Chapter 7 Surprise!
Bella POV
It's been a week that I've been with the Cullens, and I am currently sprawled out across my bed in my room. It's twilight, a time where I always find myself being pensive, which lasts for the whole night. I think and reflect on everything in my life. But tonight, I guess Alice has other plans for me since she's calling my name.
"Bella!"
"Yes, Alice?"
"Come down here!" She's in the living room along with the rest of the family.
"Why?" I am perfectly comfortable lying down in my room.
"Because I said so! Now get your butt down here before I have to go up there and drag it down myself!" I chuckled at her threat even though I knew that she will go through with it if I didn't get down there soon.
"All right, all right. I'm coming." I pushed off from the bed and walked down the stairs at a human pace. I was practicing toning down my speed and strength to appear human, and I was getting better at it. I descended the stairs and walked into the living room where everyone was gathered in a group. I eyed them suspiciously.
"What's going on?" I asked warily. They all had big smiles across their faces and were looking at me. I noticed the guys had their hands behind their backs, hiding something. It better not be one of Emmett's pranks. But then Carlisle and Esme wouldn't be in on it.
"Surprise!" they all yelled. Emmett pulled out a big rectangular gift wrapped box while Jasper pulled out a smaller present. I kept my face blank, hiding my distaste for presents and them spending a lot of money on me.
"You guys didn't have to get me anything. And what is this for, anyway?"
"We never officially celebrated you joining our family so this is just a small gift from the whole family," Alice answered. But of course she would be happy to have any excuse to go shopping or buy me expensive things.
"And how much did you spend on this small gift?"
"Just take them and open them already!" she said with a pout on her face.
I reluctantly took them and sat down on the couch to open them. The rest of the family spread out among the other couches, sitting down too. I opened the smaller one first, afraid of what was in the bigger one.
"Music books? For a guitar? I've never seen a guitar around here," I asked, confused. Their smiles widened.
"Open the next one," Alice responded, getting impatient.
I opened the big present and was speechless at what I saw. Inside laid a beautiful guitar with the name "Bella" in dark blue fancy script near the bottom. I fingered the strings carefully, recognizing it as the same one I saw in the display at the music store in the mall less than a week ago.
"I don't know what to say."
"Do you like it?" Alice asked.
"No," their faces fell slightly and I smiled, "I love it." Alice jumped up and gave me a big hug. I laughed as she released me.
"I saw you looking at it in the mall, and I figured that we could give it to you as a family," Rosalie said.
"Yeah, now you and Ed-Ouch!" Rosalie smacked Emmett on the back of his head. Emmett rubbed the back of his head and looked down sullenly.
"What Emmett means is that now there can be music in the house again," Esme said, smiling lovingly at me.
"Thank you all. So much."
"It's no problem at all," Carlisle responded.
"Now why don't you go and start reading those books, Squirt?" Emmett teased.
"Go on, I can see you're excited," Jasper encouraged.
"Thank you again." I hugged all of them and then raced up the stairs to my room.
When I got to my room, I closed the door and started reading the books at vampire speed. I played a few chords and did a few exercises. Soon, I was able to play the longer and more complicated exercises easily and perfectly. When I was done with the books, I started playing around with a few tunes.
One tune in particular stuck in my head. I tried to compose the rest of the song, but I couldn't get anything else. I tried playing the tune again, and I got a few lyrics to go with it. I smiled; I'm writing a song on my very first day with a guitar. I tried to come up with more lyrics, but I had what they called a writer's block. I just played the tune in my head over and over again with the few lyrics I came up with. Nothing else came to me. It was just so frustrating! I was ready to pull my hair out! I huffed and looked around my room for inspiration.
A big, sparkly bow on the window seat caught my eye. I got up off my bed and went over to it. There was a thin, beautifully wrapped present with a bow on top resting on the seat. I read the note attached to the bow.
Hey, Bella.
I had a feeling you might need this.
–A
Alice. I chuckled. I tore open the wrapping paper and found pages and pages of blank sheet music, waiting to be filled up. I should remember to thank her later. I chuckled again. She seriously will use any excuse to go shopping. Wait, that's it. I raced over to my bed at vampire speed and started writing down my ideas.
Sunlight was shining through the window by the time I proclaimed my product finished. I sat back with a smile on my face. It was a fun, happy song. Just like Alice. Time for the debut of my first song. I pick up my guitar, looked at the notes on the sheet music even though I didn't have to, and started playing.
(A/N: The song is called 'The Good Life'.)
I'll tell you what we're gonna do,
What you need to know,
What you gotta get to get where you wanna go.
Never ever miss a noun,
Keep your eye on all displays.
When you find your style,
Everyday's a holiday.
I'll show you how to work in,
To find the fit that's perfect.
You know that you deserve it.
(Whoa, whoa whoa!)
This is the good life,
Take a good look have anything you want.
This is the good life,
Dining with your friends at the fancy restaurant.
Living the good life,
We have such a good time,
I know.
Grab a little Gucci bag,
And some Prada shoes.
Here, take my credit card,
They're all here to wait on you.
Jimmy Choo calls out your name,
D & G on every wall.
When you can't decide,
That's okay just buy them all.
There's no better feeling.
(Oh!)
There's nothing more appealing.
(Hey, eh!)
The door, front, floor, the ceiling.
(Whoa, whoa, whoa!)
(Oh!)
This is the good life,
Take a good look have anything you want.
This is the good life,
Dining with your friends at the fancy restaurant.
Living the good life,
We have such a good time,
I know.
Can't be slow, never stop,
Fill those bags up to the top.
Turn around, try it on,
Now off to the hair salon.
Joanie says, "I'll just pay,
There's no need for layaway."
Slide your plastic, flash your cash.
Ring it up, it's such a blast.
(One, two, three, four!)
This is the good life,
(Good life!)
Take a good look have anything you want.
This is the good life,
(Good life!)
Dining with you friends at the fancy restaurant.
(Yeah!)
Living the good life,
We have such a good time,
(The good life!)
I know.
(Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, the good life.)
Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, I'm living the good life.
Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh, the good life.
(Good life!)
Oh, oh, whoa, oh, whoa, I'm living the good life.
(Whoa, oh, whoo, the good life, yeah!)
I ended the song with a smile on my face. I was proud of my accomplishment. I bent over the sheet music to make a few changes when my door flew open and Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie fell through the doorway and landed on the ground in a heap. Carlisle and Esme were standing behind them with big smiles on their faces. I chuckled when they fell but was also embarrassed since they probably heard my song and my singing.
They all looked up at me, and Alice shot up and bounced over to give me a big hug.
"That was amazing! It made me want to go shopping again! You have to keep writing more songs. Can you play it again?" Alice talked so fast that I had to take a couple seconds to decipher what she said.
"Sure, I'll play it again. It still needs a little work though."
"No it doesn't," Emmett protested. "It was great!" Similar comments came from the rest of the family.
"Thanks, guys. It really means a lot to me." I smiled at them and started playing it again.
While I was so happy that I wrote a song, I couldn't help this nagging feeling deep down inside that something was missing. I couldn't help the sad feeling deep within me that was growing bigger and bigger with every passing day.
A/N: Sorry if it's boring at some parts. Only one more chapter standing in the way of you and Edward now. Review please!