As I walked to class, I couldn't help but wonder what my new roommate would be like. One more class and I'll find out.
"Edward! Did you do your homework?" Emmett asked. I rolled my eyes but handed it to him.
"Do you ever do your homework? I don't get how you pass your tests." Jasper said. I chuckled as we entered the class. I loved math. There were no exceptions to rules, no ifs or buts. If "K" equals six, than "K" equals six.
We weren't doing anything today, just reviewing. This left me to my thoughts about my new roommate. His name was Bela. Like Be-la. I looked it up when I saw it. It's Hungarian for "The White One". His parents most hate him. Of all the names in the world, they had to give him that one. He isn't from there anyway. He's from Phoenix. That's right. Phoenix, Arizona. He wasn't some foreign guy with a common name from his homeland, just some poor guy with parents that didn't want a son with a plain name. I didn't tell Emmett, because he would just crack jokes about it, not that he wouldn't when he did hear it. I just thought that I better wait so he doesn't have really good jokes when he meets Bela.
"Do we have practice today?" Jasper asked. Damn, I forgot. Track practice was after school, which meant I couldn't really get to know my roommate, other than a "hello, goodbye". I was going to show him around, introduce him to my friends, and, hopefully, get him to join the track team. We need a lot more people.
"Yea, at 4:30. Man, I was really hoping to-" I was cut off by the principle walking into the room. That's weird. He never leaves his office. Few people have been to his office, just the really smart kids. The bad ones all went to the vice principle. He walked up to the teacher and whispered something to him. Mr. Ellis nodded and looked around the classroom.
"Mr. Cullen, Mr. Baylor needs to see you." He called to me. I got out of my seat and followed the principle out of the classroom. I hadn't done anything wrong, but there was no way I was getting an award for something. When we got to the hall he turned around to face me.
"Mr. Cullen, I'm sorry, but there is a problem with your new roommate. They won't be there until around six." He told me. Well, that worked out pretty well. Practice ended at six, and it only took me a few minutes to get to my dorm.
"That's fine," I said. "I won't get back until then anyway."
"I'm having some people from your dorm get their things and place it in your room while we deal with the problem at hand. I felt that I should tell you, so you wouldn't be worried about it when you got back. If you have questions, ask me. I'm personally handling this student, so if you or they need help, come to me." He said. I nodded my head. Wow, this student must be special to get the principles help.
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Class went by quickly and so did practice. The interesting part happened after it ended. Coach called me into the office. As captain, I always got the information before the team, and if the coach needed help deciding on something, I was the guy he asked.
"We have a new member. I've only seen their times, so I don't know if their any good. I know your tired of having people quit right after they start, so I'm making them practice in the morning. He'll be doing the same thing as you, just by himself. If he's still here after a week, then we'll move him to after school." Coach told me. We always had new people coming and going and I guess Coach was just as sick of it as we were. I nodded and Coach let me go to the locker room. When I got there, it was empty. I guess the principle already got to them.
Everyone in my dorm was on the track team. If you made the team, and I mean really made the team, then you get to move in. Since every other dorm was full, they sent the new person to us. Our dorm was small, and I was the only one not sharing a room. So I had the last room in the whole school all to myself. Until today, that is.
After I changed, I ran to my dorm. I couldn't wait to meet Bela. I wonder if anyone one else had meet him yet. I opened the door and was greeted my cool air and sounds of laughter. My friends were all covered in sweat and there were a few empty boxes on the floor. I guess Bela was here.
As I walked up the stairs to the third floor, all my friends started smiling and laughing. I saw Emmett whisper something to Jasper. He smiled and nodded before walking over to me.
"Good luck man, you're going to need it." He said before walking into the kitchen. I raised me eyebrow before shrugging. When I got to my room, I walked through the living room and stopped. I took a deep breath before opening the bedroom door.
My eyes widened. Instead of the tan yet dorky guy I was expecting to see, there was a beautiful, pale girl with chocolate brown hair falling to her shoulders. Whoever Bela was, he was a lucky person to know this girl.
She was leaning over the king size bed, reaching for a bag. I walked over there and gave it to her. When she looked at me, my mouth hung open. I knew I must have looked like a retard, but I couldn't stop staring or at least close my mouth.
I could see that her eyes matched her hair. They had a strange depth o them, one that you never saw with brown eyes. You could see her curves, even though they were hidden under her baggy clothes. When I looked back at her face, she was smiling.
I knew I was handsome, but something about her smile told me she was trying not to laugh at me. She must know she was out of my league, much less everybody else's. Never the less, I smiled and extended my hand.
"I'm Edward, Bela's roommate. And you are?" I asked after she shook my hand. She blushed and looked down. She sighed before answering.
"They didn't tell you? I kind of understood why all the other boys didn't know, but the least Mr. Baylor could have done is explain it to you," she crossed the room while she was talking and walked into the bathroom with the bag I handed her. "There is no Bela. My name is Isabella, but Bella for short. My dad put Bella on the information packet and I guess with his chicken scratch, it looked like one "L". I'm really sorry and I hope you don't mind. There aren't any other rooms and all the other guys said you wouldn't care." She explained. The last part came out so fast it took me a minute to understand what she was saying.
"No, I don't care. I mean, you can stay here until they can get you another one. Not that I would mind if you-" She interrupted by hugging me. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her tight. She smelled like strawberries.
