Wow. I haven't updated my stories in FOREVER. I'm sorry! Well I promise I am going to be updating more regularly... at least my favorite stories... like this one :) Anywho.. heres the next chapter. DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW :D
BELLA POV
I walked into the class with only seconds to spare. Edward was there already cleaning the chalk board with a grim expression on his face. Ms. Ford was looking intently at her watch, counting the seconds till I was late.
"I'm here, Ms. Ford," I mumbled. She flicked her eyes up at me in annoyance. She flashed a fake smile at me, her yellow, crooked teeth making me gag involuntarily.
"Got here with one second left. What a pity," she said, clicking her tongue. "No matter; your here now." She looked over at Edward and sighed. "Alright, you may stop. Come and have a seat, please." He placed the rag on his desk and quietly sat down, glancing over at me briefly to grin, making me gag yet again.
"So, after giving this much thought, I have decided that the best form of punishment is something that will give me great delight," she said wistfully. I gulped loudly and Ms. Ford's smile widened. "I'm going to place you guys in detention until the Valentines dance in two months. You will help the janitor with cleaning before and after school. You will also help grade papers in here. And... my favorite part, and I'm sure your favorite too, Ms. Swan..." she paused dramatically, excitement gleaming in her eyes...."I am changing your schedules so you will have the same classes for the rest of the year." I about passed out right there. I glanced over at Edward's triumphant face and suppressed the urge to strangle him. Ms. Ford was bouncing so much that she looked as if she were about to pee herself.
"What??" I yelled, jumping out of my seat. "You can't do that!" She stopped bouncing, the smile fading from her face.
"Ms. Swan, I think you have somehow missed the fact that I can do whatever I want. I could suspend you guys instead... if thats what you wish-"
"No ma'am," Edward cut in, giving me a sharp look. "That won't be necessary." I sank down in my seat in defeat, bringing Ms. Ford's jubilant smile back into existence.
"Good. You can both start tomorrow. I expect you both back in this classroom at 6:45 tomorrow morning." She gathered her belongings and some tests from today and pranced out of the room.
"Nice going slick. You almost got us suspended!" Edward said angrily.
"Yeah, well if you hadn't opened your big mouth earlier, we wouldn't be in this situation," I spat. A smirk played across his lips as he stared at me.
"Well, I can't say I regret it seeing as how I get to spend every minute of every day with a beautiful girl because of it." I huffed in annoyance and picked up my things. I turned and stalked out of the classroom, Edward trailing on my heels. He caught up to me in a few long strides, but walked quietly beside me, his expression blank.
I walked through the double doors that lead outside to the parking lot. It was pouring, so I stopped to pull on my rain coat. Edward took the opportunity to pull his on as well. I stepped down on the first step and lost my footing, tumbling down the large, cement stairs. Just before slamming into the bottom, I felt a pair of strong arms scoop me up and place me safely on my feet. "That was a close one. You OK?" he yelled over the pounding rain.
"I'm fine," I said defiantly, resembling a stubborn child. I attempted to walk off to my rusty, old truck, but the pain prohibited me. I heard a deep chuckle behind me and then Edward was right beside me, his arm supporting my weight. I didn't try to fight him this time.
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EDWARD POV
I refused to let Bella drive home. She fought me fiercely, but there was no way I was going to let her drive home in her condition. She had rolled pretty fast and hard; theres no telling how much damage that could have done.
"Alice, can you and Rose come back to the school and pick up my car and drive it home for me?" she asked in a snappy voice. I felt a smile form on my lips, luckily Bella didn't notice. "Because Edward wouldn't let me drive!" There was some mumbling and then Bella said, "Yeah, here he is." She handed the phone to me without making eye contact. I could almost feel the annoyance radiating off of her. I chuckled and took the phone from her.
"Edward, what the hell are you thinking? Why won't you let her drive?"
"She fell all the way down the front steps. She could barely walk, Alice. My dads a doctor. I'm going to take her to my house and make sure shes OK."
"Oh. Well Bella didn't tell me she fell. Sure sounds like her though," she giggled into the phone. I laughed with her, earning a weak hit from a fuming Bella.
"Hey! What was that for? You don't even know what I'm laughing at!" I said playfully. She glared at me.
"Yeah, well I can only guess Alice was making fun of my terrible coordination," she said gloomily.
"Alice, I think shes on to us. I better go before she overhears more gossip about her."
"Hey, make sure shes picking up my truck! I don't want old Bessy thinking I'm deserting her," Bella mumbled. Alice giggled once more and promised she would drop off Bella's 'baby'. We said our goodbyes and I handed Bella her phone back. "Where are we going?" Bella asked curiously. I had just pulled into a tiny dirt road leading up a steep mountain.
"My house," I answered simply. She gaped at the beautiful sights of the thick forest. The pouring rain was giving the forest a misty look, causing it to appear eerie and dangerous, but it was still beautiful. The grass was so green and plush you had the urge to burst out of the car and roll around in it. We turned onto a paved road, even smaller than the first.
"Wow," she breathed. "This is your house?" she asked in a surprised voice when my home came into view.
"Sure is. Like I said, my father is a doctor." I pulled my Volvo into the open garage and parked it. Bella began reaching for her door handle, but before she touched it I grabbed her hand and said, "Don't you dare." She pouted but sat back in her seat, allowing me to open her door for her. When I tried to help support her body, she huffed and walked ahead of me, but it was obvious she was in a lot of pain. Gosh she is stubborn!
"You don't need to baby me Edward," she called behind her.
"Whatever you say Bella," I replied. She stopped at the door and waited for me. "Problem?" I asked with a smirk on my face.
