Ok so I'm really sorry this chapter took so long. I know it's the writers "dog ate my homework" excuse but I'm having minor writer's block ,nothing serious and Acceptance will continue! I promise. ok so I hope you like this chapter and-
Me- I own Twilight (evil laugh)
Edward- (clears throat)
Me- ok not the whole thing
Edward- (clears throat louder)
Me- ok I only own a small portion of it
Edward- (now sounds as if he is choking)
Me- Ok fine I own nothing! Happy?
Edward- Yup
RPOV
I put my right foot harder on the gas as I headed towards the Cullen's house. My convertible obeyed and pushed forward even faster. I loved my M3 even though the top was up (Forks remember).
I was boiling mad. I would have yelled at Edward in school if that wouldn't have attract attention. But it would so that plan was a dud. I sped down the winding road as fast as I could without running into trees.
I slammed the door on my way in the house.
"Edward! Bella! Get your butts down here!" I hollered before the door even made contact with the frame. They came down leisurely looking confused by my obvious rage.
"Yeah?" Edward asked coolly. That did it.
"I'm her friend!?" I quoted pointing to Bella.
"Really? Me too." he said grinning. I exhaled heavily blowing my bangs up in a stream. Alice came down the next minute in her stupid pink jeans and orange skirt (the bright contrasting colors made my eyes hurt). She looked at me for a long moment.
"Do you have anger issues?" she asked. I glared at her for probably an entire two minutes just glaring in disgust. Then I turned on my heel and walked up the stairs. Dramatically about ½ way up I turned back and said.
"Do whatever you want you to- just don't drag me into it" then ran the rest of the way up the stairs. I think my exit would have been better if I hadn't run into Emmett on my way up. I was dizzy from the malnutrition as it was and running into the wall that is Emmett did not help.
He steadied me easily and looked at me for a moment.
"Are you ok?" he asked looking concerned. A first for Emmett I'm sure.
"Fine" I said sharply then hurried to my room and slammed the door behind me.
Bpov
I turned to Edward, who looked surprisingly calm after Rosalie's little rampage. Then without warning he burst out laughing. I stared at him in shock for a moment then as though it were contagious I started laughing too. It was the first time in too long I had laughed like this.
I laughed till tears began tracing their path down my reddened face. Alice looked at us, shook her head and walked out of the room as Edward and I held each other for support. We finally accepted defeat and fell on the floor laughing still.
He sat up and looked at me.
"Wanna go do something?" he asked I arched an eyebrow at him. He laughed once more and said with a shake of his head "Oh Bella get your mind out of the gutter. I meant like hang out somewhere other than the house I'm getting sick of this place." I considered it for a moment then asked slowly and unsurely.
"As friends right?" he laughed again though it seemed more forced and his eyes seemed a little dimmer as he said
"Of course" he said still smiling.
"Ok then let's go" I said excitedly. We walked right out the door and got into his silver Volvo. It was nice and the seats were heated- always a plus. He turned the radio on and it was set to my favorite station 104.7.
That surprised me then I remembered his ring-tone and I decided it made sense.
I reached over and turned it up and he looked over at me and grinned. Clearly happy about our similar taste in music .I couldn't help it and I grinned back. We got to the end of the twisting Cullen road when I turned to Edward and asked "Any idea as to where we're going?"
"Nope" he said truthfully. "Port Angeles ok? That's the only place I can think of …..we could…..hang out at the boardwalk?" he said though it was more of a question than a statement.
"Sure" I said just glad to be somewhere other than the Cullen house or school. We sat just listening to the radio for awhile then Edward turned to me and said in a suddenly serious tone.
"I am really sorry about the other day it's just Mike's been my friend forever it's just the way I've always acted-I know that's no excuse but that's all I got." he said. "Please forgive me" he turned to me his eyes pleading as they seemed to burn a hole into my own eyes. I had never seen Edward so sincere or so apologetic. I was momentarily shocked he was still looking at me waiting for my response. Wait he shouldn't still be looking at me if he's driving.
