Here's chapter two! Hope you enjoy it.
Ryan seemed like a very nice guy. He told me about his high school career, and I just walked with him and listened politely. I told him about Reneé and Phil, and Charlie and Forks. I left out everything to do with Edward. He asked how I knew Alice and I told him she was my best friend in high school and we decided that we wanted to explore college together. Ryan told me about how his best friend died of cancer last year. They were planning to play football here together. I felt a certain level of sympathy for him, and my heart ached remembering the kind of pain I felt last year.
It was already three in the afternoon, Ryan walked me to my dorm room. I was on the third story. Alice was already packed and settled, of course. I knocked on the door, because I did not have a key to get inside.
"Wow, Alice, this place looks great. You sure worked hard," I said. I winked at her and sat down on my new bed. Ryan looked astonished at everything Alice accomplished in an hour. Though Alice and I knew that she was working at her vampire speeds.
"So, Bella," Alice said quickly changing topics. "Introduce me to your new friend here!" She winked this time and went closer to Ryan.
"Oh, Alice, this is Ryan. And Ryan, I've already told you about Alice."
"Nice to meet you Alice," Ryan said. He stuck his hand out but Alice did not shake his hand.
"Likewise!" Alice said sitting on the bed next to me.
"Well, Bella, I have to go find my other buddies, football practices starts in an hour and I forgot I need to go lift some weights. It was wonderful to have met you, maybe sometime we can go out to eat at the cafeteria, or get a cup of coffee together?"
"Sure Ryan, that would be great," I said with a hint of boredom in my voice.
"Well, then I'm out! Have a nice evening ladies." Ryan turned and closed the door behind him.
"Bella! You already made a new friend! How wonderful!" Alice chimed.
"Yeah, I guess so, I'm surprised myself. He's not a bad guy."
"So, now time for decorating this room, the white walls are killing me!" Alice grabbed one of the trunks and opened it. I saw a lot of pink in it and groaned.
"Oh come on Bella, it'll be fun. I can't do this without your opinion, since you do live here too. Oh, wait, on second thought maybe later, Jasper is coming to take me hunting."
"Jasper is here? Since when?" I wondered how long he would be here before he went back to Egypt with Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle, and Esme.
"Well, Jasper is kind of going to this school now too. He didn't want to leave me here without him all year long. He's a couple stories above us."
"So, why didn't you two get an apartment together then?"
"Well, I didn't want to leave you by yourself Bella, who knows what kind of trouble you'll get yourself in, or how many trips you take to the hospital this year. Besides, did you really want to go through the awkward stage with a complete stranger as a roommate?"
I thought about that for a minute, and replied "No, and you're right. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you Alice."
"Well, good. Glad we've come to an agreement." There was another knock on the door then, and I guessed it was Jasper.
"Where are you going hunting, anyway?" I asked curiously. "We're in the middle of a city!"
"Well, we're just going out into the countryside and hunting small animals I guess, just something to hold us over until weekends." Alice opened the door and pulled Jasper into a hug.
They embraced for a long time until finally Jasper said "Oh, hello Bella! Enjoying yourself?"
"Eh, it's okay I guess" I replied, still sounding bored.
"Well, Alice, we better go." Jasper said.
"Right, honey! Let's go!" She faced toward me and said "Bella, if you want a place to eat, there's a to-go pizza place down the street, you might like it."
"Okay, I might try it. I'll start decorating I guess if it will make you happy."
"Yay!" Alice hopped up and down clapping her hands. "We will be back late tonight. See ya Bella!" They closed the door and I was alone. I laid down on my bed sighing.
Suddenly I realized I had not opened Jacob's gift yet. I ran to the desk where the bag and the card were placed. I took out the tissue and opened the card first. The card read "To My Dearest Friend" and on the inside it read:
Bella,
I am so happy we spent so much time together this year, it has made me such a great person. I am honored that I can have a person so beautiful and wonderful as you as my friend. I hope one day our friendship can be something more, but I will always be here waiting for you with open arms. Please come visit me soon, La Push will be waiting for some excitement!
Love you with all my heart,
Jacob Black
I fought back tears and pressed the card to my heart. It was so beautiful. How can I survive college without my dearest friend Jacob? It was hard enough with out…Edward… (I managed to choke when I thought his name), now I do not have either of them in my life. I will have to visit Jacob as often as I can. I reached into the bag and pulled out a picture frame with a picture of Jacob and myself. We were standing on the beach in La Push, the same day Jacob told me he was a werewolf. Sometimes I forgot he was a werewolf, but I did not care what he was anyway. I read the side of the picture frame and it said Best Friends Forever. I was so excited I put it on my desk next to my new laptop. Now I would always be reminded of my Jacob.