Author's notes: This chapter = Levi. Edward is pretty much following Bella for this one. Even if it doesn't seem like it, he does.
Chapter Nine: Skipping Biology
"We have biology next." She smiled, "Not that that's ever interesting." She'd noticed him sigh as they left the class but wasn't quite sure why until she looked back over her shoulder and saw Mr. Wayne's expression. She knew Edward well enough to at least follow some of his train of thought after the disbelief on her teachers face. She was sure it was because he'd thought about the time when he'd left her. She gave his hand a light squeeze. She wasn't going anywhere, unless it was with him. That much she knew, after all, he had asked her to marry him. She let a small laugh escape her lips at that thought as they walked through the corridors.
Edward smiled and squeezed her hand back as they walked to Biology. "Wonder if today we'll deal with blood." he wondered out loud, quickly look down at Bella and smiled, remembering last time the class dealt with blood. How she had to be carried to the nurses office. He of course missed that class due to the fact that he thirst for human blood most of the time.
She sighed as he mentioned blood, "That's not even funny Edward!" She smiled looking at him, not even really considering his weakness for blood. She knew all too well what would happen if they were doing anything to do with blood, she'd faint. Not an outcome she really enjoyed.
He let out a short chuckle as then entered biology, siting down in his usual spot, with no sign of Mr. Banner. Must be getting something from the lab, Edward thought.
She looked around as they entered the class, noting how quickly people turned their eyes from the pair, as if trying to disguise the fact that they'd been staring. It didn't really bother her anymore. Let them look, she was happy. She'd gotten what she wanted. Edward. Back. She slid into her seat beside Edward and once again took out her notebook and pen, although finding the latter involved her digging through her bag for a minute. She sat upright again and glanced at Edward, a small smile on her lips.
Edward grinned and turned to watch Mr. Banner walk in. "Oh Mr. Cullen! Nice to see you again." he smiled walking out into the hall and bringing in a trolley full of frogs. Edward smiled back at Mr. Banner. One of his favorite teachers by far.
"Yes, its nice to be back sir." he said squeezing Bella's hand. He looked at her.
"Dissection today, do you think you can handle it?" he asked looking down at her face to see if it was going to go green or something. Could she handle dissection? Or did she even really want to? She squeezed his had back gently,
"I'm not sure." She answered quietly looking at Edward, "Do you think it's worth the risk?" She asked with a sly grin, hoping he would understand the hidden question in her words. She didn't want to be in class. She wanted, no needed to talk to him, alone.
Edward grinned at her and squeezed her hand. "Look sick." he whispered and turned to Mr. Banner. She did her best to look ill, taking a deep breath and temporarily closing her eyes as if trying to stop herself being sick.
He was already looking at Edward, and pointed to the door. Edward smiled and wrapped his stone arm around Bella for support and escorted her from class. She leant into Edward as he wrapped his arm around her, trying to keep the smile of her face.
He could feel Mike's stare burrowing in him. Before he walked out of class, he turned his head to Mike and smiled, nothing to competitive because he knew Bella wouldn't be please. This smile was easy enough to pass off as a 'She's going to be fine' look any ways. He looked down at Bella as they came out of sight. She looked up at him grinning as the turned the corner.
"Ahh, sweet, sweet freedom." She laughed stopping and leaning against the wall after moving out of his grip. She looked up at him. Edward smiled as she pulled away from him. He turned over to her and placed one hand on either side of the wall so she was in between them.
"Dead animals, ugh." She shook her head slightly at the thought. Though she was sure she'd very probably made it through class, but she didn't want to risk it. Honest. She laughed quietly again. He smiled crookedly and leaned in and kissed her lips gently.
"You are such a liar Bella Swan." he laughed pushing himself off the wall, holding his hand out to Bella. They still had to run to the nurse and explain what happened so Mr. Banner wouldn't get upset. Then they were free to do as they please again.
"Oh yeah, out of the pair of us, I'm the liar Edward Cullen." She laughed pushing off the wall and taking his hand.
"So lets go to the nurse." She smiled wrapping his arm around her shoulders and leaning into him, trying her best to look ill. She sighed slightly as they started walking down the corridors once more.
Edward laughed at her. "Don't go into acting darling." he said squeezing her shoulder. He walked her into the nurses office. The nurse looked up and groaned.
"Biology again Miss Swan?" she asked. Edward nodded to her.
