Wow, thanks for all the reviews! There was one interesting review I got. They asked where Bella's bruises and injuries went. Uh-oh! I totally forgot about those. Seriously. So, let's just say they healed, okay? I am SO sorry. I am soooooooo blur.
Greekchic, are you out there?
I suggest you listen to the song 'Finally' by Fergie. Not all of the lyrics relate to Bella. But there ARE some parts. I'll tell you when you should start listening to it. This isn't my best chapter so forgive me if you don't think its good.
Chapter 17 starts in 3, 2, 1...
Disclaimer: My name isn't Stephenie Meyer and I don't own Twilight. :(
He scooted into the bed sheets beside me and I snuggled into his chest. He then hummed that same tune, making me fall asleep immediately. I had to ask him about it tomorrow.
The next morning, I got up before Edward did. I stared at him - scrutinizing his features; his hair was exceptionally messy, his lips were slightly parted but still looked utterly kissable and his eyelids were closed, shielding his wonderful green eyes that I loved.
I sighed contentedly and decided to make everyone breakfast. I went down in my pajamas and headed to the kitchen. Since I lived in that stripper shop, I had to learn to cook for myself on my own.
When I got there, Esme was in the kitchen, having a cup of coffee. "Hey, Esme. Do you mind if I help you make breakfast this morning?"
Esme looked up and smiled. "Sure,"
I took out some eggs and ham slices and started frying them. I heard it sizzle as it hit the hot pan. Esme was making pancakes and toast. After preparing a lot of food, we set up the table and were finally finished.
"Thank you, Bella," she said gratefully.
"Sure. It was no problem. I feel so helpless in this house. I need to do something to pay you guys back," I replied.
"There's no need, Bella," Esme assured as left the room to take a shower. Then, I spotted the newspaper lying on the table so I picked it up and flipped to the 'Jobs' section. I quickly grabbed a pencil which I found lying around on the table somewhere and propped myself up on the chair and began circling available jobs that I could do.
Then, I heard footsteps from the stairs appeared the whole gang.
"Hey, Bella Ella. Whatcha doing?" Emmett asked as he messed up my hair.
I chuckled. "I'm looking for a job,"
Emmett looked puzzled. "Why?"
"Because I feel guilty. You guys are allowing me to live in your house but I'm not doing anything,"
"You helped me make breakfast this morning," Esme added.
"But that's a such a trivial thing. You guys have done so much more for me,"
"Yeesh, Bella. You need to chill," Emmett said in a mocking tone.
Edward walked behind me and wrapped his hands around me. "Yeah, chill," he breathed against my neck. I could feel shivers running down my spine.
"Okay. Let's hurry up and eat breakfast. Then, Rose and I are going to get Bella ready for today," Alice said cheerily.
"Ready for what?" I asked cluelessly.
"We're going to the 'Fork's Annual Fun Fair'. We go every year," she said it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
We ate breakfast, chatting animatedly and making a whole lot of noise.
Once everyone was done eating, Alice and Rosalie dragged me up to Rosalie's room. Rosalie wore a pink sleeveless top with black lace on top of it which showed a lot of cleavage and a pair of dark jeans to match. Alice wore a top which only had one sleeve and was striped black and white and had a ribbon tied around it. She wore a short denim skirt to match. Rosalie and Alice searched through all the clothes that they bought me at the mall that day and after minutes of arguing, they finally decided on a pink three quarts long sleeved top which had cleavage and a pair of beige cargo pants.
Overall, I didn't mind what they gave me, knowing that it could have been worse. Because I didn't complain when they were choosing my clothes, they decided not torture me with make up.
"It's going to be really sunny today," Rosalie said as she handed me a pair of sunglasses. I noticed that Rosalie and Alice both had similar looking glasses. I put on the glasses but pulled them up, so that they were on top of my head as I was afraid of misplacing them.
We finally met the boys outside and got into the cars. I couldn't help but stare at Edward the whole ride there. He was wearing a white fitting polo shirt which showed of his well-toned chest and brown pants to match. Edward was also watching me, his gaze never leaving my eyes.
