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"Bellllaaa,"
A voice whispered my name, taunting me.
I felt a cold hand on my shoulder and I gasped, turning around. It was him. His hood was covering most of his face except for his mouth. A wide smile was set on his pale face. His sharp teeth were glowing in the moonlight.
"Time to play,"
Chapter Ten:
I shot up in my bed, beads of sweat gathered on my forehead. My beat was fighting to escape my chest. I wrapped my knees to my chest and buried my head as I focused solely on my breathing. The still of the man of the meadow burned in my mind. Outside, the weather seemed to be back to its cloudy normalcy and I could see the trees blowing in the wind. It sent a chill down my spine.
As I was walking out the door, I paused at the top of the steps. In my driveway was a sports car and sitting on the hood was a very handsome guy holding a cup of coffee.
A smile formed on my lips as I approached the car.
"Hey Swan, want a ride to school? I've got hot chocolate, it's got whipped cream," Jared asked, extending the paper cup towards me.
It was warm in my hands and I cradled it as I stared at hood of the car. Last time I saw him was Saturday and he had been totally M.I.A since then. It wasn't exactly confidence boosting when a guy confesses his feelings for you and then not talk to you for days.
"Listen- About this weekend…" He started but I interrupted him.
"Yeah about that," My breath was stuck in my throat and I could feel my stomach overturn.
"I'm really sorry. It's just that, well, I've been sick with some stomach virus for the past couple of days and I feel like such a jerk for not calling or texting. And I know that it must have seemed like I was bailing after what happened but I promise you that I'm still in it a hundred percent,"
The wind soothed me and I laughed.
Jared gave me a quizzical look and I explained.
"I thought you were taking it back and you were giving me hot chocolate to help comfort the blow,"
"Swan you'll have to try harder to get rid of me. I'm in it to win it. Now get in or we'll be late for school. Oh but first,"
He then closed the distance between us and took me in his arms, which seemed considerably warmer than the hot chocolate in my grasp.
His face lowered closer and closer to mine until our lips were intertwined and we were kissing. The world dissolved around us and my mind focused solely on the moment as his fingers went to my hair, my free hand against his chest. He pulled away much too soon for my liking and softly set his lips against my forehead.
"Good morning," he whispered before giving me a peck.
"Mmmm morning," I replied, lavishing the moment.
He brought me back to being arms length and rubbed small circles on my biceps.
"So, did I miss much?"
I thought for a minute before answering.
"Mmm, nah. Just the same old, same old,"
I walked into Spanish, sipping my hot chocolate and unsure of what to expect. Just yesterday I had gotten my revenge on Lauren. However…I still had multiple classes with her and I couldn't totally avoid her.
It turned out that I didn't have much to worry about. Sitting in Lauren's normal seat next to me was a girl I had never seen before.
She was tiny and petite. Her short pointy black hair was complimented by her pale white skin. She looked up and her gaze fell on me and instantly smiled. Her liquid gold eyes lit up as her smile widened.
I slowed down as I approached my seat. Did I know this girl?
The pixie like girl turned towards me and extended a cool pale hand.
"Hi I'm new! My name is Alice!"
"Hi I'm Bella,"
"Well Bella I'm glad to have met you and I just know we're going to be good friends!"
Her forwardness surprised me but she seemed so cute and nice that I giggled.
"So today is your first day? Where are you from?"
Alice brought her index finger to her cheek and looked up.
"Well my brother Jasper and I just moved here from Alaska. We move around a lot. Jasper and I are in the same grade so I'm sure you'll meet him later,"
"Oh, cool. Well welcome to Forks," I said before the bell interrupted me and class began.
We chatted a bit more after class but I didn't really get to talk to her or her brother until lunch started.
I had met up with Jared and we were walking out to go eat in his car when we ran into her. Also with her was a guy I assumed was her brother, Jasper. He had wavy blonde hair and was considerably taller than Alice. He had the same pale skin and gold eyes as his sister though. Good looks must run in the family.
"Oh hey Alice and you must be Jasper. It's nice to meet you. And this is Jared, Jared this is Alice and Jasper and today is their first day," I gestured and looked up at Jared. He seemed to be concentrating very hard on something and didn't respond for a second before giving a wave.
"Oh hey guys, what's up?" Alice then ran over and gave me a quick hug.
"Bella! Where are you going? You're going have lunch with us right?" She then gave the saddest pout I had ever seen and I knew I couldn't say no.
"Uh sure, Jared that's alright, right?"
"Yeah, sure," he replied and we all went to grab a table in the cafeteria.
We spent the rest of the time hearing about Alice. I know that sounds bad but there had been something weird about lunch. The guys seemed to not be very talkative, giving small, short answers when prompted. I found myself babbling to help fill the awkward silence but since I had never been much of a conversationalist, Alice dominated the talking. Apparently her and Jasper had been adopted by their parents and had lived pretty much all over the world. She went in full detail about shopping and I laughed as Jasper's eyes rolled at her stories. Even the quiet Jared gave a chuckle at them.
The rest of the day went smoothly despite the awkwardness and I was relieved when the final bell rang. It had felt like forever since I had gone through an entire day without cutting class. I had forgotten how tiring it all was.
I leaned back in my seat as Jared drove me home. His car drove so smoothly that I could have just fallen asleep there. Something nagged at me though.
"Hey what was up with you at lunch?" I asked keeping my eyes closed.
"What do you mean?"
I flipped so that I was facing him and gazed at him through drooping eyes.
"You were just so quiet. It was almost as if you didn't want to be there,"
He kept his eyes on the road.
"No I- I thought I knew them from somewhere and I was just concentrating on where it could be,"
"Oh. Well did you figure it out? I mean the only things you guys have in common is that you are all wicked pale. Sun much?"
"Ha ha very funny Swan. Nah, I couldn't figure it out. It's whatever,"
"Mmkay then," I let the drowsiness consume me and I snuggled into the seat.
"Bella,"
I was back in the meadow. The wind was still howling and it looked just as I had left it, I shifted my gaze until I saw Edward off to my right.
"Edward?"
"What are you still doing here Bella? Run! You need to get away from here, now!" He pleaded, urgency in his voice.
"Wait Ed, what's going on? Help me please," I reached out to him but found myself falling until I met the hard earth.
Footsteps sounded behind me and I flipped myself over and saw that the hooded man was standing over me.
"Soon,"
I gasped and my eyes shot open. I was warm and cozy in my bed. Confused, I looked around until I found Jared sitting in a chair in a corner
A whimper left over from my dream escaped my throat and Jared was at my side in flash.
"Hey hey hey. It's okay. It was just a dream,"
I felt my eyes water but fought the tears back. Jared climbed onto the bed and laid down next to me and stroked my hair.
I scooted closer to him and put my head on his chest.
"I keep having these nightmares about the guy from the meadow. I can't sleep anymore,"
"It's just a nightmare. Don't worry about it. I'll protect you and stay with you for as long as it takes,"
I sighed. There was something about the dreams that bugged me. They were trying to warn me. But of what? I had no idea and these nightmares were only getting worse.
Some familiar faces in there yeah? I'm so excited about what's coming up. It's gonna be sweeeeet.
My "n" key is sticking so please excuse any typos in this chapter.
Soo review, please? I just baked a batch of yummy peppermint and chocolate chip cookies. I'll send you one ;)
-Selina