Hello :) Here I am with chapter 14 for you :) And this time, as promised, there are a few Alex/Arabella scenes in this one.
Sooooooooooooo there's not really anything else to say about this chapter except for; Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: All characters taken from the Twilight saga belong to Stephanie Meyer. The songs mentioned in this are Bumpy Ride by Mohombi and Whenever, Wherever by Shakira.
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Just as my body began to relax, an image flashed behind my closed eyes. It was of me and Alex holding hands in the clearing as he looked down at me. His gorgeous golden eyes fiery and his handsome face didn't show any sign of emotion.
It seemed so real that I could almost feel the wind blowing around us, and feel his ice cold fingers linked with mine.
My eyes flew open, and I was left with the view of my dark room. I rose on one elbow to look at my bedside clock.
It read 12:58am.
I sighed and dropped back down, pulling the comforter up to my chin. I looked to the window as stared at the bright moon high in the sky.
In a few seconds my eyelids began to droop again, but the second they shut, an image of Alex would invade my thoughts. Urg. Why him?
"Fuck!" I exclaimed loudly then pulled one of my many pillows over my head and tried to force any thoughts of the vampire out of my mind so I could fall asleep. And to think that moments ago I had been so sleepy that I couldn't even talk to my own brother.
"Stupid vampire," I mumbled and gripped the second pillow tighter against my head.
I finally managed to drift off so I didn't hear the sudden rustling in the tree outside my window as the person in it jumped down soundlessly and raced off into the forest...
Chapter 14
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, bee—crash!
After successfully shutting up my insanely annoying alarm clock I rolled over to bury my face into one of my pillows.
I was just dozing off again when I heard my stupid alarm clock go off again from its present location on the floor.
Beep, beep, beep, beep...
"Urgggggg" I groaned as I reluctantly rolled out of my bed and landed on the floor with a thud. Groping over the floor half blind with sleep, I tried to locate the source of the beeping.
After a moment of crawling and cursing, I managed to find the alarm clock behind my nightstand and, sprawling out across the cool floor, I managed to shut it up for good. For a moment I just laid there with my warm cheek pressed against the hardwood floor, as I watched the large red numbers go from 6:13 to 6:20.
I knew I should be up and getting ready for school, but I couldn't bring myself to get up off the floor. And as the events of last night came back to me, I realized that Luca said that he would call me this morning.
"Oh my Aphrodite," I moaned, using one of my famous phrases from back home. With a final sigh, grudgingly pulled myself up from the floor and stumbled into the washroom.
Half an hour later, I secured my wet hair on top of my head in a messy bun as I picked out what I was going to wear. I winced lightly when I looked at all the unpacked suitcases lined up of the far side of my large room.
I didn't get around to unpacking yesterday. I always did suck at prioritizing.
With a sigh I dropped down to my knees and opened up the suitcase closest to me.
In another 20 minutes I managed to select and get into a pair of washed out skinny jeans, a bright green tank top, and a black cardigan.
Walking over to my vanity, I made quick work with moisturizer, eyeliner, and mascara. I started to fuss with my hair then decided to leave it as it was. It looked nice the way it was, with curling tendrils falling naturally around my face.
With one last glance in the mirror I grabbed my schedule off the dresser and grabbed my backpack and cell as I left the room and bounded down the stairs. After placing everything on the counter, I moved to the kitchen to get myself some breakfast.
I had just put my first spoonful of French Toast cereal in my mouth when my cell went off. I straightened up from my position leaning against the kitchen counter and darted over to grab it.
"He-roh?" I said around the food in my mouth as I tried to quickly swallow it without choking.
"Um hello? Bell?" said Luca from the other end.
"Yea, it's me Loo," I said clearly now that my mouth was empty.
"When are you going to listen to me and stop calling me Loo?" he asked with a groan, and I smirked, walking back to my cereal.
"The day you stop calling me 'Baby Bell'. It reminds me of that disgusting cheese," I replied, putting another spoonful of cereal in my mouth. He laughed.
"Then I suppose you'll be calling me Loo for a long long time."
