Chapter 8: Mysteries
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I'm really sorry about that! That was a mistake (of course) and I immediately corrected it as soon as I had the chance.
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That weekend was, unlike my normal life as a royalty, pretty fun.
At the ball I had Rosalie constantly close behind me, but Alice was nowhere to be seen, unless she was talking to some people.
She was talking very animated, and it seemed like she enjoyed herself pretty much.
I met six guys that night, but five of them were friends since our parents had put us together with the maids when they had a meeting.
The other one was so ugly, and so irritating, I had to giggle. Luckily I was able to pretend I was coughing, and Rosalie said she couldn't tell the difference.
We were now in the cab (my father would have a heart attack if he knew I was sitting in a cab right now) on our way back to the university campus.
Joshua took my suitcase and his own to carry it upstairs. Alice and Rosalie were chatting happily about their weekend at the palace.
Without my knowing, Anna had taught Rosalie all she had to know. She knew everything about etiquette and my family. Everything that was necessary.
Anna had told me, in secret, that Alice said she didn't need to learn all those things. But when I replied that Alice made a perfect reverence too, Anna shrugged that she didn't know it either.
That brought me back to my point: what was Alice hiding from me?
I sighed, irritated, and Joshua raised his eyebrow. I blushed, and that made me think about Edward.
Last weekend was the longest of my life. I never knew I could miss someone so much. Every thought I had led to Edward. When I was thinking about Alice, I thought about the secret she and Edward were hiding from me. I wanted to know how they got to know each other.
But then, I thought about Edward's perfect face. His beautiful bronze colored hair. His emerald eyes that I could drown in.
And then I was lost again.
I shook my head to get back on earth, and I tried to pay attention where I was walking.
But then I noticed I was walking on automatic pilot, and that Joshua was opening the door of our apartment with my key.
I walked inside, followed by Alice and Rosalie. They both sighed contently, and then they giggled.
I laughed too. Then I turned to Joshua.
"Josh, you can go to your dorms. I will take care of everything." I said. He nodded, smiling.
Then he hugged me and said goodbye.
Alice and Rosalie started unpacking, but I dumped my suitcase and left the apartment.
I just went to walk, and I followed where my feet were going.
I ended up walking to the park next to the campus.
I was enjoying the sun on my face. Untill then I hadn't noticed it was a beautiful day.
The sky was blue, the sun was nice and warm. It was a pretty day if you realised it was already September.
I sighed contently, happy that I could be just Bella again.
I already knew that I wouldn't like the weekends. Going back to my real identity was not something I wanted to do very often.
It was so nice to be just Bella. Especially when I realized that Edward talked to me because of me. That made me feel so happy, that I felt tears burning behind my eyes.
I looked around me, and I realised I wasn't alone. A lot of students were hanging out in the park, some were sitting in the shadow of the trees.
I saw a few people from class, and I waved at them. They smiled, and waved back.
I sighed again, looking for a place to sit.
Then I saw someone walking on the path, just ten yards away. I immediately recognized him and I started running.
"Edward!" I yelled.
He turned around to see who called him.
The smile on his face made me forget everything. It made me forget my name. It made me forget my identity, my past and future.
All that mattered was him.
I jumped into his arms, and he catched me with a surprised but happy look on his face.
I didn't think about it, I just hold him very tight. I was relieved when he put his arms around me too, and then I realized it could have been different.
But then I looked up, catching his eyes, and I knew it would never be different.
He leaned in at the same moment I stood on my toes and our lips met in the middle.
I was dizzy when he let me go, but I couldn't help the grin that was spreading across my face.
He smiled too, and we kissed again, enjoying the feeling.
When he let me go again, he whispered something in my ear.
I giggled. "Yeah, me too." I answered.
I felt the warmth of his hand in my whole body when we walked back to the campus, holding hands.
I kept looking at him, and he kept looking at me. I knew that we looked like that typical couple in love, but I hadn't even realised I was in love with him untill I had to miss him for two days.
I smiled when I saw my favorite crooked smile appear on his face. I kept staring at his green eyes, and I couldn't help but smile too.
But when I looked away from him, my smile froze. My body followed, and I couldn't move an inch, even if I wanted to.
Joshua stood there on the path, right in front of us, and he was frozen too.
Looking at him made me remember everything. The whole weight of it all came crushing down on me, and I wanted to collapse and cry.
But I kept standing there, looking at Joshua who looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders.
I hesitated, but then I nodded to him. He nodded back and he understood the message.
We would talk about this later.
I smiled, turning back to Edward. At that moment he was the center of my universe, and I didn't want to be distracted by anything else.
I pulled him with me, trying to ignore the raised eyebrow of Joshua when Edward pushed his lips to my cheek, which made me blush.
We kept walking, and I didn't want to leave this happy place. My heart stuttered when Edward kissed me again, and I was so happy I could cry.
We didn't talk much that afternoon. We just kept walking, smiling and kissing.
Being with each other was enough for now, and when we said goodbye I wanted to curl up in his arms and die so I could be with him forever.
But of course I couldn't, and I walked back to my apartment. I was still in my happy place when I opened the door, and I realised I didn't tell Alice and Rosalie where I was going untill they got up from the couch with worried faces.
"Bella! Where were you?" Alice said, frowning.
I shrugged. "I went for a walk, and ended up in the park."
"Why didn't you tell us where you were going?" Rosalie hugged me.
"Sorry, girls. I was kinda distracted." I said, and I blushed.
Alice made a face, but Rosalie's eyes were suddenly curious. "Why? What are you talking about?"
But Joshua chose that moment to come to talk to me. The door opened behind me, and he came in.
"Bella, what are you doing?" He said, completely serious. He sounded a little strange.
I looked at him, and then at Rosalie and Alice.
Alice was suddenly very alert, but Rosalie looked like she was going to explode if I didn't tell her what was going on.
I shrugged, and smiled. He raised his eyesbrows.
"What? Is it illegal?" I asked.
"No, Bella! But how could you?! Don't you remember who you are? Don't you remember your parents are going to arrange you a marriage? You are the damn Princess of England!
How can you forget that?!"
"Why? What did she do?" Rosalie asked, competely lost in the conversation.
"Nothing!" I screeched, getting frustrated because Joshua was treating me like a little kid.
Joshua's cold eyes made me shiver. My cousin had never looked at me that way.
"Yes, you did something." He said flatly.
"What did she do, Joshua?" Alice said, sounding like she didn't want to know the answer.
I shivered at the sound of her voice. Normally she was bouncing and happy.
I would never guess she could be serious. But of course she could.
"She kissed Edward Masen." He said, his eyes on me.
Alice gasped so loudly, so I turned to her.
"What? Why would that be wrong? I like him a lot! No, I'm in love with him! And he likes me too! So why the hell would it be wrong?" I hissed, getting angry.
Alice's eyes were just as cold as Joshua's when she looked at me again.
"Because he is not the person who you think he is! He is the wrong guy for you, Bella! And you seem to forget that you're messing with his feelings too if you keep going on like this! You know who you are! And you don't know who he is..."
"And why would you care? How do you know these things anyway?" I snapped back at her.
Alice's eyes turned softer when she answered me with the last thing I would ever expect.
She took a deep breath.
"Because Edward is… my brother."
So….. first secret revealed!
A special thank you to R.L.N.Tonks! She kept guessing what was going on!
You didn't think it was that simple, did you?
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