Hey guys! Soo i got a new chapter up! yay! I don't love this chapter, but it's not bad. Plus i kinda need it for the next chapter to make any sense at all.

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Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING.

BTW this is Bella's POV. Sorry if you guys wanted any order at all (like Edward's POV one chapter, bella's the next) cuz it's not gonna happen. It's just going to randomly switch back and forth. I don't know when ill go back to Edwards.

Maybe Just Friends

Bella's POV:

My eyes fluttered open slowly. I stretched and rolled over, yawning. I took a deep breath, and blinked a few times, waiting for my brain to clear up.

Why didn't my alarm go off? I thought, with panic, hoping I hadn't slept through it. I quickly sat up, turning to see the numbers on my alarm clock. 4:22 was in big red numbers. I groaned, and fell back into bed.

After a minute, I stood up and stretched. I knew I would never get back to sleep. I dragged myself to the bathroom and took a long shower.

After getting ready, I walked downstairs into the kitchen. Charlie was gone, but it was still early, so I got myself a bowl of cereal. I brushed my teeth, and went back downstairs. The phone rang, shrill and demanding. I picked it up.

"Swan Residence."

"Bella!" Alice's voice buzzed through the line. "I have been trying to call you!" I didn't hear the phone ring. . .

"Oh, never mind." She said, when I didn't respond. "Hey, I'm so sorry I can't take you to school today, I'm not coming to school."

"That's alright, Alice. It's not that far. I'll walk." I said, though my voice sounded disappointed. My truck broke down a couple days ago, and I haven't got around to getting it fixed.

"Bella, I wouldn't do that! I hope it's alright, but Edward is going to give you a ride, "I swallowed hard. After a few seconds, sounding worried, she said, "If that's okay. . ?"

"Er, that's . . . okay." I said. Slowly, I walked over to the window and pulled back the curtain. A silver Volvo was parked in my driveway, next to my broken-down truck.

"Sorry again Bella. I have to go, see ya!" Alice said.

"It's okay. Bye, Alice." I mumbled, and hung up the phone, setting it on the counter. I took a deep breath and picked up my bag. I made my way to the front door.

I closed the door behind me, and reached up for the key, so I could lock it. I stepped off the porch to see Edward leaning casually against his car. He smiled.

"Good morning." He said. "How about you ride with me today?" He grinned, and opened up the door.

"Thank you." I said, stepping in. He shut the door, and walked around to step in the other side.

He closed the door, and turned to look at me. I stifled a yawn. He smiled my favorite crooked smile.

"Tired?" He teased, as he pulled smoothly out of my driveway.

I nodded. "I woke up early."

"Why didn't you go back to sleep?"

"I can never go back to sleep after I have already woken up." I paused. "Unless it's the middle of the night," I added.

He laughed under his breath.

"What?" I said, but he just shook his head.

"So," I said after a minute of uncomfortable silence. "Is Alice alright? I mean, why isn't she coming to school?" He glanced, over to me, and then back out the front window.

"She claims she's sick." He said, and I raised an eyebrow.

"Claims?"

"She's not." He shrugged. "Figures." I laughed at his tone, and he smiled, turning to look at me with his shocking eyes. Thank you, Alice.

Edward pulled smoothly in the school parking lot and squeezed in a space I would never had been able to, much less with my monstrous truck. I started to open the door; ignoring the fact he was walking around the car to open it for me. He shut it behind me when I climbed out. We got tons of stares walking together, but I barely noticed, until a girl with curly red hair started whispering to her friend, and they both giggled. I blushed, and hoped Edward didn't notice.

I turned to him when we were at the door of my class, "Thanks."

He looked puzzled. I tried not to smile.

"For the ride."

Understanding lit up his face, then something else. Embarrassment? That's strange. Usually I'm the one embarrassing myself in front of him. I smiled.

"Anytime," he said, smiling, all traces of embarrassment gone. I felt a thrill go up my spine at the words.

I turned and stepped through the door, still smiling.

The class dragged along at a speed at least twice as slow as usual. I noticed, absentmindedly, that the car ride with Edward seemed to go unusually fast, and things seemed to slow down when he left at the door. I tried not to dwell on the fact, even though it was entirely true. Things weren't slowing down. They seemed slow because Edward wasn't here. Pathetic.

