Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or these characters. They belong to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer. I just like to mess around with them.

Chapter Four:

"Emmett, don't you dare," warned Rose. "Emmett, no! You're going to get me wet!"

Emmett wiggled his eyebrows and smirked.

"Don't think like that!" Rose squealed. "Now, get away from me."

Rose took off running as Emmett chased her in his soaked clothing. It had been pouring all day, and Emmett had got out before us like he did every day. We all laughed as we watched my brother pull Rose into a hug as she squirmed.

"You are going to pay for this," she said.

Emmett smiled and winked. "I can't wait," he said and gave her a deep kiss. We all turned away.

"They're so darn cute," frowned Alice. "I want a boyfriend."

Edward laughed and shook his head. "Maybe wait until your grades go up, Ali."

"Hey! I deserve a little fun in my life, since Dad took away the television in my room, my laptop, and my credit cards. I haven't been shopping for clothes in three weeks!"

Rosalie chimed in, "That's because you maxed out your very last credit card, Alice."

Alice rolled her eyes, "Whatever. Are you coming over to watch the new America's Next Top Model episode?" she asked Rose.

"Of course," she replied. "What are the rest of you guys doing?"

"Bella and I are working on an assignment for Bio," answered Edward.

"Cruise around for a bit?" Emmett asked Jasper.

Jasper nodded, "Sure."

"Okay. Let's all meet at Emmett and Bella's at seven, if that's alright with you guys?" Alice said.

"Yeah, of course," said Emmett and I simultaneously.

"Great!" said Alice as she clapped her hands. "Sounds like a plan. See you guys later!"

Edward and I took my truck, while Alice drove his home.

"Would you like something to drink or eat?" I asked when we got inside the house.

"Please! I'm starving" he said, gripping his stomach.

"Alright," I laughed. "Why don't you get our homework out, and then we can start as soon as I'm done getting you food for your starving belly."

"Sounds like a plan," he said, and he flashed a crooked smile.

Alice and Rose were at the house seven o'clock on the dot with movies and all different kinds of candy towing Emmett and Jasper behind them with pizza and drinks.

"Who's ready for a movie night!" Alice yelled excitedly.

I laughed. "Enough candy, Alice?"

She shrugged, "They were on sale." We all rolled our eyes and laughed. Alice liked almost anything that was on sale, or 'cute'. "Now come on, I wanna watch these!"

We ambled into our tiny living room, and I wondered where we all would sit. Emmett and Rose took the couch while Edward stole the recliner from Jasper, and Alice happily sat down in Emmett's old bean-bag chair. I looked over the room again, and I pushed the coffee table to the side and grabbed a few pillows from my room and some old blankets so I could lie down on the floor in front of the TV.

About forty-five minutes into the movie someone tapped me on my shoulder. "You mind if I lay down there with you?" Jasper asked. "I didn't pick the best place to sit." I almost forgot he was here. He was perched on the window bench looking rather uncomfortable.

"Yeah, of course," I said moving over. I took that moment to look around the room and saw that no one was really paying attention to the movie. Emmett and Rose were distracted with each other, Edward was basically sleeping, and Alice was on my laptop checking out some fashion website. So much for a movie night, I thought.

As Jasper lay down beside me my heart started to race. We've been this close before, alone, but now in front of everybody else I felt nervous, though they weren't paying any attention - Thank God. It was very awkward at first, but soon we were talking and laughing at the corny movie Alice had made us watch, though it felt like the movie finished too quickly. Emmett got up and turned on the lights while Jasper turned the TV on to a music station and turned it down so it was background music.

"I've got a plan!" announced Alice. Everyone groaned. "Aw come on. You guys are a bunch of downers. I was going to say that we make a trip to Olympia tomorrow. We can go shopping and go to the movies...?"

"I'm in," I said. They all looked at me like I was crazy. "What? I don't hate shopping. I just don't enjoy it all the time. Plus, I need new clothes if I'm going to be living here."

After deciding on what we were going to do tomorrow, the four of them left. I went to bed after cleaning the living room, and saying goodnight to Emmett.

The next morning the sun was shining brightly and the birds were chirping loudly from the tree outside my window. I quickly jumped into the shower and dried off. I walked out of the bathroom with my towel around me, and jumped when I saw people in my room. Alice was looking through my closet and Rose was setting out hair products and makeup on my dressing table.

"Shit! You scared me. I wasn't expecting you guys to be in here," I said honestly.

They laughed. "Oh, Bella," Alice smiled. "You should have known that we would by now."

"I guess."

