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Recap of Chapter 5:

~Edward's and Bella's relationship is slowly growing, but from Emmett's attacking, things almost turned a turn for the worst from Emmett's explosion on the gang. Now with that put aside, it's time for Bella's secret "friendly date" with Edward. What will happen on the date? Will it change their friendship? Or, will it feel too awkward for them and push their friendship boundaries?~

Not much to say here, so let's begin already. :D

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Chapter SIX

Bella's POV

I told Edward that I needed to change out my dress, seeing as that I had dried up food caked on it. He nodded and said he would also changed, since he also had food still on his shirt. We then separated from each other and went to our dorms, my heart pounding inside me. I can't believe that I'll be leaving the campus, with Edward, alone. No one to interrupt us and our secret meetings, none of our friends near so we will have to worry about them catching us together – nothing at all.

I actually skipped hurriedly up to my dorm room, before I entered it – only to have the girls stand there, arms crossed and glaring at me. "Oh, uh, hey ladies." I greeted them with sheepish smile. "Where have you been, Ms. Bella?" Angela asked me accusingly, raising an eyebrow.

"Um, nowhere?" my answer sounded like a question. "So, you were nowhere, when you've been gone for at least 3 hours?" Rosalie questioned, looking over at the clock just as it changed to 6:15 pm. Oops…

"Bella, where were you?" Alice repeated, stepping closer. "Um…" I trailed off, trying to come up an excuse that could work. I doubt, "Oh, I was just going out with your adoptive brother, who I have a huge secret crush on, and now I'm going off on a 'friendly date' with him as of now," would work with them.

They took the silence as something that was extremely juicy, and began shouting out questions at me.

"Were you meeting with someone?"

"Did you get hurt?"

"Did you trip and lost track of time while doing so?"

"Were you meeting a boy?"

"Oh, like your question the best, Angie. Who is he?"

"Is he hot?"

"Is he smart?"

"Does he have a brother?"

"Do we know him?"

"GIRLS!" I shrieked when I couldn't take their questions any longer. They all backed away immediately, looking down at the ground in shame. I sighed and said, "Yes, I'm going out. This guy isn't a player, and you may know him. I'm not telling you his name because he's sort of shy, and he asked me to keep his identity a secret from anyone." I hope that was convincing enough for them to drop it.

They all squealed girlishly from this bit of information, before Alice dragged me off towards the closet, promising me that she'll "doll me up" for my date.

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Since I was on such short time, Alice had quickly put my outfit together in less than 15 minutes. My "friendly date" wear consisted of a polka dotted strapless cocktail white dress that had a black sash, tied underneath the bust and had been tied into a huge side bow, with black leggings and black high heels that had the straps all zig-zaggy. A silver bracelet sat on my wrist, and a white hat with a black bow covered the crown of my curled brown hair. Alice did my make up with light blue eye shadow, deep red lip gloss, and bright pink blush.

I stared at the mirror in amazement, before I hugged Alice with my arms tight around her neck. "Yes, yes. You can thank me later. Now, go to your mysterious shy man, Bells, and have fun." Alice encouraged me. Instead of heading to the door and running down the stairs to wait for Edward, I went over to the window. There, I stared down and saw a figure downstairs, looking like it was pacing. Edward, of course.

"Uh, guys, you may want to close the curtains." I said while I closed the curtains hurriedly. "Why?" Rosalie asked suspiciously. "Um, there's a janitor down there, and he's dancing very uh, grotesquely." I told them, blushing for effect; well, not for effect really. Let's just say that my mind went to the gutters, and Edward…

The girls all made "eww" faces at the thought of the old, chubby janitor dancing dirty. "Thanks for sparing us to having to look down at that, Bells." Angela murmured, sending me a smile. "But, wait, how are you going to meet your date if the janitors down there?" Alice asked me, crossing her arms.

"I'll just have to suck it up and sneak by without getting grossed out." I muttered, sighing and blushing again. "I'll let you know when the janitor's gone, gals." I told them, already heading for the door. "Oh, she's so brave…" Rosalie whispered dramatically, wiping away a fake tear, causing all of us to laugh.

