Sorry for the wait. This week totally killed me. We had two essays, one booklet project, Investigatory report, and Math assignment due last Friday and it was announced on Thursday. Talk about killer homework. Anyways, now that I'm free from homework I can continue writing!
8. DanceDance
EPOV
"Hey everyone, I'd like to remind you that this Friday is our annual fall dance. Buy your tickets by the student council or down by one of the tables at the cafeteria. Boys it's not too late to choose your dates! See you all this Friday!" The announcer cheered. I'd forgotten all about that. Last weekend my focus had been too much on Bella that at times I would completely space out in front of her. The dance was definitely an opportunity for me to get even more closer to Bella. I scanned the crowd in the hallway searching for any sign of Bella.
"Oh! Hey, Edward!" Leslie or was it Lizzie, bumped into me.
"Uh, hey…" I continued looking for her.
"So…did you hear about the dance?" She squeaked.
"Yeah, why?" My voice sounded irritated but she didn't seem to notice.
"Do you have a date yet?" She asked.
"Uh, no."
"Oh my gosh, what a coincidence! So do─" I cut her off before she could continue.
"Excuse me, I have to go somewhere." I walked through the crowd and finally spotted Bella. My grin extended to my ears as I walked even closer to her.
"Bell─"
"Hey!" A girl whose name seemed to escape me blocked me from reaching Bella.
"Yeah."
"About the dance…" I let her babbled on while I tried to escape her annoying chatters. My face fell when I saw Bella leave her position. Thank you, whoever you are.
"Um, I'm gonna be late for class…see you later…yeah, just see you later…" I gave her a small wave and left. What was with these girls?
The whole day, a number of girls had asked me about the dance expecting that I'd ask them. My mind only focused on Bella, who was extremely hard to find that day. During recess a whole group of sophomores crowded me and started flirting with me. As if that actually looks appealing, I thought, irritated. I prayed, hoping that Bella hadn't accepted any invitation to the dance yet. Of course, from Bella's beauty, a whole bunch of guys would be lining up asking her.
"Oh! Alice!" I screamed.
"Hey, bro." A caught a few breaths before speaking.
"Have you seen Bella?" I asked.
"Yeah, she was buying some nachos with Angela, but I think you missed her already," she pursed her lips. A wave of disappointed flashed through me.
"Oh."
"You planning on asking her to the dance?" Her eyebrow quirked up. Leave it to Alice to be so suspicious. Emmett already knew I liked Bella, because I told him. But Alice, she always finds out herself.
"Uh…" I scratched my head.
"You know you can't hide anything from me, Edward." I glowered at her. "Run along now, Edward; before it's too late." She gestured both her hands to the side and gave way for me to pass. I didn't get a chance to ask during recess, so I was hoping I could ask her during lunch or in between class maybe. Lunch had come by and I passed by the hallways with a big smile on my face. I was too excited. I didn't bother buying my lunch yet. I was too anxious to see Bella. Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, and Alice stared at me with curious eyes.
"Someone seems excited," Rosalie mused.
"Where's Bella?" I scanned the table and realized she wasn't here yet.
"Not here, obviously." Emmett rolled his eyes and continued looking through his magazine.
"She came by a few minutes before came to say that she won't be eating lunch and that she'll be doing her project with Anna Learning," Alice stated.
"And you just let her go! You can't just let her not eat like that!"
"Chillax, Ed. Bella knows how to take care of herself," Jasper tried to sooth me. But Bella's health wasn't the only thing that was infuriating me.
"You know you can still ask her during Biology. It's your next class and I doubt Bella already had date." Well that soothed me a little. I ate my lunch and then walked as fast as I could to Biology. There were 5 minutes left until class would start. I entered the classroom and snapped my head to our table. Bella was smiling and talking to someone. I walked through the small aisle and stopped 2 feet away.
"…Do you wanna go to the dance with me this Friday…?" I heard. Oh no. She better say no.
"Uh, sure. I'd love too." My heart just about stopped.
"Awesome…I'll pick you up around…7-ish?"
"Sure." The boy turned around and my day got even worse. It was Mike Newton. Mike asshole Newton. Bella had accepted to go to the dance with Mike Newton.
"Edward," he nodded.
"Newton," I nodded back at him. I walked past him and sat down on my chair ignoring Bella for a moment. My heart felt like it was about to shatter in a million pieces. I twisted my chair towards Bella and snapped.
"Did I just hear you accept to go to the dance with Newton?" My voice was harsh.
"Yes, I did accept Mike's invitation to the dance. Why?" Her voice was calm yet there was something struggling within it.
BPOV
I was the first to enter the classroom for Biology. No one had asked me to the dance yet and so far I was pretty satisfied. A part of me had hoped that Edward would be the one to ask me but I doubted that. I bet Edward already had a date to the dance. I flipped through a bunch of my Biology noted preparing myself to recite in class. My recitation was pretty low right now.
