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"I'm worried about Edward." Bella said, painting her toenails. "He seemed so...distant when I asked him about staying for dinner."
"Don't worry. Maybe he did have to help his mom unpack." Rose said, pulling out her cherry red lip gloss. "Besides," she started to dab it on Bella's lips, "you're going out with Dakota now. You shouldn't worry about any other boys."
"Yeah. That would only complicate a complex situation." Alice mumbled, tongue between her teeth, trying to fix Bella's unruly hair.
"Thanks for not telling my brothers about my relationship status. Or my 'history'. It means a lot that you're doing this for me." Bella put on the velvet heels, black to go with her dress and purse. She had been given the items for her date tonight, from Dakota Fyre. Her current boyfriend.
"No problem. We know how they get about you dating and having sex. Trust us, we do not mind helping a girl out. Not to mention Emmett's with me and Alice has been our friend since elementary school. We can keep them in line for the most part. Also, that automatically makes us sisters." Rose said, fixing Bella's make-up for the billionth time.
"Just be sure that it's not another Johnny. If you manage to get another Jackass, we'll be sure to tell Em, and Jazz. 'Kay?" Alice straightened the dress and sprayed her new Chanel perfume all over.
"I won't let the relationship last that long if he does turn out to be another Johnny. I had to lie my ass off to stop m brothers from finding out the real reason behind my 'accidents'." Bella rubbed her left arm, which had been in a cast for three months. Though she'd gotten it off less than six months ago, she could still remember the pain that he'd put her through with it.
"We'll kill him if he goes bad. Now have a good time and don't fall." Alice and Rose pushed her to a taxi that was supposed to take her to a fancy club in Port Angeles. Dakota, her boyfriend of three weeks, was a photographer for the Rolling Stones magazine. He was twenty-one, four years older than Bella and had a promising career. He didn't care about that. He only cared about the people that were close to his heart.
"Hey babe." he said once Bella arrived at the club: Le Chic. He paid the driver and took her inside. "You look stunning." he kissed her and lead her to the top balcony.
"As do you." she replied, breathless from his kiss. They danced to a few slow songs before getting some drinks. "Water please." she said when Dakota asked what she wanted. She found them a booth and sat in it, waiting for his return. Moments later he sat beside her, giving her a water, and drinking his beer. Bella sipped her water and could feel something buzzing through it. She figured it was how their water was, not because of any other substance. She sat, listening to the music when she felt the urge to go over to Dakota.
I wanna unbutton your pants, just a little bit
Bella sat on his lap, facing him, and started sucking on his lower lip.
Take 'em off, or pull 'em down, just a little bit
Bella crushed her body to his, kissing him full on. She knew that he was enjoying it because of the bulge in his pants. She would have continued but she made the mistake of looking over the railing. She saw something that she never would have imagined: Emmett and Jasper. They were staring right at her. "Oh shit!" she yelled as they walked toward the stairs. "Dakota, you might want to--"
"Bella." Emmett growled, venom and malice in his voice, blocking all of the exit possibilities. Jasper was behind him, glaring at Dakota and the position that their sister was in. "Who the fuck is this?" he asked, pointing to Dakota.
"Look dude, I didn't know that she was your girlfriend. Sh--"
"Ew, no. Dakota, these are my brothers. That's Emmett. Jasper's behind him, focussed on hating you. They're both older than me...and protective, even though Jasper's only ten minutes older. Emmett, Jasper, this was-is-my boyfriend, Dakota." Bella said, standing in front of Emmett.
"Yo, what's your last name?" Emmett asked, moving around Bella and sitting next to Dakota. Jasper sat on his other side and Bella sat between her brothers, across from Dakota.
"Fyre. M-my last name is Fyre." he replied, looking around the club.
"You're that Play Girl photographer aren't you?" Emmett shouted at the exact moment that the music, and talking, stopped.
"N-no. Th-that's not m-me." he stuttered, trying to get away.
He failed miserably. "'Course it is. There aren't many Dakota Fyres running around." Emmett started laughing. "Now, you two are going to follow me, and go before Jasper, out to the parking lot. So we can talk in private. Understand?" they nodded and did as Emmett said.
Emmett couldn't believe that Bella left for Rose's and expected him to stay away. He itched to see his girlfriend away from school. He thought of calling her and asking her to come over, but knew that she wouldn't leave Bella alone. He cursed at Bella, punching his punching bag. He hated that all of the boys at school liked her. He figured that she wouldn't use it to her advantage but he'd been wrong... again.
Two days had passed since Bella went to Rose's and Emmett was ready to apologize to her for being such an ass that day. He drove himself to Rose's house, but saw her get into a cab. He quickly called Jasper, who was at the Community Center, playing basketball with his friends. He followed the cab to the new club in Port Angeles. He saw her leave the cab and sped to the CC and picked Jasper up. He explained what he saw on the way and they burst into the club twenty minutes later. The song, Just A Little Bit by 50 Cent was playing. They knew that it was one of Bella's favorite songs.They knew that she would dance as risque as possible to this song, because she'd loved the beat to it. She danced to it 24/7 at home, and didn't want to think of what she'd do if she had someone, other than her brothers, near her.
