Okaay, hi again. Uhh, so yeah, life got in the way of this. That's my sad excuse for not updating in three months. So, I changed the summary like 17 times, and that little part will happen in this chapter. I will change things like a bajillion times in this story, I'm just gonna say that now to warn you haha.
Some additional information that didn't get added last chapter: They go to Pacific Northwest University and Bella's 22 and Edward's 23. All the girls are graduating this year and all of the boys are going to college for 8 years, so even though they are older, they're still in school. And Jasper's not related to Rosalie by the way, his last name's Whitlock and hers is Hale. It might get a little confusing in the middle if they were related, so now they aren't.
Okay, after reading my immensely long and boring author's note, on with the story!
DISCLAIMER- Yeah, don't own anything.
Bella's POV:
"She moves her body like a cyclone
And she makes me want to do it all night long
Going hard when they turn the spotlights on
Because she moves her body like a cyclone
Just like a cyclone."
It seemed like all of PNU showed up to this party, and I was right in the middle of it. In the center of the dance floor was me, Bella Swan- the quiet girl who always did her schoolwork and never went out. Well, I was a new Bella Swan now. I was Bella Swan- the girl "getting down" at a hot college party, and putting on a little performance for everyone. I was pressed up against Edward, one arm slung around his shoulder while his hands were grasped at my waist. My drink in my other hand, I was already a little bit more than buzzed.
I downed the rest of my beer and threw the empty cup out of the way…yeah, only a little bit buzzed.
I looked up to see Edward's dazzling smile staring down at me, his expression showing that he was enjoying himself. Cocky bastard. He knew that he would get me like this.
"Good luck trying to live this one down, Swan," Edward murmured to me. I could feel his hot breath lingering below my ear. "You can just thank me later." I waved his comment off as I ran my hands through my hair and continued dancing.
"She moves her body like a cyclone
And she makes me want to do it all night long
Going hard when they turn the spotlights on
Because she moves her body like a cyclone
Just like a cyclone."
Edward and I were still dancing together when Mike Newton strolled up to us.
"Hey, Bella," Mike said drunkenly and his breath reeked with alcohol. "You're lookin' real good tonight." He tried to move closer to me but I took a few steps back. "So, uh…do you wanna, you know, get outta here with me? I know a place we can go," he said suggestively with a smile that I guessed he thought was supposed to be seductive.
"Umm…" I had no idea what to say.
"Bella will be staying here with me tonight until we leave. I will not let her run off with you or anyone else," Edward said protectively while eyeing Mike.
"Yo man, why do you gotta be like that?" Mike slurred. "I better Bella over here wants to have some fun." He winked at me and put his arm around my waist, which was kind of awkward considering that Edward's arm was around my shoulders. I stepped out of his hold with a grimace on my face.
"Because I will be responsible if Bella doesn't get home safely tonight. And I am almost positive that you will not bring her home safely, or at all." Edward pulled me closer to him and we both walked away from a staggered Mike.
"Thanks, Edward, really. I'm sorry that you had to deal with him tonight," I said apologetically.
"No problem, Bells. It was worth it to have you here." He smiled down at me and tightened his grip around my shoulders.
"She moves her body like a cyclone
And she makes me want to do it all night long
Going hard when they turn the spotlights on
Because she moves her body like a cyclone
Just like a cyclone."
"Bella…Bella calm down." I was getting myself another drink when Alice came bounding up to me. "That's enough beer! You don't need anymore," she shrieked as she pointed to my cup, which was practically overflowing. She snatched the drink right out of my hand.
"Give it back Alice!" I reached out and tried to grab my cup back. Little did I realize that my vision was doubled, and I was reaching out to the wrong one.
"That's it; no more for you."
"Al-ice!" I protested whining, sounding her name out.
"No, you're coming with me and Edward's going to take you home." Alice's tiny hand to ok hold of my wrist and she dragged me across the room.
A circle of people were forming a couple yards in front of us. Inside the crowd, fists were flying. And there Edward was, fighting the school-known asshole Jacob Black. Jacob lunged at Edward and I could see that Edward had blood streaming down his face from his forehead while Jake had a cut on his upper lip.
"What the hell is happening?" I yelled a little too loudly over the shouts of 'Fight!' and 'Ooh!' whenever someone got a good punch in.
