Taking Two Hearts

AN: First of all a warning to all this starts off with Bella /Edward affection, but good news is that's not most of the story. Also after a lot of pondering I decided to only do this story for now. I will be working on my Bella/Jacob story I promised on the side but I won't be posting anything for a while on it because considering how long in the past it has taken me to get chapters up I think it would be better to focus my efforts. That way I don't have to worry about updating both right away and you don't have to worry about waiting so long for an update. That being said... enjoy.

Ch 1: What Makes Us

Only half an hour and I'd be free, free to go to lunch anyhow. That was exciting though. I wanted to spend every moment with Edward as possible. He and his father were going on a mission trip starting this weekend. They would be gone a month. A whole month without Edward, surely it would kill me. I uncrossed my legs just to cross them again. My left hand thumb grazed across the cool medal on my ring finger. I hadn't gotten used to it yet. It was a simple gold band with a single pearl setting. It was an heirloom from Esme, Edward's mother. He had given it to me only a week ago when he told me he was leaving with his father. He asked me to wait for him to come back, he promised that if I did he'd never stray from my side again. I had been hesitant, I know Edward to be completely too romantic for the real world and so he thought we should get married right after graduation. I have other ideas. I want to marry him, that is definitely not the problem I just want to wait. It's not that I'm not sure I just know how it looks. Besides the whole fact of how it would appear I did not want to talk to my mom and dad about that yet. I sighed.

"Bella? Are you coming?" Angela's voice pulled me from my thoughts.

"Huh?" I said stupidly looking around to see that almost everyone had left the room.

"It's lunch time. Your coming aren't you?" She said her eyebrows gathered in concern. Probably in concern of my mental health. I laughed internally at that.

"Oh yeah, sorry I got sucked into a day dream" Her face cleared and a smile lit her face.

"OK. Well hurry up, I need to go to my locker so I'll meet you at our table." I gathered my stuff as she left the room.

Angela is a good friend. We had met in third grade. She was new and shy, I was also shy but when two boys pushed her down and started to tug on her braids I got so mad I punched one of them, Mike Newton. After that we were thick as thieves, at least until Alice moved here.

Alice is my best friend. She moved here in sixth grade and she had come and sat down with me at lunch pronouncing that we would be best friends and just like that, we were. It wasn't until my first sleep over with her in 7th grade that I found out she had premonitions. At first I thought she was joking, or playing a trick on me, but then things she said were going to happen did and I finally realized she was being truthful. Her parents didn't like this about Alice, in fact in our freshman year they threatened to shut her up in a mental ward. Shortly after, she moved in with my dad, Charlie, my brother, Emmett, and I.

Emmett is my big brother. He's a line backer at UT, Go Longhorns! We just found out he's seriously dating a girl named Rosalie. He plans to bring her home during spring break. I plan to make sure she's worthy. Em has always been a great big brother even though he's 3 and a half years older he never tried to get rid of me and he was always there to talk to after mom died when I was six. He's a giant teddy bear to me. Edward is the only other person to ever make me feel so loved and safe.

Edward and I have been together since Freshman year. I had 'gone out' with a boy I grew up with, Jake, the year before. That hadn't ended up well and we are no longer on speaking terms so I was weary of dating Edward, but he quickly penetrated my defenses and I gave in to what Alice called inevitable. Edward moved here during fifth grade but before freshman year I really hadn't taken much notice in him. He was a brooder, that is until he set his sights on me. Now he hardly ever stops smiling. Alice says I make sunshine and rainbows come out of his ass with a single look, and while I don't love her way of putting it, she's right. He does the same for me though too, while I'm still shy, I'm not as awkwardly so and I am a lot louder and excited being around Edward. When he started talking about getting married eventually, I heartily agreed, although I hadn't put much thought in it. Alice had beamed the next time she saw me. She said she'd help me plan the wedding when the time came because she already knew what I wanted and it would cut down on stress.

"Hey Bella, did you hear the new gossip?" Alice asked in her chirpy voice as she fell in step beside me as soon as I reached my locker on my way to lunch.

"No." I replied simply, hoping this wouldn't take all of lunch, Alice loved her gossip and tended to go on and on when hashing it out.

"Monday there will be a new guy in our class, and get this, his name is Whitlock-Hale!" My steps faltered and I tripped to a stop.

"Hale? Like Rosalie Hale?" I asked in surprise, maybe it was a coincidence but it was a big one.

"I don't know, but he's from Texas." The coincidences were getting even bigger.

"Huh. That's some crazy stuff." I finally started walking again.

"I know and it's driving me nuts because I haven't seen it yet." she said with a sigh as we got in the lunch line. Alice loaded down her plate with everything it would hold and I chose a chicken salad, an apple, and a coke.

"Don't worry you will." I said to her as we made our way to our corner table. My face lit up when I saw Edward sitting there with his head bowed pushing his spaghetti around with his fork. On his right sat Angela, and her boyfriend Ben.

"About time you made it!" Angela said just before we reached the table. Edwards face shot up and he had a small smile. I curiously wondered what was on his mind. Probably the same as mine, his trip. I sat down beside him and he leaned over and kissed my neck right below my ear, a place he knew sent my heart racing.

"Don't start things your not about to finish." I whispered to him. He chuckled. Edward didn't believe in premarital sex, even though he wasn't particularly religious, he said it just made marriage special to start it off that way. I on the other hand didn't care either way and really was annoyed by all the teasing. I never pushed him though.

"I wish you would make up your mind Edward!" Alice said with exasperation. I looked at her then Edward, my eyebrows raising. "You know how hard it is to not look suspicious because you keep seeing things in class?"

"Sorry Alice" he said before looking at me "I've thought about it and now I'm not sure I want to go."

"Yes you do, it's OK Edward, we'll miss each other but we'll get through this." I knew he wanted to go on this trip, he was just anxious about leaving me. He nodded but still looked uncertain.

The lunch bell signaled it was time to go back to classes. Edward would be leaving before the end of the day and I wouldn't see him again. We both stood and I hugged him tightly as he peppered my head with kisses. I pulled back to look up at him he gave me a chaste kiss.

"I could still stay, I wouldn't mind."

"You would and you're going." Alice said behind me. "Now let Bella go we need to get to class." He sighed but pulled away. Alice looped her arm through mine and began to pull me away.

"I love you" He called as we left.

"Me too!" I said right before the door closed behind us.

A/N: This was a bit short but it was mainly an introduction to this Bella's life. Shoot me a review.