"Dissection today." he explained. She sighed and waved them off. Bella had come almost ever class where they did something that could cause her to be ill, and the nurse just sent her on their way. He smiled the Cullen signature smile and walked out of the nurse's office with Bella in tow. Once they were out of ear shot, he looked down at his 'ill' fiancée. He grinned. Fiancée .
"So what shall we do now Miss Swan?" he asked her. She glanced up at him, a serious look in her eyes, though there was still a small smile on her lips.
"I need to talk to you." She said simply, "Other than that I don't care what we do." She shrugged slightly. Ok, so she knew he was going to worry now, she hadn't explained what she needed to talk about, but right now wasn't the time, they needed to be away from people, just incase. But she wouldn't got to the meadow. Again, just in case. She didn't want any bad memories there.
Edward looked down at her worryingly. She should know by now not to say these sort of things, he got anxious. But her smile got him to calm down a bit. Maybe nothing? No. This was Bella he was thinking about. He thought for a moment and shrugged.
"Where ever. Doesn't matter to me." he said, shrugging his shoulders, trying to show that he wasn't worried about her.
She almost laughed as he tried to pretend he wasn't worried. "Ok, why don't we go for a walk?" She suggested. This was going to be difficult but she had to sort this out, and after their written conversation last lesson she was sure she had a chance, if she didn't get the conversation started soon she wouldn't get it started ever.
She took his hand and started off out of the school, ignoring the car. Edward grabbed Bella's hand as they walked out of the school, his other sliding into his pocket. He looked over at her and smiled, waiting for her to explain. She wanted some fresh air. He would just have to put up with moving slowly.
"I need you to promise me something Edward." She paused for a moment looking up at him.
"Promise me you won't lose your temper." She bit her lip, now he'd be worried about what she had to say but she needed that promise. Not just for her sake.
He looked in front of them for a moment. When she said that, he really needed to know what it was. Was it about earlier? What he said about Jacob? Most likely. He try his best, he suppose, for Bella's sake. Edward's golden eyes met Bella's brown ones.
"I'll try my best." is all he could say about the matter.
She nodded at his words. Biting her lips slightly as she thought of how she was going to broach the subject she wanted to talk to him about. Her walking slowed as they reached a deserted child's play area. She dropped his hand and walked over to a swing, sitting on it. Twisting her hands in her lap, she didn't look up to see what he was doing, she had to think carefully. This was delicate. She sighed quietly and glanced up.
Edward smiled and looked down at her. He was standing in front of her on the swing. He grabbed the seat and pushed gently, letting her swing back and forth. She smiled and wrapped her fingers round the swing chains a he pushed her. He walked behind the swing and pushed her gently.
"What were you going to tell me?" he asked her she swung back towards him. He watched the sky as the sun tried to break through the foggy day. He hoped they wouldn't, he wanted to get his Volvo back, he wouldn't want to leave it in the car parking lot all night.
"I didn't want to tell you something, as much as ask you something." She said, pausing for a moment and biting her lip.
"Something about Jacob." She clarified. Turning her head slightly to look at him.
Edward face was stone, no expression. Like it was most of the time when she looked to his face for answers. He was getting better at this guessing game.
"Go on. I won't bite your head off." he chuckled pushing her higher into the air, smiling. She laughed weakly at his words, Yeah, right. She thought. He sun broke free for a second and hit his head, his face glittering and his bronze hair shined brightly in the sunlight. But he might bite her head of yet, it depended on the question.
"Well, since you came back I haven't really seen Jake at all. And I was wondering if you mind if I....went down to La Push at the weekend?" She'd decided it was best to be direct. He'd only get madder if she beat around the bush. Not that she expected him to say yes right away, but she had to get the conversation underway.
Edward shook his head at Bella. Did she not understand the danger? "Bella, you know how I've told you the dangers of a newborn vampire? These dangers are just like those of a new wolf. He has just learned how to get back to his human form, and I know the temper on that Jacob Black. He's too dangerous right now. And I've just gotten back from losing you. I can't afford for that to happen ever again. If he ever hurt you..." he stopped and looked behind him, hiding the pain he saw in Emily, Sam's fiancee. Attacked by Sam when he was a new wolf, after he had gotten angry and transformed.
She slid off the swing seat and turned to face him, moving slightly slower than usual to try and retain her balance. "Edward, I spent months around Jacob, even after he became a werewolf and nothing happened to me. Nothing will happen to me if I go down to La Push." She shook her head slightly as he mentioned the possibility of him crossing the treaty lines.
