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Chapter 7
Happy
Alice POV
I stood up as soon as I heard Edward's door slam upstairs. It was that quiet. I icily said, "Rosalie, I think you should go." Her jaw dropped and she looked to Emmett for support, and he looked torn. I answered for him, "I. SAID. GET. OUT." "Why?" I bit the inside of my lip hard, trying not to blow up. I bit harder when she said, "I didn't do anything wrong. He should get over Charlotte. I mean how long has it been? She left because she wanted to. Why is it so hard for him to forget her?" I tasted blood and I snapped, yelling at the top of my lungs, "YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE HALF OF IT! EDWARD HAS A PERFECTLY GOOD REASON FOR NOT FORGETTING HER! SO DOES YOUR BOYFRIEND, AND SO DO I! NOW GET OUT!" She blinked, astonished at my sudden outburst. "Matter of fact, everyone should leave." Everyone got up and left, Rosalie stood there, mumbling things under her breath about Edward. "I SAID GET OUT BEFORE I GO OVER THERE AND MAKE YOU!"
We heard a thump come from upstairs and then I heard a loud crash, like glass breaking against a wall. I heard it again and I saw the front door shake. Poor Edward was losing it. Rosalie made a disgusted face and said, "Already doing her? Comparing her to Charlotte? What a pig." I lost all my control and slid my blade out and took a step towards her as a warning, "If you think you can bad talk my brother in our own house, you can leave. Don't you dare forget who you're messing with Rosalie. And don't forget that I am a girl and I don't have any problem throwing you out of our gang. How many people would hurt you Rose? How many men would go after you, huh? Tell me." She flinched and I smiled tauntingly. "You don't mess with me Rosalie. Especially about something that you aren't 100% sure of." I lowered my blade. "Get out."
She started crying and apologizing, but I pointed to the door. Jasper wouldn't look at me as he held his sister and left. It broke my heart to yell at his sister like that, but I can't keep cutting her loose. She can't forget who I am or what I can do. I looked sadly at Emmett and he gave me a small smile. "I'm sorry." He didn't say anything and we looked towards the staircase when we heard more thumps and crashes. We slowly approached Edward's door and slowly opened it. The room was a wreck. The mattress was torn up and thrown across the room, the bed posts were broken, there were several holes in the walls, and his bookshelf was thrown on the floor. Broken CDs were everywhere and his plasma screen was on the floor, cracked. His mirror was shattered and his dresser was upside down, clothes spilling out. There was a broken vase and his picture frames were broken, scattered on the floor. I spotted Edward in the far corner of the room. Bella was on the floor, her back against a wall. Edward's head was in her lap and she was playing with his hair. His eyes were closed and he seemed a little calmer.
At least he wasn't breaking down. But, how in the world did Isabella calm him down? Emmett shrugged at me and wore a confused expression, almost identical to mine. Usually, when Charlotte is brought up, Edward tears up his room and takes off. He sometimes doesn't come home for days. And when he does come home, he stays in his room for a few more days, before finally shaking it off. And yet, here he is, lying on Isabella. And he looked completely calm. It was then that I realized Bella was murmuring things to him. I focused and smiled at what she was saying. "It's okay. I'm fine, you didn't hurt me. I promise. I know you like me, Edward. You wouldn't hurt me." We silently closed the door. Surprisingly, they didn't notice us standing there. We went back downstairs, to the kitchen and Emmett broke the silence, "She didn't run."
I nodded, "I've seen him when he loses it. It's the scariest thing in the world." Emmett agreed, "He gets this look in his eye whenever Charlotte is brought up. He looks hurt at first and then his face goes blank. Like he doesn't know what he's doing." I gave a small smile, handing Emmett a beer, "She stayed with him. And she didn't ask. She helped him, Emmett. Any other girl would have been scared and crying. She looked perfectly happy." I took a long drink and Emmett mimicked my actions, "I noticed that too. Maybe it's a good thing that she becomes one of us. I mean, sure her dad is chief of police, but we occasionally help him out. Chief doesn't hate us, and he knows Isabella needs protection. We can easily provide that for her when he can't." I hmm'ed as I drank deeply.
