Author Note:
hi guys thank you so much with being so patient for this next chapter!! Yes I had my friend Jessica put up the author note and I realized that it was wrong I gave her the wrong date by mistake. I got home the 21st not 26th so this is the up-date a couple days early!! now I tried making it long sooo I hope I didn't disappoint!!
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Ok well I hope I made it longish sooo I hope you like it I felt really bad about not up-dating so I made it extra long
WARNING: this chapter has not been fully edited my friend Jessica just went over it, so my Beta reader, and Sami HAVE NOT edited this chapter...so sorry again if there are some mistakes, but thank you anyway Jess!!
Chapter 10:
Bella's P.O.V-
Alice, Rose, and I where waiting in one of the rooms that I couldn't even recognize. All of the furniture was removed and gymnastic materials were replaced for the furniture; it actually looked like a gym. Who would have thought?
Rose was chewing her gum, blowing bubbles, and reading a magazine. Alice was sprawled out on the mats listening to her I-pod, and I was leaning against the wall reading Pride and Prejudice. The trainer was late.
We where all wearing a basic leotard with a pair of short shorts over the bottom part of the leotard. I had blue, Alice had pink, and Rose was wearing a purple one.
Rose let out a load groan as she sat up, "The trainer is late, this is so boring!" Then the doors opened and a petite women appeared.
"Sorry I was late girls," she was 5'1 had dirty blond hair that was tied in a high pony tail and she was wearing a gymnastics jump suit. She was holding a clip board and she had a whistle around her neck.
"That's alright," I said.
"Hi my name is Alice, this is Bella, and Rose." Alice introduced us.
"My name is Jane and I am going to be your gymnastics coach." Jane announced. "Do any of you have any experience with gymnastics?" she asked. Instantly Rose and Alice's hand shot up.
"How many years?" she asked.
"I did it for three," Alice announced.
"I did it for four," Rose added in.
I looked down and blushed, this was going to be hell.
"Bella is there something wrong?" Jane asked concern in her voice. Alice laughed,
"No, Bella just isn't that cordinated." I glared at Alice.
"That is perfectly fine dear, we just might have to work extra hard on you." Jane said.
And for the rest of the day we did basic cartwheels, front flips, and back flips. Well Alice and Rose did those, I found that all I could do where cartwheels, round offs, and summer salts. We decided that Rose should definitely do the bars, Alice would do beam, and I would do floor.
I couldn't swing my body to do bars, and there was no way in hell that I was going to keep balance on that small amount of space. So floor was my only option. We started coming up with routines and within a few hours we had a sketch out of what each of our routines where going to be.
Rose's P.O.V-
I was headed for the elevator when a hand grabbed me wrist.
"Rose, please, can we talk?" Emmett pleaded.
"There is nothing to talk about." I snapped back at him as I tried struggling out of his grip; but it was impossible.
"Rose, I need to know why; why you haven't spoken to me, why you can't even look at me!" Emmett exclaimed. I averted my gaze, but he grasped my chin so I had to stare into his deep chocolate eyes.
"Emmett," his name rolling off my tongue easily "you know what you did." I said. Emmett shook his head,
"Rose you keep saying that, I honestly don't know what your talking about." I blinked, slightly taken aback; could he possibly have no idea; but how could he not?
flashback-
I was a freshman and I was walking along the road to meet Emmett. I was finally going to declare my love for him; ever since we where four I had fell in love with him. And today I decided to take a stand and tell him my feelings. Then I saw him, I was about to rush up and scare him from behind when I saw someone in front of him. I froze I hid behind a tree and listened in on what they where saying.
"I will always be here for you Jade." Emmett's voice whispered soothingly. I glanced over to them and I saw them kissing. In that instant my heart shattered into a million pieces.
End flashback-
Tears began leaking over my eyes, I began shaking my head. "Emmett, I saw you..." was all I got to say before a high pitched nasally voice rang through the room.
"Oh Emmett there you are I was looking for you!" Lauren squealed. Emmett turned around to face Lauren and I took this chance to escape. I began running, I didn't care where I was going as long as I was away from him.
Alice's P.O.V-
I was laying in the grass in Edward's back yard under the shelter of a huge oak tree. I closed my eyes and let my mind wander. My mind focused on a gorgeous boy with honey blond hair.
flashback-
"Hey Alice, why haven't we ever talked before?" I turned to Jasper, my face looking very confused.
"What do you mean? We only met this year." I said. Jasper shook his head,
"You really are oblivious."
