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Gift from the Past:
Chapter 1: Birthday Surprises
Bella sighed as she looked up at the ceiling from her bed; she closed her eyes slowly and rolled over onto her side. She groaned as she looked at her clock near her bed. It was 6:30AM, and not to mention it was September 13th. Her birthday, she is now a year older then Edward, sort of. He was 109 years old technically though he was determined to make it clear to her that it didn't matter, because he loved her anyways. She slowly rolled out of bed and ran her fingers through her chocolate brown hair. Knock Knock Knock "Bells, you awake?" she forced a smile, "Yeah Dad, I'm up…" she looked over at the door as her father opened it, she kept the forced smile on her face. "Happy Birthday Bells." Her father looked at her with a smile, "Here… these are for you." He held out two gifts, one wrapped and one not. She groaned, "I thought there was an agreement to no getting me gifts…" she sighed, annoyed. "Yeah well, talk to your mother, she coordinated it all. I swear I had nothing to do with it, except for going and picking them up." Bella frowned, "Yeah.. Well thank you anyway..." She grabbed the gifts and set them next to her on the bed, "Camera?" she looked at her father questionably. "Your mom thinks it'd be a good idea to get as many pictures of your senior year, as many as possible." Bella grabbed the second gift and tore the package open, "Photo Album. Thanks... Really, they're… great." She smiled and rose to her feet to give Charlie a hug. "I'll let you get ready for school…" he said softly as he hugged her back then turned and walked out the door. "…I don't want to go to school today." She sighed and walked to her closet.
"Alright Dad, I'm off, I'll see you later?" she looked at him as she grabbed her backpack. "Yeah. I will be working late so don't wait up for me, ok? Have fun; go do something for your birthday." Bella hissed softly. "Yeah… party, no, I think I'll pass." Charlie frowned, "It's your birthday, Bells. Go make a thing of it. Hang out with Alice." she frowned for a moment, "Knowing Alice, she's going to try and do something for it anyways, regardless of my protests." Charlie chuckled, "Have a good day, Bells." She nodded and walked out the door to her truck. "A good day? …Nothing ever good happens on my birthday." She gritted her teeth as she spoke to herself. "Well, Suppose as long as no one other then the Cullen's know about it, I'll be safe…" She started the engine to her truck and then backed out.
Her eyes glanced over the parking lot as she slowly turned in; she smiled as her normal spot was free. She slowly eased the truck into the space and killed the engine. Taking a deep breath she opened her door and hopped out. "Hey, Bella!" she could hear Angela yelling at her from three cars away, she waved back to her with a smile then swung her backpack over her shoulder. "Happy Birthday!" a sweet angelic tone spoke from behind her, "Shhh… Alice." She smiled and embraced the pixie in a hug. "Sorry." Alice whispered, "Hey Jasper." Bella smiled to him he just nodded, keeping his distance a slight bit from behind Alice. "So, I got you something." Her voice sang sweetly as she handed Bella a perfectly wrapped gift. "I know you'll love it, I seen that you did." She smiled, her brilliantly white teeth shinning slightly. "Alice… I said no gifts." Alice just smiled, "I know, but I seen you'd love it so, I had to get it." She smiled once again. Bella sighed and slowly started to open it, when she suddenly stopped. Her lips curled into a smile, her eyes locked onto the most beautiful being in the world. Edward. She smiled as he walked towards her and the others. Her smile getting wider, taking a deep breath she shivered a bit as he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close to him for a kiss. She willingly let him press his lips to hers; slowly she closed her eyes then sighed as she felt him pull away. She smiled at him again, "So… as we agreed, I am to say nothing of today's meaning?" she nodded, still trying to catch her breath from the beautiful sight that stood before her. "Alright. Just checking." He stated with a grin. Alice smiled and tugged at Jasper's arm, pulling him away. "Oh, Bella, we'll see you tonight, 8 O' Clock sharp!" she yelled back and skipped away. Bella perked a brow slightly and looked at Edward. "What's at 8 O' Clock?" she asked curiously. Edward grinned as he pulled her close kissing her lips gently, once again. "Something Alice planned for you…" he stated flatly. She sighed and pulled away, "No. No, you all promised not to make a big deal out of this…" she sighed and looked down at the pavement; Edward gently cupped her face into his hands. "I'm sorry love, but you know Alice." Bella rolled her eyes and looked away. "She's going to get it." Edward chuckled and began to walk, entwining his fingers with hers, "We better get to class." Bella nodded then stopped, "Oh. Hold on… I want to do something first." She reached into her backpack and took out the soft pink camera; she smiled and snapped a photo of Edward then placed it back into her bag. "Charlie got it for me, Renee wants me to take lots of pictures of my senior year… so I figured, might as well get a good beginning." She smiled as he chuckled. "Is that so." He stated then began walking again, once again threading his fingers with hers.
