Best Enemies

Chapter 1: First Day

BPOV

My name is Isabella Swan, and I am a nerd. I go by the name of Bella as a weak attempt at trying to be cool. I'm from Forks, Washington, which happens to be the coldest, wettest place in the continental US. As you can probably already tell, I don't really have a life outside from my few friends. They constantly nag me to hang out, but I'm never up to it. The only thing that makes my life even remotely interesting is my best friend, Alice, who happens to be the main person that wants me to have a social life and go to parties.

Alice is a godsend. She's always getting herself into these crazy shenanigans, and I normally have to pick up the pieces, but normally I don't mind. Without Alice, I wouldn't be friends with the people I know now. Alice has a twin brother, Edward. He's my arch nemesis. Ever since we were in middle school there's been this constant competition between us. Both of us really want to get into Harvard… and the only way we can do that is to be at the very top of our class. Edward is part of our "crew." Like Alice, Jasper and I, he's a junior.

Jasper happens to be the most laid back guy I know. So imagine how stunned I was when Alice told me that she has a crush on Jasper. Jasper and Edward are best friends, which I don't really understand seeing as that Edward is kind of a jerk. Anyways, Jasper has an older sister, Rosalie. Rosalie is a senior and she is gorgeous, which gives her reason to believe she can be a bitch to everyone. But Rosalie is really sweet once you get through the seven layers of bitch that encompass her. Rosalie has a boyfriend named Emmett. He's the comedic genius of our group, even though we're all ashamed to admit it. Emmett is one of the most buff guys I've ever seen, and he kind of serves as the bodyguard of the group. He's just about the only person that can make Rosalie smile. Emmett, like Rose, is a senior.

So here I am, getting ready for the first day of junior year. This is the most vital of the four years of high school. This is the year when colleges really want to see what you've got. Plus, I need as much scholarship money as I can possibly get. Otherwise, I'll be headed to the Forks Community College. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, I just want to get out of Forks as soon as possible.

Anyways, my outfit is one that oozes professionalism. I'm wearing a white oxford polo tucked in to a black pencil skirt. I'm also donning a pair of black flats, which make me look absolutely ridiculous as I get into my big red Chevy truck. I pull into the Forks High parking lot with a wide smile on my face. Home. I immediately spot Alice and run over to her.

"Hey Bells, you look awfully professional today." Alice says.

"Thanks. I just wanted to dress up for the first day of determining my future." Alice beamed at me because she knows that I don't usually dress up. Not that this is a big deal. Alice and I compare schedules and we realize that we have most of the same classes.

First- Art

Second- Calculus

Third- English

Lunch

Fourth-Gym

Fifth- Biology

Sixth- Free Period

The only class that I'm even slightly worried about is Gym. In addition to being a nerd I'm a complete and total klutz. Suddenly I was surrounded by the aroma of Acqua Di Gio by Armani. Without even turning around, I knew he was right behind me.

"What do you want Edward?" I asked extremely annoyed.

"You." I shot him a disbelieving look.

"…To move out of the way." He finished.

"Why can't you just walk around, Edward?"

"I wanted to annoy you. I know that there is nothing you would love more than to hear my voice in the morning." He took a sip of his coffee, winked at me, and walked away. Things like this that annoy me about Edward. The Edward I knew growing up was my best friend, and is now always competing with me.

The bell rang, reminding me that I had to get to class, and quick. Alice linked arms with me and we walked to the art room. Looking around the room, I realized that the people I hated the most were in this class. Jessica Stanley and Lauren Mallory were two of the biggest skanks and gossipers that have ever walked the halls of Forks High. Jessica isn't that bad, though. I think that she just doesn't like me because Mike, the guy she's in love with, constantly tries to get into my pants, which never works. Mike was currently sitting beside Tyler, his best friend, who was obsessed with Alice. I knew I was headed for trouble when Mike walked up to me.

"Bella," Mike starts. I looked up at him and gave him an expression that clearly read "don't mess with me because I am so not in the mood." Mike, being the imbecile that he is, kept going.

"Girl, you must be tired, because you've been running through my mind all day long."

"Look Mike, here's some advice for you. If you want to get a girl over the age of ten, don't use cheesy pick up lines. I promise you that they will get you nowhere. Instead of using pick up lines from the seventies, try saying something intellectual. Oh, wait… that's impossible."

"Ohhh!" Tyler said as he pointed at Mike and laughed. Tyler currently had his arm around Alice, and you could tell she was annoyed.

