Disclaimer: Something about not my characters in here and by Stephenie Meyer.......
Disclaimer 2: Neoploitan Icecream is the foods of the gods
A/N Alright put me in chains i know ive been completely horrible to you all with not updating and all,
Oh yeh and one of the questions in the reviews was that why could rose and that hold back, well i think this chapter answers that in here some where
Anyway a bit more Bella back story and im on my long Uni break so i may just be able to update more often, forgive the awesome spelling and characterisation in this chapter, needs work but i thought any fans would like a chapter, and forgive my poor grammar. Alright have fun, probably a fluff chapter coming up.
EPOV
I was watching Bella sifting through the kitchen opening doors looking for pots and pans, I would have tried to help but i didn't actually know if we had any, it didn't really matter for she found a set in a box,I was pleasantly surprised she only scowled,
"Haven't you ever used this stuff," she accused, I shrugged we never really had guests over to warrant cooking and even then it was pizza, or a catering company or something, I honestly didn't even know why we needed the kitchen, quite sure if it didn't come with the house we wouldn't of bothered, she opened the packets and washed the contents to get off any dust when Emmett and Rosalie tore through the door.
"Aww come on baby," Emmett said lunging after Rosalie who had rampaged into the house seconds before, she handed Bella the vials and stalking up the stairs. She turned around to face Emmett and shook her hand at him before snarling
"Stay," Emmett turned towards me as I chuckled, as he mouthed 'soooooo sexy' and tore up the stairs trailing Rosalie. I turned to Bella who bit her lip,
"That's not going to help him; Rose can't be trifled with like that,"
"I'm sure they will manage," I replied more interested in her concoction than anything else.
"So how does this work then?" I said pointing to the pot in front of me, she raised her brow, and studied me before shrugging.
"Well you've studied medicine a few times right, well let's say you have a human with some alcohol in him what does his blood consist of," I considered her while the mental list formed in my head, vitamins, plasma, platelets, alcohol and a few other things, I looked to the counter and finally understood, she was making a fake human blood animal blood concoction.
"It's genius," She shrugged, far too modest
"So why did you dart the goat," I asked her trying to keep her talking and fire up conversation, she shrugged again, and hunched her shoulders, she seemed embarrassed, I quickly recoiled trying to stop her receding behind her wall of wit and cynicism.
"Its, not weird or anything actually I think it's a pretty good idea, she studied me with her eyes.
"We only do it for the ' fruit juice', we try and make fruit juice with interesting tastes and that often means endangered animals, we don't kill them if we don't have too," she replied
"But how can you tear yourself away from it," again she shrugged
"I guess it's the land mammal thing, we all crave sea animal blood, it's what we have known the longest, but finding a whale or a dolphin hear is hard and fish aren't exactly satisfying," I nodded in understanding.
BPOV
Edward was curious about my cooking techniques, I was glad he asked something I was passionate about. With the other two of my sisters pretty much engaged to their suitors, Edward and I was left to chat and get to know each other properly, like normal people. I turned to the stove and turned it off smelling the fruit juice as it was in its current state, I would have to wait until in cooled to put the vodka in, otherwise the heat would have just evaporated it, and there is no fun it that. I turned around and Edward was still staring at me, I mentally blushed, thanking god for me not being able to blush in person. I was stuck in the awkward silence
"So, what's your favourite era for music?" I asked Edward backing into a completely random conversation, he looked up, appearing not to have heard me, I considered repeating myself before
"Hard question, I like the 60's through, 1960's that is, and you?" he prompted, he's right I thought, It was a hard question, I considered
"Depends what mood I'm in but I enjoyed the 20's and the 80's, you know though anything that has a good beat I like," he stared at me his mouth agape, and I got defensive, I sniffed
"Well they were much better than the 60's anyway," I muttered, he smirked at me, and I had a sudden urge to hit him on the back of his head
"Don't mock me," I Warned "I'm older and therefore wiser then you," He scoffed, I sighed, that hadn't worked on my cousins back in the old life either. I grew tired of his smirk, I poured the vodka into the pot while staring him down, it was a good old fashioned stare down,
"Ah Bella don't you think that's enough," he said his face suddenly neutral, I looked at the bottle it was almost empty, whoops, I don't know what a fruit drink with 50% alcohol would do, Edward stared at me and I decided I couldn't lose face,
"That's how much is supposed to go into it," I snapped
EPOV
I thought about confronting her knowing that the recipe called for 5% alcohol but chose not to press her on it, what I didn't understand is why Bella chose to lie to me, I looked at her and she gave me her stubborn glare, and I decided to go up stairs and give her some room, I retraced the conversation I had with her in my head, I thought it was going well, I was making progress in getting to know her better,
I heard footsteps skipping down the stairs, It was Alice, and suddenly I was reminded of the pixie's little plan to hook us all up, I smirked, I knew now it wasn't going to work, even if I had feelings for Bella it was obvious she didn't feel them back, I sighed a little sad at the thought, while infinitely happy to foil the pixies plan.
