The next morning, when I got out of my truck, Eric was right next to me. I jumped in surprise.
"Hi Eric, what's up?" I asked, although I really could care less. He said,
"Well you know the dance coming up right? Well I was wondering if you wanted to go with me" He said in a rush. I was stunned for a second, I didn't even know there was a dance, and I definitely did not want to go. I quickly made new plans,
"Sorry Eric I'm going to be out of town that weekend." Ok that was a lie, but I needed another good training session to keep my skills sharp, and what better weekend then dance weekend? His face fell and he said,
"Oh alright then." He turned and walked away dejectedly. I watched his figure retreat guilty. Why couldn't he take a hint? I'd been trying to ignore him for months now. Oh well. I turned ready to go into my first period, when I looked up and saw Edward leaning against the wall staring at me. He was not happy. I gulped and walked over to him.
"Hello Edward, I never got to say thank you for yesterday and I-"He cut me off there and said,
"Bella, why on earth did you leave the hospital? Do you realize you could have been seriously injured, and you wouldn't have known? Do you realize that you have had me worried sick? Honestly Bella you..." He stopped there and I could tell he was trying to control his temper. He put his thumb and finger and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Well, I'm sorry but hospitals aren't really my thing." I said frostily. Why did he care so much? And anyway, I could take care of myself. He looked up at me incredulously and said,
"Bella, for someone as accident prone as you, I hardly think hospitals 'aren't you're thing'" He replied mocking me. I narrowed my eyes at him. I expected him to be mad, but this was just ridiculous.
"Well, as you can see I'm perfectly fine and in no need of a hospital." I tuned and walked into my class room before he could object.
As I was walking to lunch, Mike asked me to the dance. I gave him the out of town story. He looked depressed for a second and quickly changed the subject. I guess he doesn't handle rejection well, I thought. I got my lunch and was about to head to my table, when I saw Edward sitting alone at a table calling me over there. I was shocked to say the least. Jessica said,
"Why is Edward calling you over to sit with him" She said jealously. I tried to hide my smile as I said,
"I don't know let me find out." I walked over to him and sat down.
"So what's this all about?" I asked.
"Well, I'm tired of trying to stay away form you Bella." He said this, but his eyes looked like they were fighting some internal battle. This must have to deal with his secret. Is he dangerous? Well, it's not like I couldn't handle him, whatever he was.
"Well, thanks, I guess." I was confused yet strangely happy, and my lips pulled into an involuntary smile. He smiled to but then his look quickly changed into concern and he said,
"So you're absolutely sure you're all right? You don't see spots, or are you dizzy?"
"Edward I'm sure. Trust me it takes much more than a car to kill me." Uh-oh, I just gave away a clue to my secret. Stupid Bella! Stupid, stupid, stupid! Maybe he won't notice.
"What do you mean?" His eyes looked so curious, and I found myself wanting to tell him everything .Luckily the bell rang just then and I said,
"Oh look the bell wouldn't want to be late to biology would we?" Way to play it cool Bella. He knows you're lying now. Luckily he didn't push the subject, for which I was grateful. And we sat next to each other in biology as usual, but we didn't get a chance to talk because the teacher droned on and on. Did I mention I already learned this? That was the only way I was allowed to train as much as I wanted to, I had to study the necessary books. Needless to say, I studied more than I had to so that I could have more time to train without having to worry about school. So I was incredibly bored. When the bell rang, Edward stayed where he was and walked me to me next class. I tried to control my heartbeat which was frantic thanks to him.
"Good Bye Bella." He said with a secret smile, like he knew something I didn't. When I finally managed to speak I said,
"Bye." I was afraid to say anymore because I didn't want it to come out incoherent. When gym was over, I was pulling out of my parking space, when Edward pulled out first and cut me off. Let me repeat that, HE CUT ME OFF. You know, it's not a vey smart idea to cut off a witch. But hey, he probably didn't mean to, so I let it slide until Tyler walked out of his car and asked me to the dance. I gave him the out-of-town story, and he said,
"That's cool, we still have prom." No way in hell did he just say that. I looked over to Edward he was laughing! At me! A soon as he got out of the way enough so that I could pass him, I concentrated the air in all of his tires into one point in each tire. My plan worked as, four pops we heard in succession. Ha Edward, try driving home with four flat tires! I passed him trying to hold in my laughter at his stunned and annoyed face. Take that stupid shiny Volvo owner!
The next day at lunch, I sat with Edward again.
"So how's you're car?" I replied trying desperately not to laugh. I think he noticed, but he said,
"Well, it's not a big deal, we had spares at home." Still, even though he said this he looked very annoyed. I let a giggle escape. He looked at me quizzically, and was no doubt about to ask what was so funny, when the cafeteria doors burst open, and in walked, another new student?
