CHAPTER 10
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A few days have passed since Emmett, Victoria and me hung out in Alice's place. Victoria and Alice did form a friendship and they talk about whenever they can. Things in school have been quiet; except for the few glares I have seen Mike giving Alice that guy rubs me the wrong way.
I finished my homework and called Emmett.
"Emmett come here, I need to talk to you."
A few seconds later, Emmett burst into my room with a grin on his face.
"Do you need sex advice Bella? That's why you called me?"
I merely rolled my eyes at his comment and answered him. "What makes you think that I need sex advice from you of all people? The reason I called you is because I'm taking Alice on a date this Saturday and I don't know what to do."
Emmett sighed and took a seat on my bed. I watched how his face became serious, as if he was trying to solve a great puzzle.
"I GOT IT!" He suddenly screamed.
"There is this Ice ranking on Port Angeles, why don't you take her there and then you can have dinner in one of those fancy restaurants." He finished with a big smile on his face.
I mulled the idea over for a few seconds and came to a decision.
"The Ice ranking is an excellent idea. Now, taking her to dinner not so much. Remember that we can't eat human food Emmett."
"Oh, yeah I forgot that one." Emmett answered me while rubbing his neck.
"Saturday afternoon is supposed to be sunny. I'm going to show her how we look in the sunlight." I beamed at him.
Emmett nodded his head, liking the idea.
"Well why don't you go to the movies after the Ice skating? That way Alice could eat something and you get to enjoy a movie."
"You're right Emmett! Now what kind of movie are they showing in theaters?" I asked him smiling, liking the way my date with Alice was taking form.
"Umm…The Avengers is showing and I read the reviews and they said is pretty cool." Emmett informed me.
"Isn't that the movie Joss Wheddon produced?" I asked him.
"Yes! It's the same. Remember he is the one who created Buffy The Vampire Slayer." He answered me with a grin.
"We loved that show! Remember we used to sit in front of the TV and watched it every week." I said getting lost in the memory. Oh the good old days.
"Ok then, I'll buy the tickets to The Avengers."
Emmett stood up from my bed. "So if you don't need anything else."
"Wait, there is another thing that I need to talk to you about." I said with a neutral expression.
"Ok." He said sitting up again. "Shoot."
I took a deep breath and asked him. "Do you think I deserve happiness?"
He gave me a perplexed look and answered me. "What kind of question is that Bella?"
I averted my gaze from his eyes. "Its just…Everything is going great in my life right now and, I'm scared that this is all a dream and that one day I'll wake up to find myself without my Alice."
I heard shuffling and next thing I felt a pair of big arms enveloping me in a tender hug. I hugged Emmett back and buried my face on his neck.
"Bella, please, first of all you do deserve happiness, don't think otherwise. You're trying so hard to amend what you did wrong in the past and I know Alice is your reward for that. Second of all, vampires can't sleep therefore we can't dream. This is real." Emmett released me and lifted my chin with his hand.
"Now listen to me, Alice loves you and accepts you. Don't throw that away just because you think you don't deserve happiness. Remember that life is made out of moments. You already have so many sad moments in your existence. Its time to make happy moments and what better way than with your soul mate." He finished with a kind smile and in his eyes I could see all the wisdom that he has.
I gave him a grateful look and kiss on the cheek. "Thank you big brother, I really needed that. I love you Emmett."
He beamed at me and grabbed me to twirl me around a few times. I laughed at his antics.
After my heart to heart with Emmett, I went to my bed and lay down. "I know that if I cold dream, I'll be dreaming of Alice." I thought to myself with a smile on my face.
A few hours later Esme and Carlisle came to my room. They were both wearing casual clothes and they had big smiles on their faces.
"Oh Bella! We are so excited about your game today." Esme said with a giddy voice.
I let out a chuckle at her behavior and Carlisle only shook his head.
"Well it's the least I expected from you mom. I know how much you like soccer." I told her with a cheeky grin.
"At what time do we have to be on the field?" Carlisle asked me.
"At 10. Game starts at 10:30." I said as I went to my closet to retrieve my soccer uniform.
