I opened my eyes when I felt an arm around my waist. I looked to my side, and sighed. James. I quickly, and carefully lifted his arm, and picked up my clothes from the floor.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I-I have to go home. Get ready to school" I murmured.
"Fine, just don't be late" he said and went back to sleep.
I sneaked out of his house, careful not to be seen by his parents, and ran back to my house, three blocks away. I opened the back door, and entered, not making any noise.
"Where have you been?"
I turn around and Charlie is there glaring at me.
"Sorry, I… I have to get ready to school"
"Where have you been, Isabella?"
"Out"
"I can see that. Where?"
"I'm back, and I should get ready for school" I said passing through him.
"Were you with a boy?" he growled as I reached the stairs. "Again?"
"Dad, I really have to go" I sighed.
"How many times will I have to ground you? I ground you every week, and three nights a week, at least, you're sleeping out, without telling me where, with whom… If you don't stop it this time, I'll have to send you back to your mom…"
"I'm eighteen, dad. I don't want to go back to mom" I whispered.
"Well, you're not going to live under my roof acting like this! It's unacceptable! Stop it, or move out"
He walked to the door, grabbed his jacket and went to work. I fought the tears and ran to the bathroom. After a quick shower, I put some clothes on, and pulled my hair into a ponytail. It was a relative sunny day. Sunny for Forks. But I was wearing long sleeves. James had bruised my arm, and I didn't want anyone to see. I got out of the house, and drove to school in my old Chevy pickup, and parked in a spot close to James' car. I sighed, and tried to look normal before getting out.
"Hey babe!" James said walking to me. "I missed you" he said smiling.
He kissed me, pushing me against the truck. I was still, but his forcible lips, made mine move. His hands were in my butt, and I just wanted to push him away. This was awful. He pulled away, and gave me a sadistic grin. His hand in my waist gripped a little too tight, and I wanted to groan in pain, but kept quiet.
"We have to talk before class" he hissed.
His eyes were cold, hard, and I knew I wouldn't like our talk. He took my hand, and we walked, well he dragged me, to the picnic area behind the building. The bell rang, and everyone went to the classes. It scared me to be in a place where no one could see us, or hear us, and no one would remember I was there with him. He pushed me into a bench of one of the picnic tables.
"What did you say?" he growled in my face.
"N-Nothing. I left your house, went to mine, and came to school. Charlie is mad, he doesn't want me spending the night out"
"Not to Charlie, dumb! To the newbie!" he yelled.
"T-The newbie?" I asked confused.
"The damn guy who stares at you, and is looking suspiciously at me!"
His face was red, and I could see he was going to snap with the smallest mistake.
"I… I didn't know there was a newbie" I whispered.
"He sat beside you in biology yesterday!" he gripped my chin, making me look at him, "What did you say?"
"Nothing, I swear." I cried.
"Well, you better fix whatever you did, because the guy is suspicious, I can see it. And if he doesn't stop looking at you, or me, I'll beat his ass, as well as yours"
I did remember someone sitting next to me in biology, but I was too distracted to see whom. But whoever it was, I couldn't let James hurt anyone.
"I'll find out what's the problem, and fix it. Just, please, don't do anything"
"Good" he sneered, "So, Charlie?"
"He said I have to stop sleeping out or I'll have to move out" I whispered. "James, maybe we should stop for now… When he calms down we…"
"No. I don't care what the idiot says, you're still with me three nights, as we agreed" he growled.
I weakly nodded, and he gave me a smile. He pulled me up, and dragged me to school. I didn't even realize but the first class was almost over.
"I want the newbie problem fixed until the end of the day" he said, "And if this gets worse… A lot more things will"
He opened the bathroom's door, and I walked in. I walked to the sink, and splashed some water in face, and tried to see how to hide the red fingers prints in my chin. I decided I would have to keep my head down and my hair in the way. I walked out of the bathroom, and James was gone. I walked to my Trigonometry class, and walked in the class when the bell rang. I sat in the back as usual, and drew random things in my book's cover. I saw Alice sat next to me. She was my best friend. But she became distant since I started dating James. I passed the next two classes, looking down, and thanking God, the teacher didn't ask me anything.