This new student was pretty tall about 6 feet, and he had black hair and a buff body. He was OK looking, I guess. But maybe I'm just saying that because I have my own personal god sitting across from me. Anyway, he walked over to where I was sitting and I felt something. I immediately knew he was a witch. (Or wizard whatever you want to call him) When witches meet, they feel something, a sort of connection, it's hard to describe, but at that moment you know that the other person is like you, a witch. This gets very annoying, because my challengers that I mentioned earlier always find me easier. Great. Well, this guy doesn't look so powerful, and maybe he doesn't want to fight me. Wait a second, I didn't know what exactly the Cullens were or what their powers were, and I didn't want them scoping out the new guy's mind or something and revealing my secret. I quickly used my powers and made an invisible barrier around him. This would protect him against any type of power they had. I would have done this to myself a while ago, but if they hadn't figured it out by now, they definitely wouldn't figure it out later. I looked at the Cullens, and they looked very confused, Edward had a look a look I couldn't quite place. This person looked so familiar to me…..why? When this new student sat down next to me he said,
"Hello my name is Robert mind if I sit here?" I was about to say YES I DO MIND! But he said
"Thanks." I looked over to Edward and he looked about ready to kill something. He was probably feeling the same thing I was. Robert then continued to say,
"I just got here from Paris, its quite lovely this time of year, you should visit it to admire its beauty soon." Of course I knew that he had not just arrived from Paris, what he was using was a coded fight invitation, so Edward wouldn't know what we were talking about. I really didn't want to fight him but I knew he wouldn't leave so I said,
"Yes I guess I should." He looked at me and smiled. Then he said,
"Well, Paris is beautiful, but it is not well known for its forests I should say." Ok he wants to fight in the forest, how creative. Judging by his facial expression he wants to fight now. I looked over at Edward and he looked very confused, as if he knew our conversation was scripted. Robert looked at me with a confident glint in his eye and left.
"What was that about?" Edward asked.
"I have no idea." I lied. I hated lying to him, but if I told him he would probably do something stupid, like try to follow me. Just then the bell rang. I got up ready to subtly ditch Edward (not that I wanted to) so that I could go fight Robert, but he remained seated.
"Aren't you coming?" I said.
"No I'm ditching." Yes, it would be easy to leave now, I thought.
"Ok well, I'm not, so I'll see you tomorrow I guess." I walked away heading to my biology room in case anybody was watching me. Then I swiftly turned and exited the school heading for the forest.
When I got to a remote area, Robert jumped down from a tree, what was he Tarzan? And said,
"Glad you decided to join me little girl." He sneered the last part. Ok he was making me mad now, but he continued anyway.
"I don't know how you got your powerful reputation, but believe me I will bring it down!" Oh wow how creative I thought. Trust me I've heard almost every cliché line from my challengers and how they are so much better and were going to kill me ad replace me muhahahaha ect. I turned to him and said,
"Well, aren't you the creative one, let's just get this battle over with, I'm missing class." He looked about ready to explode. Good, I thought. Suddenly he lunged at me, using what I'm guessing he thought was super speed. It was actually quite slow for me, so I just stepped to the side and let his run into a tree. I then used my power to make the tree collapse on top of him. He crawled out from under the tree and lunged at me again. This time I moved to the side, grabbed his arm, and pulled it behind his back. He gave a slight whimper. I yawned and said,
"You're so boring, even my training sessions are harder." He glared at me his face turning purple with rage, he looked like he was deliberating something, then he turned and ran. Coward, I thought. I checked my watch. Fifteen minutes, not bad, and I wasn't even tired. I turned and headed back for the school.
When I got to my biology room the teacher was in the middle of explaining something. He looked up when I entered, about to yell at me but I used my power on him and said,
"Don't yell at Isabella, keep explaining your lesson." It worked, and I smiled. I loved my powers. It was only then did I realize what he was explaining when Mike came up and got his finger skewered and blood oozed out. I should've just ditched the rest of the day, I lamented. The room began spinning and my head was filled with unpleasant memories I had repressed and hadn't thought about since I came to Forks. I laid my head on the table as the memories came.
Flashback:
The front door slammed open and three men walked in. Their faces were blurry, and they headed for my mother who was playing with me in the living room.
"Bella go upstairs now!" She yelled.
"No mommy! I want to stay with you! Please mommy!" I begged.
"Isabella now!" She yelled. But, it was too late, the men were already so close. She hid me under the sofa and said.
"Stay here Isabella, and no matter what DON'T MOVE!" I was scared, so scared. What was going on? Who were these people?
"We finally found you." One of them said to my mother as they slapped her to the ground. No mommy! I remember thinking. I was so young, so powerless. It was after this incident that I began my intensive training as a witch.
"This is the end" One of them said. There was a loud noise and my mother fell to the floor. As soon as the men left, I ran from under the couch.
