Hey guys, this chapter is going to be a little rough. My beta is having technology problems, so this has been edited by yours truly, and I can't spell to save my life. But please read it anyway because I finally explain who told the secret. It is either super easy to figure out or super hard, depending on how you think.
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EPOV
I grabbed my ipod, put the earphones in my ears, and cranked up the sound. The music was blasting in my ears but I couldn't hear it. All I could hear was Bella's soft voice, repeating in my head. I memorized almost everything she had said today because every time she spoke my heart raced.
I hoped she didn't get in too much trouble from the party, when she didn't even want to be there. There weren't any consequences for me and I did want to be there. Mr. Hale never cared about anything we did as long as we came back alive at the end of the day. He had actually told Jasper, Rosalie, and I this when we first arrived in Forks. If only my father would be like that.
Bella's words in my head were interrupted by my strongest memory of the party. I had asked her to dance, but she never got to reply. This was driving me insane because I really wanted to know what she would have said if given a chance. Hopefully she would have said yes, but I wasn't sure. Bella Swan was nothing like the other girls I had met so I didn't know what to expect. Finally, my mind drifted and I could hear what I was listening to. It was a song I had made and recorded once. The song had beem my greatest pride for awhile after I first played it on the piano, until Tanya caught me playing and demanded that it was 'our song'. This memory inspired me, so I raced downstairs to the grand piano my mom had bought me years ago. It was always perfectly tuned, and it was my most prizd posession. All the songs I had come up with I played on this piano and now I had another song that was bursting out of me.
My fingers found all the keys without any difficulty and I played what had to be the most beautiful song I had ever made. Which was fitting, because I was inspired to make it by the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. It was rare that I could play something so easily and without hesitation and I embraced the moment. When it was done I wrote all the notes down and began to play again, perfecting it and adding some notes. I finally finished it to satisfaction, played it once more, and then become aware of my audience.
"Thats a new one," Rosalie said, and sat on the bench next to me, "Its really pretty, too."
I smiled at her praise; Rosalie wasn't quick to compliment, but when she did, she meant it, "Thanks, Rose. I was sort of inspired by someone..."
She nodded, frowning, "Inspired by someone? You mean Isabella Swan?"
"Yes. I just met her, but I still feel like I've known her all my life. Haven't you ever felt that way?" I thought of her and Emmett.
"I have, but only recently. Jasper and I agree that the Cullens feel that way. But Alice doesn't like Bella, you know. Something happened between them and I think Isabella betrayed Alice in some way. Edward, just be careful. I know you might feel like you can trust her, but you still need to be careful. You don't want to have your heart broken. Its not a nice feeling." Rosalie's voice cracked.
I frowned, thinking of the idiot who had broken Rosalie's heart, and put an arm around her shoulders, "It won't happen again, Rose, I promise you. I think that Emmett guy seemed smart enough to know better then to hurt you."
She nodded, agreeing, "True. And he is really cute. But Edward, we are talking about you. Just trust me when I say you should be really careful."
She leaned her head against my shoulder, looking down at the key board, "Don't worry, Rose, I will be careful. But I just know that I can trust her already. I really, really like her."
Rosalie played a couple of keys before speaking, "Yeah?"
"Don't be skeptical. Forgetting what Alice said, what do you think of her?" I considered Rosalie to be my sister, so her opinion mattered.
It was rare that Rosalie was this open with anyone so I decided to ask her before she went back to hiding her true emotions behind a mask of indifference, "I don't know, Edward. I haven't really talked to her. She seemed nice enough, but sort of shy. But if she means this much to you already, I can try to be friends with her."
I smiled, and gave her a hand to help her off the bench, "Thanks, Rose. So, whats up with you and Emmett?"
Her eyes lit up and she grinned as wide as I had ever seen since an imbecile had broken her heart, "Oh my gosh, he is so cute. I have never met anyone as hot as he is. And he is so sweet, and funny, and smart, I absolutely love him. I think we will be friends in no time at all." she spoke so quickly i could hardly keep up.
