Eye Of The Tiger

Chapter 29

Bella and Rosalie had gotten into a routine now. So it was of no surprise that Rosalie was waiting for her at the passenger side door when she picked her up the next morning. They held hands on the way to school and with a kiss to the cheek separated to go to class when they got to school with a promise of seeing each other at lunch.

Although the gossip was as nasty as it was the day before by the time Rosalie got to lunch she realized it didn't bother her nearly as much as the day before. Bella had a point. They were just humans and they honestly didn't know any better.

Spending time with Bella yesterday put that in perspective. Her mate was so much more than she had ever imaged when she first locked eyes with her. Bella went from weak human Rosalie had to protect and care for to a strong shifter with amazing abilities that Rosalie was proud to stand beside and as she met Bella's gaze from across the lunch room she felt herself sit up a little straighter in acknowledgment of that pride.

"Hey guys how's it going?" Bella asked smiling as Rosalie stood up and pulled a chair out for her.

"Aww you guys are so cute." Alice gushed earning an eye roll from Rosalie.

"Hey Bella. Rosalie told us about hunting with the mountain lion. That's so cool she got to go. Do you think I could go with you sometime?" Emmett asked.

"I guess that would be alright. She won't need any meat for a little while but I don't mind taking you hunting with us. As long as you don't act aggressive towards her or her cubs it will be fine." Bella told him.

"Thanks Bella." Emmett beamed sliding his tray full of different kinds of pie towards her. "I promise I'll be on my best behavior. I've only been hunting with vampires before,well not counting my human years, so I'm really excited to see how you hunt."

"Did your dad say yes to the sleepover?" Alice asked.

"He said he wanted to speak to your mom first so he would be assured there was no funny business, his words, with myself and Rosalie." Bella replied.

"Esme will talk to him. I'm so excited. So I know I was pushy with the make over stuff but is there stuff you want to do instead?" Alice asked.

"I've never really been to a friend's house or had a sleepover so I'm not sure what goes on at one." Bella admitted.

"Do you play video games?" Emmett asked seeing Bella nod he continued. "I've got like every system you can think of maybe we could play?"

"Esme wants to cook for you so she needs to know if you have any allergies or if you don't like certain foods." Jasper added.

"I like pretty much everything and I don't have any allergies." Bella said.

Rosalie realized with a small amount of horror that she hadn't even thought of asking Bella that before she picked out the restaurant. How was she supposed to take care of her mate if she overlooked such important things? What other needs of Bella's had she neglected? Alice was a little over zealous when it came to taking care of the shifter but maybe she would have to ask her a couple questions. Rosalie wanted to prove to Bella she could provide for her mate but she couldn't properly do that if she didn't have all the information.

Bella noticed Rosalie's frown and took her hand. "Are you alright?"

Rosalie nodded in reply. "Yes I just realized I didn't ask you that before I made the reservation for dinner. I don't even know if you will like the food they serve."

Bella gave her an encouraging smile. "I didn't think about it either. I was so excited about going it doesn't matter where you take me. We could go to a food truck and I would love it because you chose it with me in mind."

Rosalie felt the familiar warmth she felt every time she touched Bella as she placed her hands on Bella's cheeks and pulled her in for a chaste kiss. Well it was supposed to be chaste. It had started getting a little more intense than she planned and she only pulled away when she heard cheers coming from Mike's table.

Bella grabbed Rosalie's arm when she felt her make a move to stand up. She knew she had little time to get through to Rosalie before she went and murdered every teenager at the table.

"Rosalie calm down. Remember stupid teenagers. They don't know any better."Bella told her.

Bella thought she had succeeded until Mike shouted."Why did you stop?It was just starting to get good. Maybe you need a man to show you how it's done Hale?!"

Rounds of laughter came from the cafeteria had Bella rolling her eyes. She grabbed both of Rosalie's hands and pulled her out of the cafeteria towards the woods lining the back of the parking lot. Rosalie followed behind her a continuous growl leaving the back of her throat.

"Rosalie you need to calm down. You can't kill every human that upsets you. I know it's because you're a half gentleman and you feel the need to defend a damsel in distress but this damsel is fine." Bella sighed when she got the small smile from Rosalie she was going for.

"You're right. It's just my vampire side refuses to let me sit there and do nothing while they are saying those things about you. It gets out of control sometimes." Rosalie admitted.

"And I love that about you. Your protectiveness but I want to be able to spend time with you. You murdering a bunch of people and having to move away will make that impossible because I don't think Charlie will let me hang out with murders. He is the police chief you know."

Rosalie laughed. "You're right. I don't think I can go back to school right now though. I need to go hunt."

"I can't come with you today. Charlie will worry about me if I skip again. He wasn't happy about it yesterday but he tried to be understanding." Although tempted Bella knew Charlie wouldn't approve.

"I really don't want to leave you." Rosalie admitted.

"It's only for a few hours. Then we get to dress to impress and you are taking me out on a date. Go hunt.I want to you to feel good when we are out not on edge all night."

"Aright. Do you mind if Alice takes you home? I need to pick something up and won't have time to make it back."

"That's fine I don't mind spending some time with Alice."

Rosalie hesitated for a few seconds and then leaned forward to kiss Bella. " I'll see you tonight."

"I can't wait." Bella replied.

Bella watched Rosalie disappear into the forest. When the bell rang she walked back to finish her day.