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Sweet Coping

"Do you think they'll be alright?" Kate asked, taking a bite out of her pizza. She and Garrett came back to their apartment after the "switching" discussion. They were now currently watching movie and eating pizza in their living room.

"They're adults, they can handle it." Garrett mumbled indifferently, not taking his eyes off the T.V. Kate glanced at him, a bit irritated that he wasn't a bit more caring about this odd situation.

"I guess…" Kate murmured not fully convinced. Garret sighed and put him arm around her shoulder and pulled her to him, comfortingly.

"It'll be alright." Garrett tried to appease her. Let's just hope they don't kill each other.


Bella wanted to at least be civilized with her new roommate. She knows it's not gonna be easy living with someone she didn't know so she wanted to at least be in good terms with him. Though I seriously, have no idea how to do that.

She tried convincing herself that this was necessary for both of them, as she pushed towards the couch where her beloved (note the sarcasm) roommate is currently reading a book. She stopped a few feet from him.

Edward felt the presence of his new annoying roommate. Damn you, Garrett. "What?" He asked arrogantly, without looking up. Bella had to bit back a snarl, as far as she was aware of she hadn't done anything to him so she absolutely didn't deserve to be treated like this.

Why this arrogant jerk! Bella smiled tightly. "Well, I just wanted to ask you if you want some dinner?"

Edward finally looked up and cocked one of his eyebrows. "Seriously?"

Bella nodded. He's really making it hard for me to be nice. "I was about to cook dinner but then I thought if you want-"

"No, thanks." Edward cut her off, looking back at his book.

Bella stood there staring at him, fuming. Okay, Bella just walk away. Her reasonable side tried to tell her. Bella took a deep breath and turned. But I guess inner princess just wanted to demand answers so much as she felt insulted to be treated this way that Bella turned around and faced the git again. Her princess side was glad that she finally took a stand.

"What is your problem?!" Bella growled. "I'm trying to be nice here because as much as I, we deny it, we are going to live together for the rest of the school year!" Bella felt the familiar tightening of her throat and thought how tears always ruin the effectiveness of her anger. She pushed them down and turned her glare up a few notches.

Edward looked up and sighed, putting his book down. He leaned and rested his elbows on his knees. "Look, I don't like you." He said staring at Bella's reaction. She thought sarcastically, No kidding, and here I thought you loved me.

Bella stood starring for a second before, to his surprise, she chuckled. "You don't like me? Then we're on the same page!" she yelled and threw her hands up mockingly.

Edward stared at her with dumbfounded. She doesn't like me? But I thought…It doesn't matter. He shook his head and replied arrogantly, "If that's the case, then leave me alone."

"Oh, I will. And you will also leave me alone." Bella retorted back. The princess inside her shook her head, Really Isabella, dear. That's the best you can come up with?

"I will. I'll even pretend you're not here." Edward said haughtily as he thought to himself, How is this girl getting on my nerves so much?

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

With that Bella turned around to the kitchen and Edward picked up his book. They stared at each other's direction and sneered.

Stupid arrogant guy.

Annoying little pest.

Bella's inner princess just glared at both Bella and Edward, You both are idiots that are acting like children.


Here it is! Beta'd by GoldenKeeper2657 with love...