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I stood there dumbfounded. If he was planning on choosing me over the academy, which he wasn't by the look in his eyes, he wouldn't be acting as distant as he was right now. "So you're breaking up with me?" I asked in disbelief. We had just gotten together for Christ's sake!
"It's the only way I can still continue at the academy. They would rather have us never be together but if we really had to be together then we'd have to wait until I graduate from the academy and I can't ask you to wait four more years for me, that wouldn't be fair for you Bella."
"It's done then..." I meant it to be a question but it hadn't come out like one.
"We'll be mature adults about this; I mean we'll probably see each other from time to time since you're best friends with Alice and Rose. Bella, you deserve to find happiness with someone who won't cause you pain. Just know that I don't regret my time with you, I'm just sorry it had to end like this. I guess I never learn from my mistakes." His eyes flashed to my red and puffy ones then looked down at my mouth.
I couldn't think of anything to say. I felt the big lump in my throat as I struggled to not break down in front of him. I desperately searched for something to say.
"You deserve to be happy too." I mumbled looking down at his feet. It was the only thing that came to mind to say.
He lifted my chin and gave me a warm smile. "Trust me, you'll forget about me in no time. You should get home before Charlie finds out where you are."
I nodded and stepped back.
"Goodbye Bella." He finished finally meeting my eyes and seeing the tears that were betraying me.
"Bye Edward." I turned around as he closed his door and was surprised that I didn't trip when I practically ran down the stairs.
As I passed the living room I saw Rose and Emmett sitting on the couch opposite of Alice and Jasper but I couldn't talk right now, or even say hi, I knew it wouldn't be long before the sobs escaped my chest.
As I zoomed through the front door to my truck, I tossed my keys to Aaron. I wouldn't be able to drive with my eyes clouded from tears, especially since I was about to break. He glanced at my face quickly then went to the driver's seat.
"Bella whatever happened I'm sor…" Aaron tried but I interrupted.
"Just take me home please." I cut him off. I didn't need him to apologize for seeing how pitiful I was or say I told you so. I heard Alice and Emmett call after me as we sped off. The sobs started to erupt from my chest and I let them, I was too tired from holding them back so many times today. I couldn't help but only think of one thing, Edward didn't want me anymore.
The whole rest of Sunday I stayed in my room. From time to time I would rotate from crying, to reading Withering Heights to calm me back down and laying on my bed, staring at my ceiling just thinking.
Charlie had sent Aaron up with food but I had barely touched it. Aaron had probably thought I was some crazy bipolar girl since I hadn't done much but cry in front of him.
I remembered how I had told Charlie how I hated him and it made me curious to how he was dealing with my tantrum. When Aaron came to ask if I needed anything else, I took the opportunity since I wasn't crying to ask him about Charlie.
"What's my dad doing?" I simply asked putting Withering Heights away.
"When he's not telling me the pros and cons of New York? Sitting and watching the game downstairs." Aaron answered.
"Do you think what my dad did was right?" I questioned.
"Um it's complicated, but I understand both sides. Last year my dad prohibited one of my sisters from seeing her boyfriend because my dad said besides football, the boy had no future going for him. Anyways, me and my sister were pretty close and I saw how unhappy it made her, kinda like you. Her and my dad didn't talk for two weeks, she didn't break it off with the guy and I saw how it hurt her that she had to hide it from my dad. When my dad finally realized for himself how he was only hurting my sister, he made a deal with her that they could be together if my dad got to spend more time with the guy to see what he was like. My point is that I think your dad is just trying to do what he thinks is best for you, he'll come around soon." Aaron gave me a hopeful smile.
"That's just it, Charlie won't come around, he's the most stubborn person I've ever met. He'll probably just move us to New York just so I can be farther away from Edward." I said massaging my temples.
"Honestly speaking, I don't think your dad is set on going to New York. He seems like the type of guy that wouldn't be comfortable outside of his familiar surroundings. You're a senior right? So you're gonna be going off to college soon, I don't think he'd want to be in New York all by himself just for a job promotion. If you really like Cullen so much I guess you should fight for you two but just be careful…" Aaron warned.
