Hello my marvelous readers (who have been oh so kind and reviewed!)
I'm so sorry for the long wait! I was having a major writers block! I'm uber duper sorry! : ( Please forgive your irresponsible author! She didn't mean any harm!
Anywho, to make up for my lack of work, I wrote my longest chapter ever- EIGHT PAGES! applause applause. Thank you thank you. And to all you big shot authors who easily write chapters that are ten pages long, please don't comment on my happiness of using eight pages.
Now, if you haven't already skipped my boring author's note, onto the story!
BellaChristopher
"Bella, could you come down here please?" Charlie called from downstairs. I shot Alice an apologetic glance, and she shrugged her shoulders.
"Don't worry bout me!" she said, waving her hand. She sat cross-legged on my bed, wearing a jean skirt, brown leggings, and a pink blouse. I was dressed in my usual of sweats and a tee, and frankly, I liked it that way.
"I'll be back soon!" I promised.
She pulled out her little pink iPod and waved it in the air. She had just gotten it for her birthday a month ago, and she's already spent fifty dollars on music! "I'll be fine Bella, yeesh!"
I laughed, and skipped down the stairs. My ungraceful side decided that it wanted to play a part in today's events, so I ended up tripping over the last step. Luckily, Daddy was ready, and he caught me easily. I heard a chuckle from the other side of the room and looked down, embarrassed. Why was I only klutzy when other people were around?
"Billy, Jacob, I'd like you to meet my daughter, Bella, and my wife, Renee," Daddy introduced.
I heard Mommy say, "Hello," timidly from somewhere next to Daddy.
"Bella, this is Mr. Black-"
"Please, call me Billy," an old, gravelly voice said.
Charlie chuckled. "Okay. Bella, this is Billy and Jacob."
"Mr. Black to her!" a young voice exclaimed from the other side of the room. Billy and Daddy laughed, their low laughs contrasting with the slightly higher ones coming from Mommy and Jacob.
I chanced a quick glance up at the new arrivals. I almost gasped when I saw Billy. He was sitting in a wheelchair with graying black hair. He looked so frail, and I had a hard time pairing the deep voice and laugh with his weak looking body.
I moved my eyes to the boy standing in the corner. His long sleek black hair hung to his shoulders, and his dark eyes sparkled with amusement. His skin was a beautiful russet color, and even though we are young, he was already very muscular.
I suddenly wished that I wasn't wearing these ugly old sweats and faded blue tee, in fact, I hated them! I wished I was dressed more like Alice, and I was annoyed that some boy would make me feel this way. I don't even know him for Pete's sake!
"Naw, just Jacob'll do," he said after the laughter subsided. He took a step forward to shake my hand, and I almost didn't. My insides were warring. Part of me wanted to see what his beautiful russet skin felt like, while the other part could care less!
I extended my arm, and shook his hand for as short a time as possible. His skin was silky smooth, and slightly warmer than most other peoples'.
"What, no hello for me?" he said with fake shock. "Ouch. A bit harsh, isn't it, considering you just met me." He scowled angrily in my direction, and I had to laugh.
"Fine! I'm Bella," I caved. He smiled broadly, and I was just about to ask him something, when I thought of Alice, alone in my room.
"I really have to go!" I exclaimed.
"Bella, that's very rude!" Mommy chided.
"Alice's waiting for me!" I explained.
"Well… couldn't I go meet her?" Jake asked. "I mean, I wanna meet new people since I'm new here and know no one."
I sighed. I knew Alice wouldn't care, stupid social butterfly, but I did. Just thinking about the scolding I'd get from her for not introducing her made me change my mind. "Fine," I grumbled, leading him up the stairs and into my room.
Alice was lounging on my bed, listening to her music, but she popped up right away when we walked in. "Hey!" she said, tossing her iPod down. "I'm Alice," she grinned.
"Jacob," he said shyly, which was odd… I mean even though I've only known him for five minutes, he seems very outgoing and not the least bit shy.
"Are you new here?" Alice asked curiously, even though she already knew the answer. She knew, or had at least heard of, every person who lives in Forks.
