So people,
Did you all miss me? I know you do, but I'm a little bit busy, that's why it took so long to update.
Thank you for your reviews, and for the wonderful and evil ideas my readers send me. They're awesome.
I also want to note that some of you might think that Edward and Bella's relationship is so slow. After all, it's already chapter 4, and he hadn't kissed her yet. I must admit that I am old-fashioned. But you must also consider the fact that he is her uncle. He can't blurt out that he likes her, if he does.
With that said, I now give thee chapter 4
And you know I don't own Twilight, so stop reminding me of that.
-Stormy Bella.
Chapter 4, Professor Edward.
Alice talked happily to Bella as she introduced her friends to Bella. There was Rosalie, major in Acting like Bella. Bella's jaw dropped when she first saw Rosalie. The girl was gorgeous, with her perfect face and blond hair that was not a strand out of place. Though Rosalie wasn't as hyper as Alice, she certainly seemed nice.
Next to her was the giant Emmett, with his rope-like muscles that wrap around his forearm. He had curly hair that gave him that childish look. And childish he was, for even though he looked like a body-builder, he was most friendly, only second to Alice. It seems that no one can surpass Alice. Emmett was dating Rosalie, and even though Bella didn't know them all that well, she could see that they were perfect for each other.
Then there was Jasper or Jazz as Alice liked to call him. He was the silent type that's the opposite of Alice. He was not less handsome than Emmett, with his slightly long blond hair. Bella was wondering about the striking similarity he had with Rosalie when Alice pointed out that they were twins. Rosalie and Jasper Hale.
Emmett was majoring in Visual Affect, and minor in Acting. Jasper majored in Screen Writing, and like Emmett, minor in Acting. The four had Acting class with Bella. This means that they would have next class with Edward.
Emmett seemed to be seriously concentrated on Rosalie, with his eyebrows crunched up, as she explained to him about Egyptian cotton. The look on his face was adorable, intensely focused though Bella bet that he had no idea about Egyptian cotton. But to just have that kind of patience is rare for a guy. Next to her, Alice and Jasper kept throwing glances to each other. Even though they shook their heads furiously when Bella asked if they were dating, she suspected something was up. They obviously like each other. She can see that even more clearly when Alice commented about Edward.
"Professor Edward is infamous here. I heard that he is the hottest man around here. There're rumors that ever since he teaches here, almost every female students has asked him out. They and the female professors included. Can you believe it? I never had his class before; I wonder what he would think of me." She said nonchalantly, and Bella couldn't help but giggle when she saw Jasper's body immediately stiffened at Alice's words."
Alice threw a glance at Jasper before adding, "Do you think he would say yes if I ask him out?" Jasper jumped at this.
"Come on Alice; don't tell me you're one of those girls who swoon at a man. You're better than that." He said nervously.
"Nonsense, Jasper." Bella threw in her word when she saw Alice winking at her. "I think it's reasonable to swoon at a man if that man is as hot as Edward." Then, turning to Alice, she added.
"He's definitely would date you; you're gorgeous."
"Jasper obviously didn't think I look good enough for Professor Edward." She teased, and then sighed. "Maybe he thinks Lauren is better looking than me."
Jasper body shot up. "No, no, no, no, that's not what I meant. You're beautiful." He blurted out. They immediately blushed at this.
"Really?" Alice asked shyly. Bella marveled at this. Alice being shy?
"Really." Jasper said; the stain on his cheeks still remained. Bella knew there was chemistry between these two.
Rosalie's squeal pulled Bella out of her thought. She turned around to see a very pleased Rosalie throwing her arms around a flustered Emmett.
"You finally get it. You get it." Rosalie squeaked. Someone's being a good student, Bella thought about Emmett's Egyptian cotton lesson.
Alice rolled her eyes, but smiling. "Come on, let's go to class." She glanced at her watch.
They walked together to the auditorium. Bella fidgeted nervously. This is her major course. What if she failed? What would Edward think of her then?
The anxiety still followed her as she opened the door. But the moment she stepped into that auditorium, all nervousness vanished. The theater always has that affect on her.
