Chapter 4

Bella and Filene headed for Biology, followed by the annoying Eric who tried to ask Bella out but had failed with the help of Mike. Filene cheered in her head for Mike's interruption, when they left the two, only for Filene to frown and Bella be surprised for there he was, sitting in at his table; Edward Cullen. Bella headed straight for him and Filene followed to see her lab partner.

As they sat, Edward did the weirdest thing, he said hello. Filene watched the two very carefully.

"I'm sorry, I didn't get a chance to introduce myself last week." He said politely.

Filene raised an eyebrow. 'Yes you did, you just ignored her.'

"I'm Edward Cullen, You're Bella?" he asked.

'No, she's Kirsten Stewart, of course she's Bella!' Filene thought sarcastically.

Bella nodded. "Yes and the girl glaring at you is my sister Filene."

Edward looked at her for a second before looking to Filene who was glaring at him.

"After Bambi's girlfriend right?" he asked, with a grin.

Filene looked at him. "The scary thing is you know who that is… should I warn the other boys about you?"

Edward blinked before chuckling, Bella on the other scowled at Filene. Filene just shrugged before talking to her partner, Sammy.

During the class, Filene watched as the two talked to each other.

"Ladies first." He said, passing the microscope to Bella.

Sammy did the same; Filene looked into the microscope then telling Sammy the phase before looking back to the two. He saw this and smiled, answering the rest of the questions just so Filene can watch her sister.

Filene knew she had a new best friend in Sammy.

"You were gone." Bella said before looking into the microscope.

"Yes, I was out of town for a couple of days, personal reasons." he told Bella.

Bella passed the microscope. "Prophase."

"Do you mind if I look?" he asked

Bella shrugged, things were getting boring for Filene so she went back to her partner, helping him out for the rest of the class.

Bella had won the golden onion, which was pretty cool to Filene. She gave Bella and Edward space by walking a little bit slower than she usually did, but kept an eye on the two.

Bella said something, Edward looked tense before walking away from her and headed to the door, he went by Filene who was glaring at him before going to her sister.

"Well, are you satisfied? Can you drop him and continue on your life?" she asked Bella.

Bella blinked back from her thoughts. "What? What did you say?"

Filene blinked in astonishment before sighing grudgingly. "Apparently not."

Bella looked her sister in confusion before shaking her head and walking with her to the lunch room. After school, Filene followed her grump sister to the truck, she went over to the other side the truck and waited for Bella to get the keys and unlock the door. Sadly, Bella was too busy looking at Edward who was on the other side of the parking lot.

Edward was doing the same. Okay this was getting annoying to Filene, Bella was obsessing over some dumbass who doesn't know his ass from his elbow and it was getting ridiculous.

"Sis, for all that is holy, forget about it! Let's mind our own business." Filene told her.

Bella sighed, turning her back on Edward. And Filene knew if the accident had not come, Bella had would have done just that, but no, fate decides to not let her do that.

A van came swerving, heading straight for Bella. It was Tyler's van, slipping across the ice.

"BELLA!" Filene screamed, sliding out of the window and in front of her sister as the van came closer.

"FILENE!" Bella shouted holding her sister.

Out of nowhere, Edward was there. Hold both the sisters as her stopped the van from crushing them. While Bella was in awe, Filene was in shock.

'What the hell!'

The last thing Filene saw afterwards was Edward jumping over the truck, people crowding into their space, and the other Cullens looking pissed off.

Of course Filene passed out the moment she saw that Edward was gone, collapsing beside her sister.

She found herself on a hospital bed with Bella sitting on it next to her as a nurse was looking at her, and their dad standing beside. Filene sat up slowly and then came in Dr. Sexy.

Filene did a double take and her mouth was opened.

Heart/head/hormones/Filene: OH MAMA!

And the song for thins sexy blonde?

Bad Case of Loving you (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer

"I heard the chief's daughters were here." he said as he came towards them.

Charlie greeted him. "Dr. Cullen."

"Charlie," he looked to the nurse, "I've got this one, Jackie."

Dr. Cullen took Nurse Jackie's clipboard and took a look at it. "Isabella, Filene."

"Bella" the girls corrected.

Dr. Cullen smiled and began talking all doctor like, Filene wasn't really paying attention to his words, more like his looks.

'What is up with the Cullens and their looks? I swear to god, there's a camera man somewhere around here taking pictures of these guys!' Filene thought.

Thankfully, her head, heart and hormones were too busy gapping at Dr. Cullen to respond to anything.

"- I think you'll be just fine." Dr. Cullen assured Charlie, but was looking at Bella.

