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A New Beginning
Chapter Twenty-Nine:
There was at least 4 inches of snow on the floor and school was still open. Open. When it was snowing? What kind of a freaky school was this that made us go to school in the snow?
I was in a bad mood. I was eating my breakfast when there was a knock at the door that was probably Edward coming to pick me up to take me to school. I never got to drive my Mini anymore. I think it missed me. Even if I would freeze because it had very crappy heaters.
I walked over to the front door and pulled it open. I was right, it was Edward.
"Morning, love." That still made me smile. Bless him.
"Hey." I smiled at him and walked back indoors. He caught up to me and put his arms around my waist.
"I missed you." He kissed the top of my head.
"I missed you to." He let go so I spun round and kissed him.
"Still not liking the snow?" He asked afterwards. I groaned.
"No. It's everywhere! Plus that means it's even colder outside, when it's already at least -100C° outside!" I sighed. "Why is school open anyway?"
"They never close it when there's snow. It snows too often."
"If it snowed in Phoenix they would close school." Edward laughed.
"Bella, did it actually ever snow in Phoenix?"
"Well, no. But if it ever did they would close school!" I sighed again. I got the rest of my school stuff ready and went to walk outside when Edward stopped me by pulling me into a hug.
"Why did you move here if you hate the cold weather so much?" Woah. Where did that come from?
"Because I wanted 'a new start'." I stopped. "Haven't I told you this?" He hugged me tighter.
"Sort of. I was just wondering."
"Well, I never knew it would be so cold! Plus, if I had never moved I never would have met you. Would I?" I smiled. "So I don't mind the cold weather, really, because if I had stayed in Phoenix we wouldn't be together." He kissed the top of my head again.
"I love you."
"I know." He pulled back from the hug and gave me a look. "I love you to." I smiled.
We arrived at school a little bit later than normal. I suppose hugging in my kitchen for about 10 minutes didn't help with time keeping. Snow was everywhere. Everywhere. People were throwing snowballs and looking very happy. How could anybody be happy about snow?
"Ready?" Edward asked me as he opened the car door to let me out.
"Mm-Hmm" I answered. "I swear if I get one snowball thrown at me. I'm out of here." Edward laughed.
"You'll be fine, love." He took my hand and walked me to my first lesson.
"I'll see you at lunch." I smiled at him. He kissed me quickly before walking to his own lesson.
Jess was already sitting down in English, the bell hadn't even gone. There were a few people in the classroom, obviously escaping the wrath of snowballs outside.
"Hey Jess." I giggled. "Escaping from the snow?" I sat down next to her at the desk.
"Hey Bella." she smiled at me. "Yeah, I hate it when it snows. Everybody goes crazy and then I get snow in my hair." She shivered.
"You would be worried about your hair." She slapped my arm lightly.
"Shut up Bella!" She smiled at me. "How come you're here so early?"
"Escaping the snow." I smiled. "I hate it. It means it's even colder outside than before!" I sighed.
"Have you ever even seen snow Bella?"
"Yeah." I was about to use the same excuse I had given Edward last night.
"Really? Where?"
"On the TV." I smiled and Jess started giggling. The bell rang then and the lesson started. It was boring today; we watched a film all lesson. I guess the teacher didn't want to try and teach because of the snow. Right on. Everybody was pretty restless I guess they just wanted to go outside again. Stupid people. The bell rang and everybody pretty much ran out of their seats.
Spanish was even slower. The teacher tried to get the class to listen. But of course. It didn't work. She gave up halfway through and just set us some work to do. I don't think anybody was doing it.
"How are you today then Bella?" Jess asked me.
"I'm okay. Except the snow has kinda brought me down." She laughed. "How about you?"
"I'm good. Mike and I are going back out again." She smiled.
"Oh. Good. I wondered why you were so smiley. When did that happen?"
"Last night. He texted me and was all 'I'm really sorry for every thing that happened Jess, can we give it another go?' I really missed him, so I said yes." The bell rang then. Saved by the bell. I wanted to tell Jess that I thought she was probably being stupid. But that might not have been the best thing to do. Under the circumstances.
We got into the cafeteria and sat down at the table when there was a snowball hit the window behind me, Jess & Angela.
"Who threw it?" Jess asked angrily. No-one answered. "If anybody throws another snowball, and it gets my hair." She didn't even need to finish.
"Same" Alice & Rosalie both said together.
"You would be worried about your hair." Emmett replied. Rose just thumped him.
"Idiot." She muttered.
Lunch was slow, basically all the guys left halfway through to obviously go and throw snowballs at each other.