"Good afternoon." A velvet voice rang in the air, and Bella smiled in recognition. "Please take a seat close to the stage."
Alice grabbed her hand and led her to the front row. As she sat down, Bella saw Jacob Black, who was waving at her. Bella smiled back. He took this class too? The thought cheered Bella up.
"You know Jacob Black?" Alice asked incredulously. When Bella nodded, Alice let out a
"Wow".
"What?" Bella asked curiously.
"Jacob Black is the heartthrob around here. I'm impressed that you made friends with him this fast." Alice explained. So he's popular.
"Well, actually, I tripped and he caught me." Bella confessed. There's no use lying to Alice. Bella had the feeling that she would find out anyway.
Alice laughed. Bella blushed.
"Please be quiet for just a moment." Edward's voice rose again. The class got quiet in an instant.
"Hello. My name is Edward Cullen. Some call me Professor Cullen. But I would rather you all call me Edward. I will be your teacher in this Acting class for this semester." He took a breath, and then continued. "Even though it's a short time period, it is still a class, and therefore I expect every one of you to take this seriously. I also hope you all would enjoy yourselves while you're here. After all, fun is what acting's all about."
Alice whispered into Bella's ear. "Did you see how green his eyes are?" Bella nodded. She's seen it since Friday and was still mesmerized by it.
"Some people disagree with my unorthodox teaching, but it is my way. There is no textbook in this class, because you honestly won't learn anything from a book. There is also no syllabus in this class. There are only two exams, a midterm and a final exam. The midterm requires you to act out a scene from Romeo and Juliet. So if any one of you hasn't read Romeo and Juliet, better stop by the bookstore today. The final exam consists of you act out a play of your choice. You can write your own play. I will tell you about it more specifically when the time comes. There will be no written paper, no notes. This is an Acting class, so besides acting, you shouldn't do anything else." Edward finished his lectures. "Now, everybody will find a partner. For warm up, we will do the mirror exercise."
Alice partnered up with Jasper, and Rosalie with Emmett. In the end, there was no one to be Bella's partner. As she looked hopelessly to find herself someone free, she felt a tap on her shoulders. She turned around to see a green-eyed man.
"No partner?" Edward asked gently. Bella nodded, blushing.
"May I be your partner then?" he asked, amused at her blush no doubt.
"But you're the teacher." Bella mentally kicked herself. Why couldn't she just accept help when she needs them?
"I like to work with the student. Besides, it's no fun watching." He smiled and then took her hand, faced her to him. Then he started to raise his left hand. Bella copied.
"So, how was your day so far?" Edward started a conversation.
"It was good. I made four friends already." Bella said.
"Well, that's good. So, do you like it here?" he asked again.
"Yes, I never thought I'd like it as much as I do. But there's a problem. They have no dorm for me." Bella frowned. Every time she thought about that, she got angry.
"I thought you applied in April." He raised a perfect eyebrow.
"Yeah, but some girl offered to pay more than me, so I guess they let her have it." Bella sighed.
"Well, then you'd just have to stay at my house then. I see no problem." He shrugged his shoulders. "Besides, you would save money that way."
"Maybe you don't have a problem with it." Bella murmured. "But I don't think your girlfriend would approve."
"What does Tanya have to do with this?" he raised his eyebrow again. Did he really not see it? Even a blind man can see the way Tanya treated Bella.
"Well, we aren't exactly the best of friends." Bella mused bitterly.
"Oh, that." Bella could see his light bulb lights up. "Don't mind her, Bella. She is not usually like that. I don't know what had gotten into her." Edward apologized.
"That's not a problem. What she did was understandable. I just don't want to make you uncomfortable." She said nonchalantly.
Edward laughed. "Silly Bella." He brushed his hand against her cheeks. Her heart jumped frantically in her chest. She copied and did the same to him. His skin was soft and so warm.
"Don't worry about me, ok? I want you to stay. Besides, what kind of uncle would I be if I throw you out?" he assured her. She smiled at him.
He turned away from her. "Class, pass around that stack of paper on my desk." Then, he left her and got on stage.
