A/N: You know the drill, note at the bottom and I own nothing.
Merry Christmas Everyone
A New Tomorrow
Chapter 2 - Date Night
"I think this blue looks wonderful on you" Alice grinned as she studied me in the mirror. She had given me a deep navy blue blouse to wear with some dark jeans and black lace flats. I was going to wear my sneakers, but the flats did look cool.
"Why does it matter what I look like, Edward would like me in a trash bag" I huffed. I may like the outfit, but I still not like her fussing over me. She had put some light makeup on me and curled my hair a little,
Alice rolled her eyes, "In a way this is a group outing, but it gives people an idea of how you might look on dates. Plus Edward does like when you get dress up, because he knows it is for him. Can you tell me you don't like when Edward gets all dressed up for you?"
"Edward looks good in anything" I said as I blushed.
"As you said before, Edward would think you look good in anything, even a trash bag" Alice cringed said, "Don't even think of ever doing that though".
I think I could make the first vampire in history faint if I walked out in a trash bag, only I would have to do it on the spur of the moment. Though if she did not faint, she would attack me every morning for the rest of my life, never letting me forget the one time she committed a fashion sin. Maybe it is not worth it in the long run.
"So the plans are what again?" I asked
"We were going to see a movie, but that would seem weird, sense not everyone is a couple AND I could see Jessica and Mike annoying the both of you, no matter how I tried to seat you two away from them. So we are going to do a group dinner at Bella Italia, we are good at making people think we are eating, and then we are heading to the bowling alley. I'll make sure it is us four and Angela and Ben at one lane and them at another. It will help some, but I can't solve all problems. It will be good for them to see how Edward interacts with you, though girls do stupid things out of jealously, but we will be ok" Alice explained and assured me after a while.
I took a deep breathe, "This is going to be a long evening, isn't it?"
"Yes" Alice giggled, "But we are teenagers, this is what we are supposed to be doing. Plus you are doing normal things; it makes Edward happy in a way to know you are being normal"
"There is no way to know if I would have ever done this in the long run if I never met you guys" I explained.
"I disagree. Jessica would have been your friends, if for no reason you captured the attention of the male population; she would have talked you into events with them. You went to First Beach with them, so it is possible you would have gone on group outings with them" Alice explained.
I nodded; she made a lot of sense and was probably right. I would have gone along with them if invited, "Any wolves?"
Alice giggled again, "Only Sam is a wolf and I do not see the future going black and I do not see Jacob or anyone showing up, but we both know anything can happen at the last moment. Unless he is a stalker or something, he should not be planning into running into you. Charlie is not revealing anything to Billy, even though he asked. Billy is trying to hard, which in your case is a good thing, because it just makes Charlie say less".
"I don't want that though. Billy is my dad's friend and I really do not want my dad to lose a friend over all this" I frowned, "Plus in the long run I still want to be able to help Harry".
"I know Sweetie. I wish we could have done more for Emily, but she was hurt before we knew anything. I know Carlisle would perform surgery for free, but the wolves would never go for that" Alice huffed, "If nothing it would help Sam not feel guilty and even have Emily maybe look in a mirror without having to be reminded of what happen".
"Darling, some scares serve as a reminder. Try to see at least some good the fact that we are unable to help now or maybe ever, the other wolves will know that that will have to be careful or they could hurt someone that they love" Jasper said softly as he came into the room.
"I know, but I wish there were other ways for some things to happen" Alice sighed.
"Sometimes no matter the options or paths one can take, there is only one in the end they can take" Jasper smiled as he kissed her cheek, "I been sent to gather the young ladies, Esme wants photos".
"Photos?" I shrieked.
"She believes it is the normal thing for a mother to do, since teenage boys rarely dress properly" Jasper smirked.
I groaned, this was not a good thing and I had to wonder what part Alice had in this. You do not take photos of your kids going out on a normal date, prom and everything, yes. I sighed, I would not ruin this for Esme and they all knew it.
Alice linked her arm through mine as we headed down the steps. There by the door store the boys. Alice skipped over to Jasper in her purple sweater dress with black leggings and 4 inch heels. Jasper had on a darker purple polo shirt with dark jeans and sneakers. My Edward looked amazing in a shirt similar in color to mine, dark jeans and sneakers as well. It was so simple, but looked so good. He beamed a smile at me and I melted.
