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stay awake
get a grip and get out, your safe
from the weight of the world just take
a second to set things straight
I'll be fine
even though I'm not always right
I can count on the sun to shine
the dedication takes a lifetime
but dreams only last for a night
The concert ended with a bang. And it turned out Emmett's dad had bought two backstage passes. As the fans filed out of the auditorium, our whole group was still at our seats.
"So, who wants to go backstage?" Emmett raised the passes above his head.
I had wanted to go but I wasn't so sure about Edward, so Sami and Gabe ended getting the passes.
"We'll meet you guys in the nearby coffee place," I told them.
They both ran down the hall holding hands. Looks like a new couple, I thought to myself.
As soon as they were gone, I felt a pair of pale arms wrap around my waist. This feeling was extraordinary. I closed my eyes and leaned against him.
"You guys, hurry up!" I heard Rose scream from the top of the auditorium. We laughed and ran to the rest of the group.
The six of us walked to the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at the corner of the road. Sitting down in one corner of the café, we settled ourselves together.
"That was fun," I grinned at everyone else.
They all laughed and responded with a series of "yeah" and "amen"
I checked my watch and saw that it was already eleven. My parents weren't home and Joey wouldn't come looking for me because I had told him where I would go.
Should I write myself out of the history books,
and mark a place in time for every chance you took,
Don't get me wrong I know you've got your life in place -
I've yet to take the hint,
Some day
I'm sure I'll get the picture,
and stop waiting up...
When it all comes down,
to a sunrise on the east side,
will you be there to carry home,
the remains of my wasted youth,
this wasted time on you
has left me shaking in waiting,
shaking in waiting for something more.
Tonight is alive with the promise of a street-fight,
and there's money on the table,
that says your cheap-shots won't be able,
to break bones.
I've yet to break a sweat
I'll make your past regret its future.
Here's to you.
When it all comes down,
to a sunrise on the east side,
will you be there to carry home,
the remains of my wasted youth,
this wasted time on you
has left me shaking in waiting,
for something more.
Make all of my decisions for me,
I've never taken the fall for deceit,
I'll keep a secret if you keep me guessing,
The taste of your lips says we shouldn't have met like...
I can keep a secret if you can keep me guessing,
The flavor of your lips is enough to keep me pressing,
for more than just a moment of truth between the lies told,
to pull ourselves away from the lives we leave back home...
I can keep a secret if you can keep me guessing,
the flavor of your lips is enough to keep me here...
When it all comes down,
to that sunrise on the east side,
will you be there to carry home,
the remains of my wasted youth,
this wasted time on you
has left me shaking in waiting,
for something more.
Edward kept his arms around my waist as the whole group loudly reminisced the fun night we just had. Suddenly, Sami and Gabe entered the coffee shop with very excited feet.
"Ahh! I got Alex Gaskarth's picture and autograph on my Nikes!" She jumped up and down.
I released myself from Edward's grip and ran up to keep my cousin calm. Gabe seemed a bit flushed probably from running but other than that he seemed normal. My cousin on the other hand…sounded like she was a on a roller coaster
We rode home in Emmett's Jeep Wrangler because Mrs. Cullen had a late call at work. Emmett dropped Rosalie, Jasper and Gabe off first at the Hale mansion. He kissed her goodnight while Gabe winked at Sami. Jasper, on the other hand, kissed Alice's cheek which had the whole car whistling.
Sami and I were dropped off next. Edward led me to the front door just like the gentleman he was. Before walking in the house, I gave him a soft hug which he willingly returned.
"Goodnight," he whispered, not breaking the embrace, "I love you."
I blushed. Did he just say that?
"I love you, too," I pecked his cheek. I buried my face in his chest until Emmett started honking the horn.
I flipped him off and he stopped.
Edward chuckled and kissed my hair. He walked away without ever taking his eyes off of me.
"Ahem," coughed a familiar voice next to me.
"Were you there the entire time," I asked, filled with shock.
"Yeah," replied Sami, "I saw and heard the whole thing. You seem to notice nothing when you're preoccupied," She laughed at me and walked in the house.
I woke up the next morning to the smell of French toast and fruit.
Mom must be home, I thought to myself. Every single time my mom would come home from an international trip, she would cook a nice homemade breakfast consisting of French toast, a fruit salad, and lots of pancakes. After breakfast, she would then unpack all of the items she bought in her trip and she would give them to me. If she felt that she had been gone too long, she'd take me on a shopping trip at Rodeo Drive. I sighed, the crazy things my mom did to make me love her. I did love her of course; I treasured her and dad a lot.
I ran down the stairs to find my mom at the stove in her plane clothes, cooking and dancing to a seventies station.
"Morning, sweetie," my mom greeted with a smile as I sat down at the kitchen counter.
"How was the trip in Europe?" I asked her curiously.
