A Reason To Smile
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This is on the lunch date from more characters' POV in this story.
Outtake 2 – Chapter 5
Carly's POV
It's the second day of school and the classes here are boring than the first day. The only thing exciting was the arrival of the new students; the Cullens. God they are all so beautiful and those guys are extremely hot. And they're adopted? I mean sure they don't look related but they all have pale skin and they're all beautiful. What's even weirder is that they're together, like together together. Strange people they are.
I was sitting in my desk in French class when I saw Lucas Stone walked in. There was something about him when he walked in today different than yesterday. He has a dazed look on his face as he sat down. I wonder why?
Gosh, I must be the luckiest girl ever to have him in my class not once but twice and he speaks perfect French. Oh what will I give to be with him but I can't do that to my best friend Krystal Diamond knowing that she has a crush on him. She hasn't admitted it yet but I know she does. I've never seen Krystal act like that ever since we met when she came to Forks. She's like a whole different person. I really hope she and Lucas get together. I want her to be happy, more happy than she is. As for me, *sigh* I hope I find someone amazing as Lucas.
I was interrupted from my thoughts when I felt a whoosh so fast and I turned to see Lucas's sister Renesmee who prefers to be called Nessie, and in my English class as well as this one, hugging him. Whoa, where the heck did she came from? Judging by the position they're in, Nessie just tackled Lucas so hard that he almost fell off his seat and Lucas didn't see it coming at all.
"Lucas, Lucas, Lucas, I heard, I heard, I heard!" Nessie squealed jumping up and down as Lucas was struggling out of Nessie's arms. I wonder what she's so happy about.
"What did you hear?" Lucas asked while rubbing his neck as she let go.
"You asked Krystal out to lunch!" Nessie said excitedly.
Wait what! Lucas asked Krystal out to lunch?! Oh! My! Gosh! This is so amazing! My mind couldn't stop squealing. I am so getting Krystal to spill the details in English.
"How did you know about that?!" Lucas asked with his eyes wide open.
"Alice." Nessie answered.
"Okay first of all, she asked me. Second of all, Emmett said yes before I did." Lucas explained.
Wait what! Krystal asked Lucas out to lunch?! Wait a minute, Krystal asked Lucas out to lunch and didn't tell me, her best friend? How could she?! We always tell each other everything that happens to us! Oh I am so giving that girl a piece of my mind.
"But still that's so amazing. It's like you two are going on your first date already. Oh I'm so happy for you!" Nessie said happily as she hugged Lucas again.
"Okay if you keep on being happy, you gonna break my neck." Lucas said.
"Oops, sorry." Nessie said only loosening her hold on him. I pulled out my phone and started typing furiously to Krystal.
YOU! ME! TALK! FOURTH PERIOD! – Carly
I sent the text message to Krystal and put my phone away as class started. An hour later, the bell rang and I left my class for English. I was the first one there and I sat down with my arms crossed waiting for Krystal who showed up a few minutes later. I heard her gulp.
"Um, hey Carly." Krystal said nervously as she approached me.
"Sit down!" I commanded and she did so instantly. "You got some explaining to do sister."
"About what?" Krystal asked slowly.
"Why didn't you tell me you asked Lucas out to lunch?!" I asked.
"Um, how did you know about that?" Krystal asked nervously.
Just then, Krystal threw herself forward as someone squealed like crazy with their arms around her. I looked behind Krystal and saw Nessie hugging Krystal so hard that I think she could have squeeze all the air out of her. Okay seriously, where did she come from?
"That's how." I pointed.
"You've heard?" Krystal asked Nessie. She answered by squealing even louder and squeezing Krystal even tighter. Wow, this girl must be stronger than she looks.
"Why didn't you tell me you asked Lucas out to lunch?" I asked again once Nessie, who is smiling, let go of Krystal. "Wait, a better question is why didn't you tell me you've even plan to ask him out?"
"I didn't plan to ask him out to lunch in the first place;. It just happened. I just wanted to talk to him that's all. Just trying to be friendly with him." Krystal said.
"And you didn't even tell me earlier about all this?!" I asked in disbelief. How could she not tell me about it all in first period?
