Chapter 4
When Clark and Kara got home from school (something I couldn't go to today.) we had a family meeting in the kitchen. We all sat down, calmly, looked at each other, calmly, and then things were awkward. The silence was deafening.
"So…" Clark drawled out the word.
"You just had to do it didn't you? I finally like someone and we have to move. Again." Kara was defiantly pissed about this morning.
"I'm so sorry, guys." I told them.
"So do we start packing now?" Clark asked.
"NO!" Kara and I said at the same time. We looked at each other and glared.
"Well we can't stay here you guys. What happens if this Edward person tells someone about us?" Clark questioned.
"He wouldn't." I told them. I knew he wouldn't. If he told on me, I would tell on him.
"Why wouldn't he? Bella you've only know the kid for three fracking days." (For those who don't know what frack means it's another word for fuck.)
"He wouldn't because… because…" I couldn't tell them about Edward. About what I saw. "I just can't tell you guys. But I just know that we can't leave." I pleaded. I knew Pleading wouldn't work on them. Not if it meant someone could get hurt. With more confidence I continued. "Say we do leave. How will we know if he says something? We'd be totally unprepared and because it would look weird if we just up and left. Right after the accident. It would look weird to the other humans. Besides Kara's birthday is in a few weeks. Can we at least stay until then? Please guys. I am begging you. I didn't object to moving here. Even when you both know how much I hate the cold. Now can we please stay? I'm begging now. Please guys?"
I guess begging did the trick. Kara didn't want to move and she finally found someone. Then about half way through the speech she seemed convinced. Clark didn't care where we lived.
"We can stay if," he could tell we were about to start jumping up and down screeching. "If I get to try out for the football team."
"Fine, fine." Kara said quickly full of excitement. Then we started to bounce up and down, excited for the first time in a long time.
We're going to get to stay in Forks! I thought.
That's when it hit me.
We were going to stay. In Forks.
Things could go so badly. I mean what if Edward tells someone about us. What if he calls the FBI? CIA? This could end very badly for my family and I. One simple mistake and it's over. I had to convince Edward not to say anything. Unless he already has. Shit. Tomorrow. Tomorrow I would talk to Edward. I would have to think of something. I have a feeling this may not go over so well. Besides nothing is ever easy with Edward Cullen. Never has in the past and I'm sure it won't be in the near or distant future.
The rest of the evening was normal. I didn't dare go on my run tonight. I didn't need to make the same mistake twice in the same day. I still needed to talk to Kara and Clark about that. Tomorrow. Jeez, tomorrow is going to be busy day.
The rest of the night was uneventful. Charlie came home around six. Dinner was already ready when he walked in. We were just waiting on him. We had pasta noodles. Clark got a ton of sauce all over his face when the whole ordeal was over and done with. The Charlie and Clark went to watch some sports game while Kara and I cleaned up. I was getting used to this. It was like living on the farm. But somehow Forks felt more like home than Smallville did. And I had only been here less than a week. I was so confused.
Maybe a good night's sleep will help. I thought
Except I didn't get a good night's sleep.
In fact it was the first night I ever dreamt of Edward Cullen. And I have a feeling this one wouldn't be the last. It would be the first of many.
I woke up to the gray of my window. I rolled over on to my stomach and pulled the pillow over my head. Then I groaned.
I got out of bed before Kara did. I did the normal morning stuff. I wore a nice blue turtle-neck, my dark blue pants and my black and whit converse. All the while thinking about how and when I would talk to Edward. I had never been this nervous about talking to a boy. I didn't drive today, Clark did. I go the window seat. This left Kara in the middle. We drove in silence. When we got to school we still had fifteen minutes till the first bell. I saw the silver Volvo parked about seven spaces up. I went looking for Edward. After four minutes of not finding Edward I went to my locker grabbed my stuff and sat on one of the table benches outside. Most people hate it when it's cold outside but I could hardly feel it. But when it rains…I defiantly feel that and I hate it.
