Me: Hello peoples! I hope you all had a fun week ;p and that you all enjoyed the last chapter
Emmett: I did I did I did!
Edward: I didn't I only got one line
Emmett: stop whining you had an entire chapter!
Edward: Hey I do not whine!
Emmett: do to! Hey Eddie, want some cheese to go with that whine? Hahahaha I crack myself up
Edward: Emmett that was stupid
Me: I actually thought it was kind of funny,
Emmett: hehe she sided with me!
Me: Okay…on that note lets get on with the story, I do not own anything to do with twilight or these crazy vamps they all belong to the talented Stephenie Meyer
Chapter 6: Hell froze over
"So, are you going? Huh huh? Are you going? Come on everyone will be there! Come on come on come on! Say yes, you know you want to!" And this is how my Wednesday morning started, not with a "hey Bella whats up?" or "did you finish problem 23 on the math work sheet?" Instead Emmett and I pulled into the school parking lot and I was immediately dragged from the safety of the red hurricane (so what if I am the only one to call it that, it is an awesome name!) by a hyper active morning person, stupid Emmett had already abandoned me to go talk to Edward and flirt with Rose by the Volvo three spaces down from the truck (I had no idea he could run away so quickly, he must teach me how he manages to flee from the pixie).
"Good morning to you too Alice. Do you greet everybody like this or just me?" She chose to ignore my comment completely and stomped her foot like a three year old.
"Give me an answer woman! I have the perfect dress on hold for you but we only have until tonight to buy it! And it will go so perfectly with what Edward will be wearing you two will be the envy of the entire school I cant wait till you ask-" I quickly slapped my hand over her mouth and looked around to see if the others had heard her, the last thing I wanted was for Emmett and Edward to hear her and think that I liked Edward as more then a friend (it's not like I am a wimp or anything, I was only thinking about how awkward it would be for Emmett to beat his best friend into a pulp, that's my story and I am sticking to it!)
"Alice shut up! I told you I wasn't going to go to the stupid dance." She shot me an evil glare which would have been more effective if she wasn't struggling to get my hand off her mouth, I must be stronger then I thought and it is so funny watching her struggle. I was too busy trying not to laugh that I didn't notice the person standing behind me until they started talking.
"Well I be darned! If it isn't little miss Izzy-B causing a ruckus in the middle of a parkin' lot. I see you haven't changed a bit." I froze for only a second before I released Alice and spun around to see a tall and nicely built teen of around 17 with wild curly blond hair dressed like a modern day cowboy. It only took me another five seconds to recognize him before I shrieked like a little girl and ran into his out stretched arms.
It wasn't long before I heard Emmett clear his throat and I stepped back looking at the ground and blushing at my lack of subtlety (we are standing in the school parking lot for Pete's sake). I could just imagine everyone staring at us, the old new kid hugging the new new kid.
"Well well well, look what the cat dragged in, if it isn't Mr. Jasper Whitlock, you're a long way from Texas and you sure as hell should have told us you were moving here." At Emmett's voice I looked up to see him making his way over to us with a confused Rose and a pissed looking Edward (why would he be pissed, did Emmett say something about his Volvo? Or did Rose ask Emmett to the dance in front of Edward and Edward didn't approve? I am so giving myself a headache). I looked over at Alice and to say I was shocked would be an understatement, she looked speechless. Seriously, her mouth was opening and closing but no sound was coming out. When the others reached us I finally took pity on her and closed her jaw for her (she was starting to drool). Edward and Rose stood off to the side while Em walked up to Jasper and gave him a man hug (you know the ones where they grab hands for a hand shake but pull in for a quick pat on the back, boys are weird.)
"Well dad was told about a new position up this way and mom wouldn't let him pass at the chance to move closer to family so we packed within a week and moved back here. So who are your friends?" Jasper smiled and gave a small wink at the still stunned Alice, I think she would have melted into the ground if she was capable of it, when Jasper wanted to make an impression he made one in a big way. Emmett took it upon himself to make introductions.
"These two here are Edward and Rosalie, they are the Cullen twins" Edward gave a stiff nod of his head while Rose gave a smile and a wave. Jasper waved back but quickly turned his attention back to Alice and me. "And who might you be?"
"Merry me." She whispered and I had a huge urge to smack my face with the hand that wasn't holding my best friend up.
"um…what did you say your name was?" That did it, Alice shook her head and started over holding out her hand for a handshake.
