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Decisions
Edward P.O.V.
When I got home, I went to my room. I threw myself on the bed after I hit play on my iHome. I Must Be Dreaming by the Maine started to play in the background as I thought about today. Bella had confused me. Last week she was so sweet and nice. Then she disappears for week. When she does come back she is rude to me. I had to find out what made her act like this. Emmett had said things were going to go back to normal. Whatever normal was. I guess I would have to wait and find out tomorrow.
The next day, I pulled into the parking lot and saw Bella's Camaro pulling in. She parked two rows away from me. I got out of my car and sat against the hood for a moment to watch her. Rose and Jasper went to talk to some of their friends by the cafeteria. I saw her look up at me; we stood there staring at each other for a few moments. I turned around to get my bag out of the car. That's when I heard people screaming and tires screeching. I looked around and saw Bella's eyes go wide with shock. I turned to see what she was looking at. A van was sliding right at me. I saw Lauren at the wheel. There was no time for my body to move. I closed my eyes waiting for the van to hit me. But instead of getting hit from the front, something hard like steel hit me from my side and I fell to the ground and hit my head. I looked up to see Bella holding me. She was concentrating on stopping the van that was still coming at me after hitting the car next to me and swinging around towards me. Bella put her hand up and stopped the van from crushing us. The van tipped back and then fell back down. Bella looked down at me with shocked eyes. I imagined I had the same look on my face. There was a dent in the van from her hand. We were in the small space between the van and the car next to mine. She backed up as far as the space provided. That's when I heard the voices around us yelling my name. Lauren was leaning out the window of her van and apologizing to me and Bella. Lauren had a huge gash on her forehead. I looked over my body and found that I just had a bump on the back of my head from where I hit the concrete when Bella pushed me down. Bella was staring at me; her face was now a composed mask. Someone yelled that the ambulance was on the way. After sitting there for several minutes, I heard the sirens pull into the parking lot. The van was pulled back from blocking us. A medic ran to me and asked if I was okay, I told him I just hit my head. Bella said she was perfectly fine. They told us to get into the ambulance so they could take us to the hospital and get us checked out. We sat in complete silence on the way there. We stared at each other the whole ride. I asked to see my dad when we got there. I was ushered to a bed and Carlisle came into the room.
"Ah, Miss Swan, your mother is in the lobby you're free to leave." Carlisle told Bella. She didn't even get checked.
"Thank you, Dr. Cullen." Bella whispered her thanks and left.
"So, son, what happened?" Carlisle started to ask while looking at my head.
I decided to lie a little bit; I was going to get my answers from Bella later. "I was talking to Bella by my car, I heard people screaming and I looked up to see a van flying across the parking lot at us. We didn't have any time to move. Bella pushed me between my car and the car next to me. I hit my head on the concrete when I fell down." I decided to leave out the part where she was nowhere near me, she stopped the van with her hand, and her body felt like a steel wall hitting me.
"Well, let us be thankful Bella was able to push you out of the way." Carlisle smiled and turned towards the x-rays on the board. "Well you didn't do any damage. You might have a concussion, so we will watch you tonight when you sleep. Other than that, you're free to go. I think it would be best if you went home though, I will pick up Rose and Jasper after school."
"Okay Dad. I will see you at home." I walked into the hallway and was about to turn the corner when I heard the hushed whispers of Bella, Alice, Emmett, and someone I didn't know. I peeked my head around the corner to see Bella and Alice with their backs to me; Emmett was standing next to a woman who had the same skin tone as them and same eye color. She looked way too young to be a mother of the three of them.
"Bella, do you have any idea how this could implicate us?" I heard the woman whisper harshly to Bella.
"Yes, but I don't think I could live with letting that van crush him." Bella whispered sadly.
"We should talk about this when you get home." The woman said, looking at me. I pulled myself around the corner; I had been caught eavesdropping.
"Hey, Bella, could I talk to you for a minute?" I asked her.
"Yes, I will see you guys at home." Bella bid them goodbye and came over to me. "What?" She asked harshly.
"Um, I wanted to ask you how you got to me so quickly. You were standing by your car and then you were pushing me out of the way."
"Edward, I was standing right next to you. You hit your head, remember?" Bella laughed.
"No, you were standing by your car. I saw you. How did you get to me so quickly?" I asked her again.
