Chapter 11

"Lily?" I asked bewildered as I picked her up. I looked over and locked eyes with my brother.

"I thought you said you weren't coming" I told him as I slapped his chest playfully. Then I wrapped my free arm around him and gave him a hug.

"Well, we weren't-but Edward arranged to get us up here" He smiled.

I immediately ran over to Edward and threw my arms around him.

"Thank you" I whispered into his chest. I felt him smile into my hair.

"I couldn't let you have your first big show without your family, now could I?"

I squeezed him even tighter before running off to play with my niece.

We all ate and a couple of hours later I was standing waiting to go on stage. To say I was freaking out would be an understatement.

"Bella, you are going to be great. Quit worrying so much" Emmet laughed as I paced back and forth.

"Yeah, Bella-you're shaking" Jake smirked.

"Bella, you're on" I heard someone say.

Jake,Lily,Rosalie,Jasper,Emmet and Edward gave me a hug. Before he let me go, Edward kissed my forehead and whispered "Knock 'em dead, darlin'" in my ear. I smiled and began to walk to the lift.

I felt the lift begin to rise and the beginning of "Born This Way" start.

I took a deep breath, raised my microphone to my lips, and shouted "What's up Portland?".

When the lift finished rising, I took a deep breath and began to sing.

I looked to the side of the stage as I finished the song and saw six faces grinning back at me.

"How are ya'll doin' tonight?" I said to the crowd. The answered with cheers

I played several more songs and after my song with Rosalie, I looked over to the side of the stage and saw her dad beaming at her as she walked towards him. I performed until I only had three left to go in my set. I knew that the next two would be difficult for me to get through, but I also knew I had to do it.

"I wrote this next song for someone very near and dear to my heart. About three and a half years ago, my mother and I were involved in a car accident when we were hit by a drunk driver. She was taken from me that night and it turned my world upside down" At this I paused for a moment.

"Mom, thank you for never giving up on me-this one's for you" I said softly as the music began to play. I closed my eyes and began to sing.I stood silent for a minute taking it all in. The audience was cheering and some were even crying.

"Thank you guys, so much" I said as I walked over to the piano. "Now, my mother had a song dedicated to her, but I have one dedication left for the night. I wrote this song right after I moved here from my hometown. I wrote this for someone back home. This is for you-you know who you are"

I began to play the introduction to the hardest song I would sing tonight. I was already emotional from the previous song, I was honestly just hoping I could get through this one.

Dry lightning cracks across the skies
Those storm clouds gather in her eyes
Her daddy was a mean old mister
Mama was an angel in the ground
The weather man called for a twister
She prayed blow it down

There's not enough rain in Oklahoma
To wash the sins out of that house
There's not enough wind in Oklahoma
To rip the nails out of the past

Shatter every window 'til it's all blown away,
Every brick, every board, every slamming door blown away
'Til there's nothing left standing, nothing left of yesterday
Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away,
Blown away

She heard those sirens screaming out
Her daddy laid there passed out on the couch
She locked herself in the cellar
Listened to the screaming of the wind
Some people call it taking shelter
She called it sweet revenge

Shatter every window 'til it's all blown away,
Every brick, every board, every slamming door blown away
'Til there's nothing left standing, nothing left of yesterday
Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away,
Blown away

There's not enough rain in Oklahoma
To wash the sins out of that house
There's not enough wind in Oklahoma
To rip the nails out of the past

Shatter every window 'til it's all blown away (blown away)
Every brick, every board, every slamming door blown away (blown away)
'Til there's nothing left standing, nothing left of yesterday (blown away)
Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away,

Blown away, blown away, blown away, blown away, blown away

I couldn't help it. A few tears had fallen down my face as I was singing. The audience had noticed so I tried to make a joke to ease the tension as I stood from the piano.

"Wow, I think I might need to consider changing the order of the songs in my set" I laughed. The audience laughed a little bit as well and it made me smile.

"Now, I was informed by our very own DJ Breaker that this last song was in need of a tambourine. So, just for grins I've decided to throw it in there." The intro to my last song began to play. "This song is for all of you tonight-don't let anything hold you back"

And it's a sad picture
The final blow hits you

Somebody else gets
What you wanted
It can't end

You know it's all the same
Another time and place
Repeating history
And you're getting sick of it

But I believe
In whatever you do
And I'll do anything
To see it through

I started shaking the tambourine against my leg.
Because these

Things will change
We can feel it now
These walls
That they put up
To hold us back
Will fall down
It's a revolution
The time will come
For us to finally win
And we'll sing hallelujah
We'll sing hallelujah
Oh

So we've been
Out numbered
Raided and out cornered
It's hard to fight
When the
fight ain't fair

We're getting
Stronger now
Find things
They never found
They might be bigger
But we're faster
And never scared

We can walk away
say, "We don't need this"
But there's something in your eyes
(that) says we can beat this

Because these
Things will change
We can feel it now
These walls
That they put up
To hold us back
Will fall down
It's a revolution
The time will come
For us to finally win

And we'll sing hallelujah
We'll sing hallelujah
Oh

During the instrumental break I let loose and just rocked out on the tambourine trying to get the crowd into it. I just let myself have my own mini dance party to get rid of all the emotion from the last two songs.

