Innocent Chapter 13: Round and Round, a twilight fanfic

Rose left my room and went back to her own room. I need to take a shower, get dressed and look presentable. Once I got in the shower all I could think of was Rose. She had begged me not to go. But I have to do this. If I don't I'll never know if she'll be safe. I want her to be safe. I get out of the shower and dry myself off and wrap the towel around my waste. Then I grab another towel and start to dry my hair with it as I walk out of the bathroom.

"Sup, man?" Edward asks. It gives me a heart attack and I spin around. He's sitting on my bed and Jasper is lounging in the arm chair and looking out the window.

"What the fuck?" I ask. Edward laughs.

"You would think an assassin would be less scared by something like that," Edward comments. I scowl and just glare at him. I walk to my closet and grab the clothes I had decided to wear today. I go back in the bathroom to get changed. I am not changing in front of them.

When I come back out they're still there. I grab my hair brush and run it through my hair. I look at Edward and he's looking at me intensely.

"Hey, Jasper, he has the look," Edward says. I raise an eyebrow and shake my head.

"Man, what are you talking about?" I ask. I fasten my watch and see Jasper is looking at me now. He seems shocked, and pissed.

"The 'Oh my God I just had sex for the first time' look. Alice and Bella told us about it, hey I didn't know you were a virgin," Edward says. I stare at him, wide eyed. I don't know what to say.

"I-I, uh… I wasn't… I'm not," I stammer.

"Well, obviously you aren't now," Edward says. Jasper stands up and folds his arms across his chest. He raises his eye brows as if waiting for an explanation.

"I don't have to explain myself to you two," I say and I go into the bathroom and hang up the wet towels.

"Man, don't worry, Jasper isn't going to kill you," Edward says.

"Yes I am," Jasper mutters.

"Jazz, if I haven't killed you for having sex with Alice, my sister, you shouldn't kill Emmett for having sex with Rosalie," Edward says.

"Fine," Jasper growls; I come out of the bathroom and Edward gets off the bed and pats me on the shoulder.

"Let's go see the girls," Edward says. Jasper walks up to me and looks me in the eye. We're pretty close to being the same height; I'm only a little bit taller, maybe one inch. With out any warning he punches me in the jaw. Smart, he knew punching me in the nose would probably leave more of a mark. I look in the mirror, it's only a little red. Now Rose won't know unless we tell her. I look at him and he's smirking.

"Jasper," Edward says.

"Hey, I said I wouldn't kill him," Jasper says. "Besides, you punched me when you found out I had sex with Alice." Jasper walks out of the room and down the hall.

"And you punched me when you found out I had sex with Bella," Edward says smirking.

"Yep, now we're all even," I say, smirking.

"Oh by the way," Edward says. "The twins… two boys." I look at him and then realize what he meant. He smile and congratulate him. We get to Rose's room and Jasper knocks on the door. Rose opens it and Edward and Jasper just walk right inside.

"Yes, come in, boys," Rose says, smiling. She looks at me questioningly. I guess I look nervous to her.

"What?" she asks and I pull her into the hall way and shut the bed room door.

"Do they know?" I ask.

"Yeah… Alice and Bella said I had sex hair and 'the look'," Rose says. She uses air quotes when she mentions 'the look'. It's like it's the most ridiculous thing she's ever heard, same here.

"Oh… Edward and Jasper said that too," I say. Rosalie smirks and then frowns a little as though she just realized what that meant.

"You were a virgin!" she asks. I look down and smile. Okay, so I thought she would be surprised Edward and Jasper knew we had sex.

"Well yeah, you didn't think I was though so I obviously wasn't going to admit it," I say. Rosalie laughs and I smile down at her.

"Come on," she says. "I have to do my hair before it dries." she opens the door to her room and I Bella talking excitedly to Edward about naming the twins. I think I hear the names Connor and David; good those aren't horrible names that'll get the two of them made fun of. Rosalie walks into where Alice is waiting impatiently to do her hair and I see Jasper, sitting in the desk chair, glaring at me. I smile and roll my eyes.

"Hey Belly button," I say, sitting down on the bed next to where Bella is sitting in her chair.

"Don't be a dumb ass," she snarls, but she's smiling, so I know I'm not in trouble. Then she begins to tell me all about the twins. She wants Connor to be the one who looks the most like her and David to be the one who looks the most like Edward. When she mentions that Rosalie chose the names I look at her. She is seated at some type of vanity table with a big mirror. She sees me looking at her because of the mirror and smiles. Alice snaps at her about not moving and then she grimaces, I laugh.

"Okay," Rose says, standing up after another half an hour. "Let's go down stairs."

"Sorry, darling, but I'm going to have to carry you down," Edward says.

"No, I'll do it," I say and Edward smiles at me in relief. I'm stronger than him and he's been carrying Bella up and down the stairs most of the time.

"Careful," Bella says as I lift her out of the chair.

"Do you not trust me little sister?" I ask.

