A/N: Hello hello! So my exams are starting shortly so it might take a while to update. But for now, heres chapter 7. Bella might be slightly out of charecter in this chapter but oh well, its what the story demanded. I hope my writing isnt getting pathetic or cheesy heehee. Thank you too all those who reviewed. But it wasnt as much as i expected. Please guys, when you add me to your favourites and alerts pleas review the story and tell me what you thought. It really helps alot :) thanks in advance and wihtout further ado:Chapter 7 –
I slept peacefully through the rest of the night. Emmett's cool skin reminding me of Edward kept me comfortable. But when I woke in the morning, Emmett wasn't there. I sat up in bed slowly, blinking in the sunlight that was bathing the room.
"Emmett?" I called out sleepily.
There was no reply. I shrugged and got out of bed, lumbering to the bathroom. I took my time in brushing my teeth and changing my clothes. I was feeling too lazy to do anything interesting with my hair so I just let it hang loosely around my face.
When I reached the top of the stairs, I heard the sound of the TV playing in the lounge. I rolled my eyes and made my way there. Emmett was leaning back on the couch, his long legs stretched out, feet resting on the coffee table.
"Good morning sleepyhead," he said as I entered the lounge without looking up.
I mumbled a reply and sank down beside him. "Where'd you go last night?" I asked him, my eyes still half closed.
"What did you expect me to do? Watch you sleep all night? How boring! That's Edwards's job. Besides, you talk in your sleep. Care to guess what you were saying?"
I looked at him guiltily, remembering my dream he was referring to vaguely.
"Err… yeah, about that. Sorry. I was still a bit mad at you when I fell asleep."
"Oh, so you decide to complain to Edward about it in your dreams while you're all snuggled up beside me?! Edddwwwaaarrrrdd Emmett bothered me all weekend!" he mimicked in an annoyed voice.
I giggled and wrapped my arms around him. "I'm sorry Emmett, but you know I can't control what dreams I have. And you're not that bad. Honestly, you've been good so far." I smiled at him.
He looked down at me, raising one eyebrow. "No point in buttering me Bella, you still have to make your own breakfast."
I sighed. "Yeah, I kinda figured that out."
He turned back to the TV. Flipping through channels casually. I watched him feeling bored. I was hungry, surprisingly, even after devouring half a tray of brownies, but I didn't want to get up and make breakfast. I pulled my knees up on the sofa, hugging them to my chest.
Emmett was watching a morning show. Some gothic looking author was being interviewed by a women with way too much make-up.
"So Adriana, your new book is stirring up much hot talk among the world of vampire fans. What's the storyline? Care to tell your viewers?"
"Well Nikki, 'A Twist in Life' is a vampire romance novel about a bloodthirsty vampire who falls in love with a human girl and their struggle to make their relationship work. It's different from my other vampire novels and I hope my readers will enjoy it."
"Ooh, a vampire falling in love with a human? Sounds interesting! Was it hard to write…?"
Emmett looked at me the same moment I looked at him. We caught each others eye for just a second before both of us burst out laughing.
"Oh…Oh GOD!!!" Emmett laughed.
I couldn't stop laughing to say anything. The situation was just too funny to say anything.
"They think they know so much!" Emmett said, turning off the TV and facing me, a grin still on his face. I had stopped laughing and was now trying to catch my breath.
"That…that sure will be an interesting read!" I said, shaking my head. "Wait till Edward hears about this."
We sat silent for a few minutes. Emmett finally breaking the silence by asking "Are you gonna have breakfast or what?"
I sighed heavily. "I'm feeling too lazy Emmett," I groaned. "I don't want to get up."
Emmett shook his head disapprovingly. "You humans and your laziness…"
"Oh ya?! Who was feeling too lazy to move his ass to get up and buy me some food yesterday evening?" I asked him.
He raised his eyebrows at me "Wow, you said 'ass'" was all he said.