Tonight we'll stand
and get off our knees
Fight for what we've
Worked for all these years
And the battle was long
It's the fight of our lives
And we'll stand up
Champions tonight

It was the night things changed
Can see it now
These walls that they
put up to hold us back
fell down
It's a revolution
Throw your hands up
Cause we never gave in

And we'll sing hallelujah
We sang hallelujah
HallelujahHallelujah

The crowd cheered and I bowed.

"Thank you, Portland! Now, the people you've all been waiting for…please welcome THE CULLENS!" I yelled into the microphone. I left the stage as the boys were coming up on the lifts to "Up All Night".

When I got backstage, my brother immediately pulled me into a hug.

"Mom would be so proud of you right now, Bella…I know I am" Jake whispered in my ear. I pulled away from the hug to look at him. There were tears in his eyes that mirrored my own.

Rosalie was next to pull me in, followed by Aro.

"I'm so proud of you for making your dreams come true, Bella. I'm happy I could see it happen" Aro said as he kissed my forehead.

Carlisle and Esme each gave me a hug as well. I felt a tug on my jeans and immediately bent down to scoop up my favorite three-year-old on the planet. Rosalie and I busied ourselves dancing to the guys' part of the concert. Emmet winked and smirked at us once when he caught us dancing around like idiots backstage. We just smiled back and kept dancing.

It came time for the guys to do "One Thing" and our duet was next. They had said earlier that they were going to pick a little girl from the audience to sing part of the song with them. However, when it came time for that part in the song Emmet started to walk backstage instead of to the audience. He picked Lily up and carried her out onto the stage. Listening to her sing the song with him was the cutest thing I've ever seen. When they finished, Emmet gave her a hug and whispered something in her ear. Then he put the microphone to her lips.

"Aunt Bella! It's time for you to sing again!" she said with a giggle. There was a collective 'Awwwww' from the audience.

"Bella, I do believe your niece is paging you to the stage" Edward chuckled into the microphone. I walked onto the stage and went up to tickle Lily's stomach.

"Well, I don't think there's a better introduction than that" I laughed. "Come on shortcake. Let's go back to your dad." I started to walk offstage as the intro to "Good Time" started and Big Steve met me halfway.

(Bella , EmmetBoth)

Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time

Woke up on the right side of the bed
What's up with this Prince song inside my head?
Hands up if you're down to get down tonight
'Cause it's always a good time

Slept in all my clothes like I didn't care
Hopped into a cab, take me anywhere
I'm in if you're down to get down tonight
'Cause it's always a good time

Good morning and good night
I'll wake up at twilight
It's gonna be alright
We don't even have to try
It's always a good time

Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time.

Freaked out, dropped my phone in the pool again
Checked out of my room, hit the ATM
Let's hang out if you're down to get down tonight
'Cause it's always a good time

Good morning and good night
I'll wake up at twilight
It's gonna be alright
We don't even have to try
It's always a good time.

Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time.

Doesn't matter when
It's always a good time then
Doesn't matter where
It's always a good time there

Doesn't matter when,
It's always a good time then

Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
It's always a good time
Whoa-oh-oh-oh Whoa-oh-oh-oh
We don't even have to try, it's always a good time.

"Give it up one more time for Bella Swan, everybody!" Emmet said as he gave me a hug. The other two boys gave me a hug as well before I ran back boys finished up the show with Rosalie and me dancing around backstage again. They did their encore songs and when the show was finally over, I was attacked in a Cullen mob."You. Were. AWESOME!" Emmet said quite loudly. I couldn't help but laugh at his enthusiasm."Thanks, Emmy…you were too. I'm pretty sure you made Lily's year by taking her out on the stage" I smiled at him. Lily grinned up at him."Thanks for being my partner in crime, Lily" Emmet bent down to her level and gave her a high five. That little stinker…she teamed up with him?The boys went to do their meet and greet and I hung out with my brother in my dressing room. The boys got back and we decided to go grab food we started walking to the bus, I felt an arm come around my shoulders."You really were amazing tonight, Bella" I looked up to see Edward smiling at me."Thanks, Edward. I was serious when I said I might need to change the order of my songs a bit. I don't know if I can do those two songs back to back again. I barely made it through the one for my dad.""Ok." He said as he kissed my forehead. I put my head on his shoulder as we walked to the bus. We separated when we got to the door so we wouldn't cause any rumors. I made it to the bus first because the boys got held up by fans. I was sitting on the bus waiting for them when my brother sat down next to me."So, you two dating yet?""Jake, for the last time there is nothing going on between me and Edward""Uh huh, you keep telling yourself that, kiddo" he said as the guys walked onto the bus."Wow, what did you say to her Jake her face matches Emmet's jeans" Jasper chuckled. I guess my face really was as red as it felt. "Nothing. He said nothing…I'm just hot" I said.

"That you are" Emmet smirked. I could feel my face getting redder.

I got up and walked to my bunk with only one question going through my head. Could my brother be right?

No. There is absolutely no way I'm falling for my best friend…is there?

Dun Dun Dun...

So Bella had her first concert...tell me what you think abou tit and about the blatant denial from both Edward AND Bella about what everyone seems to see but them.

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