A/N She's finally 18! Hope you like!
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What were you supposed to feel when you turned eighteen? A sense of accomplishment? A sense of power? Maturity? What? I didn't feel anything. When I woke up on the morning of my birthday, all I felt was the comfort and security of my love's cold, marble arms.
Which I wouldn't trade anything for. It felt amazing just lying there with him. As soon as I opened my eyes, he smiled. "Good morning, and happy birthday."
I groaned. "Ugh, I feel old!" "I don't think you're old at all." He said, grinning.
"Easy for you to say. You've been twenty-three for three hundred years. I'm not getting any younger, you know." I said roling over on my side to face him.
"Well, before we go down stairs there's something I've been dying to do." He said, taking my face in his hands. "What's that?" I asked.
"This." He said, before kissing me. I smiled, and kissed him back, rapping my arms around his neck. It felt so amazing kissing him. It was legal, I thought with a smile.
I felt happier than usual. He pulled away, with a lopsided smile. "Happy birthday." He said. I laughed, and we went down stairs.
I was hit by a brick wall as soon as my feet were on even ground. "Happy birthday, Belle-aroo!" Emmett shouted, swinging me around. "Thank you, Emmett." I said, giggling.
I was hugged and wished a happy birthday by everyone else—Jessica included, before Bella dragged me to the table, where a plate with strawberry pancakes sat waiting for me to devour. My mouth watered at the sight of them.
"Eat up birthday girl! Hurry so we can open presents!" Alice said bouncing on the balls of her feet. I laughed, and dug in to the delicious meal Bella had prepared for me.
Nessie and Jacob were halfway through with their portion. I finished a few minutes later. I sat back in my chair, and waited for Alice to start piling gifts in front of me. The first one was a small box wrapped in silver paper.
"That's from me," Jessica said with a grin. "I really hope you like it." I smiled at her. When she got it, I don't know. It was really sweet of her.
"Thank you, Jessica." I said, carefully tearing off the paper, revealing a black velvet box. I opened it, and smiled. It was a pair of gorgeous earings with my birthstone on them.
"Oh, Jessica, they're beautiful. Thank you!" I said, closing the box, carefully setting it aside. Alice and Jasper stood in two different places, taking picture after picture on their cameras.
"This one's from Jasper and I." Alice said, pushing another box toward me. "That'll have to be the last one for now, Alice. She'll be late for school." Carlisle said, placing a hand on my shoulder.
"Just because you don't want to make a bad impression." Alice pouted. I fingered the edges of the perfectly wrapped box, wondering what Alice could have gotten me. Knowing her, it was anything. Then again, Jasper had helped too, so it couldn't be that bad. I seriously hoped it wasn't a boxful of Lingerie. I had enough of that in half of my drawers.
"What are you talking about?" I asked, confused. Carlisle smiled at me. "Well, since today is your eighteenth birthday, I decided that I would drive you to school, if that's okay with you?"
I squealed and noddd in approval. "Okay!" I said, tearing the paper off the box. Edward chuckled. "Better have room in those drawers, lil Sis." He said.
I sighed, and didn't even untape the box. I knew Alice would do something like that. "And you'll thank me when you use them." She said, grinning at me.
"Okay, let's go." I said, smiling at Alice. "And Alice?" I said.
"Yeah?"
"You're going to get it later, I swear." "No I won't."
"Stupid future seeing pixie." I said, walking out to the garage with Carlisle. Nessie and Jake jumped in to the back seat, talking excitedly about Winter Formal. Which I probably wouldn't attend for two reasons, one of them being the fact that I couldn't take Carlisle with me, because people would talk—Shayna being one of the first to do so.
The second reason being, I didn't know how to dance. I was the worst dancer out there. I had two left feet, and would probably damage my partner's feet with one step. But I didn't mind staying home cuddled up on the couch with a book, and maybe Carlisle, if he didn't have to go to work.
On our way to school, Nessie kept trying to persuade me to attend Wintr Formal. I wasn't giving in. By the time we reached school, she was about ready to pull her hair out.
"Carlisle, please, make her go! Please?"
Carlisle sighed, "Nessie, you can't make her do something she really doesn't want to do."
