NOT EDITED
I stare and my reflection in the mirror and grab my concealer. I cover up the dark circles under my eyes and grab my eyeliner. I do a small wing and apply mascara. I clasp a necklace around my neck and walk out of the bathroom. I put on my shoes and smooth out my black dress before walking down the stairs. Leelah and Raina are waiting by the door. Both have on similar black dresses.
Leelah drives and I stare out the window. Bree met us there and wrapped her arms around me as soon as I stepped out of the truck.
Kids from school came. Everyone from the station came. The Cullen's came. My mother and Phil came. People that I have never even met before came.
Everyone slowly started to leave when it started to downpour.
The rain dripping from my forehead mixes with my tears and my trembling lips are turning blue. I'm soaking wet from the rain. I place my hand on his gravestone and let out a choked sob.
A hand gently grabs my arm and I look up. Rosalie picks me up and next thing I know we're in her bathroom.
Rosalie's pov
I set Bella down in my bathroom and grab new clothes and towels. I set it down and run the water. I turn back around and grab Bella's hand. She looks at me and I stare into her lifeless eyes. She has makeup running down her cheeks and her eyes are red. I grab her hand and lead her toward the bath. I unzip her dress, letting it fall to the floor and unclasp her necklace. She steps out her shoes and sits in the warm water, pulling her knees up to her chest. She silently looks at me and then at the open space behind her.
I take off my dress and get in behind her. Using the removable shower head on the wall, I wet her hair. Even though her hair is already wet from the rain. I put shampoo in my hand and rub it into her hair. She tilts her head back slightly and I rinse out her hair. I wash her arms and abdomen staying away from her chest.
The water starts to get cold and I stand up. I drain the water and help her stand up. We dry off and I hand her, her clothes. I change into a shirt and a tank top and she puts on shorts and a t shirt. I grab her hand and walk to my bedroom. I grab my hairbrush and sit behind her on my bed. I brush through the knots in her hair. Most of the dye is gone now, it's fading back to her dark brown/red color.
I set the brush down and grab two sections of hair on the sides of her head, braiding them back. I pin them down and stand up. I take her hand and we walk downstairs. She curls up in the corner of the couch pulling her legs up to her chest and I sit next to her.
"I'm sorry." She says telepathically. I frown before answering.
"For what?" I ask her.
"Being like this."
"Being like what, Bella? You lost your father. It's okay if your not okay."
"Weak."
"You are not weak. You're one of the strongest people I know." She weakly smiles. She grabs my hand and laces her fingers through mine.
The doorbell rings and we all look around confused.
"Who would be here?" Jasper asks.
"I don't recognize the scent." Alice says.
"It's Leelah and Raina." Bree says.
"I'll get the door." Bella says. She lightly kisses my cheek before walking out of the room. I grin, excited that I get to see the only two humans that I like besides Bella. Well, I don't like Bella. I love Bella. She's my soulmate.
They walk into the room and I stand up. I hug them after Bree. Just like Bree and Bella, I have become very protective over them as well. Everyone stares at me in shock, not used to me showing affection to anyone other than Bella.
"Rose, why is everyone looking at you like that?" Raina asks. I chuckle.
"I don't usually show affection to anyone."
"What about, Isa? You always do that kind of stuff with her." Leelah says confused.
"Bella, is my girlfriend." I state.
"True." She says slowly. Bella laughs but I can tell it's fake.
She starts to talk to Bree about something but I'm not paying attention to what they're talking about. I'm too caught up in looking at her. She chuckles quietly at something Raina says before looking at me. She smiles slightly and I smile.
"Rose?" Emmett asks.
I snap out of it.
"What?" He laughs and Bella moves to stand next to me.
"You're so whipped." "I am not!" "Are too!" We continue to bicker childishly.
Right before I can yell at him again, lips are smashed to mine. I close my eyes and wrap my arms around Bella's waist, pulling her against me. She wraps her arms around my neck, deepening the kiss.
"Get a room!" Bree yells. Bella immediately pulls back as if remembering we aren't alone. Her cheeks heating up.
"Bells, can I teach you how to skateboard?" Em asks.
"Sure." I look at her confused, already knowing she can.
Humor him. She says, using her gift.
"Alright, let's get dressed and go to the indoor skatepark." He grins.
"Thank you, Em." I say low enough that only the vampires in the room can hear.
"No problem, Rosie." I scowl playfully at the nickname before Bella grabs my hand.
Bella and I walk into my room and into my closet.
"What do I wear?" I ask her while furrowing my eyebrows.
"I never thought you would ask me that." I shake my head, chuckling.
She throws a pair of black tights at me and continues to look through my clothes. She grabs jean shorts, a cropped Metallica shirt and frowns at my shoes. Most of them are heels or shoes that are too nice for an indoor skatepark.
"Put on whatever shoes you want I guess." She hands me the clothes and turns around blushing when I change. Once I'm done we meet Emmett downstairs and the front door.