"How can they like the snow so much?" I asked.
"No idea." Alice answered. "I suppose they don't worry about getting it in their hair as much as we do." She giggled. Typical Alice.
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The rest of the school was pretty slow. Gym was cancelled, (Yes!) because our teacher was sick with the flu. Everybody, well the guys in gym took that as another opportunity to play in the ever-growing snow pile outside.
We were in the parking lot and I was on my way to Edward's car when a snowball was thrown right in Jess' hair. She screamed and I looked at Angela who was holding her laughter in.
I giggled and Jess glared at me. I threw my hands up in a sort of surrender. "It wasn't me!"
"I know that! But you laughed!" Jess was combing her fingers through her hair trying to get the snow out.
"Sorry." I giggled again. "I'll see you guys Monday."
"Bye Bella." They both said together. I started to walk away but faintly heard a:
"Stupid snow!" Scream from Jess.
I got to Edward's car, he was already in there.
"What happened? I heard someone scream." He laughed.
"Jess got snow thrown in her hair." I smiled. "She freaked out a little bit."
"Oh right." He laughed again. We drove back to my house through the snow. I swear it was growing on its own. How could there be so much of it?!
I was about to get out of the car when Edward stopped me.
"What's wrong?" I stopped and turned around to face him.
"I have to go now. But I'll be back later."
"Oh. Okay then." He looked sad. "Why are you sad? You'll see me again in like an hour!" I smiled and leant over and kissed him. "I'll see you later."
"Bye, love." He drove off then. I would never get used to that. I walked up to the house when Charlie drove into the driveway. I looked at my watch, he was really early.
Leo came running up to me then and jumped into my arms.
"Hey baby." I kissed him.
"Hey Momma."
"Why are you back so early?" I asked Charlie as he came up to the front door. I had opened it and still hadn't walked inside.
"I came to drop Leo off." He walked inside and grabbed his gun-belt off the hook by the door.
"Your gun?" He just looked at me. "What's happened?"
"Someone's gone missing. We are going to look for them. I'll be back later." He walked out of the door to the cruiser.
"Be careful"
"I always am Bells." He got into the cruiser and backed out of the driveway.
"Where's Grandpa going Momma?" Leo asked me. I had forgotten I was still holding him.
"Back to work."
"Why hasn't he taken me?" Bless him.
"Because you're staying with Momma instead. Is that okay?" He nodded. I put him down and he just stood beside me.
"Momma?"
"Yes Leo?"
"Can I go play in the snow?"
"Yes. But only for a little while." He ran out the back-door then. I laughed. I suppose he had a reason for liking the snow. 1. He was a small child. And 2. He had never actually seen it before.
I walked into the kitchen and got myself a cup of coffee to warm up with. I went into the living room after I had made it and sat on the couch and turned the TV on. I put some random channel on and 'The Simpsons' was on. That was good enough for me.
Leo came running in about half an hour later. He pulled his shoes off and took his 'winter-gear' as I like to call if off as well and leapt on the couch next to me.
"Have fun in the snow, baby?" He snuggled into my side.
"Yes. But it's cold outside, Momma." I laughed.
"Of course it is. It's snowing." I stood up and got Leo some food and went back to the living room. He was watching 'The Simpsons' like I had been. "Be careful." He had a tendency to spill food. Leo just nodded.
After about half an hour I heard a car pull up. I figured it would be Edward, who always lets himself in anyway. Well most of the time he does. But I didn't hear anything else.
Leo had fallen asleep so I picked him and walked over to the front door. Leo was breathing quite heavily on my shoulder.
I opened the front door and noticed somebody getting out of the car. Hang on. I knew that person. No! Could it be?!
"Hello Isabella." She said as she walked up to me.
"It's Bella, and Hello Elizabeth." She smiled at me; it looked really evil so it was more of a sneer. She never had accepted that I hated being called Isabella, maybe that's why she called me it. Elizabeth was Danny's Mom.
"Hey Bell!" Danny called enthusiastically from the car. He had stepped out but was standing by the door.
"Hi." I replied.
"Well, aren't you going to invite us in Isabella?" Elizabeth sneered at me again.
"Why? Are you planning on staying?" I replied just as rudely.
"Come on Bell." Danny called from the car.
"Be quiet Daniel." Maybe she just called people by their full names.
"Mom! You know I hate that." I looked at him and he smiled. I guess he knew how it felt.
"We have to talk Isabella." Elizabeth sneered again.
