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Chapter 3:
EPOV
Bella is 5 years old!
We were stood there at the bottom of the stairs waiting for Bella and Alice to appear. It was her first day today and Alice was helping her dress for school.
"If we wait any longer she's going to be late." Carlisle said whilst watching the clock. We had decided that Carlisle, Esme and I would go with her today and everyone else would take turns taking her another day.
"Don't worry she is ready." Alice appeared at the top and animatedly introduced Bella. "Ladies and Gentlemen I can now introduce you to the new schoolgirl Bella Swan." Bella appeared and joined us downstairs, she was wearing the traditional Forks elementary school, of a white polo - shirt, a grey skirt and a blue jumper and she was currently sporting a red blush across her cheeks.
"Alice I told you not to do that." She hissed at her favorite sister.
"Wow Bella, you look great. You are going to fit in well." Esme said proudly.
"Thanks Mom."
"Yeah Bella and remember what I told you about boys." Emmett laughed and Rosalie smacked him on the back of the head and Bella's blush deepened. Ever since she grew up I had decided to take a step back and let Bella be who she wants to be. I didn't want to shadow her and Bella grew up with me as a best friend.
"Don't worry Bella if anyone causes you trouble just tell us and well sort it out." Jasper laughed and bumped fists with Emmett.
"Come on Bella you are going to be late." I said knowing Emmett and Jasper would warp her mind with their stories.
"Ok Edward take a chill pill." Bella said and Emmett burst out laughing. Them too seriously needed to stop spending so much time together.
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Bella was looking nervous by the time we were getting closer to the school. I was sat in the back with her whilst Carlisle and Esme sat upfront.
"Right Bella, you have your lunch. I packed your pens and pencils. You are going to make lots of friends." Esme said as she turned to face Bella.
"Thanks Mom. Dad are you picking me up." She asked.
"No hunny Daddies working tonight so Jasper and Alice are going to pick you up." Carlisle answered.
"Why aren't you going to be their Edward?" Bella almost never got angry but she scowled at me. I couldn't tell her I was going hunting but I couldn't lie to her either.
"I am going out for my food." Bella new we were different but she was smart enough to know that even if she asked we wouldn't answer, so she ignored it.
For the first day we had to walk Bella in and meet her new teacher. Bella grabbed onto my hand the moment we reached the playground and held tightly until we were in her classroom.
"Hi I'm Mrs. Thompson and who have you brought with you." The teacher asked politely if only her thoughts were as polite.
Oh He is gorgeous. Is that his wife? Maybe they are divorced. I could call in one time and arrange a one on one parent teacher…
I tuned out her thoughts and listened to the conversation instead.
"Hi I'm Carlisle and this is my beautiful wife Esme." He had obviously picked up on the look she was giving him. "And this is Bella."
Mrs. Thompson's gaze turned to Bella and she held out her hand to shake Bella's.
"And this is our son Edward." She smiled at my briefly before turning her gaze back to Carlisle.
"Edward why don't you take Bella here and hand up her coat while I talk to your parents." She asked me without answer I pulled Bella forward.
"Are you staying Edward?" Her small voice asked. I took her coat of and hung it up before answering.
"No Bella I cant stay but I will see you later when you come home ok?"
"Ok." Just then a boy came over to her.
"Hi I'm Ben who are you?" He asked.
"I'm Bella and this is my friend Edward." She said slyly I smiled at the little boy hoping not to scare him.
"Isn't he a little old to be your friend." I laughed inside at the private joke. If only he knew how old I really was.
"No!" She hissed at him and he walked away without another word.
"Bella he was just trying to be friendly. Please try and make some friends."
"I don't need any more friends because I have you." She hugged me close and Esme and Carlisle appeared.
"Bella sweetheart we have to go now do you think you are going to be ok?" Bella replied to Esme with a simple nod. "Ok give me and your Dad a hug." Bella gave us each a hug and a kiss on the cheek before we had to leave with the other parents. I stopped for one second to watch her through the widow. She was seated next to another girl and she was talking to Bella.
"She will be fine Edward. Bella is a very social girl." Carlisle reassured me. I spent the rest of the day hunting with Emmett and Rosalie, enjoying the hunt and the chase.
"Dude what would you do if Bella decided she didn't want to become a vampire." Emmett's question caught me of guard because if I was true full I didn't want to think about it.
"If Bella didn't want me then I would keep an eye on her through her life and let her live and be happy." Emmett smiled at sympathetically.
Don't worry Dude It will all work out. Now enough of this love stuff I came out to hunt and ill be dammed if I don't find a bear today.
After a couple of hours of hunting m eyes were back to their golden brown and I left for home to wait for Bella to arrive.
The sound of Alice's Porsche came up on the drive and straight away everyone ran at vampire speed to greet Bella.
"Mommy, Daddy look at what I done." Bella ran into Carlisle's arms. She was holding a piece of paper. Alice and Jasper came in after her and both looked sheepish.
"What is it sweetheart." Esme asked.
"Mrs. Thompson said we had to draw a picture and write what was going to happen in my life." She said and I dreaded to think what she drew. Esme took the drawing from her.
"Wow Baby this is great. Come along with me in the kitchen and we'll do you some tea and then well watch a film before going to bed." Esme took Bella's hand and she exited into the kitchen.
"Well I have to be at the hospital." Carlisle mumbled to himself. "Bye Love!" He shouted to Esme before leaving. I picked up the picture and looked at it.
Their was a woman with brown hair and she had drawn her with brown eyes, so I presumed it was Bella, and she was stood with a Man. He had bronze hair and golden brown eyes and I realized that it was me, she had drawn our hands together and were stood behind two children. Each child was an exact replica of the adults one being a boy and the other a girl. The family were then stood in front of a huge mansion that looked like the house we currently loved in. Underneath the drawing were a couple of sentences.
My name is Bella.
When I am older I want to be a doctor just like my daddy. I am going to get married to my best friend and we are going to have two children and live happily ever after.
The questions ran through my head. How could I do this to Bella? How could I take away her life? No I couldn't do this, if Bella wanted to be with me then I would follow her and she would grow and have happy life.
Bella aged 10
Three years ago we had to move away from Forks and up to Alaska. Bella was not a baby anymore, she was coming into her own and making her own choices. No matter what Alice did Bella would not be dragged to shopping nor would she be forced to were clothes she didn't like. Bella had developed her own style and I was fascinated in this.
I was desperate to read her thought now. When she turned 8 Esme and Carlisle had sat Bella down and talked to her about being adopted, I was the one she ran too, to be comforted.
Bella would sometimes blush when I entered a room and Emmett teased her endlessly about it. I was sitting in my bedroom when Bell came in. I looked up at her and a blush appeared in her face.
"Hi Bella. What's up?" I asked anxiously. She came and sat on the bed opposite me. Bella hadn't finished growing yet her face was had a roundness that was changing slightly everyday.
"Em I sort of need to talk to you about something?" She stuttered awkwardly.
"Yes Bella, You can talk to me about anything." She looked up at me.
"I talked to Alice and she thinks I should tell you." She looked down and picked at the trousers. I hadn't wished to be able to read her thought's than right now.
"Bella just tell me."
"I have a crush on you." She said then ran from the room.
I was too shocked to say anything. I sat there speechless.
A/N: Wow Bella really is growing up isn't she. Remember to review. Thank you so much for your support and remember its up to you when I post the next chapter. I hope to get 10 more reviews for this chapter see if we can hit that mark.