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A/N: This is my first official story and I hope you guys like it. Please go easy on me for the first few chapters. I will update once a week . No idea when because I've got my own life beyond my laptop. One that includes sports so that keeps me busy also. I will try to update regularly and hopefully once a week will give me enough time to continue the story with some time on my hands. Please be patient with me. Now ENJOY!

Redemption

Chapter One

"Really, calculating the possibilities could be endless, really let me do it for you," Edward offered, 'Ill be happy too." The girl, Jessica, beamed a satisfied smirk on her face one that Edward

was of course oblivious to.

"Thank you so much, I really owe you," she said walking away with a wave of her hand. She was pretty, but then again what might she say about that though. Really she's the only person

that really understood him other than his family. He walked down the hall with her in his thoughts, occasionally smiling in a fond matter, not knowing he was about to bump into someone obviously

bigger.

"Hey, Watch where your going Cullen," spoke the angry voice. He aggressively pushed Edward into the lockers, enough to cause bruises. Edward knew that he would have to hide that

from his parents.

"So…orry, Jasper. I didn't see you there," Edward hated myself for speaking with a hint of fear in his tone. "Your suppose to be smart right, then use that brain of yours to tell yourself to
actually look where your going next time. "sneered Jasper in his usually cocky face. He waked away to his girlfriend, Bella and sister Rosalie, who were waiting for him by the cafeteria door. Bella was giggling a sickly sweet laugh that made his stomach turn, with just the sound of it. Rosalie wasn't laughing at the display the went on between her twin and Edward, but anyone could obviously see the humor behind her icy blue eyes.

Rosalie and Jasper Hale were twins that were both tall, blond, and blue eyed. Jasper was captain of the basketball team and was the "it" guy that every girl in Forks High wanted. He held
a cocky face with a supposed charming smile that looked like almost no girl was able resist and see through. He was stronger, faster, and more athlete in me in every way, but Edward had the brains of
the school. He was a player and it seemed that no girl were able to put two and two together, to see he had just dumped your best friend a week after they started was head cheerleader and part time model, who had a figure to match. She stood roughly at 5'8, but with the heels she wore all the time, she grew taller. If she was kinder I know I would have held interest like 99% of the male population at Forks did. She was beautiful on the outside, but cruel on the inside, and she had a smile built of ice to match. Rosalie was the Ice Queen of the school, even though she was second in command to her best friend, Isabella.

Or rather Bella Swan, was a rather gorgeous girl. She was graceful and looked adorably sweet with her big warm brown doe eyes and chestnut hair. She was a bit petite, but held herself superior to other people to make her seem more mighty. When you get to know her you see that nothing in her warm brown eyes were real. She was all fake. She would be incredibly sweet to you in her time of need, but right after your done with her task, she will gladly stab you in the back with a innocent smile on her face and carry on. He wonder if there was anything real about her, including her eyes. Edward and his friends joked that they were really red behind them and she wore brown contacts to hide behind a nice exterior. That was a theory they didn't want to solve. Of course these three lead the school with Bella ahead, but they had groupies. The needy girls or rather slutty as Edward's friends would say, were Jessica and Lauren. They followed Bella and Rosalie around everywhere, when they weren't "busy". Mike, Erik, and Tyler were the guys that rounded the group together. Mike was a eager puppy trying to please everyone especially Bella, whom held no certain interest in him. You would think that Jasper would feel the need to tell Mike to back off of his girlfriend ,but he was to busy to notice with all the willing girls surrounding him. Tyler and Erik were more of followers than anything. When they all banded together they created my nightmare at school. They bullied Edward, but he didn't care because he felt higher than that. Edward felt everyone deserved a second chance even if they were cruel. Plus this was just high school and they didn't truly know what reality held for them.

Edwards best friends, Angela and Ben, who had been dating for a year and were constantly bickering, but he knew they just teasing each other and when the time comes they would be there for the other. They were always telling Edward to fight back or tell his parents or rather Ben was telling Edward to fight back and Angela was telling him to tell his parents. Edward was always able to charm his way out of her telling his parents because Edward felt that it wasn't truly serious. Angie felt the need to relentlessly continue to motherly ways on him, because she felt like he was her little brother. Though Edward told her he didn't need to be babied anymore, because he always got that at home and from his siblings, Emmett and Alice, whenever they visited each other.

