Light Me Up
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Twilight characters or anything Twilight related.
Hello again everyone and welcome back! Now that we've gotten the big stuff out of the way for the first two chapters, let's see what Bella is doing now after the game and how she felt after the experience of what she saw at the game. For those that read Into You, this takes place both Ch. 2 and 3. Enjoy! :)
Chapter 3 – On My Mind
I'm sleeping through the day
I'm trying not to fade
But every single night I've just been lying awake
'Cause I, I can't get you off my mind
The moment that we met, I didn't know yet
That I was looking at a face I'll never forget
'Cause I, I can't get you off my mind
I can't get you off my mind
Give me the chance to love you
I'll tell you the only reason why
'Cause you are on my mind
I want to know you feel it
What do you see when you close your eyes
'Cause you are on my mind
~ Cody Simpson
Bella's POV
I honestly don't know what's wrong with me. This isn't like me at all. Is it supposed to be bad? Not coming from me, I don't think it is. It feels… different. Different in a good way I think. But why is it happening to me? It's one thing to feel this new experience attending a football game from a small city where you feel the passion and energy coming from Forks. It's another thing of feeling the adrenaline rush of nearly being spotted by someone in a public event even if you're wearing a disguise. But the one thing that's hard to understand, is how one person can have so much effect on you. That one person is all you can think about.
Ever since last night, Edward Cullen has been on my mind. Why though? Everything about him, makes me think about him. The way he plays as a quarterback, he didn't just play so well, he didn't act like those quarterbacks you see on TV or movies where they act so entitled just because he's good. He's so humbled at what he does and he looks like he enjoys playing football so much. What's more is that Edward shows the kind of person he is. On the field or on the sideline, whenever things don't go well for his team, he never gives them a hard time, questioning about what is wrong with them or they are doing a terrible job. He brushes it off and gives them a pat on the back that they did their best and just focuses on what happens next. Most of all was how everyone treats Edward at the game. The way everyone was cheering for him, the signs being made with his name on them, how they all talk about him, it was if Edward Cullen was Forks own celebrity. He's so famous in the city. I mean, the way he is and what he does, the people there seem to treat him pretty much like a celebrity. Plus, the way he interacted with that little girl who was cheerleading was so adorable. Who knew he is great with kids. Perhaps that's the kind of person he is. Kids should look up to Edward like a role model so that they what it means to be a good person and how to treat people, and Edward is the kind of person for them.
Edward, he just amazes me in so many ways that I can't stop thinking about him. What he does, and how he looks before he strapped on that football uniform. That thin and lanky but muscular body, that unusual shade of bronze hair that looks untidy, and that face. That face looks like it was given to make him look like he is a god from the Greek mythology, Adonis. That there was all in my head, and in my dreams too. It's crazy…
And yet, I like it as well.
"Hello, earth to Bella! Are you even in there?" Jacob said as I felt like I got woken up when he was snapping his fingers right in my face.
"I'm sorry what?" I said.
"I was gonna ask for your opinion about what I should bring back as a souvenir gift for Lizzie, but apparently, there are more important things on your mind than your friends here. Then again, I'm sure you're thinking about something that could relate on my situation." Jacob smirked causing me to blush.
"Y-You don't know that." I said.
I am outside on the balcony with my friends with Fluff in my lap, on a nice, cool but sunny weather in the morning as we are enjoying our breakfast. The ride back to our hotel was uneventful as we didn't encounter any fans or the paparazzi. But still, last night was quite a thriller.
Last night… the night where I got to witness who Edward Cullen is.
"Bella, is everything okay with you?" Jasper asked as he took a closer look at me. "I can tell something is on your mind, and it has nothing to do with tomorrow's concert."
"Nothing. Just enjoying the view from here. That's all." I said, looking away to other buildings of Seattle while listening to traffic on the road as I was stroking Fluff's little head.
"Let's see here," Victoria said when she came over to my side to grab my face and got me to turn and face her. She looked at me as if she was examining something on my face and I couldn't help but feel exposed. "Not eating her breakfast, flushed, spaced out from the conversation," She lets go of my face with a big smile on hers. "Either Bella's in love, or she was bitten by a deer tick." She said causing met to blush.
"Ooh, Bella's in love with a tick named Edward." Emmett snickered causing me to throw a pillow at his head to which he caught it easily.
