You Are My Sunshine

Hello fellow FanFictioners! I am SO sorry I haven't updated in like a month, but you know, school. But I had a lot of time the past 5 days because I sprained my ankle at netball, and STILL can't walk. The doctor said no sport for 4 weeks. Seriously, that is going to KILL ME! I also haven't been to school this week, but that has its own pros and cons itself.

Anyways, I shall keep you waiting no longer. Enjoy the chapter, and remember to review, they make me so happy! Review for the cripple!!

Chapter 10

If anything could make me go as red as a tomato, it was this; receiving the nicest compliment that anyone has ever given me. I was lost for words. I tried to speak, but nothing would come out. I could feel Alice and Jasper looking at us as Edward and I stared into each other's eyes, no one saying a word. I once again was lost in his gorgeous green eyes, and a lot of emotions came out of them to me. There was amazement, admiration, and . . .

"Ahem," someone cleared their throat, and we both looked away quickly. I felt my cheeks burn up as Alice and Jasper seemed to give a sort of inconspicuous smile to each other. I glared at Alice. Then we sat in silence . . . a very awkward silence. I looked at my feet, and with a quick glance, noticed that Alice was playing with her nails, Jasper was playing with some fluff on his jumper, and Edward . . . well let's just say I've made a promise to myself not to look at him if I can help it for now.

"Maybe we should get some sleep," Alice finally said. "After all, it is almost midnight."

"Yeah," Edward and I said simultaneously. My heart leapt a beat at the sound of his voice again.

Alice stifled a giggle and I glared at her again.

"Uh, Alice is right, we should get some sleep," Jasper interrupted my glaring session with Alice. Alice smiled sweetly and nodded in agreement.

"Okay," I said as a massive yawn emerged from my mouth.

Jasper laughed. "Oh no, not again, Bella," he said as Alice yawned exactly like me.

I sank even deeper into the couch, and rested my head on Alice's small shoulder. She smiled and relaxed as the guys wiggled around, getting comfortable again. I settled down, closed my eyes, and happily drifted off into a happy slumber.

I woke up feeling extremely uncomfortable, probably because I'd slept on a couch all night. I looked around tiredly, finding no one else on the couch with me, but I could hear some noise coming from the kitchen. I got up, stretched out – which felt really good – and dragged my feet all the way to the kitchen, where it sounded like Alice and Jasper were laughing.

The first thing I saw when I rounded the corner, was Alice holding a stick of lipstick. Uh-oh. What is she doing? The next thing I saw was Jasper holding a water gun. What the heck are they doing? Then, the last thing I saw, was Edward, tied to one of the dining chairs, his lips – and half his face for that matter – covered with shining red lipstick, and his clothes, absolutely saturated with water.

When they heard me walk in, Alice and Jasper laughed manically, and turned their weapons on me. . .

"Oh!" I gasped loudly, my eyes shooting open like rockets. The bright sun shone on my face, the once toasty-warm blanket now feeling like a sauna. I pushed the heavy blanket off of me, but left my head where it was in its comfortable position. I took a deep breath and thought about my dream. That was probably one of the creepiest dreams I've ever had, and it will never come out of my mouth, for anyone to hear.

I closed my eyes for a minute, enjoying the peaceful quietness of the house, when I realised something. My head. It wasn't on the same side as it was when I went to sleep; it felt different, maybe even more comfortable than before . . .

I sat up quickly, realising where my head was actually resting – on Edward's shoulder! Now I was fully awake, and I realised that Alice and Jasper weren't even next to me anymore. It was just Edward and I asleep on this couch for goodness knows how long. . .

"Ugh!" I said just a little too loud, waking up Edward. I sank into the couch and looked at him – but avoided his eyes. "Sorry I woke you," I said quietly, untangling myself from the blanket. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him smile his breath-taking smile as I forced myself up off of the couch. The distraction made me lose my balance, sending me falling straight into his lap. Of course. I should have seen this coming.

Edward laughed. "Is this going to become a usual routine?" He said.

I glared at him and tried to pull myself up again, but the little energy I had wasn't enough to get me up. I felt Edward's hands hold my waist as he gave me the small extra push I needed to be standing up straight. Finally I could stretch out my sore muscles. I felt a few awkward strains here and there, but after my big stretch I felt much better.

I wandered over to the window and look out at the clear blue sky. It looked beautiful outside. Then I glanced over to the ocean, expecting it to be calm after the big storm, but there were perfect sized waves crashing down onto the shore, with many local surfers already enjoying the perfect weather.

