Chapter 5- For You I Will

IMPORTANT: The song I've picked out for her to sing is just this little short thing, kind of like one of those annoying pieces you have to keep doing over and over again, its simple piano, and simple words. Its nothing amazing.

"I can Sing a Rainbow" by Delta Goodrem.

Recap: "You want me to sing?"

Edward's Point of View:

The day after Bella's music lesson had to be a day to add to the list of great days…Of course that list had only started since that fateful day when Bella called me to schedule a lesson, since then everyday has been a great one- more than great.

I was walking down the corridor that morning, disappearing into the morning rush, as usual. I stuck to the walls, trying as best as I could not to get knocked into.

Just one more corner.

The amount of people became less as more people arrived at their class rooms. Relieved, I pushed myself off the wall and walked normally. Usually at this time Bella was walking in the opposite direction so I was slightly on edge as I moved further and further towards the bend. I wanted to know how she would react to me now, would she actually see me.

Sure enough, Bella came round the corner I was about to go past, re-adjusting the straps of her bag. I tensed and swallowed convulsively. Look up, look up, look up, please dear god, look up.

As if she could hear my mental pleading…or maybe it was just her aware of someone's eyes watching every movement she made, she lifted her head. Her eyes moved over the hall, the lockers, moving over me…

Disappointment made my face fall and I stopped mid-step. She must have a lot on her mind, I tried to convince myself.

Bella's head suddenly snapped back in my direction, and her eyes lit with recognition. She smiled and her face seemed to brighten. I grinned back, waving slightly as she walked by.

I felt someone stop behind me. It was John Clayton, a boy who was not much more popular than I was. He looked so hopeful that she was smiling at him- that was me a few days ago.

A rush of pride made my grin turn into a full fledged smile; that wasn't me anymore, and I didn't stand there like an idiot! Alice can no longer say, "…A little bit delayed Edward".

Bella began to walk backwards so she could wave back at me, raising her eye brows playfully, and smiling impishly. I could almost hear her saying, 'See, I told you I would say hi to you'. I couldn't help but laugh lightly at her efforts.

Out of no where she dropped about an inch and she let out a small yelp. I stepped forward, my arms stretching out naturally, as though to catch her. Bella stepped back into the wall, bracing her fall.

Her eyes searched out to me, and chagrin coloured her cheeks. She pressed her pink full lips together and lowered her eyes before mouthing 'bye' and rushing off back down the hall.

I laughed out loud, heading towards class at a much slower pace, lost in my thoughts. Bella was just so…adorable.

"Okay, okay, I'm ready," Bella laughed, shaking her head, trying to clear her shakiness.

After our last lesson I had given her a task to flick through a folder full of some of the simpler beginner piano pieces, the kinds that you had to repeat over and over and over till you wanted to scream and throw the instrument out a two-storey window. She had to choose one to work on first.

Mum always said that giving your student freedom in what they do makes a happy student- which is true; they can't exactly complain about something they chose themselves.

Now it was time for her to show me what she chose- and for me to help her out with it, help her to get it right.

"Go on, you've got nothing to worry about." I assured her, and pulling on the piano stool for her to sit on.

Bella accepted the seat and started turning the pages of the folder, searching for the one she had picked, hunched over the pages protectively, not letting me see.

I watched on with amusement dominating my features.

Hesitantly, Bella placed the open book on the stand in front of us, peaking at me from the corner of her eye, watching for what I thought. I didn't understand what she was so anxious about.

Curious, I looked away from her for the first time and looked at the title.

I can Sing a Rainbow

I raised an eye brow; this is what she was being so protected about? I thought, perplexed.

Bella mistook my expression and began to give her reasoning. "I just like it because it's kind of…unusual and kind of makes you think of some abstract world…" I couldn't help but stare at Bella in slight awe, she saw so much more than what's on the outside.

I glanced back at one of the few lines, seeing what she meant immediately, 'Listen with your eyes, listen with your ears, and sing everything you see'.