"Oh, it was beautiful Bella. Well, not that it's never beautiful. Although, I did get you and Sami some new things which are up in my room; but later for that, lets eat. Will you wake your cousin up?"
"Sure," I ran up the stairs and walked in the bedroom next to mine without knocking.
Sami was still asleep.
I jumped up and down on her bed until her eyes began to flutter open.
"Huh? Bella, what are you doing?" she asked groggily.
"Waking you up, sleepy head," I laughed, "Good morning to you too; my mom sent me up here to wake you up- we're having breakfast."
She groaned, "Okay."
I giggled and dropped on her bed while she walked to her bathroom to rinse her mouth and brush her hair.
We walked downstairs, still speaking about the concert last night.
Walking in the dining room, we saw that the table was filled with a variety of my moms traditional "I'm home" breakfast feast.
She was seated at the head of the table. We joined her and began to eat.
"How was your day yesterday, girls?" my mom asked.
We looked at each other.
I replied, "Oh, we went to a concert."
"Really now?" her eyes widened, "Who'd you go with?"
Sami spoke up this time, "We went with Emmett, Alice, Edward, Rosalie, Jasper and Gabe."
Renee nodded and turned to her food.
"Was it fun?" She asked with a smile.
We laughed and ate our breakfast.
After eating, my mom led us up to her room and gave us what she had bought during her trip.
She had gotten me many dresses most of which were from Faubourg Saint-Honoré, a top store in Paris. I also got a few handbags and heels which I was thankful for- I probably needed them for the next school dance. My mom lastly got me another Parisian snow globe which I would add to my collection.
For Sami, my mom knew what kind of girl she was, so Sami was given pairs of jeans and a super cute stuffed Eiffel Tower. She laughed when she got it and we both thanked our mom.
I spent the rest of the day cleaning my room. Tomorrow would be the last day of school until Thanksgiving vacation. I know one day of school in a week is useless but actually, tomorrow was Re Day. Re Day was a pre-vacation day in our school which was a day spent before any vacation to remind students about their homework and projects over break.
The whole cycle of classes would be completed during the day with each class lasting only fifteen minutes.
I finished up cleaning my room and found Sami in hers, reading a book called Twilight. I smiled; my cousin was an avid reader and there should be a law not to disturb Sami when she's reading.
I walked back into my room, only to find a new text message.
B,
Tomorrow is Re-Day and I was wondering if you'd want to go on a real date.
Without anyone else; just the two of us (:
-Edward
__
That would be awesome,
But don't you have basketball practice?
-Bella
__
B,
I don't believe that you're less important than bouncing an orange sphere on concrete
I'll ditch practice and we can go for Jamba Juice.
-Edward
__
Awh, I love you! Thanks. 3
And yeah, sure I'd go with you.
-Bella
__
I love you too
-Edward
I blushed.
"Knock, knock," Sami said with a smile as she entered my bedroom.
"Hey," I motioned for her to sit next to me. She walked over to where I was and read my open text message.
"So, when are you telling Aunt Renee and Uncle Char that you've got a boyfriend? A very, very gorgeous boyfriend," she laughed.
I pursed my lips and blushed. Would I even tell my parents?
"When the time is right?" I turned crimson red.
She laughed and sat cross-legged on my bed. Pulling out my iPod Touch, she put on the earphones and went through the songs.
"Awesome! You've got every band I know in here," she bounced.
I grinned. "You know, I have an extra iTunes gift card in my closet…"
Without a word, she jumped up, ran to my closet and came back out with a smile and a green $50 card in her hand.
Oh the loneliness without my awesome cousin.
My iHome went off at exactly 6 in the morning. I turned over to turn it off.
"Morning, Bells," Sami looked down at me.
I threw a pillow at her which she quickly caught. She hugged it and threw it back at me.
"Ugh," I rose from my bed. Sami began to crack up.
"Wow Bella, nice hair."
I laughed and responded, "You know, I'm not the only one with bad hair in the morning."
I locked my eyes on her.
"Hey! Not my fault!" she giggled.
"Girls, breakfast is ready! Get down here!" My mom called from down the stairs.
I rinsed my mouth, brushed my hair and then Sami and I headed down the steps.
"Mom," I raised my eyebrows, "Are we having Chinese food for breakfast?"
My mom laughed then nodded, "Yes, sweetheart. I ordered your favorites."
Sami and I smiled and ate our breakfast quickly.
As I was headed up the stairs to change into my uniform, I heard my mom ask Sami a question in the kitchen.
"So, Sami dear, where are you headed for the day? Surely, you can't stay in the house for the whole day," my mom asked.
"Actually, I was wondering if you'd drop me off at the nearest Barnes and Noble. The friend of Rosalie's sibling was asking if I needed help looking around for a book I wanted," she replied casually.
I smiled, stopping at the foot of the staircase. Gabe, I guessed.
