The Only Exception Chapter 2: That Girl's A Trick, a twilight fanfic

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the Twilight saga except for the tears shed and the laughs while reading them... Oh, and a lovely worn out set of them(: Edward, Bella, Emmett, Jasper, Alice, Rosalie, Esme, Carlisle, Charlie, Renee, Seth, Leah, or Sue and any other of the characters I use belong to Stepheine Meyer. I do not own The Only Exception either. That's Paramore's property. And for use of any other songs, which is inevitable, I don't own them either.

Chapter 1. (BPOV)

Bleed American was playing as I let the hot water flow over my body, relaxing my muscles that were always stressed. I had a thing for listen to music at every possible moment or playing it. I stepped out of the shower with a towel wrapped tightly around my body, in case Seth had his stupid, perverted friends around the house. Charlie and the She-Devil were out of town for the week, which I was thankful for.

I picked up my cell phone to see if Alice had told me what to wear again. Yep, there was a text message from the pixie.

wear that hawt strapless music dress i got u last month wit that brown leather jacket and leggings since its cold out. pleez no converse!

I rolled my eyes. Didn't she learn that I wore Converse all the time? I did dress like she told me, even though it was just school and I hardly ever wore dresses or skirts because I fell a lot. I liked the dress though; it said something like 'Love Music, Love Unique' and had a guy playing electric guitar with music staffs in the background. It was September in Forks so it was a little cool, that's why Alice 'aloud' me to wear leggings. I decided to straighten my hair and after about five minutes of trying to find matching Converse, I put on my old worn in black high tops and laced them up.

Most teenagers hate school, but I liked it. I didn't have to put up with the idiots that lived in my house and got to see Alice and Emmett.

I arrived at school with five minutes to spare. I found Alice and Emmett then headed inside to our first class of the day.

Leah was in the hallway and decided to throw a crumbled up piece of paper. She had the aim of Alice when she's hyped up on coffee and Monster playing basketball, so it hit a different kid. I didn't pay much attention to him beside the fact that he had a odd bronze color hair and was good eye candy. I continued walking.

Lunch was uneventful as were the rest of the classes except music. Our music class was different than most; we basically just hung around and played our instruments. Sometimes people would just take turns playing and listening to each other. I had that class with Alice, Emmett had it the period before.

I went over to the closet where the guitars were kept. I reached down for the guitar I always used and nobody messed with, but it wasn't there. Okay, let's just try not to end up with another detention, Bella.

I walked to the middle of the class room and stood up on the table.

"Whoever has the guitar with the red stripe, hand it over," I ordered. I wasn't a spoiled brat, but I owned that guitar. I had paid for it with my money and given it to Mr. Fritz because he wanted it badly for our guitar collection at school, but the school wouldn't give him the money and he couldn't afford it on a teachers salary. I bought it and gave it to him, and he said that I could use it anytime I wanted.

"This one?" a smooth velvety voice asked from a corner of the room, holding up my guitar.

"Yes, that one. Give it," I said, crossing my arms.

"I don't see your name written on it," he countered.

I smirked, "Do you see the name 'Bella' written on there in gold?" he nodded, "Hi, I'm Bella and I paid for that guitar." I hopped off the table and walked over to the kid. I knew it was the same boy who got hit in the head with the paper Leah threw, and although I felt bad or him earlier, all that vanished.

"Hm, Bella doesn't fit you," he said simply.

I rolled my eyes and continued the walk over to the boy, "Please elaborate."

"Bella means beautiful in Italian and you're much more than that."

I stopped mid-step. Wow, cheesy much? Well, actually it should be cheesy, but I guess smooth chocolate voices and corny lines go together.

I shook my head internally, What the heck? I thought. The boy may be sexy, but I'm not falling for his smooth-talking games. He just wants my guitar.

I continued walking until I was next to him. I leaned into him and whispered in his ear, "My dad's a cop." Really, he wasn't, but whatever works.

He looked at me wide-eyed and scared like a puppy who just peeped on the carpet and knew he wasn't supposed to. He gave me the guitar.

I started turned but stopped, "My dad isn't really a cop."

After I found Alice. Alice wasn't the best singer, but she did good back up and was good at guitar. We ended up play the 3 Doors Down song that's on a Geico commercial. I still feel bad for the caveman.

When we were done, we had a small group. I noticed that the boy who had taken my guitar was watching us in the same corner, but he looked down when I caught him staring. I stared right back, knowing how to play the song for the most part, but he never looked away.

