Set shortly after prom The last few days of school.
Bella sighed her hair falling around her face. Tomorrow would be the last day of class, then nothing but summer vacation. The only problem were the ending finals. Edward who had usually shown up every night as she was settling into bed, no longer having to hide the fact that he watched her refused to show up or at least let his presence be known until he was sure that she'd done a substantial amount of studying. It was irritating to say the least.
She tapped her pencil irritably on her desk once again trying to remain focused. She was back to studying the phases of mitosis. They'd learned it at the beginning of the year, one of the first time's she'd actually conversed with Edward. Her mind kept drifting back to that day and the groaned in frustration. She stood up cast free, it had been removed a few weeks after Prom, and walked down stairs. Perhaps a snack would clear her mind so she could actually study.
She entered the small bright kitchen, Charlie wasn't home yet, he'd taken to working even longer hours. with the last day of school approaching kid's always tended to get reckless. Bella could hardly imagine anyone acting reckless in Forks. She opened the fridge intent upon finding some juice and perhaps a piece of fish. What caught her eye at first was a small note. She didn't even have to guess who it was from. Edward. Always short ant to the point.
Shouldn't you be studying?
Bella rolled her eyes. Always watching, if she weren't so in love with him it might have been annoying. Knowing her could hear here she spoke out loud, "You know some of us normal people have to eat," She heard a chuckled response and continued talking, "Perhaps if some people would stop hovering over people trying to study, then that person could so something productive instead of laying in wait to be dazzled." Another chuckled, "If your not being helpful you're nothing but a hindrance." Bella sighed, as she gathered a glass for her orange juice. Pouring it in she let out a startled yelp as she found two arms locked loosely yet firmly around her waist. Ever the showoff. She sipped at her juice idley paying him no mind. He'd been rude teasing her with that note. She wouldn't forgive him that easily.
She felt his lips on her ear and turned ridged. It wouldn't work this time. She felt him pressing soft almost butterfly kissed down her jaw line and tried fruitlessly to step out of his firm grasp. It didn't work.
"Come now Bella, finish your juice and get back to studying." Edward admonished lightly. He removed one arm from her waist to bring the juice to her mouth. Bella complied by drinking and he grinned smugly, knowing she wouldn't see it. He set the glass down and let go of her giving her a light shove towards her room, and more importantly her books.
Bella walked slowly dragging her feet the whole way, but knowing if she didn't move he'd simply pick her up and carry her. In fact she was surprised he hadn't carried her up here anyway, because he could the showoff. She opened the door and sat back down at the desk sighing and muttering her unhappiness and the unfairness of it all. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Edward already sprawled out comfortable on her bed. Perhaps this hadn't been the greatest of idea's he was more noticeable now, even more a distraction then before when he'd probably been hovering in some tree not to far away. She turned to glower at him, but he paid no heed and simply muttered a "Study Bella," not even glancing at her, to caught up in staring at the ceiling.
She let her mind drift off, perhaps if he just thought she was studying. Her mind turned to her mother. Ever since she'd been in her accident Bella had been receiving twice the emails. They always included no to subtle hints about breaking up with Edward and coming back home to her and Phil. There were also email filled with panic about her heath, hinting that surely Charlie couldn't feed her properly and she couldn't have fed herself when her leg had been broken. Bella hadn't replied to the email in a few days. Her mother would be furious by now.
She read over a few notes then turned back to Edward who now seemed to be staring at her with those enchanting coal eyes. She stared back a light blush forming high on her cheek bone thanks to his intense stare. He stared at her almost like she was something to eat, she'd once been told. She giggled at this thought and Edward simply raised a questioning eyebrow.
"I'm done studying," Bella announced.
Edward raised a skeptical eyebrow, "Really…" he said sitting up and obvious invitation for her to join him. She did.
"You almost sound like you don't believe me" Bella responded feigning shock, she widened her eyes and formed her mouth into that "Oh" expression.
"Let's see how good you did." Edward said, "What are the phases of mitosis in order?"
Bella pretended to think thoroughly about her answer. "Hmmm, Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase." She answered with a smile, to easy.
Edward nodded his agreement and mumble a, "Good girl" before kissing her neck lightly. "What is anaphase?" he questioned next.
Bella blinked, He was testing her! He honestly didn't believe her. She doubted she' get any kisses if she answered incorrectly.
"Thirty seconds Bella" he stated punctuating his pint with a light nip at her neck.
She blinked again and answered trying to ignore the warm feeling his kisses gave her. "The holding phase that can be separated into 3 separate phases that takes up around 90 percent of mitosis."
"Very good, and the three phases are?" He mumbled against her neck.
She frowned trying to think. He was just too distracting. She groaned in frustration, "Stop quizzing me I can't think when you do that."
He stopped, simply staring at her. She turned around to look at him. He raised an eyebrow still wanting an answer.
"You know I know this."
"Then answer."
Bella groaned in frustration, "Just let it go, I'm tired of studying."
"Your whining," he noted. "I do this for your own good. I told you I wanted you to have a normal life regardless of my being here. Normal peopel study."
She hated it, how he could be so calm when she was easily flustered. "That's not the point." He raised an eyebrow again questioning, "I would never study something I knew."
"You also said you wouldn't dance, yet you seemed to be enjoying yourself at prom."
"G1, S, and G2," Bella responded with a sulk.
Edward chuckled and turned her around, more like sideways so she was draped across his lap. He kissed her soundly, "Was that so hard Bella?"