Well here is the much awaited chapter to begin her big night. I am so sorry that it took so long to get it up but I hope it was worth the wait..I would like to thank all of you for the support thus far for this story and your patience. As always all names, titles, quotes, and songs belong to their rightful owners. This is pure fiction. I hope you enjoy and I promise not to keep you waiting too long for Part Two. Hugs and Loves!
EPOV
It was 5:30 in the morning and I was standing in my room looking out at the sky remembering the events of the previous evening, especially the moment I kissed Bella. What the hell was I thinking asking her if I could kiss her? I just had to have her lips on mine and I wanted to taste her. I didn't say anything to my family when I came in because I knew that Alice had seen the kiss and told them about it. I just wasn't ready for the questions that they were going to ask because I didn't even have the answers myself. How dumb could I have been? What was I thinking? Should I have waited to kiss her after we had spent more time together? What were her thoughts on what happened? I had all of these questions going through my mind and I just needed some time to myself.
I thought back to the moment I saw her in the club. I thought about how incredibly sexy she looked. She had all the guys panting after her and that drove me crazy especially since I could hear all of their thoughts. When we arrived, she was dancing very provocatively with Barry and I thought I was going to lose it but when she saw me, she smiled so big, waved and that calmed me down. We talked, laughed, and hung out most of the night. When it was time for her to perform with Parmalee, I was excited and nervous for her. She had gotten all of us VIP passes so we were able to be right in front of the stage and I was thankful for that. When she came out on stage and started singing, I thought I was in heaven. She had the voice of an angel. The crowd went wild and they loved her, just as much as I do. She was glowing with excitement and I was so happy for her. After the show was over, she went over to Parmalee's table and signed some t-shirts, pictures, and other paraphernalia and took pictures with fans. Everyone was congratulating her on her performance and telling her that they couldn't wait to see her and her band perform Saturday night. I was just as anxious to see them perform.
As the night got ready to come to an end, she had danced with everyone but me and Damon. I was just fixing to ask her to dance when Damon beat me to it. He is such an ass. I watched as they slowed danced and I listened in as he asked if he could kiss her. I saw red and wanted to rip his throat out but I anxiously waited for her response and she told him no. I was so relieved. After they were done dancing, she came straight back up to our section and sat down. She looked a little pale and I got concerned. I asked her if she was alright and she said she was fine. I could hear her heart skipping beats and she was breathing a little funny so I went and got her a bottle of water. She drank it and said she was feeling better. I made a mental note to tell my father about this episode and the one she had earlier so that he could check her out tomorrow. She then asked me to dance the last dance of the night with her and I gladly accepted. She led me to the dance floor and we slow danced to "Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron and Wine". It was perfect. I loved having her in my arms. She was so warm and she smelled exquisite. We just looked into each other's eyes and everyone disappeared. It was like we could see into each other's souls. When the song was over, I thanked her for the dance and we walked back up to our section. She invited us to ride in the limo with her and the others back to the hotel and we accepted.
After we arrived, I offered to escort her to her room and she accepted. James didn't seem too happy about that but I really didn't care. Something was seriously off about him and I was going to find out what was going on with him. We walked down the hall with her arm in mine and we didn't say a word until we got to her room. Just as she was about to say goodnight is when I asked her if I could kiss her. I have no idea what came over me but it was going to be the perfect ending to a perfect night. I thought she was going to say no because she just stood there staring at me. When she smiled and said yes, I felt an overwhelming sense of excitement and nervousness. My stomach knotted up as our faces moved towards one another and I wrapped my arm around her waist to pull her towards me but the second our lips met the world stopped moving and no one existed but us. I felt a spark between us and it felt wonderful. The kiss wasn't intense but very sweet and sensual. When I pulled back to end the kiss, Bella looked at me with those beautiful brown eyes and smiled. I smiled back at her not wanting to let her go but I did and stepped back. We stared at each other for a moment and then she said goodnight and she would see us tomorrow afternoon. I said goodnight and stood there until she shut the door. As I made my way back down to our room, I had a million questions going through my mind. Did she feel that spark when our lips touched? Did she like the kiss? Was it too soon to kiss her? Had I just screwed up any chance of being with her? When I walked into our room, everyone just looked at me and smiled. My sister really can be a pain in the ass sometimes. I smiled at everyone, said my goodnights, and went into my room. I sat on the bed for a while trying to get all of the thoughts to quiet down and that is when I heard her humming to herself. I knew it was her because only she has the sound of an angel, my angel. I was wondering if she was humming because of our kiss. Was it because she was happy about the way tonight was so successful? Or was it because she was thinking about me? These questions were going to drive me crazy. After about 20 minutes, her breathing became labored and I knew she was asleep. That is when I went to look out the window and hence here I still stand. As a vampire, we don't have to constantly move around.
I was brought out of my thoughts by a knock on the door. I knew it was Alice because she was yelling at me in her thoughts. She is sweet but she just couldn't take being left out in the dark any longer.
"Come on in Alice."
"Edward, what are you doing in here?" She asks as she comes in and sits on my bed.
"I was taking sometime to myself to try and sort out some of my thoughts."
"Well, I already told you how it is going to end so why are you in here stewing on it?"
"Because I can and it might not happen the way you have seen it."
"You can be such a douche sometimes." She says to me with an aggravated look on her face.
"Well thank you for the compliment and may I say you can be a huge pain in my ass and mind sometimes." I tell her as I cross the room and mess up her hair.
"UGH, stop it Edward. Don't mess with the hair." She yells at me trying to fix her hair back and I couldn't help but laugh.
"Everyone is waiting on you so we can go and hunt and then be back in time to get cleaned up and go to Bella's room this afternoon." She tells me as she heads for my door.
"I'll be right out." I tell her as I walk to the closet to get a different shirt.
"Oh and Edward, don't ever do that again!" She says as she leaves my room and I couldn't help but laugh at her.
When I enter the living room, everyone is there but they don't ask me anything about the previous night. I tell dad about Bella having a couple of episodes while at the club and that maybe he should give her a quick check up while we are there to hear her play. He agrees that she needs to be checked out and says that he will convince her to let him check her out and with that we left to go hunt.
Andy's POV
It was 7:30 in the morning and I was lying in the bed thinking about the previous night and planning out our day. Bella was fantastic last night and I couldn't wait for tonight. We had the interviews with the magazines and radio stations beginning at 10:00 a.m., then we had rehearsal, the guys had to go pick up the surprises for Bella and the band, then we had to be at the club by 6:00 p.m. to get set up and ready for their big night. The show was to start at 9 p.m. and I was so excited about tonight. As I got out of bed and got ready to meet the guys for breakfast, I had a fabulous thought. What if I could get her dad here for tonight? She would be so surprised and happy. I know she wishes he was here and I'm sure he feels the same way. I would run this idea by the guys and see what they thought. It was 8:30 a.m. when I walked into the restaurant and shockingly all four of the guys were already here.
"Good morning fella's."
"Good morning Andy, did you sleep well?"
"Yes, I did. How did you all sleep? It was a very exciting evening."
"Yes it was and I slept like a rock." Barry says as he takes a drink of his coffee.
"As did I, I was so proud of Bella last night." Josh says with a smile on his face.
"I was too. She blew me and the crowd away." Matt says as he looks at the menu.
"I can't wait to see her and the others perform tonight." Scott tells me.
"Speaking of tonight, how are the surprises coming along?" I ask.
"As soon as we get done with the interviews, I am going to pick up the drums around noon." Scott tells me.
"I have to pick up Bella's guitar at 12:30 p.m." Matt says as he orders his breakfast.
"I am supposed to go and get the jackets around 1:00 p.m." Josh tells me.
"The outfits are supposed to be finished and ready around 1:00 also." Barry says.
"That's awesome and good timing because we will be on lunch break at those times and the Cullen's are supposed to be going to Bella's room to hear her play a melody she has been working on. Which sounds great and I am thinking about surprising her with a piano on stage and have her perform it tonight." I tell them.
