Ch. 1 Interruptions
I just came back from a hunting trip and I looked like hell. My jeans and t-shirt were caked in drying mud, blood, and also had grass stains on my knees, my shoes had torn in several places thanks to some sharp branches that littered the forest grounds, and twigs and leaves were stuck in my wind blown brown hair.
I sighed as I raced up the stairs in vampire speed- Renée would go ballistic if I ruined the white carpets of the house- up to my bathroom. There, I kicked off my ruined shoes and peeled off the wet and dirty clothes from my body and stepped into the shower.
The hot water felt immensely good as it hit my ice cold skin, soothing the tensed muscles underneath.
I used my powers over earth and wood to remove the small pieces of forestry from my hair. I winced a few times when a small twig would pull hard at my hair, but they were soon all gone.
I finished the rest of my shower before I turned off the water and stepped out from the shower. After securing a towel tightly around my body and tying one around my wet hair, I scooped up the ruined items of my trip and brought them to my room.
My room is perfect to me- fitting my style exactly. My walls were painted a soft baby blue color similar to the sky and the carpet I chose was a deep green to match the grass that grows from the ground outside. One of the walls was almost completely replaced by the large window that showed my wonderful view of my backyard. Even though I don't really need one, I had a bed that hung from the ceiling on four long ropes and when you sit down on it, it swings slightly. The comforter and pillows matched the color of the walls and floor. A large flat screen TV sat on the wall at the end of my bed so I could just sit back, relax, and watch some TV. In one corner of my room, there was a miniature waterfall that went up to my torso, the water falling so softly and peacefully, I felt as though I was standing right next to an actual waterfall. Lastly, there is my computer.
My computer is like my haven. It has absolutely everything on it- my music, my school work, everything! When I had been grounded, my dad hadn't remembered that I had a video communication link to Edward, so I had always been able to talk to him. If it hadn't been for this piece of machinery, I probably would have gone mad.
I walked over to my walk in closet that was now even fuller then before- thanks to Alice, Rosalie, and Jenna's multiple shopping trips- and picked out a pair of black track pants and a plain blue tank top. Once I was dressed, I picked up the remains of my clothing from hunting today and went back downstairs so I could properly dispose of them. But when I got to the bottom of the stairs, I saw something that I wasn't expecting.
There was my Edward, leaning casually against the wall by the doorway, his arms crossed over the front of his chest. The black button shirt he was wearing contrasted against his pale skin and showed his muscles off so well. When he saw me standing there, he smiled that crooked grin of his that I loved so much, pushed off the wall and walked over to me.
"Hello love," he said as he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me. My arms immediately wrapped around his neck pulling him closer to me- the clothes now crumpled in a bunch on the floor. When Edward pulled away, one of his hands rose up to my still wet hair and ran through it. Then he pulled his hand in front of my face and I saw between his index and thumb fingers a small twig that I missed.
"Rough day?"
I swatted the twig out of his hand and pulled him back down for a kiss, to which he didn't complain about. Instead, he wrapped his arms tighter around me.
"It was OK, but it's even better now that you're here," I said when we broke apart again. "How was your day? What happened? Alice couldn't find anymore tuxes for you and the other guys?"
While I had spent the day hunting, Alice had kidnapped Edward, Emmett, Jasper, Carlisle, Chris, and Charlie so they could go looking for tuxes for the wedding. It was similar to when I would get taken from Edward by Alice and the other girls and brought to try on wedding dresses. So far, I've tried almost fifty-two dresses. When most of them I found great, Alice would be skeptical and vice-versa.
Edward laughed. "No. I just escaped when Alice wasn't looking. She's probably coming now to come get me again, but I don't care. At least I got to see you again today."
He leaned in again to kiss me, but I placed my finger on his lips, stopping him.
"Can you just give me a minute? I have to throw these out," I motioned to the clothes crumpled into a heap on the ground at our feet. Edward nodded before I gathered them up and ran to the kitchen where I threw out the evidence of my messy trip. When I came back, Edward was exactly where I left him.
"Hello again," he said before he picked my up in his arms and ran to my room. When we got there, he placed me on my bed which swung slightly from the change in weight.
"How about we watch a movie before the others get back?" he offered. I nodded my head and without even asking which I wanted to watch, Edward walked over to my TV, popped in my favorite movie- Romeo and Juliet. I knew that Edward never really enjoyed the plot of this movie and he told me once why.
"Romeo is fickle because he was first in love with Rosaline. Then after only knowing Juliet for a day, they marry each other, and then he kills her cousin. All he does is make one mistake after another. How ridiculous can you get?"
When I had asked him why does he even bother watching it if he doesn't like it, and he told me that because I like it and he doesn't even watch it if I'm around. He spends the entire time watching me.
So he popped in the DVD, pressed PLAY, and came back, lied down beside me and wrapped his arms around me. As soon as they were around me, they became steel traps that I wouldn't be able to break free from even if I wanted to. My right arm was pinned under my body while my left was resting on Edward's chest, sparkling in the sunlight that was coming through my bedroom window. But the sparkling of my skin wasn't what caught my attention.
There on my ring finger was the engagement ring that once belonged to Edward's mother- Elisabeth Marsen. I wondered if she was looking down on the two of us, happy that her son had found the girl she wanted him to be with, happily in love. I smiled at that thought.
I still couldn't believe that Edward Cullen- my Edward- was in love with me- simple and plain old Bella.
"Tell me what you're thinking about."
I snapped out of my train of thought at Edward's words and looked up at his face. He had a look that was a mixture of love, confusion, worry, and annoyance written across his face, and I knew why. Love because of his love for me, confusion of what I could possibly be thinking of; worry that it could be something bad for our relationship, and annoyance because of the fact that he couldn't read my mind at all.
I smiled up at him and wrapped my arm tighter around his chest, hugging him closer to me, his arms doing the same to me.
"I'm just thinking about you," I said.
He smiled at that and pulled me closer to him and leaned down to kiss me. Just as our lips were about to touch, the door slammed open.
"There you are! Edward, you have a lot of explaining to do!" Alice's high voice echoed off the walls so loudly, you would have thought that there were five Alices in the room instead of the one.
"I wanted to spend time with the woman I love," Edward stated as his arms wrapped even tighter around me. I smiled at the sound of it, but what he was doing was strange. Why is he holding me like I'm a life raft? Not that I mind of course!
"Well you can spend time with her later. Right now Bella has to come with me. We have to go dress shopping!"
I groaned before I untangled myself- with great difficulty I might add- from Edward's grasp and walked over to my closet. There I picked out a jean skirt, pale blue blouse, and matching ballet flats before dashing into me bathroom to change again. When I came back out, Edward was looking at me with love clearly in his eyes and Alice was standing at the door, he arms crossed and foot tapping impatiently.
"Well it's about time! Come on!" she exclaimed. I turned to Edward and mouthed "help me!" hoping that he would once again be my knight in shining armor and rescue me from the wrath of Alice and her credit cards.
"Perhaps I can come with you- you know, to help carry your things?" Edward offered.
"No way! You'll see the dress!" Alice shot back before grabbing my arm and dragging me downstairs.
"Bye Edward! I'll see you later! I love you!" I shouted over my shoulder as Alice pulled me out and into her car. Just before the car drove off, I heard Edward's voice shout.
"I love you to, my sweet Bella!"