Chapter 13

Epov

As soon we entered the room, everybody had their eyes on Bella. It was like an alarm had gone off when we arrived at the gym. Suddenly a hundred thoughts were racing through my mind. And it weren't the most decent ones.

"OMG, Edward has found himself a girlfriend. Unbelievable! Pff, if that's the sort girls he likes. I bet she isn't that special." Jessica thought.
She clearly wasn't over my rejection.

"Men, all the same. Only looking for a pair of boobs and legs. I don't see what makes her more special than me. Well, she does fit in with those Cullen's. Probably just as weird and hollow as the rest of them." Lauren Mallory thought.

That girl never could say a positive word about anybody. Only about herself.
Luckily there was one girl who didn't thought badly about Bella or who wasn't jealous. Her name was Angela.

"Wow, she looks absolutely beautiful. Edward visibly looks happy with her. I'm glad that he found himself a partner. It can't be easy for him to live alone when your other family members have found their soulmates. "

Angela never said a bad word. At least I never caught her at one. She wasn't the gossip type, not like Jessica and Lauren who were already discussing what parts of Bella were probably fake. But it wasn't their talking that made me so irritated.

"Jeez, that looks like a nice piece of meat. Where do they keep finding such beauties? I would like to get my hands on her. She's probably a wildcat in bed. Man, I wish I was Cullen right now. I would take her outside and f…"

I blocked Newton's filthy thoughts out of my head. I made me so furious hearing him think like that about my girl. If I didn't promised Bella to stay with her, I would have taken Newton outside myself to have 'a little word' with him. But he wasn't the only one who was ogling at my girl.
Almost the whole room was dreaming of getting their hands on my Bella. Each for a different reason of course.
And the boys of La Push were also eyeing my Bella very closely. They didn't like it that there was a new vampire in the region. And I didn't like the fact that these guys were here. Forks wasn't even their school, they went to a special school in the reservation.

"Are you alright, dear?" Bella asked me.

Without noticing, I had almost crushed my angel's hand. Now I was the one who was getting a bit anxious. Quickly I loosened my grip on her delicate hand.

"Yes, I'm fine. Are you oke?"

"Alright here. I don't particular like all the staring but I can manage it for now. Are you sure you're fine? You look a bit tense."

"It's just their thoughts. There are really annoying."

"What are they thinking?"

"Nothing for you to worry about. Come on, let's dance."

I pulled my girl towards the dance floor.
At the moment not many students were occupying it. So it was the perfect moment for us. Bella would not have to be scared of the crowd.
In the middle there were four people twirling around, perfectly matched to the music. Naturally there were only four people in Forks who could look so first-class on the dance floor. They were my brothers and sisters. They were stealing the show, especially the girls. Alice and Rosalie looked stunning, the beautiful eye-catchers of the dance. Until now at least. My Bella would blow them away with ease.
We had arrived on the dance floor and I turned myself around towards my girl. She really didn't look relaxed.

"Really Edward. I can't dance. We don't have to do this. I don't want to embarrass you."

"So, you can't dance? Well, that's strange. Because Alice told me you were looking forward to dance with me. You were dying to go to the prom with me."

"Did she?"

Bella was eying Alice now, looking not too pleased. But Alice was clearly enjoying herself, seeing the smile on her face. Of course she had heard our little conversation.
"Well, one little lie isn't so bad. I only did it to do well. At least, you are here with her. So don't complain!"

I laughed. Alice could really be a pain in the ass sometimes but I wouldn't want to miss her for the world. My little irritating pixie of a sister.

"What is she saying?" Bella asked.

"Nothing important. Come on. Let's dance."

And with these words said, I scooped my girl up and started twirling around.
At the beginning Bella didn't particular liked it. She was still a bit annoyed by Alice and I felt that she was a bit afraid of letting go. She needed to relax more and not think of the people around her. I pulled her close to me and whispered in her ear to not think of the others. It calmed her a bit and after a few songs she started to enjoy our dances.
Whatever she may claim, she definitely could dance. Maybe not like Ginger Rogers but she certainly had a feeling for rhythm. She melted away in my arms and rested her head against my shoulder whenever there was a slow dance, wanting to have as much contact as possible.

