Bella's POV

Once Victoria had tottered off the stage, the man that had greeted us came back, looking slightly out of place. He coughed into the microphone, silencing the excited crowed.

"Well.. I guess, uh, that's the end of our presentation for today. You may be excused." He said, before nodding his head and walking off the stage. Alice jumped up from her seat.

"Well, that was the best presentation I've ever been to! Much better than the one my mother made me go to for some stupid book." Alice informed us.

"What was the book?" Jasper asked.

"Jazz, do you really think I was paying attention?" She said, looking at her significant other.

"No dear." Jasper sighed. Edward laughed and got up. He offered his hand to me, which I took without hesitation. We all walked out of the auditorium, and began to cross the green.

"Now what?" Rosalie questioned before I could.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but after that presentation I am starving." Emmett admitted.

"Me too! I am absolutely famished." Alice said dramatically.

"Well then lets go get some food." Edward said, and began to walk towards the café. We all followed him and began to talk about options for our lunch. After about a five minute walk, we all entered the small, dim lit and half empty café.

From the moment I first entered the café earlier this month, I knew this was going to before our official hangout, or at least one of them. It was small and cozy, with little couches and tables here and there. The people were nice and quiet, and there was background music loud enough that you could hear it, but not too loud that you had to shout over it to talk to someone. It was the perfect place to be with your friends after a long day of classes.

"I'll find us a table!" Emmett boomed.

"I'll order, what does everyone want?" Jasper asked.

"Salad!" Rosalie and Alice replied.

"Burger!"

"Sandwich."

"Make that two sandwiches!" I told Jasper.

"Got it. Alice, will you help me?" Jasper drawled. Alice stared at him, her mouth open. She snapped back into reality, snapping her mouth shut before any drool could come out.

"Of course, Jazzy!" She grinned, running to his side. Alice and Jasper walked away from the group and made their way to the cash. The rest of us followed Emmett as he lead us to the back to the café, were there was a large table with just enough seats for all of us.

"So what are we going to do after this?" Emmett asked, placing his arm behind Rosalie's chair.

"Well, we could go off campus maybe?" Edward suggested.

"And go where? Forks is lame." Rosalie sighed.

"We could just for a walk off campus? Maybe we'll find something new." I said.

"Doubt it." Rosalie muttered as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Well, I'm up for a walk." Edward said, ignoring Rosalie's negativity.

"Me too." Emmett said. We all looked at Rosalie.

"Fine, whatever." She said. We began to discuss about which way we could go. A few minutes into the conversation, Alice and Jasper appeared with our food. As soon as we had our food place in front of us, we all started to devour it. The food was delicious. Once we were all almost done eating our meals, the door of the café suddenly opened roughly. We all looked towards the door.

It was Victoria.

Her face was redder than her hair.

I gulped, this could not be good.

Victoria looked around the café until her eyes landed on our table. She seemed to have taken a deep breath, before she began stomping in our direction.

"Uh oh.." Alice whispered beside me.

"Isabella Swan." Victoria growled as she came closer to the table.

At least she got my name right this time.

Slowly, I got up from my seat. Edward grabbed my arm, but I shook it lightly, letting him know I had to face her on my own.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" She asked once she was right in front of me, her voice was full of venom.

"Bella Swan." I replied, surprising myself a little. But after all this time, I was sick of not being able to stand up for myself. I was in college now. Everyday I was getting closer and closer to the real world, where I would always have Edward or my friends their to stand up for me. I had to do this on my own.

"What makes you think you can come here and take over?" She challenged.

"Nothing. I don't want to take over. I want you to stop flirting with my boyfriend, and leave me and my friends alone." I told her, sizing her up.

"Well Isa-"

"It's Bella." I interrupted. Victoria stared at me for a moment.

"This isn't over."

"Actually, I think it is." I told her. Before she could say anything else, I turned back to my table, sat down, and began to talk to my friends. Behind me, I heard Victoria mutter something before the sound of her footsteps filled the now silent café. Once she was out the door, Emmett spoke up.

