Sparks in Twilight
Chapter Nine
Percy stood there at the door, panting and glaring.
The three friends broke apart from the load noise of the door, reaching for their wands. But when they saw who it was, they calmed down. The twins just rolled their eyes.
"I thought I told you to not talk to her." He hissed at them.
"Oh, would you shut up Percy?" Fred said.
"Yeah," George agreed. "Bloody hell."
"You can't tell them what to do." It was so quiet Bella almost didn't hear it. She looked around to see who it was, but discovered that the words came from her.
"You can't tell them what to do." Bella said a little stronger this time. A flow of courage was seemingly coming out of nowhere. "Just because you are their older brother it doesn't mean that you can boss them around. They can do whatever they want. If you have a problem with me, then take it up with me. But don't involve Fred and George."
Percy was glaring at Bella, his face red. He stomped out of the Owlery, slamming the door on his way out.
"Such a momma's boy." Fred said, after Percy left.
A giggle escaped out of Bella's mouth, and soon they were all clinging on to eachother, just laughing at the perfect timing of Fred's sentence.
Eventually, they all calmed themselves down, and noticed that it was going to be lights out soon.
They hugged eachother goodnight, and went down to bed.
Bella was glad that they were friends again, she didn't know how she would feel if they listened to Percy.
Months passed and soon it was Christmas. Fred, George, Angela and Bella were still best friends, but now this included Alyssa as well.
Alyssa and Angela really hit it off after Bella introduced them. Although they were also complete opposites, it just seemed to make their friendship stronger. They seemed to be joined at the hips most of the time.
Bella didn't follow the rules as much as she used to anymore, blame freed and George for that. They decided that the best way to spend their school years were to get into as much trouble that they can by pulling pranks. They especially loved to see Filch, the school caretaker, getting wound up from their pranks. Somehow, Bella always got pulled into their prank making. Wrong place, wrong time. It didn't bother her that much though.
Bella was boarding the Hogwarts Express to head back home for the holidays. Fred and George were behind her, already planning more pranks for when they get back.
Angela and Alyssa were ahead, telling each other what they were going to be doing on their holidays.
"I'm heading to California – Sun, here I come!" Alyssa pumped her fist into the air.
"That's so cool!" Angela said. "I'm going to still be in Forks, but during the summer my family and I are going to be driving to visit my uncle in Pennsylvania."
When they got to their compartment, it was a tight squeeze for all five of them, but they made it work.
They talked throughout the whole ride back to King's Cross station. Percy only came to them once to tell the twins that they would be arriving in fifteen minutes.
Percy still didn't accept Bella, but he was warming up to her a bit when he saw that she wasn't planning on to rule the world or anything crazy like that.
The last fifteen minutes passed by quickly, and when they got off the train, they all hugged each other goodbye. Alyssa skipped off to where two, smiling parents were, and where a stern-looking grandfather was.
Fred and George ran off to their mother, cutting off Percy's path and nearly making him fall over.
Bella spotted Charlie standing a few meters in front of her with a smile on his face. Beside him were the Weber's. Bella grabbed Angela's wrist and dragged them over.
Angela looked to where Bella was dragging her and spotted her parents waving at her. She ran up to them and gave them a hug.
"We came here with Charlie. He said we apparated? Is that the word Charlie?" The Weber's looked at him.
"Yup, but the mess afterwards was disgusting." Charlie wrinkled his nose, thinking back to when Mr Weber threw up on Charlie's shirt, and Mrs Weber threw up on his shoes.
Charlie hugged Bella, and led her towards the packed magical barrier, with the Webers hot on their heels.
Once they were out of Kings Cross station, Charlie led them to a secluded alley way.
"I can only take two at a time, girls first?" Charlie asked, looking at Angela's parents.
They nodded. Of course the children are going to go first. Charlie told the girls what to do.
"Hold onto my arm. Leave your trunks here, don't worry, I'll come back for them." Both girls grasped Charlie's arm.
Something was suffocating them. Bella was trying to open her mouth to gasp for air, but she found that she wasn't able to. She tried to open her eyes, to see if Angela was there, but still, no such luck. She clutched her father's arm harder.
Bella felt her feet land on solid ground. She opened her eyes, but closed them again quickly. The room was spinning.
Something was coming up. I'm going to puke!
