Sorry for the wait so here it is. BTW I don't own twilight or these songs.
"You sure were in a hurry to get out of there Bells." My dad said as we climbed into the truck.
"Yeah…well, you trying being stalked by that creeper Landon then we'll see how you fair." I retorted.
"The boy looks nice enough, if not harmless Bella, why can't you just give him another chance?" He asked me looking my direction.
"Another?" I asked confused.
"It was a long wait for you to wake up, we got to talking, I think it means a lot that he moved out here to be with you."
"Wow, thoughts." I said uninterested.
"Just think about it Bells." He was silent. "We're going to have to do something until your car is fixed." He said almost to himself.
"I can just take the bus dad, no big deal." I promised.
"No, no, no that won't do. You'll need something to drive around town, and I don't think you'd want to hitch a ride and a squad car." He said with a smile.
"So what are we going to do?" I asked tiredly.
"Well, I thought I'd go talk to Billy." My dad said.
"Billy, as in Billy Black? Rachel and Rebecca's father?"
"And Jacob's, you remember him don't you?" he asked looking over at me.
"Wow! I forgot about Jake! It was soooo long ago, wow I bet he's taller than me!" I said enthusiastically.
"Yeah all those La Push kids sprouted up like weeds, all too damn tall for their own good." He muttered.
"Really? I'd love to go and see him, it's been so long." I pouted.
"Go over and see Jake…on the list, maybe we could stop over early tomorrow morning, you can miss an hour of school, I'll call you in for a rainy day, well half a day you're still going, a police chiefs daughter can not be a truant." He smiled.
"Of course not, so it's a deal." I said, and smiled at him.
"So be up and ready tomorrow!" He said as we pulled into our driveway.
He got out of the car and started to fumble with the keys.
"Wait, what time?" I yelled fumbling with my seat belt.
"Well Billy leaves the house at six in the morning on Fridays to fish, so I'd say be ready to go around five." He said pushing the door open.
"Please dad, not that early…I'll die!" I yelled.
"You're so dramatic." He laughed plopping down into the recliner.
"I mean it! I'd die of sleep deprivation.
"Maybe you should go to bed now then?" he asked.
It was already nine, so I obliged.
I crawled out of bed at a ridiculous hour only to walk into the Black's house and be tackled by a large man with dark skin and black hair.
"Um…Hi?" I said.
"Come on Bell, it's me, Jake!" he said smiling at me.
I had to look closer at his face, this looked like a totally different person, but this was Jake.
"Jake?!" I squealed jumping on him and giving him another hug, that didn't seem to bother him. "Where are your sisters" I asked, then I remembered even more than him.
"Moved out, away, bigger and better things." He said with a tone of remorse in his voice.
"Ah, well that's disappointing." I said.
"But they call and stuff, we can talk to them a lot, they're supposed to be coming down sometime to visit."
"Sometime soon I hope, I'd love to see them." I gushed.
"Yeah, me too." He smiled, and I had to look at him closely again, he was completely different.
"What are you staring at? Something in my teeth?" He asked, closing his mouth just in case.
"No, you just look so different." I breathed.
"I hope that's in a good way, otherwise I think I might be a little worried." He said and I smiled.
"Oh, you have nothing to worry about." I promised.
"So what have you been up to? I know you just moved here, I hope you've been able to get used to hoe things are, it's still really old fashioned." He laughed.
"Yeah, it is." I agreed.
Before I realized he swept me up into another strong and forceful hug.
"Ugh, Jake! I can barely breathe!" I complained.
"Oh, sorry, I just missed you so much Bell!" He exclaimed letting me go.
"I missed you too Jake." This time, something lit in his eyes, like a realization. Something that he hadn't noticed before.
"Who have you made friends with so far? Anyone that I'd know?" he asked.
"Umm, I don't really know, there's Mike Newton, Jessica Stanley, Angela Weber, Jasper Cullen, I know he has siblings too, but I don't talk to the other ones much, um…Landon's here, but I'll tell you about that later, he's hardly a friend. I'd like to freaking behead him and put him six feet under if you know what I mean." I said.
"Yeah…so who is this Landon creep you so wish was dead?" he asked.
"Come on, lets go for a walk and I'll tell you." I said.
So for the next hour and a half we walked around Jake's property and I told him about my sob story and being followed by my creepy and rude Ex. He seemed a little less intrigued, which irked me, still I guess I couldn't hope for him to be too…I don't even know what I'd want him to be.
"So you made friends with the Cullen's?" He asked after a while.
"Just the one, Jasper, he seems really nice. The other one, um, what's his name…Edward…now he's freaking scary!" I shuddered.
"Why is he so scary?" Jake asked his voice different.
"He threatened me! I mean really who even does that anymore?" I asked.
"He…threatened…you?" He asked getting angry.
