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Chapter 5—Sleepovers and Secrets
BPOV:
The team hopped off the bus in the filled parking lot at Forks High. A big crowd was waiting by the bus to congratulate all the players and when we got off they all started cheering. Loud. Really loud. I almost wanted to tell them all to shut up, loud.
I found Charlie right away and gave him a big hug. He was smiling hugely at me he was so proud. "You did great Bella, even better than I thought you would play," he told me. He looked like he could cry. But he won't, cuz that's not manly (or so I've heard).
"Thanks dad," I said smiling happily.
"Bella! BELLA!" a rather familiar and excited voice said from somewhere in the crowd. I looked around and quickly spotted a blonde head coming this way. I couldn't see Alice though…jeez she was short! She finally came out of the crowd followed by Rosalie with huge smiles on their faces. "That was great!" Alice squealed pulling me into a really tight hug.
"Thanks Alice," I said while trying to free myself from the iron grip that was Alice.
"Do you want to sleep over at my house tonight? Rosalie is going to and we really want to you come," she asked excited already.
I looked over at Charlie who had been watching the whole thing. He smiled and nodded, happy I was making friends. "Sure Alice, I'll just have to get my stuff. Where do you live?" I asked now that I realized I had absolutely no idea.
"We'll just follow you to your house and you can drive with us. You know, go green and all that," she said with a wave of her hand. I shrugged and lead her to the parking lot. "See you in a few," Alice said following Rosalie to her M3. I pulled out and drove to my little house.
I quickly packed everything I thought I'd need. Toothbrush, pj's, clothes for tomorrow, brush, and I also took the fastest shower of my life. Seriously.
I grabbed my bag and sat in the back seat of Rosalie's car. "So, what are we going to do tonight?" I asked apprehensively.
"Well, eat popcorn, talk about boys, watch movies, play games, talk about boys…"Alice said. I could see Rosalie in the rearview mirror mimicking Alice as she talked; I tried really hard not to laugh. I failed. "What's so funny?" Alice asked confused.
"Nothing. Why do we have to talk about boys?" I asked curiously. "Don't you two already have your own?" I asked curiously.
"Yeah we do, but you don't. Besides, it's not a crime to look," Alice said matter-of-factly. I saw Rosalie nod in agreement. Whether it was about me and boys, or looking at boys I wasn't sure. Or was it both…
"Why do I need one?" I asked defensively. I really could care less about boys at the moment. Too focused on school and baseball.
"Because you're going to the Spring Fling! You need a guy," Alice said in a final tone.
"But I don't want one," I whined like she was trying to get me to buy shoes. "I mean, I see boys everyday at practice, and when you see that…" I trailed off with a grimace. Don't get me wrong; I love to joke around and stuff, but the guys…yeah.
"Why don't you date someone on the team?" Rosalie asked. "You'd at least have stuff in common."
"Do you know who weird that would be? What if Coach found out? What if the rest of the guys found out?" I asked.
"I guess you have a point. They probably only think of you as a teammate too, so that wouldn't be much help. Your practically 'one of the guys' to them," Rosalie said. "No offense," she added quickly.
"No, I get what you're saying," I reassured her as we pulled into a huge driveway with a humongous house at the end. "This is your house?" I asked Alice in disbelief.
"That's exactly what I said the first time too," Rosalie laughed.
It turns out it was just as big on the inside as it was on the outside. Wow. She had a game room, a dining room, a huge kitchen, a living room, a family room, a game room, her dad's office, her mom's office, her brother's rooms, the bathrooms, her room, and her closet-which I count as it's very own room.
When I walked into Alice's room I had to blink. Everything was pink. Everything. The carpet, the walls, the beds (four-I don't get why she that many, but whatever) and even the furniture were pink. "Do you shop at Barbie's R Us or something? How did you find so much…pink?" I asked incredulously. I mean, I can tolerate pink, but I don't like it.
"My mother's an interior designer so it wasn't that hard," she said casually. "So, what do you guys want to do?" Alice asked excitedly.
"Nothing that involves moving, I'm beat," I said sighing.
"Okay, how about a movie?" Rosalie suggested. We all agreed and headed down to the game room while Alice got some popcorn and picked out a surprise movie.
"Benchwarmers?" I asked when it started. She smiled and we all started laughing. I love that movie.
