Bella and Jacob stood up and connected their hands together. Alice skipped out of the room and it left me and Edward there.

"So.... we should go." I sighed.

"Wait." He caught my wrist and turned me around.

"Yeah?"

"Are you... okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"What was all that about?" He asked.

"I don't know, we broke up a few months ago..."
"Oh,"

"Well.... let's go."

"Okay." He said, and he opened the front door.

"Thanks." I mumbled.

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We went next door and Bella and Jacob had already made themselves at home. We sat around and talked for so long I lost the time. I laughed at how easy the it was for us all to connect with the Cullens like we were. I was looking forward to the remainder or the summer with them. They surely weren't in my grade. I was only a Sophmore. I was thinking... Alice might be close to my age..

"Alice, how old are you?" I asked, speaking before thinking, I often do that a lot.

"Sixteen." She awnsered automatically. "I'm a Sophmore. Just like you!"

Bella giggled as Jake smiled and shook his head. I heard him mutter something under his breath that sounded like "Brooke has another partner in crime."

"Jacob Black!" I scolded. "What was that supposed to mean!?"

"It means," He cleared his throat. "You are always getting into all sorts of trouble and now since, you're not all alone this year, and Bells and I accually have a life, you can go get into some fucking shit with someone else!"

I gasped. "Jacob Black!"

Everyone's eyes got wide exept for Bella's, mine, and Jake's. Bella knew we were just joking around.

"Soooo...." Alice chirped, trying to change the subject, "How about 20 questions?"

Everybody agreed so, here we are now, all sitting at the Cullens dining room table and everybody is staring at me expectantly waiting for my response to the very, not so stuble, question Alice, just had to ask me. "Do you like, like Edward?If so, how much?"

"Brooke! Tell us!" Alice pouted.

"Pass." I stated.

Edward raised his eyebrows and looked at Alice. "Pass."

"Okay..." Alice sighed. "Rosalie's turn." I smiled. Rose was a pretty cool chick. She was the blonde. I had found out from the game that she loved cars and all sorts of music, her favorites being Avril Lavigne and Ozzy. She defenatially earned some brownie points with that. She was dating Emmett and was a Senior, as was Emmett. Emmett was a pretty cool guy, he liked kick ass music and video games. He seemed tough on the outside, but once you got to know him and he let down the shell he was a teddy bear, just like I thought.

"Okay...?" Rose asked.

Alice sighed. "I already know this but, Rosalie, do you ever think about what it would be like if you were a vampire?"

Everyone chuckled exept for me, Jake, and Bella.

"Yeah, I think it'd be cool. Extremley beautiful and strong stuff like that." She smirked. Hmm... File that away for later...

"Emmett?" Rose asked. "Your turn." She stated.

Emmett gulped.

"Okay... here, I'll make it simple. Do you like Jake?"

Emmett rolled his eyes. "He seems like a pretty cool guy. Could get the balls to man up and get with Bella here, but other than that.." He trailed off, smirking.

Jake and Bella were both beet red. I knew they liked eachother, They knew it. Hell, they'd both told me one night I got them drunk. Side note: They tell the truth when they're drunk.

"Jasper." Emmett smirked.

"Emmett." Jasper smirked back. Jasper was the cowboy. He was cute, he was with Alice. A Junior. Seventeen... and loved country music. These people were like they were meant to just show up and come into my world. I had something in common with everyone. Especially Edward. Hell, even the parents Carslile and Esme, who made a small appearance earlier before going out to run some errands. Emse shared my love of decorating and cooking. She was a interior decorater. Carslile was a doctor, my mother was a nurse. I was able to talk with him about some medical stuff and Edward seemed to like that. Carslile and Esme were sweet. It would be nice having some type of adults around. Bella an Jake were great, but... sometimes their parties can get out of control. I love parties, don't get me wrong... but... Charlie and Billy didn't come around so much more...

"What'd I miss?" I asked Edward. "I totally spaced."

