Why Me?

Summary: Bella and Edward have been friends forever. It's the classic Edward loves Bella, Bella loves Edward, but neither will admit it. Until one day when everything changes.

Hello, everyone! I'm Nikibeth and this is my third fanfic. It's sad to say that I need a lot of motivation to keep on with a story. So, please give me as much motivation as possible to get through this one. I love you guys! Outfits will be posted on my profile. (Because I'm obsessed.)

I was cutting up the chicken, getting it ready for dinner. My father, Charlie, was asleep on the couch. I hear the snoring all the way in the kitchen. I chuckled. I'm Bella. I'm twenty-years-old and I'm home from Seattle to visit my father. I moved to Seattle to continue my pursuit in my dream job, becoming a dancer. Forks just didn't offer me everything I needed.

My dad recently got married, for the second time. Her name is Sue Clearwater, well Sue Swan now. She's a really sweet lady. My dad got closer to her when they needed help with the grief of Sue's husband, Harry. He died of a heart attack a few years back and they've been married for a year.

A knock on the door got me out of my thoughts. I looked up and could see that crazy, bronze hair through the glass. I smiled and opened the door. I squealed,
"Edward!"
I jumped into his arms and he spun me around. Edward is one of my best friends of all time. His sister, Alice, is my other best friend.

I also…happened to be in love with Edward. I realized it one day when we were playing truth or dare in the Cullen basement. My brother, Emmett, dared Edward to kiss me. We had to take a shot every time we refused to do a dare. (Hey, no one said we were good kids!) Emmett thought that Edward would take the shot, and then he'd officially be drunk.

We were all shocked when Edward got up, planted one on me, and went back to his seat like nothing happened. It was a buzzed kiss, but a kiss is still a kiss. From that moment on, I knew that I loved him. He looked at me with those gorgeous green eyes and asked,
"Do you want to go out to dinner with my family tonight?"

I looked over at a sleeping Charlie. I was torn. I wanted to have dinner with my dad, but I honestly didn't know how much time I'd have with Edward. That was when Sue walked in carrying a pizza box. She looked over and saw the raw chicken on the counter and looked back at me.

"Oh, Bella! I'm so sorry! If I had known you'd be cooking-"
"Sue! It's okay. Edward actually just invited me to dinner with his family. So, if that's alright with you guys, I'll go with them."
"Bella, don't go just because I didn't think to ask if you were making dinner." I smiled at my stepmom.
"It's really okay, Sue."

She put down the pizza boxes and nodded. So, I ran up the stairs to put on a cuter outfit for tonight. Lord knows that I don't need to play Bella Barbie for Alice again. I went back downstairs quickly and Edward smiled at me again.

We went out to his silver Volvo and we were on the road. It's comfortable being with Edward. The conversation is smooth and easy. We can talk about everything and anything. Then, we pulled up to a small, white house.

"Edward, why are we here?" He looked at me with a 'duh' expression.
"To pick up my girlfriend, Tanya."

I had forgotten about Tanya, honestly. They'd been dating for six months. They became dance partners at the exclusive college they had gotten into, somewhere in California. As Tanya says it, once they danced that first dance, they knew they were meant to be together.

Edward came back out with Tanya on his arm. She gave me a death look; I forgot to mention that she hates me. She thinks that I'm just here to ruin their relationship. I looked away and heard Edward open the door for Tanya, and close it when she got in.

"Hello, Bella. It's so nice to see you again."
"Oh, the feeling's mutual."

I looked at her in my rearview mirror. It looked like she was trying to make my head explode. We rode in awkward silence until we got to the restaurant, Le Belle. I smiled as I got out. All of us, the Cullen's and I, love Italian food.

I looked over at Tanya and tried to not laugh at her outfit. Don't get me wrong, it's a cute dress, but only if you're going to prom. It had the lace going at the bottom, and a peacock-type design on the left side. The heels matched the prom look. It looked like golden reptile scales. Her bag matched her outfit.

We entered the restaurant. The Cullen's were sitting in the back and I smiled and sat next to Alice. Emmett was already here, of course. He came with his fiancé, Rosalie Hale. She's Jasper's twin, but he chose to go with the last name Cullen when they adopted Rosalie and him.

Alice looked at my outfit very closely and then nodded. I smiled and we all ordered our appetizers. Tanya was talking to Edward, but he didn't seem interested. She noticed, too and tried harder to get his attention. I turned back to Rosalie to continue our discussion about her and Emmett's wedding.

Emmett had proposed seven months ago, and the wedding was quickly approaching. Rosalie was freaking out about it, since it was only a month away. I smiled and gave her words of encouragement as our meal came. I dug into my ravioli and looked up to see Tanya sneering at me.

"Oh, Bella. You really think you need to eat that fast? We already know that you're getting kind of big. I mean, for a dancer."

My mouth popped open and I quickly picked up my napkin to wipe the sauce that wasn't there from my face. I blushed furiously and, thankfully, Esme came to my rescue.

"Tanya, we don't need you insulting anyone here. Bella is perfect shape for a dancer, and she doesn't need to lose weight."

Edward was awkwardly looking away at the wall, then poking his food with a fork. He seemed to be speechless, which I'll admit, kind of hurt. Tanya gave Esme a death glare, and we went back into easy conversation. But, I didn't touch my ravioli.

A/N: So, what do you think? Love it, hate it? I'm going to try to update every Wednesday and Friday. Please review. (: