Hey guys. Thanks for all your great reviews. Don't worry; there will be Edward and Bella in this story. It's coming sooner than you think. Keep reviewing and by the way James is not going to turn out to be the bad guy.

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I was sitting in my car. I was waiting for James to come in from Baseball practise. I stared at the dashboard. I had met Tanya Denali today. The girl I had grown to hate for the last 4 months, she had been broken and upset. I used to think that I loved Edward. More than anything in the entire world. But when I saw the two of them together. I realised that that was a simpler time, a time without relative complications and I realised that neither of us had ever really understood what love was at that time. I was not the one for him but Tanya maybe. I smiled bitterly, drumming the steering wheel impatiently. I turned on the radio to pass the time. The first station I was on was playing had our song and changed it quickly. It went onto a heavy metal song that made my ears hurt when it was on the full volume. I sighed. I closed my eyes and listened to it. By the time I opened them, baseball practise was over and they were coming out, my brothers weren't out yet thankfully. I couldn't be bothered to just wait for him so I was going to drive around but then I saw them. Edward and Tanya embracing. It took my breath away. I braked suddenly. There was a knock at my window, I rolled it down electronically. It was Caius, a junior.

"Hey Bella, you know it's my birthday tonight right?" he asked, leaning on my car. I knew him a little seen as he was in Jaspers year but I didn't actually talk to him much. I smiled.

"Yeah sure, seventeen right? You feeling old yet?" I joked, and pinched his arm playfully.

"Very. Some of the guys from the baseball team are going. James, Alec, Marcus, Ben, Jake. You in?"

"Umm, I don't know. Are my brothers going to be there?"

"They have plans apparently." He smiled. I did need to get my mind off of Edward and my brothers weren't going to be there.

"Sure, but I didn't get you anything. I only had short notice."

"Bella, you being there will be present enough. Here," he gave me the invite, "that invitation only admits one, so don't go bringing a guy with you," I blushed.

"I won't. Starts at seven?"

"Yeah,"

"Guess I'll see you there then, here comes James, we'll see you later Caius," I smiled. I drove around the corner and he was waiting there talking to Edward. Great. I got out of the car and laughed he backed away playfully.

"Geez Bella, Slow down, whatever you are racing to will still be there tomorrow." He was wearing his sport jacket already.

"Someone's a bit previous aren't they?" I shuffled past Edward, holding my bag, James was holding it for some reason. I opened the trunk and put it in there. "We are going to Caius Volturi's party tonight," Edward's head snapped up, I frowned.

"We are? Awesome. I wasn't going to go without you Bella. You coming Ed?" he asked. I scoffed then coughed uncomfortably and got into my car. James sat in the passenger side.

"Actually I have plans. Alice wants to go shopping with Rose and I am being their caddy. Ahh the thing a brother has to go through."

"Alice and Rose aren't coming then?" I slid down my sunglasses.

"No. I think that's them. They had to wait for me. They have cheerleading practise." He mocked, "why were you here so late Bella?" he arched one of his perfect, I mean normal, eyebrows.

"Well I actually went home and came back again;" I lied smoothly, "A good friend does these things." I smiled. He raised an eyebrow. Still looking at him, I hit the gas pedal and drove away, leaving him to walk back to his car alone.

"Someone's in a good mood." He said sarcastically.

"Well I am in a good one. I got an invite to Caius' party. Though why he asked me I have no idea," I paused. James scoffed. "What?"

"Well Bella, you know that girl, Jane Botticelli, who left in the 5th grade?"

"Yeah, she was really popular why?"

"Bella, you are the new Jane! Do you really think that just anybody gets invited to one of the Volturi's parties?"

"That cannot be true. I have only been back for three days," I turned onto the freeway.

"Three days is a long time in High school," he sighed. I turned the radio up all the way. The time passed quickly as I drove down my street. It was hot but of all the things that made me smile was the sentence that James said as he left my car, 'Bella, be careful'. Why would he have said that?

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"C'mon mum. It's Friday night. I'll be back by 11pm. James is going too and Ben and Jake." She smiled. Mum wasn't the problem it was-

"Bella, I am not one hundred percent happy about this as you know," Dad lowered his glasses and thrust the paper onto his lap. I sighed and threw myself onto the sofa.

"Dad I'm not a child anymore! I am sixteen years old, why don't you start treating me like one!" I shouted. Then the room went very quiet, as the three of us looked above our heads and heard two pairs of feet thunder across the ceiling. And doors slamming. Thundering down the stairs and pushing open the door to the living room. Jasper and Emmett. Jasper's hair had grown bushy and Emmett's looked like the current situation was hilarious and was holding back his laughter.

"We heard Bella having an argument. We thought it was with Edward, we wanted in." Emmett said, cracking his knuckles. Jasper rolled his eyes. I threw my head onto the pillow again. Someone came over and stroked my hair softly. I twisted my head, it was Jasper. He looked down at me for a second.

"How about a compromise?" Jazz said and I sat up suddenly.

"What kind of compromise?" dad and I asked at the same time.

"Well Jake's is dropping you off and how about I come and get you?" Jazz said. I looked at Dad hopefully, putting on my best pout. I saw him falter.

"Fine Isabella. But I am trusting you," Dad gave in. I smiled broadly.

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"Don't you think that that dress is a little too revealing?" Jasper asked, leaning on my doorway. I didn't think it was. It was a strapless red dress that came down to my thighs. I had more revealing dresses than this; this was a gift from James, for all the birthday's he had missed.

