A/N: Oh how I loathe geometry. I'm so glad my teacher is having her stupid baby and won't be back for the remainder of the semester. Well, this is most likely going to be my last update of the day. Gotta study my lovely geometry for our upcoming test.

Edward: I'll help you study later.

Me: Thanks, dude.

Edward: Please don't call me dude. –Sighs-

Me: Fine. Guess what?

Edward: What?

Me: I got my own whip! Now I don't have to steal Bella's.

Edward: That's not doing us any good because the point is to make sure she doesn't have one, not that you do.

Me: Oh. Well, review loves! I don't own anything. :(

The boys took Emmett's jeep home. As soon as the final bell rang, Alice, Bella, Rosalie, and I were off to the Volvo. We sped through town for a moment before we came across a gigantic costume store and Alice parked right in front of it. We all went inside to find the store devoid of customers. We glanced around for a moment before Rosalie nearly screamed with excitement.

"Find something you like, Rose?" I asked from the next aisle over.

"Yes! Oh my Carlisle, it is perfect!" She stepped over to me and exposed the beautiful costume she'd found.

It was a white, flowing dress with white heels and a short, platinum blonde wig. It was a Marilyn Monroe costume, as the actress had worn in The Seven Year Itch. Rosalie immediately went to try it on, and my sisters and I followed. Rosalie was a perfect Marilyn Monroe, especially without the wig.

We all stared in awe, while Rose giggled nervously. When she had changed, we went back to our shopping. Bella was next to find something she liked. She ran to the dressing room, insistent that we not see her choice.

When she emerged, she was dressed in a side ponytail, big sunglasses, skinny black jeans, converse sneakers, and a pink ladies jacket. We burst into giggles as she pranced around the dressing area, trying to act like Rizzo in Grease. She changed and we went back to our shopping. After a few more minutes, Alice squealed loudly from across the store, turning all heads. Again, no one was allowed to see the costume.

We went to find her coming from the dressing room wearing a short, blue halter dress with a collar. It was very low cut with a white and red sleeveless tank top underneath. There was a red bow between the breasts. Her accessories included white stockings, heels, and a sailor hat. She giggled as she modeled for us, and we complimented her on her choice. Now only I had to find a costume. I searched for nearly half an hour longer before I found the perfect costume. I ran to the dressing room, making sure no one saw the costume until I was in it. My sisters were standing before me in awe as I made my way toward them from the change room.

I was dressed as none other than a siren. The body of my dress was brown; the off-the-shoulder sleeves were off-white lace. The skirt of the dress was a burgundy color with the same lace from the sleeves covering it. It came with a matching burgundy headband and high-heeled brown boots. I laughed nervously as my sisters stood still, looking me up and down in shock.

I changed, and we went to work looking for costumes for the boys. Emmett ended up with a baseball player outfit, considering Marilyn Monroe was once married to Joe DiMaggio. Jasper was a sailor, the colors matching his wife's costume. Edward, obviously, was dressed as a T-Bird. I couldn't wait to see him in the leather pants and jacket. I was unsure as to whether or not we should get Cole a costume, so I turned to my lucky sidekick, Alice. She blanked out for a moment before she gave me the good news.

"Lauren is going to break up with him tonight, and he's going to ask you tomorrow! So you should totally get him one," she said, leading me to the men's costumes.

We searched a while before we found what we had been looking for. We tried to keep an ancient Greek theme, and we ended up coming across the perfect costume at the very end of the very last row.

I could already imagine Cole dressed as the Greek hero, Odysseus. His shirt was a pirate-like shirt in an off-white color that would complement his muscles. The pants were brown and plain; brown boots came with it.

We paid for our things and went to the car to put them in the trunk. We drove to a cliff near the end of the city limits and spent some girl time on the hood of Edward's Volvo when the day was slowly ending; it was twilight. We went home to find all of the men anxiously awaiting the return of their women. I showed Cole my costume as he pondered what he would wear, himself.

"So are you going with Lauren?" I asked as I put my costume in the closet.

"Yeah, I guess, as long as she's not too mad at me." He sighed.

"She just doesn't understand our friendship, Ayden. She doesn't trust me at all around you," he was looking down by the time he'd finished. I embraced my best friend in a hug.

"It's ok, if she loves you, she'll get over this. But if she can't, I'm willing to remove myself from the picture for your happiness." A mask of sadness and anger masked his face.

"That is not what I want at all, Ayden. You are my best friend, and I would give up some other girl for that any day." He took my face in his hands and kissed my forehead. His cell phone rang and he stepped into the hall to answer it. He must've gone to the end of the hall because I couldn't hear the voice coming from the phone.

"What?! Why? That is complete bullshit, Lauren, and you know it! You know what? I don't even care anymore! I'll bring you your stuff tomorrow." He slammed the phone shut and stormed back into my room in tears. I knew exactly what had happened. I sat next to him on my bed, grabbing his hand for reassurance that I was there for him. He smiled to me, though that smile never came near his eyes. I smiled back sadly before Emmett came to ruin the moment. What a wonderful uncle…

"Hey man, we heard what happened. We were wondering if you wanted to go downstairs, ya know, have some dude time. It'll give you a chance to vent." Cole smiled at me again before joining my brothers in the basement to rant about that little snotty girl that had hurt him so much.

I went to the piano and began playing the song I'd written for him. The notes flowed freely from the tips of my fingers and I was lost in the melody. I stopped playing when I heard a heartbeat behind me. Cole stood in shock while I merely smiled up at him.

"Did you write that?" he asked, noticing I had stopped playing.

