Stephenie has it all. I just decided to play with her characters and add some of mine.

Pictures of the characters on my web, here: http:/ newdawn-newday-newlife . webs . com/ residentadviser . htm. As you know by now, remove the spaces.

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"You'll do amazing." Edward grinned, gripping my hand on our way to the library. I was looking one last time over the project that tonight I was going to present with Nathan and the others.

"I have this bad feeling… I don't know," I mumbled.

"Nothing would happen. You just have to be careful and not trip." He chuckled, earning a smack from me. He leaned down and pressed his lips to mine. "Stop worrying."

Since we had told our friends, everyone seemed to know about us. Surprisingly, the other girls took it well that he was no longer available. There were a few exceptions, of course, but I could live with that. I knew he was handsome.

"You don't have to come with me," I said, when we reached the library's doors.

"I'm here and besides, I want to see what you did with the penguins." He chuckled and winked at me. Damn, he was good!

"I selected the pictures for the penguins. I'm sure you'd like them."

It was the first time when I was the last to come to the meeting. It was Edward's fault! He wanted to come with me so, after our run and shower, I went to his room to wait for him. He greeted me without a shirt and I couldn't resist… I pounced, making us nearly fifteen minutes late. Damn him and his delicious kisses.

"You're late!" Angela greeted.

"I know," I hissed, and plopped on a chair. Edward sat next to me quietly. I hoped he would behave this time.

I went through the speech with Nathan as Angela showed me on her laptop how she'd control the slideshow.

"That's Photoshop." I turned to Mike, confused. "The picture." He gestured to it.

"It was meant to be!" I snapped. "The first one shows how the planet would be if we didn't take those measures and the other one shows how happy the planet would be!"

"Since when do penguins and bears live together peacefully? And why does the Earth have a smiley face?"

"Mike! This is a fucking picture!" Angela and Nathan gasped at my language. I smiled, sheepishly. Too much time with Cullen would do that to me.

"Want me to smack him?" Edward whispered, leaning into me.

"That would be a good idea," I muttered, making him chuckle. He grinned, his white toothed smile and green eyes twinkled, making me forget my head.

"Bella?" I turned to Nathan, blushing.

"Yes?" I whispered. I scolded myself for being so easy.

"I was saying that I'd talk about the first part and then you come and say about this." He showed me some signs on the paper with the speech.

"Sure," I agreed. "I like it, Ang." The presentation would be a real success. We had the Power Point presentation and some boards with pictures.

We talked for a few more minutes then decided to meet at five at the arena, where the contest was being held. There were two other teams, but I was sure we'd win. I didn't even know the other teams.

I left the library with Edward, and we went to the mall where we were meeting the others. Alice wanted to start celebrating early and I couldn't help but agree.

"And you don't know the other teams?" Edward asked, laughing.

"Who can do better than that?" I asked, confidently. "We worked for so long that I don't doubt our victory."

"I'm sure you'll win, but I find it funny that you don't even know the other teams."

We arrived at the food court, where we had said to meet up and found them yelling. Something was wrong.

"There you are!" Emmett boomed.

"What's wrong?" Edward asked, confused.

"We had a run-in into an old friend," he answered, harshly. "I still don't understand what proof they needed to realize he had done it!"

I felt the blood draining from my face. They were talking about Jacob Black

"Who?" Edward seemed to be slow today.

"Black," Rose sneered. "I told him to go back to his pack. He really wasn't like this before he befriended Uley and the others!"

"He was against them in the beginning," Edward remembered, tugging on my waist to make me sit on his lap. "What did he want?"

"Why do you even care? He grumbled something about 'big night, tonight'…whatever," Emmett snapped. "Let's eat, I'm hungry."

I was afraid he may do something tonight, but with so many people around…he wouldn't dare. Right?

"Don't worry, nothing would happen," Edward whispered in my ear, when he felt me tense up.

"I told you, I have a bad feeling about tonight."

"If he dares to mess with you tonight, I'll hurt him. I promise you." I couldn't believe how much Edward had changed. His words melted my heart and made me love him a little more.

Without realizing, I turned and kissed him. His arms wrapped around me and squeezed me, kissing me back hungrily.

