Hi! This song has been stuck in my head all day and a plot was born.
Disclaimer: I do not own any aspect of the Twilight Franchise. I owned the slices of pizza which are now in my stomach.
Bella POV:
I pressed my chest against Edward's as I proceeded to deepen our kiss. His right hand was entangled in my hair and his left was cupping my thigh. My arms were locked around his porcelain neck, and my right leg was bent at the knee with my foot in the air. Yes, I am doing the typical leg lift. Sue me.
My left hand inched toward his cheek, pulling his face closer to mine. He moaned deeply- oh, what a sound. The hand on my thigh suddenly tightened its grip as Edward hitched my left leg around my waist. I involuntarily/voluntarily (I didn't mean to do it, but I do not regret it) ground my hips on his, resulting in both of us groaning.
Edward suddenly broke away. Both of us were panting heavily. I stared deep into his darkened, lust filled eyes, sure that my eyes mirrored his. His lips never left my body. Edward was peppering kisses all over my neck and collarbone. My eyes rolled back in my head a little. I ground into him once again, causing him to growl as I shuddered.
I heard snickering and gagging. I didn't bother to pull away from Edward. I turned my head slightly to the right. In my peripheral vision I could see Emmett, Alice, Jacob, and Leah giggling. Jasper, Mike, Angela, and Ben were looking anywhere but at us, probably embarrassed. Rosalie was smirking softly, not disgusted by our totally public display of affection. Jessica and Lauren were gone. The rest of the student body was either smiling or snickering.
I was broken out of my observations by Emmett's booming voice.
"Hey, get a room, you two," he cheered loudly, playfully swinging his fist at us.
Edward groaned (this time in annoyance, not in pleasure—I could tell the difference now!) and set me down on my feet with one last peck. He wiped my lip gloss off his lips with the back of his hand while I straightened out my clothing. My cheeks were burning.
I cleared my throat.
"Um…," I started. I didn't know what to say. Sorry for that random but necessary make out session with my hot vampire boyfriend? It would be the truth…I smiled awkwardly.
I bet you're wondering what could've made shy Bella Swan jump her boyfriend in front of the majority of the senior class of Forks High. I mean, I know I've had times in which I couldn't resist, but that's beside the point.
Let me tell you how this all started.
-FLASHBACK MUSIC-
FLASHBACK:
"Edward, I promise you nothing is going on with Jacob!" I yelled at him for what felt like the millionth time.
"Then why do you insist on hiding things from me!" He shouted back at me. I made sure my expression didn't give me away, but right now I was in emotional distress. Edward never shouted at me.
I felt like crying.
"It's not my secret to tell!" I exclaimed, trying to making sure he understood. I could see the anger in his eyes, and as much as I knew he wanted to hide it, I could also see the hurt.
"I thought you trusted me," Edward murmured. He sounded calmer, but I could hear the fury in his tone.
"I do trust you, Edward. I trust you with my life! It's just that I swore to Jacob I wouldn't tell anyone, and that includes you," I whispered back, too exhausted to fight harder.
"It doesn't add up, Bella. Why would you and Jacob both be hiding something from me? Do you believe I do not notice the way he covers up his thoughts whenever I'm within a mile of him? How you both exchange these secret glances? What is so important that you can't even tell me, your boyfriend? Why can't I be trusted?" Edward spat harshly.
I felt a lump forming in my throat. "Do you really think I'm cheating on you?"
"No, Bella. I don't. But I do know you're hiding something from me and it involves Jacob. I also know that he would do anything to take you from me," Edward muttered. He ran his hand through his hair.
"Edward, I swear to you, Jacob is not a threat to us," I motioned to him and myself to symbolize our relationship. "I am just keeping this matter between him and me until he is ready for others to know. Don't make me tell you; I won't betray a friend."
"Fine then, Bella. I won't make you do anything. If his friendship is more important than our relationship, why don't we just forget the whole thing?" He said bitingly.
My heart broke. He…he…he wanted to break up with me? I felt the hole in my chest reopen. Anger crept up on me. He promised me he wouldn't leave me again!
