Because i love keeping promises here is the other chapter i said i would put up tonight. i am in a writing mood right now so i will probably write a few chapters... quil will probably be here in like 7 chapters....its a long time i know...but we gotta fit taylor's amazing songs in there somehow. so some Jake drama is gonna go down soon. so how about we make a deal? if i get 15 reviews for these chapter 9+10 and we shall have another double chapter night, let's say...thursday afternoon? if you guys would review it would make me feel alot better considering i've had a crappy week so far. but enjoy!

BTW: incase you've been living under a rock for the past year and a half i do not own twilight, or any of its belong to the amazing Steph Meyer. And i own none of the amazingly beautiful and talented Taylor Swift's songs either. =(

Edward POV

I watched Tanya walk away. I was obviously in trouble, and I didn't need my mind reading talent to know that. I was getting kind of tired of her little act, she acted like her way was the only way of doing things; she never cared about my opinion. I had to admit that Bella really put Tanya in her place, but I couldn't laugh, because I wanted to be the best boyfriend I could be for Tanya. I was surprised at how bad my family wanted me to give Bella a shot. And when I thought of this morning it was a big possibility; but I had a girlfriend that I loved, and I wasn't going to give that up for a girl who just had her heart broken. I could hear Alice's mental voice screaming at me to get to know Bella. So when Tanya walked out, I stayed. I was genuinely interested in getting to know Bella, and it was easier knowing that if I were to lose my control around her I would have my family there to stop me. I was well aware of the burning thirst that her mouth-watering scent triggered. I was so focused on the music this morning that her scent was just another thing that I didn't need to worry about, like we were both on the same level and it wasn't until Tanya came and got me that I realized the burn in my throat.

I heard Rose saying Tanya was a bitch and I was shocked that everyone at the table was smiling and giving her high fives. That upset me because they were talking about my girlfriend and I really loved her.

"Rose, that's my girlfriend." I looked at her, she knew that talking about Tanya upset me; so that meant I was upset often. They never considered that maybe talking about Tanya would hurt my feelings, and they would always tell me to move on, but I wasn't willing to give up on what I had; she was my first love.

"What? I'm only telling the truth Edward. You know that none of us like her. I don't know why you stay with her when she treats you like shit. I swear she's just using you as her own piece of arm candy. Seriously Edward you don't mean much to her." I looked at Rosalie's sad face, and I knew she was getting defensive. It hurt when they told me that I didn't mean anything to Tanya. I heard it all the time, when they would try talk me into dumping her, but I didn't want to be alone for the rest of my existence, which in short terms would be forever. I thought about what they said; sure Tanya was mean, rude, impolite, and sometimes unwilling to see my side of things sometimes but she was my girl. It also hurt knowing that none of my family wanted to give Tanya a chance. I mean Esme and Carlisle were civil with her, but I knew that was just because they wanted to see me happy. I thought over what they said and decided that I didn't care, and I needed to find Tanya before things were too late.

"Whatever, I'll talk to you later Bella. I should go find Tanya, she's pissed." I got up from the table and was starting to turn away when Alice spoke.

"Oh just wait till what she's going to do to you at home." I looked into Alice's head and was scared of what I saw. Tanya was majorly pissed and she was going to throw Esme's new couch at me when we got to my house.

Please stay Edward, you know Bella likes you. Forget about Tanya. There's a reason no one likes her Edward, you're just oblivious to it because you've been in love with her so long. Stay for me. No. Stay for Bella. If you walk away right now, I will have a talk with you tonight at home.

I shook my head and turned. I couldn't give up what I had with Tanya for someone I barely knew. I thought of everything we could have if I didn't make her so upset. I was always bending over backwards to make her happy, but it never seemed to be enough. Maybe it was just Bella that was making her insecure….I thought back to Bella, mmm. Bella. I was worried when Emmett told Bella all that stuff in front of Tanya. Emmett knew that Tanya would murder me, and I told him all that stuff in confidence. I should know by now that I can't trust him… As I walked out of the cafeteria I took a smell of the fresh air. I caught Tanya's scent heading into the forest near the edge of school property. I made my way there-human pace- and it seemed to take forever.

"What are you doing Edward? Don't you want to spend some quality time with that precious little human of yours? I know that you're family approves more of her than they do me…But I swear I really am trying to get along with them; just for you." I looked at Tanya sitting on a tree branch above me. Her face was painful, she looked completely heartbroken and her face was full of sadness. She looked down at me and gave me a small smile.

"I know that you have more in common with her than you do with me Edward, maybe you should be with her." I suddenly felt somewhat disgusted because I knew that what Tanya was saying wasn't sincere. She knew that I would be coming to find her, because it was what was expected of me. Tanya knew I wanted to be the best boyfriend I could be to her, and she often used it against me.

