Chapter Five: Masquerade

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Isabella Swan October 31st 1885

Four maids were in my room helping me get ready for the masquerade ball. The dress looked wonderful on me, showing a little of my shoulders and my cleavage. A diamond necklace lay gracefully on my collarbone.

"Everyone out so I can do Bella's hair," said Emma pushing the other three maids out. I smiled at her. "Are you hoping to dance with someone special Bella?" Her eyes flashed and a wicked smiled came to her face. She started brushing my hair and stared styling it.

I laughed, "What ever do you mean be that Emma?"

"Pardon me for saying this but Edward Cullen looked like a very nice man," giggled Emma, "he was very something and that is for sure."

"Emma!" I gasped and playfully slapped her.

"What! He is something!"

"He is a very nice gentleman," I said.

Emma rolled her eyes, "Son of a doctor, he comes from wealth family, and a good family name, and is very handsome. Why wouldn't you be hoping to dance with him?"

"Because think of all the other fine young ladies that would like to dance with him, ones that can dance without flying all over the place. You know that I am not gracefully," I said glaring at her.

She chuckled, "Yes, but he is the one that found you in the wood, and I saw the look he gave you when he first saw you, and…" she started.

"Yes, but Ms. White fancies him," I sighed, Ms. White was so much better looking then I

She snorted, "Ms. White fancies all handsome men. Besides he is seventeen, the some age as you, Ms. White is nineteen."

"That just helps her. He will be looking for a charming, graceful, beautiful woman, not an impertinent girl," I signed.

"Yes Bella, because you always are cheeky, insolent, and impolite," said Emma rolling her eyes.

I smiled, "I get the cheekiness for you." She laughed.

"Of course you do. You hair is all done Bella." I looked in the mirror and gasped. I looked magnificent. My brown hair was up in a bun with small ringlets coming out, I had to pieces of hair in a gentle ringlet framing my face, and in the bun there were little blue flowers matching my dress.

"Oh, Emma, it's wonderful, thank you so much," I said turning and hugging her.

"I only ask for one thing," she said smiling.

"Anything," I said still hugging her.

"You must dance with Edward Cullen."

"Have a fun time at the ball, Miss. Isabella," said Jacob as he help me out of the carriage.

"Thank you, Jacob," I said smiling. The Newton's house was huge and was all lighten up of the masquerade. I quickly fixed my blue mask with little diamonds crushed making it sparkle. We slowly walked up to the door.

"Bells, I must say you look dazzling," said he father smiling. He was red tie with black tails and a black mask.

"You look very handsome father," I said smiling.

"I wonder who will be here?" pondered my mother out loud.

"The Stanley's are going to be here and the Newton's, it would be humorous if they didn't come," Laughed my father. I smiled at him. We got to the door and my father opened it for us.

"Thank you, father," I said smiling.

"Ah, Charlie my good man, I'm glad you could make it," said Mr. Newton, "And Renee you look lovely, and Isabella you are as beautiful as ever." I smiled at him.

"Oh Renee, the Cullen's are here, one of the girls, Rosalie, is reveling too much," said Mrs. Newton pulling my mother away and me along. Is this all society does, gossip. We made it to the dance hall to see people whirling around so gracefully to the music playing. My eyes found Edward dancing with Lauren Mallory. She was busy talking and Edward looked extremely bored and was looking around as of looking for someone. My breath was caught in my chest when I saw what he was wearing. Edward was already gorgeous in everyday clothes, but in a white tie and black tails he was beyond words. He had a black mask that made him look handsomely mysterious. He eyes came to me and I quickly looked away embarrassed that you had caught me looking at him and I felt warmth going to my cheek as I started to blush.

"Isabella?" I looked up to see Mike smiling at me his eyes kept moving up and down my body then back to my face. "You look…amazing."

"Thank you Mike," he was wearing a blue mask and a pale blue tie with a suit. "You look handsome."

"Would you honor me with a dance?" he asked still staring at me.

"Yes," I said, just think Bella, he can only dance with you three times. He took my hand and leaded you to the dance floor. We danced and he talked, more gossip. I signed and nodded my head. The song ended and he looked a little upset. He muttered something and walked away.

"Bella," said the sweetest voice in the world, the one I wanted to here. I turned to see Edward smiling. The sight made me melt inside. "Would you care to dance?"

I felt my cheeks burn, "I'm not that good at dancing, I'm not that graceful," I said sheepishly.

"Don't worry Bella, I would never let you fall," he said truthfully. He gently took my hand and raised it up then with his other hand gently placed it on my back. With my other trembling hand I put it on his shoulder. My eyes traveled from looking at my hand now on his shoulder to looking into his eyes. I took an inhale to calm myself to smell the most wonderful, mouthwatering thing in the world.

