Woohoo!


Sing us a song you're the piano man,
Sing us a song tonight.
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody.
And you've got us feelin' alright.

Piano Man - Billy Joel


"Lalalalalala!"

"Bella, stop it! We're going and - "

"Lalalalalalala!"

"Quit being such a baby about it. We'll only be gone for half the week!"

"Lalalala, I can't hear you Alice, lalala, I won't listen to this blasphemy!" I said as I took my index fingers out of my ears.

"But - "

"LALALALALALA! We are not discussing this. You are abondonning me for life. I knew it would happen eventually, but it's just so soon."

"Bella!" Alice shrieked and I froze. "It's one week! Since when has that ever felt like a lifetime for someone?"

"It feels like a lifetime for dogs! They think you're gone forever even when you're only out for five minutes!"

"So you're a dog, then."

"Dog, human, iguana. What's the difference, Alice?"

"Quite a bit actually."

"Nuh-uh. We all have feelings."

"Right." She sighed.

"Do you absolutely have to go?"

"Yes, Bella. We haven't seen the Denali Coven in years. You remember them, right?"

Of course I remembered them. They were my second family. I adored Tanya, Kate, Irina, Eleazar and Carmen. All of them! I hadn't seen them in ages, but I was still fairly close to them and talked to them on the phone when they called.

"I think they're moving up to Forks." Alice said.

"Really?!" I asked, jumping up and down.

"Not for long. They're going to miss they're house in Alaska, so they'll decide to keep their house there, but get a seasonal place here."

"Sweet! I can't wait."

Hours later, after wishing my brothers and sisters a safe journey and asking them to say hello to the Denali's for me, I sat on Edward`s piano bench, my fingers lightly pressing over the keys as I tried to figure out a tune to play on the baby grand piano in our living room.

I wished I was as good as Edward at playing. Mind you, it was my first time actually attempting to play the piano, but I wanted to be good at something. Something that would make my family proud of me. Something that would make Edward proud of me.

I let my mind go blank and let my hands move up and down the keys freely.

I could see why Edward's passion was playing the piano. Of course he'd had over one hundred years to master his talent and learn to love it, but it was... magical the way you pressed down on the notes and music would suddenly come pouring out of the instrument.

I couldn't help laughing at myself. I'd spent years hoping that Edward would somehow notice me. That some mystical power would make him realize that I was here and he'd finally whisk me off me feet so we could live happily ever after.

The problem was that I was only now noticing that I didn't even know very much about him. He'd always been there for me. Not me for him. I'd have to fix that if I really wanted him to see me. And I had a lot of growing up to do. Fast.

When the phone shrewdly rang from the kitchen, I jumped up from my seat infront of the piano and ran for it.

"Hello?" I answered on the third ring.

"Hey, Bella!" Jessica Stanley sang on the other end.

How did she get my number?

"Oh, hey Jess. How are you?" I asked.

"I'm good, you."

"Well, thank you."

"So, I wanted to know if you wanted to chill today to work on our Spaject."

Spanish Project... I couldn't fathom how she came up with that.

"Uh... Sure. Who's house?" I should've immediately known the answer to that one.

"Could we maybe go to yours? My mom's getting the house fumigated today."

Right.

"Um, sure, I guess. You're welcome to come over in half an hour, or whenever."

"Sure!" She laughed, "Sounds great!"

After giving her directions to the house, I went up to my room and took out a book to read. I decided to read The Great Gatsby since it was on our reading list in English. I'd already read it dozens of times, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to look over it again.

Glancing at the inside cover of the book, I gasped.

Mrs. Edward Anthony Masen Cullen written inside of a heart was drawn for all to see.

I stared at it in shock. When had I done this? I couldn't remember for the life of me writing this. The script wasn't even my handwriting. Had I changed me writing style over the years or something? Was it written at an age where my brain wasn't developed enough for me to remember writing it in the first place? Was I a vampire with brain damage?

The doorbell rang, and I jumped off my bed, walking to the door at human pace.

Stupid human appearance to maintain!

When I finally answered the door, Jessica was standing on the front step with her arms full of work supplies, staring around with wide eyes.

Aparently she liked the house.

"Oh my God, Bella! Your house is beautiful! Holy shit, this definitely was not what I was expecting at all. I imagined some kind of super mod place with huge glass windows covering the entire house, and a freakin' statue of David in the front yard!"

"Uh, the back of the house is actually made out of glass windows." I stated.

"All three floors?" She asked.

I nodded my head.

"Shit, man. You're loaded!"

"Right. Come on in, Jessica."

When half an hour went by and we'd barely gotten any work done on our project, I should have guessed Jessica wasn't willing to work at all today. Instead, she went on and on about how she wished she could be part of my family and live here. And get a five thousand dollar allowance. And own some kind of fancy sport car. And get whatever the heck she wanted.

I hated to break it to her, but we'd built up money over the past hundred years, and worked for the personal items we owned, ourselves.

I had worked at Jasper's private company for twenty years so that I could pay for a scholarship to which ever university I wanted, when I decided I wanted to go to a school at that level. Esme and Carlisle said they would pay for me, but Alice skipped into the room almost immediately, saying, "Oh no, Carlisle, you don't need to worry about that. Things will work out for Bella, without your help. No need for you two to concern yourselves. You'll see." Then she winked at me and skipped back out of the room.

That wink made me very suspicious of Alice. She had been waiting for something before that, weeks before that, I could see it written all over her face. And so by telling Esme and Carlisle no, I'd made whatever Alice was hiding begin.

" -- and I couln't believe it, Bella. I was sooooo completely grossed out. I was like, 'ew, get away from me, you gross thing!' And then - oh my god," she said, looking to her left, "who plays the piano!?"

"Edward. He's quite the Piano Man." I laughed.

My Piano Man. I added mentally.

"Really!? As if! He's super hot and he plays the piano. There is just no way." She turned to me, giving me an expectant look.

"Yup, he plays."

"That's just amazing. Do you play?"

"Uh..." I hesitated.

"Oh jeeze, you totally do. Play something. Please?"

"Maybe some other time, Jess. Not today."

"Fine, but I won't forget! Hey, where's the rest of your family?" She asked suddenly.

"My parents are out at a movie with my brother in Port Angeles," translation, hunting, "and the rest of my family is in Alaska visiting some friends." Also hunting.

"Cool. I really wish you would playing something now, Bella! When do your parents and brother get back? Is Edward the one at the movies?" She asked twirling a lock of hair between her fingers.

I wanted to roll my eyes.

As if on cue, Esme, Carlisle and Edward stepped through the front door.

Of course.

"Oh, hello, Dears." Esme smiled at Jessica and I.

"Hello, ma'am, I'm Jessica Stanley. It's a pleasure to meet you." Jessica smiled back at her.

"Hi, Mom." I greeted Esme, trying my hardest not rip Jessica's head off as she quickly glanced over at Edward several times.

When he caught my eye, he was smirking at me. He could tell I didn't like Jessica's sudden suck-up attitude toward everyone.

I glared back and stuck my tongue out at him, which made his smirk turn into a dazzling smile, which made Jessica's heart rate pick up as soon as she stole another glance at him.

Her face heated, the blood under her skin rushing to her cheeks, her heart beat still rapidly climbing.

Suddenly my throat was on fire.

I looked over at Edward, my eyes wide with horror, body twitching as my self-control quickly slipped away. I started choking on the air I was trying to keep in my throat.

And then I was being pulled out the back door by strong hands.


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