Can't Be Acknowledged By You
Chapter Three: The True Gentleman
When I walked out of my Spannish class and towards the cafateria I was still trying to figure Edward out. He was the only boy in this school to call me Bella. My heart kept telling me that something was happening. I gnored it. He had only sat net to me, talked to me and called me Bella. It had also felt like he liked me. Proberly like a friend or again, out of pity. But I hadn't been laughed at or made fun of today. I was walking in daydream mode towards lunch. Jessica and Lauren stalked right past me and I caught a glispe of my name being said.
"Yes I know!! Edward was talking to Isabella Swan!! Yeah I know the stuck up, nerdy bitch. You need to help me with him, Lauren, he's just so sexy!" Jessica said the last word with an obvious image in her head. I frowned. Why did girls have to have images of their crushes naked or something. I'd had this burning crush on Edward since I first saw him when I was a freashmen. He hadn't (to my knollegde) dated anyone in that time. But hey, I was the nerd with a crush and he suddendly started talking to me out of the blue. I marched quickly past them and they saw me and laughed and pointed. I rounded the corner and didn't see the 'Caution, there's water on the floor' sign. I slipped. My hand attomactily went to my glasses to stop them comming off again.
I felt a strong grip on my other wrist, keep hold of me and I didn't fall. Sure enough when I turned, Edward was there. He chuckled at my pleasantly surpised look. "You alright Bella?" I looked up and coulnd't resist smiling back at him. "Yeah, I'm still in one piece." He scopped up my books and held them out. "Is there a limit to where the gentleman in you wears out?" I asked, half serious, half sacasticly.
"Yes" he said carefully "But I'm not going to tell you when though. Were you going to lunch?" he added. I noded and he towed me out the back doors to the back playground. "What's the matter Edward?" I asked, loving how I said the name with love and passion in it. It also embarrased me.
"I wanted to ask you if you could do me a favor." he pulleed me into a corner and let go. He pulled out his Sony Erricson. I copied him, taking out my Samsung J700...in pink. He grinned. "What's your number?" he asked. I was shocked. Ok, asking for my number was odd. "urmm why?" he looked up "So I can text you Bella. My other friends as people think don't talk back to me. I find it nice to talk to people while I'm bored at home." he winked. Fair point. "Okay, its 09765722301. Can I have yours?" he typed it in quickly and took a picture of me. I blushed. He then told me his and I took a picture of him. I would tresure it forever. He looked so handsome in the picture. His bronze coloured hair sticking up and causal designer clothes made him look just as I dreamed about him.
After we'd exchanged numbers we sat down and talked for a while. He seemed quite the handsome gentalman as he'd portrayed. I relaised that this was making my heart bounce up and down in exictment. He was proberly the first friend I had in this school. He told me that when people bullied and teased me, that I should stick up for myself. He said that he was sorry if he'd ever done anything wrong.
"You haven't" I cut him off. "Your proberly the only nice decent guy I know Edward" Oh crap. Blush filled my face. His expression softened. "what do you look like without your glasses Bella?" It was a personal question. But I was touched. I debated it. "I don't know." I admitted. "I'm not a girl who spend hours in front of a mirror before I go out. I just wake up and put anything on that fits my mood. My mom told me thats how young women dress and not how a teenager should." I shurgged. "I don't really mind."
He reached over and pulled my glasses off. Imeadiantly I snapped my eyes closed. I heard him chuckle. "Come on Bella, I won't laugh." "Really?" I asked sacasticly. "If you don't open your eyes, I'll take your glasses home with me." I heard him laugh. My temper boiled. I held out my hand. "Pass them over." Instead I felt him hold my hand. OH my GOD! What eles was he going to do to me today?!!
He pulled me closer and breathed in my face. "Please Bella, I'm your friend, I PROMISE I won't laugh." I put my head up seeing as I couldn't look at him with my eyes closed. "Edward Cullen, You better not be making fun of me." I threatned. " I felt him gruff. "Why would I make fun of you?" he seemed to question. "Well you've stolen my glasses!" I pointed out. Then I gave up. "Fine! You can see how horrible I look!" I snapped. I carefully opened my eyes. The stupid fuzzyiness returned and I started at the perfection of Edward.
He seemed totally obsorbed by my choclolate eyes. He tucked a piece of hair behind my ear and smiled. "You look beautiful" he whispered simply. Damm that blush! I smiled. "May I have my glasses back now?" He grinned mocking me. "Sure beautiful." I started at him. "Your gunna call me that everytime you see me arent you?" I asked, knowing his answer. "He grinned showing his dazzling crooked smile. "Would you like that?" still smiling. The phrase he took my breath away flashed across my mind yet again. "Whatever you want." I answered, getting up. He rose too.
"Will I see you later?" I asked. "I have to leave early as Jessica.."he visably shuddered, I gigled. "..wants me to give her a ride home." He looked terrified at the very thought. "Edward, if you don't wan too then why agree?" I rolled my eyes. He shurgged. " I don't know. She's been really clingly recently." I stopped. "Is she your girlfriend?" I dredded the answer. He looked horrified. "Oh GOD no!" he repliled. "I'd never go out with her, she's well not kind."
"What made you think she's not kind?" I quizzed him. "Well because...she..well....urm" he tired. Was that a blush I saw on his smooth pale cheeks? I pressed my fingers to my cheek, yes I was blushing as well. Great. "Nevermind" I said. "If you don't want to then tell her NO. Your a gentleman Edward, I'm sure you can 'decline her request to deliver her saftely home'" I said in a posh voice. I laughed when he replied "You think?"
He was absoloutly perfect, just as I'd dremaed but I was letting my brain go forward and I wasn't catching up. I needed to slow down. I hated the fact of parting from him so soon. The bell rang just then, making my choice for me. He smiled at me again and we walked towards the door. I stopped and turned at the door. He looked puzzled at why I'd stopped. "I'll see you later Edward." I said and he grinned back. He took my hand and raised it to his lips. He pressed his soft lips to my hand and pecked it softly. He looked up to my face and I blushed. He walked forward and opened the door for me. Always the gentleman, I thought and he walked through the door.
Swoon I think Edward has become the true gentleman he is already. I will do Chapter Four tomoz when I come home form school. Until then please review and tell me what you think. Thanks :)