"That would be awesome because from what I have heard of it, it sounds awesome. And that is why we are going to take the stuff straight to the club and we will already be there for rehearsal. Eric is expecting us around 1:30 p.m. to let us in." Barry tells me.
"Cool, well let me run something else by you guys and see what you think. What do you think about me trying to get her dad out here for tonight? I could arrange his transportation, book him a room and if he needs to go back tonight have a car ready to take him back. I think it would mean a lot to both of them if he was here for her first performance."
"I think that is a perfect idea." Matt says with a smile.
"Absolutely, she would be beyond herself with excitement if her father was here." Barry tells me.
"I think you should call him and get things set in motion." Josh says.
"I mean that would be the best surprise of all and she would remember it forever as would he." Scott tells me with a smile.
"Good then I will make the call as soon as we are done with breakfast." I tell them as our food arrives.
As soon as I was done eating, I got up to go make the phone call to Charlie. As I was walking out, Bella and her friend, Jacob, walked in. She just waved and continued to her table. That was close. When I got outside, I pulled out my cell and called Bella's dad hoping that it wouldn't scare him death with me calling. After three rings, he answered the phone.
"Forks Police Department Chief Swan speaking, how may I help you?"
"Chief Swan, this is Andy White, the manager that is with Bella."
"Is Bella alright? Did something happen to her?" He asked getting panicked.
"No, nothing like that, she is perfectly fine I can assure you. I am calling you because I have a proposal for you." I tell him trying to calm him down.
"Oh thank god she is alright. What kind of proposal?"
"I would like to pay for you to come out here tonight for her big night. I will make all of the arrangements. All you have to do is say you will come. I know she would love for you to be here and I know you would too. She was absolutely fantastic last night. I couldn't be more proud of her. So what do you say?" I asked anxiously awaiting his answer.
"Well, I would love to be there for her first show but with all of these attacks going on around here, I just don't know that I can just pick up and go. Let me give it some thought and I will call you back in an hour. I need to run this by my deputy and see if he can handle everything while I am gone. But just so you know, I may to have to come back tonight afterwards and hopefully that won't be a problem." He tells me.
"Wonderful and no that wouldn't be a problem at all. I look forward to hearing from you."
"Excellent, I will call you in an hour. Goodbye Andy." And with that the phone went silent and I headed back inside to get ready to go to the interviews.
Charlie's POV
It was 6:45 a.m. when I got back to the station. I had been at the hospital most of the night with another attack victim. She had been camping with her friends and when she went off to go the bathroom, she got attacked. She had the same bite marks on her neck as the others but luckily her friends heard her scream and scared off whatever it is that is attacking people in the woods. I have a pretty good idea of what it is but I still just can't wrap my head around the fact that the supernatural actually exists. She told me that she felt a gush of wind, saw red eyes and then she was attacked. It is the same as the others. By the time we got her calmed down and I got her statement, it was time for me to come in here. Luckily Steve wasn't coming in until 7:30 a.m. so I have some time to think to myself.
I called Billy yesterday and told him that I needed to talk to him about some things that I had found out in doing my research and he said that he would come by today about 8:00 a.m. I had so many questions for him. Could vampires really exist? Were they to blame for the attacks? Did we have vegetarian vampires living among us? I couldn't even believe that I was going to ask him about it. Everything I have ever known, told Bella that monsters are not real, and now I find out that they do exist and that it is possible they can save her. Would I want my daughter to be turned into a vampire? If it meant her living then yes I would. Is that twisted? Yes it is, but a father's love for his child is infinite and I would do anything for her. I was brought out of my thoughts by the phone ringing. I sure hope it is not the hospital calling to tell me that there is another victim.
Turns out it was Andy White, the manager that is with Bella. I was scared to death when he said it was him calling because I thought something had happened to Bella but he assured me that she was fine. He was calling to ask me to come up to Seattle tonight. He said that he would make all of the arrangements, all I had to do was say yes. I would love to be there to surprise her and see her and the others perform. The reality of it was is that I have all of these attack victims in the hospital and I had to figure out a way to stop the attacks. I told him that I would talk to my deputy and get back with him in about an hour. He said that he looked forward to my phone call and we hung up. I haven't heard from Bella yet, but I am sure she is sleeping in and will call me when she gets the chance. She has turned into a lovely young lady and is following her dream. I just hope I can find a way to save her before her dream comes to an abrupt halt. As I had that thought, Steve came into the office.
"Good morning Charlie, you are here early." He says as he sets down his files and walks towards the coffee maker.
"Good morning Steve, I came in straight from the hospital. How are you doing today?"
"Oh, I can't complain, I stayed up late trying to figure out these attacks. How is the lady that got attacked doing?"
"She is doing better. The doctor's finally got her calmed down enough to give me a statement and then she passed out."
"What did she have to say about the attack?"
"The same as the others, she felt a gush of wind, saw red eyes, and then she was bitten."
"Huh, well whatever this is we have to put a stop to it before it gets too out of hand."
"I completely agree with you. You'll never guess who I got a phone call from this morning."
"Who would be calling you here this early in the morning?"
"Andy White, the manager that is with Bella called me just a little bit ago?"
"What, why, is Bella alright?"
"Whoa calm down, she is fine. Do you think I would be this calm if she wasn't?"
"No, I guess not. So what did he want?"
"He wants me to come up to Seattle tonight for her performance. He wants to surprise her by having me being there."
"I think that is an awesome idea. You should totally go. It would mean so much to both of you if you were there."
"But what about everything that is going on here, I just can't pick up and leave for a night."
"Yes you can because you have me and the other officers to take care of this while you are gone. That is your daughter and she is only going to have a first show once and you need to be there for her and yourself. You will never forgive yourself if you don't go."
"You are right; I will call him back and tell him to make the arrangements."
"Awesome, now if you will excuse me I have some paperwork to do." And with that he went to his desk and began opening case files.
I called Andy back as soon as I got back from the restroom. He answered on the second ring.
"Andy White speaking, how may I help you?"
"Andy, this is Chief Swan calling."
"Oh, hello Chief Swan, I hope you have an answer for me."
"I do, make the arrangements because I am coming to see my daughter perform tonight."
"That is awesome and I have already made the arrangements. Do you have a pen and paper handy?"
"You did?"
"Yeah, I was hoping that was the answer you were going to give me so I went ahead and got the ball moving."
"Alright then, I have a pen and paper ready."
"Okay, your flight leaves at 2:00 p.m. from Port Angeles airport. You will arrive here at around 4:00 p.m. There will be a limo waiting for you at the airport to bring you to the hotel. I have you a room booked on the floor beneath Bella's that way she won't see you before the show. Once you are here at the hotel give me a call and I will come meet you in your room so we can get the rest of the night planned. I also have a car on standby to take you back to Forks after the show if the need arises."
"Wow, you really do have it all planned out. I can't thank you enough for this."
"It is my pleasure Chief Swan. I look forward to seeing you this afternoon. Have a safe trip."
"Thank you and I will see you in a couple of hours."
After I hung up the phone, I looked over to see Steve staring at me with a smile on his face.
"What are you smiling at?"
"You because you are all smiles now since you are going to see Bella perform."
"Don't you have some work to do?"
"Yes sir, I'm on it."
Billy arrived straight up at 8 o'clock just like I knew he would. He is always so prompt. I love that about him. We have been best friends ever since Bella and Jacob were babies. We are always going fishing, watching the game, or just hanging out because we can.
"What's up old man?" He says as he comes in.
"Who you calling old man you old man?" I laugh as I stand up to give him a hug.
"You that's who, how are you doing?" He asks returning the hug.
"I'm doing as well as could be expected with all of this craziness going on."
"That's understandable, how are you doing Steve?"
"I am doing well Billy thanks for asking." He says and then goes right back to work.
"Anything going on new that I should know about?" He asks me.
"Well, the manager that is with Bella called me. Don't worry her and the rest of the kids are fine. He called because he made arrangements for me to go to Seattle tonight for her performance."
"That is awesome; she is going to be so surprised that you are there."
"I know and I am so excited about going."
"So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Um, let's step outside to talk. Steve, we are going to step out for a bit. I will be back in before I leave to go home to get some clothes."