"You bet big bro. Now what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked and glanced up at the clock on the wall.
7:37
"Oh yea. So we were all talking last night and we decided that we couldn't let you stay out there all by yourself. We called Mrs. Rewtem, but she's in Calgary visiting her son's family. Apparently they just had their third kid. I don't know why she failed to inform us of her little trip. But all of that aside, she's not coming back for a while, and she's the only person we know in that area. We're not sure what were going to do, but the way things are looking right now, I think we're just going to transfer you back here. "
I was putting my cereal bowl into the drying rack after washing it out, and at his words I grabbed up my phone from its position in between my ear and shoulder.
"What?" I exclaimed.
"What do you mean what? We can't just leave you out there alone Arabella. Who's going to take care of you?"
Was he being serious right now?
"Take care of me? Why would I need someone to take care of me? I'm 17 years old, I`m perfectly capable of taking care of myself!"
"Like hell! Arabella this is absolutely non-negotiable. There is no way you are staying in the huge house in the middle of nowhere all alone!"
Here we go again with the overly protective brother routine.
"Besides, you were the one that didn't want to go in the first place. What could have happened in one day that made you change your mind?"
He had me there. I was totally against coming here and I was infuriated with my brothers for shipping me off even though I subconsciously knew why they were doing it.
What could have happened in one day that made you change your mind?
Immediately the face of the sexy vampire flashed before my eyes. Flustered, I willed the image away.
"Nothing happened, Luca." I snapped, unsettled.
"I just don't see why you're all over reacting. Don't you want me to learn how to take care of myself? I'm not always going to have one of you to look after me. Why can't you see this like I am? As a learning experience."
"We are not over reacting. And the way we see it, you have quite a few years to go before you have to learn how to take care of yourself. I have no idea why you're acting so childish right now."
For some reason, I was getting defensive. And on top of that, he just called me childish. There was nothing I hated more than being called childish by one of my brothers.
"I am not! You're the one treating me like a child! Don't you trust me enough to stay here?"
"I trust you, Arabella. We all trust you, that isn't the issue here. It's other people that we don't trust."
"Well your trust issues with the rest of the world aren't my problem, Luca," I snapped. "Not everyone is out to get me."
"That`s what you think sweetie," he snapped back.
"I`m not coming home right now."
There was silence on the other end, and I thought that had I finally gotten through to him.
"Start packing up. We'll be there tomorrow night."
I guess I was wrong. Without saying anything, I pressed the end button and had to restrain myself from hurling my cell across the room. I already ruined a few phones like that.
I looked at the clock.
8:11
When my phone rang again and I saw Luca's name on the caller ID I pressed the end button, sending him straight to my voicemail.
Grabbing my bag and schedule I walked out the front door and stalked to my car which was still in the drive from yesterday. Looking at it had a twinge of guilt flaring in my stomach. Luca had bought it for me because he cared about me and loved me.
He made sure it met all the health and safety standards because he wanted to protect me and keep me safe. That was exactly why he was so against letting me stay here alone.
As the haze of anger cleared, I was left with the guilt of snapping at him when all he was doing was looking out for me.
Truthfully, now that I thought about it. I had no idea why I acted the way I did.
Running a hand along the roof of the car I sighed and got in.
The moment I sat down, my phone started ringing again. I looked down at it with conflicting emotions. In the end, I pressed end call again, I wasn't done sulking yet and I knew that I'd just snap at him.
I placed my bag in the passenger seat and looked down at my schedule as I put the keys in the ignition and Bumpy Ride by Mohombi blasted from the radio.
First period: Biology. Room 302. Mr. Bury.
Second period: Weights training. Weight room 2. Mrs. Eston.
Lunch
Third period: Chemistry. Room 305. Ms. Vishtov.
Fourth period: Exercise Science. Room 219. Mr. Eyelapo.
Looking back over the schedule, I realized that I needed gym clothes for my second period class.
"Fuck," I groaned as I jumped out of the car and back into the house to get a tank top and a pair of shorts.
What a lovely way to start my second day of school.