"Hey guys, what are you doing?" Emmet asked when he came into the room. "Ooo, can I watch?" he asked when he saw what was playing. Alice nodded and Emmet flopped on one of the couches next to Rose. "Edward! Benchwarmers!" he yelled, making us all jump.
"Coming," Edward said as he entered the room. He sat down on the couch opposite of me next to Alice and we all watched the movie. Emmet and I kept on making comments throughout the movie to make everyone laugh. It was a good time-even Edward didn't seem to mind me at all.
"Okay, let's go to bed. I'm tired," Alice said yawning. We all nodded and headed to the rooms. I followed into her room along with Rose. All of a sudden Alice whipped around and smiled at us. That is not how a tired person acts.
"Sorry we had to leave the game room. I didn't know how to get the boys out so we could have some girl talk," Alice explained before jumping onto one of the beds. I flopped into one next her and Rose sat on one that was across from us.
"Okay, so what do we talk about?" I asked curiously.
"I don't know. Tell us a secret," Alice said to me. Rosalie looked at me expectantly too.
I sighed and said, "This is my first sleepover."
Both of their eyes grew wide. "Really?" Rose asked incredulously. I nodded. "That sucks," she said.
"Why?" Alice asked, getting to the point.
"Never really had the time to make too many friends. I did have friends, but I had to help my mom out around the house too. She can be completely useless sometimes," I said with a small laugh. Thank God Phil is like house-wife extraordinaire.
"Jeez Bella, why didn't you say something before? I could have planned and entire lifetime's worth of slumber party stuff for you!" Alice said. I could see the wheels turning in her head.
"Actually, I already had a lot of fun just watching the movie with you guys," I said honestly. I decided to quickly change the subject. "So, I told you guys a secret…"
"Not a very good one," Rose pointed out. Can't blame her, that was a crappy secret.
"Sorry, one per customer," I said sticking my tongue out at her playfully. She stuck her's out too and we all laughed. "So, how long have you guys been dating Emmet and Jasper?" I asked curiously.
"About a year for both of us," Rose said smiling.
"Wow. That's a long time. You guys all seem perfect for each other," I said truthfully. They probably were all soul mates.
"You know who would be perfect for you?" Alice asked. I shook my head, what was she talking about? "Edward," she said confidently.
I laughed out loud at that. "Edward? He doesn't even like me," I said. I was sad that he didn't like me; he seemed like a really cool person though. How could they think he was good for me?
"No, you two would be really good together. You're a lot alike," Rosalie said thoughtfully.
"How?" I asked confused.
"Well, when I turned on my car the other day you recognized that old classical song-that was Edward's cd," she said. He likes Claire de Lune?
"Besides, he and Emmet talk about you all the time," Alice said like it was completely obvious.
"They talk about me?" I asked, making it clear that I didn't believe her.
"Uh yeah. I swear they talk more about you than they do about me-and I'm their sister," Alice said in mock horror.
"What do they say?" I asked a little interested now.
"Bella did this, Bella can do that, Bella likes this, Bella said that," Alice mocked. I laughed, that is just so weird. "It's really annoying. I think my parents already like you and they haven't even met you," Alice said with a huge smile on her face.
"And Edward stares at you all the time," Rosalie added. Alice nodded.
"Why would Edward look at me?" I asked confused.
"Because your pretty," Rosalie said.
"Your gorgeous," Alice added.
I snorted, "Sure, I probably just had something on my face." I knew they were right though. I've seen him looking at me in biology but never thought anything of it. Maybe he just thinks I'm pretty and that's it. It would make more sense. "But he gets all mad when I make fun of Lauren," I pointed out.
"Oh please, you never even watch his expressions when you do that. He tries so hard not laugh but he can't help it so he leaves," Rosalie said confidently. Really?
"Yeah, I noticed that too," Alice, said giggling.
"Why does he do that?" I asked that completely confused.
"No idea," Rose said deflated.
"I got nothing," Alice said sadly, and then she smiled. An evil smile. "But I'm going to find out."
"Good luck," I said smiling to her. Dang that little pixie, she's making curious.
"Do you like him?" Rosalie asked the question I was hoping, no-praying-to avoid.
"I don't really know. We haven't talked that much but he seems like a nice guy. He's smart-I know that much from biology, and he plays baseball," I said shrugging. He sounded pretty good to me, but I really don't want to get my hopes up.
