Okay... so here it is. I know that this chapter might seem kind of short but I hope you guys enjoy it anyway. Thanks to all the people who still constantly give me reviews and keep me encouraged. Thanks to all those who have just started reading this story and believe that it's some good work. I'm inspired right now! I just got back from a friend's house where we made two, giant submarine sandwiches. Hahaha, and watched Bride Wars. Enjoy!

Dusk and Dawn: Chapter 22

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BPOV

"Ahh!" Alice screeched. They were dragged me outside the internet café and are trying to drag me into Barneys. "We soooo need an outfit!"

"What?" I tried to hold back. What happened to our plans on heading back to Alice's house after picking up Rose? From what I remember, Alice said we were going to head back after we got Rose. But Rose said that she wanted to head to a new internet café. I had no say in this whatsoever.

"Don't be such a party pooper, Bella," Rose suddenly said. "Will you let us have some fun for once?"

"Alice," I said reluctantly trying to be free from their grasps. "You read the message, didn't you? Edward was just telling me about the party. There was nothing there that said he was asking me out. Besides, he has a girlfriend. He's supposed to be going with her, isn't he?"

"I know my brother, Bella. He has his ways, very unpredictable and hard-to-figure-out ways. When he sends you something like that, it means he wants you to be his date." Alice said persistently. "Don't you think I know my own brother, Bella?"

We walked pass Weller Street and pass the fruit stand.

"And plus, he did ask you about it. That still counts." Rose said. "You can still look great."

"Yeah," Alice added. "Make my brother regret for not asking you to be his date tomorrow night. He and Liana aren't together, you know."

"It's tomorrow night?" I looked at Alice with a baffled expression. What did she mean that they 'weren't together'? They had to be. "And I don't believe you."

Alice shrugged, nodded once and strongly pushed me inside Barneys. "Let's not waste any time, right, Rose?"

"Of course," Rose gave her a cheeky grin and started to head to a rack. Alice drove herself to a Danny Kovitz area.

"I seriously think we should get this one." She pulls out a shirt. "It so speaks our minds." She took out the same shirt from before: She's a blonde bimbo and I hate her. "Danny Kovitz is a genius!"

I ignored Alice and looked through another rack. Thoughts of Edward suddenly get into my mind. "Are you sure they aren't?" I called to Alice. "It could be an underground thing, Alice."

"I'll believe what I want to, and whatever is based on my sublime instincts, thank you very much."

I kept looking, pretending I was interested in the clothes. "But what about that day when we were at the mall and we –"

"Like I said," Alice sighed. "I have my own beliefs."

I shrugged. "Okay." I have to stop asking about Edward. Alice might still think that I like him or get any other wrong idea.

"Why do you think I want to put you up with him so much? If he wasn't single and having a happy relationship with someone, I wouldn't be bugging him with you, now would I?"

"I have my own beliefs," I shook my head and kept looking. I shouldn't even be asking about Edward. I shouldn't even be interfering with his life since it was obviously none of my business. He can date whoever he wants to. He would say the same thing about me, I'm sure of it.

"Here, Bella," Rose walked over to me and handed me some clothes. "I want your theme to be all about fall—Not just any fall, but the classic fall color combinations."

"Not bad," Alice nodded at me when I walked out the dressing room and turned for Alice. "We could settle for that, unless you want to have the whole summer theme instead."

"I don't care, guys."

"Whatever, Bella." I said and sighed. "Be grateful I'm so patient."

"Okay," Rose breathed. "Less talking more looking." She threw me some more clothes.

After an hour of searching, Rose and Alice were already ready with what they were going to wear. I walked out of the dressing room.

"I love that!" Alice clapped her hands.

Don't worry, the party went well. I'm lying on my bed right now, still exhausted. And I just remembered that I made a solemn promise to avoid any alcohol. The party held so many activities. Alice and Rose volunteered to help with the fashion runway project since they wanted to dress the kids. Edward and Jasper were in the food court while Emmett was in the dunk machine. I decided to help out with the playground.

It was amazing because Mr. Cullen had been able to get eight kids adopted. I'm totally tired. Most of the kids in the playground kept running through the tunnels. In fact, one tried to reach the top of the seven-foot fence, pretending it was a mountain.

My phone buzzed.

"Hello?" I said while picking up.

"Hi, it's me," Ah, the velvet voice again. Is it wrong to admit that I had a slight infatuation for Edward Cullen?

"Hi," I felt a goofy grin on my face. Stop it, Bella.

"I just called to tell you that," he started. "Alice found your mp3 behind the playground counter a few minutes ago."

"Oh, thanks," I managed to say. I was probably silent now. A little crush would never hurt, right? I don't even think it's going to last for so long.

"Do…" he said slowly, "you want it back? I mean, I can go to your house and give it to you now. Is Charlie home?" Dad was busy attending a meeting at the police station and said he'd be home late.

"N-no. He's in a meeting right now but he said—"

"I'll stop by then," I heard him say and I felt a large grin spread across my face. "See you in a few," he hung up.

*:o:*

"Jake!" I called. Billy told me that Jake would arrive from camp today so I arrived in La Push a few minutes later. Jake and Sam had come off the bus they were riding. "Hi!"

"Hey, Bells," he said, giving me a hug. "So tell me," he looked at me suspiciously.

"Tell you what?" I was thinking of Edward right now. You know because summer is almost over for me and that means I'll be off at college a week from now.

"Why you look so anxious and flustered at the same time," he replied.

"I do not!" I said.

"Right," he said sarcastically and nudged me.

I looked at him with a straight face. "Really, thanks for ruining the mood, Jake."

His eyes flashed as if he remembered something. "Hey," he kneeled down to open his suitcase, I got you something." He pulled out a stuffed toy of a Siberian husky; it's fur was all messed up, probably from being squished and it ears were standing straight up.

