~Hello there, boy's and girl's. Xaprilshwrs96 here...no return engagements..no encore .DUDE you have to read: Th1rteen R3easons Why By: Jay Asher. It is an awesome book, a little depressing but awesome. Well, a lot depressing but still awesome. 'Bout this girl who commits suicide but before she made 13 tapes of 13 stories to why she committed suicide. She sends it of to 13 people. And this one dude loved her, and got the tapes. Gotta suck...I can't imagine how that main character mut've felt. Anyways, read it! No more Babble, I promise. P.S. HI DOLPHINOGIRL! 3. And P.S.S-PEOPLE READ DOLPHINOGIRL'S STORY CALLED DITCHING IT IS AWESOME! 3 I shut up now :p~

EPOV

I wake up next to Bella, and smile. Then I hear a knock. I run to my bed and lay down. Cue in Esme opening the door in 3, 2, 1, now.

"Edward, Bella wake up! Alice is here again." I groan. Although I have to thank her, going shopping with Alice today will be a reason to be the closest to Bella.

"Huh?" She groans.

"Okay, up soon!" Esme sings closing the door.

"Bella, you can have the bathroom first."

"No...you.."

"Bella. You always have the bathroom first."

"Not today."

"Yes. Up."

"Fine!" She groans and gets up. I smile as her knotted hair, knotted by me, falls from the top of her head to her shoulders. I love watching her get up. I love watching her sleep. I love feeling her warmth. I love her. She takes a shower and comes out in a blue blouse with jeans. She goes to her bag and pulls out her brush. I frown realizing she hasn't made it fully her home. I jump up and grab the bag.

"Edward give it back!" She yells.

I empty the contents onto her bed and put it out of her reach.

"What was that for!" She yells at me.

"Make it your home." I mumble going into the bathroom and taking a shower. She knocks on the door when I turn the water off.

"What?" I ask.

"Here." She puts something on the sink and closes the door. "Sorry." She mumbles before closing it completely. I stand there in the bathroom, in the shower. Bella just came in without me dressed. I swallow back the happy feeling and get out. Oh. So that's why. She wanted to give me my towel. Oh yeah..Esme got it yesterday to wash it. I forgot to get it off my bed. I dry and get dressed in a gray T, worn out jeans, and an open dress shirt. Not tucked.

I run downstairs and I am greeted with a plate full of bacon and toast and an omelet! I feel like a kid and run to the table, no need for ketchup when Bella's making it, and eat it. "Mm..." It's so delicious.

"You okay over there Edward?" Alice asks. I must be acting weird, if Alice thinks I'm acting strange. I mean really, she's practically crazy.

"Yeah." I nod swallowing. "Where's Bells?"

"Bells?" She asks raising her eyebrows. "If you mean Bella, she's not hungry. She's washing dishes."

"She's not hungry? She's never hungry." That's a problem. I'm starting to get worried about her. She's looking thinner, and more sick. I stand up and grab my plate. "Be back." I follow where I here running water. "Bells."

"Huh?" She turns around, the sunlight came out today, her hair looks so beautiful. The sun lights her best features up. Her brown curly hair, her big brown warm eyes...her lips. Her blush even. "Did you just call me Bells?"

"Yeah..I recent thing." I laugh she laughs too.

"I've dreamed you called me Bells." She smiles.

"Really?"

"M-hm." We are quiet for a second.

"You hungry?" I ask.

"Mm...not really. I had some toast." She says.

"Really?" I ask and she nods.

"Toast with butter and strawberry jam, I found it in your fridge."

"So what's up with you not eating at night?" I ask.

"I..don't know." She shrugs.

"Or at lunch?"

"I don't know."

"Bella, answer me." I say taking her hand. She stares at my hand.

"I'm exhausted Edward," She whispers. "When I come home...or to your place....I need to go upstairs and listen to you play the piano." She really likes my songs.

"I understand but Carlisle and Esme will start to think something's wrong. Eat." I say finishing the breakfast then I look at the clock. "We gotta go." I sigh.