Bella, whom Feline discovered was behind us, began to talk. "I'm so sorry Bella, I didn't mean-"

He was interrupted by Charlie grabbing the curtain and pulling it between us, looking clearly annoyed with the boy. Filene smiled as she shook her head at her dad's protectiveness.

Her shaking of the head stopped when she was caught by the chin by super ice cold hands, her eyes nearly popped out as Dr. Cullen's face came closer.

"What's with doctors and their cold hands?" Filene asked.

Dr. Cullen looked her in the eyes and grinned. "It comes with working in a hospital."

"Oh." was her response.

"Well, Filene will be fine, she was just in shock." he told Charlie.

"I did just saw my sister's life flash before my eyes, of course I would be in shock." she said.

Bella narrowed her eyes at Filene as the other men chuckled. Bella turned back to Dr. Cullen, trying to look innocent which was a fail since Filene could see Dr. Cullen wasn't buying it.

"Yeah, it would have been a whole lot worst if Edward wasn't there" she said. "He knocked me out of the way." she told Dr. Cullen.

Filene blinked. "Hold the phone! Jackass Edward saved someone!"

"Filene." Charlie warned her, before looking back to the Doc. "Edward? Your boy?"

Dr. Cullen looked up for a second before looking back to the clipboard, this made Filene a little suspicious, and her brain came back from its melt down while the others were still having a party. Thankfully, her brain and she were able to smack them into concentration on the mystery of the Cullens.

"Yeah, it was amazing." Bella continued, trying to get something out of Dr. Cullen. "I mean, he got to me so fast. He was nowhere near me."

Filene had to raise an eyebrow at her sister.

Head: She's kind of failing, no?

Filene mentally nodded her head before looking back at the two.

"Sounds like you were very lucky." Dr. Cullen said looking at her, smiling politely.

'Swing and a miss, Bella.' Filene thought as the doctor walked away from the Swans. Bella didn't look very happy about it.

The Swans got their stuff and was heading out the door when their dad spoke up. "I got to go sign some paperwork. You should… you should probably call your mom."

Bella and Filene looked at their dad; it was Bella who said what they thought.

"Did you tell her?" she said.

Charlie shrugged like 'DUH!' Filene couldn't blame her dad, after all, they did just survived a -would have-been car crash.

Of course Bella didn't see that and walked away, taking out her phone groaning. "She's probably just freaking out."

Filene followed her, when they reached around the corner they saw Rosalie, Dr. Cullen, and Edward talking very quietly. Dr. Cullen must have seen them because the three looked their way. Filene tensed up a little, while Bella on the other hand.

"Can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked Edward.

Dr. Cullen took Rosalie away, and Edward went towards the two. Not wanting to talk to Edward, Filene took Bella's cell phone.

"I'll call mom." Filene told Bella and walked towards their dad.

On one ring, her mom was on the phone. "Bella!"

"No mom, it's me Filene," she said.

"Filene! Are you alright! Where's Bella? Why are you using her phone? Is she alright?-" Her mom babbled.

"Mom, mom! It's okay, we're okay, and the van barely hit us." Filene reassured her worried mother. "We were saved by Bella's crush, he got to us really fast, so nothing bad happened, I'm using Bella's phone because she was going to call you but she's caught up with something."

"Oh, okay, well, I'm just glad you and Bella are okay, I'll tell Phil. So, Bella's got a crush huh?' her mom said playfully.

"Ugh all the way mom, it's driving me insane." Filene said smiling.

Thankfully, their dad wasn't nearby to hear this.

"Oh! It must be a serious one since it's getting to you, but what about you?" her mom asked.

Filene smiled, ever since that day, her mom had always made sure that Filene was okay when Bella got a crush.

"No mom, not this time, I'm going to wait after I graduate from school before I get a boyfriend." she said.

"Well that is sensible of you, got that from your dad." her mom said with a laugh. "But it's okay for you to crush on someone honey, you know that, right?"

"Yeah mom, listen I have to go, I'll tell Bella to email you when we get home okay?" Filene said.

"… Alright, but stay safe, I love you, and tell Bella the same alright?" her mom said.

"Love you to mom, with all my heart." Filene said and hanged up.

She turned and saw her sister whom did not look happy whatsoever, Filene walked towards her sister.

"You okay Bells?" Filene asked.

"Why won't Edward tell me the truth, I mean I saw him from across the lot, and he-" Filene interrupted her.

"It's called privacy Bella, not everyone has to explain themselves, we just leave them be and be grateful that they took the time to save us." she said.

Bella looked at her for a moment. "You have a hunch… don't you?"

"Only a little one, but I'm not going to explore it… but from the way you are staring at me, I have no choice but to discover it." Filene said, seeing Bella's stubborn face. "I'm not going to like this, am I?"