She flew her hand to her mouth and opened her eyes. Clumsily, she made her way through her house to the kitchen, and emptied any food she had there into the kitchen sink.
Bella heard uneven footsteps behind her, and then a thump. Bella guessed that the racket was Angela.
She grabbed for a towel or cloth or something so that she didn't have to wipe her mouth on her sleeve. Her finger touched a wet cloth, and she grasped it. She had her eyes closed again; her knees felt like they were going to buckle in on her at any moment.
When she finally got her bearings, Bella turned around and leaned on the counter.
She spotted Angela on the floor, and the garbage bin beside her.
Angela slowly got up, and just in time too. Charlie came back with her parents, and her father was aiming his way to the garbage bin. Her mother ran up the stairs for the bathroom.
Bella didn't notice that before dropping off Angela's parents, Charlie must've brought their trunks. She dragged hers upstairs to her room and put it under her bed for the week.
When she walked down the upstairs hallway, she noticed that Mrs Weber wasn't in the bathroom anymore.
She went down the stairs, and saw that the Weber's were at the front door leaving.
"We hope that your drive home is safe." Charlie said to them.
Mr Weber shook Charlie's hand with the hand that wasn't holding Angela's trunk. "We will. See you soon."
"Bye Angela," Bella hugged Angela, "See you soon."
Angela hugged her back. "Bye."
Charlie and Bella watched as Angela's family got into their car and pull out of the driveway. When they were driving down the street, Bella saw Angela's car window roll down, and her hand stick out waving to her. Bella waved back, and watched them drive off until she couldn't see them anymore.
"Bella! It's so good to see you!" Alice bounced up to her and wrapped her cold, marble arms around her.
Goosebumps appeared on Bellas arms. Months away and being around warm bodies made Bella forget how cold the Cullens really are.
"Sorry." Alice muttered, and stepped back.
Edward, Bella thought. Tell Alice that she shouldn't say sorry. It's not her fault. Bella frowned when she noticed that whenever any one of them touched a human for any reason, they always said sorry if the human reacted to the cold. It's not their fault that they are so cold, so why do they say sorry?
Bella saw Edward's lips move at an impossible speed. Alice turned her head slightly towards him and smiled a bit.
"Charlie." Carlisle stepped out with his hand forward to shake. "Glad that you could make it."
"Wouldn't miss it." Bella could see that Charlie was forcing out a happy smile. Ever since she told him about what the Cullens are, Charlie's been feeling more awkward and wary around them.
"How about we all move into the living room? Bella, there are presents under the tree for you." Esme motioned towards the room next door, and now it was Bella's turn to force out a happy smile.
Great. She groaned in her head. Presents.
She prayed that the amount of presents were less than last year. Last years present were nearly coming out of the room. Bella had to donate most of the stuff to charity. To the Cullens, it seemed as though money was just something you had.
When she walked inside, she was glad that she didn't experience the pain of stepping something. Not like Edward would let her, anyways.
Bella let out a small breath of relief when she saw that this years' pile was considerably smaller than last years; still big, but smaller.
She sat down in front of her presents, and took the green wrapped present in front of her. On the name card, it said 'Charlie'.
"Dad, this one's for you." Bella handed it to him, and took the light pink one beside it.
Two down, God knows how many more to go.
Christmas came and went so fast. The Cullens (mostly Alice) gave Bella clothes. She got a couple of other stuff, but really, it was clothes. The Children's Foundation is going to be getting another hefty donation.
The Cullens were meeting Bella at her house before she left. They all hugged her goodbye, promising to write letters.
They all left, when Charlie said that they really should get going now.
When they were gone, Charlie shrunk Bella's trunk, and tucked it into his pocket. The Weber's decided to fly to London this time, instead of using side-along apparition.
Bella couldn't wait to see Fred, George, and Alyssa again. She wondered how their Christmas went.
Bella grabbed Charlie's arm, and that same pressing weight came down on Bella's chest, restraining her from breathing.
Soon enough though, the feeling was gone, and only dizziness was left. Bella's legs were weak again; she held onto Charlie harder.
Bella didn't feel the need to throw up this time, of which she was really glad of. There is probably nothing more embarrassing than throwing up in a crowded train station.
The Swan's went through the magical barrier together, and was greeted with the sight of parents hustling their children to get on the train.
