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STILL no Eclipse. I swear that i'm ganna die of waiting!
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Chapter 12: An Unexpected Visitor
Well, that's interesting, I said silently.
I knew that I shouldn't be so obsessed over a guy, but it seemed like as if I couldn't resist spending time with Edward. He had a certain charm to him that made his presence very memorizing. I enjoyed his company. A lot.
We talked to each other more often now, and I got a chance to meet his sister, Alice.
Alice had unique and delicate features like Edward. She had pallid skin like him, too. Her hair was short and pixie-like. Just like how I had felt about Edward, Alice seemed oddly familiar to me. It felt like I knew her from somewhere, but I could not have possibly met her before this.
After a couple of weeks, Alice and I had become really close friends. We told each other a lot of things. When I mentioned to her about the two "missing" years of my life, I thought I saw something flash in her eyes as her face went bleak for a moment. However, when I asked her what was wrong, she quickly wiped the smoldering expression off her face.
Today, when Alice and I were walking to our class, I received an unexpected invitation.
"Hey Bella, I was thinking if you'd like to meet the rest of my family this weekend? They're extremely excited to meet you," Alice invited, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Umm. Sure. I'd love to!" I gratefully accepted the invitation.
Edward and Alice had two older brothers, Emmett and Jasper, and one old sister, Rosalie. They weren't really related. Alice had told me that Carlisle, her adoptive father, had adopted them when they were young. I had wanted to meet the rest of their family for a long time, and now the chance finally came.
I spent the morning preparing for the visit. Fishing through my entirely hopeless wardrobe, I ended up wearing my gray American Eagle tank top and jeans.
I was really nervous about meeting Edward and Alice's family. What if they didn't like me? Questions like that kept on flashing through my mind.
After one hour of fussing with my hair and clothes, I went downstairs to wait for Alice in the dorm lobby.
She came skipping down the stairs a couple of minutes later.
"Ready?" Her voice was giddy with anticipation.
"Yeah," I was trembling with nervous energy.
Alice noticed my uneasiness, she smiled and told me, "Relax. It's going to be fine."
When we walked outside the dorm, Edward was already waiting for us in his Volvo.
"Hop in," he flashed me an irresistible crooked grin.
I got into the passenger seat without another word, certain that I wouldn't be able to say anything if I tried to.
The whole ride to the Cullen's house was spent discussing our hobbies, favorite types of music, etc. Edward smiled smugly, like he already knew everything, when I mentioned the things I enjoyed doing. His secretive grins left me dazed and confused.
Finally, after a thirty minute drive, a beautiful and white mansion came into view. We were here.
I gasped in sight of the magnificent house. It was white and gray and had a front porch, front yard, and back yard.
On the front porch sat a blonde and a bulky teenager. Alice waved and called, "Rosalie, Emmett!"
The girl called Rosalie lifted her head up and waved back. She was beautiful; she had a face that any model would beg for.
I saw Emmett give Rosalie a kiss and headed towards us. As he got nearer, i saw his features clearly. He was muscular and strong. He also had prominent features, like his siblings.
Emmett smiled. "Hello, Alice, Edward," he said and turned to me, "Bella."
I raised my eyebrows, "Um- hi." How did he know my name?
Alice gave Emmett a kiss on the cheek, and smiled brightly, "Are Esme and Carlisle home?"
Emmett nodded, "They're in the house," he answered. "Bella, do you need help with your bags?" he asked eagerly.
I shook my head, "No, it's- "
"Yeah, take it for her, bring her bags to the guest room," Edward replied for me.
I shot him a look, "But-"
Edward smiled. "C'mon Bella, let's go meet the rest of my family," he invited, leading me towards the front entrance.
"Haha, seriously? You really tripped over a lampost?" Esme Cullen, Edward and Alice's adopt mother, asked me, her eyes glinting with amusement.
"Yeah. Knowing me, i'm bound to trip over anything I ever encounter," I told her, smiling timidly.