With loud farewells, I left the dorm room. I then ran downstairs and when I reached outside, I saw that it was Edward, pacing and looking good if I do say so myself. He was wearing a dark navy blue button down shirt, with black trousers and black matching converse; on his wrist was a black and grey watch.

Edward turned around he heard my heels clicking, and his expression changed from anxious to shocked. His jaw dropped while his emerald eyes got just a little darker. I blushed from his reaction before I walked forward and waved my hand in front of his face, saying, "Edward?"

He jumped and shook his head before looking down at me. "Wow, I should've dressed better if you were going to be like that, Bells." Edward teased, taking my hand. Then, he suddenly kissed my hand and knuckles, before he looked surprised at himself. I doubt my face could get any redder than this.

Edward lifted his head immediately, blushing up at me. "Uh, sorry, that was uncalled for." Edward whispered, stepping slightly away. I shook my head rapidly while stuttering, "N-No, it's fine, Edward. It just shows me that you are a gentleman."

He smiled a bright smile down at me and nodded, before he hugged me warmly. "Well, come on, let's get to wherever we're going before they close." Edward stated sarcastically, laughing. I laughed along with him, and there, Edward and I walked out of the campus grounds to a yellow taxi cab that drove us away from the school, and out into the streets of Forks.

The taxi driver dropped us off at a fancy little restaurant that was cute and cozy. Edward got out first before he helped me, then he paid for our drive before Edward led us inside the restaurant. Very few people were in the tiny little place. Some were at the tables, while only one large group was in one of the booths.

"Hello; table for two?" the host asked Edward, but not looking at him. His attention was directed towards me, in the strapless dress and tight leggings. I looked down and hid behind Edward, holding onto his hand. Edward nodded to the host while squeezing my hand in reassurance.

The host led us to a private table that was in the back of the restaurant, and handed us our menus before he left – not without getting a last, long look in my direction, that is. I shuddered from the look; it felt like he was looking at me like a piece of meat. Edward glared at the back of the host's head, before he sighed and opened his menu.

"You alright?" I asked him, peering around my menu to try to look at him. He also peered around his menu and looked at me in the eyes, before he sighed again and nodded slowly. I stretched my hand out, palm up, and he placed his hand hesitantly in mine. I gave him a small friendly smile, which he returned and squeezed my hand.

A waitress with soft ginger hair came by a few seconds later, and she asked, "So, what will you two have for tonight?" she then saw our bonded hands and smiled sweetly.

"I see. I'll tell the chef for the lover's delight menu." Oh great…

Both Edward and I pulled our hands away, where I had to try to ignore the sparks that flew between our hands, but before we could tell the waitress what we wanted, she already left. Edward and I groaned and placed our heads in our hands, lowering the now useless menus. Edward scooted over towards me, and leaned slightly back in his chair, glancing down at me.

"Great, now people are going to think that we're a couple." Edward muttered, his cheeks turning a light pink. My heart panged at those words; he made it sound like a bad thing. Hello, Bella?! You are on FRIEND terms, not DATING terms, with Edward. Of course it's going to sound like a bad thing.

We ordered our food from the waitress, and after eating food from the "Lover's Delight" menu, Edward and I left the restaurant, wandering the streets. We then came to a park where other couples were there, with the sidewalks lined with paper bag lit lanterns and some lights were in the trees, adding a romantic feel to the area.

"Want to go through there, Bella?" Edward asked me, looking down at me with questioning eyes. I looked at the park area again, before I nodded, smiling and excited; why I'm excited, I don't know. Edward laughed at my eager expression, before he began leading me across the street, getting closer to the park entrance that also had lights that added to the romantic aura of the park.

We leisurely walked along the pathway, trees creating an archway of lights over our heads. Edward was holding onto my hand, gazing at the lights like I was. I then looked around at the couples that were on other pathways of the park. Their eyes never strayed from each other, nor did they put any space between each other. Some were holding hands like Edward and I, others had their arms around each other's waists, or some were just standing, holding hands and looking at each other.

"Bella?" Edward's velvety voice brought my gaze back to him. He was staring down at me with a confused look in his eyes. "Oh, sorry. I was just thinking to myself." I mumbled, feeling the creeping blush on my face now. He chuckled from seeing the blush and nodded, squeezing my hand.

