Chapter Nine
***Vanessa's POV***
I sat down nervously next to Emmett, who glanced at me and immediately recognised me.
"What are you doing here?" He demanded of me, thoroughly surprised.
"Looking out for my twin," I replied quietly.
Jaspet scowled and turned to me, "You need to keep you're sister on a lead,"
I growled at him quietly, "Stop talking about things you don't understand, Cullen."
Jasper raised his eyebrows at me, but stayed silent.
Then it was time for lunch. Bella looked as if she was in pain the whole hour. She sat with her back to Edward, while he sat facing her back. They both looked... Blank. Like someone had died.
Then Bella and I walked to biology.
Bella sat next to Edward while I sat on my own at the back. I watched the pair throughout the lesson. Their backs were tensed and they didn't even glance at each other.
"Alice!" I called when school ended, catching her just before she got into Edward's shiny silver Volvo.
"Yes?" She smiled, walking towards me.
"Would you like to come hunting with me?" I knew they could tell I wanted to talk to her alone. Thank.God Bella's sheild was around me, or Edward would know what I wanted to speak to his sister about, because if he knew he would growl, literally drag Alice into his car and never speak to me nor Bella again.
"Sure," Alice smiled, totally dismissing her siblings' warnings.
We ran into the forest, and I made sure Bella was home before I spoke, but Alice spoke too, "We need to find a way to get Edward and Bella together."
Alice giggled. "Why did Bella say that her and Edward shouldn't be friends?" She asked.
I sighed, "Because Bella loves Edward very much, and she's afraid that if she admits that to him, he will break get heart by not saying it back."
Alice groaned, "That's ridiculous! He thinks exactly the same thing! What are we going to do?"
"Actually, I don't think we should do anything," I admitted.
"Why not?" Alice inquired.
"Because if we tell them to speak their feelings, it will feel forced to them, it needs to be from the heart," I explained.
Alice nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I guess so. I better get back, Jazz will be getting worried," She began to walk away, "Oh yeah!" She exclaimed, turning back to me, "It's going to be sunny tomorrow, you need to stay inside or out the eyes of humans."
I nodded, thinking Alice is probably much more reliable than the weather man who predicted rain all day tomorrow.
"Where were you?" Bella asked as I ran in and threw my bag into the counter.
"Out," I replied, "Where's dad?"
"Out," Bella replied simply.
"What you up to?" I asked, spotting Bella's sketch book under her hands.
"Nothing," Bella said quickly, trying to hide it, but I yanked it out of her hands, rifling through the pages, finding her latest matter piece. When I found it, I gasped.
She had drawn Edward.
And it looked exactly like him in every way, just in black and white. I smiled. "It's flawless," I whispered.
"It's terrible," Bella snapped, yanking the book out my hands and chucking onto the counter, where it bounced off my bag, before flipping into the floor. "It looks nothing like him!" And she ran upstairs, slamming her bedroom door behind her.
Shaking my head, I ran outside to simply lie on the grass, to simply let my feelings go.
I used to do this when I was small, the years I can barely remember. Although we are exactly the same age, Bella and I have always treated each other as if she is my older sister, and she always used to comfort me when I was upset. But now... Bella is distraught, depressed, and I have no idea what to do.
***Bella's POV***
I glanced out my window and saw Ness lying in the grass outside. I knew why she was doing that, she was trying to let go of all her problems, which were essentially my problems. I sighed; I hated doing that to her. She was like a little sister to me, even though we were the same age.
***Vanessa's POV***
The next day I told Bella about the sun, and she disappeared into the forest. I decided to spend the day decorating Bella's room. She never got round to decorating unless I asked her, and I guessed she needed a change.
***Bella's POV***
I ran through the forest for hours, wanting to get away from the house I sometimes felt trapped in.
As I ran, I came across the most beautiful meadow, it was filled with sparkling daisys and geraniums. It was gorgeous, but no where near as gorgeous as the person lying in it.
"Bella!" Edward exclaimed, sitting up when I stepped forward unknowingly.
"Umm..." I squeaked, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to intrude."
"Bella," Edward said again, leaping up, "Please stay."
I nodded; it's what I wanted.
Edward went to lie on the grass again, and I sat next to him. Almost absent mindedly, it seemed, Edward rolled onto his side and stared up into my face, "Bella," He whispered, I loved the way he said my name, and as surprising as it was, I loved what he said next even more, "I love you."
***Sorry, it's short, but I will update another chapter once I've eaten. I'm gonna upload the prologue of Crystal Moon later too.***
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