"Ready," he whispered in my ear. I slowly nodded. He chuckled lightly. Then before I knew it we were whirling and twirling along with everyone else. I smiled. I wasn't making a fool of myself.

"You know you are lovely when you smile, her eyes light up when you smile," he whispered into my ear, his cold breathe ran down my neck making me shiver. I felt myself blush and slowing moving up to my ears. "You look lovely when you blush too." He chucked, "your blush goes up to your ears, how delightful." To my great sadness the music stopped. I frowned only to here Edward chunkily.

"Do worry Bella, we will dance again," he promised then bowed and kissed my gloved hand. I stood there dazzled for a moment then slowly looked over to a chair and sat down.

"Here, my dear have some lemonade," said Mrs. Newton handing me a cup with lemonade in it.

"Thank you," I said taking the cup from her. I took a slip and watched as others danced. Jessica was dancing with Mike; they both looked like you were talking about gossip. I wanted to laugh.

I put the cup down and got up to get some flesh air. I walked outside to the garden. The garden was nice with little paths running although it. I walked and looked at the flowers; a lot of them were dieing, but nothing last forever. I took a seat on a bench and looked up to the house. I was pretty far away from the house but you could still see it with in all light up. I relaxed and thought about the wonderful dance I had with Edward. A twig snapped and I spun around in my seat to see what it was. All I could see was forest. My heart was pounding. I thought about the bears and mountain lions that are around here. I saw something move. I stopped breathing. I squinted to see better into the woods. I still saw nothing. I slowly stood up. A hand grabbed my shoulder and I screamed.

"Bella!" I turned and saw Edward there with wide eyes. I quickly stopped screaming. I threw my arms around him and buried my head in him shoulder. My heart was still pounding and I was scared. He froze at my action then loosed and wrapped his arms around me.

"Edward," I whimpered.

"Shh, Bella it's ok, I'm here, its ok," he whispered into my ear. He kept whispering comforting words in my ear. Slowly my heartbeat went down and I felt calmer. I pulled away from Edward, but I didn't want to and he let go of me. I lost my mask from putting my head in his shoulder.

"Have you seen my mask?" I asked looking around. Edward belt over and pulled something up.

"Yes," he said smiling. I couldn't see him very well for the only light was from the moon. I stepped closer to me, "May I?" he asked. He gently put the mask back on my face, I felt his cold fingertips touch my face and it sent a shock through me. Looked up into his eyes, his let go of the mask and slid the back on his forefinger down my cheek to my chin before pulling it back to him. My heart was beating wildly. We walked back to the house in silence.

"Goodbye Bella. I hope to see you again," he whispered bowing a kissing my hand again. He then smiled, turned and walked away.

"There you are Bells," laughed my father. I followed him to the carriage were Jacob waited outside. He helped my father in first. He gently grabbed my hand helping me in the carriage.

"Be careful around Cullen, Bella," he whispered in my ear. Before I could stay anything I was in the carriage and he closed the door.

I walked down the hall of the servant's house. How dare you say that to me, what right does he has to say that to me! I stopped at the door and knocked loudly.

"Come in," I heard him say. I quickly opened the door not thinking and walked in. Jacob was sitting on his head reading a book with no shirt on. I could see all the muscles he had. I quickly looked down. I heard the door swing shut behind me.

"Bella!" I heard him stumbling around the room.

"I'm sorry."

"Bella, what are you doing here? You can look now." I looked up to see him standing very close to me but with a shirt.

"What did you mean when you said 'be careful around Cullen', and how dare you say that about him, do you even know him?"

"I know what he is," he said staring at me.

"And what does that mean!" I was angry with him now.

"You don't know anything about him, Bella!" he yelled at me.

"I do too, I know that he is sweet and nice and a gentleman." He snorted.

"I bet you wouldn't be saying those thing if you knew," he said.

"Know what?" I asked.

"What he is, what his family is," he hissed. I rolled my eyes.

"And you know what he is!"

"Yes," he asked stepping closer to me, closing the three feet we had about from us. I quickly stepped back hitting the door. He stepped forward again.

He sighed and his eyes soften, "Bella, you don't know how fragile you are," he whispered and gently lifted up his hand and gently stroked my check. He hand was so warm almost hot. I took a raged breath. "You don't know how easily he can hurt you Bella."

"I have to go," I said and opened the door and started walking out but Jacob grabbed my wrist and spun my around.

"Please be careful," he whispered and let me go. I ran to my room and a most unladylike manner and flew myself on my bed. I was shaking from my head to my toes. I pulled out all the pins out of my hair and changed into my nightgown and wrapped a blanket around me. I closed my eyes to see Edwards face and hear Jacob's words, 'please be careful.'