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Disclaimer: Once upon a time there was a girl with frequent spaz attacks that wished she could be like Stephenie Meyer but sadly she couldn't. The only thing she owned was this little phrase…

Onto the awesomeness that is skater Edward…


EDWARD'S POV:

It was dark. I could hear a murmur of voices but I couldn't make any of them out. Suddenly, the darkness took another shape, into desks and children. I was in my fifth grade Spanish classroom. The teacher was handing out the stickers for whoever got good grades on the last quiz we took. She looked down at her list in confusion before looking around the room. As she spotted me, realization dawned on her face as she silently gave me a sticker. A quick lance of pain hit me but it didn't hurt that much. I had gotten used to being invisible to even the teacher. This was just a daily thing.

"Hey, what did you get?" I heard someone next to me ask. I knew they were talking to me because they always asked just to see the real answers. They made me feel like such a geek. Just because I did good in this class but I happened to be failing some other classes. When I didn't answer he asked something again.

"Hey dude, what's his name again?" Figures.

A deeper voice from behind me answered. "Uhmm, that's Emmett's little bro. Edmund, I think." Well, at least they got the Ed part right.

But this time it hit me harder. 'Emmett's little bro.' Is that all I was? I suddenly got a feeling like they should know me. Like I should be more than Emmett's or Alice's little brother.

The room suddenly shifted and it was Emmett's fourteenth birthday party, I was thirteen. I really didn't want to be here seeing as I didn't know anyone here and they definitely didn't know me. Mom pushed me into at least trying to socialize with some people. I stayed close to Emmett's side. Every time one of his friends came up to him they asked, "Who's this little guy?" I kept a neutral face even though it made my heart clench.

Then the scene shifted again and I was in biology from last year, sitting next to Bella.

"Hey, Bella." I sighed in relief. She would make this better.

She looked at me with a confused expression. "Edwin, right?" She said. I felt like the wind had been knocked out of me.

She giggled and I heard her murmur, "What a loser."


I woke up sweating and panting. That had been happening a lot lately. Out of all the dreams a person could have, those always got to me the most. The ones where everyone forgets me and Bella doesn't even know me. Oh God, how I was craving for a competition right now. For the crowds to chant my name and to cry out in amazement as I moved. I know I probably sound so gay right now, but after living under a shell for so long, it's hard to go back to the way it was.

Besides, without the title I felt like I was nobody. Nothing special about me to separate me from anyone. Especially nothing to separate me from all the other guys who chase after my Bella.

That night, a month ago, when Bella called after our fight, I had been able to explain everything to her. It was nice to be understood. She knew what it felt like. Emmett and Alice tried to understand but I knew they couldn't, they'd always been popular. I just wasn't a people person.

Speaking of Bella…

Oh Crap!!! Today's her birthday! How could I forget that?! Oh god, how did I not remember?! What do I get her?! Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap!

Uhg, looks like I'm taking a trip to the mall with Alice. Let's just hope I don't die.


BELLA'S POV:

Yes! So far, so good in Mission: Make-sure-nobody-remembers-my-birthday-especially-Alice-or-Edward!!!

Now if I can only get through today then I should be perfectly all right. It was about six right now, but I was unable to sleep, so I decided to get ready for school, maybe work a bit on that essay that's due tomorrow but I've been holding out on until now. Edward happens to be a very distracting person.

After showering, dressing, and finishing most of the essay, it was about time for school. I heard Edward honk outside and I ran outside and into his car.

I turned to him with a smile on my face but I immediately frowned. He looked exhausted. I could tell he'd been losing sleep lately, and I knew exactly why. Competing. He still went to the park in Port Angeles, practiced in my driveway, but I now knew that it wasn't the same.

I remembered the expression he had the day I went with him to the park. His huge smile and the proud way his head would lift up a tiny bit when someone passed him with an envious smile. Heck, I even remembered how Jacob (the name still put a scowl on my face) had immediately caught on to who he was.

My thoughts left me in a second as soon as Edward's lips pressed against mine. Well, I could worry about all that later…whatever it was that I was worrying about, all I felt was his lips against mine.

When we finally pulled away for air I managed to gasp out, "What was that for?"

Edward looked down and he suddenly blushed.

"Can't a guy kiss his girlfriend?" He mumbled, turning the car on and pulling out of the driveway.

I raised an eyebrow which I knew he could see considering he kept shooting me looks.

