"My name is Mike Newton and I am hopelessly in love with a girl who hates me

Author's Note: YEAH!! This chapter is FINALLY done! I'm SOOOO sorry it has taken this long! My laptop crashed not once, not twice, but THREE times! Ugh, very annoying. So now I'm writing on my family's desktop computer because I still haven't uploaded Microsoft Word onto my laptop. I will try and get the next chapter up ASAP. Now that tennis is over I have a lot more time. I already have ideas for the next chapter! Oh, and thanks to GoldenMoonlight17 for the wonderful idea for this chapter. She had the idea, I just wrote the story! Thanks sooo much!!

"My name is Mike Newton and I am hopelessly in love with a girl who hates me. I know I'm not alone in this; there must be other hopelessly obsessively in love guys who love girls who just don't love them back. It's a cruel, cruel world that we live in and they only make it tougher and harder. Who is this girl, you might ask. Well, let me tell you about the most beautiful and incredible girl that I've ever met. Her name is Bella, Bella Swan," I cleared my throat as I looked out at the other members of the support group I was in.

I continued, "She's beautiful, smart, funny, and is just the best girl I've ever met. I love her and I always will. There's just one problem. She has a boyfriend whose sister is making sure that Bella and I don't end up together. She's jealous of our love because she hasn't ever experienced this kind of love. She also doesn't want her brother to get hurt or something like that. She is just insane and wants to keep Bella just in her family."

I finished my speech and introduction, so I sat back down in my chair and unclenched my fists. This was getting way too emotional; I don't know if I can handle another half hour of it. The leader of the group stood up.

"Thank you, Mike. That was very enlightening and amazing that you can open up like that. We appreciate you and are going to try and help you." He looked at the other members of the group. What is this group you might say?

This group is a support group. If you want to get technical about it, you could call it rehab. After my mom found out from the police what I planned to do at that tennis match, she made some phone calls which landed me in rehab three sessions a week for an hour each session. I thought I was going to die. My love for Bella wasn't the kind that belonged in rehab to try and "fix"!! My love for Bella was pure, holy, and some might even call it sacred. I was only doing what I knew was best for her. I shook my head to get my mind back on the leader of the group.

"All right, group, let's give Mike a round of applause for opening up like that," he said.

A round of applause sounded throughout the room. The group of made of about ten individuals, including myself. Each had a problem with a relationship. Old man Harry had separation anxiety with his dog, Muriel had problems with her brother, Yvonne had some sort of disagreement with her boyfriend, Michael's girlfriend cheated on him, Harriet's mother-in-law hated everything Harriet did, and then there was everybody else who had boring fights with a boyfriend/girlfriend/friend/relative. I was the only sane person in the room.

The leader of the group, Mr. Thompson, continued, "Now, let's figure out some ways to help Mike. What are your opinions on his situation?"

Yvonne spoke first. "Mike," she said. "Are you sure you love her? I'm sure you do but are you positive? My boyfriend says he loves me but I don't think he does! All he does is watch TV and play stupid video games! If he really loves me, then wouldn't he want to spend more time with me?"

Yvonne also had problems with trust.

"Yvonne, that's so nice of you to think of my feelings, but I can assure you that I love her more than anything else in the world."

"That's good, Mike," said Mr. Thompson. "Now, how do you show Bella that you love her?"
"Well," I started. "We're going to be here awhile. First, when she was new to school, I was planning on helping her with homework and such. Next, I gave her flowers, which she threw away. I also sang her a beautiful song outside of her room which was very romantic. I also made a wonderful scavenger hunt for her to find her true love, which was me. I had so many different plans to get her to realize that she loves me back that I forget them all! But for each one, her stupid boyfriend and his siblings all interfere!"

"Mike, have you ever asked Bella who she wants? I mean, if she wanted you then she would have come to you by now, wouldn't she?" Martha asked. Martha was supposedly a relationship expert who was having trouble finding love.

"You don't understand. She's brainwashed. Her boyfriend sucked her in when she was weak and defenseless and now he won't let her go! His sister won't let her leave either. She's obsessed with making Bella into a Barbie doll or some kind of fashion science experiment. It's sickening!"