I started to listen to others conversations and I stretched the super hearing all over the school. It was pretty loud at first but then I focused on Kara's conversation and it was like I couldn't hear anyone else. Kara was talking to Henry. But then again I couldn't be sure, I had never heard the human speak. Then I heard him ask Kara out. I stopped listening. I would hear from Kara about all this later more than I wanted. So I started to listen for Edward. It would help me find him.
I closed my eyes in concentration. So I listened harder. Until I heard him.
"Are you trying to get sick?" He asked me. I snapped my eyes open. There on the opposite side of the table was Edward. Well if it helps I found him. Just not the way I thought. I smiled.
"Maybe, maybe not. Why do you care? Last time I checked you hated me."
His expression softened before he said, "I don't hate you, Bella."
"Then why do you act like you do?"
"I'm just…not the best person to be around."
"Is that why you don't like anyone but your family?"
He pinched the bridge of his nose, closed his eyes and ran his fingers through his hair. How I wish I could run my fingers through his hair. No bad Bella! Bad! I blushed blood red at my thoughts.
"It's complicated, Bella." He said in a frustrated tone.
"Then make it uncomplicated, Edward." I said in a soft tone.
"I can't! That's what you don't get!" He snapped at me. Then realization dawned on his face."I'm sorry. I didn't mean it to come out like that." He apologized quickly.
"It's fine. I wanted to talk to you anyway. Why don't you sit down? I feel like I'm being talked down to." Edward instantly sat down, like some dog. Funny I thought Edward never listens to anyone. The way he acts around me just reinforces the damn idea.
"So…what did you want to talk about?" He asked. He folded his hands in front of him. He looked at me eagerly.
"About yesterday…" He opened his mouth to say something. So I quickly said, "You didn't tell anyone? About what you saw, right?"
"No I didn't. You didn't either, right?"
"Of course not!" I told him. I wasn't that stupid.
The warning bell rang then.
Damn that bell, I thought.
"Can I walk you to class?" Edward asked me unexpectedly.
"S-s-sure." I stuttered out. In return I got a crooked smile.
I should take a picture of that smile one day. Or that smile should be on a cover of a magazine. No not just his smile. Him. Edward should be. I would most likely hang it up on my wall like some stalker.
I stopped my internal babbling and looked up at Edward when I realized we were standing by my first period class. I looked up at Edward awkwardly.
"So…umm…bye!" I said quickly. I heard him laughing quietly as I entered the room.
Of course he's laughing at you. You idiot!
Why the hell would he be laughing at me? And why am I and idiot?
Because you just sound and looked like one!
Oh...
The rest of the morning was a blur. I was too busy think about the strange alliance between Edward and me. I was weird to think that one day we hate each other to the next friends, to back to hating each other, then to make some sort of silent alliance between us. So I just we just have some love hate relationship. Tomorrow would I assume be back to hating each other.
I sighed out loud.
Human boys were complicated.
The humans gave me some weird looks. I just shrugged them off. In a way I deserved the looks. I was a freak. It was in my blood. I looked down at my necklace. It was an S inside some weird five sided shape. Clark had a necklace like mine but he hid his underneath his shirt but he none the less wore his. Kara had a bracelet. It had the S on it too. We all somehow came to the conclusion that it was a family crest. Seeing how we had the same symbol and Martha or Jonathan never gave them to us. It was a reminder of what we were. Where we came from. Sometimes I wish I could remember what my mother and father looked like. But I think that would make things harder.
I shook my head. My thoughts were all over the place today.
Too stressed.
By the time I cared to look at me surroundings it was lunch. Time for the plan to be put in action. Clark was going to talk to Ben and I would talk to Angela.
Just find Angela and get it over with!
I ran over to Angela who was at her locker.
"Hey Angela." I said. She turned to look up at me and smiled. I smiled in return. I sure hoped this worked.
"Hi Bella." She said. She sounded happy to talk to me.