Alice and I finished, I was still looking at his green eyes when I heard another guitar start playing. I looked down and realized it was his. I didn't recognize the song, but he kept strumming. After a little while, he looked down and scribbled something on a piece of paper. I looked away then, proud I wasn't the first one to look away.

It was about time to go, so I put the guitar away.

As I was walking out of the classroom, Alice had left to get to audition for the school play so I was alone, I heard a voice.

"Will you come to my gig this weekend?" It was the same velvety voice.

"What?" I said turning around in surprise. He was closer than I thought so when I turned around our faces were almost touching. I automatically took a step back.

"Come to my, well my band's concert this weekend?" the guitar stealer asked again.

I folded my arms and started walking away. He followed though, obviously expecting an answer.

I sighed, "What makes you think I want to come to your show?"

"Because you obviously like music and have a good taste in it. I want to know if you like us," he answered.

I turned around again, thinking he was joking. His eyes held nothing but sincerity though.

"What's your name?" I asked.

He looked confused, "Excuse me?"

"Your name. What is it?" I asked again. Jeez, did I speak Pig Latin or something?

"Edward."

"Edward...?"

"Cullen. Edward Anthony Mason Cullen." Ah, two middle names.

I smiled, "Edward Anthony, I like that."

He smiled too, "I like Bella. I just wish I had a last name to put with it."

I rolled my eyes and continued walking the five steps to my locker, "Swan. My real name is Isabella, but I don't like it much."

"Swans are beautiful creatures. What's wrong with Isabella?"

I sighed. I didn't want to tell him the truth that Charlie always called me Isabella. I shrugged, "Too old fashioned for me, I guess."

Edward simply nodded and got into a locker a few down from me. Hm, how did I not notice him earlier?

"What class do you have next?" he asked after he had his book.

I closed my locker, "Bio, you?"

"Same," Edward smiled at me again. There was something about that crooked, toothpaste commercial smile that made my knees want to give out.

Edward and I got to know each other a bit more over the course of a week. I promised to introduced him to Alice if she came to his show with me, because when Edward and I were playing Good Riddance together she questioned me about the 'bronze-haired, green-eyed god' and if he had a brother after class.

I did find out, in fact, that he had one brother and a sister who were part of his band. He told me only him and his brother actually wanted to be in the band; his sister was in the band because they needed someone to play drums, and she knew the basics. They were looking for a new drums player so she could go back to play 'dress-up', as Edward put it. I let him know that Alice's brother was an excellent drum player and that Alice and his sister would be good friends then.

I also found out they just started school here the day he got hit in the head with the paper.

On Friday Alice and I went back to her house to get ready.

Alice, of course, wanted to play Bella Barbie. I willing let her, forgetting that she would force me to wear high heels. We made an agreement two years ago that if I actually remembered to ask her if I could wear Converse, she would let me.

An hour later I had my hair in waves and light make up on. Alice had somehow squeezed me into super tiny white skinny jeans and a red off-the shoulder button-up shirt. Normally button-ups aren't tight, but this one was. I had red peep-toe high heels on too. She had thrown a gold cresent moon necklace with a star on the tip that hung just below the third button of my shirt on me when I walked out of the bathroom. I also had a bracelet on, it was one of those that have about five different bracelets tied together with a bow. Two were smaller gold bead bracelets, another was the same thing just a little bigger. Then there was a shiny pearl one like the bigger gold one and a darker pearl bracelet that was the smallest of them all.

I was satisfied when I looked in the mirror, except the shoes, so I walked out of the room to let Alice get ready.

I felt bad for Alice. When she came down the stairs she found her best friend almost dying of laughter and lack of breath who was being laid on by her older brother. You see, not only had I killed Emmett in Halo 3 a jagillion times, but apperently I was sitting in 'his' seat, so he decided to sit on me. Mind you Emmett is 263 pounds of Emmett.

Alice didn't help by jumping on us, although she eventually did get Emmett off me. We all took Alice's Porche she got for her sixteenth birthday to the concert.

I didn't get the chance to talk to Edward before the show started because of our 'insident' back at the house. I hit Emmett with Alice's purse for that.

"What? Does Badass Bellie have a crush on Edwin?" he teased.

I rolled my eyes, "No, Em. Name one person I have ever had a crush on? And his name is Edward."

"Well you like me, right?" he retorted wiggling his eyebrows.

I smirked, "Oh, yes, Emmett. I am swimming a pool my undying love of you. Please, oh please put me out of my misery before I drown." My voice was dripping with sarcasim.