I rolled my eyes at him. "You know what? I think I will get something to eat." I told him, getting up. I went into the kitchen, grabbed a leftover piece of brownie from the fridge and went back into the lounge plopping down on the sofa.
Emmett looked at me munching the brownie and made a disgusted face. "You eating shit again? That looks really gross Bella."
"SHUT UP EMMETT! It is SO not gross!"
Emmett threw up his hands in frustration. "What is it with you and 'Shut up'?"
I glared at him and purposefully took a large bite of brownie. After I was finished, I looked around the lounge helplessly. There was a whole day ahead of us, what were we going to do?
As if he had read my thoughts, Emmett spoke up "So Bella, what do you want to do today? Skinny dipping?" he suggested, a devilish grin on his face.
I narrowed my eyes at him. "If Edward found out he-"
"-would kill me? Ya I know sheesh! I was just kidding!" Emmett said laughing. "Well then, what do you want to do? I thought you would be a bit more fun to be with…"
"I AM fun!" I argued. "Yesterday was fun!"
Emmett grinned at me "So you had fun with me? Am I a better babysitter than Alice?" he joked.
"At least you don't force me to go to an all day spa and get cherry red nail polish applied on my hands and feet." I replied honestly.
There was a pause while we thought. "Can we go to Port Angeles?" I asked, "watch a movie there maybe? It'll be better than hanging around in Forks…"
Emmett thought it over for a minute. "Okay then." He agreed finally, "But you cant go running off with another creepy stranger this time." He warned.
I laughed, "Thanks Emmett."
I gave him a fleeting hug and flew up the stairs, well tumbled more like, to get changed into something more presentable.
I finally chose a pair of faded jeans and a red hooded sweatshirt. Quickly pulling on my socks and sneakers, I went back down to find that Emmett had changed into a pair of black pants and a black shirt. He looked chalky pale against the dark clothes he was wearing. And to top it all off, he put on a pair of jet black shades.
"Ready?" he asked me when I came to stand in front of him. I nodded "wont you feel cold in just a shirt?" I asked him, eyeing the thin fabric.
Emmett rolled his eyes at me. "Oh yes Bella, Ill probably freeze to death." He replied sarcastically.
I blushed at stupidity. Why oh why couldn't I think before I spoke? "Lets just go." I mumbled, pushing past him into the Cullen's driveway. Emmett followed me, sighing heavily.
"Looks like we have a looong day ahead of us." He said, as he got into the drivers seat of the car. He glanced at me and sighed again. "Will you stop glaring at me and buckle your seatbelt?" he asked in a tired voice.
"Why?" I asked haughtily.
"Because I don't want you to die if I crash this car."
"You wont crash it."
"I wouldn't count on that. I might just to see what it feels like." He retorted.
I gave up, pulling the seatbelt forward to click it into place as Emmett started the car.
We reached Port Angeles quite quickly, thanks to Emmett's fast driving. "Where do you want to go first?" he asked eying the shops that flew by the window.
I thought about it. "How about we see a movie first and then head over to the mall? Do some shopping?"
Emmett looked at me with a funny expression. "Oh no! Alice got to you too! One shopping crazed sister was enough!! Oh the pain! The pain!" he cried dramatically, leaving the steering wheel to clutch his heart with both hands.
I lunged for the wheel, "Emmett!" he laughed, placing his hands back on the wheel.
"Relax Bella, I'm not gonna crash."
"You might." I said "and just for the record, shopping in my dictionary means buying books and CDs and stuff. Not clothes, make up and jewelry. Hell no."
Emmett chuckled. "That's what I like about you. Your different from other girls. My whole life-well the life I remember anyways, I've been surrounded by Rosalie and Alice- two girls whose life revolves around make up and clothes. Not that I complain when Rosalie buys an increasingly sexy pair of lingerie, but still, its annoying at times."
I raised my eyebrows at him. "Wow, Emmett Cullen paid me a compliment! That's a first."
Emmett laughed again, pulling up in front of the movie theatre.
