Bella POV

The dark woods drifted past as Edward drove us along, it was my cousin's birthday so we were going to her party. I had been told that it was a small group of our friends, we were quite a close group of people. My cousin Nessie as we all called her was celebrating her 18th birthday with her boyfriend Jacob at his place. Jacob and me had been friends since kids so one summer only a few years ago Nessie had come to visit Charlie and me and just hit it off with Jake. Sometimes a bit too much for my taste, when they get a bit too intimate just that bit too close together and their hands are on each other. I shook my head just thinking about it. Edward raised an eyebrow glimpsing me in the mirror.

"You alright?"

I sighed

"I did tell Jacob to keep an eye on her right?

My Boyfriend just chuckled to himself over my family worries.

"Yes several times leading up to now, you do worry about your Cousin too much"

In my defence I had full right to worry, Nessie was the wild one of the family and this party was full of chances to embarrass her self. My cousin drunk was something that I'd seen at another family event and really didn't want to again.

"You forget Edward that Nessie will do just about anything on a buzz"

Edward pulled the car over down the small wooded road to the log cabin that Jacob owned. I'd meet Edward at high school, he was the son of Carlisle an impressive English doctor and Esme an American designer. They'd been staying in Forks just as I moved in with Charlie and thanks to biology class we got to know each other. I got rolled up into his group of friends, speaking of which I recognised Emmett's big SUV parked outside with several other cars. Edward pulled into an empty slot alongside the large black vehicle that Emmett owned. Getting out of Edwards Volvo I could already hear the music.

"Err Edward how many people did Nessie invite?"

Edward has an amazing memory, it didn't help when we had a fight. He could remember just about every detail of something years later and use it whenever needed. It's the same reason he could speak six languages.

"If memory serves twenty-one"

I secretly thanked whatever god that it wasn't the original number. The first ideas for the party involved the idea of inviting just about very teenager in the area. The entire senior body and junior body from Forks high school may have been in the woods drunk and disorderly. Nessie had luckily been convinced to hold a smaller party of just close friends. Edward and me made are way up small stairway to the cabin door. Jacobs's dad owned most of the woodland around here. Due to his ancestors' claim over the land his family had inherited enough through several land acts over the century. Nowhere days it was used for Eco-friendly logging which provided the living of the family. This section was private just for Jacob and now it was blaring music loudly where nobody but us would here. I couldn't but sigh trying to tell myself things would be fine as another car drove up. Edward wrapped an arm around me and leaned into my ear, his breath rising bumps along my neck.

"Just relax, don't worry yourself over nothing were among friends what's there to be concerned over."

I couldn't help but blush with Edward so close, I quickly kissed him as the cabin door opened. In the doorway stood a young girl only seventeen, with russet skin and dark brown eyes. Her hair was golden blonde, which seemed completely out of place, I squinted as I recognised her.

"Wait, Claire is that you?"

She laughed hugging me, her slim frame gripping me.

"It's been way to long Bella, and Edward," she said stepping back to admire my boyfriend.

"Still tall, dark and handsome"

I couldn't help but be surprised, the last time I'd seen her she was so small just a little girl.

"What about you, and the hair?" I asked making her giggle

"Oh well I want to do something different so I dyed it blonde, makes me stand out don't you think"

That it did, I knew Nessie had been hanging out with Claire but I didn't know how much she'd changed. Quil emerged from the dancing crowd of people inside the cabin. He only had a pair of shorts on showing me his muscular chest. He had grown his hair out since last I'd seen him no longer having his buzz cut. His impish grin disappeared as he saw me. He wrapped his arms around Claire making her yelp as he pinched her sides.

"Hey Bella haven't seen you in ages how's College?"

I raised an eyebrow looking into his eyes, I felt like a mother questioning a lying child

"Quil is something wrong?"

At that Claire burst into giggles only stopping when Quil's large hand covered her mouth. He smiled, looking between Edward and me

"Nope all good here, oh I think that's Claire's and Nessie's friend Angela arriving, best go say hi"

He quickly ran pasted a laughing Claire with him moving to the latest car that had arrived. Edward himself was smiling

"Do you have to find this funny?" I asked as we walked in.

Edward quickly replied with

"My farther always taught me that it's good to laugh, so yes"

I rolled my eyes remembering all the bad puns Carlisle had come up with when we went on holiday to London with Edwards Parents. It was a great week but still Edwards farther wasn't always the best at joke telling. In side the cabin people were dancing as the music loudly played. A table to right hand-side wall was covered with food bit also bottles of various alcohol. To the left was a sofa and to the back was another. The stairs going up was behind the sofa at the back. In the left hand side back corner was two doorways on either side heading of to further rooms and the kitchen. I recognised some of the dancers. There was Jacobs's gang of Sam Uley, Leah Clearwater, Paul Lahote, Jared Cameron, Embry Call and Quil who had already run away from us. Looking around Leah had brought along her younger brother who was at the side talking to a girl I hadn't met before. She was pale, with short blonde hair and dark blue eyes. She had an angelic face with wide eyes and full lips as she spoke with Seth. She wore red top with a black hooded jacket and a black skirt that went to her knees. Also Sam had his girlfriend Emily Young with him, Claire's older cousin, her curved body was grinding with him as the music played. It seemed as if all of Jacobs's friends had come only in shorts as I passed by. Even Emily and Leah were only wearing shorts and loose tops. I bumped into a skinny girl who immediately hugged me.