We were all gathered in the Cullen's spacious living room. Alice was sitting on Jasper's lap. They have been going out for a long time, Alice informed me. Emmett had his arm snake around Rosalie's slim waist.
"Well, tell us about your life," Carlisle, the adopt father of Edward and Alice, suggested. "How was your life before college?"
"Well, I couldn't really remember anything that happened during my junior and senior years, " I admitted. "It feels as if everything was blank during that period of time. It's really weird."
"Hmm…" Carlisle said curtly.
"So, Bella, how is your family?" Edward interrupted. I had a feeling that he wanted to change the subject.
"Oh, Charlie, my dad, is fine. He still works as the chief police officier back at Forks. Renee and Phil are residing in Florida. Things are going pretty good in my family." I was still a little nervous being around Edward's family. They all had a kind of intimidating aura revolving them.
"Hey," Esme said, "Edward, why don't you show Bella around the house?"
"Sure," Edward stood up from where he was seated. He motioned me to follow him out of the living room.
We made our way upstairs, stopping once in a while when Edward showed me his brothers' and sisters' rooms. Finally, we reached the end of the hallway, facing Edward's room.
"You want to come in?" Edward's voice was uncertain.
"I'd love to," I smiled meekly at him.
When he opened his bedroom's door, I let out a gasp. Glancing into the humongous room, I could see that he had a huge collection of CDs. Near the wall, he had a professional looking sound system. The boy could run a party in his room.
I walked around his room, my jaw dropping in awe. His room had a clear view of beautiful mountain range. I was amazed.
I took a seat on the couch located against the wall.
"Wow, " I told him. "Your room is…amazing!"
"Haha. Well, the view is wonderful." He sat down beside me.
Suddenly, an image of a girl and a bronze hair boy sitting on the exact some couch flashed in my mind. I couldn't really see their faces because the room was dimmed. The dark-haired girl was sitting on the boy's lap. They were laughing about something. Unnoticeably, the rhythm of my breathing had taken a quicker pace. I forced the image out of my head, and attempted to calm myself.
Beside me, Edward scrutinzed my expression warily. "What's wrong?" his voice came out no louder than a whisper.
"Nothing!" I plastered a smile on my face.
"Ugh. Why are you the only exception?" I heard him grumble.
"Excuse me?" I looked at him in a funny way. "What exception?"
"Never mind," Edward smiled at me innocently – almost too angelic to me.
"Okay then," I stared at him dubiously.
"So," Edward switched the subject. "Esme wanted me to ask you if you'd like you sleepover tonight."
My pulse quickened with excitement. I get to spend the entire night with Edward and his family!
"Sure," I answered happily. "But I didn't bring any clothes."
"Oh, don't worry about that. I'm sure Alice will find you something," he assured me.
Which is how I found myself spending a pleasureful weekend with the Cullen family. Of course, I spent almost the whole time peeking at Edward, blushing when he would catch me staring at him through wistful eyes. I felt my heart accelerate each time our skin would accidentally brush each others. There was something weird about his skin, though. His hands were always freezing cold. However, considering the little amount of clothing he wore, it didn't really surprise me. So I didn't really give his icy-cold skin a second thought. Instead, I concentrated on finding sneaky ways to "accidentally" touch him.
Oh God, I said in my mind, Don't let me be falling for Edward Cullen.
We got back to the dorm around 8 on Sunday night. I was still immersed in replaying all the fun events that we did during the weekend, that I didn't hear someone knocking on the door.
"Bella!" Allison's high-pitched voice, which was sort of ruffled by toothpaste, came from the bathroom. "Will you get the door please? I'm brushing my teeth!"
Instantly brought back to reality, and I scurried towards the door. "Coming!" I told the impatient visitor on the other side of the door.
I flung open the door, and was pulled into a big hug immediately.
"Bella!" the visitor exclaimed. "I've missed you so much!"
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