( Oh my god. I'm soooo sorry for not updating sooner like I promised! I've just being going through a tough time with my family. And I've also had a MAGOR case of writer's block since I last updated. I honestly don't really know where I'm going with this story anymore but I've kind of got a few ideas. But please bear with me I am trying! I'm just not really succeeding he he. I really am not sure what I wrote this chapter about, I could have done better but oh well. Hope you enjoy! Xxxx )
Something unexpected
( Bella's pov )
When the third period bell had rang I stood up from my seat lazily, feeling an sudden wave of dizziness go through me. I walked slowly out of the class letting the more excited students pass by me without question. I looked up at the end of the hallway and saw Jayden and Zero waiting for me patiently. Zero was standing against the door frame and only seemed to notice my arrival when his twin waved friendly at me. Another flush of embarrassment coursed through my body and the feeling of heat rushed up to my cheeks once again. I smiled as I approached them suddenly feeling bright and lively.
" Hey Jayden." I stopped and nodded to Zero momentarily. " Hello Zero." A nod was my reply before his graze travelled elsewhere. Jayden rolled his eyes and smiled kindly at me while saying in a friendly voice. " Hiya Bella. Hope you don't mind but me and Zero are gonna eat lunch outside. Is that okay with you?" I looked at Jayden blankly but then smiled and shook my head at him.
" Don't worry it's fine. Do you want me to come with you?" The sun was shining so bright today and I'd also wanted to get some fresh air too so I figured why not join them. Jayden was fine with that and Zero didn't even seem like he really cared so I took it as an okay. Together we walked down the hallway and we went to go find the nearest exit that just happened to be down the next hallway. On the way there I brought out my phone and texted to Elena that I'd be eating lunch with some other friends outside. By the time I hit the send button the three of us had stepped outside and the sun rays instantly warmed up my skin. I looked around the area and saw nothing but grass, no benches, bins or anything. The only thing other thing that wasn't grass was a very tall tree that stood tall and proud. It's leaves rustled gently in the breeze and the crown of the tree cast down a giant shadow in a messy sort of circle shape.
Zero and Jayden walked towards it calmly while I stood, staring at the monster of a tree in shock. I shook my head after a few seconds once my mind moved away from the tree and I rushed up behind the boys to catch up on them. Once we had reached the tree both Jayden and I sat down on the soft grass while Zero chose to stay standing leaning against the tree's massive trunk. The cool breeze blew gently against my skin making my body relax almost instantly.
The air felt so good that without even knowing, my head had fallen backwards and I'd let out a long tired sigh. I was so relaxed to the point that I'd actually forgotten that I wasn't by myself. It wasn't until I heard a low but very faint chuckle from behind me that I remembered Jayden and Zero were still there. Turning my head a bit embarrassed, I saw Zero with his head turned slightly in my direction with what looked like amusement in his eyes. And all the while Jayden sat there happily, munching away at an apple looking completely unaware of what was going on. Yet again I felt heat start to rise up to my cheeks and I swirled my head around so that neither Zero or Jayden could see it. It took a whole minute for the heat to cool down and the embarrassment of the moment to stop nagging at my brain. When I found myself able to turn my head to look at the pair, I chose to not look anywhere near Zero but it was harder than I'd thought it would have been.
" Want one?" I looked at Jayden who held out an open packet of chocolate biscuits obviously offering me one. After a moment of examining the treats I eventually took one and smiled as a thank you. When that was over the conversation between the three of us had disappeared. Most of the time Jayden was munching away silently on his lunch, Zero was staring up at the sky in a daze obviously not feeling any hunger and I sat quietly nibbling at the snack that Jayden had given me. I stared out front of me looking down at the view of houses a little below us. Since the tree was on a hill you could almost see the outline of the Mystic Grill sign ahead. There was almost what looked like a number of groups going in and out of the grill. I'd heard Elena mention the place to Jeremy every once and a while but I'd never gotten the chance to ask her about it…maybe I could ask when we get home after school.