"Yes, I did. I…had a lot on my mind the day we met…" I trailed off, looking away from him in embarrassment. He sat next to me on the bench. I looked up at him to find that his blue-green eyes looked almost lustful. I was about to say something when I felt his warm lips press softly against mine. It took me by surprise, but I quickly recovered and kissed him back, just as softly. He began to press harder, and I twisted my fingers in his hair; he responded by doing the same. All too soon, he broke away, taking a breath. He blushed violently while I sat, mouth opened, in shock.

"I'm sorry. That was terribly rude of me," he mumbled, looking down to hide his almost purple cheeks.

"No, it's okay. It's really okay." Again, my moment-ruining brother came to take Cole home.

"I guess I'll see you tomorrow, Ayden," Cole said as he walked to the jeep while Emmett was climbing into the driver's side.

"Bye." That was all I could manage to say, still shell-shocked from his kiss. I closed the front door and leaned against it, taking unnecessary deep breaths. I was broken from my reverie by a window-shattering scream from my sisters standing before me.

"We want to know everything," Bella said, eyeing me speculatively.

"Fine. He came in after Lauren called and sat on the bed…" I finished the story as Jasper and Edward came into the family room.

"Ayden has a boyfriend. Ayden has a boyfriend," They said in a sing-song voice. I rolled my eyes at them and went upstairs to my room. I sat on the bed with my iPod, looking for a good song.

I've gone for too long living like I'm not alive
So I'm going to start over tonight
Beginning with you and I
When this memory fades
I'm gonna make sure it's replaced
With chances taken
Hope embraced
and have I told you?

I couldn't believe he actually kissed me! The joy I felt when I kissed William was nothing compared to the adrenaline I felt now. I wanted morning to come now more than ever.

I'm not going
cause I've been waiting for a miracle
And I'm not leaving
I won't let you
Let you give up on a miracle
When it might save you

I went downstairs to the family room to find it empty. I crash erupted from the lawn. I sighed before joining my sisters and mother on our covered porch.

"What happened this time? And why is Carlisle out there?!" I asked, shocked that my father would participate in my brothers' childish games.

"Nothing, really. They just couldn't find anything else to do. JASPER, GET AWAY FROM MY GARDEN, NOW!" Esme screamed before smiling warmly.

"I heard someone had an exciting weekend. Battles with exes and finding new love. That's a lot to take in a weekend, huh?"

"Yeah, it can be. But the fight was so much fun. I didn't even have to do anything! I just sang," I said to my mother, excitedly. I loved my parents so much, especially their understanding.

"Well, that sounds like a lot of fun, dear. I'm glad you finally got your revenge on him," she said to me proudly. I hugged her before she began screaming at her sons and husband.

"I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM THE GARDEN! ONE MORE INCIDENT AND WE'RE WATCHING DAWSON'S CREEK UNTIL MORNING!" We all laughed as the brawl moved to the other side of the lawn completely. At 7 AM sharp, Carlisle emerged the Cullen wrestling champion. We even gave him a plastic tiara for his hard work.

The morning passed quickly and I was walking with my siblings to the cafeteria before I knew it. I sat down with a bottle of water before me, skipping the food to talk to Cole sooner. He sat down next to me, and I noticed Lauren on the other side of the cafeteria with her friends and many of Cole's friends. He was already blushing, though neither of us had spoken yet. I finally broke the silence.

"Well, how'd it go with Lauren this morning?" He sighed heavily before he answered.

"Not so good, but now maybe we can both be happy," he said with a fake smile on his face. I gave him a hug. He pulled away and looked at me thoughtfully.

"I'm really sorry about what happened last night. I hope I wasn't being horribly rude," he said, blushing again. God, that blush is so cute!

"No worries, trust me," I said, chuckling lightly as I looked away.

"Oh, really?" he asked, raising his eyebrows. I laughed nervously as my family approached.

"Nope, you still have to answer. I'm sure they already know everything." I wanted to disappear so badly.

"Yes, I wanted that kiss. Are you happy now," I said, embarrassed.

"Thrilled." He started a conversation with the boys about their camping trip for the weekend. I talked with my sisters about our shopping trip we would be taking in New York City while the boys were away.

I went to gym before Cole, too embarrassed to walk with him like we usually did. I changed and walked out onto the gym floor to find him waiting for me, a smirk playing at his lips. He started walking beside me, and we were silent for a moment. He stopped abruptly and turned me to face him. He sighed and closed his eyes before he looked back up at me.

"Do you want to go to the Halloween dance with me?" he looked away, obviously afraid of rejection.

"I…" He looked up, awaiting my answer. I put on a fake look of doubt before I answered.

"would absolutely love to." He picked me up into a huge hug and spun me around. I played volleyball with him, Alice, and Bella until the coach told us to get dressed. Biology passed quickly and we all went home for another normal afternoon.

A/N: Sorry! No cliffy in this chapter! Next one will be up tomorrow, hopefully. Maybe tonight if we're lucky. :) I'd like to thank all my wonderful reviewers! I love you guys! Edward, Jasper, go give them all hugs! Do it now!

Edward and Jasper: Fine, boss lady

Me: Don't you know it. –Cracks whip-

Both: Rawr!

Me: Oh, be good, kids. Don't make me go get Esme. Anyway, I think I'm gonna write a whole fanfic about my convos with the Cullens in my author notes. And the sequel to this, of course. Keep reviewing and here are your hugs.

Edward and Jasper: -Approach reviewers with open arms for hugs-

Me: Yay! Good boys, now, back to the cage!