My Promise to You Chapter 8, a twilight fanfic

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And the story continues....*trumpets*

Disclaimer:

Me: *yawn* time for bed! *grabs Twilight deed and hugs it like a teddy bear before falling asleep*

*Three hot as hell vamps climb trough the window*

Jasper: Ouch Emmett that was my foot!!!

Emmett: Sorry

Edward: Shut up the two of you.

Jasper: Why are we even here?

Emmett: And by that he means why the hell are we here in a 14 year old girl's bedroom? I thought we were btter than that!

Edward: You know we have to get that deed away from Steph not to mention record her saying she doesn't own Twilight.

Emmett: How the heck are we gonna do that?

Edward: Easy. She talks in her sleep.

Jasper: Like Bella!

Edward: Yup *turns to Steph* Steph, do you own Twilight?

Steph: *giggles* I'll tell you that only if you stay in my room, my Adonis vampy

Edward: *smile* Sure I'll stay

Jasper & Emmett: WHAT?!?!?!

Steph: Really , Eddykins??

Edward: Of course my love

Jasper: Dude Bella is going to murder you

Steph: Okay Eddie. I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT.

Edward: And who does?

Steph: Stephenie Meyer does, Eddie. Now will you stay with me?

Edward: Yeah your poster of me will stay.

*Jasper, Emmett and Edward high five and sneak away with deed and recorded confession*

Chapter Eight

What seemed like minutes after I had fallen asleep in my mother's arms, I was awoken by my phone ringing. I jumped startled at the noise. Renee wasn't in my room so I assumed she had left me to sleep. I groggily focused on the clock beside me. It was 8:38 PM. I had barely been asleep two hours. The ring tone I recognized as Fabulous from High School Musical 2. I groaned. It was Alice.

Fabulous

That is my simple request

All things fabulous

Getting bigger and better

I need something inspiring

To help me get along

I need a little fabulous

Is that so wrong?

I picked up the phone. "Yes, Alice?"

"Isabella Swan, where are you? I thought Edward was supposed to drop you off here?!" she yelled in the phone. "Yet Edward is apparently at home, in his room as he always is, sulking, according to Esme and you are nowhere to be found!"

I winced at the sound of her voice and cringed when she mentioned Edward. "Um, Ali, where is here exactly?" I asked timidly. I had no idea where I was supposed to be. My head felt stuffed from all the crying I had done and I just wanted to sleep. I couldn't think probably; my brain was too muddled.

My question though seemed to make Alice really mad. "Where?! Bella, Mike's party, remember?!"

Oh right, I thought. I was too tired and messed up to care though. "Sorry, Al," I apologized in a dead tone, "I can't come." My voice seemed to alert Alice that something was wrong and immediately she was worried.

"Bella, are you okay? What's wrong? What happened?" she asked worriedly.

"Nothing, Al, I'm just tired after practice; that's all. Sorry I can't come though. Enjoy yourself," I responded, just wishing she'd hang up so I could go to sleep. I felt drained after everything that had happened with Edward and me this afternoon. My heart felt sore and all I wanted to do was forget it all.

"Be-" she started to say but I hung up the phone before she could finish. I would explain when I was feeling better I decided. I fell asleep as soon as my head had hit the pillow. But again, I was woken up except this time it felt like only seconds later. Someone was jumping on my bed. Wait, make that two someones.

I screamed and two grinning faces stared at me. It was Alice and Rose. "What the heck are you two trying to do to me?!" I screamed, throwing a pillow at them. They dodged it and continued grinning.

"Aww…Bells, don't be mad," Rose laughed. I pouted.

Alice grinned, "We rushed right over after that little conversation on the phone. Something is definitely wrong and when you refused to tell me, I grabbed Rose and we raced right over here."

"Only," Rose continued, "you were asleep." She grinned wickedly, "You know you say the weirdest things when you sleep?" Alice smiled evilly. I blanched. Oh great, what had I said now?