"Um… yeah," he mumbled. "We just moved in down the block."
"Ooh! We live down the block too!" Alice squealed. Jacob took an involuntary step back, and I sniggered at the fact that he was frightened of Alice. He glared at me, and I stopped laughing. If looks could kill…
"How old are ya?" Alice asked eagerly. I knew she was looking for a new playmate for Edward, cause they both have the same best friends- me and Jasper.
"I'm eight."
"Me too! And Bella, and my brother, Edward!" she exclaimed. "I betcha you and Edward will be best friends!"
"Sure, sure," he said, shooting me an anxious glance.
"Well… I'd better go. Let you to talk." Alice grinned evilly at me as she walked out the door. "Biya Bella!" she called.
"Bye Alice!"
Jacob broke into hysterical laughter, and collapsed on the ground. "Is… she always… like… that?" he gasped.
"Yeah, she's always so happy. That's why she's my best friend… well one of them anyway."
"Sorry Bells, but your best friend is a freak!" he laughed.
"Jacob!" Billy called from downstairs. "Time to go!"
Jake groaned, and his face was creased with worry.
"What's wrong Jake?" I asked softly. For some reason, seeing him hurt hurt me too.
"I-I… I'll see you again, right?" he asked quietly, looking at the ground. Whoa. I didn't see that one coming. I mean, he seems so nice… why wouldn't I want to hang out with him?
"Right?" he asked again, his voice shooting up an octave. Shoot. I can't believe I forgot to answer. His eyes shot up to mine, and they were filled with such intense pain, that I had no choice but to say yes.
"Of course, Jake."
He sighed in relief, all the worry washing away. "Cool!" he grinned. "See ya later Bells!" he said, giving me a hug.
"B-bye!" I stuttered a moment too late, in a high voice that was nothing like my own. He hugged me! The only person who I've ever hugged besides Mommy and Daddy is Edward! Hugging Jacob felt weird… different… wrong. But I put away my worries quickly. Jacob was so nice, and fun… he would make a great friend.
And I knew, deep down, that we would be seeing a lot more of each other.
EPOV
"Hey, Charlie. It's Edward. Is Bella-"
"Sorry Edward. She's still out," Charlie said in a voice that sounded apologetic. But I knew that he was annoyed that I had been calling so much. And I did feel bad, truly I did, but I missed Bella so much.
"Oh… okay then… you'll tell her I called, won't you?" I asked nervously. I don't know how much longer Charlie will put up with me calling, and I'm nervous that he'll say no, I won't give her your message, now stop calling us! Lucky me today was not that day.
"Yeah, of course Edward. See ya later."
"Bye."
I hung up the phone with a frown. Bella and I hadn't even talked to each other for the past week. Before, we would hang out every day. But for some reason, we didn't anymore. She wasn't returning my calls, even though I've been calling twice a day for the past week.
Trudging up to my room, I tried to figure out why she wasn't talking to me. No matter how hard I thought, I couldn't come up with an answer.
I slammed my door, and blasted my music, hoping it would keep my mind occupied. I needed some heavy metal, not Clair De Lune. I turned it off, and walked over to my bookshelf. Picking a book at random, I flipped through the pages, and chucked it at the wall as soon as I realized that the main character's name was Belle.
Grabbing a pillow, I shoved it to my face, and screamed all, well most, of my frustration out. My parents were starting to worry about me, and I couldn't blame them. I was a lifeless shell without Bella. I haven't even left the house since she's stopped talking to me.
There was a knock at my door, and before I could tell them to leave, Alice walked in.
She was just as empty as I was without Bella, especially since Jasper was on vacation. "Hey," she mumbled, coming to sit next to me on my bed. If she didn't look so pathetic, I would've kicked her out; I wanted to wallow, not talk about my feelings.
"Hi."
We sat in silence, and my mind began to wander, thinking about nothing particular, just how I was going to live another day without the beautiful, brown eyed girl who's my best friend.
