And I did, I managed to ignore him through the rest of the show? That was
about it though.

--

"Damon, come on!" I whined. "I want to go hooommmeee!" I whined even more.
"Awww, poor little Riley wants to go home?" Aiden said coming over and
flicking my ear. I growled as we were walking from the concert doors, and
into the parking lot.
"Yeah, little Riley wants to go home." I muttered. "Still guys that
totally rocked!" I said turning to them walking backwards effortlessly.
"Yeah." Sam said. "So how did you like that sidewinder that we threw at
you in the end? You know we wrote that while your insensitive vampire-but
was out somewhere for the last two years. By the way you never told us
where you went."
"Oh I was-Oomph." My back ran into someone, I quickly turned and muttered
sorry.
"Bella?" The ancient and sad voice said. I felt my dead heart flutter, and
I stopped in place, only for a second, then I continued walking.
"Are you alright?" Damon asked me.
"Y-Yeah." I said shakily.
"Bella?" The voice said again, hurt and sadness clear.
Slyly, so that the guys wouldn't notice I turned my head sideways. There
he was, Edward. My first love. My first? Well almost first everything.
Standing there in pain, and confusion.
"Riley! Get your gorgeous butt in this car!" Aiden yelled from the van. I
hadn't even noticed when they had advance in front of me. I heard Damon
growl and laughed in spite of myself. Damon was my new love, and as bad as
I could feel for Edward, bringing him in would blow everything.
"S-sorry guys." I said jogging over and hopping into the van, I slid the
side door closed beside me, and leaned into Sam as we pulled out. It was
amazing how much stronger my heart had become.
All of a sudden a bunch of lyrics popped into my mind. Lyrics I knew that
I'd have to work out when I got home.
When we pulled into the driveway I jumped out and ran upstairs to my room and guitar. And started working out the lyrics.

"No sir, well I don't wanna be the blame, not anymore.
It's your turn, so take a seat we're settling the final score.
And why do we like to hurt so much?

I can't decide
you have made it harder just to go on
and why, all the possibilities where I was wrong

that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa.
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa.
I drowned out all my sense with the sound of its beating.
And that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa.

I wonder, how am I supposed to feel when you're not here.
'Cause I burned every bridge I ever built when you were here.
I still try holding onto silly things, I never learn.
Oh why, all the possibilities I'm sure you've heard.

That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa??

Quickly I leaned over and scribbled down the words, these would be great.

"That's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa!
That's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa..
I drown out all my sense with the sound of its beating.
And that's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa.

They, make your way to me. (To me)
And I'll always be just so inviting.
If I ever start to think straight,
This heart will start a riot in me,
Let's start... Start, hey!

Why do we like to hurt so much?
Oh why do we like to her so much?

That's what you get when you let your heart win!
Whoa."

I smiled and scribbled the rest down. This was going to be great. The guys
would be mad that it was another girly song, but hey, I am a girl.

