Rating/Warning(s)/Note(s): T, Alternate MS/Twilight
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Prompt: Fortune

Walking down the hall in school, holding Bella's hand, I couldn't believe my good fortune. Apparently, no one else could believe it either. The girls were shocked to see I was dating anyone and wondering, jealously, what I could possibly see in her. The guys were more diverse. Some were jealous that I was holding Bella's hand, others were angry, thinking I had taken the most beautiful girl in the school. I had to admit they were right on the last point.

Every now and then Bella would glance up at me, smiling and blushing. Sometimes I prompted these looks by lifting her hand to my lips, placing a soft kiss there. She always smiled the broadest when I did that.

Sadly we only had the one class together, so after dropping her off to her Spanish class I waited. Jessica's thoughts were full of questions on how Bella, whom she considered to be less than average looking, had managed the snare the most gorgeous guy in school. If only she knew the price I had to pay for these looks she wouldn't feel they were quite so beautiful.

"I'll be here after class to walk you to lunch," I whispered to Bella, having turned her back to the wall. Jessica was having a fit, shock and curiosity mixing as she watched us say good-bye. Wanting to make sure she had no doubts where my feelings lay I leaned in to Bella. "Stay very still," I whispered before brushing my lips lightly over hers.

No way! Jessica screamed in her thoughts, but I was more concerned for Bella's reaction. Her hands were secure in mine, making sure she couldn't attack me in the hallway the way she'd done on previous occasions. Thankfully she held herself rigid, although I could feel her muscles twitch.

Chuckling at the reaction of both girls I pulled back. "Jessica would like to speak to you," I whispered into Bella's ear, surprised when I heard a groan of annoyance.

"What does she want to know?"

"Nope, not telling. That would be cheating," I laughed, pulling away.

"No, knowing and not warning me, that's cheating," she huffed, wrapping her fist in my shirt to pull me forward. I quickly categorized this fact about her, she liked fairness.

"She wants to know how you snagged me," I teased. "Apparently I'm quite a catch."

She leaned her head to the side. "Should I tell her it was my perfume?" she teased, her eyes dancing merrily at her joke.

"Not funny," I growled, leaning in again to trail my lips over her forehead. "Why don't you tell her it happened in the hospital? That's what she's considering anyway."

And she was. She hadn't noticed my preoccupation with the girl in front of me the previous week. Odd, since my entire family had picked up on it within hours. Of course, Alice probably had a lot to do with that.

"Anything in particular I shouldn't mention?" she asked. Her nervousness was showing now.

"That I want to drink your blood would be bad," I laughed back. There was little time left for me to rush across the school and reach my own class, so I needed to leave her. "She wants to know how serious we are, you can tell her that my entire life now revolves around you if you like."

Her eyes warmed and seemed a little misty, so with a final touch of my lips to the top of her head I said my goodbye. Part of my mind was trained on Jessica, the other one finding a path through the school that would leave me the most invisible. Luckily the halls had mostly cleared and I was able to go at my normal pace, unseen and undetected to my class. Bella wasn't as lucky as Jessica's eyes were trained on her the entire time.

Settling into my seat at the back of the class I watched Bella approach her seat next to Jessica. I assumed Jessica was bouncing, judging by how the view went steadily up and down. "Morning Jessica," Bella said quietly as she started to pull her books from her bag, ignoring the obvious excitement coursing through her classmate.

Oh don't be coy with me, Jessica thought. Everyone saw him kiss you. "So you and Edward Cullen, huh?" she finally asked, getting a blush and a nod in return. Jessica's eyes rolled, making me glad I couldn't get dizzy. "When did that happen?"

"Um, Tuesday? At the hospital?" Bella answered, now digging for a pen as she avoided looking directly at Jessica.

I knew it! "So what happened? Did he save your life or something?"

"Or something," Bella answered, giving a small smile. Was she thinking about how worried I'd been? Apparently Jessica was curious as well.

"What does 'or something' mean? He doesn't even seem to have been hurt." Jessica glanced down at Bella's leg, noticing the bulge where her bandage was under her jeans. "We couldn't believe you weren't hurt worse."

"He was bruised," Bella lied, blushing furiously. I'd have to remember that, Bella didn't lie well. "But managed to pull me out of the way from being seriously hurt."

This distracted Jessica some. As interesting as our love life was, Bella's injury was more so. Humans are always attracted to the macabre for some reason. "How bad is it?"

Bella pulled up her pant leg, revealing the bandage. "I've got about twenty stitches where a piece of metal cut me."

Jessica felt sick at that. "Ugh, how did you stand it? All the blood!" Bella seemed to laugh inwardly, making Jessica curious. "What?"

"Edward had a little trouble with the blood," she admitted, blushing scarlet and casting her first look directly at Jessica. Did she know I was listening in so intently?

"Do you like him?" Jessica asked, getting to the dirt finally. Her mind was curious how Bella had managed to snag me again.

Bella swallowed. "Yes."

"A lot?" Jessica pushed.

"Yes."

Now Jessica was getting frustrated, wanting more details. "How much is a lot?"

Bella picked up her pen, Mrs. Goff was calling the class to order. Still, Bella looked directly at Jessica, and I knew she knew I was listening. "Enough to want him forever."

Apparently falling for a vampire makes you hasty, and sure of your feelings. I've often wondered if vampires imprinted some too, they just don't call it that. Once they've found their mate they seem to fall pretty quickly, even if their intended is human still. Thoughts?