Filene was dreaming of running with wolves, she felt like Mowgli in one of the Jungle Book movies. She felt a freedom; she knew she would never feel, next to her, was a reddish brown wolf, which was looking at her as if smiling.

The next she knew, she was awake, Bella had turned on the light.

"Belllaaaa!" Filene moaned. "I was running with the wolves, why did you wake me?"

"Sorry Filene, I just, I just thought I saw Edward in the corner there." Bella explained.

Filene looked over at the corner she was talking about, and did see some dirt on the floor, and the closed window opened; her bed was the nearest to the corner, and the window.

She was instantly up and went under her bed.

"I thought I had no need for this, but, it appears we have a stalker on our hands." she muttered as she reached in and felt cold metal in her hands.

Bella snorted. "Filene, I highly doubt Edward would get into our room."

"Well explain the dirt on the floor, and the supposed closed window that I know for a fact that you closed." Filene said, pulling out Livy.

Livy was a metal bat that Filene used for defence when Phil was away, in case a burglar came in or something. She got it from Phil himself so she knew it was a true metal bat.

Filene went back into bed, but with the bat in her hand. "Now, go to sleep Bella, we have a field trip to go to tomorrow."

Bella nodded before lying down, she didn't know why, but she always felt a lot safer with Filene when she held the baseball bat. Maybe it was because she knew Filene knew how to use it.

"I need everybody's permission slip, okay?" Mr. Molina shouted. "Sammy, please collect them."

Filene leaned against the truck while Bella was staring at the ground as if looking for something, and replaying the scene. Filene knew because that was what Bella told her.

They looked up to see Alice, Jasper, and Edward. Ever since the accident, they have kept their distance from Bella and Filene, but Jasper still helped her out with History, so it wasn't a total lost for Filene.

Out of nowhere came Mike, scaring the hell out of Filene.

"Look at you two, huh?" he said, before going all Einstein on us. "You're alive!"

Bella snorted while Filene was smiling in amusement.

"I know, yeah." Bella said. "False alarm, I guess."

"Yeah." Filene agreed.

Filene looked up from the conversation and saw Edward not looking so happy with Mike talking to Bella.

'Well, that's what you get dumbass!'

He turned to me, Filene froze, staring wide eyed at Edward. He quickly turned away from Filene and to Bella.

'…can he…'

Filene shook her head and listened in to the conversation.

"Now, I wanted to ask you, you know, if you know, it's like a month away, but…" Mike was babbling to Bella.

However, Bella's eyes were only for Edward so Filene had to listen to Mike.

Mike laughs nervously. "Do you want to go to prom with me?"

Bella was still at a daze, Mike tried again.

"So, what do you think?" he said.

He got her attention finally.

"About what?" Bella asked.

Filene thought shaking her head.

"Do you want to go? To Prom? With me?" He asked.

"Oh… prom. Dancing. Not such a good idea for me." Bella said. "Filene and I have something that weekend anyway."

Filene looked at her with a raised brow. Why exactly are you bringing me into this?

"We're going to Jacksonville (ha-ha my last name is Jackson! Maybe I should be living over there) that weekend." Bella explained.

"You can't go another weekend?" Mike asked.

"Non- refundable ticket." Filene jumped in.

Mike looked disappointed, but nodded his head. Filene felt so for him.

"You should ask Jessica." Filene said. "I know she wants to go with you."

Mike looked over to Jessica who looking over to them quite nervously and smiled a little at Mike. Mike's ego went up a notch and smiled at Filene in thanks.

"Yo, yo, yo. Hey, guys, come on." Mr. Molina shouted. "We got to go, we got to go. Green is what?"

"Go?" Filene answered.

"Good, and that's what you should be doing!' Mr. Molina said.

Mike, Bella, and Filene walked over into the bus with the Cullens following them.

"Egg shells, carrot tops. Compost is cool." Mr. Molina explained. "Now, stuff that in there, Eric."

Eric, unfortunately was elected to stuff compost into the machine, Filene had to grimace.

"Now, I am going to make a steaming cup of compost tea." Mr. Molina said.

'I think I'm going to be sick.' Filene thought, plugging her nose.

Bella giggled at Filene and patted her back in pity before walking past Edward, Filene almost screamed with joy! Bella was ignoring him.

"What's in Jacksonville?" Edward asked as they walked by him.

'Damn!' Filene groaned.

Bella looked freaked out. "How did you know that?"

"You didn't answer my question." Edward said.

Filene turned around and looked at him before turning forward, while Bella said. "Well, you don't answer any of mine, so"

"I mean, you don't even say hi to me." She said.

"Hi." Edward greeted.

