Hello All!

Here we skip 3 years. Sorry about all the skipping, I just have to get to the plot, and get this story REALLY started. Plus, we have an Edward POV, well not all, but still most of it is in his POV. How exciting! Enjoy!

Thanks to my beta, Sidney!(:

Disclaimer:

Me: *to Edward* I own you!

Edward: Uh, no you don't.

Me: Err, ok. *turns to Bella* Uh, I own you?

Bella: Not quite.

Me: UGH! *turns to Renesmee* Please tell me I own you?

Renesmee: Pssh, you so wish!

Me: Yeah, you're right. Ugh! Fine Stephenie owns Twilight.

Bella: There. Now, was that so hard?

Me: *glares at Bella*

Chapter 3

Edward's POV

16 years old

Sickening, just purely sickening. That's the word I would use to describe my friends.

Alice and Jasper. Rosalie and Emmett. Sickening.

They finally got "together" when we were all about 15. Emmett, being the non-romantic person that he is, just flat out asked her, and Rose graciously accepted. Now, Jasper, being slightly more romantic, took Alice to her favorite store, pulled out a single rose, and asked her to be his girlfriend. She started jumping off the walls, resembling the pixie she was, and practically screeched to the whole mall that her and "Jazzypoo" were dating.

They're always together and doing couple-y things. It makes me just sick to see them like that.

What's worse is that they always put me and Bella together when they drag us to one of their "group dates". They know that I very well like Bella; I just don't think that she likes me, even though they keep reassuring me that she does. I refuse to believe that until she tells me face to face.

I've liked Bella since the first time we went to our "spot" together, at age 10, and since then, my like has blossomed into something more, a strong like some might say, maybe even love. Her face pops into my mind at all times of the day. I love to see her at our beach. The way her beautiful mahogany hair sways in the wind and her eyes sparkle with excitement and amusement just amazes me. She's one of the kindest people I've known, and she selfless as well. Oh, and not to mention the number of admirers that line up at her door step, but the flawless way she handles them is amazing. I completely adore her.

But, I am convinced that she sees me nothing more than her best friend. It saddens me every time one of her "admirers" comes up to her, but she turns them down. I wonder why.

As I pondered this, my friends in question walked through the door. They saw me seated on the couch moping, and they all situated themselves to "talk".

"Moping about Bella, are we Ed?" Emmett teased, pulling Rose onto his lap. I scowled.

"Shut up."

"I think it's cute." Alice chimed in from her place beside Jasper. "They like each other and—"

"She doesn't like me like that, Al." I interrupted, placing my head in my hands.

"Dude, are you blind?" Jasper said, shaking his head. "She's so in love with you."

"I'm not convinced." I answered.

"Ed, we're tired of seeing you like this. Just tell her, man." Emmett advised.

"I can't. If she rejects me, I wouldn't be able to go through that."

"She's n—"

"ALICE!" Rosalie interrupted her. Alice looked puzzled.

"What?" She asked.

"Ali, let's go talk outside…now." Rose suggested.

I looked over to Em and Jazz.

"What was that about?" I asked. They just shrugged.

I sighed, and went back to my moping.

Alice's POV (AN sorry I don't like switching POV's in the middle of a chapter, it won't happen often...just when needed.)

"Ali, let's go talk outside…now." Rose said.

I sighed, got up and made my way on to their front porch. Yes, we were over the boy's house, and yes, Bella didn't come because she's doing the exact same thing Lover Boy is, which is why I was trying to tell him that she wouldn't say 'no' to him, but Miss Bossy Pants wouldn't let me.

"What the hell, Rose?" I asked once we were outside. "Bella's in as much agony as he is."

"I know, Al. But, look, if we push it, he's not going to wanna do it that much more." She answered, putting a reassuring hand on my shoulder.

She had me there. Record shows that if you push someone to do something, they weren't going to want to do it. That still didn't mean that I wanted my sister and one of my best friends to suffer when they so obviously needed each other. Ugh! This is all just a bunch of shit.

"Rose…" I whined. "We have to do something. It's driving me crazy seeing them like this."

"I know." She replied, nodding her head. "But we have to let them figure it out on their own." She said and took my hand and led me back inside. I huffed in irritation, but followed without a fight.

Edward's POV

The girls came back in, while the Em and Jazz were playing of Guitar Hero on the Play Station 3. They were currently arguing about who won. Jasper actually did, but Emmett always has to make a big deal out of everything. Yeah, real mature.

"Hey, how about we watch a movie?" Rose asked, walking over to the PS3 and unplugging it.

"Hey!" Emmett whined, stomping over to the couch and plopping down on it.

"Yeah, let's watch a movie." Alice encouraged.

Jazz sighed.

"Fine."

