AN: Hello! This is really me and not your imagination! I am finally updating this story! Whoop whoop! I am so so so sorry for not updating sooner. I have had so much crap go on in my life and not to mention my computer access has been very limited. I want to thank everyone who has reviewed this story and as added it to you favorites and alerts! It means the world to me, really! Anyway I'm going to get one with it and give you what you really want… Chapter 9 (or 10 however you want to look at it) of 'The Ones That Need It Most'!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own anything from this story except a few characters and the plot, everything else if the creation of the wonderful Stephanie Meyer!
BPOV:
Jake then started laughing so hard I don't think he could breath. When he finally stopped and looked at me, trying not to laugh again at me continuing to bounce then he looked up. His facial expressions altered from light and happy to shock, worry, and pure hatred. I looked up too and saw all of the Cullen's standing on the porch steps looking about ready to kill Jacob and maybe even me. The only thought that ran through my head at that moment was 'Oh Shhhiiiittttt!'
After a good three minutes of just standing there in shock, Carlisle finally calmed back down to his normal self and spoke.
"Bella… Who is your friend?" I looked at his face, trying to judge if he really wanted me to tell him or did he already know. He looked sincere so I told him the truth.
"This is my friend Jacob Black. Jake was just giving me a ride home from school." I said and some how it made Rosalie look even more vicious. Jake opened his mouth to say something but his phone when off in his pocket. He looked at it and smiled.
"As much as I would love to stay and chat, my dad needs me to head home for some meeting crap." He said towards the Cullen's.
"Bye coke cheeks, text you later." He said towards me. He hoped on his bike, didn't bother with the helmet, and started it up. Right before he left thought he winked in my direction and then he was gone.
Oh I am so going to kill him! You could now see the anger just rolling off of everyone, minus Esme who seemed to calm down. I didn't really know what to do, but I was scared, not because there are vampires, but because they might want to send me back to Ms. Sandra. I know I'm not the easiest kids to deal with but I hope I didn't make them that mad.
I walked over to the porch and inside the house. I could feel them following me. I sat down in the living room on one of the couches and waited for the yelling to begin. Emmett and Rose when and said in the love seat directly across from me, while Jasper and Alice took the armchair to my right and the same for Carlisle and Esme but my left. Edward took for passing the space behind Emmett and Rosalie. You could almost see the gears turning in his head. Apparently Jacob gave him a lot of information to process.
It was complete silence for a whole ten seconds and then it was like a bomb went off. Everyone started yelling but what surprised me was it was mostly at each other. It was like they totally forgot me. I was utterly confused. I thought about trying to sneak up to my room to start on my homework but didn't. It would probably get me in more trouble.
After about a good five minutes of yelling at each other, Carlisle finally stepped in.
"Everyone that is enough!" he yelled and the room fell silent once more. I didn't realize till then how much I hated seeing them yell like that. I feel like I was ruining there whole family. Maybe they should send me back to the witch. I mean, if you could cause this perfect family to start yelling like they just did maybe I did need some type of punishment.
"Now I know that you may feel like young Bella's friend is not the best company but we can not discriminate against him. He has not harmed her in any shape or form and so you will leave him alone." Carlisle said and I was shocked at what he said. Did they really hate the wolves that much that they would try to stop me from seeing them? I looked around the room at each of there faces and I got my answer. Yes, they really would.
"Bella you may go upstairs now but I would like to talk to you later. Okay?" Carlisle said. I nodded my head and all but made a mad dash up to my room.
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I had just finished my homework two hours later and then a heard a knock on my door.
"Come in!" and Carlisle opened the door.
"Are you done with your homework? I was hoping we could talk."
"Yeah, sure, come on in." I said sitting up on my bed and patting the spot next to me. He walked over to me and sat down. I will never get used to how beautiful, not only Carlisle, but all the Cullen's are. It was like there were the poster children of grown up angels.
"Bella, now I know you don't want to talk to me about this, but what are your intentions with Jacob Black?" He asked and I think I blushed 10 shades of red.
"Oh, um we're a just friend, that's how I feel about all of them actually. They are all like my brothers." I said and his eyes got a little wide. I thought over my words and I realized I just told him I not only knew but was friends with all of the wolves.
"So you know some of his friends as well?"
"Yeah, Jacob introduced me to them and we all became friends." I said and it was the truth, because he did introduce me to them.
"Oh. How did you meet Jacob then?" he asked. This is the tricky part. I hate lying to them, especially Carlisle and Esme. They took me into there home and have been nothing short of wonderful parents and here I sit lying straight to there faces.
"A…friend of mine introduced us at the community center one day and we just clicked." I said. Once again, it was the half truth.
"Bella…your brothers and sisters may not like Jacob but if you want to still see him I'm okay with it. He seems like a nice young man but you have to promise me that if you feel uncomfortable in any way, anyway at all, you will call me or Esme. Promise?" he asked, looking me in the eye. I could see how much he wanted to not say what he just did, that he didn't want me near the wolves, but he knew it would hurt me to stop seeing them.
