**Slightly shorter chapter, but not by much. Also, I don't know squat about cars, so yeah. Enjoy**

APOV

Riding home with Jasper was a little awkward at first. We continued to steal glances at each other, and every once in a while I would see him open his mouth to say something before he would close it again. I wasn't much better. I would love to talk to him and get to know him, but my shyness wasn't letting that happen. Finally, he opened his mouth, "So, um...where exactly do you live?"

A giggle escaped me and soon turned into a full bellied laugh. He watched me for a few seconds before laughing himself. The awkwardness seemed to dissipate and we were able to finally make conversation in between me giving him directions, "So what brought you to Forks?"

He smiled and gestured to the forest, "The vegetation."

My eyebrows scrunched together. I was so confused, "Huh?"

He laughed and started to explain, "My dad is doing some research on biomass materials. They take samples of different algae and moss to see how they could be used to generate power."

I excitedly grabbed the paper I was given earlier, "Is this what you're talking about?"

He took the paper and looked it over while we were at a stop sign, "Yeah, it is. He didn't tell me about this though." His blue eyes locked on mine, "How did you find out about it?"

I could feel the heat on my face, "Well...um...I kinda need as many scholarships as I can get if I wanna go to college. My mom doesn't exactly have the money to pay for it." He nodded and continued down my street. Our time was running short, and I didn't want it to end. When he pulled over to the curb in front of my house I sighed, "Thank you, for the ride. I really appreciate it."

"Anytime, Alice." I started to get out of the car when his hand touched my arm, "You know, you don't have to ride the bus anymore. I could bring you home since you're on my way."

He seemed slightly nervous and all I wanted to do was squeal! I didn't want to scare him so I willed myself to stay calm until I could get into the house and call Bella, "That would be wonderful, Jasper. Thank you." He smiled at me and tipped his head. I watched as he pulled away from the curb, and as soon as he was out of sight, I squealed.

EPOV

Band practice was supposed to start over forty minutes ago, but of course Tyler and Paul were nowhere to be found. They kept pulling this shit and I was tired of it. I was talking to Seth about the party when they finally showed up, "Nice of you to grace us with your presence. Edward was just telling me about a party down at First Beach. They want us to play."

Paul slid down onto the couch beside Seth and threw his feet up on an old milk crate, "Whose party is it? I know it's not Newton."

"Don't tell me that's what those gearheads wanted." He bent down and grabbed a soda out of the mini fridge and sat next to me, "How much are they willing to pay?"

I shuffled slightly, knowing that Paul and Tyler were about to shoot the idea down, "They don't have any money, but they were willing to trade."

Tyler and Paul looked at each other and guffawed, "Seriously? What the hell would we want from them?"

Paul joined in, "No shit! Unless they got cash, I vote no."

"Besides, we're too good to be playing for free," Tyler added.

I had to fight the urge to beat them both to a bloody pulp, "We aren't too good for anything. You do realize that right now we only play for the same people. If we did this party, more people would hear us, and we would probably get more gigs."

Tyler's face grew serious for a second, and he looked at me as if I had lost my mind, "Dude, there isn't going to be anyone at this party worth our time. Drop it, cause I'm not doin' it."

Paul nodded, "Me either. Last thing we need is to lose our in because of a bunch of losers."

Seth and I exchanged an incredulous look and sighed. I really didn't want to tell Jake and Emmett that the guys wouldn't do it, but I couldn't force them. I may have started this band, and while I can play all of the instruments, I can't perform on my own. I know Seth would do it, but without the others we were pretty worthless.

EMPOV

Last night sucked! I called Sam about scorin' some alcohol and he refused! Something about contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Bullshit! He buys us booze all the time, and now he grows a conscience? I tried a few other people, but nobody was willing to help. Don't they understand how crucial alcohol is to a teenage party? Without alcohol, nobody would even bother showing up!

