A/N: *cowers* Please don't kill me! I know I haven't been updating for so long, but please be patient with me. I'm really sorry for making you guys wait this long. Also, for the readers of The Dangers ofBoredom, I'll be upating hopefully sooner rather than later. Please sit tight! :D
Alright, I'll spare you my excuses. Here's chapter five of TTA. :))
Chapter Five: Unexpected Expectations
"As the eight princesses of Gehenna had looked down on you with mercy, honor the plea of your master. Leave none of my wishes unfulfilled."
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Bella woke up with a start, her breathing labored.
It was just a dream, Bella… It was just a dream; nothing but a dream.
"Love?" Edward's concerned voice made her focus on the present. She turned to see him sitting on the edge of her rocking chair, his eyes intent. "Are you alright?"
"Yes. I'm fine." She shook her head. "Don't worry about me."
He wasn't convinced. "Nightmare?" he asked, sitting beside her as he held her hands in his cold ones.
She released a sigh before replying. "Yeah."
Her tone made it obvious that she won't say any more on the subject, so he dropped it—though he still looked at her with worry in his eyes.
"Is Charlie gone?"
"Yes. He left over an hour ago." He stroked her hands, squeezing it a bit. He smiled tenderly at her. "What do you want to do today?"
She thought of her options. If they went to the Cullens', she might slip up and tell them the truth, and based on her recent… dream… it was obvious that she wasn't ready for any kind of confrontation yet.
On the other hand, if they stayed at home, Edward might get bored and just tease her all afternoon. "Isn't this what love is all about?" he would ask cutely to get his way with her. He knew the power he had over her and wasn't afraid to use it to get him out of trouble.
She could ask him to take her to their meadow but with the "Victoria situation" at the moment, she doesn't want to risk it.
She was about to tell him something when his cellphone rang from his pocket. It was a sleek, shiny thing—much like his beloved Volvo. She shook her head slightly. Oh, the irony; Edward and his love for all things sparkly. She held in a snort.
"Yes, Alice?" Edward sighed.
Alice's tinny voice can be heard from the speaker. "Don't sigh at your sister first thing in the morning! Hadn't Esme taught you that?"
"Don't disturb you brother first thing in the morning! Hadn't Esme taught you that?" he retorted playfully.
She chuckled. "Touché."
"So, to what do I owe the pleasure?" he teased her, speaking in his 'ancient' accent—or so Emmett says.
She giggled a bit before answering. "I just want to tell you that Bella promised to stay over this weekend. Judging the vision I just had of you laying around Bella's house all weekend, I assume she forgot about her promise."
Bella smacked her forehead. "Right! Sorry, Alice," she called out.
"No worries. I knew you'd forget." Her voice held a tone of mischief.
Bella glared at the phone as Alice's laughter filled the air, Edward holding back a smirk.
"See you, Bella," Alice sang.
Bella covered her face, groaning. "Stupid, know-it-all vampire," she mumbled as Edward chuckled.
"Hey! I heard that!" Alice said.
Before Bella could reply, Edward said, "Bye, Alice," before hanging up. He turned to Bella with a beatific smile, dazzling her. "Human minute?"
She was at a loss for words. She let out a bunch of unintelligible words before a solitary "yes" went out of her lips.
She knew he was holding back a laugh as he watched her stumble to get her toiletries and clothes for the day. Walking down the hallway, she muttered, "vampires" as if it were a pest. This earned her a hearty laugh from her favorite Cullen.
When she finished cleaning up, she went directly downstairs where Edward made her breakfast—eggs. She took her time eating, a bit nervous about going to the Cullens'; not because she was afraid of them, but because she might slip up.
"Ready to go, Love?" he asked her after she washed the dishes.
She nodded. "Let's go." She took his hand in hers as they made their way to his car parked on the edge of the forest.
What both of them missed was Bella's phone madly vibrating on her bedside table. As it lit up, the words "Order calling" can be seen on the screen.
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The road to the Cullens' was filled with comfortable silence. With one hand on the wheel and one hand on her heart, Bella reveled in the peace of being by his side.
Reaching the boundary of the forest near their home, however, Edward went rigid and pressed the Volvo to go faster.
"Edward?" Bella asked in concern.
It was as if he didn't hear her. He only pressed harder on the accelerator, his face tightening in response to something.
Instead of asking more questions, Bella only held on tight. What's going on?
Finally reaching their home, he stopped the car and carried Bella on his back as they raced toward Esme's garden at the back. There, they saw the Cullens, their stances stiff as Carlisle held his gentle hands open in welcome.
At the sight of their visitors, Bella tensed.
The man in front of the group looked at the newcomers. He turned to Bella with an amused expression on his face. "Interesting company you keep, Bella."
End of Chapter Five.
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