Emmett smiled evily and I was pretty scared, "Alrighty!" He picked me up and put me over his shoulder, running through the crowd to the front of the stage. Alice somehow managed to keep up with us.

The venue was at a building we had in Forks that used to have local country bands play on Friday nights. A few years ago they decided to invite all bands to play because they weren't getting enough money. People from a few towns over would come down here to watch the bands play. We even got some kids from Seattle occasionally.

We decided to wander back a little so we wouldn't have to strain our necks to see the band.

After waiting for about five minutes, which seemed like five hours with Emmett asking every thirty seconds when it was going to start, the band came on and introduced theirselves.

"Whoa! That blonde is smoking!" Emmett told me and Alice.

"What blonde?" Alice said hopping up and down to try to see. I was standing on my tip-toes and I could only see the tops of their heads. There were two tall guys in front of Alice and me, but Emmett got a girl who was about my size, so he could easily see over her.

"Emmy, can we sit on your shoulders?" I asked feeling a little disappointed in my shortness.

He laughed and put both of us on his shoulders, me on his right, Alice on his left

I found Edward on stage. He was at the main microphone, scoping out the place. I didn't know what he was looking for until he locked eyes with me, his smile reaching his whole face, and gave a small wave. I smiled back and waved excitedly. I never actually knew anyone from the bands that played here before, so I was excited. I'd always wanted to play here, but just never got the guts.

"Hey, everyone," A blonde boy said from a mic placed slightly farther back than Edward's. That was obviously his brother, "we are Anonymous Heart. We're new in town, so if we suck, spare us the tomatoes." We all laughed at that. I liked Goldy Locks.

"Is that who you're crushing on, Emmett?" I snickered at my own rediculous comment.

"No, Bella. The chick on drums. You do know I could drop you right now?" he threatened. I gripped his head then, just in case.

"I like Funny Boy. He'd hot, funny, and blond. My favorite things!" Alice said excitedly.

"Okay, well now I'm going to turn it over to my brother," Goldy Locks continued.

Edward smiled out to the crowd. It wasn't like the one he gave me earlier, but it was nice nonetheless. I got slightly frustrated then, because I never had those thoughts about a boy before. In fact, the only boy I could trust was Emmett and if there was a pool or food anywhere near I'd stay as far away as possible.

"I'm Edward. The first song I'd like to start out with tonight is one I wrote at the beginning of the week. I hope you enjoy it." The song started then, Edward's sister started pounding on the drums and Goldy Locks followed with the base shortly after. Edward joined in, playing lead guitar. I recognized the song, but I wasn't sure how, because he had said he wrote it.

"Isn't this the song he was playing on his guitar in class Monday?" Alice yelled over the music. That was it! I nodded as Edward started singing.

"You've got me wrapped around your finger
Wrapped around your finger
Oh, I gladly wear this noose around my neck,"

His voice was go... Different from other singers out there. The band was really good, but I'm not so sure I liked their music.

"Well I do not know you yet
I do not know you, yet
And you don't know my first name.

But I, found you just in time...

I can't get her out of my head
and it drives me crazy,
"That girl's a trick," my friends said
but she drives me crazy.
Honey, this is unkind, you're taking over my mind.
This'll be my demise and I take you out for a drive.
You're taking over my mind and it drives me crazy,"

It was strange. I had this feeling like... I was actually jealous of the girl this song was about. I shook it off and tried to enjoy the rest of the song.

"Oh, she's a brown haired girl in a pattern white dress
And I've never been so obsessed,"

On that line Edward looked at me and winked. I blushed when Alice and Emmett looked at me with goofy smiles on their faces. I mean I'm sure there are a lot of brown haired girls who wear white dresses with patterns on them at school, right?

"When it comes to mistakes
Honey, you take the cake.

Well, I found you just in time to save my life
I found you just in time to save my... Friday night.

This is how it feels to be the victim of a spell,"

Goldy Locks and his sister echoed "'Victim of a spell.'"

"So beautiful and tragic, poetic and romantic, uh-uh-oh.

This is how it feels to be the victim of a spell
So beautiful and tragic, poetic and romantic, uh-uh-oh.

Uh-uh-oh
Uh-uh-oh
Uh-uh-oh.

Everyone clapped for them very loud. You would have thought they were Linkin Park if the crowd wasn't so small and the band looked different.

They sang the rest of their set, none of them being about love. They did a cover of the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus's Pen & Paper which I enjoyed. That was one of the first songs on my iPod.

