As I got ready for school I was still trying to process everything from last night, Bella had come in like a whirlwind and told me everything Edward had told her and me everything Emmett had told me, we had stayed up till after three in the morning talking everything through.
I glanced out of the window to see it was a dark and foggy day, I smiled to myself knowing the Cullens had no reason not to be in school, I was curious about the whole family and wondered if there was many other families like the Cullens dotted around America and how they came to find each other, I was also curious about the gifts I knew Edward could read minds and I wondered what other gifts if any the rest of the Cullens held, I had so many questions. I glanced at the Jacket that sat hung over the side of my wardrobe, Emmett's grin immediately entering my mind, making me smile.
When I reached the bottom of the stairs I noticed dad had already left for work and Bella wasn't down yet, I quickly made myself some toast and drank a glass of orange juice, Bella came down the stairs like a tornado muttering about being late, I glanced at the clock and didn't realise how late we actually was, I wasn't worried but I knew Bella would soon be on the verge of a full on panic attack, I watched as she quickly swallowed a granola bar and drank the milk straight from the cartoon,
"a glass?" I said smiling, she gave me a sour look,
"were late, hurry up" Bella said trying to grab her bag and stubbing her toe on the table, I laughed but quickly stopped when I received a death glare from her, I followed her outside and nearly bumped straight into her when she came to a dead stop in front of me,
"what the hell Bella?" I said in a sort of annoyed tone, she didn't reply but was staring forward, I glanced round her to see a silver car sat in the driveway with Edward lent against the side of it,
"morning Eddie" I said cheerfully, he seemed to give me a little frown,
"good morning Liliana, Bella I wondered if you wanted to ride with me today" Edward asked, seeming amused by Bella's expression as he caught her by surprise, I almost laughed to myself,
"of course she would, I will see you both at school" I said grabbing the keys out of Bella's hand and skipping over to the truck, I quickly got in and watched as she made her way to the car, I watched with a slight smile as they quickly drove off, I turned on the ignition and turned the heaters straight on to warm the truck up, I did wonder to myself if Emmett would ever drive me to school as I drove through the fog-shrouded streets, I tried not to read too much into it as I saw the high school coming into view, I quickly turned off the engine and noticed everyone in the parking lot staring at Bella and Edward who were currently walking through the crowded parking lot, I turned and went to grab my bag which had fallen on the floor of the passenger seat, I turned to open the door and gave a little shriek when Emmett was suddenly stood at the other side, he laughed as he opened the door,
"morning Lil" he said while beaming at me, I playfully hit his chest,
"that was mean" I grumbled, he grinned at me and didn't answer, I glanced around and didn't see his truck anywhere in the parking lot,
"where's your jeep?" I enquired as I locked my truck,
"we took Rosalie's car this morning" He said as he pointed to a glossy red convertible with the top up a bit further down the parking lot, it was gorgeous, I think I had just fallen in love,
"that's gorgeous, if she has that, why does she ever ride with anyone else?" I asked dumfounded, Emmett frowned,
"it's not better than my jeep" he grumbled, I laughed,
"Em, that car is like the most gorgeous car I have ever seen, it doesn't even come close the that thing you call a truck" I said still admiring the red beauty, Emmett waved his hand in front of my face,
"your mean" he grumbled pouting,
"So why did Rosalie drive today?" I asked as I placed my bag on my shoulder,
"Hadn't you noticed? Me and Edward are breaking all the rules, I'm just trying to stay on Rosalies good side" he said laughing, I smiled a bit,
"Why do you have cars like that at all? If you're trying to just blend in?" I asked genuinely curious,
"An indulgence, We all like to drive fast" Emmett said grinning, I saw a few people whispering as Bella and Edward stood with Jessica,
"what is everyone saying?" I asked Emmett,
"there wondering if Bella and Edward are dating because they turned up together, and Edward has just told Bella Jessica is going to ambush her and ask her in class" I nodded again curious about the answer, I watched as Edward moved something on Bella's neck before saying something and walking away, I turned to Emmett quickly,
"and?" I asked curiously but also impatient,
"Edward said he supposed she could say yes to the question" Emmett said looking ahead, I almost squealed, Emmett looked down at me,
"aww baby Bella has a boyfriend" I said grinning, Emmett looked confused,
"she's never had one?" he asked, I shook my head,
"nope Bella isn't exactly the most social of people Emmett if you haven't noticed" I said laughing,
"Hmmm and how about you?" he inquired as we started walking,
"I've had a few, what can I say I'm irresistible" I said joking with him, he grinned down at me,
"oh don't I know it, you better get to class miss Swan, I'll see you at lunch" Emmett said, I nodded and blushed at his comment, Emmett lent down and placed a stray kiss on the top of my head before suddenly he was gone.
