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Chapter 21: Unexpected Visitor (EPOV)
I woke up to the sound of a TV. It was pretty loud too.
I looked at the alarm clock that was sitting on my bedside table. It was only 6:30 am! Who could possibly be watching TV at this hour?
I then remembered the one time that this had ever happened. It was when Emmett and Jasper woke up early only to prank me. This must have been a whole day dedicated to pranks now.
What was impressive though is that from what I knew, Emmett and Jasper went to bed pretty late last night. I just dozed off right after we came back from the restaurant. Emmett and Jasper stayed up late watching TV. They were pretty long sleepers, so how could they possibly be up?
Without bothering to even freshen up first, I threw the covers off of me and I trudged towards the door and flung it open. It must have hit the wall pretty hard though, because just then, Emmett came running to my room.
"Edward! What are you doing up, buddy?" Emmett asked. Okay, so he was up.
"Well, buddy, I was just going to go downstairs and turn off the TV, which woke me up." I snapped. I walked past Emmett and started to make my way down the stairs, before Emmett grabbed my shoulder and spin me around.
"No! You can't do that!" Emmett said. He was preventing me from going downstairs. Him and Jasper must be up to something. What prank was in store for me now?
"No, I can Emmett, and I will! I want to get some sleep!" I yelled.
"Well, I'll go turn it off for you! Besides, it's only fair. I'm the one who left it on! Right?" Emmett pleaded. He was trying really hard.
"I'm sorry Emmett. That won't do." I said. I trudged pass him once again, before Emmett started to jump.
"Um, um, Jasper! Jasper! Code red! Edward is coming downstairs! I repeat, Edward is going downstairs!" Emmett yelled.
I was already almost to the bottom though. I doubt Jasper running down the stairs to pull me back up was going to work now. He just wouldn't be fast enough. Besides, why couldn't Emmett do it?
It was exactly those thoughts that made what happen next surprise me.
Jasper, who had been downstairs somewhere, immediately ran in front of me. He then tackled me and I fell on the stairs. My back was aching right now.
"I got him! I got him!" Jasper said.
"Yes! Great job soldier!" Emmett said, pumping his fist into the air.
I was just plain mad right now. I pushed Jasper off of me and glared at the both of them. "What is going on here? I just want to go downstairs and turn off the TV? Why is that suddenly a problem in this house?"
Emmett and Jasper looked at each other before they turned to look at me. Jasper spoke. "You're right Edward. We're truly sorry. When you go downstairs and see what you do, you'll understand why we did what we did. We warned you Edward."
"Thanks for warning me about one of your pranks! I know you guys played one on me. The prank is waiting downstairs for me too, huh?" I growled.
"Well, actually-," Emmett started. I held up my hand though. I didn't want to hear anything right now.
I turned around once again and made my way down the stairs. I made my way past the couch and to the TV. I turned it off, pleased that I would know get some sleep again.
I turned around and I was going to make my way to the stairs again, when a soft voice stopped me.
"Edward," the gentle voice said. I slowly turned my head towards the couch to see what beautiful sound had said my name. It was then that my heart stopped.
Lying on the couch was a girl whose face was completely covered by her long, stunning brown hair. She was sleeping peacefully.
I took a step towards her when she suddenly whispered again. "Edward. Please don't leave. No."
My heart didn't stop. This time, it started to beat faster than ever before. I quietly made my way over to her once again.
"You don't like me Edward. Why? I didn't do anything," she once again whispered. By then, I had reached her.
Emmett and Jasper were waiting at the bottom of the stairs. They were looking at me wide eyed, waving their hands frantically, trying to get me to stop. I just ignored them though.
I hesitantly reached my arm out. I took hold of her hair gently and swept it out of the way. I needed to see her face.
When I did, my heart stopped.
Bella.
I had a feeling inside me that it was her, but I was still surprised to see her here. When did she get here? Why was she here? Tons of questions started to invade my head now. I wasn't going to sleep again today, that was for sure.
I slowly pulled my hand away from her face. I looked at her one last time, and then I turned around and I started to walk towards Emmett and Jasper. I need answers. Now.
"Emmett," I hissed. "What is Bella doing here? When did she get here?"
"Man Edward. I would've thought that you would be happy that Bella was here, considering how you love her and everything." Emmett snickered. This was not the time for jokes though.