I walked into Emmett room hoping for some distraction from the events downstairs, I was confronted by Emmett and Rosalie having a boxing match on the Wii, while Jasper looked at me sourly.
"What the hell did you do to Bella," I shrugged
"I didn't do anything," I had no idea what he was talking about.
"Look Edward all I know is happy feelings from Bella turned pretty quickly to embarrassment and well general upset feelings and then Alice flew out of the room," Jasper crossed his arms and pouted, I glared at him, one minute without Alice would surely not be a problem, but I was startled about Bella's emotions what did she have to be embarrassed about
"My brother, do you want some advice from the love doctor," Emmett said in a purr, I looked at him and throwing her Wii controller up she slapped Emmett on the back of the head before catching the controller to continue boxing. I smirked, what could Emmett know.
"Hey, I thought you couldn't read her emotions," I accused Jasper, he shrugged, guess maybe it's a full moon or something
"It comes through when she's not concentrating on it, if she feels relaxed around you," Rosalie piped, readying for the knock-out blow in their game she likes you a lot, but she thinks you think she is naive and silly.
I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair, why would she think that.
"I think I should probably explain Edward, One of the reasons for the voyage for us was so Bella could meet her betrothed," I perked my eyes up and waited for a response, she continued...
"Basically Bella was to meet her future husband on the boat, well long story short when they met he completely destroyed her self esteem, he picked up all the little flaws she had and made her turn around so he could tease her in front of his friends, he said she was lazy, clumsy, too short, not large enough in the chest or waist. He told her if he didn't need her for the deal with her father, he would never have her, and well she just lost it after that, no-one could talk to her except for us, she wouldn't even look at men for the first 100 years, after that her sarcasm and her reluctance to trust anyway gradually took over," I sighed it started to make sense now, I heard Alice walk in behind me,
"She began to trust you, which is why Jasper was able to sense her emotions, but when you smirked at her music she thought you were smirking at her," Alice looked at me, as I clenched my foot, it was lucky that the man that did that to her was long dead, otherwise I may just have had to change that for him.
"Bella's Betrothed was the vampire that changed us Edward," she whispered, she turned to Jasper to tell him to sedate my mind,
"Don't Even think about it Jasper," to Alice I said "Where is she?" She looked skyward and then I knew, her haven her alternate universe, all housed within her mind on the roof, I turned around and without Issuing a word left to find Bella and tell her once and for all that for some crazy unknown reason, I cared deeply for her.
APOV
I ran after Edward after quick apologies to the rest of the group, if he was going to infiltrate her world he would have to know how.
"Edward wait," I yelled but he didn't slow down and in my mind I saw him desperately trying to get her to wake up, or for him to enter her world, but she refused to move. You won't get in unless you know how I pleaded with him silently, he slowed slightly and I used the opportunity to catch up and tackle him to the ground.
"Ouch, Alice get the hell off me," he snapped luckily I had been able to learn from Bella how to keep my thoughts away from my plan,
"Sorry, I had to slow you down," I mumbled, I got up and looked at my outfit, my poor, poor Jordana Affrenson jacket was ruined, I persisted
"Look if you don't do it right she's going to feel you trying to push in and tighten up the barriers, she rarely lets Rose and I in, and you would be the first and only male who would have been in there," he nodded solemnly, good I was getting somewhere with him. I put him through the basic breathing exercises and told him how he would have to get his energy to seep under Bella's shield into her mind, I had no Idea if it would work but he had to try, When I had finished my instruction he darted off while I Yelled behind him
"Take a tarp or something, it's going to start bucketing down soon, and remember to hold her hand," Jasper came up behind me and snaked his arm around my waist, he kissed my neck softly and sent calming vibes my way. I grabbed his hand and turned to Jasper.
"I hope he can do it," I whispered before returning to the room, waiting to see if Edward can get into her mind.