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15. Friendship.
Bpov:
I turned and walked into Gym heading to the locker room. I noticed Angela trying to catch my attention from where she stood in a remote corner. I walked over to her smiling.
"Hi Angela, how was the rest of your weekend?" I asked starting to change into the schools stupid sports outfit.
"Great, it was absolutely great. That's why I called you over. I wanted to thank you for giving me and Ben a chance to do something together. We hit it off from the start and he asked me to the Christmas ball!" She said excitedly smiling widely.
"That's great Angela! I'm so happy for the two of you." I said as we headed out of the lockers.
"Do you have a date for the ball?" She asked and I couldn't help but smile. I felt my body glow as I thought about how Edward asked me to the ball.
"Um...yes, Edward asked me to go with him." I said.
She smiled at me, "Wow, Edward..."
She was suddenly interrupted by Jessica, "What? Edward asked you? What does he even see in you?" She asked shocked.
"A brain, good looks, compassion and the good caring person she is. In short everything you don't have." Angela said and everyone started to laugh. Jessica was still recovering from that when we headed to join the rest of the class in front of the coach.
He was explaining the rules of badminton to the few students who never played it before. "Thanks Angela you didn't have to do that. Plus I am not 'good looking'." I said emphasizing each word.
"You are Bella. You just don't see how the boys stare at you. Now stop arguing and let's see if you can beet me in a game of badminton."
At the end of gym Angela had beaten me in our match. I was thinking about what she said and didn't even concentrate on the game.
I wasn't overly smart. I got mostly A's but some B's as well in my classes. I was plain Jane in the look department, I mean next to Rosalie and Alice I look like the Grinche. No one even noticed me, well at least until Edward came along. What did he see in me? He could easily get the hottest girl in school, ok second hottest since Rose is happy with Emmet. Does it really matter? You're his girlfriend now! He isn't interested in anyone else. I comforted myself with that thought.
After gym Edward waited for me, he was leaning with his back against the wall standing on one leg while the other was pressing against the wall. He smiled at me lazily. "How was gym?" He asked as he pressed away from the wall and took my bag from my shoulder.
"Great, I lost a game of badminton and found out there is absolutely no reason for you to be interested in me." He stopped so suddenly I almost walked into him.
"What do you mean I have no reason to be interested in you?" He asked glaring at me.
"Well I have moderate intelligence, I'm not hot, there is nothing special about me and you can easily have anyone you want in school. So I can't help to think, why me?"
He dropped my bag and pulled me into a tight hug, crushing me into his chest. "How can you see so much potential in other people but when it comes to yourself you're as blind as a bat? You are intelligent beyond your years Bella, you don't care about the little things like shopping, clothes, parties and boys but you care about your family, friends and dumb rude boys that don't deserve your attention at all. No you're not hot..."
I looked at him a little hurt. He was the one who was supposed to comfort me. I opened my mouth to say something when he held up his hands, "Let me finish, your not hot because your breathtakingly beautiful. I never liked hot girls the beautiful ones are far more interesting. You are the most special person I know Bella and I don't want any of the other girls. I just want you and I will always just want you."
I looked at him and could see by the fire in his eyes that he was telling the truth. I grabbed him, reached up on my toes and kissed him. I poured every emotion I felt into that kiss and I didn't care who was watching. Finally I broke the kiss and buried my face in his chest, "You're wrong about one thing though." I muffled against his chest.
"And what's that?" He asked putting his finger under my chin tilting it upwards to look me in the eyes.
"You are not a dumb rude boy...You're a stupid one." I said as I turned out of our embrace and danced out of the reach of his grabbing arms.
"You're going to pay for that Mrs. Swan. When you least expect it, your going to pay." He laughed and picked up my bag from the ground. He took my hand and led the way to where my friends waited at Alice's car.
"Ok what's up with the two of you?" Emmett asked when we finally reached them. I noticed that Jacob wasn't there.
"And what's it to you?" I asked as Edward placed my bag on the back seat.
"I care for you Bella and if someone messes with you they will have to deal with me." He said jabbing his own chest while glaring at Edward.
"And me" Jasper chimed in and came to stand next to Emmett.
"Calm down boys, he would not survive an encounter against me if he even considers hurting Bella." Rose said and placed her hand on Emmett's shoulder. He smiled at her and placed his arm around her. Nor Edward nor I said anything. He looked at me and smiled from where he stood behind me.
