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Edward: *sigh* Will you PLEASE stop following me?!

Me: *looks around innocently* I am not following you.

Edward: Yeah? Well, what do you call getting on a bus going to the same place I was, getting off at the same stop I did, and asking everyone you see if they had seen me until you find me hiding out in a dumpster?!

Me: *says simply* Stalking you.

Edward: That's what I SAID!

Me: No, it's not. You said FOLLOWING; I was STALKING.

Edward: Well, whatever it is, QUIT DOING IT!!

Me: *sigh* Okay, but beware. I am in control of this story and something VERY bad may happen to Bella soon. *grins evilly*

Edward: *groans* What?

Me: *Grins wider* *in sing song voice* I'm not telling. *skips away*

Edward: NO! WAIT! WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?! *groans*

Bella's POV:

I opened my eyes and shut off the beeping alarm clock. I sighed. Alice must have set the alarm so I would be ready in time for shopping. Shopping, ugh. What have I gotten myself into? I took a long, hot shower to calm my nerves. I knew why my nerves were so tight, but I wish I didn't. I realized that this would be the first sleepover at Alice's house with Edward there. I don't understand why Edward makes such a big difference, but for some strange reason it does to me. Geez, I am totally losing it.

My mind wandered to my odd dream. I don't know why, but I wasn't upset having a baby so young. Because it was Edward's baby. I shook my head. That couldn't be it. It must have been because it was just a dream. I must have known that. That makes perfect sense. In my real world, though, I still longed for Edward and the child. It took me a second to realize that I had a dream life and a real life, and that they were clashing. Obviously this was headed in a very dangerous direction. I do NOT like Edward like that. It is NOT right! I willed it to be true. By the time my shower was over, I was tense all over again.

I got to my room and picked out a pair of jeans and one of my new shirts Alice bought me. It was black and had very short sleeves. Lucky for me, it was conservative and still nice enough to be on Alice's good side. I had just finished breakfast when I heard Alice's car honk. I looked at the clock on the way out. It was 8:30. I groaned. Alice has to be early.

Unsurprisingly, Alice's car was full, and I was left to ride with Edward. Not that that is a bad thing. Actually, yes, it IS a very bad thing. I felt torn with my feelings as I walked over to Edward. He was leaning against the car, smiling that crooked smile. It was such a casual stance but breathtaking all the same. I had to remind myself to breathe. Oh goodness, this is REALLY bad. I gotta get a hold of myself. The closer I seemed to get to him the closer I wanted to be. Soon, I may even want to date him, but that could NEVER happen. I refuse to let it. I have been hurt twice already, and something tells me that if Edward hurts me or vice versa, the pain would be twice as large as both of the other pains combined. I need to find a way to just stay friends with him. I sighed inwardly. So easily said, not so easily done.

"Good morning," Edward said as he opened the passenger door for me. I smiled.

"Good morning to you, too," I said. I got in, and he shut the door. He got in on his side, and soon we were driving down the highway towards Seattle's mall just like last weekend. It was just our group in the two cars because Molly was going to meet us there. I looked over at Edward and smiled. "So, how was your week?" I asked trying to think of a topic. He chuckled.

"I don't know. You were there, why don't you tell me," he replied. I thought.

"Well, I don't really know either. I am not you."

"Then I guess that my week was just fine."

"And you couldn't have just said that before?"

"No," he said and chuckled. I looked out the window and saw a billboard. It was about cell phones and was in texting format. Since I was unfamiliar with the format, I didn't understand some of the words. One said 'I DK' What in the heck does THAT mean? I decided to ask Edward.

"Edward, what does 'I DK' mean?" I asked. He chuckled slightly before answering.

"I don't know," he said.

"Oh, okay then. I guess I could just ask—" I was cut off by the sound of loud laughter. I stared at Edward, confused.

"No, 'I DK' means I don't know," he said in between laughs. After some thought, I understood. My cheeks go very warm with my blush as I smacked myself in the head.