"MOMMY!" I screamed. I cried and hugged her, and cried.
"WAKE UP MOMMY!" But she wouldn't. I looked down and saw that I was covered in her blood. My hands began to shake. I hugged my knees and began cry more, begging for my mother to come back. She never did. Then I started blaming myself. I had been more powerful, none of this would have happened. I promised myself that I would get more powerful, powerful enough to find those who killed my mother, so that I could kill them.
"Someone take Bella to the nurse!" It was the teacher. Mike came and helped me, supporting all my weight. I tried to hold in the tears as I lived through my memories.
"Stop Mike, just let me rest" I said. I hadn't thought about my mother since I left Phoenix. The reason I got so powerful, the reason I earned my reputation was her. And I still hadn't found who killed her. I let a single tear escape. And then I blacked out.
When I woke up I was in the nurse's office, and Edward was standing in a corner.
"How did I get here?" I asked. Edward walked over to where I was laying and said,
"I found you unconscious on the sidewalk and carried you here." He paused for a second then said, "So you faint at the sight of blood?" he asked. I quickly averted my gaze ready to lie, but he caught my eye and I was lost in his butterscotch eyes.
"It's not that I faint at the sight of blood, it's just an unpleasant memory." I said. What was my problem? I am always so close to spilling my secret when he's around. I got up and started waking out of the room, but Edward was quick to follow.
"I'll take you home, you are in no condition to drive." He said. I agreed, only because with his super strength he would probably drag me there anyway. The ride home was spent in a comfortable silence, but I could tell he wanted to know more about me and my blood fear. When we finally reached my house, it was drizzling lightly.
"Thanks." I said as I looked up at him. His eyes softened and he said,
"Any time, Bella." He brushed his cold fingers lightly against my cheek. And I blushed at how much I loved the feeling of his skin on mine. I got out of the car and went inside, stealing one last look at Edward as he drove away. It was several minutes before I got my heartbeat under control again. And at that moment I knew that no matter what he was and no matter how hard I tried not to be, I was in love with Edward Cullen.
I decided to go out for a walk to sort through my emotions before Charlie got home. I decided to run, and I mean use my power to run really fast. It always made me feel so free, and that was exactly what I needed right now. I wasn't even aware that the sun had gone down, I was only away of the wind blowing through my hair, the crunch of the ground below me, and the blur of the trees as I ran. Eventually I came to a stop, and realized that I had absolutely no idea where I was. I must have been running for hours, I didn't know if I had gone in circles, or a straight line. I was so lost. I slowed to a human pace. I was tired, as if I had just run three miles non-stop. Great I was tired and lost. I couldn't teleport home, because I had no idea where I was. I sighed and walked though a small clearing of trees, hoping it would lead to a road. When I looked up I saw the most gorgeous white mansion house that looked like it came straight form a movie set. I walked closer to the house, maybe I could borrow their phone, I thought. Suddenly, when I took one step closer, the front door opened and out stepped a short pixie like girl. She walked up to me and said,
"Hello, I'm Alice." She looked familiar like, I'd seen her somewhere everyday.
"Hi I'm Bella." Her eyes widened when I said my name. A smile broke out across her face and she said,
"Come in Bella! I'm sure everybody would love to meet you!" What was she talking about? Who was everybody? I just wanted to use their phone. She grabbed my arm and started dragging me inside. When I got inside I realized how beautiful the house was. It was definitely expensive, that much I knew. I was pulled out of my thoughts by a familiar,
"Bella?" The voice said. I looked up and saw Edward coming down the stairs. Out of all the houses, I had to stumble upon…He probably thinks I'm such an idiot, he just dropped me off at my house, and here I am at his for some unknown reason. I must look like such a stalker.
"What are you doing here?" He asked. Good question I thought.
"I…um… went out for a walk, but I got lost, and I found this house here, and I was just going to ask if I could borrow your phone." I half-lied. As I said this I didn't realize that five other people had walked into the room. This must be Edwards's family. Of course! I see Alice every day at lunch!
"Bella, this is my father Carlisle, my mother Esme, my sisters Alice and Rosaline, and my brothers Emmett and Jasper." He said. They all fit the perfect profile of a vampire, except for their eyes. I was more confused now then ever, but I said,
"Hello, you have a lovely home."
"Thank you dear, and if you need a ride home, I'm sure Edward will drive you." Esme said with a warm smile.
Thank you." I replied. My eyes were drawn to a beautiful piano sitting in the corner. Edward followed my gaze and smiled.
