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Bella POV
As I changed into my clothes from the day, I couldn't help but hum to myself. It was only when I actually listened to what I was humming, was it that I realised I was humming the same music, which Edward had hummed to me last night after he had soothed me after my nightmare. I couldn't help but be happy at the moment. Ever since I had arrived at the Cullen's house there had always seemed to be an invisible barrier between Edward and I, but last night that barrier seemed to have disappeared. It seemed Edward finally managed to get over what ever his problem was with me.
I left my room and headed down stairs to breakfast. As I past Edward's room, I peered in quickly to see he had already gone downstairs to breakfast. That is good I thought to myself, as I really wanted to thank him for being there for me last night. The house seemed pretty quiet as I made my through the two stories to the ground floor. As I entered the kitchen I was shocked to see that only Alice and Esme sat around the table. When they heard me they both looked up and smiled.
"Good morning Bella" Esme greeted me standing up from the table. "Why don't you take a seat and I will fix you some breakfast."
I smiled at Esme thankfully and took a seat besides Alice. The house was really silent when there didn't seem to be many people in it. Where was everyone?
"Where is everybody else?" I asked as Esme brought me a bowl of cereal over.
"Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper have gone to the library to do some college work and Carlisle is at the hospital" Alice replied.
I couldn't help but be curious about Edward, as especially since last night he seemed to be the only person on my mind.
"Where's Edward?"
Alice didn't reply this time but turned to look at Esme as though she needed some help with that answer. Esme took the seat on the other side of me before answering.
"He left the house really early this morning. He seemed in a bit of a state really, just shouting back to me that he would be back later as he left through the door."
"Is he alright?" I asked, truly concerned for Edward. I would have surely been the last person to see him last night. Had I said something to hurt him?
"I think he just needed sometime to himself. He seems to have had something on his mind for the past few days, so I guess he just wants to be alone to try and clear it" Esme replied. "I'm sure it will be nothing to worry about."
I relaxed my body a little as Esme's words circled my mind. She was right, there probably was nothing to worry about and Edward would come back later and things will be fine. My heart did sink with disappointment. I had a whole day ahead of me now with nothing to do. I had been hoping that once I had started talking to Edward perhaps we could have done something together, but instead I was probably just going to be bored. As I continued to take mouthfuls of my cereal, I began to think of ideas for what to do. The only thing that came to mind was to tidy my room, it wasn't that messy but it would occupy me for an hour or so.
"So Bella, while everyone else is busy today, what do you say to the both of us having a movie day today? You, me, a stack of DVD's and a load of food that's not good for you?" Alice asked.
"Sounds like a plan" I agreed, perking up a lot. It looked like my day wasn't going to be quite as boring as first thought. Alice and I got some drinks and food together and a collection of films and headed into the room where I had first met all the Cullen's, the room with the beautiful black grand piano. I had still yet to find out who played it, but I had briefly heard a few notes filling the house the other morning. By the time I had my way downstairs from my room the room was empty once more.
We settled down on the sofa, me grateful for choosing to just wear a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt this morning when I got changed. The perfect outfit for lazing around the house. We put the first film in the player, 27 dresses and began to watch.
"So are you looking forward to starting school on Monday?" Alice asked during the film.
"I'm a bit nervous" I admitted.
"I'm sure everything will be fine, everyone will love you and you won't be alone. Jasper, Edward, Emmett and I will be there." Alice said cheerfully.
I took note that Alice didn't say Rosalie's name, but seeing as we had barely said a word to each other since we arrived, I doubted she would help me if I needed her at school. Carlisle and Esme had told me last night that they had managed to get me signed up at Forks High School, starting Monday and the nerves had instantly set in. It would be a brand new place with new people. This wasn't my worst fear though. Would Charlie be able to find out I was at Forks High. I'm sure that wouldn't be hard and then he would know instantly where I was.
"Are you alright?" Esme asked as she entered the room.
"Are you sure I can't be tracked to Forks High School when I start there?" I asked.
"Don't worry about that, Carlisle and I have dealt with that problem. We have signed you up as Bella Cullen, you will be a niece of Carlisle's." Esme replied smiling warmly.
"Won't the school want to see official papers to prove who I am?" I asked, now confused.
"Ah Bella, the less you ask there when it comes to that department the better" Alice chipped in. "This family has a fair few contacts who help out there."
I decided to follow Alice's advice and not ask any more about it but it still didn't kill my curiosity. What dealings were the Cullen's associated with and did this mean they were on the wrong side of the law with other aspects of life. I decided to push these thoughts to the back of my mind. The Cullen's had been so caring towards me since my arrival, there couldn't possibly be anything wrong about them, could there?
Esme then joined us watching the remainder of the film. By the end of the day we had watched four movies. When Carlisle, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie arrived home Esme made the most delicious pasta dish for us all. Rosalie and Emmett did excuse themselves from eating with us, choosing to take theirs to their room, but this didn't bother me. I was completely used to it. What I didn't like was that by the time I said goodnight and made my way back upstairs to my room, Edward still hadn't returned. I had missed him today and I still hadn't been able to thank him for being there after my nightmare. I just couldn't get the idea out of my head that I was the one to scare him away today.
