"Bella!" Charlie called me downstairs. I guess I didn't hear the phone ring.

"Hello?" I said into the receiver.

"Hi Bella," said a familiar, husky voice.

"Jacob?" I asked.

"Uh huh," he sounded pained to be talking to me. "I was wondering if we could have more time to make the decision." By 'we' he meant the pack of werewolves that he was part of. But there was no way he'd have more time. I already knew his decision anyways.

"Sorry Jake, no." There was coldness in my voice.

"Okay then, Bella. I know my decision." I waited patiently for him to continue. "You don't have a deal." I figured he would say that. He would rather die than let Edward and I be together. It didn't really matter to me, though. I would always have Edward by my side.

"If that's what you want," was all I replied. I wanted to get this phone call over. It was getting annoyed.

"Yes," he said, "I've got to go, you know, to tell Sam. Bye Bella. I'll miss you."

"Bye Jake." I would miss him too. I would always miss his warmth, his smile, his jokes. I would miss my best friend.

-xox-

Alice and Rosalie were huddled around me, doing my hair and makeup, of course. Tonight was Prom and Alice and Rosalie had me cooped upstairs in Alice's bathroom all day. They picked out my dress. It was a deep red with a topaz sash around the waist. They let me pick out the shoes. I picked glass slippers because I wanted Edward to be my Prince Charming. Alice giggled when I told her the meaning of the shoes. Rosalie was doing my hair, but I couldn't see it because she faced me away from the mirror. I think she was curling it. Alice forced me to wear a tiara, just incase I win, although I told her the school provides one for the winner.

When Rosalie and Alice were finally done they took about a thousand pictures of me. Alice said that when I was a vampire I'd be able to look back at my human life. I was thrilled that she knew I would be one of them.

Finally, it was time to look in the dreaded mirror. I was really afraid of who would look back at me. I decided it couldn't be that bad.

WOW. I looked amazing. I looked better than I did at last year's prom.

Alice interrupted my thoughts. "Prince Charming is downstairs," she piped. My nerves suddenly got the better of me.

I was standing at the top of the Cullen's beautiful staircase. It was a dark wood with beautiful, engraved banisters. At the bottom of the stairs stood Edward. He had his back towards me. He was wearing a black tuxedo. I could already tell that he looked breathtaking.

I walked slowly down the stairs, to prevent tripping. Alice told Edward it was okay for him to turn around. When he did I was stunned. I would never stop being amazed by his beauty. We locked eyes and I still couldn't believe how blessed I was to have Edward. He then handed me my corsage.

The four of us, Alice, Jasper, Edward and I, took Edward's flashy 'special occasion' car to the prom.

Alice shoved Edward and me into the back seat of the car. Jasper drove and Alice sat up front with him. I liked Jasper's driving, I thought. Although it was fast it wasn't nearly as fast as Edward and Alice's driving.

I was starting to feel nervous. I'd probably trip and fall and embarrass myself.

"Calm down, Bella. You have nothing to worry about," Jasper said, obviously feeling my nervousness.

"Bella," Edward said, "why are you so nervous?"

"I know I'm going to trip and embarrass myself, Edward." I knew that hurting myself was a definite possibility tonight. Then, in the blink of an eye, Edward jumped on top of me and held me against the car window and his eyes filed with humor.

"Come on Edward, get off of me," I pleaded.

That caused him to inch his face closer to mine so that we were less than an inch away. His beautiful scent clouded my brain and I could no longer think coherently.

"Bella," he said, "do you really think that I would let you get hurt? Especially by yourself?"

"Probably not," I said. He pierced me with his topaz eyes. They melted into my heart.

"Edward," Jasper said, interrupting us, "do you realize what you're doing to her heart?"

"Of course. My hearing and my senses are just as good as yours, Jasper."

"Idiot," Jasper muttered, "I meant her heart emotionally." Finally, somebody was standing up for me. I liked Jasper, I thought.

"I'm sorry Bella," Edward said in his velvety voice.

"No problem," was all I responded because we were already parked at the school.

We walked into the gym and I was surprised to see so many people here. Surely Forks didn't have this many students. I spotted Jessica with a boy from my English class, Joe. Everybody else seemed oblivious to her. Angela was here with Ben. She was still taller than him, but they made such a cute couple. Lauren was there, too. She was dancing with Tyler.I caught his eye and he winked at me. Edward pretended not to see that, probably so I couldn't detect his jealousy.

"May I have this dance, Cinderella?" Edward had the most beautiful voice in the world. I could listen to it forever. Maybe I might just get that wish.

"Of course," I responded and he kneeled on one knee and kissed my hand.

As we danced I saw Alice and jasper dancing together. They looked so happy. Alice looked lovely. She had on a navy blue floor length dress with a white sash at the waist. Our dress styles were similar, except Alice looked much better than I did.

Edward helped me dance, not that I was injured, because I lacked that skill. We seemed to glide perfectly around the room. Then, Mr. Banner interrupted my perfect little world to announce the king and queen.

"Hello, ladies and gentleman. It's time to announce the Prom King and Queen. This year our Prom King is… Mike Newton." Everyone cheered as Mike walked up onto the stage to receive his crown, which was made of plastic, as Alice pointed out.

"Our Prom Queen is…" Mr. Banner said. I could feel my heart beat in my throat. Surely Edward could hear, too. Mr. Banner continued, "It seems we have a problem." The room silenced. "There seems to be a problem with the Prom Queen," he said as Edward winked at me, "this has never occurred in my fifteen years teaching at Forks High School. We've had a tie. Tied for Prom Queen are… Jessica Stanley… and… Isabella Swan. Congratulations girls!"

Edward, Alice and Jasper cheered me on as I walked up onto the stage. Suprisingly I didn't trip. It was a good thing Alice made me wear a tiara. Then I realized, Alice had a vision about this. Jessica and I stood on stage together and she seemed to notice my real tiara and her plastic one. She glared at me.

"One of you girls will not be able to participate in the King/Queen dance," Mr. Banner said.

"I'llskipit!" I said in one breath. I already had my Prince Charming, why would I need a stupid dance with Mike Newton. I got to dance with Edward while Jessica and Mike danced together. "I'm so glad I get to dance with my Prince Charming and not the boring old human," I murmured into Edward's chest as we danced. He just chuckled.

"I love you," he whispered in my ear.

"I love you too."

I thought I heard a crowd burst through the doors. Then, Edward did something completely unexpected. He crossed over our boundaries, not that I minded. He kissed me so passionately I almost forgot that we were in a room packed with people. Edward didn't stop me when I opened my mouth this time. But as soon as the kiss began, it was over. Edward was on the floor. What had just happened, I thought. Then I knew.

Jacob Black. Why would he do that?

I ran, at my slow speed, over to Edward's side and clutched his arm. Jacob stood across from us.