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A New Beginning

'Cause It

Makes Me That Much Stronger,

Makes Me Work A Little Bit Harder,

Makes That Much Wiser,

So Thanks For Making Me A Fighter.

Fighter - Sung By Christina Aguliera.

Chapter Thirty-One:

Bella POV:

It's been a week since Danny decided to make an 'appearance'. As I expected I haven't heard anything from him. Maybe he's finally decided to lay off, although I someone doubt that.

It was the end of January now, and Alice was still bugging me about Valentine's Day. That girl just never gave up.

Edward hadn't brought anything up about it. Alice seemed to think he wouldn't forget. She had probably reminded him and whatever had been organised was being kept a secret from me.

We were at lunch on Friday afternoon when everybody was talking about College. Crap, College. Dang. I hadn't even begun to think about it, not that I could go. Being a teenage Mom didn't exactly help with that really.

"I got accepted into Alaska the other day." Jess announced. "I dunno, it might be too cold up there for me." She laughed. Everybody else was just randomly babbling on about where they have been accepted and such. I just kept quiet, I wasn't in the mood for talking about it.

I was walking to Biology with Jess and Angela when Jess asked me what I was doing.

"You were quiet at lunch Bella." She smiled at me. "What are you doing for College?" Oh crap. I didn't want this to be asked to me.

"Umm. I dunno. I doubt I can go." Jess and Angela both stopped walking. I was so grateful that I wasn't walking with Edward at that moment. They both walked into the Girl's Toilets so I followed.

"What do you mean you aren't going to college?" Jess hissed. "You have to go to College."

"Um. No I don't. It's not like they have Day-care centres is it? I can't just swan off to college and leave Leo with Charlie or something!" I hissed back. Hehe, Swan off. I just got that!

"Bella's right Jess." Angela stood up for me. "But maybe you could get Child-Care or something? If you don't live in Dorms. It's not like you and Edward aren't going to separate from each other anyway." She smiled at me.

"Maybe. I haven't even applied anywhere." I sighed. I was such a failure!

"We can help you there!" Jess clapped. "We'll come round tonight and help you." She smiled at me. "But please, please, please talk to Edward about this. He needs to know Bella." With that she walked out of the Toilet's and off to whatever Lesson she had.

Angela and I got to Biology just in time for the lesson. I seemed to keep doing that recently. Edward seemed worried as I took my seat at the desk next to me.

"Where did you go?" He whispered. Did he really want to me to answer that?

"I was talking to Jess and Angela. Problem?" Ouch, maybe that sounded harsh. He seemed a bit taken back.

"No." Maybe it had come out harshly.

Edward walked off from Biology without saying anything to me at the end of the lesson. Oh Fantastic.

"What's wrong with him?" Angela asked me when we were on our way to Gym.

"I snapped at him. He's mad I think." I sighed.

"Oh. He'll get over it."

Gym was painful. Again. I got whacked in the leg with whatever sporting instrument they were making me use today. I didn't pay attention anymore.

Math was slower. God I hated Friday's. They were so slow! The only good thing about a Friday was that it was the weekend the day after.

Edward actually met me after Math today, which I wasn't expecting.

"Umm. I'll see you later Bella." Angela called on her way past me.

"Bye!" I smiled. "Hey." Edward didn't say anything. "Sorry for snapping at you earlier." I took hold of his hand and laced my fingers through his. He didn't take his hand away, I guess that was a good sign.

"It's fine." He smiled, but it wasn't a proper smile.

"You're mad at me." I sighed. He squeezed my hand.

"No, Bella. I'm just…"He sighed. "Worried about you still." Ugh, not this again. You'd think I was depressed! Put me on suicide watch why don't you!

"I'm fine. Honest." We were at his car now. I swear, I hadn't driven my Mini in so long it probably had cobwebs inside it! He opened the door for me and I got in. Here comes the College talk.

"Have you decided on College yet, Bella?" Ooh! I wasn't expecting that!

"No. I doubt I can go." He turned to look at me.

"What do you mean?"

"Umm. It's not like I can take Leo, and I'm not leaving him here." I sighed. "Oh. I suppose you have a point." He supposes I have a point? "There has to be something, we can do though." I liked how he said 'we' that made everything seem more real.

"Maybe. I don't see what though. I haven't even applied to any Colleges. They probably won't accept me now." I was so useless!

"You can't just not go to College Bella." Why can't I? I was about to cut in when Edward carried on talking. "We can sort something out."

"Are we going to be going to the same place?" I didn't want to be separated from him.

"I hope so." He smiled at me. Really? "I have plans Bella." Uh Oh. I didn't like the sound of that.

"I'm not going to find what they are either am I?" He shook his head at me.

"Not a chance." He winked at me. Ugh.

We arrived back at my house and Jess' car was already outside, but there was no-body in it.

"Why are they here?" Edward asked me.

"I think they have come to help with College applications. I don't know." He looked upset. "You can still come in. I won't send you away." I got out of the car and walked up to the house. I walked in and found Jess and Angela in the living room.

"Just let yourselves into my house!" I stood there with my arms folded. They both jumped when they heard me. "Guilty conscience Girls?" I heard Edward laugh behind me.

"Sorry Bella. I tried to tell Jess but she said it would be okay!" Angela babbled.

"Woah! Calm down! It's fine! Just don't make a habit of it." I sat down next to them on the couch.

