Wow! I've already gotten some reviews and followers for this story and it's only been published for maybe an hour? Thanks so much, guys! And since you guys have responded so quickly, here's a little EPOV for you.
EPOV:
Forks High reunion. Man, I never thought I would see the day. 10 years ago, I was a dweeby little kid who picked on a cute little nerdy girl, because she was better than me. I broke her heart and took her virginity because I was an asshole and because I could.
I had met Bella swan my 7th grade year when I moved from Chicago to Forks when my dad inherited my grandparents' home. I was a miserable brat who only wanted to play video games and check out hot girls, not that I would know what to do with one.
Emmett McCarty and Jasper Whitlock befriended me immediately and soon our little clique formed. With those two guys came Rosalie Hale, Alice Brandon and Isabella Swan. I liked Bella. A lot. I would pick on her because I wanted to get her attention. When that didn't work I found myself interested in the same things she was interested in. I would work hard at the same hobbies or study hard in the same subjects, so she would see how much I knew about it and that it would be something we could talk about and have in common.
Sipping from my beer I smile as I look through our senior yearbook. There was a picture in the Student Life section that had all of us standing as a group at a pep rally. The girls sporting our jersey numbers and us boys standing behind them. My arm was draped over Bella's shoulder and the look on her face looks like she kinda wanted to shit her pants or punch me in the throat.
That was the night we had all talked about going to the prom together.
"So, I'm taking Rose and Jazz is taking Allie. I'm going to go ahead and assume you're going to ask Bells." Emmett said as he kills another zombie on the video game he was playing.
I had thought about it. Hell, it's all I thought about. Seeing Bella in a dress with makeup and her hair done would make my whole high school career a success. I must've looked like a love sick fool because Emmett pushed me off of the couch with a laugh.
"You get this goofy look on your face when you think about Bella, you know. It's kind of disturbing. She's like my little sister." He cringes.
I roll my eyes. "I mean, I wanna' ask her, but I'm pretty sure she would sooner kick me in the balls."
Jasper swaggers in with an empty platter and plops down on the couch. "I swear, those chicks eat more than we do. It's almost insane." He picks up the lone celery stick from the plate and chomps on it. "What're we in here gabbing about?"
Before I had a chance to say anything, Emmett opens his stupid mouth. "How Edward is still pining over a certain Swan and how he should ask her to the prom."
"I'm not pining." I admit. "I just think she and I would have a fun time. Besides, our friends are going together so it's whatever. It makes sense." I shrug.
"Yeah, the girls were in there trying to convince her to go with you. Maybe you should go talk to her?" Jasper suggest and I get up and wipe my palms on my jeans, because I'm nervous as hell. I knock on the door and all the giggling stops and Bella is blushing.
"Hey, Bella, can I, uh, talk to you for a second?" I motion behind me with my thumb. Rose and Alice practically shove her out of her seat and force her to come with me. The only room I found that was empty and private enough was the bathroom. I wanted to punch myself in the face for that.
"What do you want, Cullen?" She asks, arms folded over her chest. Her super awesome chest.
I clear my throat and run my hands through my hair. I can do this. Man up, Cullen.
"I. So. Yeah." I clear my throat again. When the hell did it get so hot in here? "So look, I figure we might as well go to the prom together. Ya know? I mean, you're not going with anyone else. Right?" I wipe my hand over the back of my neck. When the hell did I start sweating?
She shakes her head no and I release a breath that I hadn't realized I'd been holding.
"So, what do you think?" I ask her. I'm afraid she's going to punch me in the dick for asking.
Bella bites her lip and pushes her hair behind her ear. "Okay. I mean, I probably won't be doing anything else." She shrugs like she didn't just make my whole day. Instead of smiling so wide my face splits in two, I nod and pat her on the shoulder.
"Cool. We'll figure out colors and shit later." I nod and walk out the door, chest puffed out and proud as a peacock.
"What the hell was I thinking?" I chastise myself. Shaking my head I recall, in perfect clarity, the events leading up to the prom. I had went over to Bella's house to pick her up and go pick out her corsage and boutonniere and when I got up to her room, I peeked my head inside her room where she was talking on the phone to Alice or Rose, I'm not sure which. She was telling them about how much of a moron I was and that she was probably going to be miserable the whole time and that I was probably going to end up leaving her by herself. My heart was pretty much shattered.
I knocked on her door and she looked up and smiled like she didn't just insult me. My voice was monotone as I asked her if she was ready to go. I drove us to the flower shop in silence. Seeing her face light up at looking at the flowers did soften my heart a little bit, but not enough to make me forget the fact that she was just dogging me.
Shaking my head I set my beer down and rubbed my hands over my face.
I'll do the next chapter in EPOV, also. Review me!
