Land of Dreams
A Twilight FanFic
Summary: What if Bella was the vampire, and Edward was the wussy human? But, to make it more interesting, let's say he knows a secret: Bella is dating Jacob Black, a werewolf, and that's against the rules. Along this journey called High School, Edward continuously throws himself at Bella, and the teenage vampire unexpectedly finds herself falling for the school dork.
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, nor do I particularly want to. I don't own Jacob Black either, and for that I am genuinely sorry.
Ch. 1
"I'm Sorry, Who Are You?"
Ed Swan was a junior at Forks High School when the Cullens moved into town. They were fashionable, gorgeous, extremely intelligent, and instantly became popular. They were everything he was not. Well, I take that back. Ed was pretty smart (nerd smart), but he was certainly not popular, or fashionable, and he might be considered cute if you were comparing him to a yeti. So how in the world did he think he could win Bella Cullen's heart?
She was quiet, unlike her outgoing sister Alice and cheerleader sister Rosalie, and although she wasn't as stunning as Alice or beautiful as Rosalie, she was what you might call stunning. She was pretty much named Valedictorian the moment she got her first Honors Bio test back, and whenever she walked down the hall, guys stopped and stared. She never once acknowledged any of them, let alone Ed.
Imagine his surprise when she willingly sat down next to him in Honors Geometry. Well, not so willingly. It was one of two seats left. The other one would have been beside her brother Emmett's friend, and Emmett's buddies were jerks.
Ed poufed his hair and popped a stick of gum into his mouth. Bella sat down without even glancing at him and took out her things, but Ed was not to be discouraged. He chewed the gum noisily, mouth open like a cow, and propped his head on his arm, gazing lovingly at her. She finally caught wind of the gum aroma and looked at him.
"Hi, doll," said Ed casually, raising his eyebrows at her. Her eyes were a hard black, like she had no irises. "I'm sorry, who are you?" she asked, clenching her fists. Ed wondered what he had done to offend her. "Edward Swan at your service," he replied smoothly, but stopping the obnoxious chewing. She shook his hand, but withdrew immediately after she noticed him cringe at her ice cold skin.
"You have freezing hands, Bella," said Ed, staring at her well-manicured, pale white hands. "They're always like that," she mumbled. And then she grew suspicious. "Wait, how do you know my name?"
Ed smiled. "Miss Cullen, may I remind you that you're new to this school? Everyone is crazy about you. You're the most popular girl here!"
Why wasn't she blushing? "How quaint," she muttered as class started. Ed stopped talking to her, but surely didn't stop looking. He stared all through class, and offered to take her to her next class when Geometry was over.
"In case you get lost, you know," he attempted. Bella shook her head in a way that clearly meant absolutely not. "I'm fine. Thanks anyway," she quickly excused herself and rushed down the hall away from him.
Ed was not in any way discouraged, at all. "She likes me. I'm sure of it," he told himself.
That day after school, Ed was blaring his iPod and putting things into the back of his rusty old truck. He didn't notice that a car was speeding towards him, having slipped on a sheet of ice (it was December). Just as he closed the, it became too late to do much of anything. The car was about to crush him into a flat little pancake all over the parking lot.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!" Ed shrieked as he was thrown to the pavement. He was only subconsciously aware that someone was shielding him from further pain and embarrassment. Everything was a little woozy, but he could have sworn it was Bella Cullen. But that would be weird, right? A girl, defending him from a rogue car? He blacked out though, and couldn't be completely sure.
The week he got out of the hospital, he sought out Bella. At lunch time. She sat with her entire family during his lunchtime at a table in the back. Ed determinedly walked up to her and the whole Cullen family with his tray of food.
"I didn't get to thank you properly for saving my life, Bella," he said after nodding to the others at the table. Bella didn't even look at him. "Obviously, since you were too busy screaming like a little girl, puking your guts out, and fainting all over the asphalt." The big guy at the table, clearly Emmett, laughed loudly. Ed cleared his throat uncomfortably.
"Well, anyway, that was really nice of you, Bella." Bella raised her head and looked at Ed with a smirk. "Sure," she said quietly. Ed was captivated. Her eyes were golden now. "Your eyes…are beautiful," he murmured. This time, the whole table laughed. He flushed scarlet.
Bella lowered her gaze again. "You should go. It seems you've hit your head a little too hard…" She seemed to be pondering who he was again. "Edward Cullen," Ed offered regally. "Edward," she repeated.
Ed grinned, waved to the table, and scampered off to his table of friends, consisting of two at present. When he was out of earshot, Emmett nudged Bella's arm. "Quite a catch, eh Bella?" Bella rolled her eyes. "He's a pest," she declared. Jasper chuckled. "Why didn't you just eat him when you had the chance?" Alice giggled, and it sounded like bells. "That would have been a good idea, seeing how taken you are with him," she teased. Bella nodded her head, but she wasn't listening much to any of them. She was too busy wondering how she was going to tell her father about the snag in his plan, or if she should tell him at all.
R&R