Here is another chapter. I hope you guys enjoy and everything makes sense. I hope this chapter doesn't make too many people mad at me. Please enjoy and let me know what you think. Disclaimer: the characters do not belong to me, but they do belong to Stephanie Meyers. The only thing that does belong to me is the characters and the plot line. Please enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think, but please do be nice. First story, but I do like to hear what you guys think. Next chapter will be up tomorrow or Maybe Friday. I am not sure yet. This coming week is going to be busy for me, fair has rolled around once again and I help out with a 4-H group in my town.

June 25th

Bella woke, her eyes were matted together and it was hard for her to open them. She tried to rub at her eyes, but something was trapping her. She began to panic. She felt around for what was trapping her and felt a pair of arms wrapped around her. She tried to thrash around but the person holding her was holding her too tight. She was scared and was having flash backs of when she was being tortured.

"Princess…are you awake?" Edward asked when he felt Bella moving around.

"Edward?" Bella asked in a crackly voice. She could not remember anything after her and Edward got to the bonfire.

"Yeah…its me." Edward said while moving Bella to a sitting position. Her stomach Churned and she bolted up, but tripped over her own feet. "Bella!" Edward said in surprise tone at her falling. He caught her and set her back on the bed. Bella tried to breathe deep because her stomach was churning and her head was throbbing.

"I feel like I am going to be sick, but my eyes are matted shut and I can't see anything." Bella cried has she tried to wipe at her eyes.

"Here…let me." Edward said while picking Bella up and carrying her into the bathroom contacted to the room they were in. He set her down on the toilet and went to wet a washcloth, before dapping it at her eyes.

"Thank you." She sighed when the warm washcloth was against her closed eyes.

"Can you open them now." He said while ignoring her thank you. She slowly opened her eyes and looked around the room. She was in unfamiliar bathroom and Edward was crouched in front of her. She also noticed she was naked, but the thought of her being naked was over thrown by the churning of her stomach. She stood up quickly, pushing Edward in the process, while she flung the toilet seat open. She threw up all her food from yesterday, along with what she had not eaten. She set back on her knees and wiped at her mouth. She was sweating a bit and her stomach felt better, but her head did not. It was thumping and she wanted to cry. The bright light in the bathroom was not helping her headache. Edward gently picked her up and carried her back to the bedroom, putting her on the bed. She looked up at him.

"What happened last night?" Bella asked.

"You don't remember?" Edward looked at her with a stern look.

"No." Bella said while shaking her head no.

"Your probably blocking it…because people just don't forget…even if they are drunk…most cases are they are blocking it." Edward explained.

"What do you mean I am blocking it?" Bella was afraid of what she had done the night before. She knew that she had gotten drunk, but she could not remember anything else.

"I think its time for you to leave Bella." Edward said while handing her his keys to his Camaro. Bella looked at them funny and then back at him.

"What?" Bella squeaked.

"You need to leave." Edward said in commanding tone. He had thought about it the night before. He had not even gone to sleep, just thinking about him and Bella. He figured that if she were truly not happy with him, then he would let her go.

"Did I do something horrible last night?" Bella spoke softly. If Edward had not been a vampire he would not have heard her.

"You know what they say…being drunk you tell the truth." Edward said while shrugging his shoulders.

"What did I do?" Bella asked.

"Don't worry about it…but you need to leave." Edward said while trying to hand her the keys again, but she still did not take them. Until he opened her right hand and placed the keys in it. He closed her hands and then looked at her.

"Edward?" Bella questioned. She was beyond confused at what was happening. "I don't even have clothes to wear…by the way what happened to my clothes?" Bella asked.

"They are wet…you can borrow some of mine." He said while throwing her a pair of his sweat shorts and a blue-shirt. "I think it will be better if we took a break from each other." Bella's heart broke at what he was saying. She did not want to be away from him. "What did I do last night," Bella thought.

"Edward…please…tell me what I did?" Bella begged while throwing the clothes on.

"Lets just say you told me everything I need to know." Bella's face paled. She was sick to her stomach. She kept wondering what she had done.

"But you're my bodyguard…are you not?" Bella asked. Hoping that it would change things.

