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I do not own Twilight or any of its characters. Stephenie Meyer owns it, not me.

Love Story in Cali

Chapter 6: Rules

Bella Point of View:

Two days have passed since Edward was hospitalized. I stayed with Edward since then. Nothing has changed between us though. What? Am I lying to myself? Nothing has changed, yeah right! I'm dating Edward Cullen! Take that Carla! How did it happen? It was so fast I probably would have fainted or fell over. Edward almost died and after I kissed him he opened his eyes to me. We both confessed our love for each other and after that the doctor came back to check on him. The doctor was surprised at the sudden recovery and suggested that Edward stay another day, just to be safe. On that extra day we talked and that's when he asked me the big question- Will you be my girlfriend? I was so happy I actually did fall over. He laughed at me and helped me up. After my clumsy fall I agreed and kissed him. When he was able to leave, it was time to go back to school. The big game was coming up and so was a test in history. We stared at each other during biology. After the final bell rung, Edward asked me to officially meet his parents as his girlfriend. I always visited his house when Alice asked me to sleepover, but I wasn't his girlfriend then.

"Bella!" Alice shouted.

I dropped my apple to the ground and looked at her surprised. "What?"

She put her hands on her hips and frowned at me. "I hope you weren't thinking about my brother."

Simone laughed at me. "You know she was Alice. She hasn't focused on the cheer either."

Someone picked me up and slung me over their shoulder. I noticed bronze hair brushing against my face. "Edward! Put me down!"

He laughed as he spun around in a circle. I started to pound on his back and he started to run to his car. Once he reached the silver Volvo he set me to the ground. "I'm breaking up with you Edward."

He looked sad. I was only joking and he looks so serious. "Just kidding, Eddie."

I pulled his shirt down to me, drawing his lips to mine. I kissed his lips sweetly and felt the warmth that flowed into my mouth. Edward is such a good kisser. His hands moved behind me and pulled me closer into his body. His hands snaked up my shirt and I could feel his touch on my skin. I heard somebody scream. I opened my eyes to look at her horrified face. I smiled at her.

"Edward Cullen!" Carla screamed.

Edward stopped kissing me and looked at Carla's fuming face. "Carla?"

She yanked my hair and pushed me to the ground. I looked up at her and glared. "Bitch," I muttered.

She was rubbing Edward's chest while he tried to get her off of him. "Why Edward? Why?"

I touched her arm and squeezed it. I smiled at Edward. "Let me help you Edward."

I frowned at Carla then, pushed her away. She fell to the ground and began to cry. I laughed at her then, kissed Edward again. "Stay away from my boyfriend, thank you."

Edward opened my door and I got into his Volvo. After Edward got in, he laughed. "I'm impressed Bella."

I leaned over and kissed him. "No one touches my man."

He laughed again then, pulled off.

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*~ Edward's House*~

When we walked in, Esme was watering her flowers and Carlisle was reading the newspaper. Esme looked up from her roses to me. She smiled at me warmly then, set the water can to the ground.

"Bella!" she said, happily.

She hugged me then, noticed Edward behind me. "Edward?"

He raised his eyebrows at Esme and she did the same. Edward put his hand on my waist and smiled.

"Bella is my girlfriend." Edward said.

Carlisle dropped his newspaper to the ground then, walked over to us. "Edward."

"Bella is different. I feel different." He said.

I am different? Edward looked down at me. "Let's go upstairs."

I nodded then, we both went to his room. I plopped on his bed and he joined me. "Edward, tell me what Esme and Carlisle meant."

He looked away from me. "They were trying to warn me not to hurt you."

I put my hands on either side of his face. "You won't."

He held my hand. "I know."

He kissed me then, pulled away. "There are rules for being my girlfriend you know."

"Rules?" I asked nervously.

He nodded and put on glasses. I raised an eyebrow at him. Where the hell did he get those glasses? He makes glasses look hot. He held my hand and looked at me from behind the frames.

"Yes. It is actually just one." He said, throwing the glasses away.

