A/N As always thank you so much for the reviews, love you so much, so here is more of Edward for you...
Chapter nine.
Edward's POV.
Right in the middle of the cafeteria in front of my friends and Bella, Tanya Denali decides she wants to inform me that she wants me to be her date for the dance. That was just like Tanya to be an exhibitionist, but she never did anything without good reason. So she was either sure I was going to say yes, unlikely, or she was trying to set me up. Tanya was hot, attractive, but not my type, strawberry blond hair cut short, and she was a scheming bitch so I was on my guard instantly. When Tanya asked, well told me to be her date I watched both hers and Bella's face, Bella looked alarmed she doesn't want me to go with Tanya. Don't worry baby I have no intention of going any where with that psycho.
"Did you ask someone else already?" Tanya asked, and I watched as her eyes settled on Bella for a second.
I knew it, the bitch was up to something. I knew she was in tight with James and Jake, so what was she planning to do? Get me out of the way so that they could move in on Bella? No fucking way was I going to let that happen.
"No." I said simply.
"Then we're good you can pick me up at seven thirty." she said, she was being too pushy this had to be a set up.
"No I won't as I won't be going with you." I said I caught Bella's gaze again she was watching me closely, but then so was everyone else.
"So who are you intending to go with?" she asked. Again her eyes flickered to Bella.
"That's none of your business." I said then turned to Jasper wide eyed he knew her scheming ways as well as anyone.
"Oh Bella... it is Bella isn't it. She asked. "James wants to know if you'll be his date for the dance?" I turned back to see Bella's eyes widened she had her back to Tanya so couldn't see her face. Tanya however was staring at me as she spoke. Had I been that obvious that the entire school knew? Bella looked straight at me, her eyes screaming for help, I was stuck, if I so much as shake my head in the slightest Tanya would see it. Don't Bella please don't.
She turned to look behind her. "If that is the case then he should have had the decency to ask me himself." Bella said, but then she continued. "But even then I would still have had to say no."
"Do you already have a date?" Tanya asked her eyes darting to me again.
"If you must know, I'm grounded, so I doubt I'll be available." she told her. She was a bad liar, it showed on her face, but as I was the only one with the full view of her face in that moment no one else could see the smile playing on the edge of her lips and I had to bite into my own cheek to prevent myself smiling in response.
"Why are you grounded, is it something to do with why you were expelled from you last school?" Tanya asked, but before Bella could respond the rest of us told Tanya in no uncertain terms, to fuck of and mind her own business.
Fortunately things settled around the table when she left and we finished eating, I watched Bella constantly, but she seemed okay. I watched her as she read a text on her cell, she had been happy, chatting with Alice and Rose moments before. I watched in horror as her eyes widened and she frowned, the frown becoming more and more pronounced by the second. Something was clearly upsetting her. Her knuckles were white where she clutched her cell, who had made her so angry? The carefree smile that had adorned her sweet face just moments ago, I wanted to see it back there, and I wanted to be the one to put it there. She was so upset, I wanted to reach over and stroke her face to calm her, wrap my arms around her and tell her things would be okay. I wanted to take her cell from her, and kill whoever had made her feel bad.
Rose began questioning her, asking what was wrong, but Bella blew her off saying it was nothing. I watched her look around the table at us all, when she met my gaze I almost flew across the table, I'm not sure what power I had mustered to keep me in my seat but I did. I dropped my gaze down to the cell in her hand and cursed the sender of the last text. Bella got up to leave and I desperately wanted to go with her, but Alice jumped up and went with her, well at least she wouldn't be alone.
Rose was probably right when she said it was probably from a guy, a boyfriend? it was stupid of me to assure that someone as beautiful as Bella was single. Who ever he was, he didn't deserve her, and she most definitely didn't deserve to be treated like that, whoever it was she should never be upset like that.
I collected my assignment from the music teacher, he asked me to find a piece of piano music I had not played before and master it. Easy enough assignment, I hadn't played in a while, but it was still an easy enough assignment. I waited for Bella as she was up next to get hers.
"Ah Isabella, how is that voice of yours?" Mr Welts asked her, and I watched the grimace appear on her face.
"Good enough for bats I guess." she replied, and I couldn't stop the snort that escaped, I did my best to make it sound like a bad sneeze, but I could see by her face that she wasn't fooled.
"Come now, I'm sure you have a fine voice." he tried to encourage.
"Well that's a matter of opinion I suppose." she warned him.
"Good, well go and find something to sing and practice it so I can give my opinion." he said, her face fell in defeat.
