This was just something I wrote before when I was bored… But maybe, if you guys like it, I can continue… It's actually a fun, good story! Give it a try…
CHAP 1 'Hidden'
"Bella, can we go home now?"
"No, he'll be here any minute now…!"
"Do you realize how ridiculous we must look when we stand here in the bushes?"
"You're already ridiculous."
"No, you are!"
I hushed my best friend Alice Brandon and ignored her ugly grimace. Any second now he would walk by.
My heart sang in my chest while I waited excitedly.
There - finally I could see his tall shadow – and also the huge shadow that belonged to his brother, Emmett Cullen. They seemed to just have left the school building.
Alice rolled her eyes when I sighed of satisfaction as my prince charming came closer and then passed us where we stood hidden in the bushes.
Edward Cullen couldn't, of course, see us where we stood which was exactly what I wanted – I could look at him, but he could not see me.
I watched as he brought one hand to his untidy, bronze-colored hair and ran his fingers through it, while he spoke to his brother. They were walking towards the parking lot. His unusual, green eyes sparkled in the sun.
"This is crazy." I heard Alice mutter, but I held up a hand to shut her up. Maybe I would be able to hear his angelic, velvet voice….I listened hard, leaning forward slightly…
"….and then she just ran out of the classroom. I had no chance to speak with her…again!" He sounded frustrated and I could see that his beautiful face was drawn into a frown.
"That sucks, man. Maybe tomorrow…" Emmett said and shrugged his huge shoulders. He looked like a serious weight lifter and was honestly very scary looking with his unnaturally big muscles. His hair was black and curly. I knew one of my friends, Rosalie Hale, had a thing for him.
The two brothers climbed into Edward's silver Volvo and started the engine. They disappeared quicker than I could blink.
"Are we done with all this craziness now?" Alice asked, clearly annoyed.
"Chill, Alice." I climbed out of the bushes and laughed when two small girls from our school jumped of surprise when they saw me and ran.
Alice came after me with a few leaves in her short cut, black hair. Her face was filled with fury and impatience.
"Bella, it's one thing to stare at him every class, look at him from your car and wait for him in the cafeteria so that you can eat at the same time – but hiding in the bushes when he walk to his car is just….weird!"
I shrugged and led the way towards my red truck. Alice danced after me.
"When are you just going to ask him out?"
"Are you kidding? He doesn't even know I exist, Alice….Do you want a ride home?"
We were at my car and I opened the passenger door in the back and threw in my purse.
"Yes ….Of course he does! I'm sure he likes you."
"What drugs are you on and can I have some?" I joked while we drove out of the parking lot.
"Bella-"Alice began patiently. "You've liked Edward since our first year! You've had classes together for ages and you spy on him and stare at him constantly! You should just talk to him at least."
I snickered and shook my head. I had never spoken to Edward Cullen in my life – and we'd had classes together for years - and I probably never would.
He was everything I wasn't – popular, good looking, rich… We didn't belong in the same worlds, I knew that. But that didn't stop me from staring at him…or thinking about him constantly.
The landscape disappeared behind us as we raced down the streets on our way to Alice's neighborhood. We had been friends since kindergarten and she still lived at the same place, so I found it easily. Back then my parents hadn't been divorced and we all lived together here in Forks.
Now, I only lived here with my father. Mom lived with her new husband in Jacksonville. They spoke on the phone sometimes…
Alice was still talking about Edward I noticed after a few seconds. I was use to blocking her small, light voice out. She used her small hands when she spoke. Alice really was the shortest and most pixie-like girl I had ever met. But very pretty with her ocean blue eyes and slim figure. Her teeth were perfectly white and straight.
"…and do you remember that time when you wore the same shirt as Jessica, so that he would notice…"
I caught a glimpse of myself in the reflection of the window. My brown plain hair and chocolate brown eyes. My skin was unnaturally pale and smooth, as usual.
"…and Edward looked at her and…" Alice continued.
"Okay, okay! Just shut it for a second, okay?"
She pouted.
"Fine. But you really owe me for today, Bells. I won't forget hiding in the bushes for fifteen minutes any time soon."
I laughed.
"Okay…where do you want me to drop you off?"
"The store. Dad's working." Alice told me and nodded towards the sign with Mr Brandon's food-store's name on.
"Why?"
"If I help him every day after school he will let me go to Vegas next summer." she squealed.
Alice's family was rich, but that did not mean her father would give her anything she wanted by just pointing –sure, she owned pretty much every item a girl could ask for, but only because she earned them. Mr Brandon loved his daughter but she was not spoiled, she had to work for her money.
I parked outside the store, yawning – it had been a long week, but tomorrow it was finally Friday!
"See you later, alright?" I told Alice, who nodded, waved and stepped out of the car. She blew a kiss and then ran towards the store. They sold what my dad called 'things you don't need', but Alice's dad was nice. He and Alice ate dinner at our house sometimes. Her two older brothers, Brandon and Kevin, were almost never home and the mother was now married to someone else – just like mine.