Alice and Emmett were in Chicago finishing their school year because a family emergency came up and someone needed to be there to take care of their aunt. Their father, Carlisle need to come to Forks for a special case and he asked to go with him to keep company. When Esme, their mother visited she realized she loved the small cold town and a month later this was our official home. Alice and Emmett offered to stay in Chicago with Aunt Marie, who was already healing, for the next 3 months because they didn't want to pick up and leave their new school and force our mother to remain to look after her sister, while her interior designing agency was taking off in west.

Alice was spunky, energetic, and was the family's constant sunshine. She was petite, with short spiked, dark chocolate hair and a very beautiful face with a brightly shined smile that match her personality. She was a positive person that was rarely depressed. She was a fashion manic and he always told my parents that she needed to go to therapy because she had a serious problem, but they didn't listen to me. Edward had a feeling one day we'd go broke, because Alice bought too much clothes. She had a bright future in fashion as anyone can tell with one look at what she wears. Their brother Emmett had a huge build and looked intimating, but if you got to know him you would describe him as a humorous teddy bear. He was repeatedly laughing and always brought joy to the family. He was so child-like that it would be cute if he didn't look like a grown teenager. He was hardly ever serious and that one of the things everybody loved and disliked about him. Edward missed them dearly, but knew we would be able to see each other soon.

Edward was eager to get home and send the email that he had been debating with himself for the past week. It would be better he did it soon before he changed my mind.

"Honestly Edward, what if she not what you expected. I don't want you to get your hopes up and have them being brought down." Angie said in her usually way. He rolled my eyes. This was why Edward told Ben to keep his mouth shut because he knew Angela would be unbelievably protective over him.

"Angie, what expectations? Ya, so I hope this girl will be real cool and nice and all, but if it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. 'I'm not expecting anything really. Just mainly friendship and if that happens to progress than I can't blame the power of fate." He joked, then grimaced when he glanced around him at a table where he saw a guy digesting his whole plate in one bite.

"Edward!" Angie snapped her fingers in front of his face." Tell me right now that you don't have even a bit of feelings for her." Edward had to look away or else he knew she'd catch me. He could feel all the blood rush to his face as he looked anywhere, but at her. With a satisfied smirk she sat ,huffed, and started eating her lunch. And now Edward couldn't help but wonder if he was doing the right thing.

He had never had a girlfriend and he couldn't deny that he didn't want her to be his first. Edward didn't want to deny it. They were just so real and honest with each other that he couldn't help but feel a certain amount of emotions when it came to her. Edward pondered this throughout English class and the rest of the day.

When he got home, he was sweating and had my nerves all bundled up. Just do it, Edward. Just do it. You'll be fine. What's the worst that could happen? Then he blamed myself for thinking that, because now all he could think about was the worst that may happen. Edward greeted his mother in her office and got apple and some water to make me focus on chewing rather than the email. He then took the stairs two at a time till he reached his room. It was decorated in all black paint . With his cds and poster covering it and windows open, Edward had a pretty nice view, considering they lived around the trees.

He picked up his laptop and started with a deep breath ForksGirl, He started, the book you gave me to read was interesting to say the least, but it didn't hold the amount of power that The Tempest had, but I do agree with your choice of music. Reverie and Claire De Lune are some of my favorite pieces too. I… he hesitated wondering how to type down what his mind or instead his heart was trying to say. Have an idea or rather a question. Would you agree to meet with me… in public of course. I don't want to seem like some creepy stalker guy. But I'd like to meet you. And get to know you batter and not just through email. I want to add a face to my description of you. If you agree, we can meet in the Forks dinner, and you should know where it is considering it's the only dinner we have in Forks. Around midnight on Monday. If you don't feel comfortable with it just forget I ever said it, but I would really like to meet you. ForksBoy. (A/N: Ya, I know the names are really dumb lol :), but if you can leave a review on a better name I'll be happy to choice one.) Edward blow out the breath of air he didn't realize he was holding. And hoped that she replied with a yes.

"Edward, dinner" he grimly got up and tried to calm his nerves to meet his mother and father for the night.