"I still am…because of Charlie…but doesn't mean we have to talk." Edward said in a stoic way. "Please leave Bella." Edward said while motioning her down the hallway and out the front door. Bella's heart was breaking has he slammed the door in her face. She stood there for a good few minutes before turning around and running to the Camaro. She opened the door and started the car. She knew that by the looks of everything, she was on the other side of town, on the outskirts. She pulled out of the drive and made her way back to her parent's house. She read the time in the car and her heart stopped. It was already ten in the morning and the big reenactment that the town put on started at twelve.

Bella had made it home and her mother would not quit asking her question. She tried best to ignore them has she took a shower and got ready. She was now standing in the middle of the park they had in the middle of the town, with her family all around her. Alice was giving her the cold shoulder and so was Edward. She did not know which hurt worse. Jacob was the only one that was not giving her the cold shoulder. She stood beside Rosalie and Emmett has they watched her father talk about the history of the town and want it meant to him. Bella tried listen has her father was saying this was the one hundred fifty-one founders week. Bella did not even hear her father say that they were letting off the cannons and she jumped at the loud the cannon had made when it had been shot off. Bella feel to the ground and placed her arms over her head. She was shaking like a leaf.

"Bella are you okay?" Alice asked in a concerned voice. Bella looked up at her.

"Yeah…I am fine." Bella said while standing quickly and moving away from everyone. She did not know why she done that and it scared it. She was just hoping that no one but Alice had seen her doing that. She stood off to the side, not listening to anything, until her father mentioned the Wescott pageant. Her father turned it over to her mother and her mother began to explain the pageant.

"Hello everyone…this is the time of year when we do the Wescott Pageant…let us begin with the Wescott Princesses." Renée said while smiling. She named off six name and six little girls of the age of six to eight walked up to the stage. "This is you 2013 Wescott Princess Court." She smiled back at the girls. "You have been given your packets with all the information you need in it." She kept on smiling that Bella thought it was going freeze that way. "You may leave girls…now for the Junior Miss Wescott." Renée said while reading off six girls names. The six girls walked up onto the stage, they had to be only eighteen or nineteen. To take part in the Junior Miss Wescott pageant you had to have just graduated high school. The girls received their packets and then walked off of the stages with smiles. "Now what we have all been waiting for…to see what are 2013 Miss Wescott court is…when I call your names off girls…please come up here." Renée smiled while opening envelope and pulling out a little card. "Please come on up…Lauren Mallory." Renée read off the name. Bella scoffed. "Of course she would get picked," Bella thought. "Now…Tanya Brandon." Bella watched her cousin walk up the stage, with all smiles. She had won Junior Miss Wescott to, just like Leah did. "Jessica Stanley." Renée read the name off. "Katherine Denali." Bella watched Kate walk up on stage. "Leah Clearwater." Renée called out. Bella cringed has she watched Leah walk up on the stage, she was all smiles, just like Tanya was. They lived and breathed this stuff. "And now our last person to be part of the court…please come up Isabella Dwyer." Renée smiled has she watched Bella face turn into complete shock has she made her way to the stage. Bella was nervously fidgeting with her hands and biting her lip. She stood by Leah, and tried to keep calm. "Welcome girls…please look through your packets and now we would like to know who your escort is…also if the guys could come up on stage to…just like last year…now Miss Mallory…who will be escorting you for the Pageant?" Renée asked. Lauren was a tall slivery blonde hair girl. Bella never could understand why people found her pretty, she always thought Lauren had fish eyes and she was always the jealous type.

"Hello Mrs. Dwyer…my boyfriend Tyler Crowley will be escorting me." Lauren Sneered while speaking into the mike that Renée had offered her. Lauren and Tyler had dated since their senior year of high school. Bella never thought it would work and was surprised that they had dated that long. Renée smiled and wrote down the name. Bella watched has Tyler is actually short, about the same height has Lauren. He was not that good-looking with his reddish-orange hair and pale skin. Bella never understood why Lauren chose Tyler when she could have dated any of the football players.

"Miss Stanley…who will be escorting you for the pageant?" Renée asked. Lauren passed the mike off to Jessica. Jessica's boyfriend Mike walked up onto the stage and stood beside his girlfriend.

"My boyfriend Mike Newton." Jessica smiled while flipping her hair of her shoulder. Jessica passed the mike over to Tanya.

