and opened my eyesI was laying on top of Edward's chest. He had his arms around me; I didn't want to move because I felt just right in his arms. As far as I could tell he was asleep too. I stayed like that for a while before I felt him move, that's when I knew he was awake. I kept my eyes open.
He sighed. I wondered why. "Edward, are you awake?" I asked quietly, not wanting to wake other passengers. "Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to have my arms around you, and I guess I just ended up like that in the middle of the night. Sorry!" He said in a muffled tone. He didn't let go of me though.
"That's okay. I don't even
think you put your arms around me first. I probably thought I was at
home and I spread out. I'm sorry." He chuckled quietly, still
not moving from his position. I realised I had to go to the
bathroom. "Umm, I have to go to the bathroom."
"Oh, yeah,
sorry!"
He took his arms off me and I felt empty. Strange. I got up and headed towards the bathroom. As far as I could tell everybody else was still sleeping. As I was walking back I noticed that Emmett and Rosalie had fallen asleep clutching each other, I looked over at Alice and Jasper, she had her head on his lap. He was asleep but he had the biggest smile on his face, from what I could tell.
I went back to my seat and I noticed that Edward was mumbling under his breath. I couldn't tell what though. "Are you okay? You look like you are angry?" He jumped; I guess he didn't see me coming. "Oh yeah I'm fine, I just hit my head and I got angry at myself." He chuckled slightly to himself. It sounded forceful.
"You know you sleep talk!" he
said matter-of-factly.
"Yes I knew. OH MY GOD, what did I
say?" I turned scarlet again. Edward chuckled again.
"It was
quiet funny actually. You said '"Rosalie you don't need to
sneak like a ninja just to borrow Alice's pirate bandana, she will
let you borrow it."' I wonder what were you dreaming about?"
I blushed darker if that was possible.
"I think something
about ninja Rose and pirate Alice." I laughed at myself, and then
the flight attendant came over and told us to be quiet. We mumbled
sorry to her and laughed quietly.
"I never asked you. What
happened to your head?" I blushed again, seems like I was always
blushing around Edward.
"Oh, I'm a really clumsy person. I was all excited before we were leaving and I grabbed all my stuff and headed downstairs. I didn't fall down the stairs. No, after I put my stuff in the hallway I walked into the kitchen and tripped over an entirely flat surface. I hit my head on the table." He didn't laugh he looked, I couldn't describe the look.
I really didn't want to get off the plane. I was enjoying my time with Edward. To bad I didn't get what I wanted. The six of us walked off the plane together. And of course being me I tripped going down the plane stairs onto the tarmac. I braced for impact that never came. I opened my eyes for I had squeezed them shut and realised that Edward had caught me.
I blushed and thanked him. We raced inside because it had started to rain. We were in the airport in Brisbane. It was different than I expected.
We spent an hour in customs after we got our bags and then we headed outside to go find a cab. We all said good-bye to our new found friends, Rose giving more than just good-bye or a hug. Alice only giving a hug. I just said bye to Edward and opened the door of the orange cab that was sitting there.
Orange was a weird colour for a taxi. The driver put our bags in the back as we got in. I turned to look back over at the boys who were standing there waving at Rose and Alice. Edward was looking at his feet, he looked really upset.
I gave the driver the address of the hotel we would be staying at while in Brisbane. He knew where it was and it didn't take him long to get there. Rose and Alice seemed really jetlagged but I was fine.
We took our things up to the room
after paying the driver. The other two crashed while I worked out
the time difference between here and home. Charlie would still be
awake so I called him. "Hello?"
"Hey dad it's
Bella!"
"Bells hi, how was your flight?"
"It was great
dad, I just wanted to call to tell you that we made it over safely
and that we are now in our hotel room, Rose and Alice have really bad
jet lag, but I'm fine."
We talked a little but then he decided he had to go because it was late. I walked into our bedroom, we had to share but I wasn't too fussed about that. Rose and Al were in a deep sleep. I knew Rose's was deep because she only snored when she was in one.
I heard her phone ring and I decided
to answer it before she woke up. "Hello?" I said quietly while
finding Alice's phone too.
"Uhhh, I think I have the wrong
number?"
"Oh sorry. This is Rosalie's phone, she is really
jet lagged at the moment and she is asleep I picked up for her so it
wouldn't wake her." I said quickly while heading out of the
room.
"Okay good I don't have the wrong
number. This is Emmett. Could you tell her I called?"
"Sure.
She will probably call you back as soon as she wakes up. OH and if
you hurt her at all, then I am defiantly going to hurt you ten times
worse. Bye."
"Yeah bye." With that we hung up. Figures it
would be him.
I placed all of our phones on the coffee table and decided to watch some TV. I was starting to fall asleep because I was tired but somebody's phone woke me. "Not again," I groaned to myself, I took a look at the clock on the wall it was three in the afternoon! I picked up the phone was ringing not really paying attention to who's it was,
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE
TIME IS? I AM REALLY TIRED AND YOU JUST WOKE ME UP!" I yelled
into the phone. Only loud enough so that I wouldn't wake the two
in the other room.
"Oh, I'm sorry. But it is only like umm,
ten at night. And isn't this Alice's phone?" I knew that
voice. It was Tyler from school; how he had gotten Alice's number
I did not know!
"Yes it is ten at night in Forks!
It is like three in the afternoon in Australia! We just got off a
flight from America to Australia! It is the day before here and we
have lost sleep so if you don't mind!"
"Oh, I didn't know you
were in another country, but can I speak to Alice?"
"NO! She is asleep and I can tell you she is not interested! GOOD BYE!" With that I hung up the phone and went back to sleep. Why did they just have to call!
I fell into a deep dreamless sleep almost straight away.
