Disclaimer: I thank Stephenie Meyer for sharing her character but I do not own them.

Chapter 25. Student Body (Bella's Point of View.)

After our 'girl's night' I spent the next few days collecting my own thoughts. I would occasionally answer Edwards text messages with short ended responses letting him know that I wasn't really ready to talk about 'it' yet. He was being kind of enough not to push the issue. I really needed this alone time to gather myself before school started up again.

Charlie had come to visit and check out my new living arrangements last night, but spent most of the time with Emmett and Jasper glued in front of the television. He was insanely clueless to my recent 'changes' which stirred up a whole new set of emotions in me.

I mentally skimmed over the last few months in my mind trying to play out each event slowly so that I could properly grasp each emotion, each touch, and every look. It was hard enough to make sense out of everything with everyone else's point of view on my life and my surroundings let alone to have to take in and discover everything I was missing or not noticing at first.

A few revelations came to mind such as this was going to be my family for the rest of eternity and the bond I had with each one of them was unbreakable by any means so leaving would never even be an option. I thought about it once and Alice all but broke down my door and held me captive.

I knew for a fact now that Edward did love me, he just didn't know how to love me as I was so properly informed. I guess I really didn't know how to love him right either. When it was just the two of us everything seemed so effortless just like breathing. Now having to take our family and friends into consideration had placed a huge wrench into the whole situation.

As much as I wanted to just kid nap him and run away so that we can be ourselves and work out or issues I knew that that approach would only make things worse when we decided to come back home. I couldn't escape the inevitable and if anything running from my problems would be the worst option. It's not like Alice would give me a chance to run, even when I thought of kid napping Edward and disappearing for a while she knew and let me know it wasn't going to happen.

Jasper watched me like a hawk after that. I sat up in my now empty bed and rolled my eyes at my own failed plans. Alice was an unstoppable force that was not giving me any options of how to resolve the situation in a way she saw suitable. Instead she shot down the ideas I had come up with advising me that she was only helping me not make 'dumb decisions.' But she couldn't help me with any others because they needed to be my own.

"Well those 'dumb decision' where my own and obviously you don't approve!" I mumbled under my breath before I heard my bed room door open to reveal a stunning looking Rosalie. "Are we cursing Alice under our breath again?" She let out a chuckle before making way to my closet. "Come on Bella, get up and get your butt in the shower… we only have a few hours to get you ready for school today!" Ugh! Not school already? I counted the days on my fingers and realized that I had been so occupied in planning an escape that I didn't even realize school was starting today.

Instead of fighting off Rosalie so that I could stay in bed up until the last minute I made my way towards my bathroom to take a shower. Any fighting with Rosalie over getting up to get ready would result in Alice making me get up and get ready. I was better off agreeing to Rosalie in order to avoid fighting off Alice. Those were a devious pair. It was like what you see in the movies with Good cop and Bad cop. I tended to break down before I even got to the Bad cop these days.

After I took a hot shower I dried off wrapping the towel securely around me and walked back into my room. Rosalie had already laid a jean mini skirt with a midnight blue v-neck sleeveless shirt on the bed. I glanced down at the articles of clothing wondering if any part of my body was going to be left to the imagination today. "Rose, I don't mind the shirt… but could I just wear my jeans?" She crossed her arms and shook her head at me ushering me to the vanity so that she could start my hair and make up.

After Rosalie had pulled my hair back into a pony tail and curled the ends she applied a very minimal amount of make up and advised me to get dressed. I closed my eyes trying to pick up the thoughts in the house and the only one even here right now was Rosalie. Alice and Jasper must be over at the other house making Edward get ready. I threw the jean skirt back into the closet and grabbed my favorite jeans.

I know that Rosalie said 'no.' But, I was determined that my first day of school should be comfortable and the less I had to hear of everyone's thoughts on my assets was for the best. I am sure Edward would appreciate it almost as much as I would if I were to cover my self up a bit to avoid the thoughts of our student body.

I had already been instructed by Alice that Edward was going to be in almost all of my classes so that he can help me 'transition' into school. What I assume she was trying to tell me was that Edward was going to teach me when someone was actually talking to me as opposed to thinking about talking to me. I just hoped that I didn't make a complete idiot out of myself before the day was over. I slid into my jeans and grabbed my black studded belt off of my dresser. Once I pulled the shirt over my head Rosalie walked into my room giving me a disapproving look.