We continued walking around the park, looking at the lights, or at each other at times. Our wandering then led us to a secluded part of the park, where a single bench was surrounded by a variety of flowers – roses, lilies, dandelions, carnations, and much more. I gasped from the beautiful explosion of colors, while Edward too stared at the flowers in amazement. He slowly led me over to the bench and sat down on it, pulling me with him. His body and my body were turned towards each other, while our heads were swiveling around to catch a glimpse of each flower in the area.

"It's so beautiful." I whispered, running the tips of my fingers over some of the flowers. Edward nodded, though he was looking straight at me. I looked back at him, blushing under his intense gaze now, and he too blushed. "What?" I mumbled, looking down at my lap and hoping that nothing was wrong with me – like say for instance my dress was falling my from my chest, or if I had something stuck in my hair.

"Uh, nothing." Edward muttered, looking the other way. He began looking for something of the flowers, before he sat down on the bench again, something behind his back. "What do you have?" I asked him, trying to look at what he had.

Instead of answering me, he pulled out a beautiful, thorn-less yellow rose that was in full bloom. I gasped and looked up at Edward. "A rose?" I questioned, feeling a smile form on my face. Edward smiled and nodded, handing the rose out towards me. I took it with ginger hands, treating it as if it were made of glass, before I looked up at Edward, sudden tears falling from my eyes.

Edward's eyes grew panicked at the sight of my tears and came closer to me, taking my face in his hands. "Bella, what's wrong?" he asked me, wiping away my tears with his thumbs. I shook my head – a difficult task since my head was in his hands – and drew in a shaky breath. "Nothing, Edward. These are just happy tears." I assured him, laughing slightly from my silly actions. Edward too laughed in relief, still wiping away my tears.

Then soon, our laughter ceased and we were gazing at each other. Our eyes were staring into each other's eyes, our lips slightly parted. Edward looked down at my lips and gulped, before his lips parted slightly again. I looked down at his lips, entranced by the curves of them, and I licked my now dry lips, moistening them once again.

Edward and I slowly leaned towards each other, as if an invisible magnetic force was pulling us towards each other. My mind was screaming at me to stop this right now before I do something that I might regret later, but my body wouldn't give in that easily.

We were mere centimeters away from kissing, when all of a sudden, rain was pouring down upon us, instantly soaking us. Edward and I jerked away from each other, staring up at the sky in surprise. Who knew it was going to rain tonight?

Edward and I looked at each other and shakily laughed at each other. Then, Edward helped me up from the bench and we ran away from the secluded park bench area, out into the rain that continued to assault us, until we reached the edge of the park and got into an awaiting taxi cab. The taxi cab driver drove us back to the school, while Edward and I watched the rain droplets slide down the car's windows.

When we got to the school, Edward helped me out of the cab and we again ran onto the school grounds, me slipping most of the way. Edward of course was there to help me from falling flat on my ass in the rain, luckily. We finally reached the dorms, and there, Edward and I stood there in the roaring rain, looking at each other.

"I'm glad that we went out tonight, Bella." Edward began, smiling brightly down at me. "Me too, Edward. Except for the rain, it was fun." I told him, returning the same energy in a smile back at him.

Edward nodded and pursed his lips. "What?" I asked him, tilting my head to the side. He shook his head, then leaned down, his lips ghosting near my freezing cheek. I stiffened immediately when Edward's warm lips kissed my cheek, before he lingered there for a second. Then, he pulled away, gave me a crooked, dreamy lopsided grin before he turned around and dashed off towards his dorms, leaving me in the rain, my cheek burning and my hand still holding onto the rose that Edward gave me.

I smiled and squealed to myself; Edward just kissed my cheek!

I then ran inside my own dorms, seeking warmth from my blankets and cozy pajamas. I changed into black flannel pajama pants with a black lacy cami and black and white striped slippers.

Suddenly I began having a sneezing fit, before long, mucus dripped from my nostrils. Thankfully, my friends were passed out on their beds and didn't wake up from me sneezing. I wiped away the mucus with a tissue from the tissue box near me, before I shuffled over to my bed and crawled in, instantly falling asleep before my head could hit the pillow.