"That's fine chief, Billy it was good seeing you again."
"You too Steve, don't be a stranger down at the reservation." He says as I hold the door open for him to wheel his chair through.
"So, what's up Charlie?" You are being very mysterious about all of this."
"Well Billy, I guess the only way to say this is to just ask you. Do you know if vampires really exist?" I asked him. He went pale as a ghost and just stared at me for what seemed like forever before he answered me.
"What on earth gave you that idea?" He asked me studying me closely.
"I was doing some research on alternative ways to try and save Bella's life and I came across the Quileute legends. As I read the legends a lot of things started to fall into place, especially with all of these attacks going on. I know this sounds crazy but I need to know." I tell him as he just stares at me.
"Charlie, we have been friends for a long time and you know that if there was another way to save Bells that I would tell you but vampires. Are you serious?"
"Yes I'm serious. She is my daughter and I have to extinguish every possibility. I do not want her to turn into some kind of monster with red eyes but I also read about these ones that were called vegetarian vampires with gold eyes that don't harm people. I would consider that if it would save her life."
"Charlie do you hear yourself? You are talking about having you daughter turned into a vampire if they exist. I don't even know what to say to that."
"Billy, please if they are real just tell me and I will take it from there. I am not asking you as the police chief, I am asking you as a friend."
He sat there in his chair staring off into the woods for what seemed like forever before he answered me.
"Charlie, there are some things that I just can't tell you because of my tribe and our secrets are sacred but I will tell you that you are on the right path to discovering the answers you want. There are creatures out there that no one ever thought existed but they do. Some are more dangerous than others as you have seen. All I can tell you is too pay more attention to the people around you and you will figure it out. I don't want anything to happen to Bella just as much as you do and if you think that this is the path you should take then take it. I will support you and Bella in any decision that is made. You have my blessing."
"Thank you Billy that is all I wanted to know. I understand that you can't say anymore than that but you have said plenty just in that statement." I say as I give him a hug and begin to cry.
"Charlie, she is a fighter and she will overcome this illness. Now, go and get ready to go see your daughter make her dream come true." He says as he hugs me back.
"Thanks, hey I can always call Andy and see if we can get you a ticket as well. I know you want to see her as well."
"Do you think he could do that on such short notice? I would love to see her perform; after all she is like my own daughter too."
"Sure, let me call him right now." I said as I pulled out my phone and gave him a call. He picked up on the first ring.
"Hello Chief Swan, is everything alright?"
"Yes Andy, I was wondering if there was time to get an extra plane ticket for a friend of mine that would love to come as well. It is Jacob's father and he is like Bella's second father and he would love to see her as well."
"Sure no problem at all, I will call the airport and let them know. Both of your tickets will be waiting for you."
"Thank you Andy, we will see you in a couple of hours."
"No problem you all have a safe trip." And with that we hung up.
I turned back to Billy and he had a huge smile on his face. We said our goodbyes and I told him that I would come and pick him up in about an hour. I went back into the station and told Steve that Billy was going too and he was happy about that. I told him that I would call when we arrived in Seattle and that if there were any problems at all to call me immediately. He agreed and I walked out of the station and got in my car. As I drove home, I thought about what Billy had told me or not told me in so many words and I felt relieved. There is something out there to save my baby girl, now I just have to find one. As I was getting ready to pull into the driveway, my cell phone rang and it was Bella. I looked to the time and it was 9:30 a.m.
"Good morning sweetheart, how are you today?"
"Hey dad, I am fine. How are you this morning?"
"Oh, I can't complain. I am a little tired but other than that I am fine. So how was last night?"
"Last night was awesome dad. I totally rocked the place and the crowd loved me. I gave out autographs afterwards and I took pictures with some fans."
"Sweetie, that is fantastic. Are you excited about tonight?"
"I am and I'm nervous. What if I screw up and forget the words to my own songs or the music?"
"Bells, you are going to be just fine. I have faith in all of you that you are going to rock that place. I have heard you all practicing for months and you sound great."
"Thanks dad, I just wish you were going to be here to share it with me."
"I know sweetie and I'm sorry I had to work but these attacks are just getting more and more frequent and I have to figure out how to stop them."
"Oh I know dad, I'm not upset that you couldn't be here I was just saying. Well, listen they are telling me it is time to go and do these interviews. I will try and call you again before I go on. I love you dad."
"Okay Bells, have fun, tear that place up, and I will talk to you later. I love you too."
As we hung up the phone, I got even more excited about tonight. She was going to be so excited to see not only me but Billy as well. I went into the house and took a quick shower, ate a quick bite, packed some clothes in a bag, and headed out to my car to go get Billy. As I headed to the reservation, I thought what a wonderful young lady Bella has turned into and I couldn't wait to see her dreams come true tonight. It was going to be a night I would never forget.
BPOV
I was in the middle of the most wonderful dream when I started to hear this annoying beeping sound. It was my alarm clock going off to let me know that it was 8 a.m. and it was time for me to get up. I turned it off and pulled the covers back up over my face. That was a bad idea because I didn't see Jake come in and I was not ready for what he did. He dog piled on me in the bed and started bouncing up and down.
"Come on Bells, it is time to get up sleepy head." He said as he bounced on me.
"Ugh, haven't you ever heard of knocking first. What if I had been standing here butt ass naked?" I asked with the covers still over my face.
"Then I would finally have a vision to jerk off to in the shower besides Victoria Secret models." He said laughing as he pulled the covers off my face.
"You are such an ass. What are you doing up, dressed and in such a chipper mood already?" I asked him laughing as well and trying to sit up.
"And will you get the hell off of me so I can sit up."
"Oh sorry, I have been up for a bit and it is your big day. Yeah, I'm chipper and we are going to breakfast so get dressed." He tells me as he gets off of me.
"We are going to breakfast, just you and I?"
"Yep, I want some time with my best friend before the day gets hectic."
"Well, then get out so I can get up and get dressed. I will be out in 10 minutes."
"Okie dokie, I will be in the living room." He kisses my cheek and leaves the room.
That boy has some serious problems, I think to myself as I get out of the bed and head to the bathroom. I look in the mirror and my hair is sticking out every which way, I have slobber dried to the side of my mouth, and I look like shit. I quickly wash my face, pull my hair back in a ponytail, and get dressed. As I do so, my thoughts revert back to the previous evening, especially when Edward kissed me. I thought I was going to burst when he asked me. I had wanted to kiss him all night. He looked so handsome in his black jeans, dark blue button down shirt, and black leather jacket. I wanted to jump him right then and there. The Salvatore brothers were nice as was Katherine. I am going to have to watch out for Damon though, because he is mischievous, a bad boy, and doesn't mind going after what he wants. He wanted to kiss me last night but I refused politely and he didn't push the issue. Performing on stage was nothing like I have ever imagined and I couldn't wait for tonight. But what made the night perfect was that kiss between Edward and I. I couldn't believe he asked me and I think he thought I was going to say no because I just stood there and stared at him. When I said yes and he smiled, my stomach started to do flips and when he put his arm around me to pull me to him; I thought I was going to melt. He was so cold but not like freezing out in the snow cold. Then when our lips touched, it felt like fireworks going off. His lips were cool but when they touched mine, they seemed to just melt into mine. It was soft and sensual and when he pulled away from me all I could do was look into his deep, gold eyes and smile. It was unlike any kiss I had ever had and I think in that moment, I fell in love with Edward Cullen. We said our goodnights and he went back to his room. Everyone was looking at me when I came in and I went straight to my room. I just didn't know what to say. I hummed to myself as I got ready for bed because I was so happy about the kiss, the performance, and the entire night. When I did finally fall asleep, I dreamt about Edward, performing tonight, and nothing at all. It was nice for a change to not have that disturbing dream where I am in the woods, running away from something bad, only to wake up when there is a pair of hands reaching out to me. I was brought out of my thoughts by a knock on the door.
"Who is it?"
"Come on Bells, we have a busy morning and I want us to spend some time together."
"Okay, I'm coming." I say as I open up my bedroom door.
