I do not own Twilight.
I don't like when the sun comes up,
I marvel at the moon,
Gotta wonder where the fascination with impressin' comes from,
Just wanna live my life,
Not caring what anyone else gotta say.
And now here's the truth
I don't wanna fit in with the group
I wanna stand out and be myself
Put a smile on people's faces
Making others laugh and letting them feel like they belong.
I may be giving you more than you asked for,
But this is me
It's who I am
And I'm not ashamed to be.
I get mad easy but I'm quick to forgive,
Always wanna know why
Wanna uncover the mysteries of the world.
I'm impatient, curious, lovable, sassy
And I can't wait for the next adventure.
Don't wanna stay on the ground,
Wanna fly high above the crowds,
My head lost in the clouds,
Living free.
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Finally, after days of non-stop driving, they were here. Santa Clarita, California. Their new home. Kate was sleeping in the backseat while her mom slept in the passenger seat. Bella let her head thunk against the steering wheel; a soft sigh escaping her lips while her eyes slowly slid closed. She hadn't slept in eighteen hours, all she wanted was to rest her eyes for just a moment...
Something tapped against the window, Bella snapped up with a scream, jumping. She glared at the smirking man outside her window, turning the key in the ignition to roll down the window.
"You jerk!" She hissed, his smirk grew wider.
"Do you need any help?"
She slammed the car door open and into him; forcing him back several feet, her glare never wavering. She unbuckled her seat belt and slid out of the car, heading for the house, making a wide berth around Edward.
"You know I was just messing with you." He jogged, then leaped up the porch steps to catch up to her. He caught her arm as she went to unlock the door, spinning her around to face him.
No longer was her face contorted by anger, her eyes narrowed into slits but her expression had become bland, pale; lifeless. Her electric green eyes, normally so bright and alive were now dull and empty. The bags beneath her eyes made her appear haunted, with her smeared eye liner, like a raccoon.
"Long journey I take it?" He offered hesitatingly, an unsure smile turning the edges of his lips.
The droll look she gave him quickly killed that.
"Sorry, you must be absolutely exhausted." His grin was tight and too bright. "The movers already set up the furniture, specifically the beds."
The edges of her lips turned up briefly before her eyes began to slide closed and she stared swaying on her feet. She swept her up into his arms without another word.
"Your mom and sister really do sleep like the dead, don't they?"
She snorted, a soft chuckle escaping her lips. Her eyes were barely open, her grip around his neck loosening. He'd just put his foot on the first step of the stairs when she gave into the blissful darkness of sleep.
The last thing she heard was Edward saying, "Guess I'll be carrying Bella Junior and Senior in, huh?"
She woke up to tapping on her window the nest morning. She rolled over on to her back, straining her head up and to the left to peer out the window. She squinted against he bright sunshine shinning in her face, giving evidence to the fact that she'd slept away half the morning.
The tapping persisted.
She stretched her arms above her head, arching her back, yawning. When several pops reached her ears, she slumped back on the bed, a satisfied smile on her face and a nice, cool feeling creeping up her spine along with relief.
Still, the tapping persisted.
She let her arms rest beside her head, staring at the ceiling. Then she huffed, rolled out of bed, storming over to the window. She yanked it open and stuck her head out, peering down with her mouth open to berate whoever was throwing rocks at her window. And froze.
Laughter drifting to her ears on the wind caused her to look up into the smiling, brown eyes of Edward Dyson.
A frustrated yowl escaped her throat, a fierce scowl marring her face. She slammed the window closed, and jerked the curtains shut. And yet, she could still hear his laughter.
She growled, turning and marching out of her room and down the hall, down the stairs, and into the kitchen. She slumped into a chair at the kitchen table beside her mom while her sister stood at the stove.
"Are you sure you should be doing that? Don't wanna burn down the new home." Bella asked sarcastically/
"Bella Royale Lutum!" Her mother's tone was full of reproach, meant to discipline. And it just slid right off Bella's back like water off a duck's.
"Oh, hardy har har." Kate joked, the pleasant smile never leaving her face. "At least I can cook, unlike some people I know." A sly glance at Bella let her know who she meant.
Bella glared daggers into her sister's back, then let her head fall back, not caring or wanting to continue the bantering.
"I don't know why I bother, you two would tear strips off each other even if tomorrow was the apocalypse." Renee huffed, shaking her head and looking up to the heavens as if asking God, "Why me, Lord?" An expression the two sisters had seen often throughout their lives.
An expression that caused both to laugh and continue on just to egg on their mother and get better-or worse-reactions out of Renee.
"I thought you were going to sleep all day long." Kate remarked, diving the scrambled eggs equally into three plates.
"Unlike others I won't mention, I didn't get to sleep in the car yesterday." Bella drawled, her voice oozing sarcasm.
Kate opened her mouth to retort, but came up with nothing after several minutes of confusion. So she shut her mouth and turned back to the hash.
Bella snorted, smothering her laugh with her hand.
