Disclaimer: Edward: Heyy!

Me: Omg, you're real! Does that mean Jacob black is real too????

Edward: Unfortunately, yes.

Me: Oooohhh I own you and him!

Edward: Nope, no you don't.

Me: *sigh* one day...

A/N: Do people actually read my stories? Because it doesn't really seem like it. Oh well, here's the eighth chapter.

Burning Up:

BPOV:

I've decided. I am going to forgive Edward for leaving me. Now I just have to find a good way to confront him. School would be perfect, considering the fact that he is in my Biology class. (wow, shocker.) Déjà vu isn't it?

I'd just never seen him in Biology because, of course, I'd skipped in fear of seeing him and breaking down in front of the whole class. But that won't happen because I am going to forgive him for leaving and suggest that we can be friends...I wish we could also be something more. I wish he would be mine again, but he left me because he didn't love me anymore.

Brianna ran over to me and dragged me out of my daydreaming, "Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella!!! I've got great news. We're going shopping!! With Alice Cullen. Now I know you are mad at her but she says that she still loves you and would love to talk to you again. So we're going shopping."

"Bree, I don't really feel like---"

Brianna glared at me and spit out, "We. Are. Going. Shopping. Any more questions?" Sometimes that little girl could be scarier than facing all of the Volturi singlehandedly.

We had rode to school yet again in my car, but we promised we would ride in her car tomorrow. Brianna had a yellow Lamborghini, and it was beautiful. But I'd never drive a car like that, it attracts too much attention. And attention is not something the average klutz wants. But because I'm a vampire I'm not a klutz anymore! I have to keep reminding myself that. It's so hard to get used to perfect balance. I almost prefer my klutziness!

Gym was torturous considering that all I thought about was lunch with Edward. Edward, Edward, Edward, Edward, Edward. That's what my mind constantly lingered on. Couldn't I think of something else? Something better? No, because there WAS nothing better than Edward. Edward was my Adonis, my Greek god, my Romeo. Emphasis on the was.

Selena, Alex, and I met up with Brianna and Shane and we walked into the cafeteria. As usual, we were early and no one was at our usual table. It was so hard to keep a human pace today. Even with all my effort, I walked at a speed that was slightly faster than a normal human.

I sat there in anticipation for the Cullens to arrive in the lunchroom. I couldn't stop bouncing!!! Who was I, Brianna?
"What are you so bouncy for?" Shane asked exasperatedly.

"Nothing really." If I mentioned the Cullens to him, he'd start growling animalistically.

"Oh it's not nothing. You're planning to forgive the Cullens for leaving aren't you?" Alex said with a slight smile on his face. Dang it, he was right. My face said it all. I forgot how perceptive Alex was. I loved him though, he could always make me feel better.

Just then, the Cullens walked in. Their scent hit me hard, and made me feel alone again. But I wasn't alone, I have my coven, my loving family.

EPOV:

I braced myself for full hatred from Bella, but instead she smiled hesitantly at me. What is this? I turned around to see if the smile was for someone behind me, but it wasn't.

"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" I asked politely.

Bella dropped her gaze and said, "No it's available, if you want it." Oh poor Bella. I've put her through too much.

"Thank you, I'd like it." And so I sat down in the seat next to Bella. She looked nervous and looked away through the window.

"Bella?" I whispered in her ear, "Bella, please look at me."

"Edward, I'm going to hit myself a hundred times for this, but I forgive you for leaving me." She said and looked up into eyes. There was sadness, agony, pain, and most of all, heartbreak lingering in eyes.

"Thank you Bells. I don't deserve it, I don't deserve you."

"Hold on, I never said that I wanted you back. I just said we can be friends at the moment."

She doesn't want me? That sparked a little something inside me, but did I forget already? I'm pledged to my Alice, my beautiful Alice.

"Friends is good." I smiled and she looked away again. What is she thinking?

BPOV:

I was burning up inside. He doesn't want me, he doesn't want me, he doesn't want me. I was chanting that in my head. All he wants is to be friends. Nothing else. I couldn't bring myself to give myself back to him again after all the pain he'd caused me. But my heart still yearned for him. What am I going to do?

The rest of lunch was just small talk, reminiscing over the years. The Cullens weren't up to much, or so they'd said. When I asked them what was new, they all answered a little hesitantly with the answer "Nothing really..." What was THAT supposed to mean?

Biology was very awkward, Edward and I barely talked in the lab. We were off in our on worlds, thinking about entirely different things. The rest of the day I analyzed everything he had said and done the whole day. Things weren't good, I knew it.

A/N: They're gonna go shopping next. Woohoo!!! Reviews. (: