Author's Note: There's a huge jumps from months to months, just to let you guys know.

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Because I Like Her

Chapter One: Edward POV

September

All that she did was walk toward me and I knew that I was in trouble. All that she did was walk by me and I knew that I was a goner. All that she did was walk away from me and I knew that I had absolutely no chance with her.

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The moment my green eyed gaze zeroed in on Isabella Marie Swan changed my life and my perspective on life as a sixteen year old junior at Forks High. Everything about her just seemed so… good. I'd had absolutely no interest in her whatsoever before I laid eyes on her. Isabella had been the talk of the town for weeks without end. To be completely honest, I had been utterly fed up with the way that the entire town was so boring that the only topic of conversation that was even remotely interesting was the arrival of Police Chief Swan's daughter.

From what I'd heard, which, by the way, was a lot, Isabella Swan is Chief Swan's only child, who, for over ten years had been parented by Chief Swan's ex-wife, Renee. Apparently, Renee was not very intelligent, bossy, selfish, and an attention whore, but somehow, she loved her daughter like she loved her own life, which, by the way, was also a lot. My mother told me that Renee got remarried a year ago and that the three of them, Isabella, her mother, and her stepfather, moved around quite a lot, causing Isabella to not have much time to make friends. In other words, she was a loner, but honestly, that didn't bother me.

On the first day of school, Isabella glided into school and blew me away. When she passed by me, I could smell the scent of her strawberries and cream shampoo, I saw the way her smile shone throughout her entire being, and I heard her musical voice as she spoke softly to her lucky student tour guide, Rosalie Hale. Isabella Swan was the damn most beautiful girl I had ever seen…

…and I was hopelessly crushing on her.

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December

Holiday break was uneventful and relaxing, just like any break should be. Isabella had adjusted to Forks High extremely well. According to Alice, she'd taken up running cross country in the fall, high grades in all her classes, and landed one of the leading roles for the upcoming spring musical. I still hadn't said a single word to her since she moved to this tiny town, and I really doubted if she even acknowledged my existence apart from knowing that I was Alice Cullen's fraternal twin brother.

"Alice, I thought you were going to invite Bella over for our New Year's Eve Party," my father said. I sat up straighter in my dining room chair as I listened carefully for Alice's reply because I desperately coveted a chance at scoring New Year's kiss on the stroke of midnight…

"Yeah dad, I asked her and she said no," Alice was bringing my spirits down with every word, "Her dad wouldn't let her because it's going to be their first New Years together since she was six years old."

I slouched low in my seat and frowned, not content.

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June

My obsession with Isabella burned strong for my entire junior year. I'd had no classes with her, so I didn't get the chance to know her very well at all, which upset me. Alice had the luck of the Irish; though I'm one hundred percent sure we're not related to anyone from Ireland. Isabella and Alice had become extremely close friends over the course of this school year, but every time Alice would invite her to come over to our house, Isabella would politely decline her offer by using some excuse like that she had to work, do homework, or clean the house from top to bottom.

"Edward! Eddie Cullen! Baby Brother!" Emmett, my best friend and my older brother by one year, was shouting over the din in the crowded school hallway. Towed behind him was his girlfriend of five months, Rosalie Hale. I forced my way to one side of the hall to stop and wait for them.

By the time Emmett and Rosalie fought their way through the mob of students, they were out of breath and tomato red in the face.

"Hey, Edward," Emmett said after catching his breath, "there's a beach party tonight down at La Push. Everyone is going to go so you should come with me, Rose, Alice, Jasper, and Bella. Oh yeah, my buddy Jacob Black is gonna DJ and he is a pretty damn good DJ."

"Wait, what? Which Bella are you talking about?" I asked, my heart thumping in my chest excitedly. Emmett stared at me with a strange facial expression but I didn't care.

If Emmett was speaking of Isabella Swan, then hell yes I was coming with them to La Push! Tonight would be the night to finally meet her and maybe, if I was fortunate enough, get the chance to dance with her.

"Duh… Bella Swan, our only sister's best friend of exactly… nine months now," Emmett explained exasperatedly. Rosalie fidgeted behind him and muttered something about being hungry and wanting to get to lunch as soon as humanly possible. I have no idea why she was complaining about being hungry seeing as she hardly ate anything anyways. Mostly, Rosalie just drank a bottle of water and had a slice of fruit or a piece of a vegetable—not very satisfying if you ask me.

"Okay, I'll go," I said after pretending to deeply think about my response for a few seconds. After nine months, the wait was finally over. Tonight was the night that I was going to try to make Isabella Swan mine. There was no need to even consider not going because where ever Isabella was going, that's where I would find myself.

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-MinnieVan