Alright, so my Beta's back and my chapters are checked. Now I know you all want the masquerade ball to come but every chapter has a reason, I'm not just drawing it out for noooooo reason, lol.

Now, Favorite Review!!!!

I LOVED THIS CHAPTER. LOVED THAT EDWARD WAS GETTING PISSED WITH JACOB, I
HONESTLY WAS WISHING THAT HE WOULD HAVE PUNCHED JACOB. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
AWESOME. I LIKE JEALOUS EDWARD, HE IS SEXY WHEN HE IS PISSED OFF. IT WAS SO
CUTE TO SEE EDWARD MAKING SUGGESTIONS TO BELLA ABOUT HOW TO BETTER THE TEAM,
AND EVENTS THEY COULD HAVE, IT SHOWS THAT HE WANTS TO BE CLOSE TO HER AT ALL
TIMES. LOL! I LOVE ALICE'S CHARACTER, SHE IS SO CAREFREE AND UPBEAT AND
ENERGETIC. HER ENTRANCE INTO THE LOCKER ROOM MADE ME LAUGH, AND WHEN JASPER
PULLED HER INTO BELLA'S OFFICE, THAT WAS HILARIOUS. I LOVED THE BELLA AND
EDWARD. I AM ACTUALLY AT WORK READING THIS LOL! BUT I JUST GOT OFF AND WAITING
TO GO HOME.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A FUNERAL SCENE, THAT WAY EDWARD CAN BE THERE TO COMFORT
BELLA, AND THERE CAN BE A NEAR KISS BUT SOMEONE RUINS THE MOMENT WHICH SEEMS
TO TEND TO HAPPEN, CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THE PEOPLE IN FORKS HAVE THE WORST
TIMING EVER. I THINK THAT AT THE BALL, BELLA AND EDWARD SHOULD SHARE A MOMENT
AND FINALLY KISS, BUT BELLA RUNS OUT AND LEAVES EDWARD STANDING THERE SHOCKED
WONDERING WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED, OH I ALSO THINK THAT EMMETT AND ROSALIE
SHOULD HAVE A MOMENT AND HIT IT OFF AND HE ASKS HER OUT ON A DATE. OH THAT
WOULD BE AWESOME IF EMMETT AND ROSALIE WOULD BE THE ONES TO PLAY MATCHMAKER,
AND HELP BELLA AND EDWARD GET TOGETHER. LOL! UM...SORRY, I AM DONE NOW LOL!
PLEASE UPDATE SOON!

P.S LAST POINT...LOL YOUR RANDOM BIT ABOUT YOUR RANDOM CLEANING WAS FUNNY,
ITS AWESOME WHEN AUTHORS TEND TO TELL YOU SOMETHING RANDOM ABOUT THEMSELVES OR
ABOUT WHAT THEY DID. SO THANKS FOR THAT, YOU NEED TO PASS ON THAT RANDOMNESS
SO I CAN GET THAT ENERGY TO BE ABLE TO CLEAN MY ROOM. LOL! OK NOW I AM DONE I
THINK.

P.P.S OH ONE LAST THING...LOL! I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE A CLIFFHANGER
SOMEWHERE IN THE STORY, EVEN THOUGH I TEND TO YELL WHEN I READ A STORY AND
THERE IS A CLIFFHANGER. BUT CLIFFHANGERS ARE GOOD AND THEY KEEP YOU ON THE
EDGE OF YOUR SEAT ANTICIPATING WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT.

P.P.P.S OH AND ONE LAST THING CAN THERE BE A FIGHT BETWEEN JACOB AND EDWARD?
PLEASE? LOL! OK NOW I AM DONE!

How could that not be my favorite?? I also must mention that Twilightnaley19 has been reviewing my stories since she was naley19 and I was writing Mistletoe so it's about time I give her a shoutout! Especially since, I LOVE OTH it's my guilty pleasure.

Now onto the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own this sorry, I know you all wished I did. ;)

BPOV

I couldn't believe that it was already time. I didn't want to go. Today was my father's funeral.

It was surreal. Before today, if I thought hard enough, my father was just sitting there at home on his desk because he wasn't feeling well, and he would come back in a couple of days.

Once today was over, once I saw his body in the coffin and they put it in the ground, I couldn't pretend anymore. That was it. He was gone… Forever. I had never really gotten the chance to deal with his death after the whirlwind of what had happened.

"The limo's here," Rosalie said, her head popping into my room. She walked in all the way, and I was once again struck by how she could take something so simplistic and make it great.

She was wearing a pair of black jeans and a black tank top with a pair of black flats. (Pic on my profile)

How could someone go like that to a funeral and still look sophisticated?

"Okay," I said, and finished slipping on my shoes (they were a black pair of pumps from Marc Jacobs that Rosalie had gotten me a while ago). (Pic on my profile)

I sighed.

Ready or not.

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"The service was beautiful," someone else that I didn't know told me again.

All these people looked the same to me, and they all said the same thing. At least, as far as I was concerned, that was what they all said.

"Bella, how are you?" Mike asked as he sleazed up over to me.

"My father's dead, and I'm at his wake. What do you think?" I snarled at him and grounded my teeth when I finished speaking.