Jasper understood that I was in a rush though. He started talking, thankfully. "Well Edward, Bella came here after you went to sleep. Emmett and I were sitting on the couch, watching TV, and there was a knock on the door. We opened it up and Bella was standing there with big, red poofy eyes. We told her to come in."
"What's wrong with her though? Why is she here?" I asked.
"I think I'd like to answer this one Jasper." Emmett said, before turning to look at me. "You see Eddie, we didn't know. Whenever we asked her what was wrong, she would just look at us with a blank expression, and then tears would start to form in her eyes. Fortunately though, Rosalie called and told me what was wrong. This is linked to the restaurant incident too."
Emmett stopped talking, and I started to tap my foot impatiently. "Well Emmett! What did she say?"
Emmett grinned. "I love messing with you. One of my favorite ways to do it is to take a dramatic pause."
"Emmett! This is serious! Bella's problems are not funny! I would've thought that you would be more caring then that!" I yelled.
I swear I've never seen Emmett madder.
He looked at me and he actually began to shake. I mean really shake.
"I care about Bella, Edward. I was just as concerned about her then you were. So don't say that I don't care about her. I love her like a sister already. I was just trying to lighten the mood and cheer up your stressed figure before I told you the news! When Rosalie told me what happened, Jasper and I's hearts broke Edward. Literally. So excuse me for trying to save you from getting a broken heart as well Edward!" Emmett yelled.
I looked at Emmett's shaking figure. I had really made a mistake. "I am truly sorry Emmett. I just wanted to know fast. You know how much I care about her."
Emmett sighed. I looked into his eyes, and I was relieved when they held forgiveness.
"I know Edward. I'm sorry for exploding at you like that. I should probably just tell you faster next time, huh?" Emmett said.
I nodded my head and looked at Emmett, waiting for him to continue.
"Well, anyways, Rosalie told me what happened. She said that Bella's father got killed. She wouldn't tell me how though. She said that only Alice and Bella knew, and Alice was close to breaking down with worry for Bella, so she wouldn't say anything. Rosalie said that if I wanted to know, I would have to ask Bella. When I turned to ask her though, she was on the couch crying herself to sleep." Emmett said.
I now knew why Emmett had wanted to cheer me up a bit now. My heart had just broken into millions of little pieces, all because of Bella. I couldn't stand to see her sad. Ever.
"Well, thank you Emmett. I'll stay down here with Bella. When she wakes up, I'll try to talk to her. You can go sleep now." I whispered.
Emmett and Jasper looked at me with worried eyes. When they saw that I wasn't going to change my mind though, they headed on upstairs.
"If you hurt her Edward, you'll be getting a lot of bruises from me." Emmett said. I nodded my head in agreement, as it would be absolutely fair. He really did care about her after all.
I sighed and went to go sit on the couch next to Bella.
I swept her hair back once again and looked at her eyes more carefully this time. They were poofy and red, a sure sign that she had been crying. A lot.
Her breathing was coming out a little faster than usual, but it was no problem. She'd go back to normal when she got over this death.
I started to twirl Bella's hair around my fingers. I gently patted her back too. I did almost everything that I could think of that would get her to relax more.
Then, ever so slowly, my eyes started to close.
I groaned and opened my eyes. It seemed like a regular morning to me, until I actually noticed who was sitting beside me.
I was leaning on Bella. My arms were wrapped around her, and her head was lying against my neck. I was in heaven, but at the same time, I was absolutely mortified.
I slowly got away from Bella and I sat on the far end of the couch. She was still sleeping peacefully, thank god. I didn't want to disturb her. Especially with all the problems she had been going through.
I looked at the clock that was hanging over the TV, and I was surprised to see that it was 10:30 am. Had I really been sleeping with Bella for four hours?
I was so deep in thought, considering what that meant to me, when suddenly, a small groan escaped the mouth of the person next to me.
I froze in horror and turned to look at Bella.
She was sitting up, scratching her head. A yawn escaped her mouth before she looked around her. She must have noticed that the surroundings were different than what they usually were, because a look of confusion crossed her face. Had she really forgotten where she was?
She then looked straight ahead. At me.
Her eyes widened and she looked shocked. A look of recognition and understanding crossed her face. She must have remembered now.