Esme took a few moments, Edward chuckling through most of them. He led me out to the car, Jasper and Alice in the back seat.
"This is going to be so much fun" Alice clapped her hands excitedly.
"I think this is going to be insane" I frowned, "I still think this is a bad idea".
"I think it is a wonderful idea, everyone gets to see me my beautiful girlfriend and you get to show me off" Edward smirked.
"We can do that at school" I sighed.
"It's not the same; people are too behaved in school. This gives us all time to interact in a different way" Alice explained.
I turned to glare at her, "I think you just want a reason to dress us up and then analyze the way our classmates are dressed"
Alice grinned at me and then giggled.
I rolled my eyes and then Edward reached over to hold my hand and lifted it to place a kiss on my wrist, "Ignore her, you will have fun, especially since Alice is going to do a terrible job at bowling".
I giggled at that and especially at seeing Alice scowl in the backseat.
We arrived at Bella Italia and noticed that Ben, Angela, Lauren and Jessica were the only ones there and they were already seated. I saw Edward roll his eyes before he wrapped his arm around my shoulder pulling me closer to him. I took a seat next to Angela; Alice in the end was the unlucky one sitting next to Lauren. A few moments later Mike, Tyler, and Eric showed up.
I ordered the mushroom ravioli with a coke; Edward smiled at me and ordered the same.
Dinner was turning out ok, just random stories of the first week of school. Everyone seemed to be having a good time, every now and then Alice would glare at Lauren when she was not looking and I had no idea why until she turned with a fake smile on his face.
Lauren was wearing a tight blood red top, her breast barely contained and tight capris. I am guessing she was hoping to stand out…she looked like her mother should have locked her in the room until she dressed herself. Jessica has on a tight summer dressed that was emerald green with black sparkling leggings. I wonder what Alice was thinking of their outfits, besides burning them since they are wearing the wrong sizes.
I would roll my eyes whenever Lauren would bend over a little too much when she was talking to anyone in Edward's direction. I guess that is why he mainly played with a strand of my hair and was staring off into space. I would want to stop myself from going blind too.
"Are you going to homecoming?" Lauren asked.
I shrugged my shoulders, "Probably not, I'm not a huge dance person".
"Did you not have fun at prom?" Lauren wondered.
I smiled, remember my time dancing with Edward, "I did, Edward and I had a wonderful time".
She turned to Edward, "Are you going to homecoming?"
I blinked, confused…if I did not think I was coming…why would Edward being going?
"Because if you want to go and Bella does not want to, we can go as friends" Lauren finished. I tried not to show my rage on my face. Did she really think it was that easy or that Edward would want to go without me?
Edward chuckled, "I'm not that kind of person and if Bella is not going, neither am I. Bella and I are not huge dressing up people. We may just go on a date that night".
One may think Edward was finding this all amusing, but I knew better. He was furious and I wonder if he saw it in her mind or it she was just going with the flow.
"It's senior year, you have to go" Lauren protested, still only looking at Edward. Tyler looked uncomfortable; I had no idea if they ever actually started dating or anything. She was not mentioned a lot in the books besides stating she hated me.
Edward shrugged, "If Bella decides to go, I will be glad to accompany her, it is not that big of an event here". Lauren frowned but then turned to Jessica and they started talking about going dress shopping. Part of me was still upset that Lauren was trying to basically have my boyfriend accompany her to a dance.
We finished our dinner and each headed to our vehicles to the bowling alley a few minutes away. It was then that I saw the guys all drove together and so did the girls besides Ben and Angela.
Once we were in the car I turned and stared at Edward, he promises he would tell me what people were thinking if I asked.
"Lauren was trying to be nasty. She wanted to get a rise out of you and was disappointed that it did not work. She was also trying to use me to get Tyler to ask her out, because she is still mad about prom. Tyler thinks Lauren is hot, but because she is always trying to flirt with me, he is not sure he wants to ask her. Mike was disappointed you were not going and he might ask Jessica or not go; he is not sure. His thoughts were on you a lot though" Edward growled at the end.
"Is that why you were glaring at her" I asked Alice, "Did you see her asking Edward that?"
