Disclaimer: All things Twilight belong to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer. I just want to play with them for a while.
Chapter 4 Complete Me
EPOV
I could not believe it. I was actually going to get to talk to her. Bella, beautiful Bella. Wow, I don't know what I did in a former life, but I don't plan on wasting this gift. I was going to do whatever I could to get to know this angel and make her mine. I never really put much stock into the whole 'love at first sight' gag, Bella has made a true believer out of me.
When I first saw her outside the club, I was swept away. I was only vaguely aware of my surroundings. I do remember my jaw going slack, but I didn't really care. I just could not tear my eyes away. She had long beautiful chocolate brown hair that framed her breathtaking face. I could tell her complexion was flawless and I knew she would be even more beautiful without all the Halloween makeup. She was slender, around 5 foot 5 inches tall, give or take with the heels she was wearing, and I could tell she had a nice figure, but I couldn't get a clear picture because of the vampire cape she was wearing. However, the best part about her appearance besides her full lips that I have been aching to claim with my own, was her amazing brown eyes. Those eyes seemed to hold so much life; I could get lost in them for hours. If that wasn't enough, the outfit she was wearing was incredibly sexy.
I am sure Emmett thought my reaction outside was over the top. As I watched her walk past, something kept disrupting my view of her. I finally realized it was Emmett's hand, as he tried to break through my ogling. Then I saw that bouncer flirting with her and I started to get angry. I'm not sure who I was upset with more; Emmett for distracting me or the flirting bouncer. I caught Emmett's arm to still his distraction attempts right as that bouncer said her name – Bella. I felt my heart drop when he wend down on one knee and kissed her hand; I almost lost it. I had never been so jealous in my life. Luckily, Emmet intervened and he positioned himself to block my view, laughing at my reaction. I was able to catch a glimpse of Bella blowing him off as she casually sauntered into the club. I took several deep breathes as I tried to calm myself before I made a complete ass of myself in front of her. I just had this sudden need to protect her.
Now here I am getting ready to meet this angel. I was relieved when I followed Emmett up the stairs and saw that Bella and her friends had a table large enough to accommodate six people. I was hoping that this meant that I would be able to, at the very least, sit at the same table with her. I was still a little nervous about who her 'mate' would be for the evening. What if they hit it off? What if I don't stand a chance? I don't want her mate to be a total creep, because she does have to spend time with him. I'm just hoping she won't want to spend the rest of the night with him.
As I came up behind Emmett, I ran a nervous hand through my already messy hair. Luckily, football players in uniform are not known for their flawless hair, so I didn't try to smooth it down. I knew it wouldn't do any good anyway. I overheard Emmett saying something but caught only about half of it. It sounded like he said 'sexy matches and fairy dust work on football players.' I was going to have to find out what he said, because is caused Bella to blush the most beautiful shade of pink. She looked amazing. I could see more of her outfit now that her cape had slid a little to one side. It was incredible; no, she was incredible. She had a figure I could take a lifetime getting to know.
Just then, I saw a green streak leap into the air and land in Emmett's waiting arms. I assumed this was his 'mate' – Tinker Bell. I decided to watch Bella as Emmett and Tinker Bell made their introductions. She said her name was Alice. I chuckled to myself when I heard my friend say 'Sexy Peter.' That was a classic Emmett moment. I decided it was time to introduce myself.
"Hey Emmett, I see you found your Tinker Bell." I said smiling. As I looked up to Alice perched on Emmett's shoulder like a little pixie, I tried to sneak a peak at Bella, hoping she had noticed me. I was trying to play it cool, but I was so out of my league; I felt like a complete bonehead. "I'm Edward. I'm sorry you had to get stuck with the incredible hulk here. If he gets out of line just go for his soft spot, right –" I laughed as Emmett as he cut me off.
"Hey man, we won't be showing anyone my soft spots!" Emmett laughed.
"But you really are a softy, you know." I bantered back slightly turning in Bella's direction so she would not feel left out of the conversation. Emmet put Alice back on the ground and she skipped away. I swallowed hard as I tried to hide my nervousness before I turned to Bella to introduce myself.
