The Love of a Friend Chapter 37, a twilight fanfic

Hey everyone. Updating a little late tonight. Time got away from me. It is a long one tonight, though I will admit it is filled with some music. I hope you love it.

I have been requested to write Peter taking the oath from Edwards POV. For the time being, I felt that it didn't fit with the time frame I have for the story, but I am thinking of putting together a outtake compilation. I will keep you updated on that.

I haven't had time to send out to my beta, so all mistakes are on me.

Stephanie Meyer owns all the truly awesomeness that is Twilight.

BPOV

I am standing in the back center of the rehearsal room, standing in front of the the mirrors. Charlotte, Maggie, Vicki, and Bree are off to the sides waiting for their cue. As the intro to the song hits, I stand on pointe and move forward a few steps coming off pointe, holding my finger to my lips to say "Ssshhhh," then starting back on pointe, repeating the same moving forward some more.

it's. oh. so quiet
it'a oh. so still
you're all alone
and so peaceful until...

The instruments come in, giving the four girls their cue to come in and join me. We begin a Fosse type of choreography, mixed with some sexy Zafrina style.

you fall in love
zing boom
the sky up above
zing boom
is caving in
wow bam
you've never been so nuts about a guy
you wanna laugh you wanna cry
you cross your heart and hope to die

As the fast pace music pauses and flows into a more peaceful rhythm, the girls take a pose and stand still while I go back on pointe.

til it's over and then
it's nice and quiet
but soon again
starts another big riot

The girls come in and we begin our fast pace choreography, as the song continues.

you blow a fuse
zing boom
the devil cuts loose
zing boom
so what's the use
wow bam
of falling in love

it's. oh. so quiet
it's. oh. so still
you're all alone
and so peaceful until...

you ring the bell
bim bam
you shout and you yell
hi ho ho
you broke the spell
gee. this is swell you almost have a fit
this guy is "gorge" and i got hit
there's no mistake this is it

'til it's over and then
it's nice and quiet
but soon again
starts another big riot

you blow a fuse
zing boom
the devil cuts loose
zing boom
so what's the use
wow bam
of falling in love

The five of us take front, center stage and form a straight line and begin intricate choreography with our legs.

the sky caves in
the devil cuts loose
you blow blow blow blow blow your fuse
when you've fallen in love

As the lyrics come to and end, we group together forming a semi circle, bent at the waist, looking out to where the audience will be and put our fingers to our lips.

ssshhhhhh...

We stand in our final pose until we hear Zafrina clap. I bend at the waist taking in deep breaths. I stand and make my way over to the sides and take a seat on the floor next to Peter. "You looked hot!" He says.

"Thanks." I breath out, taking a long drink of water.

"We are going to work Long John Blues, the I want to work on Sweet Dreams with Peter and Bella. We are going to add Erik to this in place of Liam." Zafrina says.

I reach down and begin taking off my pointe shoes. I pull them off and unwrap my toes, flexing and massaging out my arch. Peter hands me my leg warmers that I slip on and pull up over my knees. Erik comes and sits down next to us. He and Peter exchange a look, and I can't help but smile.

"So, Sweet Dreams, is it intricate?" Erik asks.

"Somewhat. We have to be synced pretty tightly though. Lots of lifting, hyper sexual." Peter answers.

"Bella and I are cool like that. I am good for whatever the choreography calls for."

"Z always records our numbers." Peter says "Hey Z! You got the video's loaded on something that Erik can look at?" Peter yells over to Zafrina.

"Yea." She yells back, walking over to her bag and pulling out her Ipad. Walking it over, she is pulling up something on it. "I loaded them on here so that you could see what we do. Here is Sweet Dreams." Say says, handing Erik the Ipad.

"Thanks." Erik says, taking it from her. "I'm going to go and get a feel for it. He says, taking out his ear buds, and plugging them into the Ipad, while walking over to another corner.

"You like him." I tell Peter.

"Stop it Bellsie." Peter warns.

"I didn't...you said it all with how you...look whatever. Just be...open. He is a good guy. He's sassy, but not a lot of experience. He...he's special." I tell him.

"We'll see." Peter says, stretching. "You doing OK?" He asks.

"Oh you know, a biological father that hates me and is hunting me down with the help of a rival mafia family that has a decade long feude with my mafia family! Oh, and apparently, I was sold to be a bride to someone in the rival family. You know, things every girl deals with!" I said with a laugh.

