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Chapter Nine
Visiting Alice
Bella's POV
Silver light slashes through my curtains and leave its delicate spider web pattern all over my room. I smile weakly and stretch my sore arms over my head; it's going to be a big day. Now that Sam knew that I knew the secret, I would have to tell him...well, everything. About Joshua, about how I found out the secret- to even imprinting. He wants to know everything and I am not too excited to tell him.
"Morning Bella Bean!" I feel strong arms wrap around my waist and, looking behind me, I remember Brady had slept over. I smile at him widely and give him a squeeze.
"Morning Brady Bear." I pat his head, and immediately think of that red haired girl. My hand instinctively reaches over and grabs the notebook that is behind Brady.
"Hey...Remember how you told me about that...Girl?" My words are hesitant, despite my best efforts. Brady nods anxiously, knowing I have something to show him that relates to his imprint.
"Well..." I pick up the notebook and show him, though I am positive it doesn't look like her.
"I tried to draw her. It's a rough sketch, but if Alice knows what she looks like, it'll be easier to locate her." I smile and he smiles back, but takes the notebook out of my hands gently.
"Almost...But her nose was more...Do you have a pencil?" I hand him one and stare over his shoulder as the girl transforms into someone new.
"See- it was more rounded right here..." He scratches away at her nose, and rounds it out into a tiny little button.
"Her mouth was open at the time and there was a tiny scar over her left eye...and fix up this..." The drawing is now even better, and I suddenly wonder if he took drawing lessons. He always was good at it, but now- now he's amazing.
"Wow. It's. So pretty." I say in awe and Brady blushes.
"Yeah, she is." I notice that his eyes visibly brighten even though it's only a drawing of her.
As I watch him grin at her face, I feel like anything is possible. I mean, if Brady Conweller...My Brady, the one who had always told me girls were sick, and weird when the kid was thirteen. Even at the age of seventeen, he could fall in love with a girl only by looking at her. And if I could be someone's actual interest, as broken and scarred as I was, anything was possible. It's amazing how it works- how fate works it's ways on unexpected, broken people to make their life worth living.
"Bella? Are you alright? You look a little spaced out." Brady says with uncertainty in his voice. I feel my head pop up and look at him. I give him a quick nod and turn to run my hands over mine -and his- drawing.
"Yeah, just thinking-" I'm interrupted by the door opening. Kim pokes her head in and smiles.
"Some things just never change eh? You guys. Breakfast. Downstairs. Bella, don't get another injury." I shake my head and growl at her, annoyed. I am not even that clumsy! Oh fuck it. Yeah, I am. I have managed to hurt myself badly four times, in just the past three weeks and two days. I can feel the corner of my lips threatening to turn up.
"Yeah... Whatever bitch! Get out of meh room!" The word 'my' somehow comes out like meh because I say it so fast.
"We'll be down in a second...me and Brady wanna…" I wiggle my eyebrows. "...Fool around a little." Brady looks like he's trying not to laugh as Kim runs away in terror. Seconds pass, and Brady and I burst out laughing. He and I are close, but not that way. We hug, we kiss, and I do say some...sexual things to him, but it's gross to think of him like that.
"Ah..." I sigh, wiping away my tears from laughing so hard. Brady does the same.
"We should probably get down stairs, I am starving." At that, my stomach growls loudly and Brady pats it.
"Food for the human! Hop on!" He gets on his hands and knees and I jump on his back.
"Horsey ride!" I laugh to myself. Did I not just do this with Collin last night? Brady, neighing and squealing -apparently trying to make horse sounds- gallops, with me clutching onto his shirt with my fingers and my legs wrapped around his middle. We laugh and laugh as he tries to get us down the stairs. His legs are all crooked and weird, and I'm just laughing my ass of as he tries to untangle himself in order to get to the kitchen.
"Can I get off?"
"NO! I will get us to the kitchen!" Brady, on his hands and knees, and with me on his back, finally make it there, and I feel half of our groups' eyes on me. I smile innocently, climb off of Brady, and sit in my spot like I hadn't just ridden a werewolf to breakfast.
"Um...What's for breakfast?" My voice is colored with embarrassment and my face lights up as I blush. Emily takes a breath, laughs an airy laugh, and sets down a plate of eggs and toast in front of me. I thank her and, though I feel everyone's curious gaze on me, I stuff my face. Why the fuck am I so hungry? Emily sets down a glass of orange juice, and I gulp it down quickly.
"Hungry Bells?" Asks Paul with a chuckling. I swallow, stick my tongue out at him, and cough. Ouch. My throat is really sore. Shrugging, I finish up the last bit of my food and hand the plate back to Emily. Sighing, I lay back in my chair.
