(A/N): This chapter was beta'd by RandomatGedz…so, thanks to her it is somewhat more readable ;)

Living Royal

Chapter Four

This was a mistake.

The party was an absolute bore. Bella stood alone in a corner, watching everyone but her have a good time. She barely knew anyone there, anyway. What was she supposed to do?

It seemed that Alice had dressed her up for nothing. She had to admit that she looked great in the short black and grey dress that hugged her figure perfectly. She'd also let her hair down, something she didn't do that often.

Well, it appeared that all of that was going to go to waste.

Bella's phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?"

"Bella? Babe? Where are you? What's that noise? I can barely hear you."

Bella moved to a more secluded spot so she could talk more easily, "I'm at a party in our dorm with Alice and Jasper."

"What? You went to a party without me?"

Was he for real?

Now she was really pissed.

"Excuse me? What did you just say?" She gritted out.

"I said, why are you at a party without telling me about it first?" He asked, pissing her off even more.

"I wasn't aware I needed your permission to go out, Jacob." She hissed into the phone.

"You don't but I'd appreciate it if you kept me informed of your whereabouts."

"Are you kidding me? This coming from the guy who couldn't bother to call or check in with his girlfriend for two weeks straight? Now, you want to know what I'm doing? I think it's too late for that Jacob, goodbye." And then she hung up on him.

Wow, that actually felt great, Bella thought.

"Trouble in paradise?" A velvety voice asked directly behind her.

Bella knew that voice only too well. She'd dreamt of that voice for God's sake.

"Uh, no no, definitely not." Bella denied quickly as she turned around. Her breath caught in her chest. No one should be allowed to look so sexy. It was completely unfair. In fact, it should be illegal.

"Didn't sound like it," He says.

"Well, it's none of your business anyway, so…" She says flippantly. She didn't like being questioned by him like that. She never asked him about Rosalie, did she?

"Fine, then no more talk of boyfriends. Why are you standing all alone when you can mix and mingle?" He asked.

"I just don't know many people here, aside from Alice and Jasper and they seem to have disappeared." She shrugged.

"You know me."

"No, I don't know you. Not really." She shook her head.

"Let's rectify the situation then." He extended his hand for her to shake. "Hello, my name is Edward Cullen. I'm a freshman here at St. Andrews and you are?"

Bella glanced down at his hand for several seconds, then she slowly put her hand in his and they shook hands lightly, then let go quickly. She felt like an electric current had passed through her the moment they touched.

"Bella Swan, also a freshman. Great to meet you, Edward." She played along.

"Likewise, and may I say that you look absolutely ravishing tonight."

Bella blushed furiously, "Thank you, you don't look so bad yourself."

"Would you like to dance, Bella?"

"Um, I don't dance."

"Why?"

"I'm severely uncoordinated." She confessed.

"Don't worry; it's all in the leading." He grinned as he caught her hand in his and pulled her towards the dancing area.

Bella hesitated at first for a second but then thought, 'What the hell, it's just one dance. It won't hurt.'

She should've known better.

It all started out great. Edward pulled her close and put his arms around her. They swayed gently to the music.

He was so warm. Bit by bit, Bella started to relax until she finally laid her head on his shoulder. She felt so…safe and protected.

Don't get ahead of yourself, Bella. Wake up. He's a freaking Prince for God's sake.

However, Bella chose to ignore that nagging voice and continued dancing with her very own, true to life, Prince Charming.

Oh God, Prince Charming was now staring into her eyes, making her feel even more dazzled than before. And then he started leaning closer to her, staring at her lips.

Was he going to kiss her? Did she want him too?

She felt her eyes shutting, anyway.

This is it, she would finally know how it felt to be kissed by Edward.

…that is, until a loud voice interrupted her moment of bliss.

"Bella? What the hell are you doing?" A voice shouted behind her.

Edward glanced over Bella's head at the owner of the voice and frowned. He tightened his hold on her protectively.

Bella turned around slowly, still in Edward's arms, "Jacob? What are you doing here?" She asked her boyfriend.