His arms curled around my waist and pulled me into his chest, "Relax gays, I would never hurt her. Bella and I are going out and I care about her allot more than you know." He said kissing the top of my head.
"I have the feeling that I would be planning a wedding in the near future so can we get out of the cold know?" Alice asked making all of us laugh.
"Well you don't bet against Alice, welcome to our crazy group Edward." Jasper said ruffling Alice's hair.
"Yes welcome Edward. Ok it's going to snow through the night and most of the day tomorrow, are we going to have Battle of the sexes tomorrow?" Typical Emmet he could be serious the one moment and the next be as playful as a puppy. He wasn't fazed by anything. We all agreed to battle tomorrow night and left toward our different cars. "
See you tomorrow my Bella." Edward quickly pecked me on the lips and left as well.
"Where's Jacob?" I asked Alice on our why home.
"I don't know. I didn't see him after lunch. Typical, you never had a boyfriend and now two come along at once."
I frowned, "Did you fall on your head or something?" I asked looking at the blur of scenery that blew past us.
"Oh come on, Jacob had a crush on you since the day you met."
I grunted, "I was wrong you didn't fall on your head you left it at school. I don't like him that way, he is like a brother to me and I'm in love with Edward." She stopped in our driveway,
"Well you better tell him that." My head snapped up and I felt my stomach twist as I spotted him on the steps of our porch.
"Great, just how do I do that without hurting his feelings?" I whispered to her without knowing exactly why I was whispering.
"That's for you to figure out." I sighed and got out of the car.
"If only it was that easy." I huffed before I closed the door. I walked towards him and he slowly got to his feet.
"Hey Bells, would you walk with me?" He asked when I reached him. I nodded and placed my hands in my jacket pockets. I knew he would take my hand and I didn't want to pull away from him, causing him to hurt even more. He noticed my pocketed hands but just frowned and looked away. We walked into the forest and when we reached a small clearing he finally stopped.
"Bells, there's something I should have told you a long time ago." He began rubbing the back of his neck in nervousness.
"Jacob there's something I should tell you too." We looked at each other for awhile, both of us trying to convince the other not to say what they're fearing the most.
"You first, mine can wait as always." I tried to shook of the small pang of guilt I felt and sighed quietly.
"I'm going out with Edward."
He balled his hands into fists, "You barely know him! How can you go out with someone you barely know?"
I clenched my jaw, "I'm in love with him Jacob. I have never felt like this before and I can't imagine being without him." I said as calmly as I can.
"Bella that's just hormones speaking, obviously all you feel for him is lust. I know you inside and out. I've seen you with flu, I took care of you when you broke your leg, I buried your three dead gold fish when you attempted to have pets, I taught you how to drive a car and a bike, I stayed with you when you didn't have a date for last years ball and I love you Bella."
He stood in front of me holding on to my shoulders. "Jacob your wrong, what I feel for Edward is not lust. I am in love with him and he is in love with me. I love you like a brother and it would just feel wrong if it was something more." He let go of me as if an electric current ran trough him.
"How do you know?" He asked and pulled me against him.
Before I could react his lips crushed mine. I stood frozen and then instincts kicked in, I tried pushing against him but he only took that as encouragement and kissed with more intensity than before. His arms slid around me pinning me against his chest and I knew what I had to do. Please forgive me Jacob I thought and kneed him in the groin. We fell to the ground when he released me and heard how he cursed under his breath.
I stood up, "Sorry Jacob but you wouldn't let me go." Very slowly he rose to his feet.
"I'm sorry Bella, that's not how I imagined our first kiss."
I snorted, "You call eating my face a kiss?" He looked as if I kneed him again.
"You kissed me back!" He yelled at me.
"I wasn't kissing you, you jerk. I was trying to get you to stop!" I shouted back.
He stiffened, "I'm really sorry, I just wanted to show you we could be so much better together than you and Edward could ever be."
I couldn't believe my ears, "Sorry to burst your bubble but that didn't even come close to one of my kisses with Edward." That did it he walked of and just before he reached the path he stopped.
"He is going to hurt you and I won't be there when he does." He said without turning around and walked away. Tears stung my eyes as I walked back to my house. Alice waited for me in the living room but I just walked past her to my room. When I fell onto my bed I finally gave into the tears.
I was aware that light turned to dark and the fact that I felt cold but I just lay there crying over my best friend who didn't want to be friends any more. I heard a knock on my door but just ignored it. I heard as it creaked opened and didn't even bother looking up. I felt as the bed shifted and an arm slid around my waist holding me.