"Good morning." I say, and Leah laughs. Wait...Leah laughed? I stare at her in amazement. Not once had I ever heard Leah laugh, and I only just saw her smile for the first time yesterday. Apparently, I'm not the only one who thinks this is weird, because everyone...and I mean everyone stares at her strangely. She just growls and looks away.
"Shut up you guys." She says even though none of us had even said anything yet. I roll my eyes.
"Hey, are we still working on my room decorating Lee?" I ask, pointing up the stairs. She flashes the quickest of grins, and nods semi-excitedly. Brady nudges me.
"What Brady?" I ask, turning to him. His eyes are worried.
"Umm, Cullen house. Alice...Ring a bell?" I feel like a switch has been turned on in my head. Oh fuck! I forgot! I slap my forehead, and hear Embry laugh. I glare at him and hit my head against the table.
"How did I even forget that?" I can tell I have a stupid look on my face, because Nessie giggles and tries to do the face too. I groan and slam my head against the table, thinking. Okay...maybe if I...
"Okay! Leah, can you come with me to the Cullens'?" I hear Sam growl. "I mean…with Sam's permiss-"
"No." I look around for who says this and my eyes land on Collin, instead of a much-expected Sam.
"Collin...if you..." I pause. If he what? "...if you're my… er…imprinter? Then, doesn't that mean you'll do anything to make me happy?" I give him my sad, teary eyes.
"I mean, Leah will be there! If she can that is...and Brady will too! Please?" I flush, and more (fake) tears are clustering in my eyes. Collin sighs.
"Fine- but only if Leah can go." He looks toward her, and she nods. "Okay...just…" He comes close to me and cups my face in his hands, while his eyes turn serious. "…Be careful." He finishes as he kisses one of my scars. Sam growls loudly, and I see that Kim slaps him on the arm. Go Kim!
Collin, remembering everyone else is in the room, steps away from me and turns a nice shade of scarlet. He mouths 'sorry.' I shake my head and roll my eyes at the unneeded apology.
"Sam, don't be rude! It's not nice to growl at people!" I walk over to him and I point a finger in his face.
"You should be ashamed!" I giggle slightly and poke him in the stomach. He doesn't laugh.
"I am not accepting of such a relationship in this house Bella. You are thirteen for Christ's sake!" His voice is angry, and Emily -bless her heart- steps in and looks Sam straight in the eyes, He visibly just...melts. Emily's voice is very quiet as she says the rest, to make sure I can't hear it. But I do...that's weird.
"Sam. Honey, dear." Her voice is sweet, as if it were honey coated. "Calm down. I mean, I know it's early, but you know Collin will take care of her." He sighs heavily and seems much older.
"I guess." The room becomes very silent and I stand and go over to Leah.
"So...Wanna come?" she smiles and nods.
"Yeah. Sure. Just wondering though...Why are you and Brady going to the Cullen house?" furrowing my eyebrows, I look to Brady; he's frowning. I can tell that he doesn't really want her to know and I give him a pleading look. His shoulders deflate and he nods, but mouths, 'Later'.
"I'll tell you later Lee. Umm..Why don't we go now?"
After we all agree and get permission from Sam, and after Collin kisses my cheek again, we're heading off in Brady's truck.
"Da...La...Dead End! Da da da...Streets...HOME!" Brady sings. I do a face palm and look at him in complete disbelief. My best friend, Brady, doesn't know 'The Runaways?" Holy shit...this boy is missing out. Sex, drugs, beer, and growling- what else can a man want in a song?
"Do you not know The Runaways?" He smiles indifferently and I look away. I start to sing the song Brady just doesn't know the words to apparently.
"-As I was getting dusted,
I happened to get busted.
Oh yes I was arrested.
Oh God how I protested!
They beat me with a board.
It hurt just like a sword!
They kicked me in the eye.
My brain began to fry!..."
I sing and growl, making Leah gasp and turn around to look at me in the backseat. Her eyes are as wide as saucers.
"Holy shit Bella! You can really..." She blushes deeply, "Growl..." Her face is lit up as bright as a Christmas tree, and I laugh. I had never seen Leah blush, and the sight was very funny. Funnier than you would think, anyway.
"Yeah, blame Kim. She taught me how to sing like that when I was nine." I giggle and sing the rest of the song while Leah stares at me in amazement. It's weird how I can think I'm okay at something, but someone else thinks I'm amazing at it. Or, well, the other way around.
"Sorry to uh…" Brady coughs uncomfortably. "Interrupt your...growling, but we're here." Giggling, I look outside my window at the Cullen House. It's huge and many of the walls are windows. I smile. It is such an Esme house. Brady and Leah get out while I follow them nervous as hell.
