Hey again! So this is just an update, because I was bored and I have had a few requests for one. It's not that much longer but I will definitely try to make the chapters longer, and I might try to put in different people's perspectives of the story. I might, not sure yet. Anyway hope you enjoy this update, new chapter soon!I don't own the characters, Stephenie Meyer does :)
We sat in Rose's massive room, trying to pick out things to wear. Well, they did. I didn't really care what I looked like at this party. Skinny jeans and a tee would do. But it was Rosalie and Alice, and they wanted to dress up like princesses.
"What about this Bella?" Rose asked me, holding a blue dress out. Uh, no. No dresses for me. I was not that type of girl. I was casual, I wasn't going all fancy. What was the fucking point.
We'd spent the whole day at Rose's, trying to pick out outfits for tonight. I had mine organized, I guess. It was the other two who had no clue. We'd spent hours raking through Rosalie's drawers and closets, trying to find something perfect for them to wear. But they liked basically nothing. Why were they being so difficult? It wasn't that hard to pick out a fucking dress.
"Come on Bells, are you not going to make any effort tonight?" Rose moaned. She knew me well, I didn't make a hassle out of parties. I didn't dress up all fancy in a skimpy dress that nearly showed my ass, or tight clothes that revealed practically everything. It just wasn't me.
"I'll wear some heels, but that's as far as I'm going!" I replied, slipping on my black heels. They weren't that big, especially compared to Alice's. Her shoes looked like a deathtrap. I got up and stood in front of the full length mirror. My long legs looked okay in my tight black skinny jeans, and my skin looked pale white against the black ripped tank I was wearing. I looked okay, I guess. I had no fucking clue how to walk in these heels though, I guess that's why I never wore them. Alice decided on a strapless grey dress, that fit her body perfectly. She did look like a fairy. Her grey matching heels had to be at least eight inches tall, it almost made her taller than me. Rose picked out a deep scarlet one-sleeved dress that fell just above her knees. She picked out some small black heels. She was tall enough, she didn't need to wear fucking massive killer ones. Like Alice's. Fuck knows how she is supposed to walk in them. I brought out the curlers and attempted to make my hair look nicer. At least nicer than it normally did.
"Here, I'll do it." Rose murmured and stole the curlers from my hands. My hair fell in perfect waves around my face, all thanks to Rosalie. How was she so good at this shit and I could barely paint my fingernails?! It was hard being a girl.
I quickly covered my face in make-up, making my eyes dark and bold. I ran the black eye-pencil across my eyelid, creating a small flick off my eye. It made my dull chocolate eyes look hard, more like mud than chocolate. I scraped my hair back from my face and let it fall on one side of head. I stood up from the mirror and wobbled over to the door, waiting for Rose and Alice finish their make-up touch ups. I grabbed my leather jacket and leaned against the door frame.
"Come on, we'll be late for Jake's."
We walked - well, I hobbled in my tiny heels - from the car to Jake's house. It wasn't the biggest house, so most people just hung around his garages and the huge shed down the path. It was an okay night for once, not windy and not raining. I brought a jacket with me, just in case.
"Bella!" I heard Jacob's deep voice behind me. I spun round to see his wide grin, white teeth gleaming in the dark.
"Umm, Hey." I smiled immediately, like his smile was contagious. It lit up everywhere.
"Where have you been? Haven't seen you in ages, Bells." He wrapped his warm, hard arms around me, making me feel sweaty all of a sudden. Was it normal for a teenage boy to be so warm? I didn't think so.
"Bella, Emmett and Jasper are down there so we're gonna' find them." Rose yelled, walking down the track with Alice on her arm. Like they were helping each other stand up in those ridiculous heels. I laughed, watching them stumble down the rocky road.
"See, I picked more sensible shoes." I giggled, lifting my foot a few centimetres from the ground and showing Jake my jet black mini-heels. He chuckled a melodic sound, clear and bold.
"Come on, I'll get you a drink."
I followed Jake into the small house, and watched him fix me a drink. He was no bartender, that was for sure, but it wasn't half bad. I sipped it and leaned against the counter, watching him grab a few beers out of the fridge.
"Where's Billy tonight, then?" I asked, curious. Billy was in a wheelchair so he didn't go out much. At least not without Jacob.
"Business trip or something, I'm not sure. He's away for a couple of days though." Jake cracked open his beer can and took a big swig. I nodded, taking another sip of this unknown cocktail. I wanted to find Rose and Alice, with Jas and Em. Being with Jacob was slightly awkward nowadays - especially alone. Ever since he tried to kiss me a few months ago, something had changed. I only like Jacob as a friend, why could he not see that? He deserved someone better, and had to stop chasing me. I could never like Jacob in that way. Never.