"Okay," I said, embarrassed. For the rest of the ride we talked about anything we could think of. Conversation was easy and flowing. There was never an awkward silence. Why is everything so easy with him? It makes being 'just friends' harder and harder and harder…

***

After hours and hours of shopping, we finally walked through the front door of the Cullen house. It was now 6:00pm. We set our stuff down and sat on the couches. They were in the middle of the big open space the Cullens call 'the entry way.' I call it 'the big open space with no name.' Now I can see why their name won. My name was too long and weird. The couches were set up in a circle with a table in the center. There was a baby grand piano a little ways from the circle of couches. I noticed it was new. I had never seen it before.

We all sat down; Alice and Jasper on one couch, Rosalie and Emmett on another, and Edward and I on another. Molly occupied the last couch alone. Esme went to go make some snacks, and Alice and Edward went into a conversation about pianos. Apparently, Edward played and wrote songs, and Alice wanted him to play his newest one. Edward refused.

"Alice, no," he said firmly. Alice just grinned and then pouted her signature pout. Edward groaned.

"Please, Edward, just play," Alice said in her sweetest voice. I could see Edward's resolve faltering. "Edward just play us one little piece; that new one is very good." Esme came in just as Alice said this last part. Esme's face lit up as she set the tray of cookies down.

"Yes, Edward, please play that new piece of yours," Esme said excitedly. Edward groaned and complied.

"Women teaming up against me," Edward muttered as he took his seat on the piano bench. The second he started playing, the world seemed to pause. It was magnificent. The piece sounded a lot like a lullaby. Without thinking, I got up and went over to Edward. I sat next to him and watched.

"This is for you," he whispered sounding slightly shy. I grinned widely as I listened. I rested my head on his shoulder while he played. In the corner of my eye, I could see him smiling. This was such a friendly position, but it felt like so much more. In any case, I didn't want to move. This is getting way over my head, but I don't care right now. My thoughts finally agreed on something. I thought I heard the click of a camera from behind us, but I didn't look to check.

Once the song was over, I went back to my place on the couch. Edward did the same.

"That really was fantastic," Esme said once everyone was settled. She left, and I grabbed a cookie. They were Esme's best cookies. They were very thick and round. The outside looked like a chocolate chip cookie with white chocolate shavings. There were also some small dots of whip cream. The center had a small piece of fudge in it. I took a bite and almost moaned. It was delicious.

"Let's play truth or dare!" Alice sang. Edward and I groaned simultaneously. Molly, who had been very quietly observing our actions, finally spoke.

"Yeah! Can I go first?" Molly asked. Alice nodded. "I pick Rosalie."

"Truth."

"Are you and Emmett going to get married?" We laughed slightly. Molly was still much younger than us, so I guess we'll have to get use to this. But I was still wondering.

"I don't know. That is going to be a while from now," Rosalie answered. "Umm… I pick Bella." I mentally groaned and went with the easy 'truth.' Or well it should have been easy, but this was Rosalie. "How much do you like Edward?" I should have known.

"A lot," I answered. "As a friend."

"Well, how much is a lot?" Rosalie persisted.

"Only one question," I said. I made the mistake of looking at Alice, though, because she was pouting. I sighed. "Fine, a lot is like a very best friend."

"Do you like him as more than a friend?" Rosalie asked. I could feel Edward getting uncomfortable next to me.

"Um…" I honestly didn't know how to answer. Did I like him more? Or not? What do I say? "Uh….. I guess no." Rosalie smiled at my hesitation thinking of it as more than it was. Alice was looking pointedly at me. It was my turn, and Rosalie was going down. I smiled evilly. "I pick Emmett."

"Dare," he said instantly.

"I dare you to dye Rose's hair bright pink," Rose was terrified already. "and undress her down to her bra and underpants. Then, carry her down the neighborhood."

"What neighborhood?" Emmett asked. "This isn't really one." He waved his hands around to say that we weren't in a neighborhood.

"Mike Newton's," I said. I hope this will make him uncomfortable. I grinned at the thought.

"Okay," Emmett said just as Rose groaned. Emmett grinned as he picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder. Rose was pounding on his back. I laughed.

