SM OWNS TWILIGHT

Chapter Twenty Eight.

The situation reminded me of a really bad southern-ish sitcom, where the hillbilly father bursts through the door with a riffle because he caught his arguably innocent daughter making it to third base with her boyfriend. The now angry hillbilly father would then proceed to beat the shit out of said boyfriend for 'deflowering' his arguably innocent daughter.

I could've laughed. But I didn't.

Emmett glared at Edward, then at me, and then back at Edward. Without speaking he stomped over to the bed, pulled Edward up by his shirt and pushed him up against the wall. "I told you to stay away from Bella!" he growled. Before Edward could open his mouth and defend himself Emmett balled his hand into a tight fist, and swung upward, hitting Edward square the jaw. Edward growled in response, bringing his fist back punching Emmett right in the nose. Emmett stumbled back a few steps, but quickly regained composure, throwing another punch at Edward this time hitting him directly in the eye.

Before anymore punches were thrown I scrambled up off the bed quickly moving in between Edward and my brother, trying to pry them away from each other. "Stop it!" I shouted as they fought against my arms.

"Get out of the way Bells," Emmett growled, reaching for Edward.

"Emmett!" I shouted "what the hell is the matter with you?"

"What's the matter with me?" he screeched "what's the matter with him?" his shouted through gritted teeth.

"Calm the fuck down!" Edward growled from behind me. "I wasn't doing anything!"

"Really?" Emmett sneered "care to explain if why the hell you're in my sister's room if you "weren't doing anything"?"

I scoffed and rolled my eyes. "Stop before you pop a vein in your head." I snapped. "Get a grip, you're being crazy. Edward is right, we weren't doing anything!"

"Isabella, if you think that I'm going to-" I cut him off. "Jesus Emmett, cut the crap. Don't you think that you are over reacting just a tad?"

"No!" He almost yelled. "I'm not! Can you imagine what Dad would've done if he walked in on this? You are lucky that Dad is still at the station." I shrugged my shoulders. "Bella you're grounded!" Em shouted.

I chuckled darkly, and crossed my arms over my chest. "Last time I checked, you can't tell me what to do Emmett James."

He grunted in frustration, and turned to Edward, who I forgot was even here. I glanced at Edward out of the corner of my eye, and cringed. His lip was swollen, and leaking blood. His right eye was also swollen and was turning purple.

"What the hell are you doing here?" He asked in a surprisingly calm voice.

Edward sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose with his index finger and thumb. "I had to see, Bella." He stated simply.

"You couldn't have waited 'till tomorrow?" Em's voice shook.

"Bells, you know I worry about you all the time!" He whispered. I opened my mouth to say something but he cut me off. "No Bella, listen." He said firmly. I sighed, and nodded.

"You were gone for so long, I never heard from you or mom." his voice shook as he gazed sadly at me. I saw the tears building up in his eyes. I bit my lip, down casting my eyes, not being able to look at him. It was too painful.

"After you stopped writing, and calling, I got scared. Dad was too. We tried calling but after the first two weeks the line got disconnected. We wrote but, you never wrote back. I was terrified. I didn't know what was wrong, or if you were okay. While already being scared shitless, Dad gets a call from Phil saying that mom died, and that you didn't want to see us ever again. And…" he paused, and took a deep breath.

"And then a year later Dad gets the call saying that you've been hospitalized for anorexia, and self harm. And you're getting counseling because Phil abused you!" He shouted. I closed my eyes, trying to keep myself together, the tears threatening to fall down my cheeks.

"So you move back to Forks, and while I already worried about you constantly, because I'm your big brother, it's my thing. I have to worry about if you're cutting, if you're eating, if some sick bastard is hurting you…" he trailed off.

"Bells, every fucking minute of the day I worry. I can't stop thinking about you! Is she hurting herself? Are people hurting her? Is she eating? Will she be okay?" By the time Emmett had finished his rant, tears were falling freely from my eyes. I did nothing to stop them.