"Now, we are going to do an exercise which I hope will help Mike and Bella's relationship. We'll do role play. Mike, you'll be yourself. Yvonne, why don't you be Bella?" Mr. Thompson beckoned for us to stand.
I stood up in the center of the circle, as did Yvonne. We faced each other. Mr. Thompson put a hand on each of our shoulders and leaned in.

"Yvonne, I want you to feel how Bella might be feeling. You have feelings for Mike but you have an abusive boyfriend and are experimented on by his sister. Feel the pain!"

He hit the nail on the head! He turned towards me,
"Mike, just be yourself. Try and confront Bella in a way that says friend but I'm worried about you. Do you got it? Good! Let's begin." He motioned for me to begin.

I cleared my throat and turned towards Yvonne.

"Bella, I come to you as a friend. I know this will be hard to hear but I fear for your safety. Your boyfriend isn't safe. He treats you like dirt and is not only physically abusive, but is also emotionally abusive. His sister is no better. She is mean and cruel to you and is constantly experimenting on you. I fear for you, Bella! Please come with me and I'll be your safe place. I promise to never harm you nor abuse you in any way."

I was surprised to see Yvonne standing there instead of Bella. I was so caught up in my confrontation that I forgot I was in rehab. I mean, support group. Yvonne looked deep into my eyes and said,

"Mike, when I'm with you, I feel safe. You're the only one that I trust to come to about my problems with my boyfriend. Please help me! I don't want him to hurt me anymore!"

I couldn't help it. A power came over me and completely controlled my body. I couldn't comprehend what I was doing until it was too late. It was like there was this electrical current between Yvonne and I; a magnetic field that was pulling us closer and closer together. Our heads bent and our lips met in the center of the circle. My lips parted as a burst of electricity escaped onto our mouths. I never knew that such a feeling could exist. It was as if we were moving as one. She moved her arms over around my neck. Her hands made her way into my hair. I felt my arms moving to the small of her back, pushing her against me, trying to get as close to her as possible. It felt like seconds, minutes, hours, that we were kissing. My lips parted as Mr. Thompson cleared his throat and started trying to pull us apart. I didn't hear what he was saying; I was too caught up in the best kiss of my life. Kissing Jessica was nothing like this. That was boring, almost tame. This was wild, adventurous, a quest to mold into one person. I felt Mr. Thompson's hands on my shoulders, pulling Yvonne's hands off of me, trying to pry us apart. Our kiss grew more urgent; her hands gripped harder, I clung tightly to her. I heard someone else stand up and help Mr. Thompson. A strong set of arms was trying to pull us apart. I felt her arms slip from around my neck and my arms being pried away from her waist. Our lips were the last to part but finally, we were free from our tangled bond. She looked embarrassed and tried to cover the blush coming from her cheeks. I was in shock. There was no way that I just kissed a girl like that. Jessica and I had some pretty intense kisses but we had nothing compared to that. The strong urge to pull Yvonne closer to me, feel her warm breath on my neck, her lips on mine, was stronger than anything I had ever felt before.

"In all of my years of support groups, I have never experienced anything like that! You two don't even know each other!"

I grinned sheepishly. I had a feeling I wasn't going to pay attention to the rest of the meeting.

"Mike, I'm deeply ashamed of you. You are here because of your love for Bella. Now, you're making out with another girl. I'm starting to question your motives."

Ah, Bella. How could I forget Bella?

"I'm sorry, Mr. Thompson. I don't know what came over me," I replied back, feeling guilty about the kiss as soon as I started thinking about Bella. What would she think of me now, making out with a random girl in my support group? I had a feeling that she wouldn't approve at all. Where had my manners, my dignity, and my pride gone? Who was this monster that I had just become? Worse, was I a monster? Surely I was. I basically attacked Yvonne. But in the minutes that we were together, I had never felt more alive in my entire life. My whole body was on fire, the electricity between us was indescribable, my hands trailing her back leaving a path of fire and ice. If this was how it was to kiss a complete stranger, how would it be to kiss Bella? Would it be as freeing or would it feel safer? Would I be more careful with Bella, my beautiful Bella? I certainly wasn't careful with Yvonne; I attacked her, trying to mold her into me.