"It's not like that!" I said defensively.
"You're blushing and the way you responded says so otherwise." Jasper smirked.
"Jasper! No fair with the mood reading… thing!" I said in embarrassment as Jasper chuckles. That's when I saw Alice looking like she's about to let it out as she had an excited look on her face. "Alice, please don't start." I begged.
"Start what? That my best friend is in love with a guy named Edward Cullen?" She asked excitedly as she came over to my side to hug me tightly.
"Really, it's not like that!" I said as I got her off of me.
"So you don't think Edward is that interesting?" Alice smiled.
"I never said that." I said causing Alice to grin. "I mean – I – He-He's an interesting person but-but that doesn't mean I have feelings for him." I sputtered.
"Bella, I saw how you've been watching Edward at the game." Alice smiled. "You wouldn't keep your eyes off him the whole time. I'm surprised how you know who is who."
"What's more Bells, is that you wouldn't say a word the rest of the way back to the hotel." Jacob said as he wriggled his eyebrows. "You were smiling the whole time up until this morning."
"And you had that look on your face indicating how all you can think about is Edward. Plus, you haven't responded whenever any of us spoke to you." Jasper said with that smirk still on his face. Now I'm seriously blushing in embarrassment. Am I really that obvious?
Normally, I'm the kind of person who keeps things to herself. All my feelings and thoughts that are on my mind would make it hard for people to understand me. That's why I hear so many stories about me all over the media with questions that can never be answered. It makes things a bit easier for me as a celebrity. People can say one thing to make assumptions without finding hard evidence. So I'm always a private person. However, I guess being with my friends for so long, they can read me like a book.
"So, Edward Cullen, huh?" Victoria smirked as she playfully nudged me with her elbow.
"No! I-I mean –," I couldn't stop stuttering. "Nothing like that!"
"You do like him! I can see right through you!" Alice exclaimed excitedly.
"Alice," I started but Emmett cut me off.
"Bella, I think we all know better than to argue with shorty over here. Just admit you have the hots for Edward so she can drop it." He said adding a snicker in the end causing me to sigh.
"Look, yes, Edward is an amazing football player, and the way people were cheering for him, he most be well known in Forks. How he treats his teammates and how he interacts with his fans was indeed touching. Do I think he's interesting? Yes. Do I like him?" I took a deep breath. "I don't know. But it's not like I could just go up there and just tell Edward how I feel. I mean, I don't know anything about this guy, like would he even be interested in me."
"Oh Bella," Alice said as she took my hand in hers, stroking it. "Sweet, sweet, stupid Bella." That caused me to frown for what she called me. "I get that you're having a hard time figuring out your feelings, but it's obvious of what it wants. You should give this opportunity a chance. You'll never know until you try. But you can take your time to figure out what your heart wants. I am however certain about your feelings for Edward. I got a good about you two."
"You and your so called feelings." I said, rolling my eyes. Well, it's not like I'm ever going to see him again. The odds of that are pretty slim unless he makes it as a star football player.
"Bella," I turned to Rosalie when she spoke and she looked to be uncertain. "You're not being serious about this, are you? You know… about your feelings for Edward?"
"What's wrong about that?" I asked in confusion.
"Bella, sweetie, I don't mean to sound all bitchy or anything, but… I don't think it's a good idea about you and him." Rosalie said.
"Sounds bitchy to me." Jacob commented with a snort earning a glare from Rosalie before she turned to me.
"I mean, look at you and then look at Edward. I mean you two are so different, how do you expect this to work out? Edward, we don't know how good he is, like is he good enough to make it as a star quarterback. Will that work out for you and him being together if he's not a star? And plus, it's like you said, you don't know anything about that guy. We don't know what he's like such as if he's just some showoff quarterback just because he helps his team win." Rosalie said.
"You're still on that?" Emmett asked in her in disbelief. "Come on babe, Edward isn't that kind of person. We saw him in action."
"Maybe, but what about when he's not playing football? Who knows if he already has a girlfriend." Rosalie said causing myself to feel disappointed for some reason at the thought of Edward already having a girlfriend. "And if he doesn't, what's his motive if he wants to date you, Bella? What if he's only using you for the fame and such?"
"Rose!" Alice gasped. "How could you think such a thing about Edward when you don't even know him?"
