Chapter 3: Bellas POV

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Twilight. The characters are just my puppets ;). I also don't have any attachments to anything mentioned e.g. Paramore, Panic! at the Disco, Full House, Vampire Diaries (I wish, Ian Somerhalder is ridiculously amazing as Damon, man I love him!) etc.

Also, just wanted to make clear that I'm changing the time setting in the story. The kids are in term 3 holidays and they go back to school for 3rd term next Monday, the 25th of July. Bella, Edward, Alice and Jasper are in year 11 (Junior Year) and Emmett and Rose are in Year 12 (senior year). Edward and Alice are 17 (Birthday on June 20 June) and Bella is 16 (turning 17 on Sept 13). Sorry for changing that but I needed to fit the story better.

The next few days went by so incredibly slowly. After Edward had added me on Facebook on Friday night I was so excited to see him on Monday it was ridiculous. It scared me before because I had never felt this way and I didn't even know him. If he turned out to be a tool then I would be disappointed but if his sister was anything to go by, he would be amazing. I got up on Saturday morning and logged onto Facebook. Alice and Edward were both online so I went through all their photos. Edward was even more gorgeous relaxed with his family. The older Cullen brother who I learnt to be Emmett was also super good looking but he was so huge it was a little frightening. Their father was also quite handsome with his blonde hair and doctor's coat but I would NEVER admit that to Alice. I was just about to log off when Alice sent me a message.

"Hey Bella, how are ya girl?"

I smiled as I typed back "Good, How about you? "

"I'm good but I must say I'm super keen for Monday night!" She typed. I giggled.

"Anything to do with a particular blonde haired friend of mine?" I replied grinning at the screen while continuing to go through Edwards photos.

":O Bella Swan how dare you suggest such a thing ;)" I laughed, shaking my head at the screen.

"Anyway, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out today. Edward's off to boot camp in a while for X Factor. He'll be back on Monday though ;)" She continued typing and the wink caught me off guard. Was I really that transparent? I pretended like it wasn't even there and replied:

"Sure, what did you have in mind?"

"Why don't you show me around Adelaide?" She suggested. It was a good idea. I called out to mum to check if it was ok with her.

"MUM".

"YEAH" she called back.

"CAN I SHOW ALICE AROUND ADELAIDE TODAY?" As soon as I finished shouting my reply, she walked into my room.

"Of course, just clean your room first" she dropped some clean clothes on my bed with a grin and left the room. I groaned and turned back to the computer.

"Sounds good Alice, pick you up in an hour? What's your address?" I answered Alice. She replied with the address and a smiley face and I went to clean my room. I had just finished putting everything away and was getting out the vacuum when I heard the familiar sound of a new message on Facebook. I left the vacuum cleaner and went over to my laptop. When I saw who it was I nearly fell out of my chair.

"Hey Bella, its Edward, Alice's brother. Well I guess you know that. Haha. I just wanted to thank you for inviting us over on Monday and from what Alice has said, I'm looking forward to meeting you. She hasn't stopped talking about you! "

How was I supposed to reply to that and not sound like an annoying fan girl! I figured I had to reply at some stage so I gave it a go.

"Hey Edward, it's no problem at all, I'm looking forward to meeting you and your older brother. Also, I know you must get this from everyone but you really were amazing on Xfactor. I'm a little jealous of your voice I must admit". There. That sounded ok didn't it? Not too overly obsessed.

"You want a guys voice? Well that's something I haven't heard before! ;) haha" he replied. I squealed. He was joking with me! It took me a minute to get myself under control and realize how silly I was being.

"Very funny". I try to sing, I mean I take lessons but I'm not very good" I realized I was in danger of telling this marvelous boy my dull life story so I stopped at that.

"Well one day, I may be able to judge that but right now I have to go. It was nice talking to you Bella, and I'll see you on Monday night! " He replied. I was so glad he could not see how his simple conversation was affecting me. It was embarrassing really.

"Well maybe. See you then " I replied. I looked at the time and realized I was going to be late to pick Alice up. I shut down my laptop and quickly vacuumed my room before grabbing my bag and keys and saying goodbye before keying Alice's address into the GPS and backing out of the driveway.

When I picked Alice up I apologized for being a little late.

"What's your excuse" she joked. And I laughed.

"Well Edward started talking to me on Facebook" I said, looking at Alice to gauge her reaction.

