AN – Thank you for all your reviews. I've changed some of the chapters a bit so now there are going to be less chapters. I'm not sure how many chapters there will be altogether because I think I will do a sort of aftermath of Rosalie finding out about Bella but what I do know is that Rose will find out in chapter 13 so it shows how close we are *Squeal*
Disclaimer – I don't own Twilight :(
Chapter 9 – BPOV
I smiled as I woke up. I couldn't get Rose's face out of my mind as I walked downstairs and ate my breakfast. That smile she gave me when I stood up to her. It was …proud. I liked it. My mother is proud of me. Kids say it every day and now I finally got the chance to say it. I hummed as I ate breakfast and skipped out the door. On my way to school I turned the stereo up and danced like a crazy person earning some weird looks from people passing at the traffic lights. I tried to block out any thoughts of rejection or abandonment. I was happy and I didn't know the next time I would be happy as my life had gone all topsy turvy this past month. I clinged on to that happiness. As I parked up at the school my spirits plummeted as I saw Edward. He was watching me. I got out of my truck trying my hardest to ignore him. I went to lock my door but the keys slipped through my fingers and fell into a puddle. I leaned down to grab them but they were snatched away by a pair if pale white hands. I recognised them.
"How do you that?" I grumbled as he passed me the key
"Do what?" Edward asked me
"Appear out of nowhere" I said
"Bella it is not my fault if you are exceptionally unobservant" he said. He was playing games with me again. I growled annoyed
"So why the traffic jam last night?" I asked still a little angry "I thought you was trying to ignore me not irritate me to death"
"That was for Tyler's sake not mine. I had to give him a chance" He smirked. What? How dare he? I was beyond angry now. "and I'm not pretending you don't exist" he continued.
"So you are trying to irritate me to death since Tyler's van didn't do the job?" I asked sarcastically
"Bella you are utterly absurd" he snapped. I huffed and walked away from him. "Wait!" he called after me. He caught up to me in no time "I'm sorry, that was rude. I'm not saying it isn't true but it was rude to say it anyway" he said
"Why won't you leave me alone" I groaned
"I wanted to ask you something but you sidetracked me" he said then laughed.
"Do you have multiple personality disorder?" I asked confused at his sudden change in emotions.
"You're doing it again" he pointed out
"Fine, then what did you want to ask?" I said keeping my mouth shut.
"I was wondering if a week from Saturday, you know the day of the spring dance" oh my god was he trying to take the piss? "Would you like a ride to Seattle?" he asked me and I blushed. How egoistical was I to think that every boy wanted to go to the dance with me.
"Why?" I asked him
"Well I was planning to go there in the next few weeks anyway and I heard that you were planning to go and to be honest I'm not sure your truck can make it" he shrugged casually
"my truck works fine thank you" I snapped at him stung he insulted my truck. "and anyway thought you didn't want to be friends?" I asked him
"I said it would be better if we weren't friends not that I didn't want to be" he said. Their he goes with the weird comments again; He wasn't in a bloody star wars movie. (AN – never watched star wars but I know they got a few one-liners so….)
"Oh thanks now that's all cleared up" I said sarcastically
"Will you go to Seattle with me?" he demanded. I just nodded getting transfixed in his eyes. He turned to me as he begun to leave "you really should stay away from me" he warned. I thought about him all day and I counted down the minutes till lunch when I could see him again but when I looked over to his table he wasn't there! My spirits deflated I only grabbed a bottle of lemonade for lunch before sitting down.
"Edward Cullen's staring at you again" Jessica noted. I looked to were she was looking and sure enough there was Edward sitting on a separate table from his family on his own. He gestured for me to come over. I grabbed my bag and walked over to him.
"Why don't you sit with me today?" he asked me and I obediently sat down.
