Chapter 12: Chapter 12: Fall Concert

Third Person POV

The days flew by while Bella and Edward were inseparable. Edward was the one blushing when Bella explained why she pushed him in the pool, and it was now a common threat at Forks High to sick Bella on you. The day of the Fall Concert arrived, and so the now popular Twilight band got ready to perform.

Bella's POV

"Emmet, where's my bass?!!" Alice screeched as she darted to and fro, Jasper trailing dutifully behind her in an attempt to calm her down. He even tried to inform her about the case that had been thumping against her back while she was searching, but her rampage could not be stopped, however, as she tried to fix hair and make-up for the thousandth time.

Edward, Rosalie, and I were sitting on the couch, following Alice's progress with amused expressions. Edward was playing with my hair while Rosalie reviewed our songs. Emmett was practicing his extremely complex drum part from our second to last song in the corner with a frustrated expression on his face.

Rising from my seat, I kissed Edward on the cheek before crossing over to Emmett. Placing a hand on his shoulder, I leaned down and whispered in his ear. "Emmett, what are you freaking out about? It's not like you'll mess up. I've seen you perform much harder songs than this before, why are you nervous now?"

Emmett sighed before replying. "It's just that…that everyone sees us in school, and they see us in the club. When we are at school, they see us one way while in the club they see us completely different. This is our first combination, and I still want to be able to separate them afterward. Does that make sense?" He gave me a pleading look before rubbing his hands through his hair.

I nodded and gave him a hug. "You'll do fine, you always do," I whispered. The back stage buzzer sounded just then. Show time.

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The lights started out blacked out. We walked on quickly. When we were in place, the lights faded up to blue spotlights. I must admit that Alice's costumes were genius in the lighting. I was wearing an asymmetrical off the shoulder black and pink t-shirt, and charcoal skinny jeans. Alice was wearing a blue button-up blouse over long dark jeans, and Rosalie was wearing a red shirt with a denim mini-skirt. (A/N Pictures on my website, link on profile.)

Our first song was Serenity, and I had written it for our third club performance. Rose was back-up vocals. I loved this song, and wanted to start off with it. I took a deep breath as I prepared to sing. The first notes rang out through the air, and my worry was instantly forgotten in my sheer exhilaration.

The light behind your eyes
Tells me that you've cried
Sometime tonight
I offer down My hand
But without your plans
You cannot hide
The white snow falls (I cannot see)
On my black heart (In front of me)
Say it to me in a way that I can understand
I hear You call (Loud and clear)
It melts my heart (Take my fear)
Show me how to see the love
that brings serenity
Oh my God I've worked so far
I've gotten nowhere
The white snow falls (I cannot see)
On my black heart (In front of me)
Say it to me in a way that I can understand
I hear You call (Loud and clear)
It melts my heart (Take my fear)
Show me how to see the love
that brings serenity

Our second song out of our four was slower and quieter. It was written by Jasper, and it was one of my new favorites. We had sung it that first night performing at the club too. He stepped up to the microphone with his acoustic guitar, and I picked up my acoustic guitar from the back. We would be playing this one together, and I would be singing back-up along with Rose. The lights turned a dark green, and the spotlights turned white.

My tears run down like razorblades
And no, I'm not the one to blame
It's you ' or is it me?
And all the words we never say
Come out and now we're all ashamed
And there's no sense in playing games
When you've done all you can do
But now it's over, it's over, why is it over?
We had the chance to make it
Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over
I wish that I could take it back

But it's over
But now it's over, it's over, why is it over?
We had the chance to make it
Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over
I wish that I could take it back
I'm falling apart, I'm falling apart
Don't say this won't last forever
You're breaking my heart, you're breaking my heart
Don't tell me that we will never be together
We could be, over and over
We could be, forever
Unless you let it break you
It's not over

The people in the audience were cheering by now, and I could tell by his playing that Emmett could hear it. His playing was getting better, and it had to be for this next song. It was co-written by Emmett and I, and it was really hard. The lights added a red background, and it looked extremely cool with the yellow spot lights. (A/N Helena by My Chemical Romance.) Emmett did amazing, and he played with a huge grin on his face the whole time. I knew he could do it, and afterwards he gave me a thumbs-up. I was so proud of him. I could tell Rosalie was too.

Our last song was my favorite out of our setlist. It was written by jasper, Edward, Emmett, and I on one of the few days I could escape from Alice and Rose's shopping sprees. This was its debut, and I would be singing it with Jasper. The lights changed to a purplish color.

There is something more

hello, we're going down the hallway to the door

we know there's something more

Our soul has a got a hole

we know but what's it waiting for

scattered in the street

like dreams and destiny

the things we wanna be

are scattered in the streets

If we're coming clean

we've seen to know we're incomplete

How do we feel, how do we feel

my generation is aching for real

dyin for love cryin for truth

my generation is aching for you

Country of our own

is all we're asking for

a place to call our home

a country of our own

we know it must be close

our souls are searching through the cold

the cold, the cold

How do we feel, how do we feel

my generation is aching for real

dyin for love, cryin for truth

my generation is aching for you

The applause was deafening. Jasper and I bowed, and then we waved the rest of the group forward. Alice and Rose had to drag a reluctant Edward, but he came eventually and kissed me on the cheek. I grinned, and we bowed again. The screams echoed in my ears long after I had curled up in my bed that night. I fell asleep with a smile on my face.