A/N: Here's another new one for you! So per your guys' requests, I'm going to attempt to do an EPOV! Let me know if it serves you justice into what goes on in our guy's head.

Disclaimer: Still don't own Twilight. Never have, never will, and that makes me sad!

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EPOV

Emmett, Jasper, and I were in the girls' basement playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. We were laughing, having a good time, trying to see who would find the next terrorist first. We all saw one running across the street on the TV screen and gasped, pressing on our game consoles frantically.

"Dude, no," Emmett laughed at me, "You got to kill the last one!"

"No, I didn't," I backfired. "That was all Jazz!"

"Hey! It was either that or get killed myself!" Jazz piped in, his Southern accent showing through.

"Well, get killed then!" Emmett growled as his character on-screen got closer to the terrorist. Jazz and I tried to catch up, but it was too late—Emmett's gun already went through the terrorist's head, giving him more points than both of us. He won the game.

"Yess!" he boomed, standing up with both arms above his big, curly head. "I did it! I finally beat you! Yeah!" He shouted and started running around the table, cheering. Jasper and I rolled our eyes, laughing at our lug of an oldest brother.

"So, what happened between you and Bella today?" Jasper asked me.

I stopped laughing and turned to him. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, what happened this morning that made her leave for the rest of the day? Did you hurt her feelings?" he asked protectively. I knew that Jasper didn't love Bella romantically, but he had this older- brother sort of protectiveness for her. He felt the same for Rose as well. That made me feel even more of a jerk for not reciprocating Bella's feelings for me.

"Nothing happened," I said, trying to be nonchalant about the situation.

"Nothing happened? She talked to you about prom, and you hugged her, Tanya," He said, sneering at my girlfriend's name. Although, I wasn't even sure she was my girlfriend anymore. "came over and yelled at Bella, you yelled at Tanya, and next thing I see is Bella running out crying. What did you do?"

"Why are you automatically assuming it was my fault?" I didn't mean to yell, but I was just so frustrated by everything that was going on.

"Maybe because you're a guy, a famous pop star-"

"And so what if I am?" I stood up, now getting pissed off. "That doesn't make me a heartless jerkoff! You should know me better than that."

Emmett came between us. "Hey, hey ,hey guys, come on, calm down, ok? We don't even know what happened, we just saw Bella leaving in tears, and all of us want her to feel better,kay? We love her just as much as her sisters do, right?"

Jasper and I nodded silently.

"So, listen. Why don't we just go up there and ask Bella what happened. That way, we'll all know what's up. "

Who knew that it would take me and Jazz arguing, which we never did before, for Emmett's Yoda moment to come shining through?

I sighed, feeling mentally drained from the day, "Ok. Sorry, Jasper."

He nodded once, accepting my apology. After shutting off the game and the TV, we all walked upstairs to the kitchen. But before we could make our entrance, I stopped at Bella's cold voice.

"Alice. Listen to me carefully, ok? There. Is. Nothing. Going. On. Between. Edward. And. I. Ok? We're just best friends. And we intend to keep it that way."

Keep it that way? But if she wanted to keep it that way, did that mean she didn't love me anymore?

Why do you care? You never loved her that way in the first place. A voice inside my head called out to me tauntingly.

I don't care, I just…I didn't even know how I felt anymore, but it wasn't a good feeling. Maybe I did like her that way? A sickening feeling rumbled in the pit of my stomach, and I knew I had to get out of that house, back into the comfort of my bedroom.

Jasper peeked into the kitchen and we all saw Alice and Bella falling into an intense stare-down. Rosalie saw us and glared at me menaciningly, and she had a right to. It was all my fault that her small family was getting torn apart, and there was nothing I could do about it.

Jasper was the first to speak up. "Uh, ladies." His voice made the sparring girls turn to us, and I didn't know what Bella saw on my face, but I could tell she wanted to run away and cry again.

Way to go, best friend. You made her cry once again.

Shut. Up!

I squeezed my eyes shut as Jasper spoke again. "We're sorry to interrupt this…here, but we really should go. We all got school tomorrow."