When I began to drive home my thoughts quickly went to Edward again. His perfect muscles, not too big not too small, and his heartbreakingly beautiful smile that could melt any girl's heart.
I wanted to kiss him so bad and run my fingers through his hair…smell him and snuggle up against his perfect chest…
"Bella is that you?" Charlie, my dad, shouted when I entered our hall five minutes later.
I rolled my eyes and threw my purse at the floor and shrugged out of my jacket. Who else would it be that used my key?
"Yeah!" I answered anyway.
He sat, as usual when he wasn't at work, in his favorite chair in the living room, watching some stupid football game. He barely looked up when I peeked into the room to say hi.
"How was school?" he asked, distracted, with his eyes still on the screen.
"Good." I mumbled with a smile and thought about Edward. "What are you doing home so early?"
"Parker said that he could take over. He said I've been looking tired latelty. Bullshit, if you ask-"
"No, dad, it's not." I told him seriously.
Charlie was the head of police and took his job very seriously. He left early in the morning and usually got home late at night.
He shrugged.
"Will you make dinner soon? I'm getting kind of hungry."
"Sure, give me a minute."
I disappeared upstairs to leave my purse and check my e-mail. In my room I left a kiss on the photo of my dead grandmother as usual and then pushed the power button on my computer.
The walls around me were yellow and the only source of light came from the small window across the room.
We weren't rich me and Charlie, but we were doing okay….
I only owned a bed, a desk, a couple of shelf's with my books and the old computer I was not watching carefully for new messages.
There was an e-mail from Renee, my mom.
Bella,
How's Forks? Is Charlie treating you alright? I hope he's not making you do all the food!
I just wanted to let you know that me and Phil are traveling again and I don't know the next time I will be able to have access to a computer. We'll be gone for two weeks.
Have a great two weeks! Reply this e-mail as soon as you can.
I love you,
Mom
I sighed and clicked the 'reply' button. Phil was Renee's new husband and, compared to me and Charlie, all they ever did was travel.
But it made her happy, just like it did to be with Phil…
With that I mind I wrote, trying to sound as cheery as I managed:
Dear Mom,
I'm great, don't worry about me.
Have fun with Phil!
I'll talk to you in two weeks.
I love you.
Bella
I sent the message and then hurried downstairs to make dinner.
When the food was almost done and I was cutting vegetables, the phone rang.
"Hello?" I answered, slightly annoyed at the interruption.
"Guess who?" A light male voice replied.
I giggled.
"Hi, Jasper."
"What's up in Bella's world?" he asked conversationally.
Jasper Hale had been my friend for only a couple of years, but he had almost immediately become a very close one.
When I spoke I thought about his blond hair and light blue eyes. He was truly very nice looking, but he wasn't really my type; though I had tried to fix him up with Alice for months.
"Not much. Cooking."
"Really?" Jasper said ironically. "Again?"
"Well, you have to do it every day – to get more food." I joked and pressed the phone between my ear and shoulder, so that I could continue my cutting of vegetables.
He laughed.
"Well, aren't you going to ask me what I'm doing?" he said after a few seconds, with feigned hurt.
"Sorry!" I laughed. "What are you doing, Jasper?"
"You're going to love me forever for this…" He paused dramatically. I waited patiently, smiling slightly, and looked over at the oven where my and Charlie's lasagna soon would be done. It was four minutes left. "I've gotten us into Edward Cullen's party tomorrow night!" He finally yelled excitedly.
When I gasped and didn't say anything, he sighed and said:
"Bella, have you lost the phone in the food again and am I now that for talking to your dinner?"
"No, no, sorry, Jasper…I'm just shocked…This is awesome!"
For years Jasper had tried to get us into the Cullen family's fancy parties – and never succeeded. Apparently he had done something differently this time when he asked and we were invited…finally!
"I know, right?" Jasper said. "It starts at six, so should I met you at your house five o'clock?"
I smiled.
"Sure. Okay. Thank you so much, Jazz!"
"No problem, Cinder-Bella. Oh, and make sure Alice helps you pick out clothes – I love you, but you're awful when it comes to dressing."
Jasper chuckled and then hung up. I shook my head with a small grin and then went to put the vegetables on the table.
So, tomorrow I would finally be at the same party as Edward Freaking Cullen….I could stare at him the whole night and maybe, maybe if I was lucky…he might even look at me!
Okay, this needed to be planned thoroughly…My clothes, makeup everything…only because he maybe would notice me now when we're outside school and he wasn't distracted by school work…
Jasper was right; I thought while I made a little happy-dance, I would love him forever for this!!!
…so what do you think??? Huh, huh, huh? LOL. Comment if you like it….comment if you DON'T like it… comment if you want me to continue…
Thanks so much for reading!!!
xoxo Matti