Author's note:
First of all, thank you to those who have read F.I.F so far. I really do appreciate it. I know it's shaky but please be kind.
I started writing the rough draft about three years ago and I've become a completely different person since then so I view things differently now.
I am sorry I haven't updated lately, but I didn't think University would take up all of my time.
I'm just starting my second semester so my timetable should change and I should have more free time so I PROMISE to update much more frequently.
I'll try to bring out a new chapter every week or every second week.
I miss the world of fanfiction and all of its wonder so I here by vow to spend more time to this story!
OH! Forgot to mention….. that you Edward Girls out there don't worry there shall be more talk about him *wink wink* ;D
However Jake is Bella's current boyfriend, so we shall see how this turns out okay?
I hope everyone had an awesome Christmas & Happy New Year! :]
~Scribbles & Doodles
ItsNowOrNever
Chapter Two Song: Adele - Hometown Glory
Chapter Two
Bpov
"Excuse me Miss?" the annoying voice said. Was I dead? Did the plane crash while we were flying? Oh my god! I'm dead! This is not how I wanted to go! In fact I really didn't want to go at all. Death was my biggest fear, apart from stilettos and shopping. Well shit! I didn't even notice we crashed, I am one heavy sleeper.
"Miss?" the annoying voice continued, maybe it was an angel or some crap like that calling me to eternal peace or inner peace or outer peace or whatever it was called.
"MISS!" the voice screamed, jolting me awake. I looked around confused, what the fuck just happened? Phew it was just a dream. My eyes finally made contact with a flight hostess, the owner of the annoying voice.
"Yes?" I asked, arching my eyebrow as far as it could go to look intimidating, this woman woke me up! I finally get some sleep and she wakes me! I'm going to kill her. Back to the 'looking intimidating', which didn't seem to be going all that well by my account but I continued to do so, even though I was getting a cramp along the right side of my face.
"Oh god she's having a stroke!" the hostess shouted. Looking frantically around for anyone that could be of any help.
"What? No I'm not, I'm perfectly fine. Just face spasm or something." Jeez….. this bitch is stupid.
"Oh sorry, my mistake" She said looking uncomfortable. It's cool. Everyone makes mistakes, I mean the airline must have made one hell of a mistake hiring her if she's going to be shouting serious problems at people every flight.
Attention: This Woman Has Diarrhoea!
"Miss I'm going to have to ask you to put on your seatbelt, we're going to be landing shortly" aw that's nice she was only looking out for my well being.
"Sure, hey can I get a bag of peanuts?" damn I want some peanuts, stupid cravings! Making me want nuts! Hehe, 'nuts' lol. I giggled a very girly giggle which made the hostess cock her head to the side and stare at me as if I was crazy. She finally coughed and shook her head a little to snap out of it.
"Ahhh, sorry you can't. The plane is about to land, you're not authorised to eat or drink right now, you can purchase food at the airport after we have landed" with that she walked away, leaving me there hungry and nut-less. Again….. Bitch!
The landing was smooth and scary free, even though I have been on airplanes countless times, I still find landing terrifying.
The pilot's voice came over the intercom as I was just unbuckling my seat belt.
"Ah, this is your Captain speaking, just wanted to say I hope you all had a pleasant flight this fine morning, and thank you for flying with American Airlines."
I stood up on my tippy toes and stretched my arms above my head hearing my bones crack and crake. Being on a flight for nearly three hours can make you stiffer than a plank of wood.
As I was stretching I noticed a short, elderly, grey-haired man staring at me, I looked down and I then realised my top had pulled up past my bellybutton. I immediately heaved it down and looked at the man in disbelief. He smiled and winked at me and the only reaction I could show was a mouth-ajar, shocked expression which kept with me until I reached the door of the plane where I was confronted by the bitchy waitress smiling and saying;
"Have a good day now!" smiling with a little too much teeth for my liking.
"Am, yeah, thanks for everything!" I replied with a high-pitched, sarcastic 'thank you', as I leaned into her and smiled right in her face.
When I reached the outside of the plane's door, I breathed in the cold air that was Seattle. The air here physically hurt my lungs, not like in Phoenix, not like back home. It was always too cold in this part of the US. At least I was smart enough to bring a scarf.
As I walked down the airstairs, I dug around my backpack and tore out my green wool scarf. I wrapped it three times around my neck and perched the lower half of my face into it. If I had been really smart I would have brought my jacket with me instead of packing it into my suitcase.
I looked around to my surroundings once I stepped onto solid ground. Clouds were hanging in the sky and a dark, grey net of them lingered in the horizon. There were two or more airplanes settled in the filling stations receiving fuel.
I cleared my throat, put my head down and made my way across the tarmac into the airport.
There was a wind of hot air once I landed inside, so I removed the scarf from my face and looked around for Charlie. There was no sign of him so I figured I might as well retrieve my bags. I walked over to the baggage carousel and scanned the suitcases until I saw the big, navy suitcase Charlie had bought me so I could bring everything I wanted over when I came to visit him. I went to grab hold of the handles but instead of pulling it, it pulled me and I leaped forward, knocking a woman onto the ground.
"Shit! Shit! I am so, so sorry!" I exclaimed while I helped the woman up, grabbing her arm gentling and hoisting her up. She on the other hand was not impressed at all and decided to throw a scowl my way.
I went to turn around and go search for my bag when I walked straight into what felt like a brick-hard wall. But before I fell on my ass, it's hands stretched around my waist to catch my fall.
I groaned internally from the sheer embarrassment of being saved by a stranger.
The chest against my face began to vibrate internally, I then realised this stranger was actually laughing at me. A husky laugh left the stranger's throat as his hands gripped even tighter around my body.