'What am I doing? What are you doing, Bella? I turn my back for a second and you directly move on to the next best thing?" He shouted, again.

Bella began to notice the crowd of people around them. They'd all stopped dancing and were watching the scene in front them unfold with interest.

Bella blushed at all the unwanted attention. How could Jacob do that? How could he embarrass her in front of everyone like that?

Edward seems to read Bella's mind, "I think you should lower your voice and maybe speak somewhere more private." He suggests.

Jacob, ever the manly man, puffs his chest, steps forward and says, "Don't tell me what to do."

"What the hell is he doing?" Bella wondered, silently. "Doesn't he recognize Edward?"

"Jacob, just stop, okay? Let's just get out of here and then we'll talk." Bella says as she lays a hand on Jacob's chest trying to push him back. He was still glaring at Edward.

Bella tried to push Jacob further, but Edward's arms were still holding her close and she couldn't move much. He wouldn't let go of her.

"Edward, do you mind letting go so I can get out of here?"

"If you're going anywhere, I'm coming too. I'm not leaving you alone with him." He stated, pointing to Jacob.

"Fine," Bella sighed in frustration, "Both of you come with me, now."

She walked to the door and thankfully, both men followed quietly. As soon as they were safely out of everyone's hearing, Bella turned on both of them.

"What the hell was that?" She growled.

"What, you mean me getting pissed because I found my girlfriend in the arms of another man?" Jacob hissed.

Bella rolled her eyes; she was used to Jacob's antics by now. He had a tendency to be melodramatic every once in a while.

"We were dancing, Jacob. Nothing more." Bella clarified.

"Yeah, right." He scoffed, "You were a second away from kissing him and you know it."

"So what if she was?" Edward chose that moment to but in, "Maybe if her boyfriend was here and he gave her a bit more attention, she wouldn't feel the need to kiss other guys."

"Ugh, Edward, you're so not helping right now."

He merely shrugged, making Bella feel as though that was exactly his intention.

"You know what," Bella said, "I've had enough for tonight. I'm going back to my room."

"I'm coming with you." Jacob immediately jumped in.

"No, Jacob. I'd like to be alone for a while, okay? I really don't feel like talking right now."

"So, we won't talk." He grinned and actually wiggled his eyebrows at her.

Bella was stunned into silence. Then she got really angry, but before she could punch Jacob in the face, Edward's right hook beat her to it.

"That was for being an asshole to the one girl who doesn't deserve it. Now beat it." Edward hissed at Jacob who was currently lying on the ground with a bleeding nose.

To Bella's utter surprise, Jacob actually got up and left.

But right before he was out of sight, he turned around and spoke.

"Thith ith not the end off thith." He said, trying to speak with his nose blocked with all the blood.

As soon as he was out of sight, Bella and Edward broke into laughter.

"Oh God, that was so funny," Bella said, holding her sides with laughter.

"I wouldn't have guessed he was such a wimp with all those muscles he has." Edward chuckled.

"Oh, Jacob wouldn't hurt a fly. All those muscles are just for show. He likes to take care of his health so he goes to the gym a lot. I can't believe he thought I'd completely forget about the fight at the prospect of sex. Doesn't he know me at all?"

"Why are you dating a guy like that? You could do so much better, Bella."

Bella shrugged, "Our dads had always been best friends. Jacob and I became good friends too and then our parents started pushing us to become more. I guess I just thought it was inevitable."

"Well, I hope you know by now that you always have a choice." He started caressing her cheek with his thumb and fore finger.

By choice, did he mean him?

"Um, I should go look for Alice. She's probably wondering where I am right now."

Edward's hand fell back to his side. He looked disappointed.

"I guess I'll see you later then," Bella said. He looked a little bit more hopeful after that.

"See you later beautiful Bella." He breathed softly.

Bella turned quickly and walked away before he could see the affect his words had on her. The man had no idea how he turned her insides into mush with just a few words.

Bella's mind went back to Jacob. She would have to fix that situation soon.

But what should she do?

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