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Bella's POV

"Bella are you home?" Emmett's voice boomed up the stairs.

I sighed closing Pride and Prejudice and rolled off my bed. Of course he would have seen that my truck was outside the house and wonder why I wasn't at work.

"Hi Em, how was your day at work?" I asked as I descended the stairs.

"Same as usual I suppose but never mind that, shouldn't you be at work now?" Emmett asked.

"Mike phoned me earlier and has asked if I can cover his shifts later in the week and he will do today and tomorrow for me" I replied.

My brothers blue eyes seemed to light up as some kind of realisation came to him. I didn't have a clue what it was but he seemed extremely happy about something.

"Bells that is great news! That means you can finally come camping with the gang. There is no getting out of it this time, you have got the weekend off."

"I don't know Emmett, I have got a lot of homework to get done for next week."

"Now we know that's not true. You were only telling me last night that you had managed to get all your homework done early." Emmett replied getting through all my lies.

"I have got to get Pride and Prejudice read by Monday for a pop quiz in English."

"Bella you know that off by heart. You would get one hundred percent without even trying and you could bring that bundle of papers you call a book with you."

"Emmett! Don't insult my favourite book. It's very old and well loved!"

"No Bells, your just obsessed with it" Emmett muttered.

"Fine! Emmett I will agree to this stupid camping trip if you promise to never insult my taste in literature ever again."

"Deal!" Emmett said pulling me into one of his huge bear hugs. "You are going to have so much fun. We all are." Emmett added at the end.

"So when do I have to be packed by?"

"Jasper is coming round in his car at five so that gives you two hours."

"Right" I sighed "I best get started."

I climbed back up the stairs heading straight to my room. Pulling my old orange rucksack out from under my bed and beginning to put spare clothes in.

Two hours later I was sat at the kitchen table surrounded by a tent, sleeping bags and numerous bags including my rucksack and various bags Emmett had packed with food. Emmett was stood by the window watching for Jasper's arrival.

"Did you remember to call Dad to tell him you were coming on the trip?" Emmett asked.

"Yes Emmett, you were there to hear the conversation." I reminded him.

"Oh yes I remember." Emmett smiled sheepishly.

"So Emmett where exactly is it that we are going?" I asked.

"It's a surprise."

"Come on big brother. Spill."

"I'm not telling you as, knowing you, you will some how find a way to escape and you will be back here tonight."

"Now that's not fair I moaned" pushing my bottom lip out hoping it would make my older brother feel a bit guilty.

"Bella just enjoy the element of surprise for once. It is going to be a great weekend, look at the weather and Alice informs me that it should be like this all weekend."

That I did have to agree with my brother about. Forks was finally seeing a day of sunshine after so many days of cloud and rain.

"Let that pale face of yours get a bit of colour in the sun." Emmett joked.

I felt my face begin to burn up with embarrassment. This was a regular occurrence for me.

"I didn't mean that type of colour" Emmett laughed "But it is good to know that I can still embarrass my little sister here whenever I want to."

I got up out the chair and walked over to the window where Emmett was still stood and punched him in his arm. I knew that this punch had probably hurt me more that it had hurt him, with all that muscle there but it made me feel a little better.

"Come on Bells less of the violence now, Jasper has just pulled up. It's time to go camping!"

"Great!" I muttered under my breath but Emmett didn't hear me. He was to busy starting to gather up bags.

I really didn't know why Emmett was so insistent about me coming. It was going to be a weekend of couples and then there would be me the odd one out. Emmett's little sister. Well at least I had packed Pride and Prejudice in my bag. When it all got too much I could go and hide myself away in Elizabeth Bennett's world.

As soon as I walked out the door carrying my bags I was met by screams of delight. I knew whom they would have come from before I had even looked up. Alice and Rosalie.

"Bella! Please tell me you are coming too this is going to be so exciting" Alice said jumping up and down, her short black hair bobbing up and down with the movement. I nodded trying not to laugh. Jasper's girlfriend Alice could always be relied upon for entertainment.

"This is great news, now I can really get to know my boyfriend's sister some more. It will be fun!" Rosalie added. Rose and Emmett had been dating for the past six months and you could always see in each other how much they loved each other. Rose was like a super model. She was so beautiful with her long blonde hair and blue eyes. I would always be very thankful to Rose as she had really changed Emmett's life for the better. When I was fourteen and Emmett eighteen my Mom Renee had died in a car crash. Charlie had always been a great dad but as the police chief to Forks her was always so busy and could very often get home from work late. To this day I still missed my Mom dearly but I would always be grateful to Emmett for becoming like a father figure to me, while at the same time remaining my annoying older brother. It pleased me to see that Emmett was happy with Rose.

I smiled back at them. Maybe this weekend wasn't going to be as bad as I thought. They all seemed to be pleased I was going. Even Jasper, Emmett's best friend whom I had never really spoken to as he was always too shy was smiling stood by the car.

