A FEW MORE CHAPTER AND THIS STORY IS FINISHED. I'M GOING TO QUOTE SOME STUFF FROM TWILIGHT SO EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT THIS VERSION OF BELLA IS REALLY THINKING! ENJOY! I DON'T OWN ANYTHING!
My eyes filled with tears. I can't hide this anymore. I can't lie to them anymore. I can't do anything about it anymore.
"No." I heard Alice whisper mournfully.
"I..." I hesitated. "I'm the girl that Alice was having visions about." I said, tears leaking out of my eyes. I changed into my true form. My white hair flowed down to my back. "Sakura isn't hiding anything from her boyfriend. I'm the one hiding this from you." More tears came out of my eyes. "I'm the one that k-ki-killed people. I'm the one who has been putting up a clumsy act ever since I stepped foot in Forks. I'm not the Bella you really know." tears were flowing out of my eyes endlessly. Edward was frozen, as well as everyone else. Edward's expression was...I didn't even want to describe it. He said he'd learn to accept it, but it doesn't look like it.
"What...is this?" Carlisle asked slowly.
"If you can't accept it, then we're not meant to be." I murmured. I can't handle this. I can't take it anymore. I jumped out of the house, shattering the glass on one side of the house. It cut through my skin, but I was numb. That familiar wound in my heart was opening again. I heard Edward mumble my name, but that didn't stop me from jumping away from tree to tree as fast as I can. I felt oddly tired that I would collapse any minute now. It was probably the energy that my body used up when they found out. I landed on the ground. I bit at my thumb and did a summoning technique. A tiger with white fur and purple stripes appeared. She looked at me, worried.
"Dear, what happened?" she asked. I shook my head.
"I don't want to talk about it, Cadin." I gasped. "Just carry me away for a while." I said, riding on her back. She started running.
"Out of this forest?" she asked "But, you know, I can sense a house nearby." she said. I shook my head.
"I know that house. That's what I need to get away from. And maybe the edge of the forest is fine." I said.
"Why do you need to get away from it?" she asked.
"I said I don't wanna talk about it." I said. We passed a river and it was as if it was in slow motion. I saw myself, my hair in a lot of places and my cheek was beyond tear-stained. My nose looked really runny and my eyes were red. I didn't look seductive at all, but I didn't care. I tried to reach for my phone, but it wasn't there. Damn, I left it at their house! I sighed. It's not like that mattered anymore. They won't really get much from just getting my phone. I can just tell mom that they found out via e-mail. Suddenly, we stopped.
"We're almost at the edge of the forest, but I think this is safer." she said, smiling at me. I just nodded back. Her expression shifted to worry in a blink of an eye. "Are you sure you don't want to talk about it?" she asked. I couldn't hold it back anymore. I collapsed to the ground, putting my head in between my knees as I cried my heart out. I could feel Cadin's shock. I've never started crying before until I arrived in Forks.
ΩΩΩ˙˙˙FLASHBACK˙˙˙ΩΩΩ
As soon as the doctor's back was turned, I moved to Edward's side.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" I hissed under my breath. He took a step away from me, his jaw suddenly clenched. Jeez, what's wrong with him?
"Your father is waiting for you." he said, his teeth not so far from each other. I don't give a damn about my uncle—who I'm supposed to be calling my fucking father! I looked at them for a bit.
"I'd like to speak to you alone, if you don't mind." I said, ignoring what he just said. I don't really give a damn about making Charlie wait. He glared at me as he turned around, leading me to a secluded area where nobody was around to hear what we were about to say. I had to look as though I was about to trip because he was going too fast. To be honest, I could've just punched the damned car and I would've still been alive without a scratch, but someone just had to butt in with his weirdness. God, if he tells me that he's also a ninja, I'm going to go crazy!
"What do you want?" he asked irritably, his eyes were looking at me coldly. His eyes or his expression didn't intimidate me one bit. What did intimidate me was what secret he's hiding behind the coldness of his eyes.
"You owe me an explanation." I informed him. And if he even tries to deny that...
"I saved your life. I don't owe you anything." he growled. I winced at the tone he's using at me, not out of fear, but it's just that I've never met anyone that could be as terrifying as me. Fuck you! Don't think I'm giving up that easily, Cullen.
"You promised." I reminded him.
"Bella, you hit your head. You don't know what you're talking about." he said, his eyes willing for me to believe him. I prevented blood from rushing to my cheeks. If they did, they definitely weren't out of embarrassment, but out of anger. I used my most evil look at him, making him look at me in slight fear.
"There's nothing wrong with my head." I snapped. His glare only intensified. Two can play at that game.
"What do you want from me, Bella?" he queried, his tone rude.
"I want to know the truth." And for you to burn in hell if you don't answer my questions, I added mentally. "I want to know why I'm lying for you." I'm definitely not through with questioning him.
"What do you think happened?" he retorted. That's what I'm fucking asking! I blurted everything out, anyways.