"Fine, Edward. If you want to call it quits just when things don't go your way, go ahead. I don't need you anyway," I barked. I regretted my words as soon as they escaped my teeth's barrier. I could see the anguish in his now black orbs. I blinked, and he was gone.
I collapsed into tears. What had I done? I just didn't want him to think I would follow his every move. Of course I need him. I need him more than anything in the world.
And now he's gone…
Edward POV:
"Fine then, Bella. I won't make you do anything. If his friendship is more important than our relationship, why don't we forget the whole thing?"
The words kept replaying in my head. Every time I heard them, I sank deeper into my despair. I didn't mean any of it. I was sitting in our-I mean, the meadow, wallowing in self-pity. I ignored all of Alice's frantic calls and messages. I was much more comfortable curled up in a ball on the forest floor.
I wish it was Bella's lap.
I knew Bella loved me. I just knew she loved Jacob too, and I didn't know who she loved more.
Well, I do now. If she didn't already commit to him, I just pushed her into his arms. I moaned in misery and tightened my arms around my knees to the point of pain. The aching in my shins was nothing compared to the emptiness in my heart.
I felt my ears prick up at the sound of rough footsteps. A foul smell rose in the air, and in a matter of moments, Jacob Black stood before me. I didn't even have the energy to hiss at him. If he made Bella happy, who was I to hate him?
I whimpered.
"What's your problem, leech?" Jacob sneered at me. I looked up at him, blinked, and focused my gaze on the tree bark.
"Congratulations, dog. Bella and I are no longer together. You've won her heart. There's no need to hide your thoughts from me anymore. You don't have to be together in secret," I whispered. My voice still cracked horrendously.
What? You and Bella are done?
I nodded to confirm his thoughts. I whimpered once again.
I expected him to shout in triumph, and smugly run off to be with Bella. His mouth opened and closed as if he was a fish. A minute later, he ran in his human form back to La Push.
It was hours later when Alice and Emmett collected me from the woods and carried me to my room. I couldn't bear look in it; there were too many memories. I returned to the fetal position on my carpet and stared blankly out the window.
Nothing mattered anymore.
Bella POV:
It's been four days since Edw-he and I broke up. It was lunchtime now at Forks High. It was really a regular Monday, despite the fact my whole world was crumbling on my shoulders. I spent time with Jake this past weekend, mostly crying my eyes out.
Edward didn't come to school Friday. I still sat with the Cullens, but I also gravitated towards Mike, Lauren, Jessica, Angela, Ben, Eric, and Tyler. All the boys noticed my dour mood, and Edward looked cold when he walked into school today. The news had already spread that we broke up.
Lauren and Jessica had been shameless in their flirting with Edward, but he paid them no mind. I would have rejoiced, but he never gave them the time of day. I didn't see any inclination that he missed me.
I missed him.
Lauren and Jessica have also been giving me smug smirks, as if they were expecting this to happen. Well, I'm sure they were, but there was no need to remind me of my loss.
"So, Bella…tell us again why Edward dumped you? Was it because you were too plain for him? Maybe too boring? Or maybe he finally saw you as the dirty skank you are?" Lauren said snidely.
"I'm thinking it's all of the above, Lauren," Jessica replied, laughing nasally. I rolled my eyes, but their words cut me like a knife. It's not like I cared about what they were saying; it's just that they were pointing out every reason Edward had to break up with me.
I didn't even look at them as I wordlessly exited the cafeteria. I glanced at Edward's table. He was sitting with his family as usual, but still had that cold look about him.
He did not return my look.
Edward POV:
Hearing those base girls mocking my-wait, she's not mine anymore- Bella was infuriating. I refrained from tearing them apart, as did my family.
The day droned on. Every class I had with Bella was physically excruciating. The urge to pursue ways of showing my love for her was nearly impossible to resist. She never looked at me, nor did she ever turn in my direction. We had to work together in class, she finish half the work and wordlessly push the rest to me. I have never been more miserable. I have never felt so ignored.
I have never felt so worthless.
