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EPOV
"What is going on down here?" I swivelled in my seat to find Alice and Rosalie looking between me and Bella with amused smirks on their faces. I had just come down from another Bella induced laughing fit inspired by her tendency to swear at the eggs as they cooked. First Pinky the Elephant and then eggs; the stupid, yolky pricks!
"Edward thinks my pathetic life is hilarious." Bella spat through gritted teeth. Alice took a seat next to me and poured some orange juice.
"Did she tell you about her nightmare?" she asked.
"Yep." She giggled and nodded in a knowing way. Alice was pretty, not as pretty as Bella, but I could see why Jazz likes her.
"Assface, spitting your crap at me...I'll scramble your white ass in a second..." Bella violently shoved some eggs onto a plate.
"Eggs rebelling again?" Rose asked as if it was an everyday occurrence.
"What do you think?" Bella replied savagely just as the doorbell rang. I glanced at my watch. A little late guys.
"Bella did you invite another friend over? Maybe Lauren?" Rose asked and Bella placed six plates of food on the table. Bella snorted.
"Yes because we are biffles like that. I didn't invite Edward either, he invited himself. Emmett and Jasper are meant to be coming as well because they are taking us all to..." she didn't get to finish her sentence because the two girls had screamed and ran to the door. I sat down next to Bella.
"I take it they like Emmett and Jasper then?" She swallowed down the food she was eating and rolled her eyes. I took a bite of mine and oh my god, it was heaven. Like having a taste party in my mouth. Best egg and bacon I have ever had.
"You have no idea. Out of you three Rose thought Emmett was the hottest and Alice thought Jasper was the hottest. We had so many arguments over it. It's like a dream come true for them. They went on for hours last night telling me how wonderfully charming they all are and blah, blah, blah." So they used to talk about us? Do they still talk about us? Well it's not like they could talk about those two and not talk about me. I wonder who Bella thought was the hottest.
"What about you?" I asked.
"Yes. Hanging out with Emmett and Jasper is like a dream come true for me too. I'm in love with them."
I rolled my eyes. "Who did you think was hottest?" I wiggled my eyebrows at her suggestively. Please let it be me, please let it be me, please let it be me. She blushed and bit her lip. I want to kiss her when she does that.
...
Wait! What? No you don't Edward. Bella is your friend, like Emmett and Jasper. You do not kiss friends...especially Em and Jazz.
"Well...I thought that you were all a bunch of ugly dicks" she smiled brightly at me.
"Me? Ugly dick?" Emmett appeared insulted as he sat down across from Bella. "I think you have me confused with Edward over here."
"Nice to see you too, Em." I said sarcastically. Emmett stuck his tongue out at me and I rolled my eyes. He is so childish.
"Thanks for the breakfast, Bells." Jasper said as politely as he could while shovelling food into his mouth.
"No problem."
"What are we doing in PA? Are going to the movies? Dinner? Bowling?" Alice bounced with excitement. How can someone so small talk so fast?
Emmett grinned evilly which is never a good sign. "None of them. We are going...motorbike riding!" Awesome! And I thought it would be something stupid. Jazz and I high fived Emmett and congratulated him on an excellent plan...for once. Rose and Alice looked excited as well but they were complaining about how it would mess up their hair. Girls. Bella was like a statue next to me.
"Bella?" I asked slowly.
"Motor...bikes? Motorbikes? More like Murderbikes! Have you people not noticed how extremely clumsy I am? I'll end up killing myself as well as many innocent members of the public!" she spewed in a high voice.
"C'mon Bella it's just like riding a bike." Emmett said uneasily. Rose and Alice exchanged worried glances.
"I don't know how to ride a bike. The last time I was on a bike I crashed into a tree and broke my arm."
"And you were how old?" Emmett scoffed.
"Fifteen." She said seriously. Ok so maybe motorbikes aren't the best idea for Bella.
"You're given lessons at the start right?" Alice asked Emmett who nodded. "See, Bella. As long as you pay attention to the instructions you should be fine."
"Even if I wrote the instructions across my forehead, I would still crash." She replied. I would have laughed if she wasn't so distraught. Maybe it was better if we did something else. But Em has already paid for the tickets.
"Bella, it's completely safe. It's out in the mountains past PA. There are no people, no cars and no buildings. Just a dirt track. You will be fine." Jasper said soothingly. Bella looked like she was wavering.
"But-"
"Please Bella? I foresee nothing bad happening to you. It will be really fun and Emmett has already paid for the tickets." Alice pleaded.
"Pretty, pretty please ?" Rose added sweetly.
"Stupid psychic pixie..." she grumbled low enough that only I could hear. I stifled a laugh. Sometimes she was too cute. "Fine. But if I die I want you to write on my tombstone 'Was led to her death by her friends. May the guilt they hold for this tragic loss condemn them to the fiery pits of hell. May her soul haunt them till they die. 'I told you this would happen'-Bella Swan." Jazz and Em started laughing while Alice and Rose just rolled their eyes and told her to go get dressed. I grabbed her sleeve.
"Don't worry Bella. I will make sure nothing happens to you." I whispered in her ear. She stared at me for a minute and I wondered if I had done something wrong. Eventually she shook her head and walked off with the girls. Emmett and Jasper were looking at me with a funny look in their eyes.
"What?" I asked suspiciously.
"You're totally whipped." Jasper said in awe.
"What are you talking about? I am not!" Why it is that everybody thinks I love Bella when clearly, I don't.
