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AN: Yay, Chapter three :) Thanks for reading and for all those wonderful reviews! I hope, my style is improving. Anyways. Just one question: Have you ever tried to write something while sitting in a train with a family who has two little children? Children whose hobby is "shout and scream until you suffocate"? Gnaaa… If you never tried it, you didn't miss anything…. Ow, my head… But on with the story!
Chapter 3 – Say yes
They were
not serious about that, were they? How could Alice say I would join
in on a camping trip?
"Oh,
come on, Bella, it's just a short trip and we will stay right by
your side, nothing will happen to you!" Alice was practically
bouncing on her seat while she said that.
I took in
a deep breath. I needed some strength to do what I was about to do.
Win an
argument with three dazzling vampires.
"Will
you come with me for a moment, please?" I gestured to the backdoor
of the cafeteria and tried to show a happy smile. A look on Emmett's
face told me my smile wasn't a happy one but something like a mad
man's grin.
"Ew…
Why? No one will listen to anything we discuss in this part of the
building. Why do you need us outside?" Edward looked a bit unsure
into my eyes. Maybe he could sense what was coming?
I
forced my voice to be as calm as possible. "Yes, they won't
listen to me talking.
But they will
listen to me while I'm on the edge of screaming."
Edward,
Alice and Emmett exchanged some sceptical looks but then nodded. "Ok,
lead the way."
I got up,
took my bag and put the remains of my meal into the next garbage can.
Edward took my hand while I strode to the backdoor of our cafeteria
while trying to avoid any eye contact with anyone of my human
friends.
As soon as
the door closed behind us I turned around and started to glare at the
three heavenly-looking creatures in front of me.
Well, at
least, that was the plan.
Just when
I spun around I tripped. Of course. And of course, Edward caught me
in mid-air. I sighed. I could forget about my glare now, I was sure
that at least Emmett would start laughing after this performance.
"Ok, we
are outside. So Bella, what's wrong with going on a nice little
camping trip with your friends?" Emmett asked.
I sighed
once again. I really had to win this argument. If not, I was in for a
weekend of utter humiliation.
"Well,
do you guys have any idea which monstrous things roam the wild? I
mean: Slickly stones, tangling roots,… Oh come on, you know that
nature and I aren't on best terms with one another."
"Stones?
Roots? Man, Bella, I really thought you wanted to list things like
tasty bears or lions, or anything like that." Emmett defiantly
looked a bit hurt at first but couldn't hide a small smile creeping
to his face.
"Bella,
as long as at least one
of us is with you, nothing will happen to you, trust me." Edward held me
still in his arms and looked down on me, trying to dazzle me once
more.
He had a
point, I knew that. I could not remember the last time I fell on the
floor – each time I tripped, Edward was right by my side.
That was
when I remembered something. "That's one more thing I don't
understand, Edward. Why did you say yes to that invitation? I mean, I
was quite a bit surprised when Mike asked me but when he asked you…
I don't know but wasn't it meant that way that we humans are
unconsciously frightened away from you? Why did he invite you? Don't
get me wrong, I'm not jealous or anything because he did ask but
still, I'm curious."
Emmett
smiled down on me. "That's quite a bunch of questions, Bella."
"Well,
why he asked us is an easy one." Edward tightened the hold he had
on me a little bit. "That little kid of a guy wants you somewhere
around him for several days. By the way, I won't allow him to take
you with him even if it were only for a few minutes. Anyway, as he
asked you, he heard no response to his question and that's because
he thought he would have to invite us, too. I think, one of your next
questions will be why we are going with a group of humans into the
woods, quite some miles away from any civilisation and that for
several days. Am I right?" Edward smirked a bit while asking me.
And
he was right. The first time Edward and I were alone, he highly
doubted that he would return me home afterwards. And now there were
three
vampires and in the group of humans were at least four they did not
really like: Lauren, Mike, Tyler and Eric. That mixed with the
information Edward had about the place where the camping was supposed
to take place was quite a dangerous mix.
I think,
he could read my thoughts from my face, because he cupped my head in
his strong, cold hands and gave me a kiss on my lips.
"Don't
worry, love. That was one thing Alice and I were discussing this
morning. We already asked Esme and Carlisle what they thought about
our plans in joining you. They gave their permission under one
condition: We will have to hunt a lot before the trip. That way, we
hopefully won't be tempted. We asked Rose and Jasper, too, if they
wanted to come with us but I think you can imagine their responses on your own."
Emmett
went on with the explanation: "Rose did not want to come because
she got a nice new car just a few days ago and wants to tinker a bit
with it. And to be honest: Rose is not anyone who would like a
camping trip with a bunch of stupid humans." He winked at me when he said the last part. Sometimes, I just wasn't used to what they thought about 'us humans'...