"He loves baseball," Alice said. "As much as you."
"And he's hot," Rosalie pointed out with a devious smile.
I looked at Alice and raised my eyebrows-I mean it is her brother. "He is," she said with a shrug. "What do you think Bella?" Alice asked when I didn't comment.
"Pfft. I have eyes," I scoffed. We all laughed and talked about random things before falling asleep.
What is that going on? I asked myself when I woke up around 4 in the morning to hear piano playing. I looked around the room, none of Alice's radios were on so that means…
I headed quietly down the stairs to the living room where I remember seeing a beautiful piano. I could make out the exact notes by the time I was halfway down the stairs. It was Claire de Lune. When I turned the corner I was shocked to see Edward was the one playing. I took a step back to go back to bed and the floor made a huge friggin creaking noise. You know, the ones that come at the worst possible times. I was hoping he didn't notice but when I looked back at him he was staring at me. Shit.
EPOVI couldn't sleep. I was too busy thinking about Bella. I've been doing that a lot lately and I don't know why. She's really funny-especially when she's making fun of Lauren-but I don't let her know that, she's good at biology, she's really beautiful, and everyone can tell that she absolutely loves baseball.
As much as I want to be friends with her, I don't let myself. I don't want to get too attached and I don't want it to interfere with baseball. Even though I know this, I want to forget it.
I lay in bed for hours thinking about her. Her smile. Her laugh. Her eyes. Then, when I couldn't take it anymore, I went downstairs and started to play piano-just so I had something else to do. I started playing Claire de Lune, I love that song. I think I left my CD in Rosalie's car…
My thought was interrupted by a loud, creaking noise coming from my right. I stopped playing to see Bella, looking embarrassed at the foot of the stairs.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to bother you. I was just leaving. Your really good," she said before turning around.
"It's okay, I just didn't realize anyone was there. Sorry I woke you," I apologized, a little embarrassed myself now. No one outside my family and Rose and Jazz knew that I played…
"It's fine really, I love Claire de Lune. It's one of my favorites," she said smiling.
"You like Debussy?" I asked shocked. Great, now she's even more perfect!
"Yeah, I used to listen to it all the time," she said coming a little closer. Then suddenly she stopped. I looked at her confused and she said, "Do you have a problem with me or something. I mean, I know that you don't like me making fun of Lauren, but if there's anything else…" she trailed off.
I was shocked. Did she think I didn't like her? It's the complete opposite! "No, I don't have a problem with you at all," I said quickly.
She seemed to feel a little better, but I could tell she didn't completely believe me. "Okay, because we're on a team and all so I don't want there to be any problems," she said. "I would like to be friends if you wanted to," she said quietly.
Oh man. Emmet was right; she didn't even think we were friends. Dang him. "I want to be friends," I said to her.
She looked up from the spot she was staring at on the floor and smiled. "Thanks, good night," she said and turned around before I could say anything.
"Good night Bella," I whispered. Then I started writing a new song.
Okay, to be honest I'm not used to writing more 'heart felt' stuff so I would really appreciate some feed back. I have the rest of the story planned out and can definitely finish this weekend as long as I get at least one review in between chapters. It's easy; just click the little button because you know you want to.
Also, an IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT TYPE THING!
I'm going to start another story. I have a bunch of different story ideas but I want you to pick which I use first.
Camp Cullen: Bella, Alice, and Rosalie are all going to summer camp for three weeks. This is the first time Camp Cullen is allowing girls and the boys (E, Em, and J) are all siked. They all meet in a rather awkward situation and the girls despise the boys. Will sparks fly or is that just Bella trying to burn a hole in the back of Edward's head? Lot's of pranking, camping, pranking. It'll be good.
Search for the Ultimate Band: Bella, Alice and Rosalie entered their band in a countywide competition of undiscovered bands hosted at the college they just transferred to: Cullen University. Every week the genre of music changes, bands drop like flies, and they start to get a little closer to their competition.
Nightmare Come True: Bella finally got a scholoarship to the prestigious academy her parents met at in an attempt to get closer to them after they were brutally murdered. Bella had been going from foster home to foster to military academy for the last three years. She finally finds a home but will her parent's murderer come back to find her?
TELL ME WHICH ONE YOU WANT FIRST! PLEASE!