***

Thirty minutes, tons of hair dye, lots of protesting from Rose, and a loud car ride (Rose protesting, and us trying to calm her) later, we were at the entrance of Mike's neighborhood. I happened to know lots of elders lived on this street. I laughed internally at what they would have to endure. Poor, poor souls.

Soon Emmett got Rose down to her under garments. He picked her up and started to run down the street. The rest of us stayed in the car keeping the headlights on, so we could see. A few elderly people came out to their porch and scolded them. We laughed whenever it happened.

When Em and Rose were passing Mike's house on the way back, he came outside. He started to laugh until he recognized the runners. I laughed at the look that came on his face next. It was a mixture of confusion, shock, and stupidity. He looked like he really couldn't figure out what they were doing. I was still in hysterias when Rose and Emmett arrived. I could practically see the steam coming from Rosalie's ears. Emmett laughed the whole way home along with everyone but Rose. By the end of the ride, though, Rose came around and found it funny. She started laughing, too.

When we got back inside the house, everyone took their original positions. It was Emmett's turn next.

"I pick… Alice," he said. Alice smiled; she loved this game.

"Um… truth," Alice said.

"Aww.. no dare?" Emmett asked while pouting.

"Nope." She popped the 'p.'

"Okay, well, where is the weirdest place you two have made out?" Emmett smiled at his question.

"Easy, we were in a water fountain in some bathroom. Things were just starting to heat up when some old lady walked in and started beating us with her cane. The whole time she was calling 'Get out of my toilet, you douche bags!' We hurried out of there after that." We all burst out laughing except Jasper and Alice who both looked a little embarrassed; Molly didn't laugh either, but she looked confused. "Hey, it's not that funny."

"Yes it is!" Emmett yelled. Alice just glared.

"Okay moving on! I pick Edward." The laughter died down, and Edward was finally able to talk.

"Truth."

"How much do you like Bella?" I tensed, and he glared. Well, I guess this is the moment of truth.

"Umm.. A lot?" Edward said as a question.

"A lot, how?" Alice asked.

"As a friend," Edward said more confidently. For some reason, I felt disappointed.

"Do you like her more than a friend?" Alice continued.

"Ummm…" Edward was thinking hard about this. "No?" It came out as a question, but it still hurt. Alice glared. "I pick Molly," Edward said moving on.

"Dare," Molly said.

"Okay, so I dare you to do.. 50 pushups," he said trying to be nice. Molly put her hands on her hips and scowled.

"Come on! Don't treat me like a little kid!" she yelled. Edward chuckled slightly.

"Okay, then you have to… prank call your crush and tell him to come to this address saying there is some hot model here. If he doesn't come, then we will track him down. Once we have him, Emmett will blind fold him and you will have to kiss him." Edward smirked while Molly's eyes went wide.

"I'll go with the kid one," she said. We all laughed. She started to do the 50 pushups. When she was done she picked me.

"Dare?" I said as a question. I was slightly afraid of both.

"I dare you to kiss the one you like," she said. My heart skipped a beat, and I chanced a slight look at Edward. He was staring at me intently.

"I don't like anyone," I said quickly. "Okay let's move on."

"Kiss Edward then," she persisted.

"No," I growled and turned to Edward. "I pick Edward. Truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"I dare you to smash all of the windows on one of your cars," I smirked while his face turned to horror. Then, he smiled slightly and left the room. After a few seconds we heard some glass break. He came back in and sat down. I looked confused, but he just turned towards Alice a devilish smile on his face.

"I pick Alice," he said still smiling.

"Dare," she said instantly.

"What is your favorite dress?" he asked. She looked confused but got up and brought down two dresses. One was a canary yellow with a plunging neckline. It had small sleeves that barely covered the shoulders, and the bottom went down to her knees. I knew that was her favorite. The other was a little black dress that flared out at the bottom. It had a more conservative neckline and had spaghetti straps. The bottom went to her thighs.