"You look really nice tonight, Bells." He murmured, looking down at his beer can. I blushed. Oh fuck, not with the compliments. I didn't need that.
"Umm, thanks," I mumbled, not sure what to say. "I should probably go find Jasper and Rose.." I started walking out of the kitchen, but his firm hand clamped around my arm. Ouch.
"Hey, what the fuck is that for?" I frowned, looking up to Jake.
"Come on, Bella. Talk to me," He didn't let go of my arm, and I was pretty sure I'd have hand-print bruises on the top of my arm tomorrow morning. "It's like you've been shut off from me, ever since that day." I knew what day he was referring to, it was not hard to guess. I looked down, I seriously did not want to talk about it.
"Jake, let me go."
"No. Not until we talk about it," He paused, taking in a deep breath. He shifted his feet awkwardly and finally removed his grip on my arm. I rubbed it, trying to make the slight pain disappear. Red marks appeared on my skin. I looked down at my arm, and then looked back up at him, frowning. I could feel the anger bubbling up inside me.
"Sorry, I didn't mean it. I guess I don't know my own strength." He chuckled an ugly sound. My lips pressed together into a hard line, and I tried to wash the anger out of my brain.
"Yeah. Funny." I stalked out of the kitchen and threw open the front door, slamming it behind me. He had no fucking nerve to touch me like that, I was so angry at him. I stomped down the small hill to the garages, where I guessed everyone would be. I was right. And I think they noticed my mood.
"What's wrong Bella?" Alice asked, the middle of her eyebrows creasing. I shook my head and stared at the floor, not wanting to talk about it. Or him. Or anything to do with him. He infuriated me so fucking much, I wanted to punch a wall. Why couldn't he just move on with his pathetic life?
"Jacob again?" Rose asked, and I shook my head, pouring the rest of my drink on the dusty floor. I wasn't in the mood to drink anymore. Especially if he had put his hands all over it.
"That boy needs to sort out his priorities." She spat, obviously angry that he'd upset me again. Rose never really got on with Jake, and I had no idea why not. Ever since they met, they had a distaste for each other. It confused me, but I didn't ask Rose about it.
It was like Jake avoided me the rest of the night, which I guess was for the better. I didn't want to argue with him, and I'm sure he felt the same wy. Well, it was his fault. He shouldn't have fucking brought it up. He could have just ignored it. But it was Jacob we were talking about. He could never do shit like that.
"Come on Bella, cheer up!" Emmett pulled me up from the old tire I sat on and lifted me up in his arms. I laughed, my anger evaporating away. I tried to block Jake out my head. Emmett handed me a beer and I took it. Maybe that would make me happier. I didn't care what did as long as Jacob stayed away from me tonight.
Emmett wanted to go swimming, stupid bear. The river was just through a small part of the forest. Emmett galloped towards it, in his drunken state. I laughed watching him stumble over rocks and tree roots, trying to find his way to the river in the pitch black. No one followed us, just Rose, Em, Jas, Alice and I trudged down to the waters side. I slipped of my shoes and dipped my toes in. It was fucking freezing. No exaggeration. We all laughed as we watched Em cannonball into the dark waters. Oh Jesus, what an ass. Jasper followed him, ripping off his jeans and t-shirt and ran into the freezing water, screaming like a girl.
"Rose come on! It's roasting!" Emmett winked at her, and Rosalie slipped off her dress, running into the water in her bra and underwear. Oh Jesus, this was getting out of hand. Half naked swimming in a river you were likely to get pneumonia in.
Fuck it.
"Alice, last one in's a dirty skank." I winked at her, unzipping my jeans and pulling them down my legs. We raced each other to see who could get in the water the fastest, and she won. She moved like a fucking cheetah, small and quick. I screamed as the water caressed my legs and knees, up to my stomach.
"FUCK IT'S FREEZING." I yelled, instantly wanting to get out. Emmett ducked Rose under the water, her head completely submerged in the cold depths. She came up laughing, like she didn't give a fuck about her hair or makeup anymore. We all didn't care anymore. What was the point in caring. Emmett splashed out of the water, and ran up to Jake's to grab some towels. He wasn't bothered if anyone saw him, he'd probably punch whoever they were in the face if they laughed at him. He was like that, two sides to him. The amazing, kind, gentle giant...Or, the bear who could rip you apart with his bare hands.