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(The Next Morning…)

"Bella, wake up!" a high pitched voice screeched from somewhere above me. I groaned and waved my hand in the air before I tried to fall back asleep again. Keyword is tried. It's hard to fall back asleep when you have Alice for a roommate.

"Bella, if you don't get up, I'll make sure you won't get a nice, modest outfit for today." Alice threatened. I groaned once again and slowly sat up, before I fell back down from the sudden rush of dizziness that washed over me.

"I can't get up." I croaked, feeling the burn of my throat while I said this. "Bells, you alright?" Angela asked me from my right. All of them were already wearing their clothes for today, and were hovering over me. "I don't know." I croaked again, my hands flying to my throat from the pain, clutching at it.

Rosalie pressed her hand to my forehead before she jerked it away. "Bella, you're burning up. I think you're sick." Rosalie told me, shaking her head sadly. "We need to get you to the nurse." Alice stated, while Angela and Rosalie helped me up from my bed, keeping me steady so I wouldn't fall from the dizziness.

They helped me walk over to the nurse's office while I wore my pajamas from last night; Alice had placed a black beanie hat on me before we left that is. When entered the nurse's office, we were surprised to see Edward lying in bed wearing pajamas and a black beanie hat as well, while Emmett and Jasper were talking to the nurse. Angela led me over to a bed while Rosalie and Alice went over to the nurse.

"I'm guessing she needs to be excused from classes today as well?" The nurse asked Alice, looking over in my direction and sending me a sad smile. Rosalie nodded, and there, she wrote passes for Edward and me. Rosalie, Alice and Angela went over towards me and said they would come by later today when I would most likely be feeling better. Jasper and Emmett did the same thing for Edward as well, before they all left, leaving Edward and me alone.

"Small world, Bells." Edward croaked over to me, his voice sounding husky with sleepiness. I laughed before I coughed horribly, then flopped back down in my bed. "Ugh…" I groaned, holding my pounding head with one hand. Edward chuckled before he stumbled out of his bed and made his way over to mine. "Scoot over, Bells." Edward muttered, waving his hand. I could now see what he was wearing; a black long t-shirt that clung to his well defined muscled chest, some black basketball shorts and black shoes.

He kicked off his shoes when he sat down on the edge of the bed after I had scooted over a little. "I don't know how we're going to fit in this bed, Edward." I murmured, blushing. I had no clue as to why he wanted to share a small bed with me. Edward chuckled throatily again and lied down on the tiny space before he placed his hands on my waist – creating a sudden heat there – before he lifted my small body and placed it on top of his, before he let his arms fall to his sides.

He pulled the sheets over both of our bodies, while I sighed in content. "Thanks, Edward, I guess. This isn't so tough on you, right?" I asked, looking up at him. "Nah, it's fine, Bells." Edward whispered, chuckling at my sign of worry; he showed no expressions of pain from my body weight.

I rested my head on his chest, loving the feel of his muscles, and the sound of his heartbeat. His chest rose and fell each time he breathed. I sighed in contentment, and let my fingers draw lazy swirly designs on his shirt. Edward then wrapped his arm around my waist when he felt me sliding, and I blushed. "Sorry." I whispered, embarrassed. "What are you sorry for, Bella?" Edward asked me, looking down at me with confusion in his eyes.

Actually, I had no idea what or why I was sorry; maybe whenever I was sick, I would say things that would confuse others. "I don't know, my sickness is probably making me a little crazy." I muttered, giggling slightly. Edward smiled but shook his head, laughing. I scooted up a little, my head now resting beside Edward's.

Edward turned his head to face me, and his hot breath blew into my face, causing me to go dizzy again. "Bella?" Edward asked, breaking me from my dizziness – sort of. I turned towards him, asking, "Yeah?"

He didn't say anything. He was unconsciously leaning forward, the expression from last night on his face again. I too was leaning in unconsciously, feeling my eyes fluttering closed. Edward lifted his hand and cupped my cheek in his large palm, his thumb grazing over my cheekbone. I could feel our hot breaths coming closer and closer, the both of us breathing in the other's face.