"Edward the road" I said in a panicked voice. He turned to the road but when he saw nothing was wrong he looked back at me.
"Oh please Bella I'm a great driver" he said rolling his eyes and grinning. I clutched at the seat showing that I wasn't convinced. He sighed and turned back to the road.
"I do" I whispered so quietly that I wasn't sure he would hear. But he did.
"Do what?" he asked turning down the radio.
"Forgive you" I answered in a matter-of-fact voice .He smiled.
"Thank" he said after a moment of silence. We pulled into Port Angeles 20 minutes later. Edward turned to me. "Where do you wanna eat?" he asked driving to the small line of fast food restaurants.
"Oh I don't care" I said quickly. He rolled his eyes.
"Come on Bella" he said "Everyone cares" I sighed and looked at him for a long moment then said slowly
"I want a KFC biscuit" he grinned pulled into the parking lot. The building must have been recently redone because it looked really nice for a fast food restaurant.
We walked into the building. It was nice on the inside too. I went to the counter to order I looked straight at the cashier and said in a very serious voice.
"I want a biscuit." the acne-faced teenager looked at me for a second with a strange look on his face saying that he clearly thought I had a mental problem. Then realized that they had never been instructed to look at customers as though they were mental patients and slapped a grin on his face.
"Will there be anything else with that?" he asked
"Yup I want a soda."
"What size?"
"I don't care"
"Mam what size?"
"I don't care!"
"Mam I have three options, small, medium and large and I'm sorry but "I don't care" isn't an option I'm sorry." he looked quite frazzled by this point. I was having trouble not laughing.
"I do not care" I said each word separately "I just want my biscuit!" I said Edward was restraining laughs at this point too.
"She'll take a small Won't you Bella?" Edward asked as though I were six. I nodded happily at him. The boy looked at me again- clearly he had decided that I was in fact a mental patient. Edward ordered ( a chicken strip combo with a little container of mashed potatoes). He ordered it to go as well (the cashier looked relieved at that).
The boy quickly hurried back into the kitchenish area to help prepare our food and Edward and I erupted into silent giggles.
"I never would have guessed Bella Swan to be evil" Edward whispered in between giggles. I smiled.
"I'm not evil I'm inventive" I answered in a whisper. The boy appeared with two KFC bags and large and a small cup. I took the small bag and looked inside like a little kid, just to mess with the guy. There were two biscuits in the bag. Hmm I guess they don't sell single biscuits.
Keeping up my character I skipped to the soda dispenser to fill it with Mt. Dew. Then joined Edward at the door. We glanced back at the guy who looked terrified. Once in the parking lot we burst into fits of laughter.
"Bella your terrible" he said as he started the car.
"Thank you" I said grinning. We drove down to the beach and ate on the beach. I folded myself into a cross legged position on the wet sand.
I opened my bag and pulled out a biscuit. I looked at it for a long moment then took a bite out of it. Edward was watching me the whole time.
"D' yoo do how dong I warted on of dese?" I asked my words jumbled by the biscuit. I swallowed the tried again. "Do you know how long I've wanted one of these?" I repeated. He laughed.
" I'm guessing awhile." I nodded since my moth was once again encumbered by the biscuit. He opened his chicken and took a bite then reached into the bag and pulled out his biscuit and handed it to me. I grinned and set it in the bag with the other. I took a sip of the Mt. Dew which was a mistake for it only added to my already overly hyper state.
I sat eating my biscuits while the Mt. Dew took affect. Then moved by a sudden urge that only sugary drinks can give you I kicked off my shoes and socks and I ran towards the water. I didn't go all the way in just splashed in the little tide pools that formed as the waves smacked the shore. The sun was just setting over the water. It was truly breath taking. The next second Edward was there beside me.
"No more MT. Dew for you" he joked in my ear. I turned and grinned at him. Then pulled on his hands
Come on" I said
"Where?" I pointed to the water.
"Bella we're not swimming" he said trying to talk my sugar-fried mind out of it. I pouted for a minute then splashed him with the water.