Really, I didn't care about school anymore, as long as I got that diploma in the end so Bella and I could start on our album.

With the way things are going now, who's to say that she even wants to work with you anymore-?

Didn't I tell you to shut up?

"Oh, right, graduation stuff," Rose said, and I turned back to the conversation, "We'll walk you out, won't we?" On those two words, she turned pointedly to Bella and Alice, who nodded silently. I had to give Rose props; she may have been young when her parents died, but she really became the matriarch of the family afterward.

We all walked out to our cars; Rosalie and Emmett had yet another make-out session; Alice and Jasper had one too, but it was more laid-back and easier to watch. And they hugged a lot more than Rose and Emmett did. Seeing them and how happy they all were stirred up some sparks of jealousy in me. Why couldn't I have that deep, honest love with Tanya? Why was she even with me in the first place if she didn't love me? I knew I liked her, but I wasn't sure I was in love with her. And after her little stunt today, I really wasn't sure anymore. That was why I wanted the break after prom. I needed a chance to sort out my feelings for her, as well as for Bella. I was so focused on my thoughts that I didn't even notice Bella beside me.

"Look, Edward-" ,she started, but I interrupted her.

"I have Jake's number here for you," I spoke up quickly, holding up a small piece of paper.

Now why did you bring up Jake for? I thought you liked Bella.

I don't! Or maybe I do…I don't know! Just shut up and leave me alone!

"Oh, um, right." Bella frowned as she took the paper from me. Did she still want to go with my other best friend?

"I'll see you soon, 'kay?" I told her as I gave her an awkward side-hug. I knew I was becoming distant, but I had to leave before I said something stupid, mean, or both. I left before she could answer me back.

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BPOV

After the guys left, I ran upstairs to my room, slamming the door behind me. I fell on top of by bed and just…cried. I cried for myself, cried for my sister being annoyed with me, cried for the universe closing in on me, cried for all of the girls out there who loved their best friends who didn't love them back. I didn't know how long I was in there, crying, sobbing, gasping, wishing everything would be ok again.

Alice slowly peeked inside. "Bella?" she asked tentatively.

"Go away," I whispered.

"Bella, I'm sorry—"

I turned to her, my eyes stinging with tears. "Just go away, Alice! I don't want to hear it! I don't want to hear how perfect Edward and I are together because it doesn't matter. He gave me his best friend's number for me to be his date. I know I said it doesn't matter, but…I…" I couldn't finish my sentence. I just let my tears and sadness do the talking for me. I felt Alice hug me tightly, but I didn't have the strength to push her away anymore. I felt another pair of arms pull me in, and I looked up and saw Rose's sullen face.

When I finally was all cried out, Rose spoke up. "You can't keep living like this, Bells."

"Like what?" I sniffled.

"Like you need to move on," Alice said. "Are you still going to prom with Jake?"

"I don't know anymore," I mumbled.

"Well you should," she declared, standing up, "If he won't come clean about his feelings, then we'll make him! You are going to prom with Jake and you're gonna flirt with him so hard that Edward will have to be jealous and make you his!"

"Flirt? I'm not so good in that category," I stuttered.

"Then we'll help you, right Rose?" Alice and I turned to Rose, who was still contemplating the idea.

"I don't know," she said, "Jake seems like a nice guy. You don't want to hurt his feelings by stringing him along."

"Aw, who cares about that!" Alice scoffed. "If we want Edward and Bella together by the end of the year, the only option is to crack that thick skull of his. So are we in?"

I looked to Rose, who shrugged and said, "I'm in."

I sighed. This could end up going really well, or really ugly, but I didn't have any other options. "Me too."

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A/N: Do you think Alice's plan is going to work? How did I do on Edward's POV? And to those who know Call of Duty 4 better than I do, I'm sorry if my description of the game was horrible. I don't know much about the game itself, just looked it up on Wikipedia and asked a few people. Shout-out to Matthias Stormcrow and V TempestStorm for the help!

Dani