"It was a good job we chose to go in your seven seater Jazz" Alice called over her shoulder. "What with me finally getting Edward to come too."

"Edward's coming?" Emmett asked. "How did you manage that one?"

"Oh I can be very persuasive when I need to be" Alice said.

"Don't we all know it" Jasper joked.

"Who's Edward?" I asked now a little confusion.

"Oh he's my little brother. Well not so little. He's nineteen." Alice then continued in a quieter voice "He is always a little quiet and detaches himself from everyone else so don't worry if he seems to be rude this weekend. He is like that with everyone."

I nodded back a little disappointed. When I had first heard that Edward was coming I had let my hopes rise as there would be somebody else to talk to if things did start to get too coupled. Edward and I would be in the same boat, but if what Alice had said was true it didn't look as though it would be that great to have Edward's company anyway.

"Bella" Jasper spoke breaking my thoughts. "Would you mind sitting in the back with Edward?"

I understood immediately. Alice would of course be sat in the passenger seat next to Jasper who would be driving. Emmett and Rose would then want to sit next to each other. I nodded and headed to the car door to climb through to the back.

"Don't trip while climbing will you?" Emmett joked. Trust him to make a joke out of my clumsiness. I turned around a scowled at Emmett before turning back to the car.

As I climbed through to the back of the car I was even more careful that usual. I knew that now Emmett had brought their attention to it Jasper, Rose and Alice would all be watching to see if I did trip. I had just got myself over the folded down middle seat and I just had to turn myself around so I could sit in my seat when I saw him for the first time. Edward Cullen.

He was stunningly attractive. He was pale skinned like me with bronze hair that looked as though he had run his hair through it many times, probably with the stress of this weekend. His eyes were the most beautiful shade of green and they were watching me! As I took in his facial features more I noticed that the corners of his mouth were turned up. He was smiling at me and it was beautiful.

I was momentarily stunned by his looks that I wasn't concentrating on what I was doing. My clumsiness instantly came into effect. My left shoe caught against my right in my turn and I began to feel myself falling, right into Edward. Just before I crashed into his knees I felt two hands grab my shoulders and push me more upright again.

A booming laugh came from somewhere outside and I knew it would be Emmett, it was then joined by another which sounded to be Jasper.

"Are you alright?" Edward asked as I found my balance again and got myself into the seat besides him. I could feel my face burning up with embarrassment and I knew my face was going to be a close resemblance to a tomato.

"I'm fine. Thanks for catching me."

"No problem" Edward said brightly.

Alice poked her head through the door to check I was alright.

"Well I never expected you to fall for my brother straight away!" she joked.

"Ha, now they have both gone red." Emmett laughed behind her.

We both put our seatbelts on and then I sat in silence while I waited for Alice, Jasper, Rose and Emmett to take their seats and for us to be on the way. From what I had experienced of Edward so far he seemed to be a great guy. For a brief moment before I had tripped I had experienced that moment of hope again and maybe Alice was wrong about Edward, but now it seemed we were going to be too embarrassed to even talk to each other.

About five minutes later Emmett and Jasper had managed to cram the last of the bags into the trunk and everyone was in their seats.

"So is everyone ready then?" Jasper called down the car with everybody answering with a yes. He started the engine and we started off.

As we pulled away I felt a shock of electricity run through my body. It was shocking. It didn't hurt but it made it so that I couldn't relax, my body tense. It seemed to be trying to pull me to the other side of the car. Edward's side of the car. I turned to look at him who was looking at me, with a look of shock in his eyes, which I must have had in mine. His body mirroring mine tense and tight.

I looked forward at everyone else, Edward following my gaze. Emmett was putting his arm around Rose talking like normal, while Alice was singing along with Jasper to a song playing on the cars radio. They didn't seem to be experiencing this sensation. When I looked back at Edward he was already looking back at me with confusion in his eyes. We didn't need to speak to each other but I was almost certain Edward was experiencing the same sensation as myself.

"You okay back there kids?" Emmett asked turning his head around to look at us. "You are both very quiet back there."

I couldn't speak. I felt that if I opened my mouth with this sensation passing round my body I wouldn't be able to hold back the scream. Luckily Edward's voice beside me answered for me.

"Yeah everything's fine back here." His voice sounded different to how I had heard it earlier but Emmett and the others didn't seem to realise luckily. I didn't want them to ask to many questions right now.

The rest of the journey continued silently for Edward and I, the electrifying sensation never leaving and the continuous fight with my hands to make sure I wasn't reaching over to Edward. By the time we arrived at the forest we would be staying on the outskirts off, I was really struggling to keep any control. As we climbed out the car the fresh air cleared my head and my body seemed to relax. Edward climbed out after me, he just looked at me raising an eyebrow. He had definitely felt the same electrifying sensation as me.