I walked to the cafeteria and sat on my usual table, playing with an apple, waiting for James. We sat alone, so we could have some privacy. He walked in talking to a couple of giggling girls, and walked to me grinning. He pulled the chair next to me as close as possible, and sat.
"Babe, I don't know what you did today…" he put an arm on my waist bringing me closer, "But I can't keep my hands off you"
His hands gripped my waist, it would be bruised by now, and his hand snaked under my shirt.
"James… Not here, please" I whispered frowning.
"Shut it" he whispered in my ear, and bit my earlobe.
He gripped my breast through my bra, and I almost winced. It was bad enough he was doing this in public. But he had done that last night, stronger, and I was sore. I buried my head in his shoulder, as he trailed his tongue in my neck. I wanted to disappear right there and then.
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EPOV
Something was up. I started studying on Forks High yesterday and I could tell. A girl that caught my attention, she was strange. She caught my attention, because she seemed different. While the other girls were slutty, trying to get attention, she seemed to want to be invisible and because she was beautiful too. She couldn't. As I was talking to people, I got the train of gossip.
She was THE girlfriend. Her boyfriend was the captain on the football team, a player in every sense of the word. I caught him flirting with girls, when he was walking to her. Her name was Isabella, but she preferred Bella. People said she was reserved, lonely. Or she was with James, the boyfriend, or she was alone. Coincidence, I met her old friends. Alice, Emmett , Rose and Jasper. They said she was always with them, but since she started dating James, she was weird, closed, and started getting distant, until she didn't talk to them.
I was suspicious. Nothing people told me about her was about her, it was always connected with James, like she didn't have a life without him. The thought of an abusive relationship passed through my mind. My suspicions were confirmed when I sat with her in biology. She seemed distant, like in another planet. Her body there, her mind completely off. I watched her carefully, and got angry when I saw bruises in her arms. It seemed old bruises, almost vanishing, just in some light you could see. But it was clearly from someone grabbing her.
I commented with Alice, if her relationship with James didn't seem a little abusive. Alice said it could look like it, but it wasn't. Bella wasn't stupid, and her dad was Chief of Police, there was no way he wouldn't realize his daughter had an abusive boyfriend. I tried to ignore it, but couldn't.
The next morning, I saw James attack her against her truck. Who just looked, it seemed they were making out. But I evaluated every move, everything. She was tense, practically still. Her lips seemed to be forcibly moved, and his hands on her seemed to be gripping too tight. He said something and her eyes had fear. I went to class determined to make sure he wasn't hurting her. How? I didn't know, but I would make sure she was okay. When lunch came, I sat with Alice and Jazz, waiting for Emm and Rose. They were talking when I saw Bella sitting by herself, playing with an apple.
"She sits there with James, or alone" Alice said next to me, "And speaking of the devil…"
I looked to my left, and James was walking in flirting with two giggling girls. I looked at Bella, and she had a blank expression, like it didn't affect her.
"We told her many times he flirted with other girls, if not worse, she seems not to care" Alice said shaking her head.
I watched as James sat beside her, the closest he could, and said something. He put an arm around her waist, bringing her closer to him, and his other hand was gripping her waist.
"Oh, not again" Jazz said grimacing.
Alice and he looked away, and I continued to watch, as James snaked his hand under her shirt, and clearly gripping her breast. She had a light grimace, and said something, to which he just whispered something back in her ear, and bit it. He trailed his tongue on her neck, and she continued with her eyes closed. But she didn't seem to like it at all. She looked like she was a little disgusted. I was getting up, I had to do something, stop the dick. Emmett put a hand in my shoulder and pushed me down. He sat next to me, and shook his head.
"Believe me, don't work. We tried, she said it was between them, and she didn't care what we thought. If you go there, the only thing you'll get is a fight with James, and she mad at you" he said. I frowned and glared at James.
"We have to do something" I growled.