When the show ended Edward jumped right off the stage and pushed over to us. Emmett let me down from his shoulder's but kept Alice on there who had somehow ended up upside down.

Edward gave a look and I just gave him a shrug that said to ignore it.

"Do you guys want to get something to eat after we're done packing? Jazz and Rose are excited to meet you," Edward said happily.

"Food! Yes! I'm starved," Emmett boomed, causing a few stragglers to look in our direction and scurry off.

I laughed with Alice, "You're alway hungry, Em."

He sighed, "I know! But my tummy always needs it." Edward laughed too, a sound that make my smile a little bigger. Damn! It was just Edward, I hardly knew him and I was smiling because he laughed and thinking he wrote a song for me. What gives?

"That's a yes," I said turning to Edward again, "Do you need help packing up?"

He shook his head, "Heavy band equipment, we don't want you groupies breaking it."

I laughed, "Yeah, because I've never carried a guitar. Oh, by the way, can I have an autograph?" I teased.

"Sure, for twenty bucks." He started walking back to the stage to help his siblings so the three of us followed.

"What? Twenty dollars?" I said surprised.

"Yeah, when I become famous someday it'll be worth a lot more," he said seriously. I knew he was kidding though because he winked at grinned at me before jumping back on the stage.

"Ugh, why are these drums so heavy?" Edward's sister yelled, frustrated, suddenly.

"I'll help!" Emmett offered getting on the stage.

"Um... I don't think that's such a good idea..." she said cautiously.

"Don't worry, I play the drums. I know how to lug them around too," he reassured her.

She smiled and handed him whatever piece she had in her hand. The she came over to us, using the stairs instead of jumping like Edward did.

"Hi," she said once she was near us, "I'm Rosalie. Edward talks about you all the time." She said turning to me with a sincere smile.

I got a good look at her. She was gorgeous. She had blonde hair, a little lighter than Goldy Locks, that was straightened and smooth. Her skin was clear and her light blue eyes twinkled. Her smile was perfect and the red lipstick made her teeth almost blinding. She had on a simple plum dress that hugged her flawless figure just right. Her silver heels were Alice worthy, in fact I think she'd been looking for those exact ones... Honestly, being in the same room with her lowered my self esteem. I could tell she was a nice person though and that we'd honestly be good friends if I was able to open up to her.

I smiled back and was about to answer her when Edward called, "I do not all the time."

"Do to!" Rosalie yelled back, all three of us ignoring him after that.

I laughed, "Then I guess you already know who I am. It's great to meet you!" She laughed too, then her and Alice got into a conversation about her shoes. Yep, they were the ones Alice wanted.

I sighed and leaned back on the stage, completely ignoring their conversation.

"Not one for girl talk, I take it?" a voice appeared beside me.

I smiled, "Nope. Bores me to death. Hi, I'm B-"

Goldy Locks laughed, "Bella. I know, Eddie never shuts up about how awesome you are." I flushed and laughed when Edward once again denied it, "I'm Jasper."

I took his hand, "Hi Goldy Locks."

He gave me a strange look which made me laugh, "Sorry. Edward never mentioned either of your names so when I finally saw you, I refered to you as Goldy Locks."

Jasper laughed with me this time, only for some reason we couldn't stop. We ended up on the floor, holding onto each other for support.

"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN!" Alice roared, "Get off the ground right now before you get dirt all over your butt!" That made Jasper and I laugh harder, although I did get up because I knew the wrath of Alice and after being gagged with Emmett's sock and trapped in a room full of girly things, like pink and Miley Cyrus, I never disobeyed her when she used that voice.

After our little laughing fit Edward and Emmett and everything packed so we headed to a little pizza joint down the road. It wasn't very big, but since it was 11:09 at night, there wasn't anyone there but the workers.

I took my cell phone out and would glance at it every few seconds. The one thing I still believed from my childhood was wishing on a star or at 11:11.

11:10...

"Why do you keep looking at your phone? Have a boyfriend you're expecting to call or text you soon?" Edward asked quietly. I looked up, seeing the slight edge to his voice in his eyes.

I smiled, "No. Just waiting for 11:11."

"What? Why?"

I let my jaw drop, "What? When it's 11:11 you- Ooh! Make a wish!" I said louder so everyone could hear. It turned 11:11 in the middle of my sentence.

I closed my eyes and thought. Whatever these feelings I'm have for Edward are, help me figure them out.

I opened my eyes and saw Edward, Rosalie, and Jasper looking at Alice, Emmett, and I with confused looks on their faces.

