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I don't own anything. I just like to play with the characters.

A/N:

I just wanted to thank everybody who's reading this story! It means a lot to me. And as you might have already read, it's basically Twilight with Vampire Bella and Human Edward. I might change some aspects and write the way I think it should be. So tell me anything you want! I'm new here so I'd be happy for any reviews I'd get! And English is not my first language so bear with me please!

Chapter 2 - Mystery

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I ignored everything around me and started taking out my books. That was until I heard the scraping

of the seat next to me.

The scent that overwhelmed me was flowery. Like freesia.

I looked up and saw the girl sitting next to me and preparing her stuff for the lesson.

I almost choked on my spit.

Bella Swan.

Great. Just great.

Here I was, enjoying my oh so wonderful life, trying to get her out of my mind, and she had the decency to sit next to me. As if my life wasn't hard enough. I let out a shaky breath and stared straight ahead. From the corner of my eye I could see her looking at me. Probably wondering why I was ignoring her. I bet she was used to guys clinging on her. That was mean.

I forced myself not to look at her. I bent down to get a pen out of my bag but not without hitting my head forcefully against the table when I tried to get up again. Fuck, that hurt!

"Freak." Someone murmured from the back which was followed with a round of giggling. I looked down on my table fighting off the embarrassment that was visibly seen on my now red face. And my head was pounding now.

Great. Just fucking great.

"Are you okay?" Bella asked with her soft voice. She was looking at me with a concerned look on her face.

It was the first time I could look at her properly. She had perfect porcelain skin, high cheekbones, full lips. She was just utterly beautiful, almost too perfect. But what stood out the most were her unique honey-colored eyes. I've never seen that kind of eye color before except once. Alice Cullen. Maybe it was the family's gene. But they were adopted, weren't they?

"I'm fine" I croaked. I cleared my throat and gave her a weak smile.

"I'm Bella, by the way."

"I know." Wow, great accomplish of my plan to not sound stalkerish.

"I mean.. Everybody knows, you know. Um... you're new here so.. yeah there aren't a lot of people who would be willing to move to a town like Forks. Everybody is just kind of talking about you guys.. I mean nothing bad! Just talking, you know-" I trailed off, tugging nervously at my hair.

"I get it. It's not the first time we're moving. I'm used to it." She shrugged nonchalant, a small smile on her face.

"Oh." Yes, Edward. Oh. The most intelligent answer you could come up with. Oh.

I saw her biting on her bottom lip. Was she nervous? Or was it just a habit? I couldn't figure her out. I talked to her five minutes ago and I already saw her like some kind of miracle.

I didn't know what it was that made her different to everybody else in this room. She was very pretty but she didn't act like she wanted to build up a reputation here. Or cared about anybody's opinion about her. She carried this special aura around with her like some kind of shield.

I pretended to listen to Mr. Banner's endless lesson while glancing at Bella now and then. She listened to Mr. Banners fascination with karyokinesis while making notes. I was staring at her. Again.

"Mr. Masen?" Mr. Banner looked at me expectant. Every head turned around. Hm, well fuck. "I.. um-"

"Telophase" Bella whispered.

"uh.. Telophase?"

"Correct. The decondensing chromosomes are surrounded by nuclear membranes. Cytokinesis has already begun-" I tuned him out immediately.

"Thanks." I whispered to her. She smiled at me. And looked me in the eyes. And for one moment it felt like gravity didn't exist anymore. That lasted until she looked away, straight ahead again as if nothing even happened. Maybe nothing did really happen, for her at least. I still felt a little lightheaded when the bell rung. "You still didn't tell me your name, you know" She had already packed her stuff and was just standing next to me with that cute grin and her arms folded.

I could look her in the eyes this time. The effect she had on me before was gone but I didn't want to push my luck and end up dizzy again. I might faint in front of her and I embarrassed myself enough for today.

"Edward Masen." Before one of us could say anything further Mike fucking Newton came up to her. Mike. Fucking. Newton.

"Hey baby." He leaned against the table. I stuffed my books into my bag a little too forceful.

I wanted nothing else but punch that fucker in the face. Of course he would be one of the first to ask her out. I walked out of the classroom leaving Bella with him behind but not without overhearing their conversation.

"You're new here. I could show you around a little. Some places you and I could go to if you ever get bored..." He winked. That sick bastard.

"With you?" She scoffed. When she first acted like the innocent girl she was, she now turned into full bitch mode. Hands on her hips and one eyebrow raised. Mike was clearly taken aback at her.

"Don't even think about it." With those words she turned around and left a stunned Mike in the classroom. I couldn't wipe that grin off my face. No one ever rejects Mike. He was the typical high school jock that goes after every pretty girl in school and not many would decline such an offer of the most popular guy in school. But Bella was not like everybody else.

"Who does he think he is?" A very annoyed Bella came towards me since I didn't move away from the door after hearing her surprising answer to Mike.

I just shrugged my shoulders and let out a nervous laugh. I could hear my own heart pounding like crazy. I couldn't concentrate like this. And I needed to say something to her without stuttering at every second word.