"You know no one will believe you." Bella pointed out.
"I wasn't going to tell anyone." I would never tell anyone. They would probably think I was crazy if I did.
"You're never going to drop it are you?" Bella asked.
"Not until I get some answers."
"Well I hope you're ready for disappointment." Bella stormed away down the hall. I saw her get into her car and drive off. I started to wonder if she regretted saving me.
Bella P.O.V.
I pulled into the parking lot and parked. Emmett and Alice said they would be over by the cafeteria. I got out and saw Edward two rows away, staring at me. We stared at each other for a few moments. He turned around to get his bag and that's when I heard tires screeching. People started to scream. I looked to see a van speeding towards Edward. I stared in shock. Not him. Not him. This was going through my head as I ran to him. I pushed him into the space between his car and the one besides it. I heard a crack, and thought that would be my luck. I was too worried about the car to watch my strength and kill him myself. The van seemed to be pulled towards Edward because it didn't stop when it hit the car, it kept coming. I put my hand up and stopped it. I saw the dent left from my hand. I looked down to Edward, who was still in my grasp. I sat him down and scooted as far as possible from him in the little space. While the ambulance was on the way, we stared at each other. I wondered how much he saw. We continued to stare at each other on the hospital. As soon as I walked into the room, Dr. Cullen walked in and excused me to see Esme.
"Bella!" Esme yelled from down the hall. I walked to her and was met by three pair of angry, butterscotch eyes. Emmett and Alice had joined us. "Bella, do you have any idea how this could implicate us?" Esme whispered harshly. I looked down in shame from her angry eyes. Esme was never mad, but I knew that she upset that I could have risked our secret.
"Yes, but I don't think I could live with letting that van crush him." I whispered back.
"We should talk about this when you get home." Esme said, looking over my shoulder. I turned to see Edward round the corner.
"Hey, Bella, could I talk to you for a minute?" He asked me.
"Yes," I turned to Esme and my siblings, "I will see you guys at home." I turned and walked over to Edward quickly. "What?" my voice harsh. I knew what he was going to say.
"Um, I wanted to ask you how you got to me so quickly. You were standing by your car and then you were pushing me out of the way."
"Edward, I was standing right next to you. You hit your head, remember?" I laughed to prove how stupid his questions were. He was very observant though and these questions weren't stupid. But I couldn't give the real answers. 'Yeah, Edward, I'm a vampire. I used my super vampire speed to get to you and I used my super vampire strength the move stop the van from crushing you.' Yeah, I knew he would take that seriously.
"No, you were standing by your car. I saw you. How did you get to me so quickly?" He asked me again.
"No one will believe you." I simply pointed out that no one would believe someone ran over to him in 2 seconds from across the parking lot.
"I wasn't going to tell anyone." Edward said, stepping closer to me.
"You're never going to drop it are you?" I rudely asked.
"Not until I get some answers." He seemed sure of himself, like he could get the answers out of me eventually. Not likely buddy, I don't think I could ever tell him the truth; besides, it's against our one law.
"Well I hope you're ready for disappointment." I spat and stomped away to my car. I pulled quickly out of the parking lot. I gripped the steering wheel so hard that I thought it would turn to dust any minute. I pulled up to the house and parked my car in the garage. I stormed up to my room, ignoring Esme who was trying to talk to me. I hit play on my iHome on my way to my bed. I will never sleep again. Something I miss dearly. It would be something to do at nights when everyone else is asleep, too. It would help make eternity not seem so bad. If I could sleep, I could dream. If I could dream, I'm sure Edward would find a way in there. I pulled out a notebook and started to draw. 4eva by The Veronicas was playing in the background. I thought it would be funny if someone bit the twins so they knew what forever actually meant. I began to hum along with the lyrics.
Come on baby we ain't gonna live forever
Let me show you all the things that we could do
You know you wanna be together
And I wanna spend the night with you
Yeah, yeah with you, yeah, yeah
Come with me tonight
We could make the night last forever, oh oh
I heard a knock at the door. "Come in." I whispered, knowing they would hear me. I looked up when the door shut; Emmett.
