Well we're back in Forks and soon is the first day of school, let's see what Bella and Edward are up to.
Chapter 10: First day of school
27 August
It is just past eleven o'clock, and I am outside Bella's house. All the lights are off, and I am sure that everyone is asleep, but I need to talk to Bella. I climb the tree that is outside her window. Thankfully, Bella keeps her bedroom window open.
"Bella, baby wake up," I whisper and give her a shake. "Come on, baby girl, get your ass up," I say little louder.
God, she is like waking the dead!
"BELLA," I say a little louder and just inches from her ear.
"What the heck!" Bella shoots up, grabbing a baseball bat that was strangely under her pillow.
Who the fuck sleeps with a baseball bat!
"Shit, Bella, it's Edward. Holy hell, baby girl, put the bat down," I say with a shaky voice.
Bella lowers the bat, and turns on her bedside lamp.
"Edward, what in the hell are you doing in my bedroom at 11:20?" She asks with her eyebrow arched. "Wait," she says, while holding up her hand. "Let's start with how in the fuck did you get in my bedroom?"
Shit, she sounds pissed.
"Bella, I told you that I was coming over, remember? I came in through your window, it was open. You know you really shouldn't leave it open, you don't know what kind of sick fuckers are out there!" I say with a chuckle try to lighten the mood.
"Edward, most people come to people's homes at decent hours of the day, and use a door. I can't sleep without the window being open. As for the sick fuckers out there, that is what the bat is for."
I give her a look of confusion.
"Yeah, the bat," she says picking it up and waving it at me. "I will beat the fuck out of anyone who comes in my room uninvited, including you."
I put my hands up, in submission. "I am sorry, Bella, I didn't mean to scare you. I would have been here earlier, but Mom wanted a family dinner. Everyone was there, even the bitch and Jasper were there," I say with clear anger in my voice.
"Are you okay? I'm taking it did not go well," she asks.
"That is an understatement. I did not come to talk about that, Bella, and you know it. Look, I am really sorry for not coming earlier, I really wanted to, but Mom was getting upset. Then, they said I just got back, and they wanted to spend time with me. After all that, I had to wait until Dad went to the hospital before coming here. I would have called, but I never asked you for your cell number. Shit, I never even gave you my cell number."
"Well, you can put your number in mine, and then call yourself while I go get something to drink. Do you want something to drink?" She asks handing me her cell, which I notice is severely out of date.
"Yes, please, whatever you have is fine by me."
After she exited the room, I chuckled to myself a bit. She never stays mad at me for long. Over the summer the longest she managed to stay mad at me was for fifteen minutes. I put both my numbers in Bella's phone and call myself. I put her under Bella on my work phone, and under little one on my private cell. Bella is the first person outside of the office that has my work number.
Mr. Jeeves told mom about the yacht ride, but I had given him permission. Dad and Mom have their lawyer and accountants look though my books every six months. The audit was due again next month; I knew they would see it then. It was also the reason I paid for it myself, not wanting Dad on my ass again.
Bella came back into the room and handed me a can of root beer, and a plate with chocolate cupcakes on it.
"Yay, Bella, you know how to keep me happy." I give her the biggest smile.
"You sound like your day was pretty bad, so I thought some comfort food was in need."
"Well, today started well, just didn't end that way."
Shit, I even sound sad to me.
"Okay, let's get started," I say changing the subject.
I take off my shoes and jacket, and put the can of root beer on her bedside table. I sit on the bed with my back against the headboard. I smirk at Bella and move my legs apart, patting the place between my legs.
"Come sit here, little one," I tell her.
After she sits, and leans back against my chest, I give her a reassuring hug and kiss the top of her head.
"Back to when I found the steroids, Grandpa took them straight to Billy. Billy is Jake's dad. Billy didn't say anything, just told Grandpa, that it was not his concern. We went to the police station, and the police talked to Aro about it, too. Aro held a meeting about it, asked Jake if it was true, and he said yeah, he takes them."
