Chapter two. I care.

Bella's point of view.

"Rise and shine Blue Bells! Wakey, wakey Alice in wonderland! Come on, get up…you lot are boring", a booming voice shouted rattling my eardrums as they did so. I sat up with a bolt and looked around.

"Jeez Emmett! It's a Saturday", I sighed. Emmett, my older brother grinned.

"Come on Bella, we've got to go shopping later", Alice yawn slowly getting out of bed, "and thanks Emmett but we've got alarms."

"I'm going to…sleep in for…a couple of minutes…or hours", I sighed dropping back to my pillow.

"Fifteen minutes", Alice warned, "then we get dressed and leave."

She disappeared out of our room dodging a playful punch from Emmett.

"What time did you get home last night?" asked Emmett, all signs of joy and teasing gone.

"Late", I mumbled.

"Yeah, I heard you sneaking in", he said walking closer and plonking himself at the foot of my bed.

"Arrggghhh! Don't tell mom and dad, Emmett. Please", I begged, "they'll kill me."

"Why shouldn't I?" he snapped, "It's not like this is the first time!"

"Emmett…please? I'm sorry…really, I'm so sorry", I pleaded. I sat up and gave him my full sad face. He sighed and gave up.

"Fine. Who were you with?" he demanded.

"That's none of your business", I said shaking my head.

"Mike?" he growl.

"So?"

"So? So? Bella, I swear I see you two cuddling or kissing any more in school I will personally chop off his –"

"Chill, Em", I snapped, "I broke up with him yesterday."

"Oh", relief washed over Emmett's face, "well…good."

"He was being too pushy anyway", I shrugged.

"What kind of pushy?" asked Emmett cautiously, "did he try and force you to…to…you know…sleep with him?"

I laughed at Emmett's face. He seemed so uncomfortable with this subject.

"This isn't funny", Emmett snapped, "Have you slept with him?"

"Ewww! Come on, Emmy, we're gonna talk about boys and sex?" I shuddered. He pulled a face, grabbed my pillow and the fight was on.

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"Should we go to Port Angeles now or Seattle now?" Alice mused over breakfast. I sipped some orange juice and shrugged.

"Maybe we should just cancel this trip, Alice", I offered, "I'm not really up to it." She froze.

"But we've been planning it since…forever. Oh my god, since Thursday", she whispered, horrified, "and you need some new out fits, you're single again."

"And she's staying that way!" Emmett's voice boomed from upstairs as he raced down.

"Great, food", he sighed scooping a whole load of pancakes. I stared at him.

"What?" he snapped, "Why aren't you eating?"

"I'm not hungry", I said, "unlike you…"

"You haven't eaten in ages, Bella", Alice noticed suddenly dropping her credit card and phone to the table. She scrutinized my face.

"Mmm…you do look skinnier…" she mused to herself.

"Aw, you're not going to stop eating like those anorexic girls, are you?" she snapped suddenly.

"What?" shouted Emmett, "no food?"

"Hey, chill", I said, "I'm eating…I'm just not hungry. Stop staring at me Alice!"

"Sorry", she sighed going back to her phone and texting whoever she was texting before, "so, what do we do about our dilemma?"

"What dilemma?" I asked.

"The shopping trip?" she said as if explaining the obvious. I sighed heavily. I so did not want to go on a shopping trip with Alice. She was like a little bouncy energetic ball wanting to organise, boss around and buy clothes.

"I don't know", I shrugged. I turned to Emmett who was on his fourth pancake.

"What are you doing today, Em?" I asked.

"Me? Oh, nothing much. My friend's coming around later", he explained stuffing some more pancakes in his mouth, "we're just gonna hang around and stuff. Then I'm going to dinner with Rosalie."

"So?" Alice persisted.

"So…not today. Please Alice, I've got a really bad hangover", I groaned, "I just wanna sleep. And I've got the biggest of headaches."

"Fine, I'll go out with jasper", she pouted.

"Jasper hale?" Emmett and me asked at the same time. A wide grin spread on Alice's face, I could see she wanted to spill.

Alice had had a crush on the 17-year-old jasper hale since forever. Since she was only fifteen, she thought he wouldn't notice her. Especially given the fact that he was one of the most popular guys in school and he was way gorgeous.

So, since Alice liked jasper so much and Emmett was currently dating jasper's younger sixteen-year-old sister, Rosalie hale, I asked her to hint a little around jasper. Turns out, no hinting was needed since jasper fancied Alice too.

But I hadn't heard they got together.

"Yes, jasper hale", Alice, sighed happily, "he asked if I was busy today, and how did I know my sister would reject me? So I told him that I'd call him."

"Since when…" I began.

"Well, remember last week I went on a date with a mysterious guy and didn't tell you who", she teased, "guess who?"

"Wow, well, ok", I said, "You better call him."

She skipped out of the room with a big grin.

"Hey, where are mom and dad?" I asked.

"Mom's at Renee's house and dad's at work", Emmett explained dropping his plate in the sink, "so what are you going to be doing today?"

"I'm going to take a long bath, then clean myself up then sleep", I told him pouring the juice in the sink and placing the glass there.

"Bella?"

"Mmm?" I turned around to see Emmett looking at me, quite seriously.

"Do you trust me?" he asked.

"Um, sure, Emmy. Why wouldn't I?" I asked curiously.

"You got home at half past three in the morning yesterday", Emmett sighed, "I was scared, and you know that?"

I felt guilt wash over me. Emmett cared, I knew that. And it killed me to hurt him.

"I'm sorry, Emmett. I was pissed with booze, I just forgot about time and stuff", I explained.

"You're only fifteen Bella", he sighed, "don't waste yourself. Please. For my sake."

"Oh, Emmett, I'm really sorry", I sighed. He pulled me into one of his rib crushing bear hugs. Oh yeah, Emmett was big. His body was covered with muscles even a serious weight lifter couldn't compare with.

"Hey –can't – breath", I gasped. He released me finally.

"Bathroom", I muttered, my cheeks red.