We finally arrived at the carnival. I could hear little children running around, giggling and a lot of music drifting around in the air.
"Come on, let's go play some games!" Alice squealed as she pulled Jasper towards the game stalls.
"Emmett, I want to ride on the Ferris Wheel," Rosalie asked innocently, batting her eye lashes at Emmett. Emmett, completely dazed by Rosalie's beauty, nodded dumbly and followed Rosalie like an obedient puppy.
That left me and Edward. He turned to me. "So, where do you want to go?"
I tapped my chin with my index finger while I was thinking. "Hmm, let's go to the games section. I've never been to one of these things before,"
"Really?" he seemed baffled by my statement.
I nodded and he grinned. He took my hand and brought me to where there were many game stalls. "Here," he said as we stopped in front of one. This one had a can stacked up on a table a distance away from us. "Let's play this one first,"
He gave the man working at the stall two dollars and picked up a yellow ball out of the three which were inside the basket the stall keeper gave. "Okay, so basically, you throw the ball and knock down all the cans to win a prize,"
"Okay, I can do that," I seemed pleased. The game seemed simple and safe enough.
Edward threw his ball first and not-so-shockingy-enough, managed to knock down all the cans. He wore a triumphant smirk on his face.
"My turn," I squealed excitedly. I picked up a ball and quickly threw it. Because I was so excited, I hadn't thought about aiming so the ball nearly hit the stall keeper, who managed to duck at the last second. He got up and glared at me. I blushed and muttered a "Sorry,"
"Edward, you throw the last one," I nudged him. He chuckled and threw the last yellow ball, effortlessly knocking down all the cans again.
The man awarded Edward with a cute, fluffy pink teddy bear. "Here," he said, giving it to me.
"Thanks," I blushed. I noticed a group of girls behind us eye me with envy. Apparently, Edward noticed it too and slid his arm around my waist. As we walked a little further, two guys walking past us whistled at me, looking me up and down. Edward pulled me even closer to him and glared at the two guys.
One of the guys said something to the other and they turned around and started walking a distance behind us. I tried to push the thoughts of those disgusting men away and look for another game stall to play at.
"Ooh, Edward. Let's play here," I said, pulling him to a booth which said 'Shoot 'Em Up'. While Edward went to pay the stall keeper, the two men from earlier approached me. One leaned against the stall, trying to act 'cool' I guess while the other stood beside me.
"Hey, there. What's a hot girl like you doing with a guy like him?" one asked.
"Yeah, ditch him and come hang out with us," he said, winking at me.
I shuddered. Before I could say anything, Edward placed his hand around my waist again and pulled me towards him. I looked up at him appreciatively.
"It's obvious she's not interested so scram," Edward said in a menacing voice that scared even me.
The boys quickly walked away, obviously afraid of getting on Edward's bad side.
"Come on, let's play," he whispered into my ear. I nodded and picked up the gun excitedly again.
"Whoa! Easy there Bella," he chuckled.
I blushed crimson. He stood behind me and held the gun, helping me aim. His cheek was against mine and his chest was pressed against my back
"Make sure that the little point at the end of the gun is at your target. Then, slowly pull the trigger," I could feel his sweet breath fanning my cheek, making it extremely hard to concentrate. He slowly pulled the trigger and then, with a loud bang, I saw one of the red targets fall down.
I smiled widely at him and he chuckled. The stall keeper handed me another bear. But I noticed a slip of paper on its paw. I opened it up and and it read:
Steve - 5510 0918
I held back a scowl and quickly discarded the piece of paper, much to Steve's disappointment.
We then saw Emmett and Rosalie talking to some man so we decided go over there and say hi.
"Hey guys," I greeted.
"Hello, and who might you be," said the man.
"Bella, this is my modeling agency's manager, Caleb," Rosalie introduced, motioning towards the man.
"Nice to meet you, Caleb," I said, shaking his hand. He looked at me as if he were fastidiously examining my face. I felt awfully self-conscious.
"The pleasure's all mine. And let me just say, you have an exquisite face. If you're interested, you should call up my agency. You would certainly make a good model," I was stunned at what he said. He took out his business card and handed it to me.