BEEEEPPP! Edward groaned, he would rather just stay in and not bother. It had been 2 days since he had sent the email and he still hadn't received one back. Usually they replied in the same day or the next, but this was foreign to Edward. He knew why she hadn't replied and she didn't want to meet him. Edward was able to ignore Angela and Ben for the weekend, but he knew as soon as he step into the school door, Angela would be down his back. He loved Angie, he really did, but sometimes she could be so overbearing. Edward really didn't want to deal with anyone right now. He had been moody all weekend and when his parents ask me, he was bluntly rude, which he usually was not.

Edward got ready in record time, but he wasn't even visible to what he was wearing today, not like he ever was. Jumping in his silver Volvo, he took a deep breath and tried to examine the situation like he usually did. An email was send and one wasn't received back. Maybe she was too busy or a emergency came up. This was all Edward though about on his way to school, until he was practically jumped on by Angie and Ben.

"So, Did she reply yet?" Edward just pointy ignored her and look to Ben on question on our math test. The bell rang, and he kept a good distance, being grateful that he was born tall with long legs

"I'm sorry, Eddie." Edward still continued to ignore her, until he couldn't help but give in. He looked down at his lunch and said, "I just though she would want to get to know me too, you know. We had such a great connection and I though we should maybe take a step forward." He sighed,

" Even if it wasn't going to be a love relationship, at least a friendship. I didn't want to hide behind a computer screen for the rest of our relationship." He put his head into his hands and rubbed his face in frustration

"I not going to nag you about this, and if you ever repeat what I am going to say to you again, I'll deny it to the grave." She took a deep breath. "Eddie - Edward, if its meant to happen, it will. Don't give up hope yet. She may have not replied for a lot of reasons, but got to the diner just in case. I know that you don't want to be stood up, but if she happens to ponder and her heart takes her to you then you should be there." Edward smiled a half smile and was extremely grateful for her kind words. He wasn't feeling the best still, but defiantly better,"Thanks Angie." She smiled ruffled his hair and left the cafeteria with Ben, to probably to go to the library to go over that test she was freaking out over.

Edward was about to eat when his food but of course it had to eat him first. A small soft hand reached out grabbed his hair by the roots and stuffed Edward face into his lunch. Immediately. He heard gasp and laughter all around him. He was beyond embarrassed, but Edward didn't see what fighting fire with fire would achieve and plus he wasn't about to yell at some girl. His father taught him better than that. He tried to wiped the sauce that got into his eyes because they were really starting to burn and he need to see to go to the bathroom before was about to get up and feel his way around the table to the bathroom near me. All of a sudden he tripped and fell. He had food covering him all over. Edward guess he tripped on some food.

"Edward that food really does wonders to your looks. I mean I though you couldn't get any uglier, but I guess I was wrong." she laughed the sickly sweet laugh of hers, which meant this was Bella of course, since she almost always lead the tortures. Edward's eyes were starting to water and I didn't know if it was from the sauce or the actual of the situation. When he tried to get up again someone's foot, no doubt Mikes as usual stuck out and dragged him down again. Edward felt someone help him up and guide him away.

" Thank you whoever you are. I was really getting trashed out there." The person hummed and dragged him away. " Wait, I though the bathroom was this way?" Edward asked wonder were this mystery person was taking him. Edward heard a flash and I felt lot of something small and soft fall on him. More laughter came around Edward and he felt he couldn't remember being so embarrassed. Edward's eyes stung and he was positive this time it wasn't because of the heard my English teacher voice coming down the hall and he felt the student vanishing from the spot . Running as fast as they can to not be caught.

"Edward, is that you," asked my favorite teacher Mrs. Bryant. 'Yeah, its me Edward." He sighed trying to slow down his tears and ignore everyone else. Her careful hands lead him to bathroom and helped take the food of off his face and hair. When Edward could finally see again, he took in how he looked. Edward was covered in some kind of sticky substance, probably honey from the smell of it. The honey was stuck to yellow and white feathers that made him look like some kind of half man- half chicken. Edward eyes were a reddish color from it being in his eyes and they still felt so sensitive to open. He closed his eyes and tried to calm down his emotions. They weren't going to help in his dilemma.

"Edward, why don't you go home and get washed up. I'll excuse your classes for the day." she spoke with pity in her voice. Edward looked up to Mrs. Bryant and was about to protest and suggest he stay at school, but she held up her hands and spoke some words of wisdom.