I got dressed for school but decided to wear my green Chucks instead of the Nikes. Just for a little variety.
I walked down the stairs and got in the car. Sami went in with me wearing her usual outfit; another All Time Low tee, jeans, and a sweet pair of Nikes.
My mom dropped me off at school first.
"What time should I pick you up, dear?" she asked.
"Actually, I was wondering if you would pick me up at Alice's. We were gonna hang out at her place later."
She nodded and waved goodbye. Once she drove away, I felt Edward's arms around my waist.
"Hey, gorgeous," he whispered in my ear.
"Edward," I said through clenched teeth, "people are staring."
He chuckled and let go of me. I turned around and started walking.
"Are you mad?" he asked, following me.
I stopped. He thought I was angry at him?
"No, of course not, Edward; I'm just a bit embarrassed, that's all," I said turning crimson red.
He hugged me right there, in the middle of the hallway.
This hug was soft and full of love. I could feel it.
The warning bell rang and we pulled away. We didn't need to get our books just a notebook, which I already had in my hands.
"I think we should get to class," he chuckled. I nodded and kissed his cheek.
Suddenly, I heard a whistle come from the side.
"Looks like Eddie scored! Bella, did he tell you how before you guys dated, he would drone in class dreaming about you. He would even make these really disturbing kis-"
Emmett was silenced when Edward suddenly placed his hand over Emmett's fatass mouth. Edward grinned at me, "I think you should get to class. I'll see you after class."
I laughed and went up to him. He still had his hand over Emmett's mouth when he kissed my forehead.
Class went by like a breeze. My whole Re-Day was spent with Edward walking me to every class. I'd kiss his cheek every now and then but I was too scared to kiss his perfect lips. What if I sucked at it?
During lunch, Edward had a mandatory meeting to go to so I ate with Alice, Emmett and Rosalie for lunch.
"Bella, did I tell you what happened last night?"
"What, Alice?"
"Mike Newton totally asked Jessica Stanley out! I mean, it's so sudden but O.M.G.!" she squealed.
I rolled my eyes and giggled. Typical Alice
"Speaking of boys, Alice, I saw the kiss Jasper gave you the night of the concert."
Rosalie jumped when she heard this.
"Speaking of Jasper, he couldn't stop talking about you yesterday, Alice. I mean, that was the first time he ever spontaneously spoke. Alice this, Alice that…"
"Really?" Alice's eyes widened.
Rosalie nodded and turned to Emmett. I saw her brush her hand over his hip.
He jumped and grinned.
"We'll be right back," Emmett stood up and walked away practically dragged Rosalie to some secluded place.
"Holy crap," Alice and I said in unison.
"Do those two really go at it like animals everyday?" I asked.
"Trust me, every time his family comes over to our place, he brings Rose over. My dear cousin is such a horndog, we once found them in the attic without any clothes. It's rather disturbing to see your cousin naked with his girlfriend, but that was the first of five times Edward and I caught them. Oh, there was this one time on the coffee table-"
"Alice!" I raised my hand to stop her, "That's enough info."
"What's enough info?" Edward asked as he took his rightful seat next to me.
"I was just telling Bella about the times we found Emmett and Rose in the strangest of places without any clothes on," she laughed.
He chuckled, "There goes by a very disturbing image. Or should I say images?"
I shook my head and laughed.
Five minutes later, Emmett and Rosalie came back with their absolutely tangled. Talk about sex hair.
"So, what did we miss?" Emmett asked as he and Rose sat down at our table.
Alice, Edward, and I cracked up.
Emmett's face was covered with a grin, "You guys heard us in the janitor's closet?"
"Ugggghhhhh! Emmett!" We all said as we smacked his head.
"Ow!" He rubbed his aching temple, "I kinda assumed that you heard us since we were really loud when we both ca-"
I covered my ears while Rosalie stepped on his foot.
"Shit! What was that for?" He looked at Rose.
She rolled her eyes, "For giving out too much information. Now, Edward and Alice could walk in any time."
"Well, we can just use the corner in the senior lounge," he winked.
I shivered as I stood up to throw my lunch away in the garbage.
When I went back to the table, I found Emmett and Rose gone.
"Where'd they go?" I asked.
"To the senior lounge," Alice replied nonchalantly.
"Great," I said with a great deal of sarcasm.
For the rest of the lunch period, Edward and I stayed in the library huddled together reading a collection of poems.
A Red, Red Rose
Oh my luve is like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June:
Oh my luve is like the melodie,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only luve!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile!
Robert Burns
"I like that poem," I told him.
"I like it too. It means a lot doesn't it?" He said as he kissed my hair.
"Mhmm," I leaned against his chest and intertwined my fingers with his, "I love it, just as I love you."
Aw, isn't that cute? All fluff- for now. The drama will start after a couple more chapters .