"All I know is that you weren't anywhere near me—Tyler didn't see you wither, so don't tell me I hit my head too hard." his glare intensified again. I glared at him more. "That van was going to crush us both—and it didn't, and your hands left dents in the side of it—and the van should've smashed my legs, but you were holding it up..." I knew it sounded crazy to an ordinary human, but who said I was. I couldn't really continue anymore. I felt so angry. I also felt some foreign heat in the back of my eyes. What is this? I never felt this before. I made the heat stopped and I had to hold back so that I still had teeth left in my mouth. He was looking at me, amazed, but his eyes were still defensive.
"You think I lifted a van off of you?" he asked, as if questioning my sanity. I resisted the urge to pull at my hair and scream at him. Instead, I nodded stiffly. "Nobody will believe you, you know." he tried to trick me. Just he wait, karma's a bitch.
"I wasn't going to tell anybody." I told him sincerely through my anger. It's true. I just wanted to know the truth, and I'm not the type of girl to give up so easily. Even if I have to change into one of his family members, I'll do it. He looked surprised.
"Then why does it matter?" he asked, and I could sense curiosity through his anger.
"It matters to me." I resisted the urge to cross my arms on my chest. "I don't like to lie—so there'd better be a good reason why I'm doing it." I lied. Ha! The irony of saying I don't like to lie when I just did lie.
"Can't you just thank me and get over it?" he snapped.
"Thank you." If anyone from the village was watching me, my ego would be more damaged than Tyler right now. He looked at me a bit more.
"You're not going to let this go, are you?" he asked, his voice disappointed.
"No." I said, my tone firm. His nostrils flared.
"Well, I hope you enjoys disappointment." he growled. We glared at each other, our glares intensifying with each passing second. I had to concentrate. It was like glaring at an angel—an angel who has a lot of mood swings.
"Why did you even bother?" I grunted after a long while of silence, just glaring at each other. He paused for a moment, looking completely vulnerable. Ha! Hit the nail on the head.
"I don't know." he murmured so low that I almost didn't hear it. Then he just walked away. I felt a drop of liquid trail down my cheek. I wiped it and saw that it was just water. I hesitantly tasted it and observed that it was salty. This is such a foreign act. Is this what Sakura calls...tears?
ΩΩΩ˙˙˙END OF FLASHBACK˙˙˙ΩΩΩ
"I'm such an idiot." I muttered to myself, my tone raising a few octaves since I'm crying. "It would have been better to tell him before Iet myself fall deep in love with him." I sobbed. "Thanks for getting me out of the middle of the forest, Cadin." I said without looking at her, "I think I need some time alone." I added. I heard her sigh and a pop, signaling she'd disappeared. I jumped on a tree, deciding that it would be safer if I cried there.
Why do I have to be so stupid? Now, they're mad at me. Even if when I left, they were all frozen, I know that they'd shout at me in anger when they snapped out of it. I can't believe I was this clumsy. I could've just held it off a bit longer with the innocent act, then by the time they find out, I would've forgotten and they'd never know a thing. Why does fate hate me so? I sensed 4 familiar people approaching. I just kept crying my eyes out.
"Sensei, what happened?" I heard Sakura ask, concern clear in her voice. I wasn't in the state to respond to her question. Instead, I kept on sobbing.
"I've never seen her cry, not when she was leaving the village or when she saw her mom for the first time." I heard Ino say to someone.
"It's definitely big." Tenten whispered to, I'm guessing, Ino.
"Shut it, you guys." Sakura hissed to the gossiping girls.
"Girls," I heard Jiraiya's voice echo. "If she doesn't want to talk, then leave her alone." he said, sincerity in his voice. I gave a small smirk, though it didn't have an ounce of happiness in it.
"Why don't you follow your own advice, Jiraiya?" I asked. Back when I was still in the village, he always used to snoop in my business. Village...home...I've made a decision. Finally, I looked at them. "I think I'm ready to go home." I smiled a bit, though the smile was empty. The girls looked shocked while Jiraiya looked at me with observant eyes.
"But sensei, I thought you were happy here?" Ino asked, surprise lacing her voice. I guess I'm going to be called 'sensei' forever and there's nothing I can do about it.
"You're just going to leave your friends and—" I cut her off. I don't want to hear family or fiance—I mean, ex-fiance.
"Don't! And don't question my actions, okay?" I looked at them. They nodded.
"What about uncle Charlie?" Tenten asked. My eyes were even more pained now. I can't bear to see him cry. I just can't, after all he's done for me.
"I'll just send him a goodbye video or something. I don't wanna deal with his tears." I waved a bit as I jumped away, signaling a race to Charlie's house. The girls followed me immediately, but Jiraiya had to catch up with us in a couple of seconds. We kept jumping and we were out of the forest. When we reached Charlie's house, I immediately went to the basement, putting my clothes in the box as fast as possible.