"Now, everybody gets onstage. For the next exercise, you will have to find a partner of the opposite gender. Practiced the script, it's Romeo and Juliet, Act two. Everybody gets started."
As soon as Edward gave out the instruction, Bella noticed Jacob Black advancing toward her.
"Hi, Bella." He said cheerfully.
"Hi, Jacob." Bella said shyly.
"Trip on something lately?" He teased. Bella's cheeks reddened.
"Fortunately, I haven't managed to kill myself yet." She joked back, all shyness gone. Jacob made her feel at ease with his warmth.
"That's good. I wouldn't want you dead." He laughed out loud. He likes laughing, and he laughed more freely than Edward. In him, there was that sense of freedom, without guardedness, different from Edward.
Edward's voice rose. "Now, the girl will be Juliet and the guy will be Romeo. Get started."
Jacob offered her a script, which she gratefully accepted. At least, she didn't have to bother Edward just because no one wanted to be her partner. And she was grateful that Jacob offered to be her partner. She could see friendship between them.
"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?" Jacob started, not reading the script but staring into Bella's eyes. "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." He continued.
Bella didn't need to read the script either; she knew the play by heart. If there was one thing that she loved more than Jane Eyre, it would be Romeo and Juliet. She wasn't very interested with any other Shakespeare's play as much as she was with Romeo and Juliet. The language was exquisite, their love was impossible. So much in just one play.
"Bella?" Jacob called. She woke out of her trance. She had been day dreaming again.
"Are you okay?" He asked, concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry. Where was I?" she asked.
"But to be frank. . ." he hinted.
"But to be frank, and give it thee again. And yet I wish but for the thing I have: my bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite." She read her voice full of the emotion which she thought Juliet must have felt. When she looked up, Jacob was looking at her with such intensity in his eyes, which made Bella blush. He was examining her, thinking about something so intensely.
"With love's light wings did I over perch these walls." He started, not continuing his part. His mind was rather somewhere else.
"Jacob," Bella reminded him. "You're reading the wrong line."
He didn't respond, but rather kept on saying his line. "For stony limits cannot hold love out, and what love can do that dares love attempt; therefore thy kinsmen are no let to me." He spoke, yet he seemed like he wasn't paying any attention to his words. Instead, all his focus was on Bella as he lifted up her chin, as he thought Romeo would have done.
"U-um." Bella stammered. What was she supposed to do? She tore her eyes from Jacob's face, and looked around just to see Edward looking at her. His eyes were scorching fiercely at her. Bella felt herself flushing up from such stare.
"Everybody, stop." Edward commanded, yet not taking his gaze away from her eyes. From the corner of her eyes, she saw the people around turned to face Edward.
"Good job everybody. For your first homework, practice Romeo and Juliet, the scene I had just given you. Better prepare for your midterm. Class dismissed." And with his last word, the bell rang.
"Hey, Bella, do you want to go shopping this weekend?" Alice asked as soon as they got out of the auditorium.
Bella gave out a meek smile. "Really Alice, shopping isn't exactly one of my favorite things to do on Earth."
Alice gasped at Bella like it was the end of the world. "We seriously have to fix that." She said, eyeing Bella with such pity. "Don't worry; it might not be too late. You're not hopeless." Her voice was dripping with concern. "I'll meet you on Saturday. We're going shopping."
Hearing their conversation, Emmett stepped in. "You're going shopping with Alice?" he asked.
"Of course she is. Why wouldn't she be?" Alice answered for Bella.
Emmett let out a nervous laugh. "God, Bella, you must have done something horrible in your past life."
Rosalie, appearing out of nowhere, whacked Emmett in the head. "Don't listen to him Bella; he's a sissy. Trust me, it will be fun" she offered with a smile.
"Um, okay." Bella said uncertainly.
Alice let out a squeal and started jumping up and down, making Bella doubt her decision.
Hopefully, Emmett was just exaggerating.
Boy, was she wrong.
So, what do you think? Should I write more. I know these chapters are fairly boring. But review, and you will find the next chapter much more exciting.