Chapter 6- So It's A Date?

I lay down on my bed exhausted. I'd just finished putting away all my new clothes in the closet, and frankly I think it had taken me over two hours! How much exactly had Alice bought? I was afraid to know.

Still, the shopping trip had some value in it seeing as now I didn't have to worry about wearing something too out of the ordinary for this place. And I have to give Alice some credit, the dress she found me was absolutely perfect! It was gray at the chest and black at the skirt, knee length with a cute bow around the middle... Ughh, I just sounded like a typical teenage girl. Alice was seriously getting to me.

Anyway, I was just debating with myself if I had the energy (or will power) to get off my lazy butt and start doing my homework when Rosalie entered the room.

I automatically tensed, but then relaxed my posture. Why should I get all worked up? This was her room as well, so there was nothing unusual by her being here.

All the same, I was rather uncomfortable in her presence and had now changed my inner debate as to if I should leave the room like the coward I was or stick it out.

I had still been arguing with myself when the sound of a person clearing their throat broke the awkward silence and put a halt to my internal ramblings.

"Look, I don't really like you, and you probably don't really like me after the way I've been acting, but you're obviously here to stay and seeing as we'll be sharing the same room we're probably going to have to learn to put up with each other. I suggest we start over." Rosalie said in a disinterested voice, it sounded to me as though she was saying another's words (probably Alice's) since she didn't really sound as though she believed much of what she said.

All the same, this was a step forward with her and by this point I would gladly go along with anything she had in mind if it would mean we would be on better terms. So I agreed.

For a moment, it looked like she was appraising me. She seemed to have found whatever she was looking for, because she then nodded in a satisfacted way in my direction.

And with that she turned and left the room.

Later that day, I was getting bored as hell so I decided to go for a walk on campus to get accustomed to the school, therefore feeling more comfortable here and eventually not needing Alice to accompany me whenever I wanted to go somewhere.

In theory my plan sounded reasonable enough, however not even ten minutes after leaving our dorm I was lost. Silly me forgetting I had the direction sense of a farmer in a mall at this place, and no I have no idea why that was the first comparison that came to my mind, sometimes I'm just weird like that. Who else drops everything and flies across the country just so people won't give her the special treatment anymore? Only weird people, see? Point proven.

Anyway, realizing I still had no idea where I was going I was starting to regret not listening to Alice more the day she showed me around, I really should stop daydreaming. One of these days Alice is going to be fed up with me and then I'll be stuck here all miserable and alone.

I was so lost in my thoughts, which was a bad idea by the way for someone who was trying to get unlost, (is that even a word?) that I didn't notice the bicycle rider heading fast in my direction. Now most normal people were moving to the other side allowing him space to pass, but as I said before, I hadn't really noticed anything outside my weird thoughts so I wasn't acting like one of those smart normal people and I didn't move out of the way.

"Bella look out!" I heard a familiar voice cry, but by the time I had lifted my head and realized what was happening it was too late.

I felt where we had collided, but it wasn't in the direction I had been expecting. Instead of hitting the rider face front I felt him from the side and I didn't feel the bike either.

We both crashed on the grass beside the trail. I now realized I had been on one of the roads leading to the restaurants and few shops that weren't in the mall Alice and I had emptied earlier.

I turned to look at the poor rider who had the misfortune of riding his bike on the same trail as me only to find out I hadn't collided with the rider. I could see him still on the trail, now stopping his bike and heading in my direction.

But if I hadn't crashed with him, then who..? The answer to that was evident the moment I looked to my side, and to say I was shocked would be an understatement.

Beside me, now groaning in pain, was Edward. I suddenly realized I was lying on his arm, probably squishing it and causing him more pain. I quickly sat up.

By now the rider had gotten to us as well as another few curious students who wanted to see what had happened. I could tell the rider looked slightly panicked, probably worried we were hurt. "Are you alright? Oh god, I'm so sorry! I should have stopped, but I thought you would move," he rambled, until I abruptly cut him off.

"Hey look we're fine, calm down. Stop berating yourself, it was my fault since I was daydreaming and I didn't move out of the way." I told him quickly, mostly to get him to shut up. I know, I know, it's not very nice but I really wasn't in the mood to chit chat.

Still, what I said was true. If I had gotten hurt it was because I was lost in thoughts on how I should stop daydreaming and tuning things out. The irony, huh?

I decided to focus back on Edward. For all I knew, he might actually be hurt and then I would feel guilty since it was my fault he had to push me away in the first place.

"He,y Edward, are you alright?" I asked carefully.

He then opened his beautiful green eyes and sat up, grimacing.

"I'm fine, you?" He inquired, and I suddenly noticed how nice his voice sounded. He had a strong, deep, velvety voice and I wondered how I'd missed that before.

"All whole." I joked, trying to lighten the atmosphere. He grimaced, probably from my bad joke rather than any actual pain.

"Come on, we need to get up." I told him.

When we did and everyone saw we were fine, the crowd that had started to surround us dispersed leaving me alone with Edward.

"Thanks." I told him sincerely. "If you hadn't pushed me out of the way I probably wouldn't have made it out with just a few scratches, I definitely owe you one."

"It's fine," he said. "Were you heading to get dinner?"

"Umm... No, I was actually lost, although dinner sounds like a great idea right now."

He turned thoughtful. "Would you like to go with me?"

"Sh-sure. That sounds great," I stuttered.

We both walked together in silence, quickly approaching the restaurants' area.

He led me to a small Italian joint and suddenly said, "I hope you're in the mood for pizza, Old Billy makes the best one on campus."

I nodded and smiled. "Pizza sounds great."

We sat in a booth an ordered two larges with pepperoni and I also got a salad to appease the healthy side of me.

While we were waiting for the orders to arrive, Edward now started to look nervous, about what though I had no idea. "So about you owing me, those weren't just pretty words? You mean that?" He chuckled. "Because if you do, I have a proposition, and please don't laugh." He added nervously.

"I won't." I promised. "What's your idea?"

"You've heard about the Ball this weekend, right?" He asked, and I nodded. "Of course, I live with Alice."

He chuckled at that and continued. "Well you see... Every year Alice being her usual charming self, butts into things that aren't her business and-" He started ranting.

I cleared my throat to get him back on track. "Umm, yes right, anyway, every year Alice sets me up with some random blind date for the Back to School Ball hoping I'll fall for whichever girl she chooses, and end up with her seeing as I'm the only one alone in our group."

"Well technically Rose and Em are too, but they both have something going on they're just too stubborn to admit it. Anyway, Alice always chooses the worst girls, she means well but she's really naive at times and I really don't want to go through it again, so I was hoping if you don't already have a date... Would you go with me?"

I started to answer before Edward cut me off. "Just so Alice will get off my back, this doesn't have to mean anything if you don't want it to."

"Edward it's fine really, I'd be honored to be your date at the ball." I told him sincerely, though I was a bit hurt at how hard he made it clear that this meant nothing and he was only using me to avoid Alice.

"Oh." he said as if surprised by my answer. He then grinned. "You won't regret it, I promise."

"I'm sure I won't." I told him, the food then arrived and we ate together in a comfortable silence.

A\N- Phew! *wipes sweat off brow* another chap complete!

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