Edwards point of view
What could I say, I was very excited to eat with Bella. She brings that out in me. Makes me feel like a person again.
The best part was, that she actually wanted me to eat with her.
When I told her no, her eyes glazed over and I felt my heart do something I dont ever think it has done before.
It started beating rapidly and then it broke. It broke my heart seeing her face turn into a mask of pain.
I went home and climbed the stairs to my bedroom.
I slammed my books down and collasped on my bed.
Then I had the urge to go downstairs to the basement. Where my piano has been sitting collecting dust for the past 3 or so years.
I leisurely walked through my house and opened the basement door.
It was dark down here, very dark. I flicked on a switch and the place lit up with the one light bulb hanging from the ceiling.
My black grand piano was sitting where I left it. I could see the chips of wood broken off of it in certain places.
I ran my finger across the keys, sweeping some dust off along the way. The melody echoed off the walls and filled the empty room.
The black leather piano bench called to me. I sat down and placed my hands on the keys.
5 minutes later a sweet calm melody was roaming about the room. As I played, her image was all around me, she was smiling that brilliant grin. I smiled as I played, I actually smiled.
I couldn't help it. Her grin was contagious and it had me hooked.
I felt familiar hands on my shoulders as I continued playing.
"Your playing agian." I could hear the tears in her my mothers voice. She rubbed my shoulders as I stopped the melody.
I couldn't finish. I didn't know how to. There was something different. I felt empty again, knowing I couldn't finish the sweet aluring lullaby that reminded me so much of...
I sighed and turned to face Esme. I was right she did have tears in her eyes.
"Thats a new one." She noted smiling. I smiled back and she sat beside me.
"Whats it called?" She asked and placed her hand on my shoulder.
"I dont know." I could feel the furrow between my brows as I tried to think.
"Hmm." She nodded.
"Its a lullaby." Thats all I could tell. It wasnt finished, so I couldn't- The furrow got deeper as I stared into space. This is getting difficult.
"Im sure you'll figure it out soon. But until then, dinners ready." She smiled as I followed her up the stairs and helped her set the table.
As I was eating my father started up another conversation about...
"So has tutoring Isabella been going well?"
"Bella." I corrected. I smiled down at my plate, just the mention of her name made me smile.
My father looked at me curisouly, and my mother just smiled looking away.
"Yes, its been going very well." I said.
"Hmm. Next week you can stop doing it in class right? You can go somewhere more suitable?" He asked.
"Oh! You could bring Bella here!" Esme said excited. My father smiled, nodding with her.
"Um, I'll think about it." I whispered. Esmes smile faltered but she kept a facade on.
"Look, I'll ask her ok?" I smiled halfway. She grinned nodding. I picked up my plate, rinsed it off, and headed back to the basement.
I tried for hours to fit an ending to the lullaby. And I got pissed. Nothing fit. Nothing could fit this sweet, calm, soothing, beautiful melody.
Except...
Bella Swan. Damnit.
Bellas point of view
The next day.
I got up extra early today. I wasn't tired, and I couldn't go back to sleep not matter how hard I tried.
Maybe it was because I went to bed early? Maybe because I am just not tired. Or it could be because Edward agreed to eat lunch with me today.
Most likely the third one. Just thinking about his name made me smile.
"What are you smiling at?" My father asked cheerily.
"N-nothing." I stuttered and quickly finished my cereal.
"Hows tutoring going hioney?" My mom Renee asked and fixed herself a cup of coffee. Renee was a wedding planner, today she had a big client coming to her office downtown. I imagine thats why shes up so early.
"Good. Actually very well." I smiled wider as his picture filled my head. He was smiling that handsome crooked smile at me.
"Hmm." She nodded suspiciously and went upstairs to get dressed. My father grabbed his coat and wished me a good day at school, then left to the hospital.
As I stared into space, his face hit me like a ton of bricks.
I ran upstairs and grabbed my large sketching pad. I grabbed a sharpened pencil and started sketching like mad.
I grinned as I did this, I havnt done this in years.
Sketching was more of a hobby when I first started.
But when I got an insperation, it would get to me. I wouldn't stop until I got it perfect.
The pencil scraped across the page quickly and smoothly. Soon I could see the outline of his perfect face, his hair was difficult but I was getting it.
"Im headed off to work, you might want to get ready baby, school starts in an hour." My mothers voice came from behind me. I turned and she gasped at what I was doing.
"Bella! Your drawing again!" She sounded so happy for me. I quickly shut my notebook before she could see anything.
"Can I see it?" She asked shyly. I bit my lip looking down at the cover.
"Maybe. When its finished." I whispered and went into my bathroom to get changed. I slipped on some black skinny jeans, a purple tank top, and black and white converse.
I placed my bag with my sketch pad in the front seat and drove off to school. I parked next to Rosalies BMW, grabbed my stuff and got out.
I wanted to draw. I had the urge to do it.
"Bella!" A pixie squealed. I turned around and was attacked by a small black haired thing. Oh, it was Alice.
She knocked me on the ground and I moaned.
"Ow." She got off of me and kept appologizing over and over again. I just layed there stupidly.
