Hey everyone! Sorry for the delayed update. I'm actually off this week, so I was hoping to update a few times. But of course I have homework and study to do. Not to mention the fact that one of my brother wouldn't let me near my laptop all weekend. Brothers! Ah, well. I have it now or you. Yippee! Although I'm not completely sure about this chapter. I've rewritten it several times and changed bits. Let me know what you think in a review. I've created a blog! Woohoo! Mainly for stories though. Here's the link: http://elliotandjd4eva1sblog (dot) blogspot (dot) com/ Check it out. I'll post sneak peeks and info on chapters and further stories there. And I've actually begun to use my twitter account. So tweet me MyxNamexIsxKate. Not very creative, I know. But anyway.
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Previously: 'Okay, Bella.' She agreed. 'If that's what you wish. I dare you to kiss Edward for ten minutes straight, without stopping.' What? Was she serious? I couldn't back out though. It wasn't even that bad of a dare. It was just a kiss. This was the mantra that I kept repeating to myself in preparation. Just a kiss. Just a kiss. Just a kiss. Just a.. 'Would you come on already?' Rosalie. 'The prospect of kissing him that bad, eh?' Emmett, of course. Suddenly, Edward was on top of me, and his lips were attached to mine. He began kissing me feverishly and my lips started moving of their own accord. My hands rose and knotted themselves in his hair. I felt his hands at my sides, rubbing through the material of my t-shirt. Suddenly, I felt his tongue slide into my mouth and I am ashamed to admit that I let out a moan of pleasure. I felt him groan as he pressed harder against me. I pulled myself as tightly to him as physically possible. 'And time!' a voice broke me out of my reverie. Edward pulled away looking as stunned as I felt. Everyone stared at us in silence with their mouths open. 'What?' I asked 'It was a dare. I did it. Over and done with. Now let's get on with the game.' Then I spun the bottle again.
EPOV
'Okay, Bella.' She agreed. 'If that's what you wish. I dare you to kiss Edward for ten minutes straight, without stopping.' What the?! What kind of dare was that? Maybe I had misheard her. That was probably it. I had somewhat 'zoned out' after daring Alice. That was extremely enjoyable. Apparently though, I had not. Bella was wringing her hands and seemed to be continuously chanting something to herself. Did she find me that repulsive, really? 'Would you come on already?' Helpful, Rosalie. Really. 'The prospect of kissing him that bad, eh?' Thanks bro, I love you too. This was becoming ridiculous. There was no choice in the matter. I could see what the outcome would be if we failed to complete this particular dare, and believe me, it was not pretty. It would be better for both of us to just take this dare. So, I kissed her. Ten minutes may sound like a long time, but it isn't. Her lips began to move against mine. That just made me kiss her harder. Her hands went my hair and knotted themselves in it. Sweet Jesus, what was she trying to do to me?! My hands made their way to her sides. My tongue slipped into her mouth and we each, embarrassingly let out a moan of pleasure. I began to press myself against her harder, if that was even possible. 'And time!' came a voice. I pulled away feeling completely astounded. What had just happened?
BPOV
This time, the bottle landed on Emmett. This would be fun. I sat there for a moment, bathing in the satisfaction I would gain from this particular dare. I began to tap my chin with my finger and said, 'Hmm, Emmett. My dear, dear brother. Will it be truth or dare?' Emmett huffed up his chest and said, 'Huh, I'm not scared of you, bella! I choose dare.' But I could sense the underlying current of fear in his voice. He was afraid, and so he should be. My eyes twinkled in what I suspected was an evil fashion. 'Emmet, I dare you to…not touch Rosalie for a whole month! At all!' Heehee! Rosalie and Emmett's mouths dropped open. Edward, who had since our kiss been frozen in place, looked at me in appreciative amazement and said, 'Nice one Bella, he'll spontaneously combust.' Then he burst out laughing. 'That's not fair!' cried Emmett. 'Rosalie dared you and Edward to kiss, and you dare me to not touch her? At all? For a month? You know what? I'm not playing anymore!' Then he stormed off, not unlike a petulant child.
Rosalie looked at me, glaring at first. Then, shockingly, she burst out laughing. 'Nice one, Bella.' She said. 'I didn't know you had it in you. Well done.' What? Was she not angry? I asked her. 'Not really, I'll be fine. Emmett, however, is a different story. I don't know if he'll be able to cope for a month. Don't you worry, though, I'll make sure he carries out his dare completely.' 'Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!' came a strangled cry from upstairs. I guess that he had heard everything we said. 'See ya,' said Rosalie. 'I'll go see if I can shut the cry-baby up.' 'So, I turned to the rest of the circle, who should take Emmett's turn? Jasper?' I handed him the bottle to spin. He took it from me warily, as if he were slightly afraid of me. Good. Heeheehee!