"Would you like me to play something for you?" He asked. I was having trouble breathing, so I just nodded. His family smiled and left the room, while Edward and I sat on the piano bench. He then began to play the most beautiful piano piece I have ever heard. It was so peaceful; I closed my eyes and listened. When he finished I opened my eyes to see him staring at me. I blushed, but stared back. He started to move closer, but then pulled back. He sighed heavily and said,
"Bella I'm afraid I like you much more than I should." His eyes looked tormented. Does that mean he feels the same way I do? Could he possibly love me? I was about to respond when his front door burst open. I was surprised, and hoped they weren't more of my challengers. At this moment all of the Cullens walked in and joined Edward and I, who were already up and facing them. I quickly took a step forward and put up an invisible barrier between the three men and the Cullens. I couldn't bring them into my battle and have them get hurt for me. For now they hadn't realized that I put the barrier up, because they hadn't moved, but they'll figure it out eventually. Well, I thought, there goes my secret. I faced the intruders and said,
"What do you want?" I said with as much venom as I could muster. I was still a little bit tired from my run, but I could handle them.
"You are a very difficult girl to find Isabella." The middle one said. He looked so familiar, I tried to place him somewhere in my memories.
"Who are you?" Edward said. The man turned to the Cullens as if acknowledging their presence for the first time. They were protected by my barrier, yes, but they were not invisible. The man smiled ruefully and said,
"It is none of your concern." He was so familiar, where…where….Suddenly it clicked. I knew where I had seen this man before. His face was blurred in my memories because of time, but I seeing him here, suddenly it all came back to me. He was the one who killed my mother. There is no word to describe how angry I felt at that moment, but I looked up to him my eyes a very deep menacing green, and said
"You….." It was the only word I could get out in my rage.
"You…." He looked at me not even shaken by my glare.
"Murderer." I finally managed to spit out. He looked confused for a second, but recognition finally dawned on his face. And he laughed.
"You? You? The daughter of that pathetic women I killed? You are the most…"He stopped there to continue laughing, The other men next to him joined in. I realized that one of these men was Robert. So that was why he left. He went to get reinforcements. I smiled. Well good, now I could finally kill him. I would make it painful. But first I needed to get rid of the other two men.
"Bella what on earth is going on?" Edward said. I cringed, I didn't want him to find out this way, but I had no choice. I turned to him and said,
"I'm sorry Edward believe me…I didn't want…"I stopped there. I didn't know where to begin to explain. I turned around to face the enemies.
"Three against one, that's hardly fair. If I'm so weak you should be able to kill me yourself." I heard the Cullens intake of breath as I said this, but I continued anyway. "Unless you are a coward like the rest of you men?" He stopped laughing when I said this and walked up to me.
"I don't need help killing a pathetic excuse for life like you." I smiled, yes he was falling into my trap.
"Boys," He said motioning to the other two men in the room. Leave now I will meet you back at the hotel in ten minutes." He smiled confidently.
"We'll see about that I replied as I moved away from him."
"Bella we-" It was Edward, he tried to move forward, but discovered the barrier. All of the Cullens did. They tried hitting it, smacking it and ramming their bodies into it. Even with their super human strength nothing worked. Emmett said,
"What the Hell?" All the Cullens stood there confused. I turned to them to apologize when suddenly I was stuck in the stomach. I flew backwards hitting the couch and knocking it over. I heard a growl erupt form Edward's chest. I quickly got up, much to the Cullens surprise, and walked back towards the enemy.
"It's not very nice to attack someone when they're not looking." I said. He smiled and headed towards me. I quickly avoided him. Then he turned around and came at me super fast, I used the same speed to duck under his arm. I grabbed it and swung him into the wall, making a very large hole in it. He stood up, and wiped the rubble off his shirt.
"This is going to be more fun than I thought." He said. He began using his powers to wrap the floor around my legs, and render me immobile. In the background I could hear the Cullens desperately trying to break free of my barrier. I couldn't let them do that. So I made it stronger. He came at me again but this time I thrust my hand at him and burned the skin that I touched. I heard him howl in pain and then move away. I used that distraction to free myself from the floor. While he was trying to heal his wound, I turned invisible, and kicked him back. He fell down. I was about to kick him again, but he grabbed my ankle and pulled me down to him. He was on top of me now, pinning me to the ground. I tried to break free, but he was using super strength to pin me down.
"Bella! Get up!" I heard Edward's anguished cry.
He then began choking me. I become very light headed, and was about to fall unconscious, when suddenly I thought of a plan. I let my body go limp in his hands. He got up and began laughing, just like I thought he would.
"Bella, no! Get up Bella!" I heard Edward yell.
I made myself invisible again and grabbed the man who killed my mother. He was surprised to say the least but he quickly recovered and said,
"You know, you're much harder to kill than your pathetic mother." He laughed.
