A/N: I'm sorry that you had to wait so long! School was over Wednesday. Yay, but that means I won't see my friends esp. the one that might move soon. Tear, tear. :(

But I have a reason for not writing yesterday! I was reading This Lullaby by jojoStarr. Man! That story is so good! I started reading it last night and finished this morning. I haven't even started on the sequel yet because I thought that I should get this chapter out before you attack me. This is a pretty long one.

So here goes. Hope you like! And thank you to those of you who actually do review!

-EPOV-

Previously: I turned to Alice in hopes that she knew what to do. What I saw scared me. The look on her face told me that she also had no idea what to do. Uh, oh. It's not a good thing when not even Alice knows what to do.

"Great. What do I do now, All-knowing Alice?" I looked at her with an exasperated expression.

"Well, I don't know! I like that name by the way. But I have no clue!" she whisper-yelled. Great, just great. Now Bella knows that I like her. She's probably going to run away from me the next time she sees me.

This year is gonna be hard considering I have more than half of my classes with her. Giving up for now, I slowly walked to my next class which was biology.

When I arrived in the class, it was nearly empty because I was early. I sat down in a random seat, not caring which one. I just needed to sit while organizing my thoughts out.

How much did Bella hear? How does she feel about me? Does she hate me now? What's going to happen between us now? Good thing she's not in this class of mine.

I spoke too soon.

As I was scanning the room as it slowly filled up, the one person I wanted to see but at the same time didn't want to see walked through the door. She scanned the room for a second and realized, at the same time that I did, that the only available seat was next to me.

She's probably gonna ignore me the whole time. Why did she have to be in this class too?

She surprised me by talking to me first, "Hey Edward." I didn't answer her. Instead, I looked at her in disbelief. I tried looking for any signs in her eyes that would tell me what she felt, but it was pure happiness.

"What?" she asked, a little nervously and uncomfortably.

"Nothing. It's just that…you're actually talking to me." She looked at me with confusion.

"Why wouldn't I talk to you?" she asked slowly. Because of what you heard me talking about to Alice and my feelings for you.

But instead of saying that, this came out, "Well, you haven't all morning," I said just as slowly.

"What do you mean all morning? I only saw you at lunch." Was she serious?

"Um, we've had classes together all morning. And you didn't even look at me," I reminded her.

"Are you sure? Because I don't remember having you in any," she asked.

"Yes, I'm sure." I'm absolutely sure. I've been looking at her all morning…I mean…no I haven't!

"Positive?"

"Positive." Definitely positive.

"Are you sure that you didn't mistake me for someone else?" I could never mistake her for someone else.

"Nope. I can never mistake that beautiful smile and those lovely brown eyes." I can't believe I said that. I panicked for a second wondering what she'll say now. But I quickly regained my composure, and tried to suppress my smile when I saw that she was blushing.

"I give up trying to remember. I'm sorry. Really." I sighed on the inside. Of course she doesn't want to remember you, Edward.

"It's alright. You seemed so deep in your thoughts, I didn't want to bother you," I said, somewhat sad.

"Oh, thanks. I was trying to recall something-" she stopped talking and looked at me.

I realized, up until this point we've never looked into each other's eyes this close before.

Before she can realize how I was staring intently into her eyes, I backed up a little. It seemed like it was the other way around and I was the one dazzling her.

I inwardly smiled and waved my hands in her face. No answer.

"Yoo-hoo! Bella? Anyone there?" She just stared at me.

"Um, you want a…cookie? Anything?" random I know, but I was desperate to get her back to normal. Even though it was amusing to watch her frozen, knowing I did that. "I'm going to shake you now…okay?"

I slowly but cautiously put my hands on her shoulders. I felt a light spark as I did so but overlooked it.

"Last warning! I'm going to shake you now!" I yelled slowly. Again, I received no answer. Okay, that's it. I warned her.

I started shaking her and she finally snapped out of her stupor. I decided to mess with her a little bit and kept shaking her. She was looking down in her lap, waiting for me to stop shaking her. She might be waiting for a while.

She finally looked up at me and realization hit her. She finally understood that I wasn't planning to stop anytime soon.

Without warning, she suddenly put her hands on mine to stop me from shaking her any further.

This time, there was an evident spark as we made skin contact with each other.

I froze as she did. Again. I immediately stopped shaking her. The world just stopped around us. And we just sat there in our seats, her hands on mine, my hands on her shoulders. I just couldn't see anyone or anything else besides her.

The teacher, I think his name is Mr. Garland, called the class in order. That snapped us back to reality.

I looked away from Bella, not able to stare into her eyes at the moment. When I glanced at the class it seemed that most people were gazing at us with a bemused expression. Probably wondering why Bella and the new guy were so close. I noticed most of the girls looking at me with hungry eyes. Ew. Disgusting.

