A/N: Back and REALLY tired

A/N: Back and REALLY tired. (:I

Sorry for not updating soon enough. I've been practicing for basketball and all that crap so I can join our school's basketball team. Body pain and all -)

Anywho, here's the next chappy, I guess…

EPOV – 2 days before Final Jam

"Thank you so much Edward, I appreciate it that you'd take Alice's part of kitchen duty, but, don't you think you have other things to do?"

"I'm fine, Mrs. Swan. And I'd love to take Alice's part. I really don't have anything to do." I told her. At least I'd be with Bella.

"If you say so. Just be at the kitchen at about 3 in the afternoon." She told me.

I nodded and smiled. She walked off muttering things about me not being like all the famous people these days and that I'm more gentle-man like.

I smirked.

My phone rang and I picked it up. "Yo?"

"Edward." Jasper said.

"Oh hey dude! What's up?" I asked.

"What's this about you kissing this girl?" he asked.

"How'd that get all the way out of camp?" I asked in disbelief.

"Meh. I know things." He told me. I imagined him smirking.

"Alright then, well, her name's Bella—"

"Catchy!" I heard Emmett mutter.

"Am I on speaker yet again?" I asked.

"Just continue Edward." Jasper muttered.

"Fine. Her name's Bella and no, we only kissed briefly, but it was to get rid of this other girl."

"Are you guys seriously girlfriend and boyfriend?" Emmett asked.

"Er—no, we're not boyfriend and girlfriend. Like I said, it was just pretend to get this girl off my back.

"What's her name?"

"Tanya Denali." I growled.

"Woah, dude, like, TJ Denali's daughter?"

"That's the one." I sighed.

"What about Bella? Do you really like her?" Jasper asked.

I paused. Should I tell my brothers? Will they make fun of me?

"Yeah, I do," I sighed again, "I do like her. A lot."

"Woo! Edward's got himself a girl!" Emmett cheered.

"And you kissed. You must have enjoyed it." I could hear the smile in Jasper's voice.

"I guess I did. A lot, too," I shook my head, chuckling, "So now that your into the details, I gotta go dress up. I have kitchen duty."

"What happened this time?" Jasper asked.

"Nothing. I volunteered. Bella's there." I grinned.

I heard Emmett whoop and Jasper laugh out loud. "Well, then, we'll see yah, man."

"Sure." I grinned, then hung up. Best brothers ever.

"I KNEW IT!" Someone yelled from behind me. That voice…

I turned around and there she was. "I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! You're not together! Aha!" Tanya yelled, jumping up and down. "Edward, your not with Bella aren't you? Nope. Didn't think so! I just knew I was right! By Eddie!" Tanya battered her eyelashes at me.

"Tanya." I rolled my eyes. Hopefully when Bella and I get together, if ever we do, she'll finally get off of my back.

She ran around and told the first person she'd she and I'd roll my eyes yet again. Where is 3'oclock when it needs to be here?

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

Once 3 came, I hurried off to the kitchen, ready to see Bella.

When I opened the door, Mrs. Swan smiled at me and said, "Oh! There's Alice's replacement. Why don't you do the dough with Bella? Fetch an apron there." She pointed to a door. I walked over there and fetched an apron and a rolling pin.

"I'll be right back Bella, I'm going to help Alice place the food." I heard Mrs. Swan say to Bella, then the door close.

When I walked out, Bella didn't bother to look at all. Did she still hate me for what happened? Or was she too concentrated on the dough?

I walked over to her and looked over her shoulder. She was practically mashing the dough. Was she in a bad mood? What I'd give to hear her thoughts.

I leaned down and whispered in her ear, "May I?"

Her eyes widened and she turned around to face me. I smiled down at her and she stared at me.

"S-sure." She stuttered, stepping aside. I walked over to the dough and started shaping it into a CD.

She walked over to the side and threw the dough onto the tray, shaping it up.

I looked to my left for the CD shaper, but it wasn't there.

"Bella? Can you pass me the CD shaper?" I asked.

"Sure." She said, yet again and passed it to me. Our hands touched, but I didn't bother to move, nor did she. I entwined her fingers with mine and placed my palm on her palm. She looked at our hands and I watched her face. It didn't show any emotion. But her eyes were soft and she was smiling a bit.

I realized, now was the time, as I brushed her cheek with the back of my fingers. Now was the time to tell her I love her.

