Chapter 8
This week has been lame. I've been studying and sleeping and eating and that's about it. Final Exams have been coming up that decide whether or not I get into college. I really want to go into college, it'll be so much fun! But with the grades I've been having lately I really need to do good on this test. I'm not feeling very confident...I head out to the kitchen to get something to eat and see Esme and Edward and Alice and Emmett sitting in the living room.
"Bella, you're always so tired. What's up?" Esme asks worriedly.
"I have Exams coming up that pretty much decide whether or not I get into college." I say tired.
"Oh dear, you shouldn't over work yourself." Esme says soothingly.
"Yeah, I don't see why, you'll probably fail anyway." Edward says matter-of-factually.
"What? I will not. I will do just fine!" I exclaim unconvincingly.
"Yeah, I think Edward makes a little bit of a point. If you do fail than you can just stay here and i'll teach you how to make a good house wife." Esme suggests happily.
"Uhm no..I'm going to go to college thank you very much." I say a little angry.
"Okay.." Esme says disappointed. I give her a funny look and go back into my room.
The next day after school I'm talking with Jessica, Lauren, Angela, and Mike and Jake.
"Oh my gosh..i do not think that I'm going to do well on the Final Exams." Jessica whines. Then there's a chorus of me neither's.
"It's so hard...why do they have to make so much ride on this one test." Lauren complains.
"I don't know..but it's really stupid." Jacob says.
"You know..maybe it'd be easier if we all studied together!" Angela suggests.
"Yeah! I'm in!" Jacob says excitedly.
"Me too!" Mike says not wanting to be left out.
"No way. We'd never get any work done." I say
"Awwww.." they say at the same time.
"Pff..fine whatever. I'll get the highest score of us." Jacob says ignoring the fact that he got rejected.
"Not likely." Angela, Jessica, Lauren and I say at the same time shaking our heads.
Jacob glares at us and leaves. Mike leaves also.
"Anyway, I think that us studying together is a great idea! We'd probably figure out this out easier if we all study together!" Lauren says encouragingly.
"Okay..why not? I'm sure Esme wont mind." I say giving in.
When we get to the Cullen's house we all walk in and we run into Esme in the living room. Lauren and Jessica and Angela start saying how they hope their not a burden.
"It's fine, it's fine." Esme says glowing. "Do you guys want a snack or something?" she asks motherly like.
"Nah, we're good. We're just gonna go to my room and study for our Exams." I say walking toward my room.
"Thanks anyway." I hear Angela say following me.
When we get by my room they notice the door across from mine. "Ooh my gosh! Is that Edwards room?" Jessica asks excitedly staring at the door with wide eyes.
"Yeah..." I confirm nervously wondering what she's going to do.
"Woah! He actually sleeps in here?" Lauren asks fan-girly like.
"Uhm..yes..you guys didn't just come here hoping to see Edward did you?" I ask glaring at them suspiciously.
"No..." They both say looking at their feet. I glare at them suspiciously and usher all three of them into my room. We sit down in a circle on the floor spreading our books in front of us.
"Okay, page 1 of the practice test." We all spend a couple minutes in silence trying to figure out how to do it. "Uhm...i don't understand how to do it..how bout you guys?" I ask defeated.
"Nope.." they all mutter quietly.
"How are we supposed to help each other figure this packet out if neither one of us know how to do it?" Angela asks exasperatedly.
"I don't know..." I say looking at the problem again.
"Hmm..maybe we could get Edward to help us! He's like the top student!" Jessica suggests brightly.
"Uhm..haha nooo.." I say shaking my head.
"Awe. Come on, I think it's a great idea! He's bound to know how to do it!" Lauren says agreeing with Jessica.
"It is a good idea..." Angela says softly.
"Ugh..but guys! I think he hates me!" I say whining.
"Awe. I'm sure he doesn't hate you!" Angela says encouragingly.
"Ugh.." I look at the three of them looking at me with sad puppy dog faces and decide that I'll do it. "Fine..." I grumble.
"Yay!" They all say happily.
"Here, take the packet," Jessica says handing me my practice test, "and go in there and ask him how to do number one." she finishes pushing me out of the room.
"You guys so owe me." I whisper behind me while walking to Edwards room.
I knock on the door and peek behind me and glare at Lauren, Jessica, and Angela who are peeking through a crack in the door.
"Come in." I hear a bored sounding voice say. Even when bored sounding his voice is pretty.
"Hi Edward.." I say quietly.
"Yes, Bella?" he asks still reading some book.
"Uhm, we need help on number one on our practice test. Will you show me how to do it?" I ask kinda rushing my words.
"No, it'd be a waste of my time to teach you." he says looking up at me, then going back to reading.
"Please? It'd really help us." I beg pouting at him. He kinda gives me a glare and then rolls his eyes and says, "Fine..which question?" He asks sitting up to look at the packet I'm holding.
