The next morning, I pull on a long, gray oversized sweater and black leggings. I grab my bag, a poptart, wave to my mom and leave. I want to get to school early to see Bella, and if I'm completely honest with myself, Emmett as well now that he's talking to me again, but my heart swells with disappointment when I only see 3 Cullens standing beside the Volvo. Edward is missing as well. I catch up to Bella, who's walking slowly towards the English building.
"Hey!" I say, matching her stride.
"Oh, Hi, Raquel." She looks at me out of the corner of her eye, wary. I assume it can only be because she's not looking forward to everyone commenting on her fainting episode.
"I won't ask, don't worry," I smile in what I hope is a sympathetic gesture. Bella sighs.
"How do you know?" She asks.
"I may have pulled a '20 questions' on Edward when he came into Spanish late. Y'know, if you sat with us yesterday, you would've found out we were blood testing. I was complaining nonstop about it," Bella fixes me with a glare. "I'm just saying. I respect you sitting with Edward though, Jess is ready to pounce on you for answers."
Bella groans. We reach the classroom and take our spots.
"Also, Emmett's talking to me again. He wanted to work with me on our Spanish project." Bella's interest is clearly piqued, as she turns her whole body towards me to hear what I have to say. "But now he and Edward aren't even here today, What gives?"
"They're going camping. At the Goat Rocks Wilderness, or something like that."
"Do they do that often?" I ask, curious to learn more about this elusive family.
"Apparently. According to Edward they do."
"What else did you learn yesterday from Edward?" I smirk at Bella, who's beginning to turn pink.
"Just a few things about his family. Nothing about Emmett, so don't give me that look." Bella chastises me teasingly.
"Darn. Do you have plans for the dance? After Eric asked you out, he tried it with me."
"Um, A, No. And B, No! Tell me everything." Bella and I continue to talk until the bell rings, sharing stories of the boys of Forks attempting to ask Bella out to the dance.
Despite knowing he won't be there, I can't help scanning the cafeteria for Emmett's giant build. Sufficiently disappointed, I turn to Bella, who's doing the exact same thing in search of Edward. On our way out from lunch, I hear Lauren talking to Mike about Bella.
"... doesn't just sit with the Cullens from now on." Mike defends Bella, but I notice Bella slowing down.
"Hey, don't listen to her. She's probably just jealous or having a bad day or something." I say, matching her stride. "I can try to hit her with a birdie in gym, if you want."
Bella laughs. "No, I'm just... surprised is all. I didn't think I gave her any reason to dislike me."
"Who knows." I shrug. "Are you going to La Push tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I think I am. Are you?" She seems grateful for the subject change.
"No, my dad wants to catch up or have a family outing—whatever that means." Jessica hurries over to me and starts to pull on my arm.
"C'mon Raquel, unless you want to play doubles again." I wave to Bella and let Jess pull me away. We manage to snag the last singles' net on the court.
"Did Bella tell you anything about her and Edward and what happened yesterday?" Jessica asks as I serve the birdie. I don't like lying, but I think that Bella's business is her own. To be fair, Bella didn't tell me everything, just the basics of what happened.
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Old Soul
FanfictionRaquel Lewis is new to Forks, Washington and is quickly exposed to the intriguing Cullen family, especially Emmett Cullen. What she doesn't know is that she's an old soul. In fact, not only is she Emmett's blood singer, but also has been two of the...