"Like, for example, who is Damon?" Alice asked with a teasing smile. I blushed. Damon was a fictional character from the Vampire Diaries. Normally I would have never read vampire books but I had seen the preview for the television show and it had sparked my interest. I had read the books and had a huge crush on one of the guys. Hey, he was hot. I mean he sounded a little like Demetri, dark and handsome. His brother, Stefan, was a nicer version of him but something about Damon just made me like him a whole lot more. I had to admit that I had been fantasizing about him a little.

"None of your beeswax," I muttered as I settled into a more comfortable position. Alice and Rose sat down on the bed, tucking their legs under them.

"Ooh touchy," Rose laughed but added in a stage whisper, "Don't worry I think he's hot too!" Alice and I laughed and Alice said, "Ditto!"

Alice switched into her concerned mode. "So, Bella, what happened?" Rose wore the same expression.

I sighed. I knew this was coming. They would know some day. Better now than later I guess. "Fine," I said and I launched into what had happened with Edward. As I expected, they were shocked.

"I ran away, came home and settled into bed when you called Alice," I finished, exhaling deeply. They were frozen in shock. They stood still for at least five minutes. I waved my hand in their face to see if they were still alive.

"Uh...guys? Anyone in there? Hello?" I said. I knocked Rose's head with my knuckles and she seemed to snap out of it. "Finally," I sighed, "I thought you guys were catatonic for a minute there." Alice snapped out of it too and the two of them looked at me with big eyes.

"Bella," Rose whispered, "what are you going to do?" I sighed again. "Nothing," I said, "there's nothing I can do, Rose. I mean, he loves me. And I think I… love him back," I whispered. Their eyes bulged and I blushed. I had finally admitted it out loud.

"Oh dear," Alice exhaled, "this is quite a mess."

Rose looked confused. "Wait, if you love him and he loves you, then why don't you two just get together?" she asked. I sighed. I wished it could be that easy.

"Rose, he's a player," I said forlornly. "And I don't want what happened with Jacob to happen again."

"Yeah but Edward is changing for you. He wouldn't cheat on you, would he? And nor is Edward the type of guy who hits his girlfriend," Rose said matter-of-factly.

"I'm not so sure, Rose," I whispered. "I mean do players ever really change? Sure, Edward's not dating now because he thinks he's in love with me but what if we did become a couple? Then what? He would finally have the one girl who resisted him which would just make me dull and boring to him and he'd drop me like a hot potato before moving on to the next 'forbidden fruit'. And about the abuse part, I mean, if a guy has the courage to hurt so many girls emotionally, who's to say he won't do it physically?"

"Bella, Edward is my brother. Sure he can be a real big butt sometimes but he would never hit a girl. He's not Jacob, Bella," Alice said furiously.

"I know he's not Jacob, Alice. Trust me, I know. But I was cheated on once already and it hurt like hell. I don't want to go through that again which is why I don't want to date Edward," I said, pleading with her to understand me.

"Bella, why do you keep talking about Jacob cheating on you when he used to hit you? Why are you so heartbroken on a guy who hit you but all you think about is him cheating on you?" Rose asked curiously. I sighed. She didn't understand.

I explained, "Rose, Jake used to be my everything. He was always there for me ever since I was little. When my parents would fight and I'd hear them and start crying, he was always there to hold me and comfort me. He protected me from the idiots in middle school when they tried to flirt with me. He brightened my day, like the sun in my sky."

"When we became a couple, you can't imagine how happy I was. I thought that this would mean we would be together forever, that Jacob would always be there to hold me and be my support, my rock to hold on to, that he would never betray me. When the hitting started, I remember I used to think just like you. Why did I stay with him when he abused me? Why? I think it was because I thought I loved him. I thought that I loved him so much that he would eventually stop like it was just a phase he would soon grow out. I put up with it and eventually it became just another part of my life. Sure it was hard, but then again wasn't that part of life? And then there was the fact that it was all physical pain. Pain I could handle. But that day when I saw him with Leah, well that hurt like a bitch. The hitting and everything hurt yes but never this bad. The pain of betrayal…well the only way you'll know what it feels like is when it happens to you. It hurts, Rose, it hurts a lot. Way more than being slapped or hit," I finished, wincing as I remembered how much it used to hurt.