"Uh..." Bella groans. "I...didn't have homework except for English..." She smiles.

"You like English?"

"It's so easy!" She exclaims.

"Not to the French..Spanish...."

"I get it." She says cutting me off. "To some people it's not the easiest but to me.....it's so....EASY!" She laughs. I smile and shake my head.

"Bella!" Alice squeals as she drives, Jasper snuggling her neck.. "I can't wait until tonight!"

"Yeah.." Bella says sarcastically. "Can't wait either."

"She's ecstatic can you tell?" I laugh.

"Mm...yeah!" Alice exclaims hugging Bella's neck. Bella makes this choking sound. (sarcastically of course). Alice sighs letting go. "You know one of these days..I swear...I will get a good hug from you." Alice pouts.

"In your dreams." I say.

"No, but I could tell her it's in your dreams...Oh!" I tighten my jaw, my pulse speeding up.

"Why isn't he denying it?" I hear Jasper mumble. I automatically put on the radio.

BPOV

"Why isn't he denying it?" Jasper mumbles to Alice. Edward puts on the radio. I can't seem to get a picture..a fantasy out of my head. And it goes like this:

"Edward...why..why didn't you deny it?"

"Deny what?"

"You know..what Alice said."

"Because I do dream about embracing you." I blush. "I also dream about doing more stuff to you."

"What?!!??!"

"Like kissing. Perv." He laughs coming close to me. He hugs me and then a bed appears-

"Bella you coming?" Edward's voice brings me back to earth, I realize I'm biting my lip. I release my lip from my teeth and get out. I can't believe it's actually sunny out. Didn't Alice say just yesterday it'll snow soon? I raise my arms and smell the air. It smells like spring, freshly drying grass. Everyone is out. I feel like it's recess in elementary school again. I sit on a bench and get out my book.

"Hey Bella!" Uh...no..Mike!

"Hey Mike..." I say not lifting my head from Oliver Twist.

"Hey....I gotta ask you a question.."

"What?" I ask putting my book in my bag.

"There's a movie tonight and-"

"No can do. I'm going shopping with Alice and company."

"The Cullen's?"

"Yeah...so?"

"Then...tomorrow or something."

"What exactly are you asking me?"

"I'm asking you...out.." He chuckles scratching his head. Oh no! I put my head in my hands. We sit there for like ten minutes. "Say something." He finally says.

"Mike," I whisper. "I'm sorry. The answer's no."

"What?"

"I'm sorry."

"No one's turned me down....before......" He says shocked. "Wh..why?"

"What? Why?"

"It's because of Edward isn't it?" Mike booms. "I..I don't like him!"

"It's not your shot to like him or not!" I say, I'm so shocked.

"Do you even know what he does to girls who like him?" Mike asks.

"What? Kiss 'em? Date 'em?"

"No..oh no..ask Jessica...ask Kendra-"

"Who's she?"

"Anyways! It doesn't matter who it's what he does!" Mike says. "He uses them and then chucks them aside like some whore."

"...Edward...would never-"

"Really. Before you came here there was a pregnancy scare."

"Wait. Wait. What?"

"Jessica thought she might have been prego with Edward's thing!"

"No..she..no..she doesn't look like...no." I shake my head.

"Well it turned out she wasn't but..don't you..understand?" Mike asks grabbing my hand. He doesn't feel like Edward's. "I'm the good guy." I snake my hand away from him.

"I never said I liked him that way," I whisper. "You were implying it. Right now...I do not want to date you. No, not just that. I never want to date you." I spit.

"What!" He says getting back up. "Never? Ever? Wow I never thought a girl I liked would turn out to be such a stuck up bi-"

"Is there a problem here?" Edward asks putting a hand on Mike's shoulder.

"The problem? Yeah, it's you!" Mike yells. He swings his fist at Edward. Edward blocks it and grabs Mike's ear pulling it down.

"No I think the problem is you, trying to start a fight on school grounds? You want to get a suspension?"

"Fuck you." Mike says.

"Oh..nice comeback Mikey Boy. Now come with me." He says pushing him away from me, towards the back of the school, the bell rings.

