I pushed through the throng of wild fan girls that were flooding the entrance of the school, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Edward Cullen, the sexy single celebrity who was apparently to join the ranks of Forks High School today.
Personally, I couldn't give less of a fuck. I just wanted to get to class on time and avoid the wrath of my cranky first period teacher, who had probably been around since the flood.
Either way, I didn't really have any interest in mobbing the guy the instant he arrived like a bunch of raving paparazzi. It was weird enough that he was coming here, to Forks, Washington of all places. Being one of the smallest towns in the USA, we never had anything particularly exciting happening. It wasn't like this town had any scandals to brag about. The worst thing that had ever happened was when the Mayor was caught smoking a cigarette outside of his house one night.
So, when news got out that Edward Cullen, actor and singer, was coming to our small town, people started to…well, to put it bluntly…
Everyone freaked the fuck out.
Seriously. Every girl started buying new clothes, desperate to get his attention. The guys all started thinking of ways to become his best friend. My dad, chief of police, and the rest of his men, started preparing security for him.
No matter where I went, Edward Cullen seemed to be a priority.
And it didn't help that every single girl in this school started cooking up fantasies about how he would lay eyes on her, fall helplessly in love, and whisk her away into a life of riches and romance.
That was the shit that fairytales were made out of. And real life is clearly not a fairy tale.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't blind or immune. Edward Cullen was as attractive as they came. His green eyes were beautiful and his hair always looked like a perfect disarray.
But even the golden boy of Hollywood must have some faults.
My dad, Charlie, had been in direct contact with Edward's parents ever since they decided to come here. Edward was getting too "caught up in Hollywood" and was "losing sight of who he was."
So the whole Cullen family was moving to Forks to see if they could reground their son and reinstate his morals.
I looked back over my shoulder at the girls who were waiting for his fancy car to pull up as I opened my locker.
"I hope he turns out to be gay."
I turned back around to see Jasper, my best friend, smirking at me.
"I think it'd be hilarious to see all these girls flip out when he decided to date Mike instead of one of them." His sarcasm made me smile.
"Oh, fess up, Jasper. You just want him to go for you," I said with a smirk of my own.
Jasper mock-gagged, and I laughed.
"This is disgusting. You'd think they'd realize he probably won't give any of them the time of day," I grumbled as I grabbed a few of my books from my slightly disorganized locker. "I mean, really. We all live in Forks. He's from Hollywood."
Jasper leaned back against the locker next to mine, pushing his hand through his blond, shaggy hair. "Who knows, Bella? I mean, Lauren is looking especially splendid today." He gestured to the blonde girl standing closest to the door. Her shirt barley covered her nipples and her skirt left just as little to the imagination.
"Oh yes... I'm sure Edward is going to love the cooch shot he's sure to get," I said sarcastically.
Jasper snorted. "It's going to be a long day." He looked down at his watch and grimaced. "I've gotta go. If I even have a prayer of passing this calc test, I need to get as much studying in as possible before class starts."
"Good luck. If I don't get trampled by the pack of fan girls, I'll see you in third," I said with a grimace as I glanced at the girls yet again.
Once Jasper was out of sight, I reached down to grab the rest of the books I would need until my free period during fourth.
And then the shrieking started.
I looked back at the mob and could just barely make out the bronze head that was bouncing slightly above the rest.
"Edward! Oh my GOD! I love you so much!"
"I've seen every movie you've ever been in!"
"I own all your records! You have the voice of an angel!"
I laughed out loud at the last one. Mainly because a male voice said it.
I turned back around and grabbed my cellphone out of my jacket pocket and then slammed my locker shut. I glanced at the screen, not surprised that I only had one message from my mother. I quickly clicked ignore and checked the time. Ten minutes until homeroom. I groaned, just wanting to get this day over with already.
I glanced behind me again and was shocked to see Edward Cullen standing at the front of the mob, his green eyes focused on me. I raised an eyebrow and bit my lip, confused and uncomfortable.
He smiled at me, his trademark cocky smile that all girls swoon over.
And, despite myself, my stomach did a little hop.
Desperate not to show the effect he had, I turned quickly on my heel, stumbling slightly, making my way quickly to my homeroom.
It was going to be a very interesting day.
