Bella's POV:
"Do you want to go somewhere with me today after school ?" Edward asked as we walked to Biology together.
"Um..." I hesitated. We both had a huge test in Biology tomorrow, and I desperately needed to study or else I'd fail for sure.
"Sure, you do." He answered for me.
"What about the test for Biology tomorrow. Mr. Banner said it was 15% of our grade, meaning we can not fail. Have you studied yet?" I really doubted it.
"No, but who cares? We both listen well enough in that class that we'll pass that test easily." He shrugged his shoulders. Though I'd never say this out loud, I loved how easy going and optimistic he was.
"Obviously not you, but I definitely do. I don't want to fail, Edward. And you shouldn't want to either!" I poked him in the chest.
"Hey, unless you want both my books and yours splattered across this hallway, I suggest you not do that anymore." He laughed and removed my hand from his chest, but held onto it.
"I didn't ask you to carry my books, you know." I muttered.
He sighed. "Bella, we've been over this. I'm going to carry your books because I want to. And there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Got it?"
"Oh yeah?" I questioned. He nodded his head. I grabbed my books and took off down the hallway, leaving him in my dust. I looked back over my shoulder, and he stood there in shock. I decided to taunt him by flicking him off, causing him to snap out of his surprised state and start chasing after me. I slowed down my speed when I rounded a corner and pushed them even faster when I could hear Edward's footsteps and heavy breathing behind me.
Our Biology class came into view so I decided to slow down and let poor Edward catch up to me. Not five seconds later, I felt one arm being thrown around my waist, lifting me up into the air. I laughed and said, "Where have you been?"
"Wow Bella, I didn't know you could run that fast." He said in my ear.
I turned around in his arms to face him. "It's a gift. I'm probably even faster than you."
He quirked one eyebrow. "Doubt it."
I simply shrugged and said, "Let's race one day." I kissed him quickly on the mouth and jumped down from his arms. The little run had made me energized so I skipped into the classroom.
We took our seats in the back of the class a few minutes before the bell. "You never answered my question. Would you like to accompany me somewhere?" When I didn't respond, he continued. "Bella, what if I say it'll only take 30 minutes, an hour at the most. Just please! Come with me!" He begged.
I furrowed my eyebrows, wishing he'd drop it. "You are a horrible influence, you know?"
He smiled slightly, then nodded his head for me to continue. "Edward, please don't make me go!" I whined. I didn't want to just say no to him, but he was tempting me.
He huffed. "Fine, Bella. We don't have to go, if you don't want to." He looked so disappointed.
We sat in complete silence for a couple minutes, while I debated changing my mind. I guess an hour less of studying won't kill me. Plus, it would make Edward happy.
He still wasn't talking to me, but I didn't mind so much because I found it comical. "Edward?" I asked, while looking at the back of his head because he was turned away from me, staring out the window.
He didn't reply. I sighed dramatically and tried again. "Edward?" I asked in a firmer voice, and tapped his shoulder.
He turned around and raised his eyebrows at me. "What's wrong?" I asked dumbly, as if I didn't already know.
"What's wrong is... you don't love me!" I laughed loudly at this. "If you loved me, you would go with me!"
And I thought I was the drama queen. "Where do you plan on taking me?"
"I can't tell you."
I slumped my shoulders and said, "Only an hour, right?"
He smiled victoriously, and hugged the life out of me. "Thank you, Bella! I promise, you'll love it!
"Yeah, yeah." I waved my hand around.
The bell rang, meaning that class was just now starting. Mr. Banner started teaching us about cellular respiration, as if I'd care but I tried my hardest to retain the information he was telling us. But I ended up falling asleep for most of it. It wasn't until the bell rang again that I woke up. When I came to, I realized that my head was resting on Edward's shoulder, and his arm was wrapped around me with his fingers in my head.
I heard him chuckle and whisper, "Good morning, beautiful."
I groaned and rubbed my eyes. "Good morning."