I could tell this story was bothersome to her, her body was so rigid.
"I sat there thinking thank goodness, now he will get some help. I was concerned for his health you know, but then this doctor walked in said how Jake had to take them for medical reasons. By the end of the meeting Grandpa was pissed, and I was made to look like a nosy bitch. Billy stopped Grandpa and told him to keep me away from his son. Billy claimed that I was getting more and more like my mom, with the lying and obsessive behavior."
I could tell being compared to her mother really upset her, and I even hear a sniffle as if she's crying. I cuddle her close, and stroke my thumbs across the skin on her arms. After taking a deep breath, I hear a sigh and then she starts talking again.
"They even made it look like I was after Jake. Like I paid someone else to beat me up. They claimed it was so I could blackmail Jake into dating me."
"Fuck that, Bella baby, anyone with a brain would know that isn't true. All you need to do is snap your fingers, and Jake would come running. He is a filthy mongrel, and he always looks at you like you are something to eat," I say.
I was trying to keep the anger out of my voice. I start playing with Bella's hair, it always calms me.
"Well, they didn't see it that way, and I was put on supervised watch. Jake did have to sit out the following four games, for the admitted steroid use. Jake was so pissed about that, but Aro had no choice. Aro could not allow Jake to play while taking an enhancement medication, like steroids. I don't know what the fuck is going on, but Jake decided that I was not a threat. Jake made sure to let everyone know, that he did not want me to stay away from him."
I could tell that she was truly frightened by Jake and his indecisive decisions.
"In February, I was driving home, and I saw Paul walking. He looked like he was in bad shape; he had been beaten up. I stopped and picked him up. I offered to take him to the hospital, he freaked and said no. He started to jump out of the car, so I told him that I had to take him to my house to clean him up. He was shaking really bad, and kept talking to himself."
I was scared of what she was going to say next, I knew these guys had hurt her, but I didn't know how badly.
"I ended up calling Grandpa to come home, because he was starting to scare me. When I hung up the phone, he pinned me up against the wall and started screaming at me. He was telling me to give him money. He said he needed as much money as I could give him. When he said he needed it, I realized that he was jonesing for drugs. I knew he was addicted to whatever shit he has been taking, he was in serious need."
I hugged her to me again, and kissed the side of her head.
"Bella, he could have hurt you badly. Please tell me, little one, that he did not hurt you?" I ask worriedly, you could hear the begging in my voice.
"No, Edward, he did not hurt me. I know that I am lucky though, because he was not in his right mind. My grandpa has a friend of a friend who got him into a rehab. When Paul came back to school, he was much better. Before spring break, his family made up a story that someone died, and that is where he was. My grandpa and I were the only ones who knew the truth."
"I am sorry that you had to deal with all of that. He is lucky that you care enough to not out him to everyone for the drugs, not to mention trying to rob you and God knows what else he could have done. It makes me angry thinking of how they all have treated you," I told her. I kissed the top of her head, as I hugged her close again.
"I am pissed at Paul, because he never told us who the supplier was. When he got to rehab they tested him and he came back with several drugs in his system. I only know that there were steroids, LSD, marijuana among a few other types of pills. The bad part was that as soon as he got back from getting clean, he started sitting with those other shitheads."
"Yeah, I remember that," I say.
"When we got back from spring break, Jake cornered me at school. He kept going on about how pretty I am, and that kind of shit again. Paul came in just when I was trying to get away from Jake, and told him what a shit he was. As I was leaving, Jake and Paul were having words. Paul came to my house that night, and he told me that he thinks Jake is losing it. While he was there, he let it slip that Aro was behind the drugs. I didn't believe him, but he told me they have a meeting the next day after school gets out."
I get up to stretch and move around, knowing I was going to be upset if she tells me that she sneaked into this potential drug trade meeting. Bella stops talking for a few minutes, and after a little bit she pats the bed, showing me she wants me closer to her. I go over to the bed, and lie down on one side. I pull her, so that she's next to me, and take a few calming deep breaths.