" You can't go around looking like that for the next 2 hours and plus you look like you can use a good break." Edward sighed and thank her for all her help." Now Edward before you go, I want you to tell me who did this to you." He hesitated and wondered what to say. She looked so concerned for him, that Edward felt so bad for lying to her.

"Nobody- 'Now Edward" He shook his head, "I sorry but I cant confess, I just don't feel right about it. I would but its not so bad and I'll live, it's just high school." Edward looked into her forest green eyes and see her put her hands in her red hair in a way of letting out some steam.

" I don't know why you keep lets these kids do things to you like this. Ed if you don't fess up, one day they go to far and I'm terrified for that day to come." Edward was so appreciative for her help through the school year, but he wasn't about to be a problem for his family again. Edward caused enough of that around and things were starting to settle down, finally. It took him almost 10 minutes to convince her that she shouldn't tell his parents and drop the matter.

"Fine I won't say anything, but as soon as it causes you any serious problems were going to you parents with this, got it." Edward agreed and walked back to his Volvo and sat down.

He relaxed when he was alone and felt free to let out his home Edward saw no car in the driveway which meant that his parents weren't home and he was free to do as he please. Walking to his bathroom in his room, Edward took off his clothes and looked at himself in the mirror. He saw the scars and bruises that he had received from school and from his childhood, but shook his head as if it would shake the thoughts and memories out of Edward's mind. He went under the showerhead for nearly an hour than decided to take a nap, because he felt so drained .Later on Ben and Angela would arrive and look at him in sympathy and blame themselves for leaving Edward alone and of course he will tell them he didn't need a babysitter and that it was okay. Angela being brought to tears made Edward want to just forgot it ever happen. Edward just look out the window and listened to the platter of the cold rain. All he could think about was if he should go to the Angela said made sense. If she happened to show up and his chance was blown , Edward knew he would hate himself forever. Edward got dressed in heavy clothing knowing how cold it was around here specially at night. He was shaking and he almost wanted to vomit, but Edward contained myself. He quietly snuck out his window and got in his car and drove to the dinner. There was hardly anyone here and He knew he choose the perfect time to come out.

The waitress took Edward order in tired fashion probably not even registering what he really wanted. He was always checking his watch and waited for half and hour, when no one came, He felt it safe conclude no one was coming. With the disappointment crushing at Edward heart so hard, he made to get up, but then he saw someone come through the door. A female someone that happened to look like Bella Swan. She looked around the diner until her eyes feel on him, then they widened in surprise and she started back up and left. Edward should have stayed in the booth and not bother. Since he always tried to make his high school life horrible, but he couldn't deny what my heart was telling me to do.

"BELLA, Bee-lllaa, wait up" Lucky for Edward I was faster than her and pulled her hand towards him." WHAT- Do you want, Cullen" she spat in anger and crossed her hands across her chest with her face turning red. " Are you ForksGirl" Edward could see she was having an inter-battle with herself, but it was enough for him to know that she was who he was looking for

"Look, I know this is hard and we don't really like each other at school, but the Bella I know won't give up on us-' He paused 'You don't know me and I don't know you, so why are we even bothering." Edward couldn't deny that that didn't sting, but he wasn't about to give up on her.

"Look lets give this a chance, okay. We'll never know if we don't try, right?" Edward could see that he was slowly tearing down the walls she put up when she saw it was me.

"Bella, its me okay,ForksBoys the one that knows your likes and dislikes. The one that you got to know and talked for hours on end." desperate he begged again "Please lets give whatever we have a chance, please." He knew as soon as she sighed, he had her.

"Okay if this is gonna work, we have to set some ground rules," she said in a voice he never heard on her before. Its sounded warm and inviting. He knew if that was the only sound he heard for the rest off his life, he'd die happy. Edward wondered where this came from, but remember this was his girl, his Bella. Edward grinned down at his shoes at the thought of it and looked up to listen to what she was trying to say.

When he looked up he froze. She was beautiful, with her chestnut hair blowing around her and her eyes so bright and loving made want to stare at them forever. She looked like a goddess and her smile brighten up her face that he wanted to just stare at her. She looked so beautiful and warm and loving and… just how he imagined

"Okay first of all no one can know- Edward interrupted '-Why not who cares what people think." Edward should have known better. He was too naïve.