"Yes, she kept changing what she wanted to ask him. Basically she just wanted to call it a date, but realize that might seem to forward. I don't have to be a mind reader to know that she wants you to believe that Edward has no problem leaving you for someone else and that he has his eyes on her. She is not that original" Alice explained.
"Do you think the whole school year will be like this?" I wondered out loud.
Alice shrugged, "That is not something I can tell you really, there are still too many things that could happen to play a factor into a lot of things. To be honest I can see Mike giving up sooner only because he will lose interest in something he has no possibility of having, girls are not that easy. Some can be determine and others can be bored. There is just no way to know what the school year holds. The only good thing is that you know whatever they might say to come between you two is a lie".
We arrived at the bowling alley; Alice split us up into two groups as she said she would do earlier. Lauren and Jessica were not happy at first, but Alice simply explained there was no way to have too many people at the same lane and being beside one another was ok. She may have also said it was a better idea the couples were on team and the singles on another. They could mingle more. All that did was earning her an icy glare from Lauren and Jessica; she just turned around snickering at them.
We were all actually having fun, just sitting there, bowling and talking about random things. I guess this is what some would call normal. Whenever it was not one of our turns, Edward spent that time with his arm across my shoulder, kissing my forehead or cheek. Every now and then giving me a peck on the lips when he got a strike and I had yet to receive one….which was not a surprise. I can barely walk, try walking and bowling…not a good combo. I laughed when I saw Alice had brought her own bowling shoes, even if it did not surprise me.
Edward was coming back to his seat when he looked at Alice and frowned and then glared at the entrance. I turned around and saw no other then Jacob and a few friends coming through the door…why are they here?
Edward took his seat and whispered in my ear, "They were at your house eating, and Charlie only said you were out with some friends from school. When Billy made a big deal out of the fact Charlie should know where his daughter was, your father said to Billy he knew you were having dinner and bowling and for him to think you would lie to him upset him, since you are not that kind of girl. Billy may have then mumbled stuff about how would he know since the Cullens are horrible people and etc…Charlie told him to be quiet and that he trusted you. He had no idea that Billy would send Jacob out here with some friends from the Rez. Jacob was not even 100% sure why his dad sent him out, but once he saw you he had a feeling why".
I rolled my eyes and huffed, this was a little ridiculous. I was going to make sure I told Charlie what happen and let him put the pieces together. I refuse to look at Jacob and his friends, not wanting to give him any reason to come over here.
"Jacob thinks you look hot" Edward hissed, "That he hopes you are jealous of the girls with them. Alice saw things go black, Sam and Emily are with them, it seems Billy mentioned you might be danger and he should check things out. He is in control of his anger now, though he had no idea why Billy thought it was wise to leave the tribe unprotected to go on a scouting mission".
"Hey Bella is not that some of the boys from the beach that were flirting with us?" Lauren asked sweetly, staring at Edward.
I shrugged, "Yeah, looks like my dad's best friend's son and his friends".
"Let's go say hi" Jessica suggested.
"That's ok; Jacob has been over to have dinner with my dad at times. We are not that close, he is tad immature, I don't like hanging out with him" I said.
Lauren rolled her eyes, "They're hot, and they cannot be that bad".
Jacob and his group took 2 lanes not too far from us. Lauren's eyes lit up and she took off with Jessica and they both starting flirting, I could tell that from here. I wonder if they realize that most of them were sophomores in high school…that would change their tune. I smiled to myself, I would tell them that later. When I looked back over, Sam was glaring at us. I glared right back and then kissed Edward before I went to take my turn.
A little while later I went to use the bathroom, Alice right behind me. She looked concern, I think mainly because she was unable to see anything and she was not happy with getting the first taste of what it would be like. At least she would know what to look for in case she saw it and would know if the wolves would coming near.
As I came out of the stall, the door opened. I really hope it was not Lauren and Jessica. They kept going between the groups and had the 2 lanes not been between us, I am sure they would have convince them to move down…though I doubt Sam would want to be that much closer to the vampires. I turned and saw Emily. She gave me a small smile and walked to a stall and stopped.
"He asked me to come in here and tell you something" Emily frowned, "He says you are making a mistake".