"You can go on now, baby," I tell her.
"I snuck in and hid behind the seats, but not only is Aro there, but also Felix and Demetri. I could not believe what I was seeing and hearing. They talked about a lot of things, and then my name was brought up. Jake kept pacing, and finally he asked why he couldn't just slip me some stuff."
"What! He wanted to slip you drugs? What kind of drugs? Did he say any names?" I ask in a worried tone.
Bella shrugs her shoulders, and when she starts to talk again you can hear the fear present in her voice.
"Well, Jake's suggestion was that he slip me a roofie. I learned later from Grandpa that it is a date rape drug."
Shit, this is pissing me off more and more. I hold her closer, and when I stop shaking and get myself under control, I start asking questions.
"I am really worried about you, and your safety. They've never gotten anything into you, have they? What about food at school?"
"I know, I worry, too, but I'm careful. I watch what I drink, and I never eat anything that I did not make or buy unopened myself. There isn't much more, just let me get the rest of this out, Edward," she tells me.
"Aro shouts at him, telling him that it is impossible. Aro actually screams that drugging me was not an option yet; it was too close to home! He goes on to say that I am already sniffing about, and said to not give any additional reasons to garner other accusations. So, it is clear he doesn't want anyone else coming in on it," she says.
I was really worried deep down that there was much more going on here other than a few guys supplying students with steroids.
"Is there more?" I ask.
"Oh yeah, it is all just heavy and hard to talk about. Same night, later during the meeting my name was brought up again; they want to dispose of me as a threat. Aro kept saying that he had to find a way to keep me in Forks. He claimed he was going to stop me from being able to go to college. This scares me the most, I want out of this town someday," she says with a shaky voice.
"I know that you do, little one, and you will, if I have to make sure of it," I told her.
"Well, I got the impression that Aro was trying to soothe over Jake and a few others of their concerns. The way they talked though, scared me enough to know I was in danger. I stayed in my hiding spot for more than an hour after they had all left. I was so scared," she says as tears stream down her face again.
"Hush, baby, no one will hurt you while I am on watch. I will always protect you," I tell her.
"There is a lot more that you need to know, Edward," she says.
"Well, I think we should take a break for a few minutes, and eat a few of these cupcakes first."
"Is my poor boy hungry?" She asks teasingly.
"I have your 'poor boy,' love," I said as I tackle her back down on the bed.
"Edward, we have to be quiet!" She whisper yells at me.
It was nice to spend a few minutes unwinding from the stress of the story, for both of us. I knew, however, that we had better get the rest out.
"Okay, Bella, you left off with hiding for an hour and being scared. What else haven't you told me yet?" I ask for the rest of the story.
"Well, I went home and told Grandpa, and he lost it. First he screamed at me that I could have gotten hurt. He went on to question me on what the hell I was thinking. The next thing I know he's planning on moving us out of state. I told him that I refused to move. You need to understand, my great grandfather built this house we are sitting in. My grandpa was born here so was Uncle Martin. Grandpa lived here with his wife, my Grandma Mary, who loved this house. Grandpa has a lot of memories in this house, and I refuse to let a few dipshits scare me away. You do understand why I need to stay here, don't you, Edward?" She asks me. I could read it in her eyes that she needs me to stand by her choice.
"Of course, darling girl, I understand needing to have your own roots. I really understand needing to preserve your heritage and past."
"When I got Grandpa to calm down and listen to my reasons for staying, we worked out a plan. I got him to call Jack and Uncle Martin; they work with the FBI in Seattle. They are both trying to investigate it now. They even gave me a panic button, after Jake attacked me," she tells me. Then she holds her wrist up to see the bracelet she's wearing; it looked like a simple charm bracelet.
"How does that work?" I ask.
"I just have to pull off this one charm and it activates a panic button that is also a GPS tracker." She shows me the charm.
"That is really cool. I wondered who had given you the charm bracelet."