"I don't really know. I just got here, so I didn't see it," my roommate Angela said nervously. "But from what I hear, when you were gone, Jake said something about how good your 'ass looks in your skirt,'" she tried to mimic Jacob's voice when she said that, "and Edward overheard and just started punching him."
By now Edward had Jake pinned to the floor and was wildly throwing fists at him. I ran through the crowd and wrestled Edward off of Jacob.
"What do you think you're doing?" I asked hysterically. I mean I would want to beat up Jake any day for the way he acts and treats girls, but now was not the time; according to Alice I've had too much beer. They both stumbled to their feet and a guy held back Edward while someone else took hold of Jacob, and I was in the middle of them.
"You're not her boyfriend, Cullen," Jake sneered as he tried to wrangle his way out of the boy's arms. "You can't protect her from me."
"Yeah, well you're not her boyfriend either, so don't come around here thinking that you could have a chance with her." Hello, I was standing right there! They could at least use my actual name instead of 'her.'
"Oh please, she knows that she wants me," Jake said mockingly as his eyes made contact with mine for the first time tonight. I shot him a disgusting look and averted my eyes to the ground. Everyone else looked on while Edward flared his nostrils, willing to beat the hell out of Jake at any second. Thankfully, Alice appeared out from the crowd and took my hand.
"Bella, we're going home," she said to me and towed us both towards the door. "And hey, let go of Edward, he's coming too." The guy walked Edward to the door and shoved him outside where Alice and I were waiting. He staggered up to us and we all walked to Alice's car.
Alice drove Edward and I back to my dorm. It wasn't really dorm, but more like a house on the college campus. It had a living room, dining room, and kitchen, and I shared it with Angela, Rosalie, and Jessica. Alice would've stayed with us but she rents an apartment with Jasper a couple blocks down. My house was only a few streets from the Delta Tau house, but Alice apparently didn't trust me and Edward to walk their alone at twelve-thirty in the morning, with both of us intoxicated.
"Bella, Edward, I'm going back to the party. Call me if you need anything," Alice called through her open car window.
"Yeah, sure." I waved my arm up in the air to acknowledge her as I walked up the stairs to the dorm. I was almost to the top when I tripped on the second to last one and came crashing to the ground. And since I was leaning into Edward, he came down with me too. He fell first as I landed on top of him with and "Oof!" coming out from my mouth, my hands gripping his shoulders. He turned his body so that his back was lying on the cold cement ground and looked up at me. He started laughing. It was just a chuckle until it grew into a laugh so hard his whole body was shaking underneath me. I started giggling too. The stupidity of us both lying here on the ground cracking up when it was pitch dark outside made me laugh even louder.
"Bella, I'm warning you, Edward, you too. I'll be here tomorrow morning to make sure you guys haven't killed yourselves," Alice yelled as we both got to our feet, needing the railing for support.
"We'll be fine, Mom," Edward growled, clearly not liking how his baby sister was taking care of him.
"Alright, alright," Alice backed down putting her hands up in defense. "I'm going back to Jazzy. See you tomorrow," she said sternly as she drove away down the street.
"Ugh, finally! I thought that she would never leave," Edward complained.
"Come on buddy, let's go." I pulled the door open, but Edward just stood where he was.
"Uhh…what about everyone else?"
"Oh, who cares." I said as I grabbed his hand and dragged him through the door.
I sat up on the kitchen counter as Edward ransacked the cabinets. I couldn't see what he was looking for, but he must have not been able to find it because he slammed the door shut and moved on to the next one. He was knocking things over left and right when I finally asked,
"What the hell are you looking for, Edward?"
"Umm…food?" He said it in an 'isn't-it-obvious?' way. "Ooh let's have popcorn!" He took off the plastic wrap of the popcorn bag and put it in the microwave. After he pressed the start button, he began looking in every place for a bowl.
"It's in one of those cabinets." I said giggling, I whipped my head around to point to the cabinet that it was in, when I got really dizzy. Man, I had too much beer.
"Thanks Bells," he said as he tapped the bowl on the top of my head. The microwave beeped, signaling that the popcorn was done and he poured the popcorn into the bowl.
An hour later, Edward and I were lying down on the living room floor with the popcorn bowl freshly refilled to the top in between us. We were laughing over a story he told me about one of his bizarre roommates. I went to go reach for the bowl but I accidentally tilted it and all of the popcorn spilled out…onto Edward's pants. My hand reached for the mess when Edward's hand shot out and grabbed my wrist.
