Finally!!! I'm so sorry guys. Last week, I had Midterm Exams and crap that really sucks. And then Monday after school, I had All Region Auditions and I was ill prepared for it. Luckily, I made a good chair and I didn't freeze up during my audition. Plus, my name got mentioned on the morning announcements and now my orchestra teacher is happy with me!!! Mr. Hooper, you rock!!!
Oh yeah, I put up a link for the playlist for Blinding Lights. It doesn't have many songs on it now, but trust me, it will. I'm working my way up. There is plenty of drama left in this story, and the songs I have yet to place on the playlist are meant specifically for all that drama.
Anyway, I was going to go into some major detail in this chapter, but since I don't have a lot of time to write it out, I'm going to just skip Bella's POV on the kiss. She basically felt the same as Edward. She feels she's been forgiven and then BAM!!! Emmett shows up with a dirty mouth. So enjoy this chapter. You are going to see some stuff that you may have not expected, but it's going to happen. And I apologize again for not updating faster. For the past few weeks, I've been working nonstop on my All Region music. To me, All Region isn't important, but it was mandatory for me. Sorry.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything…okay, I do own a really cool picture of L Lawliet from Death Note, but other than that, I own nothing.
P.S. I know you all are getting annoyed with the length of my ANs but I didn't proofread this chapter. I wanted it out as soon as possible. Sorry for any mistakes.
BPOV
"WHAT THE FUCKING HELL?!" I immediately jumped away from Edward, nearly landing on the floor in the process. My breath was ragged, Edward's scent still lingering around me and planting me in a kiss-induced daze. But Emmett's booming stomps almost immediately cleared my mind. I heard Edward shuffling around me, seeming just as nervous as I was. I stood as quickly as I could and walked over to the sound of Emmett's footsteps. Of course, my infernal clumsiness decided to make its debut right then and there.
I held my arms out to catch myself, but impact never came. Two strong arms wrapped around my waist and balanced me on my feet before reluctantly letting go. I could practically hear Emmett growling at Edward as his fingertips brushed against my arms.
"Emmett, it's not what it looks like. Bella and I were jus-"Emmett roared in anger before speaking in a menacing tone. "Oh, so you two weren't just sucking face together?" He was now standing right in front of us, his every breath hard and shallow. I had never truly been intimidated by my brother and yet now, here I was, retreating from his surely towering figure that was now reprimanding me for kissing a boy.
Wait...he couldn't control my actions. I was seventeen years old! I took care of him half the time! And now, my jaw had tightened, locking in place as I stepped forward. "Yes Emmett, we were just sucking face together and to hell are you going to tell me that I can't. I don't tell you to stop going at it with Rosalie." A bit of guilt filled me when I was done. Bringing Rosalie into the situation may have been a wrong move, but I did. Hopefully, mentioning their relationship would calm the situation a bit.
I was wrong.
I heard Emmett take a step towards my left and then the screaming started again. "Do you see what you've done? You've corrupted her! What did I tell you about getting near my little sister?! You sick, twisted bastard!!!" I could practically feel the wave of air hit me as his fist aimed directly at Edward. No. Not him, I thought desperately.
EPOV
Emmett's yelling I could take. I could take his beating. But I couldn't take the look of determination and fear Bella held on her face as she stepped in front of me, blocking Emmett's punch from my face and allowing it to hit her shoulder. Emmett's expression had gone from blind fury to horror in a matter of seconds.
Bella gasped quietly and started a descent down to the floor. My arms were immediately around her waist, lifting her and holding her tightly in my arms. I had felt Emmett's playful punches before. I could only imagine what a real punch had felt like for the delicate angel that lay in my hands.
Tears were welling up from behind her veiled eyes, but she didn't release them. She winced, her hand automatically going to her now injured shoulder and holding it, as if keeping her arm from falling off completely. When I looked up, Emmett's expression was torn. He wanted to apologize, to get closer, but he wasn't sure what to do. He had done many stupid things before, but never before did these idiotic actions ever once cause his own sister pain. She was practically his life and he had just damaged her.
He took a step closer, but I wouldn't allow that. My angel was in pain and if he dared step closer, he was going to be dead. I hissed at him loudly, hugging Bella tighter to my chest. A growl escaped my throat as my lip started curling over my teeth. If he gets any closer…
His eyes were red with unshed tears and he opened his mouth to speak before closing it again. Nothing he could say would make this better. The force behind his hit was enough to make a full grown man pass out if the blow had hit him in the head.
Bella slowly sat up, shaking her head and drying her eyes before wincing again as she put too much pressure on her arm. I tried to sooth her, hugging her to me and breathing in her hair. Perhaps I was trying to calm myself as well. Chief Swan wouldn't have been pleased had I tried to murder his only son…
Bella's body went stiff before she turned to me and put her hands on both sides of my face. "Oh god Edward, are you okay? He didn't hit you, did he?" Of course she wouldn't worry about herself. Because it was so obvious that when you get hit, you are supposed to be worried about the person who was supposed to get hit, I thought sarcastically, rolling my eyes.