LPOV (Leah's Point of View)
Sighing, I step out of Brady's truck carefully and place my feet on the ground gently, making sure not to trip. For some reason, I have never learned how to step out of a truck without falling. Even when I was- gulp- with Sam, he had to lift me out of the truck. I swallow the lump in my throat and scratch at my chest slightly as a pain in my heart resurfaces yet again. I clench my eyes shut. Get over it Leah. He left you. I shake my thoughts away and, through the pain, walk up to the door.
I was only supposed to go for moral support- that was it. That, and protecting her from vampires, because we all know Brady can't kill a vampire single handedly if something went wrong.
I knock on the door and Bella and Brady follow, ringing the doorbell and knocking on the door like crazy. I roll my eyes. Kids. Well, kid and teenager. I cross my arms and step away from the Cullen house. Are we even allowed here? Well, I guess we are with Bella, and that should count as some sort of a buffer. She's friends with them and Collin imprinted on her. I mentally shrug.
The door finally opens and behind it is...a god. His gold eyes (showcased by dark circles) stare away from me and I feel lost in them as I only see a side view. His face is angular, but smooth. His bronze head of hair is messy and wild, as if he had a sleepless night, tossing and turning. I gape for a long time, until he finally turns to me, and actually...looks and see's something good apparently, if his big smile is any indication.
"Hello." The bronze haired boy stares into my eyes directly now and I feel the world shift. The few things that had held me to this world before...they are now no longer holding me. The man in front of me is. My palms sweat and now I'm blushing. Oh God. He must think I'm a freak or something. I pull up the hood of my sweatshirt, blushing even deeper than before. I put out a shaking hand, but don't look him in the eyes.
"Leah. Leah Clearwater. I brought Bella to see your sister." I mumble out quickly as he shakes my hand. I gasp as something like an electric current flows through us. He must feel it too, because he looks surprised as he stares at our hands before swiftly letting go.
"Hello, I'm...I'm..." The man stutters and I hear Bella giggle. Before I can glare at her, I hear the sound of rock slapping against rock, and he spits out, "Edward. My name is Edward."
"Edward." I let his name roll of my tongue quietly and I smile. It's a perfect name for such a perfect boy.
"Bella! Oh- you must be... give me a minute...BRADY!" I can tell she's smiling as this girl -who I assume is Alice- squeals. "I saw a glimpse! What ya need chicka?"
"Hey Alice! So, Brady and I need help with..." I hear their voices fade away and realize they're trying to give us privacy. Oh God. Thanks a lot guys. Thanks. A. Lot. Edward chuckled from above me and I look up. He's close now and I can smell the faint scent of vampire, but it's sweet. Like honey coated brownies, which are delicious by the way. Wait a second...I imprinted on a vampire!
BPOV (Bella's Point of View)
We walk away from Leah and Edward and I'm beaming with joy. I am fixing her; I can just feel it! The way her eyes just brightened when she saw Edward...she imprinted. The impossible has happened.
"Did you see that Brady?" I whisper and he nods.
"Yeah, Leah imprinted." His eyes seem sad. Probably because of that imprint girl. I lean into him for a side hug as we continue walking toward Alice's room. He smiles sadly before leaning away as he clutches the sketch we drew in his oversized hand.
"So! You are looking for a girl, no?" Alice looks at Brady and he nods, giving her the drawing. "Ahh...this might take pretty long. It's hard to find people you don't know..." She closes her eyes after staring at the drawing for a fraction of a second, leaving Brady and I to sit and wait. It's only probably four minutes later when she looks back up at us with surprised eyes.
"It's blurred. I located her quickly because she associates with Bella soon. Her future disappears after that short amount of time though. I can't see the pack of muh- I mean...the pack of werewolves." She looks to Brady with an apologetic smile and he chuckles slightly. I gasp aloud at her words. How does this kind of stuff happen? Fate is the only answer. How else could a girl Brady met in New York City end up travelling all the way to La Push, when he just so happens to be in love with her? It's another one of those things that just makes me believe anything's possible.
"So...She's coming to La Push?" His tone is disbelieving. "R-really?" Alice gives him an approving smile and pats his shoulder with her thin, childlike hands.
"Yes. She's coming to La Push. Good luck buddy!" Alice gathers him in for a hug and I stare in wonder. Alice's marble skin looks even more pale against Brady's russet, and I notice that Alice's hair is hardly longer than Brady's. Maybe just a quarter-inch longer. I chuckle to myself and cock my head to the side. A werewolf and a vampire… hugging? I mean, I always guessed they were enemies, I mean, who wouldn't? But now, I don't know how they ever could be. I smile softly and lean up against the wall, closing my eyes. A sigh slips through my lips and I just breathe.
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NEXT: Bella tells Sam...well, everything. How is he going to react? And how is his reaction going to make Bella react? Also...maybe this new girl will come into the picture? Who knows?
Edward and Leah: Yay or Nay?
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