Until It Happens - An Edward and Bella Story
What if Bella and Edward were best friends and the opposite poles? What if the line between friendship and love started to erase? All Human!
-All Characters belong to Stephenie Meyer
- All Happenings belong to me (Emma Cullen!)
Chapter 1
A normal day in Forks. The sun was in the sky even though the clouds were surrounding the blue, well I guess as it was summer; the sun had to be there no matter
what.
Charlie, my father, had already gone to the Police Station, and I was alone. In peace. Eating my breakfast and enjoying the quiet. I finished quickly and went to the
bathroom to brush my teeth and peep myself one more time in the mirror. I was
still too white for July, but I guess being me – it was no surprise.
The sound of a horn made me jump. But the rhythm was just too familiar. God, did he always need to be so punctual?
I grabbed my bag and was already outside the house in a second.
“Hey Bell, why are you running?” my best friend laughed. “Late again, huh?”
“Ha ha,” I mocked as I sat in the passenger’s seat of his Volvo. “You know, Edward, some of us actually have something to do rather than speeding all night till sunrise
in a Volvo.”
He arched one eyebrow. “Yeah, like reading for example? What, are you reading Wuthering Heights again?” his deep voice came husky, maybe because he’d been awake all night racing
as he some times did in summer.
“Actually, is Romeo and Juliet,” I mumbled a bit ashamed. Yes, I was geek. I loved reading, so what? Sue me!
I sometimes couldn’t believe how two totally opposite people could go so well one with the other. Edward and I had been best friends since I first put a foot on this town, when my mother Renee died and I came to live with my dad when I was seven. We had been inseparable for eleven years now. But we were truly different.
He was the popular guy, the best one of the swimming team. And overall, he was charismatic and… well - I had to admit, really handsome. And me, I was the total opposite. Not social at all, more of the indoors sports –with that I
mean; reading and watching a movie from time to time, and I was completely
average in beauty. I’d nothing that shocked people in my face, unlike Edward. His emerald green eyes killed almost every girl on this town. I said almost,
because I couldn’t count me. He was my friend, almost like my brother.
“Sure,” he amused and then his eyes turned mischievous. “Ready for a swimming party?” he gave me his Colgate smile.
I sighed, always the same with him… “You know I don’t swim, Edward.”
“We’ll see that,” he chuckled as he pressed the gas pedal to the max to go to the lake to spend a sunny day together – as we loved to do in summer.
Chapter 2
“Come on, Bell! Look at the water, doesn’t it look tasty?” Edward pushed standing one foot from the top of the lake and waving me to go to his spot.
“I DON’T SWIM!” I shouted back. Besides, I felt self conscious about being only in bikini around him. He was just Edward and all, I know… but well, we had grown up now, and it wasn’t like if we were eight anymore. And deep inside I knew,
that his body was just too perfect and mine was just too average.
I sat on a rock and took the sun lotion out of my bag, when two wet hands touched my back unexpectedly.
“Ouch! You are cold!” I yelled to an all-wet Edward behind me. His childish face made me smile.
“Bell, it’s summer here, on the earth, remember?” He amused as he sat by my side, putting his head back to see the sun.
“Well, my summer is a bit different than yours, all right? I actually like to be in touch with culture instead of always with water and parties and cars and girls!” I stuck my tongue at him.
“There is only a girl I like to be with,” he smiled childishly one more time.
I made a face. “Jessica is just—” he cut me off, putting his index on my lips.
“I was referring to you, silly girl.”
“Oh,” I bragged, content. “Well, she’s still your girlfriend.”
He rolled his eyes. “Don’t tell me that you don’t die to go out with Jasper Hale! I’ve seen you watching him during gym class, you almost drool over him.”
I dropped my eyes to the floor, but his stare was so intense that even though I wasn’t look at him I turned crimson red. I couldn’t believe he noticed about Jasper, I didn’t even notice it myself so clearly! God, how could he know me so much?!
“I don’t know what you are saying, Jasper is a jerk,” I said. I didn’t know if he could understand me, I was seriously mumbling.
“Only because he is in the football team?” he arched his eyebrow one more time. And I could hear the skeptical tone in his words; he was in a team as well.
I sighed again. “Not because of that, just because he’s been with almost every girl of this town. And you know I don’t like players.”
He stayed silent for some seconds and kicked a pebbled from the ground. “Romeo doesn’t exist, you know… It’s just a character.” He shrugged and stood up.