"Yeah girl, can't believe you would stoop so low." Victoria said.
"I agree," Jasper said and faced Rosalie. "You're not only still judging this Edward guy without even knowing about his character, but you're pretty much discouraging of the idea of Bella and Edward's feelings for each other if Edward feels the same way about her with negative opinions about him such as, oh I don't know, that he's not even famous like us and he shouldn't associate in our group."
Rosalie looked a bit frustrated and that's when I decided to defend myself on this.
"Listen Rosalie, I get where you're coming from, but it's like I said, I don't know anything about this guy. I also said that you shouldn't judge a person by its cover. For now, I'm giving Edward a benefit of a doubt for what I know of him now. If an opportunity comes and I were to meet Edward, I would take the chance while getting to know him. You should do the same as well." I said.
Rosalie continues to look frustrated until she sighed. "Look, I wasn't trying to discourage you or put Edward down or anything. I'm just saying there are a lot of possibilities of the outcome just because of what we see in Edward. We don't know anything about Edward, he could be a really nice, genuine guy, or could be a complete asshole like R – " She stopped herself when I gave her that look. "My point is, just be careful, okay? I'm worried about what Edward would do to you, and how this affects your fame."
"I get it." I said in appreciation as Rosalie nodded.
"Well, to ease up and change your opinion about Edward," Emmett said and we saw him on his laptop. "Edward is pretty well known, not just in sports."
"Ooh, what do you got on him?" Alice asked excitedly as she hopped over to sit next to him.
Emmett just grinned. "Well, according to the Forks High School website I found, Edward has been playing for their team since his freshmen year. He played quarterback since he was a kid and you could say the rest is history."
"I think that's an understatement to say." Jacob said who is also on his laptop as he was looking over what it says. "Ever since he joined the varsity team, Edward took the league by storm. He took the team to the playoffs every year leading them to three state championships winning one in his sophomore year and named MVP, was voted team MVP every year, made the All-American his freshmen year and was once featured on the cover of ESPN Rising Star Athletes!" He read off in amazement as I was stunned at what Edward has accomplished. "And checked out his stats; he is currently third in passing yards with 14,930 yards and third in passing touchdowns with 171, a completion percentage of 71 percent, a presser rating of 104 percent, and get a load of the records he broke –"
"Okay, we get it! He's that good!" Rosalie said in annoyance.
"Moving your football obsession aside, what do you two have about Edward Cullen as a person?" Jasper asked Emmett and Jacob.
"Well, it says he was born and raised in Forks, Washington," Jacob said as he read off what the internet said. "His dad is a doctor at some hospital and his mom is an interior designer. He has a little sister who is on the junior cheer squad." Jacob's eyes came into a surprised look. "Dude, he's an honor student with a 3.8 GPA and he plans to attend his parents alma mater in the University of Washington where he hopes to study marketing but mostly to play there as he dreams to be in the NFL one day. Well with the way he played last night, there is no doubt that he will be." Jacob said in amazement.
"Wow." Victoria said breathlessly while Alice was just stunned. I was in the same boat as them. To think that Edward is one talented athlete, but he's also shown to be very intelligent. Is there anything else about Edward that makes him so interesting to me?
"And here's some more interesting facts about our young friend here," Emmett said as he looked at his laptop. "We know that he's a senior in high school, but according to the Forks High School football website in his bio, during his time when he's not playing football, he's also on the varsity baseball team. Apart from sports, he plays the piano since he was five years old where he enjoys playing his favorite song," Emmett paused and had concentrated look on his face. "Clare de lune?" That surprised me because that is my all-time favorite song. "Anyway, his favorite teams are none other than Seattle's own Seahawks and Mariners, he enjoys mostly hanging out with his friends and listens to pop but mostly will listen to classical, jazz, progressive metal, alternative rock and punk rock, but his favorite artist happens to be the star of a hit TV show he watches, and her names rhymes with, Stella Pawn." Emmett said, looking up from his screen, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Of all the fake names you could've thought of to rhyme, that's what you came up with?" Jacob asked. Emmett answered with a shrug, but I was blown away from the one fact I was given.
Edward is a fan of me? He's seen Rainbow Garden? He's listen to my music? All of that there is what's making this feeling inside me get all fluttery. I guess it's no surprises that I would have fans in Forks and Edward is one of them.