"Alice said that you were going to try and make this hard on me." She walked back over to the closet and picked the skirt up off of the floor and holding it out in front of me with a pair of knee high swayed boots. "Rose, seriously? Wouldn't it better if I didn't have to hear thoughts on my butt all day? I think jeans are more appropriate." I crossed my arms trying to make a stand against the skirt when I heard Alice come in the room behind me. "Bella, you need to look your best for the first day of senior year. Don't fighting us or I will call Edward to hold you down while we strip you in front of him and change your clothes!"

My eyes widened at her threat. "You wouldn't dare." I knew Alice was capable of torturing me but this would have been beyond torture. It was down right embarrassing. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed Edward. "Fine Alice, never mind!" A smile broke free on her tiny face and Rosalie threw the skirt and shoes on the bed. "Oh, never mind Edward we'll see you outside!"

I slipped into the skirt and pulled the boots on zipping up the sides of them and grabbed my school bag off the floor. After adjusting the skirt and the school bag I stood there staring at Rosalie and Alice waiting for my next command. "Bella, we're taking Edward's car. So come on! Let's get this show on the road!" I laughed at Alice's choice of words thinking to myself that I was definitely going to feel like I was on 'show' today.

We pulled into the school parking and climbed out of Edward's car. I adjusted the skirt pulling at the fabric as much as possible before walking around to meet Edward and Alice on the other side of the car. "You look breath taking right now." I shuddered as his cool breath caressed my neck.

He looked down at me with scorching eyes I couldn't help but notice that this was the first time in days that I had seen his smile. "Bella! Hey, I didn't see you all summer how are you baby!" An immediate scowl crossed my face as I heard Mike Newton approaching me. Apparently me punching him last year didn't get the point across that I was in no way his 'baby.' Edward's expression mimicked my own but instead of dropping his arm from around my shoulder he pulled me closer into his side walking faster to avoid Mike.

I watched out of the corner of my eye as Mike stopped in his tracks glaring daggers at the back of Edwards head. Jessica was staring at Edward imagining the different ways to undress him in her mind which only made me feel more aggressive. I wrapped my arm around Edward's waist and planted a kiss on his cheek while Jessica scowled. I couldn't help but smile at the new direction her thoughts took her.

"What was that for? Is someone jealous?" I rolled my eyes and smiled letting go of Edward and walking away from him towards Alice. He wasn't letting me go that easy as he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him. "If that's what I have to do to get you to kiss me then I'll just have to have Jessica hang out with us more often." I stopped dead in my tracks and turned to face him. His smile was blinding and his eyes where beyond playful.

I couldn't stop staring into his eyes as it seemed that there was no one else in the school parking lot but just us. I didn't even notice Alice walk up behind us until I heard her thoughts.

So I thought you two weren't dating… sure does look like you are.

I stepped away from Edward and dropped my eyes to the ground shifting my back pack on my shoulder and pulling down on my skirt again. "Thanks Alice." Edward sounded very sarcastic as he gave her a dirty look and grabbed my hand to walk me into the school. Once everyone was done comparing schedules with each other Alice grabbed my hand and escorted me to our home room class. This would be one of the three classes I had with Alice instead of Edward. I was relieved to know that at least one of them would be in my classes.

"Bella, we should talk, how long is going to really take for you to just work things out with him?" I decided to play with Alice a little bit as we took our seats in the back of home room. "Well, Alice I don't know… why don't you tell me? Every time I think of kid napping him to talk and work out our problems you stop me." Alice pursed her lips together and rolled her eyes at me in a disapproving fashion. "Bella, you can not kid nap him, you know as well as I do that wont work. You need to just talk to him about everything. I'm sure if you do that everything will be fine." I could agree with Alice on this one thing, yes, when I finally did talk to him about everything our love for each other would out weigh anything else and we would be happy. I just didn't know how to approach the conversation. "Ok, almighty Alice…and how do I start this conversation?"

A wicked grin crossed her face and she her eyes grew big. There was a mischievous glimmer in her expression that meant I didn't want to know what she had planned. "Alice, forget I asked." She paused for another second before opening her mouth and then closing it again. Her eyes hazed over meaning she was having another vision. I listened closely to her mind and shot up almost as fast as she did in my desk. "We need to go." I couldn't tell you which one of us convinced the teacher that I had a feminism problem and needed Alice's assistance before we were flying out of the room and towards Edward's home room.

I peered in through the glass slit on the door too see just as Alice had vision Edward's eyes were black and he was glaring at Mike. I also noticed from the vision that if we didn't do something quickly Edward was about to snap. I started trying to project my thoughts into Edward's mind to calm him as Alice flung the door open and made her way over to the home room teacher. Edward stopped looking at Mike and instead focused his attention on Alice and the teacher. He faked a look of concern before standing up and walking out the door with her.