"Now, who can tell me, what this piece of liteture is about exactly?" Mr. Berdy spoke as he glanced around the room, "So… are you going to tell me, why my birthday wish is being ignored?" she whispered softly as she looked slightly at Edward from the corner of her eye, "You know Alice, she loves parties." Bella frowned at his answer to her question. "Well, I am the birthday girl, I should have say if I want a party or not. Which, would be not, they always go wrong…" she sighed. He smiled as he looked at her, "Bella, you won't allow me to get you anything, at least do me this one favor." He glanced to her then quickly turned his head back to look at the teacher, "Mr. Cullen, Miss Swan. Which of you can tell me what it is talking about…?" Bella froze as everyone stared at them and Edward began to speak calmly, "it's referring to the love and strong bond that the two share for one another…" Mr. Berdy gritted his teeth then turned back around to his whiteboard, "Right. Now…" Bella looked at Edward; he glanced at her and smiled. Whispering, mainly to himself, "I know all of this stuff already… if I slept, I could recite the whole book. He flashed a grin to her, and she smiled. "Miserable, repeating." She said softly as she entwined her fingers with his.
Lunch seemed to come quickly as they walked to their table together. "Edward… promise me one thing, if I agree to this… party." Edward perked a brow, "I'm listening…" he spoke smoothly. Taking a deep breath she smiled, "Promise me, that I can at least ask you for one,… present, sort to speak." He stopped turning to face her, "I thought I wasn't allowed to get you anything." She smiled, "It's not something you can buy, so technically you're not breaking that rule." He grinned at her as she spoke, "And what is it that you ask of me, love?" she blushed a deep shade of red which made him eye her carefully, trying to figure out what was going through her mind. "…That, You won't let Alice go to over board, please?" he perked a brow once again, "Is that all?" she smiled, "No… I also want you to kiss me…" she leaned forward and whispered in his ear. He grinned once more grabbing her by the right hand and pulled her forwards, kissing her deeply. She could feel his arms wrap around, pulling her in closer, deeply kissing her soft lips. Closing her eyes she leaned into the kiss, her heart racing faster and faster as the kiss intensified, she sighed though as he broke off the kiss. Never allowing himself to fully be taken over by the lust of passion. "Happy Birthday, Bella." He purred into her ear, causing her heart to flutter rapidly, skipping a few beats as well, and for her face to turn a deep shade of red once again.
The final bell rang as school was over for the day. Sighing Bella waited by her truck for Edward. She smiled as she caught glimpse of him. "Hey." Edward smiled back at her and kissed her on the cheek, "Don't forget, I'll be picking you up around 7:30." She sighed, "I know." He grinned and whispered in her ear, "Alice promised to not make it too big, and I held up my end of that promise, on both parts." She smiled and nodded, "Yeah. Now my turn, right?" she perked a brow and pulled him closer to her, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Hey, Bella!" Angela yelled from across the parking lot, sighing Bella let her arms fall back to her sides, turning to her friend. "Hey, Angela. What's up?" the brunette smiled, "I know that no one is supposed to know this, but … Happy Birthday." She whispered and gave Bella a hug then handed her a small box with a bow. "No one else knows, so don't worry. I only found out cause I talked to your dad yesterday." She smiled sweetly, Bella sighed once again and opened her truck door, sitting down so no one could see her open it. She smiled at the item in the box, "Scrapbooking inserts, and thanks… it goes with the album and camera that I received." Angela nodded, "I know, I seen your dad picking up the gifts." She smiled and gave Bella a hug once again, "I'll catch up with you later." She waved and walked away quickly so not to draw attention. Bella smiled grabbing Edwards hand and pulled him close to her. "I need to get going to help set up. You should get home and get ready. Alice will be over about 5ish to help you. So she said." He spoke softly, Bella frowned. "Oh no… Bella Barbie Time?" he chuckled with a nod, "Yes. I will see you then." He smiled and kissed her on the forehead and walked to his car. Shutting her truck door she sighed, looking at the three gifts, "…Well, at least I'll make some use of them."
