A/N: Okay so exams are over and I made a 93 on my geometry exam! Go Kayla! I was really stressed about that!

Okay on with the story, and the revenge!

Chapter 8

I let the scalding water run over my skin as I tried to rid my body of the mud. I was disgusted with all of it. I had mud in places were I didn't think mud could possibly be, but it was.

I was glad that Edward had another group next. That way he couldn't come looking for me. I might do something rash, like tell him I'm going to Stanford. I groaned in frustration.

"Are you okay Bells?" Jake's husky voice called from outside the cubical.

"Just perfect, why would anything be wrong?" I asked trying to mask the irritation in my voice.

Jake burst out laughing. "Maybe because you're groaning in the shower in the middle of the day."

"It's just Edward being an arse." I told him scrubbing the mud out of my hair.

"Sounds about right." Jake said with a disgusted tone. It was no secret that Jake hated Edward.

He left and I was finishing up my shower when a thought occurred to me. It was the perfect revenge plan in the history of revenge plans. I quickly hopped out of the shower and pulled on the white bathing suit and then my clothes. I scooped up my cleaned black bathing suit and ran toward the cabin.

I burst through the bathhouse door and saw Edward jogging over the hill in my direction. This only encouraged me more as I sprinted into the cabin and hung my bathing suit over the bunk steps. I pulled my hair back up into a messy ponytail and headed out to find Conley.

"Bella." Edward called from across the field. "Can we talk?" He sounded depressed but I had revenge fresh on my mind.

"Later." I called to him. "I gotta find Conley."

I picked up speed and ran up the steps of cabin one. No doubt I found Conley chatting with the girls, doing their hair.

"Conley, can we talk?" I asked in a rush.

She gave me a weird look but nodded. "Sure Bella, what can I do you for?"

I grabbed her arm and pulled her out the back door so Edward wouldn't see us. I sat her down on the cabin steps and took a deep breath. "Can you run me to Wal-Mart?" I asked.

She nodded. "Sure thing, what for?"

I grinned. "For the greatest most evil revenge plan ever."

She looked at me weirdly. "And what does that entitle?"

I wiggled my eyebrows. "Laxatives."

EPOV

I felt horrible for making Bella so mad. I had to make her know that I was just having fun. At her expense nonetheless, but just fun. I sighed and smacked myself in the head. "Idiot." I mumbled to myself.

"What's wrong?" I looked up to see Rachel walking toward me. She sat on the log next to me and tilted her head in question.

"Nothing." I sighed putting my head in my hands and watching the water.

She elbowed me. "No, seriously. What's wrong?"

"Nothing." I told her again. She was rather persistent.

She grinned. "Okay, I guess I'll just have to force it out of you."

I raised an eyebrow and didn't understand what she was doing until she raised her hands and wiggled her fingers. She started to tickle me and I burst out laughing. My lungs felt as if they weren't getting enough air and my side started hurting.

"Fine…. I'll… I'll…. tell you." I said through breaths of air.

She smiled at me smugly. "That's what I thought. So spill."

I looked back onto the water. "I made Bella mad."

"By?" Rachel prompted.

I groaned. "I tipped the canoe."

Rachel lightly thumped my arm. "See, why did you do that?"

I shrugged. "Revenge."

She frowned. "Well I'll let you know that Conley is the queen of revenge and I heard her talking to Conley this morning. If I were you I'd watch your back." She paused. "But I'll tell you if they have anything planned."

I looked at her astounded. "Really?"

She nodded. "Yup, but that shouldn't give you much hope. They never tell me what their pranks are, I'm too kind hearted."

I reached out and gave her a quick hug. "Thanks Rachel. I got to go apologize to Bella."

She smiled weakly. "Glad I could help."

I took off up the steps to find Bella. I had just gotten above the hill when I saw her coming out of the bathhouse. She went from there to the cabin so I decided to slow down. I had her trapped.

In point two seconds later she was coming back out of the cabin. "Bella, can we talk?" I asked trying to guilt her into talking to me.

"Later." She paused looking toward the girl's cabins. "I gotta find Conley." She explained and picked up speed jogging toward the cabin.

I stopped in my tracks and turned around. Rachel had just warned me about Conley. "Aw crap." I groaned walking toward the cabin. I plopped down on the steps and decided that whatever Bella and Conley did to me, I would be the bigger person and not get revenge.

I heard a door slam from across the clearing and I looked up to see Conley and Bella animatedly talking as they rushed toward the cars. I jumped up seizing my change and hid behind the huge tree that hid the counselor cabins from sight. I hid behind them and waiting for Bella and Conley to pass.