The worst of it was that I could smell the mutt's scent on her.
My family was quite sad about my break up with Bella, but they still spoke to her. I was the odd man out in that respect. They would manage to joke, laugh, and smile around me, while I sat in my sorrow. When I returned home, I was ready to run back upstairs to lock myself in my room until I smelled two werewolves in the dining room, along with the rest of my family.
I walked in the room to see the rest of my coven sitting down at the table. Carlisle was at the head, with Esme to his right. Next to Esme was Alice and Jasper. Emmett and Rosalie were opposite Alice and Jasper. In the corner, I saw Jacob Black standing next to Leah Clearwater.
They were holding hands.
I was immediately confused. Didn't he want Bella? I thought they would be together now that I was out of the picture, I thought bitterly. Jacob started to speak.
"Listen, bloodsucker," Leah elbowed him, as if to reprimand him, "I mean Edward. Bella told me about the fight you had before you broke up." I winced at the reference.
"She told me that you were fighting because you knew we were hiding something from you. She told me that she didn't tell you, even though the outcome made her miserable. I just want to say that…well; Bella and I are no longer like that. We are best friends, and that is all. We were never anything more. At one point, yes, I wanted more, but we never got that far.
"Bella was keeping something from you, though. I never meant for her to find out, but she did anyway. You know how perceptive she can be. It turns out that Leah was my imprint. We've imprinted on each other. We always were bonded because we belonged to the same pack, but over the past few weeks, the link became deeper and more…romantic. It turns out when two wolves imprint within the same pack, the imprint can take longer to develop as the pack bond settles. The tension built up for weeks before we finally kissed, and admitted our love. Bella noticed it before Leah and I admitted the truth, and I have been begging her to keep it a secret from you and the pack. I was afraid Bella would tell someone in La Push, and then not only would Seth try to kill me for nailing his sister, but Sam might find it awkward that I- the true alpha- mated with the ex-girlfriend of the new alpha-him. And then there's the whole Emily cheating thing. Not to mention the crap the guys would've give us for being, well, soul mates.
"It's something we wanted to keep private for a while, until we were comfortable with other people knowing. Bella was teasing me about how she was right all along about Leah and me. She liked to give little looks and smirks at me every chance she got. I understand why you'd be suspicious, but Edward, you still acted like an ass. Bella was pissed at you, but she still loves you. I'm doing this not just for her, but you too. I know what true love is now, and Bella deserves it with you. You're not that bad bloodsucker; I take back what I said in the tent," Jacob finished. He recalled the conversation in which he explained he wouldn't like me under any circumstances. I was glad to see this changed, but…what about Bella?
I completely ruined our relationship again. I let my insecurities and temper destroy the most wonderful thing that had ever happened to me. She'll never take me back, not again. I felt the agony pierce my heart.
"She'll never take me back," I muttered, holding in a very unmanly sob.
Alice's eyes sparkled in delight.
"Edward, you need to do what any man does when he screws up royally with his girl: pull off a crazy, embarrassing stunt that shows how much you love her," she chirped, clapping her hands together.
That's when the idea hit me. I shook Jacob's hand in friendship, and immediately called him, Leah, and my family together to help me with my plan.
Bella POV:
I sighed. It's Tuesday, meaning pizza for lunch today. I opened the doors to the cafeteria, and nearly fainted.
There was a full blown stage in the middle of the room, and Ed-he was standing in the center of it, dressed in a royal blue dress shirt, black trousers, and black dress shoes. The sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and the top two buttons were unfastened, exposing the top of his chest. He looked amazing. He laid his topaz eyes on me and winked. I forgot how to breathe. I turned and gasped. Jacob was standing behind me, offering me a seat. I sat down nervously. I still didn't know what was going on. My spine slammed into the back of my chair as I was reeled to the front of the stage.
I was right in front of Edward.
He smiled down at me before he spoke.
"Hello, Forks High. As many of you may know, my name is Edward Cullen. I managed to ruin the best relationship I have ever had with the lady Bella Swan. It was my fault, and hopefully, she'll take me back after this song."