"Hey, Bella." I snapped my head up and smiled at Mike.
"Hey." He leaned at the side of the black desk and looked down at me.
"So, what's up?"
"Nothing much. You?"
"Same. So…did you hear about this Friday?" He hesitated.
"About the dance, yeah."
"Well…I was wondering…maybe…do you wanna go to the dance with me this Friday…?" That was unexpected. I thought of that for a moment. Edward had told me to stay away from Mike countless times but there was honestly nothing wrong with Mike. He was a nice guy. Not to mention cute too.
"Uh, sure. I'd love too." I half smiled.
"Awesome…I'll pick you up around…7-ish?" That sounded like a good time.
"Sure." He beamed then turned around to go to his table. Just then Edward came in and sat on his chair. That was weird. Edward was usually a chatter box when he came in for class. I peeked through the corner of my eye to see what was up with him.
"Did I just hear you accept to go to the dance with Newton?" He snapped.
"Yes, I did accept Mike's invitation to the dance. Why?" I tried to keep my voice calm.
"Bella…" He whined. I knew what he was going to say.
"Edward, you can't tell me what to do and who to go out with! Ugh!" I snapped back at him. I turned my head back to my notes and ignored him.
Edward continued to ignore me. He was probably mad at me for accepting to go to the dance with Mike. But why was he so mad? Not like he didn't have a date to the dance, which of course he did. I dragged myself to Alice's room as soon as we got home. She would probably be wanting details for who I'll be taking to the dance.
"Hey, Al." I jumped on her bed and laid on my back. Rosalie was in her room too looking at a bunch of her shoes.
"Hey, Bella."
"Hey, Rose." I stared at the ceiling and traced the wall patterns with my fingers. Alice jumped on the bed beside me and stared down at me.
"Who's your date for the dance?" Her smile widened.
"Mike Newton." I said glumly. She shot a quick worried glance at Rosalie.
"Mike Newton…? He's…good enough." Rosalie went to sit beside me.
"Uh…so what do you plan on wearing this Friday?" Her enthusiasm went down a bit. I sat up straight and stretched.
"I don't know…I don't really have any dresses…" I trailed off.
"Have you checked the back of your closet, Bella?" Alice cut me off.
"No…"
"I bought you a bunch of dresses about two weeks ago and stuffed it at the back of your closet. It's organized, left to right is from casual to formal." Alice always loved to shop for me.
"Then I'll just choose any random semi- formal dress I find," I smiled then left her room. Edward acted completely childish during dinner. Like when best friends would fight when they were in the fourth grade and they would pretend like each other didn't exist. Yup. Completely childish.
"Edward, can you please pass me the salad?" I asked during dinner. He just sat there eating his salad pretending that he hadn't heard me.
"Edward?" I asked again.
"Sweetheart, aren't you going to pass the salad to Bella?" Esme asked dearly.
"Oh, for the love of God!" Alice screamed. "Here you go, Bella," I took the salad from her and smiled.
"Thank you, Alice," I exaggerated my name and glanced at Edward.
EPOV
"You snooze you lose, bro," Emmett stuffed his face with a bunch of cookies.
"I don't get it, why would she say yes to that asshole of a guy? I mean, it's Newton!" I leaned on the counter and scratched my head. I told Emmett everything, even if he doesn't give the greatest advice.
"Maybe she sees something in him that you don't."
"But what can she see in him? It's…it's Newton!"
"Is that the only reason you can give?" He asked. Both Emmett and Alice asked me if I was mad at Bella and obviously my answer was no. Why would I be mad at Bella? Every time I looked at Bella I just had to look away. Knowing that that innocent, beautiful face of hers would be going to the dance with Newton's ugly, horrific face. I shuddered at the thought.
Days had gone by and I haven't spoken to Bella ever since. My stomach twisted every time she passed the hallway with Newton. It was Thursday and I still didn't have a date to the dance. Way to go, Edward. I glowered at Mike while he passed by with Bella. Then I spotted Tanya. She always held a fancy for me. Maybe I could make Bella jealous, I thought deviously.
"Hey Tanya." She turned around and flipped her hair.
"Why hello, Edward." She batted her eyelashes and tried to look erotic. I can't believe I'm doing this.
"Um…so…do you have a date to the dance yet?" My voice croaked at the last part.
"No, why?" Her friends giggled at the back of her.
"Uh… I was wondering well…it's a bit last minute…but…do you want to go to the dance with me?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Of course, I'd love to," she smiled.
"Great, um, I'll pick you up around 7?"
"That sounds great."
"Right, uh, I gotta get to class now…see you later." She winked at me then I left.
"Oh my God, I'm going to the dance with Edward!" She squealed from behind. Boy, tomorrows going to be dreadful.
