*A/N: So I decided to rework LTBU because I feel I gave a bit too much away in EPOV. So, if you read that chapter before I deleted it, you got yourself a little spoiler. I'm going to take my time with this story because I want it to be good. *

*Thanks to my lovely beta and awbffe NessiesMomma for fixing up this chapter.*

*Disclaimer: I do not own twilight or its characters, SM does. I do however want Edward Cullen to spend eternity in my bedroom ;]*

I woke up to the familiar smell of bacon taking over the house. I inhaled deeply and smiled. Throwing my hair up in a messy bun on top of my head, I made my way down to the kitchen. My brother and sister were already seated and mom was working diligently on the stove.

"That smells delicious. Do you need any help?" I questioned.

"No thanks, dear. But, can you go make sure your father is ready?"

"No problem."

I walked down to the end of the hall to my parent's bedroom and knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in."

I pushed open the door and saw my father tying up his shoes. He looked upon my entrance and chuckled lightly to himself.

"Sue didn't think I'd be ready did she?"

"Nope, never does. Should know better, than to doubt the chief."

"Sure should."

He stood up and kissed the top of my head before heading toward the kitchen. I followed him, and sat down at the table eating my breakfast.

"Morning Leah, Seth." Charlie stated rubbing both their shoulders.

He walked over and grabbed Sue from behind, kissing the side of her neck.
She patted his hands wishing him a good morning. Charlie grabbed some bacon off his plate kissing us all goodbye and headed for the cruiser.

"Be careful." Sue called after him.

"Always am." The door shut and we all waited until we heard the car pull out of the gravel driveway until we resumed eating.

"Bella, aren't you excited you'll be eighteen tomorrow?!" Seth asked.

"Yeah, whoopdie doo." Leah stated twirling her finger around.

"Leah," Sue warned.

Leah scoffed and mumbled a "sorry mom" before going back to her breakfast. I just ignored her, never expecting an apology from Leah.
Ever. When she finished, she cleaned off her plate and stalked off to her room turning her stereo up on full blast.

"She's weird." Seth said rolling his eyes.

Sue and I both chuckled shaking our heads. When Seth and I finished, I cleaned off our plates, telling him to go off and play his video games.
I cleaned them off and started washing the dishes and Sue relaxed.

"So, Jacob said he was coming over." She stated nonchalantly.

"Oh? Did he?"

"Yeah, Seth said he wanted him to come over to play football."

"That's nice of him."

"Jacobs certainly grown. Did you see he chopped off his long hair? He looks quite attractive, don't you think?"

I shrugged. Charlie and Sue have been trying to fix me up with Jacob since we were little. He was a year younger. Why they weren't trying him with Leah, I never understood. When I finished the dishes, I went back upstairs to shower and get dressed. The warm water felt wonderful against my cool skin. I wrapped a towel around myself and choose a pair of jeans, a hoodie, and my converse. I grabbed the book on my nightstand, walked down the stairs and saw Seth still playing his X-box.

"Hey, kid," I stated, plopping down next to him and punching him lightly in the arm. "What-cha playing."

"Call of Duty."

"Again?"

He merely nodded, and continued to be absorbed in the game. I lay against the couch, opened up my favorite book, Wuthering Heights, and pulled up my hood. I was lost in the love of Heathcliff and Catherine when a soft knock resounded on the door. Seth paused his game and jumped off the couch to get it.

"Jake!" he screamed.

"What's up little man?"

"Nothing. Wanna play COD before we go outside?"

"Fine by me," he said walking into the living room. He noticed me reading. "Reading Wuthering Heights again, Bella?"

I nodded and he plopped down at my feet, taking up much of the carpet.
He certainly did grow. I went back to my reading but kept stealing glances at the way Jake and Seth interacted. He never seemed annoyed at Seth's constant shadow; in fact he almost welcomed it.

"Beat ya again, Jake!" Seth yelled. He stood up and did a little dance.

I laughed and started shaking my head, "Well, you're on it every waking moment."

"Don't be jealous of my mad skills, Bells."

"Oh, how did you guess?"

I crawled over and began tickling him. He laughed and begged me to stop.
Suddenly I felt Jake's hands on me as he pulled me off him, tickling my sides.

"Oh! No! Stop! Please! Stop! Stop!" I laughed out.

"You done messing with Seth?"

"Yes! Promise! Just stop!"

He looked over at Seth, "Should I release her?"