"How can I fight for me and him when Edward wants to move on? The academy gave him a choice of continuing a relationship with me where they would expel him for a second offense on his record or he had to break his ties with me meaning they wouldn't file it and he could continue there." I mumbled looking out the window. I didn't want to remember the words he said, it would only make me sad again.
"It's his loss then." Aaron gave me a warm smile. I knew he was just trying to be nice but I wanted to be alone again.
"Well thanks for helping me feel a little better but I think I just need some more alone time. All I've done since you came is cried, you must think I'm an emotional wreck." I chuckled at the last part.
"You're a girl, I expect it, especially with my three sisters." Aaron shrugged leaving my room.
As I packed my books into my book bag the next day for school, I found the emergency button that Edward and Emmett had given to me. I didn't look at it for more than three seconds before I threw across the room where it bounced off the wall and rolled on the floor.
When I was finished getting ready, I walked downstairs to see Charlie making scrambled eggs and toast, although it smelled pretty good since I hadn't really ate dinner yesterday I just grabbed a granola bar, I was still mad at him.
I drove my truck to school with Aaron in the passenger seat. He had told me he would spend his day in my school library during to my classes to pass time. After I parked we parted ways and I made my way to my locker.
"Bella!" Alice chirped and running to me and pulling me into a hug.
"Hey." I gave a weak smile hugging her back.
"How are you this morning?"
"Alright I guess." I answered; at least she didn't mention him directly.
"That's good because as your best friend, I don't want to see you unhappy. Speaking of being unhappy, I have the perfect cure, what do you say after school we go get manicures and pedicures on me?" She eyes lit up as she came up with the idea.
"That's nice Alice but I don't really feel up for it. Anyways, Aaron would have to follow us around."
"Who's Aaron?" Rose asked as she appeared on the other side of me.
"My new bodyguard."
"Oh, have you guys seen the new kid? I swear I've seen him somewhere before." Rose murmured biting on her lip.
"What does he look like?" Alice questioned not too interested, after all her and Jasper were in love.
"Blond hair, I think his eyes were blue, he's from California." Rose responded. "He walks around like he's big shit."
"Why do people move from all these big cities to a small town like Forks? I don't get it." Alice mumbled as we parted ways with Rosalie, walking into our first period.
Me and Alice sat next to each other like always and my eyes fell upon a blonde guy talking to the teacher, he was probably the new kid Rose had mentioned. His back was facing me and I couldn't help but think how his back muscles were similar to Edwards.
"Welcome to Forks High Mr. McCoy, I believe there's an open seat next to Ms. Stanley, behind Ms. Swan." Mr. Lewis gestured towards me and I saw the guy turn around. I took a sharp intake of breath as I realized it was James, the pervert from the club. Alice must have felt me stiffen because she gave me a questioning look.
"Hey beautiful." James winked as he walked by me, leaving about an inch of space between us. I looked at his nose and James must have been wearing makeup or healed super fast because I could see the slight shadow of the bruising from when Edward punched him.
"Do you know him?" Alice asked, raising her eyebrow.
"That's the guy from the club, the one that practically molested me." After I said it, Alice gasped and shot him a dirty look. I kept my attention forward; maybe if I just stayed away from him, he would leave me alone.
Five minutes into the lesson I felt someone tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see James smirking.
"I seemed to have forgotten my pencil; do you have an extra one?"
"Nope." I lied and turned around. I turned around and heard him murmur something.
"Still feisty I see." He chuckled and I scowled, this guy was seriously a creep. The rest of first period went by slowly, but thankfully I didn't have James in my second, third or fourth period.
At lunch Alice and I met up with Rose at their usual table in middle of the cafeteria.
"Rose, the new kid is the perv from the club!" Alice exclaimed as we sat down.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Rose tapped her temple. "I knew I had seen him before. Ew, anyways are we going to go get manicures and pedicures after school?"
"No, Bella doesn't feel up to it." Alice answered biting into an apple. Rose turned to me.
"Let's stay at your house then. On the way over me and Alice will pick up ice cream, cookies, gummy bears, chocolate and all that good stuff." Rose suggested.