"Why the hurry?" Tenten queried. I didn't look at her as I kept jumping everywhere and putting my stuff in the box.
"I don't want to deal with people screaming at me, either." I said. "Now, will you help me or will I have to make you do push-ups the moment we get back to the village?" I asked. They didn't even wait for the last part of my question and started packing at the word 'push-ups'. They knew how brutal my training was, even if they sounded so simple. "Jiraiya, help me pack or else I'm going to tell mom you harassed me at school." I threatened. He paled and started jumping around. In no time at all, everything was packed in 6 large boxes. They were really big that I have to do a lot of work to make them fit through the door.
I sighed and took out a kunai. They looked confused as to what I was doing. I held my hair and slashed the kunai through it, cutting my hair. The girls gasped and Jiraiya just stared. Now, my hair only reached the middle of my waist. I let go of the detached strands in my hand and put the kunai back in my weapon's pocket.
"Sensei, what did you just do?" Ino asked, shocked.
"I cut my hair?" I asked as if it was obvious—which it was.
"Why?" Sakura asked, her tone mirroring Ino's. I shrugged. My hair was really getting to me.
"Don't worry, sensei. The first thing we're going to do when we get home is fix that cut." Ino said, as though she was reassuring me. I didn't smile. I was still numb, and probably will be for the rest of my life.
"What about your graduation?" Jiraiya asked.
"Does it even matter?" I asked back. "Why do I need to graduate when I'm going to be a ninja for the rest of my life?" He sighed. "And I need to fix my clothes. So get out, Jiraiya." I held his sleeve and threw him out of the basement. Before I was able to touch his sleeve, he already had a nosebleed. I didn't even get angry. I looked at my clothes and sighed, taking out my kunai again. I need to change this into an outfit that screamed the true me. I ripped the blue top so that it ended just under my bust. I ripped the sides of the skirt so that I could move more. I know the skirt was already short, but it was really bothering me. I let the shoes remain the same. "Ino, can I borrow your make-up kit?" I asked.
"Sure." she reached in her back pocket and took out a small pouch that was filled with a variety of make-up. Something so small can hold that much? I sweat dropped. I used a bit of eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, blush—since I won't be blushing a lot anymore—, lipstick and some lip gloss. I turned to them and presented myself.
"How do I look?" I asked. My only reply was their mouths dropped. "I take that as a yes." I sighed as I used a technique that made my luggage pocket size. They gasped.
"How did you do that?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"I have a lot of tricks up my sleeves." I said, picking up the six mini-boxes. "Now, let me just write a letter to Charlie. Go ahead of me, I already sense the jet coming." I said as I dashed upstairs. I found the pen and pad paper and started writing.
Dear Charlie,
Thanks for everything you've done for me so far. Thanks for accepting me as your child in the place of my father. Thank you for helping me out in a lot of things.
But I'm ashamed to say that all I could say in return is I'm sorry. I can't stay in Forks anymore. Everything has become too complicated for me to stay. I can't bear it anymore. I've tagged along with Jiraiya and went back to Konoha.
Please don't blame the Cullens. It's not them, it's me. Also, please don't tell them where I'm going. Say 'sorry' to Jake for me as well.
With love,
Bella
I put the letter where he can see it. It was so hard to write the last part, but I had to do it. I didn't shed a tear as I wrote this letter. The hardest thing to do was leave the place where I'd found my first and only love. I went out and followed them, where the jet was hovering, making the wind a bit harsh. I bent my knees and jumped to the jet. I sighed, both in relief and in pain. Relief because I don't have to deal with 7 vampires' anger. Pain because I have to leave them. The jet started to move and I felt a reassuring hand on my shoulder. I shrugged it off.
"Whoa, kinda harsh to your previous sensei." I heard Kakashi's familiar voice behind me. I turned around and gave him an empty smile.
"What are you doing here?" I put as much enthusiasm in my voice as I can—which wasn't much.
"I was driving the jet, but now, Jiraiya's on the pilot seat." his eyes crinkled. I guess he smiled at me. I've seen his true face. If it wasn't for the tattoo thing on his face, he would've been a lady killer. "What happened to make you un-Bella like?" he asked. I shrugged carelessly, but my eyes were clouded over in pain.
"It's complicated. Nothing a porn book-reading sensei would understand." I chuckled, though it was hollow. He didn't laugh back. I sighed. "Don't look too much into it, or else the student will be teaching the teacher." I said as I took a seat with the girls. "By the way, I know Tenten is dating Neji and Sakura is going to make out with Sasuke when we land, but what about you, Ino?" I asked. Tenten and Sakura blushed while Ino grinned.
"You might not know him, but he's really perfect." she sighed dreamily. I raised my eyebrows at them.
"He acts like Sasuke, but he's coldly friendlier." Tenten explained.
"How am I supposed to understand what 'coldly friendlier' means?" I quoted. I may be asking a lot, but I'm not exactly in to it.
