Hello fanfictioners! This is my first fanfic, co-written and edited by WishYouWereHere15.
DISCLAIMER- Me thinks if I owned Twilight, I wouldn't be writing fan fiction.
Bella's POV:
"Welcome to your first frat party," Edward told me as we walked into the Delta Tau house. I can't believe that I actually let him bring me here. I mean, Edward just showed up at my dorm right as I was settling down with a book, ready to stay in for the night, announcing that we were going to a dorm party. Plus, he told me there was no way I could talk him out of it. After much of my arguing and stomping my foot on the floor, I complied; saying that he owed me big time for this.
This wasn't exactly my "scene" as they called it. The dark lights gave it an enigmatic vibe and the music was blaring from the speakers up front. People with red plastic cups swarmed the dance floor making it almost impossible to get from one side to the other.
I smiled up at Edward nervously, "Come on Bella, loosen up. Have fun for once in your college life." Edward could never seem to grasp the fact that I am a senior in college and have never been to a frat party. I wasn't really into all the parties when I first came to Pacific Northwest University, and I don't plan on being into them now. Edward is the complete opposite. He lives for the college parties. He handed me a drink and got one for himself.
"Woah, slow down Edward," I objected. "I said I would come to the party with you but I'm not drinking that." I crossed my arms over my chest with a disgusted look.
"Bella, stop arguing and just take the drink," Edward insisted exasperatedly, probably regretting the decision to drag me here in the first place. I tried to weigh the options in my head. One side was saying 'Don't take it! You don't want to end up like some of these other people around here do you?' I looked around the room and could tell that people were already losing it. I saw Jessica trying to make a move on a guy that I know for a fact has a steady girlfriend. I've been here a grand total of 10 minutes and I wanted to try and enjoy the rest of my time here…conscious. But then there was the more rational side of my mind saying 'It's just one drink. I say that we get this party started!' I decided with the latter. Why not have fun just this once? Graduation is less than a month away and I didn't want to leave without at least one fun experience.
"Fine. Give me the damn drink," I replied trying to hide that I was actually a little bit excited for this party. He handed me the red plastic cup and raised his own.
"To Bella; the beer virgin," He toasted with a smirk on his face and took a sip of his drink.
"Shut up Cullen, I've drank beer before." I rolled my eyes at him and lifted the cup to my mouth. The beer tasted bad, it was one of those lime kind, but I wasn't about to complain to Edward.
"Whatever Swan, you're gonna get so wasted tonight," Edward told me confidently as his beer was already half gone. "That's my promise to you. If this is going to be the only fun thing you do, I want to make sure you get the whole experience," he said with a wide grin. I childishly stuck my tongue out at him. Edward and I had a relationship like we were seven year olds. We were always fighting about the stupidest things and joking around. But that's why he was my very best friend; I could go to him for anything and we were so comfortable with each other.
Edward took my hand and led me to the dance floor, not leaving me any room to protest.
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"Jasper, my man! How's it going?" Edward called over the music as Jasper made his way over to us, with Alice trailing behind.
Edward and I were in the middle of the crowd dancing together. I was kind of nervous at first, with me not having the ability to walk more than twenty feet without tripping, I was almost positive that I was going to make fool out of myself before the night was over. But another two beers washed that thought away as my back was now up against Edward and we were swaying in a perfect rhythm together while "I Know You Want Me" was blasting so loud it seemed like the whole room was vibrating.
"Just me and Alice checking out the party," Jasper replied as he came up to us with a drink in one hand and his other intertwined with Alice's. His eyebrows raised when he looked at me, surprised that I had joined Edward on this little adventure.
Jasper Whitlock was in the Delta Tau fraternity, so I guess he should be the one to blame for my attendance here. He and Edward have been best friends ever since Alice, who also happens to be Edward's sister and my best friend, and him became a couple my sophomore year. Edward, Alice, and their older brother Emmett and I have been really close from the time when we were all in elementary school. Then we all came to Pacific Northwest University together and met Jasper Whitlock and Rosalie Hale, Emmett's current girlfriend and best friend to Alice and me. There are only six of us, yet no one can seem to understand our confusing and awkward web of relationships.
