I was almost thankful for that final bell, I didn't have to see Noah ever again or at least for a few months, which was more than enough time clear my head. I head over to my locker to put a few things inside so I could have them for next year. These are one of the moments where I was glad, that I didn't have to change my locker at all. I put my combo in and a little paper fell out I already knew the handwriting but I couldn't make myself read it so I put in back in my locker and headed out the door to go home and sit under the tree and disappear from the world. As much as I wanted to go back to Noah and tell him everything, I said was a mistake and I was just angry, I knew better and everything I said came from some form of the truth. I hear footsteps coming my way and thinking that it was Noah I grabbed my stuff and hid behind the tree.

"Bella, it's Aria and Erik we already walked Noah to his house", Aria said as I walk around from behind the tree and put my stuff back on the ground as I took my seat on the swing again. I could tell that they were worried about me, but didn't know me well enough to know what would help.

"You want to talk about?", Erik said as I looked up to see his face as he took a seat next to me on the swing and Aria sat on the floor.

"Sort of, not really."

"It's up to you, but the more you keep this emotion inside it will eat you up. It makes it 10 times worse that you also have the image of killing Luna", Erik said. I take a deep breath and know that Erik was right, so might as well get it off my chest.

"Noah and I broke up."

"We know it was the talk of the school after you did it during lunch and you didn't come to last period." I did blow up pretty bad at Noah I was screaming at the top of my lungs with him and I'm not sure why I even had to do it in the cafeteria.

"Then you know I said some things that really hit him hard" they both nodded their head, "I don't know why I was so angry with him. I just felt that he needed to hurt the same way that I was hurting that he didn't trust me with Dean of all people." Aria looked a little uneasy and I think she was trying to find the right words to say to me without setting me off. Erik just looked me in the eyes a little sad knowing that Noah was right all along because Erik kicked Dean's ass for trying to make a move on me. No one needed to know unless it came up, but the fact that Aria didn't give me the same look I knew he hasn't said a word about what happened afterwards to anyone.

"You and Dean were always together more than you were with Noah", Aria said. I look back at everything that went on during that time and I knew she was right. I look up to the sky trying my best to not cry, but Erik just pulled me to his chest and whispered in my ear "Just let it out". So, I did exactly that and I just cried into Erik shirt and I never felt so vulnerable in my life to anyone other than Noah and it just made me cry even harder.

"OH MY GOSH, I'm sorry Bella I shouldn't have said anything", I look at Aria wipe away the tears and just shook my head.

"No, I'm glad you did tell me. I needed to hear it and it's been a while since I said it out loud, I just didn't need it to be real."

"I know what you mean. Why don't you just hang out at our house for the summer so you don't have to see Noah every day when you go outside", Aria said.

"That would be nice", I said as we grabbed our stuff and I made sure that my eyes didn't look to puffy just in case the reporters were around. Erik handed me his sunglasses because my eyes were too puffy and red and there was no way they wouldn't see it and we all started to walk to Aria's house.

3 Months Later

The past 3 months were really helpful and staying with Aria and having Erik always around really help clear my head. Sadly, the summer was over in about like 2 weeks, but every senior had their pictures to take this week. Like, mine were tomorrow but there was no way that I was going to miss going to Aria's end of summer bash. It's always the party to go to, this is just the first year that I went and that I'm going solo. I'm really hoping that Aria didn't invite Noah to come to this party, even though he doesn't like parties, he may just come to see me and try to talk to like he's been trying for the last 3 months. I shake off the thought of Noah from my head and just listened to my music while I was laying by the pool. Aria's house was really cool and now I'm jealous that I wasn't friends with her sooner, but she is also a really good friend to talk to and I never really had a girlfriend that I could just hang out with. I noticed that the sun disappeared so I open my eyes and took an ear bud out and see that it's Aria and Erik.

"You guys are blocking the sun, let me get my tan back before I have to do my senior pictures."