"That's wonderful."
I turned in shock to see Edward standing in my room! I gasped and dropped
my guitar.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I could...uh...ask you the same thing. Only I'm sure it's a very long story."
He said with the smile that I loved.
"Yeah...it...uh is." I muttered and picked up the piece of paper I had wrote
on, folded it in half, and got up and put it in my dresser.
"Edward?" I said my back still to him. "...why...why are you here?" I asked.
"Riley!" I heard Aiden call from the kitchen downstairs. I looked over at
Edward weakly.
"I'm sorry? I'll be right back." I said grabbing the door knob.
"Riley?" He said confused. I just looked back at him and shrugged. Then I
opened the door and I was in the kitchen in an instant.
"Yeah?" I asked Aiden who was sitting in one of the kitchen chairs, which
was on odd sight since we never use it.
His face looked up at me, embarrassed.
"Aiden?" I asked curiously.
"I...uh need help...with something." He whispered.
"More like someone!" I hear Sam yell from the living room.
I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Her name is...it's...uh...god! Why is this so difficult?" He yelled in
frustration. Almost immediately I felt a wave of frustration wash over me.
Not good.
"Sam, you need to calm down. You're not helping me at all with all this
anger." I said mildly angry already.
"Sorry, Riley, it's just. I love her...so much." He said looking up at me
eyes smoldering.
"AWW! Sam that's soooo cute!" I squealed and gathered him into a hug.
"Yeah, Sammy who is it? He's never told us." Damon walked in, and I saw
Sam make a face. Then I saw in a flash, Sam jump in front of me.
"It's you." He growled. My eyes widened. Sam...He...was in love...with me.
"Sam...I'm...I'm with Damon. We...we love each other Sam."
"I don't care Riley. I love you more. I know I do." Sam said his body
poised to pounce on Damon.
"Sam. Quit." Damon said shortly.
"Shut up! Be quiet Damon." Sam hissed, and then he turned to me. Sam was
taking slow steps towards me.
"Rie, I can't help it, I love you. I always have." He said.
"Sam, you're my brother. I love you in that sense, but that's about it." I
said.
"But please. Rie. Try to see this from my perspective." He pleaded.
"I can't. Sam I can't ever feel the same about you. I'm sure." I said.
Then I rushed forward and gave him a hug. "I'll always love you Sam, as a
brother. Please don't leave though. Don't leave us. I would die." I said
near tears.
"R-Riley. I don't know if...I can after what I did." Sam trailed off.
"Aiden?" I called.
"Yeah?" he yelled back from the couch, clearly uninterested in the whole
scene.
"Do you mind if Sam stays here?" I asked.
"Nope, it would be weird without him." Aiden said.
Then I turned to Damon.
"Damon??" I asked.
"Of course he can stay. We all love you Sam. We can look past this one
case of stupidity." Damon laughed, and patted Sam on the back.
"I'm sorry guys. Riley." He said dry sobbing.
"It's all right I said hugging him to me. He was just as tall as me, so he
was eye level. I was crying too.
"Don't cry for me Riley." He said.
I just smiled crookedly.
"Oh, I know what will cheer everyone up. I just wrote a song!" I yelled.
They all looked at me surprised.
"You know Rie; you're the best thing that happened to this band." Aiden
breathed.
"You want me to sing it?" I asked shyly.
"Of course!" Damon boomed.
"Really?" I asked coyly.
"Riley?" Damon said.
"I don't you guys really wanna hear it." I pouted and then gave them an
evil smirk. They knew what had to come next. Then they all opened their
mouths and said the same thing.
The droned.
"OKAY!" I screamed and dashed out of the room to our private studio.
"Ready?!" I called from inside the sound booth. They all nodded eagerly.
"OKAY!" and then I screamed into the hanging mike.

"No sir, well I don't wanna be the blame, not anymore.
It's your turn; to take a seat we're settling the final score.
And why do we like to hurt, so much?

I can't decide
you have made it harder just to go on
and why?
All the possibilities...
Well I was wrong

that's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa!
That's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa...
I drown out all my sense with the sound of its beating.
And that's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa.

I wonder, how am I supposed to feel when you're not here.
'Cause I burned every bridge I ever built when you were here.
I still try... holding onto silly things, I never learn.
Oh why? All the possibilities. I'm sure you've heard.

That's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa!
That's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa..
I drown out all my sense with the sound of its beating.
And that's what you get when you let your heart win. Whoa.

They, make your way to me. (To me)
And I'll always be just so inviting.
If I ever start to think straight,
this heart will start a riot in me,
let's start... Start, hey!

Why do we like to hurt so much?
Oh why do we like to her so much?

That's what you get when you let your heart win!
Whoa.

That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa.
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa.

Now I can't trust myself with anything but this,
and that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa."

For a moment it was silent. Then they all burst into the studio recording
room and tackled me.
"We love you Riley!" they all yelled.
"I know." I said pulling myself from the mass of limbs.
"Well I'm going to go sleep because one of us needs it." I said.
"I can always come with you." Damon teased.
"I think not." I said and walked away.
"Love ya Riley!" Damon yelled.
"Love ya too Damon." I yelled back and then laughed. Ok so maybe I did
like him. So what?"
I climbed back up to my room and sat down on my bed, feeling Edwards's
eyes on me. Then without warning I burst into silent sobs. I had to make
sure the boys wouldn't hear me, so I flipped onto my head and buried my
head in pillows.
"Shh." I heard a musical voice whisper rubbing my back. I twisted around,
pretty sure that I was done crying and looked him in the eyes. I killed me
to do it too because I could see the unshakable love in them.
"Edward...you don't...understand." I gasped.
"I will if you explain it to me...Riley." He said softly. I looked up at him
in shock, and then nodded.
"It's a long story." I said.
"I think I have some time." He said.
"Right."

Flashback

A very human Bella was walking through the forest after having a fight
with her father Charlie. She tripped on a root, and stumbled forward and
landed on the cold hard forest floor.
"Damn." She hissed.
There was a laughing in the background.
"Who's there?" She called.
"No one." The voice called back.
"Oh, well now I believe you." She said sarcastically.
The voice laughed again as she shifted around to catch a glimpse of
anything. Anyone. She didn't see a things until the fangs sunk into her
neck. At first she struggled, and then she gave up, this was what she
wanted all this time anyway.
"I'll be here the whole time." The voice cooed.
After three days the man with the voice started to get worried about her
transformation, well because it wasn't over yet. It had lasted for only one
more day to his and her relief.
She opened her eyes to stare at a beautiful topaz eyed brunette beauty and
realized that she was in love.

End Flashback