"Edward?" Bella whispered.
I nodded my head. "I'm right here Bella."
She looked at me a while longer before she jumped on me. She buried her face into my chest and she wrapped her arms around me. She started crying really loud, and it broke my heart to see her like this. I just kept holding her though, slowly rocking her back and forth, and trying to calm her down.
After a couple of minutes though, her crying slowed and she leaned away from me. She looked up at me, realizing what she had just done, and a small hint of blush slowly started to creep up on her face.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I mean, I, well, I'm sorry. That was uncalled for." Bella stuttered.
"No, it's okay Bella. Really. You needed to let your emotions out. I completely understand." I said.
Bella looked at me, confused. I must have let it slip that I knew why she was here. "You know, don't you?"
"Well, I know that you're here because you need to calm down and go away for a while. I also know that your father died, which is why you fainted. I don't know anything else though Bella." I said.
She nodded her head.
I remembered what Emmett had wanted to know though. He had wanted to know how Bella's father had died. Honestly, I wanted to know too.
"Um, Bella? If you don't mind me asking, why is your father dead?" I asked hesitantly.
I could see tears slowly starting to form in Bella's eyes once again.
"No, don't cry. You don't have to answer if you don't want to." I said, trying my best to make sure those tears didn't fall. "I mean, you could always just-,"
Bella held her hand out before I could finish though, signaling me to stop speaking. "No Edward. If I want to get any better, I have to let this out. I just need to tell someone what's wrong. It would make me feel a lot better if someone knew my situation, and if they would help out."
Her eyes suddenly got wide though. "I mean, if you are willing to help. Like, if you want to help. What I mean is-,"
This time I stopped her. It broke my heart a little to know that she thought I wouldn't want to help her. It wasn't her fault though. She was going through a lot.
"Bella, I would always help you. Now please tell me. You can trust me Bella." I said.
Bella nodded her head, understanding. "Okay. Well, you see, a drunk driver killed my dad. He was on his way to work, and this car just swerved in front of him. He was going to hit another car, so he turned, and he hit a tree."
That was horrible. Bella's dad turned in order to protect a human from possibly dying, but by doing that, he was the one who died. I could now feel her pain.
"What upsets me though, is that the drunk driver is still alive. No one has caught him yet either. He could be out there right now, claiming more lives, and no one can stop him." Bella whispered.
"Bella, I-," I said, before Bella interrupted me.
"Do you know what the worst thing is Edward? I'll tell you," Bella yelled, tears of anger slowly starting to spill from her eyes. "The worst thing is, that my dad is a chief of police. He was going to work to protect people, and instead, he died. It also angers me that I wasn't there for him! If I was there, thing could have been different! I should've been there!"
Bella started yelling and screaming and crying. I've never seen this side of her before. I didn't want to see it any longer either.
"Bella. Just calm down. If you don't want to talk about your father, we don't have to. If you want, we can just talk to each other normally." I said.
Bella nodded her head, calming down. "Yeah, I guess you're right Edward. Besides, we didn't really get to finish our conversation yesterday at the restaurant."
I smiled. "Exactly. So, Bella, do you like sweet or sour things?"
"What kind of a question is that Edward?" Bella asked, completely confused.
I shrugged. "It's just a question Bella."
Bella looked at me questioningly before she finally answered. "Well, I guess sweet. I like sour too, but I never really get to enjoy it. I'm either always puckering my lips to get rid of the taste, or I'm in the kitchen spitting the food out. I can enjoy sweet though to the fullest."
I nodded. "Good answer."
"Well, what about you? You had me answer it, I suggest that you go for it." Bella said.
I chuckled. "Well, I also like sweet things. Sour just makes my mouth feel numb, as strange as that is."
Bella looked at me with wide eyes before bursting into laughter. What did I say?
"Bella, what's so funny?" I asked.
Bella just kept laughing. "You remind me of Alice. She hates sour stuff too. Remind me to tell you what happened one time when Alice ate something sour. You'll crack up."
Well, it was good to know that she wasn't entirely laughing at me.
"Well, yes, I'll be sure to remind you." I said.
Bella, after calming down, asked me a question. "Well, what would you say is the best quality about you?"
