A/N: Yay it's the second chapter! XD. Thank you to everyone who reviewed, it really made me want to keep writing. Thanks for comments about my style and the story too, I'm glad it's interesting to someone besides me. :3.

To answer a few questions:

.sTrAwBeRrY.vEnOm. : Yeah, Bella is going to fall in love with Edward haha. NO matter how many bad craps I throw at them, I could never EVER split them up. They're far too cute.

ithiki : Edward is really attracted to Bella's scent, and it'll become and little bit more obvious as I go. I'm just a sappy romantic and I'm trying to find a way to skip that part so that I can go straight into fluff. I'm also trying to find a way to explain vampires and everything quickly, but since everyone knows about that, seeing as how they read Twilight it might be like "Edward explained everything to me blah blahty blah blah…"

Yeah, the Cullens are pretty antisocial, but being a new family in a new town I guess they wanted to make a better impression. Get to know the locals even if it doesn't matter. Plus, Alice probably had a vision :P

So, let's get this show on the road!

Chapter Two: Fireworks

Alice dragged me across the park. Her enthusiasm scared me a bit. I wanted so badly to turn around and make sure that her brother was still behind us. I wanted to know more about him, be his friend. I wanted to become friends with all of them. Being alone in this small place for two months would be terrible if I only had Charlie…

"Let's go to this one!" Alice exclaimed pointing at a stand decorated with cartoonish pictures of generic fair-day foods. I tried to look fascinated with a blade of grass while she talked to the owner of the stand, explaining she was there to help. Shyly, I stole glances up at Edward, only to find him staring at me. I blushed deeply and shot my eyes down.

Edward visibly stiffened and turned away. When I looked at him again he seemed like a statue, perfectly carved with a gorgeous face. He seemed to barely breathe. I blushed again slightly and returned to my piece of grass. Alice suddenly grabbed me and dragged me around the back of the stall, pushing me through a small door where I found myself standing behind the brightly lit counter, staring out at the park grounds.

"Hello Edward!" Alice said cheerfully. "Care for anything to drink?!" Edward looked up, surprised to see us standing there. He smirked and rolled his eyes at her before walking to the back of the stall. I turned around and saw him coming in behind us. I smiled nervously at him, hoping he'd show that he knew I was with them.

He looked up and saw me and a beautifully crooked smile spread across his lips. I smiled even wider and blushed, looking down as I struggled to tie the red striped apron around my waist.

I saw Edward approach me and reach out for the ties at my back. He gave me a look as though he were asking permission. My expression was blank as I stared into his golden eyes, I could only nod. I squealed inside my head and bit my lip to keep from making it audible. He was so close to me! I almost started bouncing on the balls of my feet with joy.

I felt him tie the apron into a secure bow and then move in front of me, smiling. "There you go," he said gently. "Now you haven't got to worry about it." I grinned and nodded again. He had left me speechless, just by looking at me.

"Thank you," I said quietly. I heard him chuckle softly and reach for an apron himself. I leant against the shiny clean counter, staring at the group of people who were playing music in the grass, the small band setting up for a performance, the games for young kids to play. I rested my head in my hand and felt my eyes drooping slightly when I saw Mike and a group of people heading towards us.

"Hey Bella!" he called happily. I jumped up straight, trying to look busy.

"Hey Mike," I said, trying to sound happy to see him. "Do you want anything?"

He shook his head and smiled widely. "Naw, I just wanted to bring my friends to meet you." He pointed to all of the people behind him. "These are Jessica, Lauren, Angela, Tyler, Ben and Erik." I either nodded at each one, raised a hand or said a half hearted greeting. They all told me it was nice to meet me, they hoped we could all be friends.

Jessica looked up at me sheepishly before saying: "Can I have some popcorn?" I laughed out loud at that. After everyone had been holding back and tried to make me feel welcome, she still wanted food.

"I was wondering when someone would ask that," I said between my giggles. I took her money and gave her the change. When I turned around to grab her popcorn I tripped on my lace and started to fall. I braced myself for the impact, squeezing my eyes shut. But I never. I felt a set of cold arms grab me and pull me up straight, then, suddenly they weren't there.

I looked up, and knew shock was plastered over my face. My stomach jumped into my stomach when I saw Edward standing there, his hands in his pockets leaning against the counter, his crooked grin in place again.

"Maybe we should take care of the food," he said softly, suppressing a laugh. Alice appeared at the counter with the popcorn in her hand. I blushed from embarrassment and went back to the cash.

