Twilight without the complications

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven

***Vanessa's POV***

Bella arrived home less than a minute after her school finished, this time all the Cullen kids were behind her. I smiled; I liked them a lot.

Rosalie and Jasper were blonde like me, and they both had beautiful golden eyes. Sadly, my eyes were still a depressing crimson. Sometimes I hated being a newborn, but it comforted me to know that Bella-my twin-did too. We couldn't wait to grow up.

Bella told them abour borrowing clothes, this time the girls just put on aprons and again the boys didn't bother.

"Alice doesn't let us wear clothes twice," Her mate, Jasper, explained to me, while grinning.

I laughed; it sounded a bit like Bella and I. It wasn't that we didn't want to wear stuff twice, it's just that we couldn't. Every single piece of clothing any of my family have ever worn has some kind of stain. Whether it's paint or blood, it's still there, and it rarely comes out.

"Painting?" Bella asked me, while tying up her hair.

I grinned, "Painting."

We grabbed the necessary supplies from my cupboard under the stairs. The Cullens helped, as this would take more paint than expected.

Bella drew the rough shape of the trunk with the "decorating pencil". Then asked Edward if he could pass her the brown paint. Edward smiled, opened the can and handed it to her. Their skin touched momentarily and they gazed into each other's eyes with obvious adoration. Then they broke the gaze and went about their business as if nothing had happened. Everyone in the room had seen that moment between Edward and Bella, and we all shook our heads at them. They would get it one day.

I hope.

"Hey Alice!" I called, Alice was downstairs, grabbing more paint. For a long time I had watched the Cullens' reactions as they watched my sister paint, spellbound. Bells would see them staring occasionally, muttering "Ridiculous," To herself.

I had understood their reactions though, I had a hard time getting over it myself.

Because Bella's painting was flawless. Perfect in every single way. She painted shadows on the trunk of tree and then managed to paint the sun on the corner of the wall so it matched the angles of the shadows perfectly, like a real tree.

Then it was time to decorate the rest of the room. Which was easy with mine and Bella's type of painting. We always decorate the rest of the room by throwing paint onto the other walls.

The Cullen kids joined in and Emmet threw half a tin of paint in Jasper's face. Bella told me he wes getting revenge for Jasper laughing at him and Edward while they were covered in glue. It created a nice effect on the wall though.

Then the Cullens decided to go home. Bells and I waved then goodbye. Well I waved them goodbye, Bella just waved to Edward.

She'll realise one day.

***Edward's POV***

"How do you think Carlisle and Esme will react to this?" Jasper mused as we ran towards home.

"Well how would any parent react if their five children came home covered in paint?" I laughed.

As we suspected, Carlisle and Esme were shocked, especially when they saw Jasper, with most of his face and honey gold hair covered in dark blue paint.

"Don't sit down!" Esme cried when Emmett tried to do said thing.

Carlisle laughed, "I think Jasper should wash up first. Off you go Jasper."

"Thanks," Jasper sighed, picking the dried paint out of his hair.

Esme came from upstairs with a large dust sheet, and spread it on the sofa so we could sit down.

"What happened?" She asked us, eyeing our clothes as if we had done something terrible.

"We were helping Bella and Vanessa decorate Vanessa's room," Alice trilled.

Carlisle smiled warmly, " Well, we're glad you lot are making friends."

I gave him a warning look. Only Carlisle, Jasper and Emmett knew how I felt about Bella. Sometimes I wished Bella did too, but then again I didn't, because it wasn't like she felt the same way.

The next day at school I went to talk to Bella. I watched as she arrived then went to help her off her motorbike. We could tell she loved her motorbike.

"Hey," I grinned. Keeping it friendly and light.

"Hey," Bella smiled back. God, she's gorgeous. I love her so much...

Keep it light.

"So... Yesterday was funny. You should have seen my parents' faces," I laughed, remembering myself.

Bella laughed too. God she's beautiful, and her laugh sounded like music.

***Bella's POV***

When I arrived at school next day, I kept a look out for Edward. He came and grabbed my hand as I parked, sending sparks up my arm, helping me off my motorbike like the gentlemen he is.

"Hey," He grinned. His eyes shined as he looked down at me. I sighed almost silently, he was so beautiful.

My family they know how I feel about Edward, but they don't half of it.

But it's not like he would ever love me the way I love him. We would only ever be friends, and it's about time I accepted that.

I love you. I wanted to say that to him so badly. But I knew it would break my heart when he didn't say it back.

"Hey," I said instead. Grinning like a fool.

He then started talking about his parents' reactions to something. But I wasn't listening, I was watching the mesmerising way his lips moved as he spoke.

Then he laughed, and it was the most beautiful music. So I couldn't help but laugh.

So, so badly, I wanted, needed, to tell Edward I loved him. It was just about to come out of my mouth when I said something shocking, "I don't think we should be friends."

***I have to go, I'll update again in a few hours though. I've written the first chapter of Crystal Sun, New Moon In Edward's POV. Comment if you'd like me to upload it! ;-)***