"I think Mike was overcome with my acting abilities and with all the emotion that he is feeling towards Bella that it just came out onto me," said Yvonne, jumping in on the awkward silence. "Mike, you have to put all of this emotion into making Bella realize that her boyfriend is abusive and so is his sister."

Mr. Thompson talked the rest of the time about showing our love to our significant others but I was caught up in my next plan. I would put my all into showing Bella that I loved her. If I could only kiss her, make her feel what I had made Yvonne feel, then she would come running to me, leaving Cullen in the dust.

NO POV:

As Mike was having his revelation, Bella Swan was caught up in kissing her boyfriend, Edward. She brought her hands up to his hair, trying to be as close to him as possible. As usual, he stopped dead as soon as she tried opening up her mouth. He cleared his throat.

"Bella, you know it's not safe for us to kiss like that. I could kill you!"
"Edward, don't you know that I don't care! I'd rather be with you as a vampire, anyways."
"You have no idea what you'd be getting yourself into! It's not just all fun and games!"
"I don't care about the hard times, as long as I'm with you."

They both glared at each other until finally Bella back off.

"You know I'd never be able to beat you at a staring contest. You never have to blink!"

Edward laughed and the tension was finally leaving the air. He growled as he bent down to kiss her again.

"Ah hem!"

He was abruptly interrupted by a pixie sitting on the window sill.

"I thought you two might want to know that Mike has another plan. This time he thinks that it's all my fault and that I run experiments on Bella. Be prepared!"

With that, she jumped out of the window and disappeared before I could even comprehend what she had said. Edward pulled away and starting rubbing his temple with his fingers. He then went to pinching the bridge of his nose.

"You're upset. I can tell that. Please, talk to me!"
"I hate that he can't seem to get it through his head that you and I are going to be together forever. He is possibly one of the most stubborn people alive!"

"I thought I was one of the most stubborn people We alive."

"You are, but Mike is moreso than you."

"We have to know what his plan is. We need a plan!"

BELLA POV:
I hated that Mike couldn't seem to get it through his thick skull that I didn't love him! This was getting old fast. Alice couldn't see what his next plan was and Edward was too far away to read his thoughts. All Alice could see was that it was going to happen on Monday before school. I was going to be ready.

Sunday night came all too soon and I was getting ready for bed. Edward was out hunting tonight but would be back around midnight or a little later. They were staying close this time, which Emmett was unhappy about. He was really craving a grizzly bear but Edward was staying close to me. He wanted to be near me when Mike attacked, or rather, put his plan into action. I changed into my favorite pair of sweats and then climbed into bed. I hated falling asleep without Edward right next to me, holding me as I slept. He was like my security blanket and I knew that nothing could hurt me as long as he was there. It took me awhile to get comfortable without Edward there, but in a matter of time, I was asleep.

I was awoken later on in the night by the feeling of being drenched into ice cubes. I rolled over and found that I couldn't.

"Sorry, love. I didn't mean to wake you up."
I didn't say anything; I just buried my head into his chest and inhaled his beautiful scent. He wrapped his arms around me and held me closer. I knew that it was harder to resist my blood as close as we were but I couldn't help it. I loved having him there, in my bed with me as I slept. I fell fast asleep into a deep sleep with Edward guarding me.

MIKE POV: I set my alarm for 5:30, knowing that I had a long night of running to Bella's house to make sure that my plan worked. I put everything that I needed in my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles backpack and quietly walked out of my front door. I left a lovely note for my mother explaining that I had a project due at school and was leaving early to finish it. She had been up late last night at her dance lesson (which I refused to go to; it reminded me too much of Bella's rejection). I started off at a nice jog and soon, believe it or not, was out of breath. I started walking just as I hit the gate on the edge of my property. My plan was so perfect!

