Mike's POV

Stupid Cullen.

He thinks he can have her. Bella is mine. I can tell that she wants to be with me by how she looks at me.

He is done.

How can she be with him when she obviously wants me?

He is probably, um, an abuser!! That's it!! It's the only reason she's with him.

I mean, she can't like him, right?

I mean, Mike Newton, half the girls at school sigh at that name!!

I should be the one kissing her at the lunch table right now.

I mean, she obviously wants me.

Wait, did I say that already?

Mmm, Bella. She is just so hot! That beautiful hair, the eyes that have the depths to peer into your soul…

And she decides that she belongs to him.

I just need a plan. A plan so that she will realize that she wants me!!

I just need to go to my parents store.

***NEXT DAY***

Bella POV

"Bella, honey, if you don't wake up your going to be late for school," my angel purred in my ear. I stretched up with my eyes closed, searching. He knew what I wanted, and kissed me softly on the lips before he chuckled.

"What is it?" I murmured, trying to snuggle my way into his arms.

"Just picturing that vile Mike Newton. He's going to ask you out again today, by the way.

"Ugh," I said, crushing my face into the pillow. "Doesn't he ever take a hint?! I'll always be with you, you'd think he'd guess that after a while?"

"Hmm," he murmured. "You seriously need to get up. You need breakfast before school."

"Can't we just skip?" I whined, while his eyes sparkled in amusement.

"We can't ruin Mike's fun now, can we?" Edward chuckled, and we started off to school.

Mike's POV

This is just the thing.

She'll never stay with Cullen now!!

I knew from the first day.

We are soul mates, destined to be together.

Forever.

I hadn't put Cullen in the equation.

I didn't really think about him at all.

I just knew him as the pale emo dude that all the girls threw themselves at. But he never accepted, so I didn't think of him as a threat.

After biology that one day, she never wanted to go out with me!!

I'm the hottest guy in the school, and who does she go to? Cullen.

Of course he would go to her! The one girl that I want to be mine, he takes.

But she isn't his. I know it. She can't be.

I and everyone else knows that she's mine.

"Hi Mike!!" an obscenely loud girl shrieks at me.

Oh. Jessica. I'll wait until I have Bella to dump her.

"So, how was your weekend? Mine was great, I went to Laurens and we st- er, went to your place and had tea with your mom!" Jessica babbled. Stalker much?

"Err, Jessica," I said, glimpsing Bella getting out of his car. "Can we do this later? I need to go, um, talk to someone."

"Sure." I all but knocked her down, as I raced towards the Volvo.

Jessica POV

That slut!! I cannot believe that she would have the nerve to pull up in my boyfriends car while I was talking to my placeholder!!

Of course, Edward doesn't know that he's my boyfriend yet.

Ugh, as I see my placeholder, Mike, going like a lovesick puppy over to the car.

I don't see how either of them likes her. I mean, I'm way prettier.

But no.

She, the one that doesn't even wear makeup, gets them both.

She doesn't even need makeup!!

I need Edward, but she has him.

She doesn't deserve him.

Mike POV

He doesn't deserve her.

He kisses her right as I come up, so I have to waste five minutes watching him kiss.

He kisses like an amateur probably.

Well, it might be a while.

I'll just imagine I'm the one kissing Bella!

Mmm… Like that.

I can kiss way better than your Edward.

"Oh, yes Mike. This is so much better than what Edward does." Imaginary Bella said.

Wait a second.

They broke the kiss.

Did he just growl at me?

"Is there a problem here?" a gruff voice said. Uh-oh. That's Cullen's brother, uh, Emmett.

"No," I said. "I just want to ask Bella something."

"What is it, Mike?" Ah, her melodic voice saying my name. That irritation must be hiding the passion that she feels for me.

"I, uh, was wondering if you will, go to a movie with me?"

"Mike. For the last time, I love Edward. I will only go to movies with Edward. And even if I didn't I would not go with you."

She's just saying that. She knows she wants me.

And I have a plan.

Bella POV

"Was he thinking what I think he was thinking?" I muttered to Edward as we were walking down the hall to my-our-English class. It really was amazing what he could get from the female administrators when he dazzled them.

"Yep." Edward said, annoyance still the prime emotion on his face.

"Don't worry," I said snuggling up to him.

"My heart will only, and always, belong to you." I said, pecking him on the cheek.

Alice came up, jumping up and down and giggling.

Edward read her mind and growled.

"What is it Edward?" I asked, puzzled of what could emit such a strong reaction from him.

"Mike… he's… OH MY GAWD!!" Alice crowed and laughed.

"Mike seems to think that the thing to do now is go to dinner with you and your father tonight. He seems to think that I must not be there for dinner, and he wants your father there to buffer him. He knows that Charlie likes him more than me." Edward explained, narrowly missing biting his own tongue off.

"So," I said sweetly, looking at him. "You'll of course be there."

"He's bringing a pizza." Edward said. "So don't cook anything, okay love?"

"Fine." I said. "And Edward?"

"Yes sweetheart?"

