Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or the characters. I also do not own any music I reference.

BPOV (Bella)

I shuttered at Alice's scream. She seriously had some lungs on her.

As I turned to glare at the lightning that caused the ear-splitting sound, I saw him.

He was lean and tall, but had broad shoulders that I would love to hold onto. His hair was a complete mess, but in the way that made it look sexy as all hell. The color, alone, could not be found in nature, I'm sure. And, for the love of god, it was pitch black in this room and I could still appreciate those fine bronze locks.

But, he was stalking around the flipping campus bookstore after midnight on a Friday, err, Saturday…

I screamed.

I couldn't help it. It was an involuntary female reflex, I swear.

His eyes were panicked and I felt the coffee girl, Rose I think, pull the door shut; ultimately, leaving Jasper, Alice, and I to fend for ourselves. Nice, bitch…

The guy, the hot-damn robber, was waving his arms in a defensive way and slowly walking closer to the metal gate separating us. Jasper pushed in front of Alice and me to make the first move, so to speak. "What are you doing, dude?" He sounded gruffer than usual and I'm sure he was putting on some bravado for our sake, but luckily it was unneeded.

The guy started pulling his apron up and trying to get the emergency light to shine on his nametag. "I work here! See! I didn't mean to scare you guys, really…" He was rambling, clearly panicked about what we were assuming.

I nodded, stepping in front of Jasper, and purposely trying to get closer to the mysterious stranger. As I got closer, I saw a few drops of blood trailing over his lips. "Hey, you okay?" I asked, motioning to his face.

He looked confused, feeling his face awkwardly, before realizing. "Oh… I uh, I tripped after the power went out and fell into the backroom door." He wiped the blood away and smiled. "Why are you guys here?" He asked after checking his nose once more.

Rose must have seen that the coast was clear, because her voice piped up first. "I'm the assistant manager here. Rosalie. I was shutting everything down for the night…"

"Alice, info booth…" Alice muttered, clearly not happy about her current job.

I nodded, trying to hide my irritation with the both of them. Not only did we have a screamer, but we had a selfish bitch, as well.

"Jasper and I were upstairs until the radio feed was cut out by the storm." The boy's eyes lit up like Christmas as he walked directly up to the gate.

"Oh… I'm Edward. What's your name?" He asked it lowly, as if I was the only one that was meant to hear it.

I paused at his tone, because I really wanted him to know mine as well. In fact, I really wanted him to be chanting it in my ear as I kissed his neck… I took a breath. "Bella…" He mouthed the word and the way his lips curved over the two syllables made my stomach clinch. His eyes literally glistening as he continued to twist his mouth with the movements over and over again.

Holy Shit.

EPOV (Edward)

It's her.

It has to be.

That's the body that belongs to the voice of "B. Swan" and what a damn fine body. Did I mention that, yet? Well, either way, somehow knowing who she was now, made her an entirely new level of ridiculously sexy in an almost understated way wearing a Kings of Leon tee with dark jeans.

Emmett chose that moment to come join. "Hey, what's with the party, people?" I turned just in time for the flashlight he was holding to blind the shit out of me. "Dude, that nose is a' swellin'."

That's just awesome.

He shone the flashlight over to Bella. "Hey ya, Bella…" What the freaking hell?

"You know her, Emmett?" I hissed. He knew the girl of my dreams and he's been ragging on me all this time? He looked at me like I was the stupid one… of all the stupid shit…

"Yeah, uh, she's Bella; she's in my creative writing class…" I turned to see Bella nodding, looking all kinds of confused. I just shook my head hoping to get a damn answer from him later on. Seeming to see my resignation, Emmett changed the subject. "So, when did the student union become the hangout on a hot Friday night?" I groaned lowly at the loud questions he was asking and just shook my head. No use trying to explain anything when I had no real answers. Honestly, the only thing I knew for sure was that I was not leaving this place now unless she did; and I would possibly follow her wherever she went.

Yup, that sounded like a good plan for the foreseeable future.

RPOV (Rosalie)

Who is the big guy?

Damn…

APOV (Alice)

Well, this has the potential to get really awkward…

It was obvious that Bella and this Edward were having some "connection" and I heard Rose's low whistle of appreciation when the big dude walked up. And, honestly… Jasper was exactly my type; tall, laid back, and sexy.