By the time I pulled into the school parking lot, it was 8:33. I was surprised that a lot of the spots were already filled up. I spotted Rosalie waving me over from her spot in front of her red Corvette at the very back of the lot.
She motioned next to her and pointed out the empty spot. With a smile I drove over and reverse parked my car before grabbing my bag and getting out and waving at Emmett and Rosalie.
Jasper and Alice were holding hands by her Porsche. When I waved Alice reached over to give me an exuberant hug and Jasper just nodded his head.
A silver Aston Martin DBS sat gleaming in the spot next to them. My own Aston Martin V12 Vantage was dark blue, but Antonio had a silver one like that. I wonder who drove this one.
I was looking so intently at the car that I didn't notice Emmett step up beside me until he spoke.
"You want an Aston Martin Baby Doll?" he said with a smirk and I shifted my gaze to him with a grin of my own.
"I already have an Aston Martin Teddy Bear." I said and his eyes widened.
"No shit?" he exclaimed and I laughed.
"No shit," I replied.
"You're 16—I mean 17," he corrected at my look, "and you have a Mercedes and an Aston Martin?" he asked incredulously.
I wondered what he would say if he were to come back home with me and see my car collection. I told him this and he narrowed his eyes at me.
"What else do you drive little girl?" he asked and I laughed again.
Before I could answer however Rosalie spoke up.
"Though I also want to know what else you have cooped up in your garage, it's almost 9 and we should be getting to class."
"What do you have first period?" asked Alice as she and Jasper stepped forward.
"Biology in room 302," I stated and a wicked smile appeared on both Alice and Rosalie's faces. Emmett snorted out a laugh outright and even Jasper looked amused.
"What?" I asked already suspecting what I was.
"Well you see, a certain little brother of ours might also be in that class," said Rosalie.
I took in a deep breath, and released it on a sigh as I glanced heavenward.
"There isn't a problem with the two of you, is there," asked Rosalie and I glared at her remembering all our 'problems' from the clearing yesterday.
"Nope," I replied dryly as we started to walk towards the school. "Not one."
The hallways were all crowded and students ran this way and that while trying to get to their classes. The music playing over the intercom was supposed to get us moving and get to class on time.
The music playing today was Whenever Wherever by Shakira. I, being the good girl that I am was in class early. Rosalie had just dropped me off before heading to her own class.
I was staring blankly at a random spot on the work bench in front of me as I listened to Shakira's sultry voice belt out the lyrics to the chorus over the P.A system.
"Can't you see, I'm at your feet. Whenever, wherever, we're meant to be together. I'll be there and you'll be near, and that`s the deal my dear..."
The music began to fade out as bells began to chime. By the time I counted 10 of them, the music had stopped. I looked at the clock to see that it was precisely 9:00.
It was then that I realized that the rest of the classroom had filled up and more than a few kids were sneaking glances back at me as I sat at the very back of the classroom. Some of the guys didn't even bother to hide the fact that they were staring.
A little while ago a girl came and slid into the seat next to me. She didn't say a word to me, just pulled out a book and started to read. Her large black framed glasses kept slipping off the tip of her nose as she continually pushed them back up.
I would have talked to her, but she seemed to be really engrossed in her book. I idly wondered what she was reading.
I looked up in time to meet the eyes of a guy sitting across from me. As soon as we made eye contact he winked and grinned at me. I just gave him a bored look and turned back to the front of the classroom just as the teacher walked in.
Mr. Bury was insanely tall man with a bald head and blue eyes. He wore a white button down shirt and had a slightly rounded belly. He set his laptop case on the waist high counter that served as his desk then called the class to attention.
He seemed to notice that all his male students were staring at something, and when he looked for himself, that was when he noticed me.
"Oh, looks like we have a new student." He looked down at a sheet he just pulled out of a binder.
"Arabella Romano?" he asked and I nodded my head.
"Can you come up here with your schedule please?"
I pulled the sheet of paper from my bag and walked down the aisle towards the front of the class. As I walked by, I heard someone whistle softly, but I ignored it. It wasn't anything new anyway.