"Let's be a little… flamboyant with our relationship tonight, okay?"

"It will be my pleasure, love." As he winked at me, I felt myself smile deviously.

Things will change tonight.

***LATER TONIGHT***

Mike POV

I knocked on Bella's door, of course knowing her address.

Things will change tonight.

Now that she knows how I feel about her, she will have to dump Cullen and come to me!!

I put on my best grown-up suck-up smile, and waited for Charlie to open the door.

"Mike?" Charlie said, opening the door.

"Hello Chief Swan. I was passing by and was wondering if you would like a pizza?" I said, looking over his shoulder into the room.

No Cullen tonight, that is a fact.

"Um… Sure." He said, hesitantly opening up the door. "Come on in."

If I was really lucky, I'd find Bella's room and see what kind of underwear she wears.

I went in and called in my sweetest voice, "Bella, I brought a pizza."

"Why the heck," she came at me her eyes storming, "Did you buy me a pizza?"

"Er…" I said, not quite sure how to respond to that.

"Edward," She says ignoring me. "Will you come here please?"

I gulped. I definitely didn't expect that.

"I was just leav- I'm staying for dinner Cullen." I said.

"Of course," he said.

What?

How weird.

"Charlie." There was Bella's melodic voice again.

"Why don't you come in and eat?" She said.

Yes, I was finally getting through to her!!

"Mike, you sit next to Charlie, and Edward, you sit next to me."

Why? I bought her dinner.

Hmmph.

I'll come back later.

And serenade her!!

Dinner finished fast.

As I went out the door, I felt someone behind me.

Cullen.

"Now," he said, and I could hear the smirk in his voice. "You will never come here to dinner again. She is mine. You just annoy her, so stay away."

I'll just come after Charlie's asleep.

Then I will be all romantic, she won't be able to resist.

This is just too good.

***LATER STILL***

Edward's POV

I chuckled softly as I heard the boys last thoughts.

He thinks he can keep Bella away from me.

Well, if he is going to be going into her room, I'd better hurry.

"Rosalie," I said when she picked up. "Will you bring a camera over here please?

Mike POV

I am going to Bella's, to go through her window and us to proclaim our undying love to each other.

Sigh.

I waited until his car pulled away, and the lights went out.

I started climbing the tree when I heard snoring.

I went to the third layer, and it is already pretty shaky.

I am on the top, and if I swing my legs back and forth, I'll be able to jump into her room, coolly.

I start swinging, and swinging.

It goes farther and farther until… bam!!!

I went into the wall.

Ouch.

I crawl into her window, and I see her in her bed with her eyes closed.

"Mmm…" she murmured.

"Edward, I love you so much!!" She said.

Bella sleep talked?

Wait, 'Edward' I love you so much?

She must have said, 'Mike, come rescue me from Edward!! He is forcing me to be his girlfriend!!'

That's it. That's what she said.

I go closer and closer to her bed, when suddenly her eyes fly open and she shrieked!

"MIKE!! WHAT THE $%* ARE YOU HERE FOR!!! CHARLIE!!!! HELP!!!"

Oh no!! I went to the window, and Charlie came barreling into her room and saw me.

I was dead meat.

My mom would know!!

I went out the window before Charlie had a good look at me, and I don't think he saw me besides yelling "Newton!!!!"

I ran across the yard, over the fence, and away.

***NEXT DAY***

Bella's POV

"Honey, now you write down the name and how far away you want him to stay away from you." Edward said, the smile still on his features.

He, of course, was delighted that I decided to put a restraining order on Mike, and I was too.

He was getting to creepy and stalkerish.

We both went to school late, but when we got there, on the front giant tree were tons of pictures: Of Mike on the tree, Mike in running from the yard, all kinds of pictures of Mike's visit yesterday. They were threaded with ribbons saying "STALKER!!" and Rose, Alice, and Jasper were selling copies of the photos, posters, and scripts of what was said.

"You did all this?" I asked Edward.

"Yes." He said simply.

I then felt some arms on my shoulder.

Mike.

"Hey baby, how are you?" Mike said.

"Stay away from me Mike," I said cringing into Edward's arms.

"The restraining order said you have to stay a hundred feet from me at all times."

"Restraining order?" he said with surprise on his face.

"Yes, you pervert. Now stay away or you will be thrown in jail."

"I will always have your heart Isabella," he said as he walked away.

"Gross." I said to Edward.

"Your heart will always be mine," Edward said.

"Always," I vowed.

***MANY DAYS LATER***

"Mike, you have mail," My mom said. "It's from Bella."

I open the heavy, elegant paper and read the first sentence:

You are cordially invited to the wedding of Isabella Marie Swan and Edward Masen Cullen.

There were dates and stuff to follow, but I just stared at that sentence over and over. I hadn't even kissed her, much less get into her pants.

I was supposed to be this one.

I was supposed to have this written for me and Bella.

Should I do a plan?

There was a note inside.

Mike,

The restraining order is temporarily suspended for the week before and the wedding. Use that wisely.

Bella

I will persuade her.

I'm Mike Newton.

What else do I do?