Never Say Never
Chapter 4
AN :
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Important Note!!!!!!!! / Facts / Questions from Viewers being Answered
Bella, Alice, Edward, and Jacob are in the 10th grade.
Edward is currently 16, so yes, he can drive.
Bella is strange. She always acts like a kid, and falls everywhere. As she gradually yet mentally grows over the story, she makes more mature decisions. She'll be more adultish soon.
Edward's mind is more developed. He (at least to me) can decide things like love at an early age. Or maybe that memory where he thought he loved Bella the first time was the first moment (lookingback) that he had feelings for her. Bella was 11. He was 12.
Bella's birthday is still September 13th.
If you have any more questions, put them in your review and I will answer them in the next chapter.
Flashback:
I'm in 8th grade. Alice has pulled a group of kids at our school together for her birthday party. There are Jacob, and Edward. There's greasy overly pushy Mike Newton winking at me. There's Jessica, and of course Angela. And Eric Yorkie. And Lauren. And Tyler. We eat pizza and play Twister. Then, out of nowhere Alice speaks up.
"Hey you guys?" she starts. "Wanna play something else?" I shrug. "How about Truth or Dare?"
"Sounds like fun." says Jessica.
Angela adds, "Sure."
Jacob shrugs along with Edward.
"I'll go first okay guys?" she looks around the circle while nobody protests. "Bella." Crap. "Truth or Dare?"
"Umm… Truth."
"You suck. Ugh. Fine. Have you ever fantasized about a boy in this room?"
Yes. "No!!!" I yell. And Mike sighs. I'm such a liar.
"Okay, Bella, now you pick somebody." Alice tells me.
I see the faces around me. "Angela. Truth or Dare?"
Angela blushes and says, "Truth."
"Your no fun. Umm. Do you actually have a thing for Eric? Or are you faking it?" Eric and Angela have been going out for a week and I think maybe it's to get another boy's attention. But he is popular, and has nothing to do with our group of friends.
"I really actually have a thing for Eric. I'm not lying." she says seriously. "My turn. I pick Edward. Truth or Dare?"
Edward's daredevil side says, "Dare."
"Okay then, I dare you to kiss Bella."
Crap. Crap. Crap. Edward? Here? My first kiss in front of everybody? What? Oh man, Angela is going to pay for this big time!!!!!!!! My stomach lurches and my hands go numb. Lovely.
Edward gives me a strange look. Slowly, he leans in and crushes his soft lips against mine. I kiss him back. It feels right. Calm. Good. I can feel my cheeks turning a bright crimson red, and butterflies start to flutter inside of me. About 3 seconds later, Edward backs away. Why is he the one who's backing away first? Did I do something wrong? What happened?
Edward smirks at Angela. "Are you happy now?" he asks.
But then she raises and eyebrow at him. "Are you?" she asks him.
Wow.
End of Flashback
September 12, 2009
Real time
Saturday, finally. I got up at 10:30 and reluctantly pulled out of bed, frazzled. The cool air from outside blows my hair ever so slightly though my open window. I went downstairs and made myself a bowl of Cocoa Puffs. Yum. A favorite of mine.
I spent my time flopping about the house watching TV, doing busy work, and eating until 6:00, when I went to take a shower. After I went up to my room to find an outfit. Jeans, skirts, and plain Ts flooded the floor due to nothing jumping out. I needed Alice. Humming, I called her up.
"Hello?" she answered, Thank goodness.
"Alice? Can you help me out with something? I kind of have a fashion emergency. I don't want to sound dramatic, but-"
"I'll be there in 5 minutes. I don't want your first date with Jacob to go bad." Alice was always such a help. And I loved how she was always so supportive, too.
"Oh!!! Thanks Alice! You really do rock."
"No problem. That's what friends are for, right?"
"Yeah. I guess. See you soon okay?"
"Alright. Bye."
"Bye."
Alice arrived exacted in 5 minutes equipped with her 9 and a half pound makeup case. She smiled happily and showed me what clothes would work good for tonight. In the end, we picked a cute hot pink and black plaid shirt with a plain black halter top with it. We added a short pair of shorts, black high top converse, and a cute butterfly barrette. Alice did my makeup with smoky eye shadow, a dark pinkish red lip gloss, and a light blush. I hoped Jacob would like it. Still supportive, Alice kept telling me that I looked great. Another reason why she was my best friend.
Alice left at 7:15, and hugged me too many times to count.
"You'll do great. I promise! And the first thing you so when you come home better be to call me." she said before walking out the door.
"Okay. Okay. I'll give you all of the juicy details. But first I have to get there! Thanks Alice. You know? For everything."
We hugged again and soon Alice was pulling out in her yellow Porsche. The next thing I knew, Jacob's car was pulling in.
The Night Before
Edward's POV
After calling Alice, and thanking my mom for taking me to her house, Alice and I were finally in her room. She sat criss - crossed on her bed and offered me popcorn. I took a handful and sighed. The room grew chillingly silent besides the still sound of our breathing.
