Wow. 15 chapters.
Kudos to me! lol.
Don't know if anyone reads the updates on my bio,if you don't I'll say it here.
I'm a little dissapointed with the review status.
1 review out of 24 reads for chapter 14? Come on.
Thank you to i love the twilight series for that :P
I hate to be one of those authors who're all like
"I won't update till I get 10 reviews on a chapter."
Sorry,but until I get at least 10,I won't update again.
And I LIKE updating,too :(
DISCLAIMER:Woo,haven't done this in a while,lol.
I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN IT.STEPHENIE MEYER DOES.
I own the plot line.That is all.
January, Day 19, Monday Morning
I awoke to the reassuring feeling of stone cold arms wrapped securely around me, my back pressed against a granite chest. I sigh contentedly and snuggle deeper into him. He chuckles lowly, his cool breath tickling my ear. I could lie here forever and never, for one second, want to move. "You know, love," Edward's musical voice whispers right beside my ear "that if you do not get up right now that you will possibly be late for school, correct?" WHAT? "Oh, crap!" I exclaim, shoving the covers away and ripping myself from his arms. I run to my closet and am halfway to the bathroom before a body stops me. Edward's hands grasp the sides of my head, his face inches from mine as his sweet breath fans over me. He gently kisses my forehead and says soothingly "Calm down, Bella. Everything will be fine." My eyes flutter softly closed and my thoughts jumble together as I try to remember why I was so flustered. He releases me moments later, saying "But you really do need to hurry." I groan and rush away from him once more, throwing on my clothes and attempting to fix my hair. "I'm going home to get my car!" I hear him call from downstairs. "Okay!" I yell back, brushing my teeth.
Minutes later, I run downstairs and am just finishing a bowl of cereal when a knock on the door signals me that someone is there. A smile makes its way onto my face as I run to the door. My smile fades as I see that it's not Edward. "Hey Bella, thought you might like a ride..." says Mike Newton, a slight frown appearing at my fading smile. "Oh, Mike, I-" Thankfully, Edward decided to show up, loudly opening on closing his door. "Oh." Comprehension dawns on his face, followed by a touch of anger. He looks at me, staring me deep in the eye, and says "You know, Bella, you really shouldn't play with people like that. It's really low." His voice is full of malice. My eyes fill with tears, not so much because his words hurt, but because they were so true. Mike, unfortunately for him, had to walk past Edward to get to his car that was parked on the curb. When Mike passed Edward, his hand shot out and grabbed the back of Mike's shirt, jerking him rather violently back in front of him. Mike let out a yelp of surprise, almost falling flat on his back while trying to catch his balance. Edward, staring murderously at Mike, said "If I EVER hear you talk that way to Bella again, you WILL pay." His voice was eerily calm, but the menace in it was clear. Edward was a good few inches over Mike, and a lot stronger than him, too, making his threat all the more liable. Mike scoffed and rolled his eyes, though fear was evident in them. He tried to jerk away, but Edward's grip held fast. After several pitiful attempts at trying to escape, Edward finally let him loose, and, shoving him to his car, said "watch your back, Newton, because I might just be there." Edward gave him another cold glare before striding over to me, wrapping an arm around my waist and towing me to the car. He opened my door for me, and while I was getting in, said "You know not to listen to a word he said, right? That he was only angry and jealous, right?" His eyes smoldered unknowingly and all I could do was nod; my previous words had suddenly left me. With a lingering kiss below my jaw, he ran around to his side of the car and we began our drive to school, his hand firmly clasped around my own.
We pulled up and there was already a commotion, everyone had seen the others and turned to stare at us. Whispers once again swirled around me. Heat crept onto my face and Edward did nothing but glare at them all and pull me closer. In response, I bury my face in his chest as we walk, trying to hide from the curious stares. Waiting just inside the building is Alice, Jasper, Esme, Carlisle and Emmett, all of whom have huge smiles on their beautiful faces. Rosalie stands a few feet away from everyone, glowering at the wall. "Bella!" Alice calls, running over to me at human speed. I smile widely at her and walk to meet her. Her stone cold arms wrap around me tightly as I inhale in her scent. "I missed you so much!!" she exclaims, and if she could cry, she would. She takes my hand and drags me over to the others. Esme moves gracefully to embrace me, her soft, caramel hair brushes against my cheek. "It's so good to see you again, Bella. So very good." Her voice breaks slightly as she steps back to make room for Carlisle. He puts his arms around my shoulders and says "Welcome back, Bella" smiling brightly at me. "Wait," I say, "Aren't I supposed to be the one saying that?" Emmett's booming laugh carries through the halls, causing people to once again turn and stare. Carlisle chuckles as Emmett picks me up, something he could do without vampire strength, in a bone-crushing hug and all but plasters me to his chest. "Emmett! Can't, b-breath!" I rasp out, and he sets me back on the floor, ruffling my hair, and saying "It's good to have you back, Bella. Everything's so much more fun with you around." I hear Rosalie scoff behind me and Emmett's slightly-narrowed eyes dart over to her, then return to me with an apologetic expression. Emmett motions toward Jasper and pushes me a little closer to him. Jasper chuckles and smiles gently at me and says "It's very good to see you again, Bella." I smile at him as Edward comes to stand beside me, his arm going around my waist. "Okay, we can all catch up later. We're going to be late for class. So are you." He motions to Alice, Emmett, Japer, and Rosalie. I wave once more at everyone before jogging to class. He dropped me off at English, kissing me briefly, before continuing to jog to his. "Well, how nice of you to join us, Mr. Swan." Mr. Mason said to me, looking up at me from whatever he was reading. I ducked my head embarrassedly and made my way quickly to my seat. Everyone turned to stare at me, just like my first day here. I slumped in my seat, playing with my pencil until they all turned around. Mr. Mason eventually called them back to the front and I was saved from further embarrassment.