"You'll see when we arrive." Sakura sighed. I yawned. I put my hands behind my head and closed my eyes. I didn't even know it, but I fell asleep quickly.
I felt a pair of hands shaking me.
"Oi, Bella. Wake up." I heard Kakashi say. I growled sleepily.
"If you keep waking me up, I'll castrate you." I threatened, not opening my eyes.
"At least she'll touch your dick." Jiraiya said in his goofy voice. I could sense that he was within my arm's length, so I punched him. I heard him huff in pain. I opened my eyes reluctantly. I saw that the three girls were on their way out, Kakashi was sweat dropping at me and there was sunlight coming in through the windows. I sighed and followed the three girls into the door of the dimension of the ninjas. When I got out, I put a hand over my eyes. It was too bright. I saw someone wave a pair of shades in front of me. I took it gratefully.
"Thanks, Ino." I smiled a small smile, though it was forced. She smiled back.
"I know you got used to the sunless Forks, so I made sure not to pack that, just in case." she explained. I nodded. Kakashi went in front of us and made symbols. "And if you need some girl advice, you know I'm always a listening ear." she said, winking at me. The huge rock in front of us moved and we went inside of the cave, where the end will be the familiar place I wouldn't hesitate to call home. My eyes immediately filled with pain again, but I was touched at what Ino said.
"Okay, thanks, Ino." I said. "By the way, do you also have a scarf?" I asked. She nodded, confused. We were finally outside the gates—the cave wasn't that long—and she gave me a silk scarf. "I just want to surprise everyone." I said, smirking slightly.
"Good idea." she squealed. "I'll tell the others, just wait for me. I need to give you a new set of clothes." she said as she went to Tenten, Sakura, Jiraiya and Kakashi. Then she went back to me and pulled me to the way to her house. I followed her without a word. I didn't really care much anymore. I've brought my body to Konoha, but I left my heart at the Cullens, with Edward. A little while later, we reached her house. I didn't even bother to observe it as she didn't stop to pull me inside, to her room.
"Ino, Sai's waiting for you in your room." I heard her mom holler. She squealed.
"Okay." she grinned and when we went inside her room, I saw a guy with pale-grayish skin with black hair. His shirt was revealing his abs and when he heard the door opening, he smiled at Ino, then looked at me curiously. "Sensei, you can take it off now." she giggled as she kissed the man in the room on the cheek. "This is Sai, by the way. My boyfriend." she giggled again. My eyes were filled with pain again, but I quickly disguised them as I took off the scarf. The guy—Sai—widened his eyes.
"You were trained under Bella?" he asked in disbelief. Ino nodded as she went to her closet and picked out an outfit. She threw me a purple shirt that ended under my bust—I don't really wear much that doesn't end under my bust—and a matching pair of shorts. My heels went together with the outfit. The sleeves of the shirt were flowing, like a kimono's sleeves, and a hood.
"Thanks." I said. She smiled.
"Don't you want to go see your mom?" she asked nicely, though I can tell that she only wanted to make-out with Sai. I nodded and jumped out of the window, towards my mom's office with the hood over my head. Surprisingly, everything was calm and quiet there when I got there. Then, Naruto bust inside, with Sasuke grunting behind him. No one saw me because I was hidden.
"Oi, ooba! Do you mind telling Sasuke that Australia is a country?" he asked, glaring at Sasuke.
"I'm telling you, dobe, it's a continent." Sasuke grunted. Shizune sweat dropped, smiling slightly. Mom just glared at them.
"There's no need to bring Tsunade-sama into this argument." Shizune reasoned, but they won't listen.
"Baa-chan! Tell us, is it a continent or a country?" Naruto demanded. I was now on the ceiling, my hands and feet on it so that I looked like an upside down spiderman.
"Are you idiots?" I asked, making all of them look at me. "It's both a country and a continent. Australia, the country, is in Australia, the continent." I sighed. Mom ran over to me and hugged me, squealing. Kinda weird if she's hugging me when I'm upside down. "Mom, can I get down first?" I asked her. She let go of me and I stepped to the ground smiling.
"What are you doing here?" she asked. "Aren't you supposed to be planning your wedding with your super shopaholic sister and your wonderful fiance?" at those two descriptions, my face was threatening to lose it's facade, so I sat on mom's desk and looked up.
"It's...ex-fiance." I muttered. It was silent for a while, then I heard her gasp. Late reaction much.
"What?!" she exclaimed. "Why did you two break up?" she asked, her voice a threatening edge to it, as though she would go after them the moment I finish telling her my story.
"Why should I stay with someone who can't accept this side of me?" I asked, sighing. I could feel their shock. I looked at them and saw that mom was frozen, Shizune was looking confused and shocked, Naruto and Sasuke were just confused. They must've forgotten that I was engaged. Keyword being was. "Anyways, mom, I need to talk to you alone. Can you go to the rooftop after you deal with the twidiots?" I asked and jumped away without letting mom reply. I could hear more arguing and mom shouting at them.