"But now he has a reason to be angry." Edward muttered quietly. Because he was back, Jake wouldn't get away with all his flirtations as easy. Edward knew Jacob probably was a bit flirty in his absence, probably Bella as well. He didn't mind that, he wasn't sure he was going to come back.
"I'm not allowed to go on their territory Bella. If you were ever in trouble and needed me, I would break the treaty if I ran over those lines to save you." he said quietly, looking at her hair, avoiding her eyes.
"You can't. Ever. Edward if you break the treaty you will all have to leave. Again." She took a deep breath. "Please Edward. Jake's my best friend..." Her eyes met his, almost begging him.
He let out a short sigh and wrapped his arms around her tiny frame. "Bella, there is still a high chance that he will hurt you. I know how he has been good for the past couple of months, you're here in my arms now aren't you? But.. if something did happen.. I'd never be able to forgive myself. So for now, can you stay in Forks? I promise you can go to La Push someday, but right now, I rather you just stay here, with me, while I know you are safe." Alice couldn't see the wolves or Bella while she was with them. If Victoria did show up, she could probably get past the wolves with ease, leaving Bella wide open and with no one to protect her. He shuddered at the thought and pulled her closer to his chest.
She wrapped her arms round him as he held her to him, and looked up into his face, "Edward, you know I don't have many someday's left." She sighed, it was true either Victoria would get her, or she'd join The Cullen's as a vampire. Both events would prevent her from crossing the boundary line into La Push.
"Jake won't let anything happen to me and you know it! And I'm going to La Push regardless, I just thought I'd ask for your blessing to do so beforehand. After all, Charlie won't mind me going. Will he?" Her jaw was set, why did he have to make this so difficult?
So playing the Charlie card might not have been that wise, after all they both knew that Charlie would rather Bella was with Jacob than Edward. But that was never going to happen. Which they both knew as well, although Jake was struggling to get that idea stuck in his head. She took a deep breath and waited for his reply.
Edward sighed. "Bella, I know Jacob wouldn't mean to hurt you. But sometimes.. while in their wolf forms.. they lose control. I've seen it happen to people, and I don't want to lose you that way. And what if Victoria came there? We wouldn't be able to come and save you. She's fast, maybe faster then the wolves, she could have you dead by then." he said holding her tighter.
"I can't lose you. I'll let you go.. just not right yet. Its too dangerous right now." Right ever. But he was aware she would go. He was terrible at fixing cars, but he could take one apart easily.
But just thinking about it, letting her go off to see Jacob, she'd wave before heading over the treaty line, and that would be the last time he saw her. He would wait there until she returned, but it would get later and later. Then Jacob would appear, alone of with a dead Bella in his arms. Who knows what would become of Jacob then. But Edward would run to Italy, and put his plan finally into action. Just thinking about it hurt him. He pulled Bella closer, smelling her sweet scent and kissing her on the head gently. The pain was probably oblivious in his eyes. He had to stop thinking about the things that could happen, it would tear him up inside.
"You won't lose me Edward, it's not going to happen." She said firmly moving a fraction of an inch away from his body.
"As for Victoria. Well, she's been after me for months. Even before you came back. The pack never let her get near me, Jacob never let her near me." she spoke quietly but the firm edge still present in her voice.
She looked up into his eyes. "I'm going to La Push. Soon. Whether you like it or not." There was a finality in her tone but it was merely hopeful, he probably wasn't going to let this go. He was just as stubborn as she was.
Edward closed his eyes, letting out a sigh. She would try to go, he couldn't stop that. He'd be able to stop her though. He looked down at her, their eyes met. He gave her a crooked smile and leaned his face into hers, kissing her gently. Edward wouldn't give her his answer, or even try to fake it. She would see right through him. He found it funny that probably the most stubborn people in Forks, no, the state, no, the country, maybe the world even, had found each other and gotten together. She smiled slightly as he kissed her. Why was he so good at distracting her? She'd cover the the La Push issue later. He pulled away and gave her a squeeze, looking down into her chocolate eyes.
"So.. what are we going to do now?" he spoke in a quiet tone, stroking her cheek with the back of his hand. He wanted to get off the La Push topic.
