Chapter 9 Story Time
I woke up Saturday morning, the day I go to the beach with Jacob. I took a shower and put on a pair of jeans and a blue shirt. I combed my hair and walked out of my room. I heard Charlie loud snoring, must still be asleep after waking him up last night with me screaming. I walked down the stairs quietly and went into the kitchen. I took out a bowl and poured cereal and milk into it. I slowly ate my cereal. Jacob told me that he will pick me up at 7 so I'll have enough time to work today. I got my jacket and headed out the door. Then I thought about leaving Charlie a note telling him I'm at work so he won't get worried. I went back into the house, got a piece of paper and wrote: At work then went to the beach with jacob-Bella. Left the note on the table bedside the door and left.
Edward's point of view
Here I am sitting alone in my room once again. Carlisle and Esme was in their room having some alone time, so was Alice and Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett. And I'm here alone. I got off the couch and jumped out my window and into the woods. I needed to give everyone some alone time and to not hear what they all was doing. It's kind of hard being a mind reader and knowing exactly what everyone doing. Now I have all those images in my head that's going to be hard to forget about. I found a boulder and sat on it. That spark I felt when I touch Bella the other day was something I never felt before. And by the way she looked at me showed she felt it too. If I only knew what she was thinking. I have never come across a person I couldn't read until now. Every time I tried all I get is silence. Speaking of Bella I should follow her and see what she is up to.
I have been working for hours at the camp store. Can't wait until 7. I'm already on the fourth box, when I accidentally knocked over stacked boxes. They all fall and all the camping equipments fell out.
"I hope nobody heard that." I said to myself. I was in the back of the store where all the employees go to get the equipments. I put the stuff back into the boxes and went back in the front with my box. I unloaded it, and went back to get more. Today was a slow day and not many people was here. It was only me, a girl name Samantha, Alec, Max, and Kyle. Alec explained that even though it's the weekend we don't get as many customers since they all of come during the week to get their camping gear. Time went by and it was now time to go. Finally, I took off my apron and went to my truck. The loud engine startle me a bit but I didn't care. Jacob was taking me to the beach. When I pulled up to the driveway I saw a big van and Jacob was standing on the porch talking to Charlie. They turned when they heard my car. Jacob came down the stairs and met me at the car door.
"Hey Bella, how are you." he said to me.
"I'm fine Jacob, just got off work." I told him.
"Are you ready to go." he said to me.
"Yeah sure. Is anybody else coming." I asked him.
"Yeah a couple of my friends from La Push" he told me. When Jacob opened the door for me I saw that there were a few guys there.
"Hey guys this is Bella." he introduce me. "this is Bill, Jared, Cody, Shane, Justin, Sebastian, and Sam. Sam was the big muscular boy there. I waved at all of them and climbed in the van. Jacob climbed in next to me. Shane was the one that was driving. We pulled out of the drive way and headed to the beach. When we got there, I saw other kids also. There was Ashley, Kristen, Mike, Tyler, Angela, and Ben. I got out of the van and followed Jacob and his friends. I seen Ashley and Kristen look at me. They were talking amongst themselves. I looked away. We made our way to the sandy beach and set up a fire. I sat down on a log and looked around. The water was brushing up on the side of some rocks. The breeze of the salty water made me feel calm as I watch the water move. The kids that were here had decide to walk around the beach. The only ones that was sitting down was Tyler, Ashley, Sam, me, and Jacob. I caught a glance of Tyler looking at me. I quickly turned by head away, but quick enough to see that Ashley was giving me a distasteful look towards my direction.
"Hey Bella, I wanted to asked, why didn't you bring Edward Cullen with you." Ashley said to me with an unpleasant attitude.
"What do you mean?" I asked her.
"Well I saw how he looks at you in the cafeteria a few weeks ago. So I wanted to know why didn't you asked him to join you." she said to me.
"Why would I asked a person something when I really don't know him that well." I told her. She was getting ready to say something else when Sam interrupted.