I didn't even pay attention to the teacher or what we were learning in the class. Good thing I learned this already. I couldn't keep my eyes off of Bella. But of course, staring at her the whole time wouldn't be very comfortable for her. So I had to stick with the side glances. But looking at her wasn't the only thing that had my heart racing. It was the fact that she was doing the same thing. So we just kept staring at each other every few seconds the whole duration of class.

At some point while I was trying to look at her, I noticed her schedule on top of her books on her desk. I tried to see what her last period was and I was happy to see that it was the same as my last period. Gym.

Suddenly, the last period bell rang. I silently got up and gathered my things. Bella got up at the same time I did. But she didn't look at me and she just left with a frown on her face. Even with that, I couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked.

When I left, I saw Bella a few steps ahead of me. I quietly walked behind her towards the gym.

After a while, Bella looked behind her and was startled to see that I was following her.

Technically I was going to my next class which so happens to be the same as hers. But she doesn't know that, so she probably thinks that I'm following her.

I walked swiftly to catch up with her.

"Aren't you supposed to be going to class?" she asked me.

"I am," I said amused.

"Well then why are you here?" she still doesn't get it.

"I'm on my way to class."

"The only class that's this direction is Gym…Ohhhh," she said. It finally clicked.

"So I guess that means that we have all of our classes together," I said, moments later, even though I already knew that we did.

"I guess so-" She started saying but then began falling. And before I could think, I let my instincts take over as I went to catch her.

I twisted my arms around her waist so she wouldn't fall. She had her hands out in front of her ready for the fall and her eyes were closed. I'm guessing that she was used to this. She kept her eyes closed for a few more seconds. She looks so adorable when she's afraid.

When she finally opened her eyes, I held her up so she could stand. But I didn't let go. My brain was telling me to let go, but my arms weren't obeying. Let go of her Edward! Let go now! Now! I'm not kidding! Let go!

I still didn't let go. The second bell sounded around us and we hastily ran of to class.

We made it to the gym just in time. The coach walked in from her office seconds after we arrived. I believe her name is Coach Hingle.

"Okay!" she waited until everyone settled down. "Dress out and run 3 laps outside. When you're done, come back inside for further instructions."

With that, she went back into her office and let us go dress out in the locker rooms.

When I got there, some guys came up to me.

"So you with Bella?" the one in the front asked me huskily. Oh, no. Was this her boyfriend? She never mentioned anything about him. I knew someone as gorgeous as her wouldn't be single. Why would she be? And even if she wasn't, why would she be with me? She's too good for me.

I closed one eye in case he was going to punch me, "No. We're just friends." I said quietly.

He didn't punch me. "Really? You seem like more than friends to her," he said.

"No, I'm just her friend and that's all."

"Well, you're lucky! She's so hot and nice!" he yelled while the guys behind him agreed and high-fived him. I opened both my eyes at this. Wait, he's not Bella's boyfriend?

"Wait, you're not her boyfriend?"

"No! But I'd be the luckiest guy in school if I was!" he exclaimed. No, you'd be the luckiest guy in the world if you were.

When I didn't answer, he said, "Well, hang in there and try your best to get her! I would like to get her myself, but you seem like a good enough guy for her. Just make sure losers like Newton over there won't get her. You're already lucky enough to be this close to her, don't screw it up!"

"Okay. Got it. But who's Newton?" I asked him.

"That geek over there with the blonde hair and blue eyes." He pointed at someone to my left and I looked over to see someone having trouble getting their shirt off. His hair was showing through the shirt's head hole but the rest of his head was stuck somewhere in the shirt. From here I could hear him asking people desperately for help but no one came to the rescue. They just stood there laughing at him.

"Someone should help him," I said.

"Why? He's the one that keeps bugging Bella. He follows her around like a lost dog. He needs definitely needs help. And I'm not just talking about his shirt. I mean that he need to check into an institution or something." Everyone else agreed. I found myself getting angry at hearing the fact that he follows her so much.

"That bad?" I asked

"Yup, maybe even worse. But if you see him around Bella, you can't help but get annoyed. But the irritated look on Bella's face just makes you wanna laugh."

"Haha. Okay. Thanks for the heads up, but I have to change now."

"Mmkay. See you later. And remember, don't screw it up! Good luck!" and he and his friends left.

I finished changing. All the while, Newton was still stuck in his shirt. But this time, he was just pathetically sitting on the ground. wPoor guy…Oh well. Not my problem.

I walked back into the gym to look for Bella. I found her and we walked outside together.

On my way out, I spotted the guys from earlier and they winked at me. I gave them a weak smile and continued to walk outside with Bella. The words that that guy said earlier stayed in my head the whole time.

