Letters

Chapter III

Edward's POV

Bella Swan.

Why can't I get this girl off my mind? I've only talked to her through letters, for Christ's sake! I mean, don't get me wrong, letters are very personal but still.

I reached under my bed, which I'm currently laying on, and slip my hand along the floor until I felt the corner of the folded letter and grabbed it.

Don't judge me when I tell you this but, I brought the letter to my nose and inhaled deeply. It smells really good, and I mean that in a non creepy way. It just does. It smells like lemons, tangerines, and sugar cookies with this sexy woodsy undertone. It's amazing, and I'm becoming addicted. Quickly.

"Yeah, that's kind of weird Edward. Actually, that's a lie. It's really weird." Jasper said, while plopping down next to me causing the bed to bounce slightly.

"Shut up, man. Seriously, smell it and you'll understand." I said, sticking the letter under his nose. He made a face and drew back slightly before leaning in again and sniffing.

His eyes widened in surprise. "Dude, you're right! That smells fuck-awesome."

"I know!" I said while rolling my eyes and bringing the letter up to my nose and sniffing again.

"Anyway...I came for a reason. Well, two reasons. I talked to Alice and everyone today and they told me to tell you to call them and that they love you. Like always. You really do need to call them though. You haven't talked to them in months. They're worried." Jaz said, clapping my shoulder with his hand.

"I know." I said blankly.

"Whatever. The other thing I wanted to say was that you got a letter today that was specifically for you." He said, while pulling an envelope from his back pocket and tossing it on the bed next to me. "I figured I'd bring it to you." With that he turned and walked away.

I immediately turned the letter over to see who wrote it...BELLA!

I ripped the seal open and pulled it out.

Dear Edward Cullen,

I am really happy that you actually replied to my letter. -How could I not reply to a letter like yours? It was definitely a pleasant surprise. Anyway, I'm going to jump right into answering your questions!

1) I live in Forks because forced here by my father. See, I used to live in Phoenix Arizona with him, but after "The Incident", -Hmm. he told me that I was moving to Forks to live with my mother Renee. Yeah, I just came home from school and see that all my things were packed up in the living room, ready for shipping. -Damn. That wasn't a fun time. -I bet not. Charlie, my dad, and I don't exactly talk anymore but, I still talk to his best friends son, who incidentally lives in La Push Washington.

2)My friends are...amazingly awesome and crazy. Totally lovable. Anyway, first there is the previously mentioned best friend's son. His name is Jacob Black. He's 17 and a total goof-ball. He'll do anything to make you laugh and he is always sweet. Also, he has this huge project for his photography class where he has to basically make a book of pictures telling a story and he decided to do it on me, so he is always taking pictures of me! Apparently I'm so cool and interesting that his whole class should know about me! -Well you certainly do sound cool and interesting.

Next, there is Cole Wilson. He is CRAZY. But not in a scary way. In a fun way. He's 18 and completely cute. He will just start dancing for no reason, and whenever he and Jake are in the same room he makes that noise that happens when you yell while moving your hand on and off your mouth because, Jake is Native American. Jake doesn't get upset though, so that's good.

Then we have Vive Henders. Pronounced Vivy with the "long I" sound. - Wow, I haven't heard that explanation of a vowel sound since elementary school! I know, kind of a mouthful but, it suits her well. She is my best girlfriend EVER. She's 15 too, and I'm excited because we're going to get our licenses at the same time! Anyway, she is amazing. Super friendly. Our relationship is kind of weird though because we have absolutely nothing in common with each other. She dresses in the same style all the time while I mix up my look everyday. She likes shiny new cars and I like the ugly rusted ones that look like a tank. Well, I guess we do have one thing in common. We both like top 40 music but, that's also where we differ again. While she sticks to top 40, I branch out. I love everything. Well...I can deal with my bleeding ears when my mom listens to country. -Good girl. I don't like country either.

Anyway, there are a lot more but that would take forever!

3)In my spare time I like to work out, go to punk-rock aerobics, draw, write, play games, babysit, listen to music, read, go to really cool restaurants, watch roller derby games, go to concerts, sing, play guitar, play pranks on skanks, date, hang out with friends, go to pet shops and pet all the animals there. (Which reminds me to tell you that I have an Iguana named Bruce and a fluffy white cat named Fatty!) I like to read NYLON and HI-FRUCTOSE magazines, watch movies and go to gun ranges. You know, the usual! -The usual? Is she serious? And date?

4)Honestly it's a gift. Things like that just fall out of my mouth when I talk about those guys. Sometimes I just want to be like, "Shut up. I wear heels bigger than your dick." -Hahahahahahahaha.

5)Angela. She kind of jumped at me to be her friend. I think being friends with me gives her a strange credibility if you get what I mean. I know that she probably talks about me behind my back though so it's not like we are best friends or anything. I don't invite her to my house or to go shopping with me.

I hope I answered everything up to your expectations! But, now I have some questions for you army man.

1)What's it like to be in the army?

2)What is your family like? Do you miss them?
3)Why don't you wear panties? They're very comfortable and I know a lot of guys who wear them. -...That's interesting.

4)What's your favorite song right now? (Mine is "A Little To The Left" by Whitestarr. Right now anyway.)

5)What do you look like? If you don't mind me asking.

6)What is your favorite movie of all time, forever, hands down?

Well, that's all that I can think of to ask so...yep! Thanks again for actually writing back, I can't believe you did!

Hoping that you're doing good, your soon to be 16 year old friend,

Bella Swan.

God, she's cute! I seriously can't wait for her next letter and I haven't even started my reply back yet!

I reach over to grab a piece of stationary and a pen, and began to write to my friend Bella Swan.

I really have to say that all of you are amazing! 84 reviews for three chapters! What a confidence boost, for real. I love you all. P.S. I really am trying to make my chapters longer, but it's turning out to be extremely hard for me for some reason. I will say, though, that I know for sure that chapters in Bella's point of view will mostly be longer than Edwards because 1) I know next to nothing about what happens when you're in the military other then the obvious. 2) I'm still developing what I want Edward to be like. Do I want him to immediately fall in love, or do I want him to be more on the careful side? Kind of confusing but I assure you that I will figure it out, and feel free to tell me what you think should happen. I hope you liked it! Review please!

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