Well, here it is, chapter 2, let me say that you get to see some old friends again, I won't say who, but I'm sure you can guess. I was asked if I would send out previews for the chapters, and as much as I would love to, I feel that I need to keep you on your toes waiting for the next chapter, so no, I won't be sending previews, sorry.
I am in the process of editing and revising and making this the best story possible but real life is kicking my butt back into gear and I am starting my final year of college and while I can write a thirty page (which is how long this story is), I don't right research papers so well and I've been informed that I will have a 22 paper, so I'm already flustered over that and classes don't start for another two weeks.
Also, it's football season and I'm ready, I wait for this time of the year all year around, so can I hear a shout out for your favorite team: collegiate, professional or other, GO MIZZOU! I had to throw that in there :)
Anyways, I'll bring this really long introduction to an end, as always ENJOY!
It was move in time for the new class of Dartmouth University. Keller insisted that I go to freshman orientation even though I already had my associates degree. All part of being normal. Since I'd missed out on my freshman orientation, I'd been taking classes online, he wanted me to get the first year experience.
I didn't take anything out of my new 2011 Chevy Silverado just yet, I'd wait until Dom and Ric showed up, they where staying in town a few days to help me get set up. I went to the office of the building I was moving into and found a friendly Resident Assistant.
"Hi," I said. "I'm a new student."
"You're at the right place, what's your name."
"Macy... Bella Swan. Isabella Swan."
She shifted through some folders before pulling one out and looking through it. "Follow me. Your in room 311, top floor of the building."
I nodded and the RA lead the way to my room. She pointed out little things that I'd need to know and asked about myself, before leading us to a door with a small plate on the side of the door proclaiming it to be 311. The room was only 15 foot by about 8 foot. There was about a two foot desk, attached to the wall. The two closets where in between the two desks. So really the dimensions of the room where 15 feet by 6-6 ½ feet. It was small and I'm use to cramped places, but this was tiny.
"Okay, so everything is in working order, if you have any questions or problems, just come find me, I'll be down in the office most of the day. Oh, I'm Mary by the way."
"Nice to meet you," I said as I looked around and realized that I was thankful Dom and Ric had stayed here to help me move stuff upstairs. My phone buzzed.
Be there about five. ~D
Well, that meant that I had most of the day to myself, I ran downstairs grabbed my suitcase with clothes and went back to my room, changing into running clothes. I put my ear buds in and went for a nice run around campus, getting to know the campus alone.
I figured that my freshman orientation weekend would show where buildings where, but I liked doing things on my own, that way I knew the shortest route places.
Three-fifteen found me at the second cafe on campus, I bought a water and set down, doing another thing I liked, people watching. I watched them, wishing I'd thought to put my shades on, but leaving them in the room on accident.
"Dude," I heard a male voice boom from the other side of the cafe. "This year is going to be amazing, I just wish you hadn't signed up to do Freshman weekend. I get how you feel, but the girls aren't arriving for another few days."
"Em," I heard the best sound I could here, a velvet voice, Edward's velvet voice. "You could have stayed in Forks, I didn't need you to fly here with me. I'm old enough not to need a watcher."
I'd had totally forgot that I knew that Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie went here, Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper where in their fourth year, Alice and I guess Edward, who I didn't know was here must be at least in their third year.
"The way you've acted this summer, you need all the help you can get. Tonya throw herself all over you again and you dismissed her. Get over Bella, if she wanted to find you, she could have, she hasn't. It's time to move on. Look, that girl in the corner, in running clothes, go up and say hi, she's cute."
Was Emmett talking about me? I'm in running clothes, I was in the corner, I'm a girl. Shit! Oh, please don't come over, I looked like shit.
"Keep trying to set me up and your little indiscretion is coming out, remember, pledging last year, you lip locked with a Theta pledge."
"I really thought she was Rose," Emmett Cullen said. I laughed on the inside.
"She was a red head, Rose is blond."
And has a feisty temper, I thought, if Emmett had cheated on Rosalie Hale, the world would end before I got a chance to see them.
"Dude, she knows, damn red head was running her mouth, trust me, I'll never mistake a freshman for Rose again."