"Hurry!" Emmett said, "Make a wish before it turns 11:12! Hurry!"

Edward did, because he closed his eyes, but the other two didn't. Just as Edward's eyes re-opened the clock on my phone turned 11:12.

"Aw, why didn't you guys make a wish?" Alice pouted.

"Um... Because we don't know why," Rosalie said.

I sighed, "You are supposed to make a wish at 11:11."

"Why?" Jasper asked perplexed.

I sighed, "Because all for numbers are the same. You're wish is supposed to come true."

"Oh!" Edward said, "I get it. Like a shooting star?"

I smiled, "Good job!" I patted him on the head like someone would with their dog.

We all laughed.

"So did you like the show tonight?" Edward asked me. Alice and Jasper were in their own little world, and so were Rosalie and Emmett, so Edward and I were too.

I took a bite of my pizza before answering.

"Yes, actually. I wasn't sure what to expect, really. I mean, after the first song I-"

"What? You didn't like that song?" he asked upset.

"Oh, no! That's not what I mean it's just... Ugh, okay. I have this... This thing against love songs." I was really surprised I had told him that, but I didn't start to panic like I thought I would if I told someone outside my 'family'.

He scrunched his eyebrows together, "Why?"

I ran my hand through my hair, "Well... I don't know. I just do. I mean, singing them. I refuse to sing love songs. I do like them though. For example, yours. I really do like that one you sang tonight."

Edward seemed relieved. He let out a breath he seemed to have been holding in, then spoke, "Thanks."

"When did you say you wrote it again?" I asked, sipping my iced tea.

"Monday. I actually started the music in music class, after I got my guitar taken away from me and got a different one," he smirked and I just stuck my tounge out at him. Hey, it was mine! "I wrote the words back at home, though I had an idea of what they were going to be about then."

I prayed I wouldn't regret asking this, but your wish can't do all the work by itself. "So what, exactly, is is about?"

"A certain stubborn brown-haired girl who I can't get off my mind," he said. The atomsphere shifted quickly; a second ago I was acting like an immature five-year-old and now I was actually hoping he'd kiss me.

"What's her name?" I asked, needed to hear it really was me before I could believe it.

He was going to answer me when we both noticed the dead silence. We turned to look at the other four. They had all stopped talking and we watching us. The waiters and waitresses were peaking out from behind the counter and the chef wasn't in the kitchen anymore.

"Meagan Fox."

"What?" I asked Edward confused. He had just blurted out the name an actress I knew from Transformers.

"Meagan Fox. That's who the song's about." I have no idea how he said that with a serious face. He didn't even start laughing until my lips turned up in a smile and we both started having a case of the giggles quite similar to what happened to Jasper and I earlier. Everyone else just looked at us. Obviously they didn't think it was funny. I'm fairly sure because there was about to be a movie-perfect moment and the Transformers chick ruined it.

"You guys wanna meet up at our place tomorrow? Rose is sick of being our drummer and Edward says Bella says you're pretty good, Em," Jasper spoke when we were heading our seperate ways.

"Plus we could use a killer set of female pipes, Bell, if you're up to it," Edward said.

I was honestly so shocked that I couldn't talk for a minute.

"Oh, really! I'd love to! But..." I said turning to Alice, "Alice and I have been playing guitar and singing together since-"

"Done. Alice is in, too," Rosalie said.

"Yay!" Alice said jumping up and down.

"Okay. Well, Bella, give me your phone," Edward said.

"Why...?"

"So I can put my number in your phone and call my cell to get your number so you can tell us when you're on your way over," he said it as if it was the simplest thing in the world.

"Okay..." I said cautiously getting my phone out of my pocket and handing it to him slowly. Towards the end I was just doing it to him because he was getting irked.

Edward finally reached out and took it, being the impatient fellow he is. When he did that our hands made contact and I felt the strangest thing. It was almost like... Like static electricity. But it felt good; it felt right. He pulled away after grabbing my phone, and after holding it over my head for a while he gave it back when I hopped on his back.

I did never find out who that song was about that night...

A/N: Okay, I'm going to bed. Being up at 2 AM is probably not good for a girl who's school is starting on August 23rd. Ugh, I hate school. Especially this year because I get to look forward to a 2 day suspention. Yippe!

Songs I used & do not own: Bleed America by Jimmy Eat World, Let Me Be Myself by 3 Doors Down, Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day, and That Girl's A Trick by This Providence.

Okay, tell me what you liked, what you didn't.

Goodnight.