He then turned to Edward and noticed that we were holding hands. "Ah, Edward. It's good to see you again. It's sad to see that you turned down my offer. I see you've caught a gorgeous one," said Caleb, his eyes flicking to mine. "We were starting to think Edward here had turned gay because of the number of models he turned down."
Edward glared at Caleb. "What? It's true! You even turned down Tanya. No one ever turned down Tanya before."
"There's more to a girl than just a pretty face. I love Bella because she's Bella. Her beauty is just something to match her benevolence," he smiled at me. I gave him a chaste peck on the lips.
"Well, think about my offer, Bella. If you want, I could try putting you both in a photo shoot. Hopefully I'll see you both soon," he said, giving us a wave. "I'll see you, Rosalie on Tuesday. Make our agency proud. Good bye," he said as he walked off.
Emmett and Rosalie turned to me. "Wow, Bella. Caleb doesn't normally offer women an opening often. He hardly even chooses the models who go for a go-see. But why wouldn't he? You are gorgeous," she said, honestly.
I shook my head. I didn't think I was pretty. There was nothing pretty about me. Dull brown eyes and brown hair to match - what was so special about that.
"What ever you think, Bella. I still say you are. Now let's go find Alice and Jasper and head out of here," We walked around and eventually found Alice and Jasper at one of the souvenir shops. Typical Alice...
In the car, Rosalie told Alice about the whole 'model' thing and were encouraging me to go for it. I finally surrendered and agreed. Alice immediately snatched Jasper's phone and called Caleb. Apparently, my first photo shoot would be tomorrow, since one of their models got sick. When we got back to the house, everyone ended up doing their own separate things. Alice and Jasper were going to look around for a place to hold their wedding while Emmett tagged along with Rosalie to go 'lingerie' shopping. They asked if we wanted to come but we politely declined their invitation.
"Hey, there's this great cafe in Seattle which makes great sandwiches. You feeling hungry?" he asked as we were cuddling on the couch, watching 'Spongebob Squarepants'. No, it wasn't the most romantic thing in the world to watch with your boyfriend compared to some cheesy soap opera, it seemed quite alright.
"Yeah. Let's go," but instead, I snuggled closer to him, wrapping my arms around his neck and burying my face into his chest. He chuckled. Then, I felt myself being lifted off the ground.
"Ahh! Edward, put me down," I giggled as he carried me bridal style out the door. He then seated me in the passenger seat and give me a soft kiss on the lips.
He then climbed into the driver's seat. The whole ride there, Edward and I listened to some of his CD's. By the time we reached Seattle, I had already memorized most of the songs.
We then climbed out of the car and walked into the cafe. Edward pulled out my chair for me. I smiled at him. "Such a gentleman,"
"Thank you, maam." He said, giving a small bow. I chuckled and he took the seat opposite mine. Then, I saw two people who I thought I would never see again giggle in the corner of the cafe, eying Edward hungrily. I immediately froze. Edward noticed this and looked to where I was staring.
"Do you know them?" he asked.
"No," I lied. I could tell he didn't believe me thoroughly. Darn, why was I so terrible at acting.
Jessica and Lauren made their way to our table, their eyes fixed on Edward.
"Hey, we, like, knew you'd come back. I mean, who, like, in their right, like, minds would, like, turn down someone like me?" Lauren said, leaning down on the table, giving Edward a clear view of her cleavage. She leaned forward to him so that her chest was in front of Edward's face. But as she leaned forward, he leaned back.
Edward stiffened. "Aren't you going to take our order?" Edward said, with a look of disgust on his face.
Jessica rolled her eyes. "Fine. Like, what will you, like, be having?" she asked, batting her eyelashes at him.
"Bella?" he asked, motioning me to order first. Crap.
"Like, Bella?!" they both shouted at the same time. If I was watching this situation, I would have laughed like mad. But I wasn't watching, I was in it. I gulped.
"Hey, Lauren, Jessica," I said meekly.
"Like, what are you doing with him?" Jessica asked, looking at me disgustedly." I couldn't meet their stares.