Mr. Bury took my sheet and started copying information from it onto another form that he had. Once he was done he looked down at me.
"Okay. I'm Mr. Bury, your biology teacher for the remainder of the year. As you hopefully know, this is your home form; 11C." I nodded.
"Since it's only the middle of November, you haven't missed too much work. I`m assuming you were taking Biology at your old school?" I nodded again.
"It says here that you were in AP Biology. Considering that, I think you'll be fine in Academic Biology. The class is getting their first group project of the year assigned to them today, and based on your AP status I believe that you do not need to be excused from this assignment. Okay?"
"Yes," I replied. I honestly didn't mind doing the project. I actually enjoyed Biology. And hey, maybe I can make some new friends in the process.
"Okay. You can take a seat." He said then handed my schedule back to me. Once I'd taken a seat once again, he addressed the whole class again. When he noticed that he didn't have everyone's attention, he cleared his throat.
"Gentlemen, eyes front." He said and a couple of heads snapped forward. I saw the girl sitting next to me look at me from the corner of my eye, but when I turned to face her, she dropped her head once more.
"As I told you last class, you are starting your projects today. You should still have the booklet I gave you last class," several people shifted and began to pull papers out. The girl next to me had already had hers out on the table.
Mr. Bury turned to me.
"I`m going to have to make you a copy. For now you can share with Victoria."
Victoria, not meeting my gaze, tentatively shifted her paper closer to the center of the two person work bench.
"Now, for this project you will be working in groups of 2 and 3." As soon as he said it a few people whooped and cheered, and about half a dozen guys turned to me all at once. This was going to be fun, I thought dryly.
Mr. Bury, noticing this, spoke over the ruckus.
"Groups that I will be picking for you." Dozens of 'not fair's and 'aww come on Bury's filled the room as people were clearly upset about this.
"Silence!" he called out and the room went quiet.
"I will call out your name, and the names of those in your groups. I suggest you write this down because I`m only saying it once. And there will be absolutely no whining about who's in your group because I have the final say. Understood?" Heads bobbed up and down.
"Good. Now, group one. Macey Lawrence, Tyler Whitesy, and Raj Gopalan." I heard someone, Tyler I`m assuming, groan, but after one look from Mr. Bury, he shut up.
"Group two. Stephan Quill, Jericho Micheals, and Rose Nevrokov." One of the boys, either Stephan or Jericho let out a whispered 'yes!', obviously happy that this Rose was in their group.
"Group three. Luxmi Kumar, Stan Yue..."
I was trying to match names with faces when I realized that Alex wasn't here. Either Rosalie had been messing with me this morning, or he was really late. I checked the clock, and it was 9:28.
I was debating on whether I should portal out to find him, but stopped abruptly when I realized what I was doing. Why do I care where he is? It would be better for me if he didn't come at all. Or if he transferred to a different class. Or if he moved away. Or if—
"Okay, that's it. Did I miss anyone?" I put my hand up in the air, and looked around to see if anyone else did too. Nope. No one.
"Oh yes, Ms. Romano. You aren't on the attendance yet, and that`s what I was looking at when I was making the groups. Now let's see..." he was looking at the sheet with the groups written down on it as he tried to rearrange it so I was in one.
"Hmm. Tyler." He said and a boy in the middle of the classroom immediately sat up straighter.
"Yes?" he asked as his foot began to jiggle in anticipation.
"Hmm. No wait Jericho." Tyler's shoulders immediately slumped, as the guy who winked at me earlier sat up and leaned forward in his seat.
"Yes, Jericho. You and Arabella will be a group of two," he said and someone in the room exclaimed 'lucky bastard', as a wide grin broke out on Jericho's face.
"So that means— oh. I forgot about Alexander." Mr. Bury said looking back down at the attendance.
"Yes, okay. Never mind Jericho, you can stay in your original group." Someone snickered as Jericho glared at Mr. Bury, who didn't notice seeing as how he was looking at me.
"Arabella, you will be with Alexander as a group of two. Alright?"
Great. This was just absolutely fantastic.