"Bella, what are you doing here? This is so not like you to be not locked in your dorm room on a Friday night," Alice joked as her eyes raked over my outfit. Of course, leave it to Alice to be only interested in what people are wearing. I was wearing a denim mini skirt and a shirt that Alice picked out when we went on one of her shopping extravaganzas one day. Her expression showed approval until she looked down at my Converse-clad feet.
"Bella-aa, why are you wearing those ratty old sneakers?" she whined. "You know, I have the cutest Jimmy Choos that would look perfect on you!" she tried with a hopeful expression.
"Alice, you're lucky I'm even here at this party. Plus, why would I want uncomfortable shoes on all night?" She just shrugged and let it go, knowing that I wouldn't give in; I was as stubborn as hell sometimes.
Edward, who was relatively quiet throughout our conversation besides a few chuckles, announced that he was going to get a few more drinks for him and me. Alice and Jasper took this as a hint to 'buzz off'.
"So we'll catch you later," Jasper told me as he waved to Edward across the room.
"Bye, Jazz. Bye, Alice." I gave him a one-armed hug and embraced Alice as she kissed my cheek.
"You two have fu-uun!" Alice replied in a sing-song voice as she skipped away with a smirk on her face, dragging Jasper behind her.
Alice always thought that Edward and I would get together one day, especially with us being the only single ones in our group of friends. And every time she brought it up, I would always tell her that we were friends, and only friends.
I never really thought as Edward to be "boyfriend material." We have been so close for so long that I haven't ever pictured us a couple, I figured it would change our friendship too much. But I have always had a little crush on him as a kid, and it only grew as we got older. But the first time that Edward was really serious with a girl, I knew I had to tell someone. I was a junior in high school and sleeping over Alice's one night. The next morning we were eating cereal and watching TV in her room when Edward barged in.
Flashback;
"Hey Alice, can I shower in your bathroom? Emmett's in the other one and I have to meet Laila in twenty minutes." Laila, Edward's girlfriend, I absolutely despised. Not only because of my crush on him, but also Laila only wanted Edward for the sex and arm candy. Edward, being a guy and completely oblivious, was blind to this.
"Yeah, sure whatever Edward, just move out of the way," Alice replied while trying to look around him at her flat-screen TV mounted onto the wall.
Fifteen minutes later, Edward came out of Alice's bathroom with a towel around his waist. My cheeks turned bright red as I realized that that was the only thing he was wearing.
"Thanks, Alice. Laila would've killed me if I was late." My mouth was hanging open with my spoon halfway to my lips as I looked at his delicious body. His hair was drooping in front of his face and droplets of water slid down his bare torso…
"Bella, what are you doing?" Alice's screeching voice took me out of my trance as she was picking up my bowl of Cheerios that I had apparently dropped and split all over the floor.
"Uhh, I'll see you later Alice. Bella you might want to be more careful next time," Edward called lightheartedly as he walked out of the room and into the hall. I reached over to grab a couple of paper towels that Alice had brought in to clean up my mess, still in a daze.
"Okay spill," Alice demanded.
"Haha Alice, you said spill and I "spilled" my cereal! You get it?" I said trying to change the subject. Alice just rolled her eyes.
"Alright, I like him," I admitted, instead of ranting back and forth in a heated debate.
"Yeah, no surprise there; I totally saw that one coming. Actually, I think everyone saw that one coming, except Edward maybe. Now how do we get him to realize it, and get you two together?" Alice tapped her chin with her index finger, eyes mischievous.
End Flashback
Clearly, whatever Alice's plan was never worked, even though he did breakup with Laila soon after that. But he probably still has no idea that I like him, after all these years as best friends. And Alice is still probably plotting some way to get us together; because "Plotting is what Alice Cullen does best," she had told me one time.
I put all that into the back of my mind as I saw Edward walking back toward me holding four beers in his hands. I sighed, defeated; I knew that it was going to be a long night.
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A/N: So, that's the first chapter. Sorry if there's not much dialogue, I just wanted to explain everything first. Oh and by the way, Bella isn't like madly in love with Edward or anything, it's just a crush for now…
So, I originally had way more to the first chapter than this but it was way too much and I left it out. So chapter 2/part 2 of chapter 1 will be up soon.
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