Taking Over the School- Chapter 4
Disclaimer- I do not own Twilight or any of the characters
A/N- Another chapter, and this time you didn't have to wait for nearly 3 months! Yeah, you all should be happy : P Anyway, this is the chapter in which Edward and Bella go to the airport to welcome the cousins. Hope you enjoy this!!
(Bella's PoV)
I bit down on my lower lip nervously, unable to keep from bouncing on the chair I was sitting on. "Relax, Bells, you don't have anything to worry about. Your cousins will love you," Edward tried to reassure me again. We were at the Seattle airport; waiting for Rosalie, Alice, Jasper and Emmett's flight to land. I was extremely agitated, unable to banish the scenarios I had thought of last night when I couldn't go to sleep.
In one, Rosalie and Alice came strolling up, took one look at me, and walked away without a word. In another, as soon as they saw me, they started insulting me on my straight, mousy brown hair, my dull brown eyes, and my pale, almost translucent skin. Not that I didn't endure the same insults at school, but hearing them from my cousins would hit harder. In yet another, they came with me to school, but when they found out that I was not one of the popular group, they instantly dumped me, like Jessica, to join Lauren's group.
I was jolted out of my reverie when an announcement was broadcast that Rosalie and Alice's flight was landing. I started bouncing faster, until Edward put a hand on my shoulder and tried to calm me again without much success. Twenty torturous minutes later, the passengers were finally coming out. In the middle of the hordes of people, I spotted two girls and two boys laughing together. The boys looked like Emmett and Jasper, based on the description Edward had given me. The girls looked kind of familiar too, so I assumed that they were Alice and Rosalie. Edward and I quickly rose up and walked towards them. The blond guy noticed us first. He had shaggy hair and light green eyes, which widened as he looked at Edward.
"Edward!" he called out, capturing the attention of the others. We quickened our pace, and as we came near them, the other boy with dark, curly hair threw up his arms and bellowed "EDWARD! My brother, here you are!" All the other people stopped in their tracks and stared at us. I blushed under all those eyes and tried to hide behind Edward. "Emmett, Jasper, this is Bella Swan, my friend," Edward introduced us, "Bella, this is Emmett and Jasper, my cousins."
Emmett immediately picked me up in a big bear hug that knocked all my wind out. "Can't….breathe…..Emmett!" I choked out. "Oops, sorry," he said. He had green eyes too, the same shade as Jasper's, though they were lighter than Edward's eyes. Jasper stepped forward, and shyly extended his hand. "Hey, Bella," he said.
"Hey Jas- Oof!" All my breath was knocked out of me as a petite, pixie like girl hugged with almost as much force as Emmett. "Hey Bella! I'm Alice; it's so nice to finally meet you after so many years! I've brought all of our photos- you should see them you look so cute! Rose and I could hardly wait to see you, I don't remember a lot about you, but you loved to read books! Are there any good stores here? We need to go shopping soon, I adore shopping!" She paused to take a breath, and was about to start talking again when the other girl interrupted. "Hi, Bella, I'm Rosalie; you probably figured that out already though. Don't mind Alice, she's always like that, a little ball of energy. Shall we go get our luggage?"
I nodded mutely, stunned by Rosalie and Alice's beauty. Rosalie was tall, with a beautiful figure, long blond hair, and piercing blue eyes, while Alice was willowy, with short spiky black hair and light blue eyes. We separated and agreed to meet at the entrance. Alice talked a mile a minute, and I was required to say very little. As we walked back after picking up their luggage, I asked Alice, "What have you stuffed in these suitcases? They weigh a ton, and you have so many!"
She replied, "Clothes, shoes and make up, what else? I need to look good all the time!"
Conversation flowed easily between us, and soon the boys were loading the luggage in Edward's Volvo. "God, Alice, do you really need three suitcases of clothes? Isn't one enough?" Jasper asked exasperatedly. "Of course not," Alice replied, looking scandalized. Jasper just shook his head and smiled at her. Hmm…. I could see a tiny crush forming. I smiled unconsciously, looking at them. "You saw it too? Alice has a crush on Jasper," Rosalie whispered in my ear. "Alice? I thought Jasper had a crush on Alice," I replied.
"Maybe. Anyway, what's with you and Edward? Something going on there?"
I flushed at her hinting tone. "No! He's my best friend! I don't have feelings for him," I answered, avoiding her eyes.
"Yeah, right. As if I believe that. Now spill!"
"I told you, there's nothing there!"
"Nothing where?" Emmett asked us, opening the car door. "Uh, nothing, just some girl talk," I replied hurriedly, shooting Rose a death glare. She simply smirked and got in the car.
Soon, we were all squished in the Volvo, and speeding towards Forks. Edward had already told them about his plan, and Alice was rapidly making shopping plans. "Then we will have to go to a spa, a hair salon, and then shopping for the right shoes. Make sure you both get enough sleep, alright? My raw material has to be perfect before I make you into a work of art," she said.
We finally reached Forks at 4 in the evening, and everyone was ravenous, so we went to our house first. I left a note for Charlie, telling him that I was over at the Cullen's and Alice and Rose were with me. Emmett and Jasper were fast becoming my close friends and Alice and Rosalie were awesome, there was no other word for it. This weekend was going to be a lot of fun, I was sure.
Carlisle and Esme welcomed the cousins with open arms. They loved Esme, who couldn't, she was the perfect mom. We quickly opened a family pack of chips and passed out cans of Coke and Mountain Dew; and raced upstairs to Edward's room. We shared stories about our childhood, school, and so on. I promised Alice that I would come visit her in New York whenever I got the chance. Time flew by as I had the most fun I had ever had in months, and all too soon, it was time for us to go home.
"Sorry guys, Charlie's going to come home soon, and If I don't want him to go without food, we'll have to leave now," I told Alice and Rosalie. "Fine, let's say goodbye and we'll be on our way," Rosalie said.
I hugged Esme and Carlisle, and we were soon walking home, and just talking about random things. At least we were, until Alice brought up Edward. I vehemently denied all their accusations about me loving Edward, but they just wouldn't shut up until we reached home. I quickly got started on dinner, and avoided the subject of Edward whenever it came up. Rose, who was helping me, knew that I was purposely avoiding it, but thankfully she didn't push it.
Charlie came home, and we had a quiet dinner. We went up to bed soon after. Rose and Alice were sleeping in the spare room next to my bedroom. I quickly fell asleep, content and just plain happy.
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