"Yes Mr. Bury."
"Good. Now seeing as how he isn't here, you are going to have to meet up with him sometime before our next class, which would be on Monday, to make up for it. Okay?"
"Bitch." I heard a female voice whisper and I looked to the corner of the classroom to see a girl with teased blond hair glaring at me while her posse did the same. I spared them a icy look before nodding at the teacher.
"You can sit with your groups. Start working on the pages labeled 'day 1'. Arabella, I`m just going to get a copy of the sheets for you. Victoria, can I use yours?"
The girl silently nodded and handed her booklet over to the teacher.
"Get moving," he said before walking out of the room. People began to slowly move and eventually I was sitting on my own. I pretended like I didn't see the looks they sent me, or hear what they were saying.
I ignored them as I thought of my own dilemma. How was I going to work with a guy who was a total jack ass as Alex was? And to make matters worse, I have to waste my free time to go and see him to make up for the time we lost today because he decided not to show up.
Urg. What a pain in the ass.
And as usual, when I think intently about one specific person, my mind subconsciously portals towards them. I barely registered the group of girls no doubt gawking at the way my eyes went from green to silver.
Fully focused on the Portal now, I found him in no time. He was standing at the back of the school with Alice and Emmett. So he was here today. I moved in closer to hear what they were talking about.
"...break his neck I swear. He just went and fucking ruined everything. Actually scratch that. She ruined everything by moving here." Said Alex ranting.
"Come on man, she isn't that bad..." Emmett trailed off, and Alex scoffed.
"I bet. Just because you like her doesn't mean I do. I'd be happy if she just left."
"Oh Alex, you don't mean that," giggled Alice and Alex narrowed his eyes at her.
"That doesn't mean anything Alice. Your visions aren't always accurate."
"That may be true in some cases, but this is very clear. I've been seeing it everyday since she arrived and everyday for weeks before she even got here. I don't think this is a mistake."
"What are you talking about?" asked Emmett. His question went unanswered as Alex turned on Alice.
"That doesn't mean a fucking thing. There is no fucking way those visions are coming true Alice. That's just bullshit."
"Oh Alex. It's been almost 45 years. It's time you got over it and move on..." Alice trailed off.
"That has nothing to do with this! If you want, I'll hook up with some other girl here. Just not her. I'll take anyone but her."
"Wow," said Emmett and Alice sighed.
"You should go to class Alex..." she said quietly.
"Why should I?"
"Well, look at it this way," she snapped. "The longer you don't show up, the more 'make up' time you two will have to spend on the weekend."
Alex groaned.
"Great, now I have to see her on the weekend too. Fuck." He said then turned and stalked into the building.
I brought myself back and my eyes turned a livid green to match my emotions. How dare that bastard?
'Anyone but me?' What the fuck was that? And 'she ruined everything by moving here'. Who the fuck does he think he is?
"Arabella?" I heard Mr. Bury ask. I didn't notice him coming to stand in front of me.
"Are you alright?" he asked as he handed me a stapled set of papers.
"I`m fine," I said, trying not to snap at him. He nodded his head then walked away. Seconds later Satan himself walked through the door.
Immediately about 10 girls started fixing their hair and clothes, but he paid no attention to them as he crossed over to Mr. Bury. After speaking to him for a moment, he gestured to me and Alex turned his icy gaze in my direction. I returned it with one of my own.
After another few words from Mr. Bury Alex walked over to where I was sitting. God, he even walked like a cocky son of a bitch. He raised one eyebrow and I remembered that he could read my mind.
Oopse. My bad. Not.
He slid onto the stool next to me, but didn't say a word, and I thought back to the things he said outside. I could see his jaw clench from the corner of my eye before he spoke.
"Do you always eaves drop on other peoples conversations?" he asked coolly.
"Do you always talk shit about a person you barely know?" I returned.
I turned my head and met his golden eyes with my own bright green ones. Neither of us said anything out loud, but that one look translated millions.
So there you have it. Finally some Alex and Arabella stuff! And wow this chapter is by far the longest!
But anyways, hope you liked it.
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