BPOV
After the whole Mike Newton thing, I had been getting a lot of attention. Alice had cheered me on the whole time. Alice was babbling as usual but something she said surprised me.
"Hey Bella, do you realize Edward is staring at you and grinning like an idiot?" She said. I followed her gaze and saw Edward staring intently at me with a goofy grin plastered on his face. I think he was too into whatever he was staring at to notice us looking at him.
"Don't be silly, Alice! Why would Edward look at me like that?" I asked.
"Because you look like a friggin goddess!" she said. I smiled at her attempted compliment. Lunch passed mostly quickly, with the exception of everyone staring at me. One guy came up to me and asked if I would sign his stomach with a purple Sharpie… Weird.
So I headed to class and once again got admirable stares. The joy of being a senior- you get free periods. I looked at my schedule and did a triumphant happy dance seeing as I had no class next. My cell phone buzzed and I whipped it out quickly. I had received a text from Alice.
Sweet n' Sour: Come 2 the library. Gonna hang out wit Angie's cru
BellaBaby: Kk. On ma way : - )
I hurried to the library to see Alice, Rosalie, Jessica Stanley, Lauren Mallory and Angela Webber sitting at a big oak table. An empty seat was reserved next to Alice.
"Hi guys! Thanks Al." I said giving her a hug.
"No prob" she said. Jessica and Lauren tried to ignore me. Jessica tried to be my friend when I first came here in first grade but she was snobbish and broke my Barbie doll because Lauren said to so I hadn't talked to her. She was also on the side of Mike, making fun of me, only because she loved Mike. Whatever, this is a twisted love thing. Angie smiled at me, one of my shy best friends, who took advanced everything, so we didn't see her often, I'm guessing she brought the evil twins. We talked about our vacation and Alice was in the middle of talking about her fantabulous trip to 'Pareeee' and how she met this really cute guy.
"Oooo, but what about Jasper?" I asked.
"What about me?" a thick voice said. We turned around to see Jasper leaning against the bookshelf with Emmet, Edward, Mike, Tyler and Eric. I blushed seeing Edward. At least I think it was Edward. Over the years, Edward had gotten even greener eyes, his features had evened out to reveal a perfect, chiseled face and a slender, muscled body from swimming. His hair was still a messy array of bronze strands and he still sported his crooked grin that made all the girls swoon. I gazed at him and his eyes met mine. He kept them there for a while, but then turned to greet everyone.
"Nothing. Jazzy is always mine!" she said pulling Jasper down a few feet to a hug. This got a chorus of 'awwwws' from the girls and confused looks from the boys. You see Jasper is very sensitive and can calm anyone down. He is artsy but not emo and is not afraid to show emotions. All the girls like him as at least a friend and most of the guys did not get how Jasper 'got the chicks'. Jasper pulled up a chair and sat next to Alice, well Alice sat almost on top of Jasper.
"You guys are welcome to sit too." I said, gesturing to the empty chairs. Emmet pulled up a seat two chairs away, next to Rosalie. Edward sat on my right. Mike was about to sit there but Edward swooped down quickly and smiled. I mouthed a thank you as Mike looked desperately for a seat.
"You can sit there" Rosalie said, pointing to an empty seat at the end of the table, away from everyone.
"Or you could sit on my lap" Jessica said, trying to sound seductive, opening her legs wide, practically flashing the library. I made a gagging action which only Alice saw. She stifled a laugh.
"I don't wanna sit there!" Mike whined. "I want to sit next to Bellll-la!" he howled like a seven year old. I was about to burst into laughter, I had been trying so hard not to have a fit of laughter. I took deep breaths and glanced at Alice to see she was having the same problem as me. Mike reluctantly took the seat at the end of the table, though Jessica dragged her chair over to sit next to him so she could keep him company.
"What did you do over the summer while I was gone, Bella?" Alice asked me.
"The usual. I hung out the rez a lot with Jacob, Quil and Embry. I went cliff- diving, scared the hell out of Sam and almost drowned 'cuz there was a storm. I fixed a motorbike and drove it around the place and almost crashed. I am not a two – wheeler anymore. Helped fix Jake's car. The usual" I said simply.
"The rez?" Edward asked, staring at me with those intense emerald eyes again.