The speakers blared as Edward took his beginning breath.
"I know you wanna leave me
But I refuse to let you go
If I have to beg, plead for your sympathy
I don't mind 'cause you mean that much to me,"Edward pointed at me, and was moving his hips in time to the beat. I heard Jasper backing up his vocals.
"Ain't too proud to beg, and you know it
Please don't leave me, girl
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, girl
Edward's dance moves were so...enticing. His hips swung rhythmically and sent my mind straight to the gutter.
"Now I heard a cryin' man is half a man
With no sense of pride
But if I have to cry to keep you, I don't mind weepin'
If it'll keep you by my side..."
Edward took my hand and helped me onto the stage. He pulled me close, making his hips smash into mine. I nearly melted. Edward then spun me around before dipping me smoothly. I could feel his cool breath on my neck.
Don't faint, Bella. Stay strong...and conscious.
"Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
If I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day
Just to keep you from walking away
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand
'Cause I wanna keep you anyway I can
Ain't too proud to beg, sweet darlin'
Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
Now I've got a love so deep in the pit of my heart
And each day it grows more and more
I'm not ashamed to come and plead to you baby
If pleadin' keeps you from walkin' out that door..."
Edward returned me to my seat, but not before dipping me another two times and twirling me around so much my head began to spin.
"Ain't too proud to beg, yes you know it (sweet darlin')
Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
Ain't too proud to plead, baby, baby
Please don't leave me, girl (don't you go)
Baby, baby, baby (sweet darlin')
Please don't leave me, girl," he finished.
I was in awe.
"Bella, I really hoped you enjoyed that. It would make this humiliating experience much more bearable. Jacob and Leah told me everything. I am sorry I didn't trust him. I'm sorry that I doubted your love for me. Don't leave me, Bella. I'll beg on my knees for you, if the song didn't already show that. Will you please take me back? Again? I love you. I always will," Edward declared. His eyes were now filled with anticipation, longing, and love.
I stood up from my chair. I turned towards the stage steps and calmly walked up to Edward's level. I was nose to nose with him. Well, nose to chest, because he's so much taller than me. I could see the nervousness in his topaz orbs.
"I'll always love you," he whispered lovingly. That did it.
I took a step back. I could see the devastation in his eyes as the crowd gasped in surprise. I smiled at Edward before I attacked. He didn't stand a chance.
I threw myself at him. My lips connected with his in the most glorious way possible. He was in shock for a moment before he wrapped his arms around my waist and lifted me up. I moaned into his mouth, and he reciprocated before licking my lips to ask for entrance. Needless to say, I accepted. The crowd cheered. I broke away for a moment, still smiling at my love. I grabbed the microphone.
"Where are Jessica and Lauren?" I asked the audience.
"Right here, Bells!" Emmett cheered, shoving the gruesome twosome forward.
"He's mine, bitches!" I exclaimed before pulling Edward back in for another kiss. Everyone clapped and laughed, excluding Lauren and Jessica.
"Whatever, Bella! He'll get tired of you again and come running to us!" The two of them screamed.
I lifted the hand facing them and flipped them the bird. I opened my eyes to see Edward doing the same. I loved this man. We locked eyes again and smiled through our kiss. Jessica scoffed and Lauren huffed before they marched out of the cafeteria. The rest of the kids in the room kept cheering us on.
I pulled away a second time. "Where did you learn to dance like that, Edward?"
"Alice."
"Of course. Make sure to remember those moves for our honeymoon, okay, Edward?"
He simply kissed me again.
-FLASHBACK END-
So, that's how we got here. I forgave Edward, and he admitted he was wrong. I tried to apologize, too, but he wouldn't let me. We were still on the stage when Edward turned to me.
"Do you want to come to my house after school?" He inquired while pecking my lips. I blushed.
"Of course I do, Ed-"
"WHY IS THERE A STAGE IN THE CAFETERIA?"
We may have forgotten about the principal. Shit.
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[Lyrics from: t/temptations/aint+too+proud+to+beg_ ]
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