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Chapter 10-Number One

BPOV (Bella's Point of View)

I glanced at the crease in the bed where Edward had only just been and felt a tug at my heart. I brought my hand up to my chest and found that it was beating extremely fast. What was going on? I jumped as my phone started ringing. "Hello?"

"BELLA! Where are you? It's seven o'clock!" I glanced at my watch, how long had I been out for?

"Sorry! I'll be right back!"

"You better be!" Alice yelled into the phone. I sighed as I grabbed my teddy and photo album then leapt out of the window.

As I unlocked the front door, Rosalie, Alice, Emmet and Jasper were standing in the hallway. Jasper had a concerned expression on his face which immediately was replaced with a smile as he saw me. Alice was looking worried yet excited for some reason. Emmet had a playful expression on his face and Rosalie was smiling smugly at me. "Ummm, hi?"

"Oh come on! We know what you were up to!" How did they know? If they found out about Leah, they would be angry. But then, why were they…oh no! I thought to myself.

Rosalie stepped forward. "So, how was your little walk?" I shrugged nonchalantly.

"It was great." I tried to sidestep my way around her, but Emmet stopped me with his massive hand.

"Bella, is it just me, or are you smelling, different?" Not Leah, not Leah, not Leah!

"I don't smell any different than I normally do." Then Jasper stepped up.

"Bella, I can smell a bit of someone else on you, like the scent from today." The colour rushed to my face.

"What? Who?"

"Maybe….Edward Brandon…" I couldn't help but let a smile creep onto my face. I tried as hard as I could. Emmet made it worse by jumping around me like an idiot. "Bella likes Edward, Bella likes Edward, she likes him….." I slapped him as hard as I could, but he still carried on. Everyone else was laughing, and all the noise and the racket brought Carlisle and Esme into the hallway.

"What's going on kids?" I liked the way Esme referred to us all as her kids. "Bella, is that a teddy bear?" She had a smirk on her face. I hid the teddy behind my back.

"No, not at all." I mumbled whilst I turned beetroot red.

"Esme, Bella can cuddle her teddy if she wants to….and maybe if she's lucky, she can give Edward a cuddle too!" This time I knocked Emmet down onto the floor and twisted his ears.

"Shut. Up. Emmet." I spat at him before slapping him once more.

"Ok, ok! Geez Bells!" Emmet was shocked, yet he was smiling like a freak.

"What's going on Bella?" Carlisle asked.

"Nothing."

"It's just that Bella fancies the new guy at school." Jasper smirked as I shot him a glare.

Carlisle quirked an eyebrow, (Is that even possible? Who knows.), "Bella, there's no problem with you liking a human, but you just need to remember that there are certain boundaries."

"Carlisle, you don't understand."

"It's ok Bella. We've all had our little crushes haven't we?" Esme chirped.

"No, he's-"

"You don't have to tell us if you don't want to."

"He's different-"

"Bella! You're blushing!" Esme blurted out. I noticed that everyone else was stifling their laughter.

"HE'S A VAMPIRE!"

Carlisle and Esme silenced before they blushed. "Sorry." They muttered, before concern covered their faces.

"What's his name then?" Carlisle asked.

"Edward." I smiled bashfully, remembering his perfect features. But something wasn't right. Carlisle seemed rooted to the spot. Esme also noticed and she rubbed her hand down his arm.

"Carlisle, are you alright?" Carlisle ignored the question and pierced his eyes through mine.

"What's his second name?"

He didn't think it was the other Edward did he? Well, I would prove him wrong. "Edward Brandon."

"Thank God for that." He sank down into his chair and released the tension from his body. "Thanks Jasper."

"No problem Carlisle." Jasper was obviously sending waves of calmness to Carlisle.

"Bella, there's something you need to know."

"I already know, the others told me over lunch."

Carlisle nodded in apprehension.

"Carlisle, you didn't honestly think that it was…the other…Edward?"

"It could have been a possibility Bella. They could have sent a member of the Volturi to spy on you."

"To spy… on me?"

"They need to know the strengths of every newborn. If you have a certain strength, they will try to persuade you to join them. Just like Edward Cullen."

"But I haven't got a strength."

This time, Alice spoke. "Bella, I've figured it out. You have some kind of force field around you, that's why I can only see your future sometimes, and I can see it other times because you open your shield so that I'm also inside."

"Wow."

"And that's why Jasper can't always feel your emotions."

I nodded. "Do you think that, if I tried to right now, I could envelope all of you into my shield?"

Alice nodded. "Maybe! But I'm a bit tired right now, and I have homework to do, it'll only take 10 minutes. We'll try later on."

I only just remembered my homework. I had a 200 word essay to hand in on gymnastics in the early centuries. (As punishment for being late). "Same, so shall we try at about 9?"

