AN: here is the chapter that explains almost everything. i would like to thank my BFF Casie, for helping me, reading all my screw ups, and pushing me to finishy my stories. enjoy

Not Always As They Appear

Chapter 5: The Mistake & The Answer

EPOV

I looked at my watch, Bella and I have been locked in the closet for about two hours now, doing nothing, but asking random questions every time we thought of one.

I still can't believe Bella and I are really locked in here. I was mad and angry, but I was also kind of happy. Bella and I used to be 'best friends', I loved her, still do. But then she went and stabbed me in the back. I was heart broken. Now she hates me, I think.

"Bella, why do you hate me?" I had to know.

"I don't." that small sentence made me so happy, that is until she finished her thought: then I was confused.

BPOV

"Bella, why do you hate me?" Edward asked out of the blue.

I decided to tell him the truth, "I don't. You hate me."

"Why do you think that?" he looked confused. How could he have forgotten?

"Hello, that day at lunch in eighth grade."

"I didn't, and don't hate you. You're the one that stabbed me in the back." He snapped at me.

"What??" I almost yelled.

"You went out with that pig, remember?"

"I repeat 'What?'"

"Oh my god Bella, remember the day before the day at lunch?"

"Yes," I was confused.

"You ran you to me, I was about to tell you," he hesitated, "something important, and then you yelled that Jacob Black asked you out. I thought you hated him just as much as did?" I was confused. "Then the next day at lunch I was so pissed and you asked me what was wrong with me. I snapped. After that day you used every chance you had to yell at me."

"Wait, I'm confused. Why were you pissed," nothing added up.

"You went out with Jacob Black," he said the pig's name like it was the most disgusting thing he had ever heard of. I would have to agree, Jacob was horrible.

That's when everything clicked. He thought I said yes.

I burst out laughing. He looked at me like I was crazy. That only made me laugh harder. I finally calmed down.

"Edward, I said no." he looked as confused as I was earlier.

"Now I'm confused."

"Ok let me start from the beginning," he nodded so I continued, "Jacob Black asked me out and I told him to stick it and get the hell away from me. He looked like he was about to cry. I didn't care; I was so excited to tell you so you could tease Black about getting rejected. I ran through he halls as fast as I could, with out tripping, to find you. When I did I told you he asked me out and you just turned and walked away.

The next day at lunch I was going to ask why you just left like that, but you didn't sit with us. So I walked over to you and then you yelled at me. I was shocked, you had never talked to me like that, Jacob yes, but never me. When you told me it was none of my business, you broke my heart," by the time I was finished I was near tears.

"So let me get this straight, you told him no?"

I nodded, I didn't trust my voice.

"I thought you said 'yes'."

I shook my head.

"Oh," was all he could say.

"Yeah."

"Bella, I never hated you, I thought you hated me."

"Then why did you belt out at me like that in the lunch room?"

"I thought you betrayed me. I hated Black for a totally different reason then you did. When you said that he asked you out, I thought," he left his sentence hanging.

"I would never betray you," I mumbled.

"So we have hated each other all these years for no reason?"

"For the most part."

"What do you mean 'for the most part'?" he asked.

"Well, ever since the beginning of high school you've been a player," I all but growled.

"Not really," I looked up at him confused, "They hang around me and I just can't seem to get them away from me. You always helped me in that department," he teased. He was right though, I would always scare away any girl who tried to take my Edward.

"Oh," was all I could say. He really didn't change as much as I thought he did.

"Yeah, as shocking as this might sound, I've never even kissed a girl," he chuckled.

"Really?"

"Don't be so shocked."

"So we have hated each other all these years for no reason?" I repeated him from earlier.

"Yeah, I guess."

"So, friends?" I think I could settle for friends. I mean it was better then nothing. It just wasn't what I wanted out of our relationship.

He thought for a second, "Friends."

I was still confused on one thing, "What were you going to tell me in 8th grade that was 'important'?"

Astonishingly, he blushed a light pink, "It was nothing."

"It didn't sound like nothing, and if it was nothing why are you blushing?" I had him there and he knew it.

EPOV

I really didn't want to say that I love her, right after she just asked me if I wanted to be friends.

"I swear it was nothing," I hope she'll let it drop, but knowing Bella, she won't.

"Please tell me," I just couldn't say no to her.

I looked down and mumbled, "I love you," even if I prayed she wouldn't hear me I knew she did by he stop of breathe.

"Do you still?"

I couldn't talk so I just nodded.

"I love you too, Edward," I looked you and found her looking me in the eyes. Her little sentence made my heart stop and a thrill to shoot up my body.

I leaned over to her and grabbed her waist and pulled her over to me. When she was close enough I leaned down and captured her lips. She seemed surprised at first but kissed me back after a moment.I was in heaven; I have wanted to kiss Bella since I first met her.

We pulled away gasping. That was the second best thing that has ever happened to me. The first would be hearing Bella say she love me.

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