"Whoa." Alice says appearing out of no where. "Was it over you?"

"Um...." I blush. "Well, Mike asked me out but....Edward got mad at Mike for saying the f-bomb to Edward."

"It takes more than that to make Edward want to kill this guy. Which I don't blame Eddy there. He's the most disgusting creature I ever met. He grabbed my butt once!" She exclaims hugging me.

"Um...." Okay?

"I think Eddy has a little crush!" Alice sings. I blush.

"No...really? Do you really think he-"

"I don't know but I know little Bells does!" She teases.

"Wha-"

"Oh, you can not deny it!" Alice laughs. "But...tonight...hears what I want you to do." She whispers in my ear.

EPOV

"Where are we-"

"Shut the fuck up." I say flinging him to the wall at the back of the school. "Now tell me, what were you saying to Bella?"

"Nothing." Mike says groaning.

"Uh-huh." I grab his ear again and pull. "Now, tell the truth Mikey boy."

"Uh...Let go!"

"Tell me the truth first." I say still holding his ear.

"I asked her out!" He screams.

"You...you what?" I slam him against the wall. "Asked her out?"

"Yeah, but it turns out she likes weirdos like you."

"What?"

"She turned me down. Because of you of course. She wouldn't have turned me down if you weren't here."

I'm fucking irritated with his running mouth. "What makes you so sure?"

"No one can resist this." He points all around his face.

"Why her?" I ask.

"Because, you know as well as I do, she's....all fit in the right places." He nods raising his eyebrows.

"You fucking mother-" I punch his face. His nose begins to bleed as he looses conscious. "Fucking stay away from Bella you mother fucker." Bella and mother fucker did not belong in the same sentence. I spit on him and walk away. I walk in my classroom. English.

"You are late!" My teacher says.

"Sorry." I mumble walking to my desk.

"Another tardy and you will be in detention!

"Fine fine." I say rolling my eyes.

"now class turn to pages ten-o-nine in your English texts...." I make my teacher's odd voice blur out. I wonder what Mr Big Shot (Mike) was doing right now. Still unconscious? I wonder if he would tell anyone what happened. And if so, they would probably suspend me. I would go home, get grounded, I wouldn't be able to go out with Bella.

"God, I'm such an idiot." I mumble and everyone looks at me. "What?" I ask.

"Edward Cullen report to the main office immediately." the intercom says. I sigh and grab my backpack. I walk down the hall as the intercom blasts again."Bella Swan please come to the main office."

"What does she have to do with anything?" I ask out loud.

"Edward." Bella says behind me. I turn around. "What happened?" She asks quietly. I sigh and shake my head.

"He got knocked out."

"Edward no! You didn't-"

"Bella. I did." I say coldly. "I would have thought you would be happy that jackass got hurt."

"Now, now he's only a donkey when he's asking me out."

"Or hitting on you." I say. "Yeah I know."She rolls her eyes and takes my hand.

"Come on you." She says pulling. "I have a feeling.....we're not going to be in trouble."

"Why?" I ask.

"Because, it's you...and me Eddy." She laughs pulling on my hand.

"Only Alice calls me that and I hate it." I say following her.

"I just found out today, I had to tease." She giggles. We turn a corner and she releases my hand. We go in the main office.

"Edward Cullen? Bella Swan?" The receptionist asks.

"Of course." I nod smiling.

"Telephone." She says handing the phone over to Bella.

"Hello?" She asks. I put my ear to the back of the phone.

"Hello Bella? Edward?"

"We both can hear you James." Bella laughs.

"Well, I got a call from the principle saying Edward.....knocked Mike out?" James asks.

"What about it." I ask coldly.

"You are...taking the rest of the day off and coming to my office directly." James says. "I already talked to Carlisle and he wants to know your motives."

"Why does this have to do with me?" Bella asks quietly.

"Because Bella, I have a belief Edward knocked Mr. Newton out for you."

"You have no proof." I say

"Maybe not but really, did you think of punching Mike Newton out before Bella came to Forks?" James asks. Bella looks at me intently. I feel my heart speeding up.

