A/N- decided to skip some time to make it more fun. I think you guys get the gist of what the kid's childhoods were like. If you didn't, were you, like, in a coma while reading these past few chapters or something? Anyway for the first time in theatres anywhere, I give you Rose's POV!! –crowd goes wild-! R&R please!
Chapter 11 Bella's POV (now 13)
I was mopping the kitchen floor when I heard a piercing scream from upstairs. I sprinted up the stairs at a breakneck speed and met Edward at Rose's door, skidding to a stop. I knocked hesitantly.
"Rose? Are you okay?" I asked quietly. I heard a sniffle before Rose asked in a quiet voice,
"Mum? Can I talk to you? Alone?" she sniffled again. I glanced at Edward who raised his eyebrows at me. I nodded mutely before asking if I could come in. The door opened a crack and I slipped in while pushing Edward the other way down the hall. He went eventually, but kept glancing over his shoulder at me. I shooed him off and turned to Rose, closing the door behind me. Her long brown hair was pulled into a high messy ponytail and her mascara was running slightly from her watering eyes.
"Okay so what happened?" I asked gently as she turned and sat on her bed.
"I… I think I got my period." She sniffled again. Oh! I had been expecting this sometime soon. I smiled at her and leaned over to hug her tightly.
"I'm so happy! This means you're becoming a true woman!" Rose rolled her eyes but seemed to smile despite herself.
"Please just tell me what to do?" she pleaded, not wanting to draw this out. I nodded, but something stopped me.
"Before I do that, do you want to talk about why you're getting a period and what it means you'll be able to do now?" she groaned and shook her head.
"No. We've had that talk mum. Remember?" she asked. I did. Vividly. It had been so hard talking to her about sex and a girl's body cycle and, above all, abstinence. I nodded again before rising and pulling her into her bathroom.
The next hour was very uncomfortable one for Rose, I could tell, especially when we went over tampons. I'm beginning to think her face would stay red forever after however hard she blushed during that hour. I explained what can happen when she gets her period, and what medicines to use. She seemed happy that we were done at the end and I was quickly shooed from her room like I had shooed Edward
I got lost in a reverie as I meandered down our long polished wood staircase to the kitchen. I thought back to when I brought Rose home from the hospital and her taking her first steps… her first tooth… her first words… her first day of school… the list of firsts went on and on. I wandered into the kitchen and almost wondered how I got there. Edward was sitting at the table, drumming his fingers and looked agitated. Nicky and Alex were across from him working on some little homework sheets and Midnight was sitting, leaning up against Edward's thigh.
"Miss me?" I asked as I slid my arms around his shoulders. He jumped and twisted in his chair to kiss me.
"So what was that about? Did a boy do something to her? I told her that boys were trouble! That was over a boy wasn't it? I'm going to-" what he was going to do I didn't find out because I shushed him before he could go further on his tangent.
"It was not over a boy, but I think you should know that one of our daughters is turning into a woman." He raised his eyebrows before they contracted in confusion.
"A woman? She's only thirteen after all and-" again I cut him off.
"Thirteen is a lot older than you might be thinking dear." He didn't seem to get it so I gave him a hint. "You know? That thing that happens to me, oh, I don't know, maybe… once a month?" he stared blankly at me before it dawned on him.
"Ohhhhh… girls get that so young?" I had to roll my eyes at him.
"In case you haven't been paying attention, our little girl's growing up. She's a teenager now! I think we should start treating her like it." I left after that leaving him to mull that over. Should be interesting to see what he gets from that, I thought to myself as I heard his voice float over to where I sat, addressing Alex, Nicky and Midnight I assume.
"At least I have you three."
Lucy's POV (a little later that year, probably a month or so)
I hate school. Seventh grade sucks. I have friends, a few good teachers, but that's about it. No boyfriend and it is really depressing me, watching my friends swoon over guys. I wanted that for myself, but no one seemed interested. I'd mentioned it to my friends, Lily and Sally, but they looked at me funny.