"So why did I have to find out about it in a 'meeting' with the Cullen men?" He asks me, with a serious look on his face.

"In all honesty, this." I say, grabbing his hand and holding it up, showing him his cut from taking the oath. "I knew if you knew, you would do whatever it took to keep me safe." I dropped his hands and spread my legs out into a split sit stretch, trying to keep limber. "You know," I say, leaning forward to deepen the stretch, "you are so much like Edward, it is creepy."

"Oddly enough, that is what his mom told me this morning. Which I found odd, seeing as she doesn't' really know me."

"Esme has a weird gift of sense. She can sense out a good heart a mile away. She's...she is a true mother in every sense of the word." I say, with a smile on my face. "She couldn't have anymore children after Edward was born. Something happened while she was in labor and she and Edward almost died. She was born to be a mother. So, she 'adopts' anyone who she feels needs a mothers love."

"I can tell. I'm not complaining." He says looking down. "My mom...she had kids to keep up ranks in the social standings. All of her friends were having babies, so she did too. My nannies were more caring that she was."

"My mom left Charlie and I when I was single digits old and never looked back. Esme bought me my first bra, helped me when I got my period, gave me the sex talk. She and Carlisle...I would be lost with out them."

"I can see that."

We fall into a comfortable silence as we watch the number being rehearsed.

We plow through Sweet Dreams with Erik. He actually picked up the choreo much better than I imagined. It felt amazing to be dancing again, and dancing with Erik is always a trip. As soon as the song ended there was clapping. I turned to see who it was, and found Esme, Alice, Rose, and Lily.

"I think we have a future dancer here!" Laughed Rose, who was holding a squirmy Lily. "She was rockin out with you guys!"

"There's my goddaughter!" I said, walking over to them. Lily reached out her arms for me, and I gladly accepted her. "What brings you guys here?"

"Alice has to take measurements from everyone, and I thought I would bring you guys a nice, healthy lunch. I figured you would just be snacking most of the day, so I made salmon, roasted veggies and a salad for everyone." She said, motioning to the bags on the floor that Eleazar and Felix were bringing in.

"Thanks mom!" I said, while giving her a kiss.

Everyone dug into the amazing food, and took turns while Alice took measurements.

"Esme, this is...WOW! This is amazing!" Peter told her.

"I hardly did anything but put it in the oven to roast and cut up the salad."

"Are you sure you and Bella aren't blood related? Neither one of you take compliments well!" Peter laughed.

"Oh sush!" I told him, while feeding a small piece of salmon to Lily's mouth, while we all laughed.

We were pulled out of our laughing as the door opened. I looked up to see Edward standing there. He gave a wave to everyone in the room. I noticed all of the girls drooling over him as she walked over to where I was sitting. He had changed out of his suit and into some dark wash jeans, a white t-shirt with a opened button down shirt over top of it, and vans. "Hey! There's my girls!" He said, sitting down, pulling Lily into his lap. He leaned over to give me a kiss, and again, Lily tried to push his face away from me. "OK, little miss, enough of that." He said, playfully. He kissed her cheek, and then leaned in and gave me quick kiss before Lily objected again.

"She likes to be kissed first!" Rose laughed. "She does the same when Emmett tries to kiss me before he kisses her!" Lily chose that moment to laugh and clap her hands.

"Already plotting! You sassy girl!" Edward says to Lily, giving her raspberry on her neck, earning more baby giggles.

"Hungry baby?" I ask, offering Edward a fork full of salmon?

He takes it in his mouth and smiles. "Yum!"

"You two are too freakin cute!" Peter comments. "Family looks good on you Edward."

Edward smiles and nods. "It's all Bella. She makes me want it all." He says, leaning to kiss me, but before we meet, he dips his head and kisses Lily first, then kisses me softly on the lips, causing everyone to laugh.

"Everything OK?" I ask him, looking down at his cloths.

"Just some business that got messy." He said. "Oh, before I forget, Zafrina! The stage was delivered today. It will be set up by Wednesday. You will have all day Thursday to make sure it all works out."

"Good! Thanks!" She says. "We have eight numbers that will be ready to go, plus some sets up to interact with the crowd, and a encore. I am thinking it will last about an hour and a half. Is that good?"