"Okay, so based on what we're hearing, Edward is overall a talented football player with a bright future who is well known and liked by the people in Forks. What's more is that he's fan of Bella, which proves that he seems to like you, Bella." Alice said to me with a big smile on my face causing me to turn a little red.
"J-Just because he's a fan doesn't mean he has feelings for me, he's… it's probably just a fan crush. Besides, for all I know, he might have a girlfriend already." I said feeling disappointed again at the thought of it for some reason.
"He doesn't." Emmett said causing us to turn him and Jacob at Emmett's sudden response.
"How do you know?" Jasper asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Because based on what he's posted on Instagram, it's only posts of him and football along with his friends and family and other things that are going on in his life." Jacob explained as he showed us Edward's Instagram profile on his phone where it shows he has a thousand followers. "Plus, his bio doesn't say anything about being in a relationship and no one has tagged him being in one. And based on the comments, all the girls wants a shot of the famous Slayward."
"Wait, are you guys stalking him on social media now? That's creepy!" Rosalie said.
"Hey, it's not creepy." Jacob defended. "We just wanted to know all about Edward for Bella's sake."
"It wasn't that hard to look him up anyway, considering that Forks is a small city so there's only one Edward and I found him on the Forks High School webpage easily." Emmett explained.
"From there, it was easy to find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat just to know what goes on in his life and know every detail of him." Jacob added.
"So if you think that's creepy, you're dating the wrong guy." Emmett said as both him and Jacob smiled like they did nothing wrong while the rest of us gave them both weird looks on their obsession of Edward Cullen.
"Maybe I should date Edward." Rosalie said sarcastically as she went on her phone.
Jacob scoffed. "Yeah, like she could get Edward." He said causing him and Emmett to laugh as Rosalie looked at Jacob, giving him a glare.
"Ahem." We all turned to see my parents standing in front of us; Renee in front with her arms folded while Charlie was behind her, casually with cup of coffee in his hand. Uh-oh, that's not a good look of my mother in that position. You don't need to read her facial to know she's not happy.
"Isabella," My mother started. Not good.
"Yes mom?" I asked nervously.
"Do you mind explaining to me what were you thinking?" Renee asked looking very upset.
"What are you talking about?" I asked in confusion.
"I'm talking about how you and your friends were spotted by someone last night!" Renee said causing my friends and I to be shocked, and possibly panicking. Oh crap! I thought. I guess we weren't as fast as we thought when we got away.
"H-Hold on, where is all this coming from?" I asked.
My mother then pulled out a newspaper article that shows a photo of us, only it was just a photoshoot photo of us for the promotion of the final season of Rainbow Garden. Only there were subtitles around it saying things like "Guess where we are at now" or "Last night was fun."
"It was over on the National Enquirer! Apparently, someone claims to have seen you and your friends last night wherever you guys were. Thankfully, you were all in your disguises to be recognized." Renee answered as she rolled up the paper while having a disapproved look on her face. "Seriously, what were you all thinking?!"
"Mom, it wasn't our fault." I said. "We just… weren't aware of our surroundings and didn't think people would see through us. We got away before anyone could approach us. We were careful all night."
"Not careful enough!" Renee snapped causing me to flinch. "Now because of what happened, everyone knows where you are thus putting a lot of difficulties for rehearsals before the concert."
"Okay, is that really like the end of the world or something?" Emmett commented only to be quiet when Renee glared at him.
"If you hadn't suggested to go out in public, Bella wouldn't have to deal with this!" She said to him as Emmett had his arms out and gave her the "What did I even do?" look. "I knew she shouldn't be going out before the concert and now look what happens!"
"But mom," Before I could say more, Alice stepped in.
"Look Renee, I get where you're coming from, but you're blowing this out of proportion." Alice said casually in a calm way. "You know how people are on The National Enquirer. They always make things up out of speculations. It's all talk, but no solid source of evidence to confirm it along with taking things out of context. And as you pointed out, someone did claim to have seen us, but they can't be sure because I'm certain that they weren't sure of what they've seen. After all, we were wearing our disguises so it would be hard for them to be sure if it was us they saw. Again, this was just a speculation to them.