" Hey Jayden?…" I waited for a reply from him but after a little while I'd gotten nothing but silence. Confused I turned my head slightly to where he was sitting to see what he was doing, but I was a bit surprised when I saw an empty space next to me. Instantly I wheeled my head to look at Zero who thankfully was still here. But for a strange reason he was staring up into the tree. My curiosity got the better of me so I stood up, walked over to him and followed his gaze upwards. At first I didn't see anything but then as I looked harder I saw the outline of a body sitting on one of the thick branches. A sudden feeling of panic coursed through me as I realised who it was. " Is that Jayden?" The question was to both myself and to Zero which was answered with a mere nod. Once it was conformed the panicked feeling grew from concerned to dread. And without even knowing I found myself shouting up to him sounding even more worried than I wanted to.
" Jayden! What are you doing up there? Its dangerous!" Zero smirked at my worry and I glared at him while giving him a slap on the back of his head. I heard a cheery laugh from above and then Jayden tried to calm me down with words that would have done so if he hadn't been sitting high above me.
" Don't worry Bella! It's fine. There's a great view up here! Come on up!" Once his words were spoken I felt my body turn to stone. Me, climb that height? Ha! Maybe if I could fly but not in my clumsy human sate. Though the offer was a little bit tempting the greater part of me doubted I'd be able to get up to the first branch without slipping. I opened my mouth to tell Jayden thanks but no, when Zero interrupted my unspoken words.
" You want help?" His voice was low, barely even a whisper but his eyes only looked concerned and worried for my safety. I tried as hard as I could to slow down my heart rate and keep the blush at bay but it was very hard to do with him looking at me like that. I was going to say no but I decided to try something new for once. I gotta live a little.
" Yeah sure. Thanks." I saw a hint of a smile in the corner of his mouth but it disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. Zero's method of helping wasn't exactly what I'd expected. Instead of actually teaching me how to climb, Zero threw me over his shoulder and started to climb up the tree. I felt my breath catch in my throat and heat shoot up to my cheeks. But before I could even grasp what was going on Zero was already half way up to where Jayden was sitting. With every branch Zero climbed the ground grew farer and farer away. My arms dangled lifelessly in front of me like I was reaching out to the ground. My ponytail had turned up and the end of my hair was now right in front of my nose. I watched it sway from left to right finding it strangely entertaining the way it swayed whenever Zero moved.
With a quick grunt, Zero tossed me back off of his shoulder and placed me gently down on the branch next to Jayden. Zero's hands stayed at either side of my waist until he was sure that I was sitting safely on the branch. Jayden smiled at me as I stared down below us. I was starting to feel a bit dizzy and sick in the stomach from the height. Was the ground getting farer away, or was I just hallucinating? My body started to sway a bit but it suddenly stopped. I looked down and saw Jayden's hand placed lightly on my shoulder, it felt strangely comforting and nice.
" You okay?" I nodded my head and forced a smile. I didn't feel actually 100% being up this height but I didn't want to get down, mainly because I didn't know how to get down. I looked around to find only the two of us on the branch and Zero was nowhere in sight. I felt a bit worried but it quickly pasted when I looked up and found him sitting up two branches above us, staring up into the sky. One of his legs hanged off of the branch while the other was pulled up into an upside down V shape, with his arm resting carelessly on his knee. There was something about the way the sun shined into his sliver hair that made me blush even harder.
I really am stupid. I cant believe that I'm thinking these things about a boy that I've just met! God what's wrong with me? I've finally started to go out with Damon Salvatore a man that's completely out of my league, and now this! Jeez I really just need to calm down. But was it my fault that every time that Zero touched me that I went hot? I cant control how my body reacts can I? I can pretend that it doesn't affect me in the slights but I can only pretend. But Zero couldn't make me feel the way that Damon makes me feel. No one and I mean no one could touch me the way he does. Look at me the way he does. Or even speak to me the way he does. Only Damon could make me feel whole and whether it was love or not, it still was something I'd never experienced in my life.