"Yes," I say. "I would have loved to make Mikey Boy learn a lesson or two-"

"But you never done it until Bella came," There was a pause. "What pushed you off the edge?"I grit my teeth together. "Yes, yes, you are in public. Come to my office right away. I want to double our appointments until Edward and Bella can go back in school."

"What! I did nothing wr-"

"You two can go back Monday. Come to my office soon!" The phone clicks. Bella stares at the phone and puts it down slowly.

"You heard him, go collect your stuff you two." The principle comes in saying. "Oh Bella, you are so new! Why I ask you?"

"I did nothing wrong!" She yells in frustration. "I never punched or kicked anyone!"

Mike comes by smirking. "Not from Mr. Newton's testimony." Bella goes storming out and meets Mike down the hall.

"Bella what are you..." I trail off.

"Mike!" She yells.

BPOV

"Mike!" I yell he stops and look at me with a smirk.

"What?" He asks innocently. "You going to punch me again?"

"Punch?" I look at him like he's an alien landing from outer space. "I didn't punch you."

"I'll tell the principle the truth if you...go out with me. We can get this all cleared up." He whispers touching my hand.

"Like I would ever go out with you." I spit slapping him on the face I never knew this before but...I needed to clip my fingernails. I scratched Mike pretty bad. I see blood dripping from his cheek."Bastard!" I run away and trip. I don't get up. My stomach..ow. And my head feels dizzy.

"Bella!" Edward says by my side. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." I say resting my head on his shoulder. I saw blood. "I don't like seeing blood." I whisper. "It makes me feel sick..it makes me remember..remember the awful things...he did...to my-"

"It's okay." He says going outside. "You don't need to explain."

"But I need to. I need to tell you."

"Tell me when your better then." He whispers putting me in the seat. He looks at me, Mist surrounding us. His cool hand touches my cheek softly and for a second I almost think he's going to kiss me. I close my eyes. The door slams shut. I see him going back in the school while I touch my cheek.

I think I can finally say it out loud. "Edward, I...I love you." I whisper. I gasp quickly knowing what I just said as Edward walks out of the school. "I..love you." I smile as he opens the car door. My head isn't dizzy anymore. He throws our bags in the back seat and starts the car. I roll down the window and close my eyes as little raindrops splash on my face.

"You'll catch a cold." Edward says.

"I need to roll down my window and get wet."

"Why?"

"Because, the water helps with the wanting to throw up." I laugh darkly.

We are silent for the rest of the ride. "Bella. We-"

"Okay got it." I roll up the window and step out without looking at Edward. Why can't I look at him? It's not like I told him face to face that I love him.

"You okay?"

"Yeah." I nod not looking at him. He takes my hand as we walk in. The bad perfume hits my nose and the secretary person leaves, batting her eyelashes at Edward.

"Good girl." James says coming over and hugging me.

"Um-"

"I'll tell you later." James whispers in my ear. Edward clears his throat and James lets go. "Please, come in my office." we go inside his office. "Please take a seat." He says, I notice a camera taping us. I swallow back my superstition.

"Tell me again...why you are taping us?" I ask.

"I am a therapist correct?"

"Yeaaahhhh...." What does that have anything to do with it.

"Meaning I seem to find minds and body language very fascinating. I like to study people. And I can do that more thoroughly with a camera." he says taking a seat. "I also have a camera right there, and there, and there! It's all Sony." He points to the corners of the room. How did he get it way up there?

"Okay so we left off yesterday with-"

"I thought we were going to discuss about Mikey boy." Edward snickers.

"Mm....we'll discuss about that later." James says waving the subject off. "So we left off at Jacob or Jake coming back in the winter and stuff....what happens next?" He asks.

"Sooo...." I begin.

Jake was a really good boyfriend to me...for the first couple of months. My father approved and my mother loved him also. So did Phil.-My step dad.-Then the subject of making love came up.

"I love you." He said.

"Love you too..." I said at the time.

"Then why not?"

"I'm not ready yet?"

"I need to get some Bella."