For the first time in years, I cried. Really cried. I cried for Emmett. I cried for Charlie. I cried for Tia, and for Sam. I cried for Edward, and Alice. I cried for all my friends, and family. I cried for my mother's death. I cried for all the years Phil beat both Renee and me. I cried for the beatings I received years after she passed.

But mostly I cried for myself. I cried for all the times I cut myself, thinking that I would never make it out alive. For every day I didn't eat, and for every time I puked food back up. For every time Phil slapped, punched, kicked, and raped me.

I felt someone pull me toward them, and I knew it wasn't Emmett. I clung to Edward like my life depended on it. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and cried into his shoulder. Every time I tired to breath in, and compose myself, I just ended up sobbing harder.

"Bella, shh, honey it's fine, you're fine." He whispered in my ear.

I shook my head rapidly from side to side. "N-n-no, E-d-d-d-ward, it's n-not – it's not – okay!" I sobbed into his chest. His arms folded around me, and my tears soaked into his shirt.

"It's all my fault!" I whispered after a few moments, when my sobbing finally subsided into silent tears.

"What do you mean?" He whispered back.

"It's my fault that my mom was beat all the time, she was tried to protect me from Phil. She did the best she could in our situation, and I told her she was a piece of shit, and then she killed herself. Renee was the only thing keeping me safe. After she died, Phil had no one to stop him. It's all my fault. I brought everything on myself!"

"Bella don't you say that!" Edward almost shouted.

"It's true!" I shot back. "And it's my fault you're hurt." I confessed. I leaned back, so I could look at his face. I brushed his black eye lightly with my finger tips.

"No, Bella that is entirely my fault. I'm the one who sunk into your room." He chuckled. "If I wouldn't have snuck into your room, and just waited till tomorrow to talk to you…" he trailed off.

"Speaking of which, what were you going to say to me before Emmett burst in here?" I asked.

Edward sighed and looked down at the floor, he looked deep in thought for a few moments, finally he smiled wickedly, and looked back up at me. "I'm in love with you." He whispered softly in my ear.

Edward loved me. And I loved him. We loved each other.

I gasped, and pulled his face to mine. I attacked his lips, and poured all my love for him into the kiss. The suddenness of my attack caused Edward to stumbled backwards a bit, but he quickly regained balance and returned my kiss with a vigor. I knotted my fingers in his hair, clinging to him as if my life depended on it. After a while I had to pull away for air. I smiled widely, looking up at him. "I love you too, Edward." I whispered.

Emmett cleared his throat. I jumped and pulled away from Edward, and moved to stand in front of him. Emmett wouldn't try anything, with me in the way.

Despite the situation, Emmett chuckled. "Relax, Jingle Bells, I'm not going to hurt lover boy over here. Even though I hate to admit it, I can see that Eddie loves you a lot, a little to much if you ask me, but anyways," Em paused and looked up at Edward.

"Sorry, dude, but you know how much I care for Bellsy." Emmett apologized. My eye brows furrowed, as I started at Emmett, my jaw falling open in shock.

Edward shook with silent laughter. "It's totally fine man. I've been in your shoes. Literally."

I raised an eye brow, turning around to face Edward. He chuckled. "Let's just say Jasper didn't get off so easy."

I gasped. "Edward!"

He shrugged his shoulders. "He had it coming. After midnight I come home, walk up stairs ready to get some sleep, to find Alice's bedroom door wide open, and Jasper pinning her against the wall, both of them buck naked, and fucking."

Emmett's booming laughter filled the house. "That was too funny." He drawled out between chuckles.

I felt out of the loop as I asked for an explanation. Em finally composed his laughter, and answered my question. "Like two years ago Alice and Jasper came out the closet about their relationship, even though everybody knows that they had been secretly dating since Ali and Ed first moved here. When Alice was a freshman Ed walked in on them bumpin' uglies and put Jazz in the hospital for a week."

"Edward!" I shouted.

