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Bella's POV

The day went by without any hitch. Edward followed me to every class and dutifully sat next to me. He was pretty intelligent, and was definitely better than me in Algebra. To be honest, everyone on the entire planet is probably better than me in Algebra. He helped me with some of the math problems and even offered to give me tuition. That was how nice Edward was.

During lunch, I introduced Edward to a couple of my friends, mainly Alice and Jasper, Jasper's sister, Rosalie, and Rosalie's boyfriend, Emmett. Even Emmett, the toughest guy in the whole school, gave Edward his "Emmett Seal Of Approval".

"Hey, you're Edward Cullen, the new kid, right?" a high-pitched voice made all of us turn around to glare at the speaker. Only Edward looked at the speaker curiously.

"Yeah?"

"My friends and I were just wondering if you wanted to come sit with us at the popular table?" Lauren, the head cheerleader and probably the most annoying person, asked Edward, batting her eyelashes at the same time. Rosalie and I looked at each other and gagged.

"Ew. Please, please don't make me puke out the pizza that I just ate," Alice muttered under her breath. Jasper laughed.

"What was that?" Lauren asked Alice pointedly, glaring at her.

"Oh nothing. It's just that... I might puke but I don't want people to think I'm bulimic you see," Alice grinned.

"Unlike you," Emmett added confidently. All of us started laughing hysterically except for Edward, who was just looking at Lauren disbelievingly. Lauren's face started turning red. She rolled her eyes and focused her attention on Edward.

"Urgh I don't even know why you'd want to sit with these misfits," Lauren scoffed.

Edward was about to reply but I interrupted him. "Well, at least we've got the brains whereas you and your posse only know how to flick pompoms and suffocate others with your deathly smell," I told her. Lauren looked like she was about to burst but she made the wise decision to return back to her table. She walked away in a huff.

"So are you guys gonna tell me who that was, or do I have to go ask her? Please don't make me ask her," Edward begged.

"That's Lauren Mallory, the head cheerleader. Awful person, just stay away from her," Jasper told Edward. "The others just follow whatever she does or says because she's sort of the Queen Bee, y'know?"

"In other words... a total control freak?" Edward asked. We nodded solemnly.

Our last class was unfortunately, Gym, the worst subject ever taught in schools. Jasper and Alice were also in our Gym class so the four of us headed towards the gym together.

"Edward," I called out his name hesitantly.

"Yes Bella?"

"Well, I'm sort of horrible in Gym, I'm a total klutz, so if you wanna partner someone else, it's okay," I told him.

"I'd rather be with you, Bella," Edward said.

Edward's POV

It was Gym next and Bella was getting really fidgety. Before I could ask her why she was acting so weirdly, she called out my name.

"I'm sort of horrible in Gym, I'm a total klutz, so if you wanna partner someone else, it's okay," she confessed.

"I'd rather be with you, Bella," I told her. She blushed furiously again.

Fortunately, the teacher was just going through some instructions for Tennis, which we were going to start tomorrow, so Bella was fairly safe. She sat next to me the entire lesson but her gaze kept darting across the gym. Immediately after Gym, she motioned for me to follow her and we headed towards a skinny, bespectacled boy. He was quite good-looking.

"Edward, I want you to meet Mike. Mike Newton," Bella grinned. I nodded my head at Mike and he nodded back. "Mike is my boyfriend," Bella continued, a smile on her face.

"Bella babe, I need to go see what Brian needs so I'll call you tonight okay?" Mike told Bella before pecking her on the cheek. He waved goodbye to me before he ran off towards his twin.

Surprisingly, Mike's actions made me feel uneasy and uncomfortable. Bella's a great girl, and I didn't think she was compatible with Mike. She deserved someone better, I thought to myself. However, I'm not one who can pass judgements so I just let my instinct pass.

"So tell me about the Mike kid," I told Bella, as we made our way towards the exit.

"Well, he's really nice I guess. He asked me out during the summer and I just said yes, no idea why though. I don't even have any feelings for him, you know, not that way. I only like Mike as a friend, but I can't bear to tell him that," Bella found herself confessing to me.

Then, why Bella, why? Of course I didn't say that out loud.

"You want a ride home?" I offered her. She smiled gratefully at me.

After I sent Bella home, I went home to complete the assignments given. However, I could not concentrate properly because my mind was only focused on one thing.

Bella.

I found myself thinking about her all the time - when I was studying, during dinner, even when I watched TV. It was starting to creep me out because I have never felt that way for a girl before, and this took me by surprise. As I laid in bed that night, I thought of how perfect we'd be together. I imagined holding her hands, hugging that elegant body of hers, and making her happy. This feeling was scary, but it was bringing me through a joyride.