"I know." He smirked. "Oh... Jasper just had to strip down to his boxers, on top of the table..."

"Damn, I missed that." I sighed, in mock dissapointment.

Edward's face fell.

"Kidding." I added, raising my eyebrows.

"Oh...okay." He smiled.
I shook my head and smiled.

"Soooo..." I hinted. "Random questions?"

Everyone nodded. "Okay. I ask them all!" I laughed hyterically.

"Oh...kay?" Rose raised an eye brow.

"Okay, so we all know most of these questions, but..." I sighed. "This is basic, age?" Shit, think before you speak Brooke, Think Before you speak!

Bella sighed. "Seventeen."

"Seventeen." Jake awnsered.

"Sixteen." Alice smiled.

Jasper smirked. "Seventeen."

"Nineteen." Emmett and Rose said at the same time.

"Carslile is twenty eight, and Esme is twenty four." Edward said.

"And how old is the famous Edward?" I turned to him.

"Sixteen." He awnsered automatically. Huh, I didn't think he was that young. He smirked. "How about the famous Brooke?"

I looked around the table. This was the part I didn't like. I was always the youngest.

"Brooke's fourteen." Jacob chuckled.

"Well, almost. Her birthday's in a few weeks." Bella decided to chime in.

Everybody went quiet. There was a few quiet gasps. "What?" I asked, anoyed. This is why I don't like to tell people my age. I was always the youngest.

"How!?" Rose gasped.

"I skipped fourth grade." I awnsered. Everybody asked these questions. "I'm supposed to be a Freshman."

"Huh." Edward mumbled.
"What?" I asked, turning to him.

"Fourteen?" He asked again.

"Yeah..."

"Really?"

"Yes." I chuckled. "I'm mature for my age."

"I'll say." He chuckled.

"Well guys..." Emmett said as he stood and streched. "I think me and Rosie are gunna hit the sack."

"Oh, what time is it?" I asked.

Edward chuckled. "Only about eleven."

"Did you guys want us to go?" I looked over at Bella and were aleep. Shitheads, I'm always the last one up with them.

"No, not really. Not if you don't want to." Edward said.

Alice and Jasper were heading up stairs. "Night guys, night Brooke. I'll be over nice and early so we can go shopping!"
Jasper rolled his eyes and towed Alice upstairs. "Night ya'll." He said in his southern accent.
"Night Jazzy, night Ali!"

Edward chuckled.
"What?" I asked.

"You're and Alice are the only ones that can get away with calling him that."

I smirked. "I'm special."

"You are." He murmered.

"Well..." I sighed. It was only the two of us. "Did you wanna finish twenty questions?"

He shrugged, "Sure. You wanna sit outside?"
I shrugged. "Sure."

We walked outside. "You mind if I smoke?" He asked.

"Nahh." I smiled. "Sixteen, really?"

He chuckled and lit his ciggerate. "You know what? There's something about my family. I think I'll tell you in due time. Okay?"

I raised my eyebrows, "Okay. So... favorite color?"

"Changes."

"Today?" I asked.

"Brown." He awnsered after a few seconds.

"Why?"

"Well... brown is warm, friendly, cool, understanding."

I nodded.

"Yours?" He asked.

"Black, white, and pink."

"Intresting." He nodded. "Why?"

"Well... black and white, they're classic. And pink just adds a nice spin to it."

He nodded.

"Music types?" I asked.

"Everything." He grinned.

"Everything?" I asked.

He nodded.

"Brad Paisley? Avril Lavigne? Ozzy? Claire De Lune? Fergie? Cavo? Theory of a Deadman? Papa Roach? Bullett for my valentine? Eminin? Matchbox twenty? Green Day? Linkin Park?"

He nodded. "Love 'em all, and more."

"Huh."

"You?"

"Everything."

"Huh."

"So..." I started off. "How old are you really?"

He frowned. "How about I tell you that... later? With the whole truth?"

"Only if you promise to tell me."