"Do you want something to eat?" Alice asked me while her fingers combed through my hair.
"No, I want my friend back." She sighed and held me for awhile before she finally left. She must have told my parents what happened because they didn't bother me at all. It was about midnight when there was a soft knock on my door. Go away Alice, I thought when I heard a voice I didn't expect to hear at midnight in my house.
"Bella please open the door." I heard Edward whisper. Was my mind playing tricks on me? I rushed to the door and yanked it open. He stood there wearing only navy blue pajama pants. I was so distracted by his bare chest that I didn't notice he wasn't wearing any socks.
"Edward what are you doing here?" I whispered as he entered my room closing the door behind him. He scooped me up and carried me bridal stile to my rocking chair. He sat down placing me in his lap.
"Alice called me. So who am I beating up?" He asked rubbing my back while rocking us slowly back and forth.
I told him what happened between me and Jacob in the forest. He stiffened as I told him about the kiss but chuckled softly when I told him I kneed him. "I'm sorry Bella. I didn't want your friendship with Jacob to suffer because of me."
My head jerked up, "It's not your fault Edward. Even if I never met you I would never be able to go out with Jacob. I just don't see him that way." He didn't say anything but just kept comforting me. The sobs finally subsided and we just sat together for awhile. I was tracing patterns on his bare chest when my stomach suddenly growled.
He laughed suddenly, "You better go get something to eat." I shook my head. I didn't want to move from this spot, "Bella I'll wait right here for you." He said as if he could read my mind.
"Promise me?"
He smiled and kissed me quickly, "I promise now go."
I quietly ran to the kitchen making some ham sandwiches before I went back to my room. Edward was still in the rocking chair and he smiled as I came back into the room. I walked to my bed and sat Indian stile in the middle, "Come I made some for you too." I said mentioning to the extra plate in front of me. I came over chuckling lightly.
"Who said I was hungry?" I raised my shoulders and tried not to stare at his rippling muscles. We ate in silence and when we finished I placed our plates on the floor.
"You've got something on your lip." He suddenly bent over me kissing the mayo from the corner of my mouth. "Mm, you're good enough to eat." He said before he kissed me again.
He pulled away all too soon, "Go change into your pajamas or whatever you sleep in." I frowned but did as he asked. I grabbed my pj's and walked to the bathroom. I changed into a light blue pajama pants and white t-shirt. He was standing in front of the window when I returned. "You better get some sleep Bella." I walked over to my bed and pulled away the covers. I climbed on my bed and turned to him. "Sleep well my Bella." he said walking to the door.
"Edward, don't go. Will you stay with me please?" I asked I didn't want him to go. He looked like he wanted to say something but then he nodded and crawled into bed next to me.
I turned on my side and he lay behind me. I snuggled into him and his arm slid around me pulling me into his chest. "Don't get any ideas Mr. Cullen."
He laughed, "What idea would that be Mrs. Swan?" He asked with his face in my hair.
"The ones you can only dream about." He laughed again.
"I wouldn't dare my love. Now go to sleep." He kissed the top of my head and started humming a song. I drifted of to a peaceful sleep. I groaned when my alarm announced it was time to get up. I felt the mattress move and the alarm were suddenly silenced. I felt arms tighten around me, I opened my eyes. My head was on Edwards's chest, my hand rested on his hart and I could feel it beat steadily under my hand. Our legs were entwined and I thought how I could wake up like this every morning.
"Morning love, sleep well?" He asked kissing my nose. He called me love.
"Good morning that was by far, the best, nights sleep ever. I don't want to spoil this but Charlie would be up in fifteen minutes and I think it would be better if you're not here by then."
He pulled me closer, "But I wanted to stay for breakfast, do you kick everyone out of the house after they spent the night in your bed."
I hit him playfully, "You're the first Mr. Cullen but you can always stay if you want to. I just thought that since you're not bulletproof that it would be better if you're gone by the time he wakes. He could get away with murder since he is chief of police."
Edward sighed, "In that case I should get going." He pulled my face to his and kissed me. Out of breath and a few minutes later he left. I hugged the pillow he slept on. I could still smell his musk fragrance. Reluctantly I began to get ready for school.
A/n ok I don't know how many Jacob fans actually read my story but I tried to stay true to his character during the confrontation with Bella. I'm not a big Jacob fan and that might have caused Bella's reaction to hiss kiss. Just for the record I'm team Alice all the way.
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