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Chapter 4: WTH
"Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while."
The Princess Bride Bella unconsciously stared out the window. Some would assume she was simply bored out of her mind – she was sitting in Calculus after all – but actually she was trying to process what had happened earlier in first period Biology.
She had never before felt the way she did when she was around Edward.
Never had she wanted so badly for time to stand still. Then she could stare endlessly into Edward’s deep green eyes, completely mesmerized. She wasn’t usually a big fan of green, but now even looking at the green of the trees through the window made her face heat up and become quite flushed.
Bella was slightly appalled by her own behavior. She had never acted so… so… fifteen! Her mom used to tease her, saying she acted more like a 35-year-old woman than a teenage girl. No one would be fooled into thinking she was older if they saw her in the presence of Edward. She stuttered, blushed, tripped… God! She was pretty sure at one point she had even batted her eyelashes at him! What the hell was wrong with her? She had asked herself that question several times already, and it wasn’t even lunchtime yet.
In spite of being annoyed by her own ridiculous behavior, Bella couldn’t help but smile when she remembered that Edward appeared just as flustered. Does he feel it too? she wondered. I sure hope he does. She wasn’t exactly sure what she was feeling, but she sure as hell didn’t want to be the only one. For some reason the idea that Edward might not feel the same way made her heart clench and her throat go dry. Just the possibility he might not reciprocate whatever this was made her despair.
Bella had never been so confused.
She was so focused on the repetitive fall of the rain that she didn’t realize someone had sat down next to her.
“Hi,” she heard a familiar voice say. Bella sighed in relief. It wasn’t the smooth voice that tinted her face fifty shades of red.
She turned and was immediately greeted by
“Hi,” Bella replied, giving her a genuine smile in return. She liked
“You never did tell me your name,”
“Um… I’m Bella Swan,” she answered in a low voice. Although she’d been asked that a lot today, a number of students seemed to know her name already. She suspected the nosy neighbors that visited on moving day had spread the news around town.
“Alice Cullen, nice to meet you.”
“I hope your head isn’t hurting after the bump you suffered this morning,”
Bella shook her head and groaned. She wasn’t exactly pleased with the way she had met Edward and Alice.
Bella started to fidget at the mere mention of Edward’s name, the only boy to ever turn her world upside down. Only yesterday Bella had been delighting in how her life would be so dull now that the dreams had ended, and her only worry was the first day of class at a new school. But once again, she found herself plagued with uncertainty, although the butterflies in her stomach felt sort of… nice.
“So…”
Bella was more than happy to leave all talk of Edward behind. Yes, she liked him; yes, she had been friendly to him; but she certainly wasn’t ready to talk about him. She still needed to consider her own feelings and come to terms with the bizarre nature of what had occurred.
“It was mainly because of me,” Bella replied, as she briefly considered telling
“My mom says she thinks a small town makes a better place to raise a teenager.” Bella shrugged. “In reality, my mom never liked city life.”
Not wanting to draw attention to herself, since she already risked getting in trouble for switching seats during class,
“What?” Bella asked, frowning a bit in confusion. She didn’t think there was anything funny with what she had said.
“Nothing, I just thought of something funny,”
“I do. It’s not much different from
“Gossipy? Nosy? Not right in the head?”
Bella was stunned by
“Is Edward your brother?” Bella blurted out without thinking. She desperately wanted to know more about him.
“Edward is your uncle?” Bella was puzzled.
“Yep, my dad’s mom died of cancer when he was like two, and her best friend adopted him after his dad became too depressed to take care of him. This was long before Edward was even born. I’m actually a couple of weeks older than Edward, so it seems kind of stupid to call him Uncle Edward. So I just tell everybody he’s my cousin,”
“Oh…” Bella nodded. “Well, you’re right. It would be sort of odd to call him Uncle if he’s actually younger than you.”
Their conversation was interrupted by the bell announcing the end of class. Bella started to pick up her things, surprised at how fast the period passed while talking with
When they reached the cafeteria door, Bella suddenly stopped. It was like the air was charged with a different vibe. She could feel goose bumps covering her arms, and the hair on the back of her neck stood up as if it sensed a dark presence. She turned around to see if someone was looking in her direction, but couldn’t pinpoint anything out-of-the-ordinary.
“Look! Edward’s here,”
As their eyes met across the hall, Bella felt her body switch to automatic and she began walking towards Edward.
Edward found that he was experiencing a similar feeling. He itched to be closer to Bella. All the reservations which made him stop when he saw her talking to
He felt an almost unbearable urge to walk to her, pick her up in his arms, and breathe in her scent. Where did all this intensity come from? He couldn’t possibly feel this strongly about someone he had only met a few hours ago. But he did. Throughout Biology he had to repeatedly stop himself from doing what his body commanded: caress Bella’s flushed cheeks; hold her hands; draw circles on her palms; kiss every knuckle; then… kiss… He couldn’t let himself think about Bella’s lips.