"Bella Swan! Sometimes I think your two different people." He boomed. I laughed and took the last bite of my sandwich.

"Geez Bella! I never knew you could be such a..." Alice began.

"Bitch?" Rosalie finished.

"Yeah.." Alice breathed.

"Trust me, I'm just as scared as you guys are." I told them. Edward leaned forward and pecked my cheek lightly.

"That was very brave of you." He whispered in my ear.

"I know.. I'm shocked.. I think something might be wrong with me." I said, actually fearing if it was normal that boldness came so quickly. Edward laughed and gave me another peck before sitting back properly in his seat.

"So what are we doing after this?" Alice asked.

"While you and Jasper were getting our food, we decided to go for a walk outside the campus."

"Sounds good!" Alice said, smiling. Once we were all done, we walked out of the café and began to make our way to the front of the university. Mostly Alice, lead the way, while Jasper just held her hand tightly, making sure she wouldn't ran away. Emmett and Rosalie followed, arguing over something we all had no idea about. Edward walked next to me, entwining our hands. Once we were off campus, we all stopped, wondering which direction we should go.

"I want to go straight." Rosalie announced.

"Me too!" Alice agreed.

"Bella?" Edward asked. I thought for a moment, unsure of where I wanted to go. I looked around. There was only this road, or the woods.

"The woods." I said. Alice looked slightly disappointed.

"Alright, well maybe we ca meet you guys later?" Edward suggested. We all agreed and headed our own directions. Edward carefully lead me into the woods, moving branches of trees as I passed by.

"We could of gone with them if you wanted." I told Edward.

"Actually, I'm happy you wanted to go in the woods. I wanted to spend some time with you." Edward admitted, flashing me his famous crooked smile.

My leg buckled. I would never get used to that damn smile.

As we walked further and further in the woods, I began to get nervous that we would get lost. Emmett and Rosalie had already experienced that, and apparently it hadn't been a very fun experience.

"Edward, maybe we should head back." I said.

"Why?"

"What if we get lost.. What is there's some kind of animal out here."

"An animal?"

I nodded my head, causing Edward to laugh.

"You worry to much love." He said as he wrapped his arm around me. I blushed and kept on walking. As we kept walking, I noticed up ahead that the woods stopped. Edward kept walking forward, getting closer and closer to the area. Finally once we arrived, I gasped.

It was a beautiful meadow.

There was green patch of grass covered with flowers, with a little creek on the the far right, with trees surrounding the meadow.

"Edward.." I breathed. "Did you know about this."

Edward nodding, scratching the back of his head and kicking his foot. "When my father brought me down here, I went for a walk and saw this place and I thought I'd bring you here."

"It's beautiful."

"Come." He said, taking my hand. I let Edward drag me to wherever we were going. Edward walked to the middle of the meadow and sat cross-legged. I joined him, trying to keep my breathing leveled.

"You said your dad brought you to Forks U, so why weren't you on campus?" I asked, slightly confused.

"My dad met with one of his old friends and told me to go check out the campus. I didn't really want to, so instead I went walked around in the forest and found this place." He explained.

"Ooh."

We sat in silence for a moment, enjoying the view and fresh air.

"Thank you for bringing me here, Edward." I spoke up after a moment. Edward replied by pressing his soft lips to mine.

"It's our place." He murmured against my lips. Once his lips left mine, I smiled sheepishly and learned against him. I found myself thinking again of how lucky I was to have Edward. I found myself thinking of how many girls wanted Edward, all those girls that would fit perfectly with him, but he had chosen me. Plain old me.

"Bella, I don't want to be with anyone else but you." Edward said suddenly. I stared at him wide eyed.

"Did I say that out loud?" I asked, gulping.

"No, but I can by the look on your face." He smirked. I blushed, looking away. Edward's arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me into his lap.

"You are my life now." Edward whispered in my ear. I kissed his cheek softly before snuggling into his chest and closing my eyes. Edward began to play with little strands of my hair, humming Clair De Lune lightly.

