Bottom of the Ocean Chapter 10, a twilight fanfic

Hey, sorry for taking so long to update. I've just been having lots of school work. Damn the person that came up with the periodic table. Nahir, a BFF, whispers: "He's already dead...." and I scream: "Well, then I'll revive him and kill him again after saying the periodic table was the worst invention of all time!" and she laughs. Yeah, I have fun BFFs.

BPOV:

As I finished singing girls screamed and cheered. "Thank you! Thanks!"

I adjusted my mic and the one for the guitar then sat on the stool and grabbed the guitar. I began strumming and then singing.

I wanted to play some old songs. Not old, just songs I'd played before, so people would get used to them. So I was going to play an acoustic version of Forever & Always. I don't have to tell you the lyrics, do I? Because I'm pretty sure you already have them somewhere. People cheered and screamed, and I swear I saw some people singing along. Creepy.

Then I said: "Guys, thank you. Um, this is my last song for today. I wanted it to be special, and it's going to be my first single. It's coming out on Tuesday on i-Tunes, and here goes!" I'd already arranged it, and I queued the guy backstage and the music for Bottom Of The Ocean started. I with the mic, I twirled and had fun singing the song of my life. Yes, it represents how I feel, and it will forever. Nothing will take this pain away.

I finished and bowed as everyone cheered. I put the mic to my mouth. I knew my forehead was sweating. "Thank you! And now here's TAYLOR SWIFT!" I ran off the stage and slapped Taylor's high five. She came out with her guitar over her shoulders. I could hear what she was saying as I walked out backstage.

"Hey, guys. That was Bella Swan, everyone!" Cheers. "Yeah. As you probably know, I have a new movie coming out soon, and I wrote a song for it. I wanted to preview the song here, seeing as it's already out in i-Tunes!" And she started playing.

Today was a fairytale
You were the prince
I used to be a damsel in distress
You took me by the hand
And you picked me up at six
Today was a fairytale

Today was a fairytale

Today was a fairytale
I wore a dress
You wore a dark gray T-shirt
You told me I was pretty
When I looked like a mess
Today was a fairytale

Time slows down
Whenever you're around

Can you feel this magic in the air?
It must've been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must've been the way
Today was a fairytale
It must've been the way
Today was a fairytale

Today was a fairytale
You've got a smile
It takes me to another planet
Every move you make, everything you say is right
Today was a fairytale

Today was a fairytale
All that I can say
Is now it's getting so much clearer
Nothing made sense till the time I saw your face
Today was a fairytale

Time slows down
Whenever you're around
Yeah

Time slows down
Whenever you're around
I can feel my heart
It's beating in my chest
Did you feel it?
I can't put this down

But can you feel this magic in the air?
It must've been the way you kissed me
Fell in love when I saw you standing there
It must've been the way

Oh, oh

Yeah, oh

Today was a fairytale

People were cheering so hard. Since the single was already out, people sang along. Weird thing was, it actually felt like that song could explain some things. It felt magical when I was with him. Every thing did feel like a fairytale with him, (excluding the part where I was a damsel in distress), and even when he would wear the most casual of things and I'd wear a pretty dress with French tags that Alice picked out, I wouldn't look like I had the same degree of beauty as him, but he'd still say I was beautiful. Heck, he said I was beautiful when my hair looked like freaking hay!

"Thanks! Now here's White Horse!" Taylor said. She began strumming her guitar, even though off stage she had her own band.

Say you're sorry
That face of an angel
Comes out just when you need it to
I pace back and forth all this time
Cause I honestly believed in you

Holding on
The days drag on
Stupid girl
I should've known, I should've known

I'm not a princess
This ain't a fairytale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse
To come around

Baby, I was naive
Got lost in your eyes
I never really had a chance
My mistake, I didn't know to be in love
You had to fight to have the upper hand

I had so many dreams about you and me
Happy endings
Now I know

And there you are on your knees
Begging for forgiveness
Begging for me
Just like I always wanted
But I'm so sorry

Cause I'm not your princess
This ain't a fairytale
I'm gonna find someone some day
Who might actually treat me well
This is a big world
That was a small town
There in my rearview mirror disappearing now
And it's too late for you and your white horse
Now it's too late for you and your white horse
To catch me now

Oh, whoa, oh, whoa, oh

Try and catch me now
Whoa, oh
It's too late
To catch me now

People clapped and cheered. "Thanks guys! Here's one of my older songs. Our Song!"