He returned with five towels. I grabbed one and immediately wrapped it round my shivering body. Maybe swimming at twelve o'clock at night isn't such a good idea.
We sat in Jake's house - Jake was not inside - trying to warm up round the small fire. Everyone shivering in sync. Make-up running down our faces, our hair slick and wet from the water. I wanted a shower but knew I wouldn't be able to have one till tomorrow morning. Ugh. Rose and Emmett began talking about something I didn't want to know about, and by the words they were using, it was probably plans for tonight. Let's just say, they were horny fuckers. I turned my whole body away from them, not wanting to hear another word. I wrapped the towel tighter around my body, trying to heat up. It didn't work. My legs bounced up and down and my teeth clattered together. Swimming was definitely a bad decision. Alice and Jasper sat together on the other sofa across from Emmett and Rose. They sat close, almost touching. It was pretty obvious something was going on between them, something serious. They stole quick glances of each other, smiles spreading across their faces. I watched as Alice moved her head to rest on Jasper's shoulder, and Jasper moved his hand to her thigh. Yep, they were dating. I was positive about it.
I jumped as Alice squealed in her seat, jumping up in the air.
"Jesus Alice, what?" My heart pounded in my chest. That girl fucking scared the shit out of me sometimes. She pulled out her phone from her pocket and dialled a number, then put the phone to her ear. Fuck knows who she was talking to, she spoke too fast I could barely make out a word. I looked at Jas in confusion, and he just shrugged his shoulders. He never moved his eyes from her though, watching her as she babbled away to the unknown on the phone. Emmett and Rose didn't seem to notice, they were too busy making out on the couch. I rolled my eyes, turning straight away from them as soon as I saw Emmett's hand trail down her face. I was so tempted to shout 'Get a motherfucking room'.
But I stopped myself.
"Really? Yay!" Alice squealed again, I had to cover my ears so my eardrums didn't burst.
"Okay, yeah that's fine. I'll come get you." She made her way to the door and Jasper stood up from the couch, like he wanted to follow after her. She kept the phone to her ear and signalled 'one minute' to us, and then she was gone. The door clicked shut and she disappeared. Where the fuck was she going? I sighed and didn't worry. She would be back soon, with something to tell us or someone. I didn't know the hell it would be, but I didn't care either. I was warming up now by the fire, and I could finally feel the tips of my fingers and toes. Or what I had left of them. Maybe I only had three toes left, maybe I had frostbite. Who knows.
Nope, all ten toes were still there.
The door opened again and Alice skipped through the opening. But someone was behind her. I couldn't see their face, but by the way they were dressed, I guessed it was a guy. Tight skinny jeans, and a plain white t-shirt, it made my mouth water. Fuck.
"Come on!" Alice urged the mysterious guy to step in.
And then I saw him.
Hands in pockets, his face expressionless, but beautiful. Insanely fucking beautiful. He raised one of his hands to comb through his strange, copper-coloured hair. His skin was pale but like porcelain. It glowed in the dim light of the fire's embers. He looked straight ahead, his green eyes noticeable from a mile away. Like a forest green, dark and mesmerizing. I was in awe. His lips wer full and slightly pouted, like he didn't want to be here. Or anywhere. His features were perfect, everything exact. A strong jaw line, straight nose, everything was perfect about him. His unruly hair was styled in a peculiar way, messy and unruly. But it suited his dark look. His piercing eyes trailed across every one of our faces, but completely avoided mine. His eyes set on Alice and she patted the sofa for him to sit down. He ignored her and made his way to the fridge, making himself at home. He pulled out a beer bottle and cracked it open with his bare hands. No one talked, no one opened their mouths. Alice smiled at me when I met her eyes, rasing on of her eyebrows. He trudged back over to the couch but did not sit down. He stood, leaning against the oak wood dining table, taking a swig of his beer. He shoved one of his hands deep in his pockets and crossed one leg slightly over the other. The silence became eerie and my throat itched to speak. But I couldn't find the words to say.
His cold, emerald eyes caught mine, and I couldn't move my gaze. It was like a trance, there was no physical way to tear my eyes from his. He frowned at me, the skin between his thick eyebrows creasing. He blinked twice, and my bottom lip became caught between my teeth. He smirked at me, raising on thick eyebrow. The hair on the back of my neck rose and a shiver ran up my spine.
So this was Edward Cullen.
OOOOH, EDWARD IS HERE. YAY! Edward will be in more chapters from now on, I'm slowly introducing him, you know ;)... Hope you enjoyed :).