"Want to practice together?" I asked, feeling sad just seeing her sad again.
"Only if you wear earphones and play loud enough to drown out my acerbic tones." she said.
"I'll do my best." I said giving her my best smile to try and lift her spirits. "what would you like to sing?" I asked.
"With a piano?" she asked then thinking for a moment then she smiled. "Evanescence's Breath no more." she said.
I pulled out my iphone and googled it, finding the sheet music quickly, we found a room and I shut the door so that we were alone, in the hope she would feel more comfortable with just me here. But being here alone with her was my biggest test since I was with her by the lockers and that was bad enough, she made me so damn horny I couldn't concentrate. Fortunately it wasn't to complicated a melody and I soon had the tune down, it helped when Bella played the song on her ipod for us both to listen to it. She sat beside me on the piano bench and watched me play until I encouraged her to sing. Eventually she began to sing, and I had an even harder time concentrating on the song, as I listened to her voice as she sang the heart wrenching song. She had a beautiful singing voice, and it just made me want her all the more, she was so amazing she beguiled me.
I caught sight of movement and looked up to see Mr Welts had come to listen to us to see we had completed our assignments. I had to smile as he stared shocked at Bella, she had no idea the effect she had on the people around her.
"Well done, that was a very moving piece, and very well done for combining your assignments and working together. That was excellent, very well done. I think you should use that piece as part of your portfolio." he said smiling and leaving us alone, closing the door behind him.
While we were alone Bella checked her cell again, and anger spread across her face, as we were still alone I rushed to her side and grabbed the cell from her.
Want you so bad right now – Ant.
"Whose Ant?" I asked figuring it was short for Antony, I'd squash him like an ant for hurting her.
"Nobody." she growled and tried to take her phone back.
"If he's upsetting you so much, why don't you just block his number?" I asked curious, I was also near boiling point when I saw unshed tears in her eyes.
"Because clever dick, its only just happened, and its a new phone so I haven't had chance to work out how to do it yet." she said angrily, trying again to grab the cell, I took both of her hands in one of mine and she gave up without a struggle. The heat from her hands ran through mine and throughout my body warming me completely, I felt submerged in her heat, and intoxicated by the smell of her hair, and her body. I quickly navigated her cell, reading his other texts to her, she had not responded to him, then I blocked his number, and deleted his texts.
"There." I said releasing her and handing back her cell, feeling cold and empty from the loss of contact. "One squashed ant." I said and smirked at her.
She smiled back. "Thank you." she said then bit her lip again.
"You're welcome." I said and had to turn away from her and adjust myself again, seeing her angry and upset had killed my erection, but now seeing her smile and biting her lip again brought it right back.
We had the next forty five minutes for the band to practice, when we played Beautiful you by Saving Abel and I looked directly at Bella as I sang, she shook her head and smiled at me. I saw that as a victory to me, and that made me feel pretty good about myself. Unfortunately none of this went unnoticed by the others.
Trig did not go so well and I ended up on the opposite side of the room from Bella, so I didn't get to watch her. But it did give me a break from the endless wood, not that my mind ever left her, she was embedded permanently in my mind, I didn't know what she had done to me, no one had this effect on me. So what was it? Why couldn't I concentrate on anything? I'd even lost my appetite, there was nothing more important to me than her, and I love that about her. I stopped breathing, and replayed that last thought over again. I loved that about her... I. Loved. Her. I did... I do, I am in love with her. Holy shit! So that's what it feels like.
In the parking lot after school I met the guys and we decided to drive over to the coffee shop, I drove on my own, Jazz choosing to go with Bella and Alice, and Rose went with Emm, I noted that those too had been getting closer again lately. I could do this, socially interact with Bella, I might have to imagine her as Rosie O'Donnell but I'd be fine, I could do this. Okay that was a complete and utter impossibility, Bella had a beautiful face with flawless skin, lovely long hair, and from what I'd seen of it a great body. The way I felt wasn't just physical though, Bella was funny, intelligent, feisty, and stubborn, she fought me on every level and I can honestly say I loved her for it. There I'd said it again, and even in my head it sounded right.
I parked next to Emm's Jeep and watched as Bella walked by behind Jazz and Alice, there was a light breeze and it blew the tendrils of her hair across her face, her hips swayed as she walked, and she was a vision. I felt the smile spread across my face at the sight of her. She raised her hand to move the hair that blew across her eyes, and I had the image of her blind folded, and my imagination filled in the rest. Blindfolded, naked and tied spread eagled to my bed. FUCK! I had to stop that thought dead, I'd never get through the next few hours with visions of her like that in my head, either head.