Am I really good enough for Bella? Is she really that popular that probably the whole male population in this school thinks she's hot? I mean I know she's gorgeous, but I didn't bother looking at the rest of the school to see what they thought about her. And most importantly, me with her. I was too mesmerized by her. And how many other 'losers' were there at this school like Newton that were out to get Bella's heart like I was?

I couldn't keep these thoughts in my head when I'm around Bella. Like that other guy said, I'm lucky to be this close to her. I can't screw it up now by being sad when she's around. She might think that it's because of her and it definitely isn't. Quite the opposite.

We started running. We made small talk the whole time.

"What's your favorite color?" I asked her.

"Until recently, it was blue."

"What is it now?" I asked, curiously.

"Green," she blurted it out.

"Why?" I asked her. She hesitated about telling me.

"You know you could tell me."

"Because…your…" What?

"What did you say?"

"Because of your eyes," she said a little louder, but not by much. But that's not what mattered at the moment. My eyes widened at this. Her favorite color was green…because of my eyes? I couldn't believe it! She looked at me sideways and I could tell that she was uncomfortable.

"Well, my favorite color was blue too. But now I like brown because it's the color of your eyes," I said before I could stop myself. My eyes must have been bulging out of my head by now. Her eyes widened at this too. I can't believe I said that! I must have said that to comfort her.

"Thanks," she said, blushing. Ah! This is so embarrassing! But of course, things only had to get worse. My mouth just wouldn't stop!

"It's just that, your eyes…it seems that I've seen them before," I muttered. I heard her gasp beside me. Stupid mouth. Should've kept it shut.

"I feel the same too! I just don't know where, but I've seen your eyes before!" But suddenly, she stopped talking. She fell down without warning. I stopped immediately and went to help her.

But this time wasn't like the other times that she fell. Or almost fell. Her eyes were closed and I wasn't sure if she was still awake or not. But her heart was slowing down.

I checked to see if she was breathing. And she was breathing very, very lightly.

"SOMEONE! HELP! SHE NEEDS HELP! HER HEART'S SLOWING DOWN! SHE'S BARELY BREATHING! PLEASE, CALL FOR HELP!" I yelled at the top of my lungs.

"Bella, just hang in there. Stay with me. Don't go Bella. Please stay. You can do this Bella. I know you can." I tried soothing her and encouraging her to stay with me.

Seconds later I felt her hand go limp in mine. I checked her heart and let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. She was still breathing slightly and her heart was still going. About 5 seconds later, the ambulance came and pulled her onto the stretcher.

They said that I could stay with her in the ambulance. After I said my thanks to them, I jumped in the back next to Bella and they drove off to the hospital.

When we got there, I immediately asked for my father, Dr. Carlisle Cullen.

He instantly came to see Bella.

Since I'm his son, he knows that I wouldn't bother him at work and he, being my father, could easily tell how much I care for someone. And the amount of time that I knew them would never matter. So that being that, he allowed me to stay with Bella in her room instead of the waiting room.

When my father was done examining Bella, she still wasn't awake yet. So he told me the result.

"Edward, I can't seem to find anything severely wrong with her. It's just that her heart suddenly stopped beating. If I had to speculate, my guess would be that her heart's been through a lot today and whatever she was doing must have set it over the edge (A/N: I don't really know if that could happen, but bare with me here. :D).

"I see," was all I could say at the moment.

Dad left me alone with her. I pulled up a chair beside her hospital bed and held her hand in both of mine.

I looked at her angelic face and I couldn't help the thoughts that came to mind.

I don't know what I would do if I couldn't see her precious face again. When she fell, I was scared for my life. For her life. I'm so glad that nothing grave happened to her or I wouldn't forgive myself.

Stop it! I have to stop thinking these bad thoughts. I need to focus on the beautiful angel before me.

Looking, at her face, a thought came to my mind and I knew that no matter how hard I try to push it away, it won't go away. At least not for long.

I want to kiss her.

But I knew I couldn't. I just met her, and she knows that I like her. She's just too sweet to let me down so she's pitying me by hanging out with me. Even if it was just pity, I'll take it and cherish the moments I have with her. But if I kiss her, that'll just push her away to where she won't even bother talking to me.

I let the thoughts wander through my mind as I gazed at her sleeping form. I squeezed her hand that was in my hands and quickly fell asleep by her side.

A/N: I'm gonna read a few chapters of the sequel to This Lullaby (She said Yes). Then I'm gonna start on another chapter. Thing is, I don't know if it's gonna be a chapter for this story or Waking Up in Your Arms. I doubt I'll get another chapter in today. But if I work hard, I might be able to get another chapter for this story up tmrw night. & a chapter for WUIYA in the morning. But I make NO promises.

Other stories I recommend: My bestfriend, the player - humaax3; This Year's Love - ronOReds; Always Here - Twilight-Fan-1901; Once Friends, Now What? - Just Call Me Mrs Cullen

Many other stories! But I think these are great stories! Those stories are All Human

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