"You really shouldn't have said that." I replied. My anger was growing to new heights. The atmosphere in the room changed, it was heavier, darker. An unseen wind began to move things around. My power was leaking out uncontrollably. I didn't care, instead I strengthened my grip on him. I prepared myself to use a new spell. A powerful spell, one I hadn't mastered yet, one that had never been performed without the caster dying. In my condition, I didn't know what effect it would have on me, but at that moment I couldn't care less. I started taking him apart molecule by molecule and burning them. The pain starts as nothing at first, but it will grow as I burn more of his molecules. He was a big man, so this would take a while. I smiled, and began to burn them. After a while he screamed and said,
"You wouldn't do that!" Ha! He seemed to figure out what I was doing. I kept burning as I thought about his cold face as he stood over my mother's lifeless body.
"But you'll die to!' He managed to get out in between screams. I replied coolly,
"As long as you die with me." I continued burning and he continued screaming until there was nothing left of him. I stood for a second, but then I felt the effect of the spell on my body. I gasped out in pain, and the barrier holding the Cullens back was diminished. I heard their soft foot steps come closer to me, and their then I hear Edwards cries.
"Bella! Wake, up! Bella, no!" He was holding me in his arms and it felt so good. His cries faded away and I thought how sad I was that I never got to tell Edward how much I loved him. I really don't want to die right now, was my last thought as I fell into darkness.
When I became conscious my eyes were still closed. I moved my fingers and realized that I was on a bed. Actually now that I thought about it, my whole body feels like it's on a nice, soft pillow. I'm so comfortable, but not tired. Am I dead? I tried to open my eyes but they felt so heavy, but eventually I opened them. I blinked a couple of times trying to get the room back into focus. I was in a bedroom, a very pretty one. The walls were painted a beautiful pale yellow, and there were flowers stencils going all across the top of the room like a border. Where was I? Am I in heaven? I tried moving my body. Nope, my body was too sore for this to be heaven. I moved into a sitting position and looked around the room. It was very nice. It had wood floors, lots of bookshelves, and an expensive looking stereo in the corner. But where was I? The last thing I remember was falling unconscious in Edward's arms. I was about to get up and come downstairs, when the door to my room opened. Standing there looking very lifeless was Edward. As soon as he saw me, the life retuned to his eyes and he ran over to me and hugged me.
"Bella! Thank goodness. I was so worried! When you wouldn't wake up I thought..." He stopped there and hugged my tighter. He let go and looked me in the eyes.
"Don't you ever do that again Isabella." He said using my full name for emphasis.
"I'm sorry." I said. Surprised at how scratchy my voice was, like I hadn't used it for days.
"I thought I lost you." He said and hugged me again.
"You didn't I'm right here." I said comforting him and hugged him back.
"Bella I just love you so much and if something were to happen to you I…"Wait. He loved me? He loved me? I was so happy at that moment; I hugged him as tight as I could without using my powers and said,
"Edward, I love you too." He pulled away from me, his eyes smoldering into mine, and started moving closer to me until his lips were on mine. It felt like a part of me I never knew was missing returned. His cold lips felt so right against mine. All too soon he pulled away. He put his forehead to mine and said,
"I'm so happy you feel that way." He was about to kiss me again, when the bedroom door was flung open and there stood a very smug Alice.
"Bella why don't you and Edward come down to the living room." She said. I knew she wanted an explanation. I sighed and got up.
"Why don't I meet you down there in ten minutes Alice, I want to get dressed." I said looking down at my shorts and tank top that someone must have changed me into.
"Alright but hurry up please!" She said impatiently. Edward shot her a look, and said
"Take your time." He kissed me lightly one last time before leaving. I went to the insanely large bathroom, and used my powers to imagine myself in tight low-rose dark jeans, and an off the shoulder pale pink sweater with black flats. For my hair I made it fall in loose cascading curls down my back. Wow, that actually made me a little tired. What's wrong with me? It will probably take a week to get my power back to 100 percent. I looked in the mirror, and happy with my appearance, I walked downstairs.
When I got there the entire Cullen family was already waiting. I took my seat next to Edward, who took my hand and began rubbing soothing circles on it. Carlisle was the first to speak.
"Bella, we're glad you're up and about, but as you can imagine, we are curious as to what happened last week."
"Last week?" I replied confused. Had I really been out that long?
"Yes Bella you have been asleep for the past week. I didn't take you to the hospital because I assumed you had your reasons for not going there."
"Yes, thank you." I said. Now where to start? This time it was Emmett who spoke.
"Man Bella! You were awesome! You totally kicked that dudes ass, but I wish you had let us fight!" that earned a glare from Esme for language.
"Yeah Bella, why didn't you let us fight we could have helped!" Alice said.
"I didn't want you to get hurt." I said. Emmett, Jasper, and Alice laughed.
"Bella you couldn't hurt us if you tired!" Emmett said still smiling. He was confident, I'll give him that much.
"It doesn't matter that you're super fast, and strong, he would have killed you." This wiped the smile off of all their faces, and I felt Edward stiffen next to me.