"Hey Bells." Emmett said as he sat down on the edge of the bed. I patted the pillow next to me and he climbed up the bed to lay down by me. We lay there for a few minutes in silence. Emmett pulled me to his chest and I laid there for a while. It felt nice to have his arms around me when I felt like I was going to fall apart. "Tell me what's wrong." Emmett murmured in my hair.
"I don't know. Why do I feel like this towards a guy I do not know?" I asked, my head facing his chest.
"Honestly, Bells, I don't have an answer for that. If it's any help, me and Alice are in the same boat. We both feel like that towards Rosalie and Jasper. It feels wrong for me to ignore her and then wrong when I'm with her. I know I could kill her with just one swift move from my pinky. What would I do then? I couldn't live with myself. I know why you saved Edward today. You want to protect him from danger, but you don't want to be near him because you're the danger here. So what do you do now? I wouldn't know. I've never felt this way for anyone before. And if you feel like I do, I'm sure you don't know either." Emmett could be so smart and sensitive sometimes. I knew he was opening his soul to me when he said this.
"Wow, Emmett. That was deep." I laughed, trying to lighten the mood.
"I know. I still got a few surprises stuck up my sleeves. Don't I?" He laughed and my whole body shook with his. "So what do you think we should do?"
"Tomorrow I'm going to tell him that I shouldn't be his friend, but I want to. That will confuse him for a while. By me some time to think."
"I think that is a great idea, little sister. But I don't want to ignore Rosalie anymore. Is it okay if I talk to her at least?" Emmett looked at me with pleading eyes.
"Emmett, I just said what I would do. I never told you what to do. You do what you want. If you don't have the strength to stay away from her, then don't. I wouldn't think any less of you. You are my brother and I wouldn't trade that for the world." I smiled up at him. He got the big, goofy grin I loved. Emmett hugged me and sat up.
"Well, little sister, the feelings are mutual. I wouldn't trade you for the world. You wanna go for a hunt?" Emmett got up off the bed and was waiting for my answer by the door.
"Of course, let's go." I jumped up and slipped my converse on. Emmett always knew how to make me feel good. I felt myself smiling while we ran, hand in hand. Emmett grabbed me and threw me on his shoulder. "Emmett! Put me down, now!" I yelled. His body shook as he laughed. He stopped and sat me down.
"Sorry, Bells. I couldn't help it. I like to show off every once in a while, you know." He said this while flexing his muscles.
"Okay, big guy, I get it. You got muscles. Come on, I think I smelt a bear not too far off." We ran off towards the direction of the smell. We came across a bear coming out of its den. Emmett jumped on it, and the bear was taken off guard. The bear swung around to get a swipe at Emmett. He got Emmett's chest, but his claws just scraped across his chest like it was steel. Emmett's shirt was ripped through. I laughed. The bear took another lunge, and Emmett jumped up and over the bear. "Emmett, stop playing with your food. You're torturing the poor thing."
"Fine, ruin a guy's fun." Emmett grumbled. He jumped up and broke the bear's neck.
"Hey I'm going to go check out that herd of elk. I'll be back." I said as Emmett brought his mouth one of the bear's arteries. He waved me off as he drank. I ran to the herd. Ah, not as satisfying as a lion or bear. But it will do. I jumped on the biggest one and broke its neck so it wouldn't have to suffer. Unlike Emmett's meals, I wasn't mean. I drank greedily. I took another when I found the rest of the herd after they ran off. I was satisfied and ran back to Emmett. He was sitting there by the bear, petting it. "Come on, Em. Let's go home." We ran back to the house. As soon as we reached the backyard, I was tackled. "Uh, Alice, will you please tell me why you're on top of me?" I asked when I recognized the little body on top of me. She sat up so that she had me pinned with one leg on each arm.
"I just wanted to say you are in big trouble." Alice gave me a disapproving look like she knew something I didn't. I pushed my shield out and looked around her thoughts. Alice pulled me into a vision. I was in Biology and Edward was sitting next to me. When the vision was over, I knew what Alice had meant. Tomorrow was going to be fun.
Edward P.O.V.
