Author's Notes: Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can.
Yes, I was watching the Spiderman movie while writing this. You'll see where it fits in.
Chapter Two: Spiderman, Spiderman.
As she woke, she kept her eyes shut for a moment, unwilling to wake up in case last night had simply been just a dream. But she relaxed slightly as she felt his cool stone arms around her. Allowing her eyes to finally open she blinked a couple of times before looking up at Edward, a smile spreading across her face.
"Morning." She greeted him, slightly groggily.
Edward smiled as she looked up at him. "Morning love. I told you I would be here." he whispered kissing her forehead and giving her a small squeeze.
"Did you sleep well?" he asked, stroking her hair and starring into her eyes lovingly. Looking into his eyes, she smiled up to him.
"Better than I have in a long time." She acknowledged, stretching out slightly, not wanting to move too far away from his cool body just yet.
"Charlie is already gone, he came in, but I hid under your bed." Edward explained, grinning.
"So we have the whole day just to ourselves?" She asked with a grin, "And what do you want to do today?" She asked looking at him questioningly.
"Hmm, I don't know. I was going to let you decide." Edward said, playing with a few strands of Bella's hair. He sniffed her scent and sighed in relief.
"I say we should discuss while you eat. Your stomach has been growling for the past half hour." Edward smirked. "I'll make it for you. You can get ready." he explained to her, stroking her arm now.
"Ok, I'll think while I get ready." She smiled, but she didn't move not just yet, her stomach could live without food for a little while longer. She moved ever so slightly so that her lips reached his. Her smile never faltered, unlike her breath, which caught in her throat, and her heartbeat raced.
Edward smiled and kissed her back. He placed his hand on her heart, and felt as it raced. He smiled and chuckled as he broke off from her, his grin widened. "Get dress now love. I'll probably run to the house and change, so don't be startled if you come down and I'm not there." he said getting off the bed and headed downstairs.
She pouted as he left, but climbed out of bed and walked towards the wardrobe, she pulled out a pair of plain jeans and rummaged around for a clean shirt, she found a pale blue t-shirt and headed to the bathroom. She quickly got in the shower, and let the hot water wash all of the remaining panic and worry away.
Edward walked into the kitchen and placed some bread in the toaster and some eggs on the frying pan. He nodded, everything would be fine if he ran home and back. He was halfway through the forest when he realized the sun was breaking free from the clouds. He smiled, he had a good idea where he would go today if Bella didn't choose.
He jumped from the ground into his open bedroom window. Edward quickly changed into a light blue long sleeve button up t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Alice poked her head in and nodded to him, saying she would tell the family where he would be the rest of the day. He smiled at his sister as he jumped back out of the house into the forest, hearing Alice shout "Have a fun day!" after him.
Edward made it back to the house as the toast popped out of the toaster. He grabbed them and placed them on a plate and flipped the eggs, waiting for Bella to come down.
After stepping out of the shower she toweled herself off, and slipped into her clothes. She ran a brush through her hair before brushing her teeth. She folded her 'pyjama's' and headed down the stairs. The smell of eggs wafted up to greet her and she smiled, her stomach responded with an audible growl.
"The eggs smell divine." She commented as she sat at the table. Her eyes not leaving his figure. "You do spoil me you know." Edward flipped her eggs on the plate and brought the plate over to her.
"How so? Making you breakfast? I don't call this spoiling, I call it being nice to my girlfriend." he said, shoving the plate over to her. He found it weird to call Bella his girlfriend. They never really recognized each other as boyfriend and girlfriend, more like lovers for eternity. Which was becoming more of a reality each day.
"Spoiling." She muttered under her breath, fully aware that he could hear her. It took her slightly by surprise though him using the word girlfriend, it was on she hadn't heard in quite a while.
"Dig in." he smirked, handing her a fork and knife. She smiled up at him and started eating her breakfast.
"Where do you want to go today?" he asked her, placing his hands cupped on top of each other under his chin, watching her eat.
In between mouthfuls she answered his question, "I don't know." She shrugged, "Where would you like to go?"
Edward smiled mischievously. "I have an idea. You have to guess though. The sun is breaking through the clouds and it is a nice day for a walk in the woods. Do you know where I'm thinking?" he asked her, grinning crookedly.