Lily and sally's POV
What? Is she blind? She has half the male population of the seventh graded drooling over her, and she thinks no one's interested?? Ooh… looks… a butterfly!
Back to Lucy's POV
I wrote it off for now. I get good grades and maybe that intimidated guys. I don't know. Maybe I'll ask mum sometime when she's not being Nagy.
I glanced at my watch yet again. Only half an hour until I go home and then mum and dad are finally trusting me enough to baby sit Kate, Alex and Nicky! I was excited because it'd be just like when I was at home, where mum unthinkingly put me in charge of them, only I'd be paid! Best job ever!
Finally the bell rang and I dove out of the room. I shot to my locker (which I swear is at the other end of the galaxy, it's so far) and piled my binders into my backpack. I stuffed my arms into my coat's sleeves and threw my bag onto my shoulders I sprinted outside and nearly fell onto my face. Perfect. It was sleeting fairly hard and the busses accumulating were moving very slowly. Carefully, I made my way across the parking lot to where my mum and Kate were waiting for me in the car. I pulled, myself into the front seat and slammed the door, relaxing as the heat pouring out of the vents. Kate immediately went into a blow-by-blow account of how a boy in her kindergarten class made milk come out of his nose during snack time. She howled with laughter the entire time, making mum and me laugh too.
We pulled slowly into the drive way and I grabbed a cookie and a soda and bolted for my room. I closed the door carefully and curled up on my bed, beginning a new log in my diary. I was on my fifth line on the paper when the door opened unannounced and Alex, Nicky and Kate came in looking cheerful. I groaned inwardly. I was getting into my writing and I enjoyed quiet when I write in my diary.
"Ever heard of knocking?" I had asked this many times to them and I always got the same response, a shake of the head, a universal sign of 'no'. I had also asked, no, begged mum and dad for a lock, but they didn't like that idea. I got the headshake from them too.
"We were just wondering what we're going to do tonight." Nicky and Alex said nonchalantly. Don't get me wrong. I love being a big sister as much as I love Alex, Nicky and Kate, but they could drive me nuts. "Like, we were hoping maybe we could fool around with fireworks or something fun." I stared at them, incredulous.
"Seriously? You think I'm going to let you play with fireworks and matches? I don't think so. The plan for tonight is mum and dad leave, we eat dinner, you guys play a little while, maybe watch some TV, and then you go to bed at 9:30 sharp. Simple. With a normal baby sitter, you might get to stay up an extra half-hour or something, but I'm your sister and I live with you. I know what mum and dad would do, how late you stay up, what you can and cannot do and eat. I'm not falling for anything you try to get away with." I finished and took in their death glares. "I love you too." I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes. Alex and Nicky huffed and left but Kate climbed up onto my bed. She leaned on my shoulder and I pushed her hair out of her eyes.
"Guess what? There's this guy in my class, and he kissed me today! We're going to get married." She stated happily. I stifled a laugh. But then something dawned on me. Boys, even now, were more attracted to my baby sister than me! I felt sad tears well up in my eyes, but stifled them and the suffocating lump in my throat.
"Yeah? I assume I get to be your maid of honour. What's his name?" I asked, deciding to play along.
"His name is Jack."
"Well, lucky guy then. Just don't let dad hear or he'll have a spasm attack like when I told him that a friend of mine, a male friend of mine, gave me a flower on valentine's day in the second grade." Katie giggled and snuggled into my side. Like I said, I love being a big sister at times.
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Bye dad! I know your cell number and mum's, I know how to dial 911, I know how to do CPR and the Heimlich and I know what time they go to bed. Now go! Your reservations are 15 minutes from now!" I said as I pushed my dad out the door. He went grudgingly, but he did go. I turned around, hands on hips and a happy grin on my face to survey my charge. Alex was looking at me with his arms crossed and a calculating look on his face.
"Don't go there Alex. I swear, whatever you are thinking right now, it's not going to happen." Alex scowled and kicked the recliner lightly. Kate and Nicky looked up at him, watching our exchange, looking confused, while Midnight sat alertly at their feet eyeing them warily. They shrugged and our night started.
