Before

"Bella Marie! Get your ass back here now!"

I laughed and screamed as I ran away from my house into the back field by the creek. Edward was hot on my heels, face red and pumping his fist by his sides as he charged towards me. Without thinking I jumped into the creek and yelped when the cold water hit my body. Edward stopped beside the creek, his chest huffing and breathing heavy.

"Get out of there! You're not gonna run away from this again!" He said.

"Nope. Sorry, Eddie. Can't do it!" I laughed and dipped under the water.

"Bella, I mean it. Stop it. We have to talk about this." He said, throwing his hands up in the air. I turned around, wading the water and swimming around while just smiling up at my best friend. "Bella, you promised!"

"Well... that was before."

"Oh bullshit, you said nothing would change!" He yelled. I could tell he was getting upset and a flash of hurt appeared in his eyes.

"Edward, it's really not that big of deal. We just can't," I say to him lightly, my cheeks red.

"Can't what?" Jacob appeared behind Edward, smiling down at me lovingly and my eyes instantly brightening. "What's going on?"

"Nothing, Edward 's being a-,"

"Don't you dare Bella Marie Swan! Don't you act like this isn't bustin' my balls right now!" I rolled my eyes at his dramatics and giggled.

"Edward 's mad because I told him I can't go to prom with him anymore." I said and Edward 's shoulders slumped a little.

"Oh.." Jacob said.

"What? What do you mean "oh"! Jacob! Tell your girlfriend this ain't right! We planned this back during Freshman year. We would all go to Prom together. And NOW you want to break a two-year promise?" He slams himself down to the bank beside the creek, kicking dust up as he does.

"Well Edward, that was before Jacob and I started dating... I just assumed you would understand. Not chase me out of my house, spitting mad at me!" I said to him, getting frustrated.

"Uh Bella... I don't know how to tell you this?" Jacob looked at me shyly, scratching his head and then looked down to Edward. "We aren't going just the two of us. Edward has to go." He said to me.

"What?" Edward and I said at the same time. Relief beginning to flood my heart and Edward's face unwinding from frustration. I love Jacob, but I hate feeling like I had to choose between both of my friends, even if one of them was my boyfriend.

"Well Bells, I mean I love you and all, but Edward and I have been best friends since we were in diapers... I can't just take you. He has to go with us too."

"Hell yes!" Edward yells and I roll my eyes.

"Why aren't you going with your own date?" I ask him, just to get under his skin.

"Because I don't commit. Duh."

"Right. Well, Jacob why didn't you say anything before! I just thought you'd want to go alone. I'm happy to go with both of you!" I smiled, jumping out of the creek.

"Really?" Edward said, "You seemed like you didn't want me to go. Am I a bother to you all of the sudden?"

"Are you stupid?! Of course, you're not a bother to me! I wanted to go with both of you! Look, even if it's been two years, I still don't know how to differentiate between dating one of my best friends and when to make that separation with time spent with you guys."

"Um there is no separation dumb ass! Do you know want to be friends with us anymore?" Edward yelled.

" I didn't say that! What is wrong with you?!" I said back.

"You! You just showed up out of nowhere and got between me and my best friend!"

Hey!" Jacob shouted at him, "That's enough Edward!"

"Wow, Edward. Sorry to be such a problem for you. Don't worry, I won't be anymore." I start to try and turn to run back to my house, but Jacob stops me.

"Woah, there.. Stop!" Jacob grabs me before I can get too far. "What is wrong with you two? You never argue like this. Edward, I know that's not how you feel about our friendship with Bella, why would you say that?" The confusion is written on Jacob 's face so plainly. I swallow back the emotion and look up to Edward, who's standing right in front of me, looking at Jacob with anger clearly written on his face. When he flickers his eyes down to my face, seeing my tears building in my eyes, for a sliver of a moment I see something cross his face before his mask is right back up.

"Whatever. I'm gonna head home. Forget about prom, I'd rather get a date than to go with you." He spits his words in my face and storms off leaving Jacob and I alone by the creek.

I shrink back and start to cry instantly. I turn into Jacob 's arms, wrapping mine around him and resting my head on his chest. He kisses the top of my head and I give a small watery smile because regardless of anything else this has been my favorite place for the past two years.

"I'm sorry he said that Bella, I'll talk to him."

"No, don't it's fine." I respond.

"Is everything okay with you and Edward? You seem to be fighting a lot lately." My boyfriend asks me.

"I thought so, but I don't know. It feels like he keeps getting mad at me for everything lately." I say and a frown places itself on my lips.

Things between Edward and I have felt strained for weeks. For some reason everything I do annoys him, he seems to ignore me in other ways or has even said things about how much I hang around him and Jacob. It's never been a problem before. I've not said anything to Jacob though because I don't want to cause a rift between the two of them.

I hear my dad yell for us from the back porch and we both look up.

"Time to go." We walk hand in hand back to the house and the whole way I keep thinking about the look on Edward 's face and the way he's been acting. I don't know what's wrong but I'm determined to get to the bottom of it.

Authors Note:

Small short chapter today, but the new one will be up probably in the next few days! We'll be back in the present for a while to see what happens after the crash with Edward and Bella!