I hope everyone enjoyed last chapter. I looked at the suggestions you made and you said Charlie should be understanding, I'd actually already started with him not understanding but I changed my mind. This chapter is longer than the others have been so I hope you all enjoy.
I'm going to bring the wolves in soon, either next chapter or the one after. Otherwise the story would get dull and we can't have that. Enjoy.
Chapter nine - Keep your head up
I woke up stiffly the next morning, head still reeling from the conversation with Charlie, I was surprised he'd taken it so well. He didn't raise his voice once and seemed genuinely happy that I'd found happiness in Alice; he didn't seem a little off though but I guess that's just natural in his situation.
I was particularly taken aback by his comments to Alice. I remember him clearing his throat gruffly and looking in her direction, "Alice please take care of her, she's all I have. I can see that you love her and I'd been expecting a conversation like this for a while." He tried to continue but I could see he was fighting back tears, so I intervened, walking towards him and wrapping my arms tightly around him.
I remember whispering into his ear, "I love you dad" before a tear escaped and trailed down his cheek. Alice stood up quickly and grabbed a tissue for him, smiling shyly. Charlie nodded his thanks and cleared his throat, ushering us out of the room. I felt bad when I left him but I knew he wouldn't want anyone to see him crying.
I was interrupted from my thoughts by Alice pulling the covers back sharply, giggling mischievously. She eyed my naked body and a smile broke out over her face, she jumped on top of me and kissed me furiously. This continued for a few minutes and before she had a chance to take it any further, I jumped up.
"I've got to take care of human business and get ready for school" I smiled at her apologetically and left the room. I tread lightly along the landing to the bathroom, not wanting to wake Charlie so early, before hopping into the shower. I let the warm water relax me and didn't want to leave.
After a few minutes I heard Charlie knocking on the door, "Just a second, I'll be right out." I sighed and got out of the shower, grabbing a towel and drying myself, not yet prepared for school. I quickly walked back into my room and looked at the mess of clothes in my closet and on the floor.
"Aliiice" I whined. She chuckled and quickly chose an outfit for me, smiling like an angel. I didn't look at what she'd chosen, I just quickly put it on and tried not to squirm under Alice's intense gaze. When I was dressed I pulled her into a kiss and laughed at her expression when I broke it.
"I'm not really hungry, should we just go straight to school?" She smiled and nodded in agreement before grabbing me around the waist. Before I had time to protest she'd pulled me out of the window and into my truck.
"That's for being such a tease." I stuck my tongue out and ignored her, I pulled out of the drive and slowly drove towards the school. She sat in the passenger seat, angled towards me, after a few minutes she began playing with my hair. She sighed and I turned to her.
"What's up?" I asked concerned.
"I've just always wanted long hair, my hair was cut short before I was changed, so it doesn't grow. I've always felt very self conscious about it, Emmet used to tease me and tell me I looked like a boy." She said this to me very quietly, almost too quiet to hear, and I knew that this was a very touchy subject for her.
"Alice, you're beautiful, you're the most feminine girl I know, no one would ever compare you to a boy. Emmet's was just joking, you're the most perfect thing I've ever seen..." I finished lamely. She didn't reply, instead she kissed my cheek softly and I knew she was grateful.
The rest of the journey passed in silence but neither of us were uncomfortable, she was content to cuddle close to me, and I was content in not crashing the truck. When we arrived in school I was nervous, almost visibly shaking. Alice saw this and tried to comfort me but it didn't work, I was terrified of what everyone would say. Alice seemed to realize that my mood wasn't going to improve on its' own, so she got out of the car and opened my door.
Alice gently pulled me out, I tried to cling to the seats like a little child but she was obviously much stronger than I was. When she'd gotten me out, she straightened my top and pulled my hand into hers. I looked at her, pleading with her to stop but she wasn't going to have any of that. She pouted and kissed me lightly on the lips before pulling me gently forward.
We were quite early and there weren't very many people in the parking Lott, and none that I was friends with, I decided to take advantage of this. I pulled Alice closer to me and kissed her hungrily. I moved my hands to her waist, pulling her closer to me, pressing her against me. I let out a small moan but was interrupted by a sharp cough behind me.
I turned and saw Lauren, flanked by Jessica and Angela, giving me a look of pure hatred. Jessica was giving me a similar look and Angela looked apologetic.
"So, you two are a thing?" Lauren asked venomously.
"We sure are, and we're very happy!" Alice exclaimed.
"That's cute... I'm glad that you two freaks found each other. We wouldn't want you to infect anyone else with your 'gayness' fucking dykes." Lauren laughed as she said this, Jessica soon joined in. Angela didn't say anything but that was just as bad in my opinion, she didn't even try and defend me.
I was hurt, I didn't think that my friends would be this negative about our relationship. I was struggling to think of something to say and Alice seemed to realize this, she didn't say anything but she turned both of us around and walked towards the school building. I felt a single, solitary tear travel down my cheek but Alice quickly caught it.
"It'll be fine, we have each other, stay strong. I love you." She whispered.
I couldn't think of a reply that summed up the emotions I was feeling, so I just nodded lamely and kissed her cheek. She left me outside my first lesson, Spanish. I took a deep breath and opened the door, before slowly walking inside.
I immediately caught Jessica's eye and she snorted and scrunched up a piece of paper. She threw this at me and shouted "Hit the dyke!" I blushed and walked to my seat, with my head down. Thankfully I sat next to Jasper in this class, he was sympathetic and tried to console me for the rest of the lesson. His calming atmosphere helped and by the end of Spanish I felt a lot better.