I was riding shotgun
With my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel
On the steering wheel
The other on my heart

I look around, turn the radio down
He says: "Baby, is something wrong?"
I say: "Nothing, I was just thinking how we don't have a song."
And he says

Our song is the slamming screen doors
Sneaking out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date: "Man, I didn't kiss her and I should have."
And when I got home
Before I said 'Amen', asking God if he
Could play it again

I was walking up the front porch steps
After everything that day
Had gone all wrong
I'd been trampeled on, and lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway
Well on my way
To my loving bed

I almost didn't notice
All the roses
And the note that said

Our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first dat: "Man, I didn't kiss her and I should have."
And when I got home
Before I said 'Amen', asking God if he
Could play it again

Da-da-da-da

I've heard every album, listened to the radio
Waiting for something to come along
That was as good as our song

Cause our song is the slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on his window
When we're on the phone and he talks real slow
Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date: "Man, I didn't kiss him and I should have."
And when I got home
Before I said 'Amen', asking God if he
Could play it again

Play it again
Oh yeah
Oh, oh yeah

I was riding shotgun
With my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I
Wrote down our song

People cheered, clapped and sang along to her, myself included. I loved how she was so nice and sincere. She thanked the audience, waved to the camera, and proceeded to singing Teardrops On My Guitar.

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see
That I want, and I'm needing everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about
And she's got everything that I have to live without

Drew talks to me, I laugh cause it's so damn funny
But I can't even see anyone when he's with me
He says he's so in love, he's finally got it right
I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes, so prefectly, the kind of flawless I wish I could be
She better hold him tight, give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky cause

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

So I drive home alone, as I turn off the light
I'll put his picture down and maybe get some sleep tonight

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing don't know why I do
He's the time taken up, but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see

People cheered and sang along to the older song. I loved it. Taylor, meanwhile, was putting her guitar down. "Here's one of my most popular songs, followed by another. You Belong With Me!"She sang the mega-hit, (which I won't put the lyrics of because I'm sure you've heard it at least once or twice), and then sang Love Story, another mega-hit. It was actually the first Taylor Swift song I ever heard, and I completely fell in love with it.

And I said
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby just say yes
Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby just say yes

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town

I tuned the song out and refletcted on it. I had told . . . him he could take me anywhere he wanted, as long as I was with him. Charlie hadn't really approved all that much, but it really was a difficult love, and yet, it was totally, utterly and completely real. For me, at least. For those Spring months last year, at least. Yet, when I was running in Phoenix, my faith never faded. I didn't know he would come and save me, but I knew he'd try. Faith in that never wavered.

And now I wasn't waiting. I knew I really wasn't, because he told me he'd never come back. And I wasn't waiting, regardless of what Charlie, Jessica, or Renee thought, I wasn't waiting for him, because I knew he'd never come around. I came back to reality when Taylor was thanking the audience. I got back just in time-- my eyes were stinging.

"Thanks! Ok, you guys know this is my last show here in the Seattle Mall, so Bella and I wanted to end it with a blast! Bella come up here!" I walked from backstage and got a mic from the dude and got on stage. I was met by cheers and screams. "Thanks for coming out!" Taylor said. She hugged me and whispered in my ear: "Do you know the cords for the song? Cause you could sing the first verse and me the second and we both do the third, then the chorus you start and we both go at the middle." I nodded and let go of her.

"Guys, this is Bella's song. She wrote it, full credit to her, and we're singing it as a finale!" People cheered while I arranged everything. I got my guitar and adjusted the strings, adjusted the mic for it, got the stool and sat down. Taylor got another stool and the sheet of paper with the song and I began to strum. I started singing, showing Taylor how it went, how the melody went.

Friday night beneath the stars
In the field behind your yard
You and I are painting pictures in the sky
And sometimes we don't say a thing
Just listen to the ra-i-in (I know it's not how it goes, but cope with me here. You can imagine them singing that, right?)
Everything I need is right here by my side

I know everything about you
I don't wanna live without you

I started singing the chorus.

I'm only up when you're not down
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground
It's like, no matter what I do

And Taylor started singing along with me.

Well, you drive me crazy half the time
The other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true
And I'm only me when I'm with you

Taylor started singing, adding her own twist to the melody.

