Sorry this has taken so long! I've had it written for a while, but my internet turned off so i couldn't do it yesterday.

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Bella's POV

"I suppose it was, Bella Von-Cuddleypoops."

He knew me.

I was one part shocked…and three parts undeniably ecstatic that he knew it was me. I hadn't wanted to live with the knowledge that he was the guy I had practically fallen for but he had no idea who I was.

My breathing hitched as Edward whispered, "You're Bella…" He was so close.

I was locked in his intense green eyes; they held me tight, and I didn't even want to move. My phone buzzed in my back pocket, but I ignored it.

"EDWARD!" My brother yelled from above us; I was surprised by how close he actually was. Edward was suddenly tugged off of me by a raging Emmett, and I tried not to be desperately disappointed. Edward and Emmett immediately started arguing, Edward all the time shooting unhappy glances at me, and my phone was still buzzing furiously in my pocket. I sighed, turned away reluctantly, and flipped it open.

"Hello?"

"Bella, baby!" Mike.

"Oh, hello Mike."

"I was just wondering how you were doing, babe, and whether you wanted to come out in the snow with me? I haven't seen you in weeks?"

I hadn't had the guts to break up with Mike, even though I'd promised Angela I would weeks ago. Alice found it funny and enjoyed teasing him whenever he forced his way into our apartment. Needless to say, he'd tried several times to get me alone in my room, and Alice had always only just saved me. She loved watching me suffer.

"I saw you yesterday, Mike," I answered testily.

"Well, there's no reason not to see me again!"

I sighed, "I'm already out with some friends." Edward and Emmett had stopped yelling and Emmett was muttering profanities whilst Rosalie rubbed his back soothingly. I couldn't see Edward, and Alice and Jasper were chatting by a tree.

"Great, I'll come out too! Where are you? Clapham common, right?"

"Mike, there's really no need to-"

"I'll be there in 5 minutes! Bye, babe!" I resisted the urge to chuck my phone on the ground and stomp on it, "Stupid…Mike…why can't he just piss off?!"

I wished he would stop calling me 'babe'.

"Bella, why are you glaring at your phone?" Alice called over.

"Mike."

"Oooo, is he coming?!"

"Yes."

"Yay!"

"It's not yay!" I threw my arms up in the air and sat down on the snow, playing with it, wondering if I would be able to knock Mike out with a piece of ice. And everyone called me non-violent.

"Who's Mike?" Edward asked softly from next to me; I started and looked round to find Edward sitting down on the snow beside me, leaning on his hands and looking strangely pained.

I twisted round to face him, blocking out the others and crossing my legs, "You remember that guy I told you about? The really annoying one?"

Edward scrunched up his face as he tried to remember that conversation. "The one who wouldn't leave you alone and kept trying to get you to…'be' with him?"

I laughed slightly at the implied meaning and nodded, "That one. Mike."

"And he's coming here?"

"Yup."

"And you don't like him?"

"No…" I wondered where this was going.

"Oh, ok. Well that's good."

That's good? "How so?"

"I can throw snow at him for you."

"You'll do no such thing!" I laughed and poked his arm, "If anything, I'll do it."

"Man. I hate that kid. He's so annoying!"

"Why because you can't throw snow at him?" Edward stuck his tongue out at me, "He can't be as bad as Tanya," I reasoned. I'd heard about her, and I absolutely hated her guts. From what Edward had told me about her, she was a clingy slut who didn't know the difference between date and rape.

"I'll bet he is." From the look on his face, Edward didn't like Mike much either. I smiled to myself, hoping I knew the reason why.

"You know, I never understood why you don't like Mike." I tilted my head and smirked at him; he smirked back at me.

"Why don't you like Tanya?"

"She's annoying," I answered shortly, not wanting to divulge the real reason for my dislike of Tanya. I blushed as Edward raised a brow, obviously not believing me.

"Well, you think Mike's annoying too, don't you?"

"Yes…" he had me confused again.

"I'd have to agree with you there…that was what I was saying all along." He grinned at me, "I've run rings round you logically."

I sighed, "Must you ALWAYS say that?"

"Yes, I believe I must. It's only true, my dearest Bella Von-Cuddleypoops."

I laughed, "You can't call me that anymore, my name is Bella SWAN."

"You'll always be Bella Von-Cuddleypoops to me."

"Well, isn't that reassuring."

I loved how we could converse so easily once we got into the swing of it; there was no awkwardness there at all, even though we'd both only just found out who the other was. I could even swear he was congenially flirting with me. It was as if we'd bypassed all that already and were best friends. If I didn't love him now, I was going to soon, I decided as I laughed with him.

Edward ruffled my hair, "Well, I think Bella Von-Cuddleypoops is a beautiful name."

"You're biased, that's what it is."

"You know…I guess I could be…just a little bit." Edward leaned in a little closer and tucked a bit of flyaway hair behind my ear, and I was lost in his eyes again.

"Erm…Bella?" Alice called to me nervously, and I dragged myself out of Edward's gaze to see Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper and Alice all watching us, similar looks of confusion on their faces

"Do you guys…know each other, or something?" Rosalie asked.

