A/N: The last chapter was kind of fluffy, but I had to start the story off somewhere! Don't worry… Edward is coming…
Chapter 2: Encounter
I took a deep breath as I stepped out of the backseat of Alice's car. Today was my first day at Forks High School. I tugged on the bottom of my new Hello Kitty tee shirt nervously. I had never been one to care much about what other people thought about me, but I found myself hoping that I fit in. Alice assured me that my pink converse and Aeropostale jeans all looked "acceptable enough" to the ways that kids dressed here, though I knew that my style was somewhat unique.
I walked alongside Alice, who was now leading me towards the main office. Along the way, she pointed out various need-to-knows as we passed them. We walked by two girls who were chatting against their lockers. When they saw Alice, they narrowed their eyes and crossed their arms. Ignoring them, Alice told me, "That's Lauren and Jessica. Stay away from them, as they are the essence of all evil."
"Snobs, right. I know how to spot them pretty well. There were a lot of them at my old school." I said.
"That's good. You know how to deal." she concluded. We came to a stop in front of what was the main office door. "I have to get to homeroom now, but maybe we will have a class together."
"Okay, well I'll see you at lunch if we don't, right?" She shot me an apologetic look.
"Well… actually, my brothers and I have a doctor's appointment during lunch today. But don't worry, Rosalie will be here and you can sit with her and my boyfriend Jasper, too."
I groaned. "Alice, you could've told me sooner! And your boyfriend? I don't even know him!"
She rolled her eyes. "Relax! Jasper is really nice and not only is he my boyfriend, but he's Rosalie's brother, too. She'll introduce you guys." She gave me a quick hug before telling me that she'd see me later.
And now I was on my own. I opened the door and walked over to what I assumed to be the secretary's desk. She glanced up at me. "You must be Isabella Swan. Welcome."
How did she know my name already? I must have given her a confused look because she smiled sheepishly. "Small town knowledge, dear." she informed me. Giving me a schedule and some basic forms to complete, she sent me on my way.
I trudged through the early morning rainfall, making my way to the science building. This is where room 32, my new homeroom was located. I wrenched open the classroom door when I reached it, wanting to get this over with. Like ripping off a band aid. Every head turned toward me, as expected. I figured that this would happen for two reasons. One being that I was the new girl and two being that due to my trip to the office, I was coming in later than everyone else.
Flushed, I quickly scanned the room for Alice. No such luck. But of course, sitting towards the back, were the two girls that Alice had warned me about earlier. I hoped that they would just ignore me. I didn't exactly feel up to dealing with girls like these on my first day here.
Instead of looking at the other kids, who were most definitely looking at me; I focused on making it to the teacher's desk without falling flat on my face. I introduced myself and he just nodded and told me to find a seat.
For a second time, I scanned the room. There were two empty seats. The first was front and center, a place neither the geekiest nor vision impaired student ventured to. It was between a skinny boy with acne and braces who sat with his hands folded atop his desk and an overweight girl who proceeded to pick her nose with her pinkie, stare at it quizzically, and eat it. No thank you.
The second option was much more promising. It was on the right side of the room, next to a window. There was a blonde boy with shaggy hair in the seat to the left who had sat sideways in order to talk to the girl next to him. Then I looked to the right. A boy was bent over, tying his converse all stars. I decided to take that seat.
I made it all the way to right in front of my feet. But blonde boy's leg was apparently sticking out in the middle of the aisle, causing me to trip. I would have gone down had it not been for catching myself on my desk. The girl that the boy was talking to giggled, which was the only reason that he even turned around.
"Sorry" he mumbled and turned around again to resume their conversation. I glared at the back of his head before taking my seat.
"Don't worry about him." came a voice from beside me. I turned to see that the boy who was tying his shoes was speaking to me. "He's so dense that he probably hasn't even registered that he tripped you yet."
I tried to respond. Really, I did. But I was too lost in his deep green eyes. This boy was gorgeous! He had messy bronze hair, a crooked smile, and of course, those previously mentioned green eyes. And he was talking to me! The whole time I thought all of this, Adonis (his new temporary nickname) just sat there looking at me, expecting an answer. Once I actually realized this, I did manage to mumble out a "thanks".
"I'm Edward, by the way." Adonis said. I mean, Edward said.
"I'm Bella… but you probably already knew that." I replied. As soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted them. I probably sounded like a snob who expected everyone to know who she was. I blushed furiously and looked down at my desk.
Apparently, Edward understood what I meant because he just laughed. "I know what you mean, and you're right." He said, confirming my beliefs. "Everyone has been talking about you for weeks. People went crazy when they found out that somebody actually bought a house here. Welcome to the highly entertaining town of Forks!" He laughed.
I was about to open my mouth to respond when the bell rang. Everyone got up and chatter filled the halls as students moved to their first period classes. "See you later, Bella." Edward said before walking out the door. I hoped that this was true.