Good question. "Well, I would say my taste in music would be my nest quality. It saves lives. Literally. Remind me to tell you a funny story about how my taste in music saved some lives."
Bella pouted. It was so cute. "Come on Edward! Tell me now!"
I grinned. "Nope. You didn't tell me about Alice, so I won't tell you about this. Later Bella. When you tell me about Alice, I'll tell you. Which, I hope, will be very soon."
"Don't count on it," she muttered under her breath. I almost couldn't hear it. Almost.
"Well, what's the best quality about you?" I asked, curious. What would she say about herself?
"Hmm. Maybe my quick thinking and ability to actually be sane would be my best quality," Bella said. "By the way, remind me to tell you-,"
"A funny story that happened about that? Yes, I'll be sure to do so Bella." I said, smiling.
She giggled. "You read my mind, Edward Cullen. All of this has got me curious though. What would you say is the worst quality about you?"
I started thinking. What should I tell her? Would what I thought make her cringe away from me? I had to find out.
"Well, perhaps my ability to be overprotective and my ability to suck the fun out of everything." I said, hesitating. I slowly waited for her to respond.
"Yes. Okay. It's not that bad though. And I doubt you suck the fun out of everything, Edward Cullen. Stop being so dramatic." Bella snickered.
"You obviously haven't seen me at a party then. Which brings up yet another funny story that I'll have to share with you later," I said. "So, what about you?"
She thought for a minute before answering. "I would say that my ability to disgrace fashion everywhere is it. I hate fashion, and I can't really put together a decent outfit."
"Well, I haven't noticed." I said.
She just blushed at continued to talk.
I then noticed something. Somehow, we had leaned in towards each other. She was now sitting on my legs, and with me being taller than her, she had to look up at me to see me, while I had to look down.
She seemed to have noticed too, because she just looked at me and blushed a fiery red color.
We both were really comfortable though. This didn't seem to bother her at all, and it sure didn't bother me. I actually welcomed it with open arms.
I just smiled at her, showing her that it was okay.
She smiled back. "So Edward, do you like sports?"
I nodded. "Yes, I do actually. I like football most of all though. Emmett, Jasper and I always watch it and play it. Emmett and Jasper seem to be more obsessed with it than me though. What about you Bella?"
She blushed. "Well Edward, I like to watch sports, but there is no way I'd ever like participating in them. I'm really clumsy. I'd always, well, most likely fall flat on my face for everyone to see."
I looked down and smiled gently at her. "Don't worry. I can assure you that you'll never fall again."
She then looked up at me, confused. "I wouldn't be so sure about that Edward. You haven't seen my clumsiness in action yet, apparently."
I shook my head. "No Bella. I'm serious. I know that you'll never fall again."
"I wouldn't be so sure about that. How can you be so sure?" Bella asked, lowering her head once again and leaning back against me.
I wrapped my arms around her before continuing. "I just know Bella. Trust me. You'll never fall again."
She looked up at me again, her eyes filled with confusion. "How do you know?"
I looked down at her eyes one more time before answering.
"Because I'll always be there to catch you."
Awwwwwwwww. Isn't Edward soooo sweeeeet??? :P
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Now, when Edward and Bella were talking, they were mentioning funny stories. I have those stories ALL planned out and ready to go! If you want them though, you have to REVIEW!!! :)
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Now, I loved all of your theories about what the note that Rosalie gave Bella said. Somebody guessed that the note said that Mike killed Bella's dad. I was actually liking that, and I MIGHT have been thinking about doing that, BUT I couldn't.
Last chapter, remember how Rosalie was smiling when she gave Bella the note, and how Bella took it and read it with confidence. She then ran out the door and started her car to go somewhere. Also remember how Emmett slid a paper into Rosalie's hand, and when she looked at it, she got so happy and hugged Emmett.
So, the note had the boys address on it. Emmett gave it to Rosalie. Rosalie, knowing that Bella needed to get away, gave it to Bella. Bella immediately went outside and started the car to go away when she read the note.
If it had said that Mike killed her dad, Rosalie wouldn't be smiling. She would be furious. She would actually tell Bella to stay home and Rosalie would have a one way ticket to Forks to personally murder Mike. Also, Bella would start crying if she knew Mike did it. I doubt she'd be driving to the airport or whatever to play a hero and go deal with Mike.
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