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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 14, 2008 18:58:10 GMT -5
"Alice," Bella growled softly. Then she turned toward Edward and pasted a smile on her face.
"It's nothing really. I was walking earlier and tripped over a stick. Scratched up my hands and then when I got here, I knocked on Alice's forehead instead of the door," she shrugged, completely ignoring Alice's comment about the family.
She gently pulled her right hand from Edward's grip and her left one from Alice's. Then she walked the short distance to the sink and began to wash the dishes that she had dirtied.
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 14, 2008 19:08:09 GMT -5
Edward frowned as he touched Bella's bruises. "Are you feeling better? Does it still hurt?", he started with his usual questions. He should be getting used to Bella's klutziness by then, but he always seemed to worry too much when anything hapenned to her. At the same time, it was incredibly... sweet. It made her different from everybody else. Edward's frown slowly started to fade, but this didn't mean he wasn't worried with Bella's bruises and cuts.
He couldn't help to laugh a little as he pictured the whole scene: Bella tripping and knocking on Alice's forhead. But his smile faded quickly at Alice's next words, about Bella wanting to leave. "Stop thinking that way", he said to her, a hint of anger on his voice "You don't upset us. I'm sure Alice already told you that.", he added. Edward hated when Bella started to say those kinds of stuff. No matter how many times he told her it was all right, she never seemed to believe it "It's the other way around, actually", he continued after a few seconds "You would probably upset us if you left", he finished. At least, he would be upset. The others would probably feel that way as well.
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Post by carlislecullen on Aug 14, 2008 19:11:33 GMT -5
Carlisle stepped into the mansion after a late night hunt. He saw Bella in the living room and sighed. "what happened exactly?" he asked the cut up human.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 14, 2008 19:13:54 GMT -5
As her brother tuned into what she had told him she watched him piece it together before claiming the opposite was true. And this was why she adored her brother. "Thank you," she said, throwing her arms up in the air, "I've been trying to tell her that for the last few minutes but she doesn't listen to me."
It was a known fact in Forks that the Cullen family adored the Police Chief's daughter. However, for some reason it seemed that Bella had missed the memo or miss-placed it sometimes.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 14, 2008 19:17:07 GMT -5
"I'm fine, Edward," Bella whispered, a small smile on her face. She would never be able to figure out just what she did to deserve him. She finished up with the few dishes and shut off the water. Then, after drying her hands, she turned around and wrapped her arms around Edward's waist.
She heard Carlisle enter the room and ask what happened. She laughed softly and said, "Honestly, it's nothing that a little time won't heal, Carlisle."
You'd probably upset us if you left.
Bella shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know -- maybe. I don't want to talk about it anymore. Me and Alice were talking about Mark before we came in here," she laughed, directing her gaze to Alice.
"Are you absolutely positive that he ok and knows it was an accident?" she asked.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 14, 2008 19:26:25 GMT -5
Rolling her eyes at Bella's painfully obvious want of a change-of-subject Alice decided to humor her. "I'm positive. Mark is probably going to talk to you tomorrow during class to let you know as well as moving back into his old seat."
She turned her attention to Carlisle and smiled. "Welcome home. I thought you wouldn't be that far behind Edward."
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Post by Jasper Hale on Aug 14, 2008 21:34:35 GMT -5
Jasper enetered the house a few paces behind Carlisle and immediately felt the worry in the room and his eyes immediately feel on Bella and the apprent injury she had on her and understood why. Without a word he sent a few calming vibes throughout the room just to help with the worry for a bit. His eyes lit up slightly as he spotted Alice he always counted himself lucky when he knew he could go home and she would be there; she was the one constant in his life.
