Chapter Two: My Angel

EPOV

I awoke this Monday morning to a raging hangover.

"I really shouldn't have went to that party last night." I groaned inwardly.

I reallized that I wasn't alone. Crap. I did not do this again. There was a tangle of smelly, unnaturally blonde hair splayed across my chest. Uh Oh. It was Tanya. She's the head cheerleader and she thinks that because I am captain of the baseball team, that we should be together. I had woken up in this position many times. She usually got me drunk. I always thought I could resist, but I was never one to not drink. I'm a partyer at heart. Now I have to go through the ritual of kicking her out. This is getting kind of old. She started to stir.

"Hi, Eddiekins." I winced, I hated that nickname.

"Listen, you have to go. I have school. So do you." I got up and started to walk to my bathroom. I wouldn't worry with a long shower.

"Give me a break, you always skip." Tanya laughed her annoying laugh and got up. She probably thought that laugh was sexy too, which made it sad as hell.

"Whatever." She was right though, I do skip occasionally, but I make the grades to get into any college I want. Well that and my parents money. But today was special, at least according to Alice, my pixie of a sister. We are very close. She told me that she had a feeling today was special, and that I needed to be at school today. I learned long ago not to go against her 'feelings' which was annoying, because I really did not feel like going to school today. Damn psychic pixie.

I felt arms go around my waist along with the stench of cheap perfume and sweat. Tanya was being clingy again. I have to put a stop to it.

"Well, I'm taking a shower. When I get out, you better be gone." I pried myself from her arms and strode to the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I really needed to get rid of that gag inducing cloud around my body. The stink was making my eyes water.

"You are such an ass, Edward Cullen." But after she said that, I heard the door close behind her. I smirked. She knew what I was, yet she and the entire female population at Forks High still threw themselves at me. I was getting tired of the same girls over and over again. I wanted something new. I supposed I could have gone to La Push High School for some new meat, but the guys there were so possessive of their "women".

I took my shower and got out. Then, I wrapped a towel around my waist and strode out to my room. I pulled on some boxers then my jeans, and then a t-shirt. Just as I finished pulling it on, Alice came bursting in. She looked me up and down and shook her head.

"You are not wearing that." She said simply. She pulled out this seriously gay green sweater that all the girls said made my eyes look brighter. I got it as a Christmas gift from my weird aunt Jane, and I didn't have a reciept to return it. Of course Alice would already know where I had hidden it.

"What is with you? You've been acting so weird." I asked. I pulled on the sweater over my t-shirt, feeling annoyed. Alice said nothing, but she did turn and give me a wink.

"Mom said to be down early for breakfast." And with that, she ran out as quickly as she came in. I smiled at how secretive she was being. My sis Alice. We were supposed to be twins, but my mother always says I took all the height in her womb (I'm 6'4, Alice is 4'11). Alice was technically older than me by ten minutes, but I called her my little sister in public just to annoy her. But she knew how to keep a secret. I could give her that credit.

After attempting to fix my unruly bronze hair and failing, I just winked at my reflection in the mirror. I am not that conceited, but I was a pretty fine looking junior if I do say so myself. I grabbed my bookbag and iPOD and ran downstairs. I could smell my mom's cooking at the top of the stairs. I heard Alice and Esme talking in hushed tones. Alice must be telling her about that 'feeling' she had. I stood near the opening of the kitchen doorway. I deserved to know didn't I?

" - - - - I think it'll be just the thing he needs. I volunteer in the office, so when I read about her and her friend, I just knew that she would be the perfect......" Alice trailed off.

"Uh-Oh!" I thought. Damn pixie with her awesome hearing. I tried to tiptoe away.

"EDWARD ANTHONY CULLEN! If you are listening at the door, I will force you to go shopping with me!"

I walked in the kitchen guiltily, giving Esme a kiss, and smiling. "I would be glad to, dear little sister of mine. Jasper needs a break. I would feel sorry for him if he wasn't so whipped." Alice has been dating my best friend, Jasper Whitlock exclusively since he moved from here from Texas in the 8th grade. Before Alice, his own mother couldn't get him into a store without a hassle, but then Alice came pixie-ing into his life and he practically runs there. Like I said, Alice has him completely whipped.