"Yes, I promise." I said leaning over and hugging him
"Your really are a wonderful father, Carlisle. I'm so lucky you choose me." I said. He rapped his arms around me and gently squeezed me.
"I think we all are lucky we found you Isabella." He said. He pulled back and then got up and walked to the door. He turned around and told me dinner was almost ready and to come down stairs in about ten minutes. He walked out of my room and I fell back onto my bed.
Could this day get any worst? First I have some crazy dude trying to kill me, then the Cullen's find out I know the wolves, then they think I'm dating Jacob, and I still have to lie to them. I wish I could tell them but I couldn't, I was selfish. I knew that as soon as I told them I could see ghost, they would ship me off to some mental asylum and leave me there for the rest of my life. I know I could easily break out of there but then I would have no place to go. I would be an orphan again. I already had a taste of what it was like to be part of a true family and I don't think I could go back to how I was before.
I could always go to La Push and stay, but I don't think I could be that close to the Cullen's and not come back to them. They have given me what no one has ever had before, hope. No even my cousins could give me that. It was like they, unknowingly, gave me the hope that I could have a future. Maybe it was because I knew there secret and I knew the struggle they had to endure just to keep me alive. But maybe it was that, even with the struggle, they were the kindest, most wonderfulness people I have ever met.
I didn't have anymore time to think over my new idea, because Alice danced into my room in the very moment.
"Hello, Bella. Time to eat." She said happily. It was like the argument never happened this afternoon. She grabbed my hand and literally dragged me down the stairs.
"Alice if you don't let me go your gonna break my wrist." I said when we got to the landing.
"Oh! I'm sorry! Follow me!" she said and then proceeded to skip into the kitchen. I followed her and when I walked into the kitchen I was shocked to see a huge pile of food laid out on the counter. I don't think there was an inch of space left on the counter tops.
"What is all this for?" I asked no one in particular.
"We wanted to make up for being so rude to you this afternoon and decided a nice dinner would hopefully get the ball rolling." Jasper said with his arms around Alice's shoulders. I could see Rosalie and Edward weren't totally over the whole Jacob thing but hopefully they would get over it soon.
"Well thank you guys but you didn't have to do this. There is no way I'm going to be able to eat all of this." I said, looking over all the food.
"Don't worry, I haven't eaten in ever. I'll help you sis!" Emmett said and I laughed. Of course he would try to eat human food! There wasn't a challenge that he wouldn't try no madder how disgusting!
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After dinner I went back up to my room and got ready for bed. To say dinner was an amusing event would be an understatement.
After I got a small portion of each, Emmett started filling food onto his plate. Me and him sat down at the dinner room table and started to eat. I think he was set on eating everything he got because half way threw he looked like he was going to be sick. It was actually very funny. As soon as I finished my last bit, he looked at me then ran, at human speed, up stairs and threw it all up.
When I walked out of my bathroom after my shower I was shocked to see Edward sitting on my bed.
"Hey." I said throwing my dirty clothes in the hamper.
"Hey. Can we talk for a second?" He said and I looked at him.
"Yeah. What's up?" I asked sitting on my bed. Déjà vu much?
"I was wondering about what happened this afternoon. With Jacob." He asked hesitantly.
"What about it?"I asked with a sigh.
"It's just about what he said to you. Why did he call you coke cheeks?" He said looking in my eyes.
"Oh. Well you know on my first day of school I sprayed coke all over myself and I told him about it and bada-bing bada-boom he now calls me coke cheeks." I said.
"Oh. I guess it makes since." He said, not totally convinced.
"But you don't believe me, do you?" I said, looking him in the eye.
"Most of the time I do, but I think your not telling us something." He said seriously. He continued to stare into my eyes, like he was searching for my secret.
"We all have are skeletons in are closets." I said, staring just as hard into his eyes.
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I don't know when these feelings started, but I realized that I was starting to like Edward. He was the sweetest, most charming, and most hansom man I have ever met. It may be stupid, but even with me knowing his secret but I couldn't help but be drawn to him. It was like I was put under a spell.
But, even with this new realization, I don't think I could peruse these feelings. For one, he could never like simple old Bella. He was the definition of handsome, while I was simple and plain Jane. He should be with someone like Rosalie and Alice, not me. Another thing was that, even if he did like me to he would never accept me. I was a freak, a ghost seeing freak.
With this in mind I went to sleep. Dreaming of what could be if was normal.
An: Ok! So you have reached the end of this chapter. I would first like to say thank you to everyone who was read, reviewed, author alerted/favorite, and story alerted/favorite! It means so much to me to when I check my email and see a new review or a new alert/ favorite on there. I'm going to try updating once a week but I can't promise anything when school starts back up. Again thank you all so much and I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did writing it! BTW the next chapter is gong to be Edwards POV on this whole Jacob situation.
With lots of love,
LeAnna (yellowporscheowner96)
P.S: I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July and thank you to all the men and women who have served are country for are freedom!