"I'll tell you if you pick the right one," she said with a smile. Edward smiled, too when he saw me pointedly staring at the yellow.

"The yellow one," he said boldly. Alice looked shocked.

"What do you want me to do with it?"

"Tear the shoulder." Alice pouted, but he ignored it. She finally gave in after hours of protesting and ripped the shoulder so that it would leave one shoulder bare. "Now, rip the other one into a strap." Now it had one strap and one bare shoulder. "Tear the hem to be smaller." She did it so that now it would go to her upper thigh. Edward smiled. "Now, you will have to wear this dress with nothing under it to school on Monday." Alice looked horrified.

"No, absolutely not," she said firmly.

"Yes you are."

"Not."

"Are."

"Not."

"Are."

"Not."

"Are."

"Not."

"Are, are, are."

"STOP!" I yelled. They both looked at me. "Alice you WILL wear that dress; it's a dare," I commanded. Alice pouted, but I was able to keep my stance. She turned to the famous Alice pout, but I didn't look. I just commanded. Finally, after 45 minutes of arguing, Alice agreed.

"My turn," she sang. This was a very sudden change of mood from her earlier anger. "I choose Bella."

"Why me? I just went," I said exasperated.

"Just go," she said rolling her eyes.

"Okay, okay, dare, I think," I said. I was too scared of truth. Though, I was pretty scared of dare, too. I prayed for an easy task. Apparently, though, the big man up there is on vacation and not taking calls because my prayers were far from answered.

"Yay!" Alice squealed excitedly. "I dare you to kiss Edward!" Obviously, she had already decided everything before even picking me. I groaned.

"Alice, please, no," I said. I made the big mistake of looking at her, though, and saw her famous pout. Then, I made the even bigger mistake of looking into Edward's eyes. His eyes held slight pain, frustration, and something else I didn't know. I sighed.

"Okay," I said. Edward and I started leaning towards each other. All I could hear was my heart beating and my breathing. When we were less than an inch apart I heard a loud 'RING!!!!!' It was my phone.

"Hello?" I answered. There was some shuffling on the other side of the line.

"Hey," a boy's voice answered. I knew that voice. Mike. I groaned, and the others looked at me in confusion.

"Mike, what do you want?" I asked in frustration. I saw realization on everyone's faces. Then, I heard everyone's groans.

"Well, um, I, um, wanted to see if, um, if you wanted to go out, um, tomorrow?" he said as a question. There was very little confidence in his voice.

"Mike no," I said. I didn't feel guilty at all saying no. That was certainly a first.

"Bella, please," he whined. "Just one little date. I screwed up last time. Just please." His begging was making me very irritated.

"Mike I said 'no' and that means NO!" I practically yelled. I hung up and went back to my seat. "Now where were we?" Everyone looked shocked, but they soon recovered. I noticed even Molly was shocked. She must have been filled in by Alice. Edward and I started to lean into each other. We were about an inch apart when my phone rang again.

"Hello," I answered slightly irritated.

"Hello," Jake's voice said back to me. "I was wondering if you wanted to hang out tomorrow." I knew he meant it in a friendly way since Jacob was one of my best friends, but I couldn't help but think there was a slight undertone to his words. I knew Jake always had a small crush on me, and I was waiting for it to end. Oh well, I'll just have to make an excuse.

"Sorry, Jake, but Alice, Rosalie, my new friend Molly, and I are watching chick flicks," I lied. Since he couldn't see me, my lie was convincing.

"Oh, okay," he said. "Bye."

"Bye." I hung up.

"So, we're watching chick flicks?" Alice asked. I blushed. "Good! Because I have some movies I want to see! Good idea!"

"I am considered your friend?" Molly asked next.

"Well, yeah, you are a friend to everyone here," I replied. Everyone nodded in response.

"Cool!" Molly squealed clapping her hands together. We laughed. Her face was so bright. Everyone calmed down after awhile. "Okay back to business," Molly said already sounding like Alice. Edward and I inched towards each other. Our lips were so close to touching, but then my phone rang. I sighed but didn't answer. Then Edward's phone rang, and he went to answer it. I went to answer my still ringing one.

