A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for the wonderful reviews!

I know you guys hate that Edward and Bella are on the rocks…but it can't be perfect all the time. Don't worry, though! (:

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Last time on The Foreign Hottie

Every time our lips would touch…I would want him more and more. I wanted him as my boyfriend more than anything. And every time I would see him smile at me and look at me the way that made my heart just stop…I would think for a just little second…that he wanted me too.

In my dreams, he would easily kiss me without feeling embarrassed or meek. But those were just dreams. They weren't going to happen. Not in a million years.

I sighed as I waited for Edward to sneak up here. I got up from my bed and started looking for my hair brush. I rummaged through my drawer and my shelves but couldn't find it. Then I gazed at the nightstand. I trudged over to it and opened the drawer.

My eyes widened as I saw the dusty blue box….

The gift Edward had given me a couple of months ago. Back when I hated his guts. It was in the drawer where I had hid and forgot about it.

The little blue box...

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I reached for the box with a shaky hand…

But just as I was about to grab for it, Edward knocked three times, which was his signal that he was here. I quickly stuffed the gift back in the drawer and slammed it shut. Then I ran over to open the door, hoping my disappointment wouldn't show.

By the time I reached the door, I was panting. And it wasn't because I was tired. I cracked open the door enough so that Edward could sneak in.

"Hey," he murmured in a hushed voice. He stepped closer to me and wrapped his arms around me, burying his head in my damp hair.

"Hi," I squeaked. I glanced at the drawer with the present inside. Inside the drawer…it seemed to glow. As if the sun was in it. My eyes bulged Then I heard something saying, "Come here, Bella! You know you want to open me…" It sounded like my own personal monster tempting me.

I shook my head and shut my eyes. Just my imagination…I repeated over and over again in my mind. I squinted one eye open; it was all gone. The inner glow and the scary voices. I sighed in relief. Thank goodness. I must really be going crazy.

I felt Edward's lips at my ear as he pulled me tighter. But I wasn't in the mood whatsoever. The little blue box in the drawer was still very distracting.

"Shall we sleep?" Edward whispered in my ear, sending shivers down my spine.

I nodded numbly and then wobbled my way over to the bed. Edward shut the small lamp light and cuddled next to me. I sighed heavily and closed my eyes…hoping sleep would overcome me soon. But Edward rubbed my shoulders and my arms, which only made me more awake.

Maybe when Edward falls asleep….I could quickly grab the box and just peek inside. I don't even have to fully open it; just open the lid a tiny bit…

No. I couldn't possibly. It was way too risky.

I frowned in the dark. I'll just have to wait and open it tomorrow, I grumbled in my head.

"Bella…" Edward's voice murmured, breaking the loud silence.

"Hmm?" There was silence. I could only hear the crickets playing their music outside...

He seemed nervous as he moved to make himself more comfortable. "You would tell me if that Alex chap…said something to you…right?"

I froze, my lips suddenly turning dry. "What do you mean by said?"

He shrugged next to me. "I don't know..." There was an awkward pause. "Has he ever intentionally suggested anything toward you?"

I was genuinely confused now. I had no idea what Edward had been talking about. He was beating around the bush and talking in riddles! "Edward! Just spit it out," I demanded impatiently.

He sighed in defeat. "Does he fancy you?"

I bit my lip anxiously. It took me approximately two seconds to think of a reasonable answer. "No," I lied.

"Are you positive?" He didn't seem to believe me.

"Yes."

"You would tell me if he did…right?"

"Yes."

He sighed in relief and held me tighter. "Sleep well, Bella."

Yeah, not likely.

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I woke up from the sound of my annoying alarm clock. I groggily turned off the disturbing piece of junk. I groaned and looked over my shoulder to see if Edward had already left. And of course, he had.

Then I suddenly gasped and jumped out of bed to open Edward's present. I greedily whipped open the nightstand drawer and gaped at what I saw…

Which was nothing... it was nothing. Absolutely nothing!

The box…it was gone. I know for a fact I had left it there last night. I rummaged through the drawer more to make sure it was in there. And it wasn't. I licked my dried up lips and anxiously looked around the room, hoping to find it.

I sighed worriedly and felt like I was about to vomit. Where had it gone? It couldn't have just miraculously vanished.

Someone knocked on my door, causing me to slightly jump. "Who is it?"

Edward's head popped up from behind the door, his bronze messy hair all over his head. "You ready for school?"

I nodded weakly. "Yeah, I'll be right there."

He scrutinized my feature. "Are you alright? You look a bit pale…"

My palm slapped against my cheek. "Am I?" I croaked nervously. My gaze was steady on his green eyes as I tried to figure him out. Had Edward taken my gift..? But, why would he do such a thing? He gave it to me, as a gift. Why would he want it back? My curiously flared even more than it did before. What was so important in the box that he had to take it? That's if Edward had taken it and not someone else.

He nodded, his eyes blazing through mine curiously. "Is anything wrong?"

I shook my head with a tight smile. But in reality there were many, many things wrong.

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I dragged myself out of the car and toward school with Edward contently at my side. I've stopped day dreaming about what it would be like if Edward was my boyfriend. I try not to think of how it would feel if we held hands in front of the whole school…and not be afraid to show how alive and great we were together. I had to stop fantasizing and think realistically.

