Ch 21 Seattle University Made it Official
"All right, chop chop. Get ready for bed, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow and it starts early." Alice warned wagging her finger, disappearing into the bathroom.
"She needs an off button." Emmett muttered throwing a pillow managing to hit the door though.
"Or a snooze," I added and Jasper laughed careful not to say anything that she could hear. Bella was in the corner by the window, looking down at Seattle with the phone by her ear. She had already called Charlie and they had a short conversation. Now, she was on the phone with her mother and her mother was almost like another Alice from what I've heard.
Bella said goodbye to her mom and sighed sitting next to Rosalie who was moisturizing her neck that barely had any marks left. "So how's this going to work?" Emmett wanted to know how the six of us were fitting into three beds. Obviously, Jazz and Alice would sleep in one bed together but that still leaves us out.
"Me and Bella will sleep together in one bed and you and Edward can sleep together in that bed." She pointed to the bed we were both sitting on and he almost choked.
"I have to sleep with him?" Rosalie nodded.
"I don't think Bella wants to sleep with that one over there." She mocked making Bella's face flush a pink color. The thought of sleeping in the same bed with Bella sounded great, but remember, don't push it.
I jokingly glared at Rosalie, half insulted by her. "So we're on those terms again!" She laughed and Alice skipped out in a pair of pants and t-shirt shooing Bella in.
"Time for bed." Alice pronounced shutting off the light and both Emmett and I lied down on our backs, facing the ceiling with our arms crossed across our chests.
"This was not how I planned this night to be." Emmett grumbled from beside me and I rolled my eyes in the darkness.
"Shut up." There was a small light peeking out from the bathroom meaning Bella was still in there. There were light snores coming from beside me and from Jasper's bed and I knew these two were knocked out. The lights flickered off and I stood up quietly making my way over to the entrance of the bathroom. She turned to close the door quietly and gasped loudly when she bumped into me. "Sh!"
"You scared me!" She hissed accusingly at me. Her eyebrows were probably scrunched together, with her lips pursed tightly as she glared me down and I smiled. I apologized and grabbed her face bringing it up to me, her lips meeting mine. Finally, I've waited all day for this. She pulled back, her shadow looking around nervously and I thought I pushed it for today. "They'll see us!"
"No they won't, now come on, let me lead you to your bed so you don't kill yourself." I whispered only half-jokingly. I really didn't want Bella to fall but knowing her, she's capable of that and much more. I took her hand, feeling the ground so we wouldn't trip and placed her in bed kissing her on the cheek before going back to my bed and sleeping, content with my night.
Bella's POV
We finished eating breakfast and paying our night in the hotel, packing our bags and setting off at eight am, to Seattle University. We passed by the grand Seattle Escala, gazing at its awestruck beauty. The way the sun shined off the building, illuminating it as the center of attention as we passed by was fantastic. The people that live there must know the beauty they live in and feel great pride in it.
We finally arrived, parking in a corner outside of the campus since we didn't have the pass. We all gazed at its beauty, the tall buildings, the green grass, the fountain that spilled water in an abstract artful design. Edward came by and stood next to me.
"Whoa." I breathed and he nudged me with his shoulder.
"It's nice, huh?" I just nodded as we made our way into the main building to get our rooms sorted.
"Name?" A middle-aged woman with fake black hair asked rudely.
"Alice Cullen." The woman looked through a stack of papers, her giant, glamorous engagement ring rock shining brightly—blindingly.
"Rosalie Hale, Isabella Swan?" She called her eyes never moving from the papers.
"Here," We responded and the lady passed us a key.
"Enjoy, these are your room keys and you'll have one more roommate with you. She already checked in." It hit me that Alice had arranged so that we'd dorm together! I don't know if we could even do that as underclassmen but all I know is, if we don't get sick of each other here, then we won't ever.
Edward, Emmett and Jasper seemed to be rooming together as well, although I noticed the lady was kinder to them than she was to us. Perhaps too kind. My eyes narrowed at her as she smiled, flashing her perfect white teeth at them, laughing at her 'accidental' room key drop. I walked over to Edward and stood as close to him as possible. Alice did the same, clutching Jasper's hand—marking her territory.
Rosalie gazed at Emmett from underneath her lashes but made no movements. When the lady grabbed the cars, her smile from her face fell. She handed over the cards and we swiftly moved on to get our programs.
Rose and I had a class together, but other than that I was completely alone in my schedule, starting the first day of high school nerves. I smiled, remembering that day how I just wanted to stay home and never leave, but it turned out okay. I met my best friend that day and nobody stared at me weirdly.
We settled in to our houses, meeting our roommate. Her name was Angela Webber. She was a pretty girl and very nice. She was tall with tan skin, similar to Jacob's, maybe a shade lighter and dark curly hair. Her eyes were hidden behind glasses but she had a friendly look to her, very welcoming.
The first night away wasn't too pleasant I'd say. I had a nightmare again and woke up in the middle of the night, thankfully not screaming so I didn't wake the girls up. The following day of classes was all right, I had the typical girls and guys in my class, the ones who were stuck up and the ones who didn't care. The nights and days passed by and everything seemed to be going fine, it seemed to be getting better—I was adjusting. The six of us always hung out after classes if we could, even inviting Angela once in a while.
Things with Edward were…wonderful. He'd been the same guy he was when we left Forks and has been taking things slow, as promised. He was kind and thoughtful and being with him every time made me happy, made me look forward to the next day. He had stayed true to his word though—the most important. He really was only talking to me, he hadn't paid any attention to the girls that talked to him in any way other than friendship and avoided the girls that literally threw themselves in his direction to steal a conversation.
