A/N: This is a series of short one-shots revolving around the Breaking Dawn quotes on Stephenie Meyer's website. They aren't all in order, and some may appear in more than one story, or two or more to a story, etc. I got creative, and thought up situations in which each of these quotes might belong. Just shows how pathetic I am and the methods I resort to while waiting for the world's greatest book ever.
Disclaimer: Sigh. I don't own Stephenie Meyer, her wonderful characters, the Twilight saga, none of it, okay? There goes another notch down on my self-esteem...
Chapter One: "Oh, Mike! How Will I Go On?"
It was just another August day in the quaint little town of Forks, Washington. The weather was hot, humid, and of course, raining gently, despite the sunshine timidly attempting to peek through the constant cloud cover. Bella Swan had just finished her shift at Newton's and was getting ready to leave when Mike approached her hurriedly, obviously flustered about something.
"So…" he mumbled, trailing off, "you're getting married in a few days…"
Bella, ever so anxious to get out of the store and into the familiar Volvo waiting for her patiently outside, sighed.
"Yes, Mike, I am."
"Well, just so you know…" he trailed off again, "I don't know if… I can be, well, you know… friends with you… after…" he looked at his feet.
Bella's eyes widened in obvious amusement.
"After I marry Edward?" She finished helpfully.
"Well… that's not what I meant, exactly… I mean, well… yeah… you know, I've always wanted you… and it's not fair, really… you weren't supposed to end up with him." Mike was still staring intently at his feet.
"And I was supposed to end up with who, exactly?" Bella asked pointedly, her eyes boring into his obnoxiously gelled blonde hair.
"Um… well… me," he finished, carefully looking up to study Bella's face, which had slowly changed from amused to annoyed to finally, livid. He flinched and took a step back.
"That's why I've decided I can't be friends with you anymore," he added confidently, sure this conversation was going in the right direction, despite Bella's facial expressions trying to convince him otherwise.
"Oh, Mike! How will I go on?" Bella spit out sarcastically, turning on her heel and heading for the double glass doors at the front of the store, where Edward had gotten out of his car and was now waiting impatiently, tapping his foot slowly on the linoleum tile floor.
Mike hesitated for a moment, trying to run his hands through his stiff hair, before calling angrily after her.
"Well, gosh, Bella! You don't have to be so RUDE!"
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