Hi again, people! I just want to say that this is probably my favorite chapter, but it was the most difficult to write. It took my about all morning to sit down and write it!
I do not own Twilight, I am far too weird. jk!
And as I stated once more into his eyes, I suddenly needed him, and I was sure of one thing.
I needed to get Edward back.........even if it was just for being friends.
Bella's POV
''Bella, Edward you guys are finnaly here!'' Emmett hollered at the top of his lungs as soon as he saw Edward and me entering the not-so-crowded-gym.
I glared at him before I looked down in embarrasment. His words had caused many of the few people who were already here, to look at us as we .entered.
Yeah, because I just love being the center of attention.
Edward and I walked towards them, and they all smiled as we made our way towards the part of the gym that they were already at. They were all sitting down by our 'beds' and they all seemed to be laughing at Emmett's welcoming gesture
As soon as we reached them, Edward sat down while pulling me effortlessly along with him. As soon as we were both sitting down he turned to speak to the others.
''So, what do you guys want to do?'' he asked.
I looked at the others too, carefully keeping my eyes out of Edward, as I was curious to what we could do here. There were a only a few people in the gym, the others I suppose were all around the school.
We had been informed earlier today, that for entertainment purposes, there will be various activities going on, if anyone was to be bored they should participate. Few people were, but most of the kids that were trapped in the building just hung around while talking to friends; the perfect way to spend your time.
''I was thinking-'' Emmett started, but was quickly interrupted by Jasper.
''Wow, Emmett was thinking! Perhaps we should throw a party guys, everyone knows how rare this moment might be,'' he joked.
All of us laughed while Emmett threw us all a murderous glance and we all stopped our laughter immeaditley. Emmett was not a rude guy, he was actually a pretty fun brother, but nobody had ever wanted to get on his bad side. The guy was huge!
That was one of the reasons why almost no one believed that we were related, let alone brother and sister! Well, that in the fact that I was a complete klutz while he was not. There were, of course, other differences between the two of us, but I had always assumed that brothers and sisters were never one and the same. Come to think of it, that would certainty be creepy.
''Anyway, as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted,'' Emmett threw a quick glance at Jasper before he returned to his usual carefree mood. ''We could all just hang around and talk like civilized people!''
''Brilliant,'' Alice scoffed.
''Yeah, oh how wise Emmett did you come up with that on your own! Surely it was hard.''
Emmett shrugged, not really acknowledging the sarcastic comments that were directed towards him.
''Ok, so now that that is out of the way, what should we do?'' Edward asked once again.
Emmett opened his mouth to suggest something, but Rosalie cut him off. ''I refuse to play 'Truth or Dare' Emmett, so don't even try,'' Rosalie warned while staring curiously at a triumphant looking Emmett.
I knew that smile far too well. He always wore the smile when he was going to get back at me for something or when he had something up his sleeves. It was the same expression he wore when he, when we were younger, had set my Shakespeare and Jane Austen collection on fire that miserable Fourth of July evening.
I don't think I had entirely forgiven him for that yet. Or maybe I never would.
Remembering, I quickly bit my bottom lip not wanting to be a part of this, but unfortunately for me, I was too late and Emmett had already started speaking.
''Rosalie! Of course I would never make you girls play something as harsh as 'Truth or Dare'. Of course I understand that you three girls could not take something like that,'' he prompted.
Then I knew what he was thinking; well, not literary. Having made such comment, Rosalie would be provoked and want to prove him wrong. Making all of us play his absurd games. It was the perfect ploy. And Rosalie was going to fall for it, I could just feel it.
As if on cue, Rosalie glared at him completely provoked. ''What did you just say,'' she screamed causing multiple people to stare at the beautiful blond who was currently screaming as loud as she possibly could. ''You are seriously saying that you think, just because you are a guy, you are stronger than a girl?"
''Naturally,'' Jasper responded, already in on the plan.
''You are on,'' Rosalie said before she tried to stand up, but was brought back down by Emmett's and her connected hands.
It was easy to guess that she was not happy.
5 minutes later
''Okay, now that Rosalie has calmed down enough to begin,'' Emmett started looking at Rose. ''We shall start. Who wants to go first?''
I looked down not wanting to be the first one to begin this game.
To be honest, this game was probably the worst game that could have possibly been invented. Especially when you are playing with a certain someone named Emmett.
Some of my favorite dares that Emmett has had me do during our past 'Truth or Dare' games, were painful or embarrassing....or sometimes both. I had kissed a dog, went around hugging every tree on our neighborhood and there were many trees, eaten dog food, and my personal favorite: I had to leave my window open for a whole day.