I wanted to be mean, but it was not in me…I doubted Emily wanted to do this, "He has no idea what he is talking about. I know he hurt you, even if by accident. I know he destroyed your cousin, even if he did not mean to".
Emily lowered her head and I felt bad, I am sure she carries that guilty with and always will. I should not be shoving Leah in her face.
"The Cullens and the pack are not that different, they both have secrets to protect and care about people. The Cullens live their lives this way for a reason, to make a difference. Carlisle uses his knowledge to help people who might otherwise die. They can benefit being friends if sides can put their prejudices aside" I whispered.
"It's not that simple, I will be the first to know that maybe I do not know everything. The wolves are not as dangerous as the Cullens. They can kill you in a moment notice" Emily explained.
I took a deep breathe, hating for what I was to say next, "The wolves can too…you look in the mirror each day and see that. Edward has never hurt me; he saved me from another vampire who wanted to kill me. He did not want to kill me for being around others; he wanted to kill me base on how I smelled. Had it not been for the Cullens I would have been dead, because he would have found me without them. Sam could have killed you, even if by accident, it could still have happen. I'm not saying accidents don't happen, especially to me but the truth is, Sam could have killed you".
Emily shook her head, "It's not the same". I could tell no matter what I said, she would believe that. She believed what she was told and could not see pass that, not yet. I still had hope deep inside that these two groups could work something out if they looked deep enough to see the similarities.
"You love him, correct? The thought of living without him impossible and too hard to imagine?" I asked, "He is your entire world, he is everything. Your future is tied to him and only him. There will never be another, correct?"
Emily stared at me and blinked confusion on his face before she nodded.
"That is what Edward is to me. You all can think it has to do with some weird force, but you are wrong. I have no future without him; he is everything to me and always will be. I know Billy is pushing Jacob on me, tell him to stop or I will tell Charlie what has been going on. I am not say toy he can dangle in front of his son. I will never ever date someone like Jacob. All Billy is doing is slowing driving a wedge between him and his best friend. He needs to wake up and realize he is making a mistake. I am not going to wake up and see Jacob as a prince charming. If Jacob keeps showing up at places I am at, Charlie will know and he will deal with it. I am not going to play games with the tribe. I do not need protection from the Cullens, they are my family. I will not let anyone hurt them, especially the wolves. Before you go and tell Sam that the Cullens told me about him…blame Jacob, he told me the legends. It is because of Jacob I learned who the Cullens were. If Billy is not careful he will create a monster and since Jacob can technically be Alpha…does the pack really want to be ruled someone who sees things through rose colored blinders because of his father. If I see the wolves in forks or anywhere near me…they broke the treaty, tell them to stay on the Rez where they belong" I explained and took a deep breath and walked out of the door.
Alice was not the far behind, probably waiting for Emily to go into a stall. Edward was smiling, I knew he heard everything. Maybe it was pointless, but I had to defend my family, especially form people who are so blinded by lies they tell themselves.
I saw Emily come out of the backroom, she looked at me for a moment with a small smile and I saw her sit next to Sam and start whispered to him. He looked interested and then he looked upset and was shaking his head. I guess he refuse to see the similarities between our feelings. The only difference was that mine were free will and a part of me would always believe that hers were not.
I believed that they were unable to see this, because imprinting made you believe that you were in love and everything was peachy and happy. I saw at times breeding vessels, which sadden me. These girls would never leave the Rez; a part of their free will was gone forever.
Edward got up to take his turn when a shadow covered me, I looked over to see none other then Jacob.
"Hey beautiful" he grinned.
I shook my head, "I only like Edward calling me that".
"I am only stating the truth" he smirked.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
"Can someone not go out on a Friday night with friends?" Jacob grinned as he checked on Edward to make sure he was still bowling.
"You can anywhere you want, why are you over here talking to me?" I wondered.
"Just wanted to say hi" he answered.
I sighed, "Jacob stop; please. You need to stop. I know your dad found out from Charlie where we were and he sent you here. I will never be interested in an immature 16 year old. I will never date you, even if you were the last man on earth. We have nothing in common. I do not care what your dad has been telling you, because he has been lying. Just please leave me alone and stop the flirting and what can amount to stalking. I'm done and I will be telling Charlie I saw you all as well. This has to end".