When they were passing the tree I ran out and wrapped my arms around Bella's waist. "Edward." She groaned turning around.

"Please Bella, at least listen to me." I let my hand caress her cheek.

She leaned into my hand. "Okay shoot."

"I was just getting revenge. Now we're even." I paused and measured her carefully façade. "Whatever you do I'm going to be the bigger person and not get revenge for what you're about to do."

She frowned. "Good." Then she leaned down and placed her soft lips on mine.

Too soon she pulled away and Conley was dragging her toward the Camaro. "Come on Bella. We got to get back before Tootsie."

I smiled at her. "Don't worry. I'll cover for you." I promised her.

She frowned at me and I thought I saw the slightest bit of guilt playing subtly on her face.

BPOV

We got back to the campgrounds with a couple of tubs of ice cream for later tonight and the laxatives for the morning. I almost felt bad for what I was going to do to Edward but it was all just fun and games…. Right?

"So Bella, you and I will have kitchen duty in the morning?" She asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, you got the coffee?"

She held up the Wal-Mart bag that contained the coffee grounds. "Yeah, right here. I'll go put up the stuff and you go find Edward." She paused. "You need to cheer him up a little."

I sighed. "Yeah, I'm a horrible person. I don't deserve him."

She smiled. "Don't say that." She opened her door and got out along with me. She skipped off toward the lodge and I went looking for Edward.

I didn't have to go far because as soon as I rounded the corner I saw him. He was wrestling Emmett to the ground trying to pry a football from his arms. Jasper and Jake we standing around them laughing and Nancy and Rachel were watching along with Alice and Rose.

What caught my attention the most was the scowl that Rose was giving Rachel. Rachel was completely oblivious to the look she was getting and she was focusing her attention on Emmett and Edward.

I made a mental note to ask her about that later. I skipped over to Alice and Rose and sat on the log next to them. "Hey guys." I sighed.

"Hey Bells." They said together.

"So, what's up with the daggers Rose?" I asked pointing out the obvious.

Her eyes softened for a second and then grew cold again. "I'll tell you…" She looked around. "Later." She almost seemed to growl.

"Um, okay?" I said a little scared and hopped back up. "What time is it?" I asked Alice.

She shrugged. "Idk."

"It's four o'clock." Tootsie said coming from up behind me. "What's on tonight's schedule?"

"Recreation or pool." I answered automatically.

She sighed. "I guess that's okay for tonight." She paused. "We're having a dance Friday night though."

"A dance?" I gulped.

She laughed. "Yes, we're going to invite the boy scouts from across the lake!"

"What a good idea!" Alice squealed with delight.

Tootsie nodded in agreement. "Yes, Jordan came up with the idea. He called it a mixer though."

Alice nodded. "It's a good thing I managed to sneak in formal wear into their check list."

I looked back at Alice completely weirded out. "Um Alice, they're in second and third grade, what do they need formal attire for?"

She shrugged. "The dance of course." She paused for a second. "I got to go talk to Jordan. We've got to decorate, and set of a dinner." She clapped her hands together. "This will be just like a tea party!"

She danced off toward the lodge and squealed again when she passed Conley on the way. I had a feeling that this dance wasn't just going to be for the kids. Especially since she broke out in a chorus of "Matchmaker".

"What's her malfunction?" Conley asked as she sat down. She glanced from Rose to Rachel and then at me. "Do I feel negative vibes?" She asked a little amused.

I shrugged. "Probably."

"I'm going for a walk." I announced heading toward the beach. It felt a little awkward for me to be standing with Rose going all hostile on Rachel.

"Mind if I join you?" Edward asked getting up with the football under his arm.

I nodded. "Sure, I'd like that."

He held out his hand to me and I gladly took it. I was happy for the little bit of contact that we now shared. The past couple of days it was if we were thousands of miles apart when he was right her next to me. I couldn't begin to imagine what it would be like when we were thousands of miles apart.

"Can I show you something?" He asked as excitement played in his eyes.

I nodded. "Sure."

He pulled me quickly down the path. We passed the pool and then the arts building. I thought we would stop but he continued down the path until we came to another clearing. There was an big old cabin with wide windows and a wrap around porch. On the other side of the clearing was a small wooden outdoors stage. Behind the stage was a pretty view of the lake.

"This way." He urged me toward the old building.

I followed without question and he pulled me up the steps and pushed through the door. The hinges creaked and he turned to flip on the lights. The room lit up and I saw that it was just another lodge. White tarps covered the few bits of furniture along the walls and old camp photos were along the wall with dust on them.