"We tried, but it got worse, she got mad, distant so we stopped insisting" Rose said.
"He's hurting her!" I snapped. "He's abusive!"
"I think you're overreacting. Bella wouldn't…" Rose started but I cut her off.
"She's smart enough for not be in something like this and her dad is a police officer, he would have seen" I said rolling my eyes, "Alice said that. I don't believe it. It's obvious"
"Edward…" Jazz started but I cut him off too.
"She never seems to enjoy when he does that" I said nodding to them, "This morning in the parking lot too. She has bruises in her wrists, from being grabbed. She changed after starting dating him. She got distant. The signs are all there!"
"I think she would have said something to us…" Emm mumbled.
"Forget it. I'll do something, even if I'm not her friend" I said and got up and walked out of the cafeteria.
James saw me and glared at me, before saying something to Bella. She glanced at me, shook her head, and said something that I thought it was pleading if I was reading her eyes right. I went to biology, and sat there thinking what to do. I couldn't just leave it alone. After the bell rang, Bella arrived and sat beside me quietly. Maybe if I became her friend, she would tell me something, and I would be able to help.
"Hello" I said smiling at her, "I'm Edward Cullen. We didn't talk yesterday"
"Bella" she whispered and looked away, "Bella Swan"
"Nice to meet you" I said.
"You too" she mumbled.
"Hm, I've been around your friends. I hope you don't mind"
"It's fine. We're not friends anymore" she murmured.
"Oh, why?" I pretended to be looking at something in the book, to make the question seem innocent.
"It doesn't matter" she mumbled.
We fell into silence as I thought something to try to talk to her.
"Hm, Edward?" she asked hesitantly after a few minutes.
"Yes?" I asked smiling.
"C-Can you… n-not stare at me? Or… J-James?" she stammered, "It bothers him"
"He asked you to say that to me?" I asked a little annoyed.
"N-No, I just… I saw you looking at him, and he's a little bothered, with something, so I supposed it was you"
"What did he said?" I said not believing her.
"N-Nothing" she stammered, "Forget it"
She was almost looking at me, and I saw red marks in her chins, like someone gripped her face.
"No" I growled, "You don't have to handle this, Bella. Break with him. He won't hurt you anymore if you do"
"I don't know what you're talking, but no, I won't break up with my boyfriend" she said looking at her book, "Thanks"
"That's why he asked you to talk to me. Because I've been suspicious and he realized that, and he's worried. Bella, you need to tell someone so we can help you. You know what he's doing is wrong…"
"You don't know what you're talking about, Edward. I think you're imagining things" she said.
I sighed and took a piece of paper, and wrote my number on it.
"If that… imagination hurts you again, or you need help, here, you can call me"
I passed the paper and she stared at it in shock. She looked at me and shook his head.
"I won't need, but thanks" she grabbed her things and ran out of the room, mumbling an "I'm sick" to the teacher.
After biology I went to Spanish, still thinking about Bella. I don't know why, but she's always in my head. I'm worried, that's probably it. I was going to the parking lot when I saw James talking to Bella in hushed tones. Well, he looked almost hissing, and her eyes were terrified. She bit her lip, and he dragged her by her hand to her car. I wanted to confront him, but couldn't. I wanted to save Bella, she didn't deserve that. I didn't have anyone to help me. If I told one of my parents, they would freak, and that maybe wasn't good. Friends… They don't believe my theory, and think Bella is smarter than that. I'm sure she is, but I'm also sure that James' is abusive.
I decided to be friends with her, get closer, and help her. So the next day, I decided I wouldn't stare at them like I was. Apparently it was making the dick mad, and that couldn't be good. Of course, I couldn't stop looking at her, so James probably caught me glancing at Bella sometimes.
I sat in biology waiting for her to come in. When she did, she had a frown, and concerned eyes. She didn't even glance at me, just sat and stared at her book.
"Hey" I said
"Hi" she said in a barely whisper.
"So, hm, are you good in biology?"
"Hm?" she asked a little shocked.
