Chapter 10!!!! WooHoo!!! Most of you guys guessed that Edwards's friend was going to be Mike… well sorry, but you're wrong. I'm sorry, but I really, really don't like him, and I felt like not bringing him into my story… so read on to find out who it is!
Disclaimer: Miss Stephenie Meyer owns Mr. Edward Cullen. Dang it.
Previously: "Sounds great." I was definitely in the mood for pizza right now.
"Alright then. Meet you there." Edward said with another smirk towards me, before leaving.
I had a bed feeling that I didn't want to meet whoever Edwards friend was.
Bella's POV
We all ordered the pizza, and then sat down at one of the tables. That's when I had my chance. "Ok, so who wants to tell me who Edwards's friend is?"
"Nope." Rosalie answered with a smile.
"Well can you at least tell me why you were all smirking when Edward said he wanted to meet me?" I was desperate for some answers.
"Well, let's just say that he saw you in the cafeteria the day that you fell, and he finds you… attractive." Alice said with a laugh.
Oh great. Absolutely fantastic. Another Mike Newton…
Mike Newton was a weird kid that liked me back at Forks. He asked me out at least 3 times a week, and would never give it a rest. Even when I went out with Jake he was consistent. One time Jake actually punched him in the nose since we were going out… and what do you know? I come here, and another guy likes me. By the looks on my friend's faces, he wasn't going to be any different from Mike.
I saw Edward walk in, and I grimaced. "Hey Edward. Where's Nick?" Alice asked Edward.
"He's coming. He wanted to make a nice entrance though." Edward said smirking yet again.
The door opened once again, and in walked a kid about Edwards's height with light brown hair and a good fashion sense. He was wearing jeans and a Hollister shirt with a black leather jacket and dark sunglasses.
He was bobbing his head as he walked, trying to look cool, but purposely being over dramatic. Let me just say…
He was no Mike Newton.
He was actually really cute and his walk showed his humor. He got to us and sat down right next to me
He pulled off his sunglasses dramatically, revealing piercing blue eyes that just tripled how charming he was. "Hey there pretty lady." He said with a smile.
"Hey yourself. I'm Bella."
"Nick. Mind if I sit here?" He asked, even though he was already sitting down.
"Nope not at all." I smiled back at him.
We both turned back at the table and noticed everyone staring at us with their jaws hanging open. Okay, so actually, they were staring at me. Apparently, they knew that Nick was going to act that way, but they weren't expecting my flirty reaction. I didn't like them staring at me, so I grabbed a piece of pizza and said "You know, you guys might have a hard time chewing with your jaws hanging open like that." I smiled and took a bite at my pizza.
That knocked everyone out of their trances, and they all got to eating. Edward on the other hand was still looking at me weird. His jaw was closed now, and he was eating too, but he looked really confused.
I ignored that and we kept eating and talking about random things. I even flirted with Nick some more, but not without getting strange looks from my friends now and then. I couldn't concentrate much, because Nick kept smiling at me, and I couldn't stop myself from thinking about him, but I did find out that Nick was Edwards's roommate and best friend since 3rd grade, he plays football with Emmett, and they were also talking about Jasper playing basketball. I didn't hear what sport Edward played… or if he played a sport at all.
When we all finished we decided to go up to Edward and Nick's room.
Their room was set up just like mine and Alice's. They had navy bedding, with a single gray, white, and brown stripe on it (A/N: Bedding in profile). From their window there was a nice view of the fountain. Their walls were white, but they were covered in football and lacrosse pictures and posters.
From those I guessed that Edward played lacrosse. We sat down on bean bags and pillows when Jasper suggested we play a game. Alice really wanted to play spin the bottle, but I was definitely not up for spin the bottle, so instead we played truth or dare.
"Okay, Emmett, truth or dare?" Jasper asked.
"Dare." He answered with confidence.
"Okay, I dare you to go skinny dipping in the fountain outside." Jasper smiled wickedly.
"Oh, come on man! That's kind of harsh, don't cha think??? I'm sure Bella doesn't want to see me going skinny dipping anyway. Isn't that right Bella." He was trying to weasel his way out of this, and I wasn't about to let him.
"Emmett, its dark out. No one is outside, and no one will be able to see you. Now go, you big baby." I answered and Alice let out a giggle.
"Fine, but I'll get you for this Swan." He said before running out the door.
They all waited at the window, obviously wanting to see Emmett embarrassed, but I really didn't want to see that. Jasper, being cruel to his best friend, actually videotaped the entire thing using Edward's camera, but hid it when Emmett got back. I didn't want to know what he was planning to do with that.
Emmett got back, and of course, was planning on giving me some horrible dare that would embarrass me like crazy, so when he asked me truth or dare, I was smart and chose truth.
"Crap. Umm, okay….What was the real reason that you fell asleep in the woods, and not only almost froze to death, but woke up with frozen tears streaming down your face?" I froze where I was. Everyone froze.
No one said anything, but as the memories clouded my brain, I remembered Jake. Thinking of him made me incredibly upset, but I remembered Nick was here, and I already really liked him. I didn't want him to think that I was still in love with my ex… after all, I'm not. I'm just upset about the way we broke up.
How was I supposed to answer this question?
"Umm… I really… don't… know if… I can answer that… yet." I didn't know what to say. I know this was truth or dare, and they did just make Emmett do his dare, but I wasn't ready to tell them about Jake, or my fight with my parents, who I still haven't talked to.
"Look, Bella, we usually only do this for really, really hard dares, but that question seems to be really hard for you to answer right now, so if you would like, we will give you a dare, and you have to do it, without complaining, no matter what. If you want to agree to that, then you don't have to answer the question." Emmett explained.
Thank God. I didn't have to answer the question… yay! "I'll do it." I said with confidence. I usually did dare anyway in truth or dare, but I was too afraid of Emmett's revenge dare.
Alice and Rosalie whispered back and forth, obviously the ones who will choose my dare.
"Okay Bella! We have it!" Here goes nothing.
"We dare you to kiss Edward!"
Oh my! What's going to happen???? Review and tell me what you think!
As for Nick, I know you are all probably mad at me, because you were expecting (and hoping) for Edward and Bella to get together… but I will admit, I LOVE NICK! I have officially fallen in love with one of my own characters. I'm proud of myself.
Last chapter, when I wrote about Edward's special friend, I wasn't planning on Bella liking him back, but I started writing this, and a brilliant Idea popped into my head for the story! So… sorry if you don't like him, but now I'm attached. So please tell me what you think about him.
By the way NICK'S PICTURE IS IN MY PROFILE!
Thank you to Glenn McCuen, for being my Nick!
REVIEW PLEASE!!!! In my own opinion, the story is getting more interesting. But maybe you have a different opinion? I REALLY want to know what you guys think, so just a few words and you could make my day!
Love,
Christine 3