Perfect! Now was the exact right time to get out there and enjoy the good weather. If only I had my surfing things right now . . . there was no way to get them quickly. I looked around, and realized that I was alone in the lounge room. I was just about to look for Alice, when I heard thumping feet coming down the stairs. Whoever it was was in a hurry.

I turned around, expecting to see Alice, but to my surprise it was Edward speeding down the stairs, his wetsuit only covering up to his waste, leaving his chest bare. The defining lines of his abs stood out as I studied them. After a couple of seconds I realised what I was doing, and quickly looked up.

He didn't seem to notice too much, but smiled. We stood silently. "Well," he said, "are you coming or not?"

"Where, exactly?" I asked, confused.

"Well, I thought you'd want to go and get your board, since it's such a nice morning," he answered and flashed a grin.

I felt a smile slowly grow on my face as I quickly put my shoes on and sprinted to the door. I wasn't sure what I was doing. All I knew was that I was going surfing, and I wasn't even embarrassed or worried or . . . anything. Just excited.

I sat down in the passenger seat of Edward's Volvo as he got his board from the side of the house. I was slightly surprised that it fit in the car, lying diagonally across the back seat (A/N I don't care if its 'impossible' for it to fit, it does now!).

Just as Edward closed the door, Alice ran out of the house and called out "Wait! Where are you going?" Edward started the engine as if he hadn't heard her, and began to reverse down the drive way.

I rolled down the window and called out to her "Going surfing, be back later, bye!" Edward laughed as we headed down the road to my house.

The ride was short and quick, and soon enough we were walking down the hot sand to the cool blue water. I stopped for a second to admire beach that I call home.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Edward said from beside me.

I just smiled and nodded. "Shall we?" I asked, gesturing towards the water.

He smiled and shouted "Race ya!" before I even had a chance to think about it. I chased after him into the water, forgetting about all my worries, all the ways I could become embarrassed, and just enjoyed the water.

I don't know how long we surfed for, but it felt like ages. I was floating calmly on my board at the back of the break, soaking up the sun. I scanned my eyes along the golden sand, not taking much notice of the many people sunbaking, or building sandcastles. But then one person seemed to catch my eye. She was small, had short black, spiky hair, and had a bright yellow bikini on. But the reason she caught my eye, was because she was waving her arms around madly, obviously trying to get someone's attention. I squinted my eyes, trying to figure out who it could be. And then it clicked.

"Alice?" I said to myself.

"It looks like it," Edward said from beside me. I wasn't expecting to hear him, and it made me jump, which sent me into the water with a gasp.

I emerged from the water and climbed back onto my board, all while Edward was laughing his head off. "Gee, thanks for your help," I said sarcastically.

He didn't answer, all he did was keep laughing. So, I figured there was only one thing to do. I paddled closer to him, and with as much force as I could, pushed him into the water. He definitely didn't see that coming. Now it was my turn to laugh.

When his head emerged to the surface, he gave me a look of mock horror. "What was that for?" He asked. I just continued to laugh. He began to swim over to me, obviously to pull me in the water, so I quickly began to paddle away. Unfortunately I wasn't fast enough. Edward just caught my ankle, and pulled me into the water with him. Now both of us were laughing, splashing water at each other, all while trying to get back on our boards, but failing miserably.

Finally we were both out of breath, and let each other climb back onto our boards. "That was fun. Random, but fun," I said as our boards drifted closer to each other.

"Yeah, we should do this more often," Edward replied.

My heart fluttered at the thought. "Yeah, we should," I said, as the boards gently collided. Without thinking, my hand grabbed his arm so I wouldn't fall back in. I looked up slowly to see his gorgeous smile ripping into me.

He lowered his head so it was level with mine, and looked into my eyes. I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Damn his beautiful green eyes. He leaned a little closer, his breath tickling my face, all the while I was staring into his eyes, lost in their emerald beauty.

It felt like we floated there for hours, but with one quick gust of cool breeze, I woke up from my trance and realised what was happening. His eyes were closed, his gorgeous smile still plastered on his lips. He started to lean in. Then I found my voice.

"Uh, we should go see Alice," I said quickly, leaning back and turning my board around to face the shore where Alice was still standing, but had given up waving her arms around like a maniac. I quickly caught a wave that took me almost all the way to the shore, promising myself to never go back there again.

I just couldn't do it.