"Only the two of you are coming?" I asked them while grabbing my stuff and went to the bathroom to shower and change.
"No honey, Emmett and Victoria are coming as well." Esme informed me.
"Ok Bella we'll leave you so you can change. See you at the game!" Carlisle told me.
I climbed in the shower and spent there 10 minutes washing and feeling refreshed. After my shower I put my uniform and went to my room to grab my sneakers and soccer shoes.
As I was heading back to the bathroom, my phone started to ring.
"Hello."
"Hi Baby!" Alice voice answered me.
"My love, how did you sleep?" I asked her as I went to the bathroom to comb my hair.
"I slept wonderful because I dream about you."
"Hahahaha that's good to know. Do you want me to pick you up? Or are you going on your own?"
"I'm going with Angela and Erick."
"Ok then. Baby I got to go. I love you!"
"Bye Bella, see you in a bit."
She hung up and after I checked that I had everything I made my way toward the garage.
Emmett and Victoria were waiting for me in the jeep. I climbed in the back and together drove off.
"So Bella do you have everything ready for your date?" Victoria asked me.
"Yes. The rink opens at 4:30 and the movie starts at 7:00. I'm going to pick Alice at 3:30." I informed them of my schedule.
"Aren't you going to get her something?" Emmett asked me. I burrowed my brows in confusion. "Do I need to get her anything?"
"Buy her some flowers and give them to her when you pick her up." Victoria said.
"Why do I need to give her flowers?" I asked.
"It's a human tradition." Emmett answered me like it was the most obvious thing.
"Ok. Now, what kind of flowers should I get her?" I asked once again.
"Well what I have seen is that the boyfriend usually gives the girlfriend red roses." Emmett told me with a smile.
"Emmett you are basing your answer in what you have seen on TV." Victoria told him while slapping the back of his head.
I shook my head at that and rolled my eyes. Victoria took pity on me and answered me.
"Red Roses are overrated and usually the boyfriend gives that to the girlfriend to get out of the dog house."
"Dog house? I don't think I understand that. We are talking about human costumes here not animal mating Victoria." I told her seriously.
Both Victoria and Emmett burst out laughing so hard that Emmett lost control of the Jeep for a few seconds.
"What the hell! Why are you laughing?" I asked them while getting a little bit angry.
"Oh Bella, for someone who has been near humans for over two centuries. You don't know shit about dating." Victoria said between chuckles.
"Dog house is an expression that means a boyfriend did something and it's trying to get out of trouble with the girlfriend."
"Oh! I get it." I said happily.
"Guys you need to remember this is my first relationship and there are going to be things that I wont understand." I half whined at them.
"Don't worry about it Bella, we'll help you!" Emmett told me.
"Now, back to the original question. Why don't you get her your favorite flowers?" Victoria once again gave me a solution.
"That's an excellent idea! Thank you Victoria. I don't know what I would do without you." I said with a big smile.
"You would make an ass out of yourself." Emmett answered my rhetorical question.
After that the rest of the ride was made in silence. We arrived a few minutes later and almost everyone was there.
I made my way toward the team and began to stretch as well. Out of the corner of my eye I saw that Alice has arrived with Angela and Erick. I waved at them and continued with the stretching exercises. After those Coach told us to run 3 laps. We finished that and then we started to throw the ball at each other.
We finished our warm up and I made my way toward my friends and family.
"Hey guys, glad you could make it." I greeted them.
"Hi baby." Alice said giving me a quick kiss.
"Hey Bella. You look nice." Erick told me with a grin.
I merely rolled my eyes at that.
"Hello Bella. I hope you can win the game. We haven't won a soccer game in a few years." Angela told me and I made a note to win this game.
"Well. I'll try my best to score a few goals." I said while hugging Alice from behind.
Coach called me and I said bye to them. I got in position and saw Alice giving me thumb ups. I smiled at her. The referee blows his whistle signaling the start of the game.
The other team was good, but they had a few flaws that I took advantage of. We defended ourselves and by the time of half time. I had figure out how to win the game.
