Teardrops On My Guitar
By: princesscolourful
Disclaimer: If I did, I wouldn't be on FF would I?

A/N: One-shot!!! And a very long one…LOL. Let me know what you think! =) BPOV only.

Summary: I love him. Always loved him. But all he does is talk about her. And he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar.

I am so desperate to get out my guitar and sing but I haven't got a song to sing! So I grabbed my special pencil and notebook. I do this when I've got nothing else to do. But what to write about? I'm in the talent show (Yay!) so I have to do something. What to write? What to write? I could write about the best days with Mum…Perfect!

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I finished writing the song. It goes kinda like this:

…

Well, it's not finished…yet.

I even included my Dad and my brother Pete. I love my Mum. This is gonna wow the crowd. I hope.

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I got to Bio the next day and I wasn't paying attention to anything. Then the one and only Edward Cullen comes. He's so beautiful, I know more about him than anyone. He makes my heart melt to the ground draining to his feet. In fact, he's my best friend. That's why I know him more than anyone. Even his-

"Hey, Bella," he greeted in the velvet voice so happily.

"Hi," I whispered enough for him to hear while I tried to breathe.

"Guess what?" he asked excitedly. Uh-oh. This can't be good.

"What?" I breathed.

"I've found the one!" he exclaimed. "She's so beautiful and sweet and funny. I just know it's her!"

No, Edward, I'm the one, I know it. "Great." I faked a smile.

There he goes, explaining how he knows it's her. I listen while my heart sank and my life ended. Only he can break my heart. Him. Only him. He talked to me until class started. During the whole lesson, I tried hard not to cry.

At the end of the lesson, he caught up and talked to me. I talked lifelessly back.

"Something wrong, Bells?" he noticed.

I shook my head, fighting back the tears. "Why would something be wrong?"

"Well, you look upset and…"

I waited for the rest of it.

"Broken-hearted," he continued. "Who did this to you?"

Edward Cullen. "No-one. Just a sad movie," I lied.

He didn't seem convinced. Not one bit. But he can't know since he's found 'her'.

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I got home - thanks to Edward for taking me home safely - and cried in my room until I fell asleep.

I woke up at one o'clock in the morning and saw my little brother at my door. I rubbed my eyes to clear it.

"Hi, Petey, what's wrong?" I whispered opening my arms for a cuddle.

"Mommy and Daddy are asleep so I thought I could come to you," he replied and went to my bed to give me a cuddle. "I had a bad dream and I was worried. You didn't come to dinner. I thought you weren't feeling well."

I smiled. I love my brother. "No, Petey, I was asleep," I said softly. "Belle was tired."

He looked at me. "Have you been crying, Belle?"

I sniffed and cuddled him even more so my head was on top of his head. "Yes."

"About what?"

I can't tell him. He's only seven. He's too young to know. "What did you dream about?"

He told me his dream. An alien was chasing him in a sandy place and a dinosaur was in front of him waiting for Pete. Poor Petey. He must have been real scared.

"You're the best sister in the whole wide world, Belle," he said.

I kissed his forehead. Something to tell him 'Thank you' to him.

When he fell asleep, I carried him to his room and put him down on his bed. I walked back to my room and went into a dreamless sleep.

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Next day in Bio, I saw Edward and his supposedly new girlfriend, Lauren Malloy. She is beautiful but she's not looking deep into his eyes. Edward's got such beautiful eyes, I would die happily. Then, saw what I didn't wanna see. I turned my head to my desk.

They kissed.

Just something I wasn't expecting. I kept my eyes on my notebook, hoping to die during the lesson.

"Hey, Bells," Edward's voice said happily.

"Hi," I mumbled, mostly to me.

"Something wrong?" His tone sounded like he really cared.

Like yesterday, I shook my head.

"Are you…crying?"

I didn't take notice in what I was doing cause my heart took over my whole body. I wiped away the tears that were threatening to explode.

The whole lesson, I felt sick. Really sick. Like I wanna vomit. And I needed to.

"Mr. Banner, can I go to the restroom, please?" I asked.

"Sure, Bella, go ahead." He gestured that I may proceed.

I grabbed my stuff and stuffed them in my bag. I said a quiet 'thank you' to Mr. Banner on my way out

And was on my way to the restrooms.

In the girl's restrooms, I saw Alice, Edward's sister. She's my best friend as well as Edward.

"Wow, Bella," she said slowly while eyeing me. "You look like hell."

I couldn't help it. "Alice, Edward's found 'the one' but he doesn't know I'm the 'right one.' What should I do? Should I tell him? Or not?" Then I started to cry.

"Oh, Bella, I know how you feel. I hate Lauren, she's such a liar. She isn't even pretty or nice. She's a…a…bitch!" Alice told me. "Plus, she's no you. She tries to be but just can't. I would happily be your sister-in-law."

I stared at her. "Sister-in-law? Me and Edward aren't even together yet and you're already thinking we're getting married?"

She shrugged. "Who isn't thinking you and Edward aren't meant to be? Except for Lauren," she added. "I've already picked out wedding outfits for both of you."