So Jasper spun the bottle. It spun and spun and spun and landed on….Edward. Again. He did not seem particularly happy about this fact. Jasper smirked at him and asked, 'Truth or dare?' 'Truth.' Edward answered. 'Okay, what to ask, what to ask.' mused Jasper.
'I've got it,' Jasper said triumphantly with a click of his fingers. 'Now, Edward. You have to answer truthfully.' He said condescendingly as he waggled his finger at him. 'Edward, when Bella was dared to kiss you, did you feel anything more than friendship? Because, believe me. That's what it looked like. And, by the way. You can't lie to me. Empath, remember? I just want you to admit to what I already know.' As he finished speaking, Jasper had a mischievous glint in his eye, not unlike the one donned by Alice on a daily basis. Edward and I shifted in synchronised awkwardness. We couldn't exactly tell jasper that he was wrong. He was the empath, after all. I knew that I had experience strange and confusing emotions. But Edward, too? Ugh, what did this mean?!
Suddenly Edward stood up and said through clenched teeth, 'That is none of your business, jasper. Now, stay out of it! I'm not playing anymore.' Then he turned on his heel and strode out of the room. I turned to Alice and jasper, who looked as stunned as I felt. Such an outburst was quite unusual for Edward. 'Uhh,' I said. 'I'm going to my room; see you in a few hours for school.' Then I went to my room and sat down on my completely unnecessary bed. I spent the remainder of the night/morning in deep thought, contemplating the current events of my existence. Events that were confusing me beyond comprehension. It felt like no time at all before I heard Alice's melodic voice call up the stairs that it was time to leave. Great, I thought to myself, a car ride with just me and Edward. That won't be awkward at all.
I dressed in a daze and descended the stairs on auto-pilot. I had to get out of my head. The thoughts that were battering my brain were driving me completely insane. There were actually so many that they were interrupting one another. Thoughts! Was that possible? Or was I going completely insane? Probably. Could vampires go insane? Would they lock me up in a secure room, until I ceased to be, from lack of sustenance, i.e. animal blood? Maybe, but probably not. 'Bella, are you okay?' I heard Edward's soft and velvety voice. I was in the car? Really? Wow, I was out of it. Completely. 'Yes,' I answered. 'I'm fine, Edward. Thank you.' A look of relief passed over his face, which was undeniably sweet. That he cared so much. 'Are you okay, Edward? You seemed quite, uhh, angry at, umm, Jasper's question earlier this morning. I actually thought that maybe you were angry with me.' His hands were clutching the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles were an even ghostlier white than they usually were. And believe me, this was no mean feat.
'I'm not angry with you Bella,' he replied through clenched teeth. 'Jasper, on the other hand. Jasper! He had no right to ask me that. No right! No right to use his abilities to let such a delicate piece of information out into the world.' Then he began to grumble and mumble aggressively to himself. I caught a few expletives, mostly expletives actually. Of course, Edward was a perfect gentleman, and so would never utter such vulgar language out loud in the presence of a woman.
This continued the entire way to school. To say that Edward was in a foul mood would be the understatement of a few millennia. He was raging, furious, incensed, murderous. None of these words even came close to describing him. I just hoped that Jasper would have the common sense to stay out of his way until he had somewhat calmed down. Apparently, he did. Unfortunately, I could not say the same for the foolish human males. Did they not realise it would be best to keep their thoughts to themselves, for once in their pathetic lives? Of course they couldn't. That would be too much to ask. Edward was accustomed to being subject to their vulgar fantasies concerning yours truly. He didn't like it, but he was used to it. Normally, he would simply ball up his fists and hope for the self-restraint he would require in order to keep from snapping their necks. Unfortunately, one boy voiced his thoughts to his friend beside him. He'd chosen a particularly bad day, seeing as how Edward was already in a foul mood. He moved so fast, I didn't even see him. Before I knew what was even happening, he had the poor child up by the scruff of the neck, against the wall. Edward was growling and the boy looked about ready to soil himself. 'Apologise.' Growled Edward. 'RIGHT NOW, APOLOGISE TO BELLA!' he roared. The kid's lip began to tremble. I think that his name was Eric. I wasn't sure though. But that didn't matter. I had to stop Edward! A crowd was beginning to form. 'Apologise for the things you said about her, the way you looked at her, THE THINGS YOU THOUGHT ABOUT HER! You have no right! No right! She is mine. Do you hear me? MINE!' By this stage, Edward had bared his fangs and I wouldn't be surprised if Eric had actually soiled himself after all I was scared too, and Edward's wrath was not even aimed towards me. Did he mean what he had just said, or was it just because we were pretending to be together and he was an extremely over-protective, and let's face it, typically male, friend so he did not want my name and person to be slandered in such a fashion? Or was it because he was just really angry and wanted to take it out on someone?