"This is why I don't want to date Edward. I think that when he gets fed up and then disposes of me, I wouldn't be able to bounce back like I did with Jacob. I'm scared of getting hurt again, Rose. With Jacob, it hurt like hell and I don't think I ever loved Jacob half as much as I do Edward. So imagine what it'll hurt like if Edward did break my heart. I'm terrified of that kind of pain, Rose, absolutely terrified," I whispered, closing my eyes, as I imagined the pain and hurt that I would feel. Involuntary tears slipped through my closed eyelids and cascaded down my cheeks.

I felt Rose pull me into a hug. I hugged her back fiercely like if she was the only thing I could hold on to in this storm that I called my life. She whispered, "I understand now," into my ear.

I pulled back and wiped away my tears before glancing at Alice's face. Her mouth was fixed in an "O" and she too had tears in her eyes. When she sensed my gaze, she shook her head and looked at me. She had a fire burning in her eyes.

"Bella," she started, "I don't think that what you're doing is right. I know you think Edward will hurt you but…I really don't think he will. I mean I see your point of view. But I know my brother. He won't do that to you. I think he really loves you, Bella." I shook my head fiercely and shut my eyes, trying to block out what she was saying. I didn't want her to try to convince me to be with Edward. I knew she could probably do it but I had my mind made up.

She grabbed my hands and pulled them to her face which pulled me closer to her. She continued, "Bella, he won't do that to you. I'm telling you he wouldn't. Edward might be a player but that's with girls he doesn't care about. But you, he loves. Love, Bella. Not like, not cares about but LOVE. I don't think you're doing the right thing by not giving him a chance. Give him a chance to prove he's not like Jacob; at least give him a chance. Besides, he was hurt by your running away today which is why he's home sulking. Bella, doesn't that prove that he loves you?" She pleaded with me to understand.

I opened my eyes, "Alice, he was rejected. That's got to hurt. But he does NOT love me. I mean he says he does but then again how long has he known me? A week? And besides, how does he know what love is? He's never been in a serious relationship so how could he know?"

Alice argued back furiously, "Bella, you said you loved him right back and you have known him just as long! And love doesn't have to take a lot of time; sometimes it's immediate! The first time I saw Jasper I knew I loved him! And back then I didn't even know Rose all that long! It happened to us then why couldn't it happen to you and Edward?!"

I was at a loss for words for once and something inside me just broke. I began to cry and before I knew it, I was being comforted by Alice and Rose, both of them whispering reassurances in my ear. Alice was apologizing.

"I'm sorry, Bella, I don't want to fight. Here's what I'll keep my thoughts to myself okay?" Alice crooned, as she rocked me.

"And if she tries to say anything, I'll kick her butt for ya Bells," Rose whispered. Though it sounded like a joke, her voice was dead serious and Alice mockingly gasped. "Traitor!" she stage-whispered and we all giggled. I repaired myself and stopped crying. I wiped my tears away, promising myself that I wouldn't cry for the rest of the night.

"Wanna have a sleep over?" I asked, grinning tiredly. They smiled, filled with enthusiasm. "Sure!" they squealed.

I stepped out of my room to ask Renee. She was relieved that I had gotten over my breakdown and she agreed for the sleepover.

Alice and Rose borrowed my pajamas so that they could sleep. The rest of the night, we spent it talking about boys like typical girls and clothes and eating some junk that I'd found in the fridge.

By 2:00 AM, we were out like a light; all of us sprawled out on the huge bed in different directions.