I wanna unbutton your pants, just a little bit
Emmett pointed to the balcony and they saw Bella, sitting on a guys lap, and kissing him.
Take 'em off, or pull 'em down, just a little bit
They watched as she started crushing herself to the guy. They glared at her and when she looked at them, they knew that she was scared for the guy's life. They rushed up the stair case and made sure that neither of them could get away. "Dakota you might want to--" they heard her say.
"Bella." Emmett growled, throwing venom into it, looking at Dakota. Jasper glared at him, waiting for his brother to give a sign of what they were going to do."Who the fuck is this?" he pointed to Dakota, making sure that there was a lot of malice in his voice.
"Look dude, I didn't know that she was your girlfriend. Sh--"
"Ew, no. Dakota, these are my brothers. That's Emmett. Jasper's behind him, focused on hating you. They're both older than me...and protective, even though Jasper's only ten minutes older. Emmett, Jasper, this was-is-my boyfriend, Dakota." Bella said. She moved so that she was in front of Dakota, supposedly protecting him from Emmett and Jasper.
"Yo, what's your last name?" Emmett moved around Bella so he was sitting on Dakota's left and Jasper followed suit so that he was sitting on Dakota's right. Bella, having no other choice, sat across from Dakota.
"Fyre. M-my last name is Fyre." Emmett watched as he looked around the club. He chuckled inwardly. The coward would never learn that there was no escape when Emmett Cullen was after him.
"You're that Play Girl photographer aren't you?" he timed the sentence so that everything was quiet. He knew from experience, that it would scare the shit out of the guy.
"N-no. Th-that's not m-me." he tried to stand and move away but was unsuccessful.
"'Course it is. There aren't many Dakota Fyres running around." Emmett was laughing like a lunatic, but suddenly stopped. "Now, you two are going to follow me, in front of Jasper, out to the parking lot. So we can talk in private. Understand?" they nodded and did exactly as Emmett said.
"Emmett, let him go. Alright? He didn't do anything to me. I instigated the actions. I'm the one to blame. Please don't hurt him." Bella begged her brother to see reason, but didn't think he would. He never did when it came to her dates. "Besides, how did you know where I was? Did one of the girls tell you?"
"What do ya mean?" Jasper asked, sitting on the car hood. He pulled out a lighter and began making the flames do tricks.
"Never mind. It's none of your business. Please Em, let Dakota go. Please?" she did her best puppy dog face. Their dad was always weakened at it, so she hoped that Emmett would be too.
"Fine! Ugh...get the fuck out of here before I change my mind. You aren't allowed to see my sister, talk to my sister, or think about her. Okay? She's too fucking young for you, and besides...you don't even like chicks." Emmett said, pushing Jasper off the hood of the car and Bella into it.
"I'm not gay. And I only took that job, three years ago, because it payed well. I didn't enjoy it..." Dakota said, getting in Emmett's face.
"You better back down, because you take one step toward me, I'm going to hit you so hard you're great-great-great-great-great grand kids are gonna feel it. Got it?" Emmett stepped to his open door.
"Whatever. She was too immature for me anyway." Bella looked shocked, then started crying hysterically. Upon seeing their younger sister crying, Emmett and Jasper stepped away from the car and started beating the hell out of Dakota.
Jasper held Dakota's arms, so Emmett could pummel him, but Dakota kept getting away. In turn, Emmett held Dakota down while Jasper punched his face, repeatedly. He kept punching him until they were sure that he was unconscious. Emmett, not getting to really participate in the "violent" part, snapped Dakota's leg, in three places. They were content with their work.
Ten minutes later they walked away, after telling him not to contact Bella in any way. They drove away, leaving Dakota in the dust with a broken nose and leg. They got home in record time and Jasper gave Bella her favorite ice cream-Chocolate Moose Tracks-and they sat in the living room watching her favorite movie-Cry Baby. Every once in a while she would start sobbing, in which Jasper and Emmett took turns consoling her. She fell asleep during the last half hour of the movie and Emmett carried her to her room. It faced east and had a great view of the yard and the parks that little kids played at.
Bella dreamed of Edward that night, as she had since she'd met him.
They were at her house and he was eating the pizza that she was going to make on the night that he'd been invited over. Instead of talking, Edward wrote down the answers to her questions in a language that she'd never seen before. She kept asking him to speak to her, but he wouldn't. She grabbed his wrist as he began writing in that strange tongue and his sleeve moved up. She saw scars on it. She screamed, then backed away, scared.
That was when she woke, Emmett pounding on her door.
