A/N Thank you reviewers and readers! I had been in the process of hunting for the "perfect song" for this chapter but realized with musical interests being so diverse, I chose to mention a song vaguely so you could imagine your own song here.

Chapter 10

BPOV

Snuggled deep in my blanket, threads of Beethoven's Für Elise entered my consciousness. I sat up slowly savoring the music. Für Elise had been one of my favorites ever since I was a little girl. I looked over at Alice. She was still asleep. I quickly slid out of bed and padded downstairs, my bare feet virtually silent. I entered the music room and leaned against the wall nearest the door. The piano was in the middle of the room, and Edward's back was to me.

He started into a new melody almost immediately after finishing Für Elise. It was so beautiful. My eyes closed focusing only on the music. Hearing Edward playing on a piano of high quality was staggering. How truly gifted he is, I mused.

Edward's next choice was surprising. It was a song that I'd been semi-obsessed with lately. I could relate to the longing in the melody and lyrics, even if they didn't quite capture the intensity and complexity of my feelings.

I surprised myself by softly singing the first line of the song. I grew a little louder as my confidence grew. I let the song over take me and my voice soared. I sang as I had never done before, aware only of the blending of Edward's music and my voice.

At the end of the song, I suddenly felt self conscious. I'd never opened myself up like that before and frankly it was a little scary. I was thinking of making a run for it, when Edward turned and swung his legs over the bench to face me. I gasped as I took in the dark bruise on his cheek. I approached slowly, stopping within the circle of his knees. I reached my hand out hesitantly with the intention of cupping his jaw.

Alice shrieked behind me, "Isabella Swan! You've been holding out on us!" Startled, I dropped my hand, stepped away from Edward and turned, groaning inwardly at her extremely horrible timing.

Alice was tapping her foot, hands on her hips. "Where did you learn to sing like that?" She demanded.

"I … I took lessons in Phoenix until it got too expensive," I stammered, feeling a little cornered.

Emmett ambled by heading for the kitchen. "What was up with all that racket? Can't a dude get some sleep around here?" he grumbled, but the grin on his face belied his words.

"Say Emmett, I want to talk to you." I said, making my escape.

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EPOV

As I sat down at the piano, I knew working on my own stuff was out. My thoughts and feelings were all in a big knot right now. What was important was that Bella was safe. I decided to focus on that – light, happy, and wistful. I began playing Für Elise.

I felt Bella enter the room as I was playing Yiruma's "River Flows in You." To her credit, she was obviously trying hard not to disturb me and had been very quiet. Yet, I knew without looking that she was there. Wanting to please her, I concentrated on picking a song to play for her. I remembered that she'd been humming a song along with her iPod before Biology a few times lately. The irony that it was a song about unrequited love was not lost on me.

I began to play and almost missed a note as Bella started singing softly. Her voice grew, sensing the acoustic potential of the room. I was floored. Her voice was sensational and emotions she channeled into the song were incredible. Damn, I wish I could see her…

As soon I had finished the final notes, I shifted on the bench so I could face her. I grinned at the slightly stunned look on her face. I took in her messy hair, her swimming in my old sweatshirt and shorts, her pretty legs, and her cute little bare feet. Truly adorable. I'm so screwed, I thought, staying the urge to start raking my hand through my hair.

She gasped with her eyes on my face. She slowly approached and came to a stop between my knees. I drew in a breath at her proximity. Her hand reached out hesitantly for my face, concern apparent in her expression.

"Isabella Swan! You've been holding out on us!" Alice shrieked.

Dear lord, could she have had any worse timing?! Bella started, dropped her hand, and moved away from me. I immediately missed her closeness. She turned to face my suddenly not so favorite sibling.

Where did you learn to sing like that?" Alice demanded.

"I … I took lessons in Phoenix until it got too expensive," Bella stammered. She looked very uncomfortable.

I was about to intercede when Emmett walked by.

"What was up with all that racket? Can't a dude get some sleep around here?" he grumbled, clearly not upset. He shot me a look which meant Bro, you are so screwed. Don't I know it.

"Say Emmett, I want to talk to you." Bella exclaimed and quickly left.

"Nice going, Alice. Way to scare her away." I growled.

"I'm sorry, Edward. I just couldn't believe what I heard. Why didn't she try out for solo! She would have left Tanya in the dust. Hmm, seems like I have some work to do." She wandered out with a thoughtful look on her face.

I stared off into the distance as a new melody formed in my head.