Friends in love.

By Hannah178

Author's note: This chapter is the first of an all human Twilight fan fiction that is about Bella and Edward who have been friends since they were little kids. Bella starts to get feelings for Edward and he is already crazy about her, but only his sister, Alice knows it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy writing it. –Hannah178

Chapter 1.

The usual rain that greeted me, every morning was the first thing I saw on Monday morning the twenty-sixth of January. I overcame the urge to pull the covers over my head and go back to sleep. It was freezing, and the middle of winter. Never the less, I got up and pulled on my jeans and navy blue sweater.

I made my way downstairs, and saw Charlie, already up, and enjoying a cup of tea, his lips wet and the tips of his moustashe wet and brown. I lived with Charlie as when I was born, my mother passed away, but I loved Charlie, and I was attached like any other parent.

"Morning Bells." He looked up from the local paper he was reading.

"Morning dad." I couldn't call him Charlie to his face.

"How was your sleep?" We didn't have many topics to discuss.

"Good." I grabbed a bowl and the cereal and the conversation was closed.

I had breakfast and soon my best friend, Edward Cullen was there at my doorstep, his Volvo still running. I went outside and was disturbingly close to Edward. I just stared at his chest, my face inches away. He leaned back and smiled apologetically.

I looked into his eyes, they were green. I'd always known they were green, but today, they strangely looked like emeralds embedded above his cheekbones. I stared at him and felt something inside me but I just couldn't put my finger on it.

"Hey. Are…you ok?" Edward always worried about me, more than he should.

"Yeah. Let's go." I let the conversation drop and dashed to the car.

It was still raining and naturally I fell, just as I was at the car. Edward helped me up and I was warm by his touch. I hopped in the car and kept minimal contact with him. I was always uncoordinated, and Edward had always been my support.

I gave him one syllable answers when he asked me things and would simply look out the window after woods. We had parked at the school now. I undid my seat-belt, slung my bag over my shoulder and hopped out of the car. That was the last contact I had with him until lunch.

I went over to Alice, who was jumping up and down, and greeted her. I could see Edward out of the corner of my eye, coming over.

"I have to get to class." I ran to my first period English class, hoping not to see anyone.

I was dreading lunch and when the bell went, I ran to the cafeteria, but I couldn't avoid Edward when we ate. I was speed walking, and trying not to fall, but naturally I tripped but before I fell, Edward caught me and I couldn't help but talk to him.

"Are you sure there's nothing wrong?" He was just trying to be nice, I couldn't deny that.

"Nothing." I hoped I sounded convincing.

"Well, what do you want to eat?"We were in the cafeteria now.

"Um…." I tried to think quickly. "..Salad."

"Ok, then." Edward grabbed our food and we made our way to our table. I couldn't help but notice his hair colour. I'd always known it was brown, but today, I noticed how it had red in it, like mine, in the sun. He walked in front of me and I ran to catch up.

"Hey guys." Edward and I sat next to each other, as usual but today I only talked to Alice. "So what did you do on the weekend?" I turned to face Alice and started on my salad.

"Not much. You?" Alice didn't seem to suspect something but I would never bet against Alice.

"Nothing. Did you want to come over this after-noon?" I needed a girlfriend over for a talk.

"Sure!" Alice was excited, as usual, even more now.

"See you then." I replied simply. "Better go then." I planned to be early to class.

Shoot! I had biology, and Edward was my partner. Could this day get any worse? Gym. That answered my question. Edward caught up to me in the hall and I half turned to face him, an annoyed expression on my face.

"Wait." Edward put his hand on my arm to steady me.

"What?"I sounded annoyed.

"There's something wrong, I know it. I'm your best friend and your mine." He was still touching me and the warmth was there again.

"Theirs is nothing, nothing, wrong with me!"I hoped he wouldn't be angry at me.

"Bella." He looked into my eyes, and I tingled inside. "I know there is, with the way you said that." His voice was quieter, calmer.

"There is nothing wrong with me. Ok?" I hissed, and stomped of to class.

"Bella." He chuckled and caught up to me. He softly touched my arm in an up and down motion. "I know there is. Even if you aren't going to admit it." He was calm again.

"If you're not going to that's fine, but there is." He said and let me go gently and I stomped off to class as I intended to. I crossed my arms and hung my head.

I sat at our lab table and slammed my text book down in front of me. Edward was there, the next second but I didn't look up. I would not talk to him, until he dropped it. I knew he was only being nice but I couldn't get over it. I knew it was him who made me feel like this. It was him who made me cranky. I didn't mean to, I didn't want to. He controlled me like no-one else ever had.

"I'm sorry, Bella." Edward didn't look at me, just spoke the words.

"For what?" I snapped and then was sorry for the comment.

He looked away and didn't speak to me again. I would look at him, across the desk, so close but completely distant. After school Alice met me in the hallway and took me to her car.

"Hey Bella." Alice started.

"Yes?" I replied, looking out the window.