"Yeah, but don't worry about it Jake, I'll deal with him." I said.
"No-Bell, don't-"
"Bella! Let's go, I want to get you to school! I can't have them thinking the police chiefs daughter is a truant!" Charlie yelled for me.
"Bye Jake!" I said running back to the house. "and don't worry about me, I can handle myself!" I promised.
"That's not what I-!" But I couldn't hear him anymore, even if he was following me, I had made it all the way to Billy's police cruiser and was already buckling my seat belt.
"So dad did Billy have any idea of where I can find a car?" I asked.
"Yeah, actually he said he found, well more likely Jake found it, a red Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, it's been used, but it's in excellent shape. One of Jake's school friends had it for a while but he got a speeding ticket so his parents are making him sell it, so I thought that that would be a great car for you. I think I'm going to go by and pick it up tonight." Charlie said, then he handed me a piece of paper, it was a picture. IT was a picture of the car, it was glossy red and beautiful with a black hood, it was amazing, I couldn't wait to drive it.
"But I'm trusting you to obey the speeding laws." Charlie said.
"Of course I will dad!" I squealed.
"Alright, hop out, I need to get to work." He said, I hadn't even realized that we were at school yet.
"Alright dad, I'll see you later tonight." I cooed.
I went straight to the office, apologized for bring late, they ended up calling Charlie's cell phone, then they were really sorry. I skipped off to class, it was already time for Music class. I couldn't wait.
When I opened the door another band was performing and so I quietly made my way over to where my bandmates were standing, confined in a corner really uninterested in everything that was going on.
"Oh thank god you're here Bella!" Conner breathed when I reached them.
"Why, what's going on?" I asked.
"Pop quiz! Well performance." Chase said.
"Oh, sorry!" I said. "Are we still able to perform?" I asked.
"Yeah, thank goodness." Conner said.
"Where were you?" Jasper asked slowly.
"I had to stop by a friends' house this morning, we kind of lost track of time, and well I guess you can see I'm late." I said.
"A friends' house?" He asked looking at me strangely.
"Yeah, the Black's house, I don't think you'd know them Jacob's younger." I said.
"Ok Bella, no offense, but we really don't care what you did this morning, we need to figure out what song we're doing and quick!" Chase said.
"Alright, well we have a couple songs we haven't done for them yet, how about we do Pocket Full of Sunshine, I mean we all know that one pretty well." I said.
"No way, I am so not in the mood for that music." Chase said, and Conner and Jasper nodded.
"But there's only a few songs that we all know that parts to!" I contradicted.
"Well, pick another one." Chase said, clearly annoyed.
"Fine. Ok, we'll do When She Cries, and that's my last piece of input." I said.
"I'm okay with that one." Chase said.
"Me too." Conner said.
"Fine by me." Jasper nodded, and before we knew it, it was our time up.
"Alright, whenever you're ready." The teacher said. I nodded and climbed onto the stage. I was half elated to see Landon standing down in the crowd. He needed to hear this.
The music picked up, and I started to sing.
"Little girl terrified
She'd leave her room if only bruises would heal
A home is no place to hide
Her heart is breaking from the pain that she feels
Every day's the same
She fights to find her way
She hurts, she breaks, she hides, and tries to pray
She wonders why, does anyone ever hear her when she cries?
Today she's turning sixteen
Everyone's singing, but she can't seem to smile
They never get past arms length
How could they act like everything is alright?
Pulling down her long sleeves
To cover all the memories the scars leave
She says" maybe making me bleed will be the answer that could wash the slate clean"
Every day's the same
She fights to find her way
She hurts, she breaks, she hides, and tries to pray
She wonders why, does anyone ever hear her when she cries?
This is the dark before the dawn
The storm before the peace
Don't be afraid because seasons change and
God is watching over you
He hears you
Every day's the same
She fights to find her way
She hurts, she breaks, she hides, and tries to pray
She'll be just fine, cause I know He hears her when she cries..."
The music ended and I was soooo ready to just get off the stage, I really had no desire or connection to that song. It had no connection with my life, it was just what we call a crowd wower. It made the crowed feel sad and give sympathy. Which was why I wasn't expecting such a large reaction to it when the crowd began cheering, the teacher nodded, signifying that we needed to do another song.
Rule #1: Always Give the Crowd What it Wants.
Everyone looked to me, we had already been having troubles picking out the first song, so I mouthed to them the next song, one I knew that they'd all agree to no matter what, and the music picked up again.
"Out of sight
Out of mind
Out of time
To decide
Do we run?
Should I hide?
For the rest
Of my life
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail
In the moment
It takes
To make plans
Or mistakes
30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide
30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide"
I snuck a look at the audience and they were loving it, or so they appeared to be. The teacher was tapping her foot, and I saw Jessica scowl with jealousy. I smiled.
