Chapter 3: Danger Magnet
Bella POV
"I pick truth!!" I said quickly.
"Sorry Bella, but haven't the girls told you the rules?" Nyte asked. I shook my head.
"We call it Truth or Dare, but really it's just Dare or Dare. So no matter what, you must do a dare," Angel said with a grin.
"Fine!!" I said defeated.
"I dare you to be locked up in a closet with Flame for a whole hour," he said. WHAT?!?!?!
"Me… what… huh…… YOU!!!" I pointed at him with anger.
"Sorry, but a dare is a dare," Angel said smugly.
"I wonder how this is going to end," Nyte thought.
"Me too," Ritz smiled.
"You guys are so dead," Flame used his hand and pretended to cut his head off. The guys gulped.
"Have I told you how much I love you?" Terra asked Angel.
"Yeah," he said cautiously.
"Well, I love you even more. Thanks for giving her that dare," she gave him a kiss.
"You were in this too!!" Flame and I shouted at the same time.
"Yup I was, now go inside that closet and finish your dare," she pushed us inside a closet and locked us in.
"Well, this is awkward," I broke the tension.
"Sorry for having such retarded brothers," Flame smiled at me sheepishly.
"Actually, I feel more sorry for you," we both laughed.
"So what do we do now? It so dark in here," I added.
"Just sit I guess. Get to know each other more?" he suggested.
"Sure, what else do you want to know?" I asked.
"Just tell me everything you could think of," he answered.
"Okay. Well, first of all I was born here in Forks. My mom and dad were doing great until something happened. I wasn't sure what the real reason was, but they ended up getting a divorce. My mom gained custody over me and brought me with her to Arizona. She ended up remarrying. His name is Phil Dywer. He's a baseball player so he travels a lot. My mom wanted to travel with him, but she couldn't because she had to take care of me," I stopped for a moment.
"Go on," he said.
"So when I turned 17, I decided to move here. I wanted her to be happy. I moved here and eventually met the Cullens. At first, I thought they were really weird. Edward, my ex, seemed to hate me on the first day of school. They all seemed to keep to themselves too. Eventually, Edward and I got together, as you already know. But on the day of my 18th birthday, he broke up with me. He said….. he said that I wasn't good enough for him and just up and left me the next day," a few tears were escaping my eyes. I quickly wiped them away.
"Please don't cry," he lifted my chin up and made me look at him in the eyes. He wiped a few of my tears away with his thumb.
"Thank you," I whispered.
"This Edweirdo guy is really stupid. Don't let whatever it is that he said get into your head. He was wrong. You are good enough for him, but it was him who wasn't good enough for you. You are very beautiful, charming, and the most loveable girl I have ever met. If I was him, I would have never let you go," he said.
"You really mean it?" I asked.
"I really do," he said, "you know, I never did get to use my last question."
"Huh?" I asked in confusion.
"We were playing 10 questions were we not?" he asked. I nodded.
"May I use it now?"
"Yes"
"Can I kiss you?" he asked. I couldn't trust my voice, so I only nodded my head.
He leaned in closer to me, until our lips finally touched. It started out as a slow but sweet kiss. Then it started to have more passion. He gripped my waist and pulled me closer into him. My hands were wrapped around his neck. His hands got all tangled up into my hair as he gripped me harder, as if he never wanted to let me go. He put me on his lap and I ended up straddling him. We broke away from the kiss and put our foreheads against each other. Brown and gray eyes stared lovingly into each other. Flame and Bella. Bella and Flame. I liked the sound of it.
"Where does this put us?" I asked breathlessly.
"Right here," he lifted my hand and placed it over directly his heart.
"Tell me about yourself," I said against his chest. I could hear his heart beating. It was a very comforting sound.
"There's not much to say. Like you already know, I love to dress in emo clothes. I think it makes me look hot!! Also, Jenny and Damien just adopted me 2 years ago. And I may have just possibly found my soul mate," he said sincerely.
"Me too," I whispered.
"Stand up," he ordered.
I stood up, but he stayed seated down. He kneeled on his knee and placed his hand over mine.
"Would you have the honor of becoming my girlfriend?" he asked.
"Yes!!" I half whispered.
He picked me up into his arms and spun me around.
"Thank you," he mumbled against my hair.
"For what?"
"For making me the happiest man on earth," he answered.
"Thank you too, for showing me that just because of my past experiences, I shouldn't keep my heart closed from other people," I added.
"Time's up!!!" Dimitri's voice came from the other side of the door.
"Bastard," Flame muttered.
We opened the door to reveal the satisfied faces of all of the Environs. Even their parents were there!!! I looked down and blushed deeply.
"I knew there was a reason I liked you!! Welcome to the family Bella," Jenny said happily.
"Thank you," I said.
Flame's arm snaked around my waist.
"Movie time!!" Nixie bounced.
Flame brought me with him onto the couch. He sat down and dragged me with him. He kept his arm around my waist as we sat. I leaned my head against his chest as we started watching the movie. The rest of the couples looked about the same. Thirty minutes into the movie, I felt myself losing conscious. The last thought I could remember was Flame saying "Sweet dreams."
The next day, I woke up to a flash.
"What the hell??" I groaned as I rubbed my eyes.
"You guys looked so cute!!" Zephyra squealed.
I looked at her and saw that she was holding a camera in her hands.
"Lemme see!!" Nixie, Terra, and Xenon were all struggling to grab the camera away from Zephy.
I looked down next to me, to find Flame sleeping. I shook him a bit to wake him up. He wouldn't budge. I couldn't think of any other way to wake him up, so I kissed him on the lips. Now he moves!! He wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Good to know that you guys are finally awake!!" Dimitri teased.