She smiled slightly as he spoke, "The meadow?" She grinned, finishing up the eggs and toast. He watched as she scarfed down the last of her breakfast, smiling and nodding his head. He watched as she scarfed down the last of her breakfast.
"Exactly what I was thinking. You're becoming a better mind reader every day.." he said, grinning. She just rolled her eyes at him. He shook his head, laughing at her gently. He placed the dishes in the sink held out his hand for hers.
"There is just one thing I want to do, at some point today, if you don't object. I'd like to go see your family. I've missed them almost as much as I missed you." she asked him gently, smiling up at him.
"Of course, the whole family has missed you. I was thinking of going there today until the sun came out." he told her, turning around and leaning on the counter. She grinned as she watched him lean against the counter, marble to marble. She rose from her seat and moved towards him, her hand slipping into his.
"One request however, could I at least drive us to the trail?" She smiled up at him. Her eyes pleading as she bit her bottom lip. Edward groaned.
"I don't have my car here either. We'll have to take the truck." He groaned again, but nodded his head. He couldn't say no to a face like that. She knew his weakness. He walked her towards the door and opened it for her.
"After you." He said smirking. He would get his way later. She smiled and almost skipped out of the door. She had grabbed the keys to the truck as she'd left the house. She headed towards the truck, her grin still fixed in place, unlocking the doors to the truck she climbed in, starting the engine, enjoying - for the first time in a long time - its growling. She knew she wouldn't need to wait long until he joined her in the cab. Edward was in the car in a flash. He sighed and looked at her.
"Come on, might as well get this over with." he said, rolling his eyes. He leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms. He was not a happy vampire.
"But when we get to the trail, you are hoping on my back and we are running there. No if's, and's or but's." he stated, staring straight ahead of him.
"But..." She smiled looking at him before pulling out of the driveway.
"Do you know the one way I which you could slow this whole trip down Edward Cullen? Keep moaning about how slow my truck is." She laughed but accelerated slightly.
"And what happens if I don't want to climb on your back? You know it makes me dizzy when you run." She glanced at him as they stopped at a red light.
Edward grinned. "I'm aware what you can do Isabella Swan. And if you don't hurry up or hop on my back, I will carry you the whole way there. And there is nothing you can do to stop me." He said, grinning wildly. He really felt like the bad guy now. He felt like adding in a "muhahahahaha", but it was unnecessary.
"I'm sorry if it makes you dizzy, but its just the way it goes Bella. Maybe if you close your eyes like I tell you to, then maybe it wouldn't be so bad." Edward suggested, looking at her now. She pouted but the car sped up slightly as they pulled away from the lights and continued to accelerate until she reached the speed limit.
"Stop showing off." She muttered. "If I close my eyes, then I'll probably hit a tree or something." She smiled but her eyes didn't deviate from the road. "What is it with you and needing everything, meaning cars and pedestrian transport, to be so...fast?"
Edward grinned. "You know better then that. You know I'm not going to let you hit a tree, The only way that would happen any ways is if I hit a tree. As for wanting to go fast, I don't know. I think its because we, as vampires, can. You would understand if--" he stopped his words. He wasn't bringing that up now, not when they were going to their favorite spot in the world.
"...if I was one of you?" She finished his sentence for him, it wasn't his favorite topic and she knew it. She could see right through his blank expression right now, and how he was trying to get right through it.
"Maybe I will understand...one day." She added the last two words to try and make her answer slightly more diplomatic.
"..Maybe." muttered Edward as he looked at the window.
"As for the tree hitting thing. I don't care if it's an irrational fear, it's a fear none the less." she sighed, turning her focus back to driving.
"If a tree comes near you, I promise break it half break it can hurt you." He said calmly, closing his eyes and sliding back to his seat. His lips grew into a small smile.
"Either way, you got your way to drive the truck here. I get my way for the rest of the trip, alright?" he said, opening one eye to see her reaction.
"Ugh!" She sighed resignedly."Fine. We'll do it your way. But if my breakfast ends up on your shirt, I'm not to blame!" She smiled slightly, but the smile faded slightly as they neared the trail which meant that soon she would be getting dizzy. She tried not to think about it as she continued to drive.
Edward grinned sitting up now, leaning over to kiss her on the cheek. "Thank you Bella." he said as the truck came to a stop. He quickly got out of the truck ran over to Bella's side and open the door for her. He gave her a crooked smile. Only a few moments and they would be at the meadow. The sun broke out and he looked up at the sky.