"What is that supposed to mean!" I exclaimed. Jasper let out a light laugh.
"Alice, we've been in the same classes since we were in fifth grade." He whispered. I froze, no that wasn't possible. I would have known if Jasper was in my classes, right?
End flashback-
He must be mistaken, I think I would know if Jasper was in my class. I squeezed my eyes tighter closed, I tried hard thinking if I could remember.
Flashback-
"Okay class we are going to start our book projects." my fifth grade teacher Mrs. Hill announced. I began coloring when I felt someone's eyes focused on me. I turned my head slightly to see a boy my age he was short, and skinny. He had bleach blond hair and he had instantly looked away.
End flashback-
My eye's snapped open. No way, that was Jasper! I needed a year book. I ran back into the house and dashed up the stairs. I thrust the door open and began searching through my things. Duh stupid Alice why are you looking through your lugade you wouldn't have brought your 5th grade year book. I said to myself. I hit myself on the forhead. I flipped open my cellphone, RING RING RING
"Hello," my mother's voice answered the phone.
"Hey mom, it's Alice, could you drop off my year books from 5th grade up to this year?" I asked her.
"Of course sweetie, but why do you need them?" she asked me. I quickly thought of a lie,
"Well Rose, Bella, and I wanted to just reminis over the past." I lied lamely. My mom laughed,
"Ok well, whatever your up to Alice, I trust you. I'll bring them over right away." she said
"Thank you mom, love you." I said
"Love you too, see you in a few minutes." my mom said as she hung up.
I was going to see if Jasper was in all of my classes since 5th grade.
Bella's P.O.V-
I made my way downstairs, I began walking down the steps when I thought I saw whisp's of red hair go around the corner. Then I slipped, there was something wet on the marble staircase. I let out a low gasp as my arms tried grasping something when I felt someones hand slide into mine.
I didn't have enough time to see who it was, but both of us began falling foward. The next thing I knew, I was lying on the cold floor, a pain on my hip and my ankle. I turned my head to see my rescuer, I guess you could call him/her. Three guesses who...of course Edward Cullen lay there next to me out cold.
"Oh my god, Edward!" I cried out. Then I smelt it, blood. I looked over and saw a tiny pool of blood under Edward's head. I couldn't focus; the smell of the blood wrapped around my head making me dizzy until I fell into unconsciousness.
Edward's P.O.V-
I was heading out of my room when I saw Bella walking down the steps. I was going to start talking to her when I saw her lose her balance. Her eyes where filled with shock and her arms flared up trying to grab something. If she where to fall she could possibly die, it was a high flight of stairs and not to mention she was near the middle. I instinctively rushed to her and despretly grabbed her hand.
She squeezed her eyes shut, and I held her body close to mine as we both plumited down the the ground. The last thing I could remember was pain on the back of my head then nothing.
flashback-
I was sitting by a lake throwing tiny stones into the water. I realized that I was in my four year old body. I had run away from home once again, this was my special place. Then I heard a twig snap.
"Who's out there?" I called out. Then a small girl emerged from behind a tree, she was shorter then I, she had brunet hair that fell to her shoulders, and her wide brown eyes where gazing at me. She was wearing a pair of shorts, and a matching T-shirt.
"Hi," I said as I approached her. She smiled up at me,
"Hi, my name is Bella," she said flashing me her set of perfect baby teeth.
"Edward" I said pointing to myself. She held out her hand and I grasped her petite hand in my own tiny hand.
then everything blurred and a new memory appeared-
We where slightly older, but only by a few months.
"Eddy bear, why do ours parents fight?" Bella asked. We where sitting on the edge of the lake
"I don't knows Bells" I replied. We began watching the sunset slip into twilight.
Then everything blurred once again and I was in another memory; one I knew all to well-
"Bella, let's go. You are to NEVER play with him." Bella's mother spoke as she grabbed Bella's fragile wrist.
"Edward, come here, you are to NEVER speak to that girl." My mother spoke. Bella looked over her shoulder her eyes on the verge of tears.
"Good bye Edward," she said. I had said something back but she was too far away to hear me.
I squeezed my eyes shut. No, I didn't want to remember the bad memories
flashback-
Bella and I where sitting under a tree by our favorite spot.
"Bells, I bought you something, well us." I whispered avoiding her innocent gaze while a light blush started creeping up to my cheeks.
"What is it Eddy bear?" Bella asked as she sat in front of me. I carefully took out a shimmery blue box that had a silver ribbon attached. I put it in her small hands. She gawked at it for a second then she opened it.
