A.N. This is the first chapter of Growing Up. I hope you like it!
"Edward?" I heard Bella call for me. We were playing hide and go seek, much to my dismay, I hate this game because I get scared whenever I can't see Bella, or I feel bad for Bella when she can't find me and gets scared, so these games never last long. I came out of my hiding spot and waved to Bella.
"Edward No! Bad Edward!" Bella scolded me. (A. Edward like a dog J)
"I'm sorry Bella." I apologized, I don't like when Bella get's mad at me.
"Edwarrrrd "she whined," your not sposed to come out, I'm sposed to find you!"
"But you looked scared! And then I couldn't see you and I got scared." I said. She came up to me and wrapped her little arms around me.
"I'm sorry I scared you Edward."
"It's okay Bella." I said, as I massaged her back.
"Let's go inside and play house!" Bella screamed.
"Okay," I sighed. I hated house, but I usually played it because Bella likes it.
"Yay!" Bella yelled as she grabbed my hand and pulled me in the house.
"Look at the two love birds." Bellas mom Renee said as we ran in, but we just ignored her and ran up the stairs because she always calls us that.
"Okay I'll be the mommy and you be the daddy!" Bella yelled once we got to her all baby blue room.
"Ok." I agreed. Bella started getting her play kitchen and laundry room ready when we heard my dad Carlisle yell for us.
"Kids could you come down here?"
"Yes dad we'll be down in a second!" I yelled back.
"Do you want a piggy back ride Bella?" I asked.
"I'm too heavy Edward!" She said.
"Nuh-Uh!" I disagreed.
"Yeah-huh!" she argued, I ignored her and just went up to her and slung her on my back.
"EDWARD! LET ME DOWN, I'M TO HEAVY!" She yelled, I just ignored her, she felt like a feather, and I was already down the stairs.
"Hey you two." Dad said.
"Hello Carlisle" Bella said.
"Hello everybody," I said.
"How do you kids feel about taking a little vacation?" Charlie asked us, Charlie was Bella's dad.
"Where to daddy?" Bella asked.
"DISNEY WORLD" Renee and my mom Esme yelled together, obviously excited.
"REALLY?!"Bella screamed.
"Really!" mom yelled.
"Edward! We're going to Disney World!"
"I know Bella!" I screamed, I loved going places with Bella.
"Let's go pack my stuff and then we can go to your house and pack your stuff!" Bella yelled. As we were walking to the door our parents stopped us.
"Wait kids," They yelled. We turned around.
"Yes?" Bella asked.
"There is one tiny problem." Charlie said nervously.
"What?" I asked nervously. What was wrong?
"You two won't be able to ride together on the way there." Charlie said.
"Why not?" Bella cried.
"It's a long story sweetie we'll tell you later," Renee answered.
"Edward?" Bella asked.
"Yes Bella?" I answered sadly. She ran over and wrapped her arms around me.
"I don't wanna ride with out you!" She screamed. I wrapped my arms around her and rubbed her back.
"I know Bella. Me either, me either." I said.
"What are we gonna do Edward?" She asked, looking up from my chest.
"Kids, we're really sorry," dad tried, it didn't help, Bella still had tears streaming down her face.
"Whatever dad." I pulled Bella away and took her hand.
"Let's go outside for a minute Bella," I said softly.
"Okay, Edward." She said sadly. We walked outside.
"Bella, It'll be okay, I promise," I tried.
"No it won't! I'm not going if I can't ride with you," she argued. I took her hand and we walked down to the park.
I walked over to the swings, knowing they were Bella's favorite.
"Sit down Bella," I said softly. She sat down. I began to push her gently.
"Edward, I really don't wanna go if I can't ride with you." She said."I know, Bella, I know." I agreed.
"Kids," I heard my parent's yell, "Kids you at the park?"
"On the swings Dad," I yelled back.
"We decided if we change some things around we can work it out to where you guys get to ride together." My dad said happily, obviously relieved, he knew how Bella and I can get if we don't get to do something together.
"Really!?" Bella yelled.
"Really, but this means Mommy and Daddy aren't going to get to ride with one of you." mom explained.
"Okay mom," I began "but who?"
"That's up to you two." She told us.
"Edward?" Bella asked quietly.
"Yeah Bella?" I replied. She took my hand and yelled over her shoulder to our watching parents, "We'll be back in five minutes." She explained.
