This chapter took a while.

And I didn't finish it.

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Bella's Nightmare

Bella exhaled a long breath of air as she entered Edward's car. She watched Edward as he walked around the car and climbed into the passenger seat. She had to admit that he looked handsome tonight. His black dress shirt outlined the contrast with his pale skin masking a perfect elegance along with his features. He complimented her and then revved the engine, leaving Bella to be happy that he couldn't see her blush in the dark. With another sigh Bella played distractedly with the hem of her coat, Alice had insisted on dressing her up for her birthday and Bella, easy for guilt trips, stubbornly gave in.

She wore an elegant black dress made from a unique soft texture Alice had picked up on her trip to Italy. It was worth over a large quantity that Bella would have fainted had she heard. Edward had made Alice promise when he saw the price tag. The dress was strapless and reached Bella's knees. Rosalie had fixed her hair, making each lock into long unique curls that had Edward a little stunned by her appearance. Renee had picked out her black leather flats that Bella was keen on wearing them whether Alice or Rose approved or not. If anything she didn't want to worry about her sense of balance anymore then she needed to tonight.
Bella's eyes widened as the car accelerated, racing past the town's limits.

She had not been aware of where they were going and now panicked she looked at Edward for comfort. "I thought we were going to your house." It sounded like a question.

Edward's answered warily, he had made a promise to his family as well the fact he was in on it. "We are." He was persistent tonight; he wanted Bella to have a good time, even if it killed him. But he refused to give away the surprise. He always believed that Bella was to good to be true, that he didn't deserve such a loyal friend such as her. But she always stuck by his side, and that's what struck Edward the most. Edward chanced a glance at Bella unable to smile at her. He had never seen her more mature, more beautiful.
Bella's confusion to Edward's words turned to irritation. "Then why are we leaving Forks?"

Edward chuckled, "You'll see," and the way he said it, sounded like a promise to Bella's ears.
They drove in silence for the rest of the outing. Edward aerated with excitement, yet he appeared to calm to Bella who watched the road slide beneath her in a daze. The word party popped into her mind every few minutes leaving her to calm herself over and over again.

Half an hour later they arrived.

Well almost.

"What are you doing?" Bella hissed as Edward hesitated about to blind fold her eyes.

He was unsure what to tell her, "Alice?"

Bella's eyes narrowed, "Touché." she responded in a beleaguered resonance.

Edward tied the piece of fabric around Bella's eyes and then climbed out of the car to help her. "C'mon, cherry dragon," he laughed seeing as Bella exhaled angrily through her nose, her face definitely red enough to pass as a cherry.

He put two arms around her shoulders and told her not to trip or Alice would surely kill him for tarnishing Bella's dress. "We've got a short block to walk," he told her, and then as he noticed her lip tremor, "Are you cold?" Bella shook her head feeling dread as he took off his jacket.

"Edward," she grumbled, "I'm fine, you'll get sick, stop it! Edward . . ."

Edward ignored her comments, "Here," he helped her fit her arms in the sleeved of his jacket, and rolled up the rims because they were so long.

Bella wasn't surprised by the gesture, but she was she was flattered, "Thanks," she whispered and feeling a warmth in her she had never witnessed before, she was glad she couldn't see him.

After a minute or two Bella thought she could hear something like sound crashes "Is there an ocean nearby?" Edward caught the tremor in her voice and laughed, feeling instinctive to pull her closer to his chest. Somehow, he held back."Nothing to worry about Bells, words of honor."

Bella sighed, "Are we there yet?"

"Yep."

Bella gulped, "We could always not surprise Bella and go to you're house and- "

"Shh," Edward cautioned, "Hold on to me." Edward led Bella up a narrow wooden bridge, being so cautious and careful. "We're here," Edward sighed. "Are you ready?"

Bella swallowed the vile in her throat she wanted to sound convincing, "More than I'll ever be . . . which is probably a 'no'." Edward didn't laughed at her and ran a hand threw his hair, bracing himself.

Edward let go of Bella's hand to spin the wheel and opened the door. He then proceeded to lead Bella into the warmth of a more confined area.

As soon as he released the blind fold from Bella's eyes he whispered very quietly in her ear, "Surprise."

Followed by the biggest chorus of 'Happy Birthday Bella" there ever was.

Bella felt a sway in her knees and was glad she had Edward to lean against. Edward knew he was in for it, but Bella's attention was easily distracted. She saw her parents standing near Edward's parents and she felt her cheeks glow crimson. She smiled for the guests, it was pathetic, Bella was sure.

She saw Angela, Mike, Tyler, she could have pointed out every face in the crowd. And when she looked around with tear filled eyes, it became all too overwhelming. This was Forks High school in a cruise.

Speaking of, the place was gigantic. There was a large wood floored dance floor surrounded by elegant round tables, all for the guests. The walls were hard interior masked by white windows and shining doors and big walls. And to top it all off, there was a silver disco ball handing from the center of the room and below the dance floor.

Bella had never been more infuriated in her life. "How. Could. You?" She spoke each word indistinctly, keeping a content smile on as the people rounded toward her.

Edward didn't have a chance to answer as the crowd doubled on her. It was a very long night.

...

Edward had joined Bella while she talked to most of their friends and kept her company as well because he wanted to hang out with his best friend on her birthday. They talked to many people but seeing as Bella was fed up with attention he had dragged her on to the deck.

"You." She pointed a finger at his chest. "You-" Bella couldn't even think of a bad enough word, "You suck! You rented a yacht?" She had left her coat inside but was too upset to care she welcomed the mist from the water. And that's when she saw the balloons, the banners, and the mind-boggling horror.

Not only was the inside but it was an exact monument on the deck, surrounded with tables and Bella didn't want to admit- even to herself, that it was gorgeous.