"I'm fine talking here. It's not that cold outside. Plus it means you can leave faster." I sneered back. Bitch. Danny moved to stand just behind his Mom then.
"Come on Bell. Please don't be like this." I sighed and stepped to the side; they both walked indoors and stood in the kitchen.
"Talk then." I stood by the door of the kitchen. I wasn't in the mood now. Edward would be here soon anyway.
"You must know why we are here Isabella." Elizabeth looked me up and down. Ugh, that woman got on my nerves. She had never liked me, even before I had gotten pregnant. Not that getting pregnant helped her like me more. She believed it was all my fault and not was I going to ruin my life (she couldn't give a monkey's about that) I was going to ruin Danny's life. Her precious little boy.
"Should I?" I was tired now. Just talk and leave already.
"We need to sort things out." She replied. Say what now? Danny was just stood there silently looking very unhappy.
"What things?" I asked in a very confused tone.
"About me and you Bell." Danny looked at me. He suddenly had a very big smile on his face.
"What me and you Danny? You know there isn't a 'Me and You'" I looked at him.
"He means about all three of you." She looked at Leo. Well it was more of a that-thing look. What was he? A disease? He was a three year old; he wasn't going to eat her.
"I'm confused."
"We're taking him Isabella." Taking who?
"Taking who?" Was I missing the point? Then it dawned on me. "No!" I gasped.
"Come on Bell." Danny moved closer to me. I moved back a step. I was so grateful Leo was asleep.
"Why?!" I almost screeched. "Why are you doing this Danny?" I was on the verge of tears. Keep it calm Bella.
"We need to be a family Bell." Danny looked like he might cry as well. "I'm doing this so we can be finally be a family."
"I have never stopped you seeing your son Danny. But you are not going to take him away from me." I stepped back towards the front door again. Where the hell was Edward? I looked back at the kitchen clock, it was almost 6pm. shouldn't he have been here ages ago?
"You can't do this on your own Isabella." Elizabeth spoke up again.
"I have done this on my own for over three years!" I almost yelled at her again. I turned around and ran outside.
"Bell!" Danny ran after me. I turned around and he was standing very close. Too close. I pushed him away with my free hand. I was almost crying.
"Please. Please don't do this to me Danny!" He grabbed my free hand and held onto it. I tried to jerk it away but he wouldn't let me. "Let go!" He let go and looked very hurt.
"It has to be done Bella" Elizabeth was standing just behind Danny. She outstretched her arms. Obviously as a give-me-the-child gesture.
"NO!" I screamed. Where are you? Why aren't you here yet? I took another step back.
"You can't do this Bell." Danny answered.
"Yes I CAN!" I screamed. He stepped back. "What do you know?! Maybe if you had been here you would know!" I screamed at him again. The tears were starting to show.
"This is why I'm here Bell. So I can be here."
"You can never sort things out without some sort of fight can you Danny?" I sniffed. "I've let you be come and visit Leo, but oh no you can't even be bothered to do that. And then you show up trying to take my baby away from me!" I screamed the last part again. Leo moaned a little bit, but showed no sign of waking up. "Please" I whispered.
"It has to be done Isabella."
"Stop saying that! It doesn't!" The tears showed then and started streaming down my face. "There has to be some other way! I can do this. I know I can!" I was sounding like that train from 'Dumbo'. "I haven't done anything wrong!" I was crying profusely now.
"Come on Bell." Danny stepped forward and tried to hug me.
"NO! STOP IT!" I screamed. A little too loudly.
"Momma?" Oh crap.
"Go back to sleep Leo." I rocked him gently.
"Why were you screaming Momma?"
"Just go back to sleep Baby." He rested his head on my shoulder and fell asleep again. He didn't need to get involved in this. He really didn't. Danny stepped around me and walked back to his car. "Leaving it all to Mommy are we Danny?" He just glared at me.
"I love you Bell." He whispered before climbing into his car. Oh crap. That's just what I needed.
"Come on Isabella. Please." Elizabeth spoke at me again, before outstretching her arms.
"No." I whispered. "I won't let you do this. I just won't." I held onto Leo tighter.
"Mom. Please just leave it." Danny whispered from the car.
"But Daniel..."
"Leave it Mom." I looked at Danny. He looked as if he was about to cry. The tears were still streaming down my face. She walked past me and climbed into the driver's side of the car.
"You can come back Danny. But you will never take him away from me." I whispered.
"I know. I'm sorry Bell."
"You keep saying that." He smiled at me.
"I love you Bell."
