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Disclaimer: Bella: Hey, ummm, in case you haven't noticed yet-37 chapters into this story-dancingwithEdward-why she's dancing with him, I don't know-does not own any of us. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go find out WHY she's dancing with my man!!!!
BPOV
Classes went by quickly after that dramatic start of the day. I constantly had to remind myself that Edward wasn't Edward, and that the teenager who was sitting in the back of the class wasn't the man I'd kissed. It was harder than I would've ever imagined. I mean, him sitting there, smirking at me and occasionally winking, did NOT in any circumstance help me out.
And something tells me that he knew he was making it harder on me. So, half way through his class period I just decided to avoid looking anywhere near him.
The second the final bell rang, signaling the end of the day, I felt that very familiar breeze as he ran past all of my exiting students-invisible with speed. And once all of them had left, the door shut on it's own, and I felt his stone arms wrap around me. He attempted to kiss me, but I turned my head. He chuckled and moved to stand in front of me.
" You're mad at me." He guessed. The corners of his lips were twitching, telling me that he was fighting a smile. I glared at him.
" Yep." I turned away from him and started gathering my stuff. Another breeze and everything was picked up and balanced carefully in Edward's arms.
" Can I apologize?" he asked me.
" Yep." I said. He'd better apologize. I was standing here, trying to teach while fighting off the urge to attack him. He had no reason to do that.
" I'm sorry for doing that to you. I shouldn't have done it." There was a beat of silence. " Am I forgiven?" he asked, taking a step toward me. I smirked.
" Nope." Sure I was being childish, but so was he. And he's just a tiny bit older than I am. His eyes widened in surprise, most of the time I usually forgive him before he even knew there was something to forgive. Not this time.
" Is there anything I can do to make you forgive me?" he asked. I didn't answer him. He chuckled, put my things on my desk, and then he was directly in front of me. I knew exactly what he was going to do, and I had to brace myself for it.
He caressed my cheek gently, and leaned forward. His lips made contact with the tip of my nose, his scent hitting me like a shock wave. Then he moved over and kissed my cheek. " Am I forgiven?" he asked again, softly. My hands were shaking. I shook my head. Bad move.
When I moved my head, his lips had moved from my cheek and to my lips. He smiled as he kissed me, and all of my defenses crumbled immediately. Before I knew it, I was deepening the kiss, my hands tangling into his hair, and he was holding me to him.
But, sadly, something's never change. Like, him breaking off the kiss. He gently pried me off of him, and he smiled at my pout.
" I take it that you aren't angry with me anymore." He stated. I nodded, still pouting. He chuckled, gave me one swift kiss, and got my stuff again. " And you are coming over to our house." He said, before walking out of the room. I noticed that we were basically the only people here now, except for those who would be in the office, so he could go around as Edward Cullen, without getting caught.
As we went out to the parking lot I guided him to my Lamborghini, and I heard him chuckle.
" So, when I want to buy you a fast car-and mine was just an Audi-you say no. But when Owen buys you one…" he trailed off. I rolled my eyes, and got in the drivers side.
" It was he and Embry. And when you have two guys pouting at you-sometimes as wolves-and then you have your daughter begging you to take it, then…you get a car." I said, making it very clear that I really didn't like it. Edward laughed at me. He toyed with the radio, putting on an oldies station like he always did, and we went the rest of the ride just talking about random things.
I have to say, it was nice to be Edward again. Sure, the circumstances of his return weren't the best, but he made me happy. And he was a good kisser.
I pulled into the winding driveway, thinking about the many times I've gone down this drive.
" God, remember when Alice put lights up in the trees for the horrible graduation party?" I asked him. He laughed.
" Oh you loved it." He said. I rolled my eyes and grimaced. God, how they forced me to go to that thing, I'll never know.
" Okay, I feel like I should warn you" Edward said, and with a glance I saw that he was listening to the thoughts from the house that was coming up. " Emmett's reaction was barely a threat compared to everyone else. " I groaned. More worry and more threats were coming. Nice.
" I mean, when I told them, they broke things. And it's not really fixed yet." He said just as the house came into view. I have to admit I was a little scared to find out. The outside of mansion looked normal, the same beauty that I'd remembered.
Edward helped me out of the car, and walked me up to the door. I took a deep breath, ready to examine the war zone. He opened the door, and I gasped.
They broke things, yes. They broke EVERYTHING. The couch was in pieces, the down from the cushions covering half of the room. Everything glass was completely shattered and covering the floor. How did they miss the window? Or did they just get that fixed first? I continued my scan of the room, and saw that Edward piano- that beautiful instrument-was ruined beyond repair. It was torn in half, with gouges dug out of it, and there were piano strings sticking up out of it. There were several ivory keys thrown around the room.
They did all of this because of me?
" Bella?" I heard Esme call me from the entrance to the kitchen. I shook me head and looked at her. She was in front of me in a flash, and she pulled me into an Emmett worthy hug-not normal for Esme. " I can't believe this happened to you." She whispered into my ear. Normally I would've been annoyed, but there's something about Esme that just makes it impossible to be annoyed. So instead, against my wishes, tears began forming in my eyes.
" Shh, it's alright dear." She muttered, stroking my hair. " Nothings going to get to you now. We're going to take care of you. Don't doubt that for a second." I sniffed, and willed the tears back into my eyes.
" Thanks Esme." I said pulling away. She smiled her motherly smile, and kissed my forehead.
