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The hour passed by slowly, especially with Edward sitting there next to me. He was the only thing I could think about for the whole time.

As soon as the bell rang, I was out of there, ignoring Edward calling after me. Of course, I can't escape everyone. Alice was waiting for me by my truck.

"Hey!" she smiled.

"Hey," I said, trying to sound just as happy.

"I just wanted to remind you of our plans tonight. We'll pick you up around seven tonight," she told me, too quickly with her sudden excitement for our plans.

I was about to tell her I couldn't when she spoke again, "Okay! See you then!"

And then in a flash she was gone. I sighed and got into my truck before I could be attacked by someone else.

Alice arrived ten minutes early. When I answered the door, she was holding a bag. She grabbed my arm and asked me to show her my room.

When we made it upstairs, she opened her bag and lay out an outfit on my bed. She looked at me expectantly. When I didn't make a move, she started tapping her foot, "We don't have all night, Bella. Am I going to have to put it on you, myself?"

I understood then. The outfit was for me. It was a white skirt and a blue tank top. I slowly looked up at her, "Alice? I don't know…"

"Oh, Bella! Just put it on! You'll look amazing! I know it!" She sounded so sure of herself, but I still didn't believe it myself.

I unwillingly put it on to make her happy. When I was done she pulled me over to the mirror to look. I wouldn't say I looked pretty… just different.

"I knew it!" she said delightfully.

We arrived at the café about the same time that everyone else did. It was pretty large for a café and also very crowded. I followed Alice and Jasper inside. Rosalie and Emmett were sitting in a booth towards the back so we went and sat with them. I recognized a few faces from some of my classes.

"Is this the hang out place for people at our school?" I asked Alice over the music.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that," she nodded.

I looked around us again and my eyes landed on someone and instantly stuck. Edward. He wasn't alone though. Not at all. He was sitting at a table, kissing some girl I hadn't seen yet. She had blonde hair and seemed to be enjoying herself quite a bit.

I looked on with disgust and turned back to Alice. She and Jasper were talking and so was Rosalie and Emmett… which left me. All alone.

"I'm going to go get a soda," I told them, not knowing if they heard me.

I walked up to the guy at the non-alcoholic bar and ordered a coke, taking a seat on one of the stools. I paid no attention the boy sitting next to me.

At least not until he said something to me, "Hi, I'm Jake."

I looked at him and smiled, "Bella."

"Oh! Bella! You probably don't remember me, but my dad, Billy, is friends with Charlie. They hang out all the time. Fishing and stuff, you know," he looked like a little kid with the way he was smiling.

I thought back to the few times I'd visited. I faintly remembered his name, "Yeah, I kinda remember. You've grown a lot!"

He laughed, "So have you. Are you here by yourself?"

I shook my head, "No," I looked over at my friends. "I came with a group. How about you?"

He shrugged, "My friend, Quil is supposed to be coming down here sometime soon."

The man handed me my coke, "Thanks."

He just nodded and smiled. I tried not to be rude, "So, do you go to Fork's High?"

"No, I'm still up in La Push… but- uh… are you liking it here?" He asked me.

I decided to lie, "Yeah, it's alright here."

I looked for the beautiful boy again. When I found him he was staring at me. His eyes were confused and angry. He then glared at Jake.

I stopped looking at him focused on Jake again because he was asking me something, "I heard what happened… How are you doing?"

I could feel my heart drop a little and my face fall, "I'm fine."

He suddenly looked like he was embarrassed, "I'm sorry. It's none of my business."

I shook my head, "No, it's okay. Really. Just don't tell anyone here about it, alright?"

He nodded, "Sure. I won't tell anyone."

I quickly tried to avoid those thoughts of my mother and quickly did the first thing that came to mind.

"Want to go outside?" I asked him.

He smiled again, "Yeah, sure. It's getting pretty crowded in here."

