Hey everyone, this has a couple bad words in it and teens drinking…for younger readers I'm just saying I warned you. I think imma change the rating on this thing hehe.
There's a link to the girl's outfits here : .com/cgi/app#fooTwo days later, I was up and active again, after a weekend of lazing around my house with my family and Bella, and I felt completely better. It was Monday morning, and I climbed into my Volvo, wrapped in scarves, to pick up Bella. I pulled up in front of her house and she hopped in, smiling and rubbing her hands together.
"Hey sicky." She greeted me. I grinned.
"Not anymore." I said, and she laughed.
"Ready for another day of torture?" She asked, smiling as we drove into the school parking lot.
"Ugh. I think I'd actually rather be sick." I said, chuckling. We climbed out of the car and hurried inside, out of the cold. People in the halls called out greetings, and I waved back cheerily. Bella rolled her eyes and smiled.
"Mr. Popular is back." She said as we reached her locker.
BELLA POV
Tyler bounced up to us, grinning at me. I smiled tentatively back, not wanting to give him to wrong impression.
"Hey Edward! Feeling better?" He asked. Edward chuckled.
"Yeah thanks." He said.
"Well I was thinking, Mike's parents are in Cuba for two weeks, and he's having his annual party this Saturday, you guys going?" Tyler asked.
"We'll be there." Edward assured him. I nodded, everyone always went to Mike's party. He had a big one every year, because his parents trusted him so much that they went away often.
"Cool, see you there then." Tyler said, jogging off. Edward and I walked to our History class, and took our respective seats. We had a substitute teacher, and Edward passed me a funny sketch he had done of the chubby woman with acne on a piece of lined paper. I laughed quietly, and rolled my eyes.
The rest of the week passed in a flurry of tests and quizzes I had missed when I had been at the hospital with Edward, and homework I hadn't done. I was exhausted the whole week, and eventually it was Saturday. I gladly slept in late, and groaned when I saw that it was already twelve. I didn't have work, because Mrs. Newton had closed the shop while she was on vacation, but I had to do some chores around the house before I went to Mike's. I shuffled down the stairs and heard a familiar voice.
"Nice hair." Edward said. I hadn't seen him for basically the whole week except for shortly at school, because of the amount of work I had to finish. I fell into his arms, and pretended to start snoring again. He chuckled.
"Why are you here?" I asked, straightening up. He shrugged.
"Watched a movie with Emmett earlier, and just came here after." He grinned. I hugged him around the waist.
"I feel like I haven't seen you forever." I said.
"I know." He said, agreeing. Just then Emmett came in, and grinned, shaking his head. Edward gave him a glare. I shrugged and went to make myself some breakfast before starting my chores.
"Are you guys going to Mike's?" Emmett asked, sitting down at the kitchen table.
"Yeah, you?" I answered, pouring myself some cereal. He nodded.
"Alice wants me to tell you she'll be over at 9 to help you get ready." Edward said, chuckling. I grumbled.
EDWARD POV
I left my house after freshening up a little at 11 to pick up Bella and Alice from her house. I lived for this, parties I meant. I loved them. I pulled up, and they climbed in quickly, trying to avoid the cold. Alice had dressed Bella in a fresh white spaghetti strap shirt, and a tight, black, high waisted skirt that hugged her curves perfectly. A necklace on a silver chain hung from her neck, and her hair was down and cascading over her shoulders in defined curls. She had a little makeup on. I had to hold back my gasp, and I silently cursed Alice for dressing her like that. As for Alice, she was wearing a red tank top and a leather jacket with skinny jeans. I choked back what I would have said to any other girl dressed like that, which would have caused Bella to look at me weirdly. She looked to good to be true.
"You look beautiful." I said, grinning. She blushed as usual.