"No, I trust you… well, sort of," she says as we wait for every one to leave before us. I'm going to walk down slowly, so I don't want them to get stuck on the stairs behind us. Edward folds up the chair and leaves and then I follow him.

"What do you mean 'sort of'?" I ask. She sheepishly smiles up at me.

"Well, you're strong and all, but there was that time you threw me into the pool. Oh and that time you tripped me when I was getting off the mall escalator. Then there was the bee hive incident," she says. I flinch when she mentions the bee hive incident.

"I was a stupid kid, Bella, I'm a responsible adult now and as your brother I will share the duty of carrying you up and down the stairs," I say.

"I'm such a freaking burden," she mutters.

"Yes you are," I say, "but you always have been, what with your clumsiness and all."

"Oh shut up," she says. I laugh and it makes her shake.

"Don't drop me!" she squeals, and wraps her arms around me even tighter.

"Chill, Bells," I say. I put her in her chair and she seems shocked that we're already down stairs.

Soon enough we eat. It is delicious as always and we all compliment Esme on her cooking. She lights up when she hears it. Being complimented on her food always makes her happy. All through out dinner I'm very aware of Rose sitting across from me. Quite a few times we've brushed against each other's legs with our feet. It's driving me crazy. I don't know about her, but from the way she keeps fidgeting and blushing.

We all go into the living room where the Christmas tree is, with all the presents underneath it. The present that sticks out the most is the present Alice gives Jasper. It's a book called Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn: The Complete Guide. When Jasper opened it I think he thought Alice accidentally gave it to him, but meant it for Bella. He was wrong though and then it dawned on him. Jasper practically jumped Alice and they started making out right there, in front of Esme and Carlisle, her parents. So now, she's pregnant also and that only leaves… Rosalie. I caught her looking at me shyly quite a few times after that happened.

After we're done with presents we all sit together. Jasper is already reading his book and Alice is sitting in his lap. Edward and Bella are snuggled up on the couch and Esme and Carlisle have gone into the kitchen. We all know not to bother them, they like their alone time. Rose stands and stands in front of me. She holds out her hand and pulls me off the couch. We go into the piano room and Rose sits down and begins to play. Soon she starts to sing as well…

Round and Round

You see me standing there
and act like you don't know me
but last night you were calling me
saying you want me
oh why you always make me feel
like I'm the one that's crazy
you feel my heart racing
my-my heart racing

Boy, I need you here with me
We cant go on this way
I'm falling hard for you
all I can say we're
going round and round
we're never gonna stop
going round and round
we'll never get where
we are going
round and round
well your gonna miss me
cause I'm getting dizzy
going round and round
round and round

You tried to pull me close
and whisper in my ear
you always told me lies
I cried out all my tears
I pushed my feelings to the side
but then you bring them back
b-bring them back
now you got me singing

Love me or Love me not
I'm starring at the clock
I take them flower petals off
and then I watch them drop
Love me or Love me not
I'm starring at the clock
I take them flower petals off
and then I watch them drop

I smile and kiss her on the head. "It was awesome, Rose," I say.

"It'll sound better with more instruments in it," she says. I nod and pull her close. We sit there, together for some time and soon I hear her breathing change. How some one can fall asleep on this hard piano bench is beyond me. However I suppose she's used to it. I pick her up and carry her to her room. I take her shoes and clothes off her. Then I quickly go to my room and grab my huge t-shirt that's even too big for me. I go back to Rose and put it on over her bra and underwear. It's like a night gown, kind of. I tuck her in and kiss her on the cheek.

I walk back to my room and change into all black clothes and grab a pen and paper. I write Rose a note and leave it on my pillow, with a red rose that I took from one of Esme's flower arrangements. I pick up my bag and shut the bed room door behind me. I creep down the stairs and go into the kitchen to get a bottle of water.

"You're leaving," Edward says. This time I'm not surprised to see him. I look at him and he and Jasper are sitting at the counter.

"Yes, you know my dead line," I say.

"Does my sister?" Jasper asks.

"Yes," I say.

"Does she know you're leaving?" he asks.

"She knows I'm going to leave eventually, but I didn't tell her I'd be leaving tonight," I say.

"You left her a note, didn't you," Edward says.

"Yes," I say.

"Fair enough," Edward says. "We're coming with you."

"No," I say. "I can do this myself. You guys stay here and protect the family. If I absolutely need you I'll call you." Jasper stands up and at first I think he might punch me again. But instead he hugs me.

"Be careful," he says, "for Rose… please." I look at him and nod. He smiles and Edward comes over and pats me on the back.

"I'll be home soon," I say and then I leave. As I pull out of the drive way I see Rose's bed room light turn on.

Wow, what a long chapter. Well, the song makes it seems longer. Everyone, please remember to vote for how Royce dies. Right now it is a tie, so y'all need to get voting. The song was Round and Round by Selena Gomez, link on my profile. Please review also. Thanks for reading, and remember I don't own Twilight.

~EM~