"Now…Miss Brandon…who will be escorting you for the pageant?"

"Edward Masen." Tanya said while smiling and handing Kate the mike. Bella's heart jumped in her chest and she could not figure out to breathe. She did not know that Edward had told Tanya that he would escort her. It really surprised her to hear that. Bella watched has Edward walked up onto the stage and walked passed her without even looking at her. She watched him give Tanya his crooked grin has he stood beside her. She watched Tanya giggle back, Bella found it sickening.

"Miss Denali…who will be escorting you for the pageant?" Renée asked.

"Garrett Trainer." Kate smiled while speaking into the mike.

"Miss Clearwater…who will be your escort?" Renée asked while smiling at Leah. She always found to Leah to be a sweet girl.

"That's easy…Jacob Black will be escorting me." Leah smiled while handing Bella the mike and smirking at her. Bella did not know what to do, because both of the guys, who she would think about asking to escort her, were already asked. "Well shit…my day just keeps getting better and better," Bella thought. Jacob walked up onto the stage, grumbling the whole time and made his way to Leah. He glared at her. He wanted to scream no but because she did it right in front of the whole town, he could not. His father would never forgive him.

"Miss Dwyer…who is your escort?" Her mother asked her while smiling. Bella looked around and could see that everyone was staring back at her. She did not know what to say. She could feel her cheeks turning pink. "Miss Dwyer…please tell us."

"I…I…don't-" Bella stumbled over her words.

"I am her escort…just running late." James said while hurrying up onto the stage. "Sorry sweetie." James said while standing beside her. Bella could not speak, because she did not know why James was there or why he was doing this for her. "Probably trying to get me to forgive him," Bella thought.
"Name?" Renée asked.

"Oh sorry…its James Mackenzie…you probably all seen me in the GQ magazine." James smiled. He was trying to make everything better for Bella. He could see that she was beginning to panic and he knew that person she would probably ask to escort had left her stand there panicking. It made him a little mad at the vampire. He could already tell what Jacob was and knew that he had not changed yet.

"Good…everyone please welcome your 2013 Wescott court." Renée said while smiling and facing the crowed again. "Girls you may step off of the stage and tomorrow the real fun begins." She said while turning back to face the girls and their escorts. The girls walked off of the stage. Bella could already hear Jacob getting mad at Leah has the walked off. It look like they were bricking back and forth and Bella wondered how bad it would actually get. Bella walked off in a direction, she had no idea and she could feel James following.

"So what are you doing here?" Bella asked while folding her arms over her chest.

"I overheard about the reenactment starting today and thought I would visit…and I wanted to see ya." James said while smiling at her. He missed her so much, even though he had seen her the day before.

"I told you that I didn't want to see you." Bella stubbornly said.

"Yeah…but you should be glad I did." James grinned at her. She noticed that he had his hair tied back and that he was wearing a white shirt with dark wash jeans.

"Thank you…but James." Bella said while shaking her head. "I really didn't want to see you…it would be a lot easier if you stayed away."

"Let me make it up to you…please." James begged while stepping closer to her.

"James…you have burned too many bridges…I can't" Bella shook her head while trying to hold in the tears.

"Please sweetie…please let me prove to you that I am your best choice." James said while pulling Bella into him. She broke away from him has soon has their bodies were touching. She turned her back to him and stared at her family.

"James…you can escort me because everyone already knows and I thank you for that…but there will never be an us again." Bella explained while biting her lip and turning to face him again. "I am sorry." Bella said while turning to leave. "You need to be here tomorrow by nine…we have a parade happening for the Wescott courts…you will have to drive the car I choose…also your going to be wearing Victorian period dress…so just meet me at my house at 8:45 in the morning and we will head on over her to begin the day." Bella said over her shoulder before leaving him standing there. Bella did not know what to think about today and she did not know if she wanted scream or just laugh like a mad woman. She felt like she was going crazy.

June 26th

Everything was in motion by the time Bella and James showed up to the middle of the park. The all girls were there but Leah. The rest were standing around each other talking. Bella leaned her body into James, who threw his arm around her shoulders. She was nervous to be around these girls again. He smiled down at her and she was actually thanking her lucky stars that he was there with her. She tried to smile at Edward but he would not even knowledge that she was there. Bella wished that she could remember what she had said to him or did. Leah and Jacob finally showed up and Jacob was giving Leah the cold shoulder.