Obviously everyone else had just woken up because they all had "it is too early to be up face". I laughed at them as Jake and I left the room and headed down to the restaurant. As we walked towards the elevator, we talked about the busy day we had ahead of us. Just as the elevator dinged to let us know it was on our floor and the doors opened up, who walked off of it but James.
"Good morning Bella how are you this morning?" He asked with that creepy smile.
"Good morning James I am fine." I say without returning the smile but tightening my hold on Jake's arm.
"Well that is good, where are you two off to this early?" He asked staring at Jake.
"We are going down for some breakfast." Jake tells him with a snide smile.
"Well enjoy and remember we are leaving here at 9:45 a.m. to go to the interviews."
"I remember we will meet you downstairs around that time." I tell him as Jake and I get on the elevator and the doors shut.
"Bells, are you alright?" Jake asks me concerned.
"Yes, that guy just creeps me out. Sorry if I hurt your arm." I say as I let go of his arm.
"Don't worry about my arm and he is creepy. I'll keep an eye on him." He says as we walk into the restaurant and we see Andy leaving. I give him a wave and we head to our table. I look around hoping that the Cullen's are here but they aren't. I guess the disappointment showed on my face.
"Why the pouty face?" Jake asked me as he pulled out my chair and I sat down.
"Huh, who has a pouty face?" I ask him.
"You do, was you hoping that a certain gentleman was here this morning?" He asks with a smile.
"Maybe, and what do you know about that certain gentleman?" I asked looking at the menu.
"I know that he couldn't take his eyes off of you all night and that when he walked you to the room, he asked to kiss you and you said yes. So how was it?" He said sitting down his glass of juice.
"How do you know he asked me to kiss him and that I said yes?"
"Because we were all eavesdropping at the door and we heard him ask you."
"Oh Jake, it was fantastic. It was soft and sensual and I think I felt sparks when his lips touched mine." I started to carry on and he just laughed.
"What is so funny?"
"You and your theatrics, I am sure it was fantastic. So are you two going to start dating? Uh, yes I will have the scrambled eggs, hash browns, and bacon with a piece of toast. What about you Bells?"
"Yes, I will have the same as him please and a glass of orange juice. And I don't know if we are going to start dating, we haven't had that conversation yet." I tell him as the waiter walks away with our orders.
"Well, I personally don't think anyone is good enough for you but I do like Edward and I know he would treat you the way you deserve to be treated so I say go for it if he asks you."
"Wow, thanks Jake that means a lot to me."
"Bella, you are like my sister and I just want you to be happy and have all of your dreams come true. If anyone deserves it you do."
"You are so sweet and I couldn't have asked for a better brother than you." I tell him as the waiter brings us our food.
We ate our breakfast after that just talking about the upcoming events of the day. I confessed that I was nervous about tonight and he reassured me again that I was going to be great. After we got done eating, it was about 9 o'clock and we had to get ready. So we rushed back upstairs to the room and everyone was running around like chickens with their heads cut off. I couldn't help but laugh at them. I went in to my room and put on some makeup, did my hair, and changed my clothes. It wasn't like we were going to the club at this particular moment in time. Just as we were about to leave, there was a knock on the door. I just knew it was going to be James but it was Laurent instead. He said the car was waiting for us downstairs. I thanked him and told him that we would be right down. As we made our way downstairs, it dawned on me that I hadn't called my dad yet. So when we got outside, I decided to call him for a minute before we got in the car and left. He answered on the first ring and he sounded tired. He told me that he was tired because of all the attacks going on but that he was fine. I really wish he and his officers could figure out what is causing all of the attacks. He asked how last night went and I told him that it was fantastic and that I was nervous about tonight. He told me that I was going to do just fine and not to worry. I wish he was here for it though. I am a little sad about that but there hopefully will be plenty more shows for him to come too. We said our goodbyes because I had to go. When I got off the phone, everyone was already in the car waiting on me.
"Well, what are we waiting for let's get this show on the road." I said as I entered the car and we were off to the radio stations and the magazines. Everyone just laughed and the car pulled out away from the hotel heading to our first destination. We were going to 99.9 fm-Seattle's Best Rock Station first. We were going to meet up with Wesley Manson, the disc jockey for that radio station. My stomach was in knots when we pulled up. I was beginning to rethink my decision to have such a big breakfast. The receptionist told us that Mr. Manson was waiting for us up on the 10th floor for us to go on up. When we stepped off the elevator, I was in awe of what I saw. The walls were lined with posters of bands, old and new, gold records, and a big bay window and then there was the radio room. Mr. Manson waved to us and got up to come out and greet us.
"Andy, how wonderful to see you again." He said as he came out of the room and shook Andy's hand.
"Wesley, thank you so much for having us. I would like to introduce you to The Night Walkers, Bella, Angela, Jessica, Mike and Eric."
"Nice to meet all of you, why don't you all come on in and we will get this ball rolling." He says as he leads us into the radio room.
"Now, Bella I hear that you were awesome last night from some of my fellow dj's. I want you to just relax and go with the flow alright?"
"Alright and thank you for the compliment, Mr. Manson." I tell him as he sits down across from us.
"Please call me Wesley and let me explain how this is going to go down. I am going to ask you and the others some basic questions, we may take a few phone calls, tell the listener's about the show tonight, and then we will finish by playing one of your songs. So don't get nervous." He tells us as he puts on his headset.
"Okay but what if I mess up on the air?" I ask him.
"You will be fine, just go with it and I can guarantee that you will be a pro and may I say I am looking forward to the show tonight." He says with a smile.
"Thank you and I think we are ready now." I say as I look to my friends who all have big goofy smiles on their faces and the sign that says 'On the Air' glowed red.
"Welcome back to 99.9 fm – Seattle's Best Rock Station, you are listening to 'Mr. Manson in the Morning' and I have The Night Walkers here in the studio. They are an up and coming band from Forks, WA and they are performing tonight at Fenix Underground. Welcome to Seattle guys."
"Thank you for having us here today."
"Well, let me start off by saying that I have heard some of your music and it rocks. Did you write it yourself?"
"Yes, we all had a hand in writing them music that we play. We love bouncing ideas off of one another and then when we are done, we have an awesome song." I tell him.
"Now Bella, how exactly did The Night Walkers come to be?"
"Well, we all grew up together and have been friends since grade school. When we were in middle school, we all joined band and learned to play our instruments. One day, while we were practicing for an upcoming recital, Mike said to me that we should start our own rock band and it just progressed from there."
"That is how most bands start out, now did you always want to be in band?"
"Yes, I had always dreamed about becoming a rock star, writing music for other bands, and just performing." I tell him.
"What about the rest of you?"
"I really hadn't thought about it until that day back in the garage." Jessica tells him.
"I had always wanted a professional career in music but I never dreamed that this is where I would be and I am grateful to Bella for bringing me along." Angela says.
"I always knew that I wanted to be a rock star, I just had to find the right opportunity to get me there and I have." Mike tells him with a smile.
"I have always enjoyed writing music and playing drums, so when Mike suggested we start a band, I was all for it." Eric tells him.
"Well, it sounds like you all have your heads on straight and know what you want. Now Bella, are you nervous about tonight?"
"Yes and no, performing last night with Parmalee was awesome and it helped relax my nerves for tonight but there is always that thought in the back of your mind on whether or not they are going to like the music, will I forget the words, or the music itself."
"Well from what I heard about your performance last night, I think you are going to be just fine. Now, I haven't heard anything about what the show is going to be like, would you like to give us a hint?"
"All I can say is that it is going to unlike anything you have ever seen or heard." I tell him with a chuckle.
"Then I can't wait until tonight. Thank you so much for stopping by and chatting with us. That was the members of The Night Walkers. Now be sure you go and see them tonight at Fenix Underground and to get you in the mood to hear them here is one of their singles called 'Supermassive Black Hole'." And with that we were off the air.
"Wow, you all did excellent." He tells us.
"Thanks, that wasn't so bad after all." We tell him.
"Well, I will see you all tonight. Thanks again for coming by." He says to us as we leave.