As we were heading to the door, a tall, tan-skinned boy stepped up to us, "Hey, Jake! Sorry I'm so late, man."

His eyes looked at me and then back to Jake so Jake quickly introduced us, "Quil, this is Bella. Bella, Quil."

I smiled and looked up at Jake. I didn't want to make him go outside anymore. "Hey, I think I'm going to go talk to Alice for a little bit. It was nice seeing you again. And nice to meet you," I told Quil.

Jake frowned, "Oh, okay, Bella." Then he leaned towards me and said, "If you ever want to talk, I'm here."

Pity.

I nodded and went to tell Alice I'd be right back. She was still busy talking to Jasper, but stopped when I walked up, "Where'd you go?"

"Oh, I saw someone I knew and went to go talk to them for a minute. Sorry," I shrugged.

She smiled, "Don't be sorry. I'm not going to make you not have any fun."

I kept a happy face on, "I'm going to go outside for a minute, okay?"

She raised an eyebrow, "Want me to come?"

"Oh, no, that's okay. I just need some air," I tried to convince her. She let it go and I made my way to the door as quickly as I could.

It was freezing outside. I cursed myself for not bringing a hoodie or something to cover my arms. I was only in the tank top and skirt Alice had forced me to wear. I shivered, but still didn't go back inside. Instead, I began walking down the road a little ways to clear my head.

Flashback

I was so excited. I was going to surprise James for his birthday. I'd slipped inside his house and was about to open his door when I heard laughing. It wasn't just his laughter though, but a girl's as well. I kept listening, even though I should've just knocked. I was curious to know who it was before I went in though.

"James! Stop!" the girl giggled.

It sounded like they were doing something. I could hear them kissing. I froze, ice cubes dropping into the pit of my stomach. I didn't know what to do.

It was the worst idea, but I knew I had to see it for myself. I had to make sure I wasn't just imagining it.

I turned the door handle slowly and let the door slowly swing open…

End of Flashback

No! I couldn't think about that. Not anymore. I wouldn't waste my time on that.

I hadn't realized until now, but I had wondered far from the café. And, I also hadn't noticed the two voices whispering from behind me. I didn't dare look behind me to see who the two men were, but I knew they weren't good news. I looked ahead to see nothing but a gas station. The lights were off. What should I do? Run? Turn around and then run? Would I make it to the café in time?

I could feel my heart racing inside me. I took a deep breath and completely stopped. I turned on my heel and faced the men approaching me. Two, big guys. Real strong and tough looking.

I didn't say a word as I prepared myself to protect myself from them. I knew running would never work… I'd just end up tripping.

"Why, hello. What's a pretty girl like you doing out so late by her lonesome?" he asked, coming to a stop a few feet in front of me with his friend a step behind him.

"I was on a walk, I'm going back now though," I managed to keep my voice steady.

"Now, now, why don't you stick around for a little bit," he took a step towards me.

"Leave me alone," I tried to make my voice sound menacing, but I took a retreating step backwards.

He came at me then. I attempted to hit him and was lucky enough to punch him in the nose. His nose began to bleed and he grew angry. He started for me, but suddenly someone tackled him to the ground. It was too dark to recognize who it was though, so I stepped back. The new guy looked smaller than the men, but so far he seemed to be doing okay. The second man began to approach the fight, ready to jump in and help his friend. He was about to grab my hero and I did something I didn't expect even myself to do. I grabbed a beer bottle by the road and brought it smashing down on the man's shoulder. He yelled out in pain and turned towards me. I kicked his shin and he grabbed his leg, rubbing it and cursing at me. I saw my hero stand up suddenly and he ran to my side and grabbed my arm, pulling us away from the men. We ran back towards the café, me causing more trouble by tripping a couple of times on the way.

We stopped outside the café, in the parking lot, panting like crazy. We were standing under a street light and I gasped when I saw his face; his lip bleeding and a bruise forming by his left eye.

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