{Authors Note : I am very sorry for the delay, the holidays were very busy and also, my keyboard broke, which made it not only impossible to write, but even to log into my account. XP }

Chapter 6. Melody

The rain drizzled on our heads as we stepped outside, Alice and Jasper were already there. As soon as she saw I was outside, Alice dashed to me. She looked excited and happy, so I braced myself for bad news. "Rosalie! Guess what!?"

"What?" I said dully, hoping she would catch my tone. She didn't, or maybe she just chose to ignore it.

"I saw Bella and Edward!"

"Doing what?"

"I don't know. I just know that they were together."

We walked toward Edward's car, Alice nearly skipping. Me forcing my legs to move at a normal pace.

I was a few steps behind everyone when we got to the car, but I still saw Edward start when Emmett opened the door. Emmet had surprised Edward? Impossible. However, as soon as I was next to the car the smell hit me. It was borderline sickeningly sweet. Like the most rancid of perfumes. Her. I glowered at Edward. She had been in the car? Alice pranced over to Edward and held her hand out. They had probably had some kind of bet.

"I only saw that I was. You'll have to tell me the whys."

"This doesn't mean-"

"I know, I know. I can wait. It won't be long."

I gritted my teeth and swore some more at Edward with more force.

Edward dropped a..car key into Alice's waiting hand. Whose was it..I watched,my mouth a perfect "O" shape as she walked over to Bella's truck and got in. I thought she was out sick, I had heard some students talking about it. Oh. So that's why she had been in Edwards car. He had driven her home. I stormed angrily over to my car, the rain beating down harder. I started the engine and Jasper and Emmett rushed over not wanting to miss their ride. My tires squealed as I backed out of the parking lot, trying to keep my fingers from crushing the steering wheel. My clothes got completely soaked just going from the car to the house.

"Rosalie, me and Jasper are going to play chess, okay?" Emmett called after me as I climbed the stairs to go change. "Fine. You don't have to ask my permission, you know." I said, which came out sounding much, much meaner then I had intended. "Sorry." I muttered. " I didn't mean for it to sound that way." He was up the stairs in a second, arms around my shoulders. "Everything okay?" He asked "You seem kinda..touchy today." "Yeah..Sorry about that." I said "It's just.. I really love these shoes and now they are wrecked." Which was kinda true. The shoes were wrecked. "My fault for wearing them in Forks, right?" I said, slipping neatly out from under his arms. "I'm going to go change. Have fun playing chess." I said, hoping I sounded like I meant it and wasn't just trying to get rid of him. He kissed me on the cheek and then headed downstairs. Even though Emmett is very social, he understands that I need time alone sometimes.

I walked into my room, feeling my normally excellent posture sag. I slumped into a chair and untied my shoes from my feet, allowing my mind to think about Bella and Edward. Why did it bother me so much? Half of us had fallen in love with humans, myself included, all though Emmett had been a vampire very quickly. Was I envious of her humanity? Well, yes I was. But, I was envious of all the girls at Forks high's humanity. I thought about Bella Swan. Clumsy, average Bella Swan. I blow dried my hair and studied myself carefully in the mirror. I was so much prettier then her,so why did Edward. I choked. Was that what was bothering me? That Edward liked that plain human and not me? But, I didn't like Edward that way. Sometimes I didn't like him at all. But, I had been surprised when he had shown no interest in me. Okay. I had rushed to the closest full-length mirror and wondered what was wrong with me. But after a while I had gotten over that. Emmett helped with that of course. But now, I knew that this was my problem. When I had been human, that was my point in life. To be beautiful. To attract a good husband. That's it. So, if I failed at doing that, what was my point? I had consoled myself that if Edward didn't think I was good enough - no one was. I had been wrong. What made it even worse was that she wasn't pretty. She was so..normal. I knew she was simply a better person then I was. Nicer, kinder, less self-absorbed. In fact, we were almost complete opposites. She was better then me in a way that I couldn't be. I did care about how I looked. I was vain. I was mean and snobbish. I picked up a vase that held flowers and crushed the glass into powder.
Feeling utterly disgusted with myself, in addition to depressed and angry, I made my way down the stairs and sprawled on the couch and turned on the television with the remote. I heard chess pieces clack and knew that it would be nice of me to go and watch their game, but I was content to lie here like a slug and listlessly flip through channels. The door opened and Alice and Edward entered. I wondered if maybe I should go out and work on my car. It might make me feel better. Alice went over to her computer and I heard the dings of the monitor and I could tell she was working on our current project - my wardrobe. But, I wasn't in the mood to be all girly with Alice, even though I should probably savor these last few weeks or days or whatever that I had without having to share her. An unexpected noise entered the quiet din. Piano keys. It had been a while since Edward had played.. He began to play a new song that I hadn't heard yet. Edward was composing again? My brow furrowed, his infatuation with Her had taken over his life so completely that he hadn't touched the piano in weeks. Rage consumed me for the briefest of moments. The music stopped. I heard Edward laugh in shock and amusement.
Oh God, I had slipped. Dammit! I lifted myself up and glared at him. He had clapped his hand over his mouth, shaking with laughter. Esme was downstairs in a flash. "Don't stop, Edward" Esme encouraged, sounding strained. I got up and stalked toward the garage. If you say anything I will hunt you like a dog. I thought, praying he heard it. I heard him laugh again. "What's wrong,Rose?" Emmett asked and I really wanted to go and curl up in his lap but I didn't want to stay in there anymore.I slid under my BMW wishing I could be buried alive. I heard Emmett ask Edward what was up with me but he didn't answer. I listened to him play and burned with shame. Esme asked about Edwards song, sounding so pleased that he was playing again. I moved my hands around underneath the car to appear busy but, didn't actually do anything. I couldn't believe I had slipped. I was such an idiot. Alice asked Edward what was wrong with me, and he refused. If I wasn't so mad at him, I would be grateful. But I knew he was laughing at me. I sighed, I would be laughing at myself too. At least he was leaving soon. As if on cue, Edward asked Emmett if he was ready to go. Emmett spoke what I was thinking "I thought we were leaving in the morning?"

"We're coming back by midnight on Saturday. I guess it's up to you when you want to leave."

"Okay, fine. Let me say goodbye to Rose first."

"Sure."

I prayed that Emmett wouldn't ask what was wrong with me.I crawled out from beneath the car and met him at the door to the garage. He hugged me. "I'll see you so-""Emmett, do you think I'm nice?" I said, cutting him off. He looked at me, kinda surprised. "Nice" was a word that rarely frequented my lips, unless I was talking about clothes. "Well" He began.."You're nice looking!" He laughed. I knew that he was kidding, for the most part, but the words stung. He looked at my face, I looked back, hurt. "That's it?" I said. Trying to sound like I was going along with the the words seemed to lose their energy. Emmett cocked his head to the side and examined me. "Are you going to tell me what this is all about?" He said, not sounding mad, just like he really didn't want to say the wrong thing. I shook my head "Didn't think so." He kissed me on the forehead, "I think you're nice." He said after a moment. "And you are nice to me, unless you're upset, like now." I kissed him full on the mouth and everything seemed normal for about a minute. "I better go. Edward wants to get out and back as soon as possible" He rolled his eyes. I smiled. "See you in a few days, don't come back all filthy, please."

I closed my eyes and listened to him laugh as he walked away.