Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.
Warning: In case someone might get offended, which i don't think they should but just in case, there is a small cuss word at the end of this chapter.
After Tanya and I shared that kiss; the rest of the evening went relatively smoothly. Tanya and I sat on the loveseat while we talked with the rest of the Denali family. At first we talked a little about them-selves so that I could know them a little better. We then switched topics to pranks Kate has done in the past. Kate, and occasionally Irina, added seemingly innocent remarks that because I know her, had me blushing.
When the conversation turned to what I wanted to do after graduation, since it was coming up, I found that Tanya had somehow managed to change our positions on the loveseat. Instead of just sitting next to each, I ended up cuddled next to Tanya with her arm draped over me. Even after realizing how close we were now sitting, I couldn't help but cuddle a little more into her; she's just so comfy to lie against.
"Have you thought about what colleges you would like to attend?" Carmen asked.
I hesitated slightly before answering. I mean, when I came to Forks, that was the time that most students start to think about stuff like college, but I didn't. That's when I met the Cullen's; I was so focused on them, or actually Edward, that I didn't think about looking for colleges. I haven't even really thought about what degree I would want to get if I did go.
"Not really." I sheepishly answered.
Most everyone I know, student wise, has already started applying for colleges. I know I was intent on going to college when I first moved here, but I never actually did anything about. I was all talk. I still want to go to college, I'm just not sure what I would do with my time there, I don't want to go and just take classes and waste money. I want to go and actually work towards something.
"Don't worry about it Bella, not everyone goes to college straight after school. Plus, I'm sure Tanya would be more than happy to teach you a few things if you took some time off." Irina said with a smirk.
I knew what she meant, she may not be as obvious as Kate, but she still likes to tease me. I guess my face not going red wasn't acceptable for Kate, because she spoke up next.
"She means Tanya will teach you all she knows about sex; everything from soft and tender, to hard and kinky." Kate said, effectively causing me to blush.
"Be nice Kate; what Bella and I do when we have sex is none of your business." Tanya said, not helping my blush. From the smirk on her face, I'm guessing that was her goal though.
"What subjects are you interested in? Perhaps you can get a degree in that?" Eleazar suggested, ignoring his family's comments.
"Well, I like to read." I said.
What else do I like? I don't really think there's a degree in knowing a lot about vampires and werewolves. I really doubt I would be able to make a career out of knowing about something that doesn't want other people to know about them.
My statement kind of ended that conversation. I guess even centuries old vampires can't come up with something good for a degree that has to do with reading. They then started talking about different degrees they have all gotten in the past. They said that with all the time they have, they made it a goal to get as many degrees as they could. That reminded me of the Cullen's and their collection of all the graduation caps they have; but that collection also included high school.
Tanya said that they were all turned too old to fake being high school kids; but they wouldn't want to go to high school anyways. They said they don't like the restrictions they would have to follow since they would be pretending to be kids.
"What kind of restrictions?" I asked curiously.
"Well, for instance, for anything, even enrolling into school, we would need parental figures and those parental figures would need to have jobs." Tanya said.
"We would 'need' permission for the parental figures to do anything with the school." Irina said while making a face that showed her annoyance at the thought of having to do that.
"Exactly we don't want to have someone call in when we want to take a random day off. With college, we would just not show up." Tanya said.
"There's also the fact that if we get caught having sex in a high school it's a lot bigger issue than getting caught in college. Is that why you two haven't done anything on school grounds yet?" Kate asked innocently.
"I say you two do something; work your way up from holding hands, to groping and kissing and see how long it takes for someone to say something." Irina said.
"Now guys; I'm technically supposed to be a teacher; I shouldn't have sex with my students." Tanya said; her tone suggesting that the idea of doing what they're saying hadn't crossed her mind.
"Then you can teach her not to get caught. I wonder Bella, are you a screamer? Because if you are a screamer; then you'll have to a little more careful to not get caught." Kate said.
I swear I love Kate; she makes me laugh all the time. She's quickly becoming my best friend. But its times like now that I wish someone could duck-tape her mouth shut. She sometimes makes me wonder if I'll always be subjected to her teasing and if I'll ever get used to it.
I'll never admit this to her, but her teasing makes me feel welcomed with them. The fact that Kate has no problem teasing me about my non-existent sex life with her sister makes me feel like she already accepts me in her family. They've all told me in their own ways, that I'm already accepted by them; but her and Irina's teasing just cements it a little.
"Even if she is a screamer, I won't have any problems with being interrupted from ravishing her." Tanya said.