We arrived at school, and I was thankful it was a Thursday, only another day to go before the weekend, which Edward was planning to take me to the skate park again because he had asked if I wanted to learn. It was an offer I couldn't resist.

During last period, while I was unconsciously drawing patterns in the palm of Edward's hand, a though struck me.

Why not? Esme does listen to everything I have to say.

So my decision was made. Today would be the perfect day to ask, seeing as Edward was going somewhere with Alice today. I think he said something about fixing something that was wrong with his Volvo or something. Nothing seemed wrong to me.

So I would talk to Esme as soon as Edward left.


EMMETT'S POV:

Heehee, Bella's such a loser sometimes, how could she not tell that Edward and Alice were sneaking off to find her the perfect gift. Even I'm not stupid sometimes. Well, okay there was that time when I thought Alice's pocket was singing but I didn't know that she had such a cool phone.

Anyways, speaking of Bella….where is she? Her truck's in the driveway, everyone else except Esme is gone, and I'm bored. I'm sure we could find something fun to do. I started looking for Bella around this humongous castle we call a house.

Hmmm, I like the sound of that. King Emmett's castle, ruler of the oompa-loompas and cotton candy people. Does have a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

"Esme, can I talk to you?" I heard Bella's voice from the top of the stairs.

Haha, I found her! Ah dang, but she's going to talk with mom, probably about girly stuff like pink butterflies or something.

Oooh, but eavesdropping never hurt anyone did it?

I tiptoed down the stairs and pressed my ear to the closed door. I could hear Esme respond, and then I heard the groan of the bed as they sat.

"Esme, I wanted to talk to you about something…about Edward."

Suddenly, my eyes widened. Oh! They're going to have sex talk aren't they?! Haha, those are always funny! No, but wait, that means….No! Edward can't become a man before me! I'm older, I'm supposed to lose my virginity first!

I think I panicked a little too much cause next thing I know, I was on the floor.


ESME'S POV:

"Go on, Bella." I encouraged her. She looked quite nervous.

"Well, have you noticed how….different he's beginning to act?" She asked, chewing on her bottom lip.

"Actually, I have. Just a two months ago, he was always happy, even if you weren't there, but now if your not here, he seems a little distant."

Bella nodded, and I smiled at her, trying to erase whatever embarrassment she had.

"I was kind of wondering if…you would consider….letting him…compete again?" She looked up at me with her doe-like eyes and I froze, shocked.

The thought had crossed my mind before, but I had never really though about it until right now.

I knew it wasn't my place to ban him from competing, heck, I'm surprised he even listened but the mother in me didn't want to take any chances. When we picked him up from the station that day, my mind had already been racing to think of my second youngest in jail, but when I saw him with a black eye, cuts on his cheekbones, busted lip, and a slight limp in his walk, I over reacted.

I didn't want to take away something that meant so dearly to him, but I didn't want his obvious title to bring him any more harm.

"I…I don't know Bella. As much as I just want to send him to Chicago and tell him to give it all he's got, I don't know if I can." I tried to explain softly.

Bella's hopeful face fell a bit and I immediately reacted again. Bella was like one of my own children. Like the quiet daughter I never had. I loved Alice to death, but I loved her ways of always being eccentric and loving. But seeing as I had Emmett, the eccentric boy, Alice, the eccentric girl, I wanted someone to match the quiet boy that Edward was. Bella gave that to me, and she put a smile on my son's face every day. She, Jasper, and Rosalie were all like my children.

"Please Bella, try to see this from my point of view. I'm sure you're the closest who can. We both love Edward, he's my son, and I can tell you love him." She blushed at this, "Could you picture your reaction if Edward ever got hurt all because of a title?"

I pleaded with her to understand me, as much as I wanted to be able to answer her question, I wanted more for her to understand, and help me answer it.

"I can see what your saying, and I do know what you feel. I felt the same when Edward had gotten in that fight over me, I was so angry that he had gotten himself hurt like that, but I was more hurt that had put himself in harm over a silly thing not worth fighting for. I wasn't worth him getting hurt, and I never want to see that again. I didn't want to see him hurt.

"But, I know that I can't take away the emotion of jealousy from him, and you know that we can't take away skating from him. We should just let the pieces fall where they may." She finished.

She had definitely giving me new insight, and she did understand it. We both just didn't want him to get hurt, but we couldn't take away who he is. Weather the naturally over protective way he was with Bella, or his love of skating. I should just let him go where he needs to.

I smiled.