"It's going to be a month, can you believe it?" Jasper said in wonder at the thought of being here for a month already.
"I know, it's been crazy," I was left with Edward while Rose, Em, Al and Jazz went for a walk around their second class of the day began. The leaves were now a deep burgundy or orange color, falling off the trees leaving them naked and alone.
"Hey wake up," Edward joked and I laughed, laying my head on his shoulder, watching the birds migrating south away from the cold. The sun was suddenly blocked by two men and I stood up straight staring at the two men before me.
"Eric," Edward greeted with the tradition guy 'pat on the back' move, proceeding to do the same with the next one. "Justin."
"Edward man, are you ready for that exam?" The guy Justin asked and Edward laughed.
"Let's hope that studying paid off for something." He replied and suddenly their eyes went towards me, like if I was a new rare creature they'd seen.
"Who's this?" Justin asked and Edward grabbed me to my side as if out of instinct and responded without hesitating.
"This is Bella, she's my girlfriend." My eyes widened at the fact that he'd just called me his girlfriend, feeling odd—in a good way of course, but I didn't do anything strange to give myself away. I just waved my hand and they nodded in acknowledgement.
When they left, I turned and grabbed Edward by the shirt softly. "You introduced me as your girlfriend."
He cleared his throat, averting my gaze looking embarrassed and I couldn't help but smile. "I know." He said. "Did it disturb you?" Did it bother me? No, Alice's advice stuck in my head. She said if I felt happy not to shy away from it and I gave her props, I wasn't going to shy away. If I was happy, let me have that chance to be it. I suddenly wanted to be Edward's girlfriend, to see how perfect we could be together.
"No. Not anymore." I responded and he smiled, pulling me closer by the waist, his lips brushing against mine.
"Good because you're my girlfriend." He sealed that with a kiss. A kiss that meant so much more, it was a new step in my life and I was silently praying it would work out. Edward was my boyfriend. Mine. Who would've ever thought I would end up liking my best friend's player brother?
I smiled against his lips and threw my arms around his neck, twisting the hair at the nape of his neck around my fingers and he hummed quietly.
When we pulled away someone cleared their throat and we turned to see it was Alice, Jasper, Rose and Emmett back from their walk. They all had their eyebrows raised staring back from me and Edward, waiting for someone to speak. Edward wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me tightly next to him.
"Bella's my girlfriend." He stated proudly, a huge smile gracing his features and I couldn't help the feelings I felt as he said that. Girlfriend. That's going to take some time getting used to, but it sounds so fitting.
"Finally," They all breathed in relief and I bit my lip. Seems like everyone was waiting for this day besides Edward and myself. Everyone laughed and the day just seemed to get a lot better from there.
In my English class I found myself dozing off various times, smiling like an idiot at nothing. The girl in front of me Jessica Stanley, I think her name was, kept shooting me worried glances probably wondering if I needed psychiatric help. Jessica had said hello to me a few times since class started but she wasn't all too friendly, very sparsely. She was pretty, tan, brunette with brown eyes and she was studying journalism too.
"So class, I want a full report on your favorite Shakespeare play and I want you to describe in full detail why you oppose to the common opinion of that particular book. For example, in Greek mythology Eros, or as you know him Cupid, scratches himself with his own arrow and falls in love with Psyche. After she is brought to him, he tells her that he will stay with her as long as she does not try and see him. After Psyche's curiosity got the best of her, she finally saw Eros and he flew away angry, upset at her lack of trust. Most people call that romance, but find a different opinion and support it." Professor Gia explained, placing all her paperwork into her tote and getting ready to head out.
One boy raised his hand and she called on him. "That wasn't Shakespeare." She smirked and nodded, snapping her fingers.
"Good observation. I know, but I wouldn't give you an example of the same topic, you could use it for your own paper." She laughed dismissing us. She was a smart lady, very passionate about her teachings. You could tell she enjoyed teaching English Literature. As I placed my bag over my shoulder, I heard Jessica talking to the girl next to her about a guy she found attractive.
"He's absolutely gorgeous, Lauren." She sighed dreamy-like. "He's tall, muscular, the whole package."
I wasted no time with their secrecy finishing packing my bag and heading out. On my way out, Jessica almost squealed whispering quickly at her friend Lauren. "That's him!" I looked up to see them talking about Edward! Why was he here? He was supposed to be in class!
He was leaned against the wall, his lips spreading into a wide smile after he caught sight of me and the butterflies in my stomach started flapping away again. Jessica walked up to him, introducing herself, cutting off our eye contact and I immediately narrowed my eyes. I walked up to him and he turned away from her, bending down and kissing my lips.
"Hey baby," He greeted, his emerald eyes shining. My lips were tingling from our recent kiss and my cheeks felt a little warm realizing we just kissed for the first time in the school hallways. It felt like high school when certain people stopped by to gawk and others minded their own business not caring about what's going on around them.
"Hi." I squeaked and from the corner of my eye I saw Jessica's mouth on the floor, her eyes wide as she stared like a gaping fish at me and Edward.
"Jessica, this is my girlfriend, Bella." Edward introduced politely and she nodded, closing her jaw.
"Yeah, I have class with her. Hi Bella."
"Hi Jess." She awkwardly walked away, leaving me and Edward. "What are you doing here? Don't you have class?" I sounded like a scolding mother probably what Esme would say, if she were here and he rolled his eyes.
"Class was let out early, mom." He muttered and I poked his side giggling. "I wanted to come see you." His tone was earnest so I couldn't help but melt and hug him tightly.
"I loved the surprise, thank you." He hugged me back and kissed the top of my head.
"Anything for you,"