"What in the hell are you thinking?" I slapped him on his arm and crossed my arms in front of me. "I was thinking that I need to get a different home room." He was speaking through clenched teeth and you could practically see the anger seeping out of his eyes. I huffed and turned around on the heel of my shoe and started walking off.

"Bella, I'm going back to class…skip this period with Edward and I'll meet you both in the hall." She smiled at me and made her way back to our home room. I continued walking through the halls exiting one of the schools side door's heading towards the forest that outlined the school.

"Where are you going?" Edward didn't sound as angry as he was before but he wasn't exactly Mr. Brightside either. "I don't know. I guess I'm going for a walk." I tried to keep my frustration from coming out but I'm sure he picked up the sarcasm in voice. "Bella…can we talk now?"

Realization slapped me across the face as I stopped dead in my tracks. "That evil little pixie" was the only coherent thing I was able to mumble out. "Bella, this really has nothing to do with Alice." He had no idea how wrong he was. "She set me up!" Edward looked at me like I was crazy for a minute before he realized what I was talking about. "So you don't want to talk then?"

I felt him getting closer and closer to me until he wrapped his arms around my waste hugging my body tightly to his and resting his head on my shoulder. I could feel every curve of his muscle pressed against my back. The way his legs bent into my own and the feel of his arms holding me tight. I was back in my happy place. "I guess now is as good of a time as any."

Edward pulled one hand up guiding my hair away from my neck as I leaned my head back on his chest. "So where do you want to start?" Instead of answering me he began planting small kisses on my neck starting towards my collar bone and working his way up towards my ear. "Let's start with do you want to be with me?" His breath tickled my ear lobe and I could a passion stir inside me lighting a fire under my skin.

My head was swimming searching for the simple answer that I knew I wanted to provide but couldn't concentrate on. The ground was now breathing and I felt like the complicated puzzle I had put together in my head was unraveling itself. Then as if someone had shone a bright flash light in my face and slapped me for being so stupid I felt the weight being lifted from my shoulders. I turned to face him in the shadows of the forest. "Of course I want to be with you Edward…there was never anyone but you."

His face lit up and I couldn't help but smile at his beauty. "Bella, can I ask you another question without you getting mad at me?" He appeared genuinely concerned that I was going to get mad at him. I let the wheel in my mind turned his words over in my head deciding what could be so mad that I may get 'that' mad at him. He pulled me in closer to him again pressing his entire self against me gripping me tightly as if I was going to disappear any second now.

"Ask your question. I promise to try and not get mad. I can not guarantee though, it really kind of depends on what you say." I hugged him as tight as I could setting my head on his chest to listen to his breathing. "Well I mean it's quite simple, I guess… I was just wondering if you want me, then what's the problem?"

I really didn't have the answer to that question right at this moment. It was just him and I again, no one else in the world existed. That meant that there was currently no problem, not outsiders to create a problem it was us in our secret happy place. I didn't know how to explain this to him without going into great detail so that he would understand. So I took in a deep breath filled with his scent and began talking. He listened intently and I didn't look up to read his facial expression's through any of it. I tried to even explain how I planned on kid napping him so that I could explain this to him but Alice wouldn't let me.

I was beginning to frustrate myself even more when he stopped me by rubbing his thumb over the prominent crease in my forehead. "So are you telling me that I have permission to tell my family to butt out?" I chuckled a little at the thought of Edward telling everyone to butt out. His smile had reached his eyes as I nodded my head in agreement with his assumption. "And, I am sorry about the Tanya thing… I was really in shock. I thought of them as my friends…but clearly I am not talking to them anymore."

I didn't feel any relief in him stating that he wouldn't be talking to his friends anymore. Instead I felt kind of horrible. Alice had told me that they had been friends of the family for a long time now. "Edward, I don't want you to stop talking to them… but I would like for them to learn to respect me and keep there thoughts about you to themselves." He kissed the top of my forehead and ran his fingers through my hair tugging slightly at my curls.

"Also Bella, could I ask you one more question? Well it's actually two questions. But I really need to ask them." I was extremely confused this time. I had just told him about every event I could think of…I broke it down into scenarios and time settings. I even provided a detailed thought process of what I considered my options and ruined plans. What else could he want or need to know? Did I tell him how much I loved him? Yes, I'm pretty sure I did that too. I furrowed my brows and pursed my lips together before nodding my head for him to continue.

"Well there is at least one decision that I really don't want any input from my family…so I was wondering if you would so terrible mind if I kid napped you to marry me one day?"

Huh? Did he just ask what I think he asked me? I saw him fiddle around for something in his jacket pocket before he pulled out a diamond ring. My jaw dropped.