When we all got back into the limo, I just had to take a moment to myself. Everyone was talking about the interview and how well it went. Andy was extremely proud of us for doing so well on our first interview. I was happy as well but my chest was hurting a little bit so I just sat there and listened to everyone talk. After a few minutes, my chest stopped hurting and I was feeling fine. It must be my nerves. I didn't say anything to anyone because I didn't want them worrying over nothing because that's just what it was, nothing. Next we went to 106.1 Kiss FM, Seattle Sound Magazine, Paste Magazine, and Seattle Entertainment Magazine and did basically the same interview that we had done with Wesley. They all wanted to know how we got started, did we always want to be in the music business, and were we nervous about tonight and so on. We finished up at around noon and we went back to the hotel. I had an hour to get ready for Edward and his family to come down and listen to me play on the piano. I really need to name that song. I wonder if he is going to act weird around me because of the kiss or if he will just act like nothing happened at all. When we pulled up in front of the hotel, Jake helped me out of the limo and we walked up to the room together with everyone behind us. When we got into the room, I called room service to make sure that all of the food platters were ready to be delivered to the room. They told me that they were on their way up now, so I told Jake to let them in because I had to get a shower. The hot water was very relaxing and helped me calm down. I was anxious about Edward coming over. The rest of his family I wasn't too concerned about. Now, Damon on the other hand is going to be a force to be reckoned with. He is terribly handsome but just a little too mischievous for me. I like bad boys and all but he is just way too bad. I decide to pull my hair up in a ponytail, put on some light make-up, my tight blue jeans, a light blue halter top with a light blue lace bra underneath, black heels and I leave it at that. When I walk back into the living room, it is three minutes until one o'clock. Jessica and Angela have the platters set up on the table, Eric and Mike have arranged the furniture around the piano and Jake was making sure that it was tuned.
"Wow guys, this looks wonderful." I tell them as I take it all in.
"Thanks, we just wanted everyone to be comfortable, especially you." They tell me.
"Yep and I wanted to make sure that the piano was ready for you and may I say you look hot." Jake tells me with a smile.
"Thanks for the tuning the piano and the compliment Jake, I don't know what I would do without you." I tell him as there was a knock on the door and my stomach did flips.
As I opened the door and took in the site of them, I thought I was going to explode. There they all stood, looking handsome and beautiful with smiles on their faces, especially Edward. He was smiling so big I didn't think his face was going to be able to contain it.
"Hi everyone, won't you please come in." I tell them stepping to the side to let them in.
"Thank you Bella and may I say you are looking very pretty this afternoon." Dr. Cullen tells me as they come in.
"Well thank you, please make yourselves at home." I tell them as we go into the living room where the others are.
"So Bella, how did the interviews go this morning?" Alice asks me.
"They went really well considering those were the first ones we have ever done." I tell her with a laugh.
"Yeah, they all asked us basically the same questions so when we got to the third place we were used to it." Mike tells her.
"Well, that's good. Are you excited for tonight?" Jasper asks me.
"Yes, I am. I'm excited and nervous."
"Why are you nervous?" Rose asks me as she sits down beside me on the couch.
"Oh you know I'm nervous about them not liking the music, forgetting the words, missing a note in the music." I tell her.
"Please, after the way you rocked last night you are going to be just fine." Emmett tells me with a smile.
"I'm sure you will do just fine." Esme tells me as she pats my knee and I smile at her.
"Yes she is going to rock that place tonight and I am going to be there in the front cheering her on." Edward says with a smile. That is the first thing he has said since he has been here.
"Hell yeah she will and I can't wait to see your outfit tonight." Damon says with an evil smile.
"So Bella how have you been feeling lately?" Dr. Cullen asks me.
"I am feeling really good." I tell him hoping that he won't push the matter but I can tell by the look on his face he's going to push.
"Really, you haven't had any episodes, fainting, feeling dizzy, or any other symptoms?" He has this look on his face like he knows I had those episodes last night but how could he?
"Well, I did have a couple of episodes last night where I felt out of breath and my heart was skipping beats but after I drank some water it passed." I tell him and I could swear that he and Edward exchanged some kind of look as if they both knew already.
"What, Bells why didn't you tell me?" Jake says loudly and coming to my side.
"Yeah Bella, you are supposed to tell us when something like that happens." The rest of them chime in.
"Because after a few minutes I was fine and it passed." I tell them and I can feel my face blushing.
"That is why you were so quiet this morning on the ride home from the interviews isn't it? You were having another episode." Jake asked me with a concerned look on his face.
"Yes, I had a small one this morning but it was nothing." I tell them starting to feel uncomfortable with the way they are all looking at me.
"Well if you don't mind, I would like to give you a check up. We can go into your bedroom if you would prefer." He asks me.
"That's fine; my room is this way if you all would excuse us for a moment?" I say as I get up to show him the way to my room.
I hadn't even noticed that he had brought his medical bag with him. Once we were in my room, he asked me to take a seat on the bed and lay back. He listened to my heart for a moment then he had me take three deep breathes.
"Bella, everything sounds fine. When is your next appointment?"
"Um, I come in for an ultrasound next week and then I come and see you the week after that."
"Alright but if you have any more episodes while we are here please tell me because things could dangerous if you don't. You could go into shock, your heart could stop beating all together, or you could go into a coma. This is a very delicate condition."
"I will Dr. Cullen."
"How many times do I have to ask you to please call me Carlisle?" He says with a laugh as we make our way back to the living room.
"Probably a hundred more times." I tell him with a chuckle.
Everyone is just sitting around talking and laughing when we come back into the room. They all turn to look at me as we enter and I gave them thumbs up and I could see their faces relax and Jake comes over to give me a hug.
"I can't lose you Bells." He tells me a little choked up.
"Hey, I am perfectly fine. It was just my nerves getting the better of me." I tell him as I hug him back.
"Bella, could you come over here and sit down for a moment, I have something for you." Alice asks me as she holds out her hand.
"Alice, you didn't have to get me anything." I tell her as I take her hand and sit down on the sofa beside her.
"Well, it is from all of us and it is for you to wear on your special night. We wanted you to have sort of like a good luck charm for tonight." She tells me as she holds out a little box wrapped in gold with a white bow on it.
"Thank you but you shouldn't have." I tell her as I take it and begin to unwrap it. Inside the box is an antique charm bracelet with musical instrument charms dangling from it. It is beautiful.
"Oh Alice, this is beautiful thank you." I say as I turn and give her a hug.
"You are most welcome; I just knew that it would be perfect." She tells me as she helps me put it on.
"Thank all of you for this beautiful gift." I tell them as I give them all hugs including Edward.
"So Bella, when do we get to hear this melody everyone is carrying on about?" Edward asks me with his arms still around me and I love the way they feel.
"Well, if you will give me just a moment to go to the restroom I will be happy to play it for you." I tell him getting up to head down the hall to my room.
While I was in the bathroom, I just stared at the bracelet Alice had just given me. It was exquisite and I would be so proud to wear that tonight. I couldn't believe Edward just left his arms around me after I hugged him. Were we on the same page as how we felt about one another? Was he just being nice? Did he want to kiss me again? I was brought out of my thinking by a knock on my door.
"Who is it?"
"Bella, its Edward are you alright?" He sounded a little worried.
"I'm fine." I say as I open the door to look into his eyes.
"You have just been in here for a while and I just wanted to make sure."
"Thank you for checking on me but I just had to freshen up is all. Shall we go back into the living room?" I ask him as I walk past him and my arm brushes against his and he grabs my hand to turn me back towards him.
"Before we do, I just wanted to say thank you again for a wonderful evening last night." He tells me still holding my hand and looking into my eyes.
"You are welcome but I should be thanking you as well for a wonderful evening and a perfect ending to my night." I tell him with a smile and he smiles back.
"Well then you are most welcome and may I say that I hope tonight is just as perfect." He tells me with a crooked grin and I melt.
"We shall see but I hope so also. Now let's return to the others so I can play for you all because I have rehearsal in an hour." I tell him as we head back down the hall.