"Where are we going Bella?" I asked, confused.
"Right here," she said, and sat down on the curb of Twi~Mart.(A.N hehe twi~mart. I crack myself up)
"Edward," Bella began, "I wanna ride with your parents." She said. "Bella, you don't have to do that we can ride with your parents no problem." I told her. "I know. But I want to ride with your parents, is that okay with you?" She asked nervously.
"Of course that's fine with me, anything you want is fine with me, but what are we going to tell your parents?" I asked, I didn't want to make Renee and Charlie feel bad, because their daughter doesn't want to ride with them.
"Don't worry Edward I'll take care of it." She promised.
"Okay, let's get back to our parents." I said.
"Race ya!" she yelled, already running.
"Cheater!" I yelled back, catching up to her. By the time we found our parents I had gained on her and right as we were running by I went to grab her around the waist and right before I did she fell down. I crouched down beside her to inspect the damage -as usual-to see what size Band-Aid I needed, when I saw her crying.
"Bella! Bella! What's wrong?!" I frantically screamed.
"My wrist!" She sobbed.
"Bella! Bella baby!," I heard Charlie yell, "what's wrong!?"
"Her wrist!" I yelled back.
"Ow! It hurts Edward, it hurts!" She screamed again.
"I know Bella I know." I said softly. I picked her up and handed her to Charlie. He took her inside and into my Dad's office.
"It's definitely broken," Dad said.
"Is she gonna be okay dad?" I said frantically trying to find out if she was alright.
"Of course son, she just broke her wrist."
"Okay good," I lied, I was still really scared.
"But I don't want a cast!" I heard Bella yell.
"Bella," I scolded "you have to have a cast, you know this you've broken tons of bones before, now what is wrong?"
"But if get a cast now, I'll have to wear it to disney world, and I don't wanna!" Oh-no, I didn't even think about that! Hmmm brainstorm time, what could I do to make her feel better about getting a cast?
"Bella sweetie, you have to have a cast," My dad argued with her. Wait! I have an idea!
"Dad?"
"Yes son?" he asked.
"Could I talk to you for a minute?" I asked. This was brilliant! It's going to work I just know it! Dad and I walked outside the door.
"Watcha need Edward?" He asked.
"Do you think I could get a cast too," I began, "That way Bella doesn't feel left out?"
"Son, you know you can't take it off earlier or for anything right?" he asked cautiously
"Yeah I know." I answered honestly.
"Okay, but they may not let you kids on some of the rides because of that" he said.
"That's okay, If Bella has to have one, I want one to." I answered truthfully.
"Okay, let's go tell Bella." We walked back in and Bella was sitting on the bed with a pout on her face and her arms crossed across her chest.
"Hey Bella," my dad began "What would you think if Edward got a cast too?"
"Really?" Bella asked "Edward would get a cast too?"
"Of course Bella, but you have to get a cast too, okay?" I asked hopefully
"Okay," Bella sadly sighed.
"Alright kids I've got a baby blue cast for Bella and a gold cast for Edward," my dad said walking into his office.
"Yay! Blue!" Bella sang.
"Thanks dad." I told him.
"Your welcome son," he said. "Now, whose first?"
"Bella do you want to go first?" I asked.
"No! Edward will you go first?" She asked timidly.
"Of course Bella." Dad came over and I held out my arm, he started to wrap the cast around my arm and I turned to Bella.
"Does your arm hurt anymore?" I asked
"No, your daddy gave me some medicine."
"Oh, that's good." I leaned over to my dad and whispered quietly into his ear, "Are you going to have to re-break it?" I asked, last time she hurt her wrist he had to re-break it and she threw a fit, so I was worried. My dad sighed.
"Yes," he whispered back, "and I'm worried, we're going to have to put her in surgery to do it." Surgery! No way! That's what has to happen when something really bad happens!
"Dad! That's what you have to do if something really bad happens," I said repeating what I thought.
"I kn-" he started but was interrupted by Bella looking at us oddly and saying, "What are you guys whispering about?" By then Dad was done with my cast.
I hopped down and went up to her and took her good hand.
"Nothing Bella." I lied, feeling terrible, I hated lying to Bella, it just felt wrong.
"Okay then." She said curiously.
"Um Bella?" Dad asked.
"Yeah Carlisle?" She asked.
"You know that one time, when you broke your other wrist?" "Yeah, I fell off the swings at the park." Bella was so clumsy.