"Carousels
In the sky
That we shape
With our eyes
Under shade
Silhouettes
Casting shade
Crying rain
Can we fly?
Do I stay?
We could lose
We could fail
Either way
Options change
Chances fail
Trains derail
30 minutes, a blink of an eye
30 minutes, to alter our lives
30 minutes, to make up my mind
30 minutes, to finally decide
30 minutes, to whisper your name
30 minutes, to shoulder the blame
30 minutes, of bliss, thirty lies
30 minutes, to finally decide
To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide
To decide
To decide, to decide, to decide
To decide"
That was a good one too, I loved that song, and when I looked back out at the crowd they almost all wore shocked expressoins. Obviously they didn't know I could sing like that, well they did now.
I looked back and smiled at the band mates, shooting Conner a thumbs up, which he returned.
In any event we were done, even if they wanted more, all we ever had to do was one encore.
"Very good." Mrs. Levinski said.
"Thanks." I said then hopped off the stage, but my clumsiness got the best of me, and I slipped.
I felt myself falling, but I was caught in someones arms. I looked up to see a grinning Landon.
"Don't touch me!" I shrieked.
"Jeez Isabells, calm down." He said shaking his head, and letting me go.
"It's Bella you idiot!" I said tears in my eyes as I ran to the Sound Room, I needed to sing, something. Anything. Or maybe I just needed to out of the same room as Landon, and not breathing the same air as him. That was probably it.
I was so confused about Landon, and Jasper…and I hate to say it…Edward too. I threw to Sound Room doors open, then the sound of the music hit me. Someone was already in here.
It was Edward…on the piano. Things couldn't get much weirder. He was good too!!
"Oh! Sorry!" I said when he turned to look at me. I was surprised to see a little less hate.
"Do you need to room? I mean you are actually in this class unlike me." He said.
"I did, but it can wait." I said my voice and hands trembling, I hated to admit it, but he still scared me…a lot.
I think he noticed because he got up and walked towards me.
"I'm sorry for my behavior recently, that's unforgivable." He said reaching his hand out to me in truce.
I took it and shook it.
"No problem, even though I still don't really understand, but that's okay." He wasn't really listening anymore. Strange. He was just staring at me with a vacant and a somehow unsatified expression. Like there was something more that he was expecting to get out of my reaction… (or thoughts sorry had to throw it in there)
I walked over to the boom box, dropped in my CD and flipped through the songs, until landing on the one I wanted. It was mostly Piano. But the sound was all defected, something must have happened while I was burning the song.
I cursed, I really wanted to sing this song. I mean I had the sheet music, but I couldn't play piano. The only reason that I carried it was so that when I tried to re-make the song so the our band didn't need to use the piano, we'd have something to base the music off of.
"What's wrong?"Edward asked.
"Stupid CD is a piece of crap." I said. "That's what I get for trying to download a song that's mostly piano." I laughed.
"Do you have to sheet music?" He asked.
"Yeah, I do." I said.
"Let me see them." He said holding out his hand. I turned around and dug through my backpack until I found them, and gave them to him, his oddly cold hand brushing mine.
He set them on the piano, and gestured to me, as if to say, 'whenever your ready.' I nodded and he began playing. It took me a moment to get over the beauty of his playing before I could sing, but I managed to get the first line out.
"Waking up I see that everything is ok
The first time in my life and now it's so great
Slowing down I look around and I am so amazed
I think about the little things that make life great
I wouldn't change a thing about it
This is the best feeling
I started tearing up, I couldn't help it, and Edward looked at me like I was crazy.
This innocence is brilliant, I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect, please don't go away, I need you now
And I'll hold on to it, don't you let it pass you by
I did, I had let it pass me by. More tears.
I found a place so safe, not a single tear
The first time in my life and now it's so clear
Feel calm I belong, I'm so happy here
It's so strong and now I let myself be sincere
I wouldn't change a thing about it
This is the best feeling
This innocence is brilliant, I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect, please don't go away, I need you now
And I'll hold on to it, don't you let it pass you by
It's the state of bliss you think you're dreaming
It's the happiness inside that you're feeling
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry
It's the state of bliss you think you're dreaming
It's the happiness inside that you're feeling
It's so beautiful it makes you wanna cry
It's so beautiful it makes you want to cry
This innocence is brilliant, it makes you want to cry
This innocence is brilliance, please don't go away
Cause I need you now
And I'll hold on to it, don't you let it pass you by
This innocence is brilliant, I hope that it will stay
This moment is perfect, please don't go away, I need you now"
When the song was over I was gasping for air, it was such a sad song, and I knew it always made me cry, I had no idea why I had even allowed myself to sing it in front of Edward. What surprised me most was when Edward took me in his arms and held me. Quieting my tears.
"You have a beautiful voice." He said.
How strange this day was turning out to be.
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