"Well it's about time; I thought I was going to have to send a search party for you two." Mike tells me with a shit eating grin and I discreetly give him the finger as I make my way over to the piano.
"Well, I hope you enjoy this melody. I haven't named it yet because the perfect name hasn't come to me yet but if you have any suggestions after hearing it please let me know." I tell them as I turn to the piano, take a deep breath and let my fingers ghost across the keys.
As I begin to play, I can see them all sitting very still and listening. Jake, Mike and Eric have smiles on their faces. Jessica and Angela are just sitting there swaying to the sound of the piano. Damon, Stefan, and Katherine are just staring at me in utter disbelief, how funny. Carlisle is holding Esme's hand. Emmett and Rose are swaying back forth to the music as well as Alice and Jasper and Alice has a huge smile on her face. And Edward is just sitting on the edge of the sofa just staring at me. When I look over to him, we hold each other's gaze as I finish up the melody. When I am finished, I just sit there like I always do, close my eyes and take another deep breath before looking at everyone. When I look to them, they all stand up and start clapping. I feel tears swell up in my eyes but I choke them back.
"Well played as always Bells." My group tells me and gives me hugs.
"Wow Bella, I have never heard anything more beautiful in my life and I have heard a lot of classical music." Esme tells me with a hug.
"Absolutely beautiful and beautifully played." Carlisle says with a smile.
"Bella, I didn't know you could even play like something like that." Alice says in utter disbelief.
"Something that exquisite deserves a name." Stefan tells me.
"Thank you all and I have been trying to come up with a name for it but I haven't had any luck." I tell them as I walk over towards the bay window to look out.
"Well, I think it should be called 'The Meadow'." Edward tells me as he comes to stand beside me.
"Why?" I ask him curious as to his answer because I think of meadows and trees when I play it.
"Because it makes me think of being outdoors, in the sunlight around purple flowers and surrounded by trees." He tells me and I can't believe that we had the same thought about this melody. What the hell?
"I thought the same thing as I wrote it and played it, how ironic." I tell him.
"Yes that is ironic but that is what came to mind." He tells me.
After I get done playing, we all sit around and talk for a few minutes more before it is time for us to go to rehearsal. Edward hangs back and is the last one to walk out of the room besides me. He asks if he can walk me downstairs and I tell him that he can. He asks me what time I have to be at the club and I told him that we would be there around 6 o'clock and the show starts at 9 p.m. He said that they would be there around 6:30 p.m. and I said that was fine. He asked me if I could give him a hint about the show tonight and I just shook my head no and told him he was in for the show of his life. He smiled and accepted that answer. When we walked out of the hotel, everyone was at the limo and waiting for me. I told Edward goodbye and that I would see him later. He said goodbye to me and gave me a kiss on the cheek before walking back into the hotel and I just stood there.
"Come on Bella, we gotta get a move on." Andy yells at me.
"I'm coming." I say as I turn and walk towards the car.
"What was that all about?" Jake asked me with a smile.
"Nothing, just get in the car and let's go." I tell him pushing him into the car as he laughs.
Thankfully, no one questioned me about the kiss on the cheek but Barry did have a scowl on his face and I couldn't help but smile about that. I think it's cute that he likes me and feels jealous of Edward. We got to the club at around 3 p.m. and we were excited to rehearse. Andy and the guys sat off to the side while we played and they all just had huge smiles on their faces. I asked Josh and Matt to play a couple of our songs with us, so they rehearsed as well. The others didn't seem to mind that I didn't ask them but who knows I may end up pulling them on stage as well. I had a plan to pull Alice and Rose up for a song and possibly Edward as well. I was still planning it out in my mind. I did know that with me swinging on a stripper pole for one of our songs was going to drive him crazy as well as every other male in the place and I couldn't wait for that. Andy was very pleased with the way rehearsal went and said that we should just go back to the hotel and relax until it was time to get ready. He said that Pam, Jack, and Bonnie would be there around 5:00 to help us get ready.
It was about 3:45 when we got back to our room and we all were so excited that none of us could relax. The boys played video games while us girls went through our wardrobe to pick out what we were going to wear there. Jessica picked out a pair of black jeans, purple halter top with matching bra, purple stilettos, and jewelry to match. Angela was going to wear a red mini skirt, with a black tank top with red bra underneath, red stilettos and jewelry to match. I on the other hand was going to wear a pair of black leather pants, a black bra under a black sheer tank top with the picture of a white tiger on it, white stilettos, a hoop belt that hangs loosely around my waist, and jewelry to match. We were going to look hot. When Pam, Jack, and Bonnie showed up it was just like the day before, everyone went to their designated areas to get ready. The guys looked damn good in their black pants, different colored t-shirts with vests, boots and jewelry. And if I do say so myself, Jessica, Angela and I looked damn hot in our outfits, jewelry and with our hair all punked out. We left the hotel at around 5:45 to head to the club.
Charlie's POV
It was 4:00 on the dot when Billy and I got off of the plane in Seattle and just like Andy said there was a limo waiting for us. The ride to the Crowne Plaza Hotel was fairly short and the car took us around to a side entrance and there was a man waiting for us. I could only assume that it was Andy.
"Chief Swan, Mr. Black welcome to Seattle, I am Andy White." He tells us as we get out of the car and he shakes our hands.
"It is a pleasure to meet you." We tell him as we follow him into the hotel.
"How was your plane ride? I hope everything went smoothly." He says as we wait for the elevator.
"It was perfect and everything was fine. How is Bella?" I ask him as we get on the elevator and he hits the button for the 11th floor.
"Oh I am so glad you didn't have any trouble and she is doing just fine. She and the others should be in their room getting ready to head to the club in about an hour." He tells me as we make our way to our room.
"Good, she is going to be so surprised to see us both here." I say as we go into the suite and I am taking aback when I see the room. It is beautiful and fully equipped. Billy's room even has a handicapped bathroom which I thought was extremely thoughtful of Andy to make sure he was accommodated for.
"Yes she is and I can't wait to see her face. Now here is the plan, Bella, myself and the others are going to the club at 6:00 p.m. I have some presents to give them before the show so she will be back stage at around 8 o'clock. I will have the limo waiting out front for you around 8:00 as well that way she won't see you come in because she will already be back stage and I let Eric, the manager, know that you will be coming in through the musician entrance so that he can take you straight to the VIP section." He tells us as we put our stuff down and look around.
"Sounds like a plan Andy and thank you so much for putting all of this together." I tell him as I walk him to the door.
"It is my pleasure Chief Swan. Your daughter is a wonderful person, musician, and she deserves to have her dreams come true in the time she has left." He tells me as he leaves and it makes me realize that I am not the only one that has her best interest at heart.
After Andy leaves, Billy and I just look at each other because neither one of us can believe that not only are we staying here but so are our kids and it makes us smile. We decide to take a nap for about an hour, get showers, grab a bite to eat down in the restaurant and then head to the club. While I was waiting for Billy to finish getting ready, I was standing out on the balcony just looking out at the city. It was around 5:45 and I saw some people getting into a limo down below but what caught my eye was that I saw Andy getting in and then I saw Bella. I couldn't believe that was my little girl. She looked so grown up. I choked up a bit and had to stop myself from yelling down at her. It has been a couple of days since I have seen her and even though I have talked to her, I miss her so much. Billy came out to see what I was looking at and that is when he saw her and Jake as well and I could see the same emotions on his face. We then went to have some dinner down at the restaurant and we just talked leisurely. I didn't bring up the vampire thing again and neither did he. I think we both knew where the other stood on the situation; I just hoped that later on if I needed help that he would help me. We got done eating around 7:45 and we left for the club. I was so excited to see Bella perform and watch her dreams come true before her eyes.
We arrived at the club straight at 8 o'clock and there was a gentleman waiting for us at the door.
"Chief Swan, Mr. Black, I am Eric, the owner of this club. If you would follow me please I will take you to the VIP section." He tells.
"Thank you Eric, it is nice to meet you and it is great to be here." I tell him.
