First fanfic! I hope you enjoy it. This takes place in Los Angeles, California. Edward and Bella are seniors and graduating. Renee and Charlie are not divorced. Edward, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, And Rosalie are not related. Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie will soon appear. Go to my website for further infos and photos of stuff, like, their house, cars and clothes to wear. Thanks, and I really hope you enjoy!
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Bella Swan
It was the start of a new day and I was getting ready for school, as always. The only thing that keeps me getting up each day is the fact that the guy I've been crushing on for the past year is my neighbor and schoolmate. I get to see him every day. I see him in school, at home, even in my sleep. Like, literally, in my sleep. Before and after I go to bed.
Because his bedroom window is just right in front of mine.
I have to be the luckiest girl in school. Everyone would ask me what he did last night or if I ever talk to him. I mean, I tried doing that a lot of times, but in the end, I always chicken out. My best friend Alice would occasionally talk to me about it. She would tell me that the time is running out and I should do something about it or I'll be alone for the rest of my life. Of course, that threw me. I don't want to be alone. Hell, I don't want to die alone.
Well, at least I have one reason not to talk to him. He has a girlfriend. And, surprisingly enough, she was the captain of the cheerleading squad. And he was the football captain. Can I get any more obvious?
I jumped in the shower and washed my hair with my favorite strawberry shampoo. It was always like this. Almost like a reflex when going to the grocery, I would always grab the strawberry shampoo bottle. Never missing, never hesitating. After about fifteen minutes, I dried myself up and went downstairs only to find Renee frying up eggs. And that's when I smelled burned food. I chuckled and walked towards my mom and took the spatula away from her.
"Mom, you have to lower the heat a bit, or else you end up with this," I told her as I threw the extra fried egg in the trashcan. I opened the refrigerator and took another and decided that I make scrambled eggs which are not as hard to make as the fried ones.
"Sorry. You know me, I never watch Food Network. I watch HBO," she replied, teasing.
I laughed. "Where's dad, anyway?" I asked.
"Oh, he's at Steven house. The guy needs some 'guy time' since he has three girls. And your dad, well, let's say they need the same thing."
We both chuckled at the irony. I mean, ever since I was ten, my dad kept nagging my mom to have a baby boy so he can take him fishing. But, well, I never had the chance to have a baby brother. And I am eighteen now.
"Well," I started as I was putting the scrambled eggs on the plate. "I have to go now or I'll be late. Enjoy your breakfast."
I ran for the front door and quickly grabbed my bag. One look at my watch told me that I was going to be late. Then I heard Renee saying loudly, "Honey, this is your breakfast!" But she was too late, I was already out front and then I saw Edward and all his glory on their front steps. He was running his hands through his hair, completely lost in his world. I mean, he didn't even saw me staring at him. And then I remembered that I was late for school, so I quickly acknowledged his presence.
"Hey, Edward," I called out.
He jumped a little and I stifled a giggle that threatened to escape and concentrated on not turning into a puddle of goo when he smiled and replied, "Hey, Bella. Running late?"
I smiled a sheepish smile, I wasn't always like this. "Just a little. My mom burned the eggs."
He threw his head back and laughed. Then he started descending down their porch steps and opened his car. "Come on or you'll be late. Mr. Winters will go berserk."
I froze. What did he just say? Me, plain, old Bella, ride with Edward, god of the gods, to school? This is going to be a long day. And then I realized that I haven't moved since he spoke.
"A simple yes or no is enough. What? Coming or not?" he asked, chuckling.
"Uh . . . yeah. Thanks, I guess."
"Don't mention it." And he opened the passenger's door for me. I slipped inside and closed the door. Faster than I would have thought possible, we were already driving away.
"So," he said, making small talk, no doubt. "I haven't seen you around lately. What have you been up to?"
"Mostly, studying. I mean, finals are almost coming up and this college stuff is driving me crazy," I replied with a sigh. "What about you?"
"Football practices are killing me. Coach told me that I can be a scholar in Seattle University if I continue playing. With me being captain and all can make a big difference."
"Yeah, tell me about it," I murmured.
"Well, hey, I haven't seen you much in my games. You remember last year, when we had barbeque at your place, you promised me that you'll always watch my games? What happened to that?"
"I'm sorry. I try, though, really. I just got caught up all of a sudden with studies and stuff. I swear I'll come to your next game," I promised. "When is it anyway?"
He chuckled and parked in the school parking lot. I was so mesmerized by his presence I didn't know that we were already there. It always took m about ten minutes to walk from home to school and driving with Edward barely took five minutes. Wow, that was just wow. He stepped outside and I followed his example. He was smiling at me and kept his keys away.
"It's this Friday. Promise you'll come?" he asked. His eyes were sparkling and it was super hard to concentrate.
"Promise," I finally said.
"Well, see you around, Bells." Damn. I told him not to use that name on me.
"Yeah, see you," I whispered. And then somebody jumped on my back. I almost fell on my face but then Alice suddenly appeared in front of me. Grinning like an idiot.
"What was that?" She asked. She was five foot five of pure enthusiasm and caffeine. She has the eyes of a hawk which never leaves me alone. I swear, everywhere I go and everything I do is being monitored by my best friend. But, what the hell, I love her. Like my own sister.
"What was what?" I replied, playing dumb. I know exactly what she was talking about.