"Bella! Edward!"

Edward and I whirled around to see flushed Jacob running toward us. His hair was out of place and he was panting like crazy. "What's wrong Jacob?" Edward asked concernedly.

"Did another squirrel attack you?" I questioned with a huge smirk.

Jake glared at me. "No. Something much worse..."

"A coyote?"

"A swarm of bees?"

Jacob waved his arms around for us to stop talking. "No! It has nothing to do with animals attacking me!" I snorted. "Look up there!" We looked up to where Jake was pointing to, which was the school's flag pole.

My eyes squinted as I assumed I would see a flying squirrel or something. I heard Edward gasp. "Jacob, are those your…knickers?"

"They are dude boxers! Not knickers!"

Edward shrugged.

My eyes widened as I saw a pair of blue checkered boxer shorts waving in the wind on the flag pole. The second I saw them hanging there I busted out laughing.

Jake grimaced at me. "This is no laughing matter, Isabella!"

I clenched my stomach and shook my head, disagreeing with him. "How did your underwear get up there?!" I asked, incredulous. I was on a high from laughing too much.

His face reddened as his eyes darted away from mine. Ouch, my stomach was starting to hurt… What I couldn't fathom was how could someone just take Jacob's underwear? Especially since he was wearing them…

I laughed harder at the thought.

Edward's eyes broadened. "Did someone do this to you?"

I abruptly stopped laughing then. My back straightened as I looked right into Jake's sheepish eyes. I grabbed a fistful of his t-shirt and made him look at me. "Jacob Black, you better tell me who did this to you," I demanded with strict authority.

I realized then that this wasn't some innocent action. Did a couple of jerks think they could just go and do this stupid prank on Jake?! As if he needed anymore bullying.

"I can fight my own battles, Bella," he said firmly.

I snickered. "Of course you can. Now tell me who did it." He seemed to be giving in, thank God. Right when I realized someone had pulled a stupid prank on Jake, I had to know who. So I could go and kick their filthy little asses and then dump them in a blender and-

"Calm down, Bella. You're practically choking him to death," Edward informed me as he placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Opps, sorry," I said, my grip letting go of Jake. I sighed as I ran a hand through my hair. "Jacob, you need to tell me who did this. Right this instant." Jacob could be annoying…yes. He could be weird…yes. Heck, he even could be the dumbest person alive, but he was still my best friend. And if anyone should take his underwear and hick them up the flag pole, then that person should be me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a couple of sophomore-looking boys snickering and giggling with their friends. They were looking right at us and pointing at Jake.

I gestured to the group of immature boys. "Are those them?"

Jacob turned to see who I was talking about. He nodded in defeat and sighed.

I stomped over to where the sophomore boys snickered and teased, with Edward and Jacob right behind me. "Hey boys," I called furiously. I pointed up at Jacob's knickers blowing from the pole. "Did you guys do that?"

Their faces paled when they saw me. The boy with the brown greasy hair muttered, "Dudes, she's a junior!"

"And pretty hot," the blonde squealed. The rest of the flock chuckled.

I gagged. "Whatever. Just listen, leave my friend alone," I demanded with venom. There must have been at least five or six kids, but I couldn't care less.

"Oh, friend? Jacob's finally got himself a girlfriend," the blonde snickered.

"Hey," Edward chimed in and stepped in front of me. "Why don't we just forget this ever happened and get Jacob's knickers from that pole, alright?"

I admired Edward's braveness and the way he was so mature about the whole situation. If only…

Another one of the boys snorted. "Knickers?! Where are you from? Pluto?!?"

"Hey!" I stormed closer to the boy who had made such an ignorant remark toward Edward. "What the hell is your problem?!"

"What is yours, princess?" he spat back. His face got a little too close to mine. I could feel his hot icky breath on my face. I realized that this boy was much taller and broader than the other little sophomores. It almost seemed like he was about to…hit me. I was suddenly scared, but my feet were stuck to the ground and I couldn't move away.

I felt Edward's cool arm pull me away. "Get the hell away from my girlfriend," he growled and towered over the immature boy.

The boy backed off and mumbled something unintelligent under his breath.

I gaped at Edward's tone. Never once had I seen him so…mean. I almost was afraid of him. With the way his eyes burned and his sharp tone hissed at the boy, it seemed like he wanted to harm him in a way. Even though I knew for a fact Edward wasn't like that.

And then out of nowhere, it hit me! I was so occupied by Edward's ravenous behavior…that I missed it. It hit me like a fast going Frisbee soaring through the air and jabbing me right in the head! Edward called me his…girlfriend. And in front of our classmates no less!

I froze as I digested this new information. So...if he called me his girlfriend in public…then that MUST mean we're an actual couple?! I was freaking out this whole time for no reason…? We actually were a couple to begin with…and I made such a big deal out of nothing. Absolutely nothing. My breathing started to come out ragged and disordered and I saw the clouds above me start to turn green.

My head suddenly felt very hollow inside.

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A/N: Well there you have it!

I don't really feel so satisfied with this chapter, but I'm hoping that the next chapters will be amazing! (:

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