Rose sat me down on a chair and started to curl my hair while Alice started on my makeup. When I looked into the mirror when they were done, I noticed they didn't go over the top like I thought they would have. My hair was hanging in loose curls, and my make up looked natural but still noticeable. Then Alice made me dress in the clothes she got out of my closet. I had on a pair of skinny jeans, a fitted blue scoop neck t-shirt and my Chucks.

The guys left fifteen minutes before us because I was still in the process of getting ready.

"Today is going to be so fun!" beamed Alice from the driver's side of the car. "Hopefully there are some cute-ass boys at the mall."

"Why haven't you ever gone out with Jasper, Alice?" I asked curiously.

"We tried. Lasted about six months," Alice smiled, looking at me through the rear-view mirror. "We were constantly arguing over little things. Never got anywhere either; we were both busy doing our own things. We just never clicked I guess. Though, after we decided to stop seeing each other in that relationship we got closer and became great friends. I don't think I could ever see him as more than a friend ever again," she laughed. "Did you have a boyfriend back in Phoenix?"

"I only went on casual dates with guys my friends set me up with. Most of them were jerks."

"Awe, that's too bad," said Rose. "I really hope you find someone nice in Forks."

"Me too," I laughed.

We got to Olympia around ten thirty, and Emmett called Rose to tell us to meet them at a restaurant for brunch. We ate quickly and left for the mall to go shopping.

As soon as they got into the doors of the mall I was getting dragged around by Alice while the boys went and did their own shopping.

As we left a dress shop, I snuck away to the Borders right beside it. I was looking for books in the romance section when I spotted Jasper on the other side of the room. I walked up until I was right beside him.

"Hey," I said, casually looking at the CDs he was looking at.

He looked down at me and smiled. "Hey, there. Got away from Alice, did ya?"

"Yes," I laughed. "She should be looking for me any second now."

Right on queue Alice walked in to the store with many bags in her hands, "Bella, I found the cutest outfit for you!"

"Oh great," I mumbled.

She hooked her arm with mine and stated pulling me out of the store. "Help me!" I mouthed to Jasper.

He gave me a sympathetic smile and mouthed back a "Sorry" while chuckling. I gave him the evil eye.

"Alice," I said as we got out of store. "My feet are killing me. Can we stop and have something to eat before we do anymore shopping?"

"Fine," she huffed. "I'll call the guys to meet us at the food court."

After we all ate we all went shopping together. Alice had us all trying on things in the dressing room. This time she picked clothes that I wouldn't actually mind wearing. After I tried all of them on, I bought the clothes and headed for the bench outside of the store.

After a few minutes of sitting, a guy about my age walked up to the bench. "Mind if I sit there?" he said gesturing beside me.

"Not at all," I said as I moved my bags.

He grinned, "Thanks. I needed to get away from my sisters. They came up to visit this week, and thought I should buy some new clothes."

"Almost the same boat as me. My friend decided we should plan a day trip here. I agreed, because I needed some new clothes, but shopping isn't really my thing," I smiled.

"I'm Jacob Black," he said sticking out his hand to shake mine. Jacob was tall, with russet-brown skin, and cropped black hair. He had a gorgeous smile and pretty eyes.

"I'm Bella." He grinned.

"That's a beautiful name, much like yourself," he said.

I laughed. "Use that line often?"

"Nope, wanted to save it for someone like you," he winked.

"So where are from Jacob Black?" I asked.

"La Push, a little reserve a few minutes from Forks. You heard of it?"

"Of course, I live in Forks."

His cell started to ring and he answered it.

"What?" he said into the phone. "On a bench... Fine... Okay, I will... Yeah...Okay... Bye." He shut the phone.

"I have to go. Mind if I get your number?" he asked. "We could maybe hang out sometime."

We exchanged numbers, and he left.

A few minutes later I got a text:

See you around Bella Swan ;D

- Jacob Black

I smiled, and sent back about the same thing. I liked Jacob. He was good looking and had a nice sense of humour. I could get used to him fast.

"Ready to go, Bells?" said Emmett, as the lot of them came out of the store.

"Yes please."

After we had dinner we went to the movies. We only bought candy for us to share from the concession and went to get our seats. Alice made us sit at the top, where Emmett was at the far left with Rose beside him, then Alice, me, Jasper, and Edward. Jasper and I talked through most of the movie, talking about the cheesy plot points and random things. Twice a security guard came up to tell our group to shut up because of our obnoxious laughing.

Towards the end of the film Emmett started throwing popcorn at couples making out.

"Emmett, what are you doing?" I asked, laughing.

"Running a marathon. What does it look like I'm doing?"

"Why are you throwing popcorn at those people?"

"They're too close to each other. It's inappropriate."

"A little hypocritical aren't you?" I smirked. "Since you and Rose have been making-out for most of the movie."

