Okay, so I forgot to mention that this is my first fanfiction- so please don't be too harsh :)

There's only a couple of readers at the moment so thanks to them for reading and reviewing. I am going to continue with the story unless I'm told to quit, because I'm actually enjoying it more than I thought

Tomorrow, the story is going to focus on another two characters so I may be giving you somebody else's point of view ... any ideas on who that could be? *Guess who *

Anyway ...

Here goes! Chapter three for you!

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Chapter 3- Confused

Bella

I almost choked on the apple I was biting, when Alice asked Rosalie "So Rose, how's your relationship with Jasper going?" who just happened to be sitting right next to me at the dining table.

Emmet covered his mouth, though you could tell how much he was really laughing through his baby blue eyes. Alice raised an eyebrow at both of us and then I remembered that I hadn't told her who Emmet the doofus had hooked me up with.

"Oh, that was no relationship" Rosalie mumbled, not noticing me gulping down my water, or Emmet staring at the ceiling and biting his lip "I mean we're so not right for each other and plus, he has his eyes on other girls" Alice was listening attentively, nodding in agreement.

I was hoping those 'other girls' had nothing to do with me. I should have been expecting what happened next.

"Bella can I have a word?" It wasn't really a question because Alice had gripped me by the arm and was just about managing to drag me into the nearest corner of the school dining hall.

"What?" I squeaked, palms up in defence. She had an irritated look on her face and I couldn't understand why.

"Is there something going on between you and that hunk Jasper Hale?"

"N-" She cut me off before I could get one word out.

"Don't give me that! Emmet told me about your recent attraction" I rolled my eyes "So what happened? Does Rosalie know? How far did you get? Is he good -"

"ALICE!" I elbowed her in the ribs and she giggled. "Nothing happened okay? I don't fancy him but Emmet thinks I do. Seriously, he's just not my type"

I was glad that she believed it and pulled me back to the table, but annoyed with Emmet for spreading rumours.

We sat back down, where it seemed like Emmet was pretending to flirt with both Jess and Angela. It also seemed like they were taking him seriously. Hah! For some reason, he was leaving Rosalie out of it. I didn't think he liked that she had just started hanging out with us. Unusual.

We joined the conversation and started talking about the school prom which was coming up the following month, when I noticed my cousin Jacob coming towards us with his arm around a pretty, blonde haired girl. I hated seeing him with different girls everyday. The things you would catch him doing with them were disgusting.

"Hey guys" He grinned, not forgetting to wink at me before pulling out seats for him and his female friend. "Meet Kayla". There was a hint of sadness in his eyes when he said her name.

"Hey" I just about managed a fake smile and then twisted my head completely away from them both when I spotted Kayla's skinny fingers making their way up Jacob's chest. Talk about having a descent lunch.

As soon as the bell rang, Emmet jumped out of his seat to get away from Jess and Angela who were pretty much about to bite each other's heads off when he told them the three of them were better off friends. I laughed at how some of Emmet's jokes could put himself in ridiculous situations.

Rosalie silently bounced off without a backwards glance and Alice said she had to get to the bathroom as soon as possible, so she too scurried off after Emmet. Jacob was trying to tell me something but Kayla was tugging on his arm so he just said "Come over to mine tomorrow, my dad wants a chat".

I frowned but he didn't see it; his body was turned to his girlfriend, so I stomped off in the opposite direction, alone.

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"Hi Jake- I bought you some pretzels" He beamed and I blushed. He had just about wriggled out from a big Jeep he'd been working on, his bare chest smeared in oil or dirt or something.

"Thanks Bells, I'm glad you could make it" He rubbed his hands on a grey cloth and pulled on a black t-shirt which was sitting on his toolbox. There was still something fake about the way he was smiling. "Come inside". He led me into the house where Uncle Bill was sat on the couch watching the match.

"Bella sweetie, come give Uncle Billy a huggy, so good to see you" Uncle Bill patted the cushion next to him, suggesting I come and sit down. He still treated me like I was his little girl but I didn't mind; I had dealt with it all my life.

"I'll be outside Bells, when you're done" said Jacob, still grinning his phony grin.

"Sure Jake" I replied, my mind on what Uncle Bill might want. Jacob stuck his tongue out before turning his back on me and walking out. I loved but hated his style at the same time. As he walked out, I realised he looked as if he was lacking his usual liveliness.

Uncle Bill put his hand on my shoulder and looked into my eyes. I was sure the look on my face was quite puzzling. He groaned.