" Now, I've got to head to the store, and see if I can fix this tonight." And with that she left the room. I turned to Edward, and saw that he was looking at me with worry. I sighed and avoided his gaze, looking around the room again. I didn't need him to worry about me anymore than he already was.
I found that I couldn't quite keep my eyes from the destroyed piano. I stared at it, remembering the first time I knew he could play. He'd played Esme's favorite song first, with me just sitting there in awe, wondering how in God's name did I deserve him. Then he'd played my lullaby, and used it to create the C.D he'd given me for my birthday. And now it was gone. I should probably not be so emotional over a piano, but I couldn't help it.
I felt Edward wrap his arms around me again, and he kissed my neck.
" I'm going to miss it too." He whispered. Then we just stood there, looking at the piano, reminiscing.
" I'm emotional over a piano." I stated once tears had spilled over. Edward turned me around, and caught each tear with his finger as if they were more precious than diamonds.
" There's nothing wrong with that." He muttered, before kissing my cheek. " Now, Emmett and Rosalie are coming back from their quick hunting trip, so prepare." He warned me. I nodded, wiped my face and took a few deep breaths.
Emmett and Rosalie ran into the room. The second they saw me, Emmett's eyes tightened, and Rosalie just looked at me. I sighed. This was going to take a while to get used to. They began walking towards me, carefully like Carlisle and Esme did the first time we actually met.
" Come on, I'm still Bella." I said. Seriously, they were really annoying me now. Emmett laughed, and he sped up his pace a little. I really didn't understand why he had act like that in the first place after his threat this morning. He gave me an Esme worthy hug-okay, they have officially traded places, which is actually scaring me a little-and then smiled at me.
Rosalie, on the other hand, didn't change. She was still looking at me like I was a fragile, thin sheet of glass. But from her, I understand. Rosalie knew more than anyone, besides Esme and Edward, what I had been going through. So she knew how fragile I may actually be.
So, to show her that I was fine and over it, I moved past Emmett and Edward, and enveloped Rosalie in a hug. She stiffened in shock, and then she hugged me back. I've never been so intimate with Rosalie. Normally she would glare at me from across the room, or show only indifference towards me. And I usually just tried my best to avoid her as much as possible.
But, now, we were equal. We'd both been hurt by people we had believed would die for us, and we'd both gotten through it. And along with that, we'd both found someone to help take the pain away. So, we were on the same level emotionally and mentally. And that actually made me really happy.
" I never thought it would happen to you." She whispered in my ear. I smiled and pulled away.
" But it did. And there's no use dwelling in the past." I told her. She smiled, and chuckled a little. I took a deep breath. " Now, who killed the piano?" I asked, breaking the tension and causing all four of us to burst out laughing.
Just then noticed that Alice, Jasper, and Bianca weren't here.
" Hey, where's Jazz, Alice, and Bianca?" I asked.
" They're on their way back. They ran farther than Emmy and I did." Rose answered me. Just then the door opened and Alice, Jasper, and Bianca ran in.
Jasper kept his distance from me, but I could feel him making the room calmer and happier. I smiled at him, and he nodded his head. Bianca just looked at me with a calculating glint in her eyes. I knew that she didn't know me very well, so she really couldn't express the same waves of emotions that everyone did.
And Alice was….Alice.
" Hey, Bella!!!!' Alice screamed. " Guess what!!" I knew Alice enough to know that this was not going to end well. What could be happening that was so amazingly horrible to me that would make Alice so happy? Shopping? Makeover? OR…
" No." I said. She pouted.
" Please????!?!?!?!??!" Al and Owen weren't home. I was there by myself. Alice was my best friend. Do I really have to explain anymore?
" There is no way I'm having a sleep over with you." Alice gasped and her eyes glazed over…And her smile grew!!
" The future says yes!!" She countered.
" Well, as you and Edward say all the time, the future changes all the time." I crossed my arms, refusing to back down. The guys were trying their hardest to hold back their laughter, Rose was giggling behind her hand, and Bianca was shaking her head in amusement.
Alice got that look in her eyes and pulled out her phone. She smirked at me as she pressed one button and held the phone up to her ear.
" Hey Alice, it's Alice," Emmett laughed. " Listen, your mother is being stubborn. All I want to do is to spend some girl time with her, but I think I'll need some reinforcements………Yes, I know I'm stronger than her but, I thought that you and Grace would like to watch as she was being tortured by my hair curler of doom……Okay, see you soon." And with that she hung up, and smiled innocently at me.
" So, me, your daughter, your future daughter-in-law, Rosalie, and Bianca will be spending some time with you, and you will like it." She glared at me. I groaned and turned to Edward, who was truly trying his hardest to not laugh at this.
" Please Edward!!! Don't make me!!!" I begged him. He sighed and shook his head.
" You know how the pixie gets. And I don't need to feel the wrath of three vampires, one temperamental human, and a hormonal human. " I glared at him.
" Okay, I'll go through this. But, you're going to have to face my wrath." Emmett scoffed at that, and Edward chuckled. " And I hang out with werewolves on a daily basis. They owe me a few favors actually…" I trailed off and turned away from him. If I was going to be tortured by teenagers, then he had to live with the fear of what I could make a few temperamental werewolves do.
A/N: Okay… A longer chapter for ya'll!!! WHOO!!!!!! Anyway, review!!!!!!!