Chapter 3
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Chapter 3
"Meeting Bella and Angry Tears"
After getting clarification that my room was not magenta and violet, I started up the staircase to see what color my room really was. I chuckled when I saw the sign on my door that read "Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here."
I rolled my eyes before pushing my door open, and peering inside. Wow, Alice really wasn't kidding when she said not to bring anything home.
My walls were a sandy brown, and my bedding was brown, black, and blue Henley striped. I ran my hand over the foosball table that sat a few feet away from my bed, after I depositing my bag on my comforter.
My closet was full of Abercrombie, Hollister, and Ruehl clothing, and as I pulled open my drawers, I knew Alice must have had a field day when she was organizing everything. I grinned when I saw the Audio Rocker that was perfectly positioned next to my flat screen television and the X-Box 360 that was placed on the entertainment center.
Falling back onto my bed I let out a deep breath that I had not realized I had been holding. This was the life! There was a light knock on my door, before it was pushed open and I looked up to see a grinning Alice. "I absolutely love it, Alice! You did an amazing job."
She laughed as she sat down next to me. "I knew you would love it, but it is really amazing seeing you smile like that! I have not seen a smile that big since you left for school. Now please change out of that horrid uniform before I change you myself."
I snorted, even though the comment about my smile added to the ever-building pressure it my stomach, before sitting up. "Don't you think it would be a little awkward if you changed you 16 year old brother?" Alice rose from my bed, as if she were preparing to do just that before I stood up quickly. "Okay, relax. I will change; I didn't realize that my outfit was offending your eyes."
Alice smiled, bouncing on the balls of her feet, "Good because everyone will be here soon and I can not have my baby brother looking like a slob."
Turning on her heel, she practically danced out of my room before shutting the door behind her. I rolled my eyes before hurrying over to the door and locking it, hoping that no one would invade my personal space while I was changing.
I walked over to my closet and reached in grabbing a pair of Ruehl navy and yellow twill patterned shorts and a matching polo. I removed my school uniform hurriedly changing into my selected outfit before looking for white flip flops. I
dropped to my stomach and reached my hand under my bed, looking into the storage bins that most likely held what I was looking for. Pulling out the white flip-flops, I stood before slipping them onto my feet and heading for my door.
After gazing at my bed longingly, I pulled open my door, and jogged hurriedly towards the stairs. I ran a hand through my shaggy brown hair, when I heard a different voice echoing through the open house. I glanced over the railing to see who I assumed was Bella. She had her arm wrapped around my Edward's waist and she was chatting animatedly with Alice.
Or should I say that Alice was doing all of the talking and Bella would slip in a word every so often. I chuckled at the thought of someone ever "chatting" with Alice without it being a one-sided conversation full of agreements to go on one of Alice's never ending shopping trips. My laugh caused Edward, Bella, and Alice to look up at me.
"Hayden! I had a feeling you would pick out that outfit!" I swear I heard a murmured "Thank goodness" escape her lips as well but I chose to ignore it. Edward smiled at me as I jumped off of the last step and began to walk towards the three of them. Bella let her hand slip from my brother's waist and she held it out for me to shake.
"Hello, I'm Bella Swan; it is nice to meet you." I grinned before grasping her hand between my warm fingers drawing a sharp gasp from her lips.
"I'm Hayden, and you just found out that I'm not as cold as everyone else in my family." Bella laughed as I released my hold on her hand, and embraced my older brother.
"Hey Edward, she is beautiful just like you said." Edward smiled, hugging me back tightly. I was the only one in our family that he would hug for an extended period of time. Bella's cheeks turned a rosy red when she heard my comment, and I smiled after stepping away from the couple.
"She also blushes just the way you described, it is truly amazing." Edward chuckled lowly and I felt a sharp pain in my back, when Alice decided that it would be fun to pinch me. "Alice! That hurts, what is wrong with you!" I turned to face her when she grabbed my cheeks forcing her eyes directly into mine.
"Be nice, and I won't have to touch you!" I growled at her as she released my cheeks which were now a rosy red from being pinched which caused Alice to laugh. "Oh look, Hayden, now you and Bella match." I reached out to swat Alice when I was quickly spun around and pulled into another hug, and I didn't have to think really hard to realize who it was. "Hey Rose, long time no see."
Rosalie held me back at arms length before taking in my newly red cheeks. "Wow, Hayden. Alice is right; you and Bella do have the same blush color." I crossed my arms over my chest, and closed my mouth, not wanting to say anything I may regret later.
"Girls, leave your brother alone, please." I stuck my tongue out at my sisters before turning and walking towards my mother's voice. I heard a muffled, "Momma's boy," and I turned quickly only to be knocked to the ground by Rosalie. "Ouch, Rose! Get the hell off of me!"
Her eyes flashed dangerously, "Well don't stick your tongue out at people and you won't have to worry about finding yourself pinned to the ground." I groaned from underneath her, and she moved off of me and by the time I stood up she was gone. I brushed my clothes off before growling low in my throat and walking quickly towards the front door mumbling under my breath the entire time.
"Stupid woman, I swear she thinks it is so fun to knock me over, just wait until she feels sick later and she comes to me wanting to be healed and I tell her to kiss my ass. See how cocky she is then." I slammed the door before sitting down on the grass and falling backwards. I allowed my eyes to wander over the gray sky. "Well, at least it hasn't rained yet." I closed my eyes, taking deep breaths when I felt someone looking at me. "Go away, Edward."
A soft voice broke through my angry haze. "Actually, I'm Bella, you know if you opened your eyes you would be able to tell, silly boy." I opened one eye and looked at the brown haired girl gazing back at me from where she was standing.
"Sorry you had to hear all of that language; I don't normally cuss like a sailor."
Bella giggled softly before sitting next to me in the grass. "I will accept your apology if you sit up and talk to me, or I can go away and let you wallow in self pity." I snorted before sitting up slowly, and opening both of my eyes.
"So what can I do for you, Bella?"
She shrugged, "I don't know, I just thought maybe you wanted someone to talk to. It must be hard having a family full of vampires around you all the time."
I nodded slowly, "Hard does not even begin to describe it. Sometimes I just wish I was a normal kid, like you. With normal siblings that I could fight back against and not end up getting my ass kicked. Or normal siblings who couldn't read your mind before you planned on doing something that could potentially be fun and maybe a little dangerous." Bella smiled at me,
"Well I am jealous of what you have, Hayden."
I narrowed my eyes in confusion and I was about to tell her why she shouldn't be jealous, before she held up a hand to silence me. "You have a family that loves you, who would do anything to protect you. You have parents who are in love with each other, and you have siblings who absolutely adore you. You have no idea how upset they were when you did not come home to visit when you were on Midterm Break, Christmas Break, and Spring Break. I only saw the aftermath of Spring Break, but Edward told me that they were heartbroken when you called, even though they were expecting it since you had never come home for your other breaks."
Bella took a deep breath before she began again, "I know I don't know you very well, but from what Edward says about you, you are an amazing person to talk to, but all I have seen so far is someone who is far to selfish for his own good, living in a family that would do anything to make him happy. A family that no matter how selfish they make think you are being would still do everything just to have their happy son back."
My hair fell into my eyes as I glared angrily at the ground. She had no right to say these things about me, she barely knew me! I bit my lower lip, waiting for her to continue when I realized that she was no longer sitting beside me, she was gone. I released the angry breath that I had been holding and I pulled my knees up to my chest.
She was right. I was a selfish brat who did not deserve the love of my family. I placed my face on my knees, letting the angry tears flow from my eyes, staining my shorts with salt water.
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