"The Cullen family is not welcome on this land. So let's not talk about them anymore." he said. So that was the end of it. Tyler got out a phone and asked Ashley if she wanted to listen to it. I got up and went to walk around myself. Not long Jacob showed up beside me. I held on to the arm where I got shot at. It was better of course so I didn't wear the arm brace I was given, I just had a bandage on.
"So how do you like the beach." he said to me.
"It's great." I told him. "so what did Sam mean when he said the Cullens wasn't allowed on the land?" I asked him.
"Well I'm not sure if I could tell you. It's just some old stories. Superstitions." he said. We were now in the middle of the woods. I found a big log to sit on. Jacob sat beside be.
"I would like to hear this story." I told him. He started hesitate, so I poke my lip out and gave him puppy dog eyes like I saw someone do on tv.
"Please Jacob." I said to him. I looked into his eyes. By the sudden inhaling of breath, I knew I had him.
"Ok, I'll tell you." he said. " My father told me of the story about our ancestors the Quileutes, and where we come from. My father told me that my ancestors was shape shifters. They go from human to animal. They turn into wolves, but I didn't believe him. He also told me about the cold ones. Things that wasn't human. My ancestors would keep everyone in the village safe from these cold ones. When the men in the village go out to hunt for food, they would come across a cold one. He told me that the way they would knew if someone was a cold one was their scent. Their scent is the smell of something sweet and icy. Anyway if someone comes across one they should just go on and kill it. Well one day, one of the tribe member went out to hunt. While he was hunting, found he came across a body of a person not from the tribe. When the hunter was running back a cold one stopped him. The hunter quickly turned into a wolf and killed the cold one. But to actually kill it you have to burn the body." Jacob finished saying.
"What does the Cullens have to do with the story?" I asked him.
"Well my father told me that my great great grandfather have met them. The Cullen family had to sign a pact that said that they could never come on this part of land and not to hurt anybody."
"So you believe that." I said to him.
"No not really. Like I said just superstitious." He said. I was about to ask him another question when a group of boys found us.
"Hey are you coming back to the group we are about to roast marshmellows." One of them said. Jacob was the first to get up.
"Lets see who gets there first." He said. The boys agreed and started running. I hurried after them, but didn't go to fast because I didn't want them to see how fast I can run. I wasn't looking where I was going when I slipped and fell hands first on the ground. I looked up and notice that the boys were ahead of me. I quickly straighten up and started to run again. I felt my speed gaining up but I abruptly stopped before I went to fast. I walked the rest of the way. I could see the camp ground coming close.
Edward's point of view
I followed Bella as far I could get. Ah man. Why did she had to go that beach. I just have to find another way to see what's she's doing. I went into the woods and tried to get as close enough where I can still hear her without crossing the pact line. I haven't heard about any wolf so it should be fine. I had gotten close enough when I heard her voice.
"What does the Cullens have to do with this?" she said.
"Well my father told me that my great great grandfather met them. The Cullen family had to sign a pact that said that they could never come on this part of land and not to hurt anybody." Who is telling her about my family history? That would break the treaty if one of them is telling the story to a human.
"So you believe in that." She said.
"No not really. Like I said just superstitious." Someone said. Nice job. Then I saw a group of boys come, and joined them back to the camp. They went running, and Bella fell behind. She started to run but tripped and fell. She is so clumsy. She also scraped her hands. Now she started to gain her speed, like before when I saw her in the woods. But she stopped. Good girl, you wouldn't want them to know that you are different.
Jacob's friends dropped me off home first. I went into the house and found Charlie watching tv.
"Hey kido. Had fun at the beach." He said.
"Yeah it was amazing." I told him. I sat down on the couch that was next to his chair. He was watching the game as usual.
"Do you want to watch something else?" he asked me, holding out the remote.
"Oh no it's fine." I told him. I sat there and watch t.v. along with him. I started to think about what Jacob told me about the Cullen family. I mean I know it couldn't be true, however when Edward grabbed me his hand was ice cold. When I see them at school they don't eat or talk to each other and they seem to be away from everyone else. There eyes are the same colors and they look the same. But I don't know,I still in more information to decided whether that story is true or not.
