Chapter 9
BPOV
When lunch came, Edward and I sat down with our trays around his family. I greeted them all and then shoved the cheese pizza in my mouth. All the Cullen's gave me gross looks.
"What?" I asked, leaning over my plate, looking up at them.
"How do you eat that crap? It's gross," Emmett said.
"It's only gross to you. It tastes good to me. Edward and I use to eat it all the time on our movie nights," I said.
The Cullen's turned to Edward and scrunched up their noses at him.
"That was when I was human. It's different now. It's gross. It tastes like dirt," he said, shoving the tray away from him.
"Only you would know that," I said, laughing at an old memory. Edward narrowed his eyes at me.
"Don't even bring it up, Isabella," he said, using my full name.
"No, I think I will. I think it's time to share some stories with your new family," I said sweetly.
"What happened?" Emmett asked, excited now.
"Nothing! Nothing happened," Edward said.
"Lies!" I said, pointing and laughing at Edward.
"What happened? We want to know!" Alice said. All the Cullens turned to me with excitement in their eyes.
"Okay, when Edward and I were 12, before we got together, we were playing with some other kids back in Phoenix who were our age. We had decided to play truth or dare. So you can tell where this story is going. I dared Edward to eat a whole pile of dirt," I started.
"Did he do it?" Emmett asked.
I laughed, as Edward glared at me.
"Yep. Want to know the reason why?" I asked, giggling at Edward who's eyes suddenly got wide.
"Don't you dare, Bella," he said.
"Why? Why?" Alice asked, bouncing in her seat.
"There was this kid who liked me, and Edward thought I liked him back. So he decided to be all big, bad and tough and take on my dare. He thought, doing so would get me to like him. But he didn't know I had already had a huge crush on him. So we found a big pile of dirt and he started shoving it into his mouth. We all watched until he had finished it down. Then he stood up, but fell down when he did. He then proceed to vomit on the thing closest to him, which was me. We had to call our parents and Elizabeth took him to the hospital. The doctors said nothing was wrong with him and that he would be fine. I had felt so bad about it, that I went to visit him in the hospital," I said, laughing at Edward's embarrassed face.
"That's hilarious!" Emmett said, laughing with the rest of the Cullens.
"But that's not the best part," I said, sobering up from my laughter and meeting Edward's eyes. He smiled at me. He liked this part, too.
"When Bella came to visit me, she started to explain, but I stopped her. I told her it was my fault and I shouldn't have been so stupid. She then asked why I did the dare and then I told her everything. How when I looked at her, my heart always sped up. How I had the hugest crush on her since we were eight. How when I looked into her eyes, I always got lost in them. How much I hated that kid who always tried to get her attention," Edward said, looking into my eyes.
"And I told him that I felt the same way. That was the day we officially got together," I said.
"Aw!" Alice and Rose said together.
"That's gross!" Emmett said.
"Yeah! The lust coming off of you two is disgusting!" Jasper said. Him and Emmett made a disgusted face. I looked away from Edward, and blushed.
Alice and Rose smacked the back of both their heads.
"Ow!" they said, together.
"Shut up! You two should take lessons from Edward! He really knows how to swoon a lady! Unlike you two," Alice said.
"Yeah just like the way he swooned Tanya Den-" Emmett was cut off. He jumped like someone had kicked him. I turned to Edward who was glaring at Emmett.
"Shut up, Emmett!" Edward said.
"Who's Tanya?" I asked, my heart beating fast.
"No one, Bella. Don't worry about it. Emmett doesn't know what he's talking about.
"Who's Tanya?" I asked again. Edward sighed and glared at Emmett.
"Thanks a lot, Emmett," he snarled. Emmett just grinned, which was slapped away immediately by Rose.
I felt my worst nightmare coming to life. Edward holding another girl in his arms, kissing her, loving her. A beautiful blonde, which is not me.
Edward put his arms around me, pulling me to his chest.
"Don't worry about it, Bella. She's no one," Edward said. I looked up at him, tears in my eyes threatening to spill over.
"Tell me, Edward," I said. He sighed.
"When I was changed, we took a trip up to Alaska so I could meet the Denali's. Their friends of Carlisle and he wanted me to get to know them. There was a girl there, Tanya. She liked me, a lot. I tried to ignore her thoughts, but they were becoming too much for me. So I pulled her aside and told her politely to please stop. She….it's like she didn't register it. She tried to talk me into becoming her mate, but I refused, because I love you and I always will. But Tanya wouldn't stop. She's tried to seduce me several times, but I always ignore her. When we left to come back down here, she looked mad and defeated. I heard in her thoughts that she won't give up. But I always think of you and that's what makes me forget about her. I have no feelings toward her what so ever," he said, looking into my eyes.
"You haven't….done anything with her, have you?" I asked, my heart beating fast in my chest.
"No! Never! I haven't even let her kiss me. I never let her get close enough to do anything to me. I always read it in her mind before it happened and got away. The only girl I've ever kissed was you, and it's going to stay that way," he said, kissing my forehead.
