Disclaimer- I DON'T OWN TWILIGHT ( repeat after me I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT)
Chapter 21
Shit! I forgot about this . . . I know! I will just tell him I was out in the field with my lacrosse stick, and I was throwing and catching the ball with Brie and Lindsey, my lacrosse buddies, and Lindsey threw the ball and it hit my wrist! Yes, that's PERFECT!! I smile at my very smart idea. Then Edward returns. He is carrying a black sharpie. He sits down next to me.
"Here," he says handing me the sharpie, "I found a sharpie for you!" He says excitedly. I hand the sharpie back to him.
"Well aren't you going to sign?" I ask him jokingly. He signs his name, and hands the sharpie back to me. I smile. Edward's smile then fades, "Something wrong?" I asks.
"Well last night; when you were over. I heard you when you were thinking, and it's just weird that I heard the one thought. It's just bizarre," I nod my head.
"I guess it is," I say thinking about it. Maybe . . . he can only hear things that I really don't care if he hears. Most of my thoughts I don't want people to know, but some things I don't really . . ., "Wait," I say, "What if you could only hear things I want you to hear. Like a walkie talkie. When I press the button and talk you can hear me, but when I talk and don't hold the button you can't hear me," Edward looks at me for a second.
"Well," he says, "Nothings impossible, especially in my world. Let's try," he says sounding very serious. Can you hear me? I think. He shakes his head, and sighs.
"Nothing," he says. He leans back against the back of the couch. I look for a clock. I found one above the TV. It was 1:15. School is almost over. I pull my phone out of my pocket. Why didn't I just look at my phone for the time? I ask myself. I should call Alexis and Mallory later. The rain streams down the glass window. There is a crack of thunder. I jump. Edward looks at me.
"I'm fine," I say quickly, "Just didn't expect that," I say. Edward laughs. He pulls me towards him. I let out a sigh of relief. At least he's not upset anymore. I put my head on his shoulder. There is another crack of thunder. The sky flashes with light. Lightning. There was another crack of thunder, and then the lights go out. I lift my head up. I see the bolt of lightning. I look at Edward. He looks at me. I hear someone come down the stairs. I look over. It is Carlisle and Esme. I didn't know Esme was home. Edward takes the remote and tries to turn the TV on.
"You guys okay," Carlisle asks.
"Yep," I say. Esme is standing next to Carlisle. Esme walks over to where Edward and I are.
"I'll go see if I can get the lights back on," Carlisle says leaving the room. I look out the window. It's still raining. I remembered the time when Alexis and I sat in the rain. We had taken her Burmese mountain dog, Rex for a walk. We were in our field; it's behind Alexis' house down the block and up the street. We sat down on the grass and it started to pour. We sat there for twenty minutes with her dog in the rain. That was so much fun, I think. I look around. I can't really see anything. I can barely see Edward!
"Let me go get a candle," Esme says also leaving.
"You okay?" Edward asks me. I nod my head.
"I'm fine," I say, "I just hate lightning. It just freaks me out," I lean my head against his shoulder and yawn. I pull my phone out. It was 1:45. I want to see if I can text Alexis. Alexis is most likely outside enjoying the thunder and lighting, while Mallory sits under the overhang complaining for Alexis to get inside. I open my phone, and text Alexis. She then calls me.
"Hey!" she shouts over the thunder, "Where and how are you?" I laugh. Edward looks at me. I know he can hear what she was saying.
"I am at Edward's and I am fine," I say.
"Okay then," she says yelling louder, "I will see you there after school," I hear a click. Alexis hung up on me. I laugh. Only Alexis would stand outside in the middle of a storm. Esme comes back with a candle. She puts it on the table. The room becomes dimly illuminated. My tiredness comes back.
"I'll leave you two alone then," Esme says leaving the room. I close my eyes and feel Edward's cold hands wrap around me.
I wake up in Edward's room. I pull my phone out of my pocket. It is 3:00. School is out, and Alexis would be over soon. I sit up and look around. No one is in the room.
"Ugh," I say, "Everyone always leaves me!" I complain to no one in particular. I pull was about to call Alexis when Edward walks into the room quietly.
"Oh you're up," he says. I glare at him.
"Ya," I say slightly annoyed, "Thanks for leaving me!"
"Sorry," he says sympathetically, "You were asleep so I didn't think you would mind," I smile at his sincerity.
"Its fine," I sigh, "But please don't do it again," He smiles and nods.
"Alexis should be here soon," he says with a sigh.
"I hope she doesn't cause too much trouble," I say thinking about all the trouble she usually causes.
"Let's wait for her downstairs," He says. We walk downstairs. All the lights are on. Apparently they had been fixed. Carlisle, Jasper, Alice and Esme are sitting in the family room. I stop, as did Edward. I listen hard. I didn't want to eavesdrop . . . but I did want to know what they were talking about.
"What are we supposed to do about Bella?" Esme asks concerned.
"I think that we should just talk to her. See what she wants?" Alice suggests. I then notice Emmet and Rosalie sitting apart from the group.
"I say we just kick her ass," Emmet says looking hopeful. Rosalie looks at him.
"I say we just let Bella kill Cleo," Rosalie says.
"Rosalie," Carlisle says angry, "Do not say that. As long as we know Cleo we will protect her. Understand?" he asks Rosalie. She just looks at Carlisle. Then Edward pulls my arm. We walk down the stairs. Rosalie gets up and starts to walk up the stairs. Emmet's eyes are glued to the TV. Everyone looks at us. I smile weakly. Edward walks over to the wall. I walk over to him.
"What happened to not leaving me," I ask in a hushed tone. He looks at me and smiles.
"You'll thank me in a minute," He says. What the hell does that mean!? Then a large wolf barges in through the door. I look at Edward.
"Thank you," I whisper to Edward. He smiles. Rosalie is still on the bottom step. Alexis shakes her fur, and drenches Rosalie, and she screams.
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!!" She screeches. I could not help but laugh. Edward covers his mouth with his hands, also trying not to laugh. Alexis runs out the door, and then comes back in fully dressed. Alice had gotten up and was laughing hysterically at Rosalie's dilemma. Alexis walks over to where the rest of the Cullen's are.
"I am very sorry, that I just barged in. I wanted to surprise Cleo," They all nod their heads. Clearly used to having a giant wolf barge in.
"YOU GOT MY NEW OUTIFT WET!" Rosalie yells. Alexis smirks.
"I didn't mean to get you wet," she says, "But it was a bonus!" she says giving Rosalie a thumbs up. Rosalie storms off. I turn to Edward. He is still laughing.
"That shouldn't be funny," he say, "But that was hysterical,"