"Mary Alice Cullen but I go by Alice, you can call me Ali if you want and I will be very happy to show you how to get to your first class that is if you don't mind."
"I don't mind in the least." He took her hand and gave it a small kiss on the back. I swear I saw her blush and I sure as hell felt like I as invading on a private moment so I quickly made my way over to Edward and the rest. Since he was still glaring at the two of them I figured I would ask what was wrong, I wasn't expecting him to answer me with another question.
"How do you know him? And what did Emmett mean by he should have told you guys he was here?" I was taken back by his tone.
"Jasper is mine and Em's cousin. His mom is Charlie's oldest sister and Aunt Charlotte met Uncle Peter when she went to Texas for a veterinarian exchange program while she was still in college, he was studying music…OH MY GOD!" I really didn't mean to scream, but sometimes shit happens. The others looked my way and Em was by my side in a matter of seconds.
"What, whats wrong? Did you forget something? Did Edward make a move on you? Did Newton try and hit on you again? Did you finally figure out how to turn off your stupid ring tone?"
"Emmett! Uncle Peter is the new music teacher!"
"No way! That is so cool!" and we started jumping up and down like kids in a candy store. People were staring again but I so didn't care because the bell to head into the school rang and we all rushed off. Not to forget to mention that I was saved from having to listen to Alice about the dance because she was too focused on Jasper to even notice what she was doing (no lie she tripped up the stairs into the building, I did a little victory dance in me head because I finally wasn't the only one to do something like that), or so I thought until the evil pixie managed to corner me during lunch.
The boys were all caught up in catching Jasper up with what the school's football team has been up to (no much because they have lost yet another game but who is really counting…) as soon as Rose sat down Alice zeroed in on her main objective from this morning.
"Come on Bella you have to ask Edward soon if you want him to be your date to the back to school dance, he already had to turn five girls down this morning you need to stake your claim on him now before its too late!" she slammed he fist down on the table for emphasis and nearly knocked over her Sprite (Rose and I already took away her mountain dew to ensure the safety of the student body).
"Why are you getting so worked up over me asking your brother to a stupid dance? We don't even know if he likes me that way."
"Yes we do!"
"No we don't" I argued back "all we have is a stupid hunch you have and your persistence in having me make a fool of myself! Why aren't you being so stubborn with Rose?"
Rose looked over at me and smirked. "I asked Emmett on Saturday while we were working on our projects for shop class. It was so cute he turned a bright red and mumbled a yes and he asked me to have dinner with him before the dance." Damn, why didn't brother bear tell me? Oh that's right he would have had to tell me in front of the whole family (my big bear of a brother can be so shy sometimes ;p ). I was about to give in to Alice when I realized I still had an Ace up my sleeve. Glancing at the boys to make sure they were still engrossed in the chances of the team going to state championships (a zero chance if you ask me) I turned to Alice with what I hoped was an innocent look on my face. By her expression I probably wasn't successful.
"So Alice, if I do go to the dance, and I'm not saying I am, there is no need for me to ask Edward if he would go with me."
"And why would you say that?" Alice rolled her eyes as Rose shot me a look of mischief; she seemed to have caught on to where I was going with the conversation.
"What Bella is trying to say Ali is that you would end up being the fifth wheel if she asked Edward and he says yes. And we wouldn't want that to happen now would we." Remind me to never get on Rose's bad side. Alice looked between the two of us before she shrugged her shoulders and took a sip of her soda. Rose and I looked at each other in surprise. "What Ali, no come back?"
"No worries because I wont be a fifth wheel at the dance."
"And why is that Alice, did someone ask you?" I asked her.
"Nope, I'm going to the dance with Jasper." Wow she works fast the guy only just got here this morning!
"You already asked my cousin to the dance and he said yes?" She looked at me like she just heard a great idea.
"Good point Bella I should really ask him first." She turned her chair towards the boys. "Hey Jazzy, would you mind going with me to a dance on Saturday? I promise it will be a lot of fun!" She smiled at him with her 10,000,000 dollar smile. Jasper got a slight blush on his cheeks (it is a Damn Swan family trait I tell you!)
"I would be delighted to go out with you Miss Alice." And just like that my plan back fired. And that was the end of the divided conversations as Edward asked the question that was probably on all of the Cullen's minds.
"Just how many of you Swans are there?" Emmett, Jasper and I looked at each other.