"Eh?! Why me?!" I heard Shizune complain. Then I saw mom on the air, landing somewhere in front of me.
"What happened?" was the first thing she asked. I sighed.
"I was too clumsy and they found out." I said. She looked at me in disbelief.
"You're not clumsy." she observed.
"Remember the case we just had?" I reminded her. She nodded. "It was Kabuto trying to get revenge at me for killing Orochimaru." I sighed. Her eyes darkened. I remember the day that I killed him perfectly.
It was the day that mom was supposed to say yes to his offer, but when she was found out by Kabuto, I swiped in. I spared Kabuto's life and left Jiraiya to take care of him. I used the technique where an eye on my forehead opens. Whoever looks into any of my eyes will die permanently, cutting off all possible revision techniques. He died, but I was unconscious for days. The time I woke up was also the first time that I saw my mom—which is a longer story.
"Well, he's gone now, but the Cullens saw my weapons, so I had no more lies left to tell them." I sighed as I prevented the tears from falling from my eyes. She was silent for a while, taking everything in. "I have to apologize for breaking their window." I chuckled, though it was hollow. Then I sighed again. Suddenly, mom hugged me.
"Since you came here in such a mood, let's cheer you up, okay?" she asked, and I could feel her sad smile. "Tonight is the annual village festival And I want you to be the guest of honor." she said, holding me at arms length. I smiled a bit. The annual village festival always used to be the most fun thing for me, but I'm not sure anymore.
"Okay." I said. "I'm just going to visit someone first, okay?" I asked as I prepared to leave. She nodded, smiling at me.
"Just make sure to hide yourself. It'll be a surprise to everyone." she told me as I jumped off, putting the hood on as I went to Ino's flower shop. I just needed flowers. I'm not telling her anything yet. As I jumped, I saw that everyone was busy preparing for the festival. There were some kids playing, others were setting up decorations, and the old man from the Ichiraku ramen shop was bringing food to the food table. Some speakers were being set up and I could see some people dancing, practicing for the program. I sighed again. If only I can achieve the same happiness they have for at least tonight only. When I reached the Yamanaka flower shop, I jumped down and saw that Ino was managing right now, along with her boyfriend.
"Welcom—oh, sensei. What do you need today?" she asked, a happy smile on her face.
"Just some flowers. Maybe a few lilacs and daises in a basket." I shrugged.
"Right." she went around and grabbed the flowers and a basket. "And this one's on the house." she added. I shook my head.
"No, I'm paying for it." I took out my wallet, which held the picture of me smiling happily with the Cullens.
"Well, we're not accepting your payment." she retorted, but I didn't respond to her. On my side was a mirror. I faced it and compared the me now to the me with the Cullens. My skin looked as though I was glowing when I was with the Cullens. Now, my skin seems darker. But the biggest difference was my eyes. They were so lively before, no hint of sadness at all. Now, my eyes were dull and lifeless.
"That's a great looking family." someone behind me remarked. I looked behind me and saw that Sai was looking over my shoulder, at the picture. I nodded stiffly.
"Well, they're not very optimistic." I said.
"Was the guy with the reddish hair your ex?" he asked.
"Very observant." I said sarcastically. I went over to Ino, who was almost finished arranging the flowers. She saw me watching her and smiled.
"Can I ask you something?" I queried. She looked at me and nodded. I looked at Sai, who was reading a book about friends and feelings and those type of stuff. "When was the first time you liked him?" she thought about it.
"When she called Sakura an ugly pig." she smiled. I sweat dropped. So much for a serious moment.
"But when did you know that you were in love with him?" I asked. She grinned even more.
"When I finally got to know him, I found out that he was raised in a place where emotions didn't matter." she smiled dreamily, looking at Sai, who was still reading the book as he kept on stealing glances at us. "Then, I felt the need to bring him into the real world. It was a bit dramatic between the two of us for the first few months, but I really wanted him to know how to feel." her usual diva tone was replaced with true love and longing. My eyes pained. Love can really change a person. "Through the times that I was teaching him about the emotion of love, I felt in love with him, myself. I was in denial for a bit, then I realized that I am in love with him." she sighed happily, her hands stopped on the arrangement for a bit, then returned to do the finishing touches.
I felt some stinging in the back of my eyes. I can't believe that love changed her this much. And I also can't believe that among all the loves in the village, Ino's is the most sensible one. I'm really jealous. I remember the times that I was the one gushing about Edward when we were still together.
"Here." she said, handing me the basket of flowers. "Who're they for?" she asked. I smiled slightly.