"How much do you know Bella?" Jasper said. I shook my head and said,
"Not much I mean I've been trying to figure out what you were since I met you, and I kept thinking you were vampires, but you're eyes aren't red." I said. They all looked at me shocked.
"What?" I said. Carlisle regained composure first.
"Forgive us Bella, but it is not often we meet someone who knows our secret." He said. My eyes widened.
"So I was right?" I said. "But what about your eyes?" I asked.
"We don't feed off of humans, we feed off of animals." Carlisle said.
"Animals?" I asked. "That must be very uncomfortable."
"It is but years of practice have let us have a certain degree of control." Carlisle said. Suddenly it made sense.
"So that's why you are able to work in a hospital." I said
"Yes, but not all of us are as…controlled as I." He said. I nodded. I understood, he was probably the oldest and therefore the most controlled. I truly admired his ability to work in a hospital without harming humans. He went on to explain about the families powers, and how none of them (even Alice and Jasper) worked on me.
"Now that we are done explaining what we are, do you mind sharing a bit about yourself?" Esme asked. I nodded.
"Where to begin?" I said.
"The beginning is usually the best place." Edward said. I smiled and continued.
"Well, I'm a witch." I looked up to the face of the Cullens and some looked accepting, others looked disbelieving. Emmett was one of the disbelieving ones. He burst out laughing,
"A witch? Come on Bella!" He kept laughing. I narrowed my eyed at him and used my telekinesis to raise him into the air and lock his body in place.
"What the hell?" He said. "Come one Bella put me down please? I'm sorry, it's just you have to admit it does sound as believable as…" I took away his voice. He looked shocked, and the Alice, Jasper, and Edward started laughing.
"As believable as a vampire?" I finished for him. I put him down and gave him back his voice, because he really did look sorry.
"Wait a second," Edward said, "Did you pop my tires?" He asked. My lips twitched as I tried to fight back a smile.
"Yes." I replied. It was silent for a moment, but then everybody began laughing, except Edward.
"I'm sorry, but I was mad that you cut me off, and then let Tyler come and ask me to the dance…" I trailed off. He tried to stay angry but I could see his eyes were amused. I went on and told them about Robert, and about how I tend to attract a lot of challengers, and about my mother. When I was finished explaining Jasper turned to me and said.
"What I don't understand is when you were about to kill that guy, he said 'you wouldn't because then you would die too.' What did he mean by that?" Jasper asked. Oh did I not mention the most important rule of witchcraft? I guess not. I turned to them and said,
"You see, while my magic is unlimited it has its consequences." I said hesitantly.
"What do you mean consequences?" Edward asked.
"Well, the harder a spell is, the more of an effect it has on my body. And while I've mastered a lot of spells and powers, there are some that still drain me. Worst Case scenario I try a spell that's too much for more body and I die." There was an awkward silence, before Rosalie broke it.
"Well, are you like immortal or what?" she said. That was the first thing she had said to me all night. I paused to think about my last fight. And said,
"Well, now I am. My power reached its zenith during my last fight, I stop aging now." As I thought about it I smiled. Eternity as a 17 year old. I was expecting at least 25 but this was much better.
"Is that true?" Edward asked his eyes hopeful.
"Yes." I said and smiled. His eyes held mine for a moment before someone in the room cleared their throat. It was Alice. She grabbed my arm and said,
"Come on Bella you've been asleep for a week, now we celebrate." Huh? I was confused, what did she mean celebrate?
"What are you talking about Alice?" I asked. She paused for a second and looked at her family before saying,
"We're going clubbing!"
"Clubbing?" I asked. I just killed an evil witch/wizard and have been asleep for a week, and this is what she wants to do to celebrate? Whatever happened to a simple game of twister?
"Come on Bella it will be SO much fun." She looked at me with these puppy dog eyes, I just couldn't reject her.
"Fine I'll go but-" She cut me off and started dragging me upstairs.
"Perfect, now lets dress you!" she yelled happily. We disappeared upstairs, and I stole one last look at Edward who looked on the brink of laughter.
"But Alice I'm already dressed." I said indicating my pink sweater and jeans. Alice just rolled her eyes and said,
"Bella, that's not a clubbing outfit silly!" Uh-oh. I think agreeing to this was a mistake. I was about to protest but Alice shoved clothes and shoes in my arms and said,
"Get dressed, I'll wait out here."