Without realizing it, they were soon standing face-to-face, only inches apart.
Earlier that day,
“Hi,” Bella breathed.
“Hi,” Edward replied in a soft tone.
They remained silent, lost in each other’s presence. They were so captivated
“Earth to Edward and Bella!”
Both Edward and Bella blinked and simultaneously looked anywhere but at each other. They once again found themselves embarrassed by their complete lack of control over their actions.
“Come on!”
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Edward couldn’t honestly think back to a time in his life when he had been happier. This last week he had gotten to know Bella.
He now knew she was trying to learn French, and that she loved poetry and Jane Austen books. She had a strange fascination with
He could see the logic behind Bella’s statement; but when he tried to put himself in Heathcliff’s shoes, he simply could not comprehend anyone being that spiteful to the woman he supposedly loved.
They spent every day talking during Biology and lunch. The seat next to Edward’s had become Bella’s. They would slip into their own little world, completely ignoring everything and everyone around them.
Edward didn’t really care what anyone else thought and he knew
Edward had been opposed to the idea, stating that a week was too soon to ask a question like that.
This is how Edward found himself seated between Alice and Bella, watching Mean Girls, on Friday night.
He had grown more and more anxious over
He was thrilled when the credits started to roll. Sitting through that movie had been almost as bad as going to the dentist.
Once the movie ended, Bella sighed in relief as well. She didn’t find that sort of movie particularly appealing. Sure it was funny; but when Edward had proposed a movie night, she had pictured a more romantic movie – and a bit less
She immediately felt guilty for having such thoughts.
This is going to be a long night, Bella decided while she helped Alice and Edward clean up their snacks and sodas. She had agreed to spend the night at
Bella’s mind drifted at the thought of having Edward sleeping so close. She imagined how he looked in his sleep; his perfect face as he slept soundly, his eyes fluttering while he dreamed. Did he dream of her as she dreamed of him? Bella’s recent dreams had all featured Edward. Mostly they were of him taking her to the beach, to a secluded cove near some cliffs, where they would kiss, and…
“Bella… Bella!”
“Um… What?” Bella mumbled.
Bella lowered her gaze to the plate and quickly placed it on the counter, blushing furiously. She had lost herself once again in her Edward daydreams and had completely forgotten about the outside world.
“Girls, time for bed!”
“Okay, let’s go up to my room for some girl-time,”
Edward had already retired to his room for the night, babbling some excuse about a book he had to read for English by Monday.
A very strong thunderstorm was brewing and Bella could hear the wind howling outside, like a lament for a long lost love. She shivered, and gathered her pajamas and toiletries to change in the bathroom.
Once she was ready for bed,
Bella laid on the air-mattress next to
As Edward lay there listening to the rain, he could just make out the swaying weeping willow outside his window, through the heavy curtains his Aunt Tanya had hung. He thought of Bella sleeping in the room right next door, with only a wall between them. He imagined her hair draped across her pillow. The beautiful long tresses he had inconspicuously stroked a few times when she was near. So soft… was his last conscious thought before sleep took over.
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She immediately recognized the sound and almost jumped from her bed, momentarily forgetting her guest. But Bella was fast asleep and completely unaware of
Before
“Marie!” Edward cried out in anguish.
Who is Marie? I thought he liked Bella? What is going on with him?
Just as she was about to turn the knob and enter Edward’s room to quiet him, she heard a scream coming from her room.
“Anthony!” Bella cried.
“What the hell?”
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A/N as always a big Emmet bear hug to my Betas-Dante Levine and Monamour- and my pre-readers –Rhian0000 and lemonmartinis. I’d be lost without you *squishes her friends in a hug*
Also, a big hug to the people who read and the people who reviewed, I’m slowly getting my review replies done, I may not be a hare but even as a turtle, I’ll get to the finish line *winks*
I have a Twilighted thread where I post Teasers, if you like to stop by I won’t get mad *bats eyelashes*
I also post links to teasers, and/or when I post, on Twitter, I’m there as ange_de_laube, you don’t have to follow me since my tweets aren’t locked, but you might want to stalk my twitter page for updates *shrugs*
As you may have noticed the next chapters will be important. I’ll try to update Sunday, but I just started the chapter yesterday, so between Betaing, pre-reading, etc, I’m not sure I’ll get it done in 7 days, if not be sure I’ll upload as soon as I do.
Okay, have a fun week and thanks for reading,
*air kisses*
Ange
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