I felt like the happiest guy in the world. Dancing with my own princes of my dreams, showing everyone that I had found my soulmate.
All the boys were turning green of jealousy. And maybe I shouldn't have acted like that but I pulled my girl a bit nearer to me, illustrating these men that she was mine.
I had never thought I would find her, my little Bella. These few months have been the most wonderful time of my existents. And I was certain that only good days were coming towards us. Me and my darling treasure.

We danced for a long time. And with time passing Bella became more and more comfortable with the crowd.
She even shared a dance with Emmett and Jasper. She wanted to get out of her comfort zone, just to test her abilities. And it went very well even that I didn't like the fact that I had to let her go for a moment. And my brothers took their chances with my Bella.
Jasper danced a sort of tango with her what was very good but it was Emmett who won the dancing price. He decided to dance a swing with my girl. It was really a spectacular show. Bella probably saw every corner of the room and almost hid the ceiling of the sports hall. It was killing me to see this. And I would have stopped it if only I didn't saw that amazing smile on Bella's face.

"Calm down, bro. Can't you see that she's having fun. Don't be such a sissy and stop being so overprotective. Just enjoy the show."

Afterwards I shared another few dances with Bella but then we needed a break. Because we had to remember ourselves that we should act like normal people and normal people couldn't dance for hours without a little pause.

"Are you enjoying yourself, honey?"

"Absolutely. I can't remember dancing being so much fun. Well, I hadn't met you yet so it couldn't have been a pleasant experience then. And an Emmett didn't exist either." she said with an enormous smile on her face.

And who was I to resist such a beauty. I had to smile with her. I bended forward, wanting to kiss her so badly. But the last second she pulled away and started to walk away from me.

"Hey, where are you going?" I said while taking her hand.
I didn't want to lose her out of my side.

"I need to go to the toilet. Normal girls go the bathroom to rearrange their make-up. Right?"

There she had a point. Most of the girls did that. Jessica and Lauren had been to the lavatory at least six times already although it didn't help much.
"Yeah, you're right. Very clever of you. I never thought of that. But don't take too long, oke?"

"I'll be back before you know it."

She gave me a little kiss and went to the girls' bathroom. I waited by the punch table, dreaming for more fabulous dances with my princess.

But after 5, 10 minutes Bella still wasn't back from the lavatory. I really started to get nervous. What was keeping her in there? I tried to listen to the voices of the girls in the restroom. But I heard nothing concerning my Bella. Eventually I couldn't wait anymore and I ran into the restroom.
There were two girls appealing some make-up and who were surprised to see me in the girls' bathroom. But that wasn't the bad news. Bella wasn't here and I smelled an odd scent apart from all the bad perfumes. It was Bella's aroma mingled with something I didn't recognize.
It was the smell of another vampire!

"No, Bella!"

I stormed out of the restroom, looking for my Bella. I followed the strange scent. It went outside, deep into the forest. I ran to the woods, first at human speed but once shadowed by the trees I ran as fast as I could. I followed it a long time but at the river it disappeared, completely faded away in thin air. There was nothing left. No scent to smell, no footprints to chase, nothing. Only a little piece of Bella's dress lay on the ground. The only piece of her that was left for me to hold.

I had lost her, Bella was gone. I had lost the only thing that mattered to me, my only reason to stay on this goddamned earth. He had taken my Bella away from me. It was that bastard James. I was sure of it, I could feel it in my bones. Because of him, I had broken my promise to Bella to keep her safe. He had taken her back, back to the hell she feared so much. God, if he touched her, hurt her… I will never forgive myself.

"Oh, Bella. I'm so sorry."

I don't know how long I sat there, sitting at the edge of the river, when I felt the present of my brothers.

"Don't you worry, Edward. We are going to find her. We'll look everywhere, all over the world if we have to. But we will find her and bring her back. We are not giving up."

Hey. Here is part 2 concerning the prom. Hope you like it.
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