"She beat you up didn't she?" Edward asked.
I tuned out the rest of the conversation, I really wanted to march over there and kiss Edward, but I couldn't, it wasn't time to see him.
I got up and ran back to the dorms, Dom and Ric would be arriving soon and I needed to shower before yelling at them.
Dom and Ric knocked on my door at five sharp.
"You two are in so much trouble," I said as I let them in.
"She knows," Ric fake whispered to Dom.
"Damn strait, why didn't you two tell me?"
"Because Keller asked us to keep it a secret," Dom said.
"You should have told me Edward was here. The others I knew about," I said.
"Sorry, it's just that we don't disobey Keller often."
"Dinner," Ric said, trying to distract me.
"You're still in trouble," I said as we walked out the door towards the cafe for dinner.
I piled food on my plate, the guys did the same thing. I had chicken strips and peas and corn. There was cornbread and an array of deserts. I grabbed a jello, Dom grabbed a cheesecake and Ric had cookies.
"Yum," Dom said as he dug into his food. "So, are you ready for classes?"
"Hell, no."
"What are you going to wear?"
"What's with the twenty questions? Maybe I'll wear sweats and a t-shirt."
"Yea, and Edward just walked in," Dom said. I looked to where he was looking.
I wasn't prepared to see him. I was in ratty jeans and a oversized t-shirt. I looked like shit. Great, maybe he wouldn't notice me. I prayed he didn't, I wasn't ready to talk just yet.
"That boy just looked this way," Ric said. He didn't know Edward as well as Dom, but they both knew how I felt over him. "Coming over."
I got up and scrambled towards another table, not wanting to see him in my present state.
"Dom?" I heard a velvet voice ask Dom. I saw him glance up at him. My breathing increased.
"Edward, I didn't know you where here."
"Yea, starting my third year, is, um, how, is, um..." he let the sentence die off.
"She's fine," Dom answered.
"So, why are you here?"
"Helping a friend move in, why don't you come by later to her room and we will introduce you."
"Sure, may I just ask, if you are here, does that mean that Victoria's been caught?"
"Man, I can't talk about it, would result in a mistrial. She's fine though, if that's what you are trying to ask. She's out from under and was meaning to call you, but got bogged down in all the paperwork. She still loves you, Edward, don't forget. Whatever happens, just don't forget what she feels for you and you feel for her, go enjoy your friends."
I saw Edward nod and head back to his friends, Emmett sitting down near him, looking towards Dom, smiling. I made my way back to Dom and Ric, sitting down, I gazed at Edward for a nanosecond.
"Bella, snap out of it."
I shook my head. "Sorry. I'm just-"
"In love, it's okay. We understand," Dom gazed at Ric and I felt sick, was this how people felt when they saw me and Edward?
I picked up my tray and left, Dom and Ric trailing behind me.
In an hour after that chance sighting of Edward in the cafe, Dom, Ric and I had everything brought up to the room and my side arranged how I wanted it. Dom and Ric had left, but where staying in town for awhile, they didn't want to be here when Edward showed up, they figured we would want some alone time.
I took care to pick out something a bit more cute so that way if Edward did show up, which I knew he would, he'd want answers about me, I'd be more presentable.
A half hour after Dom and Ric left, there came a knock at the door and I took a deep breath and opened it to reveal Edward. His hair looked the same, I called it sex hair, though, it looked ten times better after sex, that I knew for a fact.
"I'm sorry, I think I have the wrong room, is Dom and Ric here?"
"You just missed them, they where in a hurry to get out of here," I said, running a hand through my shoulder length hair, it still hadn't grown all the way back out.
"You look really familiar."
"Do I?"
"Yes, like I know you," Edward said, his brow knitting together trying to place me. It was now or never.
"Let me jog your memory," I whispered, leaning in to kiss him.
"Bella," he whispered when we broke apart. "My Bella."
I smiled and kissed him again. We where together, nothing would keep us apart, ever again.
"Lets go for a walk," I told him, grabbing my shoes, we left for a nice night time walk around the dorms and Greek Row that we'd call home for the next few years.