"I know…it's really cheesy and lame, but…I just…" I shook my head before she could continue.

"No, I understand Bella. It's a good choice." I smiled reassuringly, and relief practically radiated from her as she slumped, loosing the tenseness. "Now, you have to try and play it. Did you memorise the basic notes?"

"Aha- but don't be expecting anything amazing, I have to sing this as well remember."

"Don't put your self down, get a move on. Just play the piano bit first, you don't have to sing…yet."

Bella screwed up her nose, a little reluctantly placing her fingers on the keys, pressing lightly on the first note, then the second. Bella paused, concentrating on the sheet in front of her, hitting the next few notes at the wrong time. I watched as her face became red with stress.

"It's okay Bella, you'll get the hang of it." Bella moved her hands away from the piano quickly, looking at me in exasperation, clearly already doubting herself. "Trust me."

Bella's facial expression seemed to soften a little and I could see the resolve in her eyes, the determination, the strength that I don't think many people saw. "I do," she turned back to the piano before I had any time to react- for which I was thankful.

'I do', immediately sent my mind to a wedding, Bella in a long flowing white dress, her face practically glowing and her brown eyes conveying so much trust into a future, with me, as the groom. I blinked, snapping myself away from the imagery before it could get to the 'you may now kiss the bride' part.

It was stupid, she had barely known me for a day and I was already imaging her in a wedding dress. What kind of teenage guy am I?

"Practise makes perfect, right?" Bella started the simple piece over again, much better than before; you could see the determination to get it right on her features. Her fingers clumsily slid onto the wrong key once, but otherwise the minute long song was done well.

"Okay, that was a good start." I encouraged. "Do it again." Bella did as she was told immediately. Smiling to myself, I wondered how long it would take her to begin to moan. "Keep your wrist in line with your arm." I murmured and Bella did so, smirking slightly. I think she could tell already that this was going to become annoying quickly.

A few more goes later, it was time for her to try and get the whole singing thing down. I could tell she really wasn't looking forward to this and everything about her screamed, 'No!'

"I'll play it for you at first, and when you know it down pat you can play and sing it."

Signalling to her with my eyes, I started playing, adding a bit more into the piece to make it sound better and fuller, but Bella didn't sing so I stopped.

"Edward," I still felt that thrill when she said my name directly, even though now it was laced in with shaky desperation. "I seriously cannot-"

I put my hands on her shoulders, staring into her eyes trying to will her out of her doubt. "Don't worry Bella, you'll regret it if you don't. I'm not going to judge, I'm here to help, remember?"

I took Bella's hand in my own, feeling the warmth of her soft skin, and placed her palm flat against her stomach. "You need to sing from here, your diaphragm, tense your stomach, your voice is stronger and steadier when it's supported by the diaphragm."

I looked up to gouge her response, see if she was taking this in. Bella was peeking down at me, looking slightly flushed. I found myself finding it hard to take my eyes away from her, those eyes…so deep, like a water bed- this was all so surreal.

Her eyes glanced to our hands that were still together on her stomach. My eyes widened as I realised I hadn't moved away from her, hastily removing my hand from on top of hers.

Oh jeez, Edward! Can you scare her off any better?

"Sorry," I muttered quietly, keeping my eyes downcast. My hand already missed the feel of her warm skin.

Bella laughed a little, surprised at my sudden apology. "It's okay". Dipping her head, she bit her lip to try and un-successfully hide a smile, watching me through her lashes.

Wow, she really must think I'm a dork now…I can feel my face getting hot.

Blushing stupidly I forced myself to start playing, and this time I heard Bella take her deep breath and a second later her voice was flooding my ears and was all I could concentrate on. Of course there were bumps, she was clearly nervous and shaken, but there was something….you could hear it, the…pureness and rawness of it.

She wasn't over done, trying to hard to be something she wasn't, it was true and that's what makes something brilliant.

The song came to a close and Bella was bright red in the face and not looking at me. "You're a liar."

