Before I begin, I'd like to give a shout to a certain "charming" (*cough cough*) reviewer. Since I've already deleted your reviews, I'm not going to name names, but it's kind of funny how you're describing how pathetic my story is, yet you're still reading it, and taking note of what I've done to your review, (stalker much?). If you gain satisfaction out of demeaning other people's stories, I suggest you get out more. The only thing I've gained from your reviews were the increase of review and hit numbers. If you really hate my story as much as you say you do, do the logical thing AND QUIT READING. Also, your reviews were the first I've ever deleted, because every other review which contained some sort of criticism was CONSTRUCTIVE. So if it were attention you were seeking, congratulations! I just began chapter 14, (which 50 people have favourited, 48 on story alert, 135 have reviewed and exactly 5,727 have read and praised) with a personal shout out to you, that those 5727 people will read, back me up and hopefully give you some sort of attention. Hmmm… maybe your reviews were constructive afterall, now that I've had the opportunity to brag about my wonderful and supportive readers.
So this entire story is dedicated to all my wonderful and supportive readers, who've backed me up so far, even if you've only given me one hit. I promise, I'll make it up to you all (or who's names I have) before I've finished AHEA.
So enjoy CHAPTER 14 (that's right, I'm still continuing even though my "charming" reviewer demanded me to cease)…
Thank you
"Bella, Bella! Snap out of it!" Alice's fingers clicked against each other, blocking my line of sight, in attempt to bring me back from the memory I'd reminisced.
"Sorry, I was just… thinking." I said softly, looking at my feet.
"Bella…" Rosalie began softly.
"No Rose, I guess you were right." I shrugged and felt that stinging sensation prick against my eyes I'd known as tears in my former human life.
No tears now though.
I looked up to see Rosalie bite her lip and look awkwardly in the other direction.
"Ladies, we have a crisis on our hands! Emmett and Edward have been captured by that man-eating, brain washing whore." Alice said sternly.
"Emmett WHAT!" Rosalie perked up as her eyes widened in shock.
Alice quickly informed Rosalie of Beth, how she brain washed Edward and Emmett, and her recent vision.
Rosalie paused for a moment, and put on her thinking face.
"Isabella, I need you to sit down and think thoroughly for me. Has anything been off today? Start from the beginning." She said calmly, as I took a seat in her leather chair.
The beginning…
"Edward and I… he first saw Beth in the front office; when she looked at him he said, 'You smell really good.' At first I thought he must have been really hungry, her blood smelled quite nice, or maybe he thought she was attractive." I said carefully, re-tracing my steps. "That got on my nerves."
"Keep going." Alice said encouragingly.
"So I stayed back in the front office to teach her a lesson, nothing major, just to show her who's boss."
Alice frowned at me. Rosalie smiled.
"It's taken her sixty years to get her inner bitch out." She laughed.
I half-smiled and continued,
"I planned to stay in sick bay until I had her alone, but I got this awful headache!"
"That's impossible?" Rosalie said. "We don't get headaches."
"That's what I thought. But it doesn't end there. When I shone a torch in her face she sparkled." I re-told.
"Sparkled? Like vampire sparkle?" Alice asked confused, and I nodded.
"Weird." Rosalie certified.
"Why are you suddenly agreeing with Bella?" Alice asked Rosalie.
Rosalie paused to think that one over. "It's my husband we're talking about." She said firmly. "Why are you interfering? You're the peacemaker!" She pointed out.
"Touché. Continue Bella." Alice prodded.
"So I can smell her blood AND she sparkles. I was thinking half-vampire." I suggested. "But later on, when Rosalie caught us fighting, she denied it."
"Like I said Bella, you can't trust a word that conniving, brain-washing…" Alice butted in.
"Yeah, we get it Alice. Go on." Rosalie said flatly.
"Then
I met you, Rosalie, in your office. As per usual Beth has to turn up
and suddenly Edward got all… giddy?
"When we left he said, he
blacks out around her. Jealousy got the better of me and I mentally
drove him out of the classroom, then when class finished I found him
making out with Beth. He denied it later, he couldn't remember a
thing!" I said quite astonished, barely believing the words
myself.
"How did you mentally drive him out of the classroom?" Alice said condescendingly.
"That's not important." Rosalie dismissed and once again pressured me to carry on.
"Well," I began, trying to remember where I left off. "I found out from a boy named David..."
"Dead David?" Rosalie interrupted.