"I was lost in the moment when he said yes." Krystal said sheepishly.
"Well next time you plan something like this, at least tell me. I'm your best friend for pete sake!" I said and then took a deep breath. "Okay, now that I got that off my chest, that's amazing!" I cried with a smiled as I hugged my best friend like crazy and Nessie joined in leaving Krystal very confuse.
Edward's POV
I was walking in the hallways after second period ended and met up with Bella by the lockers with her back leaning against it.
"Hey love." I said giving my wife a peck on the cheek and place my hand on the locker and lean against it. "How's class treating you?"
"I'm sure some of the guys gave you that answer." Bella said causing me to grit my teeth together every time I hear those teenagers's mind thinking about my wife and daughter that way. I just wished they were more like this guy I met, Nathan Dallas from my Calculus class.
Flashback
First day of school
I walked into Calculus and everyone except the teacher looked at me. All the girls smiled saying how lucky they are to have me here in their heads. Someone put me out of my misery. I thought. Speaking of thoughts,
"Oh my gosh just look at him."
"He is so damn gorgeous!"
"How does he have great hair? I just wanna grab it when I –" I definitely don't want to hear that.
"Man, why is everyone making a big deal about these new kids? I mean sure they're all good looking people but hey so are many others here." I was interested at the person's thoughts and turned to see a guy with curly blonde hair and a heart shape face like Bella's sitting near the back corner. Apparently, he's a bit annoyed to hear people talking about us that way and what's more is that he doesn't think the way most boys do about Bella, Nessie or my sisters. This guy I like. I smiled and walked over to sit next to him.
"Oh great, he's gonna sit next to me. The girls are never gonna leave me alone."He thought.
"Hello, is anyone sitting here?" I asked when I walked up to where he's sitting.
"No, it's just me." He said kindly and I sat down next to him. "I'm Nathan Dallas."
"I'm Edward Cullen. Nice to meet you." I said taking his hand to shake it.
"Damn, his hand is ice cold." Nathan thought.
"So, you're one of the new kids everyone's talking about huh?" Nathan asked.
"Yeah, my family and I moved from Alaska over the summer." I said. "My dad's a doctor and got a position here at Forks. He's one of the best doctors in the century."
"That's cool. Hey, sorry that you and your family became the big talk of this school." Nathan said.
I chuckled. "That's alright. We get that a lot whenever we transfer from school to school and being in the smallest town in the state, I can't say that it's anything new."
"I bet the girls wouldn't leave you alone then." Nathan said.
"No they don't, but I already have one girl." I smiled.
"Really, who?"
"Bella Swan. You saw her when we came in the building I'm sure." I said. "The beautiful brunette."
"Wait, you mean you're sister?!" Nathan asked in shocked with his mouth hanging open."Why would this guy date his sister?"
"She's not really my sister, only Alice and Renesmee and Emmett's my older brother," I chuckled. "Bella's a family friend's daughter. She and the rest were adopted by my dad. Actually, we all are."
"Okay, I guess that makes sense but isn't that, no offense… weird?" Nathan asked. "I mean you all live together."
"Do you think our parents let us all be in the same room with each other?" I asked.
"Wait, what?! You're all dating each other?!" Nathan asked like I was being crazy. "Okay, its official, I'm in a world of craziness!" I laughed.
"Yes, Jasper and Alice and Emmett and Rosalie," I said. "Nessie is dating this guy Jacob who is a close friend of ours though. Only Lucas is single."
"Okay how about I ignore all the craziness about you and family and say I hope you and I could friends?" Nathan asked trying to shake his head hoping to wake up.
"I think we already are." I laughed.
End of flashback
"What are you laughing about?" Bella asked.
"Just remembering the first time I met this guy who's not like the others." I smiled as Bella laughed as she remembered me talking about him.
"I bet him and Lucas will get along well." Bella said.
"They could be brothers since their personalities are a bit similar." I said. Bella and I kept talking until I heard someone's thoughts.