Alice was the first one to break it. "Look, Edward. I know it hurts to hear that he's with her. And it will get worse over time when you start seeing them together, but, it's what happened. I did my best on stalling him, but he was so dead set. There's not much we can do now." She didn't even use names but I knew what she was talking about. Jacob and Bella.
"I know, I know. But is there a way you can convince Bella that he isn't right for her? Talk me up? It just makes me feel terrible that I didn't even have the guts to ask her out. He said he would ask her out just before Christmas, and I was supposed to be able to ask her out then. Before him. But I'm too late. And now, I'll be stuck watching her kiss him, and hold hands with him, and all that. I can't let that happen Alice." I said. It all can straight from my heart. I've wanted Bella for too long just to watch everything I imagined about us go down the drain and, with Jacob. That was bad.
"I can't Edward. I've exhausted all of my resources. All you can do is maybe make her jealous, or maybe flirt with her more. But the best thing is to probably just be yourself. Because if something goes wrong, and you're the one to help her pick up the pieces, maybe then she'll realize it's you she wants."
"Yeah." I said wondering about what Alice suggested. "Maybe."
Soon I was at my house doing the thing I would regret even more than I could imagine. Calling Tanya.
Once she answered, I asked her the one question I never thought I would say being directed at her. "Would you like to go out sometime?"
Real Time
BPOV
I could see Jacob walking up through the window from where I was sitting. His hair was in it's usual short position, and he wore a white T, a black and dark blue striped jacket, and his favorite faded jeans that he only saved for picture day. Wow, this must mean it'll be special. He brought out his good jeans.
Bum bum bum bum bum he tapped on the door. I took a deep breath, got up, and opened it. "Bum bum!" I said. He laughed that laugh of his that I loved and gave me a goofy grin.
My mom knew that I was going somewhere with Jacob, but she didn't know it was a date. I figured that she could wait until I find out if we were serious, and then tell her. So, I let her think that we were just doing a regular outing as usual.
I hollered, "Hey mom, I'm leaving with Jake now!!!!" up the stair case where she was probably sitting by her bedroom window drinking a cup of tea and reading her book. Charlie was probably sitting on the bed reading the paper with a cup of coffee, exhausted from work by now.
"Kay!" she yelled back down.
"Hey." Jacob said, with a new look I'd never seen in his eyes before. "You look great." I giggled and thanked him. We were about to leave the house when I forgot my purse, probably from being distracted with complete excitement. He propped the door open for me and I grabbed my little black bag for the couch. Soon, we were out the door. And there I was, sitting in a car, with my best friend, who just happened to be my date. My first date.
As the car approached the carnival, we could start to see beautiful twinkling lights and smell the cotton candy, and hear the wild screams of kids on roller coaster rides. To some, I suppose, this might not be so great at all, but to me, it was pure heavenly. Being wrapped in Jacob's arms, and seeing every girl that passed envy me, was the best part, I think. I should say, that Jacob was really good looking. He had broad shoulders, a great voice, a beautiful smile, fantastic grades, and the muscles most guys would kill for, and girls wanted in their boyfriends. It was true to say he was amazing.
"Do you want to play a game?" he asked while gesturing towards a stand where you knock down milk bottles.
"Umm… Sure." I agreed.
Being a gentleman, Jacob let me go first. I blushed, and then being my usual self missed completely. Every try. A complete dud. Typical me! I thought.
"Nice job, Bells." Jacob encouraged.
I sighed, "Jacob, in case you haven't noticed, it was a total dud. A major failure, a-"
"Bella. You're great. Don't be so hard on yourself." he said, gently rubbing my back.
Next, it was Jacob's turn. He knocked down all three bottles on the first try. It was perfect. It was like he didn't even try at all.
"Ah, a man with good aim!" said a man in a read and white jacket with an overly large mustache. "Pick your prize."
Jacob asked politely for a teddy bear on the top shelf. The man spun around, and handed it to him in one quick swoop.
After walking a away, and heading towards the rides, Jacob handed me the bear. "For you." he said sweetly.
"Thanks Jake." I said. "It's perfect. So far, everything about tonight has been perfect."
"Even me?" he questioned.
"Yes, even you!" I said.
Carefully, with a goofy grin, Jacob pulled me into his big, warm arms and kissed me. He opened his mouth, and kissed me more passionately. Without wondering what other people around us thought, I opened mine, too. Just right the alphabet with your tongue. I remembered Alice telling me once. But then I backed away, not wanting for it to be too much.
He smiled again, looking all dopey. "Perfect." he whispered and pulled me back to kiss me again. Just a peck on the cheek though. Perfect. I thought. Just as he had said.
Jacob's POV
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally, I think I've hooked Bella. She kissed me back when I kissed her, and accepted my gift I just gave her, and everything is going good! I am so happy. Even though Edward will be jealous, I don't even mind. Finally, the girl I've wanted for all too long, is mine. Hopefully.