"Bad idea Bella" he said his eyes sparkling. He ran at me and grabbed me around the middle. Walking with me against his chest. I squirmed and kicked but it didn't work. We ended up in the biggest water fight I've ever been in. We were both soaking wet when Edward finally panted for a draw.
I nodded doubled over my hands supporting myself on my knees. We grabbed our bags and tossed them in a trash can on the boardwalk. We went back to the Volvo still dripping wet. He went to the trunk and pulled out two towels which he put on the seats. I sat down clumsily trying not to get any of the leather seat wet.
I turned up my heater and directed it towards me warming up my hands. We sat in a comfortable silence for the ride home. When we started down the driveway I turned to Edward "Thanks I really needed that" I said truthfully.
"Yeah I had fun, I never thought I'd see the day when you acted like that it was cool" he said then leaned in towards me. I thought for a second he would kiss me. To my surprise it was fine with me. I was even hoping that he would.
But instead he touched my cheek with his thumb then pulled away and showed me a single dark eyelash clinging to his thumb. "Make a wish." he whispered. I closed my eyes and made a wish. "What'd you wish for?" he asked.
"If I tell you it won't come true" I said. No actually I won't tell you because I wished for you. I thought. He smiled and we walked up the porch steps and into the house. It was brightly lit and cheery as always. Edward went to his room giving me a wave before disappearing inside.
I stood in the hall smiling. I turned to see Alice standing outside Jasper's door smirking at me and my soaking attire. "Have fun?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. I looked at her and then at Jasper's door pointedly.
"Yeah did you?" I asked smirking back. She blushed and walked as dignifiedly as she could to her door. Then paused before she went in.
"Yeah" she said as though she was still thinking about it. I smiled me and Edward obviously aren't the only ones getting along.
APOV
"Yeah " I whispered before vanishing into my room. It was true even an understatement. I had walked back upstairs after Bella and Edwards laugh attack and I heard something that shocked me.
Paper Bags and plastic hearts
Our belongings in shopping carts
It's goodbye but we got one more night
Let's get drunk and ride around
And make peace with an empty town
We can make it right.
I looked around to see where the song was coming from and was shocked to see Jasper's door cracked. Strange I never figured he'd listen to Boys like Girls. I stuck my head into his room and sure enough he was laying on his bed the ipod dock blasting the music on the other side of the room.
He sat up quickly when he heard me enter.
"Sorry" I whispered. "I was just shocked to hear my kind of music in this hell hole" I said smiling. He laughed (a first). I stood in the doorway awkwardly a little longer.
"Oh do you want to come in?" he asked seeming to actually mean it rather than just being polite so I nodded and walked in and sat at the desk. I looked around his room. It was ……..fitting for him.
"Soooo…" he said.I laughed nervously. "Do you want to watch a movie or something?" he asked. "I have a bunch he said pointing to a huge stack by the flat screen. I walked over and began sifting through,
"Across the Universe?" I asked shocked.
"The Beatles ……the Beatles are great" he said talking to the floor.
"I …..I know I love them, they're brilliant" I said looking at the white carpet.
"Really?" he asked looking up. I nodded silently. "Favorite song?" he asked looking away form my gaze.
"I want to hold your hand" I answered averting my own gaze.
"Me too" he answered. "So do you wanna watch it?" he asked. I nodded quietly. He got up and joined me in front of the TV and took the DVD from me. My skin burned where he touched it. He popped it into the player and we both settled against the bed as the opening credits rolled.
We sat an inch apart the entire movie never daring to actually make contact. But an electric charge seemed to connect us the entire too
Even after it ended neither of us moved. We didn't say a word as I got up slowly. He waved as I walked out the door but other than that showed no sign that he was aware that I left. I on the other hand could feel that he was no longer beside me. The electric charge had seemed to go out as if someone had hit a switch. I missed it already.
OK so there it is. I really hope you like it. The song lyrics are to "The Great Escape" is by Boys like Girls. And Across the Universe is a really great jukebox musical movie ( I think that's the right term), with Beatles songs. So like it? Hate it? Let me know and review!