"Gosh, seeing them like that makes me wish that was me and Lucas standing there; me leaning back against the lockers while one hand of Lucas's is pressed against the lockers closed to my face, staring into those unique gold eyes that are so hypnotizing making me speechless as he leans close to me, putting his lips on my – Krystal you're doing it again!"
I looked up and saw Krystal walking up to us where her locker is only a few lockers away from us. It looks like she's still thinking about Lucas the same way she did at lunch yesterday. I then saw something else in her mind, something that just happened recently. No way. I couldn't help but chuckle at what I saw. Bella looked at me in confusion to what's so funny.
"Krystal, she asked Lucas out to lunch and he said yes." I explained smiling. Bella gasped and she had a smile growing on her face as her eyes grew big. Bella turned to where I saw Krystal and waved at her with a smile as Krystal waved back awkwardly. Krystal opened her locker and gathered her books. She then looks at herself in the mirror.
"Why was Edward laughing at me? I don't have anything stuck in my teeth and there's nothing on my face." Krystal thought causing me to laugh. Krystal closed her locker and walked past me and Bella without looking back.
"What did you do that for?" Bella asked when she notices.
"What?" I asked still laughing.
"She thinks you were laughing at her." Bella said.
"I'm sorry but if you saw into her mind, you would see that the reason why I was laughing was because when Krystal asked Lucas out to lunch, Emmett spoke for Lucas." I said causing Bella to let out a laugh until she got serious.
"Okay but you should apologize and give her an explanation for it." She said.
"Bella, you know how good of a liar I am." I smiled as I took her hand and we walked together to chemistry where Krystal's gonna be. We were walking in the foreign language halls on the way where we saw Krystal standing at the door with her back to us and she was turning red. She quickly walked away as I heard her say in her mind.
"Oh man what did I get myself into?"
Curious, I looked inside the room Krystal was staring at and Bella and I saw Nessie talking to Lucas.
"Okay first of all, she asked me. Second of all, Emmett said yes before I did." Lucas explained.
"Really? I guess Aunt Alice didn't hear the conversation. Oh what does it matter?" I heard Nessie said in her mind.
"But still that's so amazing. It's like you two are going on your first date already. Oh I'm so happy for you!" Nessie said happily as she hugged Lucas again.
"Okay if you keep on being happy, you gonna break my neck." Lucas said.
"Oops, sorry." Nessie said only loosening her hold on Lucas.
"This is gonna be a long class period." Lucas thought causing me to laugh when Bella and I walked away and head to our class.
"What was that about now?" Bella asked.
"Alice had a vision about Krystal asking Lucas out to lunch but it would appear she thinks it was Lucas who asked Krystal since she didn't hear the conversation between them." I said and Bella laughed again. We walked inside the classroom where we saw Krystal sitting down going over what happened and she appear to be having second thoughts about lunch with Lucas as Bella and I sat down at the table behind her and that's when I heard her thinking.
"Krystal come on, it's not like you were asking him out on a date."
"Yeah but the way Nessie, Emmett and Rosalie reacted, it sounded like a date to them."
"You can't back out now. Look at the progress you made."
"Yeah and just wait how it ends."
"Hello." I said causing Krystal to turn around and saw us.
"I'm sorry we never got the chance to introduce ourselves. I'm Edward Cullen." I said.
"And I'm Bella Swan." Bella said.
"I-I'm Krystal Diamond. Nice to meet you guys." Krystal said.
"Likewise." Bella smiled.
"Listen, I'm sorry about earlier in the hallways," I said leaving Krystal in confusion. "It's just that our brother Emmett told us that our other brother Lucas asked you out to lunch and when Lucas told us that you asked him, well it was pretty funny how it was told." I said with a chuckle.
"Oh," Krystal said with a polite smile. "I guess that makes sense." She thought. "That's okay."
"I think it's nice of you to ask him out to lunch." Bella said.
"Really?" Krystal asked.
"Yeah," Bella said. "Lucas has been living with our family not too long and we think it would be nice if he has someone like you for a friend." She added a wink at Krystal.
"Y-You really think so?" Krystal asked blushing.
"Absolutely." I smiled.