Everyone nodded and dispersed to their rooms. As I settled down at my desk, I remembered the beer can. I took it out of my pocket and opened the lid. The stench hit me and I screwed up my nose. Nevertheless, I brought the can to my mouth, and swallowed the whole can in one gulp before crushing it and chucking it into my bin. The taste was phenomenal. First, as it hit my tongue, it was a sour bittersweet taste, but as it made its way to my throat, it soothed my nerves, cleared my brain and made me feel drowsy and lazy. I flopped onto the table and slowly grabbed a pencil. Right, time to focus. I wrote my name and the date at the top of the paper then drew doodles in the corner.

I hadn't noticed Emmet standing behind me. "Beeeeelllllllllllla?" He asked in a sweet voice.

"No, Emmet, I am NOT doing your homework for you."

"But wait! How about I make you a deal?"

I turned to face him. "Carry on."

"I can see that you're having problems with your Gym essay, and I'm having problems with my Biology essay, so, we could swap!"

I pondered over the thought. "Ok, but hang on a second. Won't the teachers recognize our handwriting?"

"Bella, there's an amazing thing called a computer, you type up the essay, print it out and have it ready by morning. Ok?"

"Right. Got it."

"Oh and Bella? Don't tell Rosalie." I laughed.

"I won't."

"Or Alice."

"You have my word."

"Or Esme."

"Got you."

"Or Carlisle."

"Ok."

"Or Jasper."

"Yes."

"Or-"

"Anyone else? I got you, now go! Before someone sees!"

By the time I had finished the essay it was 9:03 exactly. I printed out the essay titled, "Alexander Fleming", and tiptoed out of my room, making sure no one saw me. As I was approaching Emmet and Rosalie's room, their door suddenly slammed open and Rosalie stormed out. "Bella?"

My heart thudded. Was she really this mad just because I did Emmet's homework? "Yes?"

"Have you seen my Dolce and Gabbana handbag? The green one? Alice borrowed it and it hasn't come back yet. ALICE!" She sprinted down the corridor and I slid into Emmet's room. It was empty.

"Hello?" I heard the shower running and decided not to intrude on Emmet's privacy. I tiptoed to the desk and saw my essay waiting for me. I swapped it with mine and crept out of the door. I ran back to my room and smiled at the typing error of the title. "Gimnastcs in the erly sentries." I shook my head as I made my way back to Emmet's room. This time, he was wearing sports trousers and was topless whilst doing press-ups. I flushed slightly as I peeked at his six pack which was glistening with sweat. (No, she is NOT eyeing him up).

"Yo Bells, thanks for the essay. Did you get yours?"

"Yeh Emmet, what's with the spelling errors?" He laughed.

"Sorry! I forgot to run spell check on it!" He slapped his forehead.

"Don't worry. Mrs. Burke won't mind. She'll be surprised that I've even got it."

We both spun round to see Rosalie standing in the doorway. I looked down at the floor guiltily. "Emmet, I hope that you didn't swap essays with Bella."

We shook our heads vigorously. "Good, 'caus if you did-"

"KIDS, it's past 9!"

We all raced downstairs and my heart thudded in my chest. If I had a shield then did that mean I was powerful? Maybe even more so than Alice or Jasper. I glanced nervously at everyone.

"Ok Bella, take it slow. Don't rush into anything, it could get dangerous otherwise." Alice stated with a hint of nervousness in her. Dangerous? She didn't mention anything about it being dangerous.

"So what do I do?" I asked.

Jasper came up to me so that he was just inches away. "Close your eyes and try to sense the shield around you." I closed my eyes and focused. I searched everywhere until I felt it. It was strong, and pulsing through me like a wave of electrical current. It felt so powerful, like a brick wall preventing everyone from entering. But as I searched more, I felt it wasn't like a brick wall at all. No. It was more like an elastic band, which could be stretched to allow something inside.

"Can you feel it Bella?" Rosalie asked.

"Yes and boy is it strong."

"Now, Bella, this is the part where you have to try to flex it out ok? First we'll try me, and then we'll try Alice ok?" Jasper put a hand on my arm. "Don't do it if you don't want to."

"No, I do." Slowly, I tried to force the shield further, but nothing happened. I tried again, this time a lot harder, pushing, stretching the invisible band that surrounded me. I tried physically and mentally. When I stopped trying, I clutched my head in my hands and fell into Jasper's arms. My head felt as if I had split it open and a searing pain cut through me. I forced my eyelids to open and was lifted onto the sofa.

"Are you alright?" Jasper asked, concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine." I tried to get up, but the pain lashed at me again. Alice rushed to my side.

"Bella, it was my fault. We shouldn't have forced you to do this."

"No." I pushed her away and forced my body to get up, despite the searing pain in my head. Esme shot a worried glance at me. "Let me try again." I closed my eyes, and this time, I didn't have to search for the field, it was already within reach. I took a deep breath and pushed hard, harder, and harder until I felt the shield give in and move an inch. I sighed and once again slumped onto the floor with the effort. Emmet's strong arms picked me up and laid me onto the sofa. This time, the pain was worse. I couldn't open my eyes and my head felt as if it was about to explode. I groaned as I tried to get up, but Carlisle pushed me back down again.

