Okay, Okay. Please don't kill me for how long this took. It's a bit too short for my liking and I'm sorry for that too. I just really wanted to upload something as it's been so long. I went wayyyyyy over my deadline I set for myself. Feel free to pelt me with rocks. I deserve it. A special thanks to IncomCorporation. Her review kicked me into gear and made me finish writing this chapter. Anyway on with the story…
Edwards POV
That night following Bella's surprise appearance the whole house seemed to be floating on cloud nine. Alice was in something that could be classified as nothing other than euphoria and the rest of the family clearly following her example. Despite my families obvious joy at Bella's blaze back into our lives I was less vocal about my feelings. Of course they were there. They were just diluted by the other ones that overlapped them and pushed them out of my mind.
Why is Bella here? Why was she wearing such an unlike her outfit? And what was with that shocking language? How did she know that Ash boy? Are they together? I stopped breathing once this thought had entered my mind. I clutched the stair banister in my fist causing it to splinter and crack. Just the thought of her with someone else caused me to see red. She was mine; well at least she used to be. I thought glumly. I continued up to my room leaving a glaring Esme at the bottom of the stairs. Looking with guilt at the evident dent I had left in her mahogany handrail.
I spent the rest of the night and early morning sprawled out on the sofa in my room, Music filling my senses and somewhat calming my erratic thoughts. The hours dragged by and all that I could think of was the beautiful creature that had shocked my senses the previous afternoon. I glanced at my watch to gauge the time. It seemed a reasonable hour to leave for school. I threw on some clothes without taking much care as to what I chose and ran my hands through my hair a few times in a pathetic attempt to clear my head and think somewhat rationally. My thoughts continued to torment me all day. I only had only a few more classes left until I could escape this hell and try and come to terms with what I had recently discovered. My next class was with Mr. Purcell. The same class I happened to have yesterday.
I entered the room just as I had before and sat in the same seat. It seemed as if they had been decided the previous day. The bell soon sounded and just like clockwork Ash breezed into the classroom and plunked himself down in the seat beside me before the teacher could notice his tardiness. Mr. Purcell handed out a series of worksheets to the class before mumbling something about needing to go do something this class and that since we were responsible adults we could look after ourselves. He swiftly left the room with a pile of books tucked under his arm, checking his watch with an intense gaze. With the teacher gone I saw it as a perfect moment to try strike up a conversation with the last person I had seen with my angel Bella. He sat looking up at the ceiling fiddling with what on closer inspection I classified as a paperclip.
I cleared my throat in an effort to grab his attention but his eyes still remained firmly shut. God, this boy is irritating. I guess the direct approach was probably the best in this case. "So, I saw you in the car park after school yesterday." Ash opened his left eye, the one closest to me and grinned. "Well, seeing as that's where the majority of the schools population gathers after school I wouldn't be surprised if you did." He stretched his hands out above his head before slumping down on the table, his head hidden by his crossed arms.
"Who was that girl you were with?" Ash tapped his finger to his chin and hmmed as if in thought. "Well, I was with quite a few girls after school, you know me. They just swarm. Which one in particular are we talking about?" I couldn't help but crack a smile at him. He was just such a typical teenager. I hadn't been around someone like this in god knows how long. "She was in a car, you went home with her." How could anybody possibly not remember Bella? She was just too gorgeous for words. Now, just as much as she was when I left her. She seemed untouched from all the years that had passed.
"Ahhhhh. You must be talking about Izzy. She's coming to pick me up tonight. She's pretty eh? Why you interested in taking a shot at her?" Izzy? Since when had see been known as Izzy? But I shouldn't be as surprised as I am. It's been years since I knew her. People change. I thought with a slight grimace. "No, I didn't really mean that. How do you know her?" I averted my eyes from him and let my gaze slide around the room. I was worried that my questioning would make him in turn question me but luckily he just laughed.
"Probably better that your not then. Trust me she's got a fair few guys pining after her. You'd have to join the queue. Did you know she's got a fan club? Ahhh man. Funny shit. I'm serious though. They actually like have meeting and stuff." He continued to talk at such a fast speed that I'm sure if I wasn't a vampire it would have all blurred together and become an indecipherable jumble of conglomerated words. I just smiled and nodded. Trying to not let the annoyance show on my face that he hadn't actually answered the question I asked.
When he paused for breath I quickly added something before he could go off on yet another rant. "So is she your partner or something of the sort?" Ash blinked and his mouth hung open for a few moments before he started laughing hysterically. He slammed his fist down on the bench top and threw his head back, his body shaking. "Oh...My….GOD!" He managed to gasp out before bursting into laughter again. "You got it so wrong dude. Oh man. That's just made my fucking day. Thanks man, thanks." He was still chuckling a bit but could not form a coherent sentence, if you could call it that. He slapped me on the shoulder before wiping a few tears of laughter from his eyes.
He was still muttering under his breath when I dared to speak without fear he would explode again. "What's so hilarious?" I shot him a confused gaze which was mixed with absolute joy. So they aren't together. He ran his hand through his hair and started grinning like a maniac. "You are so newmate. Iz isn't my girlfriend man. She's my mum." I started choking on the air I had just inhaled. His mother? She certainly didn't look like the motherly type. Wow, Bella had a child. This was what I wanted I guessed. She moved on. She probably has some wonderful boyfriend or something now. Does she have any other children? Ash said he didn't have any siblings.
Ash interrupted my thoughts again for what wasn't the first time in the short time I had known him. "Aw don't worry about it. Common mistake, all the newbie's make it. She looks pretty young yeah? Won't tell me her age though but I've guessed it. Pretty sure she's somewhere between 34 to 39. Don't look it eh? She doesn't act it either. Nothing wrong with that though. Probably best mum a guy could ask for." The bell rang interrupting Ash and my conversation. He stood up almost immediately at the sound. "Ahhh, I'll see ya around yeah? I've got a hot redhead to meet up with." He waggled his eyebrows suggestively and I couldn't help but let out a laugh.
It shocked me. I hadn't been this 'alive' since I was with Bella. I guess his positive attitude was just contagious. He had zoomed out of the classroom just as I was standing up. His mother huh? The thought still seemed obscene to me. Ash said that she was coming back to the school this afternoon. Just the thought of seeing her again lifted my spirits. I wasn't sure If I should approach her. Probably best not to today. I should talk to my family about this first. But god, how much I wanted to.
I had been living without her for too long and seeing her now was like teasing a starving man with food. She was so close but now she seemed just as unattainable as before. She was just too perfect, too beautiful, too wonderful for this world. I didn't deserve her, I never had and now even less than before. Her face that night I left her broke my heart. She looked so wounded. If the pain she felt was anywhere close to what I did I don't know how she survived.
I rounded the corner and entered my next classroom. My mind was miles away filled with thoughts of Bella, or should it be Izzy now? No, to me she was Bella. Always will be. My beautiful Bella. She had entered my life once again and even though she didn't know it she had made a solid imprint on my heart. I could never live without her. That much I knew and now that I had seen her again there was no way I was letting her go. I sat down as the lesson began and ran my hand over my face. I was going to see her again this afternoon. Only a few more torturous hours of incredible boredom to go.
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