What mom? No I don't want to eat fish. I hate fish you know that. What? I have to eat it anyway. That's kind of messed up. No I don't want to get off the computer. No, don't even think about it. Agh! Woman! What's wrong with you that lights way too bright. No, don't hit me with your wooden spoon. Woman! So violent. No! Woman! Ow ow oww. Stop tugging my ear. What's wrong with you?
The Choice
Chapter9. I'm Pretty Sure I Just Told The Girls With Crushes On You (Who happen to be my online friends) Where You Are. Well Why Didn't You Tell Me Not To? Well You Should Have Said . . .
"YOU WHAT?" Everyone but Esme, Alicia, Emmet, (Rose yelled because she was worried about the secret) and Bella (who was a little worried but reassured at the same time because Edward loved her so much) shrieked at me. I popped another cheeto in my mouth and took another drink from my soda. "Told them where we are. They're these girls at the high school that have huge crushes on Eddie and Jasper. They also happen to be my online friends." Eddie snarled. "It's Edward." "Sure, Eddie." Bella patted his arm, and the doorbell rang. I ran to it and yanked the door opened. "Quick, get them before they leave!" Bethany and Mallory caught them. Ha! Now they can't escape without revealing the secret! (Bethany luuuves Edward. Mallory dreams of Jaaaaaasper) "Don't try anything guys I'm friends with their m-girlfriends." I said. Bella and Alice smiled at me. Brittany and Mallory said "You're friends with the most beautiful girls at school! (a.n. remember Rosalie, Emmet, and Jasper already graduated because the story starts out in the beginning of Eclipse) And you look like Bella! When did you become friends with them?" "Um, officially? Just now, I guess." I said, embarrassed. Bella (who had flushed when they said she was one of the most beautiful girls in school) and Alice smiled at me. I smiled (a normal smile) back. Brittany and Mallory each grabbed one of my arms and started dragging me to the kitchen. But since I was on the floor (cause they were dragging me) I had the advantage. I somersaulted out of their grasp and opened a window that I hopped out of. I ran for a few minutes in the forest-tripping only once amazingly-until Alicia caught up to me. "You shouldn't be running around like that in the forest, you know the red-head still wants you." There was an unnatural breeze and the Cullens (with Bella perched on Eddie's back) were here. "Why didn't you tell us?" Bella and Alice demanded. "You just said you had unfinished business with her!" "Well," I said "you never asked, and we just officially became friends."
Those two groaned at my reasoning, and we went back to the house. Bethany and Mallory left when we got back, staring at me suspiciously as they left. Then Charlie came home, and after talking to Carlisle (who had come back because he was finished with work) Esme for a while said "Glad to hear you'll be going to the high school for a few weeks." Then left to watch TV.
Esme's Pov
(a.n. This wasn't part of the original draft but I decided to put in Esme's pov) My husband and I talked to Charlie about what Maya would be doing while she was here, we had planned for her to go to the high school, and Charlie was fine with that. I watched her from the corner of my eye as she tried to be inconspicuous. Alicia approached her and started talking to her. She told her something that made her laugh and smile. I noticed when Maya smiled a not small smile, her eyes crinkled at the corners. (a.n. my eyes tend to do that when I don't smile a small smile) There was a childish air to her, and that was her personality. She had grown a little wise though, from Alicia's change. She also had a touch of sadness, that didn't come out often. I had a feeling it was because she felt guilty about what a good life she had and how others suffered. As if sensing that I was thinking about her she looked towards me, curiously. She smiled a small smile at me before returning to Alicia. Edward looked at me, then at her from the direction of my thoughts. He frowned, like he hadn't noticed her air before. I knew he hadn't (motherly instincts). I sighed. Maya, I felt, was similar to Bella, but I had a feeling her personality was unique at the same time.
