I'm not trying to steal the amazing thing that is Twilight. Don't sue me.
Please remember that this is the same characters as the last two chapters, but a time skip. A big one.
Charlie would have a fit if he knew where I really was right now.
I took a sip from the drink currently in my hands and shuddered at the cheap yeasty taste.
"Bella!" Alice suddenly appeared at my side, hoisting her heavy arm over my shoulders. She pressed her face into my neck and I nearly fell over trying to get away from her.
"Wow!" she enthused, taking a long sniff from my skin. "You smell greaaaat..." she trailed off, inhaling contently, and stumbling around some more. She'd obviously had more than enough to drink.
"Thanks, Alice," I smirked at her behaviour. The more she had to drink, the more enthusiastic she got to be.
"Bella! Bella! Bella!" Alice repeated my name over and over in different tones, and I dragged her over to a bench just beyond the pool area and sat her down, grabbing her head just in time before it hit the wooden arm rest.
"Such a pwetty name!" She shouted. "D-do you think I should ask Jass... Jas... Jaspp..." She struggled to pronounce the full name, and I started to worry about how much she'd really had to drink. I'd only seen people this drunk in the movies.
"Jasper?" I tried.
"Yes!" Alice shouted. I flinched back.
"What do you want to ask Jasper?"
"If... if...," she yawned loudly.
"If he'll be your boyfriend, then marry you, move in together, then have lots of kids? I guessed.
"Yesss! Can you find him? Pwease, Bella? You're my bestest friend ever!"
"Hey! I heard that Alice." Rosalie came and sat down on Alice's other side, patting her spiky hair into a more presentable state while Alice tried to slap her hands away.
"Rose?" I asked her over Alice's head, "Could you please find Jasper", Alice gave a short enthusiastic scream at this point, "and have him take this one home?"
She nodded and left, leaving me to hold a suddenly weepy and tired Alice.
"He'll never love me!" She cried, holding onto me for dear life. I released her grip on my arm, and let her cry into my chest. I watched the party going on in front of me while I patted Alice's hair sympathetically. Someone started walking in my direction, but because of the light behind them I couldn't see who they were till they spoke.
"How's my little sis going?" Edward asked, now sitting next to Alice.
I smirked. "Crying over her beloved Jasper."
He groaned. Everyone, and I mean everyone, knew Alice and Jasper were polar magnets who were very strongly attracted to each other, but they were too shit-scared to do anything about it.
"I shouldn't have brought her here." He said, looking at Alice's state. "Who knew what would happen when she got alcohol in her? Absolutely no stomach for the stuff." He shook his head disappointedly, smiling.
I could feel the unmistakable electricity sparking between us, and the inevitable blush heat my cheeks. I quickly thanked the darkness for covering me like a cloak.
"Are you enjoying yourself so far?" Edward asked, sitting forward.
I smiled sarcastically. "What do you think?"
"You hate these things." He concluded. "Why did you even agree to go?"
"This one here," I tapped a sleeping Alice on the head, "blackmailed me."
"What she do now? Another Bella makeover?"
I blushed even deeper this time. "Something like that." Liar.
Alice had actually threatened to tell Edward of my indulgence in all things him, including the one time I hid under his bed all night – while he was sleeping on top of it.
"Alice!" I heard a deep male voice groan, and I saw Jasper running towards us.
"God, sweetheart, what happened now?" He blurted unthinkingly, touching her face.
Edward quietly growled.
"She's had a little bit too much to drink, that's all." I added. I did an internal fist pump as I took in Jasper's worried face.
"I should take her home." He pulled Alice into a sitting position, and gently grabbed her under her arms.
"I'm her brother, I'll do it." Edward stood up quickly, pulling Alice away from Jasper.
I could see the opportunity slipping away, so I intervened.
"Oh! Edward, I was just going to ask you if you could take me home?" I put my hand on his arm and tried to smile convincingly.
"I could take Alice home and come back?"
I put all my impromptu skills on demand. "But I'm feeling kinda... sick. I've got a really bad headache." I rubbed my temples as if to prove my point.
Edward looked at my suspiciously, narrowing his eyes. His instincts were right, I was perfectly fine, if not a bit bored, and I was never one to inconvenience someone else.