"You mean I get to dress myself, really?" I said sarcastically. Alice just rolled her eyes again, shoved me in the bathroom and said,
"Hurry up!" I looked down at the clothes and my jaw dropped. The shirt (if you can even call it that) was a white corset that laced up with loosened silver strings in the back to show skin and the skirt, was super short ripped up denim. And the shoes were sliver and tied about an inch below my knee. When I finally had the outfit on, and stepped (very carefully) outside the bathroom to where Alice was waiting, she looked at me and her eyes lit up. Then they turned mischievous,
"Edward will absolutely love you in that." She said. I couldn't help it, I smiled thinking about Edwards reaction when he sees me. Alice said,
"Common I still have to do your hair and makeup!" My make up was very simple, just some waterproof mascara, eyeliner, and long lasting lip-gloss. For my hair, she straightened it pin straight, and then dyed the tips silver. Yes you heard me she DYED MY HAIR! It was only that ends and she said it was washable, but I think it's ridiculous to dye your hair to match your outfit. When I came down the stairs and into the living room where everybody was dressed and ready, Edward looked up at me and his jaw literally dropped. He looked me up and down a few time before rushing over to me.
"You look beyond beautiful." He said while his lips gently bushed my neck. I smiled and looked at his outfit.
"You don't look so bad yourself." I said, but he looked beyond godly, he was wearing black jeans, and a black T-shirt. He noticed me staring, and smiled my favorite crooked smile. He was about to kiss me when Emmett said,
"Either get a room or let's go!" Rose smacked him on the head and Edward and I just laughed. We all left the house and drove to the club.
In the car Alice handed me a fake ID to get into the club.
"What is this Alice, I don't think this is such a good…" I stuttered. There was no way I could pass for 21.
"Relax Bella, underage clubs suck anyway. And besides, she said looking me straight in the eye, you definitely look 21, so don't worry." She turned around and giggled. She must have thought something Edward didn't like because he growled at her. I smiled, glad that I can spend eternity with the Cullens.
Well, Alice was right, we got into the club without a problem, and it was beyond packed. The bass made the room feel like it was vibrating, and the dimmed lights and large amount of people made it hard to see a foot in front of you. Alice grabbed my hand and said,
"Let's dace."
"No way Alice! I can't dance!" but it was too late she already dragged me to the dance floor. I looked around for Edward, but he was lost in the crowd. I sighed, I might as well make the most of this experience. I cast a spell, to eliminate my clumsiness, at least for tonight, that way I wouldn't have to worry about falling and being stepped on by the mob of people in here. The song Drop it on me came on, and Alice dragged me to the center of the dance floor.
Drop it mami, drop it mami
Drop it on me, hey hey
Drop it on me, drop it on me
Drop it on me, hey hey
Muevete duro, muevete duro [3x
Muevete duro, hey hey
Tonight it's a special night, to get you by my side
I've been waiting all week long to get it on with you
Sometimes we hit the floor, dance like we never did before
I'm going to put it on you Boricua style
Drop it mami, drop it mami
Drop it on me, hey hey
Drop it one me, drop it on me
Drop it on me, hey hey
After the first verse I felt my self losing all bounds. I put my hand in the air and moved my hips in perfect sync with the music. Alice looked over to me and smiled smugly. We kept dancing.
[Chorus
La, la la la la
La, la la la la [2x
Let the music take control, once we start you can't say no
Move your eyes and follow me and te muestro mi amor
Let me feel all tonight
While you whisper something
My hands on your hips to watch you give it all
Drop it mami, drop it mami
Drop it on me, hey hey [2x
Drop it on me, drop it on me
Drop it on me, muevete duro
Drop it on me, drop it on me
Drop it on me, hey hey
[Repeat Chorus
Este canto es tuyo, Corazon es tuyo
Quieres que sea tuyo, dame amor puro
When the song was over I looked around me and saw that a crowd of guys had formed around me and Alice, no doubt wanting to grind with us. I shuddered and looked around desperately for Edward. My prayers were answered when I felt cool arms hug me from behind.
"I've been looking for you everywhere!" He yelled over the music. I laughed, and he glared at the boys surrounding me and hugged me tighter. As the next song started we danced together.
Please don't stop the music (4x)
It's gettin late
I'm making my way over to my favorite place
I gotta get my body moving shake the stress away
I wasn't looking for nobody when you looked my way
Possible candidate (yeah)
Who knew
That you'd be up in here lookin like you do
You're makin' stayin' over here impossible
Baby I must say your aura is incredible
If you dont have to go don't
Do you know what you started
I just came here to party
At first I was facing Edward, and there was about an inch separating us, his hands here on my waist and my back and my hands were intertwined behind his neck. We danced like we were the only ones in the world.
But now we're rockin on the dancefloor
Acting naughty
Your hands around my waist
Just let the music play
We're hand in hand
Chest to chest
And now we're face to face
I wanna take you away
Lets escape into the music
DJ let it play
I just can't refuse it
Like the way you do this
Keep on rockin to it
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the music
I wanna take you away
Lets escape into the music
DJ let it play
I just can't refuse it
Like the way you do this
Keep on rocking to it
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the music
Baby are you ready cause its getting close
Don't you feel the passion ready to explode
What goes on between us no one has to know
This is a private show (oh)
Do you know what you started
I just came here to party
But now we're rockin on the dancefloor
[Don't Stop the Music lyrics on naughty
Your hands around my waist
Just let the music play
He took my hand and twirled me, even though it totally was out of place for the song. I was having so much fun I just started laughing. Edward smiled and joined me and we continued dancing. We probably looked like a couple of high teenagers, but we didn't care.