"Friends, huh? Why do I get the feeling you want to be more then friends? I'm guessing that you two will be going out by the end of the week. Alice and Jasper, as well." I predicted.
She giggled, "Yeah. So, what do you think of Emmett?"
"Oh, he is an absolute monster." I said sarcasticly, "Actually, he seems like a cool guy. And he plays football, so he will get along with Jasper and I just fine."
Rosalie looked delighted, and began to blabber on about her crush on Emmett. I drifted away from her shrieks and exclaims of excitement to think of Bella. I wondered if she thinking about me right now.
"Rosalie!" Mr. Hale finally came down the stairs in a house robe, rubbing sleep from his eyes, "Shut up! I am exhausted and I don't want to listen to you talk all night."
She stuck her tongue out at him as he disappeared into his room but then decided to go to sleep. I followed her upstairs, said goodnight, and changed into my pyjamas before going to sleep. It was no surprise that I dreamed of a girl with a heart shaped face and equisite brown eyes.
When I woke up in the morning I dressed and ate quickly, in a rush to get to school and see all my classmates. Well, a certain classmate in particular.
On the way to class I spotted Emmett and Alice, and waved to them. They waved back and came over to talk to me. I noticed that Alice didn't seem as hyper as she had yesterday. Maybe the party had worn her out.
"Hey guys, whats up?" I asked.
Alice scowled, "I am so busted for that stupid party last night. And it wasn't even worth getting busted for. The entire thing was ruined by Isabella showing up." she frowned, "And how dare my mom try to talk to her!" she muttered something I would never repeat and then spotted Jasper, so she ran off to him.
"Whats wrong with her?" I wanted to know.
Emmett laughed, "Oh, she still gets upset over the whole Bella thing. I mean, she joined the cheerleading squad just to annoy Bella and show her that she moved on when Bella found a new best friend. You should have heard her grumbling about Angela, it was hilarious. And since we were stuck in the same room as Bella all night while waiting for Esme, she is furious." he chuckled again.
"Why? What happened between them?" I listened to Emmett tell me all about Alice's secret, and how Bella had supposedly told everyone. It certainly wasn't what I expected to hear at all, and I couldn't believe Bella would do something like that, "How could Bella tell everyone Alice's secret?"
"I very much doubt that she told anyone. They were such close friends it wasn't even funny. And it still hurts them both, I think. Every time Alice sees Bella and Angela laughing over something, she gets in a serious mood. And I have heard from Jacob that Bella always complain about Alice being quote, 'such a dumb cheerleader' end quote. Definite anger there."
I was still confused, "But if bella didn't tell anyone, who did?"
"Oh, um, I dunno." Emmett glanced around, "Look at the time! We are going to be late for class."
Why did I feel like Emmett was hiding something from me? Oh yeah, because he never seemed to be the type to say 'look at the time, we are going to be late for class.' I doubt he even cared if we attended class at all. But I ignored the feeling that he was holding something back and found a spot at the back of the room next to Emmet.
I glanced around the room and was disappointed to see that Bella wasn't there, but then the door opened and she ran in. We exchanged a quick smile before she found a seat next to Tyler. The sudden urge to throw Tyler out of the chair and sit next to Bella myself nearly consumed me, but I held it back.
Mr. Banner came in and demanded that we have a new seating plan. Everyone groaned as they picked up their books and waited for him to point them towards their desk. The entire time I was pleading to have a seat next to Bella and I hoped my luck wouldn't fail me.
"Edward Masen." Mr. Banner called out lazily, pointing to a desk. He pointed to the desk next to it, "Isabella Swan."
I grinned and ignored the glares from all a huge percent of the guys in the classroom who obviously wished they could be lucky enough to get my spot. The year suddenly seemed so much better when I would be sitting next to an angel.
"Hey desk partner." I said to her.
"Um, hi." she replied, nervously.
The entire class I had to clench my hands to keep myself from grabbing her tiny hand in my hand. She seemed to sweet and perfect as she scribbled down her notes. Since I had taken this class at my old school, I didn't bother with notes.
