Chapter 3

Bella's POV

"Bella-" I heard a sing song voice, and bell-like laughter as a little pixie jumped on the bed I was sleeping on. "Wake up, sweetie."

"No, I don't want to," I groaned, covering my head with my pillow. I thought maybe she had given so I snuggled back under the covers, when I felt the sudden splash of freezing cold water.

"Alice Brandon, you did not just splash me with water," I said as I sat up in the bed.

"You had to get up Bella, my fashion skills need plenty of time to work," she said innocently, and I looked at the clock it was five o'clock in the morning we didn't have to be at school until eight.

"Think about it this way, how will Edward react when he sees you all dressed up, he'll have to ask you to the dance," I thought about that then, the way Edwards hand would feel around my waist while we were dancing, and maybe he would kiss me, that thought got me up.

"Fine," I said slowly getting out bed, "Where do want me," I groaned. Alice led me into her enormous bathroom and set me down in a office chair, she then set off to work. I don't know how long I set in that chair, I do know I dosed off a few times. It was probably about thirty minutes before we had to be at school when she said...

"Okay close your eyes," when I had done as she asked Alice led me out of her bathroom, and back into her bedroom. "Open your eyes, and put on these," she handed me a short denim mini, with a dark blue baby doll blouse, and finally a small black pair of heels.

"Heels?" I questioned thinking of how many times I would be falling today.

"They're short you'll be fine, now put these on and I'll be back in five minutes to show you the final product," and she pranced out of the room with a grin on her face. I carefully put on the clothes the skirt was much shorter than the sweats I am so accustomed to wearing, but the blouse was such a pretty color, and the material felt so soft. When I had put everything I called out to Alice.

"You want to see my masterpiece," she chuckled, leading me to the three way mirror in her closet. When I looked in the mirror I didn't recognize the girl staring back at me, this girl was pretty, not boring. The girl in the mirror looked confident, not hiding in her shell, she also had cleavage that was an asset I was born without, and long lean legs that looked like they could take her anywhere. I turned to Alice.

"Thank you," and I reached and hugged my short friend.

"Now come on we have to get to school."

School was something I wasn't used to, as Alice and I walked through the halls I felt everyone staring at me. I was so used to being the girl in the background I didn't know what to think about being the center of attention. I was getting my books out for English when I heard someone stop at the locker beside mine.

"Well, well, well who would of thought little Bella Swan could be a hottie," I heard the voice of Mike Newton speak.

"Leave me alone, Mike," I said as I shut my locker, but when I tried to walk away I felt a hand grab my wrist, Mike was pulling me to him. I was flush against his body when he released my hand putting his hands first on my hands then slowly sliding them down toward my butt.

"Mike get off of me," I tried to push him away, but he only held me tighter.

"How would you like a taste of Mike Newton," he said licking his lips, and he started to lean in while I leaned back, but that didn't stop him when he couldn't kiss my lips he just kissed my throat.

"Get off of me you pervert," I said trying to squirm out of his arms, and then all of a sudden he was gone ripped off of me, I looked up to see Edward Cullen pushing Mike up against the lockers.

"Didn't you hear the lady Mike, she said get off of her," Edward said.

"Oh you know well enough that she liked it Cullen," Mike sneered back, "now get off of me." Edward backed away, but before he could walk away, Edward put a hand on his shoulder.

"Oh Mike if I hear you do something like again to Bella, you will be walking away without a limb," with that Edward turned around walking over to me.

"Bella are you okay?" he whispered, I nodded, but I felt the tears in my eyes, and he must have seen them.

"Come on," and he took my hand and led me to the library.

"What about class," I whispered.

"You need to calm down first," and he sat down on one of the chairs pulling me down with him to where I was sitting on his lap. Somewhere during that time my tears started to pour, but Edward just let me sit on his lap and more than likely ruin his shirt. I somewhat registered that I was with the guy I was in love with, sitting on his lap, while he let me cry my eyes out. It took me awhile, but when I finished I had to ask the question that had been plaguing me.

"Why are you being so nice to me Edward?"

"You don't deserve the treatment you get, and I couldn't, no wouldn't let that vile Newton hurt you," he looked so angry.

"Well thank you," I whispered, as I started to get off his lap. "I'm sorry I ruined your shirt."

"It's just a shirt, I have many more at home, but are you okay?" I nodded. "Good," he said, and surprised me by pulling me into a hug.

"I guess we should probably get to class," I said after I looked at the clock on the wall we had missed English, and it was time for Biology. He walked me to class after, I went to the bathroom to try to do some repair to my tear stained face. The rest of the day passed embarrassingly slow after that, I could hear everyone talking about what happened between Mike and Me, and how Edward had put a stop him. I felt a permanent blush on my face, and when it was time for class to end I ran out the door, like the class was on fire. I met Alice at her Porsche, and ran straight into my friends arms.

"Can we go back to your house," I begged.

"Of course, come on," she said. When we got in the car she started talking.

"I can't believe he would do something like that, we should tell Charlie, he could throw him in jail," she rambled trying to get me to tell my dad the chief of police of Forks.

"No Alice, I don't want to bring my dad into this, but can you believe what Edward did?" I asked.

"No that's amazing, We're going to have to up our game, I bet he likes you," she then started talking about how I was going to dress for tomorrow.

"But what if something like today happens," I asked Alice.

"I'll walk you to most of your classes, and I'll have Jazzy watch after you too, okay?"

"Fine, cause I know you're going to insist."

"You bet."

By the time we were at Alice's house I had enough of talking about fashion, but after we did our homework we spent the rest of the night doing each others nails, and talking. Most of the night though my thoughts were trained on a certain bronze haired boy with green eyes, and the thought of him possibly liking me back, I mean a guy wouldn't rescue the damsel in distress if he didn't fell something for her right?