I kissed Bella again on the cheek. Her soft skin flushed to a dark shade of pink. I loved it when she blushed, when she smiled, when she kissed me, when I was just in her presence. Even though I was young, and even though it's only our first date, I have been trying to get her to notice me since 7th grade. Naturally, after being around her so much, we became very close friends. And hopefully by the end of the night, I would get the title of her boyfriend. If she said yes.
"How about we go on a ride? You pick." I suggested.
"Sure, how about the storm?" she said.
I agreed with her, "Okay."
On the way to the coaster, I stopped to buy Bella cotton candy, that in the end we shared. It was sweet, just like her, I told her. She laughed, even though it was such a lame pick up line. Another thing that drew me to her. Even though I wasn't funny, she'd laugh.
Thankfully the line for the Storm wasn't as long I expected. Probably because it was early September. We luckily got the first seat in an eight cart ride. I held Bella's hand as we went up, up, up on the ramp to the beginning of the first big drop. She squeezed it just as we approached the fall.
"Ahhh!!!!!!!" we screamed. Down, down. down we went. Then a cork screw, then a loop. Three loops. We were going to fast and Bella's amused smile gave me butterflies. A couple more drops , more spins, and another cork screw later, the ride was over.
"That was tons of fun, Jake!" Bella said. "Wanna go on something else?"
"Sure." I said.
This time I picked bumper carts, and then Bella picked a log ride. After that, I bought Bella and I burgers and a cup of lemonade we shared. She thought the food was great, and I went back to buy seconds. Just sitting on a bench with my arm around Bella was probably the best part. I knew other guys were jealous of me when they walked by looking at Bella in her shorts like she was a piece of meat, but once I scared them off by glaring at them and flexing a bit, I didn't mind. I was with Bella for the night, and she was all I was worried about.
Bella's POV
The night had gone great. Jacob kissed me twice, and I had fun, and truly, it was a perfect first date. It was everything I could have dreamed of and more. So much, much more.
Jacob held my hand as he walked me to his car and opened the door for me before going to his side. He was so original. So classic. The drive home was full of laughter, and conversation. We talked about our parents, about other kids at school, about what we want to do with our lives. Jacob said he would either like to be a football player, or a physicist. I told him about how I would like to be a 3rd grade teacher, or maybe an astronomer.
Before I knew it, we were at my house and Jacob was opening my door for me. The feeling of being so thought of, so appreciated made me feel dizzy it was so nice. I loved it. We held hands on the way back to my door, and I reached in my purse to get my keys.
Then, Jacob started to speak up, "Bella, I had a great time tonight, and I was wondering if, well, if you'd like to officially be my girlfriend." He reached in his pocket and held a half of a locket with his name engraved in it. It was silver and intricate, the only other word to describe it was beautiful.
"Jacob, I would love to be your girlfriend." I said, and I could feel myself start to blush, again, and the butterflies began to blow into my stomach.
He slowly leaned in and kissed me with an open mouth. I didn't mind it. And, from what experience that I've had, he was a really good kisser. His hands reached up to my head and started to get tangled in my hair. Then he stopped and reached into his pocket again. He had an oval clear glass necklace with a grain of rice in it that said Bella. "For me." he whispered in my ear. He put his on, and then turned me around to put on mine.
He pecked me on the lips one more time and started to help me with my keys. I couldn't seem to find the right one, and my hands were numb, and sweaty. "Here." he said once he got the door open. "Now go inside so I'll know that your safe, and have sweet dreams." He kissed me again.
I started to take a step inside, but tripped. Ah! Right when I always want to look good, I go off and do something clumsy. Nice one.
"Be careful." Jacob said. "I need to make sure that your okay. It'll pain me to find out that you trip and break your leg on my watch, and on the day before your birthday, Bells."
I laughed and more carefully than usual, stepped into my house. I smiled and said, "Bye Jacob. Thank you so much for tonight. I had such a great time."
"No prob, Bells. Now get to bed." he said while opening his car door.
I smiled and waved at him one last time before shutting the door and running up the stairs to my room like an in love school girl. Wait, that's what I am.
Before going to bed, I started to dial Alice's number, just as she requested, so I could tell her about the wonderful day I'd had.
AN:
Okay. I am really on a writing kick. I wrote all of that in like, a day and a half. For me, that's crazy. Really. Thank you so much for reading!!!! Please, please, please comment and review, and now if you have any questions about the story, write them in your review, and I'll post the answers in the next chapter. How did you like the part in Jacob's POV? I know it was short, but I'm still getting used to capturing how he thinks. It's new to me. Ahhh…. I don't know how long it'll take me to write the next chapter because school is starting again tomorrow, and the teachers say they are going to start piling homework on us this upcoming week. But there is always the weekend! I think I'll try to have the next chapter up by Saturday. That's my goal. Yupperz. Review!!!! Favorite!!!!!! Subscribe!!!!
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