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On With Chapter 9!

"What Happened to You?"

Seeing that it was only 10pm I chanced it and drove to Jasper's' house to see what he was up to. As I turned into his driveway I saw something that made my blood boil and my eyes were covered in a haze of red. Sitting in Jasper's driveway was a yellow Camaro. A yellow Camaro that belonged to none other then the person I hated the most. What was her car doing in my boyfriends' driveway?

As I was getting out the car the door to Jasper's house opened and out walked Jasper with his hand thrown around Alice's shoulder.

"Well well I guess you don't get it huh?" I sneered and they both looked up. When Jasper meet my furious eyes he dropped his arm away from her shoulder.

"It's not what you think Bells" Jasper said and took a step towards me but before he could move closer I glared at him.

"Oh no so you didn't tell me you were hanging with the guys and couldn't spend time with me. And then I come here to spend time with you and see your arm wrapped around this little bitch here. I think it's exactly what I think. You are such a fucking ass. All the bullshit about loving me and worshipping me and you start cheating with the person I hate the most in the world! You know what go to hell!" I shouted and then turned to walk away

"Bella wait" I heard her say. When I heard her voice I lost all common sense. I turned and walked up to her.

"Don't you dare call me by my name! You know everyone thinks that you are nice and shy little Alice but you are a conniving bitch. You might have my father, Edward, Rose, Emmett and this idiot like putty in your hands but I know better. You are a fucking Swan after all! I promise you, you will pay for it all. Keep him you both deserve each other" I turned and stalked to my car not letting them get in another word.

As I drove away and parked at the nearest gas station I dialed the number to the only person I wanted to talk to at the moment.

"Hello" he said groggily

"Edward" I said and let out the sob I was trying so hard to hold.

"Bella? Bella what's wrong? Where are you?" he asked worried. I quickly told him where I was and threw the phone on the seat.

Ten minutes later the door was swung open and there stood Edward with a look of worry on his face. As soon as I saw him I threw my arms around him. He wrapped his hands around me like the last time and held me while I cried.

After calming myself down I heard him whisper "Bella what's wrong?" he asked concerned.

"Edward he was with her. I went to see Jasper and found him with Alice. Edward I tried what you told me. I kept my word and she goes and hooks up with my boyfriend. I kept my word Edward! You said she was good! What good person does this?!" I sobbed into his chest.

"Bella it must be a misunderstanding. Alice would never do anything like that. I know her better then anyone. She wouldn't do that." he defended her.

"Well you don't! She was with him and he had his arm wrapped around her!" I shouted at him furiously.

"I can't believe that Bella I'm sorry but she wouldn't do something like that" he shook his head.

I could not believe he was still defending her. I pushed away from him "You know what I don't know why I called you. Of course you wouldn't believe me. I'm leaving." I turned to get back in the car but before I could sit down Edward grabbed my elbow and turned me around.

"Bella please don't be like that. I just can't believe she did that" he tried to reason.

"Well she did but she's your best friend and you're going to be on her side. I don't know why I thought you would be on my side. I'm going to go. I'm sorry for waking you." I pulled my hand away and wiped my eyes.

"Bella come on. I'll bring you back." he grabbed my hand again and pulled me towards his car. He opened the passengers' side and motioned for me to get in.

"I don't need you take me anywhere. I'm not an invalid, I'll drive myself." I turned and started to walk toward my car but again he took my hand and pulled me towards his Volvo.

"I'm not saying you an invalid Bella. I want to show you something ok." he said and pulled me into the car and then shut the door so I couldn't get out. WTH was he holding me hostage now.

After he got in he turned on the car and drove down the street. "Where are we going?" I asked looking over at him.

"I want to show you something." he said not even bothering to look at me.

"Why?" I asked wondering where he was taking me and why.

"Because I want to share it with you. I haven't shared it with anyone, not even Alice." Edward turned and smiled at me.

"Look I'm not defending Alice but there has to be something else. But we're not going to talk about that right now. I want to show you something okay" he winked and turned to look out the road.

I shrugged and leaned my head on the headrest. I was starting to feel a little guilty for lying to Edward about being so hurt over Jasper and Alice but I wasn't really lying. I was upset but I wasn't as upset as I had made it seem. Alice could have Jasper as much as she wanted but I was going to make sure that I rewarded myself with her most prized possession. Edward Cullen was going to be mine.

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When we pulled up to the park Edward got out and came to open the door for me. He pulled my hand and motioned for me to follow him. When we reached the top of the hill I looked around at how beautiful it was. It was so quiet and peaceful and the sky was filled with a bunch of stars.

"Wow this feels so peaceful Edward" I whispered not daring to speak any louder.

"It is. I love coming here when I need to get away from the real world." he whispered back and sat down on the grass. Taking his lead I sat down and stared up at the sky.

"It is the perfect place for it." I agreed and looked over at him. "Why did you show me this?" I wondered.

"You said I wouldn't let you in so I brought you here to my favorite place. Bella I haven't played the piano in years since my father passed away and I'm not ready yet." he looked straight into my eyes and I could see that bringing his father up was painful for him.