Edward couldn't believe that his mother had pitched a fit about his religion. He believed in spirits, but no God, so many called him Atheist He didn't care what others called him, so long as they didn't preach about a God that he didn't believe existed. He was shocked that his mother didn't accept his religious preferences. Carlisle, who was a clergy type of guy, started saying that he was possessed by a demon that was out to get the family. Edward laughed at his step dad and slammed his door in the old man's face.
Edward knew that his mother was going to get an ear full about his "unholiness" but he didn't care. He'd been dreaming of the Swan girl since that night that she'd invited him to dinner. He still kicked himself for declining. He clutched his pillow, which had the pentagram on it, and started drifting.
That night was no different than the other four. He dreamed of Bella, but this time it was a different kind of dream.
Edward looked around and saw a stone platform below him. There was fire all around it and Bella was on it. She appeared to be sleeping, but he didn't know. Soon a figure popped up. "Ohh Bella, won't go to heaven. She's just another lost soul, about to be mine again. Leave her, we will receive her. It is beyond your control, will you ever meet again." he said, grabbing onto the back of Edward's neck. He made Edward look down onto the fire pit and platform. He saw Bella squirming suddenly, then lay still.
"Bella, no longer living. Who had been rendered unwhole as a little child. She was taken. And then forsaken. You will remember it all. Let it blow your mind again." he said, the fires rose and were a quarter near the platform. Edward felt the urge to scream to Bella, but couldn't find his voice.
"Bella lies beyond this portal." the figure pointed to the veil that was above the pit. Edward hadn't noticed it before. "Take the word of one immortal." Feeling a burst of pain, Edward screamed. He watched, unwillingly, as Bella's body, supposedly dead, writhed on the platform. He didn't like how her back would arch then fall suddenly.
Suddenly the figure turned to Edward, and made him face the other way. "Give your soul to me. For eternity. Release your life to begin another time with her." the figure blew acrid air into Edward's face. Edward started coughing as the figure began speaking again, "End your grief with me, there's another way. Release your life, take your place inside the fire with her." he pointed Edward's face down, toward the fire, and watched as the flames rose, halfway to Bella and the platform.
Edward tried to look away, tried to not see Bella, his beloved Bella, writhing on the platform. "Sever, now and forever. You're just another lost soul about to be mine again." Edward noticed that the figure had popped down and was whispering to Bella, though he could hear the words as clear as he had when the figure was with him.
He looked around for an exit, but didn't find one. Suddenly the figure had hold of his neck again. "See her? You'll never free her. You must surrender it all, if you'd like to meet again." he said, making Bella scream as the largest of flames licked her skin. Edward blinked back tears, knowing that they would do no good for her.
"Fire, for your desire." the figure started laughing as more flames licked Bella's skin. Edward watched as it turned black.
"P-please!" he screamed as more flames seared Bella's skin.
Without a beat he continued his speech. "As she begins to turn cold for the final time." Edward saw Bella shivering. "You will shiver, til you deliver, you will remember it all." he said to her, popping to the platform and back. To Edward he said, "let it blow your mind again."
The tears that Edward had blinked back started to cloud his vision, and he wiped them away. He couldn't stand watching Bella suffer. "Bella lies beyond this portal, take the word of one immortal." he repeated, once again pointing to the veil. "Give your soul to me, for eternity. Release your life to begin another time with her. End your grief with me, there's another way, release your life. Take your place inside the fire with her." he watched as Edward started crying harder, sobs wracking his body.
"Ohh, Bella, no longer living. Who had been rendered unwhole as a little child. She was taken, and then forsaken. You will remember it all, let it blow your mind again." finally the figure released Edward, who jumped into the pit to save Bella.
Edward jolted up. He was sweating profusely. He looked at the clock, which read 5:30 AM. He stood, making sure that nothing was out of the ordinary. "Phew. Just a dream." he sighed in relief, turning off the alarm. He felt no need to use it since he was already up. He took a shower, using Old Spice shampoo and body wash (A/N: EEK! Edward and Old Spice...yummy!). He loved that kind, but his mother thought it too expensive. Which was why he paid for his own bathroom accessories. He finished his shower and dressed in his wrangler jeans and a black t-shirt. He put on his boots, a gift from his best friend from Oklahoma, and drove his beat up Ford truck to school. He was a few hours early, but he didn't mind, he needed to catch up on his reading if he was going to beat Aiden, the best friend from Oklahoma, in the online quizzes.
A/N: Okay, here's the second chapter. This was beta-ed by Word Nazi. I hope that you like it. Play Girl is the "porno" magazine that features guys. I just thought of it as an embarrassing moment for Dakota. I want a few more reviews for this chapter..at least three more than what I got for the first chapter. I'm glad that you guys liked the first chapter enough to review. Thanks. Special thanks to Amber for being the first reviewer for that chapter. Anyway, this was five pages typed up on my word processing document. I hope that it fits your need to have long chapters. I'm sure that it will..or at least I hope it will. Thanks again for reading, and please...--begs--review. The button is just beckoning to you. Oh and if you have any stories of your own that you want me to read...just leave it in the review. Thanks. --AMS