Bella walked towards the train, scanning her eyes around to see a family of red-heads. Her eyes shot towards the clock that was hanging just under the sign that read 9 ¾.
10:45 am. Fifteen minutes until the train will leave. Bella hoped that they would make it in time.
Two hands covered her eyes, and two very familiar voices sound like they were right beside her.
"Guess who?" Fred and George said in sing-song voice. Fred's left hand was over Bella's left eye, while George's right hand was on the right.
"You guys!" Bella squealed. She turned around and flung her arms around the boys' necks.
"It's good to see you too, Bella." George said to her.
"Well, you dears better get going. The train should be leaving soon." Mrs Weasley pointed to the clock, where it read 10:53.
Bella, Fred and George boarded the train and found their compartment where Angela and Alyssa were already.
"Bella!" Alyssa shouted. She jumped and flung her arms around the girl.
Bella laughed. "I missed you too, Alyssa. Sorry that I didn't write letters to you guys." She apologized.
"Nah, it's okay. I probably wouldn't have had anytime to write back. Between sun bathing and opening presents and mailing thank you cards – which was a bore - , I had no time at all!" It seemed as though even if you are in the darkest place, or in the darkest mood, Alyssa's smile could brighten it.
"Yeah, we were pretty busy; pranking Percy and the family and all." Fred said.
All five of them sat down. They told eachother what they did over Christmas, and what they got. Bella told them about the outrageous amount of stuff she got from the Cullens.
"Are these the same people you are always mailing, and wouldn't stop talking about for three days after I met you?" Alyssa teased.
Bella blushed. "Yeah, so what…" she muttered.
"So do you have a picture of them or something?" Alyssa eagerly asked. Bella was always telling her how beautiful they are.
Bella dug around in her pants pocket. It was a picture that was taken the day she and Charlie were over at the Cullens. The camera that took the picture was one of the other presents Alice gave her.
She handed it to Alyssa. Angela, Fred and George looked over her shoulder. The picture showed Carlisle in the back with his arms around Esme and looking at their kids with smiles. Rosalie was smacking Emmett on his head for a comment he said earlier. Rosalie was smiling through her glare, and Emmett was pouting at her, rubbing his head. Jasper had his arm around Alice's waist smiling at her, and her smiling lovingly back. Bella was on Edward's back, smiling and laughing at the camera along with him. Charlie wasn't in the picture because he had to take the picture.
"Aw…" Alyssa and Angela said together. "Who's who?" Alyssa questioned.
Angela answered which Bella was grateful for. She was so embarrassed from all the attention and the 'Aw's'.
"Well, the two in the back are the parent figures, Carlisle and Esme. Carlisle is a doctor. The big one is Emmett, and the blonde one beside him is Rosalie, his girlfriend." She pointed at the person when she said their name. "The other two are Jasper and Alice. They are also dating. Then the last one, the guy Bella's on, is Edward." Angela finished.
"Wait, so they're going out and they are all related?" Alyssa questioned confused.
"What?" Bella exclaimed, taking the questions again. "No! Rosalie and Jasper are Hales. They're twins. Then Emmett, Edward and Alice are adopted. So they're all adopted."
"Bella?" One twin asked. Over the few months, Bella learned how to tell which twin was which. Fred had darker hair and lighter eyes, while George had light hair and darker eyes. Confusing? Yes. On more than one occasion Bella was wrong when she tried to tell which one was which. She never told anyone how to tell the Weasley twins apart. Where's the fun in that? "Do you have a crush on Edward?" George teased.
Bella blushed harder than she ever had in her life. "N-no, w-what makes you think that?" She ducked her head, blushing like mad.
"Well, I never actually thought it. Until now, of course." He grinned cheekily at her, showing a molar that must have been lost during winter break.
Fred looked down to the ground, his eyes narrowing. So he might have a teensy crush on Bella, so what? It's not like he could compare with Edward.
Nobody noticed Fred's sour look, because they were too focused on George's lost tooth. Well, nobody but Alyssa of course.
A/n: Chapter 11! Took a long time to get this on the computer after I wrote it out; so tiring.
I have a new story/one shot!! IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT!!! Please check it out! :) It's Supernatural, and it was an English assignment I had to do… but still! Check it!!
And chapters are probably NOT going to be this long. But you never know! ;)