The last conscientious thought I had before falling asleep was the feel of Edward's lips on mine.

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On Sunday morning, we all got up late, still kind of tired out by the late hours we kept. We shuffled into the kitchen around 10:00 AM where we were treated to Mason's gourmet cooking with a touch of Mom.

"Wow Bella! You're so lucky! I wish my mom could cook as good as this," Rose said, as she gulped down chocolate chip pancakes. Mason grinned at her comment and winked at Mom. "I'm good, aren't I?" he said cockily.

"Don't toot your own horn, Grandpa!" I scolded jokingly and Mom hit him playfully on the arm, saying, "Yeah, it's bad manners." For some reason, I was drinking tons of water. "Whoa...Bells, what's with you and the water?" Alice teased. I glared at her and continued guzzling down the water.

After breakfast, Rose said that she had to get back home since her mom and she had something they had to do together. "Today's our bonding day," she said, rolling her eyes, "It's also our girls' day. Dad and Jasper go do their own thing too." She said goodbye to us before speeding off in her M3.

Since she and Alice had come in Rose's car, I would have to drop Alice home. I went to shower and when I went into my room, my clothes were already sprawled out for me.

"Alice, I can dress myself you know," I said sarcastically. She chirped, "I know and you have wonderful taste but just this once wear something à la Alice!"

"Fine," I agreed grudgingly. It didn't look too bad. It was a striped white and dark blue tank and a sky blue Capri paired with ballet flats. After I changed, Alice fixed my hair and added a ribbon on top. It looked like a style and when I looked in the mirror, I had to admit that I did look good. Maybe I would let Alice dress me more often. I mentioned this to her as we hopped into my Ferrari and she clapped her hands in delight. "YAY!" she squealed delightedly.

I managed to find the house through Alice's direction and it was only when the house came into view that it dawned on me that Edward was going to be there too. I only hoped that I wouldn't have to see him. The same realization seemed to hit Alice and she glanced at me worriedly. "Are you going to be okay, Bella?" he asked, concerned.

I nodded. We turned into the driveway and got out the car. Like, the last time I could've sworn I saw a figure looking at us from a window but by the time I looked again, it had disappeared. I wondered who it could be but I didn't get a chance to contemplate it very long as Esme and Emmett had rushed out to greet us.

Esme hugged me warmly and whispered in my ear, "I'm glad you're back, Bella. I feel like you're my other daughter." I smiled warmly and hugged her back.

"Hey, you're hogging her, Mom!" Emmett boomed in his deep voice. As she let me go, he called, "My turn!" and hugged or rather crushed the living daylights out of me.

"Emmett!" I gasped, "Way…too…tight!"

"Oops, sorry," he said, before letting me go. I winced as I touched my ribs. "Whoa…that's one heck of a bear hug, Em; you would think that you haven't seen me for ten years! But it's only been like two days?" I said teasingly.

"Bells, you okay?" Alice asked, glaring at her brother. I smiled, "Yup, no harm, no foul, no blood."

"See? I didn't do anything!" Emmett said, sticking his tongue out at Alice. She stuck her tongue out and the two of them were at it again. Esme planted herself between them and called them to order.

"Come on, Bells, let's go up to my room," Alice chirped grabbing my hand. We went into her colossal size room and straight into the closet where Alice began playing dress up. We began picking out her outfits for the week. Soon all the water that I had drank that day caught up with me.

"Um…I'm gonna go to the bathroom, 'kay?" I said to Alice who nodded distractedly. She was trying to figure out if to wear magenta or a deep plum. The age old question, I thought sarcastically as I headed to the washroom. I finished my business and was heading back to Alice's room when my phone began ringing. The ring was "One Step at a Time" by Jordin Sparks, which meant it was Demetri. It fit since I took everything with Demetri one step at a time.