"Oh Jesus, they're worse than you two!" Jasper groaned, successfully separating us.

"I was never sickeningly sweet," Rose sniffed, folding her arms over her chest.

"Yeah, we never did this lovely-dovely stuff," Emmett agreed.

I ducked my head in Edward's shoulder, blushing.

"Should I remind you how agitated you were when you asked her to the prom? One would have said you were proposing," Edward said, snidely.

"She wasn't talking with me at that time! Don't you remember that we fou-"

"Because you were a jerk!" Rose hissed.

"And they say, we fight," Edward mumbled.

I couldn't help but laugh. "They're cute," I told him as a boy brought us our pizzas.

"And now, they're fucking gross," Edward groaned, jerking his leg towards Emmett's chair. His head snapped up from Rose's face and he glared at us.

"What the hell, man?"

"Some people are eating here," Edward said, cockily.

"I'll show you eating, you little shit!" Emmett took a bit of sausage off his pizza and threw it to Edward, but it landed on me. I picked it off my shirt and threw it back, hitting him square in the middle of his forehead. Not even if I had tried I wouldn't have managed that.

"Bella!" he shouted. Before I realized what happened, I saw a slice of pizza approaching my face. "Now, you look outstanding."

I was in shock. The first that moved was Edward, but he didn't lounge to hurt his brother. He took a napkin and cleaned the ketchup off my face, chuckling. "You're a sight."

They were all laughing, and I couldn't help but join them in laughter. After we calmed down, we ate the pizza and then the girls dragged me to their room to prepare me for the presentation.

"I still don't see why I had to shower again. And I won't wear that dress! It's too short," I grumbled. I was on the bed as Rose was blow-drying my hair.

"You smelled like pizza."

"And whose fault is that?" I snapped.

"You started it," Rose said.

"Me? Edward pushed the chair! I was in the wrong place at the wrong time!"

"You threw it back. You should have known that meant war."

"Let's not fight. What about this, Bella?" Alice asked, showing me a short skirt and a plaid shirt. "Maybe a tie?"

"I like it, but skip the tie."

"That would give it a little something. Don't be difficult."

I sighed and slumped back in the bed. Why would she ask me when she'd still do whatever she wanted?

When they were done, I looked amazing. I had to trust them more often. But the nerves were still there as well as the bad feeling.

Right now, I was in the 'backstage' with Nathan, preparing to present the project. Angela rushed to me, red in face.

"I can't… find it!" she cried out.

"What?" I asked in a small voice, not wanting to believe she was talking about the CD.

"The presentation! I had it. I swear! I just went to the bathroom…" she moaned.

Someone announced our names just as I saw a girl approaching us.

"You dropped this," the girl told Angela.

I smiled, relaxing when I saw the CD. We were settled and we approached the court. Angela sat at a laptop in a corner while Nathan took the boards from where the jury had put them. He threw me a worried look and jerked his head for to me to come there.

"Bella. We have to start in one minute! They are ruined!" he said scared.

"Ruined?" I asked panicked. I looked at the boards I had worked so hard… to see them destroyed. Why must I have those bad feelings? "We'll use only the presentation. Let Angela show them a few slides then we go there and start talking, okay?" I whispered.

"Why are they laughing?" he asked, surprised, when people started laughing and booing.

Mister Harrison that was the head of the Earth Club rushed to us, scandalized.

"Do you care to explain for what Miss Webber is showing the students? What does that has to do with the Earth?" he yelled.

"What? It's abo-" I started explaining at the same time as Nathan showed him the boards.

"Someone destroyed them!" he groaned. When he said it, I realized why the girl that brought the CD to Angela looked familiar. She was Jacob Black's sister. He had done this.

"What is on the slide show?" I asked Mister Harrison, tentatively.

"I should have known you didn't do it." He sighed just as Angela rushed to our side, crying.

"Someone messed up our CD!" she wailed.

"What is there?" I asked through gritted teeth wanting to go on the other side of the curtain and shout at everyone to stop laughing.