And besides, people knew Bella was going to be here in Seattle since she will be performing tomorrow anyways. So it's no different if they do see her now before the concert. There's no harm, no foul at all." She finished with a smile.
Renee just stood there facing Alice. I was holding my breath ready for Renee to snap and no doubt telling me it's time to get going to start rehearsing nonstop until nightfall. Finally, it felt like eternity until Renee let out a breath of frustration.
"Just be ready for rehearsals." She said to me and walked away heading inside, muttering under breath while fuming as her heels were clicking away.
"Just once, can we get a morning without her?" Jacob said like he was asking if it was that hard to ask before he took a bite out of his breakfast burger.
"I knew it was a bad idea." Rosalie said with a sigh as she slumps in her seat while Jasper patted her shoulder. Emmett just shrugs while Victoria wipes her forehead letting out a short whistle as I felt relieved.
That could've been a lot worse. At least my mother didn't say something like I shouldn't be out in public anymore like I'm a little kid under curfew. I am so grateful for Alice. She may be annoying at times, but she always knows how to handle situations like this with such grace.
"So," We all turned to see Charlie speaking. He looked quite amused from watching the scene we all put on. "You kids sure must had an interesting night to piss off my wife on the second day since we came here. And it's not even noon yet." He chuckled as he took a sip of his coffee.
"Interesting would be a nice way to put it, depending on everyone's definition of it." Rosalie said as she looked at us all, as the rest of us agreed on it.
"Sorry about that, dad." I said to him.
"Oh no," Charlie assured me with a smile as he waved it off. "She wasn't on my case this morning when I woke up like always and I got to enjoy my coffee in peace for once."
"Well that's your definition of interesting." Victoria said as she reached for her tea.
"So what were you guys doing last night? Something happened at the club?" Charlie asked.
"No, it was shut down and turned into a stupid bookstore – OW!" Emmett cried when I threw an apple at his head. "What the hell?"
"What did I tell you about insulting my love for books?" I said in annoyance.
"Sheesh, touchy." Emmett said, rubbing his head.
"Well if the club was shut down, where did you guys go that almost got you caught and made Renee all freaked out over nothing?" Charlie asked, raising an eyebrow.
"We were at a football game." Alice answered.
Charlie was silent and just looked at us. That's when I noticed his lips started to twitch. He sat down his coffee mug on the table suddenly.
"Hold up," He said as he took a moment by taking a deep breath and then exhales softly before looking at us again. "Okay seriously, where did you all go?" He was smiling for some reason.
"At a football game." Alice answered again.
At those words, Charlie was trying to hold himself together, but failed, as he started to burst out laughing. All of us were confused of his reaction as we watch him laugh his ass off.
"Yeah, I just say whatever's on my mind, I don't know what he's laughing about." Emmett said to us while pointing at Charlie as my father continues to laugh like a hyena on steroids.
"Bella, you know I enjoy playfully flirting with your dad and everything, but he now confuses me." Victoria said. You're the confusing one, Victoria. I thought.
"Damn, I haven't seen your dad laugh this hard since the time Emmett annoyed a magician when we were in Vegas last summer and that guy retaliated by transforming Emmett's pants to become transparent thus showing him in his Spiderman underwear." Jasper said causing Emmett to turn to him with a frown as Rosalie slapped her forehead in embarrassment just as Charlie was laughing even harder, this time from what Jasper said.
"Oh god," Charlie said in between laughs. "The look on Emmett's face!"
"Dude, that wasn't funny, alright?! And it got out to E News right away, you know." Emmett said defensively, making Charli fell to the floor dying of laughter.
"Okay, what is so funny, Charlie?" Jacob asked as Charlie got himself up and was able to stop laughing. Though he couldn't keep a straight face.
"You're telling me that you all went to a football game?" Charlie asked trying to maintain himself from laughing even more.
"Yeah." Most of us answered slowly to see where this was coming from.
"Bella, my Bella, was at a football game, with you guys!" Charlie said like he couldn't believe it while trying to be sure he heard correctly. And that there struck a nerve as we now know why he was laughing.
"Okay why is that funny?" I asked as I was offended.
"Bella, I know you. You've never been interested in sports like… at all, and it's not because you were clumsy. You're not the sports type of person. Whenever we were in the same room together and I watch a game on TV, you zone out." Charlie smiled.
"That's not true!" I said defensively.