" Come on. We'd better go in. The bell will go in about ten minutes." Jayden's gentle voice brought me out of my thoughts. I nodded my head sharply and carefully started to follow Jayden as he began to climbed down the tree one branch at a time. Zero didn't start to follow us until we had already went almost half-way down. I was slower than Jayden and I found myself clinging onto each branch for dear life. And though I was aware that it probably wasn't the safest idea to climb down myself, I still make my way down to the ground without a second thought.
I'd managed to get down half the tree without any help though Jayden did ask " If I was okay," about twice and I always said " I was fine." I looked down to try and find a secure point on the branch below, which I did find after a while of feeling the wood with my foot. I held into the branch beside me with one arm while I placed the other arm against the trunk of the tree of some support. I was doing okay until a sudden gust of wind came out of nowhere. The wind made my ponytail fly all around my head and my fingers began to slip. I felt sheer panic run through my body as I desperately tried to tighten my grip. But the wind was just too strong for me to fight against. My fingers began to slip one by one of off the wood causing the feeling of panic to raise each time a finger lost its grip. Letting out a long scream I lost my balance and started to fall down the tree with speed.
" Bella!" Jayden shouted as he tried to grab onto some part of me to stop me falling but it was all too fast for him to do anything. I felt my body go numb and lifeless when the cold wind made contact with my skin, making violent shivers run up and down my spine. My hair was spread out front of me which had obviously came out of its ponytail, and it flew around my head going from neat to messy within a manner of seconds. The pressure of the wind pushing against my body make it very hard to move any part of me, even a flick of the wrist took almost all of my energy to do. I closed my eyes tightly waiting for the pain to come…but it never came. The wind had became still and instead of feeling nothing on my back something was placed against it. And not just one thing but two.
I slowly reopened my eyes and all I saw was purple. I blinked a few times until my vision became clear and I looked again. But the person I saw was someone I hadn't expected at all. I found myself staring into the calm eyes and handsome face of Zero. My eyes widened. How in the world had he gotten from up the tree to down here so quickly? Could he…could Jayden and Zero be vampires?
" Bella!" Jayden's concerned voice broke through my train of thought and brought me back to reality. Jayden had just jumped of off the final branch and landed gently on the grass. " Are you okay? I'm so sorry! I should have known something like this would happen!" I found myself too shocked to even fake a calm face, so instead I forced my voice out to try and reassure him but even I knew there was no point. " N-o Jayden…its fine y-you couldn't have…d-done anything." My voice began to grow stronger as my breath began to come back to me. And I still went on. " Its not like you could have known…" Silence followed when the words had left my mouth. Zero gave Jayden a rock hard look and he was sending him sharp daggers. Jayden looked not only sheepish but completely sorry like he had forgotten to do something important. Something was out of place between them that was obvious.
" Umm Zero," It took a while for his attention to switch from Jayden to me and once his eyes met mine, his stone cold look disappeared into gentle worry. " Could you umm put me down now?" Zero's arms left my back and he placed me gently back onto my feet, making sure I could stand on my own first. It took a second or more to get my balance back but by the time Zero's hands had left me alone I was standing up steady again. I jumped when I felt Jayden's fingers run through my hair pulling out some of the leaves that had managed to find their way into my messy locks.
We stood there for about five minutes in silence and then the school bell for the next period went off. The three of us didn't react for a moment until something clicked that we should get going if we don't wanna be late. If I was honest I couldn't care less about being late at the moment. All that I could do was wonder how Zero had managed to save me like that. It wasn't normal that was for sure. Was he a vampire? Or maybe something else…but what? I saw Zero glance at me with suspicious, hard eyes. I knew he was trying to make me look away but I didn't even blink. What I saw in those eyes deeply hidden inside of them, was fear. But of what? Of me or for me. But all I knew was that something was going and I was going to get to the bottom of it.
( Did this chapter suck or what? I honestly just didn't try in this one and I sorta feel bad because of it. Awww please don't be mad at me! I hope the writer's block thing will pass but please bear with me! I'll try to update sooner but I'm not sure what to write about next. Please be patient with me. And thanks everyone who is still following the story. Xxxx )