"Eddy Bear, did you really get this for me?" she asked. She held up a simple pure silver ring. I fished through my pockets and lifted my identical one to hers; a matching pair.
"See we have matching rings," I said Bella had tears in her eyes.
"Are you...sad?" I asked. She shook her tiny head and wrapped her arms around my neck.
"Thank you Eddy bear! I love it!" she whispered in my ear. Now my face flushed a tomato red.
"Here look at this," I said and showed her the inside of the ring; her's read, 'forever,' mine read 'friends'
"Friends forever." I said out loud. We both grinned at each other.
End flashback-
Edward's P.O.V still-
I awoke to see pale green walls. I groaned, I was in the hospital. I glanced over to see Bella next to me, her eyes were closed and I could see that she had some ice on her ankle. I touched the back of my head to feel bandages.
"Well it's good to see that you're awake Mr. Cullen." Dr. Miller said as she cheeked something off on my clipboard.
"When can I leave?" I said in my cool voice. I ignored the pounding in the back of my head.
"You may leave soon, we called your parents, and informed them that you fell down the stairs, your injury isn't serious just a little wound that we had to stitch up, but your fine with some bruises here and there." she said, I nodded. Dr. Miller left the room and I reached for my necklace.
It was the ring, the ring that read 'friends'. It was now on a silver chain since it no longer could fit on my finger. I grasped it and starred at Bella. A few minutes later I heard Bella groan as she opened her eyes.
"Where, where am I?" she asked completely confused.
"WE are in the hospital. We fell down the stairs." I enphized the we part. She rolled her eyes at me, and I smirked.
"How bad are we?" she asked.
"The doctor said we weren't that bad, we can leave soon." I replied. Then Bella sighed,
"Great my ankle is sprained, of course, now how am I supposed to do gymnastics?" she muttered to herself.
I reached for my cell phone and called my limo driver, I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.
Alice's P.O.V-
After what happened to Bella and Edward, no one dared taking the stairs. I just hoped they where okay. Then my phone buzzed,
"Hi mom," I said
"Hey sweetie, so I'm in the front." she said. I skipped over and opened the front door. My mom was holding out a bag in front of her.
"Hi mom" I said as I gave my mom a hug. She smiled at me,
"I have a meeting soon, so have fun." she said as she gave me a kiss on the cheek and drove off. I carefully dashed upstairs and jumped on my bed flipping through each year book.
"No way," I whispered under my breath. Jasper was telling the truth, he has been in every single one of my classes since fifth grade. I couldn't believe it, how could I not notice him. Before I realized what I was doing I rushed off to Jasper's door I froze as my hand was ready to knock. I shook my head and began heading back.
"Where you looking for me?" a silky voice asked from a few meters away from me. I held my nose in the air,
"No," I said Jasper smirked at me. I let out a sigh,
"Okay possibly." Jasper took a few steps closer to me until he was a foot away and leaning on the door panel looking like an angel.
"What did you want?" he asked me his eyes boring into mine.
"I...I just wanted...to ummm...say I'm sorry." I said in defeat.
Jasper's P.O.V-
I was shocked, why was Alice apologizing. She turned around so that her back was against my door and she starred at the ceiling as she continued,
"I'm sorry I didn't see you. I mean, I'm sorry for not noticing you, I asked my mom to bring over my year books and you where right." she said. She cocked her head so that her face was facing me then she smiled,
"Can we start over?" she asked her eyes sad. I smiled at her,
"I would like that," I held out my hand, "My name is Jasper Hale," I said holding out my hand. Alice smiled up at me that bubbly smile that I loved,
"Hello Jasper Hale my name is Mary Alice Brandon but I prefer Alice." Alice said and we shook hands. This was going to be a new beginning for us.
Bella's P.O.V-
I arrived back with Edward and I instantly got far away from him meeting up with Rose and Alice. I had a sprained ankle but I was lucky that I didn't get a broken leg.
"It's alright Bella we don't want you to get any more hurt then you already are."Alice said I knew she was trying to be serious but she was grinning.
"Alice what happened to you, you are more perky then usual." Rose said suspiciously.
"Nothing," Alice lied, she was practiaclly glowing from the inside, I raised my eye brows.
"But Alice is right, Bella it's alright if we lose I mean we have won every single challenge so far." Rose admitted.
For the rest of the day we sat in the room and I prayed to someone that my ankle would heal.
The next day we tried practicing, I was able to do some things but not the whole routine. But I would try my hardest. Before I knew it we had to go in front of the judges, and we were first. Great, I took a deep breath floor was last so I had enough time to make sure my ankle was complete numb.