"Uhhh, Bella…?" Edward was at a loss of words as his eyebrows shot up. His eyes motioned downward and I realized where I was reaching-right towards his crotch area. I immediately snatched my hand away and my cheeks turned a dark shade of red.
"Oh, sorry…" I muttered as I looked up at the ceiling, not wanting to meet his eyes.
"Don't be," he told me. He almost sounded happy that this embarrassing event had occurred. I sat up on my elbow and looked up at him. He was staring back at me with a smoldering gaze and dark eyes. My own eyes locked on his; I couldn't look away. He smiled as he scooted over near me. There it was- that crooked grin that made me melt. He brought his hand up to my face and lifted it to meet his own. I felt like I was staring into those green eyes for eternity.
"Edward…" I managed to whisper before our lips crashed together in an explosive kiss. He led the kiss, and my lips followed. Edward plunged his tongue into my mouth, which broke me out of my trance. I returned the kiss eagerly as our tongues battled for control. Without breaking the kiss, my arms found their way around Edward's neck as we both sat up. I wasn't sure if it was the beer or not, but it felt right.
I must have gotten lost in my own thoughts of how amazing Edward's lips felt against mine and how his hands roamed around my body because the next thing I knew Edward was carrying me up the stairs, my legs locked around his waist and our lips were still connected. When he climbed the last step, he crashed me into the wall in front of him so hard the picture frames that hung onto it shook. My hands were grabbing fistfuls of his hair, trying to get him closer to me. But there was no room between us; my skirt was pushed all the way up to my hips. This was so effortless for me. It was natural, like the way things were supposed to be.
Edward tore his lips away from mine and attacked my neck, licking and biting every inch of skin he had access to. I arched my back into his lips; they felt so good on my body. One of his hands was held under my ass while his other was underneath my shirt, massaging my lower back.
"Bella," he moaned. "You feel so good." His voice rang through my ears and put one difficult thought through my head. What exactly was I doing? I didn't have time to consider that question because Edward reclaimed my lips, bringing me back to his sensational touch. He backed away from the wall and I readjusted my legs around his waist. Our bodies fit so perfectly with each other's, heading down the hallway. He stepped into my room, kicked the door shut with his foot and slammed me onto the bed.
I groaned as the light came in through the windows and woke me the next morning.
"Ugh!" I tried to lift my head off of my pillow but immediately slammed it back down. Damn headache. My head was throbbing as the room spun all around me. I covered my face with my hands and rubbed my eyes, hoping that the dizziness would go away. I rolled over and took a handful of the bed sheets next to me…they were wet. As I looked around, I realized I was naked. I felt the world crash down on me while I desperately tried to remember what occurred the night before. I remember dancing with Edward at that stupid frat party that he dragged me to. But how did I get naked from dancing? I continued sorting through the events of last night trying to figure out how I ended up like this. I drank last night…with Edward. Alice brought me home…with Edward. I remember eating popcorn with Edward, and kissing him. I remember …
"Oh shit," I muttered, pushing my hair put of my face. I stood up and gathered the sheets around my body, looking across the room. I felt like I was stuck in slow motion as I walked to my nightstand where a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water were placed. Edward must've put them there, I thought. Next to the aspirin and water was a piece of paper folded in half twice. "Bella" was written on the outside, in the elegant script that I recognized as only Edward's. I carefully opened the letter, not knowing what to expect. But what I saw made my throat go dry with panic.
"Bella,
What happened last night was a mistake; I shouldn't have done that to you. I'm leaving for Los Angeles; Carlisle always wanted me to go out there for school anyway. I don't know when or if I am returning. I want you to know that I never meant to hurt you, and if I did, I am very sorry. You're my best friend, and last night I was completely out of line. I blame myself for everything that happened; I didn't intend on ruining our friendship.
Goodbye,
Edward."
I stared at the piece of paper, confused. I couldn't believe this was happening; Edward wouldn't just leave like he did. He wasn't someone to act on impulse. It just wasn't him.
"Bella? Bella, where are you?" I heard Alice's voice from the hallway as she entered my room. "I was calling your name for like 5 minutes, what's up? I just wanted to check on you and Edward." She looked around the room. "Where is he…in the bathroom or something?" She stopped rambling when she took in my horrified expression and her eyed narrowed on my shaking hands holding Edward's letter.
"Bella, what's wrong?" Alice asked worried.
"Alice, Edward's gone. He left."
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