I just ignored her and held her hands to my face. My breath came out in an angry sigh. This was probably one of the stupidest things she had ever done.
"Bella," I groaned. "Are you okay? How's your shoulder?" Did you know that I was petrified when I saw you take that hit? Did you know that I love you more than my own life and that I'd take a thousand punches from Emmett just for you to kiss me again?
Her eyes narrowed and the crease between her eyes came back. Finally, after a few seconds, her face formed a grimace and she sighed. "Ow." I chuckled and then relaxed. "That's what I thought." A smile graced her lips and she hugged me to her. I sighed again.
"You know Bella, you really need to get your priorities straight. Only you would ask me if I was fine right after you got punched." And her smile faded. "Emmett?" She called quietly, her eyes growing wider as she actually realized what had just happened. My eyes flashed across the room but there was no one to see. Emmett wasn't there.
"Oh god…you and I just…and Emmett…and he saw…and…crap," her breath was coming out in small little huffs and she grasped her hands together tightly and tried to calm herself. My hands automatically moved to her tensed shoulders and slowly felt them relax beneath my fingers. After a few minutes, she finally relaxed and leaned into my touch. Just as I was about to pull her into a hug, she shakily stood and grasped onto the couch for support.
"I have to find Emmett now, Edward. Now, where's my cane?" Sighing loudly, I jumped up and grabbed her folded cane off the floor. She held out her hands in front of her and waited for me to hand it over. I hesitated. It wasn't smart to go after Emmett now, right when he was just cooling down from his anger and his regret. The combination was bad enough for him.
But Bella wouldn't wait. She grabbed her cane, snapping it open and began walking out the door.
BPOV
Yes, Emmett would have to understand. To be totally honest, the kiss was still surreal to my clouded mind. It had been a tidal wave of emotions hitting me like a battering ram in a matter of seconds. And I liked it. That fact still got me. Knowing that I was falling for Edward was one thing, but the fact that he reciprocated those feelings was something that I wasn't expecting.
But what if he didn't feel the same way? What if he was just caught in the moment, allowing me to have this one wish come true while I was still on my high from James forgiveness?
My head spun the idea of Edward's pity kiss, causing me to feel physically sick. I picked up my speed, my cane clacking against the ground as I made my off the porch steps and to the gravelly driveway. He couldn't have gotten far. Edward's quiet footsteps were close behind me, trying to catch up with me, probably to stop me in what he probably thought was me acting like a crazed, madwoman. I probably looked like that too.
Edward's hand clasped onto my shoulder, turning me around quickly. The painful throbbing continued as I gasped when he touched the sore spot. He instantly released me. "Bella, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to!" I mentally rolled my eyes. It wasn't that big of a deal.
"Again, I'm fine," I said exasperatedly. "Anyway, I know where Emmett is. So if you'll excuse me…" I wanted to get away as soon as possible, before he had the chance to say he regretted kissing me, that he didn't want to be my friend anymore…
"No Bella, we have to talk. Emmett can wait." My head bowed, allowing my hair to fall into my face. I didn't want him to see me. After all, I did have quite a few tears that had yet to be shed.
"What about Edward?" Maybe playing dumb would get me out of this. "What do you mean 'what about'? We just shared the best kiss in my entire life and now you're pretending it didn't even happen!" Or not.
"Maybe it didn't happen, Edward. Maybe it was all a part of our overly vivid imaginations." Sarcasm was clear in my voice. He said it was the best kiss of his life. I didn't want to hear that he loved it. He was probably just lying to spare my feelings, to spare me from another heart break; this one more emotional than the last.
The gravel cracked underneath his feet as he stood in front of me and put his hands on both sides of my face. I breathed deeply only to have my nose assaulted with his sweet breath in my face. It was warm and inviting, tempting me to lick my lips. "You didn't like it?" His voice was carefully guarded, but my good ears had picked up on the hidden emotions. He was hurt. And that was it. I couldn't take his sadness. It was too much. So I did something that I would definitely be blushing for later. I jumped on him.
He stumbled back with his arms tightly around me as he tripped off of the cement and onto the soft grass that grew in our yard. With a small 'oomph', we landed on the ground and my lips went to work. They found his mouth and kissed fervently, trying to express just how much I liked his kiss. It was completely unlike me to jump on someone like this, but at the moment, his very essence filled me to the brim. His scent, his lips, his ragged breathing. All my nerve endings were screaming for more, telling me to touch his in any way possible.