"That. You were getting out of Edward freaking Cullen's car! That's a movement!" she exclaimed. Seriously, when you get into a sleepover with this maniac, your ears will fall off!
"He was kind enough to offer me a ride. What movement are you talking about?"
"Psh. Bella, I know you're doing the conga inside your head right now. Don't act innocent, it's not working. Now, come on! I don't want Mr. Winters to lecture us in front of the whole class." And with that, the topic was dismissed. We never brought it up in the morning periods but I should have known better. She was never going to let this go. During lunch, she bombarded me with questions, and I answered almost everything vaguely so I would give nothing away. I was so thankful when the bell rang and it was time for my Biology class, because I would escape Alice' wrath about this morning. And it was also the only class I had with Edward.
Once inside, I settled for my table. Only mine, since no one wants to sit beside me. I don't know why, but I'm cool with it. Edward usually sits at the far end of the classroom because none of the girls would be able concentrate when he's sitting in front. But when I scanned the room for Edward, there was no sign of him anywhere. I started to panic that my great day would end abruptly that I didn't even had time to sulk in it. Oh well, at least I had one, right?
Biology usually ends in an hour, so when half of the time was already consumed, I stopped glancing at the table at the back for a glimpse of Edward and started to actually concentrate on the lesson at hand. I was giving up on seeing him for the rest of the day and started to focus on everything else around me when I remembered that I had Gym next. Great, can my day get any better?
After Biology, I rushed to the gym and changed my clothes. After doing that, students were coming in from their previous classes to have Gym class next. But after ten minutes, the coach was still not showing up. Five minutes later, Coach Wilson decided to let us acknowledge his presence by entering the gym with none other than the god himself. I bolted upright and Angela, my good friend, noticed that I was startled and asked what's wrong, so I said nothing.
"Alright, everyone, since we covered almost all of the sports this semester, we don't have anything more to do. So, the captain of the football team was happy to tell me that it's okay for us to watch their practice for their big game on Friday," he explained. Oh yeah, my great day is still going strong.
"That's right. Thank you, Coach Wilson. If anyone doesn't want to watch the practice, the headmaster told me that they can go to the library or anywhere along the school grounds, just not at home. They can go home along with the other students later in the afternoon. Approximately, forty-five minutes from now. And if anyone wants to watch us, can go directly to the field," Edward added.
Who am I to say no to this wonderful creature?
I stood up along with everyone and headed for the field when someone caught me by the arm and spun me around.
"Hey, come on, walk with me." Holy crap! Edward just . . . he just . . . oh, hell. I'm about to walk with the most amazing person I know.
"Uh . . . okay, sure," I stammered. And then I blushed.
"I guess you're not going to the big game on Friday, then?" he asked. He was grinning from ear to ear but I didn't know why.
"What? No, I still will. I promised, didn't I?"
"Yeah, I guess so. I just thought that you wouldn't since you were going to watch our practice today." He was still beaming. What is wrong with him? Well, time to voice my thoughts. No matter how embarrassing it was.
"Edward, why are you so happy?" I asked.
"Oh, it's nothing. I broke up with Tanya during lunch," he said, matter-of-factly.
"Seriously?" It came out much happier than I'd intended. So I rushed an explanation. "Sorry about that," I muttered.
He laughed. "Are you kidding me? I was building up the courage to do that since last week."
"Well, why?" We were already on the field. Edward was spotted by the football coach and he called him.
"I'll tell you later. You want to ride home with me?" he asked brightly. I just nodded.
"Great. Later, then. Cheer me up?" Okay, okay. He's talking about the practice, not his current break-up.
"S-sure." He just smiled and ran to the center field. I went up to the bleachers and sat near the overly excited girls. He said cheer him up. I need support and the current girls surrounding me are more than willing to help me.
Their practice went smoothly. Most of the time, when he got tackled for holding the ball, I would stand up to check if had some injuries, but he seemed oblivious to this. When he was on the field, he was more than a god. He was a leader. A very good one at that. He was a great captain and I don't know where the football team next year will be headed when he graduates. At times when they huddle together to talk about a strategy, his teammates seemed eager to listen to him. Most of them probably idolize him from head to toe. I mean, it wasn't that hard to figure out. Each of his words are taken by heart by his teammates, so they don't disappoint him. This seems humorous to me but to him, it was all business. After forty-five minutes, as promised, their practice ended and their coach gave them some pep talk. I walked out of the field and changed my clothes back to the gym. I took my bag and all and went straight to the parking lot. I don't know how much longer Edward will be there, so I wandered around.
"Bella!" Okay, I thought it was him, but, no. It was Alice.
"Hey, Alice. What's up?" I asked.
"Nothing. I mean, I just saw you walking around and I thought that you wanted a ride. Want me to drop you off at home?"
I blushed and she glared at me. Times like this, she would know something's up. "I already have one," I admitted, smiling sheepishly.
"Who is it this time?"
"The same one from earlier today." God, I wish she would stop investigating me like FBI.
She didn't have time to argue with me because someone else called my name.
"Ready to go?" Edward asked from behind me. I turned around to find him in a different set of clothes. Earlier today, he was wearing a navy blue button down shirt and jeans. Now, he was wearing a white shirt with the same jeans. The shirt literally clung to his perfect chest and I had to shake my head to stop ogling at it and nodded.
"Um, bye, Alice. I'll call you later," I said.
Here we go, get ready to have the best part of your day.