"No, not yet." Then Jake...he got really angry.

"Why not bitch?"

"What did you just call me?" I asked.

"I called you what you are. A slutty bitch who flirts with guys behind my back."

"What! I nev-"

"Steven." He names a name.

"He's fricken gay-he's just a friend!" I yelled. Steven had a boyfriend named Adam. They were my friends.

"That's what they all say!"

"What!"

"You heard me slut." He said coming closer to me.

"Your scaring me Jake." I whisper.

"It's all your fault!" He said grabbing my wrists and throwing me down on the ground. "You unworthy peace of trash!" He yelled raising his hand and striking me.

"Ow!" I shrieked. He stroke me again. "Ah! Stop!" Again, and again, and again, and again. "Stop! Stop it! Stop it Jake!" And he did. He kicked me in my stomach. And stopped. I laid there gasping for air...thinking why me?

Two days later Jake came by and went upstairs to my room. I was looking at my bruises. "Hey Baby." He said coming over and hugging me. Where Jake punched and kicked me was not visible. He punched my back and my arms. He kicked my stomach. Only one punch managed to get on my lip. Making it swell. And bleed numerously during the day. I felt like throwing up. His arms where around me. Holding me gently. Even after he did that horrible thing.

"Let go of me Jake." I whispered hoarsely.

"No." He replied. "I don't feel like it." I made him let go, then I walked over to my bed and sat down. "Babe, don't tell me your still mad about our fight."

"Jake...I got hurt." I said.

"I'm so sorry Baby!" He said embracing me again. "You got me mad." He kissed my bruises. "Better?"

"Don't Jake." I said.

"Baby, please...forgive me." He said kissing my last wound-my lip. Again I asked why me? Why must I love him? Why must he do this to me? I kissed him back anyways. Self pity....it's the greatest thing in the world. Even when...you can't say it out loud. Even when...you can't do anything so the pity will go away. Yes, self pity....it is the best thing in the world. And helped me move along. With Jake. Self pity then...was dangerous.

I take a deep breath and let out a shaky breath. Feeling the tears rise up. Maybe...maybe if I told Jake it was over...maybe my parents, Phil...would still be alive. The tears spill over. Edward hugs me. I love you Edward...I love you...so much.

"Let's take a breather." James says getting up. "I'll make us some tea, and grab some cookies."

"What?" Edward asks.

"Edward...this isn't only my office but also where I live with my wife, Victoria. I have to have the necessities, also, tea calms down people who confided in me. Cookies help with brightening the mood." He says going out of the room. He looks back meeting my eyes with a warm smile. Then leaves completely. I release Edward and bring my legs to my chin. I stare at the camera's blinking light saying that it's recording.

"Bells." Edward says. I look up to him, putting my left cheek on my knee and finally smile.

"I'm..fine." I say. He raises his hand and tucks a stray piece of hair behind my ear.

EPOV

I don't know why but..I want to kiss her more then usual today. The fact she said she's fine proves to me she's lying for my welfare. Does she think I'm stupid? Of course I know she's lying. Bella...get better soon so I can say I love you. I sit back and close my eyes imagining her soft, warm lips on mine again. Only she's awake. I feel like I'm committing a crime, kissing her while she's asleep. That is my guilty pleasure. I know it is wrong for me to kiss those angelic lips when she's fast asleep. She looks so beautiful. I love her so much.

Bella starts humming Esme's song. I look at her. Her chin's on her legs. She looks at me and smiles while humming. So beautiful. Yeah..beautiful. Beautiful Bella. That sums her up. "Bella...I..." I trail off, her eyes light up.

"You what?"

"I...l-"

"Okay here you guys go." James laughs coming in. I was just about to blurt out I loved her. That would have ruined everything. Thanks James. For once he actually helped me. Bella snaps up, her legs off the chair, her back straight, her face flushed. She looks like a child who got caught stealing something. I follow her eyes, looking from James to the camera recording us. Shit. She knew I was about to say something serious. But she..she didn't scream. She didn't run away, yet..she knew I was about to say something that would change our friendship. Forever.

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