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Cantante Bello: Is Bella going to try to play her lullaby (if that is what it is)? And are they going to perform her lullaby?

yea, that's what Edward and her are working on for the contest

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Well, except for Jayden, but i'll be disowning him after a few chapters. (hint hint)

Progressing Relationships

"Are you sure about what you're asking Edward? Because you really could win the contest by yourself."

He nodded and gave me a pleading look. Now how was I suppose to refuse when he looked so cute?

I sighed "Ok-ay"

"What was that you were trying to play in class today Bella?"

"Ahh…I don't know yet. It was just some unknown tune I was humming in the shower that day you decided it would be wise to steal my clothes."

I watched as a hint of red rose up his cheeks. Edward blushed!

"I think we should use it. I mean I only heard the little part you played today but it sounded really sweet and calming. It was almost like a-"

"A lullaby" I added smiling.

"Exactly. I'm sure I could get my mom to get us a piano so we could practice in our free time."

That reminded me…

"Really? And how would your mom do that?"

"Ah" I had caught him. I watched his eyes look up as if he was trying to think of something to say.

"Edward? Who exactly is your mom? And don't lie to me!"

"Her name is Esme."

"Esme?" I urged.

He sighed. "Esme Cullen."

"Geez Edward, why didn't you tell me your family owned one of the top universities in the nation? I actually already knew."

"You did?"

"Well yeah, first that woman at the housing office goes Mr. Cu-, then Alice almost said it but you interrupted her, and then you tell me this room was especially reserved for you. If you were trying to keep it a secret, it didn't work because I had it figured out by the time you cut of Alice. I just thought I would wait for you to tell me when you were ready."

He looked at me wearily. "I don't mind telling you that now, but others try to take advantage of me because of that. You know, they'll suck up to me so I can get them favors and things. I wanted to see if you would still like me if you didn't know."

I smiled. "You know Edward, you can be sweet when you want to be, and it's the same if you decide to be mean."

He chuckled. "I know." Then he got a mischievous look in his eyes, "Bella, what's that on your shirt?" he asked, pointing towards my forehead.

I reached my hand up to my head and then realized something "hey, this isn't my shirt!"

Then, before I could stop him, he reached over and began to tickle me. If there's another major flaw I have, it's that I'm extremely ticklish. I was bursting with laughter in no time and I grabbed his hands, trying to get him to stop. I ended up rolling off the couch, pulling him with me. I closed my eyes and was still laughing when he stopped.

I opened my eyes and gasped. His face was less than an inch away from mine and he had me pinned to the ground with each of his legs on either side of my body.

I found myself wanting to close that small gap between our faces but instead I ended up letting out a loud yawn in face.

He laughed. "Bed time?"

How embarrassing. I nodded and was about to push him off when something moved in my line of vision.

I gasped. Jacob was in the room. I watched as he caught Edward by surprise and flung him off me.

I sat up and began to inch away from him, trying to avoid the glare he was shooting my way. I looked behind him to see Edward slowly getting up but Jacob was oblivious because he was still staring at me.

"What do you think you're doing?!" he screamed at me.

"What do you mean?" I squeaked.

"What do I mean?! I walk in to find my girlfriend in her underwear with a guy who's also in his underwear on top of her! Who knows what you guys were planning on doing next?! Then you ask me what do I mean?!" (AN: shequerida: this was partly your idea. i didn't make them kiss though cause that would make bella just as bad as jacob!)

Okay, now it was my turn to get mad. I glanced behind him and noticed Edward was already up and inching his way backwards into the kitchen

"Okay! First of all," I started, getting up "get it right. These are boxers, not underwear. 2nd, I am your ex-girlfriend. Translation, girlfriend no more! 3rd, I can do whatever I want whenever I please! You're not the boss of me. And last, how the hell did you get in here?!"

He had seemed to become more and more outraged with each comment I made, but when I asked that question, he smirked. "You never locked your door. By the way, you don't really believe the jerk is going to change his ways because of you do you?"

I felt my body tense up. "How long have you been standing there Jacob, eavesdropping?"

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Edward tip toeing back out of the kitchen with a frying pan in his hand. I fought the urge to smile.

"It doesn't matter how long I've been out there, it only matters what I heard."

I smirked. "Well, I hope you've enjoyed listening and thinking about my life, because now, you'll have lots of time to think about yours, in jail."

He looked confused. "What?"

I smiled a sweet innocent smile and watched as Edward slammed the frying pan onto his head so hard, the sound filled up the room. Jacob was down in an instant.

"Call the cops"

I watched as Edward dialed the number and explained the situation to them.