"I'll be right back." She says before wondering somewhere in the house. I hear her stop walking.
"Hey, I'll see you guys for dinner okay?" She asks.
"Course. We'll see you later." Leelah responds. I hear shuffling and she walks back down the stairs.
"We need to stop at my house so I can change." She glances down at her outfit.
Once we're in the jeep, I grab her hand. It's just us three going.
"Are you staying at my house tonight?" Bella asks.
"Yes, why?"
"So I can tell Leelah and Raina later." She lays her head on my shoulder and I press my lips to the side of her head.
We walk into her house and walk into her bedroom. She changed into an outfit similar to mine and hands me black vans to put on. I put them on while she opens her closet door. She smirks slightly and pulls out her skateboard. Her smirk disappears and she gets a faraway look in her eyes. She sets it down and grabs my hand. Our eyes lock and I caress her cheek with my free hand, her almost blank eyes never leaving mine. I hate this. I hate that she's like this and I can't do anything about it. She closes her eyes and I wrap my arms around her waist. She wraps her arms around my neck and breathes deeply.
We eventually pull away and a tear falls down her cheek. I wipe it away with the pad of my thumb and gently kiss her cheek before we leave.
Emmett and I watch as she does various tricks that I can't bother to ever learn the name of. We leave around five and he drops us off. I hear the girls upstairs along with sniffling. Raina then asks what's wrong.
"Leelah is crying, we should go up there." Before I even finish my sentence, Bella practically runs up the stairs. I follow behind her.
"What's wrong?" She asks.
"I don't know, she won't tell me." Raina says desperately.
Bella's pov (sry for the pov changes)
I glance at the phone clutched in Leelah's hand.
"Can you guys give us a minute?" I ask them. They walk out and I sit next to her.
"Lee, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I'll be fine. Just boy drama." She lies while fake smiling.
"Your lying. Now tell me what happened."
"This is already a bad day for you I don't want to make it worse."
"It won't. I want to know what's wrong so I can fix it."
"They boy that I like said a mean thing about me to my friend." She mumbles.
"Give me your phone."
"What?!"
"Now, Leelah." I say affirmatively. She puts her phone in my hand and I find the messages that have a screenshot of the conversation.
What do you think of Leelah? Her friend asks.
She's an ugly whore. Was his reply.
"I'm going to kill him!" I angrily run my fingers through my hair.
"Please don't do anything!" She pleads.
"Give me one reason why!" I stand up.
"He's not worth it he's just a jerk."
"Fine, but if I ever see him I will kick his ass." She nods and I hug her before walking out. I walk into my room not really paying attention. I make out Rose slouched against the headboard and curl into her side. Sleepless nights finally catching up to me, I close my eyes and sigh.
"Hello, Bella." My eyes shoot open, immediately focusing on who is in my room.
"Edward." I say coolly.
"Can we talk?" He asks and I nod stiffly.
"We can talk where we have band practice." I take notice of the brief look of panic on Rosalie's face that disappears as quickly as it came. He nods and I get up. I bend over slightly and place my hand on Rose's cheek.
I'll be fine.
She nods and I walk out of my room with Edward following behind me. I type in the passcode and we walk in.
"Bella, I would like to apologize for my actions. I was very controlling and never stopped to ask what you wanted. I realize now that we were never meant to be. I'm deeply sorry for the pain and trouble I have caused you. I never meant for any of this to happen and I'm sorry."
"I understand that at the time you were doing what you thought was the right thing to do but by doing that, you also lied to my face and convinced your family to do the same. You not only hurt me but you also hurt Rose. I accept your apology but you also have to apologize to Rosalie."
"Of course, but uh, there's one more thing." He looks down before continuing. "I found my mate." I smile.
"That's great, who is it?"
"Leelah." My smile turns into a glare.
"I swear, if you hurt her in anyway or doing anything she doesn't want you to do, I will kill you! That's not a threat, that's a promise." He gulps.
"I promise I won't do anything to hurt her."
"Okay, should we go back inside then?" I ask.
"Actually, I'm going to go hunt and speak to the family. Tell Rose there's a family meeting later tonight." I nod and go back inside. Just as I walk inside it starts to downpour.
I walk up to my room, passing Raina who by the looks of it, is staying in Leelah's room tonight. I change into shorts and Rose takes off her Metallica shirt before handing it to me. I slip it on and hand her a tank top and shorts to change into. Thunder and lightening cackle outside and the rain gets even louder. The lights begin to flicker before going out completely.
I squint my eyes, trying to find my phone through the darkness. I hear Rose rummaging through my desk drawer and suddenly one by one candles light up the room.
I find my phone and open up my music. I press shuffle and the song kiss me by Ed Sheeran comes on. I grab Rosalie's outstretched hand and let her pull me to an open space in my room. I wrap my arms around her shoulders and bury my face in her neck. Her arms snake around my waist and we slowly sway to the song. With the loud rain and the song playing, this moment couldn't be any more perfect.