"Hello," I said agitated.

"Hello," my dad's voice answered. "Just checking up on you. Are you doing okay?"

"I'm fine," I said. "Bye dad."

"Good, bye." I hung up.

"What was that, Edward?" I asked.

"Oh, nothing, just that I won a dog crate," he answered. I giggled. I knew Edward disliked dogs. He didn't hate them just didn't like them. In fact, he feels that way about all pets.

"Well, moving on," Alice said impatiently. Edward and I leaned towards each other again. At 1 inch my phone rang. Then, Edward's. We both went to answer it.

"Hello," I said with fake calmness.

"Hey, I was wondering if you would go out with me tomorrow." I recognized the voice as Tyler's. He was always straight to the point.

"Um, sorry, no," I said feeling slightly guilty and mostly irritated. I hung up. Edward had just hung up, too. We decided to cut to the chase and have discussion later. We leaned in to each other. When we were a centimeter apart, my phone rang again, then Edward's again, and finally Alice's. We all gave up and answered our phones.

"Hello." I couldn't keep the anger from my voice.

"Oh hey." It was Alec from school. He was a very calm person kina like Jasper but creepier. "Would you go out with me tomorrow?" Was this for real? I was incredulous.

"No," I said and hung up. Edward didn't say anything, but Alice said she got a manicure/pedicure kit.

Edward and I got a few inches apart this time until my phone, Edward's phone, Alice's phone, Emmett's phone, Rosalie's phone, and Jasper's phone rang. We all had to answer them.

"Hello," I said curtly.

"Hey, um, hi," Mike said. "Please go out tomorrow."

"NO!" I yelled and slammed the phone shut.

After 2 hours of trying, we gave up on the kiss. I was surprised to find I wasn't completely relieved. I was even disappointed. It turned out that Emmett won all the good stuff. He won a car, some tires, free gas, free satellite radio, a car DVD player, extra seat warmers, and a navigation system.

Rosalie won some other good stuff. She got a hair products basket, a brush basket, hair dryers, a straightener, a hair curler, and hair accessories. Alice won the mani/pedi kit, a facial kit, a make-up kit, face cleansers, earrings, necklaces, and rings. Jasper won a western saddle, a western bridle, a cowboy hat, boots, a horse, and show sheen (like spray conditioner for horses.)

Edward won pet stuff. He got that crate, a chew toy basket, a treat basket, a dog, a cat, a litter box, cat food, and dog food. I got a lot of date offers from Mike, Jake (kinda), Tyler, Alec, Marcus (a guy from school who's last girlfriend mysteriously died), Quil (one of Jacob's friends who has had a crush on me forever), Embry (another one of Jake's friends), and James (a creepy stalker type guy from school who's rumored to have been kicked out of his old school because he raped someone.) I turned down all of them. It was sad that any of these guys would even consider asking me on a date. I am very plain Jane. Edward's not interested at all. Wait where did that come from? Why would I care if Edward's interested? I don't. Girl we all know it DOES matter if Edward's interested. No it DOESN'T!!! I was still so torn. Good thing there wasn't a kiss.

Unfortunately, for some of us, the items won weren't really going to come. Apparently, someone set up some kind of joke, so later on after we all figured out what we won, someone called to tell they weren't real. Alice, Emmett, and Rosalie were upset; Jasper and Edward couldn't have been more relieved. Jasper didn't really need to take care of a horse, and Edward had that dislike for pets.

I went to bed that night with Edward on my mind. What a change, I thought sarcastically. This time my dream felt a little off like something changed everything. For one thing I was no longer pregnant, but the worst part was that Edward and I weren't together.

A/N: slight cliffy… :D Well, it's more of a cliffy for me because I know what's going to happen next. I hope you liked the chapter! I bet it was a surprise. I think most people thought Bella and Edward were going to fall in love or just like and kiss each other, but I am sorry to say it can't work out that way. This is my longest chapter yet!!! :D KEEP UP THE REVIEWS!!

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