A/N: I'm so sorry for the wait, and this chapter's pretty short so it doesn't even make up for it. But a lot have stuff have been going on and last weekend we went camping and stuff so yeah. I'm done with my excuses now :)

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Lastly, THANKS SO MUCH to bluemusicnote, who is amazing and gave me wonderful ideas 3 :)

Disclaimer: Twilight's not mine. And it never will be. *sigh*

"So, Jacob, what's your favorite color?" I say with a smile, ready to start my mission to break Jacob and Bella up.

"Blue," he replies while looking in my eyes, "What about you?"

"Black," I answer looking back into his. "Why blue?"

He fidgets and looks away, and at that moment I realize that his eyes are black. And mine are a startling shade of blue. Why did I say black, anyway? My favorite color's always been gold.

"Why black?" he asks back, still not making eye contact.

"I don't know, it just came out of my mouth," I reply truthfully.

He looks back at me, "Me too."

We go on for awhile, not working on the project because we are ahead of schedule and Eric's absent. After a while, I realize that I'm supposed to make him fall for me so Bella and him will break up.

But as I laugh with him, I realize that I truly want to talk to him. I really do like talking to him. I just like being around him.

Suddenly, I stop laughing.

Tanya, are you... are you falling for him? You can't. Snap out of it. You have the most popular boyfriend in the school, what more do you need?

But a nagging voice in the back of my head replies, I need someone who understands me, someone who makes me forget about everything else when I'm around him. The person Edward used to be around me, before this project started. Before he started talking with Bella.

"Tanya, you okay?" Jacob asks with a concerned look on his face.

"I... yeah," I finally reply.

"If you need to talk about something, that's what friends are for," he responds, still curious and concerned.

I can't help but notice how his frown became a tad deeper as he said the word "friends." Does that mean he doesn't want to be friends, or could it possibly mean that he wants to be more?

Tanya, don't get your hopes up. You're probably just reading too much into his expressions. Besides, he has a girlfriend that he's incredibly happy around.

I sigh, and realizing that I still haven't said anything, reply, "Thanks."

Jacob POV

I never really noticed Tanya's personality other than her hate of Bella. But after our conversations today, I realized how much of a wonderful person she really is.

If only she would show out her true personality, she would be so much better off in life... in fact, if Bella weren't in my life, I would probably want Tanya.

But of course Bella is in my life, and Tanya is just a friend.

Do you really want it that way, or the other way around?

I want it this way. I really do. But... I wouldn't mind the other way either.

The thing is, Bella's always been my best friend. And everyone wants a friend in their significant other. But if Bella's my best friend and my girlfriend, what will happen if we have to split? I'll be losing both my best friend and my girlfriend.

And I know the split is imminent. After all, Bella is, without a doubt, one of the smartest people in Forks High. Me? I'm just average. So I'll be losing the two most important people in my life soon.

But if those two people were really two different people, I wouldn't have to worry. Tanya's not dumb, she's just not super smart. With a little bit of tutoring and a bit more trying on her part, we could easily end up in the same college.

So who do I want to lose? My best friend, or my girlfriend?

Guess I'll have to choose... No, wait. What am I talking about? I like Bella better. I know Bella better. There's nothing to choose from there. Come to think of it, I should probably ask her out on a date. Yeah, I'll do that today. It'll take my mind off this...

LATER... (still Jacob POV)

I look at Bella talking animatedly with Alice as they enter the cafeteria for lunch. Since first period, I've been trying to think of a place to take her for our first date. So far, I've got nothing.

Choose something that matches Bella, says the voice inside my head.

Okay, let's go with that. What matches Bella? I look at her, trying to think of a place and what she likes. I remember the countless times she would praise Italian food when we were younger.

So what's an Italian place that serves dinner that matches Bella and would be a restaurant she likes?

As I look at her, a restaurant name pops into my head.

I smile with relief as she walks over with her lunch, having finally decided on a restaurant.

BPOV

Jacob sports a gigantic grin on his face as he waves me and Alice over to our table. Ben and Angela are spending lunch in the library today.

"Hey, Jake!" Alice and I exclaim in unison.

"Hey," he replies as we sit down.

"Isabella Marie Swan," Jacob begins, "will you do me the honor of going on a date with me?"

"Of course," I say, smiling at his adorable formality, "Where to?"

"You said you like Italian food, so after a lot of thinking, I decided on asking you to have dinner with me at Bella Italia, in Port Angeles," he replies. "You good with it?"

"It's perfect! That's my favorite restaurant. Ever."

"Wonderful," he responds with an even wider grin on his face, "how about tomorrow night for dinner? I'll pick you up at seven."

"Sounds good," I reply, and I have a cheesy grin on my face for the rest of the day.

MEANWHILE... (Edward POV)

It's been too long since my last date with Tanya. I need to get away from all of this.

I've always wanted to go to one of my favorite restaurants with her... I always end up asking her where she wants to go. I remember when I was younger, I would always beg my parents to take me to this restaurant in Port Angeles. Maybe I can relive some of those memories by going there with Tanya.

"Hey, Tanya," I call out as she enters the cafeteria, "Come over here for a sec."

"What's up?" she says, walking over.

"We haven't been on a date for almost two weeks, so I was wondering if you were up for one tomorrow evening for dinner."

"Of course!" she exclaims. "Where should we go?"

"About that, I was wondering if I could take you to one of my childhood favorites. Do you like Italian food?" I ask nervously, hoping she'll agree. I really miss that place.

"Well, I've never really tried it. But if you think it's good, I'm sure it will be perfect," Tanya replies, "It would be the perfect distraction from all of this drama."

"I completely agree. I'll pick you up at 7:15 then," I say, smiling.

"Wait, Eddie!" she says before I get up to throw the rest of my lunch (if you can call it that) away, and I feel a twinge of annoyance at that name.

"Yeah?" I say.

"You never told me the name of the restaurant..."

"Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot. It's a really cool place, and the food is delicious. It's called Bella Italia."

A/N: Sorry it took me FOREVER. This chapter was written in a short amount of time even though I didn't update in more than two weeks. So it's not amazing or anything. Hope you liked it though.

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And I actually know what I'm doing now thanks to bluemusicnote, so the next chapter shouldn't take as long :)