"Better hurry, it's a perfect day for hiking. And you're the only one who gets to see this shining face." He said, looking down at her, grinning again.
She took the key out of the ignition, "Ugh!" She sighed and looked at him, that smile, now he wasn't playing fair.
"Can't we just walk?! Please?" She sighed looking at him for a moment. She pouted slightly before stepping out of the truck, she knew what his answer would be, and that no matter what he'd win, but that didn't mean she had to like it, did it?
Edward pouted his lip. "You got your way just then. We can walk back. I just wanna get to the meadow faster is all." He pouted his lip some more and looked down. He put his hands behind his back and shuffled his foot in the dirt. Of course he was going to win this fight, but he might as well have some fun while he was at it.
"Gah! Stop it! You know you're going to win anyway." She said, slamming the door of the truck shut. She stood looking at him. Then with a resigned sigh she spoke,
"Are we going to the meadow or not?" Her arms folded across her chest, her jaw set. She hated when he did things like this. But at least he's here to do them. A voice inside her head commented, she shuddered slightly, once again grateful that he couldn't read her thoughts.
Edward grinned. "Well considering your not on my back already, I'm going to have to carry you. Close your eyes." He said as he reach forward, swooping Bella off her feet as he ran into the forest. He smiled again and looking down at Bella, waiting for her to start yelling at him or something. He was half way up the mountain now, getting closer to the meadow.
She closed her eyes tight, and folded her arms across her chest. She refused to smile, even a little bit. "Are we there yet?" She asked after a short time. Her eyes still shut. She didn't like Edward's method of transport but she couldn't deny that she liked being in his arms, being close to his cool solid body.
Edward chuckled as she hid in his chest. "Almost." he said, jumping over a large log. He could see it up ahead. And seconds later he came to a stop.
"We're here Bella. You can let go of my chest now." he said jokingly as he placed her down on the ground. She smiled slightly and opened her eyes as he set her down.
"About time. I swear you were faster last time." She grinned.
She looked around, "I'd forgotten how beautiful it was." Which was true, the last time she'd been here hadn't been a great, Laurent. She shuddered slightly but smiled, leaning against him, pulling his arms around her.
He wrapped his arms around her tighter and smiled as he looked down at her face. "Are you glad we ran here now? Any minute now the sun could get covered up by the clouds." he said, kissing her head, smelling her hair.
"Maybe I'm glad, just a little bit." She pouted slightly, but a soft smile soon grew on her face, looking up at him. He let go of her and grabbed her hand, dragging into in to the middle of the meadow, into the sun.
"I like the sun." She smiled as he pulled her towards the middle of the meadow. As they stopped she turned to look at him. His skin glittering now, like diamonds. She, once more, forgot how to breathe.
"Wow." She whispered, running a hand over the skin of his cheek.
Edward grinned. "Am I dazzling you?" he said moving closer to her, wrapping his arms around her, leaning down to kiss his.
"Just a lot." She smiled at him and returned his kiss. Her arms snaked round his neck, and she moved closer to him.
"See now this was one of your better ideas." She grinned, moving away from him and sitting on the deep green grass. Her face turned up to look at him.
"Join me?" She asked, her hand reaching up to him, as if she could physically pull him down to the floor beside her. Edward smiled at Bella as he sat down. He sat on his hip, and looked directly into his chocolate brown eyes. His golden eyes shimmered, along with his skin, in the sunlight.
"I'm glad you approved of my idea." he whispered in her ear as his tilted his head, kissing along her neck. The sun landed on the bit of his chest that was showed through this long sleeve shirt.
"And how could I not?" She asked, her breath catching again, she ran her fingers down his arms, finding his hands and slipping hers neatly into them. Her eyes caught the gleam of his chest below the shirt. She smiled, and one of her hands left his moving up and tracing patterns on the shining skin.
Edward beamed at her and moved his lips to hers, taking the hand that was left alone so it could play with his chest, and placing it on her hip, moving her slightly closer to him. He stopped a few minutes later, to make sure they didn't get too distracted with each other. She sighed as he moved away from her.
"I see the boundaries haven't shifted." She pouted. Edward chuckled and wrapped his arm around Bella as she leaned on his shoulder.