"Well" I started, "there is Dad, mama Sue, Leah, her husband Jacob, Seth, me and Emmett...oh and Leah is about to pop so mystery baby."
"Don't forget Cousin Sam and his girl Emily, I swear they will be engaged any day now" Jasper was interrupted by Emmett, who was still counting off his fingers.
"Then there is Uncle Peter and Aunt Charlotte, Jasper's older brother Garrett (A/N my brother spells his name the way our great grandfather spelled his which is considered the Dutch/German spelling of Gerrit so if I mix the spellings please don't shoot me) and Garrett's wife Kate. They have a son named Jack and a one year old named Marie…"
"Oh they have another one due at the end of the year, Kate found out before we moved its part of the reason they are staying in Texas for the moment, that and Garrett's job. He's contracted for another few months." Emmett shot Jasper a look for interrupting (another family trait) before he continued.
"Anyway there is Great Uncle Max, Granny Swan, and Uncle Billy who is really just Jake's dad. I think that is everybody."
"What about your mom?" Edward asked. Emmett started to turn red (from anger I guess rather then embarrassment) while Jasper and I found the floor and the design on the table to be very interesting. We were saved from answering the question (and Edward was saved from Emmett) by the ringing of the bell to let us know lunch was over. I was very excited to go to biology and have it over with so I could get to the one class I have been waiting for, for over a week I have had to sit in the library but now we would be able to go to the band room!
As I sat down at the table in biology Edward turned to me. "I'm sorry if I asked anything that wasn't appropriate." He really did look sorry and I have to say that sorry Edward was just as good looking as Any of Edward's other moods. Maybe I could ask him…no no way am I going to be suckered into humiliating my self. Shaking my head I turned to look at Edward.
"Don't worry about it. My mom is just a touchy subject between us that we try to forget about her."
"If you don't mind me asking why don't you guys talk about her? I mean you did go and live with her for three years, if I am not prying." I didn't have a chance to say anything other then it was a long story before our teacher walked in with a T.V. and a stack of papers. Lucky us it was a movie day, which means we sit here for an hour and try not to fall asleep. Edward and I spent the time comparing answers from the answer sheet and writing notes back and forth on a sheet of extra paper that was lying around (more like my math homework but I can always do it on another sheet of paper later), kind of like 20 questions.
( Edward Bella this is the notes they passed while they should have been paying attention)
So what is your favorite movie? The new Startrek movie, the music to that movie is just awesome, the only sound track that is better would be the Lord of the Rings trilogy
What about you? Disney's Lady and the Tramp Emmett and I would watch it over and over again as kids.
Favorite color? Brown
Yours? It used to be yellow but now I like green
Favorite food? French Toast, my mom makes mean French toast
What is your favorite song? A whole New World from Disney's Aladdin
You like Disney a lot don't you? Yep, Disney movies are awesome! When Leah was in college she got to take a class called the Art of Disney and she let me keep her text book!
Before Edward could reply the lights were turned back on and it was time to finally get to the class I have been waiting for, for my whole life (okay only a few weeks but come on it's the one class I can let lose and enjoy myself my poor flute was getting neglected!). As Edward walked with me to the music room I thought of something.
"Hey Edward, you never told me what instrument you played."Before he could answer me we were interrupted by Alice and Jasper walking up to the music room door. She was All bouncy again while Jasper looked Calm as a cucumber (yep they were made for each other).
"Can you believe we are finally going to have a band class!" said Alice as she bounced over to me and dragged me into the class room.
"I know Alice, we can hardly wait!"
"So did you ask him yet?" Alice asked as we got out our instruments from their cases and took a seat near each other. We don't have that big of a class so we all basically sat wherever we wanted, this is nothing like my old high school band that had everyone divided up into sections and chairs. As I looked around it seemed like there were three flute players, including me, and we had about three clarinets, two trumpets, a saxophone, a few people by the percussion equipment, a tuba, a French horn, Alice took out a cello, while Jasper sat next to her and took out a violin (he also knows how to play guitar and the viola, the benefits of having a musical dad). From the corner of my eye I saw Edward talking to Uncle Peter, I mean Mr. Whitlock.
"No Alice I haven't asked him and I probably wont. I have never had a date so I wouldn't even know what to do with one." Alice looked at me in shock while Jasper pretended to not be paying attention to our conversation.
"So you mean no one has ever asked you?" I shook my head no "no one has ever held your hand or wrote you poetry?" Again I shook my head. Then her eyes got really wide "you mean no one has ever kissed you either!"