That dare would probably not have been that bad if I Emmett had not sneaked into the bathroom and steal all my clothes and my towel while I was taking a shower, so I had to run back to my room naked and dripping wet. Thank goodness it was late enough that nobody saw me in my room, having the window completely open.
''Uh I'll start,'' Alice replied excitedly, snapping me out of my thoughts.
Emmett nodded for her to continue. ''Okay, Pixie, go ahead.''
Alice stuck out her tongue towards my brother, but otherwise continued. She looked around our loose circle and her eyes stopped on Jasper who was sitting next to her.
''Jasper, truth or dare?''
Jasper seemed to think it through a little bit until he finally made up his mind. ''Truth.''
Alice was clearly disappointed, probably having already thought of the perfect dare. She looked towards the roof, a habit she did whenever she was thinking, and when she looked down, and her eyes were shining.
''What is the worst thing that you have ever done, and not told anybody about it?''
Everyone was staring at Jasper, obviously curious as to what his answer might be. I was curious as well, but surely that question would have been to embarrassing to answer for me.
''A little over a year ago, I was at the mall and there was this girl who was trying to flirt with me,'' he started and Alice didn't seem annoyed or anything. ''After a while of her flirting with me, she asked me out. I panicked so I told her I was gay so she would leave me alone,'' he confessed as everyone broke out in fits of laughter.
Just imagining Jasper in that position was enough to make everyone laugh. Jasper had always been so calm, it was a funny thought that a stranger had changed that by asking him out.
I wish I had been there to see his expression.
''Okay, Emmett truth or dare?'' Jasper asked, obviously wanting the attention off him. I really could not blame him for that, but he should know that whatever dare (or question) he planned to give Emmett, my brother will get payback.
Just a thing I learned over the years.
Emmett rolled his eyes. ''Dare, dude. After all, I am a man and am capable enough to take whatever you throw at me.''
I snickered, but after the look from Emmett, I tried to cover it with a coughing. It didn't really work.
Jasper smirked at him, and I felt like clapping in the inside. Maybe, after all, Jasper would give Emmett the revenge he needed so Emmett could make up for all those embarrassing dares.
''Okay, then,'' Jasper started. ''I dare you to go up to a teacher and tell her that 'it's that time of the month again','' Jasper explained.
Everyone started laughing uncontrollably, and I couldn't help join in. I was clutching to my sides and gasping for air when Emmett and Rosalie stood up.
The rest of us quickly followed, and Edward helped me to my feet and supported most of my weight.
''Here goes nothing.''
''Ms. Cope, Ms. Cope!" Emmett yelled as soon as he spotted her.
I rolled my eyes at him. Currently, Jasper, Alice, Edward and I were standing behind a tall plant, while Rosalie was trying to keep a straight face while Emmett made a complete fool of himself.
''Is something wrong Emmett?'' Ms. Cope asked worriedly while she went over to stand by Rosalie and Emmett, giving us the perfect view to watch.
Emmett was moving from one foot to another and crossing his legs, making it look like he wanted to pee instead of having his period.
''Do you want me to help you with handcuffs so you could go to the umm, bathroom?'' she asked biting her lip.
I shook my head and then felt someone stepping on my foot. Alice had her tiny feet on top of mine, but I really couldn't blame her. She looked to be on the verge to tears of laughing quietly so hard.
''What the heck Alice?'' I asked pointing to my foot.
She quickly looked down and when she noticed my foot her murmured a quick 'sorry' and we turned out attention to Emmett.
''No, it's just that it's that time of the month again,'' he clarified.
Poor Ms. Cope, she was staring at him bewildered.
''Umm, you mean for Ms. Hale over here?'' she asked once again.
Emmett shook his head. ''No! For me, of course! Why would she need to have one?'' he asked in an obvious fake soprano, faking surprise over her words.
Ms. Cope stared at him. ''Umm, I think I need to go over there, away from here,'' she called and hurried out.
We all burst out laughing and after awhile I leaned on Edward's shoulder for support. Seconds later, I felt his hand on my own shoulder holding me closer.
''Okay, okay that was funny,'' Alice stated while the rest of us agreed.
I turned to Emmett when I heard a snort. ''What, Emmett, is your period making you moody?'' I asked, unable to contain myself.
Everyone else laugh at my comment, even Emmett. Nothing ever bothered him.
''Dude, she probably thinks I'm mental or something!" he laughed while the rest of us agreed.
After a while, and when we had all calmed down enough to speak, Emmett spoke.