"Sorry Bella." Jess said. I just sighed. "Ooh! We brought a whole stack of applications! Where did you apply?" She asked Edward that question.

"Err. Dartmouth, Harvard. Other places." Aww, Bless him. He was embarrassed. I laughed.

"Like I could ever get into any of those places!"

"Sure you could!" Jess tried to sound enthusiastic.

"Great real Jess." She stood up and went into the Kitchen. Angela and I stood up as well and followed her. She had laid out a whole stack of applications on the table.

"So. We have lots here. But for a start if we apply to the same ones Edward did and start from there." She sat down and motioned for me to sit next to her.

"Thanks you guys."

"It's not problem Bella. It's what friends do." She smiled at me.

We sat there for the next hour and a half filling in what seemed like hundreds of applications when it was probably only about 10 or so.

"Ugh. My hand is killing me!" I tried to stretch out my fingers. Jess and Angela both laughed.

"So send these off and see what comes back." Jess stood up and yawned. "Okay. We better go now. See you Monday Bella." I stood up as well and hugged Jess, and then Angela.

"Thanks for helping me you guys." I smiled at them both. "Bye."

"Bye Bella." They both walked out then and I walked back into the living room and sat down next to Edward so was sitting on the couch now.

"Have fun?" He laughed.

"No. My hand hurts." I pouted.

"How many applications did you fill out?" He put his arm around me.

"Like 10." I sighed. "But some of those where the same places you applied to. Not that I could get into any of those places."

"You will. I can tutor you at College anyway." Talk about undermining. I know he only wanted to help but still.

"Yeah. Maybe." Charlie came home then, I had actually eaten already. Oops. He could feed himself and Leo. It's fine.

"Hey you two."

"Hey Dad. Hey Leo!" He jumped up onto the sofa and snuggled into my side.

"Hi." He yawned. It had been sunny outside today. I guess he had been running around most of the day. He fell asleep against my side in about 5 minutes flat.

"What did you make him do Dad?" I asked shocked. I wasn't really shocked, I was just trying to see how much I could freak Charlie out.

"It was like the Kid was high or something today! He just didn't stop moving!" He sat down in the armchair opposite. Well he more flopped into the chair.

"Oh. It's fine. He'll sleep." I laughed.

"Why is there a whole bunch on envelopes on the Kitchen table?"

"College Applications. Jess and Angela were helping me with them earlier" I smiled.

"Oh that's good. I had forgotten about that." I figured as much. He turned his attention to the TV then. I decided it was better I take Leo to bed then rather than just have him sleeping against me.

I took him upstairs, and bathed him and then put him in his bed.

"I love you Leo. Night." I kissed him, he was asleep again. I was half-way down the stairs when the phone started ringing.

"Phone!" Charlie called from the living room.

"Don't strain yourself Dad!" I laughed. I ran into the Kitchen and picked the phone up.

"Hello?"

"Bell?" Ugh. I recognised that voice.

"Hi Danny." Edward had come into the Kitchen then and looked at me. I just shook my head. "What do you want?"

"Am I not allowed to ring up and see how you are?" He asked in a hurtful tone. I put the phone on speaker but held a finger up at Edward signalling him to be quiet.

"Yeah you are. I just wasn't expecting you to call." I walked round to were Edward was sitting and sat down next to him.

"Oh."

"So. What did you want Danny?" I was getting impatient now.

"I wanted to know if you want me to come back." He sighed on the other line.

"Well not really. Not after what we decided we had to do last week." He started to speak but I just carried on. "I can't stop you seeing Leo though."

"That wasn't my idea Bell."

"You still helped Danny."

"But Bell…" I cut him off.

"Just come by if you want too. I'm not stopping you." I hung up the phone then.

"Stupid idiot!" I sighed and put my head on the table.

"Bella?"

"What?" I almost growled, but then I realised it was Edward talking to me, I sounded like I was talking to the Grim-Reaper. "Sorry. I just…" He cut me off.

"I know Bella." He pulled me up from the chair and sat me on his lap. He wrapped his arms around me. I was determined not to cry. I didn't. But then it kinda all came out, so I started crying again, slightly. Not as bad as before though.

"I don't want him to see Leo anymore." I sighed. I stood up and walked into the living room. Edward followed, of course. "Dad?"

"Yeah Bells?" I sat down on the couch. "I need help." That got Charlie's attention.

"With what?"

"I want to make sure Danny can't see Leo anymore, Dad. But I don't know how to do that."

"Don't you already have custody over him?" Charlie asked.

"Not really. Danny disappeared if you remember. No-body has custody. I just look after Leo."

"Oh. Well you probably need a Lawyer to sort it out. I'll help though, if I can." He smiled at me. Bless him.

"Thanks Dad." I stood up and walked over to the stairs. "Night." I called on my way up. I got to the top and Edward came up just behind me.

"Are you sure this is what you want to do Bella?"

"Positive." It really was. I couldn't trust Danny enough anymore. "I can't trust him anymore Edward. I know I have always said 'Come and visit whenever you want' but, he's caused me so crap in the last three months that I just want him out of Leo's life. For Good." Edward wrapped his arms around me.

"I'll be here whatever you decide to do Bella." I broke free of his arms and lent up and kissed him.

"I love you." I kissed him again.

"I love you too."

I had made a big decision. Now all I had to do was follow that decision through. It wasn't going to be easy.

A/N: Oooh Another Danny Chapter! Bella Has Decided! Haha!

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