"I heard your mom like, died when she was like, picking you up from detention the day you just like, randomly punched me," Lauren sneered and turned to Edward. "You like, totally should like, dump her. She's like, this violent weirdo. You should like, totally go out with like, me instead,"
Edward's eyes widened. It looked as if he remembered the girls from my story. "No, I will not pick you instead of Bella. Who would want to pick you instead of Bella. And I heard about the whole incident so just shut up and stop telling lies. You guys are so fake," he said, his eyes narrowed into slits. Then, he did something that caught me totally off guard. He pulled me up from my chair and kissed me roughly on the lips.
I could feel his tongue lick my lower lips. We continued kissing heatedly when he finally pulled away. Jessica and Lauren stared with us, their mouths hung wide open.
"We'll be taking two chicken sandwiches and two cokes please," Edward smirked. The girls walked away muttering profanities as they went. Jessica gave them their food, not failing to send me a vicious glare. Edward glared right back.
We quickly ate our food and left the cafe. Edward turned to me when we go in the car. "Do you want to go to the park?"
I smiled. How on earth did I get so lucky? I just can't help the feeling that something is going to go terribly wrong. I shoved that feeling away on focused to the gorgeous man in front of me. "Sure," (A/N - You can start listening to the song here)
He smiled crookedly. When we got there, it was already dark. We got out and walked to the bench were we both first confessed our love for each other. I stared up at the stars. They were still shining ever so brightly. I looked at Edward, only to find him already staring at me.
He extended a hand. "Dance with me?"
I nodded and took his hand. He placed both of his on the small of my back as I wrapped mine around his neck. As we slowly swayed, Edward started humming the same familiar tune he did every night.
"Edward?"
"Hmm?"
"What's that tune you always hum to?"
He smiled gently at me. "Its your lullaby."
"My lullaby? You wrote that?" I asked, amazed.
He nodded his head. I smiled. "You have to play it for me someday soon,"
"I love you, Bella. There are no words which can express how much I do,"
"If only you knew how much I love you. Sometimes the feeling is just so.. overwhelming, that I feel like shouting it out,"
"Are you a mind reader? Because that's exactly how I feel," I giggled at the cheesy-ness of it all.
He leaned down and brushed his lips against mine. I leaned my head against his chest.
Finally
Now my life doesn't seem so bad
It's the best that I've ever had
Give my love to him finally
But as happy as I felt, the feeling came back - the one which made me feel as if something was about to go wrong. Soon.
Okay, that's it! Sorry for all the mistakes. My beta has gone missing! Unfortunately, there are only 2 chapters left. Before you guys ask me whether I know how to count, the number of chapters left reduced because I decided to combine the last two chapters which are really short. I haven't written them yet, but based on my plot outline, it is.
Here's the preview of 'Angel's Cry':
I was lying chest flat on the clouds, observing the living world below me through the small holes in the clouds as I reminisced my past life and how it had abruptly ended. In one innocent act of nudging me, my friends had caused me to fall to my death down the cliffs at the La Push reservation.
I was there, watching, as my parents were informed my death; as they broke down and sobbed for hours to end. How I wished I could have told them that I was right there beside them, but that's not how it works. I was brought up to heaven to become a guardian angel. We are those who had not lived life long enough and are trained to look over the living who are in need of severe help. When we are finally ready, we will evaporate into thin air and will be sent to our final destination; heaven. As I was observing random people going about their usual businesses, there was something that caught my eye.
I saw a bronze haired boy, sitting on the beach with his shoes kicked off, staring towards the sea. The sadness frayed in his eyes made my heart ache and my arms want to pull him into a comforting hug. But that's just not the way it works.
A lot of you seem to like the general idea. Unfortunately, I most probably won't be able to update for two weeks. WAIT! Before you come after me with pitchforks, I have an explanation. I can't update during school days and during the weekend, we have a 'Games Carnival' where each team plays different sports to win points which will be totaled up at the end of the year. Each student in school is given a team (out of four) randomly and will continue to stay in the same team until he/she leaves school. Yeah, so I'm playing sports for my team so wish me luck!
-Sabrina-