"Thanks. Thank god for Alice." She said. Alice grinned and looked proud. I wished lightning would strike her, she had done this to me on purpose. I pulled out of the driveway and drove to Mike's. We all three climbed out and headed towards the door. Bella tripped on one of the walkway stones, and I caught her around the waist before she could hit the ground, giving me an excuse to enjoy the outfit. She giggled. The weird feeling in my stomach settled as my hands held her securely upright, I hated feeling this way about my best friend. But in a way it was interesting. I knew Alice could see it. We entered the house which was already filled with people, and I finally released Bella's waist. I saw Jessica glare at her. I rolled my eyes, and leaned down to whisper in her ear.
"Bitch attack. Jessica's here." I said. Bella chuckled.
"Whatever." She said, looking around.
"BELLA!" Mike called, greeting her. He was already buzzed.
"Hey Mike..." She said. He handed her a cup full of vodka and juice, and she took a sip. I grabbed a beer from the table beside me, and followed Bella as she tugged me through the crowd. We reached a place where everyone was dancing, and Bella shrunk back into me. I chuckled, wrapping my arm around her, hoping she wouldn't mind. She looked up at me, but didn't stop me. A boy from another school was eyeing her, and as much as I hated to do it, I released my arm from around her, letting him know she wasn't mine, although I felt like she was. Alice pranced off to dance with Jasper, and the boy, who had dark hair and pale eyes, asked Bella to come dance with him. She looked up at me excitedly. I gave her an encouraging grin that vanished the second she turned around. She followed the boy and released my hand. I wandered through the crowds, finishing my beer quickly and grabbing another. I grinned back at all the girls I didn't know who gave me the eye, but made no move to talk to them. I spotted Rosalie leaning up against the wall, and went over to stand beside her.
"Hey." She greeted me. I smiled a small smile. "Bella look's great, doesn't she?" She said. I ran a hand through my hair, yanking it, and glaring at her. I rolled my eyes and made my way out to the large wooden deck in the back of Mike's house. It was cold, but almost deserted. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and turned, it was Rose again. "Hey, look, I'm sorry." She apologized.
"It's okay." I said, looking up at the black sky. We were silent for a while.
"It's killing you. I know." She said finally. I nodded.
"You're the only one who knows." I told her. She nodded.
"She'll see it eventually." She said. I shook my head.
"I'm going for a drive." I told her.
"Don't catch pneumonia again. If you're not back in two hours, I'm calling you." She said, and I nodded. I went around to the front and slammed my car door as I got in. I drove all the way to La Push, and walked along the dark, deserted beach until I found a log suitable for sitting. I put my head in my hands, and kicked the sand around with my feet, I shivered. The time passed quickly, and an hour and a half later, after finishing another beer I had brought, I started to head back to the party, my head somewhat cleared. Or so I thought.
BELLA POV
"James I really-" I started, tripping. James Benna caught me.
"Come on." He said, caressing my waist. I was considerably drunk, and I had no idea where I was. It was quiet.
"I don't want to." I told him. I didn't like the feel of his hands on me. He kissed my shoulder. I couldn't. All I could think about was Edward's fury in the hospital when I told him about James.
"Bella...please?" He pleaded in a seductive voice. My vision was blurry, but I managed to push his face away from mine. "Are you afraid Eddie-kins will find us?"
"No." I slurred, angry. "I don't want too Tyler."
"It's James." He said.
"Right. Sorry." I apologized. I had known that.
"Fine, at least take a drive with me." He said. In my drunk state, I consented, happy that he wasn't touching me anymore.
ROSALIE POV
Bella was drunk as shit. I had never seen her this wrecked. Well maybe once last year. But she always had Edward at her side to protect her. Where was he? He had been gone for almost three hours, and wasn't answering my calls.
"Bells! Get yourself together." I said as she accidentally smashed into a wall. She laughed, her eyes not seeing me.
A while later, I saw her go into a room with James Benna. Damn. What if Edward came back now? What would he do. 10 minutes later, I watched him lead her out the door by the hand, but I resisted the urge to stop her. She tripped. I bit my lip, but then turned away to find Emmett.
