A/N:

Rated M for under age drinking and drug abuse. Possible lemons in future chapters.

Beta- JulietPeacock

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Bella was a quiet person by nature. If she opened up and you gave her the chance, you'd realize that she's usually pretty loud and funny, very smart and knows a lot of useless closet trivia. Like, she could probably tell you in which country they make the best wine, or what time it is right now in New Zealand.

She always wore a worried smile and read faster than any person in the world. Her way to pass the time was to analyze every single thing or person that passed her by. She peopled watched all the time, observing, always. She was really intelligent and school was very easy for her, to the point that, even without studying or doing homework –she was incredibly lazy- she still passed. People who didn't know her thought she was way too serious and aloof, but she was just mature for her age.

All of these qualities, Edward loved.

Edward was as weird as it got. He had one of those artist minds, turmoiled and a complete mess. His thoughts were all rambled together and only made sense to him. He constantly questioned things that people usually just don't even think about, making everything much more difficult than it should be.

For an outsider, they looked perfect for each other. Bella had chestnut-colored hair and eyes, while Edward had a mess of copper-y colored locks and intense green eyes. They both had fair skin and some freckles across their cheeks and nose, big feet, and a twisted sense of humor.

They had many differences, whatsoever. Bella was a germ freak, constantly washing her hands, showering twice a day, while Edward washed scarcely, only after football practice. Edward smoked and drank compulsively, while Bella sometimes smoked with Alice on her water pipe. Edward could be smelled for miles, and everyone knew of his addictions, while Bella hid them carefully.

They had always been just friends. Jasper was under the impression that they liked each other for a while, but Alice told him that it was impossible. She agreed that he most definitely liked Bella, –It's impossible not to like her— but Bella had sworn that she wouldn't date anyone after her last boyfriend, Riley, who cheated on her. She was very stubborn. Once her mind was made, it was close to impossible to make her change her opinion. She used a quote whenever Alice mentioned her stubbornness, which Alice learned was said by Mr. Darcy afterwards, that was "My good opinion once lost, is lost forever." Alice had no idea what she meant, since she had never read that book, but decided that it didn't matter. It probably only made sense to Bella.

Edward and Bella didn't realize when, how or why they did it but they spent most of the time together. Today, he dropped by her house for no reason at all. Her bedroom was always a big mess, and she always felt embarrassed to have people over. Honestly, Edward couldn't care less, and anyways, his room probably looked much worse.

He was sitting down on the rocking chair by the corner while she was standing next to the bed, rummaging the nightstand drawer.

"Bella?" He started, unsure if he should continue or just drop it and go home.

"What's up?" She answered absentmindedly while she looked for cotton balls and nail polish remover. Edward waited for her to find them before he continued, then started again, stalling a little when she sat on the bed and opened the little bottle, dipping the cotton in it.

"Can I ask you a question?" He replied, already feeling unsure. He didn't like it one bit. Bella always made him doubt himself.

The corners of her mouth twitched. "Didn't give me much of a chance there, did ya?" She answered jokingly, but gestured him to continue after noticing his serious expression.

"I—" He stammered and stopped. Edward cleared his throat and basically yelled, "IthinkI'minlovewithyou!" And shut his eyes.

Even with his rambled words, Bella understood perfectly. His words made her jump and knock the nail polish remover bottle on the comforter. She ignored this and the comment he made, and picked on her nails nervously, looking in every direction but his. She suddenly stood up and faced him.

"I was not expecting this conversation…" She murmured, loud enough for him to hear her.

"Will you ever—" He stopped and hesitated. "Will you ever feel the same way about me?"

She paced around for a bit, and then decided to look for her phone and wallet. Her trembling fingers made it almost impossible for her to open her bag, but she managed. She decided she would leave the room, go someplace he wouldn't follow. She needed the space.

"Bella, please tell me, am I alone in this? I mean, is this all me? Please tell me. It really hurts not knowing." He told her, instantly cringing at how cliché his words sounded.

"I'm sorry, Edward. I— I have to— I have to go." She quickly ran off, grabbing a jacket and her car keys, leaving him in her room, surrounded by her scent to torture his senses.

Beta's Note: oneofeddiesgirls: Thanks for the save, dude. Your profile pic is still distracting.