I kept my face stern. 'Whatever, Jake."

"You're not really mad at me, Bells," he teased while waving the stuffed toy in front of my face.

I crossed my arms. "What makes you so sure, Jake?"

"Because," he locked the stuffed toy between my hands. "You don't twitch when you're mad and you don't use my nickname, you usually say: 'Jacob Black, you idiot!', then your voice doesn't get this squeaky" he mimicked my tone. Geez, I am such a bad liar. "Face it, Bells, you stink at lying."

I sighed, giving up. This will not solve anything, obviously. "But there really is nothing to say."

"You're lying," he grinned widely.

I'm twitching again. I can feel it now. "Jacob Black, you idiot!" I finally said, but I hope I was convincing enough.

"Try it again, Bells. A little more angst this time," he said holding up his camcorder.

"Ugh!" Billy was laughing now as he led Sam to the house. Sam turned to Jake, "I'll take this for you," he picked up Jake's suitcase.

"Thanks," Jake said before turning to me. "Now, add some more rage, will you?" he chuckled.

I looked at him with the most flummoxed expression I could think of. He looked at me sharply as if he was glaring. Let it go Jake, for the last time, this is not about Edward.

"It's Cullen, isn't it?" he said, sounding so sure.

"I'm not even thinking about him." I replied stiffly. "Hey!" I beamed. "Speaking of Cullens, Mr. Cullen had a party a few weeks ago for orphans."

"Not that Cullen, Bella."

"Alice?" I smirked. "Yeah, she wouldn't listen to a word I say."

"The other one." I kept looking at him with a puzzled expression when he said this. "You know, bronze hair, and as you first called them: his lusciously, emerald green eyes."

"I never said that."

"You did actually," we started strolling. "That time you were sleeping in the hospital so many years ago."

"Two years ago," I corrected.

"Two years ago," He agreed. "Lus-ci-ous e-me-rald gre-en eyes, lus-ci-ous e-me-rald gre-en eyes," he started humming.

I rolled my eyes and sighed. "If you really must know," I said, "we made up."

"You made out!" He laughed.

"No!" I said quickly. "We made up," I enunciated, emphasizing up.

He kept laughing. "Bells," his hand was over his stomach. "S-s-sorry, i-it s-sounded like y-you were a-about t-to say m-m-make out!"

"No, it didn't!"

"So," his expression suddenly turned serious. "You two aren't going to make out this summer then? I thought you two would get it over with while I was away." I could sense the humor in his tone.

I smacked him with the stuffed toy.

"Hey!" he teased. "Don't hurt your little Eddie."

*:o:*

"Ohmigosh!" Alice squealed into my ears. "You're going to UCLA!" she started jumping. "That'ssogreatbecauseyounknow,I'llbe there,tooandsowillEdward!" She said quickly.

"What?"

"I said," she talked slowly. "I'll be going there, too. And so will Edward."

APOV

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I.

Have.

To.

Tell.

Rose.

She.

Is.

Going.

To.

Freak!

I'm alone in my room, and still squealing. I eagerly grabbed my phone from my purse and speed-dialed Rose.

"AAAAAHHHHH!!!!" I screamed once I heard Rose pick up.

"I will never be able to hear again," Rose said slowly.

"Rose! You'll never guess what I just found out!"

"—That I'll probably have to get a check up for my ears?" she said sarcastically.

"What did you find out?" I heard Edward. He was wearing a plain gray shirt and a pair of jeans. He held his black coat over his shoulder with one hand, leaning on my door frame.

"Shoo! Shoo, Edward, shoo!" I gestured for him to get out. "Really imperative girl stuff."

He walked down the stairs without saying a word.

"What?" Rose spat.

"Bella… is… going… to… UCLA!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Rose screamed.

"Ouch," I touched my right ear, which was now as injured as Rose's ear.

"Okay, we sound like idiots," Rose finally said after hearing me scream with her. We rested for a bit. "Where's Bella now?"

"At work," I shrugged. "And I have more gossip!"

"What?" Rose said anxiously. "Wait… no screaming, okay?"

"Right," I agreed. "Edward brought Bella lunch the other day! At work!"

"OMG," Rose gaped.

"I know!"

"How'd you know?"

"Because he told Jasper not to tell, but I got it out of Jasper."

"Ah," Rose chuckled. "Okay. Um, Alice…"

"Yeah?"

"You're kind of interrupting something." Rose said apologetically. "Sorry, but I was talking with Emmett. Gotta go; he won't stop pleading until I actually eat the burgers he cooked."

"Best of luck," I said. Emmett's cooking is the worst.

"They'll taste better than they look, right?" I heard Rose whisper.

"Who knows," I shrugged. I never ate anything Emmett made.

"Okay, bye," Rose said.

EPOV

"You are head over heels," Jasper concluded.

"What?" I asked. I drove to his house a few minutes ago since we were going to meet up with Emmett who insisted on bringing his burgers.

"For Bella," Jasper added.

"What?" I said again. That was an oratorical question.

"You bring her lunch," he pressed.

"That was only one time," I replied.

"You drove her home from work," Jasper said.

"Only twice."

"Which tells us what?" Jasper asked.

"That… I'm such a good citizen?"

He shook his head. "Try again."

"That… I was being a good… community helper?" I'm not falling for Bella. Again. I can't be.

"No."

"I can't be," I said.

"It's okay to be stressed about it Edward. I understand that you feel anxious when you don't get to see her everyday. I understand that you have to go and bring her lunch right now."

I kept looking at him with the sternest expression I could do. Just then, Emmett slammed the door open, "Burger delivery!" he said in an ecstatic tone.

"And may I un-suggest Emmett's burgers." Jasper whispered.

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