Well, would you look at that! Another update! And so soon =P

Sorry, it's a little short. But I wanted to leave it with a cliffhanger ;)

The next day at school, I jumped out of the cab of my truck and skipped to entrance of the building where the gang was waiting for me. I had a huge grin on my face. Never mind that I absolutely hated the rain and it was coming down pretty heavy. Never mind the fact that total drama had taken place yesterday.

"Looks like someone's happy," Rosalie muttered, raising an eyebrow skeptically.

"Looks like someone's not," I said, but then smiled at her. I wasn't going to let anything ruin my mood today. Not even Rose's bitter attitude.

The bell rang signaling that we should get to class. I followed Alice to English class who was happy that she for once had someone to bounce around and be all happy with.

Once we sat down, she raised the topic that I knew was inevitably was going to be brought up. "So," Alice said.

"So?" I grinned.

"So… I notice you're not your usual self today."

"What do you mean?" I asked, faking innocence. She narrowed her eyes, knowing that I was playing with her.

"Bella," She snapped. "Tell me RIGHT NOW or I will SCREAM!"

Her voice had already risen well past normal levels, so I quickly said, "Okay, okay, I'm telling you!" I glared at her, while she just smirked. "Jeez, you can be seriously annoying, you know that, right?"

"I'm perfectly aware," She chirped happily. "Now stop trying to change the subject and SPILL!"

"Okay, well… Um…" I looked around the classroom carefully to make sure no one was listening in on our conversation.

Alice gasped. "Are you pregnant?"

I gasped too. "NO!" I said loudly and then leaned forward when I noticed people starting to look at us. "I think… I think I might be in love." Just as I said it, a smile spread across my face.

"With Edward?" She asked me.

"No, with Jasper," I hissed sarcastically rolling my eyes.

Alice rolled her eyes and then squealed. "Oh my gosh, Bella! This is so cool! When did you know? How did you know? Has he said anything yet? Have you told him? Oh my gosh, I swear to god, if you tell him and he doesn't say it back and then breaks your heart I will NOT let him live! Why are you looking at me like that?"

I just shook my head. Alice never ceased to amaze me.

Alice insisted on walking me- she bounced; I walked- to my next class to talk all about my "love life". I told her it was non-existent. She refused to believe that.

"So are you going to tell him yourself or wait for him to make the first move?"

"Alice! Didn't you hear me? I said I think I'm in love with him. I don't know if I am for sure!"

"In love with who? Me?" James whispered in my ear. It sent shivers down my spine. Not the good kind of tingly shivers Edward gave me, but the scary kind.

Alice narrowed her eyes at him. "Yeah, right," She scoffed. "Like anyone would be in love with you."

"C'mon Alice," I said, tugging at her elbow and glaring at James. "He's not worth it."

"Watch what you say, dear little Alice," He murmured softly. "You never know when I might take offence to something… That'd be a sad, sad day for you, Alice."

Alice put her hands on her hips and glared at the tall, towering figure in front of her. I looked around uncertainly, hoping someone would turn up in case we needed back up. To my delight, Emmett was walking towards us behind James. He looked furious.

"You know what, James?" Alice said. "You're just a sore loser. You didn't get Bella. You got beaten up in front of the school… So now, because you're such a huge coward, you've resorted to threatening and picking on girls half your size." She looked at me. "Come on, Bella. I don't even know why we were ever worried about this freak."

She dragged me away, but when I looked back, James was just smirking at us with a cunning look on his face.

I didn't have a chance to talk to Alice till lunchtime. She was already at the table with everyone else when I came and slammed my tray down and glared at her.

"Why the hell did you do that, Alice?" I asked. "You just provoked him even more!"

"What?" Edward and Jasper asked, clearly confused.

"Alice provoked James," I explained. "She called him a coward and a freak."

"Alice!" Jasper exclaimed. "Why would you do that?"

Alice looked down and bit her lip uncertainly. "I don't know," she whispered. "It seemed like a good idea at the time." She looked up at me. "I'm so sorry, Bella. Now if anything happens it's going to be my entire fault. I'm sorry!"

