A/N: Hello, hello! Welcome to this little piece of my imagination, though I seriously doubt anyone would actually read this
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, nor do I own the lyrics to Taylor Swift's amazing song, All Too Well. This was written only for the sole purpose of amusing myself and anyone else who might find this interesting.
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Chapter 1: All Too Well
I opened the front door, finding the house empty. Edward told me at school earlier that they were all going hunting and that I could come straight here for Alice's sleepover, so she and I could go over details about the wedding. I wasn't too keen on spending my weekend obsessing over every little bit and piece of the grandiose event, because really all I was after was me and Edward's vows to each other. I was perfectly fine with Alice taking care of everything, but she tells me to just go along with it. Anyway, I get to spend time with the family this way, so it was fine with me.
I put my backpack down on the couch, looking around the living room for something to do. I didn't really want to watch TV or mess around with Emmett's video games. My eyes landed on the piano, wondering if they would manage to get home before I finished one song. I wrote a song a few months ago, and I'd been dying to try the notes I came up with on an actual piano. I was pretty proud of it. I think it's the best song I've ever written.
I eyed the piano, wondering if I could pull it off. I hadn't played in so long… I was probably rusty. Wouldn't hurt to try, right?
I sat down on the piano bench and let out a puff of air. Just one song. I pressed down on the keys, testing out a few notes. Once I felt acquainted with the instrument, I started to sing. I've memorized the song by heart over all the time I'd wanted so badly to try it out, and the words flowed out with no effort.
I lost myself in the song and in the emotion the lyrics conveyed, not paying attention to the world around me. Just as I was finishing the second verse, I looked up and saw the whole lot of them staring at me. Emmett's jaw was dropped open, Alice looked excited, Rosalie had her arms crossed but didn't look hostile, Jasper had a million emotions in his eyes, and Edward… I couldn't read Edward's face. Ugh. Of course. Alice probably saw me deciding this. I almost stopped singing and lost my rhythm, but Alice shook her head and told me to keep going. So I kept going.
You tell me 'bout your past, thinking your future was me
I didn't think about the eyes watching me but instead of the lyrics I was singing and the things I should be feeling while singing the song. I closed my eyes and just sang and felt.
And I know it's long gone
And there was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to
I looked right at Edward, because this song was for him, and I wanted him to know everything I've never said to him.
'Cause there we are again in the middle of the night
We dance around the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there, I remember it all too well, yeah
Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up
Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well
I pressed down on the keys, feeling everything. I didn't even feel them looking at me anymore.
Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel in the name of being honest
I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all... too well
I looked at Edward again, and I knew he saw everything in my eyes. He may not have been able to read my mind, but here I was, with all my thoughts and all my emotions.
Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it
After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me
You can't get rid of it 'cause you remember it all too well, yeah
Finally, finally, I saw in his face what he was feeling, and it was every emotion I felt reflected back at me.
'Cause there we are again, when I loved you so
Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well
Wind in my hair, you were there, you remember it all
Down the stairs, you were there, you remember it all
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well
I finished with the final notes and faced them again. They were all quiet. I didn't know what to say, so I just sat there. Edward broke the silence first.
"Love, why didn't you tell me you could play?" he asked. He sat on the bench beside me, holding my hand.
I let out a breath through my nose and laughed lightly. "I hadn't played in so long. That was probably horrible. My grandmother taught me when I was a kid, and I haven't practiced for God knows how long. I'm glad I remember, though."
"Well, you should've told me. We could've practiced together," he told me.
"Oh, come on. You know I wouldn't be able to keep up with you," I said.
"No, that was amazing, Bella. Did you write that song? Do you write a lot?"
"Um, yeah. It was my song. Did you like it?" I asked reluctantly.
"You're an amazing songwriter, Bella. I can't believe I didn't know!" he said. "You left your guitar here yesterday, right?"
I had left it here yesterday. But he didn't actually expect me to sing for him, right? Oh God.
He probably saw in my expression that I didn't like where his mind was going and spoke again. "Love, please? You know I love hearing you sing."
Yes, I knew. He had heard me sing before, and he listened intently every time, even if the songs I sang were obnoxiously pop.
Alice cut in with her eager voice. "Yeah, Bella! It'll be fun! Please! Esme and Carlisle will be home soon and we'll all listen! Oh, this is gonna be so wonderful!"
What? What were they trying to do to me? Esme and Carlisle? All of them? Oh no.
"No, no, no! Please, Alice, don't do this to me. I haven't ever played my songs in front of anyone before, and I'm a horrible singer, you don't wanna hear, I promise!" I protested desperately, my voice alarmed. But of course, this was Alice Cullen.
"Oh, come on, Bella. You and I both know you're not a horrible singer, and we want to hear your songs! It'll be fun!" she smiled widely.
I thought about it, wondering if I could do this. I saw Edward's eager face, along with Alice's. The wave of confidence and encouragement Jasper sent me did the trick.
"Okay," I bit my lip, agreeing reluctantly. I did want to see what Edward would think about all that I wrote for him.
She clapped her hands and squealed. "Yay! Carlisle's shift will be over soon, and Esme will be back from shopping in seven minutes." She clapped again. "This is perfect!"
I slumped in my seat, awaiting my impending doom.
A/N: Wow, you're still reading? If you are, tell me what you thought!
Future chapters will all be Bella singing Taylor Swift's songs. So tell me which songs you wanna see being sung!
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