"Well, there are a lot of charms on the bracelet that have lots of meanings. One of my favorite charms is this one," she said showing me a small charm in the shape of the state of Illinois.
"When did you buy that?" I question.
"I got this the day we went out shopping at the mall. I had it engraved. Look at the back," she tells me.
When I look at the back of the charm, I had to swallow hard. She had a very elegant E&B engraved on the back, along with the date she had it done. It was delicate and beautiful, and it made me feel warm inside. I am not sure where all these feelings came from, but a part of me was excited and proud. She's always wearing a mark that symbolizes a part of me and us on her person. I kiss the inside of her wrist above the place where the bracelet rests, and thread our fingers together.
"That is beautiful; you should have told me you were getting this. Now, finish telling me this story, little one."
"Jack used his connections through the bureau, and has a hacker watching our school records to keep an eye on all the grades for the entire student body. If anyone's GPA changes by more than .2%, the student's files are flagged and investigated."
"Wait a minute," I interrupt. "They think that Aro and his guys have been altering grades to help or harm students?"
"Yep," she answers. "We have some proof, but not much. We are working on more, there are things we know of, but cannot fully access yet," she says. She gets up and walks over to her closet, opens the door, retrieves a file folder, and walks back handing it to me.
"Here is some stuff we have. They do know that Aro also has some concealed data in the school system as well. Jack's computer guru is still working on getting the coded files decoded, but he is optimistic. So far, they have come to the conclusion that Aro is more of a dealer than a thief."
"Wow," I say sitting up to take a better look.
"Well, they know Aro has a lot of people in his pocket, too, and not only here in town. The worst part is, even if we did move, we would still be unsafe. We don't have much on Aro himself. Aro did not directly give Paul the drugs; James has been selling them. So even with Paul's testimony and mine, there is no guarantee that Aro will be implicated in any of it."
She sat beside me and we went through what paperwork they had. There were a few photos, but none showing Aro himself. There was a photo showing a rather large assortment of drugs. There was a list of the different identified drugs photographed. Bella pointed out the one drug's name.
"This is the drug that Jack thinks Jake will try to use on me. It is like an enhanced version of the date rape drug. It is out of your system in just five hours, it is nearly undetectable. They had a few people come forward, that it had been slipped to. Only one or two have still had it in their system. The drug is dangerous, because it hampers the person's logical thinking."
"Meaning that they could use it to do what?" I ask almost afraid of what her answer would be.
"It would make it easier to get a person to do things they normally wouldn't do. Jack said it is like it would remove the ability of the drugged person to say no."
"This makes me so angry," I growl.
"I am pissed, too, Edward. We have to remain calm," she says soothingly.
Closing the folder I pull her onto my lap and hug her close to me.
"We have tried for four and half months, to sort this out. We are closer, but we have to be patient. We agree that at school we should act completely normal. I told Jack about telling you, and how close we have become. He said we should act exactly the same as we did before summer break. He is afraid if we show a friendship, or he thinks you know, it will bring more danger to the table."
"I will help in any way I can, but I will be watching you as well to make sure you are safe. I will keep my distance, and I will be very careful. I will not let them hurt you, little one," I tell her.
I kiss the side of her head, and hug her more.
"I am going to try and see what I can come up with, from the boys in the locker room. I will not mention anything, but I will start paying more attention. Even with Aro disliking me, I may be able to get something good," I tell her.
In a way, I agree with Bella, if they are watching her and we're acting friendly, then the odds are everyone will be more alert. Mike has got a mouth on him, I wish now that I paid more attention to the bullshit he is always going on about.
We both cuddle into her pillows and keep talking. Bella is not ecstatic that I said I was going to help, and tries to tell me to let the FBI handle it all. She finally agrees that anything we find we would pass it immediately to the FBI. After agreeing to that, she seems to be happier.
I am glad that someone is looking after her grades, so she can get into a good college in the fall. I made a vow to myself that one way or another, she would go to a good college; I would make it happen. I am also glad they are looking at all grades. There are some students, like Jake, who is a horrid student, but is getting great grades. It will be much easier to detect and audit this, because starting this year all testing is computerized. Between the education officer, and the FBI computer guru dude, the deception will be caught.