"Well this is different" I finally said
"I decided as long as I'm going to hell I might as well do it thoroughly" he shrugged
"You know I have no idea what you mean" I pointed out. He smiled
"I know" he looked over to the table where Jess and the others where "I think your friends are angry with me for stealing you" he said
I rolled my eyes "they'll survive" I told him.
"I may not give you back though" he said wriggling his eyebrows. I could tell he was joking but there was seriousness in his voice as well.
"So what brought this on?" I asked him
"I told you I got tired of trying to stay away from you so I'm giving up" he announced
"Giving up?" I asked
"Yes, giving up trying to be good" he said "I'm just going to do what I want now and let the chips fall where they may" he said
"You lost me again" I said blankly
"I always say too much when I'm with you. That's one of the problems" he sighed
"Don't worry" I assured him "I don't understand any of it"
"I'm counting on that" he said grinning back to being happy edward
"So in plain English are we friends now?" i asked him desperate for some reassurance
"Friends?" he asked blankly
"or not" I mumbled blushing he smiled
"Well we can try of course but I'm warning you now I'm not a good friend for you" he said with that serious undertone again
"you say that a lot" i mused
"yes, because you don't listen" he said intensely "I'm still waiting for you to believe it. If you're smart you'll avoid me" I got angry
"I think you've made your opinion on the subject of my intellect clear too" I growled at him. He smiled in apology. "So i guess as long as i'm being not smart we'll try to be friends?"
"That sounds about right" he agreed. He watched me in silence for a few minutes. "What are you thinking?" he asked me
"I'm trying to figure out what you are" I said truthfully
"Are you having any look with that?" he asked me lightly. I could see his eyes tighten.
"no not really" I admitted He chuckled
"What are your theories?" he asked me. I blushed and didn't answer him. "Won't you tell me?" he asked me dazzling me again.
"too embarrassing" I said shaking my head
"that 's really frustrating you know" he complained.
"No" i said sarcastically and angrily "I can't imagine why that would be frustrating at all - just because someone refuses to tell you what they are thinking, even if all the while they are making cryptic little remarks specifically designed to keep you up at night wondering what they mean...now, why would that be frustrating?" I paused to catch my breath. This was the most i had ever said in front of him but i wasn't going to stop now "or better, say that person also did a wide range of bizarre things-from saving your life under impossible circumstances one day to treating you like a pariah the next, and he never explained and of that either even after he promised that also would be very non-frustrating"
"You've got a bit of a temper haven't you?" he mused
"I don't like double standards" I told him. He chuckled
"What?" I snapped at him
"your boyfriend seems to think i'm being unpleasant to you -he's debating whether or not to come break up our fight" he said still chuckling
"I don't know what you mean" I said icily "but i'm sure you're wrong anyway" I added trying to wind him up
"I'm not I told you most people are easy to read" he said dismissive
"Except me of course" I pointed out
"Yes. Except for you" he agreed. He looked at the bottle of lemonade "Aren't you hungry?" he asked
"No" i said "aren't you" I replied eying the empty table between us
"No, I'm not hungry" he smirked as if it was an inside joke
"I just wondered" I began "If you could warn me beforehand the next time you decide to ignore me for my own good" I asked
"That sounds fair" he agreed "can I have a favour in return?" he asked me
"one" I allowed
"Tell me one theory" he pleaded
"not that one" I blushed
"you didn't qualify, you just promised one answer" he pointed out
"you've broken promises yourself" I hit back. He had no reply. He stared deep into my eyes
"Um well, bitten by a radioactive spider" I said still being dazzled. I hated it. It was like I was under his spell
"That's not very creative" he scoffed
"I'll figure it out eventually" I vowed
"I wish you wouldn't try" he said all traces of playfulness gone
"Why?" I asked him
"What if i'm not a superhero? What if i'm the bad guy?" he said. Suddenly it dawned on me
"Oh" I said "I see"
"Do you?" he asked looking nervous
"you're dangerous. but not bad. No I don't believe you're bad" I said breathlessly pleased that I was finding out more about him
"You're wrong" he croaked. Suddenly the bell went and I finally looked around the room. It was almost empty
"We're going to be late" I said jumping up. When Edward didn't follow I sent a questioning look at him
"I'm not going to class" he explained "It's healthy to ditch now and then" he grinned. I wanted to ditch with him but I knew I was too much of a wimp.