Jake and I were still contemplating how to get some booze for the party and coming up short. The ride from his place to school consisted of one of us throwing out a name while the other shot it down for whatever reason. We sat in the parking lot waiting for school to start when Jasper pulled in. He had a smile plastered on his face which made me grin, "Hey, Jazz. You seem happy this morning. Anything interesting happen last night?"

His head tilted to the right slightly as he regarded me curiously before shrugging, "I talked to one of my friends from Texas. He finally talked his parents into lettin' him get a dirt bike. He's been wantin' one for a couple years now."

That wasn't exactly what I was getting at, "Ugh, that's cool. Anything else?"

Before he could answer Bella's red monstrosity roared into the parking lot. I could see the squirt's head bobbing in the passenger seat and was happy to know that she had a girl friend now. I love Alice to death, but there are just some things a guy doesn't want or need to know. They emerged from the truck laughing loudly and when Alice's eyes caught sight of Jasper I swear she blushed. "Hey guys!" Bella called out and Alice bounded over giving each one of us a hug, lingering slightly longer on Jasper. His smile from earlier grew immensely once his arms were around her.

Our happy little bubble burst moments later by Edward, "Hey guys, we got a problem."

I groaned, "Don't tell me, the guys don't wanna play."

He ran his hand through his crazy hair, "Seth and I were cool with it, but Tyler and Paul don't want anything to do with your party and we can't really perform without them."

Jake threw his bag down, "Well that officially kills the party. Sam won't buy the alcohol, and we can't find anyone else either."

There were several sighs and groans throughout the group. I really wanted this party too. "We don't need alcohol to have a party," Alice's timid voice supplied.

Jake and I were both staring at her wide-eyed, "No alcohol? Are you kidding?"

"She's right. You don't need alcohol to have fun. Most of those parties that Newton throws rely on alcohol. They aren't actually any fun," Edward stated.

"No alcohol?" I once again stated. I just couldn't think about having a party without alcohol.

"I have an idea," Alice started, "Have you guys heard about that cancer research fund that was started in Bree's name?"

Most of us were clueless except Jasper, "Yeah, my mom said she was gonna get in touch with her parents about starting one. She runs a charity for children's cancer research."

We all turned to stare at him, "Really?"

He shifted uncomfortably, "Yeah. My aunt had cancer and died when she was a teenager, so my mom started the charity in honor of her. She's been doin' it for about twenty years now."

"Wow..." Alice looked awestruck so I nudged her gently. She shook her head and continued, "Anyway, I was thinking maybe instead of the original party idea, we could do a fundraiser for her. We could still do the party on the beach, maybe see if the local businesses will donate food or something to barbeque, and we could charge like five dollars a person." We were all silently staring at her, "What? We could still have the party, we could raise money for charity, and maybe Tyler and Paul would be willing to play if it's for charity."

Edward didn't look convinced, "It's a nice idea, but Tyler and Paul aren't exactly the charitable type." The bell rang and we all agreed to continue our discussion at lunch. It wouldn't exactly be the party I wanted, but if we pulled it off then we'd still get to have fun, and maybe we'd get to help some kid.

BPOV

The number of occupants at our table seemed to grow daily, and we now had myself, Edward, Alice, Emmett, Jasper, Jake, Leah, and Seth. Seth was a nice guy, but had a habit of hitting on me. I had told him time and again that I wasn't interested, but it didn't phase him. He seemed to be behaving himself today, with the exception of his greeting. "Well if it isn't my beautiful, Bella. Have you reconsidered my offer?"

I wasn't one of those girls that could be mean so I replied with a simple, "No, Seth."

He appeared to want to say something else to me before something to my right caught his eye and his face grew pale, "That's okay, I didn't really mean it anyway. Just a joke, you know?" He wasn't even looking at me when he said it, but he quickly sat down next to his sister and avoided looking at me the rest of lunch. I had turned to my right at one point to see what would have spooked him, but the only thing behind me was a wall. Edward was sitting next to me, but I don't know why that would freak him out.