I walked over to the couch farthest away from Jacob's body and sat down while Edward waited by the door.

A few minutes later, 2 cops and a paramedic rushed into the room.

I walked over towards them and answered some of the questions they fired at me.

After a while, they told us that Jacob would be conscious in a few minutes and he would remain with them over night, but they really couldn't keep him in jail because he hadn't caused any damage, which gave a lack of proof. I could feel disappointment cloud my face.

As they were about to leave, I watched one of the men give one last amused glance at me and Edward and I blushed when I realized he was looking at our boxers.

I closed the door, locked it, and turned to find Edward still standing where I'd left him. I practically ran over to him and wrapped my arms tightly around his waist.

"Thank you so much Edward" I murmured into his chest.

He returned the hug and murmured into my hair, "the pleasure was all mine."

I wasn't surprised to see Alice and Rosalie in my closet in my room when I woke up. I just put on the clothes they had laid out for me without argument and walked to the kitchen to get something to eat.

I was, however, surprised to see a plate of waffles with a piece of paper beside it containing my name.

Bella.

See you at lunch.

Edward.

I was shocked by his perfect handwriting. He never ceased to surprise me.

A huge grin spread across my face when I finished reading the note.

I grabbed my food and turned around to see Alice grinning like a fool and Rose with an amused expression on her face.

"What?" I asked.

Alice led me to a chair and I began to eat.

"Edward never makes anyone breakfast but himself" she said, as if that answered my question.

"Ok-ay" I said, wondering where she was going with this.

"Don't you get it Bella?" she asked.

"Get what?"

She threw her hands up in frustration. "You can be so clueless sometimes."

I shrugged and finished the rest of my waffles. I went to put my plate away but when I came back, Emmett, Jasper, and Jayden were already there.

"Bella!" Emmett boomed, picking me up into a bear hug, "long time no see!" He was such a big kid.

"Emmett, it's been less than a day."

"Still" he replied, putting me down and patting me on the head.

I grabbed my things and grabbed Jayden's hand as we walked out the door.

On our way to first period I told him about what'd happened last night but the only thing he seemed to remember was

"Edward Cullen knocked him out?" he seemed surprised.

I didn't know whether I should be annoyed by that statement or not.

"Yeah, he did. Why is that surprising?"

"Nothing." He was thoughtful for a moment as we walked into the classroom. I gave a sigh of relief when I noticed Jacob wasn't there.

During class, I had to nudge Jayden a couple of times cause he was falling asleep.

"What's the matter Jayden?" I asked.

"Basketball practice this morning. Coach is working us harder cause our first game is next week. I didn't get enough sleep." he murmured.

When class was over we walked out together. "Can I come meet you by your car after classes are over? I want to take you somewhere."

"Okay" I reached up to give him a quick kiss but it ended up lasting a little longer than intended.

The day was feeling absolutely great and I had a feeling Jacob's absence had something to do with it.

By the time lunch time rolled around, I was ecstatic. Everyone was already seated by the time I got into the dining hall. I grabbed some food and practically skipped to the table, plopping my self down into the seat next to Edward.

He smiled at me and I smiled back, saying a quick hello to everyone at the table. I listened quietly as they talked about last night's events. Edward must have filled them in.

I finished eating and was picking up my tray to go dump it when someone put their hand over mine.

"I'll do it" he said in that smooth voice of his.

I watched in awe as Edward picked up our trays and put them away. There was no way someone could change that fast. I looked at Alice and she was grinning at me.

"Ready to go?" Edward asked. I guess I was walking with him to class today. I nodded and picked up my things.

We spent the class time working on our piano piece. I had hummed it to him and he was adding a little something of his own to the song. I could tell it was going to sound great!

When class was over, we walked out the doors together to meet a different blonde than yesterday waiting outside.

"Eddie!" she squealed, flinging herself at him.

I rolled my eyes and looked to see a grimace on Edward's face as he struggled to pull her off him.

"What's wrong Eddie? Don't you want to come over to my dorm?" she asked, placing what I think she thought was a seductive smile.

I had to put a hand over my mouth to prevent myself from gagging.

I watched Edward rub the back of his neck and sigh. "Er…no thank you." Then he walked away from her!

I was in shock. He had actually turned her down. I turned to see the shocked expression on her face and burst out with laughter.

Edward looked at me with mock anger. "I didn't find it very funny thank you"

I calmed down. "Sorry, but you did great buddy" I said, patting him on his back.

He grinned and grabbed my hand to put it around his waist, and then he put his hands around my shoulders.

Friends could hold each other like this right?