I quickly hurried to class and found Jessica waiting to ambushing Bella, I quickly sat down in my usual seat and got ready to watch it all unfold.
Jessica was sitting in the back row, nearly bouncing off her seat in agitation, I watched as Bella reluctantly went to sit by her,
"Tell me everything!" she commanded before Bella was even sat in the seat.
"What do you want to know?" Bella asked softly,
"What happened last night?" Jessica demanded, Jessica knew I had left Bella and Edward last night as I had mentioned it just to her just to add a bit of fuel to the fire for Bella,
"He bought me dinner, and then he drove me home" Bella answered, I laughed, Jessica glared at her, her expression stiff with scepticism,
"Was it like a date? did you tell him to meet you there?" Jessica demanded,
"No, I was very surprised to see him there" Bella answered honestly,
"But he picked you up for school today?" she probed, I grinned watching Bella's discomfort,
"Yes, that was a surprise, too. He noticed I didn't have a jacket last night," Bella explained, it was then I noticed she was wearing an unfamiliar jacket, must have been Edwards.
"So are you going out again?" Jessica asked,
"He offered to drive me to Seattle Saturday because he thinks my truck isn't up to it, does that count?" Bella asked, this was also news to me,
"Yes" She nodded grinning,
"Well, then, yes" Bella said simply,
"W-o-w. Edward Cullen" Jessica exaggerated the word into three syllables
"I know" Bella simply stated,
"so yesterday what did you talk about?" Jessica pushed for more information in a whisper as the class had started but Mr Varner wasn't paying close attention and they weren't the only ones still talking,
"I don't know, Jess, lots of stuff" Bella whispered back, that was the understatement of the year,
"Please, Bella, give me some details" she begged Bella, Bella sighed,
"Well… okay, I've got one. You should have seen the waitress flirting with him, it was over the top, but he didn't pay any attention to her at all" Bella said,
"That's a good sign, was she pretty?" Jessica asked,
"Very and probably nineteen or twenty" Bella said, I smiled it was nice to see he was treating her right, she deserved the world,
"Even better. He must like you, so you like him, then?" Jessica grinned, she wasn't about to give up,
"Yes" Bella said
"I mean, do you really like him?" she urged,
"Yes" Bella said again, blushing, I laughed to myself and turned back to my own work, well doodles as Jessica was called on for an answer.
As the bell rang for lunch, I jumped up out of my seat, shoving my books roughly in my bag,
"You're not sitting with us today, are you?" Jessica asked Bella,
"I don't think so" Bella said, I followed them out and saw leaning against the wall was Edward who waiting for Bella, Jessica took one look, rolled her eyes, and departed.
"See you later, Bella" I said with a cheerful voice, she muttered bye,
"take care of her Eddie" I whispered under my breathe knowing full well he could hear, I grinned to myself as I made my way down the hall to the cafeteria.
I walked into the cafeteria and went to go towards my usual table,
"Hello" a voice came from behind me, I jumped not expecting it,
"Em! What is it with you making me jump?" I asked once my heart rate returned to normal, he laughed,
"it's amusing" he laughed,
"how was your classes?" I inquired,
"you weren't there so boring" he said and shrugged, I tried not to let myself blush,
"I see Bella is sat with my brother" he commented motioning over to the corner where Bella was sat with Edward,
"yup, he was waiting outside class for her" I commented, he nodded,
"shall we then?" he asked me, I raised my eyebrows in confusion,
"your sitting with us" he simply said and stated to guide me towards the 'Cullen' table, his cold hand placed at the bottom of my back sending chills up my spine, I tried to not let me nerves get the best of me,
"erm Em? Us? Your family? Are they okay with that? I can sit at my normal table" I stammered as I tried to focus on walking and not the touch he had on the small of my back and glanced round at him,
"not a chance" Emmett grinned as we came to a stop in front of the table, I gulped before turning to look at four pair of golden eyes all staring at me.