"Humph, whatever then. Just because she's your mate… whatevs, whatevs. Now come on! Maria and Shelby are waiting for us with your gifts." Carlisle kissed my cheek, and wished me a good half day at school. I smiled,
"I'll try, but you never know with Renesmee." I said, getting out of the car. We waved and headed toward the school. But before we got there, my three new friends, Michael, Maria, and Shelby stopped us, each of them holding a gift for me.
I didn't like attention a whole lot. "Happy birthday!" Shelby shouted.
"Oh, please, don't." I said, unable to hold back my smile. She was the cutest little thing. She was short, and a little chunky, with blond hair, and bright blue eyes that seemed to look in to your soul. I guess that's what attracted her boyfriend, Michael to her. He was the quarterback of our football team. Thanks to him, Forks High School was actually winning a lot of games this season.
"I know you said no presents," Shelby said grinning, "but I couldn't resist getting you this." I groaned. "Don't worry, no Lingerie this time." Maria said laughing at me.
"Too much information, girls." Michael said, casually slipping his arm around Shelby's waist, pulling her close to him. Nessie laughed and said, "Aunt Alice already took care of that." I swatted her arm, and glared at her.
"Shut up." I said, my cheeks already feeling like they were on fire.
We went inside stopping at my locker so I could drop my gifts off. "You guys really didn't have to get me anything." I said, dumping a few books in to my bag.
"Yes we did, Mija. I insist." Maria was from Mexico, and her Spanish would sometimes slip in between English words. I thought it was cool. She was the darkest one here at Forks High. Which was pretty neat. She had moved here two months before me.
"Thank you so much." I said, hugging her. She laughed, and pulled a bag out of her purse. "De Nada, here, have a Concha. It's fresh. My Mama just baked it. She told me to give it to you."
I smiled, taking the bag from her. "Thank you!" I said, carefully slipping it into my bag. The first time I had tried one a week ago I had fallen in love with it. Ever since then, she'd bring us new pastries to try from her mother's bakery.
First and second period seemed to fly by, nobody seemed to know it was my birthday, and if they did they didn't say anything. Which was good for me. By the time lunch rolled around, I just wanted to go home, to see what Carlisle was planning. Of course, Nessie and Jake would be coming home too. They'd been whispering about something on our way to Government. As soon as I asked what it was that they were so excited about, they shut up, and said it was nothing.
Shelby, Maria, and Michael were excited about something too. I was nibbling on an apple when the PA system came on, letting Jake, Nessie and I know that we had to report to the front office, immediately.
We said our goodbyes, and I practically sprinted for the office. "Excited much? For your luck, it'll be Tanya here to pick us up." Jacob said, laughing.
"Nessie, could you?" I asked as I reached for the door.
"Certainly." She said, punching Jake's arm.
"Ouch!"
"I love you." She said grinning.
We walked in, making sure to stay quiet. Carlisle stood by the counter, patiently waiting for us. Mrs. Cope signed us out, and we followed Carlisle out to his car.
"I am so glad we get to leave early! I need time to get ready for this thing I have to do." Nessie said sliding in to the back seat, putting the gifts I'd gotten on the floor in front of her feet. Carlisle chuckled as he pulled out of the parking lot.
It always amazed me how the Cullens didn't even have to look back to make sure there were no pedestrians or cars behind them. When Emmett had dropped us off at the airport he'd just kept talking while he backed out. I was a little scared that time. Now, it wasn't so bad.
"What are the plans for today?" I asked, pluggin in Nessie's IPod. I scrolled through the songs, until I found 'Glad You Came'.
"Well, first off, Alice insisted you open the rest of your gifts as soon as you set foot in the house. Then, she's going to play dress up for three hours fifteen minutes and thirty-five seconds. She said you can't complain, or you'll have to deal with her wrath. Her words, not mine. Then… the rest is a surprise." Carlisle said.
"I just love surprises." I said sarcastically. Jacob snorted, "I'm sure you don't."
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked.
"Belle, just stating the truth, You hate surprises. And don't deny it."
"I didn't say I wouldn't." I said.
When we got home, Alice was waiting impatiently by the door.
"Finally! I've been waiting four long hours for you to come home. I think I drove Carlisle insane. Sorry, Dad." She said with a grin.