"Well, well, well," We turned to see it was Miley who has her arms folded and two of her friends standing next to her. "Word on the street is that you asked Lucas out to lunch." This better not be true. She thought. Believe it Miley, it is.
"So what if I did?" Krystal asked.
"You bitch," Miley said angrily. "How dare you ask him before I did? I'm the one who should be asking him out to lunch not you."
"Ever heard of the early bird gets the worm?" Krystal asked causing me and Bella to laugh.
"I'm gonna make sure Lucas doesn't want to be with you, you understand that?" Miley said. "He's mine and everyone knows it." Her mind was filled with many scenarios on what to do to Krystal and none of them were pleasant. However, Bella beat me to it before I could say anything to Miley.
"Excuse me but what makes you think that Lucas is yours?" Bella said glaring at Miley.
"Well he's hot and so am I. Do you need any more reasons?" Miley said to Bella like it was obvious.
"So basically you think you can get the best looking guy or any other kind just because you think you're such a big deal." Bella gritted her teeth.
"Well duh." Miley said. "That's how it works."
"Well you're dead wrong." I said and my expression feels dark. "Lucas doesn't deserve to be with you. Not the way you've been dumping boys left and right here at this school especially after you've slept with that one guy Nick Peterson." Miley's eyes widened in surprised.
"H-How did you know about –?"
"I can read you two like a book." I said almost getting caught that I read her mind. "Now you better leave my brother and my friend alone or else you're gonna get me very angry. And you don't wanna make me angry."
"Maybe I want to see you get angry." Miley purred.
"Leave!" Bella snarled standing up looking livid. I had to be honest with you all, she scared me more than she scared Miley and her friends who took off to their seats.
"Oh my god I'm so sorry." Bella said in embarrassment when she sat down as I squeezed her hand with a smile. God I love this woman.
"It's okay and thanks." Krystal said kindly.
"Don't mention it." Bella smiled. "Um, is she always like this?"
Krystal sighed. "She's been like that when I first came here."
"Does she… pick on you a lot?" I asked looking into her mind.
"Well not really. I mean she does but it doesn't really bother me which probably makes her hate me more." Krystal said. "She does always have a habit of humiliating any girl at this school and dating their crushes right in front of them." This girl is very strong emotionally and physically. Such a kind hearted woman.
"Well I meant what I said; Lucas deserves to be with someone special. Maybe someone like you." I winked causing Krystal to blush.
"Don't tell me they're expecting something special about me and Lucas." She thought. I'm sure you and Lucas will be able to help each other on what you both need in your lives.
Mrs. Edenstrom started the class as the bell rang. As she got started on today's lesson I heard Krystal's phone vibrating. Krystal pulled it out and I saw over her shoulder to see a received message from her friend Carly.
YOU! ME! TALK! FOURTH PERIOD! – Carly
"Uh oh, she sounds upset. I wonder why? Oh I hope I didn't do anything bad to her." I chuckled at what she thought. This day has by far been very interesting.
Nathan's POV
Another boring day in school here in Forks and the only thing people are talking about is the Cullens. I never really understand what the big deal about those people is. First, they're incredibly beautiful I admit, they're like together together and they're all adopted and they have pale and cold skin. These people don't appear to be human to anyone. I don't know. It was crazy enough that I hang out with Krystal, Carly and Danielle where I'm the only guy in the group and now this. I must be in some crazy universe. I walked inside the cafeteria where everyone is having lunch and I saw Danielle with Taylor, Shawn, Cody and Martin at our table.
"Hey guys." I said as I took a seat next to Danielle with my tray.
"Hey Nate." My friends said to me. A few seconds later, Carly came and sat down next to me.
"What are you so happy about?" I asked when I saw excitement on Carly's face.
"Something amazing is happening to someone we all know and love." Carly answered with a smile. Before I could ask, the whole cafeteria went silent and we all turned to who it was that walked in making my jaw dropped.