"Hey, Demetri," I answered. I was glad I could talk to him. I hadn't been able to since Friday night when all the couples, Jazz and Alice, Rose and Em and Demetri and me had had a movie night at Jazz and Rose's place. It had been fun and since then, I had really missed him. And a lot of things had happened since then.

"Hey, Bells," Demetri called back, sounding slightly distracted. "D? What's wrong?" I asked, concerned as he sounded worried.

"Um…nothing. I…uh…really need to talk to you about something. Can you come over?" he asked.

"Sorry, Demetri but I'm at Ali's so I can't come right now. Wanna meet later?" I asked.

"Um….no that's okay…I'll guess I'll just see you tomorrow. Bye Bells," he said, hanging up the phone before I could even say goodbye.

"Well!" I whispered as I hung up my phone. What was that all about? I wondered. He sounded really odd. What was going on with him?

I walked down the hall back to Alice's room thinking about Demetri when I came across the music room again. What the hell? I thought. I walked into the room and picked up the guitar that was lying on one of the couches. It seemed to have been used recently but I didn't give any thought to who that might be. I started to sing a song that had popped in my head this morning when I was thinking about Edward. I thought about how I had fallen for him and began singing whilst strumming the guitar to fit the tune.

Smooth talking

So rocking

And he's got everything that a girl's wanting

Guitar cutie

Plays groovy

And I can't keep myself from doing something stupid

Think I'm really falling for his smile

Get butterflies when he says my name

He's got something special

And when he's looking at me,

I wanna get all sentimental

He's got something special

I can hardly breathe

Something telling me, telling me

Maybe he could be the one.

He could be the one

He's lightening

Sparks are flying

And everywhere I go

He's always on my mind

I'm going crazy about him lately

I can't help myself from how my heart's racing

I think I'm really digging on his vibe

He really blows me away

He's got something special

And when he's looking at me,

I wanna get all sentimental

He's got something special

I can hardly breathe

Something telling me, telling me

Maybe he could be the one.

He could be the one

And he's got a way

Of making me feel

Like everything I do is

Perfectly fine

The stars are aligned

When I'm with him

And I'm so into him

He's got something special

And when he's looking at me,

I wanna get all sentimental

He's got something special

I can hardly breathe

Something telling me, telling me

Maybe he could be the one.

He could be the one

He could be the one….

As I finished the song, I heard someone clear their throat behind me. Uh-oh. I recognized that throat clearing anywhere. I turned around and sure enough there was Edward standing behind me. I was tempted to run again but there were too many negatives to consider. He was looking his usual perfection, dressed casual in a t-shirt and jeans.

"Um Bella?" he asked, sounding uncomfortable when he said my name, "Can I please talk to you?" His eyes were smoldering.

"Sure," I said, glad that my voice didn't shake or break. Internally I was mad at myself for getting caught. I should've just stayed with Alice and then I could've avoided all this. But stupid me had to go play the guitar and make him notice me. I was aught just like the last time. How ironic that the last time we were here together I was trying to get away from him and now here we are a week later and I'm in love with him. This was just wonderful!

He took me into what I presumed was his room which was right across from the music room. His room was clean and he had posters of his favorite bands on the walls. Bands like Linkin Park and Green Day were staring at you. His room like Alice's was huge and he too had a big bed in the middle. Two of his walls had shelves from the floor to the ceiling and they were packed with music.

I looked in awe at his collection, "Wow you have so much music!" I lost myself in his collection before he cleared his throat again.

"Um…Bella, about what happened yesterday," he began, "I-"

Before he could say anything else, I put my hand over his mouth. "Can we just forget it ever happened?" I pleaded. He looked into my eyes and removed my hand.

"I knew you were going to do that. I knew it. Which is why I say this: You can go ahead and forget about it, Bella," he said and I exhaled thanking my lucky stars that he had said so but then he continued, "But just know that I'm not gonna." I groaned and looked at him. His eyes were like two balls of fire and he looked passionate and defiant. I never wanted to kiss someone so badly in my entire life but I contained myself.