"It is nice to meet you as well and I know you are excited to see Bella perform tonight. If she is anything like last night you are in for one hell of a show because she rocked it last night with Parmalee." He tells us as we walk towards the inside of the club and I can see that it is packed.
"Wow, there is a huge crowd here tonight." I say to him.
"Yes sir, we have never had a crowd this big and people waiting in line outside to get in. After her last night performance and all the advertisement on the radio stations today we have just about sold out. Here we are." He says as he opens up the ropes that the Cullen's and Jake are standing between.
"Thank you again Eric for everything and I hope you enjoy the show as well." I tell him shaking his hand and then I turn to the surprised faces of Jake and the Cullen's and I can't help but smile.
"Charlie, dad what are you all doing here?" Jake asks as he gives us a hug.
"Chief Swan, Mr. Black when did you get in?" Dr. Cullen asks with a puzzled look on his face and I can't help but stare into his gold eyes. Oh how I hope you are the one that is going to save my daughter.
"We just got in around 4:00. Andy arranged to have us flown in as a surprise for Bella's big night." I tell them and they all nod and I can't help but notice the uneasiness on Billy's face. Something is definitely up with them and I now know that I am on the right path.
"Well, she is definitely going to be surprised and happy that you are here." Edward tells me and I just smile and notice that he has the same gold eyes and as I look at the rest of them I realize that they all do.
"I hope so because I don't want her to be even more nervous because I am here." I tell them.
"She won't be." Jake tells me with a smile and then Andy appears on stage and we turn to hear what he has to say.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would just like to welcome you to the Fenix Underground tonight for the debut of one of the best upcoming bands I have ever heard. If you were here last night then you know that you are in for a treat and if you weren't then you better hold the hell on. I give you The Night Walkers." And with that the lights went out.
EPOV
When we got back from hunting, it was 11:00 a.m. and we were all dirty. It had been raining the previous night and the woods were quite muddy. Needless to say we all had to take a shower before going to Bella's. When I came out of the bathroom, Alice was sitting at my desk wrapping Bella's present.
"Why are you in my room wrapping her present? Couldn't you have done that in the living room?" I ask her as I make my way over to the closet to get some clothes.
"Yes I could have but I didn't want Damon and the others seeing what I bought her. You know he has a big mouth so I figured the safest place to wrap it was in here." She tells me with a smile.
"Okay, I guess I can't really say anything to that." I say as I go back into the bathroom to put on my pants.
"She is so going to love this bracelet." She says all giddy.
"I'm sure she will." I say as I go to get my beige shirt off the bed.
"Don't wear that shirt; it makes you look too pale. Here let me find you one." She tells me as she goes into my closet and pulling out a navy blue pullover.
"Here wear this, Bella will love it." She says with a smile as she leaves my room.
"Thank you." I yell at her as my door shuts and I finish getting ready.
After we are all freshened up, we head down to Bella's. I know she has had a busy day today and I hope that she is still up for the company. I so want to see her and see if I can get a vibe on how she feels about the kiss. It would be so much easier if I could read her mind. I was also anxious for Carlisle to give her a check up because I knew she had had those spells and I didn't want anything going wrong tonight. When we got to her door and knocked, it seemed like forever before she opened the door but when she did I was in awe. She was wearing a light blue halter top, tight ass jeans, heels, and a little make up and had her hair up in a ponytail. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She invited us in and we followed her into the living room where someone rearranged the furniture so that it was around the piano. We all talked about the night before and she expressed her concerns for tonight and we all reassured her that she was going to do fantastic. We asked about the interviews and how they went. She was all too eager to tell us all about it and she just smiled the whole time she was talking about it. Then Carlisle asked how she was feeling and I carefully awaited her response. She said she was fine and I knew that she was lying and that she hadn't told the others. So, when he pressed the issue, she admitted to having the episodes the previous night and one this morning. Jake and the others went ballistic. They wanted to know why she hadn't told them and the only reply she had was that she didn't want to worry anyone. Not worry anyone, how could she be so ridiculous? I was not the only one that cared for her obviously and she should've told them or came straight to Carlisle. He convinced her to go to her room and let him check her out. I could hear the concern in his thoughts on the fact that she had had some episodes back to back like that but he never showed her that concern. He was trying to keep her calm for tonight and for that I was thankful. After they were finished and back in the living room, Alice gave her the bracelet and I thought there for a moment that Bella was going to cry but she choked back the tears, told us all thank you and gave us hugs. When she was done hugging me, I kept my arms around her because I just didn't want to let her go. She was warm, smelled so sweet, and I longed to have my lips on hers again but instead I asked when she was going to play for us. She said that she needed to go to the restroom and that she would play when she came out. I reluctantly let her go. She was in there for a little while and I started to get worried, so I went and checked on her. When she opened the door, she told me that she was fine and just freshening up. As she started to walk past me to head back into the living room, I grabbed her hand and told her that I wanted to thank her again for a wonderful evening. She blushed when I told her this and said that she wanted to thank me as well for a wonderful evening and a perfect ending to her night. Was she talking about the kiss? She was just staring into my eyes and smiling when she told me this. I told her she was welcome and that I hoped tonight was just as perfect and she said that we would see. Oh, how I hope she is talking about the kiss and wants to do it again. I would be happy to make her night and every night perfect for her if it meant that I got to kiss her.
When we went back into the living room, everyone was waiting around the piano and I could see that she was getting a little nervous. So we all sat down and awaited her to play the beautiful melody I had heard the previous night. She told us that if any of us had any suggestions on a name to please tell her because she had not named it yet and then she began to play. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. And to watch her play was just as beautiful. The way her hands ghosted across the keys, the look in her eyes, the smile on her face was just as beautiful. When she was finished, everyone was in disbelief. They loved it just as I knew they would and we all were clapping and giving her hugs. I told her that the melody reminded me of a meadow with purple flowers surround by trees and that she should call it 'The Meadow'. She told me that was ironic because when she started writing and playing it that she thought of trees and meadows as well. That is ironic, that we both think of the same things when she plays that song. Does that mean something? After that we talk for a bit longer then she has to leave to go to rehearsal. I offer to walk her downstairs and she gladly accepts. As we make our way downstairs, I ask her what time she is going to the club and what time do they start playing. She tells me that she will be there at 6 o'clock and the show starts at 9:00. I tell her that we will be there around 6:30, give her a kiss on the cheek, and tell her goodbye. She smiles, tells me goodbye and just stands there as I walk back into the hotel with a smile on my face.
When I got back to the room, Alice was all abuzz about the fact that Bella loved the bracelet and was going to wear it tonight and then she got extremely still and I immediately started listening to her thoughts. There were going to be two men showing up tonight to see Bella perform and one was in a wheelchair. I immediately recognized him as Billy Black, Jake's father and the other was Chief Swan, Bella's father. What on earth are they doing here? Alice came back too and looked at me with a confused look on her face.
"I didn't know that they were going to be here?" She says to me.
"Who?" Carlisle asks.
"Billy Black and Chief Swan are here and they are going to be at the club tonight." I tell him.
"He must have flown in for her performance. Obviously Bella doesn't know or she would have said something." He says.
"Yes, it must be a surprise for her so we all are to be on our best behavior, is that understood?" I tell my siblings and guests.
"What, I would never ruin her moment by causing a scene." Damon says with a smirk and I just want to smack it off of his face.
"You better not, now if you all will excuse me." I say as I go to my room. I wanted to do some more research on James before we got ready to go to the club.
At about 5:00 p.m., my darling sister comes barreling in my room with my outfit for tonight and she looks hot.
"Damn Alice, haven't you ever heard of knocking."
"Yes, I have heard of it but I didn't figure I would catch you doing anything inconspicuous so I decided to come in. Besides I can see the future dip dill so I knew what you were in here doing. Any luck finding something on that asshole?" She asks me.
"Yeah, I think I may have a couple of leads but I will look into it further when we get home."
"Good, now get ready because we have to go."
"Yes ma'am." I salute her as she leaves the room and she sticks her tongue out at me.
