CHAPTER 1 Mr. Cullen

Bella's POV

It was Senior year at Forks High School, I was glad that it was my last year then I was free to leave this wet, rainy place. I had my sights set on Princeton, it has always been my dream to go there and do that whole fulfill your dreams thing everyone was always talking about.

I was broken out of thought by the sound of my alarm clock, signaling that it was time to get up and get ready for school. It was the first day of my last year of high school, I couldn't be more relieved. I groggily hopped out of bed and headed to the shower, but of course I had to trip over my desk chair on the way. Some things never change; I still had horrible coordination even with flat surfaces.

After I showered, I picked out dark skinny jeans with a white cardigan and blue tank top underneath. My wardrobe was compliments of Alice, my best friend. She thought anything I bought was not stylish enough, so she dragged to the mall for clothes shopping all the time.

I ran down stairs and grabbed a granola bar, realizing I was late.

"Bye," I mumbled to Charlie.

"Bye Bells," Charlie mumbled from behind the morning paper. My father has always been a quiet person. He doesn't hover, he lets me be. Charlie is chief of police to the good people of Forks.

I quickly hopped in my rusted, old Chevy truck. Sure it was old, but I still loved it even though it roared every time I started. I started the ignition, and drove to school down the wet, slippery roads to Forks High.

I arrived in time to find a parking spot in between a shiny Volvo and a bright yellow Porsche. Hmm I wonder whose Porsche that is….Alice; of course it would be hers. Alice Brandon's family was very wealthy because her parents were doctors at the hospital in town. I turned to the left of me and wondered who owned the Volvo…hmm they must be new.

I got out of the truck and ran over to greet Alice who was waiting by the front door with her boyfriend, Jasper Hale.

"Hi Alice," I said bracing for the impact of the little pixie's voice.

"BELLA you're finally here! What took so long?!" she shouted at me. Ugh it was way too early for her to be this energetic.

I was broken out of thought by Jasper's hello.

"hey Bella, what's up?"

"Nothing Jasper, just eager to get school over with."

Once again I was interrupted by Alice.

"Bella, Bella let me see your schedule!! What classes do we have together?!" she all but shouted.

"I have AP Biology with Mr. Banner 1st period, uh government 2nd period, Spanish 3rd period then I have lunch. After that I have Calculus, then Great books, and gym last period.

If there's anything I dread it's gym and calculus, it's hell.

"YAY, Bella we have Spanish, lunch, and Great Books together!" She happily cheered.

"Okay guys I have to get to biology so I'll see you in Spanish Alice." I said before running off to the biology room.

I arrived to Biology and learned we were starting the phases of mitosis for like the umpteenth time. So I pretty much zoned out during class. I wondered if Mr. Banner could be anymore boring. Uhh I had Government next, another boring class then Spanish with Alice. What a relief atleast she would be there.

"Ms. Swan could you please identify which phase this is?" Mr. Banner asked. Shit he caught me when I wasn't paying attention. Uuh what's the answer.

"Prophase..?" I made it sound like a question.

"Yes thank you Miss Swan, please pay attention next time." I blushed three different shades of red. Great, I always blushed no matter what. It was really embarrassing.

My next two classes passed by in a blur. I was walking with Alice and Jasper to the lunchroom. We sat at our usual table, and I bought a turkey sandwich and some lemonade for lunch. I continued thinking about my next classes, I had English next. It was my absolute favorite class, I loved to read books all the time. I couldn't help but wonder who was teaching the class this year because my schedule had down a Mr. Cullen as my teacher, and I knew most teachers here but not him. He must be new I figured, he'll probably be some 65 year old, boring man teaching the class that love. Oh great, sounds like fun an ancient man for an English teacher. Whoo hoo! I decided to ask Alice if she knew who he was.

"Hey Alice, do you know who Mr. Cullen is?" Maybe she would know, she knew all the latest after all.

" Hmm..a Mr. Cullen, no I don't know. He's our English teacher right?" she responded.

"Yes, I was wonder who he was because we have him next period." I said, a little irked not knowing the answer.

"Oh okay!" Alice chirped in her high pitched voice.

" Oooh Bella, I was thinking that this weekend we could…"

Thankfully the bell interrupted whatever plans Alice had come up with. It was probably another shopping trip to Port Angeles or worse to New York.

"Come on Alice, let's get to English," I said as I grabbed her arm, already fuming for the impending shopping to trip.

"Like I was saying Bella, this weekend I wanted to…"

I wasn't paying any attention to her because this absolutely gorgeous guy with green eyes and an odd shade of bronze hair was leaning on the wall in the hallway speaking to Mrs. Bailey from the English department. Who is he? I thought to myself. Maybe he's new because I have never seen him around, and I surely would have noticed him. He has got to be a senior, he is way too tall to be a junior maybe 6 ft? He resembled a model posing for a photo shoot in magazine rather than a high school senior.

"Hello? Bella? Were you listening to anything I said?" She asked sweetly.

"Huh? What? No…was it something about shopping?" I guessed.

" You weren't paying attention, were you? Never mind we will discuss the matter of shopping later missy. Let's get to English." Alice's voice sounded serious…yikes we would probably be going to port angles this weekend.

I sullenly walked into room 110 to for English (Great Books) ready for my favorite class to be ruined by hag of a man. Alice and I took seats next to each other near the front, this so called "Mr. Cullen" was not in the room yet…hmph figures he's late for his own class. I noticed this room had a smart board on the wall, and a Mac book on the desk. I thought it was weird for an old guy teacher to have a modern laptop such as a Mac book.

I decided to get a drink of water since this Cullen teacher was not here yet. I walked out the room and went to the water fountain for a drink. I turned around and noticed the gorgeous "model" guy outside my classroom. I thought maybe he was lost, and thought I could help even though I was way too nervous to talk to this really hot guy.

"Hi, are you lost or something? You look confused." I asked nervously under the gaze of those emerald eyes.

"No, I'm in room 110." He replied smoothly. Oh ok guess not, so I awkwardly walked back into the room red-faced of course and took my seat next to Alice.

I sat their waiting for the raisin of a teacher I was going to have. Then the gorgeous guy walks in the room around to the desk and begins to shuffle some papers. Wait, what's he doing in here behind the teacher's desk? My question was pleasantly answered seconds later…

"Hello class, my name is Mr. Cullen. I will be teaching Great Books this year." He announced smoothly in a velvety voice. Whoa that was way too formal sounding from a guy that young.

What the fuck?! You're kidding, right? I thought to myself. Oh my god, HE is my English teacher. I could have crawled in a hole and died there because I asked him moments ago if he was lost, he's a teacher for crying out loud HE'S not going to be lost!! And what's worse is that I thought he was a student, a gorgeous student. I even called him model- looking, what is wrong with me?! I've called my English teacher hot, so disgusting but it's true eww no Bella shut up he's probably married or engaged. Ugh why would I care if he's married or not. Stop it, stop it.

I cannot seriously believe that this is happening. Guess I was wrong, completely and utterly wrong.