Happy Birthday

'Brrring'

Finally, the last final bell of high school. Today is not just Friday September 13th it is also - sigh - my birthday. I was actually quite surprised (and relieved) that my two best friends have yet to embarrass me by doing something completely unnecessary for me. Still no sign of them I think as I start walking out to Jasmine's red Toyota Camry.

Maybe they forgot. No chance they have done something to me (not for me as they claim) every year. Maybe they've finally gotten the message that I just do NOT like attention of any form at all…

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELLA!"

Apparently not.

I am greeted by my two best friends in the world, Kaitlyn Brewer and Jasmine Alonzo, at Jasmine's car, both carrying a rainbow of balloons. I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up; seriously, weird as it sounds, my birthday is like Christmas for those two.

I've known Kaitlyn since the 6th grade when she moved here. We hit it off immediately. Then In the 8th grade I met Jasmine. She and I play soccer together. I am not the most graceful person on this earth, actually I am so clumsy I could be disabled but when I'm on the soccer field its like I am a totally different person. Jasmine is really the only friend I have on the team I play on. Most of the girls are really outgoing, they like to party and spend their days doing their make-up and looking for clothes. I am the exact opposite. I am shy, I hate shopping and I don't own any make up. Because of that none of them like me, except for Jasmine that is.

"You guys, when I told you not to do anything for my birthday, I meant don't." I said as they approached me.

"Oh please Bella, you know that we do something every year. Hell, we even made up for the years we didn't know. You should be full used to us celebrating every year and if your not then get used to it because we're going to be around for a long time." Said

Jasmine as she rolled her eyes.

Jasmine has straight, black hair with dark golden-brown highlights that goes just past her shoulders and dark and crystal blue eyes. Shorter than me she stands at 5' 1". She is thin with curves in all of the right places and dark tanned skin.

"You know I still haven't forgiven you for that dumb party you threw last year."

"Bella, it was a small get together with only our closest friends." Says Kaitlyn as she tosses her long, beach blonde hair over her golden tanned shoulder. She is taller than me 5'7", with vibrant green eyes, and she too, has plentiful curves.

My friends are beautiful and I was just a Plain-Jane. I have wavy brown hair that falls to the middle of my back and plain brown eyes. My skin is a pasty white and I have minimal curves. If you didn't know me you wouldn't believe that I have lived in Phoenix, Arizona for most of my life. I'm not popular, and I have no desire to be. I am perfectly happy with the life I have now. Even if my friends don't know when enough is enough.

"There were over 200 people there."

"OK maybe it wasn't so small, but it was your sweet 16 and we knew everyone there." Kaitlyn countered.

"Kaitlyn, there were college students there!"

"Come on Bella it wasn't that bad."

"The cops were called."

"No one was arrested."

"Yeah but I might as well have been with how long my mom and Phil and grounded me."

My mother Renee and Phil Dwyer had been engaged at the time. He plays minor league baseball and travels a lot. They got married just earlier this month and they've recently returned from their honeymoon that was cut short because Phil had to leave to New York for a game.

"Bella if it weren't for us you wouldn't even go out. We all know that you were glad that you got grounded so we couldn't take you anywhere." Says Jasmine as we step inside the car.

I sighed, this discussion was going no where good and I could tell if we continued on like this then we would end up mad at each other.

"Oh well, what form of torture you have planned for me this year."

"You could be a little more enthusiastic Bella." Kaitlyn mutters as Jasmine pulls out of the school parking lot.

"Sorry Caitie, habit."

"It's all right Bella; we chose something you might actually like this year."

"We are going out for dinner?" I asked hopefully.

"Nope better." Says Jasmine while smiling at me in her rear-view mirror.

"Were staying at home!?" I asked now full of excitement.

"Bella, Jasmine said better not boring." Kaitlyn says rolling her eyes at me.

"Well what could possibly be better for me than those two options?"

Jasmine and Kaitlyn exchanged a look, Kaitlyn silently asking something and Jasmine nodding and smiling at me in the back seat while she pulled over to the side of the road.

"Ready Bella?" Kaitlyn asked while grinning at me like and idiot.

I nodded, looking between them warily.

"WE'RE TAKING YOU TO SEE COLDPLAY!"

My breath caught and I was looking between the two of them who both had anxious looks on their faces, waiting for my reaction.

"Seriously?" I asked. Kaitie simply pulled the tickets out of her purse. I couldn't stop the grin that broke out onto my face. Smiling like an Idiot now I asked "You guys want to explain why we're still sitting here when we have tickets to Coldplay?"

Kaitie and Jasmine, who were now smiling like idiots too, started screaming "I knew it, I knew it, I just knew she would love it! I told you Jasmine she would love it. You didn't believe me at first but she does love it! Don't you just love it Bella?" Kaitie rambled as Jasmine rolled her eyes and pulled back on the road.

"Yes, you guys. I absolutely love it." I answered truthfully and for the first time in my life I was excited for my birthday.

It was dark out side as we drove back home after the concert which was absolutely amazing. We all sat in the car listening to the Coldplay CD that I got with Jasmine driving, me in the passenger side and Kaitie in the back. We were coming off of the highway ten minutes from home as my favorite song, Viva la Vida, came on. I immediately started singing.

I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

We each took a turn with a verse until we came to the chorus.

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word

We were driving through a green light still singing as I saw the head lights of a truck approaching us from the left side of the car.

"JASMINE LOOK OUT" I yelled in distress but it was too late. The truck was going to hit us. Jasmine turned her head to look out of her window then looked back to me with fear wide in her crystal blue eyes. I closed my eyes as the impact came. The car flipped around as we all screamed. After what seemed like hours tumbling the car came to a stop. Fortunately it landed up right on the wheels only leaning slightly because of the ditch the car was in.

That was where our luck ran out.

Pain. Lots of pain is what I felt. I looked down to see myself cut with lots of glass shards my clothes stained with blood. I never liked blood, it made me nauseous but the pain was overpowering any nausea I would be feeling. I looked over to Jasmine and my heart stopped. Then picked up in double time

She was covered in blood from head to toe her arm was bent at a very wrong angle. But that wasn't the worst part. She had a large piece of glass protruding from her abdomen that was sticking out on the other side. Quickly I leaned over to her, ignoring the stabbing pain I felt coming from my ribs, searching frantically for a breath or a pulse. I found neither.

I turned to look at Kaitie

I wish I hadn't.

She was half way out of the window cut by glass blood pouring out.

Bones that were obviously broken in her arms and legs.

And her head, nearly cut off by a very large pieces of glass.

She forgot to put on her seatbelt.

Again.

The only difference between this time and the others was that this time she paid for it.

"Kaitie, Jasmine NO!" I was sobbing uncontrollably, looking back and forth between them. As much as I wanted to just close my eyes or look away, I couldn't. I continued with my begs and pleads as the pain started numbing away. I was getting sleepy, and I heard sirens somewhere in the background. Getting louder but farther away by the second. The last thing I remember was looking into Jasmine's blue eyes that could no longer be compared to crystal because now they were cold and cloudy, like ice.

That was when I ruled the world

I do not own twilight or any of its characters, Stephanie Meyer does. Read and review please this is my first fanfic. So give me any advice about my writing. I will try to update often as I can. This story will be pretty close to the Stephanie Meyers story of twilight. Yes the Cullens are all Vampires. Edward and Bella will meet in the near future.

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