DISCLAIMER: I OWN NONE OF THE CHARACTERS USED IN THIS STORY!


BETA: LynetteCullen. Thanks for everything.


I woke up the next morning feeling almost reborn. I didn't know that it was possible to feel this good. I wanted to climb on top of the building and shout to the heavens that my dream had come true. I never would have thought that this trip would be the amazing experience that it had turned out to be.

"Bella, are you gonna get dressed, or are you gonna go to the presentation nude?" Rose snapped me from my thoughts. I have to honestly admit, after all of the wonderful things that happened last night, I could really care less about this presentation, or the scholarship opportunities I'm sure it's gonna bring.

"I guess I will," I answered sluggishly. "But I'd much rather look at you like that," I said, looking Rose up and down hungrily as I got out of bed. She was standing in front of her open suitcase in her bra and panties, giving me a lovely view of the cross tattooed on her back. "At least we know people would pay attention," I joked on my way to the bathroom.

"Hell I'll do anything to get us good scholarships and connections," she admitted, pulling her red button up blouse onto her shoulders. She pulled her dress pants out of her suitcase with a sigh. "I knew I should have hung these up. I fucking hate ironing," she dramatically threw the pants to the bed, making me laugh.

"I better get dressed before I make us late," I grumbled as I padded lazily over to my own suitcase to retrieve my clothes and toiletries, before walking to the bathroom. I quickly turned on the shower, silently laughing to myself about the fact that I didn't have to worry about getting undressed.

I hurriedly showered, making sure to wash away the smell and remnants of last nights physical activities. I toweled off and changed into my own red blouse and dress pants along with my black flats, though I didn't want to. I hated the idea of this color combination, and I had let Mrs. Williams know this, to no avail. I applied what little makeup I was going to wear today (I don't see a point for the stuff. SERIOUSLY) before heading back out to the bedroom.

I walked in only to find Rose already fully dressed and on the bed, reading some book on Sam. "How can you spend so little time getting ready, and end up looking absolutely gorgeous?" I said as I stopped dead in my tracks, having to admire how absolutely stunning she looked. She had pinned her hair up, drawing more attention to her cleavage that was presently on display in her tight blouse. "I want to grab your boobs so bad right now," I admitted.

"Go ahead," she giggled as she stood up. "Wouldn't want you to do it in front of a room filled with people," she smiled playfully. I merrily skipped over to her, enjoying Rose's laugh at my childlike excitement. I respectively reached out and cupped her rather full bosom. I gently squeezed them, bringing on a fit of laughter from Rose. "My God Bella. You're like a creepy old man who gets off on his teen porn collection," she giggled uncontrollably at her own joke.

"Oh be quiet," I said, giving them one last squeeze before letting them go. "Come on, let's get our bags and go downstairs," I said, a sorry attempt to distract myself from the pool that was beginning to form between my legs.

"You're getting wet aren't you?" she asked, a sly grin creeping across her face as I nodded sheepishly. "Damn I wish we had time for a quickie," she stated glumly, knowing that we probably wouldn't be able to be intimate for awhile. "Let's get downstairs before Mrs. Williams has a heart attack," she joked, trying to lighten the suddenly sullen mood.

"Yeah let's," I grunted as I picked up my suitcase. Rose laughed at my weakness, easily picking hers up and tossing it over her shoulders. "What's so funny?"

"You know that rolls right?" she queried sarcastically, pointing to the wheels at the bottom of my suitcase.

"Oh," I said shortly. "No one finds out about that," I warned as I opened the door and stepped out. She laughed in response and refused to comment. A sure sign that this would be posted on Twitter as soon as we got to the bus.

We walked down the hallway in silence, lost in our own thoughts, but still totally aware of the other in such close proximity. Once we were on the elevator, I just had to break the silence. "Only us," I muttered.

I saw Rose quirk her eyebrow with curiosity. "Only us what?" she questioned, barely audible.

"Only us could have amazing sex, and then act dourly when it has to end," I finished with a soft giggle.

"You're right," she giggled with a soft smile. "It's not all about sex though. We can just work on the communication aspect of our relationship," she suggested as she stepped closer so that she could put her hand on my shoulder. "I really do love you Bella, and I want to see where this can go," she proclaimed as she leaned in for a kiss.

DING

She quickly leaned back as the doors opened, which was a good thing because Mrs. Williams was standing right at the door. "I was just about to come and get you girls. We're running a few minutes behind," she informed us.

We walked out to the bus, throwing our suitcases in the storage compartment located under the bus before we boarded. "You do have the USB right?" Rose asked. I couldn't help the laugh that escaped my lips.

'And what if I hadn't remembered?' I thought to myself shaking my head. "Yes Rose, I have it," I laughed as I assured her. Seeing the puzzled look on her face only made me laugh harder. "I'm just laughing at the fact that you asked when we were 200 miles away from home," I cackled loudly. I'm pretty damn sure that Rose thought I was losing my mind, but for some reason, this was hilarious to me.

"You're one odd cookie Bella," Rose said. "But I still love you," she added. I couldn't believe it. This was the second time this morning that Rose had said she loved me. I never thought that I would have heard these words from her, much less three times in the span of two days. I guess miracles really do happen. Rose is the kind of person that hides her emotions in order to not get hurt, and to know that I was one of the only people that she let in, nearly brings me to tears.

"Oh trust me. I know," I answered. "And because you know that and still love me, only makes me love you more," I admitted, slyly putting my hand on her knee so that the other passengers on the bus couldn't see. "God, I wanna kiss you right now," I whispered as we pulled into the parking lot of a campus of large brick buildings. "Gee. Look at this brick asylum," I observed as we rolled to a stop in front of the largest one in the middle. "I mean damn. Could they find no other materials?" Rose and I shared a laugh, the weird looks of the other people not going unnoticed as we exited the bus.

