Me: Hello again!!
Rosalie: Do you have to sound so cheery!
Me: Take your hang over elsewhere Barbie!
(Rosalie stands up and leaves, leaving Bella by herself)
Bella: (hyperventilating) Um AUTHORESS?
Me: Yes Bella?
Bella: Can I leave?
Me: After you do the disclaim.
Bella: OK she owns nothing-AHHHHH! (Gets carried away by crazy fanatics)
"Oh my god Bella stop denying it!" Jessica yelled while pinning me down in the process.
"Jess, get off me!" I yelled at her.
"NOT until you admit that you've got the hots for Edward Cullen!"
I sighed and paused for a few seconds. Then I said "Fine….I like him".
"Who?" she asked mockingly.
"Edward Cullen" I said in a tiny voice.
"I cant hear you." she mocked once more.
"Edward Cullen!" I whisper-shouted.
Feeling satisfied Jessica got off me and I stood glaring at her triumphant expression.
"I knew it!" she said amusingly.
"Oh come off it Jess! So what if I like him?"
She didn't answer me and I saw a strange expression flash on her face. Ohhhhhh.
"Jessica you like him don't you?"
She suddenly became furious and she half shouted "No!"
"Whoa! Chill Jess I was just asking…….did something happen between you and Edward?"
She paused and gave me sad look. Okay now I'm worried.
"What happened?" I asked sympathetically.
"Well….we were at the party having fun and all, then I saw him from across the room. I left Mike to go say hi and maybe have a little fun with Edward. I came up and we started talking. I flirted a little and I got comfortable so I asked him out."
"Oh no Jess."was all I was able to say at the moment.
"Yeah….he turned me down." she said hanging her head low. I gave her a hug and told her she was too good for him. The bell rang for morning classes to start and I asked her if she would be able to go to school today. She just nodded and we both walked to the buildings.
We separated and headed to our classes. My English class with Erick was B-O-R-I-N-G, boring!!!! I was thanking all the gods in the heavens when the bell rang for us to leave. I walked to my biology class next. I sat alone in my usual seat only to feel someone sit in the normally empty seat. I look up and who do I see?
Edward. Freaking. Cullen.
"Hey." he said.
I nodded but didn't say anything. I was still dwelling on the fact that he turned down Jessica even though he barely knew her.
The lecture started and felt these weird urges and burning sensations. What was weirder was that the sensations were all directed towards Edward. I tensed and looked at him from the corner of my eye.
Weird.
He was tensed up too. I put my hair to the side so it would be like a screen between us. I looked once more and I saw he was looking at me this time. I met with his gaze and he looked away. I put my elbow up on the desk to rest my head on my hand but dropped my pencil with it instead.
"Oh shoot." I whispered.
"I'll get it" he said in a low voice. Unfortunately, the teacher called on Edward to answer a question, thinking that he wasn't paying attention. To the teacher's shock he answered the question perfectly. I felt like laughing but swallowed my giggles whole.
After the teacher went back to his lecture, Edward bent to get my pencil and handed it to my. My bare skin touched his briefly but during that time a wave of electricity shot through me and I immediately pulled my hand back.
"Thank you" I said.
I saw his expression and I knew he felt it too. He clenched his fists on the desk then hid them under it.
The bell rang and I felt like singing. That was the most awkward hour of my entire life!
"Bella?"
Edward was talking to me and I answered. "Yeah?"
"Mind if I carry your books?"
I looked down and noticed that I was having a hard time lifting them. I sighed and silently cursed my weak arms.
"Um sure….that is, if you don't mind." I said to him.
"I can handle it." he said with a smile that made me stop breathing for sometime.
He walked to my locker and said "I'll put your books in here for you."
I nodded as he put the books in my locker. When he was done, we started talking.
"Did you hear about the animal attacks?" he asked.
"Yeah. Actually, Charlie and some other officers are going on a hunting trip in the hopes of catching or killing the thing." I said.
"When are they going?" he asked.
"Um I think he said that they're all leaving on Saturday."
"For how long?"
"About a week…..why are you so curious?"
He frowned and said "No reason."
"Ah."
The bell rang and we parted ways without saying anything.
At lunch, I noticed that none of the Cullens had eaten anything. There was food on their trays but it was left untouched. How strange…….
When I got home I stumbled on my father getting ready for the hunting trip.
"Hey Dad. Your home early." I said.
"Yeah well there has been a change of plans Bells."
"What's going on?"
"There has been another attack, quite a few actually, and the hunting trip has been moved up to tomorrow."
"Oh." I said trying to hide my disappointment with no such luck.
Charlie stood up and walked over to me putting a hand on my shoulder.
"It'll be okay Bells, I'll be back before you even know it." he said kissing the top of my forehead.
"It's not me I'm worried about. I'm more worried about you." I said.
"Now Bells you know I've been in this business for quite a while, so you know how good I am and how careful I am. Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"Okay just promise me that you'll come home….safe."
"I promise." he said.
"Cross your heart?" I asked knowing that this was what my mom and I used to ask him when he was first starting out as an officer.
"And hope to……yeah." We both laughed and I gave him a kiss on the cheek before retiring to my room upstairs.
That night I went to bed feeling very bad about the hunting trip but decided to not tell my father seeing as he had so much confidence in himself and all. And…..I had confidence in him too. He was, after all, my strong, strict Daddy.
Me: So? What do you think of that huh?
Rosalie: I think it's stupid.
Me: Shut the hell up! And who told you to come back anyway?!
Bella: HELP!! They still have me!! (Gets carried away once more)
(Jasper comes out of nowhere)
Jasper: Please review. She'll start whining if you don't.
Me: Where the hell did you come from!?!