I don't know how long we stayed there for, just sitting entwined in each other. The sun began to set when Edward suggested it was time to go back. As we walked back to the dorms, we kept our eyes out for out friends.

"Do you think their back?" I asked.

"Probably, I don't think Rosalie could handle being outside for so long." Edward joked.

"True." I laughed, remembering when we were in the woods only a few weeks ago. Edward walked me to my dorm, once I walked through the door, I noticed that it was quiet.

"Do you want to come in?" I questioned, biting my lip.

"Sure," he replied, shrugging as he came through the door.

I shut the door behind him and took a deep breath.

Edward and I hadn't been alone in a room for a long time.

"Do you want a drink?"

"No thanks, I'm fine."

Yes you are.

Silence rose into the dorm. I wondered if he felt as awkward as I did.

"Uhm.. Do you want a tour?" I asked him. Edward nodded. I nodded, God knows why, and began to show him around the room. We went to the kitchen first, then the living-room, followed by the horribly messy bathroom (with a nice view of Rosalie's C-cup bra's), took a quick glance at Rosalie and Alice's room, and finally, Leah and I's room. Once we got it, I silently thanked God it was clean. Having Leah as a roommate was fantastic, she always cleaned after me. She hated a mess, which was probably the reason she never stepped foot, or even glanced into our other roommates room.

"It's nice. Very clean." Edward noted, stepping in the room and looking around.

"Yeah.. Leah always keeps it clean." I replied quietly, stepping next to him. A long beat took place before either of us moved. Edward turned to me slowly and stared at me deeply.

Oh my god.

I turned to face him and looked back at him. Edward began to lean in, his arms securing themselves around my waist just as his mouth hit mine. Our lips began to move together, craving each other for so long. We both knew what was going to happen. I felt a mix of fear and excitement. Edward began to walk in the direct of the bed, his lips never leaving mine. His hands began to roam my body, and a soft moan escaped from my lips. Edward's weight was suddenly on me, only to realize that we were now on the bed. My heart began to pound in my chest. This was really happening.

Oh my god, oh my god!

RING RING RING.

Edward lifted his head and looked at me questioningly.

Shit.

"What's that?" Edward asked.

"Oh.. Uh, it's my.. uh.. rape alarm." I finally said. Edward smirked and began to kiss me again.

Edward began to play with the hem of my shirt, lifting it slightly.

"Oh!" A voice said suddenly. Edward and I froze completely. "Uhh.. Sorry Bella, didn't know you had your friend.. that is a boy.. over. Uh.." The voice continued. It was Leah. Edward unfroze before I did and leaped off of me. He ran a hand through his hair and looked at Leah. I got up from the bed, pulling my shirt back down. We all stood awkwardly, waiting to see who would talk first. Edward coughed.

"I believe we haven't met," Edward said politely to Leah. "I'm Edward Cullen." He said, offering his hand. Leah looked at it before taking it.

"Leah Clearwater. Uhh.. Nice to meet you. I guess." She replied, wincing slightly as their hands shook. Oh God. She probably thought he did something with those hands. When they pulled their hands away, Leah wiped hers on her jeans.

"So.. What's up?" I asked her, trying to make conversation.

"Just got back from the nurses office." Leah answered, she finally seemed to calm down.

At least one of us were.

"Are you alright?"

"Oh I'm fine. Rosalie on the other hand..." Leah trailed off.

"What happened?" I asked, horrified.

"She twisted her ankle. Apparently Alice ran into her full force from behind accidentally, causing Rosalie to trip on her own feet." Leah explained.

"Sounds like Bella." Edward whispered quietly. I glared at him beforing turning my gaze back to Leah.

"We have to go see her." I said, taking Edward's hand and pulling him out the door.

"Bye! And Sorry about, you know.." Leah said.

"It's all good!" I blushed furiously before dragging Edward into the hall.

I wonder if someone could have a permanent blush.

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