I really did not want to sound that mean, but I was not going to spend the rest of the school year having to deal with all of this, something was going to have to change and change fast.
Jacob looked shocked for a moment and the scowled, "You don't know anything. I could have been interested in you or maybe wanted to be your friend, you did not have to be mean or accuse me of being a stalker".
"Can you really tell me that your dad just wants you to be my friend and not have your try to break me up from the only man I will ever love?" I asked.
Jacob was quiet for a moment, "You are just some girl who is blinded by the flashy life they can offer. Watch him cheat and leave you a broken shell and you will never have anyone who can help you since you decided to close yourself off and only be friends with his family".
I was taken aback by his tone, but then I became piss off, "Hell will freeze over before he would ever cheat on me. I'm not like your friends; say Sam, who left his long term girlfriend for her cousin, what does that say about him? Plus in case you have not noticed, I have other friends. I will make friends in college. You know nothing about me, so don't try to pretend you do. Go away until you grow up Jacob".
I got up and walked away to where Alice was sitting, Edward with her. As I sat down, Jacob was glaring at us, but went with his friends. I knew enough to know Sam heard what was said and he was glaring at me as well, probably for mentioning Leah again, but I don't care. His imprinting broke her and I hope she becomes a wolf and tortures him forever.
I sighed, that's not true. I needed to calm down¸ I was letting myself get upset for all the wrong reasons. Though maybe if I was harsh enough Jacob would realize that his father was lying to him and I had no interest in him.
I wondered about our friendship in the book and there will always be a part of me that saw it as something that was born out of a tragedy and also the fact there was manipulation going on. Were my feelings, even the ones of friendship wrong? I wish I knew the answer, because right now the fact of us becoming best friends just seems odd to me. I know you do not have to have everything in common with people to be their friends…but at this moment the only real this we have in common is the fact we have to keep this other world a secret.
He is too immature right now, more interested in cars and motorcycles, and more than likely to never leave Forks. I have no idea how time would play in all this, but I have to be calm. I need to find a way to see that the two worlds of the vampires and wolves can be put together. Being upset and rude will make that hard. The wolves have to see the Cullens can be helpful and while I wanted them to be friends, they can never know about the fact I would want to get pregnant and if I had a daughter, I could never let her near Jacob. I wanted to raise my child and I wanted them to find love without being tied to someone by some destiny.
This also made me wonder if maybe the rumors of Leah having something wrong with her was true and maybe even Jacob has something wrong.
I sighed, I am getting distracted again.
"Are you alright love?" Edward asked, clearly worried.
"Yes, just getting a little lost in my head" I explained.
"I'm not happy about the things they have been saying or even thinking, but I know I can not cause a scene here. I also can not risk Sam losing it and someone getting hurt. I believe he is in complete control, but I just can't risk it" Edward whispered to me.
"I for one am not having a good time, all these emotions are driving me insane, you have list, anger, happiness, hyperness, and etc" Jasper grumbled, "Are we almost done?"
"Yes" Alice answered as she came back to her seat, "We each only have a few frames left".
"Few too many" Jasper huffed.
I frowned, I felt bad for Jasper, I know he felt insane sometimes at all the emotions at school, but to have to deal with so many in a small area could not be good.
"Jasper, how about you try to send some calm out, it might help for a little bit" I suggested.
Jasper nodded and closed his eyes for a moment, it felt really peaceful. When I looked over at the wolves they even seemed to feel it, the glares from Jacob and Sam were not so bad. It was nice, even if it would only last a few moments.
"Why does that one keep glaring at you?" Jessica asked as she came back once again from flirting with the tribe.
"Which one?" I wondered.
"The younger looking one, the older one with the girlfriend looks angry mainly, the other one hurt" she explained.
I shrugged, "His father is friends with Charlie, his dad had some dream of his son and I marrying and making Charlie part of his family and hates that I am dating someone else".
"The Cullens are not allowed there, correct?" Lauren asked with a smirk, "I heard some of them mention that last time we were there this summer".
"Yeah that is what I hear, no idea why. The Cullens have never been there" I explained.
"I wonder if one of them did something to one of the locals" Lauren grinned.