He laughed and shrugged his shoulders. "Like I said. He had it coming." I chuckled once without humor, and shook my head.

"So be glad that I didn't pull and Edward." Em told me, I rolled my eyes. "What did you even come in here for?"

"I wanted to know if I could have Step Brothers back."

~ooOoo~

"AHHHHHHH!" Jess, Angie, and Emily squealed as I told them about my night. Coach Clapp turned around and glared at us. We mumbled a 'sorry' before falling back into our conversation.

We had been on the bus for an hour now. We just passed through Port Angels, and still have two more hours before we arrived in Seattle. The game isn't until Sunday though. But we booked a hotel and are staying there tonight, and Sunday night. We're going to drive back down to Forks on Monday.

I still felt bad that Emily broke her arm and that was the only reason that I was able to play. I grimaced at her cast. She told me not to stress over it, because I deserved to play tomorrow, but I couldn't help but feel shitty.

"So are you guys together?" Jess asked excitedly.

"Um, well… I guess, we're not official or anything." I answered.

"He hasn't asked you to be his girlfriend yet?" Emily asked, with a hint of irritation in her tone.

I shook my head. "No,"

"They might as well be boyfriend and girlfriend though, they act like it." Angie commented. Jess nodded her head in agreement. "Totally."

I shrugged. "I guess."

A few hours later we arrived in Seattle. The bus came to a stop in a Holiday Inn parking lot.

Coach Clapp explained to the team on how the rest of the weekend was going to work, she gave us our room numbers, room keys, and told us who are room mates were. Thankfully I got roomed with Jessica and Angela but poor Emily and Kim got roomed with the Ice Queen herself – Lauren.

We all rushed off the bus and into the hotel. Jessica, Angie, and I were trying to find our duffel bags when I heard someone calling my name. I whipped around. "TIA!" I screamed, and ran full force at her.

We fell to the ground with a loud 'thud'. "YOU'RE HERE!" She shouted excitedly.

Both of us stood up, and embraced each other tightly. "I missed you so much!" I gushed, squeezing the life out of my best friend.

"When's Sam coming?" I wondered, urgently, when I finally let her go.

"His parents, my parents, him, and Ben are flying up, they aren't getting here till late, so we'll see them tomorrow." She told me.

"Oh my gosh!" A shrill voice, interrupted Tia and I's reunion. I groaned.

"Tanya." I said, and forced a smile. Great. Not only do I have to deal with Lauren, I have Tanya and her drones on my case as well.

"Hey Bella!" Kate, and Irina giggled. I rolled my eyes.

"Kate. Irina." I said flatly.

"Since when do you play soccer?" Irina asked me. I cringed at their high pitched voices.

"Since last year." I told them.

"What happened to you? Like did you move?" Tanya asked. I nodded slowly. "Like yeah." I answered, in a over dramatic imitation of her voice.

"And like now, we can all use our white girl voices!" Tia said in a stereotypical 'valley girl' voice. I laughed loudly.

"So are these the bimbos you were telling us about?" Angie smirked.

I nodded. "Yup."

"Whatever, Bella Swan." Tanya started. "Go ahead and talk your shit, it won't matter when we kick your ass in the game tomorrow.

"Yeah right!" Emily spat. "I'd like to see your pathetic team, no offence to Tia, try and beat us. With Bella on our team we can't lose."

"Emily!" Tia gasped suddenly. "What happened to your arm?"

Emily shrugged. "I broke it at practice on Monday. No biggie."

"Oh my gosh, are you okay?"

Emily nodded, and smiled. "It'll be fine." Tia nodded and smiled sadly.

"Whatever, we'll see tomorrow." Kate shot at us. The three bimbos flipped their bleach blonde hair over their shoulders, and walked away. I rolled my eyes.

"Gosh, Tia I feel so sorry for you." Jess sympathized, watching Tanya, Kate, and Irina saunter over to the rest of their team.

Tia nodded in agreement. "I feel sorry for me too."