Life With The Cullen's
Chapter 4 – Stupid Eric
Bella:
It was the next morning after the cooking incident and I was waiting for Edward to pick me up for school. He had been there almost all night. He left this morning to go get his car. I was wondering why he had to leave at about 9:00 last night to go home. I had a feeling that Alice was up to something.
I saw Edward pull up in front of my house. I ran out, eager to know what had happened. I hope Alice wasn't in too much trouble.
"Hey, Edward!" I called. "What happened last night?"
"Alice went a little over the top with fixing the house."
"Oh. What did she do?"
"She painted a picture in the living room of the entire family. Half the kitchen was hot pink and the other half was orange. The staircase and hallway were lime green with orange polka dots that had smiley faces in them. It was scary," explained Edward.
"Oh my God! She's a monster!" I joked.
We got to school just before the bell rang. I was dawdling this morning. I said goodbye to Edward and ran to class.
Eric:
Wow, I am pathetic. I cannot believe that I haven't gotten a date to that stupid dance yet. Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic. I even had the guts to approach Bella about this but it didn't help anything. She wasn't going to the dance and she was certain that Edward would kill me if I did try to go with her. I wouldn't doubt it. That guy has severe issues. I have no idea what she sees in him.
There were only two girls that I hadn't approached yet. Alice Cullen and Rosalie Hale. I knew that Alice was going out with Jasper Hale, but I noticed that Rosalie had been avoiding her usual partner, Emmett Cullen. Maybe they had broken up, even though they had been together who knows how long. It was my only hope.
I saw her walking to building three between classes. It's now or never. I ran over to her.
"Hey, Rosalie!" I called out.
She ignored me. So I ran in front of her, making her stop. She glared at me, like she was already pissed about something, and I was only annoying her more.
"So…um Rose, how'd you like to go to the dance with me?" I nervously asked.
What happened next was something that I would never expect in the world.
Rosalie:
Emmett is being such an ass. I told him that I wouldn't do anything with him for a week. I wouldn't help him do his homework (or let him try to convince me to do it for him). He really is all brawn, no brain. It's only because of me that he hasn't failed high school for the past century.
I am especially pissed because some junior guys thought it would be funny if they all asked the same girl out just to get her mad and see how she would react. Unfortunately, they also picked the most beautiful girl. Damn those idiots! If it weren't for all Carlisle's hard work I wouldn't have any self-control and all those kids would have either been drained or be vamps by now.
It was near the end of the day and I had just about had it with those dumb kids. Another one was calling me. This one I knew. It was Eric, some guy who had asked Bella out recently. I figured that he was gonna ask me out too. I don't know if I can handle one more of these stupid humans.
Eric ran in front of me to stop me and make me listen. I had ignored him when he first called my name. I don't know if I can take this.
"So…um, Rose, how'd you like to go to the dance with me?" he asked.
I couldn't hold my anger in. Rage boiled over. I lost all control. I hissed at him and crouched into the attack position. I saw the blood leave his face. I pounced and I bit him. He didn't even scream. He didn't know what was coming.
"Shit!" I couldn't believe what I had just done. Eric lay on the ground with a bite mark on his neck. I couldn't believe that I had lost control. What shocks me even more is that I just didn't keep sucking on his neck.
I look around. Everyone was in class when I attacked him. Thank God. I picked Eric up, no strain on my part, and ran full speed back home.
"Carlisle!" I yelled as I burst through the door. "Carlisle, help!"
"What is it, Rose?" Carlisle came down the stairs instantly and saw Eric in my arms. "Oh."
"I'm so sorry, Carlisle! I lost control. I just was so angry and he made me angrier!"
"It's okay, Rose. I'll handle this. We'll take him to the Denali's after he is completely changed. They will take care of him."
"What are we going to tell his family?" I wondered.
"We'll say he has some awful disease and that they will not be allowed to see him. I will keep him in an isolated chamber in the hospital. I'll make sure nobody sees him. After three days we'll say his condition has worsened and we have to send him to a more advanced hospital. He'll go to the Denali's and they will help him. After a year or two he can come back," explained Carlisle.
"Okay," I sighed. "What now?"
"Now I shall call his parents and say you found him collapsed on the school grounds and brought him to me. You go get your car and tell the others what happened."
"Yes, okay," I breathed. I can't believe I had just risked our exposure. Oh my God.