Just a small town boy and girl
Living in a crazy world
Tryin' to figure out what is and isn't true
And I don't try to hide my tears
My secrets or my deepest fears
Through it all nobody gets me like you do

And you know everything about me
You say that you can't live without me

We both plunged into the chorus.

I'm only up when you're not down
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground
It's like, no matter what I do
Well, you drive me crazy half the time
The other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true
And I'm only me when I'm with you

I played the cords and we both sang carefully.

When I'm with anybody else
It's so hard to be myself
And only you can tell

That I'm only up when you're not down
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground
It's like, no matter what I do
Well, you drive me crazy half the time
The other half I'm only trying to let you know that what I feel is true
And I'm only me
Who I wanna be
Well, I'm only me when I'm with you

With you

Uh huh uh, yeah

People screamed and cheered. I loved how it sounded with her voice. I'd love to record it with her. I'd have to tell her that some time. Taylor was the first to catch her breath, so she spoke first: "Thank you so much for coming out! I'll be singing autographs tomorrow! Thanks! I love you guys!" And I said: "Thank you so much for having. Thank you, Taylor. Thanks for all the support. Thank you!" And someone signaled us to get off the stage. We walked out and hugged.

"You were amazing, Bella!" Taylor said.

"You were better, following my lead like it was your own!" I squealed.

"Well, it was pretty constant!"

"Hey, about the song...." She looked up, interested. "I'd really like if we could record it together. It sounded way better than anything I could have ever done!"

"Wow, Bella, I'd totally love that!" We hugged again, but we were interrupted by Taylor's manager.

"Taylor, I have someone special who came to see you!" she said. Just then, a girl with red hair ran at Taylor and hugged her around the neck. I'd seen pictures, and I could put two and two together. This was Abigail, Taylor's number one BFF. The one she sang about in Fifteen. They hugged, but instead of feeling like a third wheel, it felt comforting to watch them.

And Mr. Webber came in and said: "And Angela came over to see you here, Bells!" And Angela ran over and hugged me.

"Bella, you were amazing!"

In the end, Taylor and I ended up introducing our BFF to each other, and we went for ice cream. Then Angela and I had to leave. We had to go pack for my return home to Forks, but Taylor asked to speak alone with me before I left. We sat on a different table and she looked at me intently in the eye.

"Bella, I know you're such a great person, and you're going to be a big star, so I want you to know that after this, you're going to be dealing with gossip, mean bullies and other people who just mock teen celebrities for a living. But I'm always here." She smiled. "And Miley's party was cancelled, because she wanted to show the season three finale of Hannah Montana, but it won't be aired till March, and she didn't have the permission to do it. She's going to be hosting another more public party for her new movie anyway, which she can show us. And she said it was fine if you tagged along. If you give me your e-mail, we can sort it out and keep in touch. I'm going to miss hanging out with you." She gave me a napkin and I wrote my e-mail there. (It's not actually any real address that I know, but don't try and use it. It's not mine.)My e-mail was: bellabee913 yahoo . com.

She thanked me and as we got up, she said: "Where do you live? Maybe I could go visit you some time."

I told her my address and she thanked me, we said goodbye, and I left with Angela.

All in all, I think I had a pretty good day.

And never once did it not cross my mind that... he would have made it a little bit better. But he would never be by my side again. And I had accepted that. Now I just needed to stop fantasizing about it.

Angela and I went to my hotel suite, packed my stuff-- well, I did; she was too busy looking at the room in awe-- and we drove in my loaned car back to Forks. I dropped her off and went to my house. As I came inside, Charlie hugged me. "I missed you, Bells."

He ordered pizza, and while we ate dinner, we talked. He about everything that was going on, like all my friends calling to congratulate me, how great everyone thought I was performing on TV, and those bears wreaking havoc in the forest. I talked about how it was behind the scenes, how horrible it was to be pampered by Chelsea, and how nice and friendly and sweet Taylor was.

After dinner, I went to my room and flopped on the bed, falling asleep almost instantly. Not checking my e-mail. Not planning to wake up until at least ten tomorrow.

What do you think? Good? Next chapter will be AlicePOV, and then we skip ahead a few months. Thanks! Review, and if you're reading Catch Me, then you know what's going on, and I'd rather you help out here with this story, too. Both of them boost my self-esteem. I need that. Thanks, bye.