"What is this place?" I asked Edward.

He shrugged. "It's the entertainment area. It doesn't get much use." He commented.

I nodded. "Yeah, that's saying the least."

He led me through the huge front room. "The front room is the dance area. There's a bar and an old Jukebox."

Wheels started turning in my head. "Why don't we clean this place up and have the dance here?"

He shrugged. "That sounds like a good idea. I didn't think about that. We'll have to tell Alice."

We came to a long hallway and he showed me the rooms. "To the right is the bathroom. To the left is only the kitchen." He paused. "But this is by far the best part of the whole building."

He pulled me through the last door on the right and we were in a room with velvet hung around the edges of the room. In the middle was a huge piece of furniture with a white tarp over it. It was hard to make out what it was under the cloth.

"You see, I heard the guy who sponsored to build this building was a piano player. When Tootsie told me this I went out looking for the piano that he donated." He walked up and grabbed the tarp pulling it carefully. The end result was a black baby grand piano.

"It's beautiful." I commented while watching the pretty black texture shine.

"It is." Edward agreed.

"Will you play for me?" I asked him. I always loved when Edward played. Only a few knew of his talent but he truly was wonderful.

"I'd be delighted." He accepted my wish. He pulled me over toward the piano and pulled the second white cover off of the bench.

I sat down with him and his fingers glided over the keys. "What do you want to hear?" He asked.

I shrugged. "Anything."

He smiled. "Well I've been working on this song."

"Play it for me." I urged always eager to hear his new music.

He shrugged. "I've been working on it for awhile. I don't have many words to it though."

Without anymore stalling he put his fingers to the keys and the melody seemed to pour from his heart. He closed his eyes and I noticed how catchy the tune was. When he got to what I guessed was the chorus my heart melted.

"Oh it's what you do to me, oh, what you do to me. Oh, it's what you do to me, oh, it's what you to do me, what you do to me." He continued on hi eyes boring into mine. I felt my lip quiver and tears prick at my eyes. I hated my oversensitive tear ducts. They always betrayed me.

"What do you think?" He asked taking my hand in his.

I smiled. "It was great Edward."

He took my face in his hands and he wiped the tears from my face with his thumbs. "Bella?" He asked as the tears continued to flow freely.

"Yes?" I hiccupped.

He bent down and placed his lips on mine. His lips were fierce and hungry. It was like he was trying to convey so many emotions in that kiss. He wasn't the only one feeling miles apart. He understood what I was going through. He understood it all.

"Please Bella, tell me what's going on." He urged me.

I pulled away and hopped up. "Nothing. Are you ready to go back?" I asked heading for the door.

He followed quickly after me and he got to the door first. He closed the door behind him and pushed me up against it. "You will tell me Isabella Swan."

I sighed in defeat and leaned against the door. He loosened his grip on me and I slid down the door until my bottom hit the ground. "I don't want you to be upset." I told him. "We've got the whole summer."

He sat down next to me pulling me into his lap. He rubbed soothing circles on the back of my hand. "Please Bella." He whispered in my ear. "Tell me why you're so jumpy. Tell my why you pull away quickly from our hugs. Tell me why you're avoiding me."

I instantly felt horrible. Had I been avoiding Edward? Had I been pulling away too quickly? Ah shiznits!

I buried my head in his neck and placed feverish kisses over his neck. "I'm sorry Edward." I whispered. "I didn't realize."

He pulled me tight against his chest. "Just please tell me Bella. If something's bothering you let me carry you burden."

I unclenched my muscles and pulled back to look him full in the eye. "Edward, I got accepted to Stanford University's Young Writer's Program."

His eyes lit up. "Really! That's great!"

I nodded. "Yeah, but it's in California and…"

"I'm going to be in New York." Edward finished my sentence.

I nodded. "You see my dilemma?"

He shook his head. "No, I don't see your dilemma. You have to go to Stanford."

I held on tightly to him. "But I don't want to leave you."

He smiled and hugged me back. "We're strong Bella, we'll make it through."

I prayed that he was right. I was terrified of loosing him. I knew one thing for sure; if Edward supported my choice then I should go. It was the only choice. I had a feeling that we would make it, through everything.

A/N: Okay so Edward now knows and supports Bella's decision. I just want to let you know that I already have the plotline kind of for the sequel to this story. Yay! So that does mean there will be a sequel to this story.

Edward's song was part of Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T's. That will play into the sequel.

Review as if Edward's life depended on it!

Kayla