"Well, hm, we are partners, so… Are you good in biology?" I stammered.
Why was I stammering? Oh, right, because it's an uncomfortable situation I was never in. She nodded, still not looking at me.
"Hm, I was thinking in inviting the guys… You know, Alice, Jazz, Rose and Emm… To my house, Friday, we are going to watch movies, and talk. Get to know each other better" I said. I totally didn'y plan that, but was a good plan. "Do you want to come?"
She shook her head quickly, and bit her lip.
"Thanks" she whispered.
"It's… fine" I murmured, "We should go out sometime though"
She finally looked at me, with shocked, and frightened eyes. I realized the meaning my sentence could have gave her.
"I mean, together! No, not like a date. Though it must be good to go on a date with you. I mean… I not inviting you out on a date! Not that I wouldn't like!" I mumbled embarrassed, "I-I just…"
"It's fine" she said a little amused.
There was a smile playing on her lips, and I wanted to see it. I wanted to see her smiling, happy.
"I meant with them. They miss you" I said.
She lost her smile and looked down at her book again.
"Yeah" she said but there was sarcasm in her voice.
"Don't stop smiling, it's beautiful when you do" I said absentmindedly.
My eyes got wide as I realized I really said that out loud. She looked at me a little shocked, and blushing. She gave me a polite smile, and I blushed. I can't believe I said that! And blushed! Edward Cullen didn't blush! Her smile grew, and my own appeared.
"Thanks" she said quietly, "And I never saw a guy blush"
I ran my fingers thru my hair, frustrated that the blush got worse.
"It's… kind of… cute" she said.
I grinned. She thought I was kind of cute. Well, my blush was, but still… She looked back to her book, and started taking notes of what Mr. Banner was saying.
The next days passed like that. We talked nothing and everything. She was amazing. She liked literature, and knew classic music. She lived in Arizona before, so she missed the sun a little. She was a little shy, and blushed easily. She was an amazing student, smart. She was funny, though she didn't used her fun abilities often. She was discreet and wanted to blend in. She used normal clothes, and no make-up, though she didn't need any. She was beautiful as she is. Oh, and I think I was in love with her.
It's been almost three weeks, and we just talk in biology. The routine of the first week is still the same. She's always alone, or with James. Though when with him she seems sad, like she didn't want to be there. The bruises in her arms, I just saw once again. They were almost vanishing again, and I realized it was a cycle. She would appear with bruised wrists every four days. I was enraged James could do such thing with an angel like her.
Alice, Rose, Jazz and Emm started getting more aware of Bella. I think my theory was growing on them. They seemed worried when they saw her. James glares to me became more frequently, and I knew I had to do something soon. I was being too slow.
I had just left Bella in biology, and was walking to Spanish, when someone pushed me. I caught myself before I fell, but my books fell on the floor. I turned around and James was there, smiling sadistically.
"What the fuck?" I asked glaring at him.
"Newbie, maybe you're not aware, but Bella is my girlfriend, and you should be careful. Stay away from her" he hissed.
"Or what!" I snapped.
He gripped me by my shirt, pushing me against the lockers.
"I think you didn't understand. It wasn't a question. I'm telling you, get the fuck away from my chick" he growled.
I was going to push him off me, when a small hand touched my arm, and another his.
"James, please" Bella said.
We continued glaring at each other, and I pushed him back. He was ready to fight with me, when Bella stood between us, facing him.
"Please" she cried, "Come on, let's go. We should go home earlier today…"
He grinned mischievously, and I didn't like it at all. He pulled her closer, a little harshly, and put an arm around her shoulders, not protectively, but territorial.
"Bella…" I pleaded. She couldn't go with him.
"James is right. You should stay away from me, newbie" she said not looking at me.
I stood there watching him take her away, with a pain in my chest.
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BPOV
I was in trouble. I tried to get the newbie to stop staring, and he showed he was suspicious. I tried to play cool but when he gave me his number, I couldn't anymore. He wasn't even my friend, didn't know me, and it seemed he knew me too well. Edward. We became friends in the last weeks, talking in biology. He was amazing. He was handsome, smart, funny, caring, understandable… His beautiful green eyes could look through me.