''Edward, truth or dare?''
As expected, the attention was drawn to Edward as he pondered what he will choose.
Without a doubt, if he picked dare, Emmett would make him do something way more embarrassing than his own. But if he picked truth, Emmett would ask a totally embarrassing question. Either way he was screwed.
Edward was deep in thought for a few seconds, and then he seemed to make up his mind.
''Truth.''
Emmett looked disappointed, but shrugged it off. ''What was the weirdest situation you have ever found yourself in?''
There were a few snickers, but everyone stayed quiet sot hey could hear Edward's answer. I could honestly say that I was highly curious about this.
I had a few guesses of my own, but I could not possibly be positive that I was right. So I watched as he looked deep in thought once more, until he smiled a sheepish smile.
''One time, about a month or two ago,'' he started, smiling at Alice, Rosalie and me. Oh, God. ''I was merely passing by Alice's door when I heard Alice, Rose, and Bella.''
I felt my eyes widen. What would he have heard? I could not possibly imagine all the possibilities! There were so many!
Edward smiled at the shocked expression on us girls, and then he continued. ''Then, I heard Alice and Rose trying to convince Bella,'' he threw a quick look at me. ''To wear a umm, a set of undergarments.''
Emmett and Jasper burst out laughing while I tried to hide my red face in my hand that wasn't stupidly attached to Edward. I remembered that moment.
I was spending the night at Alice's and then I got dared to wear a pair of panties and bra, but I repeatedly refused. After a while, Alice and Rose gave up and for that I was eternally grateful. I just never imagined that the whole conversation had been heard by Edward. Of all the people in the world, it had to be Edward.
''Okay, okay can we please continue the game?'' I asked trying to stray the attention that was directed towards me.
''Okay, Rosalie, truth or dare?''
''Dare,'' Rosalie didn't even hesitate as she answered Edward's question.
Edward nodded, trying to hide the surprise that was evident in his face. ''I dare you to have a 'song talk' with anybody here.''
I smiled as I saw that he remembered that we just to play that game together. The main object was to have a normal conversation, but the only words you could use were those of songs, and sing those lyrics. It was kind of easy at first; you just sang lyrics in conversations.
And Rose was the champion of this game.
''Okay, Emmett,'' she said smiling and he cursed under his breath.
''Okay the topic in which you have to stay in is girls vs. boys,'' Edward said and pointed to the both of them.
They nodded and Rosalie started before Emmett could.
''That's what girl do? We keep you guessing the whole way thought,'' Rosalie sang waiting for Emmett reply.
We watched this go on for quite some time. Rosa was on the lead and that was because she always listened to songs about strong women, and she was one, so this was easy for her.
''Okay, I give up,'' Emmett finally said while the rest of us agreed.
''Bella, truth or dare?'' Rose asked me.
I bit my lip, now it was my turn to make a complete fool of myself one way or another.
''Truth,'' I said quickly while Rose nodded.
Rosalie knew everything about me. We had been friends for quite some time, so I knew she would never embarrass me with the questions. She only did that in sleepovers, when it was only us girls.
''Okay, what do you do when you have spare time?'' she asked.
I smiled, it was an easy question. ''I just read or listen to music,'' I answered easily.
She was about to say something else, but Edward spoke first. ''What kind of music?''
I smiled remembering his great love for music. When we were younger, we will always argue about songs, we had the same taste in music, but we both interpreted the music in a different way. We used to get in arguments about books, as well. He was a big Shakespeare fan, while I preferred Jane Austen. We did have our differences.
''The same as always,'' I responded, knowing he would understand that I meant classical music.
Edward smiled and I couldn't help but stare back into his piercing green eyes. There was a hidden emotion in his eyes that I couldn't read. That seemed to surprise me; I had always been good at reading his emotions. I could see love buried in there, but was that pain in his eyes?
My hands yearned to hug him, to offer the comfort that I could offer.
''Well, it seems some things will never change,'' he said quietly, and I smiled.
I nodded knowing how true that was. The sound of someone clearing their throat reminded me that we were not in our own little world, like it felt, but instead surrounded by our friends and their smiles.
''This game is getting boring!'' Alice complained after a couple more rounds of playing Truth or Dare. I instantly agreed.
I had learned a few things about the guys when they picked truth. Like, when Edward felt upset, he still played his piano. When Jasper felt upset, he walked around to get his mind cleared out of things; he even admitted walks in the park when he felt happy as well.