We had decided that it would be better if I took care of the money, leaving Edward and Alice to prepare food and bring it to me.

"Hi Edward," Lauren and Jessica said when they saw him hand them their food. I could tell they were trying to flirt with him, but he ignored them and kept glancing at me. Get a hold of yourself! I kept thinking. He can't be just looking at you. I mean, it's only you and Alice here…

I glanced over at him, at his beautiful face only to find it looking my way again. He grinned and looked down at his work, but glancing up again out of the corner of his eye and smiling wider. I laughed slightly and looked away. Still, it would be nice if he was.

A couple of hours passed. Music was blasting, kids were crying, people were making out every where you turned, and I was stuck behind the food stand, freezing cold. I pulled on my black sweater and zipped it up all the way. I pulled the sleeves over my hands and pushed up my shoulders, trying to keep every inch of me warm. Edward looked over at me concernedly.

"Are you cold?" he asked. His expression was worried and he moved towards me nervously.

"Ah, no," I tried to say, but I barely stammered it out. "I'm fine really. Well, in a minute I will be." But, while I spoke he was shaking out of his jacket and pushed it to me.

"Take it," he said smiling. "I'm fine, you on the other hand might catch a cold, being from Phoenix and all." I blushed and took his jacket, pulling it on. It was cold, and smelt gloriously of him. I couldn't tell what kind of cologne it was, just that I knew I'd be trying to steal a few more sniffs of it before the night was over. Great, now I'm starting to sound like an addict.

The sky grew darker and darker until finally the man who owned the stand came back, telling Alice that we could close it down as the fireworks were getting ready to start. I hung up my apron, glad to have the hideous thing off and passed Edward back his jacket. He looked a bit surprised and confused.

"No you keep it, I'll get it later before we leave." I smiled and blushed slightly. He grinned. "It's a lot colder out here than it was in that stall." I laughed and noticed that I could almost see my breath.

"Yeah I guess you're right, thank you."

"No problem," he replied, shoving his hands into his pockets and walking next to me on the way to the viewing field.

The entire town must have been there, there was quite the crowd. Emmett and Rosalie met up with us on our way there.

"How was it guys?" Alice asked, walking next to her sister.

"Just great," Rosalie said sarcastically. "We got to supervise the bouncy castle." I heard Edward snort, suppressing a laugh and Emmett shot him a deadly glare. I looked from one brother to the next.

"Why don't you try it next time, Edward," Emmett hissed. Edward grinned but didn't look at his brother.

"Maybe I will." Emmett scoffed and jogged ahead slightly to grab Rosalie's hand.

The three of them were ahead of us, just me and Edward behind them. I suddenly felt very self conscious around this beautiful boy. I fiddled with my hair and straightened out my shirts underneath his big coat.

"Do you want to watch the fireworks from over there?" he asked, pointing to a clearing close to where they would be fired from. No one was near the place.

I looked up at him only to find him staring down at me smiling his wonderfully crooked smile. "Sure," I said softly, mesmerized by his face. He stepped ahead of me down the tiny embankment, looking back occasionally to make sure I was still behind him. I was very careful not to slip on the damp grass. If I did it probably would've made me slide into him and knock him over, something I really didn't want to do to one of my first new friends on my first night here.

I made eye contact with Charlie where he stood next to the fireworks. He smiled and waved to me. I tried to wave back but the sudden movement caused me to loose my concentration. I slipped backwards and fell hard on my bottom to the ground. Edward turned around quickly, his eyes widened with surprise. I could see the corners of his mouth twitching and knew he was trying to hold back from breaking down with laugher.

I sighed. "You can laugh if you want to; this isn't anything new for me." He laughed a little bit, but smiled big.

"I'm sorry," he struggled to say. "I really shouldn't laugh, that probably hurt. Are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine," I muttered. Edward sat down next to me on the grass, waving at Charlie. Charlie hesitated from coming over, then decided not to. Lucky for me, I could stay here alone with Mr. Cullen.

"What are you glaring at?" he asked me softly. I realized I had been sitting, hugging my knees and staring angrily into the woods.

"Oh, nothing," I began. "I'm just staring at the woods. They're really green." He laughed and smiled, leaning back on his elbow.

"That's usually the way they are," he whispered like it was a secret.

"Really? Because the ones in Phoenix are purple!" I hoped I'd sounded sarcastic. Otherwise I was just rude. He chuckled again.

"Then why are you here," he asked, staring at me with curious eyes. "Why aren't you in Phoenix? Where the trees are purple and the sun actually shines."

