A/N: Anything Twilight related belongs to SM. I am so excited to be publishing this new story. Yes, I am going to complete Sweet Temptations (I love that story). Yes, this is very different. Yes, I hope you like it.

Chapter 1 Busy Bee

"Look Bee we need to work together to finish this project. I can meet you in the library after school for the next three days. That should be enough time to get it done, okay?."

It wasn't really a question. It wasn't an invitation. It was a decision.

"Well that might suit you Mr Fancy Pants but it doesn't suit me, oh-kay?"

He really hated it when she called him that so he narrowed his eyes and leaned forward angrily, towering over her.

She didn't step back or cower, she narrowed her eyes right back at him, stuck her chin in the air and told him how it was going to be.

"I already have plans so I am busy every day after school and all day Saturday. So it is lunchtime in the library all week or an all day session on Sunday. Take your pick."

These two were like oil and water, they just didn't mix. They couldn't seem to get along but because they were in all the same advanced classes and competed for top spot, well ahead of anyone else, they were often partnered together for projects.

They were both aiming for Ivy League college entry and were both aiming for pre-med. They were both at the top of their school cohort by a large margin. There were a few other students taking individual Advanced Program classes but Bee and Edward were taking the full suite of Advanced Program studies, many of which were imported from other regional colleges to the school especially for them .

Bee had the edge on him in biology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, biomedical science but he was ahead in trigonometry, calculus, physics and psychology.

They were neck and neck in English as they both loved to read and could both write. His remarkable good looks, his self-confidence and his popularity with the other students meant that he tended to score higher than her in the debating and public speaking elements but she always caught up on the essays and original writing.

He found that really fucking annoying.

"What the fuck is your problem? I don't care about your 'plans' Busy Bee."

She really hated that nickname and he knew it.

"Don't fucking call me that ."

"Fine, then don't fucking call me Fancy Pants."

She grinned, "It's... Mister... Mister Fancy Pants." She giggled at his red face, turned on her heel and headed to the library. He stood watching her walk away and steamed for a few minutes before heading off to the cafeteria.

"Edward! What the fuck is your problem, you look like you're going to kill someone."

"Bee," was all he said.

He didn't need to say any more. His brother and their friends had witnessed the Bee vs. Edward fight match many times over the past six months since she arrived at Forks High.

Edward had been the uncontested king of academics before she came to ruin his perfect record. He had been top of every class he was in since they moved here in his junior year.

He sat heavily and sighed. He was being overly dramatic, he knew that, but she brought it out of him.

"Go get some food bro'. Don't let her get to you, There's only three months to go and you know you're going to get into whatever fucking school you apply to so why let her bother you?"

That was an excellent question. He didn't bother to answer, it was rhetorical.

Emmett didn't really give a shit about any of the high school 'drama'. He was heading to UW on a football scholarship. He was going to study Marketing with a minor in journalism, hoping to go into sports broadcasting once his football days were done. He had a plan and he was on his way. He didn't need the scholarship so if football went sour he'd just transfer to being full fee paying. Their parents were old money, they had college funds and trust funds for when the boys each turned 21.

Emmett was right, Edward knew he needed to stop obsessing on the always annoying Bee and just keep working hard to get into the best place possible for College. He really like the idea of Dartmouth but he was looking at all the best options, Harvard, Cornell, Columbia and Brown.

With a more positive frame of mind, he headed to the food line and jokingly pushed in front of Newton who was talking with Yorkie. They got into a mock wrestling match until it was Edward's turn to be served, he winked at the middle aged server behind the counter who blushed. He grabbed a burger, salad and coke handed over some cash and headed back to his 'usual' table.

Emmett was finished his food and had started stealing off his girlfriend Rosalie Hale's tray. Edward didn't really like Rosalie, she was a bit of a cold fish but she was smart enough and was in a couple of advanced program classes herself. She was heading to UW with Emmett, she was going to major in business with a marketing minor. They'd been together almost since the first day the Cullen boys arrived in Forks.

Rose's brother Jasper joined the group with his girlfriend Alice. They both looked a little flushed which meant they'd been humping in the supply closet again. They couldn't get enough of each other and were always arriving late having snuck off somewhere to have sex.