"Um... what class do you have now?" I didn't even notice where we were going. My spanish class was at the other side of the school building. Hmm.. oh well.

"I have P.E. now."

"I can walk you to the gym hall. I mean, if you want to. I have to go in that direction anyway..."

Lie. Big. Fat. Lie.

Okay, maybe not big fat lie. But I definitely didn't have to go in that direction. And I'm definitely going to be late. Which was totally fine if I could spend just a few more minutes getting to know her. If she even wants to.

"You would be my life-saver. I have no idea where the gym hall is. Are you sure you're not going to be late?"

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be late.

"No, no. It's fine." I said with a big smile while we were walking in the direction of the gym.

I noticed how graceful she walked.

"How do you like Forks?" I didn't have much time with her so I had to at least make it useful and start getting to know her.

"It's nothing special. Just another town we're going to live in. We're moving every couple of years, anyway." Sadness crossed her face for a moment but she recovered quickly. So she wasn't going to stay here for long? Did that mean she might be moving away again in two, three years? Or maybe even next year?

"You don't sound very happy." I tried to make it sound lightly but failed miserably. I wanted to know what was bothering her.

"It's just... it's complicated." She started to bite on her lip again. I started to stare at her again. Specifically on her lips.

"Maybe next time?" She asked while looking up at me with those honey-colored eyes and I had to close my own eyes for a moment. This thing she was doing to me was going to be a serious problem.

"Yeah… next time. It's up to you. You don't have to." I was shy now. And nervous. And when I was nervous I always tugged at my hair which made it even messier than it was. Which I think made me look even weirder. If possible.

I didn't know how long we were already standing in front of the gym hall.

"I'm sure you're going to be late now." She grinned.

"Probably." I grinned back.

"See you around."

"Yeah bye." I replied.

I didn't move until Bella was out of sight. The whole way to my class I couldn't stop replaying every minute I've spent with her. Every smile, every movement she made, every time she looked at me. God this obsession wasn't very healthy for me. But I've never felt this way towards anybody before. Even Ben once thought I was gay even after I reassured him a countless times that I did definitely not have the hots for him.

But my smile vanished immediately when I entered the classroom with an apology and sat next to Ben. Ben! Here I was making a promise just hours ago that I won't have anything to do with Bella Swan and now she was all I could think about.

"Guess whom I asked out today? And guess who has a date this Friday?" He looked at me with that smug look on his face.

No. It felt like I just crashed down to earth and reality again. Please don't tell me...

"She... she said yes?" I tried to keep myself in control. No need for Ben to see that I was near a panic attack.

"Yep. She said yes! I'm already planning our date night. What about candle light dinner? Is that too romantic? Too cheesy? It's actually not really my thing. Maybe just a casual movie night. Nah, the first date has to be special. Definitely Port Angeles. There's nothing you can do in Forks. I hate Forks. Everything is so green here. Edward? You still listening?"

"Yeah."

He eyed me suspiciously. Then he started laughing hysterically. And really loud. Everbody was turning their heads and giving us weird looks including the teacher.

"¿Hay aquí un problema?"

"No señora" I reassured her and kicked Ben's leg under the table.

It took a while until Ben was able to breath normally without breaking out in laughter.

"Oh my God Edward. You should've seen your face. You looked like you were just going to die." He took off his glasses and blotted his eyes dry.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" I whisper-yelled at him.

"I didn't ask Bella out. I asked Angela out."

"Oh. Wait. What?"

"Yep. Long story short. Bella told me Angela liked me. Angela did indeed like me. I asked her out. We're going on a date on Friday. I even apologized for the soup incident. Everything is just perfect."

I stared at him as if he's gone mad.

"You said you liked Bella but now you're taking Angela on a date? I'm confused."

"Edward, Edward, Edward." He shook his head as if I was a lost cause. "Maybe you will understand the complexity of us men one day and find out that life doesn't come with a marriage of 80 years, two and a half kids and the picture of you and your 100 year old wife sitting on a rocking chair telling your grand-grand-children about the times you wanted to bang your wife. Life is filled with fucked up situations in which you should take the opportunity to do everything you can to win over the girl you are crazy for in this moment, no matter what the future holds which also means making her jealous by asking somebody else out on a date."

"I- you're crazy!"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe. But that's not the point now. I didn't know if you were really not interested in Bella and I think the look on your face when you thought I had a date with her answered my question. You looked like you were just about to cry."

"Very funny" I said with obvious sarcasm. But it felt like a weight lifted off my chest when he told me it wasn't Bella.

"No seriously now. Just wait what happens with you and Bella. It'll all work out at the end."

School ended and I walked alone towards the parking lot because Ben still had to get a book out of the library. I was disappointed when I saw the parking space next to me empty. I wanted to say something to Bella before she went home.

I drove home with my beat up Volvo still deep in thought about this very strange day at school.

Charlie left a note on the table that he was going to have a night shift and would not be coming home earliest 2 a.m. I spent the rest of the day with my failed attempt of cooking noodles, my failed attempt of doing my homework, and daydreamig about a certain new girl.