Some things I knew though, like how Edward still asked his mom for advice. I thought that was cute, and he had courage to say it aloud. All of us girls smiled at him, while Emmett and Jasper rolled their eyes at him.
It had been a fun game, but we were all running out of dares and revenge towards others. To be fair, Rosalie only made Emmett scream that he 'felt like a woman' because he made her say to anyone who passed by that she used to be a man.
It was entertaining to the rest of us, until Emmett and Rose got revenge for laughing at them. I ended up tripping when I was dared (by my loving brother Emmett) to run all around the school without stopping. Poor Edward, he had to trail behind me and he helped me every time I lost my footing, except once, when I tripped over the doorway to the gym.
''Let's play 'Would You Rather', please?'' Alice asked Jasper, sticking out her bottom lip. Of course, Jasper quickly agreed. Man, he was as weak as the rest of us.
''Okay who wants to start?'' Alice asked excitedly.
Emmett raised his hand and made noises like he was waiting for the teacher to call on him. Alice rolled her small eyes as she called on him.
''Okay, Edward would you rather be a dog named Cupcakes or a cat named Fluffy?'' he asked.
I looked curiously at Edward, wondering what he would choose. He looked down at me and smiled before looking up. ''A cat named Fluffy.''
Everyone burst out laughing. ''Why?'' I asked, I had rather thought he would go for Cupcakes.
''Because, I'd rather be called Fluffy, than having to worry if Emmett would eat me because of my name,'' he explained while I rolled my eyes, but smiled.
Edward smiled back, and I could read happiness in his eyes. All too soon, he looked away from my eyes, to ask his own question.
''Alice, would you rather find true love or have all the Gucci things in the world?'' Edward asked and we all turned to hear her answer.
It was no secret that Alice loved Gucci, a lot, but we also knew that her girl's heart also wanted to find love.
''I prefer true love,'' she explained. ''True love doesn't get wasted, and you won't have to throw it away after time. True love, a million times.''
Rose and I 'awwww'ed at Alice's truthful words. That was sweet.
''Rose, would you rather be 3 foot tall or 8 foot tall?'' Alice asked after we all got over her sweet answer.
I felt a little sleepy, so I leaned into Edward's shoulder, and he pulled me tighter against him, I smiled at my comfortable spot next to him.
Rosalie thought about it for a little bit, and then smiled. ''Three feet tall. At least then, I could wear your high heels to appear taller,'' she said. ''And plus, you don't seem to mind it at all.''
We all laughed and Alice stuck out her tongue.
''Bella, would you rather publish your diary or make a movie of the most embarrassing moment of your life?'' Rose asked me.
Without thinking I responded. ''Movie, of course.''
They nodded, and before they could ask any questions I decided to ask my own question. It seemed that mostly we were asking our siblings, so I decided to do that. ''Emmett would you rather loose or never play?''
I only asked that question because I knew how competitive Emmett was, and it would be entertaining to hear the answer. ''I would never play! There is no way I'm going to ever loose!"
We all laughed, his answer didn't take me by surprise.
''Edward, would you rather be a giant hamster or a tiny lion?'' Emmett asked.
We all laughed at Emmett's animal questions.
''Gosh, Emmett why are you bringing so many animals into this?'' Jasper asked, voicing my thoughts.
Emmett shrugged as he waited impatiently for Edward's answer. ''I would rather be a tiny lion because I'd rather be small, than a monster,'' Edward answered.
We all nodded along and laughed quietly as we told each other what we would have chosen. Mostly everyone went with Edward's answer.
''Bella-''
Edward started but was cut off when I yawned, causing everyone to follow along. We all laughed, but agreed that it was time to go to sleep.
As Edward and I got up from the floor to lay down, I noticed that the gym had filled with people while we were on our own little world. I smiled at that, knowing how close we had gotten since that day we all came to school not knowing what awaited.
As last night, Edward made sure that I was comfortable before himself. But this time I was facing him and he still kept an arm around my waist, holding me tightly to him. I closed my eyes in contentment.
''Bella?'' Edward's soft voice broke through the peaceful silence of sleep.
''Ummm?''
''Bella, it's still your turn; would you rather be my girlfriend again after all this years, or have this blizzard that brought us all together be a dream in which you will wake up and everything would go back to normal?"
Yep, I'm going to stop there. I was planning to stop earlier, but I wanted to make this chapter longer than my other ones, so here it is!
The song that Rose sang, only a line is ''That's what girls do'' by No Secrets. Me and my friends sing along to that song when some guys irritates us! Good times!
Please review! I had to miss my friend's party today and I'm kinda sad about it!
~Mitxi~
