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"Where did you find Bon Jovi's '86 tour shirt?" gasped Edward.
"It used to be Charlie's but I stole it," I chuckled. Charlie looked over at me and stuck his tongue out at me. "Real mature, Charlie."
"It was my favorite shirt," grumbled Charlie. He looked back up at me and smiled. "Congratulations on being nominated for homecoming queen."
"Don't fucking remind me," I grumbled.
"Awe, come on, Bells. It's an honor," he smirked.
"Whatever, old man," I chuckled.
"Where's your car, Bella?" asked Emmett.
"She would still be at school. The starter died," I sighed dramatically.
"Bummer," chuckled Charlie. "Are you going to go see Jake?"
"Yes," I chuckled. "We are going to stop on our way to go buy a fancy dress."
"Ok. Do you need money for your fancy dress?" Charlie smirked.
"Nope, I have your credit card," I smirked. "Let's go girls. Daddy needs to buy me an expensive dress and shoes. We can't forget the shoes."
"Don't be crazy, Isabella," yelled Charlie as Rose, Alice and I ran out of the house.
We climbed into Rose's BMW and she took off to La Push. Fifteen minutes later, we pulled up in front of Jake's. We climbed out of the car and made our way inside. Jacob looked up at me and started chuckling. He was nearly seven feet tall with long black hair that was pulled into a ponytail. He had black eyes and tan skin.
"I knew you would be by today. I saw your car in the parking lot when I picked Leah up," smirked Jake.
"Funny," I smirked. "Jake, this is Alice. Alice this is Jacob Black the best mechanic in the state."
"It's nice to meet you, Alice," said Jacob. He turned and looked at me. "What do you need?"
"Starter," I said.
"It's never anything easy is it," he chuckled.
"Nope," I chuckled. He went over and pulled a starter off his shelves for me. "How much?"
"I'll make you a deal. You make me your chocolate marshmallow brownies for my birthday next week and I'll give you the starter," chuckled Jake.
"Jacob, you can't keep giving me parts," I grumbled.
"Bella, stop being so fucking stubborn," he snapped.
"Fine," I snapped as I took the box from him. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," he chuckled. "Congratulations on being nominated."
"Shut the fuck up, Jake," I chuckled as I rolled my eyes.
"It's an honor," chuckled Jake.
"Funny but it will be Leah's turn next year," I smirked. The smile faded from his face.
"Fuck," he muttered.
"Exactly," I smirked. "We are going. Tell Billy I said what's up."
"I will," snorted Jake.
Rose, Alice and I went back out to the car. I put the starter in the trunk and climbed into the back seat. Rose turned the music up and we speed off to Port Angeles. She pulled up in front of the mall and we climbed out and made our way inside. We found Angela and Kate looking for dresses also. We started looking for dresses but most of them made me want to vomit. Alice kept pulling out dresses for me to try on but I refused. I would know the dress when I found it. Rose found a red strapless silk dress that hugged her curves. Angela chose a dust rose colored dress that was strapless with a slit that ran up her leg. Kate picked a sage green silk dress with spaghetti straps. I was starting to lose hope that I was ever going to find my dress when I saw it hidden away. I pulled it off the rack and went into the dressing room. I quickly stripped off my cloths and pulled on the ice blue silk strapless dress. It started to flare out at my bust line until it hit the middle of my thighs. I stepped out and Alice, Rose, Angela and Kate all gasp.
"It's perfect, Bella," said Rose.
"You look beautiful," said Kate.
"That's the perfect dress., said Angela.
"That's the one," said Alice.
"I agree," I chuckled.
I stepped back into the dressing room and changed back into my regular cloths. I carried the dress out and paid for it. We went and found shoes next. I chose a pair of silver heels to go with my dress. Alice tried to talk me into finding some jewelry but I didn't think I needed it. We grabbed a quick lunch and made our way back to the car. As soon as we were on our way back home, I fell asleep.