"Oh, and Tyler…" She started as she moved his arm from around her shoulder. "You should definitely brush your teeth and zip your fly before you even begin to talk to a girl." I laughed and Tyler turned around trying to zip his pants before anyone noticed.

"Tyler Crowley! Stop touching yourself! I will call your mother, and you know she won't be happy as this is the second time I've caught you touching yourself." Everyone was laughing and Tyler had blushed ten shades of red.

Second period wasn't as eventful. However, everyone in our group of friends had calculus with me, even Edward. He was sitting behind me and continuously kicked my chair.

"Stop that." I said to him.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you over how much better I am than you." He smirked. Every five minutes he would randomly kick my chair. I just ignored him because I was so excited about my third period class, English.

English is my favorite class. It's the one class that I can be myself in. I had this class with Jasper, and he was asking me questions about Alice during the whole class period. I started to wonder if maybe he liked her just as much as she liked him. We received our assignment, which was to read the first two chapters of Wuthering Heights, which I knew like the back of my hand.

Lunch wasn't very eventful. Everyone sat around and talked about their summer, but I couldn't really contribute, seeing as that I spent the whole summer working at the Newton's sports equipment store. Edward was bragging about his summer trip to Italy, and how beautiful everything was. This is one of the reasons I envy Edward the most. He has enough money to do whatever he wants. If I had copious amounts of money, I would educate in the ways of the world like Edward does. Alice was staring at Jasper, who was talking about how he spent the whole summer smoking pot and jamming out with his band. Rosalie was throwing grapes at Emmett and he was catching them in his mouth. Suddenly, Edward turns to me and asks:

"How was your summer? I'm sure it wasn't as great as mine." He smirked at me with that crooked smile of his.

"I didn't really do anything. I spent my whole summer working and reading." I tried to hide the disappointment in my voice, but it wasn't easy to mask. For a moment I thought I saw sympathy flash through Edward's gorgeous emerald eyes, but I must've been mistaken.

"Oh…" He trailed off. As if on cue, the bell for fourth period rang, and I knew I was in trouble. I had this class with Jasper, Edward and Alice, and I knew I would be embarrassed. Luckily, the first class was just an introduction, and was extremely uneventful.

My fifth period class was Biology. Unfortunately, I was stuck with Edward as my lab partner, and he was the only person I really knew in my class. Lauren, Jessica, and Mike also had this class, and Lauren glared at me as she passed Edward a note. Edward read the note, scoffed, got Lauren's attention, and balled the note up and shot it into the garbage can. I chuckled as I watched him do this.

"What?" He asked.

"That was really rude Edward, even for you… I like it." Edward chuckled and glared at Lauren.

"Lauren is the most annoying person I know. Even more annoying than you…" He laughed his beautiful, melodic laugh, and I realized how much I miss him, and how truly handsome he has become. His dark hair was streaked with natural copper highlights, and he had those piercing green eyes that would make any girl fall in love. He had a perfectly symmetrical face, and his mouth was beautiful he had full lower lip and perfect white teeth. I glanced down at him, and noticed he was quite fashionable. He had a pair of Ray-Ban wayfarers tucked into his white V-neck, which did a perfect job of showing his sculpted body. He wore dark jeans and a pair of black and white Nikes. God, he is gorgeous, I thought to myself.

"Is there something on my face?" He asked. I realized I was gaping and immediately I blushed. Luckily Mr. Banner passed out worksheets, which gave me a distraction until the bell rang. I decided to catch up on homework during my free period. As I did my homework, my mind started to drift to Edward. I replayed our conversation over and over in my head. I decided that I needed to shake my thoughts, so when school let out I went to the grocery store to pick put some key items I would need for dinner tonight. Without looking around the corner, I collided with another buggy. It was Esme, Alice and Edward's mom.

"Bella!" She exclaimed.

"Sorry, Esme, I wasn't watching where I was going." I smiled at her and she waved me off.

"It's okay honey, we all get a little distracted sometimes." I blushed and nodded my head, agreeing with her.

"Oh, Bella! I was wondering if you'd like to have dinner at our house on Friday night. Maybe you can spend the night?"

"Of course, Esme. It would be my pleasure." I knew it would make no difference if I tried to argue. Esme, like Alice and Edward, was very stubborn in her ways.

I went home, and cooked dinner for Charlie. Knowing that he wouldn't be home until much later tonight, I ate dinner, and went to bed.

A/N: Hey guys this is my first fanfic so please bear with me! I'm thinking of writing the next chapter in Edward's POV. If you have any suggestions or questions just ask me or comment! Thanks guys!