I am trying to finish this story, as soon as possible. So I am probably going to focus on this story for a while. This means I am updating as much as possible, but I want to post an new story, but first I want to finish this one.

The best kind of friend

is the one you could

sit on a porch with,

never saying a word,

and walk away

feeling like that was

the best conversation you've had.

~Author Unknown

Bella's POV

''Edward, you really did not have to come,'' I reminded him.

''I know. I was a volunteer,'' he reminded me.

I was really glad he had come with me here, but he just trailed behind me. He should be enjoying the music playing, or looking for CD's.

I sighed. I was never going to quite understand teenage boys, not in a million years.

''Do you even like music, Edward?'' I asked.

He looked at me like I was crazy. ''Yeah, I like music, doesn't everyone?''

''No.''

''What do you mean?'' he asked me, his expression did not change.

I always had to explain this to anyone who thaught they loved music. ''Edward, there are people who just consider music somehting to do while they are bored. But that is not what music is all about. Music is about expressing yourself, is about finding one thing everyone has in common. Music is music everywhere,'' I concluded.

Okay, maybe I recited the speech way to emotionally, but it was sad. I did not take music that seriously anymore, not since the Big Fight.

Ever since my very favorite thing in the world , music, was the one that teared me away from my family. I fought with Emmett, and Alice, and it hurt us all.

Edward seemed to see that something had made me upset, becasue he looked apologetic. ''I'm sorry. I did not know you took music that seriously,'' he quiclky apologized.

I shook my head. ''It is not your fault, I was just remebering something kind of sad.''

''About your, Alice and Emmett's old band?''

I nodded. ''How did you know?''

Did Emmett still talk about it? Becasue he never really had.

''Emmett told me,'' he clarified.

''Uh, Emmett,'' I repeated.

''What?'' he asked, totally confussed.

''I just did not know that Emmett still talked about it. It seemed like such a dumb thing to fight about, I mean, of everything we had to fight about. We chose to fight about the band's leader.'' I said. It was seriously so dumb!

''How do you feel about it?''

I looked up at him with tears in my eyes. ''Edward. This ruined my family! We fought and fought until it became too much. Then, we just broke up. Music, my life, was the one that messed up my whole life,'' by the end of my little speech, I was in tears.

Edward opened his arms for me, and I took them. He hugged me, and I felt so safe, it was so sweet.

Edward's POV

I held Bella in my arms, holding her tight. I buried my face in her hair, smelling her sweet strawberry smell.

She was so warm, so broken. I wished I had not mentioned this whole thing, but at least I got to know her better.

''Don't be upset. I'm sure everything will be alright.''

She let me comfor her for a while, until her phone rang. I did not want her to move, but she pulled away and answered it.

''Hello.......What?!..........You can not be serious!........Why didn't she tell-....I see.....Where?...Okay. We'll be there.''

She turned to me, her once crying eyes, excited. ''Come on, it seems like someone has been keeping a secret!''

I raised an eyebrow.

''Let's go to Macy's. According to Alice and Jasper, they saw Rose and Emmett there,'' she half explained.

''So?'' I urged her to continue.

''So they were kissing!''

I looked at her. She was not serious.

But as she dragged me out of the store, and towards Macy's, I suddenly wondered if she was.

We got to Macy's, and Bella continued to drag me. The only reason I let her was becasuse she was holding my hand.

When we finllay found Jasper and Alice, they were perched behind a rack of cothes, and were giggling (yeah, weird for Jasper) until they spotted us.

I felt really weird spying my sister and friend kissing, really. I mean seriously, don't they have to breathe. After about two minutes, Bella got bored.

''Okay this is discusting, and I feel uncomfortable. Maybe we should leave them alone,'' Bella suggested. Just as I was going to agree with her, Alice spoke up.

''Fine then, if you guys want to go, just go. But I need to know why they did not trust us enough to tell us! I thought we were friends!'' she whispered.

That was how we went to stand by them, trying to gain their undivided, ecxept to each other, attention towards us.

''Hello?! Can you guys please stop? People are starting to stare, and it's weird,'' Alice finnally got their attention.

They looked startled towards us, and Alice espicially.

Yep, they were in trouble.

*~*~*~*~*

''I swear, we were going to tell you guys,'' Rosalie pleaded with Alice.

We were all at a restaurant, and Alice had started to want an explenation. Alice looked serious, like she was solving a crime. Bella, she was trying hard to hide her smile or laughter.

''I do not know if we should believe you. We always old you everything, Rose, and this is how you plan to pay us back? Dating my brother and not telling us?'' Alice looked really offended. Maybe she was exsaggerating just a bit.

I mean, big deal, they did not tell us they were dating. It was not like we had o know everything that happens in our lives!

If that was the case, then they forgot to tell me they were sharing secrets!

''Alice, I swear, we just started dating!'' Emmett explained once again.

''Fine, let's pretend I believe you,'' Alice started; she was definatley having fun with this. ''How did it happen? Who made the first move? Is your relationship serious? Do you guys love each-''

''Whoa there, Alice. We just started daring, and I do not want to play 20 question today,'' Rosalie started.