28 August
Beep…Beep
Beep…Beep
I wake up to find that I am still at Bella's. It's six in the morning when I get up. I give her a kiss on the head and tell her I will see her at school; she gives me a mumbled reply. I chuckle and decide I better leave her a note.
My Bella~
Sorry, baby girl, I had to leave just after six. My dad is due home at seven, and I want to get home before him. I will see you at school. I am going to miss not being able to talk to you. It will be really hard not spending time with you, but I understand. I agree about hiding our friendship and connection from Jake and the others, for your safety. Make no mistake, little one, I will have your back, even if I have to hide it. I really am worried about Jake and Tanya causing you more problems. We can still text, and I will try to come over each day. Maybe you could talk to your grandpa about letting you come with me to Seattle on weekends, when I go there to work.
Have a good day. I will text you later, stay safe.
xoxo,
Edward~
I jump on my bike and head for home. Fuck, I start thinking about Bella and me. The more I get to know Bella, the more I touch her, the more I want to touch her in other ways. I start wondering if this is what all male – female friendships are like. I really don't know; I never had a girl as a friend before. Hell, I never had a friend that I feel this close to before. By the time I get home, I head straight to the music room. All this thinking and I have this tune going through my head, I need to play it out.
30 August
It's the first day back to school; everyone is getting their schedules, when I start thinking about Bella, yet again.
I did not make it through until today; I had to go see Bella Sunday night. I feel like I turned in my man card; I am a pussy. What the fuck is going on with me? I need to be near Bella all the time. She is the first thing on my mind when I wake up, and the last thing I think about before I go to sleep. I chuckle; I even dream about the girl. That is not the fucked up part, the fucked up part is that in 90% of the dreams, I am doing erotic, sexual things to her.
I am brought back to my senses when a small familiar body crashes into me. Shit, that almost electrical current is getting worse, more powerful.
"I'm sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going," she says.
"It's okay, Bella. I want you to pay attention to where you're going, please, and are you okay?"
"Yeah, I am fine. Thanks," Bella says.
"Cullen, I see that you're back, just like a bad smell!"
I turn to see Jake standing there.
"Black," I say.
I notice he is shaking and growling, looking at my hand which is still on Bella's arm. Oh shit, I let go. Bella goes into the office first to get her schedule, and then I went in to get mine. Jake stands right behind me breathing on my neck, I hear him growl a few more times. As I leave, I notice Bella moving slowly. She has her schedule out, so I could see it; I smile at her. It's her way of making sure I know what her classes are for today.
Swan, Isabella (Bella) Monday-Wednesday-Friday
8:50 - 9:00 homeroom Mrs. Cope room 200
Yes, that is the same as me.
9:10 - 10:00 English Mrs. McNeil room 340
Same as me.
10:10 - 11:00 Math Mr. Webster room 12
I have Spanish then, and in room 30, not too far.
11:10 - 12:00 French Mr. Read room 44
I have math in room 12.
12:00 - 12:40 Lunch
I have lunch then, too.
12:50 - 1:40 Biology Mr. Banner room 410
Same as me.
1:50 - 3:00 Gym Mr. Felix Hunter room Gym hall
Again, the same as me.
Tuesday and Thursday
8:50 - 9:00 homeroom Mrs. Cope room 200
Yes, that is the same as me.
9:10 - 10:00 English Mrs. McNeil room 340
Same as me.
10:10 - 11:00 Music Mr. Steps Music hall
Same as me.
11:10 - 12:00 Technology Mrs. Graham room 1
Same as me.
12:00 - 12:40 Lunch
I have lunch then, too.
12:50 - 1:40 Biology Mr. Banner room 410
Same as me.
1:50 - 3:00 Gym Mr. Felix Hunter Gym hall
Yet again, the same as me.
