Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns all of Twilight, so all the lawyers can go away now.
Chapter Four: The Song
Edward and I rushed into our music class. Once a week, usually on Fridays, we went to music class all day and got excused from our other classes. This was the only class that Emmett, Jasper, Edward, Alice, Rose, and I had together.
This class was like an honors class for music. There were only about fifteen people in the class, and nearly all of them were guaranteed a scholarship to a school that had anything to do with music.
Normally going to one class all day would be boring but not music class. It was one of my favorite classes. We wrote songs, learned songs from other people, studied famous composers and musicians, and sometimes went on field trips. Mr. Pine and Ms. Meyer, our teachers, shook their heads at us as we sprinted to our seats.
"Okay class," Mr. Pine said. "today is a free day." Everyone cheered.
"Don't get too excited." Ms. Meyer warned us. "You have to do something musical. You can write a song, work on learning another song, but you have to do something." We all groaned though it was better than nothing.
"So...why were you two late?" Emmett asked; all of us sat in a big group. Edward's jaw tensed and he didn't answer.
"Tanya." I answered glumly.
"What did she do this time?"
"Dissed one of the purposes of Edward's life." Edward smiled as I said that. "She dissed music."
!!FLASHBACK!!
"Edward, we're gonna be late!" I said as I ran to his car.
"Tanya woke up late and had to finish getting ready." Edward said, throwing his hands up in the air.
He also gave Tanya rides to school much to my dismay.
"Hey, Tanya," I said as I slid in the back seat. "Next time that you're gonna make other people late, put you're your ten pounds of makeup on in the car."
"At least I wear makeup." She shot back.
I just rolled my eyes and sulked in the back seat while Edward and Tanya talked about their date that night tonight. Apparently they were going to an exclusive dance club.
We only had three minutes to get to our classes by the time we got to school. Edward and I were nearly running to our class when Tanya caught up to us and grabbed his arm.
"Aren't you going to walk me to class?" She asked, annoyed.
Edward usually walked her to class, but we couldn't be late.
"If I do I'll be late to my music class." He explained.
"What's so important about that stupid class? I never get to see you on Fridays during school! It's so unfair. It's just music!"
When she said that I half expected steam to come out of Edward's ears. Besides family and friends, music was his life. Ever since he was old enough to walk he was listening to music. Ever since he could write he had been writing music.
Tanya, though she had seen him play instruments many times, still didn't understand how important it was to him. She didn't understand anything about him. I did. After they fought for a few minutes I grabbed his arm and began pulling him to the music room.
!!END OF FLASHBACK!!
"And she's still living?" Rose asked.
"I would never hurt a lady!" Edward exclaimed.
"I wasn't talking about you hurting her‒I was talking about Bella." Rose smirked.
"You six need to get to work." Ms. Meyer said as she walked by us.
I sighed and got out of my desk and got my guitar out of its case and went to a corner of the very large room. I always went there to practice. I was guessing that the rest of the group went to practice their instruments. I was tuning my guitar, and I let my mind wander to earlier.
I had thought that Tanya didn't know Edward like I did. Maybe I wasn't judging her fairly. I had been with Edward forever; of course I would know that about him.
Tanya, on the other hand, had only started paying attention to him right before they started dating. But, on the other hand, that was her fault for waiting so long to actually notice him.
It was her fault that even now, when she had Edward, she didn't pay attention to anything about him. It was her fault that she didn't take the time to learn his story get to know him. It was her fault that she didn't take the time to even try to understand him. My understanding for her immediately turned into hatred again.
I suddenly felt as if people were watching me. I opened my eyes and looked around the room. Everyone was staring at me.
"What?" I asked.
"What was that melody that you were just playing?" Mr. Pine asked. I hadn't realized that I was playing my guitar.
"Oh, um, I'm not sure. I was just strumming randomly." I said, my cheeks tainting a light pink.
"That didn't seem like random playing." Alice chimed in from where she was tuning her bass. The rest of the class agreed with her. I shot her a glare, and she smiled sweetly.
"Can you play it again?" Ms. Meyer asked.
"I can try..."
"Are there lyrics?" Emmett asked.
"No." I said as I began playing.
Though as the melody filled my ears I started getting an idea for lyrics. Soon people lost interest and went back to their own work for which I was thankful. Edward didn't. From behind his piano he kept on staring at me. When he caught my gaze he smiled and mouthed 'That's a really good melody.'
'Thanks.' I mouthed back, blushing slightly.
Then I looked away and continued playing. After about an hour or so, we didn't pay attention to the bells announcing our next class, except for the lunch bell, I took a piece of paper out and wrote down the notes to the song. Above the notes I began writing the beginning of the lyrics.