"What is it?" I asked vigorously.

He pulled out something wrapped in decorative paper. "Open this."

The paper was so bright with circles. The circles were intertwined. I stared at the beautiful white, black, and silver circles carefully. They looked so intricate. Edward snapped his fingers in front of me. I shook my head and mouthed a sorry. I began to tear at the present, careful not to cut myself. Once I finished opening it, the gift burned my hand. It fell to the bed, not making a sound. The golden lines that designed it glinted at me. I saw my name was engraved in it. Edward's brow furrowed.

"Bella, love, it's just a credit card." He said, calmly.

I fell into his lap and he held me tightly. "A credit card?"

He set me up on my knees so, I could look at him. "It is the first thing on my list of gifts."

"What's second?" I asked, shivering. Not from the cold, but out of fear.

"I think if I tell you, you might faint or argue with me." He said.

I sighed. He was right. I might have did both though. I yawned then closed my eyes as I lay on his bed. The comforter felt so soft under my skin. His arms wrapped around me as I slept. His touch felt as smooth as velvet against my ivory skin.

When the sun beamed through the window, I felt its heat. It caused my eyelids to open slowly. I sat up in the bed and saw Edward in his boxers. My face felt hot as I saw his perfectly, chiseled body. The sun made him look like a fine angel in human form. He turned around and noticed me staring at him. His hair was dripping wet and he began to pat it with his towel. I got out of the comfy bed and walked over to him. I helped him dry off his hair then, he held me by my forearms. I looked up into his eyes and he bent down to kiss me. I kissed him back softly then, smiled happily.

"Good Morning." I whispered.

He kissed my cheek. "Good Morning, love."

Alice opened the door and pulled me out. She pushed me into her room and I was afraid I wasn't coming out. I sat on the purple suede couch, waiting for her to find me an outfit. She tossed a grey off shoulder shirt at me and black shorts. I looked at them weirdly then, she gave me a pair of black ankle boots. That was quick. Where did that outfit come from? She didn't go through her closet. (A/N: Bella's outfit on my page.)

"Hurry up and change."

She gave me a bag with my stuff in it. "How?"

She looked at me and smiled. "I told Charlie and Renee you were staying with us. You know they love me."

I laughed then, hurried to the bathroom in the hallway. I took a quick shower and got out just as fast. I slid the shirt over my head, put on the shorts and shoes. I braided my hair into a single braid then, opened the door. I ran into Edward and he caught me.

"It seems we can't keep our hands off each other." He said.

I nodded. "Looks that way."

He released me then, went downstairs. I continued walking to Alice's room and when she saw me, she looked at me intently.

"Not bad, Bella." She said.

I smiled. "I passed?"

She hugged me. "Yep! Finally Bella, you look decent and you didn't fight."

"When did you buy this outfit?"

"I didn't, you did. I found it in the back of your closet." She said.

"Oh yeah, I remember buying this outfit."

When we went downstairs it was time for us to leave. "Are you ready to leave?" Edward asked me.

I nodded. "Yeah."

A car honk was heard. "That's my ride." Alice chirped.

We all went outside and Alice jumped into Jasper's car. I got into Edward's Volvo and we raced after Jasper's car. Once we reached school grounds, I hurried to our dorm. I slid the key into the key hole and opened the door. Simone was cooking eggs when I walked in.

"Bella!" she exclaimed.

"Hi, Simone." I said.

She turned off the stove then, hugged me. "You spent a night with Edward."

I pushed her back. "No."

She nodded. "Sure."

I put my bag on my bed then, looked at Simone. "Class starts in ten minutes, why are you cooking?"

She started to eat the eggs. " 'Cause I was hungry. My stomach is more important than class."

I shook my head. "Big game is tonight."

She dumped her plate in the sink. "Yep and you get to cheer the captain on."

I laughed. "Funny."

That's Chapter 6. I hope you enjoyed it. The Big Game will be its on Chapter. Please keep reading. Please Review. I want to get at least 20 reviews.