"Bella?" I more of asked.

"Yes Edward?" she whispered, she looked up to me now and I got nervous.

What if she really didn't like me back? I mean, so what if I'm a really hot superstar that girls chase a lot? She might not be interested in someone like me.

"Well, your being a real jerk." She had muttered once. Maybe she still thought of me that way…

I couldn't just stand here and say nothing. I wouldn't hide away. I would tell her and get my reaction from her. We could still be friends anyways, right?

She was still waiting for me to say something, to answer her.

"Bella," I inhaled, "I lo—"

The door opened and I let go of her hand. She stepped away from me and I moved back too. So there was my answer. She didn't like the contact between us. Great.

"Can anyone of you please help me?" Mrs. Swan asked, carrying a big box.

Bella hurried over to her and so did I. Bella and I moved it onto the table.

"Thanks so much, guys." Mrs. Swan said, stretching.

"Sure." Bella and I both muttered and then I sighed. But so did she.

"Did I miss something?" Mrs. Swan asked.

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no…" Bella said, a little too loudly, shaking her head.

I wanted to smirk and chuckle, but that would hurt Bella's feelings. I ended up biting my lip down. She stared at me and then shook her head.

"Oh, well, just continue doing the dough. Gotta get back with more boxes." Mrs. Swan sighed and left.

Bella and I kept our distances for the rest of kitchen duty, I guess. I wanted to make this time a happy time. But it ended up being interrupted. It was all Tanya's fault. If she never came, I would have heard Bella sing and see if she was the one. She seemed so right and so perfect for me. But Tanya had to go and do all that. Ugh.

Suddenly, Bella gasped and I looked up at her.

"Something wrong Bella?" I asked, still thinking about that stupid Tanya.

"No, no, I just…bit my tongue." She muttered.

I shrugged and went back to work, cursing Tanya to the pits of Hades.

Once we were done doing all the cookies, we took off our aprons and hung it up. Bella turned to face me.

"I'm really glad you came to help me today, Edward. I'm glad you volunteered." She told me, smiling.

I smiled back and said, "No problem, Bella."

"I—" she started, but then stopped.

"What is it Bella?" I asked.

"Nothing, nothing."

"Just spit it out." I pouted.

She sighed and then asked, "I just wanted to know if…we still have to…you know, pretendtobeboyfriendandgirlfriend?" She said the last part faster than others, but I understood.

I chuckled, but I didn't really want to. I just wanted to lighten the mood for her. "I don't think so. Tanya figured out about the whole charade while I was telling it to my brothers on the phone. She followed me back to my cabin, I guess, and ended up hearing the whole conversation. I saw her telling everyone." I rolled my eyes as I remembered Tanya jumping up and down.

"Oh." She said, letting it drop. Her eyes were sad and I wondered if it was for that reason.

I smiled, wanting to cheer her up, so I kissed her cheek, stepped down the stairs and waved goodbye to her. She waved back and I turned around and walked away.

I was turning to the corner when I passed Tanya. She was holding colorful pieces of paper with a handwriting that was familiar.

It was Bella's handwriting. And it said, "Bella's songs."

When I passed Tanya, it seemed like it was all in slow motion. Like I had to do something about it.

Why did she have Bella's songs in the first place? They weren't close at all.

When Tanya turned the corner, she smirked. I sneakily glanced over my shoulder and saw Bella walking to the lake. Tanya went off and followed her.

Something just wasn't right. I had a feeling something bad was going to happen.

I walked over after she reached her destination. When I got there, what I saw surprised me.

Tanya was holding Bella's songs and extended it out of bounds, putting it over the lake.

Bella yelled a "No!" but then Tanya raised her pinky.

"Ah, ah, ah, you better not even tryout, Bella."

"This is unfair. It's all blackmail!" Bella yelled. What was blackmail?

"It seems fair." Tanya shrugged.

"Tanya!" I yelled, when Bella did.

Tanya turned around and Bella shot a pleading look at me.

"Give her back her songs." I growled.

"What are you, sweetie? The knight in shining armor?" Tanya asked, battering her eyelashes at me. Gross.

"As long as you're the evil, ugly witch." I smirked.

Tanya gasped and raised her ring finger. Bella's eyes widened. Tanya turned to face Bella.

"Sorry, hon, but Edward's not allowed to see any of this." She whispered and let go of the songs. Not allowed to see what?