He didn't say anything else about his suspicions. James commented the newbie, Edward, had stopped glaring at him, but he still looked sometimes. I was relieved, I was worried James would do something. Charlie was loosing his patience quickly. He threatened me to move out a couple times, but I couldn't do anything.
But was worrying me was still Edward. I liked him. Too much. I was in love with him. And play cool with James was becoming harder.
When I found James ready to punch Edward I had to stop. Edward wouldn't get hurt. And I was sure James was doing it because he and I have been talking. I couldn't let James hurt Edward because of me. I stopped them, and had to tell Edward to back off. It hurt, because I wanted him around, and he looked a little hurt with my words.
It's been three days since them, and Edward and I didn't talk anymore. He tried, but I ignored him. Well, pretended to. I was aware every second. I glanced at him, watched as his brows furrowed in frustration, angry and sadness. Watched as he ran his fingers thru his hair, making it messier. I discreetly looked at him in lunch sitting with my ex-friends all laughing and him with a smile.
His smile was amazing. It lightened my day, I wanted to see it all day. James insisted on walking with me to biology and I agreed. I glanced at Edward walking in front of us, I thought it was discreetly, but apparently it wasn't. James growled, and grabbed my elbow, pulling me in the other way.
"J-James I have class" I whispered.
"Bitch" he said pushing me in an empty hallway. "You're cheating me with the newbie?" he hissed.
"N-No!" I said quickly.
"I told you to stay away from him! I'm tired of him looking at us, and you glancing at him!" he hissed, "You're mine. And you'll stay away from him!"
I nodded, my eyes filling with tears.
"Not good enough" he said pushing me against lockers, "Say it"
"I-I will stay a-away from t-the newbie" I cried.
"And you're who's bitch?" he hissed.
He grabbed the back of my neck, and pushed himself against me. The hand was too tight, and it was hurting.
"No one's. Get away from her, son of a bitch!"
I turned around and Edward ran to us, pushing James away from me. Both went to the ground fighting. Though both were physically tied, James was definitely more experienced.
"Stop!" I cried as I saw James punch Edward in the stomach.
The ignored me, and I watched with tears rolling down my cheeks. James punched Edward in the ribs, hard, and he winced, his breath caught. James got up and kicked Edward. I grabbed his arm, pulling him away from Edward.
"Stop! Please! Please! James!" I cried.
He slapped me, I fell to the ground, touching my red, sore cheek.
"You clean this mess" James hissed glaring at Edward in the ground, "Anyone hears a word about this and you're screwed"
He said still looking at Edward, and I understood the threat was for both of us. I nodded quickly, crying.
"See you at my house" James said before walking away
Once he was out of sight, I ran to Edward and watched his face, scrunched in pain.
"Please, tell me you're okay" I cried.
"I'm fine" he chocked out.
"You said your dad is a doctor. Do you want me to get him!"
He shook his head, and opened his eyes staring at mine. I sniffed, and wiped off the tears. It wasn't suspicions anymore. Edward saw it, and I had to convince him to shut up. He sat up, and wiped off my tears with his thumbs.
"Don't cry, please. Are you okay?" he asked quietly, still a little breathless.
"I'm okay, you're the one who fought him" I said, blinking away the tears.
"Are you sure?"
He touched gently the cheek that was probably red because of James, and watched me carefully.
"I'm sure" I whispered.
He nodded, and got up, helping me up too.
"I should have done something when I realized" he murmured sighing.
"No. Edward, listen to me. You won't say anything" I begged.
"Bella, we have to tell. Your dad, the police…"
"No!" I cried, "If you say something, he and his friends will beat you. Don't say a word about this"
"I don't care about what he and his friends will do. I have to do something to protect you, and for that I have to tell"
I looked at him in shock. He would be beat to death, but was worried about me! My heart beat faster, realizing he cared, but I had to stop him, he couldn't tell.
