"Bella," I groaned at the sound of Alice's voice. Couldn't she just leave me alone? God, I was so tired. "Bella!"

"Go away!" My exclamation came out sounding like unintelligible garble.

"Bella, please." The voice that spoke now was full of concern. My heart skipped a beat as I felt a familiar pressure on my shoulder. Edward.

Taking a shuddering breath, I forced myself to open my eyes. The bright light of the cafeteria nearly blinded me and I blinked several times, hoping that my eyes would adjust. After a few moments, I was able to make out my friends' faces around me, their eyes wide with concern.

There was only one face that I was looking for. Edward sat crouched by my side, his mouth in a taut line of pain. I hated to see him this way. Forcing a smile onto my face, I turned to him. "Want to help me up?"

His arms wrapped around me, sending a jolt of electricity down my spine. I leaned against his frame for support and struggled to my feet. A wave of fatigue hit me and I stumbled slightly against Edward. He caught me with ease and kept his arms around me as I answered my friends' concerned questions.

The crowd around me broke apart after what seemed like years. When they left, I felt Edward stiffen slightly. "What's going on, Bella? Are you okay? We should get you to the hospital-"

"No!" I interrupted sharply, my heart skipping a beat. If we went to the hospital, he would find out what was wrong. He would know that I had cancer. I shivered as I remembered the conversation that we had had only a month before.

It had been my sixteenth birthday and we had gone out to dinner. Afterwards, we had taken a stroll along the beach and talked for hours about everything. As the night drew to a close, he had told me how much he loved me. I could still picture the look on his face as he pointed to the sky. "Bella, those stars are my family, my friends. And you- you're like the sun. While you're away, they provide me with tiny pinpricks of light. But you're the only thing that truly matters. Without you, I don't know how I would survive. When you came into my life, you outshone everything that I had ever seen before. I love you, so, so much."

"Bella!"

Seeing Edward's concerned look I forced a smile onto my face. "I just fell, that's all."

He still remained doubtful.

"Come on," I urged, pulling him back towards the dance floor, "You're making me miss prom!"

He chuckled, "Since when do you like dances?"

I stuck my tongue out at him, "Since I realized how much fun they could be."

He grinned and followed me onto the dance floor, enveloping me in his arms. The smell of his aftershave was intoxicating and I leaned in so that we were nose to nose.

"No more falling, okay?" He murmured, his voice half teasing.

I couldn't keep from smiling back, "I'll try."

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