Everyone turned to look at Emmett. He seemed to ponder what he wanted. Folding and unfolding his hands and placing his finger to his chin, as if to seem in deep thought.

Rose huffed. "Emmett, we don't have all day."

He was about to open his mouth to say something, but Rose stopped him.

"Say yes, or you won't see me for a whole week."

"Okay, fine." He said, crossing his arms.

I chuckled.

"Count me out." I said, standing up and making my way to my room, the one right across from Bella's.

I stopped dead in my tracks. What if she was there? What would I say to her? I hadn't exactly been distant lately, but I wasn't all myself. What if she's mad at me? Why didn't she come over with the others? I stepped to the closest wall, which just so happened to be right by the steps, and slumped down. I didn't want to lose my best friend, but also didn't want to be faced with telling my best friend that I had feelings for her. I sighed and grabbed at my hair. I chuckled. Bella always did that, I guess I picked up on it. I sighed. Bella.

Wait. Why am I being such a wuss? This is Bella we're talking about. My best friend. I shouldn't be afraid to talk to her, I should be confiding in her. I stood up, with all the confidence I could muster, and made my way to my room.

Not surprisingly, she was there, reading her old tattered copy of Romeo and Juliet. I smiled at her and her love for classics.

I walked over to my window, and pulled it open. Luckily hers was open as well, so I just spoke through mine.

"Hey Bells." I said.

She looked up, momentarily dazed by being brought back to the real world. I guess she really gets into those books.

"Oh, hey Edward." She replied.

"I have a problem, mind if I come over?" I asked.

"No, of course not."

I nodded, and started to make my way to the tree that divided our houses. Of course I could've gone through the front door, but I didn't feel like facing the Ferocious Four. I lithely slid through her window, and sat down at her desk. She slid to the end of her bed, and waited.

"What's up?" She asked.

For a second, I considered telling her how I felt, but chickened out.

This was so unlike me. Edward Anthony Cullen was not a wimp.

But around Bella you are. A voice in the back of my mind said. I sighed. That voice was right.

Well, here goes nothing.

"Ok, so there's this girl—"

"Shall we call her 'Jane'?" She suggested. I smiled; delighted that she was going along with it.

"Jane. Well, I have a friend—"

"Joe." She announced suddenly.

"Pardon?" I asked.

"Let's call him 'Joe'." She said.

Wow.

"Ok, so, my friend Joe has a crush on Jane, and Joe really wants to tell her, but he's afraid she doesn't feel the same, and he can't face it if Jane rejects him." I said.

She thought for a second, tapping her index finger onto her chin. If the situation weren't about her, I would've laughed, but this was about her, and it wasn't remotely funny.

"Well, it's simple. Joe needs to just suck it up, grow some balls, and tell Jane how he feels. He shouldn't bottle those feelings up, that's rather unhealthy." She said, finishing very much like a psychiatrist.

I chuckled.

"But you don't understand, Bella. Joe can't just tell her. He's been bottling these feelings up for quite some time, and he's gotten so used to treating her like his friend, that he can't just spring this on her. He's worried about their friendship." I retorted, standing up and pacing.

"Buuuuut," She dragged the word out, making it longer. "I bet Joe's going crazy not telling her, therefore, I am correct in him needing to tell Jane."

I sighed. She would never give up.

"Edward, I know you're Joe." She said unexpectingly, standing up and stopping my pacing by placing a finger on my chest.

"Oh really?" I asked.

"Mhm. So, who's the lucky gal?" She asked.

"Well—" I started, but was interrupted by Alice and Rosalie walking into the house, and I didn't feel like getting chewed out by the Nagging Queens.

"Gotta go, Bellsy." I said, using the nickname from when we were 5. "Thanks." I said as I was making my way over to my room, by way of tree.

When I made it to my room, I plopped onto my bed, landing face down onto my pillows.

"Ugh!" I groaned.

Why couldn't I just tell her? It would surely make my life much easier, having her know. She was absolutely correct; having these feelings bottled up was driving me insane. I have to tell her, soon. Tomorrow. It was a Monday. That way if she reciprocated those feelings, I could have her on my arm all week, and show this small town that she was mine.

It was already pretty late, and before I was "moping" as Emmett called it, I'd eaten pizza, so I changed into my usual night wear, green flannel pajama pants, and no shirt. It got pretty hot at night, so I always opted to sleep without a shirt. I turned off my light, and climbed into bed, all the while thinking about the upcoming event.

Me finally telling Bella.

I awoke groggily, from tossing and turning all night. Altogether, I managed about 6 hours of sleep, which is good considering on past days I'd only get 3 or 4 hours. I wiped my eyes, and got out of bed, grabbing a towel, and making my way to the shower.

When I was done, I sauntered back into my room, and searched for a presentable outfit.