"I see you've already met Emmett, aka Sexy Peter." I smiled warmly hoping she wouldn't notice the slight shake to my voice. "I'm Edward." I said offering her my hand, hoping she would take it so I could get the chance to touch her. As she took my hand, I felt a spark of electricity pass through my body from the connection. I can't be sure but I think she felt it too because we both quietly gasp at the same time.
"I'm Bella and that's Rose.," she said looking up at me from under her eyelashes as she dropped my hand to motion over to her cheerleader friend. As I marveled at her apparent beauty, I couldn't help be a little sad that she wasn't touching me anymore. "So tell me about those soft spots of Emmett's, just in case we need to rein him in?" She said with a wink. I felt a jolt go through me as I realized she was flirting with me and my heart soared again. I found myself slightly dazed unable to form a coherent word. Fortunately, her friend Rose saved me from an embarrassing pause when she decided to join our conversation.
"Who's soft spot are looking for, Bella?" she asked with a smile. Bella glanced up at me, returning my smile, opening her mouth to respond.
However, before she could say anything I suddenly blurted out, "Well, was I about to ask her if she had a soft spot for football players." I was cringing in my mind as I mentally opened my mouth wide and stuck my foot in. My voice softened at the end of my idiotic declaration in anticipation of her response. But as she looked up at me and captured my eyes with her deep chocolate orbs, I was struck again by her angelic features as her cheeks blushed pink. As we stood there, lost in each other's eyes, I forgot where I was for a moment.
Bella was the first to break the connection when she suddenly laughed. It sounded like church bells it was so beautiful. She blushed as she said, "I'm sorry. I seemed to have lost my head. What did you say?"
I groaned internally. Should I repeat my bonehead remark? 'Yes!' my heart shouted. For once, my head agreed. 'We' wanted to know. "I asked if you had a soft spot for football players." I said quietly. Her brow furrowed at my remark and I felt my face fall a little. Then she blushed and ducked her head. I couldn't resist lifting her chin to look at me as my thumb unconsciously caressed her jaw. As she looked up at me, she simply nodded her head. I leaned in and whispered in her ear, "I prefer vampires myself." She smelled so good, like strawberries and freesias. I felt her breath fan my check as she softly laughed. As I pulled away, she motioned for me to look over at Emmett and Rose. I reluctantly turned my head towards Emmet and Rose; I wasn't completely shocked to find them in a similar stance as us. Hmmm… I like the sound of that word, us.
"What are you two whispering about over there." I heard Bella say to Emmett and Rose. I raised my eyebrows to them and smirked.
"Emmett was consoling me." Rose shot back, obviously not appreciating Bella's attempt to embarrass her. "It would appear that my 'mate' has fallen under your sexy vampire spell and now I've been abandoned. Mate-less." she said with a pout. As I watched Emmett put his arm around her shoulders, he looked like he was going clear off the table and jump her right there. I almost laughed out loud, but quickly disguised it as a cough.
Bella narrowed her eyes at Rose. Was she jealous of Rose being with Emmett? I was starting to get a little worried. I saw a slight blush rise to her checks as she shot back. "Rose, You seem to have gotten over you loss quite well." But then the most beautiful smile lit up her face and I realized she was joking with Rose. She was positively radiant when she smiled. I would have to make sure I did everything I could to make her smile more.
As Rose glanced towards the stairs, I decided to invite Bella to sit down at the table with the intent of securing a seat next to her at the table. As I motioned towards the table, I heard Rose call my name.
"Oh Edward, I think you're about to get a little competition for your vampire's attention. She just might bite you and leave you now that her real mate has arrived." She said as she continued to look towards the stairs. "I'll be right back!" Rose shot over her shoulder as she hurried off in the direction of her gaze, leaving a slightly stunned Emmett.
I looked down at Bella trying to smile through my dread at the realization that she might want to spend the evening with her vampire 'mate' over me. Amazingly, she returned my smile and continued to walk to the table. She motioned for me to sit in the chair to the right of where she stood. She looked over at Emmett who still hadn't moved from the spot where Rose had abandoned him and called his name. "Emmett, why don't you sit over there?" She motioned to the empty seat next to the vacant one to my right. "I believe that is Rose's drink there, next to Edward, so you can sit on the other side of her.," she said sweetly. I pulled out the chair for her and motioned for her to sit. She slipped gracefully in the chair and then turned her face up to mine and smiled. I just held my breath as I slowly slid into my seat without breaking her gaze.
