BPOV

I couldn't believe that I was actually going through with her plan. It was a good idea, but she and I both knew that I was a horrible actress. She told me that this was the perfect way for everything to work out, but I had a feeling that this could be the downfall to my plan. One slip in our pretense, and everything would come out.

I was just leaving my apartment when my phone started ringing.

'My milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard, mine are better than yo-'

"Hello?" I already knew it was Tanya without looking at the screen. She demanded that her ringtone was set to that song.

"Are you almost there yet?" She yelled over the wind in the background.

"Yeah, I'm gonna be there in like four minutes."

"Okay, so you remember the plan. You go in se-." I cut her off.

"Yes I remember, but I don't think this is a good idea. You know that I can't lie to save my life." I looked both down the street both ways, before crossing to the other side. "This is putting everything on the line."

"Just don't laugh and don't make any facial expressions that may imply-." I cut her off once again.

"Yea, but that's the thing. I'm going to laugh no matter what."

"Bella, you can do this. Remember when you pretended to like that girl so that she would feel better about herself?" I asked me.

"Yeah, but that was completely different." I argued.

"No it wasn't. Now suck it up and get to Starbucks." She hung up the phone.

I sighed and continued my journey. She was too confident in this plan, like she usually was for everything. I knew that something bad would happen. Whether it was in the future or now, I just knew that something bad was going to happen.

The Starbucks came into view and I paused in my stride. I couldn't see inside because of the glare on the window. She was in there, right now. I was supposed to wait outside for a call from Tanya to signal my entrance.

I walked until I was standing besides the building, in a blind spot that enabled me to look inside, but not be seen.

I could Alice inside, taking orders. Her expression was one of irritation and I immediately knew that part of the plan was over with. I checked my phone, hoping that she was ready, but it was blank. I really needed this to be over with, the tension was killing me.

I remembered when I got to my apartment last night.

Flashback

I fumbled with my keys until the key finally entered the knob. I opened the door and jumped when I saw the silhouette of someone sitting on my couch. She giggled.

"Tanya, what did I say about turning the light on when you come to my apartment?" I knew I shouldn't have given her a key.

I turned the light on and saw Tanya smiling at me.

"It was all too tempting Bella. You really shouldn't have given me that key." She glanced at her nails before looking back up. "Anyway, how was your visit?" She leaned back on the arm rest and propped her feet on the couch.

"It was good. We talked a lot." I shrugged.

"Do you have anything juicy?" I shrugged again. "Come on, you have to have something to say." She stood up and walked to the kitchen.

"I mean, there are some things we could work with, but I don't know." I walked past her and opened the refrigerator.

"Like what? You know that I can come up with anything if you just tell me some stuff about her."

"Okay, she works at Starbucks cause her boyfriend is a jerk. She wanted to be a designer. She's going to be married in like three months. Her boyfriend is a shmuck and can't get a job. That's about it." I tried to remember anything else she might have said.

"Well that is a shitty life, I have to give her that." She tapped her chin. "I don't think her life can get any worse than that… unless." She raised her eyebrows and smirked.

End of Flashback.

My phone vibrated and my thumb instinctively pressed the 'read' button.

'Five seconds.'

I counted slowly. One… two… three… four… five.

I heard the ding as I opened the door. My head was faced downward, pretending to do something.

I jumped up when I felt impossibly cold liquid flow onto my shirt and down my body.

I really hated that.

APOV

I rolled my eyes as Tyler made some snide comment on the last girl that ordered. He had no respect for the opposite gender. Any other person would have gotten his ass whipped, but Tyler's lack of experience let him slide by.

I heard the sound of the pen fall on the floor. I looked down at my feet and saw it rolling away. I quickly bent down and retrieved it, happy that I wouldn't have to make the small walk to get it.

I straightened myself out and looked to the next customer. I yelped when I met with glaring eyes and pursed lips.

"I would like a Vanilla Latte again." The strawberry blonde commanded.

I shoved the nasty words that were threatening to come out down my throat.

"Would you like anything else?" I tried to sound as sweet as I could.

"No." She left another twenty dollar bill and walked off to the counter.

I rolled my eyes and turned to the next person in line. They had a look of indecision on their face as they scanned at the board.

"What would you recommend for a first timer?" She asked.

"Um, I would go with something simple. You probably don't want to risk getting something you don't like." I answered her.

"Well, I'm looking for something strong. I need to stay up for the next few hours and my friend told me coffee does the best job for that." She was genuinely interested.

"You could go with a vanilla latte. Those are pretty good." I said absently as I saw a familiar head of strawberry blonde hair walk to the exit.

