I own no characters in here. They all belong to Stephanie Meyer, but steal my plot and I will find out and then you will have WISHED you listened to my warning.
Chapter 4
(Edward's POV)
I was filling up my slurpee staring off into space, thinking about my mom when my hand suddenly felt very cold and wet. I heard a giggle and a hand pushed my hand that was controlling the slurpee machine away. The hand's skin was so soft and gentle it was like an angel I looked for the person whose hand it belonged to. Bella Swan of all people was moving my hands away and put the lid on the slurpee and she smiled at me and I nearly gasped, it was such a beautiful smile. I shook my head and realized what I was thinking.
Bella is bad, bad Bella. Bad Edward for thinking about her like that, besides… you're below her, she's better than you in every way, out of your league, you're out of everyone's league…, I thought and looked up at her again. "Thanks," I muttered.
She smiled again, "No problem, so… what's up?" She asked.
I sighed slowly, "Nothing really…" I muttered.
She gave me a look that told me she didn't believe me, "Now why do I have a hard time believing that?" She asked me with a small smile. I smiled only slightly, unable to tell her, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to… but if you ever want to talk about it I'm here…" She mumbled.
I smiled roughly, "thanks… but I'll be fine," I said walking over to the counter to pay.
"Okay," She said and seemed content with me not telling her, but then again I don't know her so maybe she was curious.
Rose came up behind me and said, "I already paid for you, come on slow poke, we got to get home before Esme calls the cops that we've been kidnapped or something…" She grinned and I tried to smile back. Inside I shuddered, if he wasn't behind bars, I could be in danger of that… and other stuff.
I took my skateboard from Jasper and left the store, the guy behind the counter saying in a board voice not to skateboard in the store.
"So, where do you guys live?" Bella asked Rose and Jasper while I waited off to the side.
"Well Edward lives just a few blocks down, like… way over there…" Rose said pointing in the direction of my house. "And we usually say with them, because our parents travel a lot, but Jasper and I have homes in New York and Seattle."
I sniggered, "Which is like way over there and way over there." I teased Rose and she nudged me with her elbow playfully.
I smiled only slightly at her, "Say, why don't you guys come over early to my house?" Bella asked with bright eyes.
"Then we can go to the concert together!" Alice squealed hopping up and down with glee. Then she froze, "Oh my Gosh! Can I give you clothes? I can get you to wear… like cool stuff and it'll be awesome, and you can keep it! Come on!" She squealed and jumped up and down.
We laughed and Bella said, "Well let them go home first Alice… they need to tell their parents where they are going…"
"You can come with us… if you want… that way you don't have to wait around for us…" Jasper said.
"I don't know… my mom might not let me go…" Bella muttered.
We all seemed to look at Emmett at the same time. He paused for a second looking a little awkward, "Oh, fine! Let's go." Emmett said pushing off the wall and we started towards my house. We had to skate slower to stay with the others.
"So how old are you guys?" Emmett asked randomly as we walked.
"16 in a few weeks," I called as Rose and Jasper said, "17 at the same time."
"Oh, we're 16 too… I turn 17 in a few months. Bella just turned 16 though." Alice chirped.
"Hey Emmett, we should call a car to pick us up from Edward's house…" Bella muttered to Emmett. "That way my mom won't kill me for being late."
I cringed but hid it well, but Jasper and Rose both whipped around to look at me, Alice raised an eyebrow at all of us but Bella seemed to notice our reactions.
"Hmm maybe…" Emmett muttered.
"My aunt can probably drive us. She loves you by the way Bella… but she should keep it under wraps until you're gone," Jasper said.
I snorted, "Esme's going to freak out when she sees Bella." Bella looked a little uneasy and Emmett looked like he was going to jump in front of Bella to save her from flying bullets any second now. I rolled my eyes, "She's not going to jump at you she'll just be surprised and flustered."
We came around to my house and I jumped up my board, "Esme! Carlisle?" I called as I opened the door.
Esme bounced down the stairs, "Edward, so glad you're back, you'll be happy to know that the station called from you're old town to confirm that you're dad is- oh… my… God…" She stared at the people coming through the door.
"Esme? Esme?" I said nervously walking forward quickly to make sure she didn't pass out and fall down. Just as her knees started to bend I gripped her arm to make sure she didn't and sent me a thankful look.
Bella and Alice smiled sheepishly, "Hello, I'm Bella and this is Alice," Bella said smiling sweetly.
"I know," Esme said breathlessly. "Um, I'm sorry, I'm Esme, Edward's my foster child, and Rose and Jasper are my nephew and niece." She stopped talking before she could start blabbering too much.