"Oh?" she said innocently, a small smile on her lips. I nodded and she got this far away look in her eyes as her smile grew wider. I wasn't sure what that was about but she quickly snapped out of it and our tour of the city began. I took her through the central markets and rundle mall, through the botanic gardens and finally ended up at Brighton beach for dinner and a walk along the beach. We discovered our mutual love for Paramore and Panic! at the Disco, Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, the Hangover and so much more. We had so much in common.

By the time we got back to her place it was about 9pm.

"Want to come in for a minute?" I can give you a tour of the house?" she asked. "Let's finish off the tour with another tour!" I laughed and agreed as I parked the car and followed her into the house.

"Mum I've brought Bella in for a tour of the house!" Alice called. Their house was gorgeous. From the outside it was huge but the interior was stunning. I could see that Esme had done a fantastic job. She walked out of what I assumed was the living room in the entrance hall. She greeted me with a kiss on the cheek and a smile.

"Can I get you a drink?" she asked.

"I'm going to have an OJ, do you want one?" Alice said turning to me. I smiled and nodded.

"Sure thanks".

"Alice honey, give Bella the tour while I get the drinks. Your father is in his study and Emmett's around somewhere so introduce them!" she said disappearing into a different room than she came out with.

"Alright!" Alice said enthusiastically grinning at me. "This is the hall, obviously" she gestured with her hand to the room we were in. I looked around more and saw the sweeping staircase with a chandelier dangling above the baby grand piano. The floor had massive marble tiles and everything was so light and open. I loved it. My eyes landed back on the grand piano and Alice saw where my gaze was directed.

"Edward plays" she told me. Of course he did. Was there anything he couldn't do? She led me through the kitchen which was sparkling and had heaps of different appliances. The living room was next and that had massive TVs, DVDs and games. The bathroom was all marble and like the rest of the house was spotless. She led me up stairs and we ran into Emmett in the hallway.

"BELLA!" He shouted picking me up and spinning me around. I gasped but giggled until I felt like I couldn't breathe.

"My brother" was all Alice said, rolling her eyes.

"Hey Emmett" I grinned at him. He winked at me and I giggled.

"Sorry girlies but I'm starved so make way!" he said rubbing his stomach, his footsteps making loud thumps as he made his way down the stairs to the kitchen. Alice just shook her head in his direction as she led me down the hall pointing at the bedrooms. We walked passed Edwards and I blushed but tried to hide it before Alice saw it. Her bedroom was massive and she had 3 white walls and one gray one. Her colour scheme was silver and black with her black quilt cover, sheets and wall decorations. She had a walk in wardrobe and an ensuite and a new iPhone, and mac book on her desk. I was slightly jealous but that only lasted a second before Alice, being Alice flitted out again and knocked on the opposite door of the hall.

"Come in" I heard a male voice say. Alice opened the door and I saw Dr Cullen sitting at his desk. He took his glasses off when we entered and gave us a kind smile.

"You must be Bella" he said, getting up and shaking my hand. I smiled at him.

"Nice to meet you Dr Cullen"

"Please call me Carlisle" he exclaimed, and I smiled and nodded. "We've heard so much about you" he continued, looking at Alice. I looked at her with a raised eyebrow and she grinned.

"Your home is gorgeous" I told Carlisle

"Thanks Bella" he said, about to continue just as his pager went off. He smiled apologetically and said

"Sorry girls, I have to take this" as he stepped out of the room with a final smile. We went back down to the kitchen and we drank the juice as we made small talk with Emmett who was still fossicking through the cupboard and fridge and Esme. I realized it was very late so I thanked them for their hospitality and drove home.

"I'm home" I called loudly as I came through the door. I heard mums reply through the lounge room. I dropped my bag on the couch and sat next to her to join them in watching the TV. Her and Dad were really into the home living shows like Escape to the Country and were currently engrossed in an episode.

"What's the plan for tomorrow?" mum asked as an ad break came on.

I 'ummed' for a second before replying "not much". Mum looked around the room and I followed her eyes to the mess. She was a kindy teacher and so she was setting up for the new term and dad was still on crutches for another week so he couldn't do it.

"Well There's vacuuming to be done and various cleaning" she started but I smiled and nodded before she could finish.

"Sure mum". I yawned and decided to head off to bed and said goodnight to my parents. I grabbed my bag and went upstairs. I had a quick shower before putting on my Peter Alexander pyjamas and crawled into bed. Before I went to sleep I texted Rose and Ange who was back from her holiday to see if they wanted to come round to help me clean. Both replied instantly that they were conveniently busy. I laughed and switched my phone off before turning the light off and going to sleep.