"Oh Bella, you are wise beyond your years."

Her face suddenly lit up again.

"So you'll let him?" She said with hope.

I smiled again, and nodded. Suddenly I felt her arms encase around me.

"Thank you, Esme! Thank you!"

I couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course Bella, but thank you more for helping see the answer. Besides, I'm sure you'll be there to protect him now, won't you?" I teased.

She laughed with me, and we walked to the door.

"I'll talk with him as soon as he gets back. And by the way, you may think you weren't worth that fight Edward got in for you, but you are. That it was for you was the only reason I didn't send him to military school." I told her.

Bella smiled, and opened the door.

"Emmett?" We both said. There was my son, sprawled on the floor in front of the door.

He suddenly shot up with wide eyes.

"No, Bella! You can't do this! Not now! Remember Worth The Wait! Don't make Eddie a man before me!" Emmett began to yell.

"Emmett, what are you talking about?" Bella asked, completely oblivious, while I started to laugh.

"You can't do it, Bella!" Emmett shouted one last time, before he suddenly slumped back to the ground.

"Oh, leave him. He'll be okay by dinner time." I said casually, as I led Bella around Emmett.

"What are you doing here, Bella?" I heard Edward's shocked voice say.


BELLA'S POV:

"Uhhh…" I began to say but came up blank.

"She came to tell me that Charlie had to cancel the dinner tomorrow." Esme said smoothly next to me.

Oh well, it may be a lie, but it's better than anything I have.

"Oh. We were going to have dinner with him?" Edward asked, confused.

Esme smiled and shook her head.

"Really Edward, you think too highly of yourself sometimes, Charlie was going to have dinner with Carlisle and me, not you. Sometimes your head gets so big." She said giving me a secretive smile and walking away.

Edward looked utterly confused but just shrugged it off.

"Bella, can I talk to you in my room?" He asked, turning back to stare at me intensely.

"Sure." I took his outstretched hand and we walked to his room.

"What's up?" I asked, sitting on his bed.

He smiled, and came to kneel in front of me.

"You have to promise me you won't freak out." He said, with a smile.

"Depends what you did." I said, already suspicious.

He gave me a mischievous smile and leaned closer until his lips were almost brushing mine. My eyes automatically closed and my heart picked up.

"You didn't think I'd forget your birthday, did you?" He breathed against my lips.

I froze. Dang it!!!!

I opened my eyes and pouted, though roughly disappointed that he remembered.

I moved to lean back but he grabbed my waist and pulled me closer.

"No, no, no. You have to accept my present. And before you say anything, I didn't spend a dime. I was going to but then decided on something simpler. Plus, I really didn't want you to give me hell."

"Fine." I sighed, not having an excuse to argue anymore.

He smiled widely. "Close your eyes."

I obeyed and I listened to him move. A second later, I felt him kneel in front of me again.

"Okay, open your eyes."

As soon as I opened my eyes, I suddenly felt something in my lap. I looked down and saw a Skateboard.

It was a simple Element skateboard, with blue, red, and white graffiti. On the top right wheel, I saw the letters, EAC. Edward Anthony Cullen.

I looked up to Edward, questioningly. He smiled softly.

"My first skateboard ever. You said you wanted to learn how to skateboard…so I figured it would do you more good. It's not much, but it means a lot to me."

I looked back down at the skateboard, tears forming in my eyes.

"Thank you, Edward." I said, though my tears. He kissed me softly.

"Happy Birthday, Bella."


EDWARD'S POV:

I was absolutely ecstatic that Bella liked my gift. It meant so much to me.

"Edward, can you come over here?" I heard Carlisle call from the study.

"Be there in a second." I called back. Giving Bella another kiss.

As I walked into the study, Carlisle and Esme stood with huge smiles.

Without a word, Esme passed me several pieced of thick paper. I looked down and saw…..eight airplane tickets to Chicago?!?!

I looked up, completely shocked.

They smiled even wider.

"Better start practicing Edward." Carlisle said. "Wouldn't want to appear rusty at the MSD, now would you?"

I snapped out of my shock.

"What?!" I jumped on my parents and hugged them until they couldn't breath.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" I cried out, before running out of the room to go tell everyone else.


Sorry it took me a month to post, but I finally cranked it out. Everyone should be happy to know, that I was threatened by my mom to take away the computer if I didn't pass semester exams and I did!!! Yay!!!

Picture of the skateboard will be on my freewebs tomorrow!!!!