"Well do you remember how we had to fix it?" He asked timidly.
"Yeah we had to do a…surgery type thi-" she said and then I could almost hear the click in her head as she figured it out.
"Bella? It'll be okay, I promise." Dad said.
"No, no, no, no, no, NO way. Huh uh. Nope. Ain't happening. NO way. I refuse. No." She disagreed.
"Bella," I said disapprovingly.
"But, Edward!!! I don't wanna!" She whined.
"I know Bella, but you have to or you won't be able to go to Disney world."
"Then I won't go!" she yelled.
"Please Bella? Please, for me?" I asked, using my pouty face, she groaned.
"Edward I don't like you and your stupid pouty face!" She yelled.
"I do." I said playfully, but I shut up when she turned to glare at me.
"Okay Bella I'll be back in about five minutes, just lay down for a bit, okay?"
"Humph. Fine." She sighed.
"Bella baby??" I heard Charlie yell.
"We're in the office!" I yelled back. Charlie and Renee ran in. Renee hugged Bella and Charlie stood there with a grin on his face.
"What are you grinning about, Charlie?" Renee asked playfully.
"I'm just proud my little girl is being so good about this." He said happily.
"Daddy, you're silly," Bella said.
"Okay everybody out, It's time." Dad said politely, as he walked in his office holding a clipboard.
"No! Unless Edward get's to stay I refuse!" I heard Bella yell as I was walking out the door. I turned. Dad sighed
"Okay Bella, but only while I put the anesthetics in." He said sternly. Bella sighed.
"Fine," she pouted. Daddy went over to her and wrapped latex around her arm and she held her broken hand out to me, I took it very gently and then Dad said, "Okay Bells you've had this done enough to know, your going to feel a little pinch. On three, one, two, three." He stuck the needle in her arm.
"OWWWW!!!" She yelled and squeezed my hand tighter, "Uncle Carlisle! It hurts!"*A.N they call each others parent's Aunt and Uncle sometimes, because they're so close*
"I know Bella, I'll be done in a moment." He said quickly.
"There, all done." I said when he pulled out the needle.
"Humph." Bella said.
"What was that 'humph' for Bells?" he said, over emphasizing 'humph'.
"That hurt way worse than a 'little pinch'!" She yelled. Dad chuckled.
"What!?" Bella demanded.
"Nothing." Dad answered.
"Well…it did hurt." She complained.
"We know Bella." I said with a smile.
"All right Edward. It's time for you to hit the road, er, hallway." Dad said.
"Okay." I said sadly.
"Bye Bella." I said.
"Bye Edward" She said, then sighed. I walked out the door and in the hallway where I was greeted by Renee.
"She's a yeller isn't she," she said with a laugh.
"Yeah." I said, I didn't think it was funny. I never think it's funny if Bella's in pain…you would think I would be used to it by now, seeming how she is constantly getting hurt, but I'm definitely not, and I don't think I will get used to it. I went in the waiting room and sat down. I pinched the bridge of my nose, the sign of my stress.
"Kid, you worry more about her than her parents do," Uncle Charlie said as he sat down by me in the waiting room.
"I know, I'm sorry." I apologized.
"Son, don't apologize, I'm glad she has you around, I'm hoping I can count on you when she gets older, -and by older I mean sixty- and I decide to let her date, I'm counting on you to pound any boy who is mean to her or looks at her wrong. You won't let me down will ya?" he asked.
"Of course not Charlie, I'd never let anything happen to her." Just then Dad came out in his scrubs with his facemask around his neck.
"Well she's out, and she's fine…as usual, Edward she's been asking for you though. I think she might of just been sleep talking again though. You know how she gets." he explained. Bella always sleep talks, and she usually says my name. I walked into her room and sure enough she was asleep. I tiptoed over to the chair beside her bed and gently took her hand. It woke her up.
"Edward?" she asked.
"I'm right here Bella." I replied.
"My hand hurts. I hate iv's." She said grumpily.
"Hey dad!?" I called. I know this is crazy but I wanna make sure it's normal for her hand to hurt.
"Yes son?" Dad said as he walked in the room.
"Is it normal for her hand to be hurting?" Dad chuckled.
"Of course Edward, I swear if you keep worrying about that girl the way you do your gonna go prematurely gray." He said with a grin.