The ding of the door sounded before she actually got to the door. I looked to see Bella step into the shop, looking down at her phone. By the time the strawberry blonde's drink had spilt on Bella, I was already out from behind the counter, limping in their direction.

I realized that I had left the register unattended and I called back at Tyler to take over. By the time I turned around, Bella and the blonde were laughing as they both attempted to wipe off the frappacino. The blonde's hand was getting dangerously close to Bella's chest and for some odd and strange reason, that bothered me.

Bella looked up from her shirt and our eyes met. She smiled and winked. I smiled back and limped the rest of the way to them.

"Are you sure you didn't model?" The blonde questioned Bella.

I rolled my eyes and turned to Bella, trying to see if she was falling for this bull.

"I'm sure, but it is sweet of you to think so." Bella replied.

I could feel my mouth hang open when Bella smiled at her comment. She seriously didn't just take that, I mean it's obvious the girl wants to get into her pants.

"Where are my manners? My name is Tanya Denali." She stuck her hand out.

Bella grabbed her hand and shook it quickly.

"Bella Swan." Bella's reply was curt and I felt hope that she was going to soon dismiss this Tanya.

"Well if you need me to pay for that shirt, here's my number." She quickly scribbled her number down on a scrap piece of paper. "Or if you'd like to hang out, just call."

Bella took the number and looked around. "Do you want to sit down and have some coffee? I could buy you whatever it was you were about to have." She waved toward an empty table.

Without thinking, I answered for her, "No, I think she was just heading out."

"Alice, I think she can speak for herself." She looked between us and realization flashed across her face. "Oh I completely forgot. Alice this is Tanya, Tanya this is Alice."

Tanya stuck her hand out and put a sweet smile on her face.

"Pleasure to meet you." She seemed nice enough but I knew that it was all a ploy to win Bella's affection.

"The pleasure's all mine." I ignored her hand and turned to Bella. "Are you staying today?"

"Um no, I have to go to work." Bella said absently.

She was paying attention to Tanya, I didn't like it.

"Okay, well I'll see you tomorrow?" I asked hopefully.

"Maybe." She looked back at me and smiled. "I'll see you around."

She then turned to Tanya and they started holding a conversation… without me.

"Don't you work at that law firm down the street?" Tanya asked.

"Yeah, are you going in that direction?" Bella asked. I tried coughing to get their attention, no such luck.

"Yes, would you like to accompany me?" Tanya looked down timidly. Was Bella seriously falling for this? I mean she had to be smart to be a lawyer.

"Sure." Bella seemed genuinely excited.

I could tell that my facial expression showed my disbelief in what had just occurred. There was in no possible way that my arch enemy and my current friend were actually leaving together. I didn't see why that made me angry. I should be happy for Bella, and I should wish the best for her, but I was selfish and a big part of me wanted to stomp up to them and claim my friend.

I huffed and made my way to the register again. There was no way that I was going to let this ruin my day. Bella was her own person and I was my own. It wasn't like we've been best friends since kindergarten; she had the right to hang out with other people.

"Deniiiied." Tyler laughed with his friend behind me.

"Shut up." I mumbled to him.

BPOV

"Oh my gosh Bella, you were perfect." Tanya slapped me on the shoulder.

"I thought I was going to pee in my pants from the way you were acting. Modeling? Where'd you come up with that one?" I laughed with her.

"I just thought it would be funny. I think she actually believed that that was the first time we actually met." She pretended to whip a tear from her eye.

"Yeah, I think she did. She seemed kinda angry, didn't she?" I asked.

"Yeah, she's probably angry that I stole her only friend." She shook it off.

She was probably right, but a strong part of me wished that she was jealous that Tanya may be a potential love interest. I have always dreamt of someone fighting for my affection, but I guess it wouldn't happen.

"Should I go back today? Maybe that would help with the plan." I knew her answer already.

"Look Bella, you want her coming to you. If you go to her all the time, where's all the mystery in that? You have to make her want more until it's too late." She scolded me.

"I know, but she doesn't even have my number. How is she supposed to reach me if she doesn't even know something that simple?"

"Fine, you can go see her. But you can't keep going to get coffee every day. Maybe you can pass by the window every now and then, but don't go inside." She laughed. "Unless you want to seem like the pathetic love sick child that you are."

"I am not pathetic." I shot back.

"If you say so. Come on we have to hurry up." She grabbed my hand and started dragging us to our building down the street.

…

I was typing on my computer when I heard knocking on my door. I looked up to see Carlisle enter the room with a smile.

"What can I do for you, Boss?" I asked him

"Just coming in to see my favorite employee." He joked.

"Cut the crap, what's up?" People would probably question my choice of words to my own boss, but we were tight.

