Disclaimer: No, I don't own Wicked. And no, I don't own Twilight. Yeah, I don't own Twilight and I'm proud of it! In case anyone hates me for this story, I only figured crossing Twilight with Wicked would make the vampire story less cheesy...
"Can I sit here?" Bella Swan asked a girl who seemed to be absorbed in a physics book.
"What would I care?" the girl replied. "Go ahead." She didn't need to be so grumpy about it, thought Bella as she sat across from her. "You that new kid?" asked the bookworm.
"Yeah, I'm Bella," the other girl said. "And you?"
"Elphaba." Bella thought it was odd that Elphaba didn't take her face away from the book, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she glanced toward the doorway of the cafeteria and saw a group of pale-skinned teenagers walking in. "Are they a clique or something?" Bella wondered aloud.
"How should I know?" answered Elphaba. "They seem like one… always together… truth is, today's my first day, too."
"Really? Wait… who's that?" Bella had just seen the most handsome man in her entire life. He had the pale skin, sure… but his eyes… deep, golden and cold. "That's just Edward Cullen," Elphaba replied. "The only reason I know him is because people stare at him the way they do me."
"Why would people stare at you?" questioned Bella. And when Elphaba removed the physics book from her face, she was answered. The girl's face… was an emerald green. She also had hazel eyes and wore glasses, but Bella seemed to notice nothing but the skin. "You're staring," Elphaba commented coldly.
"I'm sorry-I didn't mean to-I mean-," stuttered Bella.
"I just knew it," the green girl muttered as she rose and left the table."Wait… Elphaba, wait!" Bella called. Well, it's my fault for making her upset, she thought. Still, she too rose from the table and after the green girl to apologize. But just as she was catching up, a blonde girl tripped her and laughed. "Go ahead!" Elphaba yelled at the bully. "Laugh it up! Just you wait! One day, you won't be laughing anymore!"
"Oops, my foot slipped," the blonde sniggered. But just as she was about to laugh again, none other than Edward Cullen darted over, fast as lightening, and pinned her down next to Elphaba. "Is it now part of our student agendas to pick on new kids?" he snarled. Now it was Elphaba's turn to stare… to stare at this boy who had saved her from major embarrassment… the only one who had ever stood up for her.
"Thank you," she said as the bully was let go and now running for her life. Edward didn't respond. "Yes, I am welcome," Elphaba finished for him coldly. "My name is Elphaba, and if you want to hang out or…"
"Sure," Edward spoke. Both Elphaba and Bella (who had been staring at the three others the whole time) froze as they heard him speak. His voice was a seductive, strong whisper. A smile crept across Edward's face, but for one reason or another, he was careful not to show his teeth. He continued, "Meet me at my place on Saturday. Oh, and bring your friend, too." With a last nod toward Bella, he turned and walked away.
Bella just stood there stunned. Wasn't Edward on the other side of the cafeteria? How had he gotten to them so fast? No matter… Bella had more important things to worry about. Elphaba had gotten both of them into a double date, and there was no turning back now.