"As far as I know no, they have never had any interaction with them. From the day they moved here they were not allowed" I stressed, not liking where her thoughts were going.
"I bet it is because their dad is a doctor, I have never heard of any of them going to the local hospital. Maybe they believe in ancient medicine and think being friends with a doctor's kids might brainwash the kids or something" Jessica suggested.
I have never been so happy in my life that she said something so obvious. Hopefully that would shut Lauren up.
"I agree" Mike said, "My dad said one of the girls got hurt by a bear or something and they refused to let her to the local hospital. She lived" he said and then whispered, "She is the one over there with the tall one. Had they taken her, they may have been able to help with the scaring".
They then launched into a discussion of reasons, from jealously over the fact that the Cullens were rich, to them being upset attempts to date one failed, and etc. My head was beginning to hurt; it all felt like a soap opera in a way.
"Ben wins" Alice announced suddenly, looks like we were done, "And Edward came in second, then Jasper, Angela, Bella, and then me". She pouted at the end, not liking the fact she came in last.
"Tyler won, followed by me, then Eric, Jessica, and then Lauren" Mike said, "Maybe if the girls were not floating back and forth they could have done better". He chuckled at the end, but I had a feeling he was not that happy.
"Aw don't be jealous that none of the girls wanted to flirt with you" Jessica teased.
Maybe their breakup had more a story behind it. I would ask Edward, but I think it is easy to know they still like one another, but thought they might as well try and get someone they been pining after.
Edward wrapped his arm over my shoulder and pulled me close to kiss my temple, "It's get late, Charlie will expect you home soon".
"Home so early? Does Bella have an early curfew?" Lauren asked sweetly, "You can always drop her off and then come and hang out with us at Jessica's house. His parents are way for the weekend in Seattle".
Edward chuckled, "No thanks, I have a lot of homework to do and still need to finish some things for the college applications".
"You know where you are applying?" Ben asked.
"Yeah, Bella and I have been looking at a few up north and all" Edward said.
"You two trying to go to the same school?" Angela wondered.
I grinned, "We are trying, I guess we will see".
"Never worry love, you can get into anywhere. You are brilliant" Edward smiled.
"Aww" Angela said, "Ben and I are going to try and get into the same place".
"We are thinking of going to school in Seattle" Ben added.
"I think you two can achieve that" Alice said, "You both doing really well in school".
Angela smiled and the shrugged, "I guess we will see".
I smiled; glad to know that it would happen. Angela and Ben seemed like one of those couples that I really believed would make it. It did make me a little sad that I would never be able to attend their wedding, but maybe I could keep track of them through photos and all.
We waved goodbye to everyone and headed for the car.
"I can not express how happy I am that we are finally out of there" Jasper said we shut the doors.
"Was it really that bad?" I asked, feeling a little guilty he was there in the first place.
"Don't start feeling bad about anything darling, it happens a lot. I was fine when it was the kids from school, the wolves or I guess wolf was making it hard. I can tell you that Jacob was a little frighten at one point that you were going to be telling Charlie about him being there though".
I laughed, "He should be worried, but I really hope Billy changes his attitude before he hurts my dad. I do not want my dad to have to jeopardize my friendship with Billy because of the things he is doing".
"Love, you have to accept that there is not a lot you can do besides the warning you gave Jacob. Maybe it will be enough that he will realize he is making a mistake" Edward suggested.
I shrugged, "I can hope, but I am still telling Charlie".
"Edward" Alice hissed before he could pull out of the parking lot.
Next to our car was Sam and he looked pissed…
"Stay in the car Bella" Edward growled as he got out. I glared at him, did he really think I was going to stay in here and let something happen?
"Bella" Alice whispered, "Jasper will go with him. I know you are worried, but if something happens you can be hurt and Edward would blame himself".
My anger faded as quickly as it appeared. I nodded as Jasper got out of the backseat.
EPOV
Sam was angry, mainly because he did not like what Bella said to Emily about Leah and also about comparing our love to one another.
"I have no idea what you have been doing to that innocent girl to brainwash her blood sucker, but leave town soon" Sam warned.
"The treaty is in place, we have done nothing wrong" I sighed, "No one is being hurt by being our friend, as you saw a medium size number of people were with us".
"You only had your hands on one" Sam hissed.