"This one." I say smiling and pointing at number one. He looks it over and says, "Okay, what part don't you understand?" he asks looking at me with intense goldeny eyes.
"Uh-uhm. All of it.." I stutter. "Please help?" I beg again after he gives me a weird look.
"Fine. Lemme see it." He says, so I hand him the packet and a pencil. I expect him to take like a minute answering it. But he literally just takes like two seconds.
"Woah..." I say staring at him with wide eyes.
He laughs and says, "Don't stare..it's rude." I glare at him and walk out of the room. "Thanks." I say after a second thought.
"I walk back into my room and Lauren and Jessica and Angela all rush up to me talking all at once. "Shush! He did it, look."
They all take a minute looking at what he had written down and all go, "ooooh!" at the same time.
"That makes sense.." Jessica says writing stuff down in her packet.
"Yeah, I don't see how we couldn't figure that out on our own." Lauren says shaking her head at how stupid we apparently are.
"Simple really." Angela says happily.
"Yeah...he sure is smart." I say gazing off into the distance. He's also extremely gorgeous, and I think he's nice under that meanness towards me.
"Earth to Bella." Lauren says snapping her fingers in front of my face.
"Oh oops. My bad. Back to work! Number two!" I say trying to focus. Now isn't the time to be daydreaming about Edward.
We all go back to our packets hoping to get some work done. After about a minute of silence I hear Angela say, "I don't understand how to do number two...what about you guys?"
"Yeah..me neither.." I say sullenly.
"I sure don't.." Jessica says looking down.
"Me neither.." Lauren says.
"Sounds like..we need help from Edward again!" Lauren suggests.
"What? I can't go in there again! He'll think we're completely stupid." I say looking at her like she's crazy.
"But Bellaaa...we need help..." Angela says.
"Yeah.." Jessica says agreeing with her.
"Ugh..fine.." I give in. I go over to Edwards room and walk in.
"What now?" he says looking at me incredulously.
"We don't understand how to do number two..." I say avoiding looking at him.
"Oh my gosh..hand it over." He takes my packet and does number two in about two seconds again.
"There ya go." He says going back to his book.
"Thanks" I say and walk back to my room.
"Here he did it." I say glaring at them.
"Ooh!" they say say all together.
We all sit back down. "Okay, number three."
It's like Déjà vu...we can't figure out how to do it and I find myself in Edwards room asking for help, yet again.
"Ooh my gosh. You guys are helpless." Edward says taking the whole packet and doing the whole thing in five minutes.
"Woah..thanks Edward!" I say smiling and leaving the room.
"Yeah, yeah." I hear him say.
I walk back into my room and show them that he did the whole thing. "Woah!" they all exclaim.
After looking through the whole packet we all understand, and we think we're going to do good on the Exam. I show Jessica, Lauren, and Angela to the door.
"Thanks Edward, for helping us." Jessica says speaking for the four of us, he happened to be in the living room when they were leaving.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't mention it." Edward says coolly.
"Bye Bella, see you later." Angela says as she was leaving.
"Bye, bye." Lauren says.
"See ya." I tell them.
The next day after school Jessica and Lauren and Angela surrounded me. "You have to get Edward to help us with the rest of the subjects." Jessica demands speaking for the group.
"Eheheh..." I laugh nervously. "I don't think he will...he got really frustrated when we kept going back for him for that one subject..."
"Comon Bella! We'll fail if you don't get him to help us. And since you're not going to even try to get him to help us, it'll be partially your fault." Lauren says begging.
"Pleeeaaassseee!" Angela says giving the saddest puppy dog eyes I've ever seen.
"Ughh..finee.." I say giving in.
"Yay!" they all say together.
When we get to my house Edward was walking to the kitchen or something and he sees us all come in and eyes us suspiciously. He turns to Emmett, who is sitting on the couch with Rosalie, and says, "Why are the bunch of idiots here again..?"
Rosalie snickers and Emmett rolls his eyes. I glare at him and say, "Hah, hah. Very funny. Anyway, I was wondering if you would help us study for the rest of the subjects..."
"No." he says shortly and starts to leave the room.
We all start talking at once with pleases and we're gonna fail without you's for a few seconds, and Edward finally interrupts. "Fine, fine. Just be quiet and get your stuff."
All of us sit in a circle in the living room while Edward goes through our practice tests, and tells us what we don't know, which is like everything..and he was surprisingly nice the whole time. We finish, and feel way better now that we understand and have a pretty good idea of what's going to be on the tests thanks to Edward. As Lauren, Jessica, and Angela are leaving they thank Esme for letting them come over.
"It's no trouble at all, you can come over any time." Esme says joyfully.
"Okay." everyone said happily departing.
"Thanks so much for helping us Edward, we're all going to do great thanks to you." I say gratefully, and starting to head up to my room.
"I think it's amazing, how you guys try so hard at something, and you still don't do well." he says with a slightly incredulous tone. I spin around with angry disbelief.