I breathed a sigh of relief. The bell rang then, interrupting us looking into each other's eyes. We threw our trays away and walked hand in hand to Biology, the only class we had together. Mr. Banner gave me a book and told me Edward was my lab partner. I smiled to myself.
Unfortunately, Lauren, Mike, and Jessica were in this class, also. Jessica and Lauren whispered and stared as they passed by. Edward growled at them, then growled again as Mike walked up to our table.
"Hello, Bella," he said, trying to sound sexy. He sounded like a dying whale instead.
"Hello, Mike," I said, then turned back to Edward. Edward's hand, which was on my knee, tightened.
"So, I missed you at lunch," Mike said.
I sighed and turned back around.
"I was sitting with my boyfriend," I said, pointing to Edward, who smirked. Mike glared at him, sizing him up. Pfft! Like he had a chance!
"Boyfriend?" Mike asked, looking at Edward.
"Yeah, boyfriend. Mike, meet my boyfriend, Edward Cullen," I said, smirking.
"Cullen," Mike said in a tight voice.
"Newton," Edward snarled.
"So, Bella," Mike said, turning to me, softening his face. "What are you doing Saturday?" he asked.
Really? Is he really this stupid. I heard Edward growl quietly, tightening his hand on my knee a little more as if telling Mike I was his. Well, I was his. I put my hand over his and he loosened it a little.
"Sorry, but I'm busy. I'm….going shopping with my daughter and Edward," I said, making new plans. Alice will see it and probably scream and start dancing in the middle of class.
APOV
Yay! A new shopping buddy! I got up and started dancing. I heard the teacher clear their throat. I stopped and saw everyone staring at me. Jasper was looking at me as if I'd gone crazy. Well, I was put in an asylum when I was human. Good thing I wasn't human right now or I would be blushing like Bella.
"Miss Cullen, do you have something to share with the class?" the teacher asked.
"Um….oh, there was a bug on the floor and I hate bugs, so I decided to squish it," I said, making up something on the spot and dazzling the teacher at the same time. He blinked, then shook his head.
"Okay, well sit down, Miss Cullen. And please reframe from squishing bugs while I'm teaching," he said. He turned back to the board, while I sat down.
I screamed in my head, ready for Saturday.
BPOV
Mike's face fell then.
"Fine," he huffed and walked off.
"Finally," I said, turning back to Edward.
"I hate him," Edward growled, glaring at Mike.
I giggled and Mr. Banner called the class to attention. Class drug on and Edward and I kept stealing glances at each other.
The bell rang and Edward walked me to P.E. Oh, boy. I kissed him bye and walked in. Coach Clapp gave me a uniform and told me to change. I saw Angela and started talking to her.
We were playing dodge ball, and I managed to stay out of the way at most attempts people aimed at me. I gained a little balance coordination while I was pregnant with Sophie, but not enough to be graceful. I was still as clumsy as a drunk person.
Finally, the bell rang and I rushed to change so I could meet Edward. I saw him and smiled and he smiled back. Before I reached him, I heard Lauren talking to Jessica, right behind me. She was loud enough for me to hear. I could tell she was doing it on purpose.
"She's a whore. I don't see what Edward sees in her," I heard her say. I ignored her and continued towards Edward. But the next thing she said made me stop dead in my tracks, striking a cord.
"I mean, she has a daughter. I bet the father ditched her when she told him. Oh, or he's probably some random guy off the street and paid her to ride him. That baby is going to grow up to be just like it's mother. A slut."
That was the last straw. Talk about me all you want, but insult my daughter, and I get all crazy white girl on you.(A/N- I'm not offending anyone here, am I? I just want it to be a funny, not anything racist. So sorry if I offended anyone.) I stopped and spun around to face Lauren and Jessica. Lauren was smirking, knowing she struck a cord.
"You got something to say to me, Lauren?" I asked.
"Who? Me?" she asked innocently.
"If you have something to say, say it to my face, slut," I said, balling up my fists.
She smirked again.
"That thing you call your daughter is probably going to grow up just like it's mother. A slut," she said, repeating her words she had just spoken.
That's it. I lunged at her and knocked her to the ground. Her head made a loud smack against the hard floor. I was on top of her, punching her everywhere. I punched her square in that fake nose. I slapped her across the face several times. I punched her a few more times in the eyes and in her nose.
"You don't talk like that about my daughter," I said, still punching her. I punched her in the jaw, "That is for me," I punched her in the nose again, "that is for Angela," I kneed her in the stomach, probably breaking a few ribs, "and that is for my daughter.
I punched and kicked some more until I felt two cold arms wrap around my waist, and pull me off of her. I tried to break away and make more damage to her, but this person was too strong. Lauren moaned in pain. I glared at Jessica.
"You want to end up like her?" I snarled. Her eyes wide with fear, she shook her head frantically.
"Then I suggest you keep your mouth shut," I said, still trying to break free.
I looked up at my captor and saw Edward staring down at me, shocked.
"What happened here?" the principle asked, coming in.