Maya's Pov
(All the Cullens were in the kitchen where we all had gathered) I was shocked. I whipped around to look at the Cullens accusingly, and the pixie squeezed the life out of me. "This is going to be so much fun! You're slayer friends are going to the school, too." I paled and said "I hope the people at school like you." My eyes slid to Bella. They looked concerned, and I went to the table. I set my laptop up and plugged it in, turned it on, and logged on. "I'm changing the school's security system." I explained, not looking up from the screen. "She's a computer geek." Alicia said as I hacked into the schools program, which was quite easy. My fingers moved rapidly-for a human-over the keys as I hacked into the school's system. "You guys should be lucky you have me and not Willow or Ms. Calendar on your side. (Ms. Calendar is currently in Sunnydale) Heck! If you had both of them you'd be screwed. And don't look at me like that cause I could top all of your computer skills put together." I still didn't look up from the computer screen. I could tell my eyes blurred cause I was reading so quickly as the programs came up. (the programs words moved quickly as new ones came up, it was like they were being typed while I read) I spent half an hour doing everything from destroying to rebuilding from disabling the passwords to sending them to the staff-whom I protected and sent the letter to making it look like I was the school administrator-before I finished. After I finished I put my stuff away and continued eating and drinking my snacks.
While taking the first bite (since I had finished) I saw something different in their truths. Curious, I closed my eyes. I smiled (a small smile) and opened my eyes. "You guys trust me." I said, elated. They all (except for Rosalie-who never trusts at first, and Jasper-who was worried for Alice) smiled, except for Edward. Guessing what was wrong, I laughed and said "Fine, I'll stop calling you Eddie, Edward." He smiled then and Bella laughed. Emmet sighed and said "It was good while it lasted. Then I felt a tingle on my spine and said "You guys really should watch the guys because they're gonna do something bad." And frowned. (a.n. *in a sing song voice* I love popcorn with butter, but I prefer kettle corn.) The Cullens, except for Edward and Bella, (whom I considered a Cullen although she was a Swan) left quickly. "Am I allowed to use your kitchen?" I asked Bella. She nodded, and Alicia said "You shouldn't have agreed, now she'll go crazy cooking. She filled our friends and I when I was human." A wooden spoon came out of nowhere and made a loud, sharp, *crack!* as it hit Alicia's head. She glared at me as I washed the spoon, humming cheerfully. Then, Bella and Edward noticed the brace on my right hand. Alicia noticed their glance, and looked at the brace on my hand. "She broke her hand smacking Alicia." Edward explained to Bella. My eyes narrowed at him as he laughed while saying it. Alicia smothered a laugh and I glared at her, effectively making her stop. I finished washing the spoon, dried it with a towel, washed and dried my hands, then got out the stuff for spaghetti and meatballs. The kitchen was silent but for the sizzling of the pan and boiling of the tomato sauce and opening and closing of the cupboards as I looked for seasoning. (a.n. NOT garlic. I HATE garlic. I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT GARLIC.)
While cooking I took a quick peek to see what the others were doing. Alicia was lost in thought before noticing my glance, and I looked at Edward and Bella. Edward had his arm wrapped around her waist, and was talking to her in a low voice. She smiled at something and he kissed her neck. She turned red as a beet and that was all I saw before I turned back to the food, snickering. There was the sound of a car pulling up in the driveway, and Edward let go of Bella. The front door opened, and Charlie came to the kitchen. "Smells good Bells-Maya?" I smiled at him. "Hey Charlie." He looked at me like he was trying to figure out something. He smiled and said "Are you sure you're not my daughter?" I smiled (a small one) and my laugh was heard. "Positive Charlie." He chuckled and went to the living room. After a minute I heard the TV turn on and the sofa creak under his weight. I smiled softly (small normal one) and went back to cooking. Someone was looking through something, and I knew it was Bella because the vamps were silent. "You like Wuthering Heights?" I looked over my shoulder and she had my worn out copy in her hands. "Yeah, I love it." I paid attention to the food again. "After all, what's not to love about it?" I said, staring into the pot with the sauce. (a.n. I love that book) I'd meant it as a rhetorical question and we all knew it. That didn't stop Edward from saying "The characters are ghastly people who ruin each other's lives." I rolled my eyes, and with a quick look back, saw Bella did too. I smiled (small NORMAL one) and went back to my cooking.