All my anger melted away at the sight of Alice so distraught. "Shh," Jasper said, taking her arms in his. "It'll be okay."

"It's not your fault at all, Alice," I said. "If anything's going to happen, it won't be because of what you said; it'll be because James is a deranged freak."

"Just stay away from him," Emmett added abruptly. "He's bad news. I was watching your little scene earlier… He obviously has something hidden up his sleeve."

"On the other hand, some good news, Bella, is that he didn't buy the birth control pills!" Rose said excitedly.

"Really?" I asked. I turned to Edward. "You went and found out? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because he's too ashamed to," Rose said with glee.

I looked around at all their faces. Only Jasper looked at clueless as I did.

"There was only one male at the pharmacy buying birth control pills in the last month," Edward said. "The guy at the counter remembers because it's rare to have a man come in; it's usually a woman."

"So? It wasn't James?" I felt relieved; yet disappointed at the same time. I was relieved that it was not him stalking me like that, yet disappointed, because that meant someone else was.

"Nope," Alice said popping the 'p'.

"Then why are you so embarrassed?" Jasper asked impatiently.

Edward turned red. "Well… The only male who went in was… Umm…"

"It was dad." Alice finished for him.

I saw Jasper's mouth fall open, and I was pretty sure mine was the same way. "Carlisle?" I gasped.

"Edward refuses to come to terms with the fact that his mom is using birth control pills," Rosalie said, openly laughing. I couldn't help myself. A few giggles came out.

Edward glared at me and banged his head on the table. "Imagine how it is, going up to the pharmacist and finding out that your dad is buying birth control pills!"

The whole table erupted with laughter at the sight of Edward. "Doesn't it bug you?" he asked Alice and Emmett. "I mean, its mom and dad!"

"Edward, chill. You're getting too worked up over this," Alice giggled.

Edward sighed. "Yeah, I guess. But still, it's-"

Alice groaned. "Shut up! We get it- its mom and dad. Now go to class," she huffed.

All throughout Biology and Government, I was looking at Edward out of the corner of my eyes. I didn't listen to a word the teachers said about Krebs's cycle or democracy. I was wondering about whether I was in love.

I decided to ask Alice and Rosalie later what it felt like to be in love. After all, they would know. The bell rang, and the school day came to an end.

Edward and I left, his hand intertwining with mine as we walked down the hallway. We stopped by his locker and he pulled me up close to him. "So," he said, looking into my eyes and tucking a strand of my hair behind my ear. "It's been a while since we went on a date."

I blushed as his captivating eyes held mine. "Yeah, it has," I breathed.

"What say we go out tonight? Just the two of us?"

"I'd love that," I smiled. He smiled back at me and leaned down. His lips pressed softly against mine. I responded with vigor, but then he pushed me away softly. "We're in school, Bella," he chided softly.

I pouted at him, which he just chuckled at. "See you later, Bella," he winked.

I went out to the parking lot to find Alice waiting for me next to my truck. "Edward already left, Alice," I told her.

She rolled her eyes at me. "I know," she said, climbing into the driver's seat. "I also know that you're going on a date tonight. So I'm coming to your house, to help you get ready! Come on, hop in!"

"You do realize that you're telling me to hop into my own car?"

"Yup!" She said, and backed out of the parking lot.

Halfway to my house, she braked suddenly. "I'm so sorry, Bella, but I need to get something from my house!"

She turned around before I could answer and soon we were speeding in the opposite direction to her place. Well, speeding as fast as my truck could go.

"What do you need, Alice?" I asked her.

"Oh, just my new makeup kit." She grinned evilly at me and I groaned. I put my head in my hands and rested it against the dashboard.

"This is why I should have driven," I mumbled into my hands.

She just chuckled, which, a second later, turned into a piercing scream. I looked up and saw a huge, black hummer swing onto the street in front of us. Alice swerved the car to the left, but the Hummer, anticipating her move, mirrored her.

I heard a sickening crunch of metal before everything turned black.

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