BELLA POV:

It was one of the best dreams that I had had in a long time. Edward and I were standing on the beach with the sun pouring down on us. He sparkled in the sunlight but it didn't matter because we were the only two people on the beach. The waves crashed in around us and covered our feet. I felt his cool hand in mine, and his breath on my neck. My heart leapt at his touch and I couldn't help smiling at our shadow. I turned around, wanting to kiss him, to feel his arms around me, enfolding me. I looked into his beautiful eyes, those butterscotch eyes, and leaned in closer. Suddenly, the sky darkened. Lighting and thunder crashed in around us. The waves started pouring in and came up to my waist. I reached for Edward and his touch to save me, to rescue me. Suddenly, it wasn't Edward's butterscotch eyes that I was looking into, but Mike Newton's eyes. I yanked my hand out of his, in shock at this sight. I looked around for Edward but I didn't see him anywhere! Mike grabbed my hand again and pulled me to him. I jerked away-my skin felt like slime wherever he had touched me! I looked out into the ocean and saw Edward, fighting for his life. The waves were too strong even for his vampire skills. I ran in after him but soon I found myself drowning and being pulled under. Suddenly, I was jerked up to the surface and I woke up.

"Bella! Bella, what's wrong?"

"I had the most awful dream ever! You turned into Mike and then you were drowning and Mike was trying to save me from rescuing you but I couldn't!"

He slyly grinned at me. "I turned into Mike? Are you sure I'm the one you love and not Mike?"
I grabbed my pillow and hit him with it. "Don't say that. I love you not that vile fig Newton!"

Edward grabbed the pillow the second time I chucked it at him and drew me closer. He held for what seemed like forever. I breathed in his scent and closed my eyes, living in the moment. Edward jerked his head back and suddenly was near the window. He started rubbing his temples and started pacing. I climbed out of bed and to him, trying to comfort him.

"What's wrong?" I asked, very concerned.

"Mike is coming."

"HERE?!" I almost screamed. Edward clamped his hand down on my mouth before I could screech.

"Sh, don't let Charlie hear you." He muttered.

I nodded and he released his hand.

"So what does he want?"

"He has another plan. Something involving you, of course. Let me concentrate."

"Do you need me to leave?" I didn't want to but if it would help him concentrate then I would.

"No, love. Just don't talk to me for a minute or two."

He sat down on the bed and put his head in his hands. I sat next to him and held his hand while he concentrated on trying to distinguish Mike's thoughts from everybody else's. After about two minutes, he sat up, picked me up, and put me back into bed.

"Wait what is Mike's plan?"

Edward explained it to me and together we thought up a plan of our own.

MIKE POV:
Bella loves me. Bella loves me. Come on, Mike. Show her you love her. Make sure she knows that you love her. Kiss her like you kissed Yvonne. These are the thoughts that keep me occupied as I run to Bella's house. It's almost 6: 30 in the morning and I am right on schedule. It took me awhile to run to Bella's house but in my defense, she lives on the other side of town. I also got lost because I saw a rabbit that I just had to chase-they're just so darn cute! Anyways, I was there in time for my plan to work! I quietly hid in the bushes until Chief Swan's car pulled away. It was about seven o'clock in the morning. I hoped I had enough time! I walked quietly up to her car. I had to make sure that Bella was able to walk with me to school and couldn't ditch me. I don't know exactly what I did (I'm not a mechanic, I just toyed around with the wheels for a bit) but I knew that she wouldn't be able to drive it to school for the rest of the week. After that, I walked to the front door. I remembered where her key was that she kept hidden outside just in case she got locked outside. Oh, my Bella. You are always so thoughtful! I inserted it into the front door, opened it, and…

BELLA POV:

After we thought up a new plan, we put it right into action. Mike was already in front of my house and it wasn't even 6:30 yet! Edward quietly jumped from my window, into the backyard, and ran to his house. He was picking up his Volvo now since Mike apparently was going to ruin my car. I was going to kill him. Who does he think he is? What does he think he's doing-messing up my car!?!? Ugh, he needed therapy or rehab or something. This was just not good. I got dressed since I knew I wasn't going to fall back asleep in a time like this-especially with Mike standing right outside. I chose a nice shirt with a pair of jeans-nothing special. I was brushing my hair when I heard a quiet thump behind me. I whirled around, right into Edward's arms. He gave me a quiet kiss and whispered in my ear,
"I have to go set up the rest of the plan. Your father is leaving in about ten minutes and that's when Mike is going to come inside. I love you!"