"Hello Bella," Jasper siad with a small smile keeping his distance from her slightly as he was still coming off the effects of the hunt they had all gone on that day and needed to be extremley cautious around Bella when his senses were still so high.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 14, 2008 22:16:40 GMT -5
Hearing the light foot falls of someone else Alice figured it was one of her other siblings and continued to watch on in amusement. The sound of Jasper's voice and his familiar scent soaring towards her caused her to look up and smile at him. "Hey Jass," she said, the calm kicking in causing her to roll her eyes a bit. "Welcome home," she said.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 14, 2008 22:20:20 GMT -5
Bella felt a wave of calmness wash over her and giggled softly. Standing up on tip-toe to see over Edward's shoulder she said, "Hey, Jazz!"
Then she dropped back down and looked over to Alice. Jasper had just come in from a hunt, her being here would be hard for him. "Maybe I should go," she mouthed to Alice.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 14, 2008 22:23:08 GMT -5
Alice raised a brow and narrowed her eyes slightly at Bella as if to say 'just you try'. She didn't see anything bad happening in the immediate future so she wasn't about to let Bella try and get away so easily.
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Post by Jasper Hale on Aug 14, 2008 22:32:04 GMT -5
"Hi darlin," Jasper replied with a soft smile in reply to Alice's greeting. Jasper smiled pleasently at Bella's greeting as well. The smile faded from Jasper's face as he realized Bella's concern as he watched her look over at Alice. He gazed quickly over at Edward and averted his eyes to the floor for a moment taking a step back away from the cluster that had gathered in the house.
"I can go upstairs...I had some books to look over anyways," Jasper said forcing a smile as well as masking his discomfort with a few more hits of calmness in the room.
He didn't blame Bella or any of them he knew best of all exactly what he was capable of and he knew his senses were severly touchy so close after a hunt.
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Post by Bella Swan on Aug 14, 2008 22:50:31 GMT -5
Bella sighed and untangled herself from Edward. Moving into clear sight, she pushed away the calmness that Jasper sent her way and looked pointedly at him.
"Jasper, I don't want you to feel the need to separate yourself from your family simply because I am here. And I don't want you to feel as if you should alienate yourself from me -- unless you think it's absolutely necessary -- because you don't make me nervous for myself in the slightest. I'm nervous for you -- if that makes any sense," she shook her head, trying to straighten her thoughts out.
"I don't want any hard feelings between us for any of this," she whispered, her eyes on the floor. Then she turned to leave the kitchen. Maybe she was right, maybe going home was best for now.
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Post by Edward Cullen on Aug 15, 2008 13:34:29 GMT -5
Edward watched as Bella started to wash the dishes with a sad look on his face. He didn't like it when her started to think that the Cullens didn't like when she was there. "You really, really, really have to stop thinking like that", he said, ignoring her comment that had something to do with Mark. Edward couldn't read Bella's thoughts, but he knew that she was just trying to change the subject, and she was certainly thinking she wasn't good for his family. He wrapped his arm around Bella's shoulder when she came closer.
Edward looked away when Carlisle arrived, and tried to smile warmly at him "Good night Carlisle", he said simply. It didn't take long before Jasper arrived as well. "Hey there Jasper", he greeted. Edward couldn't help to notice he was a little uncomfortable about being around Bella, who also seemed uncomfortable about making Jasper uncomfortable. He watched as Bella untangled herself from him and turned to leave the kitchen. For a moment, he didn't know what to do. Edward understood that Jasper was still too young to control himself entirely, but he didn't blame him. However, he didn't want Bella to leave.
As soon as he made his decision, Edward grabbed Bella's arm "Wait", he said as he did so "I can go with you", he offered.
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Post by carlislecullen on Aug 15, 2008 13:51:26 GMT -5
Carlisle gathered himself and sighed. "Well I'm obviously not needed here so i will see you all later today."
he waved goodbye briefly and headed for the door.
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Post by Alice Cullen on Aug 15, 2008 13:52:34 GMT -5
Alice rolled her eyes, "Or you both could stay because nothing is going to happen." She knew it was a bit blunt but if this dancing routine everyone was pulling didn't stop soon she felt she might throw something.
"Edward," she said, looking him in the eye, thinking of all the possible outcomes of the night. There wasn't a single one that ended up with Bella harmed...well except maybe tripping on her shoe lace at some point...but that was besides the point.
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