"No! Not dead! You saved him!" Right?" I said alarmed.
"Yeah, there's just a lot of David's in the school, Dead David is more distinctive." She shrugged.
Alice sat looking confused.
"She'll get to it Alice." Rosalie explained.
I shot her a look and continued.
"He said, Beth's been expelled from everywhere and that she's a kickboxing champion. So it got me thinking that maybe it's just a coincidence, she's just into husband stealing. Then, Edward approached me; he said he wanted a divorce. I noticed his eyes were green, which took me off guard. Weren't they green when he was human?"
"Carlisle says so." Alice pointed out.
"Well, I let my guard down against his temple, and they turned back to topaz. He had this... lost expression."
I stopped for a moment to recollect the bemused expression he'd withheld, I'd broken the spell, I know I had. But why couldn't I do it again?
"It hurt so much. I was alone and David found me. I let my senses go and next thing I know, I've sucked David dry." I said tightly.
"Oh Bella." Alice said sympathetically yet dismayed.
"But Rose saved him, he's okay now. Thank you." I said meekly.
Rosalie shrugged modestly and said, "Yeah I sent him home hours ago. When he woke up he said he was feeling sore or something." Rosalie shrugged.
"Sore?" I asked.
"Immense pain I think were the exact words he used. What do you expect after being bitten by the world's most dangerous predator?" She said vacantly.
"Rosalie, Bella, not to alarm you or anything but was the venom sucked out?" Alice asked as serenely as she could manage.
Rosalie and I flashed each other nervous glances.
"David!" I cried out.
"I thought you would have… since you…" Rosalie trailed off then swore loudly.
"Oh my God!" I cried out loud. "How could you forget?"
"You're the idiot who tried to eat him!" She shouted back, furious. "I was too concerned about you intruding my personal bubble! I've been living my new life for decades, then BAM! My deceitful long lost sister is back!"
We were both breathing heavy, (or vampire breathing) until Alice, who had sat in awe listening to our argument piped in.
"I think we're going to have a new addition to the Cullen clan." She said slowly and surprised.
"No… that can't be." Rosalie said stunned.
"David's not our biggest problem now, we can't stop what's happening to him, it's too late, the venom's sunk in." I said eventually.
Both the girls nodded astounded and urged me to continue.
Beth was our biggest problem now.
"So Dead David's actually dead now." Rosalie said amused. "Now who's the physic?" She said egomaniacally.
Alice poked her tongue out at her. "This is about Bella now, not you." She hissed.
"Right…" I restarted uneasily. "I was in Rosalie's office, trying to revive David…"
"Dead David." Rosalie corrected.
"Rosalie…" Alice warned.
"…revive David," I re-began. Rosalie didn't even her mouth before Alice hit her.
"I didn't say anything!" She refuted.
"You were going to. Now who's the psychic?" Alice said childishly.
"He was revived!" I shouted to interupt their argument. "But then I… How could I forget?" I said loudly, feeling my jumpsuit. I'd forgotten the crucial evidence in my case!
The girls looked at each other oddly.
"I stole this!" I said proudly and found deep in the bulk of my jumpsuit Beth's file. It'd been there for hours! I can't beloved I hadn't seen it when I changed my clothes for PE.
That is very thick material.
"You STOLE that?" Rosalie said unimpressed. "From MY office?"
"Open it!" Alice beamed.
Rosalie pouted knowing she wasn't going to win.
We read it, Alice and Rosalie seemed bored. For them it was pointless, just the basics.
But for me, it finally provided one of many clues I needed to solve this mystery.
I know the last three or so chapters haven't been my best so I hope this one ranked to your expectations. Bear with me, this chapter was a recollection to refresh your memories and to point out the essentials you may have forgotten. Does anyone even read the authors note? Please do!
WHERE IS I LOVE EDWARD AND TOAST? I AM STILL SEARCHING FOR MY MISSING BETA!!
Wallflowergirl1 I'm sorry but I never got the phrase from your review; "yet another chapter to drive me wild. you make me smile." I even googled it. I love your reviews, they mean so much : )
If you're looking for a good read check out Rosalie's Story by Rose Everdeen. It's only two chapters, but I'm hooked.
Next chapter, I need Bella to continue her recount just a smidgen but I will tell you what she finds. If you don't like spoilers, navigate away, but this is just a clue. Go over chapter 11, I mentioned someone there…