“Maybe he does…” I mumbled under my breath and shrugged. We stayed quiet after that, but just for a minute.
He suddenly looked behind me with suspicious eyes. “Hey, what’s that over there?” he said.
I turned around and looked at his spot too. “What’s what?” I couldn’t see anything rather than green and brown.
“Got you!” I heard him shout as I realized I had his arms around my torso lifting me and placing me on his chest. Oh – oh.
CHAPTERS
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
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waiting................ waiting..................... waiting..........................
so excited about the new chapter.
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Chapter 9
Jasper was really nice. He showed me that in the next couple of hours we kept on talking. The blush was in my face almost all the time but I actually felt relaxed. And that was something I’d have never expected. I just had one question all the way, why Jasper Hale would enjoy talking to me if he had a hell of a party in front of his eyes?
We talked about what we liked, and what we didn’t. About what we’d like to do in our future and what we’d hate. He told me he’d like to play football forever and that he actually would love to cook professionally, but he told me that wasn't what he was going to do. I was going to ask why, when I saw his eyes meeting the sand… That's when I noticed it was none of my business. He also told me he was staying in Forks for the rest of his life. After that, when we felt more comfortable talking to the other, he confessed me he didn’t see me too much around, and asked me what I liked to do. When I told him I loved Wuthering Heights he actually asked me if it was a TV series. Well – he was the captain of the football team, so…
The wind was blowing strongly by midnight – good thing I still had Jasper’s jacket on. By now, we almost didn’t have more questions to ask each other. But the nice atmosphere was still in the air. The bonfire was smaller but everyone seemed crazier – as if the alcohol had made its effect. Some girls were dancing in a provocative way in the middle of the scene, showing themselves off for some guys that were looking at them from a log.
I scanned the place with my eyes to see if I could find where Edward was. And there he was, in a far log with Jessica. They were kissing and every time he’d pull her away, she’d crushed her lips to him one more time. His face showed an annoyance I didn’t quite understand; maybe it was because of her impatience. I just really didn’t get why he liked her, they didn’t match at all. She was completely shallow and he was truly deep. I couldn’t understand how he didn’t get bored with her. But again, his life – his ‘loves’.
Jasper’s question brought me back, but the mumbling was so strong, that I didn’t quiet understand it. “So, mmm, youmm mmmwanna gommm out sommme timemmm?”
“WHAT?” I frowned and sharpened my ears.
He breathed deeply. “If you wanna go out with me, you know… some time, go out, like… together?” his tone went lower in the last part. Was Jasper Hale, the captain of the football team, self conscious?
I didn’t know that. What I did know, was that my heart suddenly stopped. Yep, all the blood went off my system – no idea where it went, but what I know is that it wasn’t in me. I’m sure I was completely pale. Like a vampire. And God, those had always scared the hell out of me.
Though I was completely shocked for the unexpected question, I made my system react. Not because of my health, but of Jasper’s one that had the biggest frown I’d ever seen in my entire eighteen years of existence. And now I was scared that he could be the one suffering a heart attack. What would I tell his mother? That he asked me out and died?
“All right,” I mumbled back and blushed.
He smiled and exhaled some air that I was sure had been in his thorax for too long. “Really?”
“Sure, why not? It’s not a crime not knowing Wuthering Heights is a book,” I laughed trying to dissipate the tension.
Okay, this was a whole new me here. I’d never joke with a guy like Jasper. Tell you more; I’d just one boyfriend some years ago. Jacob Black was his prohibited name. I didn’t let anyone, ever talk about him. He’d hurt me, and bad. And with that, I vowed I’d never be with anyone again – I vowed I’d never fall in love. But I was just enjoying my time here, not thinking it that much. Though I was sure I’d cringe late night when I’d think about it.
Jasper laughed back with my comment. “Yeah, well, it’s not a crime not knowing who Pelé is, either.”
I hided my face in my hands, ashamed. “I guess..." I bit my lip. "I told you I didn’t know a thing about sports!” Pelé was a Brazilian soccer player, and all right, he was very well known. But sports + Bella = 0.
“Cullen doesn’t teach you about sports?” he asked a bit surprised.
“He had… for some years. But I guess he gave up when he discovered it had no effect on me, I just forget sports things. Don’t know what it is.” I shrugged. It was completely true; someone could spend all day teaching me something about some certain sport and on the other day… kaboom! Totally gone from my brain.