"Glad everyone could show up…now I need to know what cars you have chosen to ride through in the parade." Renée explained has she came up to the girls. She had already gotten done talking to the other groups of girls and was now onto the Miss Wescott group. "You should have already went over to the car dealership we have in town and choose your car…Lauren dear what car did you choose?" Renée asked. Every year the girls in the Miss Wescott got to choose from cars that were at the dealership in town. It was a way for the dealership to get his business out in the open, that the only reason he did it for free.

"I choose a yellow Pontiac Solstice GXP convertible." Lauren said while smiling.

"Okay…Jessica?" Renée asked.

"I choose a white 2012 Volvo C70 Convertible." Jessica said with a smile.

"Tanya dear?"

"I am just going to use my ice blue Porsche Boxster." Tanya said while flipping her hair over her shoulder like she had won something.

"Okay…good…Kate what did you choose?"

"I chose a red 2012 Mini Cooper S." Kate said while smiling.

"Leah…what did you choose dear?" Renée asked. Bella fiddled with her hands while she thought of what car she could use.

"I choose a dark blue, 2012 Camaro convertible." Leah said while smiling.

"Sounds perfect." Renée smiled. "Bella what did you choose?" She asked her daughter.

"Oh…mmh…I am just going to use my 1965 powder blue Mustang." Bella said while biting her lip. She was nervous has hell. James placed his hand at the small of her back, trying to give her comfort, but Bella just wanted to slap his hand away but could not do anything about it with the rest of the girls standing there.

"Okay…that is all good…here is the order you will be going in." Renée smiled. "Leah your first…seeing has you were Junior Miss Wescott and then Tanya your next for being the next one to win Junior Miss Wescott and then Lauren and Jessica and then Kate and then your last Bella." All the girls just said okay and shook their heads yes. "Now go over to the costume shop and get the dress that has been picked out for you…and meet me out front of the shop at lets say 11:30…seeing has the parade starts at 12." Renée said while clapping her hands. The girls shuffled over to the costume shop. There was six ladies waiting for them. Each of the older ladies waiting for them took a girl over to a different part of the store. The dresses the girls were going to be wearing were borrowed. It was a way to make sure that each girl got a fair chance at choosing a perfect dress. Bella followed a little old lady called Mrs. Rhine to the back of the shore.

"Hello Miss Bella…how have you been dear?" Mrs. Rhine asked. "And who is this handsome young man with you?"

"Good…its good to see you." Bella said while smiling. "And this is James…my friend from Yale." Bella explained while trying to smile. She knew that would upset James and she did not know if she cared or not.

"It is…isn't it…now your mother has give me a gown that was worn by Maxine herself…you could choose another dress but this dress screams you." Mrs. Rhine explained while bringing out a beautiful white off the shoulder Victorian gown. Bella knew the gown all to well; it was same gown that Maxine had worn to her own Wescott pageant and the same gown her mother had worn to the first ball that the founding families threw. "And it's good to meet you James…if you follow the rest guys…they are getting fitted for an outfit too." Mrs. Rhine said while pointing over to where the guys stood, they were getting measured and fitted for a Victorian style suit. James just moved over to where the guys were, because Bella was too busy staring at the gown.

"Mom wants me to wear this?" Bella asked a little surprised.

"Yes dear." Mrs. Rhine said while smiling.

"Oh wow." Bella said while touching the fabric of the gown.

