The Boy Next Door
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of its characters.
Okay, I'm actually pretty proud of myself for updating in less than a week. However, I should be writing an essay right now, so that kind of kills it… oh well! Here we go!
Chapter 6
BPOV:
Previously:
And there, sat on the coffee table was the DVD case for 'Nightmare on Elm Street'.
You have got to be kidding me.
I stopped in my tracks, staring at the case on the table with a look of worry.
"So, you excited Bellsie?" Emmett asked, shoving a bowl of popcorn in my arms as he went back to the kitchen. I just stood saying nothing. I was awful with scary films. I had once watched 'Freddy vs. Jason' with my cousin and I didn't sleep for a week. It was just my luck that this had the exact same character that had terrified me the last times.
"It'll be fine." Edward whispered to me as he put his hands on my shoulders. I felt that same electric sensation when he touched me. He asked if I wanted to sit next to him, and the little voice in my head was screaming 'YES! YES! YES!' but I just couldn't seem to get my lips to move while he was still touching me, so I just nodded slowly.
He gave my shoulders one last squeeze, and I couldn't help think how good of a masseuse he would be. He followed Emmett into the kitchen, and then Jasper got up from the couch, gave me a reassuring smile and went with him. I went over to the large couch and took Jaspers previous seat next to Alice.
"What was that?" Rose asked, leaning over Alice.
"What was what?" I asked, genuinely bewildered.
"That little massage he gave you." Alice cut in, clearly having also noticed mine and Edward's exchange.
"It was not a massage. He was just comforting me. I hate scary films." I told the honestly.
"Well you're in the wrong house. All the guys love them." Rosalie told me, cringing.
"You don't like them either?" I asked her.
"No not really, Alice loves them though." She said while Alice grinned madly, proving her point. The guys came back then, all with armfuls of food, Emmett with the most of course. They put everything down on the table, and Alice ran to put the DVD in while Jasper went to turn off the lights. It was dark outside. Great. That meant no light whatsoever. Edward sat down on the loveseat and patted me over. I walked to him and sat on the arm of the chair, but he wasted no time in pulling me onto his lap. Alice and Rose sat down on the massive couch next to Jasper and Emmett, all smirking at me. I went bright red, causing Edward to chuckle.
Some random movie trailers began, and I was grateful for their help in stalling, until Alice quickly skipped them all. Of course, being me I screamed within the first five minutes. It wasn't a little scream. I actually felt Edward jump underneath me just from the sheer volume of it. And the screams didn't end there. Rosalie screamed as well, but not as half as much as I did. Emmett and Jasper laughed quietly each time I jumped; and everyone, including me, laughed when I jumped so hard that I knocked the popcorn off my lap and all over Edward.
The most embarrassing part was when, out of impulse, I put my head into Edwards's chest to hide my scream, and he wrapped his arms around me. I could feel everyone's eyes on us, but I didn't care. I loved the feeling of his arms wrapped around me. We stayed like that for the rest of the film, and when it was over, I breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"That was hilarious!" Emmett said when the closing credits came on.
"I am never watching another scary film again." I said, trying to sound firm, but it didn't work.
"I'll go get Friends." Emmett said, walking up the stairs, presumably to his bedroom.
"Why?" I asked.
"It's mostly for Rose, and now you I guess. It helps to calm down. Also, Emmett loves Friends." Jasper told me.
"Oh, that makes sense. I love Friends as well. I have every episode at home." I blushed, embarrassed at them now knowing of my strange addiction. But it seemed that I want the only one.
"Me too!" Emmett yelled, bounding down the stairs, whilst cradling the entire box set. He put a random disc in. We all laughed almost constantly, and Edward's arms stayed around me, which I wasn't complaining about. We watched about 4 episodes, before Alice's eyes suddenly glowed with delight and she screamed "MAKEOVER!"
So, she did her makeover on Jasper, while he was extremely patient. He actually looked really good. She just stood there grinning and his neatly tousled hair, stylish outfit and very light layer of make-up. Edward and Emmett teased him about the make-up, whilst Rose and I just laughed.
"My turn!" Rosalie said, grabbing Emmett by the hand. We all followed, and Rosalie lay on her bed and Emmett sat by her feet. We all stood by the door observing. Rose got her phone and began searching something, then passed it to Emmett, and what he burst out with made us all roar with laughter.
"You know you love me, I know you care
Just shout whenever, and I'll be there
You are my love, you are my heart
And we will never, ever, ever be apart
Are we an item? Girl, quit playin'
"We're just friends," what are you sayin'?
Said "there's another," and looked right in my eyes
My first love broke my heart for the first time
And I was like baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, no
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
Baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, no
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
For you, I would have done whatever
And I just can't believe we're here together
And I wanna play it cool, but I'm losin' you
I'll buy you anything, I'll buy you any ring
And I'm in pieces, baby fix me
And just shake me 'til you wake me from this bad dream
I'm goin' down, down, down, down
And I just can't believe my first love won't be around
And I'm like baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, no
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
Baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, no
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
When I was 13, I had my first love
There was nobody that compared to my baby
And nobody came between us who could ever come above
She had me going crazy, oh I was starstruck
She woke me up daily, don't need no Starbucks
She made my heart pound
I skip a beat when I see her in the street
And at school on the playground
But I really wanna see her on a weekend
She know she got me dazin' 'cause she was so amazin'
And now my heart is breakin' but I just keep on sayin'
Baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, no
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
Baby, baby, baby, oh
Like baby, baby, baby, no
Like baby, baby, baby, oh
I thought you'd always be mine, mine
I'm all gone
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now I'm all gone
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now I'm all gone
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Now I'm all gone, gone, gone, gone
I'm gone"
When he was finished, he looked up with an expression of a sulky toddler, although he really seemed to get into it. After we had finished laughing at him, and telling Rose what a good song choice she had made, we all decided that we should go to bed, so the girls stayed in Rose's room, and the boys went to Emmett's room.
"So what was all the Eddie cuddling about?" Alice asked me as soon as we were alone. Both her and Rose leaned in waiting for my answer.
"We weren't cuddling!" I said, embarrassed.
"Whatever, so do you like him?" Rosalie probed.
"I… um… what?" I stuttered. They'd got me, and they knew it.
"You DO like him!" Alice nearly screamed.
"Shh!" I cautioned.
"He'll hear you!" I worried.
"So you do?" Alice continued.
"I barely know him; I can't really like him like him. At least not yet." I said, shuffling in my seat.
"Okay, but when you do realize it, you have to promise that we will be the first to know." Rosalie said.
"I promise."
To my delight, the discussion ended there and we all went to sleep. I woke in the night and was really thirsty, so decided to just make my way down to the kitchen after many failed attempts to wake Alice and Rose. I looked at the clock. It was around 3:30am. I was quite nervous walking around the dark house on my own, especially after watching that film. So I began to sing as I walked to the kitchen. I knew that the noise would help me be less nervous.
"So many things
To do and say
But I can't seem
To find my way
But I wanna know how
I know
I'm meant
For something else
But first
I gotta find myself
But I don't know how
Oh, why do
I reach for the stars
When I don't have wings
To carry me that far?
I gotta have
Roots before branches
To know who I am
Before I know
Who I wanna be
And faith
To take chances
To live like I see
A place in this world
For me"
I got this far, with my cup of water in hand, when I heard someone behind me, and stopped singing.
"Wow, you have a remarkable voice."
I turned around, surprised to see a familiar face marvelling me.
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Lili x