I was shaken awake when I felt the car stop. I looked around and saw that we were parked in front of Rose's house. I climbed out of the car and grabbed my dress, shoes, and the part for my car. I took my dress and shoes up to my room. I grabbed my tool box and the part for my car and started walking to the school. I was about a block from home when Edward pulled up beside me.
"Need a ride?" he asked.
"I'm fine. I'm going to fix my car," I explained as I stopped and looked at him.
"You're going to fix it?" he asked.
"Yes," I chuckled. "Does that surprise you?"
"Well, yes. I've never met a girl who knew anything about cars," chuckled Edward. "Need any help?"
"No," I smirked. "But I guess I can let you watch."
"Deal," chuckled Edward. I went and climbed into the passenger seat of his car. He speed off and pulled his car up next to mine. I went over and popped the hood. I started talking the old starter out. "How did you learn about cars?"
"I read a lot," I chuckled.
"You learned about cars from a book?" asked Edward.
"Yes," I chuckled. "I told you that you don't know me."
"Your right about that, Bella," chuckled Edward. "Why aren't you excited about being nominated for homecoming queen?"
"My mom was homecoming queen her senior year. I don't want anything to do with anything she would have liked," I explained as I started to install the new starter.
"Oh, I see. You haven't seen her since she left?" asked Edward.
"No. From what Charlie tells me and Em, she packed us up and left us with Rose and Jasper's mom. She went back home and packed all her shit and left us. We never heard from her again," I said softly.
"That must have been hard not having a mom," said Edward. I looked up at him.
"It was and it wasn't. Charlie is great. Catherine, Rose and Jasper's mom, has always been there when I needed someone to talk to," I explained.
"So tell me why you are a cheerleader?" asked Edward. "You don't seem the cheerleader type."
"I love cheering. Plus it will look good on my college applications," I said softly as I finished installing the starter.
"Where do you want to go to college?" asked Edward.
"I want to go to NYU but I will probably end up at Dartmouth," I said softly.
"Why not NYU?" asked Edward. I went over and started my car. She purred so softly.
"That's my baby," I chuckled. I turned her off and went and shut the hood. "Charlie doesn't think music is a suitable career choice for me. He expects me to become a doctor."
"Even if you don't want to?" asked Edward.
"He just wants me to be able to take care of myself. He's fine with music being a hobby but that's as far as it should go," I explained. "How about you?"
"I am planning on going to NYU," said Edward.
"What are you going to study?" I asked.
"Music," said Edward. "So you play the piano and the cello. Anything else?"
"I play the guitar and the drums also," I chuckled. His eyes got wide. "I love music."
"What's your favorite style of music?" asked Edward.
"Fuck, that is hard. Probably, 80's classic rock. I think they were some of the most amazing musicians," I chuckled.
"I'll agree with you," chuckled Edward. He looked down at his watch.
"I had better get home," I said softly.
"Yeah, me too," said Edward. "I guess I'll see you Monday at school."
"I guess so," I said softly.
I climbed into my car and Edward climbed into his. I started my car and headed back home. I parked and waved to Edward as he drove by. I went inside and made my way up to my room. I washed my hands and got all the grease off of them. I climbed onto my bed and started working on some homework. I finished with my biology work, trig homework and Spanish II work. I loaded everything in my back pack and turned on my iPod. I laid back down on my bed and started to read.
I must of have fallen asleep while I was reading because I woke up the next morning with my book laying on my chest. I looked over at the clock and saw that it was almost noon. I climbed out of bed and made my way downstairs to the kitchen. Charlie and Emmett were watching a football game in the living room. They both looked up at me and their eyes went wide. I was stumbling slightly.
"Bella, you ok?" asked Charlie. I was dizzy and I started to stumble. He reached out and grabbed my arms and I cried out from the pain.
"AAAAAHHHHHH!" I screamed as I fell to my knees.
"Emmett, go get the car," shouted Charlie as I faded into darkness.