"Bella honey, I just wanted to ask you if you knew what's going on with Jake" he turned back to the TV screen "he's changing, he really is". I wouldn't have thought he was speaking to me; it was like his mind was somewhere else. I was confused, to be honest.

"What do you mean?" I asked, quite concerned now.

"Well, he's been really upset this week but yesterday was the worst. Wouldn't talk to another soul. Then he broke up with his girl, who he promised he was going to stick with and treat right. Last night and today he's been continuously working out. I don't get it. It's all so sudden"

Upset? Break up? Working out? I wasn't getting it myself.

"Umm, I can talk to him if you want?" I offered, seeing as it was the only thing I could do.

Uncle Bill nodded and then stroked my hair. "Thanks Bell. That really would be great"

I smiled sweetly and then stood up to go and speak to Jacob. Maybe it's just the whole teenage hormonal thing, I thought. He's probably thinking that spending more time on his health and keeping in shape would take his mind off girls. It didn't sound right but still, it was something.

The Jeep was no longer parked outside Jacob's house but the garage door was wide open. I could hear Jake shouting on the phone. When I walked in, I saw that he had a weight in one hand and his cell phone in the other.

"No. 'We,' was a big mistake. Just leave it Kayla okay?" He let the cell drop but shut his eyes when he caught me watching. "What do I do Bells?" He spoke in a soft voice.

I walked over to him and hugged him tightly. I hated seeing him distressed. "Jake, if you don't want to be in a relationship it's okay" I spoke into his ear "or if you need time, she'll understand".

He let go of me but didn't remove his gaze from my eyes "Bells it's not that. These girls don't mean anything to me. I keep saying I'm going to treat them like I should but it never works out" he sighed "my eyes are on one person I can never have".

My heart sunk at that. His hands were shaking. It was like he was in pain. Maybe this really was love he was feeling. I felt uncomfortably uncomfortable. I had an idea of who this one person was. I just didn't know what to do about it.

"Jake... I never knew-"

"You don't understand Bells. As soon as I set eyes on her I felt like she's a part of me- like I have to be with her. I just don't know where to go from here. We can never be together" he trailed off.

Wait a minute. She? Who's this she?

And then I took a breath of a relief. He really was in love with somebody. I was just glad it wasn't me. Okay so he had looks, but still my cousin at the end of the day.

Wow, that was a relief. But now that it was cleared up, I had to help him. "Why can't you be together? Of course you can. Jake you know you can get any girl" I nudged him light-heartedly.

He had both hands in his thick black hair and was shaking his head. "No Bells. Come with me"

He took hold of my wrist and escorted me out of the garage, out of the woods and towards the main road. I stayed quiet and didn't ask where he was taking me. His mood told me it was best to keep it shut.

For some reason he was headed towards the local grocery store. Perhaps he wanted to buy a quick snack!

Still not speaking, I followed Jacob inside and when he ran and hid behind the first isle, so did I. "What are we doing?" I hissed, feeling like a complete fool. I looked up at the camera facing right down on us.

"Sshhh, I'm showing you her" he whispered, peeping up. My thoughts were tangled at the moment. What would she be doing here? How did he know she'd be here? WHO WAS SHE?!

"There" he pointed towards the way we had come "see". His head dropped and that sad face had taken over again.

"Where?" I scowled. I couldn't see her at all.

He picked up a chocolate from the shelf he was leaning against and without looking at it, placed it in the palm of my hand "go and ask for the price of this and you'll see her"

"Right okay" I stiffened up and marched over to the checkout following Jake's orders but when I looked around I saw – nobody. I looked back at him for some sign of direction. He had his finger still pointed towards the checkout. No wait, the cashier.

I spun round and gasped when I realised what this meant. No way, I thought. Seriously Jake. What was he thinking? He had the hots for this woman.

How old was she? 28 but looked 27? And how old was Jacob? 15 but looked 17? Still 10 years difference. Not cool.

I had a sudden urge to laugh when she asked "Can I help?" So she was pretty. Okay okay, really pretty. But damn it, she could have 5 kids with 5 different husbands. Poor Jacob...

"No thanks" I felt quite embarrassed at how it was so obvious I was trying not to laugh. I put the chocolate down and scooted out of the store, falling about laughing as soon as I was out of sight.

I tried hard to put on a straight face as soon as Jake was beside me. He didn't look upset now but I was sure this was really hard for him.

"Jake do you know her? Are you sure you're in love?" I looked quite serious now. He nodded straight away.

"I'm sure. I come here like three times every hour. And no, I don't know her but I caught her name. Renesmee".

So how was that huh???

More, soon ;)

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