There are only six classes a week where we are not going to be in the same class. I am super happy about this; I know I will have an easier time protecting her. Jake is only in our English and gym classes; personally, I am delighted about that.
Our English teacher has assigned our seats, and lord almighty, my seat is right beside Bella. The gods must like me today, I thought smugly. As our teacher moved around the room, Jake again came up to Bella. He was asking her where she was during the summer break. This is the first time I realize just how scared Bella was of him. I can feel her shaking in her seat next to me; her hand is on her knee under the table. I take hold of her hand, and rub slow circles across the top.
"Black, tell your minions that I, as captain," I pause for the dramatic sink in—I just had to throw the captain thing in his face—"of the football team, am going to hold a mandatory meeting after gym today. It will take about ten minutes, and I want everyone to be there. Make sure you pass on the information. That is, of course, if you think you can remember it!"
"Fuck you, Cullen! What do I look like – your message boy?"
I just chuckle at the stupid fuck. I don't even want to do the meeting today. I'm sure enjoying raining on his parade, and it made him stop the shitload of questions he's asking Bella.
"Boy," I laugh. "Boy was definitely the right word. Just tell them, Black. I am going to change things around a little, so you better be there."
"Does Felix know this?" He says as if he's demanding me to answer.
"Yes, you halfwit. If I had my way, you wouldn't even be on the team."
Jake steps forward as if he was going to hit me. He grabs, and has me by the collar, but I push him off.
"Mr. Cullen, school has not been back in session for one hour, and you are already causing me problems. Leave Mr. Black alone, and sit down, now. Mr. Black, can you take your seat please," Mrs. McNeil says sternly.
Of course, the entire time she's glaring at me.
"Sorry, Mrs. McNeil," Jake says, all while giving me a smug smile.
I fucking hate this school.
Bella took a hold of my hand that was back under the table. She leans close enough to whisper to me.
"Thank you, Edward, and I'm sorry."
I gave her a tight smile, it's not like it's her fault that I got shouted at.
Thank God it was lunch time, finally. Bella is a few people ahead of me in line.
"What the fuck are you wearing? You look like a hillbilly," screeches Tanya.
Her voice is like dragging nails down a chalkboard.
"Yeah, Isabella, geez did you shop at a hand-me-down store again?" Of course, Lauren has to pipe up, and help Tanya torture Bella.
"Well, girls, I would rather look like a secondhand hillbilly, than a badly dressed drag-queen whore," Bella replies.
"Who in the fuck are you talking to, Swan?" Tanya steps up to Bella with her finger pointed in her face.
Fuck, I can't hit a girl.
"Well, Tanya, the fact that I am looking at you, and Lauren, and you two are the only ones dressed up like drag-queen whores, then I'm going to have to say you two," Bella says smiling and keeping her tone low.
I was proud of Bella, and she looks so confident as she says that shit, but I know her, and I know she hates this shit.
"Look, you B—" Tanya was interrupted.
"Enough! Get to the end of the line, Miss Denali or go sit down. Stop with all the bitchiness. School has only been back a half a day. You are already giving me a headache, with all this. Keep it up and you will find yourself on toilet cleaning duty. Now, I suggest you listen to what I said and move it, as I am waiting to get my lunch."
I love Mrs. Cope, she's the best fucking office staff this school has.
"This is not over, Swan," Tanya sneers to Bella.
I step forward, and I come into eye view with Tanya.
"Oh hey, Eddie, I didn't see you there. Hmmm…you look good. You know I could always entertain you for lunch."
She steps closer to me.
"Hell no, Tanya. I've told you it's ED-WARD," I say each of the syllables of my name separate. "Sorry, I will have to pass on your offer. I don't do drag-queen whores; they're just not my thing."
With that she huffs and walks away, with James following close behind her.
YUCK!
I try to see if Bella's okay, but she's already sitting down. Shit, that was my fault; Jake must be pissed because of this morning. I need to find a way to talk to Bella, soon. I sit at my table and Alice is in her whiny mode.