We're hand in hand
Chest to chest
And now we're face to face
I wanna take you away
Lets escape into the music
DJ let it play
I just can't refuse it
Like the way you do this
Keep on rockin to it
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the music
Ma say ma sa, Ma ma coo sa
Ma say ma sa, Ma ma coosa (2x)
Please don't stop the music
Ma say ma sa, Ma ma coo sa
Ma say ma sa, Ma ma coosa
Please don't stop the music (2x)
Edward turned me around now so that my back was facing him. His hands moved to my stomach and hips, and I placed my hands behind his neck. We danced together like this for the rest of the night, completely oblivious to the time or the people around us.
I wanna take you away
Lets escape into the music
DJ let it play
I just can't refuse it
Like the way you do this
Keep on rockin to it
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the music
I wanna take you away
Lets escape into the music
DJ let it play
I just can't refuse it
Like the way you do the
Keep on rocking to it
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the
Please don't stop the music
Ma ma say ma ma sa, Ma ma coo sa
Ma ma say ma ma sa, Ma ma coosa(6x)
Please don't stop the music
After about what felt like hours, I was exhausted, but still full of adrenaline.
"I'm going to get a drink!" I yelled over the music to Edward. He raised his eyebrows and I rolled my eyes and said,
"A non-alcoholic one!" He wanted to come with me I could tell, but a crash form the other side of the room caught his attention.
"I'm going to kill Emmett." He muttered under his breath. I laughed and said, let's just meet in front of the club in ten minutes ok? He nodded and kissed me, and at for that brief moment all the music faded away, and the only thing I was aware of was Edward's lips on mine. Eventually he pulled away, and said.
"See you there." I smiled thinking how I ever got so lucky. I went to the bar and ordered a coke, which earned a laugh from the bartender. As soon as he gave me my drink I made his most expensive bottle of vodka fall onto the floor and shatter. I walked away smiling as the bartender was saying what sounded like a sting of profanities. I walked to the front of the club, but none of the Cullens were there yet. I figured Edward was still probably yelling at Emmett for whatever he did. My mind was so occupied in thinking about Edward, that I didn't notice the three drunk guys approach me. I was on the corner of the street of the club so it was pretty dark, and very deserted. Smart move Bella. I was mentally scolding myself when one of the men reached his grimy arm and out and placed it on my shoulder.
"Hey babe, how bout you come home with us tonight? We'll take care of you." He raised his eyebrows in what I'm assuming he thought was seductive. I fought the reflex to gag. He was about 25, not bad looking, but clearly wasted more than alcohol. I just ignored him and tried to walk away. The other two men, however, had other plans for me. They each grabbed one of my arms. I took a deep breath Don't kill the humans, don't kill the humans I chanted in my head.
"Aw come, on don't be so feisty." He took her hand and rubbed it down the side of my face. Ok enough of this. I used my leg and kick him in the crotch. When he was down, I used my super strength to (I had to they were over twice my size, and three times my weight) elbow one of the men holding me and kicked the other one. They were all down holding some part of their body and grunting in pain. I began to walk away smugly, until the one that I kicked in the crotch grabbed my ankle and pulled me down (sound familiar?)
"You bitch!" he said. Ok enough, I was going easy on them before because they were drunk humans, but that's it. Piss of a witch and you will get burned. He was pretty wasted so I could use my powers, and he wouldn't even remember. I smiled and used my telekinesis and put him in the dumpster like the trash he was. I walked up to him and said,
"I doubt you will remember this in the morning, but it's not nice to harass girls. Understand?" He looked frightened now. I closed the lid of the dumpster and walked away. When I got to the front of the club, I meet a very anxious looking Edward,
"Bella, what happened? Where were you?" He said. I was about to answer, but I suddenly got very dizzy. Damn, I forgot I had just woken up and my powers weren't back to full yet. Edward saw me trying to maintain balance, and he quickly wrapped his arm around his waist to steady me.
"I'm fine, just had to use my powers, and I'm little more tired than I thought I'd be." He was about to ask why, when suddenly the two men who were harassing me walked by us. When they saw me, their eyes widened and they ran. Well, at least I taught them a lesson. Edward, must've seen what happened in their minds because he growled and is grip on me tightened, and he turned to me.
"Are you alright?" he asked with very angry eyes.
"Yes I'm fine, just bed time for the witch." I said trying to lighten the mood. He laughed a weak laugh and said,
"Come on let's go home." He said while walking me to the car.
"All things considered this has been a really fun night." I said while yawning. That was the last thing I remember before falling asleep in Edwards arms.