"That's enough Bella. We can try again tomorrow. You need rest."

"Ok." I whispered as I opened my eyes.

Esme smoothed back the hair from my forehead and kissed it tenderly. "Honestly Bella, take it easy. Do you know how long you kept your eyes closed for when you were trying to concentrate?"

"How long?"

"1 hour." It didn't feel like 1 hour, it felt more like 1 minute!

"1 hour! Sorry! What a waste of time!"

Alice chirped in. "What did it feel like Bella?" I felt my strength beginning to return as I sat up.

"Well, at first it was really difficult searching for the shield, but when I tried again, I felt it move very slightly!"

"So, all she needs is practice." Rosalie concluded.

"Yup."

"Well, we're going out for a hunt." Carlisle gestured to Esme and himself. They leapt out of the window hand in hand and soared off. I noticed Jasper slide his arm round Alice's waist as he whispered something into her ear. She giggled and flashed me a smile. "Bella, me and Jasper will be upstairs if you need us ok?"

I nodded and smiled back to them. They were the perfect couple. Jasper yanked Alice onto his back and they vanished to their room. I was left with an awkward silence as Rosalie and Emmet shot each other playful glances. "You know, you two can go if you want to."

"No, it's ok, we'll stay here with you." Rosalie replied.

"Rose, just go. I can't stand all this lovey dovey stuff."

"Bella, you're going to be so bored! It only 11!"

I sighed. I slumped back down on the sofa and closed my eyes. When I opened them again Emmet and Rosalie were kissing each other passionately, while I was gaping at them. "Guys, get a room!"

They broke apart. "Sorry, Bella. Ok, we'll go."

"Thank god!"

They sprinted upstairs and left me alone in the peace and quiet of the living room. After half an hour of sitting in silence, I trudged upstairs to my room. I brought out my Ipod and listened to my favorite song, Clare de Lune by Debussy. I replayed it over and over again. After a while, I changed it to some pop songs. My favorite one was 'Number One'; Alice had got me into it. By 1:30, I had drained my Ipod's battery so I stuck it into the charger and jumped onto my bed. (For some reason, I had a bed, even though I didn't need one.) I brought out Wuthering Heights and picked up from where I had left off. It was 6 o'clock by the time I had finished it for the second time.

Alice came bounding into my room looking flustered. Her hair was tangled up and her clothes were all creased. I shivered as I thought of how they creased. Yuck! "Morning Bella! What are you wearing today?"

I flopped down onto the bed. "I thought I could choose!"

"You can! I'm just making sure you don't make a fool of yourself!"

"Thanks Al." I opened the door to my wardrobe with Alice behind me. "You know, you don't have to watch me."

"I do." She laughed as I picked out some dark jeans. "Ooh, good choice Bella."

I shook my head as I went through the dress tops and found a casual blue-grey dress top. "This is nice."

"I know! It's Prada!" I looked at the label and sure enough, it was Prada. To finish it off, I got some black plimsoles and a matching glossy black bag. (Pic on Profile).

"Ali, can I have my shower by myself?"

She giggled. "Yeh, but don't be surprised when Rose comes to inspect your makeup!"

"OMG, don't you guys trust me? Even a little bit?"

But Alice was already gone. I picked up my towel and hopped into the shower. As I was selecting my scent for the day, I remembered the smell of my old room; Strawberries and Freesias. Surely enough, there was Sensational Strawberry Shampoo and Fantastic Freesia soap which I soothed all over my body. I found it really quite strange as to why I wasn't feeling hungry; there was no burning in my throat whatsoever. I remembered what Alice said about me having a force field; perhaps I also had excellent self control too. I slipped on my clothes and once again gazed at my reflection in the mirror. What I saw wasn't the clumsy, sloppy, disgraceful Bella Swan, but it was the magnificent, utterly beautiful (if I say so myself) Bella Cullen. (I just had to!)

As I was packing my schoolbag, a piece of paper slipped out from my Biology book. It was my essay, but this time the title had been corrected and there were no spelling mistakes. Today, I was the first person ready, so I flicked channels on the 32 inch flat screen TV in the living room. Just as I was settling down to watch 'Music and Lyrics' on the film channel, Jasper ran in. "Bella! We're all waiting for you in the car!"

"But I-"

"Come on! We're going to be late!"

"I'm coming!"

As I jumped into the backseat of Rosalie's limo, my heart flipped at the thought of seeing Edward again. As we arrived at the car park, I scanned the crowds for his bronze hair, or his pale skin maybe, but I couldn't see anything. I hurriedly waved goodbye to my siblings before rushing to first period. Would he really be there or was yesterday just a dream? Did he really call me Beautiful Bella? Was he even real?

I rushed into the Biology classroom, and sure enough, sitting in his seat next to mine, was Edward, and the crooked smile he gave me with the sparkle in his perfect eyes melted my heart right there and then.

So, Edward definitely isn't a hallucination.

Oooh, I can't wait for the mu-

*Slaps her mouth*

I almost gave something away!!!!!

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