"Sorry dear, I have to be careful." he said has she pouted to him and leaned back on his hands and smiled her crooked smiled for her, teasing her in a way. His bronze moved softly in a spring breeze. He looked up at the sky as a small cloud covered the sun. He frowned at it, and kept staring at it, hoping it would go away. Her eyes watched as the 'diamonds' on his skin faded due to the clouds. She moved her body so she was resting against his shoulder.
"Stupid clouds." She muttered, not only did the lack of sunlight stop her seeing just how dazzling Edward truly was, not that he wasn't usually, but it reminded her slightly of Phoenix, suspended the reality of dull, wet, green Forks. Edward sighed, looking up into the newly formed grey day, the rain splashing down his face. He moved away from her slightly, and laughed at her protest, shaking his head.
"I thought you said you didn't like cold and wet?" he smirked.
"That was before I realized my boyfriend was a vampire, and that I would have to get used to his coldness. And I also like the wetness." she smiled playfully, inching her body closer to him again. Edward smiled and leaned in for a kiss, but then, he shot his head straight forward and a giant grin grew on his face.
"I have an idea I want to try." he whispered, moving her away from his body. He knew she wouldn't like it, but maybe she would like his idea. She frown as he moved away, but he raised his finger telling her he would only be a minute. As for his idea's, she seemed to like them today at least. He backed up into the forest, not to far away from the clearing and found a tree perfect for the job. He climbed up to the branch and smiled.
"Bella! Come here!" he called out to her, jumping on the branch to make sure it was sturdy enough.
"What?" She said following after him. As she reached the base of the tree she sighed, "And what exactly are you doing in a tree?" She asked, though she thought she already knew the answer, and it wasn't an idea she was overly fond of.
"You better not be thinking what I think you're thinking Mr. Cullen." She said looking up at him. Edward chuckled.
"I am not thinking that you are thinking of Miss Swan." he said. He twisted his two legs around the branch and then dropped his body. He looked and her an grinned. "Every see that movie.. what's it called.. Spiderman?" he asked her, crossing his arms and looking at her straight in the face, trying to hold his straight face while she gave him a look that looked that was just asking him what the hell was he doing.
"I saw it, and that was what I was thinking." She said, turning her back on him, "And there is no way I am going up that or any other tree!" She said determined, but knowing that if he really wanted too, he could persuade her otherwise. Her arms folded across her stomach as she stood facing outwards, towards the clearing.
Edward laughed again. "This does not require you to leave the ground love. Remember the part, where what-his-face Spiderman is hanging upside down in the rain after helping was-her-face Mary-Jane?" He asked her, reaching out for her shoulders. He bit his lip, hoping she would know what he was talking about now, so that he didn't seem like too much of an idiot.
She smiled, but stayed where she was for a moment, though her hands fell to her sides. She turned to face him, her smile still on her lips, laughing as he bit his lower lip, something he had picked up from her.
"Yeah, I remember." She laughed before taking a step towards him. Her head tilted to one side, "What about it?" She grinned, being purposefully obtuse.
He growled playfully. "You silly girl." He said before he leaned down her and kissed her on the lips. She laughed slightly as he kissed her, her hands reaching up to the back of his neck as she pulled herself closer. His hands grabbed the back of her head and his finger got entangled in her damp hair. She tried to catch her breath between kisses, her heart hammering in her ears, her eyes shut. As the kiss continued she lost all sense of time and space, she forgot where they were and what time of day it was. Forgot everything except them. Everything except him. Edward grinned as he kissed her over and over again. He had to check this of his list of things to do.
Edward grinned when he realized she wasn't paying attention. He pulled her up the branch and sat her on his lap. She sighed and rolled her eyes slightly as he pulled her up onto the branch, but she wasn't about to complain, if she put up any sort of fight he'd probably pull away and do the 'right thing'.
"Don't worry, we aren't going any higher then this, I promise." He whispered into between kisses. He completely forgot himself and what he should be doing, pulling away. But this time he could help himself. He was a greedy vampire.
"I know I'm not, I can't get much higher." She smiled, whispering the words between kisses. She didn't care about the risks they were taking, she just knew that she didn't want this moment to end.
Author's notes: Silly Bella. This is all I'm going to post for tonight, I'll post the next couple of chapters tomorrow sometime.