Bella sighed, she was just glad that Barbie time was over. She smiled though as she looked at the clock, 7:30 PM. She slowly made her way down the stairs, slowly she wrote a note for Charlie explaining for she was if she wasn't there when he got home, and that there's his dinner in the fridge if he was hungry. She smiled as she heard a knock on the door. Quickly she ran to the door and opened it, "Wow… you look splendid." Edward spoke with genuine astonishment, she blushed a deep crimson. "Thank You…" she smiled as he offered her his arm. "Shall we?" she sighed, "Have no choice, even if I didn't want to. Alice would hunt me down, you know." He chuckled, "Yes. And she'd scold me for more than likely helping you." She laughed, "Well, I guess we should get going then so neither of us feel the wrath of the pixie." She giggled softly as he chuckled. Quickly he opened the car door to his Volvo for her. Within an instant he was in the car and driving. She blushed as she seen the bows and lights that lit the way up the drive of the Cullen's home. She looked to Edward who was grinning. "A little much, don't you think?" she spoke faintly. He chuckled, "It's Alice. Though, not exactly how she wanted it, I had her tone it down for you. As Promised." Bella smiled, "Thank You." He nodded and put the car in park. Quickly he opened her door and helped her out of the car. "Shall we?" he held out his hand and she slowly grabbed it, "We shall." She smiled to him. "You look nice, by the way. Very handsome." She blushed, "Nothing compared to how you look, love." She blushed once again as they made their way to the front door. Slowly he moved behind her and covered her eyes, he tapped the bottom of the door with his foot. "Hey…" she began to protest but figured it'd be a failed attempt against her vampire boyfriend. "Close your eyes." He said softly and began to lead her into the house.
"Open them." She slowly opened her eyes as she felt his cool hands move from them. "Happy Birthday!" Alice squealed happily. Esme smiled and walked over to her, giving her a gentle hug. "Happy Birthday, Bella." She spoke lovingly. "Thank You… So much." She managed to squeeze the words past her lips. She was grateful for the party, sort of. She sighed, "Ok! First a picture of the two lovebirds then, onto the PRESENTS!!" Alice's voice sang out as she seemingly fluttered over to her she smiled, "Oh come on you two, smile!" Bella leaned against Edward slightly, her face turning a deep crimson as he kissed the top of her head. Quickly Alice snapped a few shots of the camera, capturing all sorts of angles. She then grabbed a semi-medium box, "This is from Emmett and Rosalie." Bella smiled, "Thank You." She spoke softly, her face turning red once again. She gently shook the box and looked at them puzzled, "I already installed it in your truck, finally got you a decent system for that old clunker of a vehicle." Bella perked a brow, "Hey, don't hate on the truck." Emmett let out a hardy laugh, Rosalie just crossed her arms. Alice smiled, "Ok, this is from Jasper and I." Bella looked at Alice questionably. "I thought…" Alice smiled, "Oh, that was something extra. This is the main gift." Bella laughed slightly and ran her finger underneath the paper, quickly she jerked her hand back. "Ow… paper cut." She spoke softly as a single drop of blood fell from her finger and onto the floor below. Edward quickly got in front of Bella, protectively. Bella's eyes widened as she spotted Jasper, her heart sank. Quickly Emmett wrapped his strong arms around Jasper within seconds, holding him into place wrestling his way out of the room.
Bella sighed as she wrapped her arms around Edward's waist, Carlisle walked over with a bandage, "I stocked up… considering your clumsiness." He chuckled. Bella smiled, "Thanks…" she quickly put the bandage on her finger. Edward relaxed for a moment then tensed again as Emmett came walking back into the house, Jasper wasn't following behind him. "…Esme, can you bring out the cake for Bella, I'm going to check on Jasper." Alice spoke softly. Esme nodded, "I can do that for you Alice. You go check on him, I am sure he is very upset right now…" Edward led Bella over to the dining room table and pulled out a chair. After a few moments, everyone was standing around as Esme brought out the cake. It was a small cake, wrapped in fondant, green with soft colored flowers, matching the flowers that are in the meadow. Bella looked at Edward, who only slightly smiled. Alice walked back in with Jasper, who seemed to have calmed down, he couldn't bring his eyes to meet Bella. "Jasper…" she began to speak but was quickly cut off by Alice, "There's 18 candles on there, and you need to make a wish and blow them out." Bella nodded, slowly she closed her eyes as Esme set the cake down in front of her. 'A wish.' She thought, 'I wish to have some normal time with Edward, without having to worry about possibly being injured in some way.' She opened her eyes taking a deep breath then slowly blew out the candles. That's when things seemed to go wrong, the room seemed to disappear. Quickly she closed her eyes again then opened them, hoping maybe she just fainted. When she opened her eyes her heart nearly stopped, "…Wha?" she looked around, nothing seeming to make sense to her at all. 'Where am I?" was all she seemed to think, her eyes fixed on her surroundings. "Miss? You alright? You looked confused, are you lost?" she heard an angelic voice calling from next to her, one she recognized all too well, except different. She turned to face the person speaking to her, that's when her heart really did stop, or at least she thought it would. Everything went black once again, and then a sharp pain to the left side of her head succumbed her further into the darkness.