I stared at her in disbelief. "You're joking, right?"

Alice shook her little pixie head. Seriously.

I forgot why I was in here. And now I remembered. I spewed in one of the toilets.

"You saw Lauren and Edward kissing didn't you?" Alice asked from outside the cubicle.

I gave a weak "Yeah…"

"Thought so."

I came out of the cubicle. "A bit better now."

"Wait, aren't you entering the talent show?" Alice's pixie face lit up.

"Yeah, why?" I asked suspiciously. "But I'm too heart-broken to sing anything."

"Sing about your crush on Edward!" she suggested. "You'll feel better."

That sounded good. Great. Perfect. Awesome. And good.

"You're a genius, Alice." I grinned.

"I know." Then with her small hand, she flipped her hair back.

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Edward took me home and this time, he didn't talk about Lauren. Which was perfect. He asked me if I wanted to hang out, like old times, today. My immediate answer would be yes but I had to write that song.

"Sorry, Edward but I have to get ready for the talent show," I said while disappointment flooded through me."

"Oh, OK, maybe next time." He shrugged. "How 'bout I write a song with you?"

That is the best idea I heard in my whole life. "If you want to…" I am so stupid.

"Of course I do!" he said matter-of-factly.

So we got to my room and I grabbed two pencils and loads of paper.

Most of the time, we were goofing around and the rest we were writing songs. Until I found one and it was real good. He wrote it and it was called 'Our Song.'

"Hey, how 'bout this one?" I asked picking it up and reading it. It looked real good.

"Oh…uh…that's nothing." He tried to take the paper from me. I looked up to him. "Let's do this one."

"Uh…OK, where's your guitar?"

"In the corner." I pointed to Alan the guitar while reading his song.

"So how are we gonna compose this?" he asked with Alan in his arms.

We spent an hour on the song and my other song that I wrote the other night. He liked my song but he doesn't know I love the song he wrote.

"Should we show you parents?" he asked.

He caught me on 'we.' "Yeah, wouldn't be nervous on the night."

He grabbed Alan by the neck and we went downstairs.

"Mum, Dad, Pete, we wanna show you something," Edward announced.

Me and Edward were so close that our parents told us to call them Mum and Dad.

"OK, take it away," Dad said.

We played the song I wrote and then Edward's song.

I got a round of applause at the end from, Mum, Dad, Pete and Edward.

"Actually, congratulate Edward, he composed the song," I corrected.

Mum hugged Edward. She must have whispered something cause whatever she said, left Edward with a shocked expression.

"Think about it," Mum said softly to Edward.

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Edward stayed round that night but stayed at Pete's room. Which left me to myself for the night. Now I can write the song. I couldn't think of what to write down. So I wrote down how I felt. In thirty minutes I finished it.

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"Bella?" someone whispered.

"Hmm?"

"Are you awake?"

I sat up a bit. "I am now."

"Can I tell you something?"

"What?" I asked half-sleep.

"Open your eyes first, though."

I tried but I couldn't open them.

"How 'bout this?" Then whoever it was kissed my cheek and my eyes flew open.

I blinked I disbelief. Am I dreaming? Could it be? My cheeks flushed red. "Edward?"

"Yep." He grinned. "Sorry about that, I had to wake you up."

"Don't be sorry." Be glad. "What time is it?" But that didn't matter, my cheek was tingling so I couldn't concentrate.

"Just turned one," he answered. "I got something to tell you."

I looked at him. In the eye.

He took a deep, deep breath in. "Lauren just broke up with me."

"Oh, Edward, I'm so sorry." But really glad.

"It's OK, I'm better without her anyway." He smiled while shrugging. "But I will miss her like mad."

Then my heart sank. Again. He told me how he was gonna miss her and what he was gonna miss about her. I felt as though my soul had just been sucked out of me. And I just listen to him.

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Why am I so nervous.

"Bella, you look sick," Edward said.

I just nodded.

"Bella!" a booming voice exclaimed. "Good luck ,'lil sis."

Emmet. Followed by Rosalie, Alice and Jasper. My best friends and awesome ones.

"Yeah, just don't stuff up," Jasper, I think, encouraged. "No pressure."

"Yeah, thanks for the encouragement," I said sarcastically.

Then he shut his mouth. Though I didn't want him to.

"Good luck," Alice and Rose said in unison and hugged me at the same time. I hugged back. Then I saw them look over my shoulder. Of course, that made me look over my shoulder, too. And I saw what I didn't wanna see…

Edward and Lauren were talking. And…flirting. I tried not to cry.

"Bella Swan?" asked the stage manager. "You're up next."

"Bella Swan is up next and she will be singing three songs. Isn't that great?" announced the announcer.

"Yeah, great," the other announcer replied.

Edward grabbed the acoustic guitar and gave me a thumbs-up. I ignored it and took a seat at the stool. Then I grabbed Alan (the guitar)

"This song is dedicated to Renee Swan. Who is the best Mum in the world." I put the strap over my shoulder.