I tried to mumble to him to let me go but he was almost hugging me too tightly for me to make a sound. I was forced to inhale into this 'coke machine with leg's' mid area. When I breathed in I was reminded of that all too familiar smell.
'Hey Bells.' The stranger said quietly, and I could almost hear the smile behind his words.
'Jake?' I whispered into him, as I could feel that sensation in the pit of my stomach like everything time I saw him. This fluttering feeling. Like wings.
You know that feeling when you're too shocked to move, breath or think? Yeah that's what Jake did to me. Every time I saw him. He literally took my breath away.
'You're here', I breathlessly exhales. As my brain tried to grasp what was happening in the present moment. I lifted my hand out of his embrace to comb it through my hair and grab a fist full, like a bad habit to try and concept this.
Then like a sudden mood swing it hit me. Jake. Jake was here. Jake was here to see me. I'm his girlfriend. His long-distant girlfriend. His long-distant girlfriend who has moved to the same town as him.
…. 'Holy shit.' I exspelled.
'What?' Jake skitted at. Looking at me in a peculiar way as he leaned back to give me the 'the fuck?' eyebrow.
'Sorry! I was thinking out-loud again. You know how I am and how I, am, like to do stupid crap like that.' Clearly I could 'out clums' myself even more.
'Bell, you kinda shouted that in my ear. What's up? You forget something?' he said quietly looking around slyly checking for witnesses.
'No, no. I was just thinking… you're here. And I get to see you everyday. No more goodbyes,' I tried to explain, it was amazing.
'I know. You'll get so tired of me being around so much you'll end up dumping me!' he said jokingly, widening his mouth into that beautiful white smile I loved.
He was so hot, like MAJOR hot! Like models having kids together, hybrid hot! He was the most….
Wait a second….
I stepped away from him and punched him hard in the arm in front of a lot of people and to think about it, a lot of security dudes.
He made a low moaning, surprised Oooww and gave me 'the fuck?' brows.
'YOU! You said you couldn't pick me up! You said you were busy today and you couldn't make the trek down here!' I said unbelieving.
'Yeah, because I wanted to surprise you! Jeez I do a nice thing for my girlfriend and she freakin' punches me!' he was clearly putting on that he was in pain due to the fact that he was giving me 'the kicked puppy' look. It was adorable.
I couldn't help but smirk slightly. All these years and we still acted like we were kids attempting to build up the courage to admit we had a thing for each other.
'Am, Jake, I really need to get my suitcase', I said as he turned around to grab it's handle and hoisted it up over the luggage carousel and then placed it down onto the ground.
`So are you ready for …..' Jake was interrupted by a man shouting out my name.
'BELLA!' the man shouted as he picked up a petite, young brunette as she screamed at him to put her down. As I squinted and scrunched up my face to see if I could make out who he was, the horror of realization that that man was in fact my father Charlie rendered me speechless.
'CHARLIE!' Jake roared as he jogged over to my dad. I saw Charlie look up at him in confusion. Jake then turned and pointed his hand back at me, at that Charlie dropped the girl to her feet where she ran off into the crowds of onlookers.
Charlie stumbled and put his hands deep in his pockets while Jake threw his arm around his shoulder and walked towards my direction. I could see either side of his thick black mustache that his cheeks were beginning to go a slight shade of purple.
As he neared me, Charlie cleared his throat, outstretched his arm and patted my arm. We stood there, all three of us, not speaking while the awkwardness set in, until Jake elbowed him with a short cough.
'Am, it's ah, it's good to have you home.' Charlie said with a shy smile.
'Ah, yeah thanks. Good to see you.' I outstretched my arms towards Charlie when the look of sheer shock crossed his face and backed away, taking a huge step behind him which just so happened to be the spot Jake had set down my bags.
Charlie fell over like a rock being thrusted into water.
Well …the apple doesn't fall far from the tree does it?
Jake's laughter filled the entire airport. I bet even the people who were just departing could hear him too. The poor thing clutched his sides and had to reach for the ground so he'd settle himself. Charlie on the other hand was literally rolling around on the floor laughing his freakin' ass went on for what seemed like ten minutes. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but if you really think about it, having the two men that just picked you up from the airport and who were supposed to bring you straight home, laughing on the ground while you stand around stupidly trying not to look at them and hope that nobody thinks you actually know these two losers is a pretty long time!
Eventually when the two 'bro's' were done Jake leapt onto his feet and bended over to give Charlie a hand up. I was getting incredibly impatient with the two of them.
'You're doing it again.' Jake pointed out.
'Doing what again?' I snapped back.
'Oh crap Charlie, Bells is pissed. Better get going before she has another episode.' He chirpily sang, with that damn sexy smile of his.
With that, Charlie hurriedly wiped down his shirt, grabbed one of my bags and scattered out of our sight.
Jake took the rucksack from my left shoulder and grasped my hand gently.
'What did you mean back there? When you said I'm doing it again?' I exquisitely asked as we walked slowly hand-in-hand.
'Well, just before you turn into Bellzilla you fold your arms like a little kid, tap your foot on the ground annnnnd…. You also have this grumpy look on your face.' He laughed while he did his so called impression on me.
'I do NOT look like that!' I choked. Jake seriously looked like he had a tree up his ass.
'Oh c'mon Bell! C'mon look I'm a Gremlin! AHHH' he roared letting go of my hand so he could stretch his mouth into some ridiculous face, acting like an idiot yet again. I couldn't help but giggle at him. He's so stupidly funny, he always makes me laugh.
'HA! You smiled! You'll have to let this go I'm afraid Bell!' he turned his head to grin at me.
'Shut up! Okay let's hurry this up! Charlie's waiting for us.' I urged him.
We walked outside to that beautiful, crisp cold air. I exhaled and saw my breath in reflection.
It's good to be back.