Hey All! I told you I would get this chapter out before the second. And I did! Yay me! I forgot to tell you all some information about eyeryone's age. In this story Alice, Edward, Jasper, and Rosalie are in eleventh grade. Emmett will be in 12th grade. Bella is in tenth grade. Any other character from Twilight will also be in tenth grade. Just a reminder everyone is human. And thank you all for the reviews! D Enjoy the chapter and review please!
-the simply mortal reason
Disclaimer: I don't own Stephenie Meyer's brain, there for I don't own the rights to Twilight.
Chapter Two- Stubborn
The dim sun rays fluttered upon school books, papers, and pens that littered the bedroom. Alice sat as still as a statue with exception of her eyes following Bella. She threw her hands up in frustration exclaiming, "Bella stop! You're working a hole into the floor. It doesn't matter how light you are you'll soon fall on poor Charlie." Bella merely glanced her way before beginning to pace again.
Her thoughts roamed and sat upon what she had just done. How could Alice have tricked her into signing that piece of paper? There was no possible way she could have her best, loyal, witty, helpful, unbelievably attractive, handsome, sexy… 'Snap out of it Bella!' She shook her head at where her thoughts had taken her. In reality how would someone like Edward Masen fall in love, even if it is by teenage standards, with her plain, ordinary, clumsy, always the damsel in distress Bella Swan? Exactly, it was impossible.
"You're going to help me," she said much to low for her friend to hear.
"What?"
"You heard me. You are going to help me."
"With what?" Alice was genuinely confused with what Bella was saying, although she had an idea, "the bet?"
"Yes Alice, the bet. What else?" It was now Bella's turn to throw her hands up in frustration, "arghhh!"
"Are you girls okay up there?" Charlie's voice rang through the floor.
"Yeah Dad we're fine."
"Yes Charlie, it's okay." Alice replied.
"Okay, just be careful. And don't do anything you wouldn't want me to see." He attempted to joke, but still had a serious edge to it.
"We'll be fine." The girls responded in unison.
"I'm not helping you Bella. You have to have Edward in love with you all by yourself." Alice whispered to Bella in fear of Charlie hearing.
"Don't say that you can't help me because it says so in the contract. You know you can."
"But it doesn't," Alice's sentence was cut short by the dark glance Bella sent her.
"Neither does it say that you can't." Even if Alice always got what she wanted Bella could play the game well. And this was not one battle she was not going to lose.
"Fine I'll help you. But only once," Alice warned caving in after a few moments of Bella's intense gaze on her.
"Wise choice Alice," she turned fully to face Alice.
"What do you suppose we do? Draw a map for you titled 'How to have Edward Masen in love with you by teenage standards?" Her comment was dripping with sarcasm.
"No silly, you are going to ask Edward directly." The expression on Alice's face was priceless. Bella suppressed a giggle and resisted the temptation to take a picture. "Close your mouth Alice; you'll catch flies like that." Alice snapped her mouth shut.
"And what exactly am I going to ask? 'Hey Edward, I was wondering what can Bella do to make you fall in love with her, you know not exactly just by teenage standards?' I'm sure that will work out just fine." Alice ended in a huff and continued to glare at Bella for answers. While she calmly sat down on her bed facing Alice pondering as to what Alice could say.
"No just ask him what he looks for in a girl." Bella replied after a long minute. Just as Alice was about to open her mouth again to ask her yet another question Bella continued, "As for the when, well right now. You do have your cell phone?" Alice nodded, "Text him then, or call whichever you prefer."
Even if Bella was the picture of calm at that moment her mind was racing trying stay one step ahead of Alice. Of course she didn't want to do this, it would be horrible for Edward 'and you' a small part of her brain told her. She really couldn't play with his emotions like that, it just wasn't her. There was something more behind Alice's idea for the contract, but what. The only idea that came to Bella's mind was to get HER to fall in love with Edward; no Alice wouldn't do that she knew that Bella didn't like him like that. Or did she? No, no, she didn't Edward was only a friend and she was just Bella. A sudden ring snapped Bella out of her thoughts.
"What was that?" She question as she looked around the room with a panicked face.
"Relax Bella, I just got a text message from," Alice paused reading the message.
"Who, oh god don't tell me you already texted him?" Alice remained silent and Bella's thoughts became panicked yet again. 'Of course she did, she already texted Edward without my knowing, yup. Who knows what she could've said.' Bella thought, there went her calm.
Alice laughed to herself and mumbled something incoherent. Who knows what she was talking about.
"Don't worry I haven't texted your precious Edward. It was this one guy I just met," Alice became silent and was that a blush forming on her face?