"Do you know what movie you want to watch?" he asked as we got out of the car.
I glances at the movie posters, frowning. "Er, no. I don't really know what's playing."
We went inside, the rush was relatively thick which was surprising. It was after all,Saturday morning and we were probably attending the first show. There weren't many movies playing. Emmett and I argued over watching a horror, action or comedy.
"Oh cmon Bella! I'll make you cover your eyes when a scary part comes." Emmett suggested. I glared at him, my cheeks turning red as a group of boys who were passing, heard Emmett and laughed. Emmett turned and winked at them.
"Emmett…" I said through gritted teeth.
"No Bella, I've decided." He said, his tone final and bossy, like a father telling his toddler daughter that she wouldn't get any more candy. "I want to watch 'Buckets of Blood'. You can see that comedy any other time. Right now we watch what I want. I was after all, the one who drove here."
And with that, he walked away to get tickets. Furious, I stomped over to a corner and sat down angrily in one of the chairs, waiting. I was not a fan of horror movies and that comedy actually looked good. I pouted, watching Emmett flirt with the girl at the ticket counter. She blushed when Emmett winked at her and thanked her.
"I got the tickets. You want anything to eat?" he asked me, coming to stand over me.
I glared, turning my head pointedly away from him. "I don't like you." I said in a childish voice.
"Exactly." He replied grinning. "Now, do you want anything Bella?" he asked.
I decided I would waste his money on lots of snack since he wouldn't let me watch the movie I wanted and since I didn't plan on watching the movie he chose anyway, I would keep myself occupied with eating.
"Yes!" I said, jumping up, an evil yet innocent grin on my face.
Emmett frowned at my enthusiasm but followed me to the snack bar nonetheless.
"I want a mixed slush, a bag of popcorn-extra butter. And mmm…" I looked around at the selection of chocolates and candy in front of me and grabbed a handful of whatever had an attractive wrapper. "-ill have these as well and oh yeah! I want a packet of crisps too!"
Emmett and the saleswomen eyed me incredulously.
"What?" I asked innocently.
Emmett shook his head at me and turned to the girl, shrugging. "And who pays for all this?" she asked Emmett in a rather rude tone.
Great, another jealous bimbo. I thought. I decided to annoy her even further. Vent out all my frustration at Emmett on the girl.
"He does of course" I said sweetly batting my eyelashes at Emmett who was pulling out his wallet with a defeated expression. The girl kept eyeing me accusingly, as if making Emmett pay for me was a sin.
"What? Dosent your boyfriend pay for you when you go out?" I asked her. Emmett froze beside me but handed the girl the money, who by now was a deep shade of red.
I took my treats and turned away, satisfied. Oh my god! I thought, What am I doing?! This is so unlike me! The poor girl! That's when I realized that I never let anyone pay for me! And yet, here Emmett was, paying for my tickets and the food I didn't particularly plan on eating. I looked up at him guiltily.
"What was that all about? Your boyfriend?!" I didn't know you thought of me that way Bella," he said popping his collar.
I laughed. "Eww, please! That was just to make the girl jealous." I said. "Be assured, I have no thoughts on you in that context."
Emmett grinned and pulled me towards the doors of theatre 4. Wait, theatre 4 wasn't playing 'Buckets of Blood' it was playing…
"Oh Emmett!" I cried suddenly, dropping all my treats. Emmett caught them all before they hit the floor in one swift movement and without warning I jumped at him, hugging him tightly, to my surprise, he swayed a little. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"
I gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. I felt bad about making him spend so much money on me but I decided I would make up somehow. Emmett laughed, handing me back the food.
"I figured it was better to keep you in a good mood. I don't want Edward to think that I didn't keep my sis happy." He grinned.
I gave him another hug. "Hey, you're a great brother." I told him, taking his arm and pulling him inside the theatre.
"Oh I wouldn't say that just yet. There's a whole day left you know," he said chuckling.
All I could do was shake my head.
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