''Answer them Rose,'' Alice told her.

''Bella, please make her stop. You believe me, right?'' Rosalie looked at Bella for help.

''Sorry, Rose, but this is Alice's area of expertise. Plus, she would never let me have a say in this situation, right Al?'' Bella answered.

''Yeah, Bells. Now answer, Rose.''

''Okay, fine, do not get violent on me! Let's see, it really just happened, like really quick. Emmett made the first move, and I'm not sure about the thrid one. And I do not plan to answer the last one,'' Rosalie crossed her arms.

All of us laughed, and Emmett kissed Rosalie's forhead, and messed up Alice's and Bella's hair. Alice looked offended, but Bella was laughing hard.

''Anyways. Let us eat, please. I'm starving,'' Emmett just had to say that.

*~*~*~*~*

We found the very best friendship with the Swans, we did everything together.

We went shopping, went to the librarie, spied on Jasper's and Alice's first date.

I know, they were now dating, and they semed pretty happy. It was just their first date, and Rose and Bella had the great idea of spying them, and we did not want to let the oppurtunity go. So we followed then to Jasper's (or Jazzy's, according to Alice) favorite restaurant, and spied them. They never really figured it out, until we told them the following day.

So there were two couples in our friednship group, Bella and me being single. I did want to change the status, and ask Bella out, but I just couldn't!

Everytime I got close, I just could not get the words right, or I chickened out. I knew that I cared deeply for Bella, maybe even more than I would like to admit.

As, I was saying, we did everything together, even go to they gym.

We were going to the gym, appereantly Emmett said it will be fun, while Bella and Alice pleaded not to go.

It was pretty funny to see them begging everyone that we should think of another plan, but nobody listened. At the end, they gaved up, and just followed our original plan.

It was later that we found out that Emmett had always used the gym to 'torture' both, Bella, and Alice. At the mention of this, I had to laugh. It was no wonder why Bella hate it teh gym, especially since she was so clumsy.

I drove with Jasper and Rose towards a club where we would be meeting Bella and her brother and sister. Appearantly we were all going to stay there, and hang out.

''So, what are we doing for our birthday?'' Rose asked, interrupting the comfortable silence.

I looked at her; she was in the backseat, and reading a magazine. Normally, every birthday we just hanged out with our family, but it seemd that that was not the plan anymore.

''Oh, I thought we were going to spend it with the Swans, and out family?'' Jasper statement sounded like a question.

''Yeah, that was the plan, but Alice wanted me to ask you guys if you guys were even going to show up.''

''Of course we are,'' Jasper and I answered.

The rest of the ride was kind of quiet, except the usual ''Turn the sound you call music down,'' or ''God, Edward could you drive any faster'' and the famous ''Are we almost there?''

To which I responded. ''Rosalie, be quiet is my car.'' and ''Yes, I can, Rose. Do you want to see?'' and ''Jasper just wait.''

When we finnally arrived, I chuckled at the view.

Alice was on top of Emmett's car, with her hands crossed over her chest. Emmett looked like he wanted Alice away from his car, but every time he reached for her, she moved away from her arms.

Bella was the complete opposite, she was sitting in the passenger seat, with her iPod on, and her eyes were closed, ignoring the world around her.

As soon as I parked my Volvo, we all got out of the car.

As soon as Alice saw us she yelled.''Jazz, please help! Emmett is trying to hurt me!'' and of course Jasper ran straight towards her.

Rosalie went to stand next to Emmett, who smiled sweetly at her. Those two her so in love, but were too afraid to even think about it.

I kind of felt like the fifth wheel, so I went to tap on Bella's window. She looked up, startled, but after seeing my face, she smiled my favorite smile.

She opened the door, still listening to her iPod, and got out. Even in sweats, her beauty was breath taking.

''Hey, Edward, how are you?'' she asked as she hugged me. It was a friendly hug, and it was our way of saying hello, it was just very....'us.'

''Better, but we should probably get going,'' I nodded towards the big building that was awaiting for us.

She whined, but followed. A few second later, the others finnally decided to join us.

*~*~*~*~

''How did we get into this again, Edward? I have seemed to forgoten,'' Bella looked at me again.

The last couple of minutes she continued to remind me that I never backed her up.

I had to say, I was not exactly enjoying it, either. But with Bella's company, it was bearable.

''I'm sorry, Bella, again. Anyway, I can see why you did not want to come.''

''No kidding, Einstein.''

''Can you at least try not to be mad?"

''I'm not mad, I'm simply annoyed.''

I rolled my eyes. We had been here for about three hours and I was hungry, and every muscle in my body ached. 'Just wait until tommorow,'' was what Bella had responded after I mentioned this.

''Should we just leave, and let the others be here. I mean, they could get a ride on Emmett's car?'' I offered, trying to get her to hate me a little less.

''Okay, now you are trully Einstein, thank you genius. Let's go.''

And we went out for, one of the best nights of my life.

Anyway, sort of a cliff hanger, but I will update soon, really. Also, I was wondering if I should write a sequel, or not. Just let me know!

Just so everyone know, my Beta Reader is puddinginthesky she is great! You guys should check out her stories, they are great!