"Some… pictures," she told me, blushing. I waited for her to go on. "Of you and that boy… Black I think…" she gulped. "…half naked…"

I felt the blood draining from my face as I remembered when he took those pictures. Wasn't it enough what he had done to Edward? Why would he do this to me? What had I ever done to him?

"Did you close the laptop?" I asked her. She nodded. "Stay here. Both of you," I instructed and took the ruined boards, my speech and snatched the curtain aside. Everyone went quiet. I went to the microphone and swallowed my tears and pride, starting to speak.

"I don't care who thought that this was funny, but it isn't. Anyway, this incident won't stop me from talking about my project. I, along with Nathan Willis, Angela Webber, Ben Cheney and Michael Newton worked hard for this moment. I won't let Jacob Black ruin it."

The students started talking, creating rumors. I cleared my throat loudly. "If you'd allow me to present it as I have it, I'll invite Angela and Nathan on stage with me."

The jury nodded, looking surprised that I had the guts to come back after what everyone must have seen. I didn't want to know what pictures had been displayed here.

Angela held the boards as Nathan and I talked about what should have been there. After we finished, I fled off the stage and all of my cool demeanor turned one hundred degrees. I slumped against a wall, burrowing my head in my knees and letting the tears fall.

"Bella?" I heard Edward ask then his hand touched my head. "I'm here," he whispered and hugged me.

"W-why? Why me?" I hiccupped and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Because he has changed. A lot," he snapped. "I can't stay for long, though," he murmured in my ear.

"Why?" I asked, turning my face to him. He looked at me sheepishly and threw me his trademark smile. "What did you do? Edward!" I shouted, horrified.

"The second I saw the pictures, I searched for him. He had the nerve to be there and… let's say that I invited him outside."

"You fought?"

"He didn't stand a chance. Didn't know what hit him." He chuckled and kissed my neck, stroking my back with his hands.

In the background, I heard Mister Harrison announcing the winner. I buried my head in Edward's chest, wishing not to hear that.

"The third team! Isabella Swan, Nathan Willis, Angela Webber, Ben Cheney and Michael Newton!..." He rambled about our misfortunate event. We won!

I met Edward's eyes, which were wide, shocked. "Did I hear it right?" I whispered.

I was twirled around in the air before I realized I was in his arms. "You did it, baby! You showed them!" he shouted, kissing me deeply.

"I have… to go… there…" I stumbled over my words. I was in shock.

Edward took my hand and walked me on the stage, coming there with me, not letting go of my hand. Mister Harrison threw him a dirty look, but didn't send him away. I was glad, because he was keeping me standing.

When the dean gave me the small diploma for the best project, he muttered to Edward. "I'm expecting you in my office when this is over."

I felt like stepping in. It wasn't Edward's fault, after all. He had only taken care of me.

"Why don't you find Jacob Black or maybe Sam Uley?" I stepped in. The Dean's head turned to me, surprised.

"What are you talking about, Miss Swan?"

"You chose not to believe what Edward's mother told you a few months ago. They hurt Edward. And now, they humiliated us… me," I mumbled the last word. "Don't blame Edward, he merely tried to save my pride."

The Dean looked between us contemplatively then nodded. He took the microphone and told Sam and Jake to go to his office.

Edward put his arm around me and stirred me outside. "Can I ask something?" he whispered.

"Sure."

"Was that Photoshop?"

"I don't know… I didn't look at the pictures."

"Did he see you half naked?"

"It was a long time ago. We were at a party…" I muttered, regretting going with him to those parties.

"That slimy bastard! I could kill him," Edward hissed, hugging me to his chest and kissing my forehead. "I should tell you that Rosalie is mad at you. Don't expect her to talk with you."

"What had I done? Doesn't she understand that I had no idea he would do this?"

We went to Emmett's room where they had gathered. Rose glared, Alice looked disappointed, Jasper was looking intrigued and Emmett was seething. Perfect.

"Do you realize I didn't ask for that?" I yelled, exploding.

"You were aware that such a thing could happen while you were sucking faces with him!" Rose screamed.

"I never thought he would betray me."

"Do you hear yourself? Betray you!" she snorted.

"Calm down, Rosalie. Bella didn't do anything wrong. She was used…" Edward took my side. Again.