"Jasper, Ben, I am going to be holding a football meeting after gym. It should only take fifteen minutes, tops."
"Why – what's happening?" Jasper asks, cutting off Alice from whatever she was going to say.
"Nothing much, just wanting everyone, including me, to tryout again for the team. I want to make sure the team is at its very best. I'm also thinking about putting together a few new plays. Last season we had to play three quarters of the guys down, because of the flu. Then don't forget when Jake got benched. I want to be sure that we have all our ducks in a row, in case something happens again," I try to make my voice sound bored.
"Yeah, cool, I'm there," Jasper nods as he says this.
"Me, too," Ben says quickly, and then goes back to kissing Angela.
"But, Jazz, you're taking me to Port Angeles. We have a date, we are going to the movies and dinner," Alice whines. She also starts in with the puppy-dog eyes; I hope he doesn't cave.
"Alice, you have a drivers education class, remember? You need to go straight there after school. I will be out before you are."
"Oh, shit I forgot about that," Alice says.
Of course she glares daggers at me, like it was my fault she has to take drivers education classes.
"Alice, anymore of that shit, and those looks, then I will just take you home tonight. You knew Edward was at an away game, you're the one that did not want to wait. Stop blaming others for your shit, Alice," Jasper said to her.
Fuck, what have I missed? I just witnessed Jasper stand up to Alice. Well, fuck me, this is a first!
"That is not why I'm mad. What do you take me for? Okay, I was mad in the beginning; Daddy never has taken my card before, and he was the only one there. I have said I was sorry already. I'm only mad at Edward, because he told all of you what I did, and you all laughed at me."
"I am sorry, Tink, but you have to admit that it was pretty funny."
Jasper was quickly trying to smooth it over. Knowing Alice, Jasper wouldn't get any kisses, much less anything else if he does not.
"Maybe it will be funny after I get my cards back and I can drive. I miss shopping so much," Alice says whining again.
"Alice."
"Yeah, Angela," Alice says glumly.
Even I feel sorry for her, fuck how does she do it?
"You haven't…"
"Haven't what, Angela?"
"Said that you're sorry to Edward. You were going to, but you haven't."
"No I have, haven't I, Edward?"
"Well…umm…no, Alice, you haven't, but I know you didn't mean it."
"No, I did say I was sorry, it was the day before you left. I said sorry," Alice said.
I am not sure if I should point out what really happened or not. Oh what the hell, she will whine either way.
"No, Alice, you were going to tell him, but remember Jazz called. Then after dinner you played Barbie Angela, again. By the time I was going home, Edward had already gone to bed. You said that you would say you're sorry in the morning, before he left. But, when I called you the next morning, you were still sleeping. Edward was already gone," Angela points out for me.
Alice's face pales and she looks at me with tears in her eyes. She leaps up and curls in my lap, with her small but strong arms wrapping around my middle.
"I am so sorry, Edward. I was mainly mad, because you were laughing as Dad read the report. I blamed you, because Dad did, and I was so mad and he was shouting at you. I love going shopping with you; I was already pissed at you, because you had a game. Please, please say you forgive me. I am really sorry, please, Edward, I love you. You are the best big brother I have; I'm so much closer to you than Emmett."
My sister is sitting on my knee crying, saying how sorry she is. All I can do is thinking about how much more comfortable I am with Bella on my lap. Fuck, I need to get Bella out of my head and Alice off my lap.
"Alice, it's okay, I forgive you. Look, you have gone three months without shopping, which is really amazing for you," I say this as I pass her back to Jazz.
"How about I take you shopping tomorrow after school? Dad didn't say anything about my card, and I think he has taken this a bit far. It has been a while now, since he stopped you from shopping."
Alice was used to shopping every three days, so going for three months is hard for her. Alice was not even allowed to go shopping with Mom, when she got groceries.
"You will? Oh, thank you so much, Edward, you are the best ever," she said. The entire time she was bouncing up and down in Jasper's lap. I can clearly see the effect it's causing on Jasper's face.