"Edward?" Bella asked quietly and raspy,
"Yeah Bella?" I replied.
"Can I have some water?" She asked.
"Uhh Bella? You'll have to start with ice chips for now, we don't want you to get over hydrated."(A.N that probably doesn't make any sense at all but you know. It creates fluff. :]) Carlisle answered for me.
"Here Edward." He said as he handed me a cup with a spoon and ice chips in it.
"You'll have to help her, she's very weak right now." He explained. I got a spoon full and put it in her mouth.
"Thanks Edward," she said.
"No problem, Bella." After Bella had finished her ice chips and sat around for a little bit, she got to go home. I helped her walk down the steps and across the street. We walked up to her room and she sat on her bed.
"You want to start packing?" I asked. Her face brightened noticeably and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Yeah I do!" She yelled and jumped up. Just then Charlie and Renee walked in with Mom and Dad at their feet.
"What do you wanna do, Bella?" Charlie asked with a smile.
"Pack for Disney Land!" She replied. Charlie chuckled.
"Why don't you kids let us do that? You can go watch television, I rented a new movie." Mom asked.
"Cool! What movie!?" Bella asked.
"Madagascar," She sighed. We got that movie like…every time cause bella loves it so much.
"Yay! Thanks Auntie!" She yelled with a grin the size of Texas on her face.
"Your welcome sweetie."
"Okay kids come on down to the den and we'll get the movie set up for ya." Charlie said.
"Okay! Come on Edward!" Bella said happily. Charlie chuckled. We all headed downstairs and Mom and Auntie went into the kitchen to make us snacks and we continued to follow Charlie and Dad into the den, where we both sat on the couch and got comfy. Bella was laying on me with her head on my lap and I had my arm draped over her tummy. She sighed and smile when the movie came on.
"Alright guys, enjoy the movie," Dad said. As they were leaving mom and Renee came walking in.
Esme's POV!
"Okay kids' heres your popcorn, chips, crackers and candy." I said, smiling at them, they were so darn cute! Little Bella had her head on Edwards lap and his arm was strung over her stomach.
"Thank you mom." Edward said. I smiled.
"Your welcome dear." I answered. I went upstairs and was greeted by Renee.
"They are just too cute!" I exclaimed. "They were lying down on the couch with Bella's head on Edwards lap and his arm was strung over her stomach! I know they are usually cute, but now that Edward's starting to get older, I can just see that in a couple of years, they'll be doing that as boyfriend/girlfriend instead of just friends!" Renee and I squealed, we'd been picturing them as boyfriend and girlfriend for six and a half years now. Just then Charlie and Carlisle walked in, grinning, "What are you two squealing about?" Carlisle asked us with a laugh.
"Seriously! We heard you down in the basement!" Charlie yelled playfully.
"We're just happy. No big deal!" Renee said. Charlie and Carlisle looked at her disbelievingly.
"Wanna check on the kids?!" I said. I was trying to control my excitement but I couldn't and it turned out as a scream. Renee nodded eagerly and we started to walk down the stairs. When we got there we noticed that Bella was sound asleep and Edward was softly stroking her hair, and looking down at her, completely engrossed in her face. I couldn't help the "Awe" sound from escaping my lips and by the sounds of it, neither could Renee. Edward looked up and put his hand to his lips making the 'Shhh' signal. I nodded my head and smiled when he went back to stroking her hair. I looked over at Renee and she had a goofy grin on her face. Edward noticed us still standing there and mouthed "Did you need something?" with his eyebrows scrunched together. I walked over and stood behind the couch. I leaned down next to his ear and whispered "Nothing dear, just watching the movie with you guys." He shot me a disbelieving look, but I just smiled. I walked back over to Renee and nodded towards the stairs, hinting to Renee that we should go back up stairs. She smiled and complied. When I got to the top I sighed. "Whats wrong?" Renee asked.
"I'm just excited! Just a few more years!" I said happily.
"I know! They'll make an amazing couple!" She replied, matching my tone. And they would. Between Bella's stubborness and Edward's overprotectiveness they will be perfect!
A.N Okay! So this was my first fanfic. Go easy on me! I've had this done for a while, I've just been to nervous to post it. It's really not that great, but i thought, what the heck? So i went ahead and posted it. Constructive critisism is cool with me but don't like completely go out on me please!
Oh! By the way, they are going to stay at this age for a while. I love how fluffy they are!