We broke away and Flame had a fixed smile on his face.
"Come on emo boy!! Up up up!!" Xenon ordered.
Flame listened to her.
"There's breakfast on the table. Go eat Bella. You'll need it," Nixie said.
"Huh?"
"We'll be shopping today," Terra answered.
"DUH!!" all the girls said at the same time.
I made my way over to the kitchen while bringing Flame along with me.
"By the way, I love your PJ's," Flame commented.
"Thanks," I blushed. I squealed as Flame suddenly pulled me back.
"I'd like to show you how much I love them," he whispered in my ear.
"Hey none of that while I'm around," Jenny chastised Flame.
"Sorry Mom," he mumbled. I laughed.
"Morning Bella. What would you like to eat? There's bacon, eggs, and pancakes," she said.
"Thank you Jenny," I replied.
I took a seat around the table. Flame sat next to me. I ended up eating a lot. I didn't realize how hungry I was.
"Thank you for the breakfast Jenny. It was great," I said sincerely.
"I'm glad you liked it. Well, I'll see you later. I need to go to work. Bye hun," she kissed me on the cheek.
"Huh, I guess she has a new favorite now," Flame commented.
"I love your mom she's so nice," I pecked him on the cheek before standing up.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"To get dressed?" it turned out as more of a question.
"But I really like your outfit," he played with the hem of my tank top.
"I know you do. Which is why I need to change, before you ravish me," I laughed.
"Maybe I want to," he said huskily.
"Leave her alone Flame!! She needs to get ready!!" Nixie shot from the other room.
"You might wanna listen to her," I chuckled before meeting up with the girls.
"Where's Zephy and Tri?" I asked Xen.
"They're…. well you don't want to know," she groaned.
"I see," I laughed.
"Go take a shower and meet us up in Nixie's room," she said.
"Alright"
I took the towel from her and made my way to the bathroom. I turned on the shower and relaxed my muscles against the water. I forgot how nice it felt to be wanted. I really missed it. I finished taking a shower and wrapped the towel around me. I stepped out of the bathroom and came face to face with Flame.
"Uhh, I need to use the bathroom," he stuttered before closing the door. The apparent bulge in his pants didn't go unnoticed. I laughed knowing that I had that effect on him. As I made my way up to Nix's room, I passed by Dimitri.
"Whoa mamacita!! Nice outfit," he wolf whistled.
"Nice sex hair," I ruffled up his hair.
I finally made it to Nixie's room without trouble. My whole outfit was already sprawled out on her bed. I grabbed them and put them on. I had to admit, I actually looked hot.
"Ok so I'll do her hair, Zephy will do her nails, Xen will do her make up, and Terra will be look out for Flame," Nixie commanded.
They immediately got started. They worked on me for a whole hour before finally releasing me. Terra handed me a full length mirror and allowed me to take in my new appearance. Holy shit!! There was no way that the girl in the mirror could have been me!! I looked hot. I was wearing a black and red dress that went mid thigh. One of the sleeves was hanging off of the side. My hair was also pinned straight. I reached up to feel it. It was so soft and smooth. My arms had fishnets gloves that reached up to my elbow. My nails were also painted black with red stripes. I had curves that I didn't even know existed. Most of all I looked alive.
"Thank you guys!!" I pulled the four girls into a hug.
"There's no way that Flame can keep his hands off of you," Nixie commented.
"You might want to watch out," Xenon teased.
"I'll keep that in mind," I chuckled.
"Should we all ride in one car? Or go with our boyfriends?" Zephy asked.
"How about we ride in one car and the guys ride in one car too?" Terra asked.
"I like that idea better," I agreed.
"Ok then," Zephyra concluded.
We walked back downstairs to meet up with the guys. They were already all dressed up, but Flame stood out the most to me. He was wearing a black v-neck and a black and white plaid shirt. He was wearing skinnies and black converse. He had his normal eyeliner on and his natural emo hair. I don't understand how I never noticed how much I love him. Wait, love? I must be mistaken. But why does it sound so right?
I shrugged the thoughts away from my head. I walked over to him and he offered his arm to me. I took it.
"Ma' lady," he said. It sounded so sexy.
"Why, thank you sir," he grinned at me.
"Wow! I never knew that emo boy had a gentleman side to him!" Dimitri teased.
"I like it," I whispered in his ear.
"Don't tease the boy Bella," Nyte laughed along with everyone else. I blushed a scarlet red.
"Come on Bella, you're riding with us remember?" Terra reminded me.
"Oh yeah," I let go of Flame's arm and went over to Nixie's side.
"See you guys there," Xen said.
We went inside her car and drove to the mall. After a couple minutes, we had already arrived.
"Hey guys, do you mind if I go inside that bookstore real quick?" I asked.
"No problem Bella. Just make sure that you hurry back," Zephy said.
I went inside the bookstore and bought a book. It was 'Pride and Prejudice.' My old copy came to an unfortunate end. I was so pissed when Edward left me, that I burned it. I just barely realized how much I missed reading it. I had already paid for it and started looking for a way back to the girls.
I ended up in some dark alley. I hate to admit it, but I'm lost. I couldn't find my way back. I didn't have my phone with me because I left it at their house. Shit. I kept walking and walking in hope to finding an exit. But, when do I ever get what I want??
I saw a flickering light in the distance. A group of people were surrounding it. Is that fire? I think so. As I approached them, their heads suddenly turned to me. That was when I saw their eyes. Crap. I'm in deep shit.
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