"Go put this on." Mrs. Rhine said while handing the dress over to Bella, along with a petticoat and pushing her towards the changing room. Bella slipped into the gown. The dress was a off the shoulder, lace ball gown. The bodice was fitted, making it into a corset and the dress had puffy shoulders. White ruffle lace trimmed the neckline and shoulders and the gown flowed into a train in the back. The overall gown was a ball gown, making it puff out at her hips. She stepped out of the dressing room and walked towards Mrs. Rhine. "Turn around dear and I will button you up." Mrs. Rhine said while motioning for Bella turn around. Bella did and she could feel the old woman buttoning the gown up. "This is very lovely on you…you could put Miss Maxine to shame." Mrs. Rhine said while finishing the last button. Bella smiled. "Lets get you get the perfect necklace and then we will do your hair." The old lady said while making Bella follow her to the display case in the store. "Here we go." The lady said while pulling out a three string pearl chocker. Mrs. Rhine also handed a Bella a pair of white flats. Mrs. Rhine helped Bella put the necklace and then moved her over to the shop next door. Where someone began to do her hair. The lady doing her hair did her hair in a half up, half down, in a romantic design. Bella smiled at herself. Her make-up had been done also and she could not believe what she was looking at in her mirror. Bella looked like she had came straight out of the Victorian period. Before Bella could think, she was being shuffled outside and to the pervious storefront. Bella stood there beside the rest of the girls, who were also dressed up and their hair and make-up was done too. Tanya came to stand beside Bella. Tanya was dressed in a pink off the shoulder gown, that had see through long sleeves. The bodice of the dress was boned and a shirred net that hugged her body. The dress was made out of bobbinett fabric and had an extra layer of it to. She was also carrying a white parasol and she was wearing a nice string of pearls and white mini lacy gloves. Bella noted that Tanya was also wearing a hoop under gown to make it puffier.

"So are you ready?" Tanya asked in snotty tone.

"I suppose." Bella tried to smile. "You look beautiful Tanya." Which she did, with her hair all down up in a romantic way.

"Thank you…I know." Tanya said before walking way. Bella just stared at her retreating back. Bella looked at the other girls. Lauren was dressed in a dark purplish pink dress. The gown was a ball gown style with its lace trim and satin bow accents. The sleeves were three-quarter inch sleeves. The bodice was also a corset bodice and the overskirt is lifted in certain areas to show off the white underskirt. She was also wearing a hoop under her dress. Lauren was wearing a small pearl choker and gloves and carrying a parasol and her hair was nicely curled. Leah was wearing a bronze colored off the shoulder ball gown that had sequins through out it. The sleeves were also very puffy. She was also wearing a hoop under her dress and black mini gloves. Her hair was curled in ringlets in a half-up and half down style. Kate was wearing a black ball gown that had a fitted bodice and deep black taffeta V shape in the fabric in the front of the gown. The gown had long sleeves. She was also wearing black lacy gloves and a black choker. She had her hair up in a bun with a few pieces of hair following out of it. Jessica was wearing green gown that had a fitted bodice and a sweetheart neckline, with puffed sleeves and lace edged cuffs. She was also carrying a parasol and white lacy mini gloves and her hair was nicely done up. Everyone looked beautiful in their gowns. Bella could not get over that she was a part of the Wescott Pageant.

"Girls…you all look beautiful." Renée gushed has she came closer to the girls. "Now get with your escorts and we'll start the parade." Renée said while moving making the girls find their escorts and stand beside them. The guys were dressed in Victorian suits that matched the girls dress. Their hair was even done to look like a Victorian style for men. Bella noticed Edward talking to Tanya and how good looking he looked in his suit. She smiled at him, when thought he had looked at, but she had been wrong. Her shoulder dropped and she sighed. "I really need to think about what I have done," Bella thought. Edward had already seen what she was wearing and could not take his eyes off of her. He was surprised that she had not noticed him staring. She looked like an angel her gown and he had noticed her a few times looking at him or when she smiled. It was hurting not being able to knowledge her. He it was for the best that he separated himself from her for a bit. He was still there when she needed him but overall, he was not trying to make her life him when she seemed like she did not. He wanted to kill the vampire hunter for escorting her, but he was happy the mutt wasn't. He didn't know which one would have been worse and he only agreed to escort Tanya to be closer to Bella.

"You look beautiful." James said when he came closer to her.

"Thank you and you don't look too bad yourself." Bella smirked at him. The girls followed Renée towards where the parade was starting and got everyone in their respectable cars. James helped Bella into the back of her Mustang. She set herself on top of the back seat. "I feel out-of-place." Bella nervously laughed.

"Don't be…you look beautiful." James said while starting the car.

"Thank you." Bella said while smiling. Bella was trying to act like she use to and not let everything affect her. She was planning on being the old Bella, not the one that did not have a life, but the Bella that went to Yale and was living in New York for a while.