A while later, Edward burst through the door again. Jessica draped herself over his strong chest, but he pushed her off. I could tell he had also had to much to drink, but Edward wasn't like Bella, he could hold his liquor. He made his way over to me, and sure enough, he smelled strongly of beer and ocean.
"Where's Beautiful?" He asked. I crossed my arms.
"I don't know." I said. "Go look for her." He grabbed another beer and chugged half of it. He looked around aimlessly, and then walked away in the opposite direction. I saw him entrance a pretty red head with those eyes of his, and watched as she followed him into the guest room. I rolled my eyes. An hour later, I jumped as he burst through the door without the girl, his hair a mess and his lips swollen, and stumbled as fast as he could to his car. I ran after him.
"Edward no! What the hell do you think you're doing? You're trashed!" I yelled.
"Bella." He said as he pulled recklessly out of the driveway. I ran back inside.
BELLA POV
"James where are we going?" I slurred, falling over into his side. We had driven for a while it seemed like to me, and then gotten out of the car. I was cold. It smelt like forest. He pulled me along by the waist. I giggled as I tripped.
"Guess." He said.
"Arizona?" I asked. We walked a for a while. Up hill.
"Nope." He said.
"Atlantis?" I guessed again.
"That isn't a real place Bella." He said. I laughed hysterically. We stopped. It smelt like trees. James pulled me to him. I was uncomfortable. He pressed his lips to mine, and I protested.
"Don't!" I said.
"Why not?" He asked slickly. I fidgeted uncomfortably underneath his restricting arms.
"Because." I said, my drunk mind unable to find words to explain why I didn't want this. He chuckled darkly. He kissed me roughly again, and I was dizzy. Not from his kiss, but from lack of air. I breathed heavily as he let me go for a minute before pinning me down on the floor that smelt like pine.
"James, please." I said.
"Edward won't find us here." He said, kissing me again. I felt myself go limp. His hands travelled up my shirt. They were cold. I was cold. I shivered. He kissed me again, and I felt like vomiting. No, I wasn't going to give up. I kneed him in the groin hard, and he gasped. "Bitch!" He uttered. He rolled off me, but I stayed put, to cold and drunk to move. He spit onto the ground.
"Don't touch me." I said with effort.
"Fine. Bye Bella." He said bitterly, getting up. I felt relieved, and I heard his footsteps walk away. But then I realized I was alone, in what I thought was a forest. At night. I got up from the ground with tremendous effort, and stumbled around. I called James' name. I called Edward's name. I called Emmett's name. No answer. Nothing. I started to cry. Branches slapped against my face as I wandered around. I slammed into something hard and woody smelling, and a sharp ripping pain tore through my face. I finally fell to the ground, and bumped my head on a rock. I could feel myself losing conciousness, so I pulled out my phone and pressed number three as hard as I could, Edward's speed dial.
"Hello?" His heavy breathing voice answered. I could hear a girl's voice in the background.
"Edward. Help me. James." I said weakly.
"I'm coming, Beautiful." I heard him say before the world went completely black.
EDWARD POV
"Hello?" I answered, seeing Bella's name on speed dial. I pushed the girl, who's name was Sandra off me. She groaned.
"Edward. Help me. James." I heard Bella slur. There was no noise in the background. I automatically stood up, a sick feeling in my stomach. A rush of anger surged through me.
"I'm coming, Beautiful." I said, bursting out of the room. I hurried to my car, not caring how drunk I was. I saw Rose running down towards me.
"Edward no! What the hell do you think you're doing? You're trashed!" She yelled. I didn't care.