We spent most of lunch talking about the possible fundraiser and what we would need to do to make it happen. Jasper and Edward offered to ask their moms for help since they were both experienced in organizing charity events. Seth offered to talk to Paul and Tyler to see if he could convince them to play. It didn't seem likely, but it was worth a shot. If nothing else, Edward said that he would bring his equipment and act as D.J. for us.

"What's gonna stop people from just walking into the party?" Alice asked.

The others looked at each other for a minute, "Well, I can ask my dad if he could do something about security. I'm not sure what he'd do exactly, but it wouldn't hurt to ask."

"Ooh! If we can get businesses to donate food, then we can start at like noon and go through the night! We would have to have things for people to do to make it fun, but that way people can come throughout the day," Alice clapped her hands, excited by her suggestion.

"That would be good, as long as we could make it fun. Our uncle has his own inflatables business. Maybe we could see if he would be willing to come out for the day," Leah suggested.

Jake jumped up, "YES! That would be awesome!" We all laughed at him and eventually separated when the bell rang. If I was being honest, this fundraiser sounded like much more fun that the party Emmett originally wanted.

JPOV

After school, I drove Alice home once again. This time, there was no awkward silence and I was able to actually hold a conversation with her. We talked about the research group that my father was organizing, her little brother, and the fundraiser. I was surprised by Alice's suggestion at first. Most kids my age don't care about helping others, but she does. I liked that she seemed to care so deeply. I was too nervous to say anything to her, but I was quite taken with Alice.

I arrived home to my mother and two other people sitting at the dining room table. It was evident that they had all been crying, and I realized why when they turned to greet me. It was Mr. and Mrs. Tanner. They were talking about the donation fund that my mother set up for them and I figured this would be as good a time as any to ask about the fundraiser, "Mom, my friends and I were wondering if you could help with something."

She glanced at the Tanners before looking back at me, "Could this wait until a little later, honey? We have some important things to go over."

"We could talk later, if that would be more convenient. My husband and I have to get to the funeral home to make the final preparations," Mrs. Tanner supplied.

I stopped them before they could stand, "No! Please, stay. What I have to ask has to do with Bree."

Three sets of eyes were locked on me, making me squirm, "Alright son, we're listening," Mr. Tanner said.

"Well..." Now that I had their attention, I wasn't sure what all to say, "We wanted to have a fundraiser for Bree next weekend. My friend Alice found out about the donation fund you were setting up, and we all wanted to help. We have some ideas, but we were hoping my mom and Mrs. Cullen would be able to help us work it all out since they have experience with this kind of stuff."

Tears were once again present in all of their eyes and it was making me slightly uncomfortable, "Oh, honey! Of course I'll help!" She flung herself out of her chair and locked her arms around my waist, "This is a wonderful idea!"

Mrs. Tanner slowly rose from her seat and held her arms out to me. I've never been very comfortable around new people, and I didn't hug new people, with the exception of Alice and Bella, but I couldn't deny her this. I wrapped my arms around her thin frame and allowed her to cry softly into my shoulder. We remained like that for about a minute when I faintly heard her whisper, "Thank you."

I smiled softly at her and nodded. I had no idea what else to say or do. Mr. Tanner was easier to deal with. He simply shook my hand and said, "Thanks."

They left not long after, leaving my mother and I seated at the table, "So, Jasper, how did you and your friends come up with this idea?"

"Oh, it was all Alice's idea. Emmett wanted to throw a party, but it wasn' working out the way he wanted and she came up with the idea of turning it into a fundraiser for Bree. We are gonna try and get local businesses to donate food so that we can barbeque, my friend Edward is trying to get his band to play and if they won't do it he's gonna D.J., and Bella is gonna talk to her dad to see if he could help with security."

She smiled and wrote everything out on a notepad that was lying next to her, "Okay, and who is Mrs. Cullen? Is that a teacher at your school? Where are you planning on having this?"

"Oh...Mrs. Cullen is Edward's mom. I guess she puts together all sorts of charity events, so he thought she might be able to help. We were thinking of having it at First Beach. Edward has played there with his band before and has everything he would need to set up. Also, Leah is askin' her uncle if he could set up some of those inflatable bounce house things for entertainment."