He nodded his head anyway, and turned to Jasper, scowling at him before handing a still quiet and unaware Alice over. She would have been having a fit if she was awake by now.
"You better not do anything to her!" He shouted at his best friend as the Jasper carried Alice to his car.
Edward seemed to be distracted as he grabbed my hand and pulled me with him.
"Where are we going?"
He stopped and looked down at me. "Your house, renember? You have a headache?" He said slowly, as if I were stupid.
"Oh yeah," I said quietly, berating myself.
He mumbled incoherently and pulled me behind him, opening his car door for me like a true gentleman.
The air in the car was once again filled with the strange electricity that seemed to spark between us whenever we were together – especially in the dark. It had started to feel like this about halfway through senior year, and nearly every time I saw him I felt attracted to him. Not in a boy-meets-girl attraction way – I already felt that about him – but like I needed to be near him; every move he made, I was aware of; it was like I didn't feel complete and content without him there.
I flinched as a cold hand was pressed to my head.
"Sorry," Edward apologised. "You were breathing a little heavy. Just checking to make sure you haven't got a fever."
He smiled my favourite crooked smile of him, and I realised just how close we were. Sitting in his Volvo, the only thing keeping me from kissing those lips of his was the centre console – which would be unbelievably uncomfortable if leaned into.
Edward's eyes looked down and licked his lips involuntarily. I found myself in a trance as the electricity between us reached its peak.
The only sound in the air was our heavy breathing. He slowly leaned forward, unsure, but also teasingly. It was unbearable, but my limbs were frozen in place, and I couldn't move.
My eyes fluttered closed automatically when he was only inches away from my face, and I could feel his minty-sweet breath on my face.
It seemed like time stood still when I felt his lips press again mine, the feel of them making blood rush into my cheeks, unlocking my muscles from their frozen state. I breathed out heavily and reached up and grabbed Edward's hair, pulling him closer with everything I had. Our lips were moulding together in the most beautiful ways, and I felt a tugging feeling build in my stomach.
A car door being opened ripped us apart.
"Thank God you're still here, dude. Newton would've had to drive us home if– what's wrong?"
Edward looked over at Emmett quickly and tried to slow his breathing, the lustful expression on his face quickly disappearing.
"Nothing, Emmett, um... right..." He reached for his keys and got the car started just as Rosalie got in the back seat next to Emmett.
I leant back in the seat and concentrated on slowing my breathing.
Kissing is the most amazing thing ever!
Edward's kiss, my first kiss, elicited the greatest feelings in me. I decided that if there was one thing I could do for the rest of my life, it would be kissing him. Over and over and over...
Stop it! I chastised. I could feel my breathing getting heavy again, just thinking about the kiss.
Wow. I really need an excuse to do that again.
The drive to Rose's house was short and awkward. Emmett could sense that he had interrupted something, the atmosphere between us four was usually playful – but thankfully he stayed quiet. I had a feeling that anything could set Edward off right now.
Emmett kissed Rose fervently and heavily in the backseat, the sound of their kisses and moans the only thing as the engine was turned off. He slapped Rose on the backside and she squealed as she got out of the car, earning another kiss before finally leaving.
I don't know how it could, but the atmosphere between the three of us left got even tenser on the drive to our house. I stared out the window at the black outlines of trees as I started to get a real headache – probably a combination of the alcohol in my system and what had just happened.
Emmett slapped Edward on the back and thanked him from the ride as he got out of the car, leaving me and Edward alone once again.
I smiled awkwardly at him and opened the door.
"Bella," he begged, grabbing my arm.
He looked into my eyes, and before I knew it he planted a quick kiss on my cheek and leant back in his seat, smiling tenderly at me. I took this as my time to leave and got opened the door, thanking him for the ride as well before walking up the path to Charlie's house.
After telling Charlie I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Rosalie's sleepover, I escaped into my room, just in time to see the Edward step out of his car across the street. He leaned against the side and clutched his head in his hands, standing still for half a minute before walking in the front door. I waited till I saw his light go on before shutting my curtains for the night.
My last thought before sleep came over me belonged to Edward and that amazing, passionate kiss.
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