Alice was first and I knew she would nail it.
Jasper P.O.V-
Alice stepped in the room wearing a bright red leotard that had orange and yellow flames on it. She took a deep breath and quickly taking leaps as she ran to the bar. He tiny hands where coated with chalk, as she grabbed the gymnastics bar, she instantly swung around then froze for a second her legs separating into a split in mid air and she went around and around with her legs spread out.
She then put them back together and swung two more times before she realised her grip and did two front flips and landed on her feet and threw her hands up in the air.
It was a perfect routine.
flashback-
An eleven year old Alice was going to preform for the middle school talent show. She was short that was for sure, she was like a little fairy. Her hair was longer then it is today, but it still had the natural spikiness. There was mats laid out on the stage floor. Alice walked in the spot light with two ribbons in each one of her hands, she had her head down, then the music began.
She did spins flips, cartwheels, leapes, and round offs. It was a beautiful sight. Alice's ribbions swirled in a blur of pink and black.
end flashback-
"Dude, I don't get it, how can girls do that?" Emmett whispered to me. I gave him a smile,
"I have no idea."
It seemed that Alice was the only girl who could do bars perfectly, some girls managed to do a few tricks, but most could barley lift themselves up. Next was beam, Rosalie was first.
Emmett's P.O.V-
Rose was up first, she easily got up on the beam and waited in the center. Then the song 'I kissed a Girl' by Katy Perry started. I could hold back my laugh but luckily it came out as a chuckle, this was one of my favorite songs.
Rose leaned back until her body was like a bridge she lifted her legs up and flipped back straight, she then did two backward cartwheels. She then flipped to a hand stand, and spread out her legs just as Alice had done. She then went back to her regular posture then did three round offs until she hit the end of the the beam and did a two back flips and landed on her feet her arms up to the final pose.
I knew my mouth was hanging open but, that was incredible.
During the rest of the class no one could beat Rose, but one of the girls Julia I believe her name was, she did excellent as well. The last part of the test, floor. I knew that Bella was going to have some trouble with her sprained ankle. I glanced over at Edward.
He instantly tensed when Bella walked in, I shook my head, what was this girl thinking.
Edward's P.O.V-
Bella walked her silky hair tied in a tight bun at the top of her head, she was wearing the same leotard as Rose, and Alice but hers was black with red and orange flames. I could tell that she slightly limped, and I prayed that she didn't do anything else to hurt her ankle.
She started in the far left corner of the huge spacious matted floor, all the lights w ere out except for one that was luminating only Bella. Then the music began it was playing 'All around me' by flyleaf. She began running doing backward round offs. She did flips, back bends, the song was coming to an end and simultaneously she ended in a sideways split.
I internally knew that she could have done better. I also knew that she changed the routine so that it would put less strain on her ankle. And not to mention that she had the song shortened, so that her routine would be shorter.
After Bella I had to admit that some people did excellent. Once everyone was finished we decided to tell the girls the good news and bad news. Each one of the girls were lined up in front of us, Jasper started to speak.
"As you all know there is one more challenge," he announced, Emmett jumped in,
"The next challenge will be in your next envelope," Then I continued,
"But here is the catch only one group of you girls will have the next challenge," All the girls looked shocked.
"Until then you are all free to go about as you please." Jasper concluded.
I watched as Bella left limping as she went. I already knew what I wanted the next challenge to be. A smile played across my lips, maybe now I will finally be able to be close to Bella just like it used to be.
Author Note:
Now all of you should be soooo happy, this chapter is over 4000 words long! I hope that this makes up for some what of my slack off on typing these chapters.
I know I know, my description of the routines was kinda bad, but it was hard for me to describe the routines. I didn't know what the different types of leaps, back flips and stuff where called. And I couldn't think of any other songs then those two, so sorry if you didn't like the songs.
This is my longest chapter yet, and sorry but the rest of the chapters won't be AS long as this one, but hopefully still some what long.
To tell all of you the truth, but I have NOOO idea where this story is going, lol. I know shocker, actually I just type what I think at that moment. When I begin tying I only figure out the plot and beginning...I know how horrible is that. So sorry if I start lacking, it's harder for me to type the up coming chapters.
Soooo I hope all of you enjoyed the chapter!! Once again I am really sorry for it taking me this long to up-date I hope I didn't disappoint.
-emily
Okay I know that this isn't being fair but I want AT LEAST 70 reviews before I up-date I have never done this before I just want to try it and see what happens