Chapter 3:

One Phone Call

"Then someone said "Goodmornin'"

I took it as a warnin'

So now I'll take a chance on

This thing we may have started

Intentional but not I

Think we never saw it comin'"

-Kelly Clarkson

A/N: Credits to pixidancer22 for the idea of going more into the past! Thanks!! And sorry, but I'm basically in love with Kelly Clarkson's songs, so you'll probably see a lot of those lyrics up there. ^-^ Sorry.

In the last chapter:

Was Alice right? Had I really fallen for some guy I had barely met already? Okay, forget already, had I really fallen for a guy?!

"WAKE UP LAZY BUM!!!!" Alice?! This early?! And I thought she was at her house!!! What the hell?! Did she know?! Did she know about my family?

*Flashback*

"Mom, why don't you hug me?"

"Because," she said. I never got answers.

*End Flashback*

"One minute, Alice."

"No minutes! You're dressing for Edward, today!"

That woke me up. But all the same, in the back of my mind, that told me Reneé had been nice and acted like a mom who loved her child. I mentally sighed.

"What do you mean, I'm 'dressing for Edward today'?" I said, shooting out of bed.

"I meant just what I said."

"I don't like him, Alice," I practically growled.

"Yes, you do," she sang.

"No!"

"Yes!"

"Okay, let's not turn into little kids!"

"Yes!"

I sighed. "Just give me the clothes, Alice."

She sure looked happy I didn't deny it. But that didn't mean I wasn't going to later.

When I got to the clothes on, I checked the mirror. There was no way I was going out in this. It was practically a shirt! I wasn't even going to wear leggings under it! There was no way in the world, or anywhere else, that Alice could get me to go out in this outfit. No way.

"ALICE!" I hollered.

"Yeah, Bella?"

"Can you find me some other shirts? And some pants, too?"

"No way, Bella, you are going out in this and there is nothing you can do about it."

Ha! Little did she know.

I shoved the door open, and ran as well as I could with that 'dress,' and luckily, it was fast enough. Alice always wore super-high-heels. I was proud of myself by the time I got over to the closet. I hadn't tripped once!

I randomly pulled out a t-shirt and some jeans, and quickly as I could, took off the outrageous dress, and instead put the on the clothes I just pulled.

Lucky for me, Alice was feeling a little sluggish today, so she didn't catch me until I was done. Besides the fact that she would literally force me into that other dress, it would be embarrassing if she caught me in the middle of getting dressed.

I held a satisfied and haughty look on my face.

Alice just looked at me, shocked. I must've been wrong about the sluggish mood. She thought I couldn't make it, due to my clumsiness. Sure proved her wrong!!

I went down the stairs, of course, this time almost landing on my face, and went to make some eggs for both of us.

I rode to school in Alice's Porsche, and as usual, I was half scared to death of her driving.

When I got back, I saw Edward, and immediately went to greet him.

"You still think Kris Allen is better than Adam Lambert?"

"Well… I watched last night's episode of American Idol and I have to say… As much as I hate for you to be right, yeah I think Adam is better now. You win."

"Of course I win, I always do," he said, teasingly.

I wanted to stick my tongue out at him, but I didn't want to act like a baby, so I decided against it.

I walked into Mr. Banner's room, not expecting at all what I saw.

Edward, getting a slip signed, to be in this class.

I went to my seat, fully knowing he would have to sit next to me. There were no other seats. Suddenly I felt nervous. My palms were starting to sweat. Why is he here?

And that was the exact question I asked him when he got within earshot.

"Because I was too advanced for the other class," he simply answered.

The rest of the day went over pretty well, but that period I was stunned. I barely answered the question Mr. Banner asked. I had to be shaken out of my dazed fairytales (and you can guess who was in it, wink wink) by the real Edward, who was almost to the point of whisper-yelling my name.

"Why are you so dazed?" Alice asked after school.

"I…uh… Because…"

"Edward, right?"

"No!" I said, a little too quickly.

"Yeah, it's Edward," she said, grinning.

Stupid little pixie. Couldn't she guess wrong for once?

As I got out of the Porsche and was heading towards my house, my cell phone rang, "I wake up every evenin' with a big smile on my face…"

"Hello?"

"Bella? It's Edward. Have you seen Alice around?"

"Yeah, she just left for her house. Why?"

"Well, I think I need to talk to her."

"Oh." I said in a small voice. "Well, see you later."

"Wait," he said, "Something's up. You seem… not yourself. And I haven't known you for long, but it seems like things aren't really all quite great for you."

I sighed. He seemed like he'd listen. "Why don't you come over to my house? It'll take a while to explain."

A/N: So do ya like it?! CLIFFY!! Again! Haha! And this chapter's kinda short, though… REVIEW! AND WATCH OCEAN'S ELEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!