He was gone before I could say anything back.

"Ugh, couldn't you have waited for me to kiss you back?"

I heard his laugh coming from downstairs so I knew he heard me. I finished getting ready and waited at the top of the stairs for Mike to enter.

MIKE POV:

I inserted it into the front door, opened it, and was immediately hit by the delicious scents of pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, and many other delicious breakfast foods. It almost made my head spin because it smelled so good. Finally, I got a hold on myself and snapped back to reality. This was my plan! I was supposed to be making Bella a huge breakfast and then walk her to school! Who took my plan from me? Who could do this to me? I balled up my fists and started walking slowly and in an extreme anger to the kitchen. I hid behind a wall when I heard a perfect, annoying, disgusting voice.

"Bella? Are you ready? Breakfast is ready!"

EDWARD CULLEN!?! Why the heck is HE here in MY girlfriend's house!?! It's 7 freakin' o'clock in the morning! What reason could he have here? Oh wait, what if he…No Mike, I thought to myself. Bella would never sleep with him. It's just a coincidence that he's here making her breakfast the morning after… what if he did spend the night? How could she sleep with him? I turned the corner and came into the kitchen. There, I saw Bella sitting on the counter, holding a plate of Cullen's homemade breakfast. He has standing in front of her. She looked up with her beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful, eyes. Suddenly, she screamed and dropped her plate, making it break into a thousand pieces.

"MIKE! Why are you in my HOUSE?"
I was speechless. She was shocked to see me. She also looked angry. This was bad, real bad!

"I, ugh, I'm here to take you to school! Yeah, and here, I brought you a…banana!"
I rummaged around in my backpack for the banana I brought her. I found it (good!) but it had been smushed by the waffle maker I had in my back pack (bad!). I handed it to her anyways. She took it, with a disgusted look on her face. Cullen, the evil man that he is, took it from her and threw it right into the garbage. He gave her a beautiful, ripe banana from the counter. She took it happily. What is her problem? Mine was given out of love. Cullen's was given out of spite and jealousy.

"Mike, please leave my house."

"Bella, I don't think you understand. I'm here to do you a favor. Cullen isn't good for you and neither is his sister. Come with me and I'll be your safe place. I won't judge you nor harm you. I'm your safe harbor."
It brought me back to rehab with Yvonne. I expected Bella to jump off the counter, fling Cullen aside, and run into my arms where we would share true love's kiss. Instead, she jumped off the counter and right into Cullen's arms where she gave HIM a kiss. I refused to think of it as true love because I was her TRUE LOVE!! Anger boiled up inside of me, and I balled my fists again.

"Bella, how could you do this? He's an abuser!"

"Mike, no he's not! He's my true love and his sister is my sister! I love them! Now, get out before I call my dad!"
She wouldn't.

She couldn't!

"Oh, yes I would and yes I can! See, here's the phone. Here's me dialing his number. Listen, can you hear the ringing? Oh, hello? Is Chief Swan there? This is his daughter. Ok, I'll hold."

"BELLA! DON'T! I'LL LEAVE! I promise, just please hang up!"

"Fine, now leave!" She hung up the phone.

"Bella, since your car is busted since Mike broke it, why don't you ride with me? I'll have Rosalie take a look at your car."

"But Bella, I said I'll walk you to school!"

She ignored me and walked with Cullen to the front door. "I'd love to," she said to him, like a bullet in my heart. They walked outside, with me speechless behind them. Suddenly, there was a silver Volvo in the driveway! It wasn't there before! How did it get there? Cullen had something to do with this! This isn't over yet! I thought, as I saw them drive away, I will have Bella!

BELLA POV:
I held Edward's hand in the Volvo as he drove me to school. He was still smiling about the whole thing.

"That was an excellent performance, Ms. Swan. You're a better actress then I remembered."

"I basically told the truth. You are my true love and I'd love for you to bring me to school!"

He brought my hand to his mouth and gave it a gentle kiss.

"You are my true love, too, Bella."

I looked deep into his eyes as he gazed back.

"Forever," I answered him.

"Forever," he answered back.

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