He brought his hand to his chin and seemed to think about it. "Hmmm, yeah I trust her."

Jake stopped his tickling but still didn't release his hands from my waist. I turned around and punched him in the stomach then reached up and messed up his hair.

"Did your father ever tell you, you shouldn't pick on your elders? Wait til Billy hears."

"You're only a year older than me, doll."

"It's still older than you."

He stuck his tongue out at me, and I returned the gesture. Seth walked over and began tugging on Jake's shirt begging him to take him outside.
Seth ran to the hall closet, grabbing the football and dragged Jake outside with him. I shook my head and curled back up on the couch. It was amazing how much Jake had grown these last few years. Not only was he taller but he looked like a body builder. I looked after him and Seth throwing the football around and noticed how the shirt hugged tightly on his arms. It looked like it was mere seconds from tearing. The thought caused odd feelings to stir up in me, so I cleared my eyes and returned to my book.

After awhile, Seth came running in screaming my name, "Bella! Bella!
We're going to get lunch, wanna come with?"

"Do you mean do I wanna drive?" I questioned.

"I can drive," Jake stated walking towards us.

"You can?"

"I've had my license, Bella. And I just finished fixing up the Rabbit.
Were all set to go if you are."

"Sure," I dog-eared the page I was on and stood up. "Let's go."

I grabbed coats for me and Seth and we walked out to Jake's car. Much to the dislike of Seth, I sat in the front seat. We made our way into town and over to the diner. We filed out of the car and Seth ran right in to play with the video games. Jake and I went to our usual booth, and when the waitress came we ordered our lunch.

"I can't believe you finished the Rabbit." I shook my head in disbelief.

"I know. It seems like I've been working on it forever."

"It runs really good. You did an excellent job."

"Thanks," he smiled out. "So you excited for tomorrow?"

"It's just another day Jake," I scowled.

"No its not. You're going to be eighteen, Bells." He met my eyes. "It's a big deal."

"Can we…" I searched for words, "just not talk about it."

He relented, "Did you start thinking about where you want to go to college yet?"

"I'm not sure. At first I wanted to go far away, now I'm thinking I'd miss home too much."

"Aw, Bells. All you gotta say is you'd miss me." He placed his hand on his heart.

"Oh, stop it."

The waitress brought our lunch and I called Seth over. He sat next to Jake, eating the exact same thing, and mimicking his movements. It was funny to watch, and in a way, Seth reminded me of how Jake was when he was younger, even if he hadn't changed much.

I let my mind imagine what it would be like to date Jake. It wouldn't be too different from how we lived now. Jake and I got along pretty comfortably; he was my best friend since before I could remember. We use to make mud pies when we were little. We always were making each other laugh. We hung out pretty much every day. The only new thing would be the stuff that came with dating. Like kissing and hand holding. And that what was getting me worrisome. I had never kissed a boy before, let alone had a boyfriend. And didn't kissing often have a way of ruining a friendship? I wasn't ready to let that happen to me and Jake. No matter what I had been feeling.

We finished lunch and Jake paid. We grabbed our coats and heading back to the car. Seth started running ahead, and it was then that I saw it. A blue van started sliding out of control, right towards him. I saw it spin and the person inside try to regain control of the steering wheel, but it wasn't working. Seth was stopped in his tracks, unable to move because of the shock.

Jake and I both began running towards him, and before my brain could catch up, I was at Seth's side. I shielded my body around him hoping to take the impact off of him and I felt the van slam into me and contort around my body. But it didn't hurt. I felt nothing break. No aching, no nothing. I was sure this was it. I was going to die before I ever even kissed a boy.

I felt the van stop and I finally opened my eyes to look. I was shocked by what I saw. Seth was huddled in my arms, shaking. He couldn't be here with me too, could he? I turned my head and saw that the van was jutted out with a mold similar to that of my body. I checked the backs of my arms and over my shoulders, and I had no cuts or bruises. Quickly I looked beneath me to see Seth staring up at me in shock.

I heard Jake running to our side, "Bella! What was that?! You were right next to me, then suddenly, you're next to Seth!" He stared at me with disbelief, and when he noticed I was speechless he turned to Seth. "Are you okay?"

Seth looked between Jake and me. "I'm fine." He met my eyes a small smile playing on his lips. "Did see that? That was so cool!"

Something wasn't right. This didn't make sense; normal people didn't stop oncoming vans with their bodies no matter the adrenaline rush. What was wrong with me? I looked up at Jake and suddenly everything went black.