BPOV
As I stalked away from the table I couldn't help but feel their stares boring into my back. I dug through my purse and found what was I looking for, the keys to my dance studio. Dancing always cheered me up, especially if Fred isn't there. Don't get me wrong he's a great coach, but he gets a little annoying sometimes. I finally reached the the field to head to Fred's car he had left for me to take to the studio and gasped. There was Alice, Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, and Edward just lounging as if it was totally normal for them to be here.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, rudely.
"Rose has something she wants to say," Edward said, staring at me. Rosalie looked like she really didn't want to say anything, but his glare convinced her that she should.
"Sorry," she whispered so low I could barely hear it.
"It's fine Rosalie. I do have a tendency to shut people out," I said. Crap, I wasn't supposed to let them know that!
"We are curious as to why that is," Edward informed me. I didn't know what to say without being forced to tell them, so I just fidgeted uncomfortably.
"Boys, leave," Alice said. Everyone turned to look at her with confused expressions.
"You heard what I said, now leave," she said. The boys quickly composed themselves and jogged off toward the campus.
"Come on, you can trust me and Rose," Alice said patting the patch of bench seat next to her. I quickly made the decision that a few friends would be nice, I mean I couldn't be alone forever. I tried to push back the part of my brain that kept telling me that I was only going to get hurt again and I succeeded. I sat down in between Rose and Alice as they stared at me expectantly.
"What?" I asked. I mean come on I was planning to tell them, but they had to ask.
"Why are you so against having friends?" Alice said, like it should have been obvious. I wasn't against having friends; I was against getting close to people.
"I am not against having friends," I said.
"It sure seems like it," Alice said.
"I just…." I said, nervously. I was suddenly nervous, I mean I hadn't said more than hi to anyone besides Fred in 3 years.
"Come on, you can tell us Bella," Rosalie urged. I couldn't help, but trust the honesty in her voice.
"It's just that every time I get close to someone they get taken away from me," I said, pulling grass out of the ground.
"Why would you say that?" they asked sincerely.
"Because my mother, my best friend, and my……brother got taken away from me," I sighed. Alice looked like she was going to say something, but I just kept on talking knowing that if I stopped I would break down.
"My mom died in a car accident when I was three, my best friend moved away when I was ten, and my….brother died in war when I was fourteen." I said, holding back the tears. "Of course I was sad when my mom and best friend left me, but after Al…Al…Alec left me I broke down and wouldn't let anyone in," I finished, allowing a few tears to trickle down my face. It was of course painful to think of my mom and best friend, but I had done it multiple times; never once had I allowed myself to think of Alec, my brother.
"Oh, Bella, I'm so sorry," Alice said, pulling me into one of the biggest hugs ever. I had to smile at how much she truly cared about me even though I had been rude to her. Alice finally released me and Rosalie gave me a weak smile.
"Bella, if you don't mind me asking, why is Alec so much more painful for you?" she asked. I knew this question was coming and I was actually waiting on my own answer.
"I feel like his death was my fault," I whispered, "We had a very close relationship, but of course we always had some brother and sister fights. I got really mad at him and told him to go get shot. He was mad too, so he went and signed up for the army and three weeks later we got a message saying he had been shot."
"Bella, that's not your fault at all. You were just angry, he shouldn't have been so stupid," Alice said, trying to comfort me, but it just made me mad.
"Don't call him stupid, he was brilliant," I said, "but then he threw it all away." Alice didn't seem shocked at all at my mood change, but instead she started jumping up and down.
"Now that we're friends Bella, we have to make it official and go shopping," she squealed.
"How does shopping make it official?" I asked.
"It's her favorite thing to do," Rosalie chuckled.
"Only for you, Alice will I go shopping," I said, teasing but serious at the same time.
"Great, I'll call the guys and let them know," she grinned.
"You take the guys shopping with you?" I said, instantly feeling sorry for them.
"Who else is going to carry the bags?" she said. At this I had to laugh.
"You've never seen her shop, Bella," Rosalie sighed, "the guys really are necessary."
EPOV
"Rosalie, you should apologize," Alice scolded, "She's our new best friend."
"She doesn't look like your friend to me," Emmett snickered, earning him a smack on the back of the head.
"Rose…." Alice pouted.
"Fine," Rosalie pouted. We all headed off to where we knew Bella was going. She always went to the same open field, which I didn't understand because there was nothing there. We took the short cut which Bella hadn't discovered yet and sat down. Bella was very intriguing; she always said or did just the right thing to keep you interested, but doesn't allow you inside her life. We all snapped out of our thoughts and small conversations as Bella emerged into the field and glared at us.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, rudely. I could definitely see the anger in her eyes, but there was something else that I couldn't identify.
"Rose has something she wants to say," I said, still trying to identify that other emotion. I then noticed that Rosalie hadn't said anything, so I turned to glare at her.
"Sorry," she whispered. I sighed; she would never completely give in.
"It's fine Rosalie. I do have a tendency to shut people out," she said. I had to keep my draw from dropping. I was expecting her to go into a tantrum, but like always she surprised me.
"We are curious as to why that is," I said, hoping I would finally discover the mystery that is Bella Swan. She seemed to be uncomfortable as I said this and I knew I would be getting no new information.
"Boys, leave," Alice demanded. I was shocked, why should we leave?
"You heard what I said, now leave," she said – or screamed. Jasper, Emmett, and I quickly got up jogging towards our dorms. When we got inside I hit the up button on the elevator.
"Dude, you can come chill with us," Emmett said.
"I've got homework," I said, pretending to be annoyed. I had never told anyone how much I truly enjoyed photography.
"Come over when you're done, we're going to play Call of Duty 4," he grinned. Giving video games to Emmett was like giving sugar to a five year old.
"Sure," I laughed, stepping out of the elevator.
As I waited for the pictures to load I heard a beeping noise. It took me another five minutes to realize it was my phone. I looked at the screen to find out it was a text from Alice.
We're going shopping! Meet us at the entrance in ten minutes!
I sighed; Alice and her shopping. I knew she would kill me if I didn't show up, so I grabbed my phone, keys, and wallet heading out the door.