This is a story where Bella and Edward do not know each other. Jessica hits on Edward, what will Bella do? All human.
And I do not own the characters, they just fit very good in my story. Thanks to Stephenie Meyer for lending me them.

On the Other Side of the World

Chapter 1

Bella's point of view.

I spotted them at across the room, on the other side of the open space that led to the ground floor. Edward Cullen and Jessica. They were chatting animatedly; I could only guess it was about the concert that was going on. He had just been playing with his band, and was waiting for the host to announce the winner of the battle of the bands.

Jessica happened to be backstage because of a friend that had access, and backstage was where I could see them now. She talked and showed with her entire body language that she was interested in him. He didn't seem to dislike her attention; he seemed to revel in it. She moved closer to him, and I felt my hands balling into fists when he bent over and placed his head beside her chin to clearer hear what she was saying.

A heavy metal band was playing, they were quite noisy. I usually like that kind of music, it's okay for entertaining purposes, and now it matched my mood perfectly. My insides were heavy with anger, just like the music was heavy. I was watching Edward and Jessica intently, feeling slightly like a stalker. After all, I had only spoken to Edward twice, and didn't really know him at all. But I really liked him. Not in the way you feel comfortable with someone in an instant and become friends, no, this was something more. I had a crush on him, a bad one. And it didn't get better either, when sometimes our eyes would meet over the cafeteria in school.

The game on the other side was developing. Jessica was flirting with all her might and I had to admit that she was pretty attractive. If I hadn't known her as well as I did, and I was a guy, I could easily have been charmed by her. However, I was not a guy, and I knew her. She was that kind of girl that got a lot of attention from guys, and she used it for all it was worth. There were rumors about her, nasty rumors, and I was pretty sure most of them were true.

All I wanted to do was yell at Edward, tell him to stop talking to her; I wanted him to talk to me instead. In fact, if the world had been fair, it should have been me. Had I not worked my head off for the last weeks trying to get him to notice me? Hadn't I tried so hard to make contact with him? And Jessica had a new boyfriend every fortnight, it didn't seem like she made an effort at all. Despite the fact that she had a boyfriend at the moment, she kept flirting with him in an awfully obvious way. My friend followed my gaze and let out a snort.

"What is Jessica doing flirting with Edward Cullen?"

I shook my head. "I don't know."

"My god she is a loose little bitch. Doesn't she have a boyfriend?"

I nodded silently.

The truth was, nobody knew about my feelings for Edward Cullen, and that was the way I was going to keep it. I knew I had no chance in ever getting his attention, so I had figured it would be for the best if nobody were to know about my defeat. I wouldn't be able to stand their sympathetic looks if he turned me down, or worse, if he started messing around with Jessica.

It seemed like Jessica was trying to persuade him into something. She moved a little closer to the railing and looked down at the stage where the heavy metal band was still playing. She turned to him and stretched out her right arm. My insides squirmed. She tried to make him take the two steps over to her, waved her hand in the way people do when they are trying to summon someone. He came, and they both stared at the band for a minute. I noticed with a small glint of hope that he was keeping a small space between them. I had to beat back that hope; it is after all normal to keep a distance to people you don't know. Unless you are trying to get them in bed, of course, and I couldn't picture them doing that tonight.

I tried to focus on the band that was playing, but I could barely see the band from the place I was sitting. I glanced furiously in direction of the stage, trying to make the music take me away from this. I was sure my eyes were completely black and filled with rage. My friend poked me in the arm, laughing.

"Seriously, it can't shock you that much that she is using her charm on yet another guy?"

"No, it's not that at all," I smiled at her.

That was an outright lie, but my friend didn't know the circumstances. In fact, had it been any other girl that was flirting with him, I wouldn't have reacted so violently, I was sure about that. I would have been resentful, but not angry. It was just the fact that Jessica made me feel like a failure. Edward was the guy that I had been trying to get for weeks, and she had him in her hand just like that. Seeing her being so confident and sure of herself made me feel like a common mouse.

I never really liked Jessica as a person and pretty much everyone in my circle of acquaintances agreed with me on that. She wasn't even nice to be around, and I couldn't understand why the people who made a habit of being unpalatable were to get all the bonuses in life!

My friend got up and to a free spot by the rail, and after a moment I followed her. She was watching the band, and I was trying to, but I got distracted by Edward and Jessica on the other side. I was on the opposite side of the room and to their right, closer to the stage. I was sure they would see me any time if they looked up instead of down to the stage. Their conversation had ceased, they were listening to the music. She said something to him, and he raised his head to catch what she was saying.

For a moment, our eyes locked, and I was lost. All the sounds disappeared and all I could think about was the stabbing pain in my chest caused by the thought that she had a huge advantage to me when it came to this guy. His eyes looked black because of the dimmed lights in the club, but I knew they were really green. A very nice color green.

The moment was gone as fast as it had begun, and the music came back. They chatted on and I felt that I really needed to get out of there. I felt that I needed to get out of my body as well; I wished I was someone else, someone fun and exciting, like her.
The heavy metal band was finished playing, my friend sighed happily. She had never been a fan of metal, but I wished they had never stopped playing. My friend looked at me.

"That was the last band, let's get out of here."

"Just a minute, okay? I really want to see who wins." That was not entirely true either. Even though I wanted nothing more than to get out of there, I also wanted to see what happened between him and her. Hopefully, he would walk away from her and hang out with his mates or something.

The host came on to the stage and announced the winning band. I wasn't surprised when the host announced Edward's band as the winners, they were the best band present. In the crowd of people who wanted to hug him and congratulate, Jessica was pushed out of the way. I smirked and turned to my friend.

"Okay, let's go."

I was unable to get rid of the anger in the bottom of my stomach, and when I saw Jessica walking out from backstage with a complacent smile on her face, I wanted nothing more than to walk over to her and hit her in the face. I wanted to smash those pretty features and make her unattractive to any guy that would ever look at her. I knew that was the stupidest thing I could ever do, so I suppressed the urge. It wouldn't do any good.

Instead, I grabbed my jacket and walked out of the club, my insides filled with rage. I had to do something about my jealousy.

Should I write another chapter? I would very much appreciate a review, please let me know what you think!