After I am dressed in my tight ass jeans, a black button down shirt with skulls, my boots, and jewelry to match, I head into the living room so that we can leave. I take in the appearance of my family and I am taken aback as to how hot the women look and how punk all of us guys look. Alice really out did herself this time. We all walked down to the limo and gained the stares of a few patrons but it was all good. We were in the car and on our way to the club by 6:15 and I couldn't wait to see Bella. Tonight was going to be perfect, I just knew it.
BPOV
We arrived at the club at 6:00 and I couldn't believe how packed the place already was. I was only hoping that they were all here to see us perform in a few hours. Eric greeted us at the door again and he was stoked about tonight and said that the place had almost sold out for the show tonight. I couldn't believe it. We made our way to our VIP section, ordered our drinks, and decided to hang out for a bit. While we were all talking, a few people came by to tell me that they couldn't wait to see me rock it tonight and to ask for a picture or an autograph. I was on cloud nine and the only other thing to make it perfect was if Edward was already here. He and his family should be arriving in about 10 minutes and I was feeling antsy. One of my and the girls favorite songs came on 'Fire Burning by Sean Kingston' and we took off for the dance floor. The guys decided to join us and we all looked like a bunch of idiots jumping around, singing and grinding on each other. All of the sudden in the middle of the song, there was a tap on my shoulder and when I turned around there stood Edward with a crooked grin. I smiled back at him, took his hand and started dancing with him. We were grinding on each other and he had his hand on my hip the whole time. Barry didn't seem to be too happy about it and neither did Damon but I didn't care, I was dancing provocatively with Edward and my night was already starting out perfect.
"And how are we this evening Ms. Swan?" He asked as we danced.
"I am doing well Mr. Cullen, how about you?"
"I couldn't be better." He says with a smile as we continued dancing.
When the song was over, we made our way back up to our section to get something drink, well for me to get something to drink. He doesn't drink anything from what I have seen, I don't even think he eats because I don't remember seeing him or any of the others eat or drink anything. That's weird. We all sat down and chatted. Everyone was excited about tonight and just couldn't contain themselves. Everyone kept running down to the dance floor to dance but I stayed behind, as did Edward, because I didn't want to have an episode before the show.
"Have I told you how incredibly sexy you look this evening?" He asked me.
"No, you haven't." I say to him turning to face him and he is closer than I expected. I could feel his breath on my face.
"Well, you look incredibly sexy tonight, Ms. Swan." He says and his cool breath blows across my face.
"Why thank you Mr. Cullen and I may I say you look extremely handsome tonight." I tell him with a smile.
"Thank you." He tells me and he begins to lean into me when Jake yells my name.
"Bells, it's our song come on." He says as 'Your Disease' by Saliva kicks up.
"If you will excuse me." I say in a huff and get up to go down to the floor.
He just nods and gives Jake a dirty look and I can't help but smile at that. I smack Jake in the back of the head and tell him that I was fixing to get kissed again. He apologizes but we never miss dancing to this song and once I am on the floor, I am totally in the zone for this song. We start head banging, singing, throwing our hands up in the air and grinding again. Next thing I know, I have Alice and Rose grinding on me and I can't help but laugh. Emmett, Jasper, and Edward are on the floor by then just staring at us then they decide to join in. Needless to say it is hysterical watching all of us dance like this because it is everyone but Carlisle and Esme who are watching us from our section and laughing their asses off. As it got closer to 8:00, my stomach started doing flips and I felt like I was going to get sick.
"Bella are you alright?" Edward asked when he came back with my bottle of water.
"Yeah, it's just my nerves and my stomach is doing flips." I tell him downing half of the bottle.
"Why?"
"Because I am fixing to have to go backstage and get ready for the show."
"You are going to be phenomenal."
"Thanks but that still doesn't stop me from worrying about messing up." I tell him with my eyes closed and taking deep breaths.
"Bella, look at me." He tells me taking my face into his hands and I open my eyes to look into his gold ones.
"This is the moment you have been waiting for. You all have practiced, promoted, interviewed, and rehearsed for this moment. You are going to be phenomenal and don't you forget that." He tells me holding my stare.
"Thank you Edward, I needed to hear that. I just wish my dad was here for this, maybe then I wouldn't be so nervous. He has been my total support system behind this besides the others in the band, Andy, the guys and of course now you and your family but I would have loved for him to be here for this." I tell him as a tear falls down my face.
"Well, I am sure he is very proud of you and is here with you in spirit." He tells me as he wipes away my tear.
"Bella, it's time to head backstage." Jessica comes to tell me and gives us a weird look and I shake my head.
"I'm coming." I say as I start to pull away from Edward but he doesn't let go.
"Good Luck, Bella. I will be in the front cheering you on." He says as he closes the distance and gives me a small kiss on my lips and I am in shock.
"Thank you Edward." I tell him as we pull away from one another and I get up to head backstage.
I couldn't believe he just gave me another kiss and before I go on stage. This night is definitely going to be perfect. When I got backstage, everyone was just standing around looking at one another and I wondered what the hell was going on?
"What's up? Is something the matter with the equipment?" I ask starting to get panicked.
"No, nothing like that, we just have a couple of surprises for all of you." Andy tells me.
"You all didn't have to do anything special for us; I think you have done enough for us." I tell him.
"Well, we wanted you all looking your best and playing the best instruments that money can buy so let's go onto the stage for a moment." Andy says and Barry grabs my hand to pull me along.
When we get on the stage behind the current, I can't believe my eyes. There sets a new drum set with the name of our band on the bass drum and it is in our colors, black and purple. There is a brand new keyboard, bass guitar, lead guitar and they are all done in black and purple with our logo on them. We all just stood there staring at the equipment. The speakers even had our logo on them. I was in tears. I couldn't believe that they would do this for us.
"Hold the water works because there is more." Andy tells me as he hands me a large box.
"What is this?" I ask him.
"Why don't you open it and find out." He tells me.
I sit the box down and rip it open. Inside is a hot pink, black and purple swirl guitar with a skull on it and my name in calligraphy. I couldn't believe my eyes. I did the only thing I knew to do and that was to throw my arms around Andy's neck and hug him while I cried. It's a good thing Bonnie has to redo my make-up. After a few minutes, I calm down and tell him thank you. He tells me that there is still more but it is back in the dressing room. So, naturally we all take off for the dressing room to see sitting on a rack brand new outfits and jackets for us. The pants are black leather with Night down one leg and Walkers down the other leg in purple. The girls' tops were all different, Angela's was a black tank top with a purple skull on it, Jessica's was a purple t-shirt with rips in it and a black bra to go underneath, and mine was a black bustier with purple skulls all over it. They also had gotten all the matching accessories to go with the outfits including the purple and black stilettos. The jackets were black leather with our logo across the back in purple. I was in totally shock.
"Andy, I don't know what to say."
"Well, I can't take all the credit. These guys wanted to make sure you came out in style so they basically designed all of this, picked it up, and brought here for you all tonight."
"Thank you, all of you. This makes tonight completely perfect now." I tell them as we all give them hugs.
"Bella, we just know how hard it is to do this especially for your first show and we just wanted you all to have something special for tonight." Barry tells me giving me a big hug.
"Now, go get ready and I will introduce you in 20 minutes." Andy tells me.
"Kick ass all of you." Scott says with a quick hug.
"We will be down in front waiting for you to call us up." Josh says with a quick peck on the check.
"I just hope I remember the music to the song." Matt tells me with a laugh and a hug.
"You got this tonight. Just go out there and tear it up." Barry tells me with a hug and a peck on the cheek.
After Andy and the guys left the dressing room, Pam, Jack, and Bonnie got to work on our hair, make-up, and clothes. By the time they were done, we looked extremely hot and we were pumped up for the show. That is when our intro music started and we made our way to the stage. We were all positioned on stage when Andy walked through the curtain. The crowd was going wild and I couldn't help but smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would just like to welcome you to the Fenix Underground tonight for the debut of one of the best upcoming bands I have ever heard. If you were here last night, then you know you are in for a treat and if you weren't then you better hold the hell on. I give you The Night Walkers. And with that the lights went out.