"Alice keep it down I don't want everyone to know how much of a loser I am." That and Jasper was trying not to laugh. And Edward was walking back over to where we were sitting only he turned to sit at the piano bench (oh Fuck me now there is nothing hotter then a piano player, can you just imagine what they would be able to do to you with their hands!) Alice turned to her brother.
"Edward we have a problem that only you can fix it is a life or death situation!." He looked at her confused for a moment before asking "um…okay what do you want me to do?"
"You need to kiss Bella now! Right this instant! The poor thing has yet to experience the best thing about being a teenager!" My face turned as red as a tomato and Edward sat there looking shocked beyond belief. If I could have killed Alice at that moment I would have. It was bad enough that Jasper fell out of his chair in shock! Thankfully our attention was called to the front of the classroom and I was saved from having to kill my best friend. We all turned to look at the 45 year old version of my cousin Jasper.
"Welcome class to the Spartan band room my name is Mr. Whitlock and I will be your new teacher. Seeing as how there are only about 20 of us we will mostly be working in groups of either twos or fours, you can also work independently if you wish. The first half hour of every class will be spent as a whole so we can work on our scales and other playing exercises. Remember that fundamentals are important and should always be kept up in order to improve your playing. Seeing as this is the first day we will do our warm ups and then you will all be given a free period to get to know your fellow musicians and see who you would like to partner up with for projects and performances."
With that he passed out our warm up sheet music and began our exercises. Uncle Peter doesn't mess around when it comes to music; he was also the one who bought me my first flute when I was only eight so it is really him who taught me my love for it as well. I had most of my scales memorized so I spent a lot of my time watching Edward out of the corner of my eye. He looked so different when he is sitting at the piano bench then when he is out and about with the rest of us. To say my mouth was hurting after warm up was an understatement ( A/N when playing the flute, if you stop playing for even a week you have to retrain your mouth muscles, trust me I have been playing the flute for almost 11 years and every time I stop practicing it hurts). When we had 25 minutes left Mr. Whitlock (I am going to try and separate him from the fun loving uncle and the hard ass band teacher for my sanity) told us to pack up and mingle. I tried my best to stay clear of Edward because I could feel him staring at me and I had no wish to return to the conversation Alice had brought up before class had started. Instead I went and talked to Mr. Whitlock about how things were doing with Aunt Charlotte.
He was in the middle of telling me about the fiasco that happened during thanksgiving last year (Kate had tried to cook the turkey but had to give up and ended up ordering Chinese food) when I heard the sounds of the piano being played. It started out as a soft melody that was similar to Clare de lune but it soon morphed into a different song altogether. I slowly turned to look at Edward playing the piano as the sounds of a whole new world from Aladdin could be heard throughout the band room. I couldn't hear anything else around me as I slowly made my way over to the piano. About half way there Edward looked up and stared at me as he played, looking right into my eyes. It felt as though we were the only ones in the room, I didn't care that everyone was staring at us, I didn't care that Alice was practically jumping up and down or that Jasper was trying to calm her down. To me there was only him, me, and a whole new world. That is the only explanation I could come up with for what I did.
When the last note was played he held it down to make the sound last longer. By that time I was right next to him, his emerald green eyes still locked onto my brown ones. He lifted his hand to my cheek and brushed it lightly with one of his fingers, it was then that I realized I had a tear running down my cheek. The moment felt so sweet that I did one of the last things I ever thought I would do.
"Edward, will you go with me to the dance on Saturday?" he looked up at me, we were still lost in our own world, at least until I heard a certain pixie from somewhere behind me.
"Oh thank god! It appears that Hell has finally frozen over!"
Me: well Jasper has finally entered the picture! And the piano scene actually happened, back in high school a guy asked my sister and I what our favorite songs were and we both said a whole new world from Aladdin (ever since we were little my sister and dad would sing it together). He came back the next day and after band class he pulled us aside and started playing it by memory. He even started singing it to my sister, it was the sweetest thing anyone had ever done and he had my approval to ask her out lol.
Emmett: I have a tear in my eye, I must remember that if I am ever in the dog house
Edward: Em, you don't know how to play the piano and if you think I will let you anywhere near mine you are sadly mistaken. But it might work on Bella.
Me: glad you took my nice moment of a band geek memory and turned it into a way to seduce your women.
Emmett: we are only here to help
Me: I hope you guys liked this chapter and I hope to hear what you think ;p