Chapter 8: Bella

Renesmee's POV

"I had fun Jacob, I hope we can do this again" I said blushing.
"Of course, I had a lot of fun too. See you on Monday at school" he said.
"Yeah, see you Jacob" I said.
He went in to hug and I noticed that he felt unusually hot.
"Jacob, are you feeling okay? You feel like you have a fever" I said.
"Oh, I'm fine don't worry about it" he said.
"Seth you feel hot to" Sarah said.
"I'm fine too" he said.
"Okay" Sarah and I said still unsure if our dates were really okay or not.
We drove home where our parents were still waiting for us.
"How were your dates?" mom asked.
"It was fun, we are hoping to go out with them again" I said.
Stan and Shasta (the name my dad gave to the new puppy) ran up to and started sniffing and barking excitedly.
"That's unusual. Stan doesn't usually get this excited when we come home" I said.
"That is weird, he's usually so calm. Maybe they can still smell Jacob and Seth on you two. Those were their names right?" dad asked.
"Yes dad" Sarah and I said at the same time.
"Sheesh they are acting like our dates were other dogs" I said.
"I know, it's strange behavior" Sarah said.
"I'm going to sleep, it's been a long day" I said yawning at the same time.
Sunday was uneventful, we didn't do anything but lay around and watch TV or read books all day.
Soon it was Monday though. I hate Mondays with a passion.
After lunch I had Biology.
The teacher announced that we had a project to do.
"It will be due the day before thanksgiving" he said.
"That's only two weeks from now!" I along with most of the other class shouted at the same.
"Everyone calm down! You will work in pairs, I have assigned your partners for you, and I will give you some time in class each day" he said.
I breathed a sigh of relief. To bad Jacob couldn't be in this class so I would have a chance of getting him as a partner. He was in my math and English so I couldn't complain too much.
"The sheet is posted in the back" he said.
Once I was able to see the sheet, I saw that my partner was Bella.
"Hi partner" she said from behind me making me jump slightly.
She was smiling like she had won the lottery.
"Hi Bella, should we meet today. Since it's due so soon we should start on it right away" I said.
"That's a great idea" she said happily.
"I have to work after school. So want come to my house for dinner around six? We could work on it after" I asked.
"Uhh sure" she said hesitantly. She did look strange when I said dinner, but it was quickly replaced by a smile.
"So where do you work?" she asked.
"I work at our local dog pound. I take care of the dogs, feeding them, walking them and training them. What about you? Did you work before moving here?" I asked.
"No, I didn't actually" she said.
"So what do you do for fun?" I asked.
"I love reading" she said.
"Really? Me too, my favorite book is Pride and Prejudice, I can never read that book too many times" I said.
"Really! I feel the same way about that book" she said.
It seemed like we were going to be great friends.
At the end of the day we exchanged phone numbers and email addresses, I also gave her my address.
I quickly texted my mom to make dinner for an extra person tonight, and she was okay with it.
I got home from work at about five, since I still had an hour left I decided to watch TV in the den. I was watching some old recorded episodes of the vampire diaries, I love vampires and I would love to be one, that would be so cool.
The two dogs joined me. Stan had had half his body sprawled across my lap and Shasta curled up into my side and we just remained that way for awhile.
I heard the doorbell ring and my mom answered the door welcoming Bella. Stan and Shasta suddenly got very tense and started shaking and whimpering like they were afraid of something.
Bella appeared in the den and said "hi Nessie"
"Hi Bella" I Replied.
The dogs were beyond panicked now, they were shaking and crying uncontrollably as their eyes were wide with fear. In less than a second they had both jumped off the couch in an effort to escape whatever it was that had them so terrified, effectively causing me to fall of the couch and hit my forehead on the coffee table on the way down to our hard wooden floors.
"Owwww!" I screamed in pain.
Bella was at my side instantly.
"Nessie, are you okay?" she asked worry coating her beautiful voice.
"I'll live, which is more than what I could say for those damned dogs once I get my hands on them!" I shouted.
She rested her cold hand on my forehead which eased the pain.
"You're hand is ice cold" I said.
"I know" she said.
"Ness are you okay. I heard you scream" mom asked as she went to see what the commotion was about.
"I'm fine. The dogs panicked for some reason and they knocked me off the couch" I said.
"Okay, well dinner's ready" she said.
"What are we having?" I asked.
"I made pizza" she said.
"Yum" I said.
I looked at Bella and I saw that her face was expression less.
Maybe pizza isn't her thing?
Throughout the entire meal Bella didn't look happy about eating and she looked even more dismayed when mom surprised with homemade chocolate chip cookies for dessert.
Maybe food is just not her thing.
She left before before I did. When I got to my room I saw her looking through my old photo album.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Nothing, I'm sorry" she said as she went to put it back.
"No it's okay, I don't mind" I said.
"Is this you?" she asked pointing to the picture of me not long after I was adopted.
"Yup, that's me. It was taken not long after I was adopted" I said.
"Yeah, Jacob mentioned something about that. Who are these people?" she asked pointing to the rest of my family.
"These are my grandparents. This is my aunt and uncle and my two cousins Michael and Jessica. Sarah, Jessica and I used to love to mess with Michael. Three girls against one guy, poor boy never had a chance against us. We used to drive our patents crazy too" I said.
"Why are you, Sarah, and your parents covered in dough and batter in this photo?" she asked.
"It's a Christmas tradition for us to have our own baking contest to see who can bake the best food. It always ends in a food fight though" I said laughing.
Bella let out a shaky breath before running out of the room. She looked on the verge of tears.
"I'm sorry. Are you okay?" I asked when she returned five minutes later.
"I'm fine. It's just my family and I lost someone very important to us a long time ago, and nothing has ever been the same since. We don't celebrate anything anymore" she said.
"I'm sorry" was the only thing I could say.
"It's okay" she said before hugging me.
We worked for several hours before she left.
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