EPOV
I felt like ramming my head into a wall and rejoicing at the same time…Now I didn't have to stay with her just because…but now I didn't have anyone.
"Bye Nicole… I hope you're happy." I closed the door to her room lightly as I carried the box downstairs with me.
"Leaving so soon?" Kirsten smirked, a laugh ready to erupt from her mouth. I blocked my mind from her thoughts. I didn't care what this stupid girl was thinking, I just wanted to get home. "And taking stuff with you? Wow, this is my lucky day!"
"Yeah, it's even more lucky since Nicole and I broke up." I muttered, walking through the door, not looking back.
"YES! Finally!" The little retard rejoiced. I stomped out of the house, being careful not to let my feet go crashing into the old hard wood flooring…
BPOV
I pressed my hand softly into Adrien's, letting him carry me home, of course I could run. But his somewhat warm body against mine gave me a feeling of comfort, of not being able to break apart. I finally realized how close I had been to dying…to taking myself away from Adrien and everything else. And our fight…it had been something so stupid.
"Adrien?" I murmured, pressing my face to his stone cheek.
"Hmm?" His face was hard in concentration as he struggled to pay attention to me.
"I don't want to push you away or..or hurt you." I still felt sick from the food that seemed to have remained in my stomach.
"We'll talk inside…" He muttered, turning the knob of the front door slowly, and letting out a deep sigh. He didn't sound so good, I could only think of what he must be thinking, that I was an awful, horrible thing of a wife. Adrien lowered me to the ground and sat quietly on the coach. I had never known him to be this quiet. "I'm sorry." He finally said, shaking his head.
THAT wasn't what I had expected at all. "For what?" I responded dully, playing with the stray piece of string on my shirt.
"For…for… I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY!" He exploded, as I jumped in fright.
"You do make me happy already." I trembled, moving closer to him.
"Yeah right!" Adrien scoffed, pacing the room, something I'd never seen him do before. "You tried to KILL yourself and it was probably my fault. How is THAT making you happy?"
"THAT was my fault, okay?" I clarified. "I WANTED to make myself sick for hurting you. Just forget about it, okay?" I massaged my temples, letting my hands for a circular and calming motion.
"I can't forget about it though Bella, because every time it comes to the Cullens, we fight."
APOV
I knew I was just making Bella angry, but I needed my opinion to be heard. This couldn't go on. Bella jumped into my arms, landing a kiss on my lips. It felt wrong, because we hadn't exactly solved anything…but the urgency in her kiss was something I couldn't resist.
"Mhhmm. What brought this on?" Her lips broke into a pleasant smile.
"I'm getting you in the mood to go see a movie!"
I nodded in approval, letting out a yawn of fatigue. I hadn't slept at all this week, and it was becoming hazy to concentrate. "I don't think there are any movies at the theatre at 2 a.m. Bells.
"Well, we could stay here." She suggested, when there was a quiet knock on the door.
"WHo is it?" I called, setting Bella down to get the door.
"It's me, is Bella here?" They said, and I swore.
I opened the door to reveal Kirsten.
"Why are you here at two am?" I asked bitterly, the girl had huge bas under her eyes, but she was bouncing.
"Where's Bella?" Se asked again, and I sighed, stepped out of the way, revealing Bella on the couch.
"BELLA! YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED!"
"What is it? What happened that you had to come over at two in the morning?"
"THEY BROKE UP!!"
"What...did you just say...?" Bella asked, her face scrunching up. I scrutinized her expression, waiting for a reaction one of any kind but her face was blank. I let out a sigh of relief. Now I KNEW Bella loved me, she hadn't even flinched at the words.
"I SAID THEY'RE BROKEN UP!!" The annoying girl gave a little joyous dance…but I would be happy too if I were her. I mean, having to deal with him for that long…sheesh. My wife's face turned into a hard mask.
"Why do I care?" Kirsten's face fell, her eyes widening with fear at the venomous words.
"Because…they broke up."
"So you expect me to be happy that he broke Nicole's heart?" Bella said harshly, her voice barely above a whisper now. I could tell she must be reliving those painful memories. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and turned to glare at Kirsten.
"No, that's the best part! SHE broke up with him." Bella's mouth dropped open as all her wait fell against my body.
"Bella? Bella?" I cried, as her eyes fluttered.
"Sorry," She let out a strange cough that with my experience didn't sound so good. Bella cleared her throat. "Thank you for coming to tell me Kirsten. But there was really no need to come here. You could have called or told me tomorrow." Exactly, what I wanted to know. Why did this child think that this "break up" was so important?
"I just thought…" Her face scrunched up in concentration, obviously she was debating whether to tell us or not.
I could feel my teeth clenching together as I did my best to sound polite. "Could you please just spit it out? We have school tomorrow and we have a football game? And I can't play if I don't sleep."
"Well…welll…" She stuttered. "I sort of need to tell Bella this alone." I rolled my eyes.
"Whatever. Bells I'm gonna go get ready for bed. Good night." I pecked her on the cheek lightly and walked swiftly up the stairs.
"What Kirsten?" Bella's foot must be tapping impatiently, I could hear the thump in her foot.
"Sorry I bothered you." Kirsten's voice emitted a large amount of venom. I think we had driven her over the top. "But I just thought you would like to know." She sniffled, I quickly changed into my pajamas, willing myself to block whatever she was saying.
BPOV
Tears seemed to be building up in my new friends eyelids. And it was all because of me, again. "Sweetie," I patted her arm gently, letting out a sad smile. "Thank you for telling me…but I have no reason to care what happens to…" I closed my mouth, not willing to say his name. This time it was out of anger…betrayal and any other words related to it. "Edward."
"Oh I know!" Kirsten was bouncing up and down, a human version of Alice, I thought. "But I thought you wanted to get a head start on embarrassing Nicole." My eyes widened, how could she be saying this? To do something to her own sister?
"I'm sorry." I whispered, my voice as hard as rocks. "But I have nothing against your sister. I hate him and that's it. I refuse to get involved with her. I'm sorry but you have to fight your own battles." I guided her towards the door, seeing that she was ready to pass out. "Should I call you a cab?" I questioned more kindly.
"No!" She glared at my change in emotion. "I can drive myself." Kirsten slammed the door shut and I sighed, going slowly up the stairs where I could hear my husband's tiny snores.
Okay, sorry that this chapter took so long…I have had NO time on my hands. I was beginning to wonder if I ever would finish it… so sorry for the hold up.
Umm…thank you to my wonderful beta BiteMeEdward7 who sorta helped me when I got a bit stuck on this chapter. And also my BFF Strongspirit181 who always gives me good advice on stuff and is always there for me. (twig meets paper) lol (inside joke)
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Some questions about this chapter:
Adrien can sleep, in the earlier chapters we learned that he has some human qualities (eating, drinking, sleeping, etc…) and he needs to get sleep at least once a week…and that's about it.
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Sophia