"Dude, you do. They way you look at her...it's like she's a goddess or something."
"I don't look at her like that. We are friends, I don't think of her like that."
"Edward. I'm going to ask you some questions and you have to answer them truthfully ok?" Emmett asked and I rolled my eyes. Edward therapy session one begins. I would have said no but the sooner I prove to them they are wrong the sooner we can get on with our lives.
"Do you think Bella is pretty?"
I scoffed. "Of course. What idiot wouldn't think that?" Jazz and Em exchanged pointed glances before asking another question.
"Do you think Bella is nice?"
"Yes she is probably the smartest, nicest, funniest and kindest person I know." It was true too. I had never met anyone like her before. She had absolutely no problem being different. She seems shy a first but really she's a firecracker.
"Would you do anything she asked you too?"
"Probably" I shrugged.
"If you were going to a dance who would you ask?"
"Bella." I don't really like any girls enough to willing spend time with them, except for Bella. She's got a great personality. I still don't get where they are going with this. Unless they are trying to show me that by being a big dick I missed out on having a great friend. This reminds me, I still need to apologise to Angela and buy Bella a cupcake.
"Finally would you be pissed if Bella went to the dance or went out with another guy?"
That thought had never occurred to me. Would I? Yes, I would be livid. Just the thought of Bella with another boy makes me see red. I would probably punch him...or beat the crap out of him...or kill him. I imagined her dancing with Mike Newton and I instinctively clenched my fists.
"Yes." I said through gritted teeth.
"And you still don't see it?" Jazz asked, exasperated.
I shook my head. The only thing I see at the moment is me strangling Newton with a tie, beating him over the head with a chair, kicking him in the nuts and running him down with my Volvo.
"You're hopeless Edward." Emmett sighed.
"You just figured that out?" Bella laughed and I swivelled, unaware of her presence until now. She looked beautiful. Jeans that hugged her curves and a beautiful blue top that really set of her skin tone. Simple yet she managed to make it look worthy of a runway.
"Ready to go?" Rosalie peeked over Bella shoulder before both girls turned to leave. I followed wordlessly, like a moth to a flame.
After a very interesting car trip we had arrived at the Learn to Ride area. I was a little thankful. Bella and I had travelled together and we had continued our game of twenty questions. Let's just say that Bella had no qualms about asking very personal questions. Answering them however, is another story. After we were taught the basics and the safety instructions, which Bella had paid extremely close attention to, we split up into pairs. Bella and I let the two soon-to-be couples go together and we geared up. I was excited; I had always wanted to ride a motorbike. Bella on the other hand, was getting more and more nervous. The others had already set off, leaving just Bella and I. She looked pretty hot in a leather jacket and bike helmet and I was taking full advantage of this fact. She looked down the track then down at the handlebars she was putting a death grip on.
"On second thought, I think I'll just wait near the car."
"Bella, you've come this far why stop? It will be fun. Do you remember everything the instructor said?"
She nodded.
"I promise to look after you. Do you trust me?" I gave her my most convincing smile in the hope that it might put her at ease. She exhaled a shaky breath.
"Fine. I'll be going pretty slowly though. You're not going to go speeding ahead are you?" she eyed me as if she was expecting me to go speeding off down the track at any moment.
"No Bella. I'll keep up with you." She nodded to assure herself and faced the track, like you would face your arch nemesis in a cowboy showdown. I imagined Bella in a cowgirl suit with a gun. Dangerous but oh so sexy. Edward! Bad! No more thinking about Bella like that.
"Ok. On three." Bella said. "One...Two...Three"
I kicked off and shot forward like a bullet from a gun. Whoa! I was not expecting such a huge burst of power. I eased off the gas and looked behind for Bella. She was about ten metres behind me with a look of deep concentration on her face.
"Speed up, Bella!" I yelled. She looked at me with panic on her face. I smiled encouragingly at her. She took a deep breath and increased her pressure on the throttle. We were now side by side. I increased my speed again and she copied. I shot her a grin and she smiled back. I knew she would enjoy herself.
"Race?" I yelled and she only sped up in answer. "You're on." I muttered. We came to the first turn. I turned to watch Bella and in doing so I saw the single most terrifying event in my life happen. I watched as Bella lost control of the bike as it slipped and slid on the gravel. She and the bike crashed to the ground before skidding to a halt away from the track.
"Bella!" I screamed. I slammed the brake and jumped off, throwing my helmet away in the process. This couldn't be happening. Not to her, not to Bella. She was so strong and kind. It couldn't be happening. She has to be ok. What would I do without her? I choked on a sob as I ran as fast as I could to her. She had to be alright, she just had to be. I dropped down beside her and grabbed her wrist. She was unconscious but I could feel a pulse. She had a large gash on her head and was bleeding severely from the head and her arm. It didn't look like anything was broken but then again my medical knowledge was limited. I badly wanted to take off the helmet but I knew there could be possible neck damage. What if she was bleeding internally or hit her head really hard and her skull had cracked open? What if she was dying right now? I pulled out my phone and dialled for an ambulance.
"Bella..." I sobbed and held her hand tightly. It was now that I realised that Em and Jazz were right. Bella did mean quite a lot to me. More than a friend. She may not have been in my life for very long but she had certainly made an impact. I needed her. I was an idiot. She had been right in front of my face for years and I had been too much of a bastard to realise. She was utter perfection. I had only just found her I couldn't lose her.
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