I am so sorry. I know I promised. This time of year is always the busiest for me. And my parents had planned a surprise vacation trip to Australia for the holidays. I did okay for my Mid-Year Exams but I think I could have done so much better. I'm kinda disappointed in myself.
Anyways, I'll be (hopefully, I'm not going to make any more promises which I can't keep) updating 'America's Most Hated' next, followed by "Is This Love'. As for 'Angels Cry', I think I'm going to only post the next chapter when I already have the following 5 ready.
And thank you to funkygal225, booksickle, StrawberriesAndFreesia, PrincessofDarkness788, iNsAnE O.o, Nomes, and Waffles-Are-Out-To-Get-Me who voted for me on the denali clan website. Thanks a lot!
Enough with my ranting. On with chapter 19...
Disclaimer: Me: If I win the nobel prize, will I have proven myself worthy enough to own the rights to Twilight?
Someone else: According to my calculations... no.
"So, what was it you wanted to ask me?" I asked curiously. He seemed to snap out of it and looked at me, trying to gather up all his thoughts.
"Uh, nothing. Nothing much," he lied.
I raised an eyebrow suspiciously but said nothing more. I guess it was nothing that important, I thought.
The next month went by swiftly. In just those thirty days, I learnt more about the Cullen family than I had about Jerry - even if I had known him for three years. They were like the perfect family that I never had. Emmett and Jasper being my older brothers. Jasper being the responsible one; the one you'd turn to when you needed someone to talk to. And Emmett, of course, being the irresponsible brother. The one who you would always have fun and joke around with.
Rosalie was my over-protective older sister. She would literally snarl or growl at any pervs of creeps who eyed me top to bottom and gave me perverted looks. Sometimes I think she's worse than Edward. You definitely wouldn't want to get on her bad side.
Alice was the kind of sister who would dress you up and force you to play tea party with them. But of course, with Alice, it was much worse. She would doll me up and send me out with Edward to expensive restaurants. But of course, we would usually just ditch her plans and order some burgers and fries and just eat in the park. Yes, it was embarrassing watching the amused faces of the passerby's. It's not everyday you see people dressed in fancy clothes as if they were going to attend the Golden Globe Ceremony eating burgers and fries in the park. I would blush every time someone stared - much to Edward's amusement.
Esme and Carlisle were the most loving parents any child could ever wish for. They took care of me; Carlisle managing all my legal documents that I left behind at Jerry's; and Esme loving me as if I were her own daughter.
As for Edward, well. I never knew a person could be so in love with another and love them even more each day. He was there for me all the time. Just his simple gestures like holding my hand, placing his hand on the small of my back, caressing my cheek showed how much he loved me. If only I could show him how much I love him.
I smiled. I had a family. For once in my life, I was happy. But inside, I was still unsure if my happiness would last.
"Bella, did you fall asleep?" I heard Edward's voice quietly ask me, pulling me out of my thoughts. We were in his room, lying down on the couch while watching the Romeo and Juliet.
"No, I was just thinking," I whispered back turning my body to face him.
"Oh, really? What were you thinking about?" he breathed as he brought his lips closer to my ear.
"About now. About us."
"Ah, and what about us?" he asked as he twirled a strand of my hair.
"Why so curious? You do know that curiosity killed the cat," I teased
"Well, thank god I'm not a cat. Besides, cats have nine lives. That'll teach them to be less curious in their next life,"
I rolled my eyes and nuzzled my face into his neck. I felt his hands encircle my waist, pressing me closer to him. "I love you, Edward."
I could feel him smiling into my hair. "I love you too, Bella. And I always will,"
I pulled away from him. My insecurities returning. "How would you know that? What if, one day, you stumble upon some girl whose prettier, smarter, better - "
He cut me off before I could say anymore. "Because after meeting you, no one can compare," His eyes burned with sincerity as he tilted my chin upwards and gently kissed me on the lips.
Suddenly, we heard the door open with a bang. I was so shocked that I practically ripped my lips away from Edward. Edward tightened his grip on me to keep me from falling off the couch. After regaining my balance, I turned my head to see who it was that came in.
"Alice, you know, there's a thing called knocking where you curve all your fingers into a ball and flick your wrist," Edward said in a frustrated tone. It made me giggle.
"Well, Edward. If there was something urgent that I wanted to tell Bella, there isn't time for all that curving and flicking," she said as she rolled her eyes.