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JPOV
'Finally!' I sighed to myself as I reached the head of the line at Eclipse. A neighbor of mine, Mike I think it was, recommended this place. I had only been in my new place a week when Mike came by to welcome me to the building. I wonder if he's gay. I mean he had a plate of homemade cookies and everything. What straight man does that? I decided to go check the nightclub out during the next week to make sure it was my kind of place, if you know what I mean. I preferred to dance with women. That was when I found out about the costume theme. I decided to participate, figuring is would be a great way to meet new people, since I didn't know many people in Seattle. I've been here a few times on business, but socially I didn't know a soul. I knew Rose went to college here, but I figured she would get out of this place in favor of somewhere warm with sandy beaches and muscled lifeguards or something. The last time I saw my cousin was when she graduated from college a few years ago. Since we hadn't seen any weddings or funerals in the family for the last couple of years, the opportunity to get together with her hadn't come up.
As I walked up the stairs to the designated area for the Costume Couplings Contest, I found myself hoping my date wasn't a total bimbo. I looked up and saw a large green man with a little woman that could only be described as a pixie. I briefly caught her eyes and a feeling of warmth spread out through my chest. 'What was that?' I mumbled to myself, shaking my head. I looked back to the green guy, but she was gone. I scanned the area at the top of the stairs trying to find her. As I approached the open area at the top of the stairs, my gaze was caught by the sparkling black eyes of the very beautiful pixie. All I could think was, HOME.
She was very short; I don't think she even topped 5 feet. She had short, black spiky hair that framed her beautiful face. She was waifishly thin and it suited her to a perfectly. As she approached, her movements were so gracefully it looked like she was dancing. But her eyes simply sparkled with pure excitement. All I could think of was that overly romantically line from the movie 'Jerry McGuire' where Tom Cruises utters those famous words… "You complete me." I enjoyed an internal laugh at my silliness. But it was so true. I felt complete when I looked in her eyes.
As she stopped in front on me, she cocked her head to the side and said, "You've kept me waiting a long time." Then she gave me a tiny smile that make we feel weak at the knees and she held out her hand to me. I was stunned, but I quickly recovered as my Southern training kicked.
"I'm Sorry, ma'am." I said returning her smile, as I ducked my head to acknowledge her and then I took her tiny hand in mine.
"I'm Alice.," she said sweetly, still holding my hand.
"Nice to meet you, Alice, or would you rather be called Tinker Bell?" I said smiling as the big green guy and this little pixie's costumes suddenly made sense to me. I could stand here all day looking into her eyes and she didn't seem to mind.
"You can call me what ever you want." she said, a little dreamily. It was so adorable and cheesy at the same time I couldn't help but chuckle at her answer.
"Okay. Alice it is. I can't keep calling you Tinker Bell after tonight. What will the neighbors think?" I said with a wink. Oh how I hoped she would see me after tonight. Just then, I heard a familiar voice behind Alice squeal.
"Jasper! What are you doing here! I thought you were still living in Texas?" A tall woman in a cheerleading costume that was barely there said excitedly, breaking me out of my reverie.
"Rose?" I responded realizing who it was. What is she doing here? Suddenly Rose pulled in for a hug and my connection with Alice was broken. No wanting to lose that completeness I felt with her, I looked into her eyes again. That is when I realized that she was it for me. As Rose commented on my costume, she asked if I wanted to meet my mate. I looked at her with a confused look on my face. What is she talking about? I've already meet my mate, my soul mate and her name is Alice. Of course, I started to come back down to reality when I realized that Rose was talking about the costume contest. I smiled and nodded for her to lead the way. As we walked, I thought I heard Alice whisper ever so quietly - Jazz.
A/N: Sorry for repeating that scene so much, but I wanted to get everyone's POV's so we know their reactions to each other. The next chapter should move things along better now that we have the gang together. Thanks for the reviews. You guys are AWESOME! XD