"My dad." I said, putting on my hood above my head as I made my way out. I kept on jumping and made my way to my dad's grave. When I got there, I smiled slightly, my hood still on my head. "Hi, dad." I greeted to no one in particular. "You were wrong. Edward wasn't the one for me." I said, sadness leaking in my voice. A slightly strong gust of wind passed. "Thanks for accepting him anyways." I added, then sighed. "You know, I don't think I can love someone else as much as I loved Edward. Truth to be told, I still love him." I whispered sadly, a tear escaping my eye. Another gust of wind passed. "Anyways, it was great to see you." I said as I went away. I didn't even jump through the trees as I made my way out of the cemetery. I noticed someone in a red dress standing by a grave, her back to me. She had familiar black hair. I smirked slightly as I crept towards her quietly, hiding my chakra. When I got near enough, I wrapped my arms around her from behind. She looked shocked and I felt that she was about to struggle. "Re-nai-nee-chan." I enunciated every word with the goofy voice I always used when I played with her. I could tell that she was shocked.
"Be-Bella? Is that you?" she asked, sadness lingering in her voice. I nodded. She didn't turn around. Instead, she held my arms. "I thought you moved to Forks." she mused. I sighed.
"Forks was...too complicated for me." I sighed.
"What happened?" she asked, concern evident in her voice.
"My fiance couldn't accept who I really was, so there was nothing holding me back in Forks anymore." I sobbed into her neck, tears running down my face again. She, along with my mom and sometimes, Shizune, is the only one who I can show my true self to without the fear of being judged, but not so much that I've cried, so I can tell that she's shocked. She turned around and hugged me.
"There, there." she patted my head, just like she used to when I was just a little kid. For a while, she kept on saying comforting things as I kept on crying. A few moments after I've finished crying, she sighed. "I guess we both have failed loves." she murmured. I looked at the grave she was standing by earlier and saw Asuma-sensei's name, along with the date he was born, the date he died and a message.
"I heard." I muttered, depressed. "You know, you can always count on me when the baby's come out already." I told her sincerely. She shook her head, her eyes pained. "Come on, it's the least I can do after you took care of me my whole childhood." I pouted. Her sad, red eyes softened.
"Yes, but you don't owe me anything. I'm going to be fine." she reassured me.
"I will help you out." I said in a firm voice. She was about to say something else, but I beat her to it. "What if I say I'm so selfish that I want to take care of the kid?" I asked. She thought about it.
"Still no. She's my child." she said, her voice more firm than mine. I sighed.
"Fine, but don't even say no to the baby shower I'm throwing you." I amended. She bit her lip. "By the way, you don't really look pregnant. You look as though you...just....gave.....birth." my voice died by every word. "The baby's already out?!" I screeched. She chuckled slightly. "Why didn't you invite me?" I asked, insulted. She sighed.
"Because I knew you'd act this way." she replied, her voice had a winning tone to it. I crossed my arms over my chest.
"Fine, you're right." I gave in. She looked relieved. "But that doesn't stop me from giving her presents." I smirked, though it was empty. I still can't do things whole-heartedly. Her eyes widened. It was probably quarter to 6 because the sun is setting.
"Presents? No! That—Hey, wait!" I jumped away. I'm definitely not letting her prevent me from giving the kid some presents. I put the hood above my head and went to my place.
It's been a long time since I've been there. I have to change for tonight's festival. I was about to grab my phone, but then I remember I left it in the Cu—I mean, Forks. Thinking of that family has been really painful, especially the one who still has my heart.
?POV
I called Bella's phone. I waited for a couple of rings. Why isn't she answering? I heard her pick it up and I didn't even give her a chance to speak.
"Bella! If I don't see you within 5 minutes, you're in big trouble. The festival is going to start in like, 15 minutes!" I shouted into the phone and hung up immediately. I sighed. She'd better be here. I heard my phone sing again. Who the hell is calling me at this time?! "Hello?" I wasn't in the mood to be friendly.
"Please, you have to help me." I heard a voice beg. My hand was shaking in anger at the sound of his voice.
"And why should I help you?" I asked, insult in my voice. "After what you've don—"
"Please." he begged again. "I need her. You have to help me." he pleaded.
"Well, why should I?" I asked. To be honest, he sounded really sincere.
"I love her. You know that, right?" he asked me, a lot of emotions lacing his voice.
"Prove to me that you love her." I commanded.
"I may have let her be once, but I regret it a lot and swore not to repeat the same mistake again." he sobbed. I contemplated this. "And the moment I see her, I promise not to make her sad ever again." he promised. He sounds so dedicated to getting her back.
"Perhaps...I can give you another chance." I said reluctantly. "But repeat it and you will regret it." I threatened. "And I never give empty threats." I added.
"Yes. Please, do you know where she is?" he asked desperately. I sighed.
"I'll meet you at the airport. Call me when you get there." I said. I'll have to leave the party mid-way.
"Okay. Thank you." he said, truly grateful as hanging up. I sighed and was about to hang up my phone, when I saw something interesting. Why is it that the name that the caller ID's flashing isn't his name?
