Ok so I got this one out a little quicker (yay). I hope you enjpy it. I don't own Twilight! Duh enjoy.
Apov
I looked up as Rosalie sat next to me. So shocked I was nearly numb. I smiled a watery eyed smile at her, at my sister.
Bpov
I stood there silent just as the rest of the cafeteria was. Then I walked forward towards them. My feet going without my permission. I felt a need to be with them- a family instinct. "Mine too" I Isabella Marie Swan the anti-social book worm addressed the entire cafeteria. I sat down on the other side of Alice, her and Rosalie grinned at me. I looked across the still silent cafeteria to Edward he was looking at me with the most peculiar expression on his face. I had never seen it before on his face but I recognized it and I'm sure it was reflected in my own face. The next second he was walking swiftly to our table.
Epov
My beautiful Bella spoke the two simple words with a boldness and confidence I had never heard her use before. It made my desire for her ignite a hundred times brighter, she looked at me and I saw the same desire- but it wasn't desire no it was so much stronger than anything I had ever felt for any other girl. And believe me I had felt desire for plenty of girls. This wasn't desire this was love.
And to see it reflected in her own eyes made me do something crazy. I strode quickly across the sea of staring and curious faces. I walked up to where she was sitting , pulled her by the hand so that she was standing, I cupped her face in my hands. I looked in her eyes -asking permission, and she nodded a fraction and that was all I needed to close the distance.
Bpov
A fire exploded within me. I couldn't explain it. I couldn't explain any of this, why I was doing this. This wasn't me- to make out with a guy in front of the entire school. But I realized suddenly that I didn't care. Edward had been with me through the hardest time in my life. How I had gone from hating him and his big-headed player ways to loving him I'll never know but I knew for a fact that I did love him.
With every fiber of my being I loved him. He pulled away gently and grinned at me. Then turned to the cafeteria.
"And I Edward-the player- Masen have fallen 100% completely fallen in love with the quiet innocent Isabella Swan and I don't care what any of you have to say." then he sat down beside me. Whispers now broke out and even a few wolf whistles from some guys and "aww's" from a few girls.
Then I was nearly overcome with joy as Emmett and Jasper also walked and sat down- Jasper between me and Alice and Emmett beside Rosalie. Emmett then looked at the cafeteria and hollered over the whispering.
"I'm done trying to be the best" he said and tossed a bottle of what I assumed was pills. "Either get over it when I screw up on the field or find another quarter back, guard, shortstop, etc etc" he said.
The stares increased tenfold. Rose glared at everyone. "We live together and we're gonna sit together now too, and we honestly don't care what you think, we're sick of being stuck in our "groups" we're people not" she struggled for a word. Alice helped her out.
" Marbles!" Alice said her perkiness back. "We're not marbles that you can sort by colors. Cause you can't even sort marbles by color not the pretty ones at least. Because they're all so different and so many different colors mixed together. We're not one thing or one group we're people!" Alice said then sat down in a little flurry of tulle( which was what was adorning her outfit today).
Then an amazing thing happened. That really amazing clap thing that starts really quiet and slow and then builds and builds. That was when I realized something- everyone wanted the same thing that we did. No one wanted to be sorted no one wanted to be labeled everyone just wanted to be loved for who they were- everyone just wanted acceptance.
Bpov
Later that night found Emmett, Rose, Edward, Alice and I sitting in Alice's room on her bed laughing and eating these amazing tubs of ice cream we had found in the kitchen. I was in Edward's lap and Rose had finally decided that not only did she not really like College guys but also that she really DID like Emmett and they were sitting really close together.
Jasper walked in then. "Alice where are my pants?" he asked.
We all burst out laughing ( Emmett especially). "Oh not like that you pervs!" Jasper scolded "But really Alice where are they. Alice grinned and walked to her closet and after several loud bangs she emerged with a pair of Jasper's customary black skinny jeans- well customary except for the fact that they were covered in rhinestones.
"Alice what did you do to my pants?" Jasper asked clearly trying to keep his voice level.
"I Bedazzled them!" Alice said grinning.
"Yes I- I can see that" Jasper said " But why did you exactly?"
Alice gave him the puppy dog lip. "I thought it was pretty don't you?"
"Oh- oh I see" He said.
"I know I'll go find a shirt so that I can make it match" she said bolting from the room.
"Alice wait!" Jasper called running after her. We all collapsed into fits of giggles.
Apov
I ran into his room. And hugged the wall waiting for him to run in after me. When he did still protesting I closed the door and tackled him. I caught him by surprise and he fell to the ground , with me on top of him. He laughed.
"You weren't going to bedazzle my shirt were you?" he asked slyly.
"Nah I just wanted to do this" and I leaned down and for the first time our lips met sending the biggest shock of all time through me. I felt him smile under my lips and they pushed my own lips into a smile. He made me feel so beautiful.