"Do you have something urgent to tell Bella?" he asked as if he already knew the answer to his question.
"No. Not exactly," she replied nonchalantly. Edward glared at Alice. "But it is something that I'm sure the two of you would want to see. The whole family's downstairs looking at it. Edward you should really take up modeling again,"
Once Alice said that, I knew what she was talking about immediately. My eyes widened when I realized that the whole family was looking at the pictures downstairs. I could feel a blush creeping up my cheeks. I groaned and hid my face in Edward's chest.
"Uh, we'll be down in a sec, Alice. You go ahead first," Edward said, understanding my embarrassment. I could hear Alice skipping down the stairs to the living room.
"Bella, love. It's alright. If it makes the situation any better, they've already seen the pictures, remember?" he said, trying to help the situation.
"Yes, but now they're seeing it again. Just when Emmett finally stopped teasing me about it." My voice was muffled as my face was still buried against Edward's chest.
"Don't worry about Emmett. Come on. Everyone's waiting for us,"
With a sigh, I got up and ran my fingers through my hair, trying to tame it down. I held Edward's hand as we walked down the stairs, bracing myself for the torture that was yet to come. As we stepped into the living room, everyone was huddled up around the table, giggling and laughing.
"Hey," Edward said, announcing our arrival.
Everyone turned around and had a big smile on their faces. With a gulp, I approached the table and saw a magazine lying there. And surely enough, as I flipped through the pages, there were different pictures of Edward and I.
"That isn't even the best part," Alice said excitedly. She flipped the magazine over to show me the front cover. And there, underneath the title of the magazine, was the picture of Edward and I kissing.
"I think my cheeks are going to be permanently red," I said, groaning and hiding my face in Edward's chest again. I could feel Edward's hands rubbing my arms in an attempt to calm me down. When I finally did, the whole family began talking. We were up till late talking about different things and just bonding.
My eyes were getting heavy and I was having a hard time keeping them open. Edward realized and announced to everyone that we were going to call it a night and go to bed. After we left, everyone decided to go to bed to. Just as we went into the room, I shouted "Good night!"
Multiple goodnight's were shouted back to me as I entered Edward's room. Edward had already taken off his pants and was only in his boxers. I quickly grabbed some clothes and went into the bathroom to change. When I got out, Edward had already climbed in bed and was staring at the ceiling with his hands behind his head.
I climbed into bed next to him and sighed as I rested my head on his chest. He placed his arm around me and started humming my lullaby. I almost instantly fell asleep.
I then started dreaming. There were no clear conversations but a dream-like quality movie. There was me and Edward in the new music shop. We were laughing and smiling. Suddenly a small boy ran up to Edward and hugged his leg. Edward scooped him up and placed him on his shoulders and jogged around the room laughing. The little boy extended his hands as if he were flying. We were all having fun.
I woke up when i couldn't feel Edward beneath me anymore. I felt the bed suddenly move. I forced my eyes open and looked around the room. I then noticed Edward tossing and turning on the other side of the bed. I pulled my body closer to him.
"Edward?" I called as I placed my hand on his shoulder. He was sweaty all over. He was frowning in his sleep and his hair was damp from all the sweat. "Edward, wake up." I said, shaking his shoulder even more. I felt his forehead and it was extremely hot!
Edward finally woke up. His face as pale as white. "Edward, you have a fever. You're burning!" I said concerned.
I could hear a small 'mhm' from him. I went to the bathroom and soaked a small towel and placed it on his head. I then placed my hand on his hot face. "Mmm, your hand feels so cool," he said placing his hand on mind. I smiled. He then soon fell asleep, his hand still holding mine. Without breaking the grip, I placed my head on the pillow and fell back asleep.
I'm sorry this chapter was so short and was completely kind of pointless. I just wanted to get this story going again before getting to all the real fluff. You know, just like warming up before running.
Anyway, my trip to Australia has given me a new appreciation for Steve Irwin and what he and his family have done. So if you support Steve Irwin for what he's done or if like the dude and his crocs, review and type in his most famous word, 'Crickey!'
If you can, think of a funny sentence that can be accompanied by the word. The funniest one will be used in one of my future chapters. If you want, you can also suggest the name of the character you want to say your sentence.
Until my next update,
Sabrina 8D