The second half was tough because the other team were nearing in our turf. I managed to pass the ball to my forward and she managed to hit the ball and she score. Everyone was cheering and yelling. The other team at seeing this managed to pass our defense and score a goal. Now we were tied and with 5 minutes left. I knew that I had to do something. "Screw this. I'm going to use my vampire abilities." I asked for one in the back to pass the ball and she did it. I took the ball and passed almost everyone, just like Lionel Messi does while playing. I went to the other side of the field with only the goalkeeper in my way. I threw the ball and scored for my team.
After my goal, we managed to defend ourselves and the other team couldn't score. We ended up winning our first game.
Everyone piled up to congratulate me and Coach told me that I had played very well and that he was happy to have me on the Team. I smiled at him and thank him for his kind words.
"Bella!" Someone shouted from behind me and I turned around and saw Alice came to me at full speed. I opened my arms and she hugged me tightly to her tiny body.
"I'm so proud of you baby!" She told me while kissing all over my face.
"Hahaha thank you Ali." I answer while hugging her and kissing her.
I released Alice and Angela hugged me and Erick patted me on the back.
Esme, Carlisle along with Emmett and Victoria came and each one of them gave me a hug.
"Wow Bella, this game was intense." Emmett told me with a smile.
"Yeah Bella. For a moment I thought I was watching the Spanish league featuring Real Madrid vs. Barcelona." Esme told me while handing me a thermos.
I chuckle at that and drank the blood that she gave me. Carlisle let out a laugh at her wife comparison of the game.
"Anyway you played well. We are happy that you choose soccer as a sport. Too bad your other siblings don't follow your example." Carlisle said to me.
"Come on dad! You know Emmett and me aren't very fond of sports. We're more like the moral support kind of siblings." Victoria answer Carlisle with a grin.
" That you are and I thank you for that." I said.
"Well Bella, it was nice and all but we must go." Angela told me apologetically.
"What! So soon?" I asked her with a pout.
"Yes. My parents are expecting us to have lunch with them and afterwards I'm helping Alice to pick out her outfit for your date." Angela said with a grin.
"Its that so." I said while arching one eyebrow and Alice nodded her head.
"If that is the case. I'm not keeping you here any longer; off you go." I told them giving them a motion with my hands to leave.
"Ok, if you insist." Alice told me and leaned in to give me one more kiss.
"Gross, how can you kiss her while she is all sweaty?" Erick asked Alice while scrunching up his nose in disgust.
"Shut up Erick! I don't mind that she is all sweaty." Alice said and to prove her point she kissed me again.
After a few seconds she broke the kiss and released me.
"Bye Bella. I love you."
"Bye Ali. I'll be by your house at 3:30. I love you." I said and watched her go with Erick and Angela. I turned around and my family had smile on their faces.
"Why don't we go have some lunch together?" Carlisle asked us with a glint.
"You're on!" Emmett booming voice answered him.
The rest of us chuckled at his eagerness and went to our cars and drove off to have lunch.
Almost three hours later we went to the house and I was hysterical because I needed to get ready for my date.
"Calm your nerves Bella." Victoria told me from the doorframe.
"Calm my nerves! I don't know what to wear." I informed her with wide eyes.
She rolled her eyes and went to my closet. A few seconds later she came back with a pair of skinny jeans, a white polo shirt, my black hoodie and my chucks.
"There, now change!" She said to me. I only nodded my head and changed in record time.
After that she fixed my hair to make it look like it was kind of wild. I checked myself on the mirror and I liked what I was seeing.
"Thank you Victoria. Did you get the flowers?" I asked her while heading to my car.
"Of course I got them. There you go." She answered me while handling me the flowers.
I grabbed them, got into the car and left.
I arrived at 3:30 sharp and rang the bell. Charlie opened and greeted me.
"Hello Bella. Nice flowers."
"Good afternoon Charlie. These are for Alice." I said while showing him the flowers.
Just then Alice appeared and I was speechless. Her hair was in her usual spikes disarray. She was wearing low cut jeans and a mustard wife beater with a black scarf.
"Hello Alice." I greeted her with a smile.
"Hello Bella. You look nice." She answered me.
"Thank you. This is for you." I told her while giving her the flowers.
"Oh Bella! Thank you. They're beautiful." She told me while caressing them.