Chapter Four: A Boring Normal Day
Bella had woken up this morning to Edward's face close to her own. Had she not been used to things like that she would've screamed.
"Good morning dear." Edward said smirking at her bed head.
"I'm still mad at you Edward." She sat up planting her feet on the floor. "You're an overprotective crazed maniac sometimes! Seriously." She grabbed a towel and headed to the bathroom for a quick shower. When she came back, fully dressed mind you, Edward was still on her bed.
"Anyway Bella what I came here for really was to say you have my permission to pick up Noa today."
"I was going to do that anyway. Charlie told me that her car was going to be late and she needed a ride. He doesn't want her getting hit by a car or anything on his watch."
Edward ran his hand through his copper hair. "Yeah that would be unfortunate. Wish I thought of that idea before I decided to be kind to her."
"Edward really!" Bella through a shoe at his head and Edward just lazily dodged. "If she dies in Forks you'll be my first suspect. I don't care if it looks like she tripped, killed herself or like she died in her sleep. I swear I will think it's you."
"Now now there's no need to be so hasty… Carlisle told me to back off and he also told Rosalie to keep herself calm as well. Noa's safe as long as she doesn't do anything too weird." He walked to the window and threw it open. "I'll see you at school."
Noa was already waiting outside of the cottage when Bella came to pick her up. She was bundled up and her breath showed in the cold air. It was actually warmer then the other day but more humid.
"Sorry I'm late Noa." Bella said as she opened the door and let the girl into the car. "I missed your turn and it's a hard mistake to fix when you're not breaking any laws."
"I know… Sorry I live so far out it's just that this was the only place I could afford." She pushed her hair from her face. "My checks from my parents are pretty tiny. I could get a job and refuse their money but it's hard getting a job when your friend won't get your car out to you when he said he would."
Bella started down the drive not saying anything for a few moments. "Why'd you get emancipated anyway?" She knew it probably wasn't any of her business but she was interested.
Noa sent her gray gaze out the window. "Things just didn't work out like any of us planned." She looked back at Bella. "My mom and I get along great but my dad's a total drunk and he's not safe to be around most of the time. My mom worked nights so I never felt safe."
Bella frowned. "Oh I see. Well then after getting out of that situation why come out to Forks?"
"I tried living in the city for awhile but when you're by yourself it's scary. Like my apartment wasn't in a good part of town. I ended up staying with Damien, you know the guy who's supposed to bring my car in."
The two rode in silence a little longer before Bella spoke up again. "Damien sounds like a pretty nice guy. I mean he let you stay with him and he's going to bring your car here eventually."
Noa let a husky laugh escape her lips. "He's alright. There are some days I wouldn't ever want to run into him. He can be a real animal a lot of the time."
"That's how it is for most guys. I mean before I started dating Edward a lot of the local boys were on me like white on rice."
Noa's gaze turned to the school as it came into view. "Well he's not that kind of animal. I mean he does get primal but in the fight or fly sense. He gets to a point where he just has to beat something up."
Bella parked her truck laughing. "I'm sure he'd be a fun guy to meet."
"Maybe you'll get to meet him when he brings my car in but I'm pretty sure he stole it by now… Probably figured I wouldn't miss it in a small town like Forks." Noa said as she got out of the car.
Laughing Bella exited the truck as well. "You should call him and tell him that you live out in the boondocks and can't even get to the grocery store without a car."
Noa laughed lightly. "My house is really out there. I feel like I'm camping I'm so isolated from the rest of the town." Her head snapped up some when the bell rang. "Hey I have to get to my mythology class. I'll see you at lunch ok?" With that she was off tripping at the schools steps before going inside.
Bella herself headed to Gym. She was late but no one seemed to mind.
The two went to their classes stopping to talk to each other in the halls. Bella's other friends were upset that she hardly did that with them and at lunch Noa sat at Bella's table next to her. Edward sat on the other side.
"What's for lunch today Noa?" Bella asked pushing her food around some seeing that the girl didn't have a tray in front of her.
"Oh I brought my food today." She took a thermos out of her bag. "Vegetable soup." She opened it and poured some soup into the cap.
"Make sure you eat before Rosalie comes over and knocks it off the table." Edward said only half joking."
Jessica sat down across from the three next to Mike. "What did you do anyway? I've never seen Rosalie Hale act that way."
Noa shrugged bringing the cap to her lips thinking. "She said I looked at her guy… But he's HUGE how could I not look at him? I wasn't thinking about flirting with him or anything."
The table grew quiet for a bit as Noa finished off her soup and refilled the cap.
Edward was the one to finally speak up. "Well Rosalie is a bit protective of Emmett best if you don't get near them."
"You don't have to tell me twice." Noa said finishing the second capful of soup and closing the thermos.
The rest of lunch was quiet no one really talking. Bella's human friends just looked between Noa and Edward. Both of them were beautiful one eerily so with pale skin and one like she was taken straight from a magazine picture skin tan and smooth. Everyone was wondering what about Bella seemed to attract these types. The silence continued until the bell rang and Bella, Noa, and Edward walked to biology together.
(A/N: Chapter five will be up later today it's far more exciting.)