"It is perfect. I have you scheduled to go on at ten that night."

"That is a great time. People will just be tipsy enough to let go, but not drunk enough to be rowdy."

"That is what I figured."

We sat and talked for another half an hour, then everyone packed up and we got back to rehearsal. Four hours later, we were all walking out the door to get into the SUV's to head up to the penthouse. Peter had his arm protectively around me, holding me close to him. His body making it seems as though we were just close friends walking about, but I could see his eyes taking in everything and everyone around us. Rose handed Lily off to mom, and she and Alice rode with us.

Once we were in the penthouse, everyone spread out, taking turns in both of the guest bathrooms to shower and relaxing in the living room, where Alice set up another beauty base for the girls to get ready. We all had a great time, relaxing, and talking. Edward had a rack of cloths sent up for the girls to wear tonight, as well as a rack for the boys, along with shoes and accessories.

"Alright! Edward needs to hand over some DNA so that we can clone him!" Charlotte said, as she searched the rack of cloths.

"You're one lucky bitch!" Vicki chimes in.

"That I am!" I sigh, as Alice takes the rollers out of my hair.

An hour later ,dressed in a pair of black dress shorts, and cream colored silk peasant style flowy shirt, and a pair of above the knee Jimmy Choo black leather slouched boots. We all made our way down to the SUV's and drove over to Eclipse.

When we climbed out of the SUV's Peter grabbed me and tucked me under his arm as we made our way into the club. Siobhan met us and ushered us up to VIP where Edward, Emmett, and Jasper were already lounging and waiting for us.

"Breathtaking!" he said, as he made his way to me. He pulled me in for a hug and whispered in my ear. "I can't wait to fuck you in only these boots tonight!"

The things this man can do to me with just words. He ushered me over to where he was sitting with the boys, and everyone ordered drinks and began talking. A few of the others were dancing in the VIP section.

Out of the corner of my eye I noticed Erik and Peter go down to dance on the main floor. Edward and Zafrina were talking business, so I decided to make my way to the balcony to look down on the dance floor. I found Erik and Peter dancing as as the DJ played a remixed version 50 cent and Little Kim's Magic Stick. Yep, those two could deny it all they wanted, but they were so into each other.

"They seemed to have hit it off well." I hear next to me. I turn to see Felix standing next to me.

I smile at him and nod. "And I didn't even have to play match maker!" I laugh. "You should have brought Lexi tonight." I tell him.

"Working Bells!"

"I am sure you could have still done your job and hung out for a bit. She could have hung out with me."

"Maybe next time." He says.

"Girl! Are you gonna stand there all night, or are you gonna show me what you got!" Peter yells from the stairs.

"I'm coming!" I laughing, yelling to him. I turn back to Felix. "I'll be back!"

Peter and I make out way down the stairs and to the dance floor as a remixed version of One Direction's That's What Makes You Beautiful blasts out as Peter and I make out way over to Erik.

You're insecure
Don't know what for
You're turning heads when you walk through the door
Don't need make up
To cover up
Being the way that you are is enough

Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

Pretty soon, I look around and the whole New Orleans crew is around us dancing.

Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it aint hard to tell
You don't know
Oh Oh
You don't know you're beautiful

If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh
That what makes you beautiful

So c-come on
You got it wrong
To prove I'm right I put it in a song
I don't know why
You're being shy
And turn away when I look into your eyes

Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you

I feel a tap on my shoulder as turn to see Rose and Alice have joined us. Rose points up to the VIP section where I see Edward standing and watching us with a smile on his face. I look up and blow him a kiss and start singing and dancing.

Nana Nana Nana Nana
Nana Nana Nana Nana
Nana Nana Nana Nana

I feel arms snake around my waist and I hear his velvety voice singing to me as we dance.

"Damn! It's so hot that you know One Direction! I say laughing, throwing my arms around him as we dance.

If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
Oh Oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Oh oh
That's what makes you beautiful

"Come with me to my office. He says in my ear. I look at him and nod yes. He takes my hand and lead me off the dance floor. I turn back and wink to Peter and Erik, who wink and whistle at us as we exit!

Well...? What did you think? Did you like the songs? Friday's update will have a nice lemon in it, and rehearsals on the stage. Monday will be the actual show itself, and Wednesday will have some drama. So, only good things coming up. Have a great night everyone, and leave me some love if the feeling moves you.