"Yeah, La Push. The Indian reservation for the Quileute Indians."
"Who's Jake?" Edward asked/snapped, a hint of… jealousy.. in his voice?
"My best friend. We used to hang out when we were little like at 3 years old and then when we were around 14 and up."
"How's Jake doing?" Emmet boomed, startling Mike and the others who were having their own conversations.
"He's good. He grew to like a massive beast and is not 6'8! He opened up a mechanic shop and is helping with his dad's medical bills" I smiled.
"OMG IS HE CUTE?" Alice shouted. Her outburst triggered a lecture from the librarian. All eyes were on me. The boys were eager to know if the beautiful Bella Swan thought the mystery boy was cute. I bit my lip and Edward flinched.
"Yeah…" I said, blushing about forty different shades of crimson.
"OMG BELLA AND JAKEY SITTING IN A TREE! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!" Alice chanted, definitely over excited. I shot Jasper a nervous glance and he started soothing circles on Alice's back. Immediately, Alice calmed down.
"Listen, there is a party that I'm hosting tomorrow. Everyone is invited!" Alice squealed in delight.
"Wait- What?!" Emmet and Edward boomed in unison.
"Party. At my house. Six o' clock sharp." Everyone was in. This was going to be interesting.
EPOV
I decided I was going to make it up to my friends. To my friends and Bella. I had just finished Trigonometry and was headed with the boys to the library. To our surprise, Bella and the girls were there along with –ugh Jessica Stanley and Lauren Mallory. I put on a fake smile as we waited for our entrance.
"What about Jasper?" Bella asked,
"What about me?" Jasper said, leaning against the door frame. All their attention flickered to him and as Alice gave him a hug, all the girls let out an aaaawwwwww. What is with Jasper and getting all the girls to fall in love with him? Not that I'm complaining since there are girls like Jessica Stanley out there and I do get my fare share of attention from girls but I never found a girl I was truly comfortable to be around- well except Bella but she would never like me like that. Everyone was starting to sit down and I noticed an empty space next to Bella. Mike was also eyeing that spot. Ugh. I swiftly stole the seat which earned a death glare from Mike. He complained that he wanted to sit next to Bella. Tough Toenails sucker! Jessica made some slutty remark about him sitting on her lap so he sat at the end of the table. Alice asked Bella what she did over the summer while we were in Paris and she thought of a summary.
"The usual. I hung out the rez a lot with Jacob, Quil and Embry. I went cliff- diving, scared the hell out of Sam and almost drowned 'cuz there was a storm. I fixed a motorbike and drove it around the place and almost crashed. I am not a two – wheeler anymore. Helped fix Jake's car. The usual" she said.
"The rez?" I asked, not sure what she meant.
"Yeah, La Push. The Indian reservation for the Quileute Indians." Then I remembered that she talked about this boy… Jake? Was it her boyfriend? Her cousin? You idiot, Edward! You didn't expect her to be single forever… especially with a body like that!
"Who's Jake?" I asked a little irritated with my internal battle.
"My best friend. We used to hang out when we were little like at 3 years old and then when we were around 14 and up." No wonder I haven't met him.
"How's Jake doing?" Emmet boomed, startling Mike and the others who were having their own conversations. Bella went on to describe him and I frowned. He cares for Bella, probably more than a friend. She talked and then Alice did the worst thing possible.
"OMG IS HE CUTE?" she shouted. Her outburst triggered a lecture from the librarian who was old, and looked like a prune. All eyes were on Bella, expectantly. The boys were eager to know if the beautiful Bella Swan thought the mystery boy was cute. She bit her lip. Oh, boy. When Bella bit her lip, that always meant that she did not want to say the situation out loud because it would embarrass her or is embarrassing.
"Yeah…" she said blushing like a tomato. Bella liked her friend. I was doomed.
"OMG BELLA AND JAKEY SITTING IN A TREE! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!" Alice chanted, definitely over excited. Jasper started rubbing circles on her back to calm her down.
"Listen, there is a party that I'm hosting tomorrow. Everyone is invited!" Alice squealed in delight.
"Wait- What?!" Emmet and I boomed. A party at our house. Sweeeet.
"Party. At my house. Six o' clock sharp." Everyone was in. This was going to be rather fascinating to watch.