"Well! Excuse us for being human and not being exceedingly good at everything! You big stupid vampire!" I huff at him poking him in the chest. He looks down at me in amusement.
"I just wish that I could try hard at something, and have a chance of failing, not to sound full of myself or anything." he teases.
"Well, you're failing at trying not to sound full of yourself." I say with a huff.
"I'm sorry, that was not my intention, I just admire your hard work is all." he says genuinely.
"It's fine, thank you..I guess." I say gazing into his lovely golden eyes.
"You're welcome, Bella. Have a goodnight, I am going hunting." He says heading toward the front door.
"Wait!" I stop him without thinking. I don't want him to leave, I want to stay and talk to him. Ack, bad idea. "Uhm, what are you going to go hunt..?" I ask trailing off lamely, asking the first thing that came to my head.
He gives me a funny look and answers, "Just some deer nearby."
"Oh, okay, goodnight.." I stutter out wanting to go up to my room now.
He chuckles and heads out the door into the night. I head up to my room. Ugh, I'm so lame. On the bright side though, I think we're getting closer. He was actually nice today, for the most part.
Finals are overrr..thank goodness, all the stress was gonna get to me. It went better than expected, I think I did good. I turn to my friends as we were heading to the parking lot, "How do you think you guys did? I think I did good!"
They all smile at me, "I think I did too!" Angela says happily.
"Me too!" the other two say.
"Yeah, that was really nice of Edward to help us, I really thought he wouldn't..." I trail off smiling, thinking of how cute he was when he was frustrated.
"Oooh, looks like Bella likes Edwarddd." Lauren teases.
"Shut up! I do not!" I say blushing and hiding my face in my hands.
They start laughing and I turn redder. "We should get Edward a present for helping us study!" Jessica suggest with an evil gleam in her eye.
Lauren and Angela look at her excitedly, "That's a great idea! What do you have in mind"
I look at her suspiciously, "Yeah, what do you have in mind?"
Jessica smiles and evil smirk, "Bella, you will just have to wait and see. Angela, Lauren, you guys are coming with me."
Angel and Lauren look at each other, then the three of them leave me standing by my truck, wondering what in the world Jessica has thought of. What should I get him though..I think to myself getting in my truck. What do I get a vampire? Maybe a CD! That's it! I'll go home, and make a CD of songs I like, and maybe he'll like them too! I drive to the Cullen's house and head up to my room, and run into Edward along the way.
"Thanks Edward! For helping me and my friends, we think we did good on our tests!" I smile up at him.
"Well, good. My time didn't go to waste. What are you off in a rush to do?" he says looking at me suspiciously.
"Uh..nothing.." I say trying to look anywhere but him.
"Uh huh..right." he says, clearly not believing me.
"Right!" I say going around him and in to my room. Oh gosh, I hope he likes it. I sit at my computer and start picking out some of my favorite songs. I burn them on a CD and write them down on a paper, and before I know it there's a knock at the door, and I'm pretty sure that it's Jessica, Lauren, and Angela. I head downstairs and discover that I was right. I meet them at the door and the three of them are standing there smiling, Jessica in the middle holding a small wrapped package. I eye it suspiciously.
"What is it..?" I ask nervously.
"You'll see!" They chime happily.
Edward was sitting in the living room and is looking at us, more like glaring wondering what we're up to. We all walk up to him, Jessica starts talking.
"Okay so, we want to thank you soo much for helping us study, we know you probably find us annoying so we wanted to try to make up for it! We made you a present." She finishes smiling and holding it out.
Edward looks at it like it's something rotten, "Why can't you just say the thank you in words, it would have been fine enough." Esme, who had been listening in a door way makes her appearance scolding Edward.
"Don't be rude, be thankful that they went through the trouble of making you something. Now open it." Esme says with an apology in her eyes towards my friends.
"I really don't want to...but okay..." Edward says sighing and taking the present from Jessica's hand. I lean over to get a better look as he's opening it and am shocked to see that it's a badly made doll...that I'm guessing is supposed to be me, since it has my name on the shirt.
"What the heck? Is it supposed to be a voodoo doll?" I exclaim, surprised and confused.
They start laughing, "No, no. We just thought it was cute.." Jessica trails off, a little hurt that he didn't like it.
"Uhm..right...cute..." Edward says looking at it with a weird expression on his face.
"Well anyway, I made you something too!" I say holding out the Cd, wishing I would have wrapped it. He looks over the song list with a blank expression, then looks up at me with amusement in his eyes, "I already have the CD's that these songs come from."
I look down disappointed, "Oh..I didn't know..."
Esme glares at Edward. "But uh. Thanks though.." he says under Esme's glare.
"You're welcome.." we all mumble. I walk Angela, Jessica, and Lauren to the door. "A me doll, really?" I say with disbelief in my voice, and my hand on my hip.
They all chuckle. "We thought it was a cute idea.." Angela says.
"Ah, well. See you later Bella." Lauren says waving and heading down the driveway with the other two.