The same time she said that her hand that was lying on my leg, the hand not attached to the arm around my shoulders, started to slowly rub my thigh in small motions. With the conversation the others have started, I don't necessarily want Tanya doing that. It's not that I don't like her doing it, it's just I think if she does it will open up more opportunities for Kate to make fun of me some more. Kate has enough ammunition, whether she creates it or not, to make fun of me, I don't need to help her out with it.
I put my hand on top of Tanya's to get her to stop. She did, but she turned her hand to grab my own. She lifted it up to kiss the back of my hand then held it in her lap as her thumb moved in small patterns on my hand.
"Poor Bella, she's going to be traumatized by the time we get her back home." Carmen said.
The whole night both her and Eleazar had attempted to get at least Kate to tone down her teasing; naturally it didn't work at all, but the thought was nice.
"We're just getting her ready for when she's with us permanently." Irina said as if she was doing me a favor.
"You know it'll be a lot worse when she is." Kate said, giving me a mischievous grin.
I groaned at the thought. I am so not looking forward to that. I leaned my head down on Tanya's shoulder as I groaned to further show me not liking the idea.
"Don't worry Bella, it's only teasing; it's not like we would walk in on you guys having sex." Irina said as if she was actually trying to reassure me though I'm sure she knows she's not.
"Ya Bella, as long as you two stay in your room then we won't interrupt; though when you're out of the room its fair game." Kate said with the evil grin that I really hate.
Oh my God. I seriously can't this conversation. I firmly believe the three blondes have absolutely no modesty what so ever. If it wasn't for Carmen and Eleazar I'm sure I would have feinted already from all the blood constantly rushing to my head from blushing so much.
"I can assure you Kate, that it will be a while for that. I'll admit now that I will be extremely greedy of our time for sex." Tanya said.
They continued talking about Kate walking in on me and Tanya; but I forced myself to tune them out. When Kate started bribing Tanya to have sex with me the first time in less than private places, I decided it was time to ignore them… for now.
Carmen and Eleazar each sent me a look that said they were sorry for Kate's and occasionally Irina's brashness. They even seemed to be partly embarrassed for me. I know they weren't sorry for what Tanya was saying because well, I'm her mate; she can really say anything she wants about me; as long as it doesn't offend me of course.
By the end of the visit I officially decided that Kate needs to teach sex education at high school. The embarrassment she would cause on those poor students would probably make them a little afraid to have sex.
Sometime during the night, when I was ignoring Kate, Irina and Tanya's conversation, Carmen made me some food. Let's just say it rivals Esme's. It was so good that I was honestly tempted to ask her to make me some more so that I could bring some home for later. I'm sure she would have if I had asked because she's just that nice, but I don't want to seem rude.
Tanya was the one that drove me home. Kate had offered to do so, but Tanya said she wanted to so that she can give me a proper good night kiss without Kate's commentary in the background. The ride home was silent, which I was okay and I think Tanya was to. She held my hand the whole time in her lap, her thumb gently stroking the top of my hand.
"Thank you for coming tonight and spending time with the family." Tanya said as she parked outside my house.
I vaguely noticed that the lights were all off in the house so that means Charlie must be asleep already. I would have continued thinking about him being asleep instead of waiting up for me, but Tanya's words got my whole attention. I'm sure she said it on purpose, but instead of saying 'my family', she said 'the family', that's just another indicator saying that I'm accepted by them.
"Sure, it was… eventful." I said. I didn't want to say entertaining, even though it was, because I don't want to say anything that could even have the slightest possibility of letting Kate think I really do like her teasing because then she might get worse.
"It always is." Tanya said; her voice slightly deeper.
By this time we were both not only facing each other but also slightly leaning towards each other. Both of Tanya's hands gently cupped my face and pulled me closer to her. I was close that I can just barely feel her lips on mine, barely.
"I believe now is the time for the dreaded goodbye kiss." Tanya said in an unexpected sad voice.
"Dreaded?" I asked, my voice also sounding a little deeper.
"A goodbye kiss means it is goodbye; even if it's just for now, it's still sad." Tanya said.
"I don't like saying goodbye to you." I admitted.
"Then I will have to make sure this kiss holds you over until I can kiss you again." Tanya said.
Without allowing me to respond, Tanya captured my lips. My hands went to Tanya's shoulders to pull her closer to me. It wasn't necessarily a sensual kiss, but it was enough to show all of Tanya's feelings for me. Her soft lips pressed against mine left no doubt in my mind how she feels about me.