"I'm five years old, It's getting cold I've got my big coat on.
I hear your laugh and look up smiling at you, I run and run
Past the pumpkin patch and the tractor rides, look now, the sky is gold.
I hug your legs and fall asleep on the way home

"I don't know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you're not scared of anything at all
Don't know if Snow White's house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day with you today

"I'm thirteen now and don't know how my friends could be so mean,
I come home crying and you hold me tight and grab the keys
And we drive and drive until we found a town far enough away
And we talk and window shop 'til I've forgotten all their names

"I don't know who I'm gonna talk to now and school
I know I'm laughing on the car ride home with you
Don't know how long it's gonna take to feel OK
But I know I had the best day with you today

"I have an excellent father his strength is making me stronger,
God smiles on my little brother, inside and out, he's better than I am
I grew up in a pretty house and I had space to run
And I had the best days with you

"There is a video I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen and you're talking to me
It's the age of princesses and pirate ships and the seven dwarfs
And Daddy's smart and you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world

"Now I know why all the trees change in the fall
I know you were on my side even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Stayin' back and watching me shine
And I didn't know if you knew so I'm taking this chance to say
That I had the best day with you today."

I got a round of applause. I took off the guitar strap and stood up. "This song was written by my best friend, Edward Cullen." Girls stood up and cheered. I looked at Edward and he seemed upset. I hated it.

"I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel,
The other on my heart

"I look around, turn the radio down
He says, 'Baby is something wrong?'
I say, 'Nothin' I was just thinkin' how we don't have a song'
And he says:

"Our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late tappin' on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
Cause it's late and your mama don't know

"Our song is the way you laugh
The first date, man, I didn't kiss her and I should have
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

"I was walking up the front porch steps
After everything that day
Had gone all wrong or been trampled on
And lost and thrown away

"Got to the hallway, well on my way
To my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said

"Our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late tappin' on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
Cause it's late and your mama don't know

"Our song is the way you laugh
The first date, man, I didn't kiss her and I should have
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again

"Da-da-da-da

"I've heard every album,
Listened to the radio,
Waited for somthin' to come along
That was as good as our song

"Cause our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late tappin' on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
Cause it's late and your mama don't know

"Our song is the way you laugh
The first date, man, I didn't kiss her and I should have
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again."

"And this song is dedicated to Edward Cullen," I announced when the song was finished and Edward seemed surprised. I grabbed Alan and started the music.

"He looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see
That I want and I'm needing everythin' that we should be
I bet she's beautiful that girl he talks about
And she's got everything that I have to live without

"He talks to me, I laugh cause it's so damn funny
I can't even see anyone when he's with me
He says he's so in love, he's finally got it right
I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do

"He walks by me,
Can't he tell that I can't breathe
And there he goes, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be

"She better hold him tight
Give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes
And know she's lucky cause

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do

"So I drive home alone,
As I turn off the light
I'll put his picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight

"He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one whose got enough for me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing
Don't know why I do

"He's the time taken up but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into
"He looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see."

During the song I was looking frequently at Edward and he looked back.

"Thank you Bella, that was…just pure awesomeness!" Everyone laughed and cheered at the same time.

I got walked off the stage only to see a confused Edward. I stopped dead in my tracks.

"That song was about me?" he asked taking a step forward.

I walked past him. "Yes."

"And I made you do all those things?" he asked following me. "I broke your heart?"

I sighed and stopped. "Yes."

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"The third runner-up is…Mike and Spike!" the announcer exclaimed. "Well done, Mike and Spike. The runner-up is the lovely…Lauren Malloy!" Lauren looked disapproving. "Now the moment of the moment, the winner is…"

I closed my eyes.

"BELLA SWAN!"

Everyone I knew gave a standing ovation. Pete waved at me while I walked up to the announcer. I waved back to him.

"I wanna say thanks. For everyone that supported me. I wasn't expecting this. And…my inspirations. I wouldn't have won without you. And my best friend…Edward Cullen, though he did break my heart…he's still my best friend and nothing can change it. Except for one thing," I added and heard everyone laughing. Then I walked off the stage with the contestants. I congratulated them for trying. At least they had guts.

"So…" a voce said quietly. "First place, cool." this made me turn.

"Thanks," I whispered. I can't live like this. "Edward, I love you. Stay beautiful and don't change." I walked off but something pulled me back. Before I knew it, my lips met Edward's. and I loved it.

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"Do you wanna know what your mum whispered to me last week?" Edward my now boyfriend asked.

"Do I have a choice?" I joked.

"She told me: 'Your life is who you love.' And it's true. But I had no idea she knew," he explained. He put his arm around my neck and my hand was on his waist.

"She knew what?"

He looked at me. "That I loved you." And he kissed me again.

A/N: Please, tell me what you think. I know it's bad. Criticism is allowed. I'll see youz in November!

Can you guys spot the two Taylor Swift song in this sentence: "Edward, I love you. Stay beauftiful and don't change." Let me know if you do!

Carmel

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