"Yea and then we can watch movies while we stuff our faces and just forget about everything else." Alice's eyes had lit up again and this time they were both looking at me with childish smiles.
"Alright fine." I gave in and they high fived each other.
"Don't go in there! No not alone!" Alice yelled at the TV. as we watched a scary movie.
"People always do the most stupidest things in scary movies, why would you go out to the middle of nowhere, and go wonder around by yourself? It's unrealistic, nobody is that dumb." I said bitterly. Alice and Rose just looked at me. I felt bad I probably wasn't being fun but I was past the crying stage of a break-up and now I was in the bitter and pissed off stage.
"Let's watch something else then." Rose proposed while putting popcorn and M&M's in her mouth at the same time.
"Yea and I think I have an idea." Alice paused as she looked in her bag going through DVDs. "Since Bella is feeling so tense I think we should bring out the big guns, something that'll make her crack." Alice had a mischievous smile on her face.
"Titanic!" Alice and Rose exclaimed at the same time and I groaned. As if I wasn't emotional enough yesterday, Titanic always got to me.
"Don't let go of Jack Rose!" Alice still yelled at the t.v. even as she was on the verge of crying.
"I..I love…th…this…mov..ie." Rose murmured between sniffles. I would grab a tissue every now and then from the tissue box on Rose's lap, letting my tears fall silently. "Why do girls watch this movie if it just makes you guys cry?" Aaron asked as he walked in, sitting on a single chair since we took up the whole couch.
"We're not crying because we're sad, well a little part is sad because Jack dies but it's mostly because of the romance. You can't get more passionate and romantic then that." Alice explained looking at Aaron like he was dumb.
"Sure. Um Bella I'll be in the kitchen if you need me." He said hurrying to get out of the room where we were crying.
In the last couple minutes of the movie, we heard Alice's phone vibrate.
"Hello?" She answered. We couldn't hear exactly who was talking to her but it was obviously a guy from the deeper voice.
"No I didn't forget and no I'm not crying Edward." Alice quickly defended herself and my heart stopped as she said Edward's name. There was a pause for a couple more seconds then Alice talked again.
"Yea the movie's finishing up right now. Tell Esme we'll be home in the next fifteen minutes max." Alice said before shutting her phone. The she turned to me.
"Esme's preparing dinner, it's Mexican food night, you're welcome to come with us Bella." Alice invited me as she got out her tiny mirror to make sure her mascara hadn't run down her face.
"Um no thanks Charlie's going to be home soon anyways." I sighed wiping under my eyes with a tissue.
"Don't tell me you're never gonna come over anymo…" Alice started but I cut her off.
"It's just too soon." I interrupted and she nodded as Rose patted my back.
"Are you sure you want us to leave you alone with that Aaron guy?" Rose asked making me chuckle.
"Don't worry about it. He's a nice guy, he doesn't mean any harm." I answered before Alice squeezed me into a tight hug.
"We'll see you tomorrow at school then." Alice gave me a hopeful smile.
"If you need anything just call us." Rose said as she threw the empty gallon of chocolate ice cream, container of oreos, empty bag of M&M's and popcorn bag that we had scarfed down away.
I nodded and hugged Rose before escorting them towards the door. I waved as they drove off then walked back into the living room.
"So are those Edward's sisters?" Aaron asked plopping back on the single chair as he grabbed the remote.
"They're not his real sisters but something like a sister." I nodded my head.
"So they're the ones Emmett and Jasper are dating?"
"Yea, Rose the blond one is with Emmett and Jasper is dating Alice, the short always-happy one." I laughed.
"Damn, I gotta give Emmett and Jasper credit. I want Dr. Cullen to adopt me." He laughed back. Aaron sort of reminded me of Jake, with the whole easy friendship thing, it felt natural to be his friend.
"I used to have the same feeling." I murmured.
A/N: Poor Bella, but you know what they say, things sometimes get worse before they get better. Aaron seems pretty nice. James makes a reappearance. I hoped you guys liked it, leave reviews for me please so that I can update :]