"Well, what was wrong today?" Oh no, I knew I would snap but I had the will power no to. I already took all my anger out on Edward.

"Can you do me one favor?" I was trying to bring it on nicely.

"Of course."

"Well, can you not ask me that?"

"Ok." She smiled and sped off to Charlie's.

We greeted Charlie and went up stairs to my tiny room. I didn't know why, but tears escaped and soon I was crying, balling my eyes out. I knew why, but Alice didn't and she ran to the edge of the bed where I was sitting.

"Bella."She put her arm around my shoulder. "Now I have to ask what's wrong." She half laughed and I smiled, wiping tears.

"I would tell you." I looked in her eyes. They were desperate. "I'll tell you. Well, today, I started to get feelings," I stopped there, but she was eager.

"Feelings for who?" She asked, excited.

"Um, that's the thing, it's…..Edward." I started to cry again.

She smiled. "I knew it. He's crazy about you, and you don't realize it. Now you like him, I think you should go out with him."

"No! Alice, that's the thing. He's my best friend and I don't think that it would work out."

"That's the good thing. You've been friends for ages, so you know everything about each other."

I considered it. "I just don't think it would go well." I shook my head.

"Well, I'm just saying. It's getting late, I better go." Alice left me alone in my room, thinking about my situation.

"Alice! Wait!" I ran to catch her down the stairs. "Don't tell anyone!" I called.

"Of course not!" She smiled and left.

I ran to the bathroom and fixed myself up. I made dinner and Charlie was home, just when I was serving.

"That was fantastic." Charlie complimented me and threw in his napkin.

"Well, I have homework." I cleaned out my dish and ran up the stairs. "And thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Good night."

I pulled off my boots and clothes and jumped in the shower. The water was boiling, calming me down. I needed sleep, to figure out what to do. I hopped in bed and pulled the covers over my head and started to cry again. I thought about what to do. I could embrace my feelings or I could ignore them. I was thinking about this when I slowly drifted off and didn't think of it till' the next morning.

I woke up and my routine followed like the day before. I called Edward and told him I would take my own truck. I couldn't possibly see him, a least until lunch. I only barely had the power to call him.

I drove to school, without even a goodbye to Charlie, my eyes kept on the road. I didn't know what to do, at all. I thought about it even more when I parked in a spot as far away from Edward as possible. I sat in my car until I saw Alice skipping toward my truck.

She tapped enthusiastically at my window. I opened up the passenger door and signaled for her to come round.

"Hey, Bella. What's up?"Alice jumped in the passenger side.

"Nothing. Just thinking."

"About Edward." Alice giggled.

"Don't mention that in public!" I hissed.

"Ok, I'm sorry. But you can't keep it a secret forever. It will eventually get back to him."

"I know, but not today." I was calm now, and looked out my window to see Edward, standing against his Volvo, hunched over, as if to hide his tall figure.

"Well, I gotta' go. See you at lunch."

"Bye." I stared at the steering wheel and waited for a while until finally getting out of my truck and walking to class.

I waited until lunch to get scared. I didn't know what to say now that it was clear. When the bell went, I waited for Edward to see me, instead of running. I was almost at the cafeteria, when he caught up to me. I thought, if you like someone, you're supposed to want to spend time with them not avoid them. I didn't know if that counted for best friends.

Thankfully, he didn't look angry.

"Hey." He smiled and I couldn't help but blush. I remembered what Alice said and knew that it was going to get back to him.

"So, still angry at me, or are you ok?"I guess he was over it, I didn't even know if I was.

"No, and I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to….."I started to say.

"I get it. I asked too many times. I'll back off."

"No, that's not what I meant. I am sorry, though."

"It's ok. I forgive you." Edward leaned closer and gave me a friendly hug, unlike others before, I felt warm and tingly.

We ordered our food and made our way to our table. Alice wasn't there yet, probably "accidently" late. Sometimes Alice could get to me. We ate and had limited conversation, until Alice came to eat with us.

"Sorry guys, I was just caught up." I gave her a scowl and left the cafeteria.

Biology wasn't so bad, just inconvenient. Gym was torture, as per usual, and as soon as the last bell went, I was off.

I ran to my truck, but I should have known better. I tripped on my boot and fell in the middle of the road. Edward ran over and helped me up.

"You should really be more careful!" Edward still hadn't let go of me.

"I know and I'm sorry."I couldn't say any more.

"You mean so much to me. If there was a car coming," He stopped there and gave me a hug. I tightly hugged him back.

"I have to go." I let go and smiled. I walked to my truck and stopped myself from going back and kissing him.

When I was home I made dinner with what was left and soon Charlie was home. We ate and I tried to concentrate on my homework. I just couldn't stop thinking about Edward, about when he touched me, and I was suddenly warm. I went to bed early that night and wished that I could show him, tell him, that I liked him, and eventually would love him. I just wished I was with him.

Author's note: I hope you liked it. I will be updating soon as it is the holidays where I live and I am bored all day so I write.