Jpov
I laughed to myself, and to think that Alice looked innocent. I suddenly realized that this is what I had needed all along. I had been so against being near people because I had never made an effort to connect with a person before. With Alice for some reason or another I had made that effort.
Rpov
Early on Saturday morning both me and Emmett got up and went to the batting cages. After our little speeches at school I had finally decided that I would play softball. Emmett loaded my cage with quarters, and I went in. I was very conscious of Emmett watching me. I swung at the first and missed. That was unusual. I swung again and once again missed. Well dang!
"It's fine Rose you'll get it" Emmett yelled from the next cage. I nodded though inside my mind was screaming "Not helping Emmett!".
I tried again and not only missed but threw the bat too because my hands were so sweaty. Emmett grinned and stopped the balls in his cage and came over to mine.
"Here let me help" he said wrapping his hands over mine around the bat. (Seriously this was supposed to HELP?). "Ready?" he whispered. I nodded. The ball shot through the cannon and we hit it sending I flying across the arena created by the cages.
"There you go" he whispered. I didn't know how to respond so I said nothing. He sighed. "I'm sorry" he whispered. "I should stop trying I know you only date college guys". Then he headed to the gate.
"Emmett" I said shocked. He didn't turn around. "Emmett" I said again going towards him and catching his shoulder. "Look I know jocks aren't the smartest but I didn't know they were completely brain dead!".
"What the-" he started but I interrupted.
"I like YOU!" I said stressing the last word. Realization swept over his face. Then a grin.
"Really?" he asked.
"Yes!" I said sighing pulling his head down to mine. For once feeling like I was right. The softball that whizzed out just missed us.
Empov
The hurt I had just felt dissolved when she pressed her lips to mine. I finally felt good enough. Love does some pretty awesome things.
Bpov
Things began changing around school. It was nearly tangible. The groups- the clichés that were our glue and our foundation, broke apart. Instead we somehow intermixed the jocks sat with the players and the punks sat with the nerds. And believe it or not everyone seemed happy. Believe it or not despite the fact that we all started hanging out with people that it wasn't "socially acceptable" to hang out with (everyone instead hung out with whoever they wanted) the school didn't crumble the sky didn't fall and gravity continued working just fine. How long would this revolution last? Well who knows maybe a week maybe a month maybe forever? Who knew? Who cared.
We (the Cullen's I guess you could call us) all sat together at the table we had sat at on the first day our reform had begun. I was sitting beside Edward leaning into him with his arm tightly around me. Alice and Jasper sat beside each other no physical contact visibly but I knew that under the table they were holding hands. Rose was all but in Emmett's lap. I rolled my eyes at this.
Jasper was whispering what sounded like Shakespeare in her ear. I had to suppress a girly squeal. They were just so cute! Actually I had to admit all of us were coupley cute
According to Alice Jasper had agreed to audition for the next play - to see why she liked it so much.
Emmett and Rosalie were at the batting cages or playing baseball/softball in the yard everyday so that Rose would be ready for the tryouts.
And Edward and I? That was easy we were spending every night curled up on the sofa rereading Harry Potter out loud together.
"And above all pity those who live without love" Edward had read last night. Then smiled down at me. "I pity every man who doesn't have you" he whispered.
"Well you sure do pity a lot of people you mush ball because you're the only man that has me" I said as he smiled and leaned down to kiss me.
Yeah I know this was a lot of vignettes more than anything else but I thought they were kinda cute!
Also the whole "Alice where are my pants" thing I feel deserves an explanation. Ok so three of my friends and I were in a play and on the day of the play there was a math league meet (yeah we're dorks) so since I live literally 5 minutes from where we performing my mom said she could just pick all four of us up after math league. So yeah (I know what your thinking - how does this relate to pants but I'm getting there) and so we hung out, changed into costumes and went to our play. Then the next morning I get a text from one of the guys (it was two guys and two girls (including me)) that was there saying that he left his belt in my room (uniform school so you HAVE to have your belt). So I gave it to him no problem- however the other guy decided to make problem for me -by for the next month coming up to me on a daily basis saying " I need my pants, I think they're still in your bed" ( At school the guys find it funny to make sex innuendos about me because I'm ( as they so quaintly put it) "Bible girl") I told my friend( check out her fics .net/u/1853888/EmmaClearwater ) about it ( she isn't too fond of the guy to begin with) and she decided that I had to somehow incorporate it into "Acceptance" . So I did. Yup Ok sorry about the really boring story to me it's funny but I was there so yeah.
Also some sad news as you can see "Acceptance" is coming to an end. They'll be probably only one more chapter and then an epilogue. I'm sad about this but I have quite a few other fan fiction ideas that I'll get started on soon (if you like I'll post it on this story when I get the new one up). Once again thanks you guys so much you've really been wonderful throughout this whole process. Please review I love you guys. - wild-lili