Lunch
Edward carried 'our' tray to the table where everyone was seated. "Hey, guys." Alice said, making room for Edward and me to sit. "Hey, Alice." I said smiling at her. I sat down beside Emmett, exhausted, and Edward sat on the other side of me. I sighed and closed my eyes, leaning on Emmett's bulky shoulder for support. "Tired?" he asked, looking at me with an eyebrow raised. "Jessica." I explained, glaring pointedly over at her table. He laughed quietly, grinning at me. "Want me to rough her up a bit?" he asked. I knew he was joking, but it did sound rather appealing… "Bella! You can't do that!" Alice exclaimed suddenly. "Do what?" I asked her innocently. She half-glared at me, though I could tell she was trying not to laugh. "You know what." She said, pointing a finger accusingly at me. "Sorry" I said, smiling at her sheepishly. Besides me I heard Edward mutter "We SHOULD do that to Newton…" I stared at him with my mouth open, completely shocked. "Not that I would!" he said quickly, cupping my face with his hand. "Okay..." I said warily. Out of my peripheral vision, I saw Emmett wink at Edward, a wicked grin on his face. Without looking at either of them, I said "You're not allowed to either, Emmett." I could see his crestfallen expression, but that quickly changed to hope when he looked at Jasper. "You, too, Jasper." I said, smirking slightly. "Uuugh!" Emmett groaned. "And I'd been looking for an excuse to pick on him." He pouted. I frowned condescendingly at him, reaching up to pet his head. "You can get someone else, okay? Because Mike would know one of you did it, since Edward couldn't help himself from making threats," I stared pointedly at Edward for a moment, his face turned away innocently. "And I don't want any of you to get in trouble. Knowing you guys, it would be something bad." I finished, picking up my bottle of lemonade. "Yeah, yeah, yeah…" Emmett said, still pouting.
The bell rang moments later, so Edward got up to throw the half-uneaten food away while I said goodbye to everyone. "Bye, Bella!" Alice called, waving. "See you later!" "Bye, Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie." I said back to them as Edward wrapped an arm around my shoulders as we made our way to biology. Choruses of "bye" and "later!" echoed behind me.
After School
Edward and I were walking back to his car after school was over. Suddenly, beside me Edward tensed and I felt a tap on my shoulder. "Ugh" I groaned internally. I turn around slowly, praying that I'm wrong. I should know by now that I'm not so lucky.
Mike's apprehensive face greets me a few feet away by now. No doubt from remembering Edward's threat earlier this morning. "Yes, Mike?" I say, nudging Edward slightly. I hear him sigh lowly before relaxing his tensed muscles and ceasing to glare. "Um, I just wanted to, uh, apologize for what happened this morning…" He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. I smiled gently at him. "Its okay, Mike. I deserved it." I say and grimace. Edward scoffs quietly at my side and I nudge him harder, giving myself a bruise no doubt. "No, Bella, you really didn't. I just overreacted, that's all. I mean, I had to know that this," he motioned to me and Edward, "Would happen again sometime soon. No one can stay away from you for too long, Bella." He gives me a lopsided, sad grin and walks away. "Wow." I breathe out, shocked. Edward chuckles beside me, grabs my hand and steers me to the car. "Well, he certainly upped my opinion on him." He said, still chuckling. "Heh. Yeah. I guess…" I mutter distractedly. Edward shakes his head as he opens the door to his car for me. "I don't know why this shocked me so much… I guess I just never knew Mike could be so sweet." I laughed out loud at my thoughts. Edward looked at me quizzically from his seat behind the wheel. I laughed again and pointed to my head. He nodded in understanding, grabbed my hand and proceeded to pull out of the school parking lot and to his house.