"Bella." I said, unable to explain. I think I knew where she was. There was a place up by the outskirts of the town in the forest, a campground to be specific, where James and other guys liked to drink. They also liked to take girls there. I drove over the speed limit to where it was. I jumped out of the car, and searched the gravel path of the parking lot. No Bella. I ignored the sign that said no trespassers after 11:00pm, and headed into the campground. It was dark, very dark. There were no tents or families, since it was still winter. I searched all the sites, and the surrounding forest. He had really taken her in far. The thought pushed me to hike up the leisure trail, calling her name. It was ghostly quiet. But then I saw a flash of white of the path. I rushed towards it, and found her, laying on her side on a downwards slope. I turned her over onto her back, and gasped. She had a gash across her whole right cheek, beginning at the corner of her eye and finishing just before her jaw. The blood was drying now, and I wondered how long she had been laying here. Her shirt was halfway hiked up, so that her stomach was exposed. I pulled it back down. There was branches and bits of moss stuck in her hair and her mascara was running. I picked her up carried her out of the forest, back onto the path. I cradled her limp body like a baby, and carried her back to the campsite where I sat down on a picnic table with her still on my lap. I stroked her knotted hair.
"Bella. Beautiful Bella." I crooned. Anger heated my whole body at the thought of James. I shook her gently. Her big brown eyes flickered open, and she began to cry again. "Shhh." I soothed her.
"Edward." She slurred weakly, cowering into me.
"I'm here." I told her. "I'm not going to leave." Her hands gripped my forearms. She was so cold. I picked her up again, and carried her to my warm car. I sat her down in the backseat where her head lolled onto the headrest. She closed her eyes again.
"No Bells, you have to stay awake." I said, shaking her leg.
"Edward." She said again. I stroked her hair and left her for a minute to grab the first aid kit my father left in my trunk. I sat with her in the back, and turned on the heat in the Volvo. I pulled one of my hoodies over her head, and she shivered. I picked all the branches and moss out of her hair, and dabbed disenfectant on all the tiny cuts on her face, hands and legs. As for the gash, I would have to let Carlisle deal with that one. I didn't want to touch it and make it worse. It looked like it needed stitches.
"Beautiful, don't touch your face, alright?" I said. She nodded. I knew how to deal with Bella when she was this drunk. I was still feeling the buzz myself. I did up her seat belt and told her to stay awake. She nodded again. I drove as carefully as I could this time. "Bella, I need you to tell me who did this to you." I said.
"James took me to the forest. It wasn't Atlantis." She said. I didn't ask about the Atlantis part, but I knew all I needed to know. Bella wouldn't be the only one leaving with a messed up face tonight. I pulled up in front of Mike's again, and picked Bella up after she stumbled trying to walk. She clung onto me like a toddler. I burst through the door and people gasped.
"Bella!" People shouted. Everyone was screaming. I noticed that she did look pretty scary. I probably didn't look so great myself. She shook and shivered. I rubbed her back and ignored the people questioning me.
"It's loud." She said quietly, her head resting on my shoulder. I searched the crowd for Emmett. She closed her eyes.
"Stay awake Bells." I told her once more. She began to cry again, and shake. I rubbed her back some more, and finally spotted Emmett. People were panicking now, trying to figure out what happened. I rushed towards Emmett, who was leaning against the wall with Jasper, Alice and Rosalie.
"BELLA!" Emmett shouted as I reached them. "WHAT HAPPENED?" He yelled at me.
"James Benna. Left her in the campground. Far up the trail. Probably for an hour." I seethed. Emmett made fists with his hands. I handed her to him, and he rocked her side to side.
"Edward." Her weak voice came again.
"I'll be right back, beautiful." I promised.
"Ed! I want to pummel him too." Emmett said through his teeth.
"Emmett, let him take this one, it's James." Alice said. Emmett nodded. I gave Bella one last look, she was huddled up against Emmett, who had sat down in a chair. I searched the walls for James. I saw him, looking panicked, heading outside to the deck. I followed him determinedly, my fists clenching and un-clenching. I went outside, and saw him. He turned towards me, and grinned. I closed the door behind us.
"Edward..." He said in a slick voice.
"What did you do to her?" I growled in a low voice, trying not to shout.
"So you found her?" He asked calmly. I nodded.
"Why did you leave her?" I said angrily. He shrugged. "I've known you to do some pretty low things, Benna, but never this. A couple more hours and she could have died, you know that?" I seethed.