Finally the bell rang, clanging loudly, waking up the school. I stood up and gathered up my stuff, and headed to lunch. In the lunchroom, my eyes automatically swept over the room. I couldn't see him. I looked down, disappointed. I bought lemonade, not really hungry.

I looked around for a place to sit, when I saw Edward. He was sitting with Emmett, Jasper and Rose. He looked up as if I had called his name. Emmett, sitting across from him, turned around and smiled. Edward's eyes flashed to him and back to me. He waved me over. I felt compelled to turn around to see if he really was motioning to me, but I resisted the stupid urge. I made my way over to them.

"Hi." Edward said, smiling. I was about to respond when Emmett stood up and pulled me into a bear hug. Over his shoulder, I saw something flash in Edward's eyes, and his smile faded. For half a second, I thought it was jealousy. No, it was probably something else. Something that had nothing to do with me. Why would he be jealous? No, he couldn't be jealous. Emmett has hugged me before in front of him. He's not jealous. I rambled on and on in my head, trying to squash the little sprouts of hope that kept blooming in my mind.

I held up my hands. "Er, Emmett?"

"Oh, sorry," he said, and let go. He sat down, patting the bench next to him. I sat down.

"Hey Bella," Jasper and Rosalie said at the same time.

I smiled. "Hi." Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Emmett smirk at Edward. I glanced at Edward, to see him glaring back. I wondered what the silent exchange was about.

"So, what are we doing today?" Emmett said. I looked at him. He was looking at Edward, a tiny smirk on his face. Edward shrugged, and looked down at the bagel he was picking apart with his long fingers.

Rosalie and Jasper both shrugged too. Emmett turned to me.

"I don't know." I said.

Emmett sighed dramatically. "Well, what's Alice doing?"

Jasper shrugged, and Edward answered, "I think she's shopping. She called me and said she was 'feeling better'." He smiled slightly at the thought of his eccentric little sister.

"Why did she call you just to say she's feeling better?" Rosalie said, cocking her head to the side.

Edward's smile faded. I could tell from the look on his face he was trying to come up with an explanation; probably a fake one. "Er, I, I don't know." he said. I wondered why he would try to hide whatever else Alice had said.

The bell rang, and students across the lunchroom started standing up. I looked around. Was lunch really over? Class had taken forever! Though I didn't want to admit it, things had sped up when I had sat over by Edward. I wasn't sure if I could take much more of this.

I stood up at the same time as Edward.

"Bye Emmett, Rose, Jasper." I said. He nodded to them, and turned to me.

"Ready for Biology?" he said, smiling.

"Oh, yeah, Biology. Great." I said sarcastically. He laughed.

We walked to the Biology room together, and got as many stares as when he walked me this morning. As soon as we sat down in the classroom, Mr. Banner stepped in, and the class went quiet. That man had superb timing.

The class went by quickly, and when the bell rang, Mike came over to where Edward and I sat. We both turned to look at him.

"Hey Bella." he said, ignoring Edward, and started helping me with my books.

"It's okay, Mike. I got it." I said, trying to keep my irritation out of my voice. "What's up?"

"You still coming to the beach tomorrow?"

"I told you I would. I'll be there." I said, though I wasn't really looking forward to the La push beach trip he had planned.

"We're meeting at my dad's store, at ten." He said, eyeing Edward as though he felt he was giving out too much information.

"Okay."

"Alright Bella, see ya!" He said, smiling at me. He walked away.

"Beach trip?" Edward said, sounding mildly interested. I turned around to look at him. He was looking down, as if he had to concentrate on his books while he picked them up.

"Yeah." I opened my mouth again, but hesitated. I bit my lip. Were we friends now? I think at least, after knowing him (barely knowing him, but knowing him all the same) for a year, we were friends. I continued, "Do you want to come?"

He eyed the door through Mike had left. "I think he made it clear it wasn't an open invitation."

I sighed. "I'm inviting you." He thought about it for a minute.

"Sure, I guess I'll come."

I smiled. "I'll see you there. We're going to La Push."

I left, going to my next class, still smiling. Maybe this weekend wouldn't be so bad.

Woah that chapter is pretty long compared to what i usually write. Hmm. Weird.

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In this chapter, it says something about a beach trip mike plans. Where have i heard that before?? (heavy sarcasm, for those who don't get it.)

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