"Whatcha writing?" Rose asked from behind me. I jumped a little and turned to glare at her.
"Just a song. And thanks so much for scaring me!"
"No problem. Can I see it?" She asked.
"Um...sure. Why not?" I handed it to her nervously.
I couldn't read her face as she read it. I played with the hem of my shirt.
"Bella, who is this for?" She asked.
No one knew that I liked Edward, only me and my diary. I glanced over at Edward, and she caught it. Her eyes went wide, and her mouth seemed to nearly drop.
"Bella-I...I had no idea! No wonder you hate his relationship with Tanya so much more than the rest of us, and that's saying something."
"Yeah. I um...I'm good at hiding my emotions." I shrugged.
"What are you two talking about?" Alice asked as she, along with Jasper, came up to us.
"Can I tell them?" She asked.
"Sure."
"Tell us what?" Emmett asked as he walked over.
"Just read this." I shoved the paper into their hands.
"Who is this for?" Alice asked.
Again I looked at Edward from his place at the piano. He was very into a song he was playing.
"No." Alice stated. I nodded my head.
Emmett and Jasper looked just as surprised.
"How long?" Alice asked.
"How long have I known him?" I asked rhetorically.
"You have to tell him!" Rose said.
"I can't just walk over to him and say 'Hey, I love you.' That would freak him out. Plus, he's pretty happy with Tanya right now."
"You think he's happy? He is anything but happy. Trust me. I know my brother." Jasper scoffed.
"Bella, he is miserable with her. MISER-A-BLE!" Emmett said emphasizing the syllables of the word.
"Then why is he with her?" I asked, looking at my feet.
They didn't have anything to say to that.
"You guys are supposed to be working." Mr. Pine scolded us. "We won't have these free days if you abuse them."
"We were working. Bella was just showing us her song." Alice lied flawlessly, looking totally innocent.
"Well then, why doesn't she play for the class?" He suggested.
"Um, it's not finished yet." I stuttered.
"Just play what you have so far." He motioned for me to go to the stage.
I glared at my lovely friends and walked up to the stage, sitting on a stool.
"Class! Bella is going to play a part of a song she wrote." Mr. Pine announced.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and sat in the front of the classroom. Our desks were on steps so when someone performed everyone could see the person easily. Edward was in the front, of course. He gave me a reassuring smile.
"This song doesn't have a title yet so...yeah." I said. I began playing the introduction, looking at my guitar.
"You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset.
She's going off about something that you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do."
I looked up and at Edward's face. As he listened I was beginning to see the old Edward, the one who let his guard down. It was that stupid cold smile and those frozen eyes that made him Tanya's.
"I'm in the room; it's a typical Tuesday night.
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do.
But she wears short skirts; I wear t-shirts.
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming 'bout the day
When you wake up and find
That what you're looking for
Has been here the whole time.
"If you could see that I'm the one
who understands you.
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me.
You belong with me."
I stopped playing.
"Um. That's it. I haven't written anymore." I quietly said.
The other students were clapping, all except for Edward. He was glaring at the floor. I was suddenly nervous that he realized that I was singing about him. I got off the stage and went back to the corner. I saw Edward talking to Ms. Meyer, and then he stomped out of the room.
"Can I go find Edward?" I asked her.
She nodded her head so I sprinted outside, looking for Edward. After a few minutes I spotted him sitting in the forum. He was sitting on the wet ground against the wall to the gym. His head was in his hands. I sat next to him and put one hand on his shoulder. He looked at me and shook it off.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Who is that song for?" He asked.
"Does it matter?" I asked.
"You can't date that guy, whoever he is. You can't." Edward began. "He doesn't even deserve a song written for him by you."
"Wait one minute, Edward!" I nearly yelled. "Are you saying that I'm not allowed to date?"
He didn't answer so I took that as conformation.
"I can't believe you!" I stood up and began storming away.
I felt a hand on my shoulder. Edward turned me around to face him.
"You're overreacting, Bella." He informed me.
"No I am not! How is it that you can date Tanya, but I can't even like someone?" I demanded.
"Because he doesn't deserve you." Edward explained. "I didn't mean it like that, but you're too good for anyone here. I just don't like the idea of you with Mike or Tyler...or Jacob." He shuddered. I couldn't help but smile.
"Don't worry. I would never go out with anyone like those three." I assured him. "Besides, the song wasn't about anyone." I lied. "I was just bored and started to write about a girl in love with her best friend."
"I'm sorry I overreacted. You're my best friend, and you deserve the best." He said as he hugged me.
It was too bad that the best was taken and was too blind and didn't to realize that he belonged with me.
Author's Note: The song Bella sings is Taylor Swift's You Belong With Me which is coincidentally the name of the fic...