Bella POV
I hid my chakra and stayed in the trees when I was just a few meters away from the crowd. Earlier, when I got home, I undid the technique on my boxes and left everything there. I took out my deep blue, turtle-neck, long-sleeved, flowing dress. I also took out some stockings and 7-inch, black stilettos. I saw my mom on the stage, hosting the program.
"It's great to finally relax and just have fun. But before we start, may I introduce the last minute guest of honor, my beloved daughter, Bella Hikaru." she beamed. I went out of the trees and made my way to the stage. Everyone clapped, but I could see that everyone was shocked to see me. When I was on stage, I hugged my mom. I let go of her and went down the stage again, a fake smile plastered on my face as I waved to some of them. Renai-nee-chan went over to me with a little baby girl in her arms.
"Hey, Bella." Renai-nee-chan smiled. The girl in her arms looked at me curiously.
"Nee-chan, is that her?" I asked. She nodded, smiling. "Can I hold her?" I queried. She nodded again as she passed the girl to me. "Hey there, little...?" I trailed off. I haven't gotten her name yet.
"Lily." Renai-nee-chan smiled. I smiled back, though it wasn't as true as hers.
"Little Lily." I greeted. "Sorry, I don't have your gift yet, but I'll give it to you tomorrow or the next day." I said, chuckling, earning a glare from Lily's dear mother. I stuck my tongue out at Renai-nee-chan. Then shock took over me. Lily just grabbed my tongue! I looked at her, my tongue still in her hands. She was smiling happily. Wasn't she grossed out by this? Renai-nee-chan burst out laughing, and the rest of the crowd, who was watching our whole exchange.
"Lily, dear, let go of auntie's tongue." Renai-nee-chan said, grinning at her daughter. Lily giggled as she pulled more on my tongue. It's a good thing that my tongue was slippery, so I was able to pull my tongue back from her. She pouted, but didn't cry. I smiled. She's pretty mature, for a kid. I grinned as I gave her back to her mother. "Why don't we get something to eat?" she offered. I shook my head.
"I'm full." I replied. Actually, the truth was I was too depressed to eat anything. I was just walking around the place when my favorite song came on. It was 'Phonography' by Britney Spears. I didn't want everyone to know that I was depressed, so I grabbed the 2 closest people to me—which was Hinata and Ino. I pulled them to the dance floor, grinning as I danced with them.
We're not so different
You and me
'Cause we both
Share our share of obscenities
And everybody's
Got some freaky tendencies
Hidden or admitted
'Cause we all got needs
Hinata was dancing shyly as I bumped asses with Ino. She laughed as I grabbed her hand, twirling her. Everyone watched us. I laughed, feeling a bit of true happiness. I always seems to let go of everything whenever I dance.
And I make no apologies (Huh-huh)
I'm into phonography (Huh-huh)
And I like my bluetooth, buttons comin' loose
I need my hands free (Huh-huh)
Then I let my mind roam (Huh-huh)
Playin' with my ringtone
He got service,
I've got service
Baby, we can talk all night (Go)
"Um, can I go now?" Hinata asked, her cheeks extremely red. I pouted.
"Do you really want to miss out on the fun?" I asked her. Ino mirrored my expression, but we just kept on dancing. She nodded. I sighed sadly, but kept dancing with Ino, our hands together. "Fine, but can you get me a glass of Vodka?" I asked. She nodded, grateful.
"Make that 2." Ino sang. I laughed, pulling and pushing her closer with our hands together.
Let's talk about biology
Make believe you're next to me
Phonography, phonography
Talk that sexy talk to me
Better make sure that the line is green
Keep it confidential, you and me
Phonography, phonography
Dirty talk and call it phonography (Hey!)
By now, Sakura, Tenten and Temari, who I didn't see before, have joined us. We all had glasses of Vodka in our hands. Everyone was still watching us and some other people have joined us.
I can follow
All your commands
But there will be no talk of
Adding you to my plan
I'll keep you connected
Long as you understand
That's how we should keep it
Mr. Telephone Man
I spotted Shizune and pulled her to the dance floor.
"No thanks. I don't want to dance." she said, trying to pull back. Too bad my strength is twice as much as mom's. In one hand, I had Shizune's hands and in the other, I had an empty glass of Vodka. A waiter passed, carrying a lot of glasses of Vodka. I pulled Shizune with me to the waiter. I put the empty glass on the tray and got 2, one for me and one for Shizune.
"I don't really think you have much of a choice if it's me." I chuckled. I'm not a light weight, so I wasn't drunk yet. Shizune sighed and took the glass, following me to the dance floor.
And I make no apologies (Huh-huh)
I'm into phonography (Huh-huh)
And I like my bluetooth, buttons comin' loose
I need my hands free (Huh-huh)
Then I let my mind roam (Huh-huh)
Playin' with my ringtone
He got service,
I've got service
Baby, we can talk all night (Go)
All of the 6 of us laughed. This was just too much fun. Sakura lifted Tenten off of the ground. Tenten, in return, wooted.