He glared and smiled. "Who cares?" and threw a handful of the popcorn at me.

Before we left to go back to Forks, we stopped at a park. We walked as a group and soon we all split up in pairs. I was walking with Edward, following behind the others.

"How was your day?" he asked.

"Pretty good," I smiled. Then I felt the need to tell him. "I met this guy when we were at the mall."

Edward looked at me, his face expressionless. The he gave a timid smile. "Yeah?"

"Yeah, his name's Jacob. He's seems really nice."

"Well, that's great," he said awkwardly.

I gave him quizzical look, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing," he said shaking his head and smiling.

"Okay. How about you, how was your day?" I asked.

"It was fine," he smiled. "I bought some new CDs."

"Cool. What kind of music are you into?"

"Um," he looked at me carefully, almost embarrassed. "Classical."

He looked down at his feet.

"Classical is great. I used to listen to it all the time, but now I'm in to a whole range of music. I like rock or alternative mostly, sometimes country."

He gave a look of surprise then disgust.

"What?" I asked.

"Country?"

"Yeah," I laughed. "What's wrong with country, you don't like it?"

"I never have, I never will."

"You are crazy, Edward. Do you know that?" I said. "Some of it is really good."

"Sure..." he said, giving a crooked smile.

We walked a little farther in silence. Then he stopped and stared at me. He looked as though he was deep in thought.

"Wanna sit?" he said gesturing to a bench.

"Sure..." I said looking at the others who were ahead of us.

"Don't worry, Bella. We'll catch up to them."

I smiled up at him, wondering why he decided to stop.

"Okay. Are you sure everything is alright?" I said.

"Yes, everything is fine," Edward said giving a crooked smile.

"If you say-"

"Bella," he cut me off.

"Huh?"

He looked down at his knees, and then he looked back up at me, his eyebrows furrowed.

"I...uh...I...I really like you. More than just a friend, that is. And, I was thinking we could go out sometime on a date or something."

"Oh," was all I said, because I didn't know what to say. Edwards was sweet, nice, and very good-looking, but I had never thought of him of more than a friend.

He looked at me with his emerald green hope filled eyes.

"Shit. I mean...fuck...I mean, Edward, I like you and all but just as a friend."

Edward's expression went blank, and he stood up. "Uh, yeah. Sorry that I'm not good enough for you."

He started walking away.

"Edward, don't you dare think you're not good enough. You are so much better than good enough! It's just that I don't have the same feelings that you have for me."

He stopped and turned toward me. "What, is it because I'm the nice guy? That I don't seem like I could be tough or something?"

"Edward, that isn't it at all. Stop assuming. I told you already that I just don't share the same feelings."

"Whatever, fuck it."

"Edward,-"

"No. Just drop it, okay?"

"I'm so, so, sorry." He looked back at me and glared.

We walked in a now uncomfortable silence to where everyone else was standing by the vehicles.

"Hey," said Alice. "Jasper is driving my car on the way back. Rose and I are going with Emmett. Do you want to join us?"

"I will," said Edward, just as I was about to agree.

"I guess I'll go with Jasper." I said giving Jasper a small smile.

Jasper POV

We were driving in silence for a while, and Bella was still staring out the window.

"What's the matter, darlin'?"

She looked at me quickly and then stared out the windshield.

"Nothing, everything's fine," she replied. I knew she was lying by the tone of voice she used.

"Bella, you don't have to lie to me. I know something's wrong."

"Edward told me he had feelings for me," she said right away.

"And do you share the same feelings for him?"

"No. That's the problem. I told him I didn't have the same feelings for him, and he got angry. He said 'I'm sorry I'm not good enough for you' and he assumed I didn't like him because he was the 'nice guy' type and that I didn't think he could be tough. I didn't know what to do, so I just told him that I was sorry."

"Aw, don't worry about Eddie. When somethin' doesn't go his way he gets angry, just his way with dealin' with things."

"That's a terrible way of dealing with things," Bella said honestly.

"It is, but that's Edward."

"Maybe if I tried liking him, gave him a chance?"

"Bella, you'd only hurt him more, not that it's your fault."

"Jasper there has to do something I can do."

I took in a deep breath and let it out. "Honestly, darlin', I'm not sure there is."

A/N: I'm so, so sorry that I haven't updated in ages. I've been busy with school, personal things, and being sick. I hope this chapter makes up for that. It's my longest chapter yet and it took me a while, because I had writers block and blah, blah, blah.

What did you think of this chapter and what do you think will happen with the characters in the future?

Thank you for reading. Your reviews and whatnot seriously mean the world to me. You guys are amazing. -E