It was going normally , from where I was standing, very well. Alex, Nicky and Kate listened and did as they were told. If only I hadn't gone outside.
Kate, Alex and Nicky were just going upstairs to bed when I realized I'd forgotten to put the trash out. I pulled on my coat and slipped on my sneakers and hurried out to the curb, trashcan in tow, when the ground flew out from underneath my feet. I could feel my body twisting in midair and the ground rushing up to meet my face, and I went with my instinct. I threw my arms out to catch my fall and made impact. A snap resounded through the air, a sickening sound.
I laid on my stomach a moment, listening to my increased heart rate and how hard my breathing was. I sat up tentatively, pushing up with my arms- and I screamed. Pain in my arm flared nauseatingly as the pressure I put my weight on my arms. I lifted my arm, breathing heavily again, and my eyes widened. My forearm was hanging, limp and disgusting at a very inhuman angle. The pain was building and was threatening to blind me. Tears burned in my eyes as I scrambled up, trying to hold my arm still, and made my way to the house. I shot to the phone as the tears over flowed. The pain was incredible as I sat down on the counter next to the phone. '911 or mum and dad?' I wondered. What should I do in this situation? I knew I did not want an ambulance coming. Mom and dad it is then.
I grabbed the phone and set it down next to me, cradling my lame arm in my lap. One-headedly, I punched in the numbers one at a time. I waited for dad to pick up. He picked up half way through the second ring and seemed slightly panicked.
"Rose? Is everything okay? What happened? Should we come home?" Beyond the pain I recognized the annoyance that prickled in the back of my mind. Had he been expecting me to screw up that he had his phone at the ready and was shooting off questions of worst-case scenarios like this? I cut in.
"Dad! Kate, Alex and Nicky are fine! Actually what happened is I took the trash out and kind of…" my voice was getting smaller and smaller. "Slipped, and I think I broke my arm." There was silence on the other end. "Dad?" my voice was a squeak by now. Finally, dad seemed to let this news sink in.
"You think you broke your arm??" I heard mum gasp somewhere close by. "I knew this was a bad idea! I knew something like this would happen! I-" mum cut him off as she grabbed his mobile phone.
"Rose? Are you okay? We're coming home now. Just hold it still and we'll be there soon." I agreed tearfully and hung up. My tears picked up pace. I was so ashamed! I knew mum and dad were apprehensive (well mostly dad) about giving m responsibility, and at my big chance to prove I could handle it I screw up! I wrecked my night, my arm, my chances of more responsibility, and mum and dad's night off! I sighed and waited it out.
Dear Diary,
Tonight was so crazy! I babysat Alex, Nicky and Kate for the first time by myself and that went okay. Alex and Nicky didn't try to put glue on the toilet seat or anything (I still say there too much like Uncle Emmett and shouldn't be allowed to spend so much with him. He's giving them bad ideas.). After Alex, Nicky and Kate went to bed though, I took the trash out, slipped since the ground was icy from the stupid sleet, and broke my arm!! I had to call mum and dad, have them come and home and dad drove me to the hospital. He seemed really mad and I thought it was because I needed to call them home, but when I asked about it, he said that leaving me in charge just made him nervous and he felt like it was his fault I broke my arm. How nuts is that? It's really hard to get used to and when I went to take my shower I had to have mum tie all this plastic stuff around the cast. It was weird.
Anyway, at school today, this guy, David, that I've known forever came and talked to me! We have the kind of relationship where we see each other in the hall and kind of nod at the other to say 'hi' and occasionally talk in class. He's never actually approached me to talk about something other that a homework assignment or a project we're in the same group to work on. The entire time we talked I was so scared I had something in my teeth or something. That would've been sooo embarrassing!! Sally and Lily wouldn't let it drop all day. I have a feeling they're going to try and set me up with him, but I really don't think I like him like that.
I got to go, dad's coming upstairs and my light was supposed to be out 50 minutes ago! Good night!
-Rose