"It's fine." He said.
"Well… Annabelle. You've got some more gifts to open, let's getstarted, shall we?" "Fine," I sighed. I sat on the couch next to Carlisle,
"Don't worry. I made sure these gifts weren't over the top." he assured me.
"Thank you." I said, sighing with relief. "At least theirs aren't. Mine may bee a little over the top. It depends." He said.
"We'll just have to wait and see." I said, taking a small box from Alice's hands.
"I made sure I got you the simplest thing, because you're like me when it comes to gifts." Bella said, kissing my cheek.
"Thank you, Bells." I said, peeling the tape away from the box.
She was right, when she said simple. It was a ten dollar gift card to Starbucks. I was so going to register it as soon as I could get my hands on a computer. I mean, who didn't want to earn a few stars here and there? Especially if you wanted a free beverage for your birthday!
The rest of my gifts were a blurr of jewelry, clothes, a new IPod, a new computer, and a book from Dad that I was dying to read.
"Well, thank you all oh so very much for all my gifts. I really appreciate it." Carlisle smiled, "There's still more, come with me."
I looked up at him, and he smiled back. He made my knees buckle, whenever he did that. His eyes smoldered, and I almost died! I suddenly had the urge to kiss him senseless, right there, in the middle of the living room.
I grabbed his hand, and we flew up the stairs to my room, where a few gifts sat in the middle of the bed. Those were forgotten, as we fell on the bed, is arms crushing me against him.
His lips crashed on to mine, making me almost forget the time and place. I wound my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me. We hadn't ever gotten this intense before, but I liked it so far.
I ran my fingers through his hair. I couldn't help the sigh that escaped my lips. He chuckled, and flipped me on to my back. He leaned over me with a devilish grin.
"What's with that smile, Mr. Cullen?" I asked, feeling a little out of breath. He didn't say anything, he just laughed, his cool breath washing across my face, that intoxicating smell making me dizzy. And, Lord, his laugh was like … I couldn't even explain it. It was… so… sexy.
The next second, he had his lips on mine again, and I couldn't help but giggle. He chuckled, rapping his arms around me, he pulled away and said,
"You know, your birthday isn't a birthday until you get something special from me." He said.
"Something like what?" I asked. He bent his head close to my ear, his breath cool against my skin.
"Something I think you'd enjoy. Something that tells people that you're taken. So those boys will keep the grubby hands away from you." He said.
I grinned. "Okay, what is it? The suspense is killing me, Carlisle."
"Before I do this, you have to be absolutely certain that you'll tell me if I hurt you, alright?" I nodded. Were we already going to do the deed? I think I'm ready, am I? But he surprised me, by brushing his lips gently against my neck.
I felt a tingle creep up my spine when he did that. I relaxed in his arms, as he continued kissing my lips my chin, my nose, my lips again, then back down to just below my ear, then back again, stopping right next to my throat.
The third time around, he stopped, and I felt his mouth open slightly against my skin. It took me a few seconds to realize what exactly was going on. When it finally sunk in, I couldn't wait for him to do it.
I, Annabelle Esme Swan was getting my first love bite!
I smiled, as his tongue and teeth worked their amazing magic. I always thought it would hurt, and of course I thought I would be turned in to a vampire if it happened. But Carlisle was careful, and gentle. When his teeth sunk in to my skin, I sighed happily and lay back against the fluffy pillows. Any minute now, Emmett would probably bust through the door to tease me nonstop, but I didn't care.
When he lifted his head, our lips crashed together, and we made out lie two love sick teens. "I love you." He breathed, kissing my neck.
"I love you." I said,sitting up. Just as I'd thought, the door flew open, and Emmett came in, camera in hand.
He snapped a picture. "That ladies and gents, is that girl's first hickey! Finally!" Carlisle grabbed a pillow and launched it at Emmett's head.
Alice came in, makeup in hand. "Makeover…" she stopped when she saw my neck. She shrieked, "No, that was not planned. How the hell am I going to cover that up without staining the dress? You two are impossible! It'll be noticeable at school tomorrow, what will you tell people?"
"I'll figure that out when the time comes, now can you get the Barbie time over with?" I asked, standing up.
"As you wish, birthday girl, as you wish."
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