"You have no right to tell us who we can be friends with. You can have your prejudices, but you will not tell me to stay away from the woman I love" I growled.
Sam barked a laugh, "You are heartless soulless creature who has idea what love is".
"She is my world and I see no reason for living without her. Until she came into my life nothing made any real sense. She has brought a light to my world that I did not know was missing. Without her I am nothing" I hissed.
Sam glared at me; he was pissed, majorly pissed. He rather believe I was a liar then to think I was describing how he felt in a way.
"You spend your life lying; she is nothing but a toy to you. When you get tired she is the one who will be hurt and I will not let that happen to someone's daughter that is a good friend of my people. Leave her alone" Sam warned again.
"You can't stop me from seeing her and you know it. You just want to be a bully, but it is not going to work. She is my life and I will never leave her side until she tells me" I said.
"Then I guess I will have to make sure she tells you to get the hell away from her, that should not be too hard once I refresh her memory that you are all dangerous and you almost killed her before" Sam smirked.
"Bella knows more about me and my family then you can ever hope to know. I have never hurt her, unlike some people who have hurt the people they love" I frowned.
"You know nothing about me bloodsucker" Sam growled.
"You have no authority over anything outside the Rez, so leave Bella alone. If you start to harass her, Charlie will come and speak to you all. He knows Billy has been causing trouble and it is hurting him more then you all can ever know. Do not make him lose his friendship with Billy and Harry over you all involvement in something that is none of your business. You are the ones who will be doing damage to the man you claim to want to protect" I warned, "Bella plans to let him know he saw Jacob here, Charlie will connect the dots real fast".
Jasper came over and placed a hand on my shoulder, "Edward just walk away, we both know Sam is not going to cause a scene, he wants to upset you. We both heard Bella compare your love to his and Emily's, he is probably not happy about that. He is probably only trying to do what he believes is the right thing; the elders might play a role".
I sighed, because Jasper was right in a sense. I could see in Sam's head Billy and Harry begging him to try and protect their friend's little girl. He truly believed that Bella was in danger and if he pushed me hard enough I would do something or if he attack me enough I would prove him right and leave Bella alone. Sam had no idea who he was messing with; the tribe would never keep me from my mate.
"Sam I am done here. I have to get Bella home before her curfew. Your opinion means nothing to us. Just stay away from my family and that includes Bella. Your territory is only the Rez. Just leave us alone" I huffed and just walked back to the car.
I would not upset Bella by starting anything and I would not cause a scene in a public place. I was only glad that everyone else with us was gone. I heard their theories, most of being around money and looks…the last thing I would want to expose Bella to was the rumor mill at school.
I could see Sam glaring at us as we walked away, because he knew there nothing he could do besides talk to us. He had no authority over us or even here in Port Angeles. He did want to start something but he was smart enough to know that it would be a bad idea seeing as he was the only one a wolf and he could not take on three of us. He had no way of knowing none of us would disappoint Carlisle by getting into a fight with them and especially hurting them.
I slide into my seat and took a deep breathe, I was more worried then I wanted to show, mainly because I did not want Bella to worry. She would also blame herself, because she stood up for herself to Jacob and in a way Sam through Emily. Emily's mind surprised me, she saw how I looked at Bella and did not want to get involved. She was not as jaded. I think from the way Bella spoke she could feel the truth in her words. If only the truth was all we needed to make peace.
"Are you ok?" Bella asked as I pulled out of the parking lot, I guess she wanted to make sure we were actually driving away before she said anything.
"Everything is fine, he was all talk, nothing else" I assured her.
"Are you sure?" she mumbled.
"Yes my love, I am quite sure. Sam wanted me to leave and never look back. Thought he would bully me into doing what he wanted. He had no idea nothing could make me leave your side but you" I whispered as I kissed her hand.
"Never" she assured me.
I dropped Jasper and Alice off, as soon as we left the parking lot Alice could see again and was relieved nothing serious happen while she was blinded. She was annoyed, more than she was letting on about not being able to see anything. She is so use to her ability that unlike me she has no pleasure when it is hinder.
I chuckled as I walked Bella to her door, Charlie as up and waiting, but she was home before cufew.
"I love you sweetheart" I whispered.