Yup, we need three separate bedrooms instead of being locked in the student union after hours in a freak storm. "Okay, let's just make with the introductions so everyone knows. Alice." I pointed to myself, then Rose, Bella, and Jasper, naming each of them. After they nodded, I pointed to Edward behind the gate. "And you're Edward. Who's the dude behind you?"

The big guy spoke before Edward's mouth fully opened. "I'm his older, cooler, and just plain better brother, Emmett. Pleased to meet all of you," he spoke with enthusiasm, before winking at Rose. Her giggle was not well-hidden. I nodded my head trying to get us into a better situation, possibly one where we got to be alone with the guy of our choice… "Jasper didn't get the power back with the breaker, so we're locked in, right?"

Bella squeaked. "What?"

"The campus updated all the locks last summer so that they ran on electric keypads. Without the power, we're stuck." Rose piped in.

"Are you kidding? Why would they do that in Florida? Our power goes out all the time." Bella ranted.

Edward's eyes lit up as she spoke. "Because they're dumbasses…" he muttered. She smiled back.

"Okay, so no way out until the power kicks on, is that what we're getting at?" Jasper asked.

"That's insane; there has to be another way out…" I looked around, having no one speak up. Now, I knew there was a non-electric way out of the building. Through the student dining back room, there was an emergency exit that only required a key, which I happen to have since I'm the info booth gal and all. Fortunately, no one else seemed to know this and I didn't want to give up the information without spending a little more time with Jasper.

Yup, that's my plan. I'll just pretend I forgot…

EPOV (Edward)

We hadn't looked away from each other yet.

It was like the best staring contest, ever.

She was blushing in the darkness; I could just faintly see it with the way the moon was shinning in on the breezeway between the store and the café. I knew I was grinning like a fool, but I didn't care.

"Is there a way out through the bookstore?" Jasper asked, and I immediately glared.

Even if there was, I was gonna lie like hell to spend more time with her. I spoke before Emmett could. "Nope, electric key pad, too, but the gate can be lifted…" I looked at her confused expression and completely beamed back at her. "… Maybe, I – We can come out and help look around for an exit or something?" I saw her nod immediately before checking herself and giving a quick smile and tilting her face to the ground.

Emmett and I lifted the gate just high enough to slip under, without getting it halfway where the security lock is in place, and then we closed it back. Without electricity, the busted old gate was basically no good at all. It had been shaken lose so many times by the countless college kids when they decided waiting to the last minute to buy their books for their 8am class that day was a good idea. Seriously, people are just dumb when they move out on their own for the first time. I have my own fair amount of moron moments, but that's a different story all together.

I stood up quickly and realized I was face to face with Bella. The .

She was breathing evenly, but her eyes wouldn't focus. She must have blinked thirty times in those ten seconds, like she was having an acid trip or something, but I was completely enamored with her movements. She was flawless to me and I knew I was in deep already.

She jumped when the thunder sounded again, letting the heavens open even more than what they were before. I laughed lightly at her reaction and came face to face with her wrath. She slugged my shoulder and turned from me within the time it took the lightning to follow.

That was hot.

I was looking forward to making her angry in the future…

Emmett couldn't keep his opinions to himself. "Nice move, dude, you're really charming her." I smacked his shoulder, but he didn't give a flying shit and just laughed more.

Once he was done, he moved closer to Rosalie and tried to be smooth about asking her name, again. She blushed for a second before Bella spoke impatiently. "So, what's the plan? Are we waiting it out, or looking for an escape?"

Alice looked around to each of us before replying. "Well, do you really want to escape with the storm going on outside right now?" No one answered. "Why don't we just try to get some power or something?"

"Yeah, that's a plan of attack. You're talking now…" Jasper spoke up, scratching the back of his head, contemplating his next words. "Why don't a couple of us check the breaker upstairs again while some people see what the breaker in the dining room looks like?" As I was gauging Bella's decision.

"What about food, dude?" Emmett asked loudly, rubbing his belly. "We're gonna need food too. Dining room, café, or bookstore?" he joked about our options.

Jasper nodded. "Alright, how about you go in search of food since you seem so particular about it?" Emmett smiled, nodding. "I'll go check the dining room-"

"I'll go with you!" Alice yelled when he spoke. She seemed a little jittery, but I couldn't tell if that was just her or not.

"I'll go back upstairs; I left my bag anyways…" Bella spoke, looking at me the whole time.

"I'll join ya." I murmured following behind her, barely noticing Rose join Emmett finishing out our couples.