"You don't need to lie Tanya. You knew I would be coming to find you, and you know why." I shook my head and jumped up to sit beside her.

"You don't look at her the way you look at me Edward." Tanya was starting to get pissed off and she wanted to know what was going on between me and Bella. I could see that she was picturing me and Bella in very compromising situations.

"I would never Tanya. You know I wouldn't even think of cheating on you. I am with you and only you. The only reason I like Bella is because she is a human and she's different from everyone else. She's not like all the kids here. She can play music and she's just a really cool girl, I haven't really met a human like her before and she fascinates me. I do want to get to know her, but I only want friendship from her. Because you are my girlfriend Tanya, not Bella." I could tell that what I had just told Tanya had satisfied her and I had avoided heartbreak for Esme; she loved those couches.

"Good, look. I don't care if you hang out with 'Bella'. I mean ughh, she's human but as long as you know that you are mine, and only mine I have nothing to worry about." She looked at me and grabbed my hand. I didn't really like her referring to me as 'hers'. I was my own person and I didn't belong to anyone. I nodded and then took my hand back.

"Where are you going?" Tanya looked at me and I shrugged.

"It's only the first day of school, I'm not gonna start skipping half a day already." I started making my way to the school grounds and smiled at the thought of spending all afternoon with Bella.

"Well I'll be at your house, I think I'm just gonna listen to some of your music for the afternoon. I'll see you later." I raised my hand to signal I heard her and I continued walking towards the cafeteria.

I could tell that the table was surprised when I walked in, well I guess Alice wasn't, I mean she saw me coming as soon as I made the choice. Bella looked up at me and smiled when I walked to the table, and Alice just looked smug. Emmett was waggling his eyebrows, and I was surprised when even Rose and Jasper seemed happy that I had come back.

Jeez, Edward. You should feel the waves of adoration that are coming off of Bella. Dude, she likes you. A lot. Why don't you just give her a chance? I don't understand how you don't see how bad Tanya treats you. She doesn't deserve someone as awesome as you.

I shook my head and spoke vampire speed so only my family would be able to hear.

"I can't do that because I have a girlfriend, as I have told all of you. I also plan on staying faithful to her, but I do want friendship from Bella." They all nodded and eventually went back to talking to their mates. Bella was sitting in her chair looking awkward. She was twisting the ring on her finger and biting her lip. I moved over and started talking. Before I knew it, lunch had ended, and we had made progress on the whole friendship thing.

Days passed and I found that I could tell Bella anything, she really was my best friend. I could tell her things that I couldn't even tell Tanya, and it surprised the hell out of me. I was glad that we had even come up with a little daily tradition. Every morning we would spend an hour together in the music room, just writing music and goofing around. I felt like I could talk for hours with her and we would still have a million different things to talk about. I was really starting to love Bella, she was my best friend. And after only a week I couldn't imagine my life without my best friend. She held my secrets and I could be myself around her without ever having to worry about her calling me a wimp. I loved that I could tell her the most embarrassing things and she wouldn't laugh at me, instead she would share an embarrassing thing about her too. Bella was the person I had always been missing in my life, and I was glad I finally found her….

Bella POV

This first week was proving to be the best week of my life. I think Edward completely forgot about my little crush on him because we starting to get really close. He told me everything and I was glad that he trusted me enough to tell me things that he couldn't tell anyone else. When he told me something embarrassing about him, I thought it was only fair for me to tell him something about me as well. We shared secrets and stories, and we were never anyone other than ourselves when we were together. I felt free when I was around him and it was my time to let go of everything I ever held in. I told him how heartbroken I was over Jake, and how I thought I was over him. He understood that a part of me would always love him, and I wasn't past the stage of being over him. Edward was even teaching me how to play the piano, mainly so I could play the song I wrote about Jacob.

I looked forward to every morning because I knew that it was more time I got to spend with my best friend and I could tell him what was bothering me. He always had advice for everything, and we could spend hours talking about nothing. The only thing that I could never tell him was how he amazed me. How every time he smiled, I couldn't help but smile. How he shined and that made me shine too. Every moment we spent together, he gave me some of his magic. I only wish that he could see I would always be there for him, and I wanted him to fall for me. We had even started walking to school, and I loved the way his voice sounded in the mornings. We had even started talking on the phone at night, he promised that he would talk with me until I fell asleep, and so far he had kept that promise. I was just surprised that he didn't notice that I lost my focus whenever he talked; his voice was my escape from reality. If only Edward knew that I loved everything about him, and his laugh was my favorite sound…

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