This morning I paid attention when Angela would talk to someone outside her social group versus when she would talk to people in her social group. When she would talk to someone outside of her social group she would smile a genuine smile. Her face would brighten up. Unlike when Jessica or Lauren would talk to her. Angela would turn all shy and timid, like she so didn't want to be there. Like it hurt to even talk to them. I had asked around and it, unsurprisingly, turned out the attention whores and their minions were the biggest bitches around the school.
"So… Angela I was wondering why you put up with the whor- I mean Jessica and Lauren if you don't like them?"
Damn that was close I almost called Jessica and Lauren whores out loud! And by Angela expression she knew what I was going to say.
Angela looked around franticly to see if anyone was paying attention to us or if Jessica and Lauren where going to jump out of somewhere and rip Angela a new one if she said anything bad about them. Then she grabbed my arm and pulled me into the nearest girls' room. Angela looked into each of the stales to see if anyone was in there and then turned to face me.
"The reason I put up with them is because I don't want to get bullied by them like everyone else! I used to have that in elementary school and let me tell you it wasn't fun. Then my Mom became Jessica's mom's boss at the bank. And suddenly a freaking miracle happens and suddenly bam! We're friends. Let me tell you Bella I seen how badly the other kids have it and I don't want to go back! And because I'm in, like, freaking love with Ben!" She was panting by the time she finished. Then she looked back at me. "You weren't supposed to know the part about Ben." She mumbled in a sad tone.
Whoa… totally didn't expect that!
"Like I'm going to tell someone about that? Oh, and you don't have to worry about all this getting back to Jessica and Lauren because, quite frankly, I am pissed off that Jessica would be friends with you just because of your mom. Not in a bad way, either! Jessica is one shallow, selfish, bitch to do that to someone." Angela's eyes widened as I said that. Like I'd even dare to say something bad about the queen bitch herself. Well I just went there. So…yeah. "I haven't like Jessica or Lauren since I met them. I call them 'the attention whores' because I couldn't remember they're names." Angela was trying not to laugh. "I called them that because they knew that with us being the new kids we would hold the attention for a while. Which we do. Jeez some people in this town are so freaking shallow!" I ranted. I scowled down at the ground.
Calm down, calm down! Don't scare the humans! I reminded myself.
I took in several deep breaths before I looked back at Angela.
"Look the reason I wanted to talk to you is because I wanted to ask you something."
Angela's eyes widened for a second.
"Oh god… Bella you're not bi! Are you? I'm flattered but I'm not bi. Because not that it matters but seriously Bella I'm not! I like Ben! You know that!" Angela said franticly.
That's when I couldn't take it anymore. I burst out laughing. Angela just gave me a weird look.
"Angela I'm not bi. I like boys. Long John's, hot dogs, bananas! I'm not going to ask you out! I wanted to ask you if you wanted to sit with Clark, Ben, well if Clark can convince him and me at lunch. At a different table. No whores, sluts, or jocks, just the four of us. And well if Clark can get a girlfriend her too. Well… she can't be a whore that's for sure." I told her.
"Oh…well of course I'd sit with you guys! I already consider you and Clark better friends than Jessica and Lauren! And I've only known you for four days!" She said as if it were obvious. Well apparently it wasn't until now. Well that was easy. I didn't think it would be that easy to convince someone to turn on their friends.
"But wait" I turned around to face Angela only to find her face gone timid. "You do realize what and who you are going up against right?" I smiled.
"Angela I don't start fights unless I'm sure and that I'm going to win. So to answer your question yes I know what I'm going up against." That seemed to ease her mind. But it only made me unsure about it.
So yeah. Not my longest chapter but I just wanted to update. You would think with two weeks I would be able to write more but I've been busy reading The Vampire Diaries the Return: Shadow Souls. I'm still not done with it. But that's because it came out the same day (Wednesday) Twilight the graphic Novel came out so… yeah. Lame I know but oh well. Please review. Even if you hate it. Or whatever. I only have like 11 reviews and I know more people read it than 11. Oh and the poll for who you want Clark to be with is up on my profile!
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