Remember me Chapter 11: Elephant, a twilight fanfic

Chapter 8~ Elephant

Jacob took over after Bella's minor accident, and finished cleaning the fish. Then, turning on the stove, he began to cook the fish. "I don't feel like making anything special. So today we'll eat fish and fries." Jacob laughed and rephrased his statement. "Fish and chips." he corrected. Bella giggled softly and opened the freezer, passing Jacob a bag of frozen fries. "You okay with fish and fries dad?" Jacob called from the kitchen. Billy grunted in response, barely paying attention to Jacob. "Whatever Jake. The cable guy is almost finished! Game time!" The cable guy laughed, and finished plugging in some cords. "Not 'almost', Billy. I'm finished." The cable guy turned on the television and flicked through the channels. Many of which, they hadn't had before. "Thanks so much!" Billy thanked him, showing the guy to the door. "No problem Billy. Just doing my job." The cable guy left and Billy wheeled himself in front of the TV where Jacob knew he would stay for quite some time.
After Jacob had cooked and served dinner, they all gathered in the living room and watched TV. Aside from sports games, Billy was a stickler for watching game shows. Currently, he was watching who wants to be a millionaire.

"Which of the following is the largest?" Meredith asked the contestant. "Is it A- a pigeon feather. B- an elephant. C- a ruler. Or D- the moon." The contestant nodded seriously. "Well Meredith, an elephant is really large. I'm going to have to say C, final answer."

Jacob's jaw dropped. "Wait! Is this woman serious?" he asked in shock. Billy was having a hard time controlling his laughter and Bella was looking at the TV in amusement. "Tell me this lady is joking. Tell me she didn't just pick an elephant over the moon!"

Meredith pitied the contestant. "Oh I'm sorry. The correct answer was D- the moon." The contestant looked at the monitor and frowned. "But elephants are really big." she justified. Meredith pseudo-smiled at the contestant. "Yes, but I believe the moon is just a touch bigger." The contestant crossed her arms and Meredith stood from her seat to thank the contestant for being on the show, shook her hand then welcomed the new contestant.

"She picked an elephant." Billy chuckled, laughter subsiding. "Wow. Never thought I'd see the day when something so obvious became so..." Billy left the sentence hanging, then continued consuming his meal. Jacob, still in mild shock, also continued eating while Bella's mind became hazy with a memory.

Zafrina chocked on her protein shake while Bree cackled hysterically. Irina shook her head in shame, and continued eating her sundae. "Where do they find these idiots?" Irina questioned to the room. Bella shrugged, taking a spoon and stealing some of Irina's ice-cream. "How did she bypass the moon?" Zafrina grunted, not believing what she just heard. "I-i-idiot." Bree snickered, sipping her Pepsi. "Well, she did better than the previous contestant." Bella supplied, indicating the man who'd gotten the very first question wrong. "At least she was on question six. He couldn't even pass the first question." Zafrina snorted, remembering the contestants question. "Homeowners buy surge protectors to protect their home from unexpected surges of what?" Irina laughed and gave off the answers. "A-Electric current. B-water flow. C-air pressure or D-buyers remorse." Bree pretended to be the contestant. "Hm. I'm going to have to say B-water flow. Final answer." The quartet laughed at the the game show, but was interrupted by Bella's cellphone ringing.

"Seriously? He's calling now?" Bree complained, eying Bella's phone, which rested on the table. "Didn't you tell him you were out with your friends?" Irina asked, hitting mute on the TV. Bella sighed and reached for her phone as it rang for the third time. "I did tell him. But you know how he is." Bree glared at the phone. "He can be such a d-bag." she grumbled. "I know." Bella whispered, answering the call. Before she could even say hello, Edward was screaming in her ear. "Why the hell did it take you so long to answer?" Bella held the phone away from her ear until he was finished. "Hello to you to." she returned, rising from the couch and walking into another room for more privacy.

"Where the hell are you?" he asked, calming down slightly.

"I told you before I left that the girls wanted to hang out." she replied calmly. "I don't remember you asking me. Are you sure?" he asked, although it sounded less like a question, more an accusation of whether she was lying or not. "Yes. You were doing paperwork and grunted an approval."

"Whatever. I'm sending a car by to pick you up. I have a conference dinner later today and I need you by my side."

"Today? But I was going to spend the day with my frie-

"I don't give a f-" Edawrd stopped mid curse. Bella smiled, knowing the reason why. "So, I'm going to spend the rest of the day with my friends. Okay?"

"Yeah honey. I'll see you later." Bella hung up the phone, feeling victorious. But it was short lived. He'd be furious with her later that night. Bella lifted her long-sleeved shirt and glanced at the fading bruise. She hoped he wouldn't be that angry again.

