AN: Hey guys! I'm really sorry that I haven't updated in so long, but some stuff had come up that I had to sort out, but It's all done so you can expect a lot more updates from me! Thank you to everyone who reviewed, and everyone who is reading this story!

All Editing credit goes to my Beta, Hapakids. She has decided to help me Beta this story, as well as my other one, and I couldn't be more grateful. (:

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Jessica's hand that was reaching for a French fry haltered as she looked to Bella. She pursed her lips and sat back in the uncomfortable chair while eyeing up the girl in front of her.

Her first thought immediately had been why she would want to know about her Edward, but now her insecurities were catching up to her and all she could think of was another Lauren in Bella form.

Jessica brought the fry to her mouth. "Why do you want to know?"

Bella swallowed nervously before fiddling with her hands under the table. She had just witnessed how cruel Jessica was and to be honest, she didn't want to be on the receiving end to find out just how cruel she could be.

"Just c-curious!" Bella mentally slapped herself for how weak she sounded. She didn't want to go back to the way she was, not ever.

Bella's face hardened and she sat up straighter as Jessica stared her dead on, not even bothering to try and hide her glare.

Jessica smirked before leaning in to rest her elbows on the table, making Bella feel like she was in an interrogation room more than the cafeteria. "What do you want to know?"

What did she want to know? Bella hadn't really thought about her question when she asked it, but in the span of a few hours he had already made her do things she promised herself she would never do again.

"Are you dating him?" Bella only had one word to describe what she just said. Word vomit. She wanted to hit her head on the table for sounding so desperate.

Jessica grinned evilly. She wasn't dating Edward per se, but Bella didn't know that and the less competition for him, the better.

"We sure are. We've been together for a while now and it's just getting better and better, if you know what I mean." Jessica threw in a wink for good measure and by Bella's even paler face than usual, she could tell it worked.

Of course he would have a Girlfriend, and just look at her; she's prettier than you could ever be. Once again Bella's insecurities hit her full force. After years and years of being knocked down by her mother, her confidence had taken too many blows.

"Why, are you interested in him? Because if you were, I just wanted to tell you I don't share." Jessica was immediately happy with what she had said, because by the look on Bella's face, she doubted Bella would be going any where near Edward any time soon.

"Oh, um, no of course not, I was just wondering since Lauren sounded so upset." Bella's eyes darted around nervously before forcing a tight smile.

"Oh, okay." Jessica knew that Bella was lying, and she couldn't help but smile at the things she could do to Bella because of the newly attained information. On the outside she was a preppy try hard, but no one could really know the full extent of what Jessica could do.

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The rest of the day past quickly and she almost sighed in relief when she made it to her truck outside of the school. She kept replaying the conversation with Jessica in her head, and decided that it would be smart to stay away from Edward Cullen. For good.

Bella was one of the first people to pull out of the parking lot, and she desperately hoped that today had just been one big dream, that she would wake up and be able to go to Forks high; one that didn't school Edward Cullen and Jessica Stanley.

She listened to the deep rumble of her truck as it started; subconsciously blushing as she felt the eyes of almost everyone in the parking lot turn to her.

When she arrived home, she took the time to look at the house that she had been able to call her own in her earlier years. Not much had changed, besides a small bush that stood out proudly in the bland yard. It wasn't unkempt by any means, but it was blatantly obvious that her father lived here.

She let out a breath, and all the pent up tension that her body had worked up through the day. She needed an outlet, and the only thing she could think of was running.

Bella had taken up running when she needed a time to escape from her mother. She wasn't fast, but once after a particularly bad argument she just felt the need to just run.

After heading inside and getting changed into her running shorts and tank top, she grabbed her ipod, set it on shuffle and decided to let her feet take her where ever they wanted to go.

Bella hadn't been too excited to arrive at Forks, but she had to admit the scenery was beautiful. Various greens covered everything, and the wildlife in the area was abundant.

Before she knew it, she found herself running into the woods that surrounded her house. They were just as beautiful as the neighbourhood, but there was something about being completely alone that Bella revealed in. She felt as if she could do anything, be anyone.

Forks was growing on her.

There were various trails through the woods that Bella followed, too scared that if she strayed she would find herself lost. Some were fresher than others, but she didn't think about it, she was positive that she would be the only one out here.

The further into the woods she went, the more wildlife she came across. She was amazed at the serenity, and knew that this would become her daily routine.

Eventually, the path stopped and came to a clearing. She could just see it past the trees, but the beauty of the wild flowers growing in it was unmistakeable. It would be her place to escape from the world.

As she approached the clearing, she found that it was even more beautiful up close; it looked like something out of a fairy tale.

A stream was visible as she walked into the meadow. It was slow, but the trickling sounds of water made her want to do nothing more than to lie down and close her eyes.

And that's exactly what she did.

The air was cool when she first fell asleep, but now an unfamiliar warmth covered her body. She couldn't help but snuggle into it further and continue to listen to the stream nearby.

She couldn't explain the warmth but she couldn't bring herself to open her eyes, but as soon as warm air hit her neck in a rhythmic pattern, her eyes flittered open in confusion only to find eyes staring back into hers.

Bright green eyes stared back at her.

Edward's eyes.

She opened her mouth to scream, only to have it covered with a large warm hand. Bella's, eyes widened in both anger and surprise at what the boy on top of her was doing.

He was currently laying directly over her, while his arm was wrapped tightly around her waist.

"Shhh!" Bella mumbled a string of profanities under his hand as she wriggled around to get out of his vice grip.

Suddenly, he leant down and whispered in her ear. "I would probably stop that if I was you." Bella was confused for a moment until she felt his prominent erection poking into her stomach and she haltered her movements completely.

"Good girl" He cooed, as if talking to a child. "If I let go, you have to promise not to scream, okay baby?" Bella nodded rapidly in response, all she wanted to do was put some space between herself and the mysterious boy above her.

As soon as he let go, she pushed him off her with all her strength and ran to gain space between herself and Edward.

"Just what the hell do you think you're doing? How dare you!" Bella was outraged at the boy in front of her; she just couldn't believe he would do something like that!

Edward just smirked at her the whole time, not affected in the slightest by her words, something which infuriated Bella to no end.

"Calm down sugar, I came to my meadow to get some peace and quiet, when I found you laying down out here by yourself- By the way, that's quite dangerous don't you think?" Bella just scowled at Edward and waited for him to continue.

"I just couldn't help myself; you looked so soft and cute. You really are quite the little treasure and don't worry, I like em' feisty."

Bella couldn't help but gape at him. She couldn't believe the nerve of him, and she didn't know whether she wanted to hit him because of it, or kiss him senseless.

"Not a talker huh? That's okay, I'll love you anyway." He waggled his eyebrows at Bella while blowing her a kiss.

Bella had no idea why he was even doing this. Jessica had told her that she was dating Edward, but he wasn't acting like he had a girlfriend at all. Maybe he was just trying to get under her skin?

Before she even noticed, she was being pulled back into his arms as he hugged her tightly. "Well sug, I gotta go, but same time tomorrow?" He threw her a wink before jogging out of the meadow, leaving a shocked Bella behind.

AN: Oh Bella! Whatever are you going to do now? Please review, and don't forget to add me on Facebook! My name is Rose Stuckinadarkplace.