Edward and I looked at each other, then he whispered, "Is it vital information?"

"I don't know, I guess we could tell." Edward stood up and held out his hand to me, pulling me up off the ground. I cleared my throat, "Edward and I kind of know each other from…the internet."

"THE INTERNET?!!?"

"Yes, Emmett, it's that thing on the computer that lets you go on facebook, remember?"

"I know what the Internet is, Edward, but that doesn't explain why you're flirting with my sister!"

"Anyway," Edward continued quickly, his face a little red, "to cut a long story short, Bella and I have been talking over MSN for the past few weeks, and that's how we know each other. Isn't it, Bella?" He still had my hand and he squeezed it; I blushed and momentarily forgot how to speak.

"Yeah."

"I want to hear the long version!" Alice squeaked, and Rosalie and Jasper laughed. Edward and I were still watching each other, and Emmett looked murderous.

"Bella!"

I groaned and turned – still holding Edward's hand – to face a flushed Mike, who looked out of breath from running. "Bella! Hey, babe!"

"Hi, Mike." I tried to force a smile, and he grinned back.

"Look what I got, babe!" He withdrew a giant snowball and aimed it for my head; it looked a little too gravelly for my liking.

"Mike!" He threw it, from only few metres away as he ran, and it might've killed me (in my opinion) if Edward hadn't ducked, yanking me down with him. The snowball hit an innocent bystander making a snowman behind me.

"Oi!"

Mike shrugged, ignoring the man's shouts. He looked down at me on the ground and held out his hand, "You shouldnt've ducked, babe. Now looked what happened!"

"Sure, that was MY fault," I growled, ignoring his hand and standing up shakily with Edward's assistance. He released me as Mike glared at him then slimed closer to me.

"Can I get a proper hello then, babe?"

I twisted my head quickly as Mike moved forward, so he kissed my cheek instead of my lips. I'd been strenuously avoiding letting Mike kiss me in any way, shape, or form, and I forced a smile as he pulled back, "Hello?"

"Hmm," Mike pouted a little.

"Burn! He just got hoovered!" I heard Alice whisper-giggle to Rosalie; Mike reddened and Edward chuckled.

"So who's this?" Mike asked, standing up a little taller as he stared at Edward.

"Edward Cullen," Edward answered for me, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and kissing my cheek, "Bella's friend and sometimes fiancée." He threw me a wink and I giggled as I remembered that conversation. I had been complaining about Mike and Edward had asked if he was planning a wedding yet. I had groaned at the idea and Edward offered to be my fiancée instead of Mike. Needless to say, I had liked that idea a lot.

"Sometimes fiancée?" Mike was looking suitably confused; I bit my lip and hid my face in Edward's chest, trying hard not to burst into hysterical laughter. Mike didn't deserve it.

"Yes, sometimes fiancée," Edward answered seriously. Alice, Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper were all fighting to stay quiet as Mike stared at Edward.

"Bella? What's going on? He's your fiancée?"

"Sometimes fiancée," I corrected. Emmett had gone red with trying not to laugh.

Mike gaped at me, "What? I mean…you're seeing someone else?"

"Erm…"

"Fine then!" Mike sudden change of mood surprised me, and I stopped laughing and stood up straight. "Fine!" Mike shouted again, "You obviously don't care about me, so I'm leaving. Have a nice life, Bella!" With that he flounced away, attempting – I supposed – a dramatic exit.

It would have been if two 15 year olds hadn't pelted him with snowballs as he crossed the road.

Everyone had stopped laughing and were staring at me with identical expressions of confusion on their faces. "What…just happened?" Alice asked; Rosalie was staring curiously after Mike.

"Jeez, what movie does that guy think he's in?"

Monday

The next morning it was a rush to get to work on time; I'd been basically up all night talking to Edward on the computer. Already he had cemented himself firmly into my life - Alice and I had plans to see him, Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper tonight for a 'game night', as Alice hyperactively screamed at me as I ran out of the house.

I walked down the steps into the station and stood on the platform, shifting my weight from right to left as I fiddled with the strap on my bag. Over the span of the weekend my life seemed to have become a lot more interesting.

The advert for the National Ballet caught my eye again as I sat on my usual seat, watching as everyone else jostled each other for the best place to jump onto the train. I picked up the ripped corner, just planning to read over again mine and Edward's conversations, when a new message caught my eye.

Bella,

It was nice meeting you on Sunday

Apparently I owe you this...see you tonight!

Love, Edward x

A new pen, precisely like my old one, was stuck under it.

I pulled it off the wall and sat back, closing my eyes and sighing deeply, trying to calm my newly racing heart. I couldn't even believe Edward had gone to all the trouble to get me this; I knew my black marker was nearly one of a kind. It was pretty hard to get them.

In my eyes, I didn't think I could find a better guy than him. And he was slowly pulling me in, wrapping me up so tight that I didn't think I would ever be able to escape. Not that I would want to, but I didn't think a guy like him would ever go for a girl like me. I was just too...average.

Fate certainly was cruel, there was no doubting that.

Ah fate....you strike again!

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Love, ATO X