"You're exagerrating." He said. I shook my head.
"Have you seen her, James? Does that not make you sorry?" I asked angrily. He shrugged. "Her Dad's chief of police." His mouth formed a comical 'o'. He had forgotten, he looked nervous. I stepped closer to him. "Run, and you're dead." I threatened. He stayed put. I grabbed his collar and threw a punch that hit him square on the jaw. He uttered a groan, but threw one of his own. It hit me in the mouth. That only made me angrier. He would pay for what he did to my Bella. I punched him hard in the stomach, and he doubled over. I hit him there again, and he fell over. I knelt down and punched his jaw again. His eyes closed. I stood up, breathing hard, and kicked him in the side. He uttered another groan, and blacked out. I grabbed a beer that was sitting on the table next to me and poured it over his clothes.
"Jackass." I said, knowing he couldn't hear me. I kicked him once more for good measure, and headed back inside. It was reasonably quieter, most people huddled around Bella and Emmett. Alice was dabbing her forehead with a cool cloth, and they had wiped up the blood and makeup. She looked up at me as I approached them.
"Edward, you're bleeding." She said drowsily. I nodded, taking in her pitiful presence. "Em." She said simply, and Emmett released her. I gave him a grateful look, and let Bella fall into my arms, where she cowered. She touched my swollen lip gently with her finger. "Ouch." She said, wiping the blood off my chin with the sleeve of my hoodie she was wearing. I checked the time. It was 4 in the morning, later than these parties usually went on.
"Let's go home." I said, and she nodded, letting me carry her out to the car.
"Bella, what did he do to you?" I asked angrily as we drove through the silent streets.
"Kissed me. A lot. I didn't want him too. He got angry." She said in short sentences.
"Is that all?" I asked.
"Called me a bitch and left." She said. I reached back and squeezed her hand tightly. She returned the pressure.
I pulled up in Charlie's driveway. Bella clutched me as I carried her to the front door.
"Gonna be in trouble." She murmured. I was almost absolutely sure Charlie wouldn't care that she had been drinking after he saw the state she was in. Emmett's car pulled up close behind mine, and he jogged up to where we were. He knocked clearly on the door. It took a while, but Charlie eventually opened the door, dressed in his slippers and robe.
"Okay Dad...so we need you to listen before you freak out." Emmett said calmly. Bella was hiding her face in my chest. "We went to a party. We were drinking. Bella had a little too much and went for a car ride with a guy who's a real dick." Emmett paused, Charlie was listening attentively. "He left her out in the campground, way up on the trail for about an hour, by herself." Charlie looked angry now. "Edward went looking for her and brought her back. He saved her. Then he took care of the dirt bag." Emmett finished. Bella looked up at her father, and when he saw her face, he staggered backwards.
"Bells!" He said in a worried voice. He ushered us in. "Is that all that happened, Em?" He asked. Emmett nodded. "Call Carlisle." He ordered. Emmett went towards the phone, and did as he was told. I followed Charlie into the living room and lay Bella down on the couch.
"I'm sorry Dad." She said, her words still a little jumbled. Charlie didn't say anything, he just stroked her hair.
"It's gonna be okay Bells." He said. Bella looked at me.
"Edward, what's wrong with my face?" She asked. "I can't feel it."
"Nothing, beautiful." I said in a pained voice. "Nothing's wrong. You have a cut."
"A big cut?" She asked. I nodded. "Where?" She whispered. I took her hand and guided it towards it. She touched it very gently and winced. Tears rolled down her face. She turned to her side, and vomited. It smelt like alcohol, and Charlie grimaced, going to get a cloth. Bella cried some more. I hummed her the lullaby I composed for her. She quieted and fell asleep, her hand still turning my fingers purple. "Edward I love you." She whispered. I looked down at her in shock, but she was deep in sleep. I ran a hand through my hair. Had she really just said that? She didn't mean it of course, she was drunk.
Poor Edward
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