Hey you guys! Sorry it took so long! This chappie was a tricky! Anyway, usual disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer own Twilight. I own My New Life and Old Pain and everything that is original in it.
Ch.
July 10th
Well diary, everything's been going right again. Alan's adapting to being a vampire pretty well. His control is amazing for one so young, and personally I thought he'd never actually be mature. Maybe I just didn't have faith in him. But then again, how much faith can you have in a guy who kept trying to get his hand up your skirt? *Add shudder here* ^_^ :P
Tanya and I are finally becoming friends. Of course, there are some time that she still gets on my nerves- namely being when she, Alice, Rose, and my sisters all gang up on me and use me as a life-size doll- but what can you do? Besides, at least Alice doesn't force me through Barbie-time as often as she use to.
As for Edward and I? Well… Oh, who am I kidding? Back to the way things were and even better! Now it's practically like we were never apart.
What else did I forget? Oh yeah- school. That's over with thank God, and we've decided to all spend a little summer fun. Esme has this great little island that she got as an anniversary present from Carlisle; no civilians except for the cleaning service that keeps the house there in shape, lots of animal life, and sunshine 24/7. Perfecto! I love Forks, but I still need a bit more sunshine then once a month.
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Esme Isle really was simply beautiful. The 'little' house there was able to hold all the Cullens, the Morwens and Meldas easy, but of course there had to be two couples in each room.
Everything was just so much fun! We had done things like waterskiing, surfing, and a vampire version of chicken. At nights, we'd set up a bonfire near the water and have a little party. My family and the Meldas would be cooking hot dogs or making s'mores; all of which the Cullens would wrinkle their noses at. Talk about hilarious! The only time we had to be cautious about anything was when the cleaning crew came by to restock the fridge and pantries. Mom kept the house in order with Esme, so they didn't have to stay for very long.
I don't think I could have had any more fun in my entire life- and being about ninety years old is a pretty big time slot. But I honestly can say that everything was just perfect.
So tonight, the Denali clan was coming by with Alan and we were having a big bonfire to finish off the month before heading back home. I pulled on a white shirt with some neon blue shorts over my plain navy blue swimsuit and flip flops before running outside in time to see Max and Connor topple over in the chicken fight against Emmett and Jasper. Did you really expect any other outcome?
"Well good morning, sunshine!" Stacy greeted as she slung her arm over my shoulders. "How nice of you to join the land of the living again!"
"Morning. So, when did this start back up?" I jerked my head towards the four boys acting like children in the water.
"What are you talking about?" Alice asked as she, Rose, and Maria all came up towards me and my other sister. "This has been going on since last night!"
"It's true. They've been at it for about ten hours now."
"Oh, come on! You honestly expect me to believe that they've been having chicken fights for the past ten hours, can you?" I asked them. Judging by their expressions, they did. "Oh, for God's sake!" I kicked my flip flops off and yanked off my shirt before diving into the water. When I came back up, I used my powers to trap each of the boys in separate spheres of salt water. They kept trying to push their way of it, but I kept the walls strong.
"Now seriously you guys. You are each at least a hundred years old and you're telling me that just because of some stupid little argument last night, you've been trying to prove yourselves by seeing which team can hold out longest in chicken fights?" My brothers both bowed their heads at how childish they'd been acting and Jasper seemed to have matured a bit… then there was Emmett.
"Well Bella, it is obvious! I mean after all, Jasper and I are the strongest, the fastest, and all around the best tag team that there ever was. How can we prove it to those two," he nodded over to my now free brothers, "unless we fight?"
"Fine, you want a fight? I'll give you one," I said as I let the water fall away. Emmett fell into the water, making the biggest splash that you could have imagined. He came up spewing water out of his mouth like some sort of demented fountain and shot a playful glare at me. "You and me, one-on-one. No strings attached. You can use every single trick that you've got against me. Heck, I'll even let you have the first swing."
"What's the catch?" "I win, you admit that you're not the best of the best and never talk about it again. You win; well you prove that you are the best, seeing as us gideions are a hundred times stronger than newborn vampires." I crouched down low, letting myself slip into my stronger form. "So what do you say?" The question hardly even left my lips before he attacked.
First he tried to distract me by throwing a wave of water in my direction, but I shoved it away quickly before diving to the side as he jumped at me. I swam under the water to where my feet weren't touching the ocean floor and allowed him to charge at me again before diving once more. That shot, he just to say missed me. Eventually, I swam back towards the shore and jumped out just as Emmett did. He had me pinned down, face first into the sand.
"Looks like I win Bella," he laughed as he held me down to the ground with his hand on my back.
"Not quite," I said before I swung my left foot up high to hit him in the back of the head. While he was pushing himself up on his feet, I rolled onto my back, pushed my hands into the sand beside my head, kicked my feet up into the air, and flipped into a crouch. I then swung my foot out and knocked Emmett's feet from out underneath him with a judo sweep, causing him to fall hard into the sand. I pushed myself up to crouch over him, held him down with one foot on his chest, and held a fireball in my right hand. "I win." The girls started cheering like crazy and I couldn't help grinning like a madman.