This had continued for long enough. I had to interfere, or there would definitely be blood spilled. I wrapped my arms around Edward's waist. This seemed to surprise him, which was of course my intent and he suddenly stiffened. He unceremoniously let the child drop and became instantly calm. 'What are you doing, Bella?' he whispered. 'I'm attempting to stop you from making a big mistake,' I replied. 'Please, stop. For my sake if nothing else.' He considered this for a moment and, finally, seemed to agree. He stood up straight and assumed a non offensive stance. I took this to mean that I could now let go of him. I looked down at the poor child and saw that he was sobbing in a heap upon the ground. He had assumed the foetal position and, quite frankly, looked pathetic. I would never have allowed Edward to harm him. However, I guess that he didn't know that.
Edward turned on his heel and left, his jaw set tightly. His expression informed the world that he was not in the mood for its shite. I hurried after him and took his arm gently. I smiled at him in thanks, hopefully that would alleviate some of the tension that had built up in his shoulders. He attempted to smile in reply, but it was strained. Since it was currently only lunchtime, I thought that it would be best for all parties involved if Edward and I were to take the rest of the day off. No need to push Edward even further. Give him the rest of the day to cool off. With any luck, he would be in a better mood tomorrow, and in a better state to attend school.
I waited for the crowd that had formed to somewhat dissipate before I suggested that we forego the rest of the day. Edward seemed more than happy to oblige. We waited for the perfect moment, and swiftly slipped into Edward's Volvo. The car glided out of the parking lot without attracting any attention, thankfully. We were unsure of where to go exactly, but didn't wish to stay in the car. We drove for a bit, and then Edward stopped, seemingly randomly. We got out of the car and ran in silence. Edward seemed to be looking for something. What, I could not fathom. Then, he sped up. It seemed that he had found the trail of what he was looking for. Were we hunting? No. There were no significantly sized animals nearby. Maybe he recognised something, a landmark perhaps. I was baffled. I had no clue where he was leading me, but I knew I was in no danger. This was Edward we were talking about. We continued to run for a short while. Then, suddenly, he stopped. I had no clue why. Where we had stopped was nothing special. It looked exactly the same as the rest of the forest. Greens, browns, etc.
Edward stepped forward a few paces. I followed. And was astounded. I couldn't have been more wrong. This was not like the rest of the forest. Whatsoever. It was a meadow. A beautiful meadow. It was a perfect circle of trees surrounding an area of grass and flowers. It was dappled with sunlight, a glorious sight. It seemed that nature had fashioned a perfect oasis. A private and picturesque location, just waiting to be discovered by anyone who could be bothered to look for it.
And Edward, Edward simply added to the beauty of the meadow. The sun was making his skin sparkle like diamonds. Precious, glistening diamonds. How had Edward found this paradise? 'I found it while I was hunting. It's peaceful and quiet. I like it.' He answered my unasked question softly.
He sat down and allowed the sun's rays to caress his skin. I sat beside him and he lay down, tugging me with him. 'Close your eyes'. He said. 'Relax.' I didn't want to close my eyes. When I attempted to, my brain protested the loss of such a beautiful sight. Edward in the sun was truly a sight to behold. He sensed my attention on him and his eyes shot open. He looked back at me with something indistinguishable in his eyes. He's just wondering why I'm staring at him like a moronic imbecile. That's what I told myself, but even I didn't believe it. He was looking at me in the same way that I imagined I was looking at him. I realised that I was also sparkling, but I could not possibly look a fraction as glorious as he did. We spent an immeasurable moment staring into each other's eyes. Then, the moment was lost. We each broke eye contact and shifted in an uncomfortable manner. Edward moved away from me. Not too far a distance, but I was still hurt. Then it was silent.
We stayed there for a time, not moving an inch. I wasn't sure exactly how long. My mind had begun to wander, and I was thinking of mundane, unimportant things. It was peaceful and relaxing. I watched as the clouds floated across the sky. I tried to distinguish particular shapes, it was oddly fascinating. The sky darkened quickly. Suddenly, the heavens opened. The torrential rain came down fast and hard, completely unexpected. I didn't mind the rain; it felt cool on my skin. It was extremely refreshing.
'Come on. Let's go.' Apparently Edward did not agree. He took my hand and hoisted me up. 'It's late,' he explained. We walked briskly back to Edward's car and returned home. Edward had been right, it was late. School would start in two hours. How had time passed by so quickly? The next two hours were a blur and before we knew it, we were off to school yet again.
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Xx
Kate