"Yes. Can you open the door? It's locked."
"Can I do what?" I prompted. She sighed and rolled her large, chocolate eyes.
"Can you please open the door?" she asked dramatically.
"Of course, my lady." I pulled out my and unlocked it, throwing open the door. Classical music came pouring out the door, the melodic sound relaxing me. "Dad?" I called.
"In my office," came the faraway voice of my father.
"Come on," I said to Bella, grabbing her hand. Surprisingly, she didn't protest. I didn't mind it too much either. Her soft hand seemed to fit right into mine, almost as if it was meant to be there.
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BELLA POV
What is wrong with me? Why am I allowing a pompous jerk like Edward to hold my hand? Its almost as if I actually... like him holding it. But its only natural, right? His hand is so warm and gentle, its impossible not to enjoy it.
"Dad, this is Bella Swan. She had a little accident at the school and I think you need to check her out," he said. I ripped my hand out of his grasp.
"Edward, I told you I'm fine," I spat.
"Hello, Bella. I'm Dr. Cullen, but you can call me Carlisle," he said, holding his pale hand out to me. I shook his hand out of politeness. "So what kind of accident did you have?" he asked gently, looking me up and down to assess the damage, pausing at the dark bruise forming on my head.
"Sir, I really am fine. I just fell down some stairs, no harm done."
"Well lets just have a look to make sure," he replied. "Why don't you follow me into my examining room," he said as he walked through a door to the left. I followed him obediently, my feet dragging with reluctance. "Now, just have a seat up here," he said, pointing an examining table with white paper draped over the top.
After a few minutes of Dr. Cullen's probing of my injured body, he came to the conclusion that nothing was broken or sprained, I just had a few nasty bruises that would be a bit painful for the next couple of days. Dr. Cullen escorted me out of the examination room, leading me out to the living room where Emmet and Edward were currently playing Call of Duty 3.
"You break anything, Bells?" Emmet asked distractedly.
"No, but thank you for your concern," I answered sarcastically.
"You got it." Dr. Cullen quietly walked over to the television and removed the plug.
"You guys are being very rude to our guest, especially you, Emmet," he said crossly. Emmet smiled up at him innocently while Dr. Cullen glared back at him. "Bella, would you like to stay for dinner?" he asked politely.
"No thank-"
"She would love to!" Emmet cut in. I was about to protest when Emmet ran over to me and whispered, "And can you please invite your hot friend, Rosalie. You can also invite Jasper and Alice if you want. They are pretty cool." I sighed a very long sigh. I glanced up at Edward and he was looking at me funny, almost in an... admiring way. Must be my imagination.
"Yeah sure. And would it be OK if a couple of my friends join us? I had already made plans-"
"That would be perfectly fine. I'm sure my wife would love the opportunity to meet new people."
The sound of a door opening and a womans voiced calling, "Hello?", could be heard.
"We're in the living room, dear," Dr. Cullen answered. There was a clacking of heels below us and then light thumps coming up the large stairwell. A beautiful woman glided into the room with eyes only for her husband. She walked over and kissed him, completely ignoring the fact I was present.
"Oh!" she said a bit startled. "I didn't know we had a guest. I'm Mrs. Cullen, but you can call me Esme."
"Mom, this is Bella Swan. She had fallen down the stairs at school so I took her to see dad to make sure she was OK," he informed her. "We invited her to stay for dinner... and a few other people... if thats OK with you. "Her polite smile brightened.
"Of course its OK with me!" she squealed, reminding me a bit of Alice. "Our first guests! How exciting. Bella, would you like to help me make dinner?" she asked. She was so happy there was no way I could ever say no to her.
"Of course, but I have to call my friends and give them directions." She nodded and scurried off to the kitchen happily.
"I love your mom. She is so much fun," I laughed. Edward began laughing with me.
"Yes, she is certainly a fun person, but trust me, she is not always so pleasant... at least not to Emmet and I," he said, glancing over at his distracted brother. Emmet was staring off into space with a glazed look on his face. "Em?" Edward asked. He wasn't phased. Edward walked over to him and shoved him off the couch, finally breaking his trance.
"Huh? What?" he yelled. Edward and I burst into laughter, practically rolling on the floor. "Hey! Thats not funny! I was daydreaming about R-", he stopped abruptly, a surprised look on his face. "I-I mean I was daydreaming. Just... daydreaming. About... random things," he said, attempting to cover up his mistake.
"Yeah sure," I said in an unbelieving voice. "You were thinking about Rosalie... or should I say Rose." Edward and I returned to laughing fits while Emmet pouted in the corner.
"Bella? You coming to help?" Mrs. Cullen called.
"Oh, yes! I'll be there in a minute. The boys were distracting me," I replied. I walked outside and dialed Rosalie's number.
"Hey Bells. We got your car. Alice is bringing it to your house now," she said.
"Good. Well the Cullen's invited me to dinner and said they would love to have you, Alice, and Jasper join us. Would you be up to it?" There was a long pause, I couldn't even hear breathing. "Rose?" I asked.
"Of course!" she squealed, breathing heavily, probably because she hadn't been breathing for the past minute. "I'll cal Alice and Jasper. Text me directions? OK, I'll see you later Bells!" she said, not even allowing me time to say goodbye before hanging up. This should be an interesting night.
Not my best chapter. I'm a bit rusty since I haven't done this in a while. Please tell me what you think! I LOVE reviews :) They make me all warm and fuzzy inside. Oh and you will also get recognition in the next chapter... if you even care about that haha. Well, REVIEW :D
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