He continued, "He looks happy, Alice. He actually smiles and laughs. He's himself when she's around. Every since that night he brought her home. He actually acted like he used to." I nodded and smiled at the stairs. "They will make the perfect couple." Emmett shrugged, "She seems like she can handle him. Small thing like her can calm him when I only make it worse. That really hurts my ego." I laughed and shook my head at him, "I'm sorry about, Rose." He took another swig and swallowed loudly, "She does need to be kept in line when it comes to Edward. Am I a bad boyfriend for letting you threaten her with a knife?" I shrugged and sighed.
Edward came downstairs, Bella in tow. "Hey, I'm really sorry for causing a scene." I shook my head, "Don't. It's cool. Are you all right?" He stiffened and Bella hugged his waist, and answered for him, "Is it okay if he comes with me?" I smiled kindly at her and jumped up, taking her into a tight hug, "I like you, Isabella. All of us do. Rosalie will come around. And we don't care that you lied, whatever you lied about. You don't have to worry about anything. We all want you to be one of us." I kissed her cheek and then Edward's, smiling widely when I saw him thanking me with his eyes. "Go on, we'll tell mom you went with Bella."
He smiled and nodded to Emmett, who nodded back. I love how we can have silent conversations; it makes apologies a lot less awkward. Edward grabbed his keys and left with Bella. I squealed when I saw them pull away. "Did you see that, Emmett!" I started clapping and lightly bouncing up and down on the balls of my feet. "Did you! He looked upset and she hugged him and he calmed down! AHHHHHHHHH! This is so amazing, Emmett!" He nodded and finished his beer, picking up the house phone. "Tell Rose I'm sorry. But, in my defense, she deserved it." He smiled slightly and went to his room. I stayed in the kitchen and jumped on the counter, swinging my feet back and forth, giggling to myself. I get to take Bella places, now that I know she will be staying by Edward's side. Shopping! I giggled louder and finished the last of my beer. I licked my lips and threw the bottle away, looking around the kitchen to see if I could do anything.
I shrugged and decided I could go for a run. I told Emmett, who was on his bed, lowly talking on the phone. He nodded and told me to be careful. I dressed in a purple sweat suit and put my hair in a small pony tail; ahhhh! I love how my hair is so short. My pony tails are so cute, like a puff ball! I left my necklace on, obviously. I grabbed my blade and hid it against my inner thigh. I grabbed a water bottle and my iPod. I threw them both in a small back pack with extra clothes, an extra blade, and my phone. I needed to improve on my running while carrying a backpack full of equipment in case I had to do an errand.
I put my iPod on shuffle and started running at an easy pace, towards the woods. I was in charge of escape routes. Moves like jagger came on by maroon 5; well I hope that's what it's called because that's what I've been telling everyone. I smiled and started running a little faster, getting in character. I had to know where to run if we needed to make a quick getaway. I needed to know every freaking tree and where they were exactly located. Can't have anyone running into trees, can we? It would slow us down. I ran faster and memorized a few routes, mentally taking notes. I headed home and literally ran into Jasper. I stumbled back, and he wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me up.
I looked into his deep brown eyes and I felt my heart skip a beat. He gave me his breath taking smile that was a little timid. I smiled widely and looked at him, a little unsure of what to do. He hugged me and picked me up, spinning me around. I squealed and picked my legs up, letting him. He set me down and I stepped on my tippy toes and puckered. My 4'10 made me happy because I could wear heels. Unfortunately, Jasper is freakishly tall and is 6'3. So, he had to lean down and kiss me gently on my lips, telling me I was forgiven. I buried my head into his chest, feeling all of my muscles relax. I looked up to him and sadly ran my fingers along his neck. "So many scars." He met my eyes and made me feel instantly better, "It's not your fault."
"I should have known where to go. If I had known that was a dead end, you could have gotten away." He kissed my forehead, "Don't." I sighed and nodded, puckering again. He kissed me gently and asked what I was doing out alone in the woods. I told him and he sighed. We walked for about 5 minutes and I wanted to be closer to him, "Jazz, I'm tired." He stopped walking abruptly and kneeled down in front of me. I laughed and jumped on his back, hugging his neck. "Run!" He laughed and started sprinting down the street, randomly spinning around in circles, holding onto my calves, in case I let go of his neck. We reached my house around 7:30 and he carried me inside, setting me down on the couch. I laughed and he kissed my forehead and then my lips softly, before seeing himself out.
I was humming happily as I showered and went downstairs, joining my family in the dining room. I smiled even wider, putting a forkful of spaghetti in my mouth, when I saw Edward's empty seat.
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