"No I don't. James got it for me when we were in Ireland." I smiled and pulled up to top of the dress as far as it would go. Dad had gone out with mum to get some milk and groceries. Which was why I was even wearing anything like this? My black 3 inch stilettos were going to be hard to walk in but again, James had bought it for me.

"Isabella Marie Cullen, what do you think you're wearing?" Emmett had walked into my room without my permission, again. I rolled my eyes.

"Sorry Dad" I sneered at him.

"Bella, you can't honestly be thinking about wearing that out can you? To a Volturi party too!" he sighed, and started pacing the room.

"Jeez Em, if this was Rose in this outfit, then would you be complaining?" I asked, pulling on a black shrug so that it covered the top of my back. Emmett shrugged indifferently. I sighed.

"Ok Bella, I will come get you at 12. I'll leave here at 10:30 but I'll go to the Masens for a while ok? I'm giving you a lead, don't choke on it." He warned.

"I still think that you could wear something a little warmer," Emmett said, and started snooping around my room. Again. Ugh!

"It's 38 degrees Celsius outside; I'm hardly going to freeze to death am I?" I challenged, putting on some earrings. A horn honked from outside. James. I grabbed my purse.

"Bella, if there is anything up then give us a call. I come get you," Jazz said giving me a hug. Over his shoulder I saw Emmett getting nearer to the blanket that shrouded my make shirt DVDs.

"No!" Em frowned at me, "I have camera's all over this room, I'll know if there was anything taken," I lied. I walked out of the door and then out of my front door to look at James' new car, a BMW 330ci convertible. It was red, like my car. He got out of his car and opened the passenger side for me. He was wearing a green shirt with a black pair of jeans. The shirt said, 'I'm what Willis was talkin' about I sighed.

"Ah, my knight in green armour, pray that thee shall escort me to the ball?" I said courtseying.

"Why yes thee wench, thou shall me escorted to the Volturi ball." He laughed and closed the door .He walked in front of the bonnet then got inside his own car. I smiled when he put one of his arms around my shoulders. One hand on the wheel. We sped off.

"Do Baseball game is on Thursday. Looking forward to it?" I asked, checking my nails.

"Hell yeah, we are really good. Edward is good at fielding, he runs so fast." He laughed.

"James, can we pull into a gas station, I wanna get a Galaxy bar."

"Bella, Caius lives like 5 minutes away, can't you wait?" he laughed

"You are going to deny a woman her food?" I begged. "Look there is one coming up." I pointed to one,"

"Fine, Bella go and get your chocolate bar." He said smugly. I loved the wind in my hair and being with James made me feel whole. The gas station was empty so I wasn't intimidated when I got out and walked into the small store that was always there, in every single gas station. I sighed as I entered. There was just a greasy looking Italian man there, behind the counter. I laughed as he followed my direction with his eyes. Probably thought that I was going to steal something. I got my Bar and walked up to the check out.

"Just this please,"

"Ok miss," there was an awkward silence, "Forgive my saying Miss, but you are very beautiful. The moment you walked through that door, I couldn't stop .How old are you? 21?"

That had taken me aback. I must really look like a slut. I decided to play it cool.

"Wouldn't you like to know? I am very flattered but I don't think my fiancée would like it very much if I were to leave him,"

"Well what's his name then sweetie," he sneered. Handing me back the candy bar. The first name that came into my head.

"Edward." It slipped out. I took my candy bar from his hand and gave him the 75 cents for it.

"Edward who?" he was putting pressure on me.

"Edward Masen, ok? I don't need to explain myself to you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an engagement party to get to," I snapped.

"He's one lucky guy," he smiled at me. I smiled back at him.

"Doesn't he know it?" I smiled, but it vanished immediately as I turned around and saw who was standing behind me. CRAP. What were the odds?

"Hey," I whispered. He looked as shocked as I felt. But I could see hiss crooked grin there. I shuffled around him, quickly. I tried to get out of there before he could ask questions. But disaster. I got out of the store, but I caught my necklace, somehow, on a passing fence. UGH! This was not good. I could not reach it from the angle that I was standing at. Great. But then pair of familiar hands was there, trying to free the clasp. I gave up the struggle.

"So, I am your fiancé now am I? I wish I had been told about this and our apparent engagement party," he sniggered under his breath. It felt odd, after all this time, to have him so close to me, feel his breath on my neck.

"Shut up Edward, yours was the first name that came into my head okay. I panicked." I said, crossing my arms.

"Well I'll give you something Bella, you certainly do look different. Heels?" His hand brushed against the back of my neck, my heart flew.

"Go on make all the jokes you want, looks like I'm stuck here." He chuckled and the chain fell from my neck.

"Nope,"

"Thank you Edward," I looked up at him even now, though I was wearing the killer heels I was still shorter than him.

"You're welcome Bella," he smiled.

"Where is everybody?"

"Alice and Rose are back home," he gestured to his car.

"What about Tanya?"

"I don't know. She seems so distracted lately. Makes all these excuses." He shrugged his shoulders

"I'm sure she is fine," I rubbed his shoulder consolingly. This felt unusually awkward. "Listen I have to go now. I'll see you tomorrow," I said as I quickly walked away from him. I saw James; he was bopping his head to some heavy metal song blaring from his radio. I got into the car.

"Someone took their time," he joked

"Well I got stuck in a fence," I pulled on my seatbelt.

"I was just saying. C'mon lets go," and the tyres screeched as we drove away.