I saw a glint in his eyes. The stupid pervert probably thought that that was hot or something. I hated him.

"Whatever you feel, don't let it show in front of the teammates. They can smell fear," Mike said.

"They're not dogs, Mike. Although I'm not too sure about that Black guy," I muttered to myself.

"My point still stands." Mike sighed. "If you show them that you have feelings, they will never respect you."

"Like you, Mike?" I asked and pretended as if I had awe in my voice.

He smiled. "Oh, well, I'm glad you noticed that. I work very hard on that. If they can't respect you, they have to fear you."

I rolled my eyes. I myself knew that the team hated Mike more than they hated me.

"By the way," Mike said and smirked while he looked me up and down. "You look smoking."

I let out a breath of aggravation. He was not trying to pick me up at my father's funeral! And I in the least did not looking smoking!

I was wearing a mid-thigh length dress with a double layer. There was a piece of matching cloth in the middle that separated my chest from my stomach, and it was held up by spaghetti straps. (Pic on my profile)

I shoved him off and walked away from him and to the snack table. I grabbed something that was chocolate and collapsed into the chair next to it.

From my seat, I could see Rosalie talking quietly to Emmett in the back.

She had a sad expression on her face, but as he said something, her face became the tiniest bit happier. He placed his hand on her forearm.

I shook my head. Rosalie sure didn't waste any time.

"Bella, there you are." I saw Alice hurrying towards me. She was wearing a black dress that reached past her knees. It was strapless and had a nude layer underneath the top, with designs printed on the black part. Underneath that was a black bow that separated it from the rest of the dress. Then, she finished it off with a pair of black sandals. Jasper was rushing behind her with a black pinstripe suit with only one button buttoned and a nude tie that matched Alice's dress.(Pics on my profile)

I had a feeling they did that on purpose.

"Hey, Alice," I said quietly, sitting up.

She pulled me into a tight hug without bothering to let me walk closer to her. "Are you okay?" she asked.

I laughed quietly. "I'm fine, Alice," I said. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."

Jasper pulled her off lightly and gave me a quick hug. "He's in a better place now."

"Thanks," I laughed. Another thing I had heard about thirty times today. But from him, it sounded sincere.

Emmett and Rosalie came over when they saw Jasper and Alice. Alice hugged Rosalie immediately, and I could see her freeze instantly. She wasn't used to human contact, even though I could see Emmett's hand on the small of her back.

"Have you guys seen my brother?" Alice asked.

We all shook our heads. Even the thought of Edward's perfect smile couldn't help me. This was going to be a rough day. I needed a drink.

"I'll be right back," I said.

I turned around without waiting for a response.

EPOV

Today sucked. I had woken up in a depressed mood, only to remember that I had to go to Charlie's funeral. I hated it. Charlie didn't deserve to have died so early in his life. He had been a great man. He was even the person to personally recruit Emmett and I in the first place. That just made me feel worse.

I slowly got dressed with the suit that Alice had set out for me. It was all black. (Pic on my profile)

Black suit, black shirt, and black tie.

It was okay; that was how I felt.

Until I saw her. Then, I started to feel better.

She was sitting by herself next to the snack table.

I thought about going over there, and had almost convinced myself to do it, until I saw my sister and Jasper coming by. Then, I lost my nerve.

Emmett and Rosalie wandered over, and I could tell he wasn't wasting any time. His hand was already on the small of her back, and he had a protective stance over her. He was giving off his "back away" vibe, which even I knew not to mess with.

I saw Bella wander away and knew this was my chance. I followed her into the kitchen and watched her gulp down a whole flute of champagne. She let out a deep sigh, and then I heard her sob. I froze. I wasn't sure what to do. I didn't want her to be mad that I was following her, but I hated seeing her crying like this. She slid down to the ground and started crying even harder. I couldn't help myself anymore.

"Bella," I whispered. I walked over to her in two big strides, and then sat down next to her. She sobbed and then pressed her face into my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her onto my lap to hold her more tightly. "It's okay," I whispered. "Sh."

Her sobs rose for a few minutes, but seemed to calm down after I started rocking back and forth with her.

"I'm here," I reassured her. "Don't worry, I'm here."

She sobbed and then lifted her head from my shoulder. "I'm so sorry," she said in between cries.

"It's okay," I said softly again. "I don't mind."

You'll always have someone to cry with, in me,I added silently, not wanting to freak her out too soon.

"It's not fair," she mumbled, and her eyes began to water again. "He didn't need to die so soon."

I took in a deep breath and pressed her head into my chest. "I know."

She began to cry again, not as deeply as last time, but still pretty badly.

I kissed the top of her head in comfort.

I'll always be here.

Ahhhh, now wasn't that sweet?

No long author's note today, sorry but there might be one later, nowwww, some really important things are going to happen in the next few chapters so make sure that you pay attention.

Uhh, so did you like it?

Did you like the dresses?

These are the questions that haunt me.

Hmm, So if there's anything you want to be added into the story let me know in a REVIEW, and I will write it when I read about it in a REVIEW, just askamybuck1104 who asked for the whole Bella breakdown in a REVIEW. So you know REVIEW ALREADY!

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