"I love you to, thank you for dealing with tonight" she smiled.
"I would do anything for you, even deal with some crazy teenagers and teens from the reservation" I assured her.
I pulled her close and brought my lips down to her. Her hands found their way to my hair as they always did. I ended the kiss before it became too much, Charlie was watching and I did not want him to get upset, he was already going to be mad when he learned that Bella saw Jacob.
As I pulled into home… Alice and Jasper had informed everyone what has happen. Rose was pissed, Emmett just wanted to fight and then Carlisle and Esme were concerned.
"Edward" Carlisle sighed, "Did you learn anything important from his thoughts?"
"Not really. He knows there is nothing he can do besides try to intimidate us, but he is being influences by Billy and Harry. There is a part of him who thinks that it was pointless in him going with Jacob and them though. He does not actually care all that much about Bella since he does not know her or Charlie, he was only doing a favor for the elders" I explained.
"So Bella is ok?" Esme asked, worried.
"She is fine mom, Sam knows there is nothing the wolves can do that would not break the treaty. He does hate that I refer to her as a part of my family, but again he knows there is nothing we can do" I said.
"I still there we should just shut them up or make it known they can go to hell" Rose hissed, "They have no right talking to us or even warning us, when they are the ones who are more likely to break the treaty then us".
"Plus there is only one wolf" Emmett asked, "It would be easy".
"We will not be fighting anyone" Carlisle said loudly, "We are not going to start anything. We have done nothing wrong".
"I don't have to see the future to know this is not the last we have heard or well have been warned by the tribe" Alice frowned, "I'm just not going to be happy with them messing up my visions".
I ran my hand through my hair, "There is not a lot to say anymore. Sam is not happy being a messenger and a part of him does not care. I do not believe they will do anything, but I would like to get back to Bella just to be sure". I am worried, more then I should be, but I just had to make sure she was ok.
Emmett chuckled as I took off into the woods, "Sure Eddie…that is totally the reason…not that you are anxiety to have a beautiful girl sleeping in your arms". Even as far away as I was, I heard the smack I knew Rose delivered to his head, causing me to laugh.
I climbed into her window, knowing that Charlie was already asleep.
"Miss me?" I asked.
"Always" she smiled as I went to lie in the bed and she snuggled up to me.
"Was Charlie upset about Jacob?" I asked.
"Yes, he said he is going to have a nice long talk to Billy, threaten to remind him that stalking is illegal" she giggled.
"Did you have fun tonight?" I murmured, "Be honest".
"I did, there were parts of course annoyed me, but I know things can not be normal. I also know that there will be times when people are going to try to basically rain on my parade, but that is ok" she explained, "I know that people are not always going to be nice and that it is going to take time for the wolves to understand you are no threat to me. Anything is possible".
"That it is my love" I assured her, "Since you had a good time…are you ok with doing something for your birthday now?"
Bella sighed, "We don't need to do anything".
"What if I promise you will love it" I smiled.
She stared at me, how I loved her beautiful deep brown eyes.
"Promise?" she asked.
"I can 100% promise you will love it and will always remember it" I smirked.
She rolled her eyes, "We don't need your ego any bigger, but ok I trust you".
I lean down and kissed her, letting myself get lost for a moment, "Your birthday will be amazing; I will always celebrate the day you were born, because it is the most amazing day to me".
"Corny" she giggled.
"Sleep my love, tomorrow is a new day" I whispered.
As I hummed her lullaby she slowly fell asleep and I knew I would make her birthday amazing and she will never have to think about how it would have been. I would make it the most amazing birthday she ever had.
A/N:
Thank you all for everything. I hope you all had a good Christmas. I had an ok one, I am going to ignore the things that sort of ruin it. My opinions of people slowly fade every day.
But we are not here to hear me complain, that is why the good Lord invented Malibu rum, haha.
I hope you all liked it; I know it is a tad slow.
I can guess you all know what her birthday yay is next…! Chapter 3 might be a little shorter since my goal is to post it by Friday night or Saturday morning since I will be out of the country for a week.
Thanks for all the adds and comments and messages, they mean a lot.
I am sure I meant to say more, but I am tired and I have been drinking a little bit, haha.
I hoped you all enjoyed!
I'm going to bed!