Bella snorted in annoyance, Filene now raised an eyebrow at him. "A little too late there, no?"

Edward's lips twitched upwards.

"Are you going to tell us how you stopped the van?" Bella asked.

"Yeah." he said.

Bella and Filene looked up in surprise.

"I had an adrenaline rush. It's very common. You can Google it." he explained.

Bella looked disappointed while Filene looked at him, very annoyed.

"Edward, you're looking at the adrenaline queen here." Bella said pointing to Filene. "I know what it does, and does not stop vans."

Edward looked at Filene, looking puzzled for a moment. It was true, Filene has had little episodes of adrenaline since she was ten, she could go fast, but not as fast as Edward was, nor as strong.

"I answered your question." Edward said

Bella sighed. "Floridians. That's what's in Jacksonville!"

Of course Bella's clumsiness kicks in. Filene and Edward grab hold of Bella's arms so she didn't fall down.

"Can you at least watch where you walk?" Edward said, sounding a little pissed.

"Dude, chillax, it happens." Filene snapped at Edward before taking Bella and walking forward.

"Look, I'm sorry I'm being rude all the time." he apologised.

Filene looked back. "Oh, so you noticing that just now or before?"

Edward glared at Filene before looking back at Bella. "I just think it's the best way-"

"Bella, Filene! Guess who just asked me to prom." Jessica asked in excitement.

"Who?" Bella asked.

"Mike." Filene said, looking over at a happy Mike who then looked over to Filene, smiling.

"Yeah, I actually thought that Mike was going to ask either you or Bella. It's not going to be weird, though, right?" Jessica asked.

"Nope, zero weirdness." Filene said, happy for Jessica. "You guys are great together."

"I know, right?" Jessica said to Filene, doing little happy jumps.

After that little scenario, Filene followed her friends to the worm pit and tried to finds some worms with a stick while Bella walked over to the bus, and was followed by Edward.

"Hey guys?" Filene said watching this.

The guys looked up and saw what she was seeing.

"Should I be worried?" she asked.

Angela looked thoughtful. "I don't think so, I mean, they're just talking."

"I know, but sometimes, the way he looks at her…" Filene faded off.

"I know what you mean." Mike said, "He looks like he going to eat her or something."

"Exactly!" Filene exclaimed.

"Hey," Jessica said, trying to calm Filene "If she gets into trouble, I know without a doubt that Bella will call for you."

"Totally." Eric said. "Now, let's find a huge worm."

The girls grimaced as Filene and the boys dug into the worm pit, to find a one.

As they went home, Filene could tell that Bella was not in a very good mood so she left her alone and though about the Cullens. Not anyone specific but all of them, the way they look at people, their eyes changing, pale skin, cold skin. Her hunch was kicking in double time, it was trying to tell her something, and she just didn't know what.

Once they got home, they found their dad sitting at the kitchen table drinking a beer and reading the newspaper. Bella walked and put her backpack on the chair, unfortunately she missed, which made her even more pissed.

"Hey, your mom called. Again." He said.

Bella picked up the plate with a harsh sigh. "Well, that's your fault. You shouldn't have told her about the "almost" accident. Are you finished?"

Their dad blinked at how fast she was talking before he spoke. "Yeah."

Bella walked over to the sink while Filene spread her homework on the table.

"Yeah, I suppose you're right." Charlie agreed. "She always did know how to worry."

Bella took a glass and filled it with water, taking tiny sips.

"She seems different. She seems happy." he said.

Filene could hear the tone of his voice, he was happy for their mom, but… Filene took her dad's hand into hers.

"Phil sounds like an all right guy." Charlie continued, squeezing Filene's hand.

Bella dumped the rest of the water from the glass down the sink before clearing her throat and looking over at him.

"Yeah, he is." an awkward silence, then Bella walked her way up to their bedroom.

"…Okay." Charlie said, looking to Filene. "Did I say something wrong?"

Filene shook her head. "No dad, it's just school, it's getting hard for her, especially with all the high school pressure, you know how that felt.

Charlie nodded. "Yes, yes I do."

Filene turned back to her homework, and Charlie would help her once in a while, but also learns something different. Bella maybe his little girl, but Filene, she was a blessing; she could cut an awkward silence with one word, which is good because Bella and him seemed to have many of those.

"Filene." he said.

Filene looked up to her dad.

"Keep an eye out for your sister, I know I should be saying this to her with you but." Charlie tried to explain.

Filene grinned. "But, Bella clumsiness is bound to give her trouble, I know dad and I will."

Charlie grinned back before returning to his newspaper. "And let me know if a boy comes your way, I need to clean my shot gun."

Filene laughed. "I need to clean mine as well."

With that, the two laughed.