She pulled away and smiled. "Thank you so much. I promise I won't get too annoying." She said. I laughed. I could tell I would like this girl.
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We spent the next hour talking in the living room about the school, the students, and the teachers. I could tell that she was really smart and I made a mental note to sit next to her in our classes. At Forks Private School, you share all your classes with your roommate.
Its so if someone's sick or something like that, their roommate can get their homework and let the teachers know. There are flaws. Sports teams all live in the same dorms, so our roommates go to the same games as we do. If we miss school for a game, there's no one to get our homework.
Of course, the teachers know where we are. This school is really big on sports. I was about to ask Bella if she was into any sports when there was a knock at the door.
"I'll be right back," I told her. I got up and opened the door. Emmett and Jasper stood on the other side with big grins on their faces. I stood to the side and let them in.
"I hope that we're not interrupting anything, but dinner is ready, and the team refuses to eat without its captain." Emmett said, causing Bella to blush. I sighed before grabbing my jacket and keys. I was about to shut the door when I noticed something.
"Bella, do you have a jacket?" I asked her. She shook her head. I was about to give her mine, but Emmett handed her his. I sighed and walked down the stairs.
"Well, I have to say, I am very surprised." Emmett said as we walked out of the dorm and to the dining hall. I looked at him, expecting him to continue. He was silent.
"Surprised at what, Emmett?" Bella asked. I looked at her. How did she know Emmett? He laughed and draped his arm around her shoulders. I felt jealous. I sighed and looked ahead.
"You aren't talking our ears off. Every single girl at this school will not shut up! It's very annoying." Emmett answered. Bella laughed. "Just wait until I tell your girlfriend that, Emmett. What is she going to think?" She questioned.
"You see, that's the funny part. His girlfriend doesn't think." Jasper said. I snickered. It was very true. "Your one to talk. At least mine has a brain of her own and doesn't follow everyone else around." Emmett said.
"Speak of the devils and they shall appear." I whispered to Bella as the two said girls started walking to us. I heard her laugh as she looked over to where I pointed.
"Hey baby, what took you so long?" Lauran asked, Emmett's girlfriend. Her voice was so annoying. I don't know how he could deal with it. Well, I do, but still. "We had to get Edward to come eat. You know how he gets with a girl in his room." Emmett said.
My mouth fell open. I could not believe he just said that to his girlfriend. Or in front of Bella. Lauran looked at Bella and gave her the once over. I guess she was too pretty because she glared at her. I looked at her and saw that she had her head down, unaware of Lauran's death glare.
I cleared my throat. "The guys are waiting for us. We should go." I said. We started walking again, and soon we could see the team in front of the dining hall. I looked over at Bella, only to see she still had her head down, as if she was concentrating hard on something.
"What's wrong?" I asked her. Her head shot up and she stared at me. "I, umm, trip a lot. There are rocks on the floor and I really don't want to meet everyone with a bloody knee." She answered. As if to prove her point, she tripped. I caught her right before she hit the ground.
"Thanks." She said as I stood her up. "I'll be there to catch you when you trip, don't worry." I told her. I heard Jasper laugh. "Edward, that's a pretty strong commitment." He said. I blushed and speed up my pace.
"Let's go! We've been waiting here forever!" James shouted. "You just got here." Cody said. Everyone laughed. After I introduced Bella to everybody, we went into the dining room. As soon as Bella walked through the doors, it went quiet. She blushed and put her head down.
I saw Lauren roll her eyes and march forward with Jessica on her heels. That made me roll my eyes. It was true. Jessica followed Lauren everywhere. We got our food and sat at our normal table.
"So Bella, do you know anything about sports?" Emmett asked. She was about to answer, but Lauren interrupted. Rudely, I might add. "Who cares? Just because she's new, doesn't mean we all have pay attention to the wannabe." She said.
My mouth fell open, for what felt like the millionth time today. Did she really just say that? "That's right. I see right through your little innocent act. The only reason your sitting with us today is because nobody else wanted you." She added.
Before anyone else could say anything, Bella got up and walked out. "What the hell was that?" I asked Lauren. She shrugged and batted her eyes at me. "I got rid of her, what's the big deal?"
I glared at her before running out of the dining hall. I heard Emmett yelling, so I hope that means I won't have to deal with her anymore.
I was running back to the dorm when I remembered Bella didn't have the key. Where do you go when you don't know where you are? That's when I saw her.
I took a step closer to her, but when I did, I slipped and fell. Bella spun around and stared at me. I could tell she had been crying.
"What do you want?" she whispered. I got up and dusted myself off. "I'm sorry for what Lauren said. Nobody likes her, not even Emmett. Please don't take what she said seriously." I told her. She let out a laugh, but it was twisted with sadness.
"You think I care what she thinks? I am not like Jessica." With that, she ran away from me. I didn't follow her. I couldn't. I have no idea what just happened. As I walked back to my dorm, Emmett and Jasper caught up with me.
"Did you find her?" Jasper asked. I nodded my head and told them the story. "Wow. One day and we already have drama." Emmett said. "If your girlfriend hadn't said anything, we wouldn't have this problem." I muttered.
"Yeah, I know. That's why I broke up with her." Emmett said. I smiled my approval. When we got to the dorm we said our goodbyes. I unlocked the door and stepped in my room. I sighed and got ready for bed.
I made sure the door was unlocked so Bella could get in if she came back. I sighed again and got into my bed. It's going to be a long day tomorrow.