"I'm sorry I didn't know that. I'm glad you brought me here though. It's lovely." I smiled at him and placed my hand on his which lay on the ground.

"It's ok. I haven't told anyone my real reason for not playing and they never wondered so when I saw how much it hurt you that I wouldn't share it with you I realized I had to tell you why. And I'm glad you love this place. How are you feeling?" he questioned and turned my hand so that he could rub circles on mine.

"Hurt. But honestly I was wondering why Jasper was with me. I treated him so bad and he didn't deserve it. I guess your friend is better for him." I sighed and looked down.

"I don't understand Bella. You have such a good heart but you hide it and are so bitter. Don't you ever wish that you were that little girl that you described to me the other day?" he looked over at me with sympathetic eyes.

"Edward it's complicated. I didn't want to be this way but after having to go through a messy divorce and constantly being neglected I just decided to take care of myself." I mumbled and took my hands away and looked up at the sky. It was so easy to talk to Edward and I had never talked to anyone about anything I was sharing with him.

"Bella we all go through difficult things but we have two choices. Find the person you used to be or lose yourself completely. I for one would love to know the Bella you used to be." He looked over at me and smiled.

"Edward that Bella died the day I found out about Alice. This is who I am and I'm not going to change." I sighed and looked out at the city. As I looked over at Edward I noticed he was picking something off the ground.

"What are you doing?" I asked looking over at the object in his hand. He held it up and I noticed that it was a little girl's toy bracelet with different color pebbles on it.

"Poor girl must be going crazy looking for this." Edward smiled over at me.

"Aww it's so cute. I remember they use to be in the Cracker Jack snacks." I laughed looking over it.

"I have any idea. Let me see your hand" Edward turned to face me. When I pulled it out Edward slipped the bracelet on it at smiled up at me "I'm going to use this as a promise that when you need me to talk I'll always be here and will always listen to your side." he grinned.

"Edward I don't know what to say. You shouldn't have." I joked as I twisted my wrist in front of him.

"It was nothing." Edward chuckled.

"Why thank you and I will hold you to that promise Mr. Cullen" I winked then turned to look out at the city.

"You're welcome Miss. Swan" Edward whispered and then turned to stare out too

As soon as we were in the car I turned and looked over at Edward. "Thank you Edward, that really meant a lot. I don't deserve that you treat me so well but I'm glad you do. I know that I've been really mean and rude. There has been a lot of disappointment in my life and well I guess I deal with it in my way. I really appreciate you giving me the chance to make up for the bad impressions I gave you". I meant every word I had just spoken and it surprisingly felt good to let my guard down a little. I didn't feel like the plastic fake girl I had grown up to be. I felt like the old Bella. The one that was humble and really cared for the ones around her. I hadn't felt like that since that dreadful day.

"Your welcome, but Bella like I told you before, I know that you aren't that person. You can pretend to be like that and its horrible seeing you stoop that low but I know you have a great heart in there. You prove it to me every time you're with me. I just wish others could see what I see." he sighed and turned to stare at the road.

I looked at him intently and noticed that he seemed to be fighting something and I wasn't sure what. The rest of the ride was quiet as I went over what Edward had just said. I know that I had lost myself a long time ago but that seemed to work for me. That was my escape and I coped with it well. I was good at being popular, snobby and selfish. I wasn't good at being humble, caring, and loving. Those qualities didn't give me the popularity or benefits I possessed. I did however know that without those qualities I was never going to be truly happy. If I never let anyone see the real Bella Swan, then I was going to live a life I didn't really want. Edward was getting to see that side and it felt nice to be my old self with him. He didn't judge me and I didn't disgust him. He believed in me.

I smiled and felt the heat rise on my cheeks at the thought of him really caring about me enough to share his life with me. I looked up into a pair of green curious eyes.

"Why the smile Ms. Swan?" Edward asked grinning over at me.

"Nothing just thinking about what you said" I mumbled and looked straight into his eyes.

"What about, if I could ask?" he teased.

"Just about what you said about me having to pretend." the words slipped out before I could stop them. I didn't want him to know how vulnerable I felt.

"Well you do and one day I know you will find yourself Bella. You will be able to find that person you lost years ago and I personally cannot wait until that happens. Because when it does people will start to realize how amazing you are." he grinned and leaned over to grab my hand.

Not knowing what to say I nodded "Thank you" I whispered and looked out to realize we had arrived at my car.

I unbuckled my seat belt and looked over at Edward "Edward, thank you for what you did" I leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheeks.

As soon as my lips touched his skin I felt the electricity spark and my lips were left with a tingling feeling. I moved back to look at Edward and saw the blush appear on his cheeks.

"You're welcome Bella" was all he said. I mumbled bye, got out and headed to my car.

As soon as Edward was sure I was in my car he took off in his. I sat there bringing my hands up to my lips and touching them. They were still tingling and I was thinking about what had just happened. I had just had the most incredible time and was now full of feelings I didn't even recognize. What was it that made my heart flutter and my stomach feel like there were dozens of butterflies in them when I was around him? His touches and his smile made every fiber in my being want to reach over and place my lips against his. One thing I was sure of was Edward had torn down one of the walls I had built. Being vulnerable around anyone was something I had never done.