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AN: Thanks so much for all the reviews and messages I have been getting. You guys are awesome! This is kind of a filler chapter but it's a fun one so hopefully you'll forgive me. Lol. On to the story…

EPOV

Emmett and Rosalie had disappeared during lunch but I didn't think too much about it. They often took "trips" to the janitor's closet. I cringed and shoved that vile image out of my mind. I was much too distracted to worry about anything much anyways. My distractions greatly revolved around Bella as she was sitting beside me as was the routine now. I kept sneaking glances at her to see if there were any differences in her since her confessions and my own silent revelation last night. She seemed much the same: the epitome of perfection.

She glanced over and smiled at me before turning her attention back to Alice who was saying something that I couldn't be bothered to listen to. I had been quiet all morning as a matter of fact, even without Bella sitting beside me she assaulted all of my thoughts.

When I arrived home from taking Bella home last night I went directly into the music room and much to my surprise and elation I had a burst of inspiration. It was the first time sense Bella had stumbled into Forks that I had been able to write anything decent. I had almost wept with the sheer volume of emotion I poured into the music. The melody was a faultless mixture of happiness, admiration, and grief. It was the lyrics that seemed to fuse with the melody that I had written that scared me. I started humming as I preformed my newest creation and before I knew what I had done I was singing the words that accompanied it. I vowed that one day, when I was sure it would not cause the angel sitting by my side to run screaming I would share the song that she had inspired with her.

The only thing I was aware of other than my own wonderings and Bella herself was the eyes gazing appraisingly at her. James, someone who I had detested for as long as I had known him was back from his suspension and he sat beside Mike, both watching Bella with supreme concentration. If I hadn't liked Newton watching her I loathed James paying her any attention. He had a record of tracking down the most innocent girls and leaving them crushed.(Adding James to the mix was the ingenious idea of Renee1985. She's awesome!)

I stared them down and Mike, just like always attempted to hold my gaze but failed after a few seconds and looked down at the table with a scowl. James on the other hand seemed to find my reaction entertaining and he licked his lips while letting his eyes glide back over to Bella. It seemed that James was taking my challenge well and found this all as fascinating as a game, only now it was a challenging game because I was playing as well.

I wrapped my arm around Bella without taking my eyes off of James. He looked to me with eyebrows raised and I held his eye contact. Unlike Newton I had little to no trouble with this action. James held my penetrating gaze for another few seconds and then glanced down at the table again but I now knew Emmett was right. Mike wasn't the only one to notice Bella and the thought made me broil with anger. It was not a feeling I had any experience with but I knew it well enough to know that I was jealous. I had no right to be jealous but it made no difference.

"You should stay away from James." I whispered in her ear and she shivered under her my arm. Interesting. "He's bad news."

She nodded weakly and took an unsteady breath. I left my arm where it was until the end of the lunch period.

I walked towards my prized Volvo after school and for the first time since lunch something managed to break through my thought cluttered haze. There was a crowd grouped in the middle of the small parking lot. Some people were looking around them with nervous glances to their neighbors. Some looked like whatever resided in the middle of that circle they created was the most entertaining spectacle that they had ever seen. I had every intention of walking straight past them all towards my car where I saw Emmett and Rosalie waiting for me. I did not want to be a witness to the phenomenon, what ever it was, that held my peers attention. They were easily amused so it was most likely not anything that entertaining and if it were something as wonderful as they all thought it without a doubt revolved around someone's being humiliated and I wanted no part in that. I sighed and started walking around the edges of the immense crowd but then I heard a familiar voice.

"Where is it!"

It was the voice of Mike Newton and he was frantic. It sounded like he may be on the verge of tears.

"What's happening?" I asked the person to my right because I had somehow united myself with the ever growing crowd.

"Oh! Hi Edward!"

I cringed internally and looked to the person I had directed my question to. Just my luck that it would be Jessica Stanly. She was no longer looking towards the middle of the circle where Newton's humiliation was being broadcast but at me.

"Hello Jessica."

She giggled and said nothing else but kept watching me.

I sighed.

"What has Newton so upset?" I prompted again.

She giggled and then seemingly only now realizing I had asked her a question rushed to explain.

"He can't find his car. A lot of people think he just forgot where he parked it but every time anyone says that he gets more upset."

"His car disappeared?" I asked incredulously.

Chances were he had forgotten where he had parked. I had never once heard of a car driving itself away from the owner. Not even my father's new Mercedes could do that.

Someone voiced my own thoughts and Newton let out a nervous giggle. He was no longer on the verge of tears, they were flowing freely now.

"It's my dad's car!" He shrieked. "He's going to kill me!!"