"Stupid Jacob Black!" Alice exploded, making me jump up. "He moves to Forks, and thinks that he can just steal my best friend!" I could hear a note of hysteria slipping into her voice, and I wondered how long she'd been holding all of this in. "I HATE HIM!" she screamed, breaking into sobs. She put her spiky haired head in my lap, and I patted her absentmindedly on the back.
Bella was ignoring Alice and I, the friends she's had since preschool, for some new kid? Anger and jealousy surged through me. How could she do this to us? I bet if she saw Alice crying like this over her, she'd stop ignoring us. And if I ever get the pleasure of seeing that Jacob Black…
My thought was cut short with Alice's yelp of pain. "O-o-ouch E-Edward. T-t-that really h-hurt!" she hiccupped.
I stood up, ignoring the muffled oomph Alice made as she fell on the floor, and stormed out of my room. "W-w-where are y-you g-going?" Alice asked.
"To talk to Bella."
BPOV
I was walking back from Jacob's house feeling lighter than air. Jacob was a great friend, and we've been hanging out every day for the past week. My thoughts veered away from Jacob, and I felt heavy as a stone. I hadn't seen or talked to Edward or Alice for the past week. I missed them so much, but as soon as I heard Jacob, I just had to go see him. He's like my sun, lighting up my dark days.
I put my hand in my pocket as I walked down the driveway, preparing to open the door, when suddenly there was someone next to me. I screamed in fear, and then when I saw who it was, I screamed in happiness. "Edward!" I squealed in a very Alice-esque way. I threw myself at him and we stood there hugging each other for a moment, until Edward said something.
"Why have you been ignoring us Bella?" he asked quietly.
I looked up at him and dropped my arms away from his waist. What? Ignoring them? He was the one who wasn't calling me! I've been asking Charlie every day if Edward or Alice called, and every time he's said no. "What do you mean ignoring you? I-" He didn't even let me finish before he cut in.
"Bella, I've been calling you twice a day for the past week! Alice was calling once a day, but she stopped after the first couple of times. She thinks that you've left us… that you don't like us anymore!" he shouted. What? How could Alice ever think that? After everything we've done together…
"Edward-" Once again he cut me off. What was wrong with him?
"Bella, she was sobbing today! Sobbing! She hasn't talked or left the house, or even smiled, Bella!" Alice never ever cried. I felt tears springing to my eyes at the thought of what I had done to my best friends.
"R-really?" I whispered. "I-I didn't know, honest! Daddy hasn't said anyone's called. I asked him every day after I come home from Jacob's-"
"Oh, is Jacob you new best friend now, Bella? Is he? Are you replacing the friends you've had since you were born, with some new boy who happens to live down the street?" There is no way that he could possibly think that I was replacing him with Jacob. Jacob was great, but he was nothing compared to Edward!
"No!" I shouted angrily. "Edward, you are my best friend got it? You!" I said, poking him in the middle of the chest.
"Ignoring me is an odd way to show it…" he grumbled angrily. "You know what Bella, I don't even know why I came. You obviously don't wanna be my friend anymore, so why should I even bother?" He said this with so much venom in his voice that I was shocked. Edward had never yelled at me, and now we were having a huge argument? One tear fell, followed by torrents of others. I looked up, trying to find him, only to see him walking away from me.
I sobbed. He was leaving. All because I was stupid, and had tried to add a new friend into my life.
He whipped around and looked at me, his green eyes filled with worry. I sobbed again, and fell with little grace to the ground, not knowing how much longer I could stand. I curled up into a ball, and continued sobbing, rocking gently back and forth. Why, why, why?
I heard Edward sit down next to me. He hesitated for a second, and then I felt his arms wrap around me, pulling me into his chest. They were like a life vest, holding me up as I was drowning in pain. "I'm s-s-sorry, Edward!" I sobbed as I uncurled myself. I threw my arms around his neck, and held as tight as I could. I never wanted to let go, and I don't think I ever would've, if I hadn't thought of something I had to say.
"H-he hugged m-m-me," I stuttered. I felt him freeze underneath me. He went to stand up, but I tightened my already vice like grip. "D-d-don't go… p-p-please!" I begged. I don't think I could last if he was gone again. It was too soon.
