Chapter 3 Under the Bed

We slowly walked to Edward’s rooms. I had never been so close to Jasper, I felt a bit awkward.
“Why do you feel so nervous?”
“Its just that I…we never really talked or anything and its just weird”
“Oh”
“Don’t worry, I know why you would stay away, you haven’t been a ‘vegetarian’ as long as the rest of them, and then that whole thing at my birthday” He flinched when I reminded him. “You know, I never held that against you”
“I’m still sorry about that, you should have” I felt my temper flare up at his words.
“No, I shouldn’t have and never did or will, so get over it”
“Calm down Bella” Instantly, I felt a wave of calm hit me full on
“I’m sorry Jasper. I sometimes forget you can feel when I’m angry”
“Its fine Bella, just try to keep your emotions under control”
“Deal”

We arrived at Edward’s room.
Jasper looked around “So where are we gonna start?”
I looked around the room “Maybe, we could start with the bed first.” That came out wrong. He stared at me in disbelief “What?” he stuttered, actually stuttered.
“Check under the bed I mean”, “I think I’ll fit” I mumbled to myself.
He looked me up and down “I don’t think so”
“Do you think you can lift it?”
“Of course”
“Okay, lift it up mister”
“Did you just call me mister?” he stared at me quizzically
“Yeah, I did, didn’t I? Sorry.”
“I could get used to that, Mister Hale. I like it.” I blushed at how he said that, like it was an important title. I walked toward the large gold bed and started to push, it weighed a ton.
“I don’t think your going to be able to move that on your own, it’s solid wood.” Leave it to Edward to buy a solid wood bed.
“Okay. Now help me move this thing.”
He moved toward the bed and with one simple push he moved it across the room. I felt a pang of annoyance at watching him move the bed so easily.
“I really hate that, you know”
“Hate what?” he asked with genuine curiosity at my sudden outburst of emotion and at the sudden edge in my voice.
“How easily you all do something like that, when I can’t even open a box of cereal without hurting myself”
“I’m sorry about that but its not it’s my fault”
“I know”
“It’s fine. I forgot how emotional you can get. Let’s finish trying to blackmail my little brother”
“Okay”
I crawled under the bed and couldn’t see a thing.
“Can you give me a flashlight or something?”
“Sure, I’ll just put the bed down on top of you”
“Sorry. I don’t think there’s anything here. Let me get out”
I crawled out as carefully as possible, and as soon as I was almost out I hit my head on the edge of the bed.
“Ouch”
“Are you okay?” he said while trying to hold back a laugh.
“Yes. What’s that?” I saw a small box in the very corner of the bed. It looked like a small shoebox. “Wait a second. I’ll be right back”
“Sure, I’m just holding a hundred pound bed”
“Sorry Jazzy” I couldn’t hold back the giggle when I said Alice’s pet name for him. I could practically feel him roll his eyes.
“Got it. You can put the bed down now”
I held the little box waiting for Jasper to put the bed all the way down. The little box had said ‘Edwards Private Property’ in what looked like the handwriting of a five year old. I let out a small laugh.
“What are you laughing at?”
I showed him the box, “what? It’s just a box with some writing on it”
“It’s Edward’s handwriting. I always thought he was born with perfect handwriting, this just seems funny to me, makes him seem more…more”
“Human, right, that’s what you mean”
“Sure, why not?”
“So what’s in that little box that my dear brother kept hidden from all of us for so long?”
“I don’t know…let’s find out” I carefully opened the lid to the box.