"Alice, maybe we can go and have some time to ourselves before our next class?" Jazz says in an almost growl.
"Yeah, sure, Jazzy, come on, let's go," Alice winks.
All of a sudden the bell rang. I know it was not nice, but I laughed out loud. They both glare at me, and this makes me laugh harder. I laughed so loud, and so much that I managed to draw the attention of everyone still in the cafeteria.
"Fuck you, Cullen," Jasper says.
"Yeah…umm…Jazz, I think we all know you want to fuck a Cullen. I am guessing it is not really me though," I reply with another belly rolling laugh.
He gives me the bird and walks out.
I take my seat next to Bella in biology. Mr. Banner keeps us together, since we are both ahead of the rest of the class. Today's class is just going through the curriculum we are going to be using. We are given the last fifteen minutes of class to talk to our lab partner. Mr. Banner said we should get to know each other, because who we are sitting with now, is who our lab partner will be all year.
I take this moment to check with Bella and make sure she's okay.
"Bella, I'm sorry about lunch, I really wanted to get her away from you…but…fuck. Well, you know I wouldn't have stood by and let her hit you, right?"
"Edward, calm down, she didn't say anything she hasn't said before. I was fine, and yes, of course, I know you would have protected me. Edward, don't let the walking yeast infection's actions, upset you."
I had to pinch my nose and bite my tongue to not burst out laughing.
"Bella… a walking yeast infection, really?" I say questioningly, as low as I could.
"Yeah," Bella shrugged. "She's an irritating cunt, that you just can't seem to get rid of," Bella says with a straight face.
I look at her and I'm not able to hold it in this time, I bust out laughing.
"Mr. Cullen, I said talk quietly."
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Banner," I say while trying to stop laughing.
"A walking yeast infection, fuck, I love it. I don't think I will be able to look at her without thinking about her new nickname. Maybe, we should call her WYI, for short?"
At this, Bella covers her mouth and begins to giggle. The bell rang signaling the end of class.
I walked a few feet behind Bella to the gymnasium, where we part ways. I was still chuckling as I enter the boys' locker room. Mike comes up and asked me what was so funny. I made some shit up, and left the locker room.
Mr. Hunter has the class all take a seat on the bleachers along the west wall.
"Hello class, my name is Felix Hunter. I am the physical education teacher that you have this year. I prefer that you call me Felix. I will take attendance, and explain how this year's classes will go."
After he called attendance, he went over the curriculum that we would be doing this year. We were starting the year off with running, and of course, football season. We would have football games until the end of December. Basketball season fits in after football, then swimming and baseball start around March.
I have roughly four months to get Bella swimming. I noticed the looks both Felix and Jake gave Bella, when Felix mentioned swimming.
Those bastards, I will not let them hurt her if it's the last thing I do.
Felix was pissed that I called a football meeting. He told me next time to tell him first. He shouted at me for almost twenty minutes, but finally agreed to the tryouts.
After school and the meeting, I drive to see Peter. I am almost thirty minutes late. Bella is not due back to start seeing him again until next Monday. I drive home thinking to myself, just nine more months. When I get home, I park in the garage and my dad is there waiting for me.
"Edward, what are you playing at? Mr. Volturi phoned to say you almost got into a fight in your first class. Then, I got a call from Mrs. Goodly to ask where you were. How did you manage to be half an hour late for your therapy appointment?" He asks, without giving me time to answer. "Edward, I told you any more shit calls from Mr. Volturi, the police, or if you're late or don't show up for one more therapy appointments, then you need to find somewhere else to live. I am sick of your excuses; I don't want to hear any of your lame bullshit stories either. Edward, I am sick of this shit!" My dad yells, he just stares at me after his rant and then walks away.
I have said it before, and I will say it again—I hate that fucking school.
A/N: Well it is clear that Edward gets the crappy end of the stick all too often. What are your thoughts? What do you think of the kids in school? See you a little late with chapter 11.