However, I dropped my hand when our dorm building came into view. He, seeing Jayden by my car, dropped his hand too. He took my books from my hands and waved good bye. I sighed and waved back.

"So where are we going Jayden?" I asked getting into my car.

"I want to show you my place. I share and apartment with a friend of mine a little bit away from campus."

"Okay." I followed his directions and pulled up in front of a gorgeous apartment complex.

"This place is beautiful, how do you afford it?" I questioned, examining the exterior.

"You haven't even seen the inside yet. My parents pay for it."

We took the elevator up and the apartment inside was even more beautiful. It was very spacious.

"Come on, let's watch T.V." he said, pulling me over to the couch in front of the T.V.

"Okay, but I have to get back soon, I've got homework."

He nodded in understanding. There was a Psych marathon going on, my all time favorite show, so I ended up staying a little longer than expected. We were both laying on the couch, me with my head on his chest, and we were laughing our heads off.

I snuck a look at the time and my eyes practically bulged out of my brain.

"Holy Crow! It's 11:00 pm already?!" I started to sit up but he pulled me back down, cupped my face in his hands, and started trailing kisses on my neck, slowly making his way to my mouth. By the time he reached my mouth I was extremely eager and threw myself into the kiss with a little more force than necessary. I could feel him smiling.

Before I knew it, we were getting so lost in the kiss I had to remind myself to pull back and breathe. I smiled.

"Come on Jayden, we have to get going. You still have to get your car from campus" I reminded him.

He groaned when I pulled him up.

We got into my car and I sped back to campus with one of my hands in Jayden's the entire way.

I pulled into my spot and climbed out, giving Jayden a quick goodbye kiss before I jogged to my dorm, while he headed for his car. I was extremely eager to get to my dorm and I had a feeling it had something to do with seeing Edward again.

I opened the door to find Edward laying on the floor doing his homework. He looked up to stare at me as I walked in. He looked sad.

I quickly took off my shoes and rushed to sit down beside him. "What's wrong Edward?"

He smiled, but it looked forced. "Nothing" he replied, looking down.

I lifted his chin with my finger and gazed into his eyes, trying to find my answer. "Please tell me Edward?" I asked batting my eyelashes at him.

He smiled, "Well, when you put it that way…and you did promise to help…" I could feel a sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach at that last phrase.

He sat up and faced me.

"Go on" I urged.

"Well, there's this girl…" I knew it! "that I think I really like."

He'd already found someone! I couldn't help but feel a little jealous. She must be beautiful.

"She's gorgeous" ah, there it was.

He was still talking, "very smart. I haven't known her for very long though but my feelings towards her are very strong. I'm afraid she'll think I'm creepy. I mean, I'm even creeping myself out. These feelings are all new to me."

I scoffed. "Is that the only problem? Because if it is-"

"Wait" he cut me off, "let me finish. That isn't the only problem. The biggest problem is that she already has a boyfriend and she seems to like him a lot" he said this gazing into my eyes as if searching for something. Whatever it was, I don't think he found it because he looked down with a sigh and asked "What should I do?'

I was feeling extremely jealous of this unknown female at the moment even though I clearly had no right to be. But I did know one thing, and it was that I had to make sure Edward was happy.

"Well Edward, I think you should hang around her more and just show her what a real gentleman you are. Be the real you, be yourself around her, and if you guys are meant to be together…then it will happen" I added sadly.

He seemed to ponder that for a moment, and then he smiled. "You're right."

Then he did the most amazing thing. He pulled me into a tight embrace and whispered, "Thank you" into my hair.

I could hear my heart beating extremely loudly at his unexpected touch and I'm sure he could hear it because he chuckled.

What was it about him that made me go crazy?

I sighed and pulled away. "Well Edward, now it's time for me to ask you for help."

"Yes?" he asked smiling.

"Are you any good at Calculus, because I am in dire need of some help?"

"Well go get your books then and come back here so I can help you."

Edward was really smart. I would never have guessed it before, but he was able to help me with every single one of my assignments.

We finished and I stood up to go to the bedroom and he to the couch.

"Goodnight Edward"

"Night Bella."

"And Bella?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm glad you're my roommate."

"I'm glad you're mine too" I replied smiling.

I know this chapter wasn't very eventful, but it is essential to the plot that you guys see how Bella and Jayden's relationship is progressing and you see a day with Bella and Edward as friends. The next chapter will have to show you Bella developing feelings towards Edward. That way, the chapter after that doesn't seem totally off! I am extremely excited to write the next chapter by the way.

Well, sorry for the long note.

Virtual cookie to anyone who can guess even close to what Jacob is up to at this time, considering he's not in school. i can give you a hint, it ain't good:)

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