Her head was bobbing up and down as I listed off everything we had come up with so far. Her head shot up as shot up as soon as she finished writing it out, "Alright, I need Mrs. Cullen's number so that I can call her. I want you to talk to your friends about setting up a time where we can all meet up and discuss everything, preferably tomorrow if not tonight. I have forms for businesses who want to donate so that they will get tax credit for the donation, which will help get more of them to donate time, money, or food. I need to check with the local chamber of commerce to see if we would need a permit to throw a function at First Beach..."

I interrupted her, "We don't. It's on the reservation, and Jake's dad is like the Chief or something."

"Wonderful! We will need to look into other forms of entertainment. People will get bored in a short period of time if there isn't much to do. We need to decide if we are going to have people pay to get into the event, or if we should charge for each activity."

"What do you mean? Wouldn't it be easier to charge by person?" I was a little curious why we would charge for each thing. It seemed like we wouldn't raise much money that way.

She looked up from her paper to explain, "Well, activities like bounce houses can actually bring in a lot of money at events like these. If you offer the food at a certain price than you can earn even more. It all depends on what we have to offer. If your friend can get her uncle to donate his inflatables then I will need to see what he has to offer. Some companies offer more than just bounce houses."

I sighed, "Are we biting off more than we can chew, mama?"

She smiled and ran her hand across my cheek, "No. If you had tried to do this all yourselves, then yes you would have, but you came to me. We'll work it all out." I was so grateful for my mom right now. If anyone could pull this off, it would be her.

RPOV

I was standing outside of my uncle's garage debating whether or not I should leave. I could hear Emmett and Jake inside, and I wasn't sure if they would want to see me. Emmett hadn't even looked at me once since Friday. I know that I'm the one pushing them away, but can't they understand why? I'm not like them. I don't have the luxury of being myself. People expect me to be a certain way, or act a certain way, and hanging out in a garage fixing up old beaters doesn't fit into my expected persona.

I could hear their voices rising. They were arguing over whether the problem with the car they were working on was the starter, alternator, or the relay. I had been listening and was pretty sure that the problem was in the alternator. Emmett seemed to agree with my assessment, but Jake was arguing that it was the starter. I finally had to stop their yelling because it was giving me a headache, "It's the alternator."

They both turned toward me and I internally cringed. I wouldn't let them see how much I was affected on the outside, but inside I was squirming under their gazes. The shock on their faces faded, leaving cold facades in its place. Jake was the first to break the silence, "You don't know anything about cars, remember? So why the hell should we listen to you?"

I narrowed my eyes, "You know why I said that, Jake. My parents would kill me if they found out I was working with you guys here."

Emmett scoffed, "No they wouldn't. You can still be their little princess and fix cars while you're at it, but you choose to hide who you are. You wanna blame your parents for you not wanting anyone to know that the great, Rosalie Hale, likes to get greasy. The world would end if someone knew that you liked to fix cars, and were good at it! Heaven forbid people find out you have a brain!"

I couldn't hide the fact that his words affected me that time. I could feel the tears in my eyes and the way my body shook. I could see that he felt bad about the way he talked to me once he saw my eyes, but I couldn't break down. I know that he's right, but I can't help it. This is who I am. I can't just give up everything. Can I?

I heard him sigh and open his mouth to apologize, but I couldn't have that, "You're right, Emmett. Not really much I can do about that though."

The sound of metal clanging on metal caused me to jump slightly and I saw Jake turn to me, "That's bullshit, Rose, and you know it."

I couldn't take it anymore. They were breaking me down, and I couldn't deal with it, "I'll leave you guys to it. Good luck on the car."

"Rose...Rose!" Emmett's voice called to me, but I didn't stop. I ran straight to my car and jumped in.

**I need your help guys! I want to know your A)Favorite Band and B) your guilty pleasure. I've got something planned and need your input. They have to be bands or artists that are CURRENTLY PLAYING! If you know of any good Indie bands then let me know those too. Okay, that's it, thanks!**