The next lesson passed without incidence, I sat next to Angela and she spent the majority of the lesson trying to apologies for Jessica and Lauren this morning. I shrugged it off like it was no big deal, even though I felt terrible and wished that I'd never met them. She seemed genuinely happy that I was happy with Alice though, and I knew deep down that she really didn't mean what they had said.
When the bell went I was happy to leave and see Alice, I walked quickly to the canteen with my head down. Ignoring the heated whispers and dirty looks I took my seat next to Alice.
"Are you not hungry Bella?" She asked concerned
I really was hungry but I was too afraid to go and queue for food on my own, maybe if I asked Alice to come with me it'd be better. "Yeah...But I didn't want to go on my own" I admitted ashamed. She locked eyes with mine and pulled me gently up. I didn't complain because I really was quite hungry.
She led me to the lunch queue and we ended up behind Lauren and Jessica. They both turned to face us and before either of them had a chance to say anything, Alice pressed her lips to mine. The two girls made gagging noises behind us but neither of us cared, we were happy with each other.
Lauren muttered something that I couldn't hear, Alice obviously could because she tensed up and took a step towards the girl. "Take that back...NOW!" She shouted. Lauren laughed and tried to turn around, only to be turned back around roughly by Alice.
"I said TAKE IT BACK!" She hissed angrily. Lauren tried to murmur an apology but Alice slapped her, hard. Before there was a chance for the 'fight' to escalate, a teacher came over and shouted at all of us to behave. She also gave all of us a detention after school. Great.
I grabbed a tray of almost edible food and sat down, not looking at what I was eating. Alice looked at me concerned, I didn't say anything but I leaned closer into her. She seemed to take this as a reassurance and didn't push the issue.
Lunch passed faster than I wanted it to, I didn't want to go to my next class and listen to the the hushed whispers and rumors that were circulating. Sighing I stood up when I heard the bell and began to get ready to go to Biology. At least Alice was in this class so it would be more fun than my others. Pulling Alice gently we made our way to Biology.
We sat down and Alice seemed determined to make this lesson more fun for me than the rest of the day had been. She asked my lots of questions about my life and I in turn asked her about herself. I learnt that she was almost one hundred years old and that she couldn't remember any of her human life, this shocked me but I was glad that she was being honest. She asked me lots of questions about Renee, I dodged the questions quickly, not wanting to dwell on the thought of my mother.
She noticed this but didn't probe for more information, instead she moved on to my favourite colour (Purple) and what I liked to do in my spare time. I told her I was really into reading and writing and that I often wrote about things that have happened. She noticed my enthusiasm and told me that she'd transfer into my creative writing course, so that we could work on stuff together. I was actually excited at the thought of another lesson with Alice, and it was my favourite subject as well.
The lesson passed very quickly and before I knew it Alice hand my hand in hers and was leading me towards PE. I was nervous about getting changed, wondering what people would say now that they knew that I was a 'dyke.'
Alice led me to a corner and we quickly got changed, no one payed us any attention and I felt silly for worrying for no reason. I think it was more because of the fact that Alice had slapped Lauren for saying things to me, and not because they actually had no problem with us. We didn't go into the gym straight away, we sat down on a bench and just looked into each other's eyes. I was mesmerized by the golden orbs, I could see the passion and love emanating from them.
After a few minutes we had to go into the gym or risk yet another detention. We were doing dodge ball today and I was scared of the damage that Lauren and Jessica could inflict to me, or I could inflict to myself. I needn't have worried, Alice stood in front of me for the entire lesson, catching or deflecting anything that was aimed at me. The lesson passed agonizingly slowly, even with Alice as my shield I was still worried about being hit or embarrassing myself by falling.
Finally the bell rang and I could leave my least favourite lesson. Alice and I quickly got changed before heading to our detention. The teacher wasn't there yet, so we entered the room and got two seats side by side at the back. After a few moments Lauren entered the room, quickly followed by Jessica.
They both glared icily at us and quickly took seats on the opposite ends of the room, trying to put as much distance between themselves and us, as they could. Almost as soon as they'd taken their seats, the teacher entered.
"I don't know why you're here, nor do I really care. I've got a meeting and won't be here for the rest of the hour. Don't break anything or try and leave." She finished, sounding bored. She left the room quickly, not looking back at us.
As soon as she left the room, Alice stood up and walked towards the two girls. She grabbed Lauren around the throat and squeezed lightly, it was enough to make her gasp in pain. "If I ever hear you say anything about Bella again or do anything that I think she wouldn't like, I'll rip your fucking head off." She let go of Lauren. "Understand?"
Both girls nodded quickly and I could see tears in Lauren's eyes. I smiled sweetly at her before turning to Alice. "Should we leave?" She nodded quickly and we left the room, neither of us looking back.
"Alice that was amazing, thank you... I love you." She smiled and pulled me into a tight hug, before kissing me lightly on the nose. I held her hand in mine and we made our way to my truck. She asked to drive and I let her, knowing that I couldn't resist the pout that she was sure to give me.
The roar of the truck made conversation difficult so we drove in silence to my house, I snuggled close to her and felt myself growing tired. She chuckled and parked in the drive, leading me to the living room, and throwing me gently on the sofa.
"I'll make dinner, have a quick nap. There's no point saying no, I already know that you will." I stuck my tongue out but decided that a nap would be quite helpful.
I woke to a delicious smell wafting in from the kitchen, I walked towards the kitchen and wrapped my arms around Alice's small waist. We stayed like this for a while until I heard an unfamiliar sound coming from the driveway.
Alice tensed up and I immediately did to, even though I wasn't sure why.
"Jacob..." She hissed.
Sorry for the wait for this chapter, I had writers block. I hope you enjoyed, this chapter was longer than the others and I hope it was worth the wait.