Just like with the last kiss, it was Tanya that had to pull away again so that I could breath.
"If you wouldn't mind, leave your window unlocked so that I can give you a surprise for the morning." Tanya said as our foreheads rested against each other.
"I remember you being in my room before with the window locked." I said with amusement in voice so that she knows I'm not mad.
I remember before we started getting close, Tanya had visited my room when I was falling asleep. I don't remember exactly when it was, or what gave her away, but I know she did.
"That is true and I'm sorry about my momentary lapse of control, I just couldn't be away from you. I don't like invading your space without your permission." Tanya confessed.
Her confession really touched me. Edward had no problem going into my room, whether I was there or not and with or without my permission. This is just something else to add to a non-existent list of reasons of why Tanya is so much better than Edward.
"You're always invited." I said without thinking.
"I don't think you really mean that, at least right now you don't. So, if you don't mind, leave the window unlocked so that I can drop off a present." Tanya said.
In hindsight saying she was always invited to my room could mean a lot of things rather than just what she was asking for; so I'm glad Tanya is the way she is to realize my mistake and not make me regret it.
"Will do." I said as I slowly detached myself from Tanya and crawled out of the car.
I took two steps away from the car before promptly turning around and going to the driver's side. Tanya must have thought the same thing as me because she already had her window lowered for me. I leaned in quickly and gave her quick final kiss then quickly went to the front door. I'll admit that I was slightly embarrassed at my need for another kiss before going inside. That embarrassment left for a different embarrassment though when I tripped during my hasty retreat to the door. I really should have expected that. I could just barely hear Tanya's laughter as I closed the front door behind me.
As I expected, Charlie was already asleep. So I decided to follow his example and I made my way to my room. I did my normal nightly routine for bed, the only difference was this time I made sure my window was unlocked. Once that was all done, I collapsed onto my bed and fell asleep.
I woke the next morning feeling a little sad. I hadn't realized it last night, but not that my high from kissing Tanya is gone; I realized that I accepted a gift from Tanya. I didn't even try to get her to not give me something. She doesn't need to get me anything. I'll just have to tell her no more gifts after this one.
I moved to get out of bed, but paused when I saw something on my nightstand that wasn't there last night. Next to my alarm clock was a single red rose. Tied to it was a note. A stupid smile fell on my face as I thought of Tanya sneaking in to give me this. This isn't too bad of a present, I wonder if it's a poem.
I sat up in bed and grabbed the rose. Almost instinctually I sniffed the rose before reading the note. The rose smells exactly like Tanya, the best smell ever. After sniffing the rose a couple more times, I decided to read the note.
Bella;
I know you have work today and I would have loved to be there to spend time with but I cannot due to some teaching obligations. I truly cannot wait until we don't have my silly job blocking our time together.
Because of this and the fact that I want to spend at least some short alone time with you, I decided there is only one way to get you alone. Since the only way I can avoid the school obligations, or at least procrastinate doing them, and the only way you should avoid going to work is because of school, I'm going to give you a detention.
In your backpack you'll find that I've taken your math homework. I also made sure to change the time on your alarm to later so that you won't have time to fully do the assignment. I promise this won't go on your permanent record; this is only an excuse I can use to get you alone.
Eternally yours,
Tanya
If I didn't think it was the slightest bit romantic I would have been mad that she did that. I will have to give her credit though, it was creative. I put the note and rose back on my nightstand and started to get ready as quickly as my clumsiness would allow.
I ended up getting to school with five minutes to spare, that's not that bad, better than being late. I parked in my normal spot and met up with the group I normally do. Unlike normal though, the group was quitter than normal. They had all watched me walk up and to be honest, it's making me a little nervous.
"Hey guys." I said as I joined the group.
"So Bella, how was your day yesterday?" Sarah asked with fake happiness in her voice, making me feel even more on edge.
I looked around the group and took in everyone's features. Matt looks a cross between sad and happy, how he manages to pull it off I don't know. Both Grace and Zach looked sheepish and remorseful. They were both avoiding looking in my direction. Lindsay looked happy and Sarah looked like she just won the lottery.
"It was okay, I guess." I answered hesitantly, wondering where she's going with this.
"Just okay? Didn't Ms. Denali take you out on another date?" Sarah asked with a huge grin.
Crap.
A/N: So, I have a new poll on page, you all should take it. It's just a question about who I should pair Bella with in my next story. I don't know when I'll start on that one, but I want to at least start on coming up with ideas and a rough time line for the story.