"Well i'm going" I said reluctantly
"I'll see you later then" he said casually. I ran to biology thankful I never fell on the way there. I arrived there just a few minutes late. I stopped in my tracks when I saw what people where doing - Blood Typing oh no!. I had never stayed conscious during any blood typing class in phoenix. People were already beginning to prick their fingers and I could start to smell the blood. It smelt of rust and salt. My head swayed.
"Mr Banner!" I called. He came up to me
"Are you ok?" he asked me
"No" I groaned "the blood" He immediatly understood
"Mike would you take Bella to the nurses office?" he asked him.
"yes sir" Mike said jumping up. We walked for a while in silence until I knew I needed to sit down before I fell down.
"One sec" I mumbled to Mike as I turned and walked out of the door
"Bella!" he called after me. I ignored him and sat down on the sidewalk putting my head between my knees breathing deeply
"Bella!" I heard someone else call after me. Oh no I recognised that voice! It was Edward. I ignored him hoping he would go away. No such luck. "Bella can you hear me?" He asked me as he kneeled down next to me
"go away" I groaned. He laughed
"I was taking her to the nurse but she won't go any further" Mike said
"I'll take her you can get back to class" Edward said dismissively
"No. I'm supposed to do it" Mike argued. Edward never answered and the next thing I knew I was scooped up in his arms
"Put me down" I ordered angrily as he started walking towards the nurses office
"you look awful" He said looking at me and grinning. "So you faint at the sight of blood and not even your own" he said. His smile got wider. We arrived at the office. Edward kicked the door open Ms Cope jumped
"Oh my" she said looking at me
"She fainted in biology" Edward explained. He took me into the nurses office and put me down on the bed.
"She's just a little faint" Edward explained "they're blood typing in biology" I growled. If he kept talking about me like I wasn't there I would seriously lose my temper with him. The nurse nodded
"There's always one" She said in understanding. She turned to me "just stay laid down for a minute honey. It'll pass"
"I know" I said in irritation
"Does this happen often?" She asked me
"Sometimes" I reluctantly admitted. Edward stifled his laugh.
"I'll go and get some ice for your head dear" she said turning and leaving the room.
"You were right" I moaned to Edward closing my eyes
"I usually am but what about this time?" He said
"Ditching is healthy" I sighed then I thought of Mike "Poor Mike i'll bet he's mad"
"He absolutley loathes me" Edward said cheerfully
"You can't know that" I argued
"I saw his face I could tell"
"I thought you were ditching how come you saw me?" I asked him
"I was in my car listening to a cd" he replied. It was such a normal ordinary answer I looked up at him in shock. The door opened and the nurse bustled back into the room.
"here's your ice pack dear. you're looking better" She said passing it to me
"I think i'm fine" I said sitting up. She was about to push me back down firmly when Mike came into the room carrying a boy from my class also sick from the blood. I got a fresh whiff of blood. I passed the icepack back to the nurse
"get out of the office Bella" Edward said quickly. I didn't need to be told twice. I ran out of their holding my breath followed closely by Edward. "You listened to me" Edward said in shock
"I smelled the blood" I wrinkled my nose
"People can't smell blood" he argued
"Well I can. That's what makes me sick. It smells like Rust and Salt" I shuddered. He looked at me in shock but never got the chance to say anything because Mike came into the office then.
"You look better" he said accusingly.
"Just keep your hand in your pocket" I said to him.