Suddenly, I felt my eyes snap open when I felt the most wonderful thing in the world on my lips – Edward's lips. Edward and I moved in perfect harmony while we kissed, the sound of our breaths coming out in sighs. I pulled myself closer to Edward, placing my hands on his muscled shoulders. Edward slowly let his hand slide away from my cheek, letting it drift down to my waist.

I felt Edward take my bottom lip between his teeth, earning an excited gasp from me. His eyes opened for a second, before he winked at me, his lips forming into a smile all the while he still kissed me. He drew my face closer from him pulling on my bottom lip, and there we reconnected. A surge of confidence exploded from within me, and I poked my tongue out, tracing his bottom lip.

He immediately opened up for me, and we battled for dominance. Edward's arms were now securely wrapped around my waist, pulling me tight against his frame, leaving no space between us. I now had my arms wrapped around his neck, my finger nails digging into his clothed back. He moaned quietly while I did this, thus he earned a moan from me after he tilted my head to the side, taking the kiss further.

Abruptly, Edward pulled away, his breath ragged. My breath was also ragged, while I tried sucking in as much air as possible. Edward leaned forward again, but he left distance between our lips, resting his forehead against mine. We were still wrapped up around each other, still trying to catch our breaths.

Looks like we're more than friends now…

Edward again lifted his head and let his fingers trace over my skin – my hand, my arm, my neck, my face, and finally, my lips. "Bella, there's something that I need to tell you." Edward whispered while tracing my lips. I nodded, letting him know that I wanted him to continue. "Ever since you came to this school, I felt this weird sense of longing to get to know you. I wanted to know you, to know everything about you, but I couldn't find the courage to come up to you. Afterwards, I realized that the only way I wanted to be straight forward was to well, you know, that day in the hallway. Of course, that turned out so perfectly well." Edward said sarcastically, kissing my forehead gingerly.

"The only other way I could become close to you was to earn your trust in being your friend. I wanted to have your presence near me, I wanted to be near you every second of the day, and that was the only way I could have it. God, I sound so selfish." Edward groaned, closing his eyes. I cupped his cheek in my hand, causing him to open his eyes.

"I felt the same way, Edward. I wanted to be near you as well. I think we just got bad impressions of each other in the beginning, for I couldn't stand you at first. I thought you were a horrible player who just teased girls that you may meet, but you changed my mind after you apologized to me about almost 'raping me' in the hallway." I explained, feeling the sudden pang of sadness when I said, "raping me". I brought back more memories of Joshua to my mind.

"Bella? Are you alright?" Edward whispered when I didn't speak for the next few minutes.

"There's something I need to tell you Edward." I mumbled, already beginning to feel the prick of tears in my eyes. And there, I proceeded to tell my past with Joshua, telling the exact same story that I told the girls. I had been holding this in for far too long, and after that kiss, I realized that I needed to not hide secrets from him. Edward had already gained my trust, and that means no more secrets will be hidden from each other.

By the time I had finished telling Edward my past, I was sobbing all over again and clinging to Edward like my life depended on it, while Edward held me tightly, stoking my hair and cooing to me, assuring me that everything will be fine now.

"I can promise this to you, Bella. I would never do that you. Nothing like that will ever happen to you again, not while I'm around." Edward whispered into my ear, squeezing my waist lightly. I nodded and kissed his cheek, lingering there. Edward wiped away my tears with the tip of his thumb.

There, for the rest of the afternoon, Edward and I lied in the bed, kissing each other, hugging and not letting go. I knew that then and there, Edward and I were something more…


I know, I know; seems a little fast for Edward and Bella to be something more than friends and all. But I couldn't wait any longer; I am a sucker for romance. XD

In the next chapter, I have nice twist for all of you. ;) Since Bella's and Edward's relationship is already taking off, something has to come up eventually and separate these two. ;D

(Bella's and Edward's date clothes, along with their pajamas/sick clothes are on my website – link on my profile. If you want visual aid as to what the clothes may look like, go there!)

And so, ends another chapter of HSNE, A Remake. Please review and if you have read Reality of Our Lives, please await for the next poll!

Bye for now,

~*Lady Lily of Darkness*~

NEXT CHAPTER:

"Are you messing with us, Bella? You expect us to dress up like Lauren, and that'll get the guys drooling from us?"

Well, now if she put it that way…