"Not bad Bella," Jasper said as he gave me a high five as I passed by.
"Thanks!" I grinned as I pulled my tank back on. As I started to tie up my soaked hair, a pair of arms wrapped around my waist and pulled me up against a marble stone body.
"That was wonderful love," Edward whispered in my ear and kissed along the length of my neck, causing shivers to rise up my spine. I swung myself in his arms and proceeded to have a full make out session with him, but of course my brothers interrupted.
"Hey Eddie!" Edward growled at the annoying nickname Connor kept calling him. "Stop sucking my little sister's face off and come hang out with the men for a change!"
"Go ahead," I whispered into his ear. "The girls wanted to have a makeover party for tonight anyway. Might as well do something else than sit around a bunch of women discussing make-up products."
"What about you?"
"Alice knows my weakness, and with her, Maria and Stacy all using the puppy eyes on me, I caved in." Alice really did know how to get me to say yes to anything. Not saying that I'd of said no to this, but it's just that Alice blows it out of proportion. "Go," I kissed his cheek, "I'll be fine."
"Alright Bella. I'll see you later then. I love you," with one more kiss, he left. I sighed before heading back into the house with the rest of the girls as the guys all went for another hunting trip.
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That makeover treatment was just what I needed. We all grabbed our swimsuits and sat on the beach as we did each other's nails and make-up, playing with the other's hair twisting it into several different styles. I guess after everything that's happened this year, I needed something to help me unwind, and this was the best thing to do.
"See Bella? Now isn't this better than reading those old books of yours?" Stacy teased as she wiggled her freshly painted neon pink toes at me.
"Yeah, yeah Stacy. Really better. Alice, hold still! I'm not finished with your foot!" I laughed as I tickled the ball of her right foot, causing her to squirm and squeal with laughter. The others and I laughed at how Alice was acting and I was positive that she would have blushed if possible.
After everyone was done and all the make-up products were put away, I ran back upstairs and started getting ready for tonight. I decided on my jeans cut-offs that I stitched the letters 'B.M.' onto the right leg and pale purple rose pattern hem lines at the knees, a lavender halter top that had a rhinestone brooch attached to the clip of the strap of material that went around my neck, and some flip flops. My hair was simply done in slight curls that were all pulled back from my face and pinned back with my favorite hair comb with purple roses and water pearls along the end. My eyes were lined with a very small amount of liner and pale purple eye shadow, my cheeks brushed lightly with a pink blush, and my lips shimmering with a coating of clear lip gloss.
'Not bad,' I thought, gave a little shrug and ran back outside to see everyone else was already dressed and waiting at the shore, watching a boat make its way closer to the island.
"Sorry I'm late," I breathed as 'I jogged towards them. "A certain little someone took forever in the bathroom!" I shot a half-glare at my younger sister who just smiled sheepishly at me. I laughed quietly to myself and watched as the boat finally reached shore.
"Bella! Stacy! Maria!" Irina and Kate both squealed as they hopped out of the boat and ran full speed at me and my sisters. Luckily we weren't bowled over. The buzz that was coming out of their mouths was so fast, I couldn't understand a single word.
"Whoa, whoa there. Take a chill pill you guys," Tanya said as she walked up to us, holding hands with Alan. "I can't even understand what you're saying, and I live with you guys 24/7!"
"Well, almost 24/7," Alan whispered in her ear, but loud enough for us to hear too. Judging by Tanya's expression, I was able to figure out that what he talking about was so not PG-13. I mentally shook my head, trying to get that thought out.
The night was absolutely perfect. A few embarrassing stories of the past year were told, Stacy kept cracking up with as she tried telling some of the jokes she learnt, Jake nearly cleared out the fridge and pantries of the food for dinner, and it was just a really great night. Also, it seemed that it was even better for Selena and Jake.
Apparently, when they somehow had gotten a second of privacy to themselves today, Jake had proposed!
"Looks like you beat me for once, Jacob," Edward said from behind me. I looked back to ask what he meant and I saw him kneeling on one knee, a small black velvet box resting in his hand. When he opened it, I saw a simple but beautiful gold band with small details etched into the sides with a small water pearl resting in its center.
"I was an idiot to let you go once. This time I'm making sure that I don't make the same mistake twice," he said. "Isabella Marie Morwen, will you marry me?" I didn't really answer him. Well, unless you call throwing myself into his arms and beginning to kiss him senseless not an answer, then I didn't answer. I finally pulled away when I heard a loud 'pop!' and I saw my dad had brought out a large bottle of champagne.
"You knew?" I asked him. "Of course I knew. Who do you think he came to ask before he went asking you?" I jumped up and ran to my dad, giving him the biggest hug I ever gave him. "I'm happy for you sweetie!"
I know it's short. I told you it was tricky. PLZ R&R!
Nancy (aka megamatchmaker)