Chapter Five

I was livid, enraged even. I walked in my room and threw my books down on my desk. I didn't even notice that Alice was lying in her bed asleep. I couldn't believe that Edward had just insulted me like that. Who did he think he was? Ugh I could just strangle him. Alice was obviously bothered by the noise I was making, as she sat up and stared at me pace the floor.

"Bella, what in god's name is the matter" she questioned rubbing her eyes.

I didn't even know how to explain to her that her twin was Satan himself. How would I word that without offending her…."Oh Alice your twin's the devil incarnate"….or "Alice I could just kill your brother, how's that sound?" I was definitely not in the mood for answering questions, but I knew that Alice had done nothing wrong. I sat down on my bed and crossed my legs Indian style.

"Your brother is such a smart ass! I really don't like him right now!"

Alice looked perplexed as if she'd missed a life altering event. I knew that I had to explain the entire situation to her in order for her to completely understand why I was so angry. "What happened and which brother?"

I gave Alice a look that certainly let her know it wasn't Emmett. She sat back and just shook her head in agreement. "I take it that you mean Edward. He can be a bit of a smartass at times". I didn't know how anyone could deal with Edward. He was so egotistical and frankly I didn't want to be bothered with his antics. "I was in the library minding my own business, searching for my book when Emmett, Jasper, and Edward came up behind me and" Alice stopped me.

"Wait did you say Emmett, like my older brother Emmett?" Alice was clearly as shocked as I was that Emmett had been in the library. I simply shook my head to acknowledge that she was right. I laughed as Alice rolled her eyes in disbelief. "Any who, we spoke and laughed at Emmett and that was it. Jasper and Emmett left and I'd assumed that Edward had too so I went back to minding my business. I stood in the chair to reach my book on the third shelf and I almost fell but Edward caught me, saying that I should have asked for help. For what? I reached it just fine" Alice doubled over laughing at how angry I'd gotten so quickly.

"Really Bella, that's not so bad, I mean you could've gotten hurt had Edward not been there"

"Yes, but he insulted me when I said that I didn't need any help. He goes off and says "oh it didn't seem that way but ok". That really bothered me" I jumped up from my bed and started pacing again. Alice got up and put her hand on my shoulder.

"It will get better, that I'm sure of ". Alice seemed to know something I didn't but I wasn't worried about it. I simply wanted to get through the rest of the day without another one of Edward's cynical moments.

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Dinner flew by and I was glad, so that I could return to my dorm and just relax. Alice and Rosalie had decided to go shopping and I was glad that I didn't have to be subjected to that again. I grabbed Les Miserables and sat in the window. I quickly glanced down and something immediately caught my attention. There was Edward frolicking with a girl I'd never seen before. Her hair was a fiery red color, falling down her back in ringlets. I was disgusted watching her make moves on him the way she was. Her hands wrapped around his waist, as she looked him in the eyes. It almost made me angry….wait a minute. Was I angry seeing Edward with another girl? I continued to watch, hoping that they couldn't see me. Forgetting that the window was open I leaned over to get a closer look and almost slipped "wholly crap" I exclaimed. Their heads snapped up towards my window. I dropped down quickly so they wouldn't see me. Man I hope they didn't see me. I stayed that way for a few minutes hoping that if I had been spotted, that they would have forgotten. As I got up from my spot by the window my room door flew open.

"Did you enjoy the show, Bella?" I could sense the fury in his voice. Oh boy this should be good. I didn't want to admit that it hurt me to see him with that girl. No I would never admit that to him. He just couldn't know how I felt.

"Edward, seriously what are you talking about? I slipped because I was trying to clean up something I'd spilled. I could care less what you were doing"

I stormed across the room grabbing my keys and my iPod as I walked out the door. I knew he was going to follow me. I put my head phones in my ear and scrolled through my songs stopping at "My Immortal" by Evanescence. I hoped that my nonchalant attitude would turn Edward away but I was wrong. I hurried out of the building to my truck. I just needed to drive and assess what was going on. As I opened my car door Edward slammed it closed. I was shocked.

"Bella let's not act like you're innocent here! I saw you watching me and Victoria! If you're wondering there's nothing going on between us"

I was taken aback by Edward's comment, maybe it was because I didn't feel like I was owed one or maybe he had an ulterior motive, either way I was stunned.

"Edward, are we really going through this? You don't owe me an explanation and honestly I could care less about who you spend your free time with. I could see if we were together but we're not so let it go".

We stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. I knew he was mad and so was I but there was no point in arguing over a lost cause. It wasn't of any importance to me.

"You are so impossibly Inhumane! From the moment you met me, you've given me nothing but grief. I mean what do you want from me. Honestly?"

I didn't realize that Edward had notice my attitude, but then again it wasn't hard to miss. I'd made everyone's life a living hell because I didn't want Edward to know that I found him attractive. This whole situation was ridiculous but I was not about to cave.

"You want the truth Edward? Here's the truth. You are a pig-headed egotistical jerk and I don't expect anything from you at all. Now if you will excuse me I have somewhere to go" I knew that I was being overly obnoxious but I had to get him off my back.

"Whatever Bella, I guess this conversation is over"

The look on Edwards face as he walked away broke my heart into a million pieces. I wanted to run to him and hug him uncontrollably and never let go but I wasn't about to be vulnerable. I climbed into my GMC Sierra Denali and left. I just needed to drive and clear my head before returning to campus.