Edward shifted awkwardly he had expected her reaction, but least of all towards himself. "This is Esme and Carlisle's ship, you know they wouldn't mind...and of course we all know Alice," he added quite amused.

Bella pursed her lips thoughtfully. She assumed if she could spend time with her friends then maybe she would allow herself to loosen up a bit.
Emmett bound into Bella, throwing her in the air. To Bella it felt like she was three years old again when Charlie and Renee would spin her in the air. "Emmett put me down," she scowled while Edward and Alice burst into laughter. Jasper smirked unable to contain his laughter. Rosalie came into view and commanded Em to share. Bella's scowl turned into a grimace. But after a minute she bucked under her own laughter.
"I can't believe you guys all knew about this! Do you want to torture me?"

Alice answered, "Where's the surprise in that and of course not!" And then she spun her body into an elegant circle. Jasper asked Alice if she wanted to dance. And as if that controlled the room, it turned all different, halos of rainbow lights surrounding the room bounding off in every direction. It was dark and too passionate Bella presumed.

Rosalie and Emmett followed them.

Bella grinned at them, Edward noticing the spark in Bella's, gently grabbed her hand and pulled her to the dance floor.

Bella looked at Edward in surprise, "What are you doing?"

Edward laughed, "You're acting like we've never done this before?" Bella stood awkwardly while Edward placed one of her hands on his shoulder and the other on his right arm. He then proceeded to resting both his hands on her slim waist.

"Yeah, you're right," Bella agreed, and then added, "When we were five years old."
Edward chuckled quietly, remembering. "So what's the difference now?" He waited for her answer when Bella didn't speak.

Bella hesitated while Edward's green eyes bored into her own, "I guess...I don't know, the difference may just be that we are older now. It's different...Feels like we're supposed to be different too."
He saw something in her eyes that Bella hadn't meant for him to see, "Yeah, but we'll always be you and me, and we'll never change."

Bella's eyes flickered away, her thoughts frozen.

Edward continued taking her silence as disbelief, "Edward and Bella, bff's since our parents were born."
That earned a laugh from the birthday girl, "Okay."

Bella sighed, "We're off with the tempo." They were currently listening to 'Hot in here' and they were practically slow dancing in each other's arms. Edward didn't mind. Neither did Bella.

"So?"

"So..." Bella looked away from Edward's awaiting green eyes. She caught the figure of Tanya and her answer rolled off her tongue. "So maybe we do some dirty boogie thus we can make your lover envious."

Edward's voice was livid with disbelief. "You want to dance to this? Not the Bella I know," he presumed. He watched as she rolled her dark brown eyes. He saw the determination in them and knew there was no way in hell he was getting out of this disaster.

"Come on! Like Alice said, where's the fun in this if we don't have a little fun?" Bella smirked at Edward and he sighed heavily. Edward was stuck with indecision of whether to run and jump off the yacht or to have possibly one of the best/worst nights ever. The second sounded better than the freezing water.

"Let's do it," he smiled at Bella's small figure.

Bella stuck her tongue out and she moved closer to Edward. His breath was caught in his throat as Bella moved against him with sexy movements that he had never even dreamed about, Bella never ceased to amaze him. They danced together in ways that should be illegal, but they loved every second of it. Edward smiled down at Bella who seemed completely at ease, sliding her arms up Edward's chest and making faces now and again to make him laugh. She may have seemed comfortable to Edward but she was just as surprised.

After a few songs, Edward realized that Tanya had left and they were just doing it for the hell of it. He didn't know if he was upset, or if he should be for that matter. Bella blushed darkly and Edward chuckled softly. "Do you want to go home or something? Everyone else has left and we are already docked . . ." Edward said as Bella stared over the shore and out to the dark water.
"Its beautiful tonight, I thought it was going to be worse," Bella looked at him with a smile.

"It's always beautiful when you're around."

Bella felt her already dark cheeks intensify, and punched Edward mockingly on his shoulder. "So you think we have her hooked?"

Edward watched Bella's eyes dart to the shore, "I don't know," he admitted, with a sheepish smirk, "you had me quite preoccupied back there."

Bella watched the waves with an entirely different way; she didn't want Edward to look at her knowing there was something more on her mind. Her eyes studied the waves intently and not so long after they saw a strange figure…floating… "There's something out there?"

Edward still watching Bella, "I beg your pardon?"

Bella unaware her eyes were stinging refused to take her eyes off the water, "Edward…there's, I think, what if it is someone out there?!" She struggled for breath.

Edward followed her anxious horror filled eyes, distinctly making out a figure floating away from the yacht. His eyes popped wide open before he regained himself, "listen to me Bella," he said sternly, "I need you to inside and get our parents, okay?"

Bella looked like she wanted to say something but instead thought better of it and relinquished herself from Edward's firm hands, "okay," her bottom lip trembled.

"It's going to be okay, Bella. I promise."

Edward looked back towards the sea searching frantically for the body. He saw the figure floating farther and farther away. Edward scrambled to the front of the yacht and saw it riding the waves. Hair pooled around its head and the first thought that ran through his head was.

"Tanya," he whispered. It was strange to Edward, to feel so much fear for someone he barely knew. For a girl he only felt affection since he first laid eyes on her. Edward took off his tie and slipped out of his shoes and socks, he dove into the dark water and swam to the body. All he could see was the lining of its features. He pushed against the oncoming waves and grabbed the body then he began swimming to the shore.

Edward and Bella's family were watching over the side of the enormous boat as Edward reached the shore. Everyone ran to him and Rose almost fell over the side of the wooden docking bridge from her heels. Everyone gathered around both Edward and the anonymous limp body. Edward kept mumbling to himself that it wasn't Tanya and Bella felt a stab go through her chest.

They turned the body over and it was . . .

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