"I'm a big girl, Edward. I'm fine. It will be fine. Just, please, don't tell anyone" I said.
"You're not breaking up with him, are you?" he asked a little sad.
"There is no need" I whispered.
"Bella, there is! You shouldn't be treated like this!" he said and cupped my face in his hands, making me look at him, "You're amazing. Beautiful, smart, funny… I could go on and on… You're an angel, and I can't see you being hurt"
My eyes welled up, and I blushed. He leaned in and touched his lips with mine. It was just a chaste kiss, but it was so much more. I never had a kiss like that. Sure, James kissed me like this when we started going out, but it didn't feel as good, as right as Edward's. He rested his forehead in mine, and after a couple minutes I opened my eyes, to stare at his.
"I-I will break with him" I whispered.
He grinned, and kissed me again, this time more thoroughly. The bell rang, and we heard people going out of the classes. I pulled away from him, got my bag, and smiled at him.
"Talk to you later?" I asked.
He nodded, still grinning. I walked quickly to my pickup, and drove to James' as fast as I could. I parked in front of his house, after I checked to see his parents' cars gone. I walked to the door, and though I had a bad feeling, I rang the doorbell. He opened it after a couple minutes, smiling sweetly at me. He let me in, and walked upstairs, without a single word. I hesitated, but followed him. He was sitting in his bed, watching TV.
"What's up, babe?" he asked looking at the screen.
"Hm, James, w-we are o-over" I stammered.
He looked at me angry in his eyes, and I took a step back.
"We're over? Why?" he asked calmly.
"Hm, I can't stand this anymore" I whispered.
He grinned mischievously, and I got more scared.
"It's the newbie" he said, "You're leaving me for the newbie?"
"N-no" I whispered.
"Just let me get you something…"
He got up, and walked to the closet that was close to me. He grinned at me, and opened a drawer.
"I think you forgot this here…"
I wasn't paying attention. I was staring at the gun that was in his drawer. I wasn't even breathing. I looked at him, terrified. Why did he have a gun? He was holding a necklace, I recognized as mine. But that wasn't why he opened the drawer, of course. He made sure to show me he had the gun.
"W-What is this?" I asked pointing to the gun.
"Oh, that" he said nonchalantly, "I have it for fun, and to get free of what bothers me"
I swallowed hard, and took another step back. Oh God. Was he going to kill me?
"Now, you were telling me… Are you leaving me for the newbie? Because that would bother me. The newbie is been bothering me too much lately" he said trailing a finger on the gun, almost as if it was absentmindedly. "Actually, I'm bothered you're leaving me, period"
I begged him with my eyes, but he just grinned mischievously again. He threw the necklace on the floor, and walked to me. I couldn't move, in fear, and he grabbed me.
"Now, let's celebrate you're still mine" he hissed and threw me in his bed.
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EPOV
She didn't call. Why didn't she? I was going insane. I kissed Bella, she went home, promised to talk to me later, but didn't call. Stupid, I should have got her number. I would see her again tomorrow morning at school. But it was too much time, I wanted to talk to her now! I said to my parents I was going to sleep, but just stayed pacing around my room. In the morning, I tried to look good, and stupidly, wasted my time trying to tame my hair. I rolled my eyes and gave up. I was born with messy hair, and probably when I died I would have a little of messy white hair. I ran downstairs and entered the kitchen when my dad was saying goodbye to mom.
"Good morning!" I said walking to the table.
"Good morning" dad said with an arched eyebrow, "You're a little early, don't you think? Or are you going to drive at reasonable speed?"
"Nope" I said popping the 'p'.
"Anything is making you excited to school maybe?" mom said grinning.
"No, everything is great. I'm just excited"
"Are you sure?" she said raising an eyebrow, "Maybe a girl?"
I blushed slightly and looked down at my toast.
"Great, just… don't do anything I wouldn't do" dad said and walked out.
"Who's she?" mom asked.
"No one" I mumbled.
"She has to have a name! What is it?"
"Let it go, mom"
"Come on! I need to know who will be my daughter-in-law!"