Almost instantly, he started responding, his arms winding around my waist, pulling me tightly to his chest and not relinquishing. His lips were gentle and smooth against my own, but the way he was kissing me…he was holding back. It was like he wanted to believe that I was kissing him, but had yet to actually submit to the reality of it all. My fingers were tangled in his silky locks, tugging lightly. The burning in my lungs was getting unbearable, but I didn't want to stop. Slowly and reluctantly, I pulled back to breath. I desperately wished to see his face. Were his lips swollen now, puckering slightly in a desperate attempt to reach my own? I hoped so.
"Never...say I didn't…like…it." My breath came out in gasps as I held his face firmly between my hands. I didn't understand what had gotten into me. Apparently, James was at fault. If he hadn't told me to go after Edward, I probably would have done this as calmly as possible. But oh no, he just had to tell me. Shouldn't he have known that I would jump on the chance to do this at the first opportunity?
And then I was being pulled tightly into a hug. Edward sat up and buried his face into my neck and breathed in deeply. "Thank you," he murmured quietly, the vibrations of his lips tickling my skin. But still, I was confused. "For what?" His arms tightened again and his face pulled away from my neck. His forehead rested against my own. "For not letting me seem like a fool for believing that you liked me back. For giving me the best moment of my life. For trusting me. For everything."
His words were almost too much to bear. Everything would have been perfect had I not just realized that Emmett was still gone and I had yet to tell him the truth. Sighing, I spoke. "Edward, I'm sorry for ruining the moment, but I just realized that Emmett is still sitting in that tree outside my window and I have to go talk to him. We'll have to continue this afterwards." I could feel his pout against my lips as he lightly brushed his own against mine. I laughed and pecked his lips before getting off Edward's lap. It was only then that I realized that I had been straddling his hips the entire time. My face heated up instantly.
"What's wrong Bella? Why are you blushing?" My blush deepened as he observed the redness of my cheeks. I pretended not to hear him and waited for him to stand. Sighing again, I told him to wait for me before grabbing my cane and making my way over to my tree. I had never been able to climb it, but Emmett had always been much more agile than myself and often climbed the tree in his earlier days when he was upset. That happened often when Renee and Charlie had been together; their petty arguments often ruined his normally joyous mood.
Finally, my hand touched the rough bark of the large oak that stood outside my room. "Emmett, please come down. I know you're up there." I heard his breath stop and bit my lip. "How would you know I'm up here?" he muttered quietly.
I heard the rustling of leaves and a couple small cracks before a loud thump resonated from the ground. "Hey Emmett –" I was cut off as he pulled me into a huge hug. Warm tears trickled down his face and onto the crook of my neck. "I'm so sorry! I wasn't thinking straight and you got hurt! Please, just forgive me. You don't have to talk to me ever again!"
"Emmett…can't…breathe…" He quickly released me and stepped back. I panted for a few moments before regaining my composure and speaking. "Emmett, I would like to explain what happened today. Umm…obviously, you saw what happened, but…I think you need to know the reasoning behind it." He started to mumble something along the lines of 'Yeah, the reasoning behind it was that Edward wanted something to jerk o –' but I held out my hand to interrupt him. "Emmett, it was a mutual act. He didn't force himself on me, nor has he corrupted me. The truth is that we initiated the kiss together." I imagined him wincing at the word 'kiss'. He still hadn't realized I was his teenage sister, not a little girl.
He was silent for a few minutes, but his pacing was a sign that he was thinking this through. Finally, he stopped midstride and walked over to me. "You really like this guy, don't you?" His voice was quiet, almost thoughtful. A grin stretched across my face. I nodded, "I'm pretty crazy about him." Crazy about him doesn't even begin to cover it. My grin widened at the thought of our kiss.
His hands went on my shoulders, being gentle with my wounded one, and he spoke quietly. "Then I won't bother you anymore about it…but if that bastard hurts you, I swear I'll –" I cut him off again with a hug. I buried my face in his chest and just laughed. Finally, something was going right. Finally, I could just breathe.
And just so you all know, I feel that this chapter was kind of forced. Actually, it was really just the beginning that was forced. Once I got about ¼ of the way through, it all just started writing itself. I just have a lot on my mind right now. I'm trying out for Solo & Ensemble, meaning that I have to learn a solo and memorize it for another audition. But don't worry. I'll do my very best to update sooner.
I felt that Bella and Edward needed this chapter. They've been going through all this crap and its all been so horrid for them. So I wrote this chapter in their favor. And y'all better thank Ellie-twilight-lover for making me update faster. It turns out, she's my twin from the UK!!! We are very much alike. So thank her!!!
And now, I'm going to recommend a story. It's called Theory by Ness Lupin. Its rated M, so there are…love scenes (don't say lemons; she doesn't like that). Speaking of…love scenes, I wrote my very first one called Where'd You Go. It's on my profile. Please read and review it. I promise it's not raunchy or just overall insane. Unfortunately, I posted it when fan fiction had that mishap with the emails and hardly anyone got the alert. Again, please read it!!!
Sincerely Yours,
-Laura a.k.a Sovoyita