"Yeah. I'm sorry that I don't love you anymore. We can't be together Danny, not now." I sighed. He didn't say anything else; Elizabeth started the car and drove away. My cell phone beeped a few minutes later telling me there was a text message. I flipped my phone open and read the message:
I will be back Bell. X That was all it said.
I turned around and walked back up to the house; I sat down on the step and cried. What had just happened? My entire life had flashed before my eyes. My worst nightmare had actually just come true.
My ex-boyfriend had actually been here trying to take my baby away from me. Why? Danny would never get the message. He would never understand. I cried until my breathing hitched in my throat. I made a very strange squeaking noise. Leo was still sleeping.
I sat on the step by the front door, with silent tears still streaming down my face. About 10 minutes later, Edward pulled up in his car. Oh great. I tried to stop crying but it probably didn't work. He saw me and sort of ran up to me.
"Bella?" He noticed that I was crying, and sat down next to me. "Bella, what's wrong?" I just started crying even harder than before and he pulled me close to him. "Tell me what happened, love."
"They" My breathing hitched again. "T-They tried to take him away from me." I buried my face in Edward's chest.
"Who did Bella?" He wrapped his arms around me, well as best as he could with me still holding Leo.
"Danny & his Mom." I started crying again. "They told me that I couldn't do this on my own and tried to take Leo away from me. Please don't let them take him Edward. Please don't let that happen."
"I won't let that happen, love. Never." He kissed the top of my head, and took Leo out of my arms. "Come on Bella." He grabbed my hand and pulled me so I was standing up. He was holding onto Leo, so he walked us into the living room and put Leo down on the couch before wrapping both of his arms around me.
"I'm so sorry Edward." I wrapped my arms around him as well.
"Why are you sorry? You never did anything wrong, love."
"I must do something wrong for bad things to always happen." He sat down on the couch and pulled me into his lap. Was I not heavy?
"Please calm down, Bella. I hate seeing you like this." I always seem to be upset whenever Edward is around. Why? Ugh, I'm so useless! My breathing hitched and I stopped crying. I wiped away some of the tears from my face and put my head on Edward's shoulder.
"I don't know what I'd do without you." I whispered. "I love you." He always saved me. Always.
"I love you too Bella. More than you will ever know." I brought my head up and kissed him. I pulled myself off of his lap but he still had his arms around me. "I should have been here. I'm sorry Bella."
"Stop it!" I sighed. "This isn't your fault."
"I should have been here though." He kissed the top of my head. "It would have helped."
I stood up then and picked Leo up. "I'll be back in a minute." I changed Leo into this pyjama's and put him in his bed. "I love you Leo. We'll always be together." He was too asleep to respond. I walked back downstairs after cleaning my face up. God, I looked a mess. I sat back down next to Edward on the couch. "Are you staying tonight?"
"I think that might be a good idea. You worry me, love."
"I know. I try not too." I laughed but it sounded all shaky. Charlie got home just then.
"Hey you two."
"Hey Dad. Is everything still okay?"
"Yeah. We didn't find anything." He came into the living room and looked at me. "What happened?" I must have still looked like a crying wreck.
"Danny came back, with his Mom. And basically they were trying to take Leo away from me." Charlie sat down in the armchair.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm better now. I'm just scared about what he might do next." Edward tightened his arms around me.
"We can sort that out." Charlie said before turning on the TV. I yawned. I stood up and walked towards the stairs. Edward followed me. He grabbed my hand and laced his fingers through mine.
"What can we do?" I sighed.
"I don't know Bella. But we will do something. I promise." I had already put my pyjama's on so I just climbed into bed. I was too tired after everything had happened to worry too much about anything. "I love you Bella." Edward whispered as he put his arms around me and kissed me.
"I love you too." I fell asleep in Edward's arms, trying not to think about what might happen now.
A/N: This Is The Longest Chapter I Have Ever Written. :D I Hope You Like It. =)
This Had To Happen At Some Point. So, Leave How Ever Many Hate Messages You Want For Danny! Haha! See Were I Got His Mum's Name From? Anybody?
I'm Still Trying To Decide What To Have Happen At The End. Any Ideas Would Be Grateful!
Cyril Has Actually Passed Out....He Is Getting Like No Reviews From People? Cyril? Cyril, baby Talk To ME! See. Nothing. "C-Click M-Me" Thats All You People Get! I'm Ashamed Of You!
Sorry If That Sounded Mean! =( Please Review! I Hope You All Liked This Chapter? Does Anybody Want Another POV Done? I Can Do Edward's Again? Or Danny's? Let Me Know! ILY ALL! :D