"Now, are you having fun?" I asked Shizune teasingly. She stuck her tongue out at me. I laughed. I saw another possible target and smirked. I went to mom and pulled her along with me.
"No!" she screamed, but it had a firm tone to it. I pouted.
"I won't feel better if you don't dance with us." I said, looking as though I was about to burst into tears. She panicked and ran over to the group of dancing girls. I laughed and switched my glass to another full one. I went back to the group and saw that mom was also having fun, dancing with Sakura.
Let's talk about biology
Make believe you're next to me
Phonography, phonography
Talk that sexy talk to me
Better make sure that the line is green
Keep it confidential, you and me
Phonography, phonography
Dirty talk and call it phonography (Hey!)
I grinded my ass into Ino, who smirked in return.
"There are children in the vicinity!" mom screamed at us, hitting the back of our heads. We both pouted. Everyone in the group had drunk another glass of Vodka and a waiter passed by, replacing our glasses. How many glasses have I had? Well, I still wasn't drunk. Ino swayed a little, Tenten's cheeks were a bit red, Sakura was grinning really drunkly—wow, she's really a light weight—, Temari was still smirking her usual smirk—but it was towards Shikamaru, who was blushing—and Shizune was laughing with my smiling mom. I guess I got my non-light weightedness from her. Why isn't she drinking a lot? Probably faithful to sake.
"Power to the women!" I suddenly screamed. All the women in the area cheered.
Baby, if you're not alone
Take me off speakerphone
What I'm 'bout to say right here
Is just for your ears to hear
If you need to
Hit me back, hit me back
I got a star 69
For that shit, for that shit (Go)
My mom suddenly jumped.
"Mom, what's wrong?" I asked through the music, still dancing. She shook her head.
"I forgot something in my office. Do you mind if I leave for a while?" she asked, looking really sheepish. I shrugged.
"Go ahead." I shooed her away as I went back to the 4 girls who were a bit drunk.
"Where's your mom going?" Sakura asked.
"She said she forgot something in her office." I shouted through the music. I noticed that Shizune was gone as well. I sighed. An apprentice is an apprentice. I pulled Temari and held her hands. "Let's party 'til the dawn breaks." I wooted. She nodded, grinning.
Let's talk about biology
Make believe you're next to me
Phonography, phonography
Talk that sexy talk to me
Better make sure that the line is green
Keep it confidential, you and me
Phonography, phonography
Dirty talk and call it phonography (Hey!)
Phonography
Phonography
(Go)
As the song ended, we belted out the last lyrics of the song. It was a long while later before the next song played, since the speakers were a bit damaged. During the long break, we just kept drinking alcohol to pass the time. The next song that played was 'Right Round' by Flo-rida. The 5 of us started dancing again when it came one.
You spin my head right round, right round
When you go down, when you go down down
You spin my head right round, right round
When you go down, when you go down down
We actually spun our heads, laughing, and dipped down. A waiter passed and we all replaced our Vodkas. I wooted again. I've really lost myself in dancing.
Hey
Hopped out of that house with my swagger
Hop in that with girl, I got places to go!
People to see, time is precious
I look at my crowd and they out of control
Just like my mind where Im going
No women, no shorties, no nothin but clothes
No stoppin now, my Pirellis on role
I like my jewelry, thats always on gold
I know the storm is comin
My pockets keep tellin me its gonna shower
Call up my homies thats home
Then pop in the night cuz its meant to be ours
We keep a fade away shot cuz we ballin
its platinum patron that be ours
Lil mama, I owe you just like the flowers
Girl you to drink with all that and power clubs
"Hey, Temari, how was your life during I was in Forks?" I asked her, our asses together as we danced.
"Same as usual. Kankuro is here, but Gaara is busy, being the Kazekage and all." she rolled her eyes. I grinned.
"Awesome. Power to your bro!" I raised my hand in the air. She raised her hand along with mine. I was passed around, being twirled—first, Temari spun me, then Sakura, then Tenten, then Ino.
You spin my head right round, right round
When you go down, when you go down down
You spin my head right round, right round
When you go down, when you go down down
"BELLA!" I heard a voice shout. My body was dipped by Ino, my foot high in the air and an almost empty glass of Vodka. I was a bit tipsy, so I'm sure I was just imagining things. He couldn't be here. I left him. And how could he possibly get to this dimension? Ino pulled me back and Tenten took me. She dipped me as well. When my foot was high in the air, I heard it again. "BELLA! BELLA!" I looked at the direction of the sound and I rubbed my eyes, my back still close to the ground. Was I that drunk? I could see that they were coming closer to me, then I froze. This was real, I wasn't imagining things. Edward, along with his family, was here, in the flesh—or rather, in the pale—walking towards me and the group of dancing girls.
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