chapter quote: And we would live happily ever after... if only

Part 2 In a Moment

Graduation and a new situation.

We were finally finished. We were finally walking through these halls the last time as students. We were walking up on stage and grabbing our diplomas one by one. We had a small class of fifty or sixty, but it felt like it was taking for ever and going way to fast at the same time.

I took one deep breath as I heard my name being called. Finally, Bella Swan was a high school student no more. But now it was time to actually go to college. I had decided that a university in Seattle was close enough to home to visit but still far enough away to have my own place. Okay own place was the wrong words. I will be sharing an apartment with Angela, Jake is moving into Seth's dorm room, and Tyler is getting assigned a roommate by the university. All of us are going to Seattle University, and joining our little Seth.

Now something else is brewing in the pot. As everyone grabbed their diplomas and finished there goodbyes to the teachers, the valedictorian stepped up for his speech. I didn't even look up to see who it was; I focused on my extremely guilty looking friend, Jake. He knew something I didn't and I was going to find out exactly what that was.

A few hours later we were at our graduation party when Jake and Angela left me. Angela went outside with Seth, and Jake went to the food table. They left me alone so Tyler came over to talk to me. They had never before left just because of Tyler; they both liked him as far as I could tell. He was always invited to come hang with us.

"Bella, I have to know something. I have been dying to ask you this, but I was afraid it was too soon. Now, before we go off to college, a completely different adventure I have to know this one thin, will you grant me that?"

Quite the speech maker isn't he. I was wary of what he was going to ask but I granted it to him anyway. "What is it Tyler, you can ask me anything."

He took a deep breath to calm his shaking. What in the world was going on?

"Bella, I want to know where our relationship stands, what am I to you? Just a friend or something more? I guess what I am asking is this…" And he pulled out a little plastic ring, kneeled and said "Will you be my girlfriend?"

HOLY YHATZEE! I screamed in my mind as I completely froze. The plastic ring completely threw me off. It was so sweet, but extremely awkward. I then realized why my so called 'friends' left me. They knew what was coming, and they set me up! And they were going to pay dearly for that.

Wait back to the question. Would I be his girlfriend? I never really thought of that. Why would he want me anyway? He was sweet, and talented and funny, and I was just Bella. But I liked him, and looking deep down enough I guess I really liked him; I guess I'd never though of us like that, but the idea sounded great. I looked at his face, and even if I had wanted to say no, I couldn't now he looked so eager t please and so nervous, like a frightened puppy dog hoping he brought you the right shoe.

"Of course Tyler, that sounds fantastic, I would love to be your girlfriend." And I pulled him off the floor to give him a hug. But that was when my father came literally storming over. His face was purple and his ears were red I though he was going to have a heart attack.

"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? I FORBID IT YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO THROW YOUR LIFE AWAY!"

This shocked me quite a bit.

"Dad! Dad, what are you talking about? Are you on drugs or something? What are you freaking out about? I'm going off to college, not going away to marry some biker named Bo." Now that shocked me as well I had no clue what I was saying but I knew it didn't make sense.

He then turned on Tyler. I always thought he liked Tyler.

"GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER, I WILL NOTALLOW HER TO MARRY YOU! "

"WHOA DAD, Get a grip I'm not going to marry Tyler, he asked me to be his girlfriend that's all! It is a plastic ring, from a gumball machine! He's not purposing we run off to Vegas!" Tyler looked like a deer in headlights right now. And Charlie was not becoming less purple, but the steam coming from his ears was slowing. But he was now babbling incoherent words, it sounded like he was being choked. I swore he was eyeing his gun ready to leap for it if necessary.

Time to call in reinforcements, it was the least they could do for getting me in this predicament. "JAKE I need help over here! We have CGC (Charlie gone crazy)" As soon as I yelled his name he was sprinting across the room with Angela following somewhere in the crowd more subtly.

Jake grabbed Charlie's arm and gently shook him. "Charlie calm down, they aren't getting married, see, just a plastic ring!" Jake then began making weird gestures and barley formed sentences getting lost in Charlie's babble.

Then the real help came, Angela. She rolled her eyes at the two bumbling idiot pulled Jake away and ushered Charlie to a chair. "Breathe Charlie, just breath, nothing is happening. It is nothing, okay? Tyler just asked Bella out in a cute and somewhat romantic way. They are not engaged Charlie, just dating. If you breathe and get some oxygen to your brain it will make sense." She waited for a minute until he began to breath normally again and he nodded and muttered something that sounded like and apology and walked away.

What an over reaction. I began to laugh so hard, apparently I was the only one who found humor in this. That was when Tyler gave a nervous chuckle which got everyone roaring with laughter, even Tyler. In my opinion it was entirely Jake and Angela's fault and I told them so.

Thankfully my father calmed down and apologized to Tyler, and congratulated the both of us. I guess he had finally realized that I wasn't just his baby girl anymore, but I still needed him.

Beginning of college.

MOVING DAY! Wahoo! It was not so fun. But as son as we got everything settled, Angela and I flopped on our couch in our new living room. It was a small, two bedroom, and one bathroom apartment. We heard knocking on the front door and we both smiled. My dad, Angela's parents and older brothers, had all helped us move in. They were a big help too, it would have taken us three hours more without them.

We opened the door and hugged them showing them the final product of our new place. It was actually quite nice, we blended our styles and decorations for it, and we both chipped in for all the new/slightly used stuff. It was a two bedroom but with a plan we made one bedroom, a bathroom, and a giant closet and storage space or office. We picked the larger of the two rooms to make it our room. It was perfect, for now, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

After our families left we threw on our jackets and drove to see the boy's rooms. Jake and Seth had a pretty good setup. The beds were on complete opposite sides of the room, with junk thrown everywhere. When we asked them if they wanted help finishing the move they said they were done. I was tempted to clean their room for them but I didn't, Lord knows what is under that mess. Although if you really look at it there is some method to the madness, I just have yet to figure out what that method is. But they can find everything perfectly, scary right?

We then went to see Tyler and meet his new roommate. The guy was nice enough, and his girl friend was sure friendly to Tyler. When she came back in the room a walked over to Tyler and wrapped my arms around his waist giving him a huge hug and a kiss. This was declaring that he was mine and a glare suggesting that if she touched him she was dead, big time.

He returned my kiss, and asked to see our apartment. We told him that next week if we could find time we would throw a little party, if we were still alive after our classes. That way everyone can see our new place.

School was a little hectic, rushing from place to place and getting my schedule right, but within a month everything was running somewhat smoothly.

College turned out to be easier when you had your friends right there supporting you.

Tyler and i were happy, i often thought about a wedding, beautiful and sweet. maybe we could get married, and we would all live happily ever after... if only

I am going to be al ittle mean and leave the chapter there, but beacuse i havent updated in so long i am giving you another chapter.