"Bella, don't get mad at me ok", Aria said as I looked at her with a curious look.

"Okkk, just spill it."

"Well you know the party is tonight and I had everyone give me a head count and Noah is coming tonight and he even put a personal message to make sure that you talk to him tonight about everything."

"You have got to be kidding me, he never goes to parties are you sure it's not someone else who is trying to prank with me."

"I already checked the email and I also called him up to double check that it was him."

"So, I have no choice I have to talk to him?"

"Well you can always say that your dating Erik just to get him off your back." I look at Erik and we both shook our head and laughed.

"No way, Erik is my guy best friend and he's like a brother to me."

"And she's a sister to me." I look at Erik and smile he has really been my rock through everything I was going dealing with. Sure, I thought of going out with Erik, but something about it just didn't feel right and I think we would be better friends than in a relationship.

"Ok, just saying as an option. But if you're not going to go with that option, then we need to get you ready for tonight."

"I don't take that long to get ready and I have everything laid out ready to go."

"Trust me you want to take the time; this will be the first time you see Noah since your broke up with him."

"Fine, I'll do it your way", I said as I got up and followed Aria up to her room where everything was laid out for her makeup and also my outfit for tonight.

"When did you get my outfit?"

"Well you had it out so I grabbed it knowing that you were going to do whatever I said so all of this on my desk is your makeup" she gestures to her desk with a ton of stuff and I feel like I just met Effie's daughter. I just sit down and let her do her thing knowing better to just let it happen and not fight against it. After what felt like 2 hours she was finally done and I got a good look at myself in the mirror. I looked really good and I could see that I was happy for once during these 3 months and I don't know if that was caused by knowing that Noah is coming tonight or that I looked like my old self.

"Damn, I do a good job. You're lucky that I already had my makeup done because I would have been late to my own party."

"It's called making an entrance darling" I said as we both laughed at each other. I could hear Erik opening the door for everyone and I look to Aria as to say let's get going before we miss the party. We both go downstairs and head to the backyard where there was already a good hundred people there. The first thing we did was get some drinks and I was going to need more if I had to talk to Noah without backing out of it. So, I drowned like 2 more before I felt like I was ready for anything. I didn't see Noah yet so I just kept drinking and at 5 drinks in I felt a little tipsy and I saw some people who looked starstruck to be in the presence of the Hunger Games winner.

"What are you looking at, let's take photo's they last longer anyway" I yelled and I was taking over like 40 pictures that heard me. When I finally saw that Noah was finally here, I walked or more like stumble I was very tipsy.

"Bella, you ok?"

"Sure, now that you're here."

"How much have you had to drink?"

"I think like 5, I could be wrong."

"Ok, you're coming with me and you're drinking water from now on."

"You're no fun you know that. Let me have fun for the first time in months." Noah didn't say anything as he was walking me into the house and up the stairs into what I think one of the guest rooms, but I wasn't sure. He opens the door and make sure that no one was inside and closed all of the blinds and turns to look at me.

"You haven't had any fun being single." He looks at me with just pure curiosity not knowing if this was true or something made up by the drunk Bella.

"Yeah, I didn't feel like myself", I said as I kissed Noah closing the door in the process. I knew what I wanted in that moment and it didn't seem Noah mind what was going on, then he stops holding me back and looks me in the eyes.

"Stop, we can't do this your too drunk."

"I'm not and why don't you want to kiss me?"

"Bella, it's not that I don't want to kiss you, trust me I do a lot, but your drunk. You could barely walk up the stairs normally." I looked him straight in the eyes and I could tell he really wanted to kiss me, but was being the amazing guy that I had fallen in love with, but I really didn't care I missed him too much.

"I don't care I missed you and I want you back", I said as I kissed Noah more deeply and he just let's go and starts to kiss me back. I lead him to the bed and he stops again to make sure that this is what I wanted to do and I looked Noah in his eyes and nodded yes and he continued to kiss me into the late hours of the night.