Alice and Bella smiled politely and they both said that it was a pleasure to meet her and shook her hand, Esme nearly had a stroke. They also both commented on her lovely home, making her nearly faint in my arms.
"Esme, maybe you should sit down," I laughed and she nodded wandering over to the kitchen as she sat down I realized she was starting to do exercises to not hyperventilate.
I smiled at her and Alice asked if Rose, Jasper and I could go over to Bella's house so that we could all go to the concert together.
Esme smiled and nodded, "Do you want a ride to your house?" She asked eyeing her keys.
"Sure," Bella said with a shrug. "That'd be cool."
"That would be very helpful… Bella's mom is very P.M.S.-y." Alice sniggered.
Bella rolled her eyes, "Okay, so my mom's not the traditional mom but she's fine." She said to Alice.
Emmett snorted and Esme jumped when she noticed him, "Hey I'm Emmett, Bella's bodyguard, and Bella that's a load of crud. Your mom is the furthest thing from sane I've ever seen… but then again I've never met a completely loony person."
Bella rolled her eyes, as Esme said, "Well she's lovely in all her films." Bella nodded as if she was used to people saying that.
"I'll give you a ride now then; Carlisle will be home any minute. Edward, can I talk to you in the other room for a second?" Esme asked and motioned for me to follow her. I followed quickly.
She led me into Carlisle's study and closed the door, "Hey, I talked to the chief at your old town on the phone and he said your dad was going to jail for first degree murder and he's never, ever going to get near you ever, so I don't want you to worry, okay?" She asked rubbing my arm.
I breathed out a sigh of relief I had been holding in all day. I hugged Esme suddenly and she just held me for a little while.
"Okay, I'm okay. Thanks Esme, thank you so much," I whispered pulling away slowly.
She smiled at me, "It's no problem Edward, and you'll like the son I would have wanted. I love you, just like your own mother did."
I was silent when she said that, now that she mentioned it I wasn't so sure. I was sure she did, all my life I was sure, but she never, ever, ever tried to get me back. Even at the beginning when I was wishing every night for her to come and save me from this weird family that was so strange. When I finally realized that this is how families were supposed to be I had a moment in my life where I didn't know if I wanted my mom to come save me, but in the end I always did want her to come.
Every birthday wish, every shooting star, every wish bone wish, it would always be so that she would come. I wanted her to come and tell me everything was going to be okay and she was going to take me far away from my father and keep me safe from him, but I live in the real world. She wouldn't have thought twice about coming for me. I nodded and smiled anyways, I knew better, but we'd be here forever if I told Esme that.
She brought me outside the room and the other smiled at us, "Okay, let's hit it," Esme said snatching up her keys.
I noticed Rose gravitating towards Emmett and she started to talk to him and Jasper and Alice were already in deep conversation, so Bella bounced over to me. "Hey," I said as I pushed off the couch and grabbed my slurpee, taking a big slurp and she smiled.
"Hey, I have to warn you," Bella started.
"What?" I asked in confusion.
"Alice is going to play dress up with all of you," Bella laughed, "so I thought I should warn you… because it can be hellish."
I smiled, an actual smile, not the crap that I usually smile. My lips twitch into a smile, but I actually cracked a real one.
She stared as I smiled, "You have a lovely smile by the way." She added as we walked out the door.
I smiled again at her comment, I felt like of embarrassed that she noticed the change in my smiles.
We climbed into Esme's van, and Bella told her the address. Rose sat in the front and Bella and I in the middle row and Emmett, Jasper and Alice got the back.
I realized that I was going to a concert on a Sunday night and I hadn't done my homework. I cringed, I turned around in my seat, "Jasper, can you help me out with a history assignment when we get back?" I pleaded.
He gave me a look, "Forgot you have homework… again?"
I frowned, "I've had a lot on my mind, okay?"
He rolled his eyes, "What's it about?" He whispered making sure Esme couldn't hear. Bella, Alice and Emmett were leaning in to hear.
"Civil war…" I muttered.
Jasper seemed to explode, "You forgot about civil war homework!?" He hissed at me. Emmett and Alice giggled and Bella smiled.
"I had a lot on my mind," I growled out.
He rolled his eyes, "Fine… I'll help you… you are obviously lacking in knowledge."
We spent most of the ride all huddled in the back and Rose complaining about not being able to hear us. Jasper explained to me a lot of stuff about the civil war and he was really elaborate. If I didn't know better I would have thought he'd been there.
We all piled out of the car when Esme dropped us off and I stared at the house before me. It was the craziest thing I'd ever seen. It was something I'd never seen, it was so big and so fancy looking. Bella smiled at me and started towards the door.
I followed Bella as Esme pulled away and drove down the driveway.