"Well, I just got the information for the Uley and Young case, and I was wondering if you wanted to go over it with me?" He pulled the file out from behind my back and smiled. I raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "Aren't you excited? This is the case you were practically begging me for."

His smile faded and the file dropped to his side.

"Could you remind me which one that was?" I really had no idea what case that was.

"Young accused her fiancé, Uley, of abuse. The scars on her face from kitchen knives. Does that ring a bell?" He was sitting on a chair now.

"You did not!" I suddenly remembered it. "Oh my gosh, I've wanted this case since I saw it!"I jumped up and practically skipped to his side. "You won't be disappointed!"

I kissed him on the cheek and hugged him.

"I knew you'd be excited." He smiled. "Now down to business. The trial is in two weeks, January 2nd, that's right after the New Year's Eve b-."

"Yeah yeah." I waved him off.

I wasn't paying attention; I was focused on the file in front of me. This case had come up a few months ago, and I immediately wanted it. I had no idea what compelled me to follow this, but it seemed to call out to me.

"Well, I guess I'll leave you to it." I barely heard the door close after he left.

I soon heard the door open once again. Tanya's voice soon broke the silence.

"Guess who just called." She squeaked.

I looked up to see her jump up in place, her eyes filled with excitement.

"Who?"

"EDWARD!" She screamed. I was glad my walls were sound proof.

"Really?!!!" I jumped out of my seat and went to hug her. "What did he want?"

"I don't know. I didn't pick up." I stopped jumping with her.

"Why on earth would you do that?" This girl was messed up.

"I want to keep him wanting more. If I pick up, then I seem desperate." She shrugged.

I shook my head. "That's gonna give you a big ticket to nowhere. You should have picked up."

I turned back around and went to sit at my desk. I heard a phone vibrate and looked up to see Tanya with a smug look.

"See, he left a message."She slid her phone open and stuck it to her ear.

I waited patiently as she listened to the message. As the seconds passed, her smug look turned into one of disbelief. She closed her phone and stuck it in her pocket.

"He wants your number." She said absently.

"What?"

"He told me he had a great time on our date, but he wanted your number."She walked to a chair in front of my desk and slouched into it.

"Look Tanya, I thought I was sending off my gayness pretty well. You and I both know that I would never go out with him." I stood up and went to comfort her.

"I don't care anyway. He was a douche." She dismissed it.

"What? I thought you were like in love with him." I questioned her.

"Not really, he was just a little crush. I never really planned on it being anything serious." She shrugged.

"You confuse me Denali." I shook my head at her and laughed.

"It's all a part of the appeal. I guess it hasn't worn off of you. Are you turned on?" She was walking away by now, turning around just a little, probably trying to look sexy.

"Just a little." I teased.

"Good." And with that, she left.

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I sat in the confines of my house, contemplating. The video lay on the table before me, unopened since I had first retrieved it. It had been three days since I had first stolen it from Alice's apartment, and for some odd reason, I couldn't find the will to watch it. I feared it would bring bad memories back. It seemed as if Alice had purposely placed it in a perfectly visible place for me to see.

I reached out for the video and stopped. This is exactly what I've wanted. This is the best motivation for me to go through with my plan. But I I've come to the conclusion that I didn't want to get back at Alice. She truly felt bad for what she had done and I could see that. Yet, there wasn't any harm in just watching a few minutes.

I reluctantly grabbed the video and stood to place it in my DVD player. I could feel my heart pounding as sat back own on my couch. There was a blue screen played and I pressed the fast forward button.

I picture appeared and I quickly paused and rewinded it.

Video

"This is Rosalie Hale speaking. We are all here today to finally start our documentary. The Bella Swan Project."

"More like the Bella Whale project." I could barely recognize that as Lauren's voice.

"Anyway, Alice Brandon has been kind enough to do the honors." The camera was turned to face Alice. Her hands on the steering wheel tensed and she turned to the camera. She stuck her tongue out to the camera and made a gagging noise. "Now now Alice. You picked the shortest straw so it's fair."

"Yeah, but it doesn't mean I like it. At least you don't have to pretend to like her." Alice replied, shoving her long hair behind her shoulder.

"Look, there she is." The camera spun around and I saw the window being rolled down, revealing my former self.

I saw as I 'gracefully' made my way into the school. I stumbled on the curb and I heard the word 'loser' being said into the camera.

"Let's get this over with." Alice mumbled.

A/N: Sorry for the long wait. This chapter took me forever to write and I just couldn't find out what to put in it, and I'm not really pleased with how it came out, but I couldn't find what it was that bothered me. It was mostly a filler chapter, but you get alot of information about some of the characters, it's really hard to find out which one though. I hope the next chapter won't take as long to write, but no promises in a fast update. Hope you enjoyed it.