"And
Jasper… Well, he said something along the lines of 'you guys have
fun but I don't want to attend a buffet-dinner-party'." Alice
smiled an apologetic smile.
It sent
icy chills down my spine to think what would happen if Jasper would
be there, too. "Yes, I think that was a very good decision…" I
murmured. Edward could feel my insecurity during my thought and
rubbed my back with one of his hands.
Emmett
reached out with one of his huge hands and ruffled my hair with a
smirk. "Bella, nothing will happen. At least… not to us.""What do
you mean by that, Emmett?" I snuggled closer to Edward (I was a bit
surprised that was even possible) and gave Emmett a wary look.
"Nah, I
won't tell you, that would take the fun away. So, please tell, are
you going? Please, little sister, say yes. It will be so much fun!"
Emmett
knew he could get me with that. Since our, well in fact more like my vote, on me joining the family he started calling me little sister. Edward wasn't very happy with that but had nothing to stop Emmet. I had to smile and put my forehead on
Edward's hard chest to hide it. "I would not go there for all the
tea in China, that's final."
Edward,
Emmett and Alice looked pretty surprised – I did not really see it
but could guess it since there was a short silence after my decision. I think, I just may win this argument...
Edward put
one of his slender fingers under my chin and pulled my face up so I
had to look into his eyes. Oh, no, not again.
In his
most velvety and seductive voice, he said: "I won't give you any
tea but what do you think about a kiss?"
Brace
yourself, Bella, just once!
"I'd
get that one anyway, wouldn't I?" My voice was nothing more than
a trembling whisper but I knew he heard it nevertheless.
"I
am talking about a real
one, my love, not a fleeting one like as hitherto. I'd even push
the boundaries a little…" While speaking, he let his breath fan
over my face and I knew I had lost once more.
His icy
and strong lips were nothing but a mere inch away from my own ones
and I needed to feel them on me.
"Say
yes, my dear and I'll grant you that wish." His golden eyes
swirled and even if I wanted to, I knew I could not look away. His
voice was like a whisper and I wasn't even sure if he really said
that or if it was my own imagination playing tricks on me.
"Yes…"
I sighed. The moment the word left my mouth his lips came down on
mine in one of the most passionate kisses we had so far. I couldn't
help but my hands reached up and behind his neck and head, entwined
in his hair. Surprisingly, he did not resist. All of a sudden, I felt his tongue
grace my lower lip but it happened so fast that I could not respond
to it in time.
The kiss
lasted longer than usually and when he pulled away eventually, he
smiled my favourite smile down on me. He was panting just like me
although he did not need the air.
"I hope
you still know you promised me to attend to that camping trip, my
love?"
I heaved a
heavy sigh. "Yes, I do. But… Why now? Why could you not kiss me
like that until now?" I pouted a bit. The kiss was wonderful. I bit
on my lower lip and licked the very sweet bit of venom off of it.
Well, at least I thought it was venom. I never tasted something so
delicious before and was sure that it smelled similar like his lips.
I had to stop myself on that trail of thought. I knew it would let me to the thought of how he would taste if our kiss would go just a bit further…
Edward saw
what I did and smiled his distinctive crocked smile. I could feel the
blush creeping to my head.
He leaned
down till his lips were right at my right ear. "Because I knew I
would need something you could not resist in a case just like this."
His cold breath sent shivers from my head down to my toes. "But
don't worry, I enjoyed it too much myself; I won't restrain from
it completely – but be careful when you do that on my neck again,
you have no idea how tempting you are, my love."
He gave my
a sweet little kiss on my lips and then I heard two low chuckles
behind me.
Oh, no. I did not forget about Emmett and Alice, did I? Oh, please, somebody kill me, I want to die! Edward held me tight in his arms and I buried my face again into his chest. I was sure: My head was glowing like a traffic sign.
"Aww, how cute! And thanks for saying yes, Bella. We will have to go shopping to get all the things you need for the trip but that won't take long." Shopping? Oh, come on, how worse can this day get?
Right at
this moment, I could hear the bell. Lunch time was over.
Edward stepped a step backwards and took my hand in his one, giving it a short kiss. They
wanted me to stay red, right? Come and play humiliate the human! Fun
for the whole family!
"Ready
to go to gym?" my beloved one asked.
"That
was a rhetorical question, right?"
He smiled down at me and just when we were a few feet away from his brother and sister, Emmett exclaimed chuckling: "And be careful Bella! I think, you might be the first human in history who became a vampire-venom-addicted!"