"Oh Bella I was wondering when you were going to get here"

The pixie like girl I easily recognised, her inky black hair that spiked at the sides. Alice Brandon my best friend who even went to the same college as me. Her neck was wrapped in red scarf and a silky white top covered her, she simply wore jeans as had I. Alice kissed me on both cheeks while Edward spoke to her boyfriend Jasper Hale. Rosalie who was also Jasper's sister was close at hand with her boyfriend Emmett nowhere in sight. You can see what I mean by us being a close group now right. I stopped Alice while she was complimenting my blue blouse.

"Alice where is Nessie I haven't given her her birthday present yet"

Alice stopped grinning looking behind her

"Now don't over react but she may have gotten bit wild…"

I gritted my teeth just before my younger cousin jumped up above the crowd, her light brown hair long and swirling as she danced on top of the sofa. She was wearing a short pink skirt that only went to her mid-thigh and a red tank top. Her slime body swaying sensually to the music. Edward clamped his mouth shut trying to suppress his enjoyment at seeing her prove all my worries. I felt heat fill my cheeks as I spotted Jacob, like his gang he had his shorts on and only them. He didn't notice me as he walked in from the kitchen.

"I Think Emmett's had too much to drink because he's gone all funny in there"

Jacobs's dark brown eyes went over me and then turned to his left to see his girlfriend and my cousin shaking her ass and flicking her head around. He instantly raised his hands.

"It is her birthday she allowed to enjoy it Bella"

My hands balled up as anger made me want to punch Jacob and trust me this wasn't the first time I'd punched him so I knew right where to get him. Edward put a hand on my shoulder.

"He has a point go easy on her" Edward whispered, I grunted but relaxed my hands. Jacob sighed.

"Thanks Edward I mean,"

Edward interrupted Jacob before he could finish.

"I said go easy on her, I said nothing about you Jake"

Nessie jumped off the sofa into Jacobs's arms, her legs wrapped around his waist and she kissed his neck laughing. Her skirt pulled up her long legs to the point we almost saw her underwear. Jake eased her down and she seemed to almost jump up.

"Err Nessie Belles here" Jacob quietly told her, my cousin swung around smiling stupidly from whatever she'd been drinking.

"Hey!" she yelled swaying on the spot before hugging me, seems like everybody was in a hugging mood at this party. I tried to contain myself as I spoke to her.

"So been drinking much?" I asked as normal as possible.

Nessie laughed as if I'd asked a joke rather than a question.

"Not really but me and Emmett had a little drinking contest and I won I think"

Jasper who was still behind me with Edward spoke quietly in his southern accent.

"Yup he really underestimated her"

I rolled my eyes as my cousin pulled back and looked at me

"Oh you're not being boring are you?" she whined

I smiled as best I could.

"No it's your birthday… just you may want to take it easy"

Nessie hiccupped as she looked at me still unable to stand still.

"Fine I wont drink for a while let my heads clear, so where's my present?"

Something told me she wasn't in a fit state to unwrap the present, which was still in Edwards's car.

"Err…maybe later"

Just as I thought I had her under control she ran away into the crowd to the cabin door. She ran to greet Mike, Angela and Jessica both the girls where Nessie's friends at school while Mike was also Jessica's boyfriend. Mike was dressed normally with jeans and a white shirt while Angela and Jessica where wearing shorts with oddly colourful tops. Mike was taller than the band of girls and stood out only being matched by Quil. His light blonde hair and blues yes within his baby face watching his girlfriend. Jessica's curly brown hair swayed as she ad Nessie shook their heads for some childish reason. Angela was more of a shy girl, her kind brown eyes looking out from her dark brown hair. Yet even she seemed to loosen up in my cousin's presence and they headed to the table of several bottles. I turned back to Alice, Edward and Jasper.

"Any ideas?" I asked glumly.

Edward shrugged

"How about a game?"

I rolled my eyes at him

"Sometimes you really,"

But before I could start telling him off, Nessie ran back to us. She almost fell, spinning into Jacobs's arms who put her the right way so she could talk to us.

"Isn't this fun?" she laughed madly.

Edward to my surprise spoke then.

"How about a game now the songs over?"

To my surprise her eyes lit up at the idea.

"Your boyfriends a geniuses yeah! Oh oh Jake lets play something, it wouldn't be a party if we didn't"