"You like him! Who is he?" Alice kept mum. "Someone I know?" Now it was Bella's turn to put Alice on the spot. She will get it out of her.
"Umm," Alice put her head down, "Jasper."
"What was that dear Alice?
"Jasper Whitlock," the blush began to form again. "Well let's text Edward, shall we?" Alice suddenly changed the topic.
"Of course," What to tell him what to tell him? Bella turned her head to see Alice busy pushing the buttons on her phone. "Jasper or Edward?"
"Huh? Oh I'm replying to Jasper." As Alice pressed send Bella spoke up again from her deep thinking.
"I figure you should just ask him what he looks for in a girl, like I said before."
"That would work, although a little awkward," Alice started to type another message this time to Edward. "Now what do we do? I finished my homework and we can't make sense of yours," she trailed off.
"Let's just wait until he texts back."
The girls sat on Bella's bed and talked about everything and anything occasionally interrupted by Alice's phone signaling she had a text message from the mysterious Jasper Whitlock. Every time it did Bella panicked wondering if he knew she told Alice to ask him, her mind running through different scenarios. She also made a mental note to find out who he was. An hour passed and another ring was heard.
"It's Edward" Alice replied before Bella could ask who. She was starting to grow anxious at why he hasn't responded. "He asks why I what to know."
"You are curious and are asking around. I don't know." Alice did as she was told, they began to talk again soon it was dinner time and Alice had promised her mother she would be back by then.
"I have to go Bella," Alice said getting up from the bed gathering her stuff.
"Of course, let me know if Edward says anything useful.
"Don't worry I will, and then you'll win the bet and will be eating chocolate with your beloved Edward Masen and I will be left with nothing," Alice choked back a fake sob.
"Stop being over dramatic Alice, it doesn't suit you," Bella laughed, "so I'll see you tomorrow." Alice cringed at Bella's words.
"Actually, Monday, I have plans tomorrow. Good luck, tell me if you think of anything to do on Monday regarding our little contract." Alice proceeded to walk out the front door only to be followed by Bella and being pulled on the arm.
"Where are you going?"
"Home, you know if you let my arm go." She tried wiggling out of Bella's grasp but it was just too strong.
"Not until you tell me why Monday," Bella waited for her friend to respond, when Alice began to blush for the third time that day. "It has to do with Jasper, doesn't it?" Alive gave a faint nod.
"He asked me out as friends while we were texting. You could come too Bella. I'm sure Jasper won't mind, he's a great guy."
"No you have fun with Jasper. I'm sure he'll be amazing."
"Okay, bye dear. I'll tell you if Edward decides to say something useful to your mission. Call me if you change your mind about tomorrow," Alice began to walk away.
"Yeah, have fun! See you Monday."
"Yeah, Monday"
Bella turned and walked into her house and made dinner for her and her father. She was sure Jasper was a great guy. She was genuinely happy for Alice. This was the first time either of them would have an actual boyfriend if all went well between her and Jasper. Although she knew she'll have to watch out for her too, Bella didn't know a thing about him so she couldn't be sure what he was capable of.
Dinner was always a silent event in the Swan residence. Charlie as well as Bella were not the most social and were only good at awkward conversations. They would ask the other how their day was and then silence; unless of course Bella was looking for permission on something, which was not happening tonight. After eating Bella left the dishes since her father offered to wash them. She went up to her room to do a bit of reading and what was left of her homework. But she couldn't sit still her mind was set on thinking of what Edward was telling Alice or of what Alice was telling him. Either could go all wrong.
When it was an appropriate time to start getting ready for bed she did. A shower usually allowed her to relax, but this one only took a small effect on her, her nerves were unsettled and she couldn't allow herself to fully relax. Once her head hit the pillow and she found a comfortable position Bella was able to sleep listening to the soft pattering of the rain on her window.
Later that night, when Alice's energy was finally wearing down and she was about to settle into her bed listening to her iPod playing soothing music he phone decided to ring. She mumbled curses at herself for not turning it off and at who ever just texted her. Alice walked across her room and into her own bathroom, to her hamper where the jeans she wore that day were. Again she let out a curse for forgetting her phone again.
Alice opened it up slowly to be greeted she had a text message. When she opened the message Edward's name appeared. She had been texting him all day trying to get information out of him and still he always fired back with a question. Her eyes quickly scanned the screen and she felt her face spread up in a large smile reading it over to herself. She knew one day her bubbly personality and stubborn self would be useful.
Fine I'll tell you. Only out of annoyance and sleepiness.
From Edward
10/14/o7
12:15 am