Can't Be Acknowledged By You

Chapter Four: The Fight

As I drove home after school, that day, I realised I hadn't been noticed AT ALL today. It was a good day. I remembered Edward talking to me, taking my glasses, teasing playfully with me, saying I was beautiful, kissing my hand..

I also remembered with a grin, what I witnessed as I drove out of the parking lot. Edward was next to his car as normal but with Jessica. My stomach had tightened in the tension. Edward was talking polietly and Jessica didn't seem to want any of it. She turned to strom away and if she could, her head would of proberly have exploded. I grinned and turned towards Edward, he sighed and tunred round, caught my eye and wiped his hand across his forehead as in to say 'Phew!' I winked at him and put my thumb up. He copied me and got inside his Volvo. I then exited the parking lot and drove home happiliy.

When I got in, Charlie wasn't home yet. I prepared some dinner for the two of us and stuck it in the fridge until he came home. I went upstairs and turned my computer on. Obvisoloy it was wezzing and full of pop up ads. Closing them all, I checked my facebook. I didn't have a lot of friends, just Angela, Renee and Charlie. But I had a friend request. It was from Edward. Oh god. What eles?! What eles was he gunna do? Ask me to move in or something?!! I aceepted it and looked at his friend list. He had over 100 friends. And I barly had five. Great.

I felt my phone buzz and reached in my pocket and opened it. It was from Edward.

Hey beautiful, thanks for your advice about whole Jessica issue. I want to say thanks to you, do you want to go to Port Angeles on Saturday? See you tomorow! ;) Edward x

Oh. My. God. Did he just ask me out? Now wait Bella, don't go too forward there. Slow down, steady the buffs. He was just being friendly. Maybe just a bit too friendly but all the while, just friendly. He hadn't noticed me since a week ago when he started being nice to me. He was just thanking me for being a loyal friend and offering advice. Ok, now I'm reading too much into it. I shut my phone and rested it on my bedside table, desiding that I was going to have to sleep on it.

The next morning seemed as normal as ever. But I didn't have my Edward dream. It was a different dream and as soon as I woke up, I forgot it completly. Wiped from my current memory. I shaked my head and tired to wake up. I felt my phone vibrate again and I picked it up.

Morning beautiful. Hope you slept well, I slept fine. How are you? Edward x

I typed back:

I'm cool, I slept fine. Proberly the best nite's sleep I've had for a LONG time. lol see you at school. Bella x

I sent that and sent a text to Angela, asking if she was coming to school. She wasn't proberly not until next Monday. It was Wednesday now so at least I had Edward. Hopefully.

I had no sooner than turned my engine off and opened the door, got out and locked it and he was there, smiling at me. I smiled back. "Heey" I said. He grinned. He looked more tired than I felt and that..was a change. His eyes had bags underneth them and he looked like he would fall back asleep any moment. I rasied my eyebrows. "Aren'y you tired?" I asked, still looking at him. He yawned and nodded. "Then why come to school if your still knackered?" I asked again. "Well you said 'I'll see you at school.'" and he whipped out his phone to show me. I blushed and argured "yes, but your tired. That didn't mean you couldn't miss school or something."

"Why would I bunk off" He asked. "Well...your Edward Cullen. You can do anything and shiving seemed to fit into the 'popular' catergory." I said, blushing even harder. He grinned. "And what catergory do you place yourself in?" he seemed amused. I blushed deeper still. "Unpopular" I said stepping out and wondering whether or not I should of said anything. He pulled me into a tight embarce. "Bella" he started but broke off when Lauren Mallory walked round the truck and gaped at us. I could imagine what she would think what was happening.

Edward Cullen, THE Edward Cullen, the boy Jessica, HER BEST FRIEND wanted as a boyfriend with ISABELLA SWAN!!! The bookworm, nerdy geek who was stealing him from her. "What the fuck is happening?" she choked out. Edward paused, his arm still round my back. Then suddendly he threw me against my truck and walked towards Lauren. "I'm sorry Lauren, I thought it was Jessica." he comforted her coldly. He looked at me and winked. I played along. I hung my head and pretended to cry. I heard footsteps and stayed there. Then he put his arms round me again.

"I'm sorry. Your a very good actress, very convincing." he whispered in my ear. I rasied my head and smiled. "Thank you sir." I put my head on his chest and he put his arms around my shoulders, higging me closer. I closed my eyes. What was happening with my life? 2 days ago he didn't notice me and now he's giving me a cuddle. Who would of thought it up?

The news that Lauren had caught Edward giving me a hug and then throwing me away had travelled round school quicker than the news that I had glasses (and that travelled FAST!) and seemed to be giving people more reason to stare at me. I felt all the glares from the girls once more and werird looks from the boys. Edward seemed to have more trouble than me but he was coping it VERY WELL. Jessica had thought she was his girlfriend and being the first person Lauren had told, she had been looking for me all day.

She caught me just before lunch. It was coming out of gym and I had just managed to keep vollyballs off me for an hour but some had slipped through. My hair was messy and strays were coming out of my ponytail. I remember moving my wobberly legs forward when I saw her glaring from the corner of my eye. I slowly looked at her. She was livid. I studdenly felt a great depth of fear.

But then I remembered what Edward had said yesterday. "You should stand up for yourself Bella! You never should allow my so called mates to walk all over you! Stand up for yourself and maybe people will listen and think you are a person not to be messed with!" I took that imformation onboard as Jessica marched over, her hand raised. i droped my bags and garbbed her arm, stopping her slap. She grabbed my other hand and aimed to make me let go of her wrist. She was scratching with her long nails and my hand went red and then started a dtream of blood apeared. Breathing Lauren was about to march over when I felt his presence somewhere. I couldn't see him but I sensed him. I threw her away from me, making her loose her footing and smaking face down to the floor. She imeadiatly whipped out a mirror and flattented her hair. I laughed bitterly at her.

"You are such a lame excuse as a popular bitch, Jessica!" I smirked at her. He nose had started to bleed and cringed away from it. I found a tissue in my pocket and handed it to her. She tilted her head back and clung the tissue to her nose. "Why do you even bother?" I muttered, high enough for her to hear. Lauren stepped forward. "And who do you think, Swan gives a shit?!!"

"I do" I heard a voice say. Jessica's eyes widened in horror and shock as Edward walked towards us. Lauren fainted. I looked down at her in disbeilef. I looked up and held my hand. I was still breathing deeply in and out to make sure I didn't faint myself. Edward picked up my bags and motioned me to follow. I did so.

He walked me to the empty back playground again and put my bags on the bench. I was still cradelling my hand. It had started to sting. Edward went over to the water fountain. He wettned the tissue and pressed it gently ontop of my wound. I sighed as the pain went away. "Thank you" I breathed. He was silent and I looked up at him. He looked in pain. Why was that?

"Edward?" again, the blush and again, the love and passion written into every sylable. He smiled and I realsied he was proud of me. I put my arms round and him and grinned to myslef. He tucked his arms round me and whispered "I'm so proud of you. You finally stood up to her! And not just her, even Lauren." I smiled deeper.

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