"I promise." He smiled.

I stood up and so did he.

"Well, I'd better get to bed, if Alice is going to drag me around the mall all day tomorow."

He chuckled. "Yeah."

"Alright." I walked over to him and gave him a goodbye hug.

"See ya later, Cullen." I called over my shoulder as I was walking home.

Edward ran up to me. "Let me walk you home."

"It's next door." I stated.

"It's through the little patch of woods, and it's dark."

"Okay." I sighed.

He walked with me through the woods and stopped right outside my door.

"Are you sure you don't mind if Bella and Jacob stay over there?" I asked, again.

"Brooke, for the third time tonight, they're fine."

"I'll come and get them as soon as I wake up."

He chuckled and shook his head.

"What?"

"You seriously do act like their mother."

"Someone has to." I muttered. I sighed. "They've always been older... physically. But I'm a lot older mentally. They take care of me physically, make sure I'm safe, beat the shit out of guys, they're like my parents in that sence."

He nodded, so I continued.

"I take care of them mentally. I remind the dog to shower." I paused.

"Jacob?" He asked.

I nodded, "I'll tell you some time... maybe after I get the truth." I raised an eye brow. "Anyway, when they have hangovers, need to study, get up... that's what I'm for."

"They drink?" He asked.

"We all do. Not that hard to get away with here. Bella's dad is the cheif police here. Jake's dad is Cheif of Police down in La Push. They say as long as we're responsible and our grades don't drop, we can drink."

"You drink?"

"Yes, Edward."

"Huh."

"Yup."

"Smoke?"

"Never."

"That's good. You know you shouldn't drink either."
I scoffed. "What are you my father!?"

He chuckled. "Just saying. I do have to go though, it's around one now... so, goodnight Brooke." He kissed my cheek.

"Night Eddie." I smirked.

He looked over his shoulder and smirked. "I'll get you for that one."

I chuckled as I unlocked my door.

I walked over to the kitchen and looked in the fridge. Reminder: I needed to go to the store. I sighed as I pulled out stuff to make a turkey sandwich with. I still hadn't eaten. After I got out of the shower earlier, Alice came over, then Chris, then we went over to the Cullens. I quickly made my sandwich and cleaned up. I put the food on a plate and grabbed a pop. I walked upstairs to my room and sighed. It was dirty - again. I was glad I helped put the down payment on this house. I got the biggest room, biggest closet, and biggest bathroom - since I payed for most of it. My grandparents left me a trust fund, though I didn't like to use money a lot.. I loved shopping for clothes and electronics. The one big major splurge was the house and my car. I wasn't able to use my car as of right now, legally, but I still had it. It was a 1969 Dodge Charger, or more known for, the exact replica of the General Lee. :D It was only a couple hundred house was of course well stocked with everything I would ever need. I sat down on my bed and flipped on my i-pod. I looked through my songs until I fould one that fit my mood perfectly. I smiled as I found the perfect one. 'All around me' by Flyleaf. I hurried through my sandwich and my coke and went down the hall to my music studio. Sometimes having the whole second floor to myself came in handy. I needed almost every room I had. I sat up my amp and my i-pod in the dock and sat down with my guitar. I smiled to myself as I started the first verse

My hands are searching for you
My arms are outstretched towards you
I feel you on my fingertips
My tongue dances behind my lips for you

This fire rising through my being
Burning I'm not used to seeing you

I'm alive, I'm alive

I thought I heard a knock at the door but I ignored it, seeing as it was about two in the morning.

I sung along to the chours.

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing

My hands float up above me
And you whisper you love me
And I begin to fade
Into our secret place

I paused and sighed. This song was perfect for my mood.

The music makes me sway
The angels singing say we are alone with you
I am alone and they are too with you

I'm alive, I'm alive

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing

And so I cry
The light is white
And I see you

I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive

I smile through tears at my wall, this song was origanally for Chris, but...

I repeated the chours once again and them sung the part that hurt the most.