"I'm not bleeding any more" he answered "So are you going this weekend? to the beach?" he asked me
"Sure, I said I was in" I promised
"We're meeting at my dad's store at ten" He said
"I'll be there" I replied
"I'll see you later then" He mumbled
"See you" I waved to him. He left the room and I rolled my eyes
"Gym" I groaned.
"I can take there of that" Edward whispered in my ear "Go and sit down in the corner and look pale" He said.
"I sat down and groaned hoping I looked ill while Edward persuaded Ms Cope that I was to ill for Gym. Afterwards Edward drove me home. He wouldn't let me drive home by myself and even went as far as phoning Carlisle and saying I was too sick. Mainly to bother him I set of for work anyway. I was about to get into my truck when Mrs Jones my next door neighbour shouted me
"Bella Bella!" I turned around. She was running towards me with her 6 month old son Sean on her hip. I plastered a smile on my face
"Hi Mrs Jones" I said waving
"Hi Bella. I'll cut straight to the point I need a babysitter. I've got work in one hour and there is no-one to look after Sean so I was hoping...." she trailed off
"I'm sorry Mrs Jones I've got work myself" I said apologetic Her face fell
"Will your boss mind?" she asked hopeful. I faltered. I knew Esme wouldn't mind and Rosalie was arriving at work an hour later than me so
"Fine" I sighed
"thank you Bella you're a lifesaver" She said gratefully. After getting Sean's car seat set up in my truck and I set off for work. As I expected Esme didn't mind me bringing Sean and played with him herself. After a hour though I started getting nervous. This was my first day as a waitress here and I knew I had to make a good impression on Rosalie. I knew thst bringing in a baby was not setting a good impression. Sean started crying bringing me out of my thoughts. I lifted him up and rocked him but he wouldn't stop crying. I checked his nappy but it was dry. I tried to feed him but he wasn't hungry. I figured he was tired so I started singing to him. I sung Hushabye Mountain to him like Renee did to me when I was little.
A gentle breeze from Hushabye Mountain
Softly blows over lullaby bay.
It fills the sails of boats that are waiting--
Waiting to sail your worries away.
It isn't far to Hushabye Mountain
And your boat waits down by the key.
The winds of night so softly are sighing--
Soon they will fly your troubles to sea.
So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain.
Wave good-bye to cares of the day.
And watch your boat from Hushabye Mountain
Sail far away from lullaby bay.
"What's going on here?" I almost dropped Sean in shock as Rosalie was stood at the door.
"Erm...Well...Esme said it was ok to bring him as my neighbour had an emergency and..." she held her hand up to stop my babbling.
"I'm not mad" She said softly "but...maybe it's a little bit early to be near babies" she said gently to me
"what do you mean?" I asked her confused
"your little...baby problem" she whispered to me
"WHAT?!?" I screeched "I'm not pregnant"
"your...not? but what about the other day?" she asked me.
"That really was a friend" I giggled. She smiled embarressed
"Well don't I feel stupid" she laughed
"I'm sorry...If this brings back memories" I said slowly gesturing towards Sean
"No it's ok" she smiled but the smile didn't reach her eyes
"Did you ever sing to your baby?" I asked pushing my luck
"Never but I wish I did" she said
"oh, I'm sorry" I said
"It's ok" She replied
"Why did you give away your baby?" I asked her. She hesitated
"Bella, giving away that baby was the most heartbreaking thing I ever had to do" My heart swelled with hope. She thought giving me up was heartbreaking! I knew I had to tell her. It was the perfect time to tell her. She liked me and we were getting along. I was about to tell her but Rose's phone rang cutting me off. I sighed as she left the room. I'd have to tell her tomorrow then.
AN - I am sooooooooo incredibly sorry. This chapter is basically 75% twilight and for that I apologise. However next chapter I'll make it up to you because someone else finds out about Rose! and it's one of the Cullen's! Will they help reunite them though? I if can get 120 reviews then i'll update in the next 2 days. The next chapter is also going to be the longest ever!