I glanced over at my own car and saw Emmett shaking with laughter. I smiled momentarily as everything clicked into place before checking my facial expression and walking over to my brother and his beautifully evil girlfriend.

"I thought the purpose of the plan was to keep Newton away from Bella, not to drive him to complete insanity."

Rosalie scoffed indignantly and Emmett grinned so big I thought for sure it would split his brawny face in two.

"Doesn't mean we can't have some fun with him!"

I shook my head and looked incredulously at Rosalie. I fully expected this from Emmett but Rose had never assisted him in his ploys. She had obviously made an exception as there was no way Em did this one on his own. Rosalie was the one who had the knowledge to hot wire a car. You would never think so by looking at her but she was the best mechanic I had ever met. Come to think of it she could in all probability dismantle the car and reassemble it somewhere else all together. A look of mortification came over me because she just might have.

Rosalie shrugged.

"Yeah. This was purely for our own twisted sense of enjoyment."

I couldn't help but smirk.

"Well as long as you had fun." I said sarcastically.

Once you really thought about it, it really was quite humorous.

"Of course they had fun!" Alice squealed.

I looked over my shoulder to see her bouncing over, trailing Jasper along by the hand. Her eyes shown with delight and excitement.

"I mean did you see the look on Mike's face? It was priceless!"

Jasper chuckled and Alice looked to the masterminds.

"I approve!" She told them grandly and Emmett beamed.

Rose just shrugged again. She was never one to desire nor seek anyone's approval of her actions but I couldn't help but give them my support as well.

"I suppose it was fairly funny."

Emmett clapped a hand on my shoulder and whooped.

"It was awesome!"

Everyone laughed and when another person chortled in the crowd surrounding Newton our laughter was amplified. When I caught my breath I looked towards my family cautiously.

"Where is the car?"

"Baseball field!"

"Well that's original." I smirked.

But if it was just around the corner on the baseball field why hadn't someone spotted it yet? As a matter of fact I knew the baseball team had practice today.

"It is very original I will have you know." Rosalie scoffed.

I just looked at her and she looked at me with a superior smile on her face. Emmett was the one to answer my unspoken questions.

"The baseball field two blocks over!" He exclaimed loudly.

-BPOV-

I saw Angela Webber on my way outside after last hour. She was biting her lip, trying not to laugh.

"What's up Angela?" I asked curiously.

She shook her head and let out a small giggle before slapping her hand over her mouth to stop it.

"I'm sorry." She said, sounding embarrassed.. "I really shouldn't laugh because it's clear that he's upset. That wasn't nice of me."

I just looked at her for a moment until it was clear she wasn't going to elaborate further.

"Who is upset?" I asked.

She let out another small giggle and looked immediately repentant.

"Mike Newton." She explained. "His car is gone."

I cocked my head to the side and looked at her questioningly. His car disappeared?

"He's having a full blown panic attack out in the parking lot right now. I guess it is his dads car."

I was torn between wanting to run out to the parking lot and feeling bad for poor Mike. Angela was right. It wasn't nice to laugh at someone else expense… even if that certain someone was an extremely annoying guy that never took a hint.

I sighed.

"That is sad." I remarked before looking to Angela and biting my lip.

"But it's also a little funny."

Angela busted out laughing, unable to contain it any longer.

"It's very funny." She admitted.

I giggled and then I spotted Charlie's car sitting by the curb.

"I have to go Ang. I'll see you tomorrow in gym."

She waved and I walked towards the cruiser. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Emmett and Rosalie and Edward talking. Rosalie was looking very smug and Emmett was beaming. Edward was shaking with laughter before he abruptly cut off and looked at Rosalie with a look of mortification. I smiled, watching from the outside it was like viewing a commercial, an infomercial for happiness and perfection maybe, but they were more beautiful than any actors.

As I closed the door Charlie drove out of the parking lot and looked at the huge crowd standing there.

"What's going on there?" he asked curiously.

I knew he was debating over pulling over and investigating, the cop instinct.

"Nothing really." I said, hoping he wouldn't pull over. "Mike Newton lost his car."

He looked over and furrowed his eyebrows.

"How do you lose a car?"

I giggled.

"I have no…"I trailed off and shot another look towards the gang. They wouldn't!

"What's that Bells?"

I sighed. They would. I knew they would.

"I said, 'I have no idea.'"

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-Preview of next chapter-

He looked from me to James and I swear I heard a growl rumble from his chest. He snaked his arm around my waist and stared at James. I looked from Edward to James and giggled nervously.

"Hey Edward." I said uncertainly. "Can you give me a ride?"

He broke his eye contact with James and looked down at me, his features immediately calming.

"It would be my pleasure Bella." He replied calmly.