"Are you talking to me? I thought you hated me!"

"I'm trying to make you see reason! Bella is innocent in all this shit."

"I don't think she's innocent, if you understand me," she sneered.

I caught Edward's elbow before he could jump on her. "Don't," I whispered, my tears blinding me.

"Are you actually listening to a girl?" she asked, entertained.

"Why did you come here?" Emmett asked loudly, over his girlfriend's voice.

"I wanted to celebrate. We won despite everything, but I've changed my mind." I took Edward's hand and dragged him away from there. He took the lead, and we went to his room.

"I'm sorry of how the night turned out."

"Are you apologizing?" I teased him.

"You should appreciate the gesture. I took your side in front of the Queen Bitch."

"Thanks," I said and kissed his cheek. "What should we do? I really want to celebrate."

"I have some beer if you want," he offered.

I nodded, and he brought a few beers from the fridge. I loved his room. I could move in here, of course… if he moved away.

"Why are you smiling?" he inquired, opening my beer.

"I was thinking about moving in your room," I said honestly. "Of course, you won't be here."

"You won't ship me to Tanya, would you?"

"Scared?"

He shuddered and made to drink from his beer. "No!" I exclaimed. I clinked our bottles then took a gulp.

"You're weird."

"You haven't said a bad word in the last hour, I think," I mused.

"You want me to say something bad? Maybe you like my bad side?" he asked, wagging his eyebrows.

"You're impossible!"

"Well, I've been told that I'm impossible to resist. Whatever suits you."

"Cullen," I warned him

"Are we back to that? What ever the fuck happened to the first name basis?"

"There's the bad word I missed."

"Careful what you wish."

"Would you talk bad with me?" It sounded dirtier once said aloud. I blushed and busied myself with the beer.

Edward came next to me and planted a wet kiss on my cheek. "Your blush makes me so fucking hard."

A shiver ran down my spine. A good one.

"Your shyness makes it so much more appealing, so interesting. Yes," he whispered hotly. "I love your blush, it's so hot."

I thought that my blush would become permanent. "What are you doing?" I inquired, pushing him away when he started licking my neck. It felt so good, so right…

"I think we had enough dates, and we know each other pretty well. Just feel, tonight."

He had said something like that in December; I didn't want to think of that.

"How many dates did we have?" I asked, trying to stop him.

"Bella if you don't want, just say no," he said, turning to face me.

"I… don't know," I said truthfully.

He stopped and watched me warily. "You're uncertain. What makes you doubt this? Is it my previous… actions?" he wondered, looking down.

A nervous giggle broke from my throat. He glanced at me amused. "Is Edward Cullen embarrassed?" I teased him.

"Those words don't go together, Swan."

"Ah, we're back to formalities," I groaned in mock horror.

"Look Bella, I've come a long way but I still don't know how to put this nicely so I'll ask it my way. You want to fuck or not?"

This time, I truly laughed, tears spilling from my eyes. I felt my cheeks hurting and my stomach muscles protesting, but I couldn't stop laughing.

"You're ruining my mood," he grumbled. "What the fuck is so amusing?"

"Your words…" I said, gasping for air.

"Should I sweet talk you and rephrase it in something pussy-like? Would you like to make love?"

My heart stopped for a nanosecond then restarted double speed. Did he just say make love? Love? Edward Cullen… love? Me…?

"That's something that truly doesn't go with your name," I found myself saying.

"Huh?"

"Love," I whispered the word as if saying it louder would mean more.

His eyes softened and for a second he wasn't the bad boy I knew. "Why not? I'm capable of that, you know?"

I didn't know if I was ready for this conversation. I tried to dodge it. "Let's do it."

"I think we should wait." Did he have double personalities? A minute ago he wanted to fuck me, as he put it.

"You want to go to the movies tomorrow?" he asked, ignoring my confused expression.

"Ehh."

"It's a yes or no answer, Bella."

"Yes," I said, still confused.

"That's good then we'd go have lunch." He seemed on a roll. "What would you like?" he asked, searching for his phone.

"Why are you doing this?"

"Didn't you say date then kiss then date some more then if both parts feel the same… have sex?"

I nodded. "We did everything."

