A/N: Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed! This next chapter is fairly short. But, there is a reason. You see. This chapter is mainly filler but it dows leave off at an interesting note, of which will lead into the main conflict and CLIMAX of the story (oh snap!) Also, I'm updating this very quickly because the last chapter was a major case of writers block for me, despite the number of people who told me they loved it. I also loved that chapter, but that was only after forcing ideas out of myself. This chapter however was rather easy, and the chapter AFTER it is even EASIER! So I shall begin work on it right away.
This is the actual newsy part of this: I'm going away this weekend on friday directly after school and I won't be back until Sunday. If I can manage it with this chapter, I'll update late Thursday night at the latest. (WHICH IS TOMORROW NIGHT) or POSSIBLY Friday afternoon. But, as the case may be, there won't be an update until monday. SO, I'm very sorry to everyone who actualy enjoys reading this on a semi-regular basis. I've had this happen with stories that I read and been nearly ready to rip my hair out.
OH! I'm estimating about FIVE chapters LEFT to this story! I DO have an idea for a sequel that I may write as a story anyway, but that all depends on whether or not you WANT a sequel, or want it to end the way it will end. Those five chapters will either include or exclude a BONUS chapter written in Edward's POV of part of the next chapter. That chapter is NOT going to be posted here, because I really don't like changes in pov's. I only used to get Edward's feelings and for effect. (which i think worked :3) The story's almost over!!! I have something like three stories reading to start writing on, and I'mma gonna ask certain people's opinions on which ones i should actually write. heee ENJOY! I'll stop talking now :P (Betelgeuse IS actually a star. My friend pointed it out to me one night when I was lying in the middle of the road, WHICH by the way is an AWESOME way to look at stars. you feel like your head is going to get run over the entire time and they look alot closer.)
Chapter Nineteen: Accident Prone
At New Year's there were fireworks. Charlie went down to help, just like the time I remembered. Edward brought me down to the viewing field and we lay on our backs on the cold ground. The day after Christmas had brought rain. I was given a white holiday, and now it was nearly all gone. I coughed loudly and could very clearly see my breath in the cool air.
There were still a few minutes until the fireworks would start but Edward and I just wanted to lie there. Edward was pointing out stars to me. He would name some like Betelgeuse and Sirius. Then I'd point at one and say it was Jabberwocky or Bandersnatch, the only fictitious names I could think of that I knew weren't stars.
"Look at that one," I said once without moving a hand.
"What one," he asked.
"That one!" Really, sometimes he was so unobservant.
"Oh that one." He was finally playing along. "It's very..."
"Tiny." He nodded and then we both laughed. It was a wonder really that we could even see the stars. I wiggled my legs to regain some warmth. I hadn't completely recovered yet from the flu I had had before Christmas. It came and went in small doses, though I did have a cough frequently.
"Hey Bella! Edward..." Oh no... here goes the evening.
"Hey Mike, Jess," I said, turning my head to look up at them.
"Why are you guys lying down?" Jessica asked, looking at us like we had three heads.
"It makes watching the fireworks better," I said curtly, hoping my lack of interest would make them go away. Edward took my hand tightly in his comfortingly.
"Really?" No, Mike. I'm just saying that. I'm actually lying here to somehow get in contact with the mothership. "Maybe we'll try it." I turned my head to Edward as Mike lay down next to me. I simply crossed my eyes to show my frustration. He grinned at me and squeezed my hand.
Edward sat up and looked over the field. "Bella, Charlie's calling to you," he said. Mike looked at me sadly.
"I guess I'll see you guys later," but I most definately won't. "Bye." Mike and Jessica called their goodbyes as Edward led me nowhere near Charlie. Once we were out of sight he scooped me into his arms and raced to the other end of the field.
He set me down and we both immediately began to laugh. "What was he thinking?" I asked.
Edward scoffed "You look nice, smell good, and he hates me with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns, to be exact." I giggled.
"Do you want to beat him up?" I asked. He nodded and plopped onto the grass. We both lay back down and stared up at the sky.. Then, right before our eyes, brightly coloured sparks exploded against the dark night sky. I squirmed my way colser to Edward so that we were pressed against one another. There were several times when either one of us would flinch at the fright of having it fall on us. Whenever it happened we both laughed nervously.
When it was over I could see Mike and Jessica on the other end of the field, looking around cluelessly. Edward took my hand and we headed back to the parking lot. Inside his car it ws warm and comforting as he brought me home.
It was close to a month later. Charlie was bound to be suspecting something with the amount of time I'd been spending with Edward and, I was pretty close to telling him myself.
As a side effect of a realtionship with a beautiful vampire, we were madly in love with each other, hence, every day we were together. He would pick me up for school. walk me to my classes and sit with me at lunch and bring me home from school. There were only the occasional days when Edward went hunting that we never spent together.
I woke up to my alarm instead of Edward's soft kisses and groaned. Why wasn't he here. Then I remembered. He'd gone for a quick hunting trip last night. I got out of bed merely to stretch my aching muscles. I quickly pulled on my favourite blue sweater (only a favourite because Edward loved it on me) and a pair of dark, nearly black, jeans. I tied my hair into a sloppy ponytail and flicked my bangs into place with my fingers. I made my bed, ate breakfast and cleaned up after myself, all in record time.
There was nothing else I could do to waste any more time so I grabbed my keys and headed out to the car. My stomach dropped when I saw that it was snowing. Didn't we have enough in December? January was almost over now.
I came close to screaming when I started up the truck. There had only been a few times I'd driven her before. I never even noticed the snow chains until Edward pointed them out once. I noticed today that they had been replaced. Charlie must have done it early. IN any case, my ride to school was a bit smoother.
The road was covered in a pristine blanket of snow the entire way to school. Eventually I found it marked and defaced my tire tracks and muddy slush. Underneath that beautiful cover was horribly slippery black ice, a product of the light rain and cooling air. I had slid the entire way down the driveway this morning.
I pulled into the school, noticing less cars than usual. I guess most of my peers were driven this morning. I pulled in next to Edward's volvo and saw him walking towards me from one of the school buildings.
"Good morning sweetheart!" he said happily, pulling me into a warm hug and kissing me lovingly. I sighed. This was musch better.
"I missed you," I whispered. He grinned against my cheek and gave me butterfly kisses as he pulled back to look at me. I saw his bright golden eyes. Oops. There goes my heart. Really, it's just everything about him that will one day cause a fatal heart attack.
"I missed you more," I giggled at him and took his hand, ready to face a new day of school.
Then my world came crashing apart.
Edward was staring behind me looking horrified and I could hear everyone screaming around us. My heart was skipping a beat once I heard the tires squealing and Edward grabbed me. I turned around to see the van spinning wildly out of control towards us.
A/N: Ah the cliffhangery goodness :3 If there isn't an update tomorrow, then MAYBE friday, and probably monday. or sunday. Thank you all for your lovely reviews last time, please don't forget to review this time! I'll try and update quickly if you do! (Thanks to BroodyBrathan23 for inspiring me to update with her amazing talent of writing three stories and updating on a regular basis. AND if you haven't read her stories you are CRAZY and need to be institutionalized. Seriously.)