The Brandons were a very conservative, religious family and didn't allow Alice to date but she'd found plenty of ways around that little problem. She and Jasper had been 'not' dating for years, were practically joined at the hip and since crossing over from heavy petting to screwing they went at it like rabbits every chance they could.

Jasper went and grabbed a tray of food for himself and Alice who had settled into a conversation with Rose. Alice's friendship with Rose was genuine but it also served as a good cover for her parents when she wanted to spend time at the Hale's to screw her 'not' boyfriend.

Mr and Mrs Hale were pretty cool, always interested in what their kids were doing but giving them plenty of freedom. They travelled quite a bit too so parties at the Hale's were a fairly regular thing.

All in all Edward's brother and friends were good to spend time with especially at school which had the potential to be torture for someone like Edward for whom high school barely presented a challenge.

The friends all relaxed, laughed and ate each other's food until it was time to head off to class. Edward sighed knowing that he was again working with the every annoying Bee.

He arrived at biology only to find an empty desk, class started and finished with no sign of his academic nemesis. If it had been anyone else he'd find them and offer to share his notes but this was Bee who was both annoying and kicking his arse in Biology.

The rest of the afternoon was Bee free and he couldn't have been happier about it.

After school Edward went to the library to work on his homework while Em had football practice. This was their normal routine. They both had cars of their own but they preferred to travel together, it was a carryover from their junior school routine.

Despite being only three minutes apart in age, they didn't exhibit many twin like behaviours. They didn't really look alike each taking after different sides of the family, they certainly didn't act alike either given Edward was more of a cerebral, quiet sort of person and Emmett was a more visceral creature. They were, however, very close and fiercely loyal to each other despite their differences. Their parents didn't have any more children after their 'terrible twosome'. Edward had always sensed a sadness from his mother about that although she never spoke of it.

By the time they'd arrived home Edward and Emmett were starving which wasn't unusual. They were eighteen year old boys after all. What was unusual was the empty house.

Esme Cullen was a very creative and clever woman who had trained as a child psychologist. She fell pregnant with the twin boys and married Carlisle in that order, although most people didn't know that about the extremely popular and respectable couple.

Rather than give up work when she had children but wanting to care for them herself at least until they were of school age, Esme starting writing self-help books for parents of twins. Her first book 'Double Trouble' was a bestseller and she had written eight books of equal success since then. She always joked on the talk shows that it was a sort of write as you learn sort of deal, but her doctorate in child psychology added substance and credibility to her work which appealed to parents because of Esme's naturally understanding, compassionate nature.

Esme, despite her success, was largely a stay-at-home mom. When the boys got home from school she was always there ready for a chat about their day and to help with homework. The boys teased her about it, but secretly they loved it. Which is why it was particularly strange to come home to an empty house.

There was a note on the fridge with a $20 note attached telling them to order pizza, that she and Carlisle would be home later.

Emmett looked at the note and snatched the cash, "Well?... that's... awesome... PIZZA!" They both laughed, wrestling each other for the phone. They may have been twins but they were not identical in any way including their taste in pizza.

"Okay what do we get fucktard?"

"Emmett you know what I want, half pepperoni, half cheese."

"Pussy," he teased.

"Explain to me how me wanting half pepperoni and a half cheese pizza makes me a pussy!"

"Watch and learn little brother."

"Hey Jo, what do you know?... Yeah, can I order Edward's pussy pizza and for me I want a meat lover's deluxe with a side order of wings, garlic bread and some coke... thanks man. Yeah delivery, mom is out and we're here starving waiting for our dinner. Thanks man see you in 30."

He turned to Edward, "And that's how it is done!"

"Em how do you manage to eat all that food... forget that, don't answer... stupid question."

Edward went to his room, dumped his bag and stretched out across his bed. He checked his phone and fired off some replies to Facebook posts from his friends. Apparently Jessica and Mike were fighting again and both changed their status to single. Idiots.

