A/N: So I had to really think about how this next chapter would play out, which is why it took so long. Sorry guys! I knew that I couldn't have cannon pairs, but I wasn't sure how much torture to put these characters through. In addition to my contemplation, I also went out of town, so that also contributed to my lack of updating. I will warn you now that the dates will probably take some thought as well, so don't expect an update tomorrow. And with that, I say, "Thank you SM for thinking of these characters, so that I could take them and do whatever I want with them!"

Chapter Twelve - I Got Him!

BellaPOV:

Alice, Rosalie and I pulled out our raffle tickets. I sighed and said a small prayer that I would not win anyone.

"I'm going to pull the winner from a bowl held by the boy they will win," Coach Spenner was explaining, "We will go in the same order as the pageant, and please remember that although there may be duplicate numbers, you have to have the right color ticket as well and the right number."

"So, without further ado, here comes Emmett!" Spenner said as Emmett walked out on stage holding a clear fishbowl full of blue tickets.
Rosalie, Alice and I all located our blue tickets. Rosalie crossed her fingers.

"And the winner is…395768"

I looked at my ticket and breathed a sigh of relief, not me. Unfortunately, it wasn't Rosalie's number either.

"I can't believe this!" Rosalie growled as we watched Lauren jumping up and down waving her ticket around above her head.
Emmett looked like someone just killed his dog. I giggled.
"So not amusing." Rosalie said slowly, glaring at me.
"A little." Alice said.
"I hope Jessica gets Jasper!" Rosalie said back.
Alice and I both gasped and said "No!" together.
Meanwhile, Mike Newton had come out on stage with his bowl or orange tickets.

"Winning a date with the always amusing Mike is number 396427!" Spenner called out.

I looked down at my orange ticket. 3…9…6… I read, a feeling dread growing in the pit of my stomach...4…2…6 phew! I turned to smile at Alice, but I paused when I saw her frowning down at the ticket in her hand.

"I won." She whispered.

Rosalie stood up and waved; "We have the winner right here, sir!" she called, pointing at Alice, who looked like she just got sentenced to life in prison. I knew better than to laugh, but it was hard to contain myself. One giggle came out, but that was all it took to draw the wrath of Alice.
"I hope you win every other guy!" she hissed at me.
I looked at the tickets I still held and sighed again. It was entirely possible that I could win more than one date, and no one had yet mentioned what would happen if the same girl won more than one guy.

Tyler walked onto the stage, carrying a bowl of purple tickets.

"Do you think he feels weird with purple tickets?" Rosalie whispered to me.
"I think it would take a lot more than that to make Tyler feel weird." I responded.

Spenner pulled a ticket out of the bowl Tyler was holding. "Would the lucky lady holding ticket number 397631 please stand up," he called.

I looked at my purple ticket, reading the numbers off in my head. Alice leaned over me to read my ticket as well.
"You won!" she crowed triumphantly.

"Did I hear a winner?" Spenner called out.

"Yeah, me." I said, standing up slowly. I swear Tyler did a little fist pump when he realized it was me. 'Really?' I thought to myself, 'Tyler likes me?'

"I think he likes you," Rosalie whispered, nudging me playfully.

"Doesn't he think I have a boyfriend?" I mused, more to myself than to Alice and Rosalie, but I got an answer anyway.

"Did I forget to tell you that I told a few key people that you and Jacob were over?" Alice said with fake innocence.

"How come I didn't hear about it?" I said, glancing at Alice. She answered me, but I didn't hear what she said, because I was looking past her at Angela. Angela was holding a single ticket and praying?

I looked up on stage where Spenner was about to draw the winner of the date with Ben.

"Quick, give me your white tickets," I whispered urgently.

Rosalie and Alice handed them over without a question and I hurried over to the empty seat next to Angela.

"396587," Spenner called and I looked at the three white tickets in my hand. There it was. I'm not even sure whose it was originally but I pushed it into Angela's hand, and then raised it up above our heads.

Angela squealed (scouts' honor) and Ben sagged with relief.

I grinned, matchmaking was fun, no wonder Alice liked it so much.

I returned to my seat as Jasper walked out on stage carrying his bowl of yellow tickets. He had obviously heard that Alice had won Mike because he looked dejected. Spenner reached in and pulled out a ticket. Alice was looking intently at hers, as if she could will it to be the correct number.

"397512?" Spenner called. Alice slumped down in her seat.

"Not me," she huffed, and then turned to look at us hopefully. Rosalie and I both shook our heads. Neither of us had the winning ticket either. Jessica and Lauren were silent as well.
"Thank God neither of those hoo-has won him." Alice said.

"I believe I have the winning ticket," a voice called from behind us.

All three of us girls turned around to see who had won Jasper.
"Victoria!" Rosalie gasped.
"I can not believe Jasper sold a ticket to her!" Alice practically yelled.
"He didn't." I said calmly.
Alice whipped around to face me. "How does she have it, then?" Alice demanded.

I pointed to a short blond girl standing next to Victoria.
"I believe that girl is our culprit. She is a freshman, and she must be related to Victoria somehow." I mused, "Why else would any girl give up a chance to date Jasper?"

"That ho-bag graduated last year, what is she doping trying to date some guy still in high school?" Rosalie asked.

"She's probably still mad about how Jasper ignored her for Alice," I answered.

Next up was James, a guy we didn't really hang out with. I didn't have one of his tickets, but Rosalie did. I ignored Spenner and turned to Alice.

"What are you going to do about Victoria?" I asked her.

"What can I do, jasper will have to go on that date with her." Alice said woefully.

"Well, you can at least make sure Jasper knows how upset you are," I said.

"Oh no, you silly girl, that's not how Jasper and I do things," Alice said, shaking her head at me.

"Well, I think honesty is the best policy." I maintained.

"For you, it would be, you are a terrible liar, but most girls don't function that way." Alice said.

"I can't believe this!" we heard Rosalie screech.

We turned to see her staring at her brown ticket with a mixture of awe and disgust. "I won James," She said to us.

Alice and I looked at each other decided it would healthier to stay silent.

Finally it was Edward's turn. I pulled out my green ticket and looked at the stage with...excitement?? My heart was beating a little faster. 'Where is this coming from?' I thought to myself. "Probably the backlash from his totally hot Kevin bacon dance. Yeah, that's it. It's just my love of the movie Footloose rubbing off.' And with that satisfying thought I refocused on Spenner just as he called out the winning number.

"3..7…5..8..4..1" Spenner called.

I looked down at my ticket, disappointed that it wasn't mine. 'No, wait, not disappointed, relieved.' I told myself, and nodded firmly. And I would have continued believing that thought, had Jessica Stanley not stood up, practically crying from joy, and yelled, "I got him!"