Reaching Dusk [A Short RosaliexBella Fanfiction]

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 Could it have been Bella's imagination that she finally got her wish to sleep next to Rosalie? When Bella woke up, she expected to see an empty spot next to her but it hadn't been empty. A holy goddess was there in the flesh.

"Edward is right, you talk a lot in your sleep," were Rosalie's first words. "It's cute." And that sent a jolt throughout Bella's body that woke her up and turned her boring day into a day of pure bliss.

Bella rubbed her eyes and asked, "What time is it?"

"About seven. I'm surprised."

Bella shrugged. "I've got a lot of shit to do, my body senses it."

Rosalie cocked an eyebrow. "Like what? Scour Tumblr for dank memes? Read Pride and Prejudice fanfictions? Read Wuthering Heights some more?"

"How do you even know—"

"I asked Edward what you do on the weekends and that's what he told me." Bella looked away, her cheeks blazing. "I propose we get you some better food than soggy cereal, do some shopping, and have a sleepover."

Sleepover. The word rang throughout the room like a crack of a whip and Bella couldn't deny how panicked yet overjoyed she felt when those words were uttered.

To take the attention away from Bella Swan for a minute, the reader can now focus on what Rosalie Hale was feeling inside. Rosalie wanted to do nothing but be around Bella all the time. She fantasized about Bella just as much as Bella fantasized about Rosalie. She just knew how to hide it better.

The entire night, Rosalie had spent it just staring at Bella longingly. As Bella spoke in her sleep, Rosalie's suspicions were confirmed. Suspicions of her feelings being reciprocated. Little whispers of her name were said throughout the entire night. Rosalie had suspicions when Bella's heart would go from 0 to 100 but thought it was just because Bella had a social anxiety disorder. Apparently her presence increased that anxiety by 200%.

Bella looked up and grimaced because of one thing that she hated more than the current president: shopping. "Rose, I hate shopping. It's literally the worst."

Rosalie's thoughts were full of curse words but she backtracked and thought to herself, Humans have to eat, right? Where's a place that humans like to eat? That weird diner that gets good reviews on Yelp? Bella went there last week with Angela, but... "What about you do your laundry and then we go to Pete's for lunch."

Bella's eyes lit up at the thought of Pete's. She loved their breakfast food that was served all day and their tiny bundt cakes. They were so tiny. So, so tiny. "Y-yeah, okay, sure. That sounds cool."

"Alright, then let's get to it."

Bella saluted her and stood up. They tag-teamed getting laundry, separating colors from whites, and then finished drying the clothing outside. They stayed out there for a bit to wait for it to dry halfway before taking the laundry back in to put inside the dryer. It saved energy and that's what Bella loved about it.

Rosalie applied red lipstick to Bella's lips and then they were off to Pete's. It was a quaint place, tiny enough to be "small town" but big enough so that half of the town could be inside and all get fed at the same time.

They arrived and got out, walking next to each other towards the entrance. Bella felt so comfortable and happy next to Rosalie, like nothing could ruin this date. Well...was it a date? That was a good question and no one was smart enough to answer it.

Walking inside, Bella met the stares of Mike, Angela, Jessica, Eric, Ben, Tyler, Austin, Lauren, and about ten other kids Bella never learned the names of. They all went quiet as Rosalie and Bella sat down at a booth.