"Need a hand?" A velvety voice chuckled from behind me. I turned and saw Edward standing there holding his hand out to me. I took it gratefully and he pulled me off the ground. He was wearing black jeans and a blue button up, a dark red hoodie on top of it. He looked so handsome.
Rose giggled and brushed me off. Stupid dirt.
"Rose, Alice this is Edward." I motioned to Edward and he smiled crookedly at me. My heart skipped a few beats at his perfection.
"Hello." He said politely.
"Hey." Rose smiled.
"Hi. Im Alice!" Alice chirped and hugged him. I panicked, Edward didnt even want to eat lunch because he was nervous of them.
"Wow." He chuckled.
"For such a tiny person you have a strong grip." I sighed. Atleast he was cracking jokes.
"Eddie! Bella told us all about you!" A booming voice behing Rosalie called. Emmett. Damnit.
I blushed looking down, biting my lip along the way.
"You didnt tell him my name was Eddi did you?" Edward leaned down and whispered in my ear. I looked up and got stunned by the sparkling green eyes boring into mine.
"No." I whispered.
"Thats just Emmett." I giggled.
"Good." He sighed.
"Why?"
"Cause then I would have to kill you." He smirked. I gaped at him. Stupid shiny volvo owner.
"What did you just call me?" He asked one eyebrow raised.
"Huh?"
Then he burst out laughing. Heads turned our way and I giggled along. I guess I said that out loud. Oops.
"Seriously? I thought you could come up with something better than that." He chuckled.
"I'll see you guys later." I murmured. I stuck my tongue out at Edward as I turned around walking to my class.
I heard footsteps running behind me. Then a hand on my shoulder.
"That was funny. You have to admit it." He said chuckling still. I havnt heard himlaugh this much ever, it made me smile.
"It wasnt supposed to come out loud." I addmitted. I blushed and looked away.
"I would have guesses that." He smiled. We started walking to first period together.
"I'll see you at lunch." I smiled before I went into my first period class.
"Nope, you'll see me at 3rd period." He smiled.
"Is that a promise?"
"No, thats a threat." He smirked and walked away. I rolled my eyes and walked into the classroom. The teacher wasnt there yet so I sat in the back and took out my sketch pad, drawing Edwards crooked grin.
I did this as much as I could till 3rd period. The teacher wasnt there yet, so I took it out and started again.
The eyes. I couldn't get them right. There is something holding me back from not seeing what would make the eyes perfect.
I was sitting in the back corner of the classroom, half of the notebook was up so nobody could see what I was doing.
I sighed, there was no way I could get the eyes right. I heard somebody sit in the seat next to me and slammed my notebook closed.
I looked over and saw Edward looking at me with one eyebrow raised.
"Whats crack-a-lackin?" I asked nervously. Oh god, if he saw...
"Nothing, whatcha doing?" He asked and eye my notebook.
"Nothing." I answered simply.
"Mmm hmm." He nodded narrowing his eyes at me. I leaned back and crossed my arms over my chest.
He looked forward and let the subject drop. I sighed and took out my math book.
Edwards point of view
At lunch I waited for Bella outside of her class. When she came out she looked up and smiled brilliantly at me. My heart started beating faster and I smiled back. She looked beautiful today, well she did everyday. What surprised me the most is that she dressed kind of like me...
"Ready?" She asked.
"I guess." I opened the cafeteria door for her and she stepped through, I followed.
Everybodys eyes were on us. Bella pulled me to the cafeteria lunch line and got us two trays.
"Everyones staring." I hissed.
"So?" Bella said and shrugged. We walked to the back corner of the cafeteria and I sat down beside Bella. Our backs were turned to everybody. Thank the lord.
"How come your not embarrased or whatever to be seen with me?" I blurted out. She looked taken aback.
"Why would I be?" She asked, a small furrow forming between her brows. I had the urge to smooth it out with my finger.
"The cheerleader with the emo kid tutor. I dont know. It seems like something everybody else would do." I shrugged and took a sip of water.
"Im not like everybody else. It doesnt matter what you are, your my friend. I guess im different."
"Yes you are." I chuckled slightly. Luckily when I said that Bella decided to pop the top on her coke and didn't hear me.
"What?" She asked.
"Nothing." I muttered and picked at my pizza. She called me her friend... I smiled a little wider. Something about that made my heart go rapid again.
"What you smilin at?" She asked and eyed me.
"Nothing." I shrugged.
"Ugh." She groaned.
"What?"
"You always say 'nothing'. I ask you a question, your answer is 'nothing'. Thats so frustrating." She frowned at me. I chuckled.
"Your the one who forced me to eat with you." I snapped.
"You didn't have to." She whispered and looked away. God, im a jerk. See, I wouldn't care if this was anybody else.
But it was Bella. Bella.
"I know, but I wanted to." I sighed and drank the rest of my water.
She just nodded and took a bite of her apple. She stared into space like she was concentrating real hard on something.
"What are you thinking about?" I blurted out. I tend to do that alot when im around her.
"Um, nothing." She mumbled.
"And you said I was frustrating." She let out a loud giggle and shook her head.
"Whatever." She mumbled. Frustrating, yes she very much is.
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