Disclaimer: I do not own twilight or any of the characters. =*( I'll just have to get my little sister to steal them for me. mwaa ha ha ha !
BPOV
Rosalie and Alice took this as another chance to make me up. So I was whisked away again to play dress up. I sighed but went along with it. I did try to resist but it didn't work. I came down the stairs about half an hour later smelling of perfume and wearing a short denim skirt (too short for my liking), a pink t-shirt that said 'Make Love Not War' and a cropped denim jacket. Rosalie had listened to my whining about heels so had found me some pink converses. At least I would be able to walk in these. My hair hung in loose curls around my face and my face had been attacked with make-up. The overall effect however was stunning if I do say so myself. I wasn't too happy about the skirt. I felt like it was too revealing. I was told not to worry and to stop pulling it down.
We climbed into my truck. If I had to go dressed like this then the least they could let me do is drive my own car. Edward wasn't best pleased but he rode with me anyway. We had already discussed the plan of action and I knew exactly what I was supposed to do. I pulled up just around the corner from the cinema and Edward climbed out. "See you in a minute okay. And don't let him touch you. Don't even let him look at you for too long. Promise?" He said to me looking through the window by my side.
"You have nothing to worry about. I'm actually dreading this. Remind Alice that she owes me big time for going through with this. Be quick. I don't want to be left alone with Mike for any amount of time." I leaned forwards and kissed him. He pulled away first.
"Mike's waiting for you. Go on. We'll be there in a second." Edward whispered in my ear. I lent forwards and pecked him on the cheek before driving the short distance between me and Mike. I saw him stood by the entrance. He waved at me. I pulled into a parking space and got out. Before I knew it Mike was at my side.
"Wow Bella, you look great tonight." He said as he looked me up and down.
"Thanks" I mumbled walking towards the front doors. Mike kept talking to me but I just ignored him and carried on walking occasionally nodding or making some sort of approving noise to make it seem that I was listening.
"Hi can we have two tickets to Revenge please." I asked the guy behind the counter.
"Isn't that meant to be like really scary?" Mike piped up from my side.
"Well I like scary films. They're good for cuddling up when you get scared. But if it's too scary for you then we could see something else." I asked politely hoping he'd say no. If he did then I'd have to find a way to tell everyone that we were in a different film.
"No it's not too scary. Nothing's too scary for me." Phew.
"Fabulous." I said as I got the tickets and walked to the concession stand. I got some popcorn which Mike offered to pay for. Then we walked to screen 3 where the film was playing. We found seats and sat watching the adverts. Mike was still talking and I was still pretending to listen. Finally when the lights went down he actually shut up. He also did 'the move' on me. You know the one where you pretend to yawn then put your arm around the other person's shoulders. So lame. After an uncomfortable 5 minutes of me trying to casually move away from Mike's arm the cavalry arrived. And not a minute too soon. First through the door was Edward. Thank God for that. I waved at him and Mike's arm moved away from me so fast that I actually felt a breeze. He looked really disappointed. He thought it would just be me and him. Fat chance. Edward took the seat next to me and then after that the rest of the Cullen's, minus Carlisle and Esme, sat next to him. Let the fun begin.
I moved as far away from Mike as possible and into Edwards's arms. I was barely paying attention to the film. I was getting cozy with Edward much to Mike's disgust. He soon looked away from me and concentrated on the screen. Then this scene played about this man who was torturing this girl for a reason I didn't know. I stage whispered to Edward making it loud enough for Mike to hear. "Edward. I'm scared."
Edward wrapped his arms tighter around me and said, "It's okay Bella, I'll protect you. I won't let that nasty man get you." He then started whispering in my ear. He wasn't actually saying much but his breath kept tickling my ear so I started to giggle.
"We can't! Not now. What? Okay then." I said. Mike looked over. He looked dreadful. His eyes were wide, his face was pale and he had a look of terror on his face. "Oh Mike! Are you all right?" I asked generally concerned. I mean I didn't like him but he looked really scared. He nodded but it didn't convince me. "Me and Edward are going to get a drink. Do you want anything?"
"No thanks. I'm fine." Mike answered feebly. I stood up and led Edward out of the room by his hand. Once we were in the lobby, we made our way to the disabled toilets. Now came the task of making me look as if we had been doing more than just getting drinks. I ran my fingers through my hair so it looked messy and wild. I looked at Edward and smiled. I unbuttoned his shirt and did the buttons up wrong; I played with his hair as I did with mine then I smudged lipstick around his mouth. "How do I look?" I asked. I turned around on the spot and did a little curtsy.
"Very good. Now what about me?" He copied my little spin from before.
"Perfect. Lets go and show Mike." We walked back to our seats with big smiles plastered on our faces. Everyone looked at us. I tried not to notice. We sat down and smiled a triumphant smile spread across my face. It had had the desired effect on Mike. He just stared at us. "Oh honey, your shirt is done up wrong." I pointed out.
"Now how did that happen I wonder? I'll be back in a second. Just let me sort this out." Edward got up and left again. I turned to Mike.
"So? What happened when I was away?"
"Well, nearly everyone is dead now. Except Mandy and her little sister."
"Is it scary?" I teased.
"No. Not really." He said his voice breaking slightly.
That was all I heard from him for the rest of the film. We all walked towards the parking lot. "Thanks for tonight. I've had so much fun. You want to do it again sometime? How about tomorrow?" I asked Mike. He still didn't look so good.
"No. I'm busy tomorrow."
"The next day?"
"Well I'm pretty busy for a while. I'll call you when I'm free. Okay?" Well at least he hadn't said yes. I agreed then got into my truck and drove off.
Later, once everyone had arrived back at the house again, we all sat around discussing the film that I didn't actually watch when my mobile rang again. I didn't scream like last time, which is always a good thing. I didn't look at who was calling I just answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hi Bella. It's Mike." Again? What did he want this time.
"Oh hey Mike. What's up?" I asked.
"Bella, I wanted to tell you tonight but I couldn't do it to your face." Calls that start like that are never good.
"Okay. Well, what is it?"
"Bella, I think you have a problem. Well, not just you. It's Edward as well. I don't know how to put this." He paused searching for the right words. " You both have a problem that can be easily solved. You just need some help. And it's nothing to be ashamed of. We all need help from time to time. Some things are just too hard to do alone. And I class myself as a friend of yours so I want to give you as much help and support as I can. It won't be an easy thing to do but I'm sure that you will be able to overcome your difficulties. I won't tell anyone about this, so don't worry. It will be totally confidential. I'll send someone around to the Cullen's house tomorrow morning. They will get the ball rolling and before you know it you won't have a problem anymore."
"Mike, not to be rude or anything but what the hell are you talking about? I don't have a problem with anything. What do you mean?" I was so confused right now. The only thing I have a problem with is him.
"Bella, the first step to solving a problem like yours is to admit you have one. Anyway, I'll send someone over tomorrow morning. Think about it Bella. I just want to help." And then he hung up on me. I stared open mouthed at the phone in my hand as if it could explain everything. I guess I would just have to wait for tomorrow morning.
I climbed into the bed in Edwards room later that night. I felt Edwards cold body pressed against mine. "Good-night Bella. Sweet dreams." Edward spoke in a calm and soothing manner. I soon forgot all about tonight and the phone call from Mike. I lay in bed thinking how perfectly happy I was feeling now. The last thing I remember before drifting off was my lullaby being hummed by my own personal angel.
That was a long chapter ! ^_^ Hope you like you to alicefan98 who helped me with this chapter. Got an idea for the next chapter still working on it though. Hope to update soon! XX