When the spaghetti and meatballs (a.n. I'm part Italian) were done, Charlie wandered in. I served him, Bella, and I. Charlie ate like a wild animal that was starving, and said "This is great Maya, you're just as good as Bells." I cocked my head to the right. No, I'm not. Bella outshines me in many ways. But I'm not jealous, I'm glad to have met her. (a.n. I don't think I've ever gotten jealous. Yeah, laugh if you want, but I don't think I have. Honest.) My head went back to it's original position and I smiled at Charlie. "I'm glad you like it." I ate a lot of food and grinned at everyone(Alicia wasn't surprised)'s astonished faces. "Does she always eat like that?" Charlie asked Alicia. "Yup, all the time." "But you're so thin!" Bella exclaimed. I smiled (small, normal) and said "It's because I have fast metabolism. I digest food quickly. Some people in my family have it." I smirked at their incredulous faces. Bella ate a serving, Charlie had three, and so did I. Alicia and Edward didn't eat at all. We finished, and Bella said "Dad, can Maya stay here?" "Sure she can kiddo." He wandered over to the living room and TV. I heard the sounds of the TV turning on, and the couch heaving under Charlie's weight. As Bella went to go get sheets and a pillow I said(well asked really) "You guys keeping watch on Bella?" "No, we actually hadn't thought of that . . ." I made a tsk noise, then grabbed The Golden Compass from my bag. I was re-reading the series. (a.n. I love that series) I was so lost in the book as I always am when reading that I jumped ten feet in the air shrieking when Bella came to my shoulder and asked "What are you reading?" Alicia started laughing and said, wiping the invisible tears from her eyes, "That never gets old. Which is why I let Bella ask." Edward snickered, and stopped when my mouth framed 'Eddie'.
I glowered at Alicia and Edward chuckled. I glared at both of them, and they cringed. Then Edward started kissing Bella. (Charlie went to bed earlier) Alicia and I started cheering "Get a room!" He pulled away and we all (the girls) pouted. "It's cause he wont get carried away and accidentally hurt me." Bella explained, still pouting. Edward sighed. Alicia and I laughed, then I smiled. She (Bella) felt like a sister to me. "There's no doubt you two are mates." I said. Bella blushed and Edward smiled at Bella, keeping his arm around her waist. I saw something and gasped "You two are-" then I remembered I shouldn't tell people future-related things. They looked at me, curious and frustrated. I apologized "Sorry. It was thoughtless of me to almost tell you guys. It may change your route." All three (Alice had left earlier, before I started making dinner) looked at me and I said "Not telling!" They pouted (a.n. mwah ha ha I mock you mere mortal Edward fan girls) and I grinned. I went back to reading, and had finished my book when I looked up and saw my friends. They were clearly pissed off. "What's wrong?" I asked. "You're friends with the Cullens!" They exclaimed. "And?" My eyes flashed. They saw the warning in them, and backed up a little. "You're endangering the-" "Don't give me that crap!" I yelled, standing up. "I'm not a slayer so wipe that look off your faces. And you know what? I'll be friends with whoever the hell I want. Meeting adjourned!" I gestured my hands (a.n. um, I think how you do when you're saying nuh-uh) and woke up. Alicia, Bella, and Edward were staring at me. I could hear Charlie's snores from upstairs, and realized I was still at the table. "We made a way to communicate in our minds, and it makes us fall asleep." I explained to their confused faces. "You looked kinda mad." Alicia said. "You were speaking to someone too." Said Edward. "You were arguing with them." Bella concluded.
I pressed my fingers to my temples. "They thought I shouldn't be friends with you guys. I still will though. I grabbed my bag and went to the couch, and after a while fell asleep.
A.N. Sorry it took so long! I started this weeks, maybe even months ago! I just got lazy and caught up in reading, and my mom was using the laptop too. So yeah. I cut this chapter short and stuff, cause I wasn't sure where else I would. And Ha! I no longer owe Ana a chapter! Mwa ha ha ha!