"The way you're biting your lips says otherwise." Charlie smirked as I felt my lips being nibbled on by my own teeth. Ugh, I hate that habit of mine. It happens every time whenever I'm nervous or, to what my friends and Charlie knows, if I'm lying.
"Well, she didn't zone out last night, that's for sure." Alice said as she gave a smirk causing me to glare at her for that.
"Look, I get your plans were changed and decided to take a look at my hometown, but I find it hard to believe why you would want to stay at a football game." Charlie said with a chuckle.
"Oh, we had a reason alright." Victoria said causing Charlie to raise an eyebrow in confusion.
"Charlie, you should've seen it. The game we were at was what everyone's buzzing about, mostly about Forks High School." Jacob said.
"My old high school?" Charlie asked in surprised.
"That's the one." Jasper said as Charlie looked like he was trying to put two and two together.
"I don't ever recall Forks High being so popular in sports when I was there." Charlie said. "I mean, we weren't bad back then, just… good enough to be contenders during my days there. We even made it to a championship at one time."
"Dude, believe us, Forks High is good. No seriously, they are that good! And you should've seen their quarterback, Edward Cullen. He was dominating the whole game!" Emmett said.
"Again, he was slaying them." Jacob said to Emmett. "That guy has the skills of Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, combined!"
"Here they go again." Rosalie said, rolling her eyes as Jacob and Emmett were talking again back and forth about Edward.
"I'm sure you guys are a little overexcited on some guy who's a high school quarterback." Charlie said. Oh if only you were there, dad. I thought.
Emmett turned to Jacob. "Show him." Jacob nodded and did something on his laptop before turning the device for Charlie to see. I didn't know what Jacob's showing but it was no doubt some videos of the game last night judging from the audio.
Charlie just stood there, staring at the screen.
"That is no way my old high school!" He said in astonishment as he was watching the videos. "This team looks… good!"
"Told ya." Emmett said.
"Are you sure I'm not seeing highlights from the NFL?" Charlie asked in complete shock.
"Nope, this is one hundred percent all from last night's game on a high school team in your home city. Forks High's got a championship caliber team with a tough defense, a high power offense, and of course, the best quarterback the NFL is about to see. And that quarterback is named Edward Cullen who is a big talk of the town." Jacob said proudly with a smile.
"That's amazing. Let me see more of that!" Charlie said, or more like demanded, as he quickly sat down between Jacob and Emmett. Emmett brought his laptop closer as he and Jacob showed my dad more videos of the game.
"I think Edward's got himself a fan club." Victoria said to me causing her and me to giggle at the sight of Charlie being so into it.
"I'm pretty sure he already has some before those two expanded it." I said looking at Emmett, Jacob and Charlie as they both let out some noises as they watch the videos. Charlie looks so into it about Edward Cullen as the guys gave my father feedback about him.
I guess when it comes to sports, that's how you get on Charlie's good side.
I chuckled, rubbing Fluff's head as I took a sip of my tea while enjoying the rest of my morning.
The rest of the day, I met with the crew and everyone at the venue where I will host my concert tomorrow night. The place look so big and built beautifully to be built at the Pacific Northwest. I don't know who would be crazy enough to say that Seattle is not a good city. After all, Seattle is the most popular cities of all time. After going over of what the stage look like and going over on how concert will go, I spent hours rehearsing with my team going over the songs I will be performing. That along with practicing with the dance crew to be sure we got the choreography down. After spending hours on stage and checking the sound system to be sure they're good, by six o'clock, it was time to call it a day and with everyone on board, we all did a little ritual of good luck tomorrow before I left and joined my family and friends to have dinner at a fancy restaurant downtown. Dinner was uneventful. My mother was on her best behavior, minus on her criticizing on what I ate. Despite that, it was nice of us to have dinner together with my friends and family as we talk about on what to do after my concert.
As the night rolls in, I couldn't help but think about Edward Cullen and the idea of him coming to watch my showing knowing that he's a fan of me. Would he come? Where will he sitting then? Who is going with? Wait, why am I asking these questions? Why does this matter to me? I mean, what do I do if I see him at my show? Why can't I get him off my mind? Could I really be in love with Edward Cullen? I've never been in a relationship before. On TV when I played as Evelyn, I was the girlfriend of another character before they broke up during the show. I have been asked out by a few guys before. Most of them were encouraged by Renee pursuing me to be their girlfriend to become the next celebrity power couple like her and Charlie and others. But I didn't care about that. Plus I didn't click with those guys which was why I turned them down.