Edward had no time for high school romance. He'd never had a girlfriend and he'd never had sex or even close to sex. His brother was always trying to set him up with some 'sure things', not wanting Edward to get to College a virgin. Edward didn't care at all though. He sometimes wondered why he didn't seem to really be interested, he was eighteen, fairly good looking, smart and had money. He should've been up to his dick in pussy but he just wasn't interested. He wasn't interested in guys either. His brother tried to set him up with some guys too, which goes to show what a stand up guy his brother really was. He didn't care if Edward was straight or gay, he just wanted to get him laid.

"Where do you think Mom is? Pretty rare for her not to be home when we get here? She doesn't have a book thing that I've forgotten about does she?" Emmett mused standing in Edward's doorway and breaking Edward from his own thoughts.

"Nah, she always times those things around our breaks from school. I don't have any messages from her, do you?"

Emmett checked his phone and shook his head, "No, but I see Newton and Jess the mess are on the outs again!"

Edward nodded, not really caring too much.

"You should call her Ed, she's a sure thing and you don't have to worry about emotional entanglements because she'll be back with Mike before the end of the week."

Edward groaned, "Why the fuck would I want to fuck Jess the Mess, Emmett? She's an idiot for a start, she screwed everyone on the football team and the basketball team , some of them twice. I mean, no offence man, but I have no interest in dipping my dick where your dick has been at least once."

Emmett laughed, "You're probably right. I screwed her on my second day here and then again in that week when Rosie and I were fighting, that's why Rose hates Jess. She forgave me but not Jess. Chicks are weird. Jess is a good lay though Ed and she gives great head."

Edward groaned again and rolled out of bed. He really didn't want to have this conversation again. Trying to explain to Emmett his feelings on sex without love was a waste of time. He selected his mother's phone number but it went straight to message bank. He was starting to get uncomfortable so he tried his father's number. He rarely called his father since he was Chief Surgeon at the local hospital and was usually too busy for casual conversation. They had an unwritten agreement that no-one would call Carlisle unless it was a real emergency. With Esme always available it had never been a problem but Edward was starting to worry there was something really wrong.

"Dad's phone went to voicemail too, what the fuck is going on Em?"

The food arrived so the boys headed down to eat. They sat in front of ESPN and devoured their food, they threw the empty boxes into the bin and with no sign of either of their parents the boys headed in their separate directions for the evening. Emmett called Rose and Edward headed to his room for a shower.

When 9pm came and still no word from their parents, Edward went to bed with his latest book 'The Good Earth'. Several hours later he woke to hear his parents talking in the kitchen, he staggered down to join them and found Emmett also making his way to join them.

"Hey dad, mom. Where the hell have you guys been?"

"Hey boys, sorry we woke you. Do you want a warm milk?" Esme was already getting the cups out so Emmett and Edward pulled up a chair at the kitchen table across from Carlisle.

There was definitely something weird going on.

Carlisle and Esme shared a look before he asked, "Do either of you know a girl named Isabella?"

The brothers looked at each other and shrugged replying in unison, "Nope."

"That's odd, she's in your year and actually Edward I think she's in a lot of your classes."

"Sorry Dad, there's no Isabella in any of my classes. Why?" Edward took the mug of warm milk from his mother.

"Well boys, Isabella is going to be staying with us until the end of the school year."

"What? Who the hell is she?"

Just then Isabella came in to the kitchen wearing little sleep shorts and a tank top. "Mrs Cullen, is it okay if I go straight to bed. It's been a really long day."

Emmett's eyes popped out of his head and moved his brother's shoulder to make him turn to face the freshly showered, barely dressed brunette.

Edward leapt out of his chair and shouted, "Busy Bee!"

A/N: I am working on the final chapters of Sweet Temptations but this story just kept popping into my head, so I am writing them in tandem which is more challenging than you might imagine.

So Busy Bee and Fancy pants... sorry Mister Fancy Pants What do you think?

Book reference (probably be a few of these in this story) this is a favourite of mine.

'The Good Earth' by Pearl S. Buck

ISBN 1416500189 (ISBN13: 9781416500186)

Paperback, (Enriched Classics), 418 pages

Published March 29th 2005 by Simon & Schuster (first published 1931)