Thanks for all of your reviews! Special mention goes to SweetNonsense and celine-twilight-addict and Soso.t.w.i.l.i.g.h.. Sorry it took so long to update. I've been having writer's block… it sucks. I wanted to add a few more stuff before the final twist.
Starlight – Chapter 14: Secrets
Bella's POV:
"Come on, Bells!" Emmett pleaded. "One more? Please?"
"Emmett, she already said no. What part of no don't you understand?" Edward said, playing the protective boyfriend.
I smiled at him. It still felt surreal that I, Bella Swan, had a boyfriend. Plus, Edward Cullen? I was very lucky. It had been a few months since our first kiss. The day after that, Edward had kept on grinning at me for no reason. I always asked him why, but he never answered. He just kept on telling me, 'Someday, you will know." And I'm still waiting.
"Oh Edward, relax." I looked at Emmett. "One last," I allowed.
"Yay!" he cheered.
"Baby," Rosalie and Alice muttered together.
"Okay, Bella. Truth… or dare?" he asked.
I rolled my eyes at his silliness. "Dare."
He rubbed his hands together eagerly. "Dare… hmm… okay, Bella, I dare you to go shopping with Alice later."
My eyes bugged open. "Over my dead body," I stated. "Fine- I pick truth." I prepared myself for whatever embarrassing secret he would make me spill.
"I told you she'd say that," Jasper nudged Emmett. He made a face at Jasper.
"Truth… okay, what was your first reaction when you saw Edward for he very first time?" he questioned.
"That's easy." I smiled. "I have a better idea- I'll just tell you my reaction for all of you."
"This will be good," Alice murmured.
"I thought that Alice was cute and pixie-like," I began. She smiled smugly at us. "I looked at Emmett, and I went, 'Whoa, he's huge! He's like, enormous'!" Emmett laughed at this one, along with us.
"What about me?" Edward whispered in my ear.
"I'm getting to that," I murmured. "When I first saw Edward… I thought you looked uncomfortable and shy. Then I looked in your eyes… it was a vibrant green…" I got lost in my daydreams. I heard Jasper making gagging noises, causing Alice to smack his head. I continued. "But all in all, I thought you all looked stunning."
"Why thank you," Emmett bowed. I moved so that my head was resting on Edward's shoulder while we both leaned on the bed.
"Are my eyes really a 'vibrant green'?" Edward whispered into my ear.
"Yeah," I whispered, blushing. I had made an observation. Lately, it had been me who blushed a lot. It was like Edward passed his shyness to me. Hmph.
Alice stretched from her position, which was Jasper's lap. "I'm bored," she complained. "We've been doing this for an hour already. I want to do something else."
"Me too," I echoed.
"What do you propose we do?" Jasper asked us. Emmett cleared his throat and looked pointedly at Edward.
"Emmett, shut up," he said, embarrassed.
"What's the matter?" I tilted my head so I was looking into his green eyes.
"Nothing," he muttered.
"Yeah right," Emmett muttered. "You're a big fat lia-"
He shut up when Jasper threw a pillow on his face.
"He can never keep a secret, so never tell him anything," Rosalie suggested.
"I know," Edward muttered.
"Guys! I am very bored, plus all your bickering is pissing me off!" Alice exclaimed loudly. "Boredom is sucking the life out of me! Alice + Boredom + Pissed = Not good."
"I need to do something before I go crazy," Rosalie agreed.
"Why don't we study?" Jasper suggested. Everyone looked at him like he was crazy. He looked offended. "Jeez, I was only kidding."
"Let's have a picnic!" Emmett exclaimed.
"Been there, done that," I waved my hand through the air.
"Let's go swimming," Alice suggested.
"Good idea," Emmett beamed at his sister.
"Except…" Edward looked at his watch. "I only have two hours. I need to do something after."
"Yeah, so it's just you girls if you don't want to stop swimming yet," Emmett said.
"What's so important that you and Emmett have to go?" I asked suspiciously.
"It's not just them, I have to go, too," Jasper interrupted. "And it's none of your business."
I looked at the guys. "I'm going to know what you're up to, one way or another," I vowed.
"Yeah, yeah. Now can we prepare? I want to go, now!" Alice said impatiently.
I pouted, still annoyed why they wouldn't tell me what the big secret was. Edward noticed while he played with my hair. "Don't worry, love," he whispered. "Trust me, nothing is wrong."
"Then why won't you tell me the secret?" I asked, frustrated.
"Because then it would ruin the surprise," he murmured smoothly. "And we wouldn't want that to happen now, would we?"
And he leaned down so he could capture my lips with his.
I know, I know. For me, that was my worst chapter ever! A major filler chapter, since I had run out of things to write. At least it had a happy ending- sort of. If you want anything else to be included in this story, any event you like to happen, please tell me now before I start the final twist- which is in the next chapter. Just make sure it won't take up too many chapters. I will pick the one I like the best, and your name will be included of course, and the credit for the idea will go to you.
Last chapter's answer: Once. Why? Because then you'd be subtracting five from twenty, not twenty-five. Get it? This chapter's question:
There's a bungalow wherein everything is blue. The floor is blue, the curtains are blue, and the walls are blue… Are the stairs also blue? Why?
Please review! Tell me your ideas, too! Again, sorry for the short filler chapter… and getting a long author's note instead. Oh yeah, please check out Twilight Holidays, my other story. The latest chapter is all about Easter!
Jen