“I guess your mom must be happy about that, huh?” he smiled.
And even though I wanted not to affect me, goose bumps covered every inch of my skin and the hole on my chest pounced. “I don’t—my mom died eleven years ago.”
His eyes widened, I could feel the regret in them. “Oh, I’m sorry… I’m so stupid, I should’ve known… I can’t believe that even at a tiny town I can get lost like this.” He shook his head.
I shrugged and breathed deeply. “It’s all right, don’t worry. It’s been a long time, but I guess it sometimes hurts a little bit.” I didn’t know why I was telling these things to him, he wasn’t even a friend of mine.
He made a pause for some seconds and then looked to the sea with dark eyes. “Well, I have a mom but she just doesn’t care about me. My sister, Rosalie, is all for her. I’m just the shallow, childish Jasper. She never takes me serious. I think I’ve talked more to you than to her in my entire life, it’s pathetic really…” he trailed off at the end and look at his hands, ashamed.
An immense urge to hug him overpowered my body. Poor Jasper. His family along with Edward’s one had always been the perfect one for the outsiders, the model to follow. I’d have never thought that was the case with his mom. I guess I was lucky in some point… I’d enjoyed my mother for just seven short years, but I’d really enjoyed her.
“Maybe you can talk to her? Let her know what you feel?”
He shrugged at my side, his eyes still glued to his hands. A bitter laugh escaped his lips, then. “I don’t even think she’d care. She’s really blinded.”
“And your dad, maybe he can talk to her?”
A louder bitter laugh escaped his thorax, again. “They don’t talk that much either. Great family, huh?” His eyes found mine, but the shame was still too glaring in them.
I tried my best to reassure him with mines. “Don’t worry; every family is a different world.”
“I guess,” he sighed and stared to the front. “Oh, I think Cullen is looking for you?”
Edward was walking to our spot, his expression a bit darkened.
“He is. I guess we should get going…” I said as I started to get his jacket off.
“No,” Jasper stopped my action touching my arm. “It’s still cold out here, I don’t want you to get sicker than you already are, you can keep it and give it to me tomorrow night?” he arched his eyebrows invitingly. And my heart pounced with force.
I bit my lip a bit self conscious. “All right… and what’s happening tomorrow night?”
“I’m taking you out for dinner, promise there won’t be anything related to sports.” He smiled brightly.
Bring it on! “Sure, sounds great,”
“Awesome, pick you up by eight? The Sheriff’s house, right?”
“Right,” Oh, he new my dad was a sheriff.
Edward was some feet from us now. And I could see his eyes full of questions as he approached us. I would have a long questionnaire in the way home.
“Should I be scared of the Sheriff?” Jasper joked, but I saw the real worry on his words.
“If you behave well, no problem.”
“Of course I will,” he smiled again, and then bended down to reach my ear. “Please don’t tell Cullen about my family, I haven’t talked to anyone but you about it.”
Really? I felt powerful. I stretched so I could reach his ear now. “Promise not to say anything,”
He nodded. “Promise the same.”
“Hey guys,” Edward greeted, weighing up the situation. “It’s a bit late…let’s go, Bell?”
I started walking to where Edward was. “Sure, see you tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow,” Jasper grinned and stared at me for longer than necessary.
“Aren’t you going to give Jasper his jacket?” Edward asked, restraining my walk.
“Not now,” I gave him an I-explain-you-later look and keep walking.
“Oh,” he frowned. “All right… Casanova.” He murmured to my ear and walked by my side.
“Okay, start talking,” Edward ordered when we were already in the sand-dune. God, how much I knew him. And the questionnaire party begins… now.
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cool i love it as always
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i see 9 chapters posted thus far. Do I have the correct link? I know she is reposting as she can. Ihave read thru the endof chapter 28 pt 2?
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Permalink Reply by Emma C. on
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Hey, well, this story was deleted as every other story on this page, so I'm reposting the chapters by one and trying to edit as I am. Next chapter will be up soon, please be patient :)
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omg! i love it! pls post more and let me know when u do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Emma C. on
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Breanna, I'm not keeping anyway updated in the re-posting of the chapters. I will when I put the new chapter up. If you want to read the others, please check this story out daily:)
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Permalink Reply by Baby T!!! =3 ★★ on -
omg i remebered reading this like almost 4 months ago!! it's still amazing!! plz write more!
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