I turned away from him, staring back out into the trees. Only staring less angrily. "My parents divorced when I was very, very young and mom moved away. So, if I never came here for the summer, then I'd never know I had a Dad. Charlie loves seeing me too. I'm just glad I don't have to live here all the time. That would drive me crazy."

I looked back at him, he was staring into my eyes and slightly frowning. His own eyes seemed sad, not nearly as cheerful as they had been when my amazing acrobatics brought me to the ground. I smiled at him nervously and tried to think of anything to say.

"It's a bit better now though," it was the only thing I could say. "I've actually got some friends now." His face lightened and he nodded. It was true. Even if it was the only thing I could have said, I really meant. I now had Edward and his family to look forward to with every grey morning. Mike and the others were there too, but they just didn't appeal to me as much as the Cullen's.

"I think they're starting now," Edward said softly. I turned and saw Charlie trying to light the end of one of the fireworks. Before Edward could say anything else I flung myself onto my back, staring up at the black sky.

"What are you doing?" he asked. His voice sounded surprised and I giggled.

"Just lie back, it makes the fireworks seem better." He lay down next to me and we heard a loud pop. The brightly coloured sparks burst to life in front of us, sending wonderful shapes flying through the sky. I squealed and pulled my fists to my face.

I saw Edward looking at me from the corner of my eye. "Doesn't it feel like they're going to fall on you?" I asked. My voice was excited and I couldn't help it. Watching fireworks this way always affected me like this, and lying next to Edward Cullen wasn't helping.

He stayed there with me, watching the fireworks and me; acting like it was the apocalypse. I could catch glimpses of him every now and then, staring at me and smiling. The colours of the lights in the sky making his face even more alluring than before.

He took my hand to help me up once the show was over. I took his hand and he pulled up quickly and easily. I'd almost jumped when I felt his hand. It was so strong and so cold. Maybe I should give him back his jacket, I thought when we were walking towards Charlie. I moved the collar of his jacket higher up, to smell in his strange cologne again.

"Hey Bells," Charlie said happily. "How was the show?" I smiled, actually happy about being in Forks.

"It was great Dad, you did an awesome job," I saw Charlie blush. I guess hearing that from me must've meant a lot. "When are we going home?"

Charlie looked up at me with an expression on like he'd remembered something he had to do days ago. "I'm sorry Bella, I've got to stick around here and clean up. You can walk home if you'd like. It's not too far away." I nodded. It would be nice to walk home in the cool air. It would refresh me and give me a chance to think of what I'd do the rest of the summer.

"Nonsense," I heard Edward say. I turned to look at him. He smiled down at me and then looked to Charlie. "I can walk her home for you. She shouldn't have to walk home so late at night." Charlie hesitated. He seemed to be struggling for words.

"Thank you very much Edward," he said, smiling from ear to ear. He clapped a hand on Edwards shoulder. "You're a good kid." Edward smiled and nodded.

"Come on, Bella," he called and I obediently walked up next to him.

We walked in silence most of the way. I tried to memorize where we were going to get a better understanding of Forks. Edward would ask me questions often, and I came up with one for him occasionally.

I found that I had been smiling most of the time, and laughing. It was a good feeling, and one completely new for me to have in this town. I could only guess it's because I was with Edward. He was an amazing person, aside from the abundance of good looks. He was making me feel so happy about being here and every time he smiled down to me my heart did fifteen flip-flops in two quick seconds.

I had blushed more tonight than I had in my entire life, and it was all because he was here. We had gotten to my house within a few minutes, and I saw that the porch light was left on. Thank God, now I wouldn't have to embarrass myself with struggling over the dark steps.

"Thank you for walking me home Edward," I said, turning to him and pulling out of his jacket. "It was really nice of you to be with me on my first night here." He smiled at me warmly and took his jacket when I passed it to him.

"My pleasure," he said. "Thanks for having me." I blushed when I smiled and he chuckled again. "Maybe I can see you some more over the summer," he said, and he seemed like he was hoping I'd take the hint. I did. I wanted him around.

I felt my smile stretch from ear to ear and I nodded. "I'd like that a lot, Edward. Good night."

"Sweet dreams Bella," he whispered and turned to walk down the road. I watched him and he turned and walked backwards, staring at me. I laughed and ran up to my steps, thankful I hadn't tripped.

A/N: There she is folks. Chapter 2. I honestly didn't think I was going to get it up, and it would've been up last night but the internet stopped working like EVERYWHERE!!!!! Gah. So I'll start working on chapter three today.

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