It was the day of the dance and Tanya stuck beside me the whole day. I was forced to carry her books, her bags, and open the door for her. She was even worse than Rosalie. When the day ended I praised the heavens for my freedom. Bella rode home early with Jasper and Alice so that Alice could get a head start on her make over. I didn't get why Alice wanted to give her a make over so badly. Bella was already beautiful. I dragged my feet to my room and dressed up lazily. I waited a few more hours until it was 6:30. Tanya had told me to be there at exactly 7. I jogged down the stairs and stopped when I saw Newton, Jasper, and Emmett waiting for their dates.
"Fuck it." I muttered and continued making my way down.
"Hey, bro." Emmett and I exchanged fists.
"Hey, Ed." Jasper waved.
"Captain," Newton nodded.
"Newton." I stood beside Jasper and Emmett.
"I have to go to Tanya's in a while─" I stopped talking when I suddenly saw an angel walk down the stairs.
BPOV
Rosalie was covering my eyes while Alice was fixing my hair.
"Are you done yet?" I tried fidget out of Rosalie's hold.
"I'm still pinning your hair. You know, if you stop moving I can finish even faster." She poked a hard into to the hair.
"I'm not moving! And I haven't been moving for the past two hours!" Alice and Rosalie had been playing with my hair and face for the past two hours. The dress I had chosen from my closet didn't seem to seem to fit Alice's taste so she decided to buy me another dress. The dress was quite elegant yet still had a casual fit. It had thin straps and reached up to my knees. Alice said that blue definitely accentuated my skin.
"Okay…almost done…and…tada!" Rosalie's hands smoothly slid out of my eyes. Alice slowly spun the chair around to face her mirror. I was dumbfounded with the girl I saw in the mirror. Alice had done a great job with my hair and make- up. Soft curls flowed down my elbows and shaped my face in a natural way.
"Wow, Alice! Thanks, Rosalie! It looks great!" I slightly touched my face and smiled.
"Now put these on," she handed me a pair of silver stilettos. I groaned and tried to hand them back to her. I hated wearing heels.
"Bella…these shoes are only 2 inches. I could have gotten you the 4 inches one but I felt sorry for you." I took them from her grudgingly and put them on.
"All right, let's go to our dates." I wasn't so happy that I was going to the dance with Mike. I walked out of Alice's room slowly and braced myself. When we reached the stairs I held on the bars and breathed deeply. As I was about to walk down I stopped when I saw Edward staring at me from the bottom of the stairs. He looked absolutely amazing. No words could actually describe the way he looked tonight. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, I stumbled a little but held on to the bars tightly.
"Wow, Bella. You look beautiful." Mike kissed my hand and held onto it.
"Um, I…I better go now before…yeah…" Edward scratched his head and made one quick glance at me then left.
Mike and I danced to a couple of songs and one slow song. During the slow song Mike got a little too close to me which felt a little…awkward. We continued to dance to a couple more songs then stopped for a while.
"Do you want a drink?" He asked.
"Um, yeah, sure."
"Okay, just wait here." I watched him go the food table. 'Brighter than Sunshine' by Aqualung started playing and I just rocked back and forth on my heels. Suddenly, someone spun me around and locked my arms around their neck. I looked up to see who it was gasped to find Edward smiling crookedly at me.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"I'm dancing with you, obviously." His smile grew even wider. We stayed like that for a few more seconds until I decided to break the silence.
"So, you finally decided to talk to me again?" I raised my right eye brow.
"Yeah… apparently staying away from you kills me." His cheeks suddenly turned a slight pink. I chuckled softly and stared back at him.
"Have I told you, how beautiful you look tonight? In fact, beautiful doesn't even justify the way you look tonight." His sweet breath caressed my face. I blushed at his words.
"You're not so bad yourself." I managed to say.
"Ehem." We dropped out hands from each others hold when Mike arrived.
"May I have my date back?" Mike emphasized the word date.
"Of course, see you later, Bella," Edward kissed my hand and went back to his date.
"They have to refill the punch bowl…um... do you want to take a walk for a while?" He asked.
"Uh, sure." He held my hand on the way out of the gym. We walked around school quietly hand in hand. At times his hand would squeeze mine and I would flinch away. His hold just didn't feel right. We stopped at a vacant, abandoned lot in school and stood there for a while.
"I think we better─" His lips suddenly came down hard on mine. At first the kiss was sweet but then it became a little too urgent. I pulled away for a while to breathe but Mike refused.
"Mike, I─" He wouldn't let me go. He was suddenly pushing me against the wall and kissing every inch of my face.
"Mike! Stop!" I screamed and pushed his chest countless times.
"C'mon, Bella. I know you want too." He pounded me on the wall and kissed my neck. The strap of my dress slowly went down as he kissed my shoulder.
"Mike! Stop it!" Tears started to stream down my face as I pushed him with as much force as I could.
"Stay away from her!" A raged voice said from behind us. Mike was suddenly away from me and bleeding on the floor. My head started to ache and the next thing you know everything was dark.
Finally! I'm done with this chapter! Any guesses who Bella's savior is? HAHA. If you loved this chapter then click that little review button and say what you need to say ;)