"hi" I said nervously,
"Hi Ana, I hope you don't mind Ana, I know you don't really, please sit, I got you food, and the baked apple pie I've seen your going to love it" Alice said as quickly, I blinked as my mind tried to catch up with what she was saying,
"Alice dear, calm down" Jasper said in a southern accent that surprised me for a second, Em motioned for me to sit, I sat down and placed my hands on my lap,
"thank you Alice, I'm sure I will love the pie" I said politely not really sure how one was supposed to act in front of four vampires,
"Take whatever you want" Lucas said, pushing the tray toward me, I tried to put the fact that they were vampires out of my head,
"I'm curious, what would you do if someone dared you to eat food?" I said as I picked up a few fries,
"You're always curious" Emmett said smiling at me from his seat now beside me, the others expect from Rosealie gave a little chuckle before Emmett holding my eyes, lifted the slice of pizza off the tray, and deliberately bit off a mouthful, chewed quickly, and then swallowed, I watched carefully, eyes wide,
"If someone dared you to eat dirt, you could, couldn't you?" Lucas asked condescendingly, I knew he was joking from his tone, I wrinkled my nose,
"I did once… it was a dare from Bella, It wasn't so bad" I admitted shrugging, Emmett laughed making me feel at ease, I relaxed a little and went to take a fry off the tray before Emmett snatched it off me, I quickly playfully hit his arm,
"hey! My fries, back off" I said joking, Emmett held his hands up in defence,
"whipped" Lucas said under his breathe but loud enough for me to here I smiled,
"says you, I'm sure you were washing a car this morning for a certain someone" Emmett said,
"she loves that car more than me" Lucas said poking Rosalie's side, I could see her not amused reaction,
"if I had that car no body would ever come close to me loving them as much as the car" I said trying not to drool about the car, Rosealie's lip twitched a bit, although it could have been my imagination,
"you like the car?" was her simply answer her straight face looking straight at me,
"please she adores the car" Emmett grumbled, I smiled,
"I do, it's like my dream car, I'm guessing a turbo engine?" I asked Rosalie ignoring Emmett,
"it is. . . I will show you sometime" Rosealie said with a pause in the middle, I grinned at her,
"I would love that" I said honestly, I glanced at Emmett to see him looking shocked, I looked at him quizzically, he just shook his head slightly at me
"so did you all go camping at the weekend?" I asked as I ate another fry,
"nope just the boys" Alice said grinning at me,
"sounds fun, why did you go to Goat Rocks place last weekend, dad said it wasn't a good place to hike, because of bears" Jasper and Lucas laughed as if I was missing something very obvious, then I dawned on me,
"Bears?" I gasped grinning, Emmett just smirked, I looked at him then turned back to the table,
"Grizzly is Emmett's favourite" Rosealie said still a little offhand and her eyes were scrutinizing my reaction. I tried to pull myself together, and grabbed another fry,
"Early spring is Emmett's favourite bear season, they're just coming out of hibernation, so they're more irritable" Lucas said and smiled at some remembered joke.
"Nothing more fun than an irritated grizzly bear" I agreed and smiled,
"too right" Emmett said while grinning, I thought for a second and paused as I was about to eat another fry,
"I'm trying to picture it, but I can't, how do you hunt a bear without weapons?" I asked glancing at Emmett,
"Oh, we have weapons, just not the kind they consider when writing hunting laws. If you've ever seen a bear attack on television, you should be able to visualize hunting" He flashed his bright teeth in a brief, threatening smile. I fought back a shiver before it could expose me.
I glanced down at the thick bands of muscle that wrapped around Emmett's arms and torso and they were somehow even more menacing now.
"Is that something I might get to see?" I asked Emmett,
"Absolutely not!" His face turned even whiter than usual, and his eyes were suddenly furious. I leaned back, stunned and though I'd never admit it to him a little frightened by his reaction. He leaned back as well, folding his arms across his chest.
"Too scary for me?" I asked when I could control my voice again, trying to ease the tension,
"If that were it, I would take you out tonight, you need a healthy dose of fear. Nothing could be more beneficial for you" he said, his voice hard,
"Then why?" I pressed, trying to ignore his angry expression. He glared at me for a long minute.
"it's not safe. Especially if Edward is there" Emmett said not looking at me now, I was intrigued,
"why if Edward is there?" I asked confused, I saw them all glance at each other, I decided maybe it was better to leave this subject,
"So, What's your favourites?" I asked everyone intrigued,
"Lynx is Alice's, Rosealie is jaguars, Lucas is mountain lion, same as Edward and mine is anything really" Jasper explained, I nodded
"I think mine would be deer" I said grinning, Emmett turned and frowned at me,
"what? I never really liked Bambi" I said, Emmett shook his head with a smile and placed another kiss on the top of my head which made the blush return to my cheeks, I quickly reached for the pie Alice had told me about and grinned while eating it.