There was Lucas Stone walking to the food court to get his lunch… with Krystal. What! Okay, when did this happen? Since when did Lucas and my best friend become a thing? The two of them grabbed their trays and started searching for a table. When they passed our table, Carly smiled at Krystal and Lucas as I just sat there gaping at the two and I'm sure Danielle is reacting the same thing. Krystal and Lucas sat at a table which was a few feet away from where Edward and his siblings are sitting. Soon everyone began talking no doubt about Krystal and Lucas.
"Okay, can someone explain to me how that happened?!" I asked checking to see if my eyes functioning properly.
"Krystal asked Lucas out to lunch during second period and he said yes." Carly answered with a smile.
"Lucky her," Danielle said. "How does she always get the boys?"
"She's a beautiful girl who doesn't think full of herself like Miley does?" I answered. "And besides, did you see me fall for Krystal when we first met like all the guys?"
"You never fall for any of the beautiful girls here in school." Carly pointed out. "I don't get why you never do."
"I don't know, maybe I haven't found the one." I said.
It's true that I've never felt serious in a relationship towards a beautiful girl. I've went out on a few dates before but we ever really… clicked. Like I said, I don't want just a relationship with a girl. I want it with a special girl. I don't know what it is I hope to see in her but I know that I would love her.
Carly, Danielle and I turned to see how Krystal's doing with Lucas when suddenly Krystal started blushing and turned away. I saw Lucas looking like he wanted to slap himself and that's when I heard laughter coming from his siblings. Edward, Emmett and Jasper were laughing their heads off as Rosalie, Alice and Bella were giggling.
"What happened?" Danielle asked and Carly pulled out her phone and began texting Krystal. Guess we're about to find out.
What happened? – Carly
A few seconds later, Krystal responded.
He said I'm beautiful. – Krystal
Was that supposed to be shocking?
Well it's true and he knows it. – Carly
You don't know that. – Krystal
Have I ever been wrong? – Carly
Not once.
Just once can't you be wrong? – Krystal
"No, I don't think I can." Carly laughed. We looked back at Krystal and Lucas talking again. I saw Lucas's siblings rubbing their legs like something just hit them. I wonder what happened to them. Soon I saw Krystal had her hand on Lucas's and they both stared into each other's eyes. I had to admit I never seen Krystal like this. She looks so… happy, for real. Not once have I seen Krystal smile like that to anyone not even to me, Carly, Danielle, her dad or anyone. She must really like this guy. Krystal pulled her hand back when her phone vibrated and she answered the call.
"Awe, look at those two. They look so adorable together." Danielle beamed.
"She sure looks happy." I smiled.
"This is so great of her. I hear wedding bells!" Carly sang.
"Isn't that a little too soon?" I asked. "Those two just met today. What do you expect, that he proposes to her right after lunch?" I would be surprise he already has an engagement ring in his pocket.
"You'll never know." Carly smiled. Just then, there was a yelp and a clutter from a tray that landed on the floor. The whole cafeteria looked around and everyone including us started laughing when we saw Miley on the floor covered in tuna fish dressing. That's a new one. People started taking their cell phones out and took pictures of her. Krystal, who was confused at first, turned around and burst with laughter when she saw Miley.
"Was that how you plan on ruining our lunch time? Because I think you made it better instead." I heard Krystal say as Miley started running out the cafeteria in embarrassment followed by her friends.
"Well that was fun." I said still can't get over what just happened as I laughed.
"First Krystal has lunch with Lucas and now this? How could this get any better?" Carly asked and the bell telling us that lunch was over.
Everyone was leaving the cafeteria and Carly already left. I just dumped my tray and met up with Danielle who I have my next class with. We were about to leave when I saw something that I couldn't believe. I pointed for Danielle to look just in time to see Krystal turn around when Lucas came up to her after dumping their trays and handed him a piece of paper. Judging by his unexpected expression, it could only mean one thing; Krystal just gave Lucas her phone number.
"I believe that just got better." I said as Danielle squealed. Krystal then hugged Lucas which he was shocked until he returned the hug.
"Those two are so meant to be." Danielle squealed as we walked out of the cafeteria. I think so too. I thought. I also think I'm starting to understand the Cullens more now. They are good people.
What do you think of the outtakes so far? There's more on Krystal's friends' POV. Please review.