I was going to get answers today. After I left the hospital yesterday, the only thing I could think about was that she regretted saving me. Bella was obviously in serious trouble for saving me. But why? I walked into the lunchroom and felt a pair of eyes immediately on me. I turned towards the table I knew they were coming from. Bella was talking to Emmett. But I knew it was her that was staring at me. Emmett hadn't said a word to me today, nor Alice. But they both kept looking at me with sorry looks. I knew then that Bella regretted saving me. I felt her eyes on my back all through lunch. I didn't eat anything, again. I just wasn't hungry. I noticed Bella get up to throw away all of her food when the bell rang. I guess she was so disgusted by me that she couldn't eat either. When I entered Biology, I felt her eyes on me again as I took my seat. I knew the time was now to get it out there. I turned to her, "Bella, I would just like to say thank you for saving me yesterday, but I can see that you regret it. I-" I was cut off by the look on her face. Shock flashed across her face.
"You think I regret saving you?" She seemed very upset.
"Yes, I know-" I was cut off again.
"You don't know anything about me. I do not regret saving you. I think it's best if we aren't friends though." With that, she turned around and started to draw little penguins. I think I was going crazy for this girl, even though she doesn't even want to be friends with me.
The next day at lunch, I was standing at the salad bar, playing with my food, when I heard her. "Edible art," I dropped by apple and she kicked it up and held it in her hands, "Edward?" (A/N From the movie?) I grabbed my apple and from her hands and moved to the other side of the bar.
"You know, your mood swings are kind of giving me a whiplash." I informed Bella.
"Look, I just said we shouldn't be friends. Not that I didn't want to be." Bella leaned up against the bar.
"How about you start giving me answers?" I tried to get her to explain what happened the other day.
"I rather hear your theories." She said picking up an apple and sitting it on her plate.
"Don't laugh, but I've considered kryptonite, spiders." I felt embarrassed by my latest comment.
"That's all super hero stuff, right? What if I'm not the good guy, what if I'm the bad guy?" Bella asked me, looking away.
"You're not; I can see what you're trying to put off. It's to keep people away. But you're not like that." I stopped and turned around to her. "Why don't we hang out sometime?"
"What do you want to do?" I remembered Jessica inviting me to First Beach this weekend.
"How about the beach this weekend? Everyone's going." I said.
"Which beach?" Bella asked, considering it.
"First Beach, out in La Push."
"I can't, sorry. Maybe another time." Bella picked up her tray and walked back to her table. I sat down and was immediately pounded with questions by Tyler. Obviously a lot of guys here were obsessed with Bella. I saw Mike was steaming mad that I had talked to her. Jessica and Lauren looked extremely annoyed at Bella. They were glaring at her with daggers and I felt the need to stand in between Bella and them to protect her. Rose asked me what that was about and I told her I wasn't quite sure yet. I stayed up all night replaying over and over the conversation we had in the lunchroom. I hadn't seen Bella in Biology and I didn't see Emmett or Bella after school. Alice drove the car back to their house by herself. The next day it was one of those rare sunny days in Fork; my first one actually. I looked around for Bella and I didn't even find her or her siblings anywhere.
"They're not here." A voice said from the car besides me. I looked up to see Tyler getting his book bag from his car.
"Excuse me?" I asked, not sure what he was talking about.
"The Swan's, they're not here. When it's sunny, Esme, their mom, pulls them out for camping trips and what not." Tyler came to stand beside me. "I tried to get my parents to do that, but they won't. Hey, I got asked to the Girls Choice Dance by Lauren. But I told her I would think about it. I want Bella to ask, I know she won't, so I'm going to ask her when she gets back. What do you think?" I nearly choked when he said he was waiting for Bella to ask him.
"Isn't a girl's choice though? You know, a girl asks you. Not you ask them." I informed him; hopefully he would take that and give up on Bella.
"I know, but I keep getting these strange vibes from her. I'm going to ask and see what she says. It's cool if she doesn't say yes, but it would be awesome if she did." Tyler walked to the science building as the bell rang.
This is great. I hope she asks me first. What if she did like Tyler? And that's why she has been ignoring me. I will find out when she gets back, I guess.
A/N Hey guys, I hope you liked it! Please review.
Oh the other day, I was reading a fanfiction, and the author had this lyrics game at the bottom of each chapter. I forgot the author's username. But the game is I will put up some lyrics at the bottom of each chapter, and you have to tell me what song it is. If you guess right, your name goes on the next chapter at the bottom. So let's play!
Make it count
When I'm the one who's selling you out
'Cause if feels like stealing hearts
Calling your name from the crowd