"What?" Kate drew the word out, her tone cautious, watching a smile, her anger of earlier long forgotten.
"Jeeze." Kate snorted, shaking her head and turning back to the cooking.
Bella just shrugged in response and they fell into a companionable silence.
After several minutes, someone started pounding on the door, startling the three women. Bella's scowl returned. She was out of her seat and gone in seconds. They were both too stunned to do anything, barely registering the sound of the chair scraping against the floor which was the only evidence they heard that she didn't just vanish.
Bella yanked the front door open and punched Edward in the arm. He jerked back with a yelp, rubbing the sore spot, pouting. Bella just glared at him, her arms crossed over her chest, legs spread to block him entry.
He grinned, leaned in and pecked her on the lips. He leaned back just as she swung her fist at his head, missing by millimeters.
Her glare intensified, his smile grew wider.
They stared at each other for several seconds before Bella swung her head to the side, her raven hair slapping her in the face and effectively hiding the smile she was fighting so hard. She whipped her head back around to face him, some tendrils of hair sticking to her face, a long electric green piece sticking to her lips. It still didn't hide her answering smile from him.
Bella swiped the hair away from her face, spitting the hair in her mouth out. "Come on." She turned and walked back towards the kitchen, Edward followed, closing the door behind him.
"I forgot your a bear when someone wakes you up." Edward bumped into Bella, a silly grin on his face.
"Like you aren't?" Bella shoved him back, her tone incredulous, eyebrows raised in disbelief.
"Nope, I'm all sugar and sunshine in the mornings." He laughed.
"Isn't that what girls are made of?" She teased, side stepping his push, putting him off balance. He caught himself just before he face planted, righting himself and giving her a playful glare.
The pair came into the kitchen, laughing.
Kate and Renee ignored them, eating their food. Bella slid back into her seat while Edward sat beside Kate, across from Bella. The pair joked and laughed, in their own little world while Kate and Renee finished and left. After Bella finished her eggs, she shoved the plate to Edward so he could eat the hash.
They sat there for the rest of the morning and late into the afternoon talking about nothing and everything.
Until finally...
"So Edward, are you moving in too?" Kate joked, walking past them to the fridge.
The two stopped mid-sentence, staring at Kate like she was an alien. A small, sly smile surved the edges of Kate's mouth as she pulled out a bottle of water. When she turned back to face the pair, her poker face was up.
"Well?" Kate finally queried, sliding into her seat from that morning.
"Hardly, I live next door." His voice was dry, eying Kate as if she were a hungry alligator and edging away slowly and carefully.
"Uh huh." Kate's smile was cunning as she edged her chair closer to him.
"Wasn't it nice of Edward to let the movers in for us and help them unpack most of the stuff?" Bella inquired; polite and indifferent. She rest her chin on her propped hand.
Edward shot her a glare, but Bella avoided his gaze, instead studying the ceiling intently. The edges of her lips twitched, and her eyes were lit up with amusement. Edward's eyes went wide and his gaze shot to Kate. The same amusement Edwardced in the dark green eyes. A low growl escaped his throat, but instead of scowling, he smiled.
If they wanted to play...
"It looks nice, doesn't it?" He slung an arm around Kate's shoulders, pulling her up against his side.
Both girls lost their smiles; Kate's expression turned startled as she rested against him while Bella jerked back, a frown on her face, her eyes-now-troubled.
"You know, I can't wait until tomorrow. Since your mom already enrolled you when she came to close the deal on the house, all we've go tot do is pick up you schedules and then I can show you guys around. That'll be great, don't you think? Maybe I can even show you the hot spot Kate, It's nice and private." He looked down at the speechless girl, a seductive grin on his face. He slowly leaned in closer, watching her eyes grow wider every inch closer. Until finally Kate squealed, running out of the kitchen.
Edward's whole body shook with laughter, Bella's shoulders shook as she fought valiantly to contain her laughter. "It's not funny!" She laughed, slapping him on the arm. He just laughed harder. She soon joined him, losing her fight to contain her laughter.
"Come, on, you, can't, blame me!" He huffed several minutes later once they'd calmed down. "She was, hitting, on me." He wiped the tears from his eyes.
"Not, really." She breathed, leaning back, wiping the tears off her cheeks.
Occasionally, a laugh would escaped.
"Yeah, I kind of figured." He laughed. "What was up with that anyway?"
"She was bringing us back to the real world. It's a game we started when we we're little. Mostly because of me." Rapid knocking on the from door stopped Bella's explanation. "I'll get it!" She yelled up the stairs, running to answer the impatient visitor.
Edward followed her into the foyer at a slower pace. He attempted to see who was at the door through the floor-to-cieling windows, but unfortunately the stained glass prevented that. He had to wait to find out.
He didn't have long to wait though as Bella swung the door open.
"Hel-" The greeting died on her lips as a fist connected with her face, knocking her on her back.
The only thing she saw was black, soulless eyes filled with hate.
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