"I hate to rush you, but we really should be going to our next class right now." His fingers continued to play with my hair, and I really liked the feeling.
"Okay," I moved to untangle myself from him when a thought popped into my head. "Why didn't you wake me? I shouldn't have gone to sleep!" I practically yelled at him. I should be more enraged at myself for falling asleep in the first place, but that much-needed nap felt too good to regret it.
He shrugged. "You looked really peaceful so I didn't want to disturb you. I mean, I would have if Mr. Banner had noticed that you were asleep, but he didn't. Plus, you fell asleep on my shoulder, and I could feel you breathing against my neck. It was calming."
I unwrapped his arm from around me, and gathered all my books. He looked at me, amusement clear on his face and said, "You aren't mad at me, are you?"
"No, I'm mad at myself. I should have stayed awake today. But thank you."
He stood up and picked up his books, then kissed me on my head. "Oh calm down, Bella you're always so hard on yourself. You need to loosen up."
"I'll loosen up after I take that stupid test tomorrow."
We went our separate ways, seeing as I had History and he didn't. When I walked in, I noticed Mike was sitting at my desk waiting for me. "What's up, Mike?" I set my books down, and scanned through my binder to find my homework.
"Um, nothing much." His ever-present nervousness always made me apprehensive.
"Ah-ha!" I yelled once I found it. He jumped slightly because of my outburst. "Sorry."
"It's o-okay, I wanted to know if you wanted to maybe... go on a date with me?" He looked down at his fingers while he stuttered.
I froze. Was he serious? Mike was a decent-looking guy, but he was too awkward for me. Plus, I had Edward. Mike didn't compare to Edward in any way possible. "I have a boyfriend, I'm sorry." I said softly.
He looked up at me. "Edward, right? Yeah, I heard about you guys. That doesn't matter ... to me."
I raised an eyebrow. "Well, it matters to me."
The bell rang, causing multiple kids to walk in the class and take their seat.
Mike stood up, and his usually nervous face turned to one of ferociousness. He walked over to me, his tall form hovering over my smaller one. "You don't really believe that, now do you?" He shook his head slightly and continued, "I always get what I want, Bella." He said and walked away with a confidence I never even knew was possible for him. His voice shocked the hell out of me. No nervous stutters. No uneven breaths. He sounded... daring. And that freaked me out. Who was this guy really?
I tried not to think about Mike's weird behavior all through class, but the way he kept looking at me made it impossible. He looked like he owned me. Like I was his own personal obsession for him to claim whenever he wanted.
His whole demeanor had changed. Instead of his usually slouched over form I was so used to, he looked totally at ease with his hands entwined behind his head and him leaning back against his seat.
The bell rang and I sprang out of my seat, and practically ran out of the class to the cafeteria.
The scared side of me decided to brush off Mike's insane behavior, and pretend as if it had never happened. I walked into the cafeteria and saw everybody was already at the table.
"Hey, Bella!" Angela said, causing everyone's attention to divert to me.
I quickly said hi to everyone, and walked to get my lunch. Out the corner of my eye, I saw Edward look at me questioningly and get up from his seat to follow me.
I scratched the back of my neck awkwardly and waited in line to get my tray. "Are you okay?" I heard Edward's voice ask me.
"I'm fine." I said.
I felt his hand rub up and down my back, trying to soothe me. "You don't seem fine." He insisted.
"I am." He took the hint that I didn't really want to talk at the moment, and sighed.
He leaned forward to kiss my temple and said, "Cheer up, baby. I can't have you in a grumpy mood when I take you to my surprise."
I smiled when I felt his lips on my skin. "An hour, right?" I clarified.
He laughed loudly. "Yes, an hour. Maybe two." With that, he walked away, leaving me to glare at his backside.
A/N: What do you think? Next chapter will be up by Sunday! I think you can guess where Edward is taking Bella, but it'll be very sweet, I promise!