So no, no boyfriend, I'm single. Sure, I wanted to find love like Alice and Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie, Jacob and his girlfriend, even Victoria and her numerous lovers she's hooked up with. I guess it all comes to how well you connect with someone. Besides, even if I were in love with Edward, would he feel the same about me?
I guess I'll never know.
The next day came and tonight is the night. My final show of the Make It Shine Tour. It's all happening here in Seattle at CenturyLink Field. This place was sold out when I announced the dates of my tour along with L.A., New York, Portland, Phoenix, Canada and Miami. Even from in my dressing room, I can hear the crowd. Well, according to Charlie, this stadium is known for being the loudest caused by fans at football games. So I guess this here is no different.
I am so excited for this, but also nervous. At least when this show is over, I can take a break from all the singing and dancing, rehearsing and everything related to my music career so I can relax before I go back to it. I never expected being a singer would be this much work.
"Bella, you need to relax." Alice said as she was laying out the outfits for me to wear. "What did I tell you about proper beauty sleep last night?"
"Sorry," I said as I was sitting in my chair while Victoria was doing my hair and Rosalie was applying makeup on me. "Just nervous."
"Tell us something we don't know." Rosalie chuckled as she was finishing the final touch on me.
"Oh it's simple what should we know," Victoria said as she was done with my hair and putting all the tools away. "She almost goes through a nervous breakdown, we all give her our pep talk to boost her confidence, then the next thing that happens is the minute we throw her cute ass on stage, Bella becomes a different person when she performs."
"Ten minutes until showtime!" One of the stage crew announced when dropped by as I saw more crew members passing by with the equipment and boxes being carried from out in the hallways. Just as that was happening, the boys came in.
"Geez, where's the fire happening?" Jacob asked when they walked in.
"I think it's more of their time of period." Emmett snickered causing Rosalie to come over and smack him in the back of the head. "OW!"
"Is this really the time for some inappropriate jokes?" She asked in annoyance.
"I was trying to lighten up Bella here since we all know how nervous she gets before performing." Emmett defended as he was rubbing his head.
"There are other ways to calm Bella down, and that's actually my job for it." Jasper said, rolling his eyes as he came over to my side, patting my shoulder. "You doing okay?" He asked me.
"I am now." I said, appreciating Jasper's presence to help ease the nerves.
"You got nothing to worry about." Jasper smiled. "Just don't think too much of it and give your fans a performance to remember." He said as I nodded my head.
"Well I can't wait for this concert to be done." Jacob said as he leans back against the wall. "I got lucky getting a backstage pass, not from your mother, so I can get Lizzie back here."
"Seriously though, why is everyone wanting to come backstage at a concert when the concert is outside?" Emmett complained as we heard more commotion out in the halls. "There's nothing but clutters of shit flying around here, big grey hallways and strange hippies pushing crates. It's about what happens onstage, with all the lighting, the music and all the crap. Not backstage full of concrete, dubious stains and people trying to see the show on tiny screens when all the fun is out there!"
"Well, it is the last of Bella's concert." Victoria pointed out. "Plus I hear that Seattle is full of passionate fans of all kinds. So with all that combined, I'm sure a lot of people including critics and reporters want to see all the behind-the-scenes stuff to give everyone the know on what Bella's concert is all about."
"I'm just saying, backstage is where people do the work around here for Bella. Not something to watch back here." Emmett said.
"Could be more exciting than you can imagine, Em." Jacob shrugged.
"Yeah," Alice said as she suddenly had an excitedly look on her face. "I got very good feeling that tonight is going to be very special!"
"You say that about every concert I performed." I said with a chuckle as I playfully roll my eyes.
"Yes, but this time, there's something about tonight's concert that's different from the rest. Something's going to happen and I think we will all remember it!" Alice smiled big.
"And what exactly do you see that we don't?" Rosalie asked.
Before Alice could answer, the same stage crew member that came by earlier dropped in again without warning.
"Five minutes until showtime!" He announced and quickly disappeared before we could all say anything.
