A/N: Hello guys! IzzaZebraSpot back with another fanfiction. I will be updating this one AND SMMWSTLW regularly, so do not fret! Please review and tell me if its any good, thanks!

"Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly."-Sam Keen

Chapter One: Living in a Lovely Pain

"Hey Belly-Button!" I yell out to Bella from across the lunch room. She turns up from her lunch and smiles at me, waving. I motion for her to come towards me. She gets up and grabs her stuff, throwing her lunch in the trash can. She attempts to weave through the tables but ends up crashing into a guy, Mike Newton. He looks at her in disgust, his nose turned up.

"Watch where you're going, fat fuck." He says before going around her. Bella's face goes red in embarrassment and she looks down, but she doesn't defend herself.

"Hey Newton!" I yell. He looks up at me from where he's now sitting at his table, eating his lunch. He's obviously completely forgotten what he just said to Bella. He gives me a small smile.

"Hey Cullen, whats up?" I narrow my eyes in a glare.

"I ever hear you say that shit to Bella again and I'll kick your ass, and then I'll tell your mom about you catching that shed on fire in Seattle." His eyes narrow and he huffs, but he just nods and turns away.

I hated when assholes said shit like that about Bella. Yes, she was over-weight but she was gorgeous, and her body was shaped nicely enough that she could pull off those extra pounds.

"Stop doing that, Edward." Bella growls at me when she reaches my side. "You can't just threaten everyone that makes fun of me, you're going to have to let it go one day." I roll my eyes at her.

"Start sticking up for yourself and I wont have to, Bella." I retort. "I want to talk to you about something kind-of life changing." She doesn't say anything as we walk down the hallway.

We reach the end of the hallway, where there is a small brick ledge we can sit on. It has an opening to the outdoors where the sun is shining brightly and warmly. We sit down and she looks at me expectantly. I scan her over to see her wearing an old tye dye t-shirt from an old summer camp and a pair of black yoga pants. Her brown hair is long over her shoulders, almost touching her butt.

"Spill." She says to me.

"Well, Esme keeps telling me to ask you because she doesn't trust any of my other friends enough. Plus she likes that I have a purely platonic girl-friend that doesn't try to have sex with me all the time." Bella's face contorts in confusion but she keeps on looking at me silently. "Well, we're both going to the same college after this summer, so I was thinking. I'm getting an apartment with two bedrooms and one bathroom, a kitchen, and a small living room. I really need a roommate and I think you would be perfect." I tell her. Her eyes widen at me.

"You want me to be your roommate?!" She smiles, "Of course, Edward. It'll be fun. Not sure how my dad will feel about me rooming with my male best friend, but he'll get over it."

"Great!" I exclaim. "I know you're going to Phoenix to visit your mom this summer, so I figured we'll just move all your stuff the week you get back." She smiles and pulls me into a large hug. I smell her wonderful scent go up my nose.

LILLILLILLILLIL

Bella left for Phoenix the day after we got our diplomas. With a tight hug and a three month promise, she got on her plane.

I haven't seen her since, and its killing me.

Bella and I have never been without each other for longer than a week since we were 6 years old. Our fathers are best friends so we usually go on vacations together if we go on them, and she never went to her moms for longer than a week before.

But this summer without her made me come to quite a few realizations.

The first one: I only have four friends in total. Alice, my sister, Emmett, my brother, Jasper, my sisters boyfriend, and Bella. There was Rosalie too, Emmett's girlfriend, but I try to ignore her as much as possible.

The second one: My life is truly pathetic.

The third one: talking to someone over the phone isn't nearly as good as it is talking to them in person.

And number four: I was in love with Bella Swan.

I don't really know when it happened, but the realization came to me one day when I was on the phone with her. She was telling me about her step-sister, Lauren, and how she saw a picture of me and became obsessed. I made a joke and Bella did this little giggle thing, and I remember thinking "Man I love this girl." And the more I thought about it, the more I realized it was true.

And now I have to face her, and act totally normal, and not jump her bones the minute I see her. I have to live with her and somehow not mention to her the fact that I'm totally in love with her and probably have been for a really long time.

I can't tell her. I've thought about it, but I can't. It would ruin our friendship and she means to much to me. She doesn't love me back, and I'd rather have her in my life without her love than not at all.

In my car I speed towards the airport, nervous and fearful and excited to see her all at once. I reach the airport and park my car. With a heavy sigh, I throw my self out of the car and walk up to the airport. I wait impatiently for her, tapping my foot.

"Edward!" I hear a familiar squeal. Arms wrap around my waist before I know whats happening and my love is in my arms. When she's done and I get a good look at her, my jaw drops.

She's way tanner than before, her skin went from pale to a dark Kardashian looking tan. She's lost weight-not enough to make her stick thin, but she's lost at least fifteen pounds. Her hair has gotten longer, and she's wearing shorts. She hasn't worn shorts since we were 12. She's always said she was "too fat". She wasn't, but she's never believed me when I told her she was beautiful the way she was.

"Bella I missed you so much." I tell her, pulling her close again and sobbing into her shoulder. "Never leave me again." Her hands rub my lower back. I feel a stirring in my crotch but I ignore it, just happy to be with Bells again.

"I missed you too, Eddie." She sighs. But her eyes brighten up just a second later, "Oh, and I know I didn't mention this on the phone, but I've met someone!"

I felt my heart drop into my stomach.

A/N: Not all chapters will be this short, but since we're just getting started this first chapter is shorter than usual.