The next day was spent with my iPod in my dock on shuffle between Ed Sheeran, Panic! at the Disco and Paramore, and a whole lot of cleaning products. I vacuumed the house and cleaned the bathrooms and kitchen. In the early afternoon I decided to stretch out on my bed and watch some full house that I had on my laptop. The next thing I knew there was banging in the kitchen. I shot up and realized I had fallen asleep. I checked the time and realized it would be mum home cooking dinner. I headed down the stairs to see if I could help. She set me to work peeling potatoes and dad came down the stairs on his crutches ready for dinner. We ate and I had a bath to chill out and tried to have an early night but couldn't get to sleep because I knew that tomorrow would be Monday. Movie night. Eventually I guess I fell asleep but didn't wake up until 11 am. I jumped on Facebook and immediately I saw Alice message me.

Hey Bella, Do you want us to bring anything tonight, and what time do you want us there?"

Hey Alice, nah don't bring anything. Can you come about 6?

Sure, Edward, Emmett and I will be there at that time.

I heard my phone ding and checked the messages. Rose had said she and Jazz would be able to come. I sent her a text back telling her to get here at 6 and then I passed that on to Alice who replied with a ":D". I also sent her the address before saying goodbye and logging off. I went to the supermarket to get food and stuff for the night ahead.

I drove to the local woolies while mum was at the kindy and dad was resting his foot. I walked in the door and grabbed a basket but heard someone call my name. I turned around to see Emmett grinning at me. I waved and walked over to him.

"Hey Emmett, you don't look like the shopping type" I grinned looking up ad him. He laughed.

"Well, Alice was busy planning her outfit for tonight so I was sent to do the womanly job and pick up snacks" he said dramatically, playfully rolling his eyes.

"You don't have to bring anything!" I exclaimed, trying to stop him before he bought anything.

"Girl, listen to me. Y'all are providing the crib so we provide the munchies alright honey?" he said, in the worst ghetto accent. I giggled. I had only met him once but felt like I knew him for years. Same with the whole family!

"Alright" I reluctantly agreed and he led me over to the confectionary and drink isle where we picked up soft drink, lollies, chips and chocolate. We ended up splitting the cost after much pouting from me about him paying for all of it and we went our separate ways.

I spent the rest of the afternoon setting up the lounge room before everyone got here. Mum came home about 4 to get ready and I helped her decided what to wear. They left about 5:30 and I had half an hour. I decided to watch an episode of Full House and the ending credits came on just as the doorbell rang. I felt my stomach flutter. I knew it was not healthy to be as obsessed with Edward as I was. It was frightening. I got the door and when I saw it was rose and jazz my face must have dropped.

"Sorry darlin' but we're not Edward!" Jazz winked at me as he walked through the door. Rose did the same and kissed me on the cheek as she came in. I got the glasses out and poured them a drink.

"Bells you got a message I think!" rose called. I delivered the drinks and ran upstairs to get my phone. Mum had left a message reminding me no alcohol until I was 18. I rolled my eyes. Sometimes I thought that they thought that if I was let alone without a reminder I would turn into a drug dealing alcoholic prostitute but I knew it was because they loved me. I walked down the stairs and heard the doorbell ring. I took a breath and went to answer it.

"Bella!" Emmett bellowed cheerfully as I opened the door. He pulled me into a hug that literally left me breathless. Alice also gave me a hug but not quite as exhausting as Emmett's was.

"Edward's just parking" she said smirking. "Sorry we're late! "

"Nah it's totally fine" I said happily. I led them into the lounge room and did quick introductions. I headed back to the front door and wasn't looking where I was going and walked, smack bang into Edward. He looked even better in real life. He was wearing a nice tee-shirt and shorts with thongs. He was definitely getting into the Aussie fashion. He had obviously tried to fix his hair but it was completely askew. He was smiling his crooked smile widely his dimples were showing. He looked delicious. I realized I was staring and looked up just as he did. He had a faint blush on his cheeks and at that moment I felt extremely plain and inadequate.

"Hey Bella" he winked.

Hey Guys, hopefully this one was sooner than you expected! I'd love to know what you're thinking. If you like it or even if you don't! It might be hard for me to post as I have Uni applications to sort out and I'm going away twice, plus it's Christmas but I'll do my best!

Thanks for reading xxx