"Because I'm not ready for this, and I'm still dating Jasper and Mike gets super jealous when anyone even looks at me in the wrong, even though I don't share the same feelings and… it's complicated." He agreed reluctantly. Edward believed he would get her to break off from her insecurities soon enough. They spent the rest of the night in the park, just laughing and enjoying each others company. They ate a late night snack and didn't go home till dawn. Edward and Bella both knew they were going to be amazingly tired today, but they didn't care. Edward found my girl, he found her and he wasn't about to let her go now. Edward was wondering when she was going to apologize for all she did to him, but when she did, it didn't feel true enough. He stop those thoughts instantly and just enjoyed her company. He wanted to kiss her, to hold her and to just stay in her presence, but he couldn't as long as she had a boyfriend. When Edward told her that, she grabbed him by the face and kissed was the most accelerating feeling that Edward had ever experienced. Her lips were soft and appealing. The electricity that flowed between them was enough to heat both of us in this freezing night through their lips. When they broke apart he never wanted the intensely to stop. Edward wanted their lips to be united for an eternity and to just hold her against him. They weren't able to hold their breaths longer, but that didn't stop them from going at it again. It was with full loved heart, that Edward felt asleep for the night only to wake up 2 hours later to his loud alarm clock, which couldn't even ruin his day.

Walking into school this morning his spirit was on a high and he felt like nothing in this world could bring me down. When his saw my friends hanging by his locker he raced towards them in a fast pace with a tired, but happy smile on Edward's face.

"So, I take it you meet with her, with the goofy smile on your face" they laughed "Aww even you guys can't ruin my mood this morning." He sighed. They kept asking him questions and he wanted to answer them so bad. Just to tell them who she was and how amazing she was, but he couldn't because he when Edward saw Jasper and her making out, his heart broke. He wondered what she was doing and before he had a chance to think about what I was about to do, His anger took over and he reacted.

" What the hell do you think your doing" Edward screamed. The whole hall froze: one because they have never hear him yell before, I'm sure, and two because of who Edward was yelling at.

" Who do you think you are, Cullen. Coming over here and yelling at me and my girlfriend. What's your problem anyway? She isn't yours and she sure as hell doesn't want you. So back off before I do something I'm gonna regret." She just stood there staring at both of them and that what got him a punch to his face and kick to his abdomen. Bella, Edward was shocked to see, just stood there and didn't say a word, while her boyfriend beat him up. He though she would stand up for him, but Edward may have even seen her laugh a bit at his misfortune. It was the other Hale that came and broke up the fight only because she didn't want to see her brother in trouble. He got up off Edward with a look of disgust and spat on his face. Walked off with his arm over her shoulder, Bella turned back towards me with a apologetic look to her face that didn't even look real. Ben and Angela were finally released from Erik and Tyler's hold and raced towards him on the floor.

"Eddie, are you okay?" Angela asked in a teary voice. He told them he was fine and went to the bathroom to take the blood off his face.

"Edward, man this had got to stop- 'I'm serious" He said in a angry tone when I started shaking my head in laughter. "I can't Ben, okay." He's temper flared in front of me.

" Can't or Won't Edward, they're bulling everyday and you won't let anyone help you. I can't just sit back all the time and watch my best buddy get beat up all the time. What's the reason, huh? Why won't you tell someone, huh?" he remember the first time it happened and how hurt Ben got, when he tried to help." I… Because that pen pal is Bella and if I were to tell on her our relationship would be broken. I promised I would keep it a secret and we have to keep up appearances. She said when she's ready we'll come out together, but not yet." Edward spoke in a desperate tone.

"WHAT RELATIONSHIP?" He screamed in anger. "What kind of relationship is that if all you do is hide who you truly like. Ed man, she's using you. Don't trust her. I know your all about giving people second chances and that everyone has some good in them, but Swans got no heart and if she does its all black." He continued. Edward pushed him back against the bathroom cellar

"Don't talk to her about that, okay. She's different around me. She's who she truly is. Not some bully, but kind and caring" He said in a fond matter " This is truly messed up if you believe she a kind sweet person, but its your life and I won't say anything, but Edward please be careful. Keep our guard up." With that he left, leaving Edward to think about all he said. The doubt started creeping up around him, but he had to fight back on it.

"Bella would never hurt me…intentionally, right?"

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