A/N: Here I am with a brand new fic! It's my first Twilight fic and I love Twilight to bits, so please REVIEW!
Oh, and Edward Cullen is MINE, period!
Disclaimer: Of course I do not own the Twilight series, all credit goes to the sensational Stephenie Meyer. If I did, would I be sitting here and typing out fanfic? I should think not! But since I'm not Stephenie, here's my fanfic.
PLEASE do R&R&R&R&R&R&R!!
Chapter One – All Aboard!
The golden sun shone down on a cerulean sky which reflected on the tranquil waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Dolphins leaped gracefully, calling out to the members of their pod playfully. Their clicking and clacking sounds proved soothing for a very frazzled Bella Swan, who sat by the dock of the ship, observing the perennial cheerfulness of the dolphins. How she envied them.
She saw as they playfully raced each other, speeding into the depths of the waters and then leaping gracefully outwards, performing cartwheels, pirouettes, spins and whirls with ease and grace that even the most professional gymnast would die to be capable of. The friendly aura that the emanated at all times endeared to Bella, and soon she had taken to gazing at them as they played on and on and on, trying her best to distract herself from all those unwanted thoughts that had a penchant for creeping up on her at the most annoying times.
She looked at the dolphins for some more time, staring morosely at their happiness and failing to share in the joy and excitement that they were emanating in abundance. The events of the past few days left her in turmoil, and thought she had escaped from the harsh reality of Forks, though her surroundings now were nothing like that she had left behind in her wake, memories haunted her and there was no way in which she could escape from those.
She could still hear parents' voice clearly in her head as they played over and over again, haunting her every waking moment. Her dreams too were plagued by the memories of her last few days on Forks – when she had broken the hearts of all those she held near and dear.
Charlie.
Renee.
Jacob.
Her heart thudded painfully on the last name, causing her to choke back a few tears that were threatening tip sill from her chocolate orbs. She brushed them away impatiently.
"I am not going to let those people and memories ruin me," she whispered fiercely. "This cruise marks a new chapter in the story of my life – titled independence. This was to happen, either now or later. I just have to grab the opportunity and when I get back home-"
Her rambling was interrupted by a young steward who was holding a tray laden with glasses of refreshments.
"Sorry?" faltered Bella. She cursed herself for failing to notice his presence or hearing him the first time.
"I said, would you like a refreshment, ma'am?" repeated the steward, looking a tad bit annoyed at her lost state.
"What all have you got?" she replied, noticing for the first time that each carefully crafted glass contained a different float. She, being Bella, just said it out loud without thinking twice. "I mean, each glass has a different coloured liquid," she stated. "And I happen to be allergic to cherry. So can you please do your job and tell me what is what?"
The steward sighed tiredly and ran a hand through his mussed up hair. "This is a tropical papaya shake, that one is pina colada with a dash of seltzer, here we have the cherry-pineapple-kiwi shake- don't have that," he added, remembering Bella's allergy. "And finally, the avocado milk shakes. Would you like to have anything, ma'am? I have other people to tend to." He couldn't keep the irritated edge out of his voice.
"Thank you, and I'm sorry." She gazed unfocusedly out towards the sea as she made a grab for the avocado milk shake. She stood up to make a move towards her cabin, for the dolphins had gone, presumably feeding, and she didn't have any other company.
Suddenly, a loud announcement made over the ship loudspeaker made her jump out of her wits. "Attention all children aged eight and above, free swimming sessions at Pool Number 3 starting in ten minutes! Be there if to want to have a splash!"
She scrambled wildly to keep her balance, but with no avail. And so, on the corridor en route to her room, Bella Swan had a typical Bella moment – she careened wildly for a second and then tripped, the aforementioned avocado milk shake still in hand. She mentally braced herself for the crash that was to come, and also for a few 'Aren't you too old to be tripping?' comments her way. She was even prepared to clean the thickly carpeted corridor and mess up the brand new sundress that she had bought from Vera Moda (which had, needless to say, cost her a mini fortune.)
What she was not prepared for, were a pair of strong arms that caught her around the waist and managed to rescue the milkshake that went sailing through the air - at the same time.
A/N: End of chapter 1! I'm going to write this story in the form of short chapters many in number. Got me? I sure hope so!
I hope you liked it….whatever your comments may be, make sure you tell me by REVIEWING! I shall update once I get at least 10 reviews…I'm buried under homework, so it's not like I have another choice!
-SashaWPevensie (a.k.a Bella Cullen!)