"We've been only on a few dates."

I let him win and got out of the bed. "Hey!" His hand shot up. "Where are you going?"

"To sleep…" I hinted.

"Stay here." I've spent too many nights in his room. I could have moved in here for all I cared.

"Your couch is still full of plush toys."

"You haven't slept on the couch in a long time. Now, I see how fucking stupid I was. I should have given you the bed, all those months ago."

"Better you didn't. I'm still reluctant to stay here," I giggled and ruffled his hair.

"I change the sheet every week. Do you want me to buy a new bed?" He was too serious.

"No, Edward. I'm going to my room."

"I'll walk you," he offered, and jumped off the bed in a swift movement, grinning at me. I rolled my eyes and marched to the door.

I opened it and slammed into someone, who was probably about to knock. My forehead was throbbing.

"Bella?" I heard Edward ask in concern.

I rubbed my temple and focused on the intruder. There was a girl, I had possibly seen before, but I wasn't sure. What was she doing here, at this hour? Hadn't they grasped he was mine?

"I've been to your room and your roommate sent me here," she told me. Oh, she was looking for me.

"Yes?" I asked. A groaned escaped me when my forehead throbbed further. "You have something for my head?" I turned to Edward. He nodded and disappeared in his bathroom. "What can I do?" I asked the girl, focusing on her again.

"I've heard that it's your job as RA to do this and I was wondering if you could come to my building… to make them break the party. It's freaking two AM."

"Are you my year?" I asked, taking the pill from Edward and gulping it with water.

"She's in my class. What building, I'm coming," he offered.

She said the building and I froze. She was in Jake's building. I couldn't have Edward there. Not now. He seemed to realize it too because he put his shoes fast and disappeared from the room before I could stop him.

I looked at her panicked. "Lead the way," I told her, closing the door behind me.

"I'm Briana, by the way."

"Bella," I said mechanically and willed my legs to move faster.

"I'm happy for tonight, you deserved it."

"What?" I asked, stopping. Was this a trap or something?

"You won despite what he had done to you."

"Oh… right. Thanks," I muttered and continued my walk.

We stopped in front of Jacob's room. The door was open, and I could hear people chanting something from the inside. "Fight, fight."

I pushed my way inside, pushing people out of my way until I saw them in the middle of the circle. "STOP!" I screamed, my voice cracking.

Edward's head turned to me, his fist freezing in the air. Jacob didn't stop. His fist made contact with Edward's eye or close to it, anyway. He swayed and turned back to his enemy. I couldn't have him hurt, not when I knew what it did to him!

"STOP! You don't respond violence with violence!" I yelled, sounding like a parent.

Two older boys separated them and I was grateful for that.

"Wait, I wasn't done! Let go of me!" Jacob growled, fighting the boy that was holding him.

"What the hell is your fucking problem, Black?" Edward shouted, trying to elbow the boy holding him, in his stomach.

"Men like you shouldn't exist! You hurt my sister!"

"What ever the fuck happened to the time when we were doing it shoulder to shoulder?"

"I grew up, unlike you!" Jacob yelled, still kicking his legs in the air, fighting the guy holding him.

"You met fucking Uley, that's what happened!"

"Don't say anything about Sam! He was expelled and sent to prison!"

"Because he tried to kill me!" Edward shouted.

I couldn't listen to them anymore. I made my way out of the room just as I heard Jacob saying. "That worked in your favor. You got Swan." There was another commotion, but I didn't turn to see them fight again.

They were both guilty. Were they going to grasp that? One more than the other, but they had both done bad things.

I trudged my way to my room and found Tanya awake, on the phone. Her eyes widened when she saw me and muttered something in the phone, hanging up.

"Have you heard?" she asked casually.

"What?" I asked tiredly, changing in my pajamas.

"The fight between Edward and that Jacob Black boy."

"I'm coming from there. They're fine," I dismissed her and got under the covers. "Night."

"What did he see in you? I'd have been there with him," I heard her say. I chose to ignore her.

So I did Sam justice. Please, don't hate Jake. He is the good guy. He wanted to be the good guy - you'll see in the next chapter what I'm talking about. :-p

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