Returning to the room where her friends were waiting anxiously, she gave them a reassuring smile. "The storm has passed. Lady luck was sitting on my shoulder today." she told them. Bree smiled as did Irina. "Who helped you out this time?" Zafrina asked, mildly curious. "He called me honey so I'm thinking my dad entered the room while he was talking to me. He would've said sweetheart if it was my mother." Bree jumped up from the couch with her Pepsi raised high in the air. "Go parents!" she cheered, before taking a drink. Irina patted the side of the couch next to her and Bella reclaimed her seat. "If he hits you again, I'm telling Zafrina." Irina whispered to Bella. Bella glanced over at her intimidating friend. "Please don't. I have things under control." Bella told Irina. Irina rolled her eyes and un-muted the TV. "Sure you do Bella. Sure."

Jacob collected the plates once dinner was finished, then placed them in the sink. "I'll do the dishes Jake." Billy offered, wheeling himself out of the living room. "You should take Bella home before it get's too late." Jacob quirked an eyebrow at his father. "Dad, it's barely seven o'clock." Billy reached in his wallet and took out a twenty. "Here, why don't you two go see a movie." Billy suggested, passing the money to Jacob. Jacob eyed the money suspiciously. "Uh okay..." Bella and Jacob headed for the door. "Hey Bella, can you wait for me by the car?" he asked. Bella nodded, then opened the door and walked towards the car. Jacob turned to his father. "What are you scheming?" Billy looked around the room innocently. "I don't know what you're talking about Jake. I just want to see my son with a nice girl and-

"Are you trying to set me up?" he asked incredulously. "Jake. I'm merely pushing you in the right direction." Billy assured his son. "She seems like a nice girl. Fathers like it when their son dates nice girls." Jacob face-palmed as his face began to redden. "Bye dad." he grumbled, walking out the house and meeting Bella out by the car. "Everything okay with you and your dad?" she asked concerned. "Oh...yeah. No problems going on with us." Jacob muttered, starting the car. "So what movie do you want to see?" Jacob asked, before remembering Bella had amnesia. "Silly question." he said ruefully. "Do you know if you like action movies? Maybe something scary? Or a romance movie?" he asked, nearly choking on the last option. His least favorite. Bella noticed and giggled softly. "I guess we can see something scary." she suggested as he pulled up to the La Push movie theater. "Oh cool! We can see Fright Night. It's a vampire movie. You okay with vamps?" he asked, leading her towards the movie theater doors. "Sure." she told him, unsure.

Jacob purchased the tickets and they entered the dark room. "Sorry about the lack of refreshments. Dad only gave me enough for tickets." Jacob apologized, taking a seat in the middle row. Bella sat down next to him before responding. "We just ate dinner. Trust me, I'm not hungry." Jacob smiled at her and she returned it timidly. Looking around the room, it was filled with a few people here and there. Mainly couples, whispering to each other, holding hands or kissing. Bella also noticed the people and looked at Bella. "Seeing all of those people, I feel like we're on a date too." she confessed, causing Jacob to flush heavily. He'd been thinking the same thing. Thankful for the darkened room, he knew Bella couldn't see his embarrassed face. "Yeah. It does." he murmured, averting his eyes. Before an awkward silence could occur, the previews to the movie began. "I hope this is a good movie." Bella whispered as the last preview was shown and the opening to the movie was played before the eyes. "Me too." Jacob agreed.

As the movie played, Jacob watched it and Bella simultaneously. When a scary part in the movie happened, she'd jump and lean into him for security. Her silly antics had a permanent smile engraved on Jacob's face, and caused his heart to flutter. Jacob laid his arm on the arm rest with his palm facing up. "You can hold my hand if it comforts you." he offered, seeing her eyes go wide with fright at the sight of the vampire on the screen. She snatched up his hand quickly and a jolt of electricity ran it's way down Jacob's spine. He looked down at their entwined hands and realized he liked the feel of it. Her had was soft and warm against his own. Gripping it lightly, until a scary scene appeared. Then she squeezed his and he squeezed back to reassure her of his presence.

The movie finally ended, and the lights returned. "Thanks." Bella whispered, indicating their still entwined hands. "It's cool." Jacob told her. She released his hand upon standing and Jacob frowned. He was already missing the warm touch. Shaking his head, to clear his thoughts, he followed her out of the theater. Maybe his father was right to push him towards Bella. She was a sweet girl he was starting to care for. Even though he'd only known for a couple of days, he started wondering about his feelings. His thoughts were interrupted when Bella called out his name. "Hm?" he asked, caught of guard. "Are you going to unlock the doors?" she repeated. Jacob laughed nervously. "Yeah. Sorry about that." Bella smiled and Jacob found himself entranced by her smile.

Upon unlocking the doors, Bella took the passenger seat and Jacob claimed the drivers. "Time to sneak you into my bedroom...again." Realizing how dirty that sounded, he gauged Bella's reaction. She didn't seem to pick up on the innuendo and he sighed in relief. Turning on the car, he began the drive home.

A/N: I've been watching 6-9 hours of Naruto a day, for the past few days. I'm almost caught up with Shippuden. Sasuke just killed Itachi ;-; I know you're prolly like, uhhh okay..? Lol, but it's why I didn't update sooner. :3 Also, the who wants to be a millionaire questions were true. Two contestants really did get those wrong. x3 I just wanted you to know I didn't make that up. Question to my readers: Guys blush too right?