Bobbi: I'm literally punching myself in the face right now. I RUINED IT! I liked the first chapter but I ruined the second one! I'm sorry! This one will be better... I hope... Or not. And p.s. I know that chapter sucked. Bare with me, it might get better.

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I hadn't heard from him since friday. He took me home and then he left. I didn't really expect him to be waiting at my door in the morning, I would assume that after that night we would at the very least be friends. I kept telling myself "not to be silly, he probably has just been busy"... But a small part of me always said "maybe he doesn't like you.." I tried not to think about it, but after a while I got tired of not thinking about it and thought about if for hours. I cried and eventually fell asleep.

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I pulled up into my normal school parking lot the next morning, and tried to ignore the group of students standing just twenty feet from my truck. I scanned the faces and found him just on the edge of the forest, smiling at one of his friends. His hair was black, but he added a neon green stripe. I smiled and shook my head. It funny, when you supposed to be mad at someone they still amuse you. I got out of the truck and put my eyes to the floor. I started waking toward the school but then stopped. If I didn't talk to him now, he would think I was intimidated. And plus I had to find out what happened. I walked hesitantly over to his group of friends. Nobody looked at me, and I thought I was just being paranoid. He glanced up at me and smiled. I smiled shyly and reached him. He turned back to his conversation as if he had nothing to explain about. I tapped his shoulder.

"How come I didn't see you again?" I asked, feeling slightly stupid asking his when he didn't seem to think this was even an important topic. He turned to me, confusion on his face.

"Why would you want to? he asked, running a hand through his now half green hair. My eyes flashed to his friend, who was standing too close to Edward not to be eavesdropping. I put a hand in my pocket.

"Well.. I just though.. I mean.. You kissed me..." I said, blushing with embarassment. Had he forgotten...? He chuckled and stepped back.

"Yes. And that was a thank you for being so cool about your black eye." He said. "I didn't think you thought I meant anything by it." He whispered, looking down, clearly embarassed for making that assumption. I shook my head in disbelief.

"Does everyone you kiss blow it off as a thank you?" I said, low enough his friend probably couldn't hear. He looked over to the school and shrugged.

"Usually. I haven't really been in a serious relationship." He said. "Not that I never wanted to." He added, seeing my sad expression. My face grew red with ebarassment, and I thanked my lucky stars I didn't tell him how I felt about him. His head dropped down and his green stripe glistened in the peeking sunlight. My lower lip trembled. I was so embarassed. I didn't take my eyes off the floor as I walked away, almost running.

"Bella...." He called after me. I kept my eyes on the ground and kept walking. My eyes stung and my throat closed. Please don't cry, please don't cry. I made it back to my truck and paused to take a breath. How could he be so naive? I thought about going home, but realized I could survive the day to get to art class.

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I sat on the stood with the paintbrush in my hand. I was having a creative slump. I sat in front of my canvas, looking blankly at the white suface. I was reminded of my dream a few nights ago, and shuddered. He ruined my day. I slammed my paintbrush back into the can. Paint splashed everywhere and the whole class stopped and looked at me.

"Sorry..." I mumbled, scarmbling to pick up the mess. A few girls snickered but I ignored them and wiped up the paint. I sat back on the stool and stared at my work. The canvas was emtpy exept for a few angry splashes, and I wished I knew what to paint. I heard a knock at the door and I turned to see who it was. Edward strode in, making eye contact with me the whole time. He handed a note to the teacher and waited in the hall.

"Bella Swan?" the teacher said. "To the office." The classroom Wailed and hooted. I blushed at took my backpack off the floor and walked slowly out the door.
He was leaning against a locker, smiling with his hand in his pocket. My heart thumped and stuttered in my chest. I put my hand on my heart, as if I left it alone it would jump out of my chest. I stood next to him and stared at the floor.

"Do I really need to go to the office?" I asked, hoping my eyes wouldn't betray me. His feet shifted.

"No. But I wanted to give you something. . ." He said. I looked up and he was smiling with a hand in his hair. I smiled and cursed myself for not being mad at him anymore. He smirked at my silence and reached into his pocket. He pulled out something gold and covered it in his hands.

"Don't laugh..." He warned. I nodded, hiding a smile. He looked at me and waited for me to look up at his before he opened his hand.

Laying in his palm was a gold braclet, complete with lock and key charms. He took the key and opened the lock, which unclasped the bracelet. He reached for my hand delicately and wrapped the bracelet around my wrist. He closed the lock and let the key dangle. My finger traced the heart shaped lock and I smiled.

"Whats this for...?" I asked, on the verge of tears. He smiled and ran a hand through his hair and I wondered if it was really a habit or did he do it for the ladies. He smiled and shrugged.

"For making you think I regreted anything." He whispered. He looked up at me from under his lashes and lightly touched my shoulder.

"Take care of yourself...... ." He said, and he turned and walked down the hall.

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Bobbi: THERE! I finished. Did you like it? I liked the ending. It was a B*TCH to desribe the bracelet, and it didn't turn out the way I saw it in my head. How did I do on that? Was it confusing? Grr.. I don't know if I can do this. I can't handle critism! [or however you spell it] haha. Well anyways;; Read and Review, let me know how I did on this chapter. I will continue. XP So I seen that 11 people have alerts on it... So I will continue it for them! And for my self esteem lol X]] Read and Review! ! !