"I won't," he promised. We sat there for the longest time, just holding each other, not even talking. It was times like these that I missed when I was away from him, and I knew I would never make that mistake again.
EPOV
As soon as I was out the door, I ran. Running usually put my worries and fears behind me, but not today. Today, I had to see Bella, to ask her to come back.
If everything went well, she would dump this Jacob kid and come back to us. If it didn't go well… I don't even wanna think about it.
Bella only lives about a half a mile away, so it only took me about four minutes. I knew that Bella probably wasn't home, so I hid behind a tree a little back from the clearing where her house was built.
Waiting was pure agony for me. All I could think about was all the possible ways that Bella could say that she didn't want to be my friend. And there were more of those than seemed humanly possible.
Finally, I saw her small form walking forward down her long driveway. When she neared me, I popped out of the forest, and she screamed. As soon as she noticed that it was me, she screamed again. "Edward!" she shouted, throwing herself at me for a hug. I willingly complied, and almost lost the reason that I was here.
I cut right to the chase, not even wanting to say hello. "Why have you been ignoring us Bella?" I asked quietly. She looked up with her arms still around my waist. She dropped them down, and looked at me with questions in her eyes.
"What do you mean ignoring you? I-"
"Bella, I've been calling you twice a day for the past week! Alice was calling once a day, but she stopped after the first couple of times. She thinks that you've left us… that you don't like us anymore!" I exclaimed angrily.
"Edward-"
"Bella, she was sobbing today! Sobbing! She hasn't talked or left the house, or even smiled, Bella!" I wasn't only talking about Alice now, but I didn't want her to see how weak I was without her if this truly was the end.
"R-really?" she whispered with tears in her eyes. "I-I didn't know, honest! Daddy hasn't said anyone's called. I asked him every day after I come home from Jacob's-"
"Oh, is Jacob you new best friend now, Bella? Is he? Are you replacing the friends you've had since you were born, with some new boy who happens to live down the street?"
"No!" she shouted angrily. "Edward, you are my best friend got it? You!" she said, poking me in the chest.
"Ignoring me is an odd way to show it…" I grumbled. "You know what Bella, I don't even know why I came. You obviously don't wanna be my friend anymore, so why should I even bother?" I began to walk away when I heard her sob behind me.
I whipped around before I had time to tell myself not to. Tears were flowing steadily down her cheeks, and her eyes were so hurt, I couldn't bear it. She let out a broken sob, and plopped ungracefully down onto the ground. Curling herself into a ball, she continued to sob, and I felt like I was being ripped in two. Let her suffer! the awful part of me screamed. Let her feel what you've felt like for the past week! But the noble part of me said, Why would you ever do that to your best friend, no matter what they've done to you?
I sat down next to her, and hugged her small, curled up body into my chest. "I'm s-s-sorry, Edward!" she wailed, as she uncurled herself. She threw her arms around my neck, and clung to me so tight, I thought I might suffocate. But I didn't care, because I had my angel in my arms.
The next thing she said brought me out of my happy bliss. "H-he hugged m-m-me," she stuttered. I immediately froze. Jacob hugged her? I moved to stand up, to go and show that kid why he shouldn't hug my Bella, when her grip tightened around my neck. "D-d-don't go… p-p-please!" she said in a small voice.
"I won't," I promised. I wouldn't leave her for anything in the world.
So... whatcha guys think? Please tell me! I'm begging for you to review! : ) Maybe I'll give you a present!! : O Well... probably not, but you can hope right?
Thanks to Vampire Kisses 4 Me (you know who you are!) for reminding me that we need the Quileute group in the story! Cheers to her!
I know I skipped a year, and that is because a) I thought this was too dramatic for seven year olds (and if you say it's too dramatic for eight year olds too... let's just say you didn't see my elementary school) and b) my writers block couldn't think of anything that seven year olds do. : P Drat writers blocks!
If you would all be so kind, I would love to hear what you have to say about my story it's important so I can know what to do to make it better. I also accept anonymous reviews so no one has an excuse as to why they can't review! Muahahaha! :) evil grin.
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