"I don't know. What do you want to do?" She asked smiling at him. The skin on her cheek tingling where his cold skin had brushed it. Her mind was racing, thinking of ways which she could get to La Push, knowing she couldn't decide anything just yet. Alice. She let out a small exasperated sigh. Her eyes never leaving his.
Edward smiled, his face softening now as they got off the subject. "Anything. I really don't care. As long as I'm with you, I'm happy." he said, kissing her forehead softly. The whole La Push issue would come up, later of course. He'd deal with it then. Alice would be able to see when she was planning it anyways. He felt bad sometimes when he got his sister to spy on Bella, but he had to think of it this way. He just had to make sure she was safe always, and wasn't planning something stupid. Like Bella had done sometimes. His hand moved from her cheek to her brown hair, twirling some strands through his fingers. His eyes moved then from his fingers to her eyes, and a gently smile grew across his face.
She rolled her eyes slightly at his words, but she smiled at him. She looked into his golden eyes, and sighed slightly.
"How about we just sit on the grass and watch the clouds for a while?" She suggested, not wanting to do anything that really required talking, she wasn't sure if she'd be able to keep off of the subject that he had so deftly gotten her to drop for the moment.
Edward smiled and nodded, pulling away but placing his hand in hers at the same time. He pulled her along the abandoned playground over to the small field, used for soccer or something of those sorts. He let go of her hand and sat down on the grass. He placed his hands behind him and looked up at Bella, smiling her smile and he playfully patted the grass next to him for her to sit down. He wished sometimes that there would be more days like this, where he could just be himself instead of pretending to be something he wasn't. That was being a human, and the sun had just broken through the clouds, perhaps not enough to make his sparkle, maybe just a tad. he would see it in her reaction any ways.
She smiled and sat softly on the grass beside him, she glanced at him as the weak rays burst through the clouds. Not enough to make him sparkle fully, he more glowed at that moment. She grinned and ran a hand over his cheek before pressing her lips to his softly. She sometimes wished that they could be a normal couple, go out in the streets in bright sunshine, share a meal, which they would both enjoy eating. But usually the moments passed, just like now. She wouldn't change him for the world.
Edward grinned as their lips met, his eyes closed and eyebrows rose with the slight surprise. His hand gently found its way from up her leg to her hip, where he gently rested it. After a while, his lips began to wander, down towards her neck, just passing her ear. He kissed it gently for a few moments, letting her heart return to normal beat. He pulled back for a moment and lied down on the grass, looking up to her rosy face, asking her to join him.
She smiled as his lips moved from hers towards her neck. It amazed her how safe she felt around him, especially considering what she knew about him. As he lay down she smiled and looked down at him, her eyes locked on his. She lay down but propped herself up in he arm slightly s she could still see his face. The clouds held no interest for her, not when he was around.
Edward smiled crookedly and she lied down beside him. "Now.. where were we?" he smiled leaning in, their lips met once again. He was surprised Bella didn't gasp when he did it either, being so paranoid by these sorts of things and all. He laughed to himself in his head as his took his lips of hers for a moment and replaced them quickly.
She smiled as he spoke, her breath catching slightly as he kissed her, though she was able to regain the ability to breathe much quicker now. Though she hoped he'd never stop being able stop taking her breath away. Her lips moved with his, her eyes closing.
"I think that's where we left off." She smiled as their lips parted for a moment, though they met again quickly. The arm that wasn't supporting her wound round his neck. A moment later, both their eyes opened, a smile reached both of their lips at they looked into each others eyes. "Now this is much better than biology." She laughed slightly as she whispered the words against his lips before pressing hers against his once more.
Edward bellowed a laugh and place his lips on hers once again. He pulled away for a short moment, looking down at her brown eyes. My oh my, wasn't she beautiful? "This is much better the biology." he whispered and tilted his head slightly, crashing his lips against her again.
Author's Note: Important point, there was some foreshadowing in there that I didn't notice till I was redoing it. You won't get it till later on, it's a part that I'm very proud of myself for, because I realized I was going to do it about ten posts before it actually was posted. I was literally jumping up and down. I promise you, drama will start very soon, not the next chapter, probably not the one after that, maybe perhaps though, but definitely the one after that. So big turning point in either chapter eleven or twelve. Oooo, twelve is my lucky number. Isn't that convenient?
And the children's play ground? Levi put it in because, well I can't really say, because its going to give it away. I'll tell you in chapter twelve, but if you have any ideas, give me a shout. Another update later today.