I found a green dress shirt, I knew Bella loved green on me, she said it looked pretty with my eyes, a black undershirt, some nice jeans, and I wore my black converse. I rolled the sleeves up to my elbows, and left the shirt unbuttoned to make it look less dressy.

I grabbed my bag, made my way downstairs, and grabbed a granola bar on the go. Emmett and Jazz were probably over the girl's house, we still all walk to school.

I walked over, and let myself in. Sure enough, everyone was in the kitchen; everyone except Bella. My face fell. I sighed. I still had to put on a charade.

"Good morning." I greeted everyone as I walked in.

"Whoa, stud muffin." Rose commented. I just rolled my eyes.

"What's with the fancy clothes?" Alice asked, jabbing a finger in my direction.

"Can't a guy look nice for school?" I asked, rhetorically.

"No." Emmett answered anyway.

"Where's Bella?" I sighed, not feeling like dealing with Emmett.

"Of course you're only worried about her." Rose said. "Jacob picked her up."

My heart clenched at the mention of his name. I knew about the break up, and I also knew that they remained good friends and didn't intend on becoming more, but it still broke my heart to see her with him. I suppose that's selfish of me, but I really didn't like this Jacob kid.

"Ed, it's ok, they always hang out." Emmett said, noticing my reluctance.

"Yeah, yeah, let's just go to school." I answered.

I walked out of the house and waited on the porch, nibbling on my granola bar ever so often. How was I gonna tell her now? I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. The others emerged from the house, holding hands with their significant others. I sighed. When were Bella and I gonna have that? Maybe if she hadn't ridden to school with the mutt, I'd have a chance to tell her. I was moping about that all the way to school.

"Cheer up, Eddie." Emmett tried to help. "At least they're not going out."

Well, he had a point there.

I sighed yet again. It seemed like I was doing that a lot today.

"Yeah, I guess." I said as I made my way to my locker, which conveniently was right next to Bella's. Maybe I'd catch her there.

I rounded the corner, and all those thoughts got pushed from my head. I gaped at what I saw as my heart shattered into a million pieces.

Bella was backed up against her locker, as Jacob Black leaned toward her and caressed her cheek lovingly. I watched as he pulled her into a hug, and ever so slightly pulled back to gaze in her eyes. I knew what was coming next. A kiss. I couldn't watch, so I stormed away, back to the parking lot, where I'm sure my friends were still waiting.

I was so hurt and mad. How could she? Didn't she say that their friendship was strictly platonic? My head spun, and I was beginning to feel sick to my stomach. I wanted to run home and hide under my bed, away from all these feelings. Away from Jacob freaking Black. And most importantly, away from Bella Swan. I was about to take off toward home, when Tanya Denali, the school's slut, decided to pay me a visit.

"Hello Eddie dear." She sneered in that all too familiar nasally voice.

"Tanya." I answered curtly.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

What the hell? How could she see that? Was it that obvious? I sighed. Agh! Again with the sighs.

"What do you want, Tanya?" I asked.

"I just wanted to know, Eddiepoo, if you would like to go out with me?"

I started to say "Hell no, and don't ever ask me again." When a sudden path occurred to me. If Bella wanted to "hang out" with her Jacob friend, then don't I get to "hang out" with someone? I mean, it's not like we were anything more than best friends. I sighed at what I was about to do. My friends would be furious with me, but they didn't know the pain I was feeling. They'd get over it as time went by.

"You know what, Tanya?" I said. "Sure."

"Really?" She gasped, her eyes growing large.

"Yeah." I sighed, looking down.

She squealed.

I covered my ears. Wow, she had a set of lungs on her.

Was I gonna have to get used to that damn scream?

She looped her arm through mine, and started talking at high speed about nobody other than herself, and when she did talk about someone else, she was degrading them. What a bitch! Well, I guess I was gonna have to get used to it.

I risked a glance back at my friends.

They were livid. Alice and Rose were fuming, and Emmett and Jasper were just shaking their heads. I hoped they didn't hate me too much. I turned back toward the school, and Tanya and I walked past my locker, where Bella stood, Jacob-less. I wondered where he was. She turned at our approach, and when she spotted Tanya's arm through mine, sadness over took her frame. I shook my head. Was she faking? I turned, once again, to the front and walked Tanya to her first class.

And for what felt like the thousandth time today, I sighed.

Well, that's that chapter. Hope I didn't disappoint!

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OH! And please go read and REVIEW Romeo's Vice by Kayo-Chann. The story is AWESOME! It's not an ExB story, sorry. It's her own character and Jasper, and takes place at the time the Cullen's left, all in all I LOVE the story, but I am currently the only reviewer, so check it out!

See ya next chapter!

~TTP