"Bella," he whispered and he grabbed my hands and held them to his chest. I tried to resist but his touch was too much. "I promise you that I am going to fight for you. I promise you that. I love you and I'm not going to let Volturi have you. You are going to be mine someday Isabella Swan. You are and I promise you that I'm not going to give up," he murmured and his lips were inches apart from mine. My heart melted and my stomach did flip flops.

"No Ed-" I protested before his lips silenced mine. Then that was it. I lost the battle and gave in to him. A fire spread on my skin and seemed to pull me and Edward closer. I felt weak at my knees and weightless; like I was floating. The kiss was heated and passionate. My fingers tangled in his bronze hair and his hand was on my neck the other slowly making its way down.

Thankfully, Alice burst through the door at the same time. She seemed to guess what had happened and she grabbed me after glaring at Edward. She tugged me all the way to her room where I promptly collapsed on her bed.

"What. The. Hell. Just. Happened?" she screamed at me. I exhaled before launching into what had just happened. She was stunned by the time I was done.

"Wow," she whispered, "he really does love you boy." Her eyes were wide and amazed. "I never thought I'd see this day."

I shook my head. "Just because he says he loves me doesn't mean that he'll never hurt me. He just wants to have me. He said that himself," I said sadly.

She nodded distractedly. "That's true, Bella. But…I can't help but think that there is a huge chance that he won't do that. I mean I know he'll never hurt you physically but emotionally? No. I think he loves you so much that he won't ever hurt you. My brother doesn't use the term love lightly. This is the first time I ever heard of him saying "I love you" to a person who isn't family," she said. Her eyes were wide.

I shook my head, "You don't know that for sure Alice. How are you certain that Edward doesn't go around saying "I love you" to every girl that he dates just so he can get in their pants?"

Alice shook her head fiercely, "I don't know for sure but I do know that my brother has never looked at a girl the way he does you. Normally his eyes are clouded with lust when he watches a girl but you… his eyes convey love and desire. Bella, accept it, he loves you. HE. LOVES. YOU." She said the last part slowly.

I shook my head in defeat, "I still can't do anything about that, Alice. Even though he loves me," I winced as I said the word, "the fact remains that he can hurt me."

"But Bella, Demetri can hurt you too yet you date him," Alice said matter-of-factly.

"You don't understand, Alice," I said, shaking my head, "I don't love Demetri the way I do Edward. I mean I would be really hurt if Demetri cheated on me yeah but it wouldn't compare to the pain that Edward could give me. That kind of pain, Ali, it's unimaginable and I do not want that." My voice broke on that last sentence but I held in the crying and managed to swallow it. I continued, "Imagine how you would feel if Jasper cheated on you. Just imagine it. How would it feel?"

"Horrible," she whispered, "I would want to die."

I grimaced, "Yeah, I would feel the same way. Now do you understand why I don't want to date Edward?"

She nodded slowly. I sighed. "I guess I better get home." It was already getting dark and Renee would be worried.

I went downstairs, Alice trailing behind me a far off expression on her face. I said goodbye to Esme and Emmett and walked over to my car. I took one last look at the Cullen house when I noticed the shadowy figure watching me again.

I realized which room the window was in and my stomach dropped.

Edward and I looked at each other for a while before I finally tore my eyes away and hopped into the car. He waved sadly as I sped off.

On the way home, the tears that I had held back for so long escaped and soon I was blinded, my cheeks tear streaked.

Then the unimaginable happened.

A deer ran out in front of my car and still blinded with my tears, I swerved to avoid it.

I hit a tree and my head banged into the steering wheel. I felt my wrist smash into the window whilst my foot felt numb.

The last conscience memory I had was a voice screaming, "Miss, are you all right? Harold I think she might be dead!"

And then…nothing.

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Please don't kill me!! I know the cliffie was evil but I couldn't resist XD!

I already started Chapter 9 and all I can say is BIG things happen.

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