Something More
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, nor any of its characters.
Bella and Edward have been best friends ever since they were in kindergarten. Now in their senior year of high school, they begin to see one another as something more than just a friend. Will they confess how they truly feel before its too late?
Just so you know, everyone in this story is human and Edward has only one sibling, Alice. Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper may come into the story later, I have not yet decided, but if they do they will not be part of Edward's family. This is also my first ever fan fiction so any type of positive and negative criticism is greatly appreciated. I also apologize for any types of grammatical or spelling errors.
Chapter 1: Phone Call
It was nearly 11 o'clock when Bella's phone rang. Half asleep at the time, she flew out of her bed, hitting her head on the head board. She rubbed her now pounding head as she got up to answer the phone.
"Uhmm hello?" Bella said into the phone as she moaned in pain.
"Well no need to sound so excited to hear me. It's only been what, two months? Since I last spoke to you", a familiar sarcastic voice answered.
Edward had spent the entire two months of summer vacation with his parents and sister Alice in Alaska, visiting some old family friends. Apparently, since it was going to be their last vacations together as a family before their children went off to college, Carlisle and Esme had them all stay in one of those ice hotels with no connection to the outside world. No phones, telephones, or computers, just cold weather and 24/7 family bonding time.
"Edward! Oh my god, how are you? How is Alaska? And yeah, I hit my head on my head board going to get the phone?", Bella told Edward, trying to hide her embarrassment.
Bella could hear his laughter on the other end. She rolled her eyes at him even though he couldn't see her.
He responded, "Things like that only happen to you, I swear. But as long you are okay. And Alaska was hmm, well, cold. Too cold for me, but Alice enjoyed it. You would have cracked up if you would have seen her here. She must have bought twenty ski outfits"
"Oh I didn't know Alice skied. Is she any good?"
"That's my point, she doesn't ski. In fact she is terrified of heights so flying down a hill at top speed isn't exactly her cup of tea. She just wanted to look like a native, or so she claimed. She could have fooled me thought because I have yet to someone else in Alaska in a bright purple jacket other than her."
Bella couldn't help but burst out in laughter. The sheer thought of Alice all decked out in ski garb yet not having the slightest incentive to ski was quite easy to picture. But most of all, she just loved to hear Edward talk. He always spoke with so much emotion that it was hard for her to resist getting all caught up in the moment with him and forget about everything else. It was like the whole world stopped and they were the only two people in it.
After catching her breath from laughing she said, "I would have loved to see that. Gotta love Alice, though"
"Try going on vacation with her and you might want to rethink that", Edward joked. He continued, "Anyway, I got great news. I am coming home tomorrow, probably around 5 o'clock. Why don't you come my house for a bit, maybe help me unpack?"
"Sounds great, I will be there. At least you have some interesting stories to tell me. I mean, you spend two months in Alaska while I am stuck here in Forks. Seriously, the most exciting thing that happened to me all summer was cliff diving"
Edward gasped in horror. His voice was furious, "You did what?! Cliff diving?! Isabella Swan, what is wrong with--"
Bella quickly cut him off, noticing his intense panic, "Okay okay, calm down, I was only kidding. Come on, can you honestly imagine me cliff diving? Me, of all people? I am not some crazy psycho with a death wish. You should know me better than that. I ended up spending practically my whole summer down by the beach in La Push. And yes, I made it out of there in one piece."
She heard him sigh in relief before he answered, giving a light chuckle, "Sure, Bella, start giving me heart attacks already. I am not even back home yet." His tone turned more serious, "You know I worry about you".
And how did Edward worry about Bella. Much more than he knew he should. Of course as her best friend he was suppose to care about her, but he always had a lingering feeling in the back of his mind that it was beyond that. For the whole two months he was away, there was not a moment where he didn't wonder about Bella; what she was doing, was she okay, everything. He knew him and Bella would never be more than the close friends that they were. Bella would never run the risk of losing their friendship if their relationship was to fail. After all, the awkwardness that would be between if they were to break up would prevent them from having the bond they have now. So with things going as they were, Edward will always wonder what could have been.
Bella couldn't help but giggle at Edward's response, not realizing the raw honesty of his words, "You worry too much."
"Maybe", he said trying to conceal the slight disappointment in his voice, "Well it is getting late; I should let you get back to bed. Sorry for waking you up"
"It's okay. It was nice to hear your voice again. Well get a good night sleep and have a safe flight home"
"Thanks, you too. Sleep well"
Bella was about to hang up the phone when Edward spoke again, "Oh wait", he said anxiously.
"Yes?"
"I really missed you, Bells, . . . a lot", Edward told her in a kind of voice that was on the board line of something more than friends. It was a line he tried not to cross too often and when he did, not to make it so obvious. But he had a feeling he gave it away this time just by the simply fact that he called her Bells, his nickname for her. No one else called her Bells but him. In Edward's mind, it was his way of saying that she only belonged to him, something he knew was out of line but he didn't care. He hoped she only took what he was saying lightly, for he didn't want her to catch on to his true feelings for her.
Bella felt her blood rush up to her cheeks as it so commonly did whenever he spoke to her like that. She couldn't help but swoon, even the littlest much, whenever he called her Bells. It wasn't healthy for her to feel this way about him and she knew it. Edward and she were best friends, nothing more. And she liked it that way. Or did she? It was the way they were supposed to be. Nothing more, right? She knew it was pointless to try and persuade herself that anything would every change between them but she couldn't help but take a small advantage of the present opportunity.
She replied in a sweet tone, "I missed you too. I have been going kind of crazy without you." Bella bit her tongue right after. She had said too much. She had crossed the line.
Edward was left speechless. While it was something he had always secretly hoped for, he never expected her to answer him like that. Not knowing what to do, he panicked. He let out an involuntary burst of nervous laughter and said without thinking, "Yeah right. My absence is hardly an excuse for your craziness".
Bella knew he didn't mean anything by it. It was just their way of joking around as they always have. She felt like a fool for even thinking that the thought of her being serious would have crossed his mind.
"I guess so. Well, night", Bella said to him flatly before hanging up.
The instant he heard the phone click on the other end, Edward's heart sank. He finally had his chance and he blew it. For the first time ever, Bella responded to his subtle advances towards her and he acted like a jerk. He thought, "Next time it is going to be different", as he clutched onto a small black jewelry box. "I am done waiting around", he thought as he put the small box in his pocket and left for the airport.
Please review; feel free to leave any type of feedback, positive or negative. I am currently working on the second chapter so as long as people are interested, I am planning to update as soon as possible and continue the story. Thank you.