"Breathe Bella. It's just a presentation in front of a few people," she reassured me, noticing the sudden tension that racked my body. I don't know why I was nervous all of a sudden. I had given presentations before, but never of this caliber. Before I left, my mother told me to imagine that I was in a room by myself. Now what kind of damn sense does that make? When would I ever be in a room talking to myself? Leave it to my mom to give me bum advice.

"I'm fine," I lied. In all actuality, I wanted to puke. "I feel a little less nervous when you're here. So don't leave," I warned jokingly, trying to sway my mind from the inevitable presentation. I was mostly nervous because I knew how clumsy I was, and I was probably going to do something dumb in a room full of professors. "I'm gonna fuck up Rose, I just know it," I said as we walked in.

"Be quiet Bell," Rose stated as we stopped in the lobby to await direction. "You'll be fine," she assured once again as Mrs. Williams stopped in front of us.

"We're gonna have to split up," she informed us. "Girls," she said, pointing to Rose and I, "You'll be presenting right here in this room to my left, and boys, you'll be down the hall," she said. 'And where the hell will you be?' I asked in my head. She was telling us where we were gonna be, but what's her damn role in all of this? "I'll be going between the two to see how you are doing," she told us, gaining her a heated look from me. Why didn't she just pick one and that's where she'll stay. "Girls, why don't you go and get set up," she suggested.

We wordlessly moved to the door and opened it. I mean seriously, how many people could already be here? "Oh shit," I gasped as we walked in. "Rose they're all old ass Talibans," I whispered, hoping to God that their geriatric hearing was as fucked up as I thought it would be, but they were Talibans. (They do have super powers right?) "But I bet they're rich as hell, and can get us some good ass internships," I commented as we headed to the computer in the front of the room.

"Look at this fossil," Rose grumbled. "Can this thing even read information from a removable device with a Universal Serial Bus interface?" Rose asked looking over at me. I'm pretty sure the look she received from me made her rethink who she was speaking to. "I basically asked if this prehistoric artifact can read USB's," she said, dumbing up her statement just for me.

"Ex-cuse me," the broken English alerted us that on of our audience members was approaching. "Ello ladies. I am Dr. Phineas Reddi, and I very pleeze to meet you," he greeted us.

"And we are very pleeze to meet you also," I answered back in a voice mimicking his. That's what you're supposed to do when you talk to someone from another country right? Adapt the way you speak to match the way they speak. The withering look and shove in the side that I received from Rose made me realize that this theory was incorrect.

"That is good to hear. If there's nothing else, we are ready to begin," he informed us before walking back to his seat.

I silently handed Rose the USB, still feeling ashamed for mimicking Dr. Reddi. What kind of rich scientist name is that? It sounds like the name of a male exotic dancer. Or phone sex operator.

"I'll start, and you just follow suit," Rose brought me back from my thoughts. Our slide show appeared on the big screen above the computer at that exact moment. "I'm Rosalie Hale," Rose said in a beautifully sweet voice before she looked over at me expectantly. "And I'm Isabella Swan," I said, looking down at my shoes.

"Look up Bella," Rose hissed before continuing on. "And we're here to talk to you about a robotics institute that we attended this past summer," she informed them. "The first thing we talked about was robotic programming and interfaces. Right Bella?" she questioned.

"Totally," I agreed. "We learned about the faces of the robot programs that enter the robots that have robot faces," I rambled. 'That's what she said right?' I thought, looking out at the audience. The whispering was good right? I looked over to Rose for confirmation, but only found her staring at me in disbelief. She mouthed 'What the fuck Bella?' before she continued.

"We learned how to use codes to program the servos of the robot to control how it maneuvers. We named our robot Firefly. She was so pretty and shiny. Wasn't she Bella? Just nod," whispered low enough for only me to hear. I nodded my consent to her statement before she went on. "I used some of the codes to jailbreak my iPhone," she informed everyone. I was expecting the room to explode in a fit of incredulity, but instead it erupted into a fit of loud laughing and clapping.

"You girls are fantastical. And vary, vary funny," Dr. Reddi told us. "I don't think we need to hear anything else. Please leave us contact information and we will send you information about opportunities for scholarships," he said. I hadn't understood much else, but I sure as hell understood that. "And if you decide to attend any college in Washington, just say my name, and they will give you anything you need," he promised us.

"FUCK YEAH! I mean thank you very much," Rose and I said in unison.

"You're most welcome. You girls will go very far," he smiled before he walked off.

"God I'm glad he didn't hug us," I whispered in relief once he was out of ear shot, causing Rose to erupt into a fit of laughter. "Come on. Let's go find Mrs. Williams and tell her the good news," I suggested.

We walked out into the hallway to find her already there waiting, "Congratulations girls," she said as she gave us each a hug, "You girls were so funny and entertaining, you didn't even notice me did you?" she asked. We both shook our heads. "I didn't think so. The boys just finished up too, so how about we head home," she said, gaining her agreeing nods from both of us.

We walked out to the bus and boarded in silence. Rose broke the comfortable quiet once we pulled away from the brick asylum. "This trip was very interesting," she began as she reached over to take my hand in hers. "We learned a lot about ourselves and each other," she said.

"And don't forget the mind blowing sex, and the kickass scholarship opportunities," I added, loving the giggle I received from her.

"How could I?" she asked, leaning over to kiss me. It was a soft and loving kiss. One that let me know that no matter what happens, Rose and I will always stick together.


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