Take my hand
I give it to you
Now you own me
All I am
You said you would never leave me
I believe you
I believe

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healed

I smiled as the song went off and turned on to the Beatles, All you need is love. Yeah, I had a wide sence of music.

I turned around and heard clapping.

"Edward?" I asked.

"That was good." He said, sitting down on my stool where I was sitting. "May I?" He asked, reaching for my gutair.

"Sure." I sat down by my door curling my arms around my legs. I sat there and listened to him as he tuned it and then turned my i-pod off. Then he started to most beautiful song ever.

I should never think
What's in your heart
What's in our home
So I Won't

You'll learn to hate me
But still call me baby
Oh Love
So call me by my name

And save your soul
save your soul
Before you're too far gone
Before nothing can be done

I'll try to decide where
She'll lie in the end
I ain't got no fight in me
In this whole damn world
Tell you to hold off
You choose to hold on
It's the one thing that I've known

Once I put my coat on
I'm coming out of this all wrong
She's standing outside holding me
Saying oh please
I'm in love
I'm in love

Girl save your soul
Go on save your soul
Before it's too far gone
And before nothing can be done

'Cause without me
You got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Without me you got it all
So hold on
Hold on

Wow, I was lost for words.

"Like it?" He asked, grinning.

"Yeah." I stuttered. "Love it. Did... did you write that?"

"Yeah," He smiled. "Like, ten minutes ago. After I dropped you off."

I chuckled. "Really?"

"Yeah."

"Cool."

"You inspired it." He wispered in the dark.

"Really?"
"Yeah." He repeated.

I smiled. "Not that I mind, but, what are you doing here?"

"Coudln't sleep." He chuckled. "Then I heard you and figured you were still up."

"Well... I was. But, what if I wasn't?"

He looked down. "I didn't think about that." He mumbled.

"It's fine. I couldn't sleep anyway."

"Why?" He asked, coming to sit beside me as I'll be, by Edwin McCain came on.

"I don't know, a lot on my mind, I guess." I awnsered, honestly.

"Like?" He urged.

"Well... I kinda like somebody that just moved here... my best friend's ex boyfriend asked me out a week ago and our date is next friday. I don't even wanna go - not only because it's wrong, seeing as it's her ex, but, he's not my type - " I started rambling. But Edward cut me off.

"Then what is your type, Brooke?" He asked, bluntly.

"I don't know." You. I wanted to say.

"Yes, you do."

"No, I don't honestly."

Liar. I told myself. He raised an eye brow.

"Okay," I sighed. "Shy, musical, sweet, funny, serious, stupid, smart, someone like me, with the same music tastes, someone who likes my family... someone like..." I trailed off.

"Like...?" He asked, smirking. Son on a bitch knew I was talking about him!

"You know what?"

"What?" He asked amused.

"I think I'm ready for bed." I sighed and yawned. I really was tired. It was about three thirty now and I had to go shopping and pick Bella and Jake up.

"Alright." He smiled. He stood up and extended a hand.

I took it and smiled up to him. "Thanks."
"No problem."

"Hey.. you know what?"

"What?" He asked.

"You remember when you asked me what my favorite colors were?"
"Yeah...?"
"I like green, too. Emerald green. It's beautiful." I blushed.

"I like brown for more than those reasons." He smiled.

I gave him a hug. "Night Edward." I wispered, as I kissed his cheek.

"Night Brooke." He wispered. Then he was gone. Out my door. I didn't even see him move.

Huh, this town just got weirder. The Cullens made all the diffrence.

I streched and went over to pick up my i-pod and turned it off just as Second Chance, by Shinedown, came on.

I walked to my bedroom, leaving my gutiar and amp out - I'd put it up later - and crawled into bed. I was really tired. At first I just didn't want to awnser his question, but I was really tired.

That was the first night I dreamt of Edward Cullen.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A/N: There we go! Another chapter. I hope you liked it. Next chapter, shall start drama. :D