"We'll leave you to get ready." Jacob said and he, Jasper and Emmett left the room.
"Okay Bella, chop-chop, get dress!" Alice said as she held out the outfits for me to where. Thankfully they weren't over the top; it was just a simple white and blue mini tube dress. I excused myself to go changed and got out in the outfit I was given.
"Ooh, you look amazing! This is totally a way to kick off your show!" Alice squealed as she was clapping her hands excitedly.
"Girl, once everyone sees you on stage, you're get a lot of eye poppers." Rosalie smirked causing me to blush.
"Damn, that dress makes you look sexy!" Victoria said as she was eyeing me up and down. "I wanna piece of it after that show."
"Hold your panties, Victoria." I laughed as I playfully pushed her away from her advances.
"Alright, come on Bella, you better get on stage." Alice said as she grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the dressing room with Rosalie and Victoria coming behind us. We walked down the hallway, until we heard a voice over the noises backstage.
"Why aren't you boys dressed?!" My mother asked as we arrived to see her with Charlie and the boys where Renee was in a fit of rage facing some of the male backup dancers for my show as they were just in sweats and t-shirts while standing or sitting on the couches.
"Because," One of them answered while not being at all phased or intimidated by my mother as he smiled. "We are about to break NSYNC's record 3.9 second backstage change record." He answered causing me and the girls to have weird looks on our faces. From here, I saw Emmett looking very excited about this while Charlie just stood there, looking like he's got a bad feeling about this.
"Then, as members of the crew who worked for Bella Swan, we will be able to represent her joining the list of pop star legends in Seattle's wall of fame." The other dancer explained as he and the others showed us the big wall.
There, a big darker grey wall was presented with the big label, "Seattle's Wall of Fame" and below it, a list of celebrity names on the wall along with what record they broke on stage. There were records like the Seahawks for loudest stadium at 137.6decibels, Maroon 5 for most stage dives at 43, Coldplay for most colors displayed in the stadium with 40, Justin Bieber for most fans to crash the stage with 50, Ariana Grande for highest pitch volume to set, Lady Gaga for most costume changes in one concert with 54 and many more including the NSYNC that was mentioned.
Wow. I thought.
"GO!" The dancers called as they burst their way behind the curtain just as Emmett had his watch out along with two of the stage crew who had stop watches on them just we heard clothes ripping along with crashes and other noises that made us even confused at where the hell it even came from. That's when my backup dancers came out from behind the curtain so fast all dressed for my show as they turned to where Emmett and the stage crew members are.
"Three point seven seconds!"
"Bella's on the wall of fame!" The boys cheered as everyone of us applauded for that amazing achievement. Well, not everyone.
"Okay is this really appropriate for you boys to be doing this?" Renee asked disapprovingly. "This is the night for Bella and you're all acting like middle schoolers!" She said causing my dancers to raise eyebrows at her while looking at one another.
"Oh come on, that was best thing I've ever seen!" Emmett said excitedly. "Don't have to be such a bitchy prude." I hear him say to himself.
"This comes from the guy who was complaining how nothing ever happens backstage." Jasper commented.
"Ah let them be Renee," Charlie said as he rolled his eyes. "At least they're ready now. And plus, this show is for the fans, not for our daughter." Before Renee was about to snap back,
"One minute!" The stage crew member announced.
"It's time!" Alice said excitedly as she turned to me. "Make this night special, Bella!"
"Knock'em dead." Rosalie smiled.
"Break a leg, but literally." Emmett chuckled.
"You got this." Jasper said, patting my back.
"Kick ass, Bella!" Victoria hugged me.
"We'll be cheering for you." Jacob said as he kissed the top of my head before he coming to Lizzie's side. I went over to Charlie who took a good look at me.
"You look amazing, Bells." He smiled as he pulled me for a hug. "Go and make your fans happy. And most of all, have fun."
"Thanks daddy." I said. Charlie kissed my head before letting go.
"Come on, Bella, up on stage now!" Renee said. Not once she took a moment to wish me luck. It was always on getting the show going. But I wasn't going to let that bother me. Not tonight.
I took a deep breath before I head on over to the main entrance. It's time for my fans for the main attraction.
Alright you guys, I'm going to stop there for this chapter. We will get to see her perform. If you read Into You. You should know what happens. If you know, you know. Hehe.
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