Bella ran for her songs, caught it, and threw it onto the platform before she fell into the lake.

"Bella!" I yelled, searching frantically into the water.

Tanya walked over to me and said, "So are you free tonight, sweetie?" she asked.

"I don't think you'll be." I growled and pushed her into the lake.

She screamed as she fell in and started flapping her arms around screaming, "My clothes! Edward, how could you!?"

I heard a giggle, and saw Bella was at the surface, watching Tanya.

"Ah, jeez." She muttered as it stared to rain.

I dove into the water and swam over to Bella in case she felt tired. I tugged at her arm and she looked at me, smiling.

"Let's go back to shore before they see us here." I whispered to her.

"Sure."

We swam back to shore and I helped Bella get there. Tanya was still screaming, trying to swim back to share saying stuff like "My perfect manicure!"

Bella stood up and said "W-wait." She shivered and walked over to the edge of the walking area. She picked up her songs and sighed.

"I'm sorry about that," I murmured. "I could have done something. I only made it worse." I frowned. Maybe I shouldn't have come. If I did, something better would have happened.

"It's fine, Edward. All I have to do is iron it or something." She peeked inside and her eyes widened.

"Great. At least I memorized the lines." she smiled.

"Will that be your song?" I asked, looking over her shoulder.

The ink was all over the area and I saw 'Th s M' and a few words such as 'dark' or 'exactly'…

"Uh-huh. But, hey, let's go back inside before it gets even more wet." she sighed. She looked really tired.

I scooped her up into my arms and she gasped. Once again, it felt right.

"No, no, Edward, this must be really hard for you. I can handle myself, really, I—"

I interrupted her.

"I'm perfectly fine, Bella. Please, just relax." I told her.

She sighed and closed her eyes, leaning her head onto my chest. I took a good look at her. She was wet all over and the droplets of rain fell onto her face. She didn't move and I figured she was trying to sleep.

I started walking forward and went inside my cabin. It was the closest one. I set her on my bed and went to get a towel to dry her up.

As I wiped her arms and her face, I memorized every part. Her eyes as they moved; she was dreaming; her nose, her blush and her lips. Her fingers and her palm. They were all warm yet cool.

I put the towel aside and traced her features with my thumb. Her cheek, her nose, her eyes, then her lips. I traced her upper lip, then her bottom lip, leaving my thumb there.

Her eyes slowly opened and I dropped my hand.

"Your awake," I sighed. "You should probably change now." I told her.

"Where am I?" she asked. I chuckled.

"At my cabin, Bella. Maybe I should carry you back…" I muttered jokingly.

"I think I'm fine." She said, getting up too quickly and ended up falling down.

I caught her but we ended up on the floor, her on top of me.

"Head rush, sorry." She blushed.

"Silly Bella." I muttered, rolling my eyes.

She didn't get up.

"Bella?" I asked.

"Oh! Oh, right. Sorry." She blushed deeper and went to get up, but I held her down.

"Edward? What are you…?" she wasn't able to finish her sentence. Because I was leaning in.

My lips didn't meet her lips. But they did meet her finger. I opened my eyes.

"Bella? I don't—" I looked over to where she was looking at and saw Carlisle standing there, eyes wide.

"Wowzers," he muttered, then he started to laugh out loud. "Sorry kids! Bad timing I guess. I better get going, don't wanna interrupt. I'll talk to you later Edward!" he chuckled nervously and went out the door.

Bella got up and then helped me up, then she quickly said, "Alice and I will be practicing our song. I'm really sorry about that," she sighed, looking down at the floor where we just were, "I'll meet up with you soon, I hope. See you, Edward." She smiled.

I could only nod.

When she left I groaned and flopped onto my bed.

Did the world hate me so much? Was I destined for someone else?

A/N: I am terribly sorry for the very short chapter. I felt really tired with all that basketball… I don't want to curse, this is a K+ Story (which I might change, later on) See, I tried out for the basketball team and…I'm in it. (It's August 22 today, by the way. The first A/N in the beginning was about… the date of the last time I updated… lol…) XD YEY author. 8- I hope you liked it anyways. I'll do my best to make the next chapter longer. It'll start in Bella's POV when Tanya comes into the kitchen saying she stole her bracelet and all that. :D

SNEAK PEEK ANYONE? :D