"I think you're too ahead, mom" I said amused.
"I'm not! You're too late!" she said, "I'm waiting for you to bring a girl home since you were thirteen!" I rolled my eyes, and she grabbed my chin, making me look at her. "You'll bring her home, right? Is she serious! Do you really like her?"
"Yes, mom" I said.
"Oh, my baby!" she said and hugged me.
"Hmm… Thanks, but I think I'm a little grow up to be called a baby"
"You'll always be my baby!" she said pulling away and running her fingers thru my hair, "You couldn't tame it? This hair…." She said shaking her head.
"You know it's impossible, so leave it alone!" I said pulling away from her hand.
"Okay, fine. Now, go!" she said shooing me, "Go woo her!"
"Woo her?" I asked chuckling, "Hm, I think we're from the 21st century, so I won't woo her"
"Are you calling me old!"
"No, I'm insinuating" I said smiling and kissed her forehead, "Just kidding"
"Well, then, go dazzle her!"
"Thanks"
I drove top speed to school, eager to see Bella. I couldn't wait to make her happy. I hope I do. I parked beside Emm's jeep, but didn't join them. I stayed in my car, listening to music, watching the parking lot, searching for her. I saw James' car pass fast, and he get out, grinning like the devil he was, and stand there as if waiting. When I heard the loud noise of Bella's old truck, I grinned, and followed the Chevy with my eyes. She parked a few spots away, closer to James. I locked my car, and walked to her, ignoring my friends' questions. I had just reached the truck when she got out. She jumped out of the truck, looking at the ground.
"Hey!" I said happily.
"You should find your own girlfriend, instead of following mine like a lost puppy, newbie" James sneered walking to Bella's side.
I glared at him, and glanced at Bella who was still looking at the ground. I decided that James would kill my happy mood.
"Let's go to our class, Bella?" I asked giving my hand to her.
She extended her hand and I grinned, thinking she was accepting mine. But she wasn't. She turned her back on me, and put her hand in James'.
"See you around, newbie" James said grinning.
He turned away, pulling Bella close to his side, and she let him.
"Bella! Wait!"
I put my hand in her shoulder, trying to understand what was going on. James growled, turned around, and pushed me to the ground.
"I'm warning you. Keep your hands away from my chick" he hissed.
Anger was boiling through my veins. I got up ready to fight him again, though I was still sore from yesterday. Two football players stood at his sides, like guards. Bella stood behind all them playing with the hem of her shirt, like nothing was going on. I glared at James.
"What you said to her?" I hissed.
I didn't wait for an answer, I pulled my right fist, ready to brake his jaw, when a hand hold my arm, and another my left shoulder.
"Dude, come on! Stop!" Emm said trying to stop me.
"Wise friends" James said eyeing them, "Why don't you all go back to your little silly lives? How many times will I have to say to stay away from Isabella?"
"Come on, Edward. Calm down" Jazz said holding my shoulder. "And fuck you, James. She is our friend too"
James got angry red, and he and his friends advanced, ready to a fight. Bella silently hold James' arm, looking at her nails, like she was a vain, spoiled girl.
"James, don't listen to them. Come on, we wouldn't want to risk your gorgeous face to be bruised" she said, "Let them be delusional and think they are my friends. It doesn't hurt to dream, right?"
James' friends laughed, and walked away, while James just grinned. Jasper, Emmett and I stood there, shocked with Bella's words. What was she saying? Why? What about yesterday? What's going on with her?
"You're right, babe. Let's go" James said.
He pulled her close to him, an arm around her shoulders, and her arm around her waist.
"Edward, are you okay?" Alice asked quietly.
"Are you sick? You are ghost pale" Emm said.
"Shut up, Emmett" Rose said.
"What did I say?" Emm said confused.
"Don't you see?" Jazz whispered.
I was still looking at Bella's back, while James kissed her neck. She didn't look at me once the whole time. My heart was breaking, with her actions, her words, for my stupidity…
"The girl he loves just broke his heart, and our too" Alice whispered. And it was true.