The bell rang and I found myself disappointed that my time with her was over. She wasn't in any of my class, so I sulked until lunch, where I saw her sitting at her usual table. Lauren, Karen, and Alice all got up and headed towards her, speaking too quietly for me to hear. For some reason, I doubted it was a friendly social visit. I heard both Alice's and Bella's voices rising and it wasn't long until they were screaming loud enough for everyone to hear.
Alice screamed, "You are such a liar! You told everyone and we both know it!"
"Why would I? We were best friends and I understood how big your secret was. I had no reason to tell anyone, Alice Cullen." Bella yelled back.
"Don't give me that! I know what you did! I know what you said!" then Alice slapped Bella across the face, and I saw Bella's eyes go wide before she collapsed in a heap on the floor.
Nobody moved for a minute, which was probably a smart move judging on the furious looks on Alice's face. She stared down at Bella for a second, sneering, until her expression broke and she took a step back. Her face now showed horror, shock, and perhaps regret. So Emmett was right; they still did care about each other.
I stood up and made my way over to Bella and picked her up off the floor. She was incredibly light and it felt reassuring to have her in my arms. Angela volunteered to show me the way to the infirmory, where I put Bella down on one of the cots while Angela explained what happened. The school nurse checked Bella's forehead to announce that she had a fever and possibly the flu. She let me wait in the office until Bella woke up.
I kept checking the room until I noticed that Bella was awake. Then I went in and asked her how she felt. We actually started and continued along a perfectly normal conversation until I managed to ruin the moment.
"So... you never answered my question at the party. About dancing, I mean. Maybe I will just have to wait until the next opportunity." I smiled at the thought of dancing with her.
Bella became strangely quiet, and I wondered if I had gone too far, "Bella? Bella? Are you alright, Bella?"
She blushed, "Huh? Oh, I'm fine. Probably just my headache getting to me. I'll, um, see you around." she jumped on the cot, and sprinted out of the room.
I slapped my head against my hand when she was gone. Trust me to ruin a conversation with the girl I had a crush on. Since she was gone, there was no more point in waiting at the office anymore. I started off the the next class, but was stopped by someone swearing loudly. I recognized the voice as Emmett.
"Hey, um, Emmett? Whats the problem?" I asked him.
He jumped. Emmett was standing next to one of the classrooms, looking frantic, "Oh, hey, Edward. Look, if I tell you something, will you think badly of me because of it?"
"of course not." I assured him.
"Well, Alice was just here and she was really upset. She is really mad at herself because of her fight with Bella earlier. And its sort of my fault." he didn't look at me.
"How is it your fault?" I pondered quietly.
"You were asking who spread that rumor so long ago. Well, I accidently did. I was talking to one of my friends after a big game, and I just wasn't thinking, and I blurted it out to half the team. When the rumors started, I tried to stop them but I couldn't. And then Alice blamed Bella for it all, but I didn't tell her the truth. I was just really ashamed of it all, how stupid I was, and I didn't want to disappoint my parents but acting so stupidly. And now the girls despise each other and its all my fault." he mumbled.
I was incredibly shocked, "Oh. Yeah, thats sort of your fault. Don't you think you should sort of say something? You kinda destroyed a friendship and it won't get better until you say anything."
Emmett looked horrified, "No way! Alice would murder me! And Bella would too! I'm sorry, Edward, but I just can't. Theres no way."
I thought quickly, "Okay. Well, I'm sure Rosalie would agree with you once I tell her." it was blackmail, but Emmett had to fix what he started.
"Rosalie! Edward, please don't! She would hate me. Okay, okay, fine. I'll tell Alice later. Just don't tell Rosalie." I smirked, and didn't bother pointing out to Emmett that Rosalie would end up hearing it from Alice anyway.
"You tell Alice, I don't tell Rosalie. Deal?" I put my hand out for Emmett to shake.
He hesitated for a second before shaking it, "Deal."
Alright, who expected that? Be honest, people. Anyway, you guys are lucky because the fluff chapters are finally over and the next chapter is epic. (Its already written, I'm just waiting for reviews before I post it. evil, i know) But if I am really feeling evil, I will put in another fluff chapter before the next one. anyway, r&r please and thanks!