Bella snapped up to stare at me in disbelief, blanching. "Liar? Where'd that come from?"

I smirked slightly, shaking my head back and forth. "And you said you can't sing, please." Bella regained her previous shade, mouthing 'oh'. "Okay, again. Remember, diaphragm." I put her hand back on her stomach and Bella rolled her eyes, though smiling.

The hour progressed in much the same fashion, every minute Bella growing more and more exasperated, and I more and more amused.

At this moment I had my lips tightly pressed together, shoulders shaking uncontrollably, as Bella was glaring at the music sheet on the stand that she had gone over already a thousand times. Her lips were pursed, her eyebrows lowered and even the way she was hitting the notes sounded sharp and almost painful. She was past this for sure now.

Bella became aware of my laughing and turned her glowering orbs to me. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough to shut me up, it did the opposite and I couldn't hold back my laughter.

"What? Why are you laughing?" Her face had softened immensely and I could tell how worried she was getting at my laughing.

I tried to blow my laughing off, so I said as nonchalantly as possible, while a grin tugged at my lips, "It's nothing, seriously, nothing"

Bella picked up that cute, playful glaring expression. "Liar, you think my suffering and ultimate embarrassment is funny!"

"Well...only if you want to be melodramatic about it."

"…Shoosh," Bella smirked and nudged me playfully with her shoulder. "Smart arse"

I put my hands up and shrugged, unrepentant, feeling more comfortable than I ever thought possible in the presence of a beauty like Bella. Bella laughed silkily, shaking her head at me.

She studied me carefully then, a look of almost wonder staring back at me. "I still can't believe that I never noticed you before…" I shifted slightly, having to look away from the intensity of her soft gaze, bringing Bella and myself both into the presence. Bella giggled nervously, standing up and glancing at her watch. "Anyway, I better get going, I have homework I don't want to do."

I stood up with her, and walked her to the door, feeling my heart sink the same as it had yesterday when she had to leave. "Okay...Well, I guess I'll see you around. You did well today."

"Ha, yeah, I guess being able to glare at a piece of paper for ages is quite an achievement." I chuckled; glad that she could make a joke at her own expense. "I'll see you tomorrow."

I pushed my hand through my hair without thinking, making it stick up, and then remembered that it made me look like an eight year old.

Tommy…My eyes squinted.

Offhandedly, I tried to flatten my hair a bit. "Yeah, I'll see you."

Blushing a little, Bella shifted her weight from foot to foot, looking torn between leaving and staying on the porch. "We should have lunch together sometime- or do something non-music related."

I dropped my hand instantly from the top of my head, dumbfounded. Did she….No, no…no, of course not…but… "Ah, yeah- sure, that'd be great."

Bella smiled brightly, nodding. "Okay then, well I'll see you when I see you." She walked to her old rusted truck and got in before I could reply with more awkward good byes. Her truck roared into life, and I waved still out of sorts.

Bella wanted me to have lunch with her! My face split into the hugest grin ever and I felt like laughing. Ah, everything was getting better and better by the day.

There was a creek behind me and I jumped and spun around, eyes wide. Alice leaned against the doorway.

"I just thought I should come out here to make sure you don't disgrace the porch by dancing like you did last time on it" My eyebrows furrowed slightly, but I still couldn't get the smile off. "Seriously man, that was just disturbing."

I'm so sorry for the lack of chapters, really I am. This chapter has been sitting ¾ finished for over a month. There has just been so much on my mind lately, I've been having trouble concentrating on Fan Fiction, I hardly read FF's anymore and my hotmail is just over loaded with un-opened alerts and stuff.

I guess you could say that right now, I'm learning a lot about myself, and trying to fill in the blanks. We will all have been there…And yeah, a lot of teenage stupidity going on here!

But its okay, I just yesterday made a whole plan of EACH chapter for this story. I said it would be a short story, 10 chapters in total, and I know exactly what will be in each so hopefully I won't waste more time on figuring out what comes next.

Shine ya shoe governor? Just one review… --Holds out hat--

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