As we settled down in our seats around the table, Emmett complained about the amount of cream Bella had on her coffee, I had to agree it was a lot of cream. Jazz explained that it was because it was hot chocolate and not coffee. He had insisted on buying his own drink as well as Alice's and Bella's, before I could offer to buy hers.
"Still doesn't seem fair." I said moving along the bench next to Bella, leaning towards her as she took a sip of her drink.
As I got closer she turned to look at me, I had intended to take a mouthful of cream from her drink. But as I leaned in she lowered the cup, leaving her with chocolate and cream over her lips and I couldn't stop myself. As it was I had to fight back my groan at the sight of her lips, my cock was ready to burst out of my jeans. I looked right into her eyes, getting lost, almost drowning in them, and as if in slow motion my tongue licked along her lips, removing all trace of cream and chocolate. I could taste marsh mallow too, as I felt the softness of those perfect lips, but then I imagined them around my cock, and having my cream on her lips.
"Mmmm" I all but moaned at the taste and the feel of her and that idea. "Yep definitely chocolate." Then my brain registered the shock on her face, as her fingers traced over her lips where my tongue had just been. Yes she was shocked but there was no sign of anger on her face or in her eyes.
"What the fuck, Edward? Leave my sisters cream alone." Emmett's muffled voice burst through my ecstasy bubble, I shrugged at him and sat back down to hide the struggling serpent in my pants, that seemed determined to fight his way out somehow.
"Sorry, it just looked too good to miss out on." I said shrugging again.
I waited for chatter to break out again before I adjusted myself as my erection wasn't going away any time soon. As I just couldn't stop thinking about the feel of her lips under my tongue. Licking down her neck, between her perky breasts... okay that's not helping.
I'd made it awkward between us again, she'd seemed okay then suddenly she was scowling, but I couldn't for the life of me work out why. When Bella finished her drink she sucked on the spoon with her eyes closed, and man she looked so fucking hot like that, but then I noticed half the guys in the coffee shop were staring at her too. I wanted to club Bella over the head with my hard on, throw her over my shoulder and walk out of here yelling 'MINE!'
Later back at my place we had a great practice session, and when Alice left she took Jazz and Bella with her. Emm stayed behind telling Rose he'd meet her up at the house in a while. I was sure he was going to say something, but he was quiet for the longest time, then he just stared at me until I couldn't take it any more.
"Just spit it out Emmett." I said, I knew something was bothering him, but he never normally held back.
"What's going on with you?" he asked suddenly.
"What do you mean?" I asked, was this about Bella? Or something else?
"With you and my sister." he specified.
"There is nothing going on." I informed him, I felt my face drop, as much as I wanted there to be something going on there wasn't, and I didn't want this conversation with Emm.
"Yeah right, you have been eye fucking her for days, so don't give me that shit." he yelled.
"I... I." I couldn't deny that, I couldn't keep my eyes off her.
"Don't try denying it, its written all over your face, and you light up light a fucking beacon when she walks in the room." he said, I just shrugged, what could I say to that. "Is there anything going on?" he asked.
"No, Emm." I said sighing heavily.
"Well you obviously want there to be." he said, I just looked at him sheepishly. "She's barely been in the country ten days Ed... but I guess... you'd better make a move before some other fucker gets her. I'd rather it was you than any of those assholes who've been hanging around. But don't mess her around... if you hurt her, I will fuck you up. Looks like half the school is out to lay my sister."
"That's not what I'm looking for Emm, I... I." I couldn't continue.
"Man, she's got you all fucked up hasn't she?" he said.
"You have no idea Emm, I've never been in this state over a girl before." I admitted.
"Kind of sounds like what your sister does to me, though I don't like the idea of you banging my sister. But I've been doing much worse with your sister for years I guess its only fair." he laughed.
"Don't talk about her like that." I growled at him.
"Damn you have got it bad." he said staring wide eyed at me, then placed his hand on my shoulder to calm me, I dropped down on to the couch and put my head in my hands.
"I think I'm in love with her Emm." I said slightly relieve to say it out loud.
"Fuck!" he said sitting beside me.
So I sat there and grudgingly I told him everything, he stayed quiet while I explained, then he sighed.
"Well she's my sister so I'm not about to help you, but I won't stand in your way either, and I'll be doing everything I can to keep her away from those other goons. You have to find a way to get better control of your dick when you're around her, or she's gonna start wondering why you keep running away from her." he said.
A/N Hope you enjoyed that longer than normal insight into Edward's world, let me know what you think...