Alice stuck her tiny tongue out at me as Esme pushed a plate of chocolate chip pancakes in my direction. She knows they are my favorite. As I was eating them, my father walked in. Carlisle was in his usual surgery scrubs and looked tired. But as soon as he saw my mom, a huge smile appeared on his face. He strode right over to her and gave her a large kiss on the cheek and a warm hug. There was so much love in their exchange, I had to look away. Don't get me wrong, I like my freedom to have fun, but waking up every morning with a different girl was getting a little disheartening. I just wanted to find someone like Jasper had found Alice, or like Rosalie had found Emmett. Was there no one out there for me?

"Well gosh, I come down here to have a good breakfast, and I have to see my parents dry humping. Get a room!" I joked, like I always do. Carlisle and Esme laughed, but they detached themselves from each other.

"I swear Edward, you can be too much sometimes." My mom and Dad laughed. I'm not that bad of a kid. I just can't shake the 'bad boy' image. And yet, Carlisle and Esme accept me. They disapprove, but they love me all the same. I just wish I couldn't disappoint them so much.

I finished my pancakes and walked out to the only faithful girl in my life. It's my black Volvo (the one from 'New Moon', the one in 'Twilight' was super gay. I'm glad Eddie did an upgrade.), my pride and joy. I named her Carmen. I don't know why though. Alice came out after me and walked toward her yellow Porsche. We got in our seperate cars and took off toward Forks High

I arrived at the school and parked my car in its usual spot next to Alice's Porsche, Rosalie's convertable, Emmett's Jeep and Jasper's motorcycle. I got out and locked the doors, thankful that the courtyard was still empty. I walked toward our usual table and said hello to everyone. Ben Cheney, one of my other best friends, was arguing with Jasper about the quality of having a skateboard. It wasn't that Ben couldn't afford a car. He just didn't want one. He preferred to stay "green". I walked over a playfully smacked him across his head.

"What are you rambling about now?" But I knew what he was fussing about, so we just laughed. Ben was the only other guy in our group that didn't have a 'significant other', so we bonded over that fact.

Rosalie and Emmett stopped sucking face long enough to greet me. Rosalie is like my other sister only blonder and taller. When I first met her, I hated her, but as she and Emmett began to get closer, I discovered that she does not only like shopping, like Alice, but fixing cars. She is the only person, other than my regular mechanic, James, that I would let touch my precious Volvo. She is Jasper's twin sister, so they share the same blue eyes and naturally blond hair. Rose met my cousin, Emmett her first day at Forks High and they have been inseperable ever since. She is the only person that can get that huge ton of muscle to stop joking for ten seconds, so they balanced each other out.

Emmett laughed and pointed at me. "Gosh, Eddie! That sweater is seriously gay. I mean you ----- OWWWW!"

Alice had smacked him on the head. I, being the recipient of many of her head smacks, knew how much that had to hurt. For such a tiny person, she packs a punch.

"Emmett, don't tease Edward about that sweater. Remember that thing I told you about?" Alice squinted at him.

"Oh yeah. Never mind Eddie." And he went back to politely kissing Rosalie. Not. Those two needed a motel room.

By this time, I was angry. "My name is not Eddie. It's EDWARD! How many times must I tell you that?"

Alice and Jasper laughed. "You don't have to tell us all the time. We just do it because your annoyed face is so adorable."

I tried to stay mad, but I could never stay mad at Alice, and I smiled and shook my head. I was staring off into space when I heard Alice squeal to Rosalie. I followed her eyes to the Police Cruiser parked across the lot. Chief Swan got out and pulled two bookbags out of his trunk. Then I saw her.

There was only one word to describe her: Gorgeous. From my distance, I could tell she had the longest brown hair, and I bet if I touched it, it would be silky smooth. Her skin was clear, and I could see that she had no make-up on. Her friend got out also, and I heard Ben gasp. I felt an insane, surprising amount of jealousy before I realized that he was staring at her friend. I watched as the Chief told them a joke and they laughed. I always had good hearing. I could hear her musical laugh from where I was. I suddenly made it my life's goal to make her laugh like that again. I didn't even know her, but I wanted her. She was an angel.

Then, I became sullen. (Sullen Cullen. Haha! Sorry. I am a sucker for corny rhyme jokes.) I wasn't right for her. I would mess her up. Even though I didn't know her, I knew she was still inexperienced. For some reason, this bothered me. I had taken most of the Forks High girls's virginity in freshmen year. But that wasn't hard because most of them were pretty loose. I normally wouldn't have had to think twice about it, but something about her brought about a hesitation. Before I could get my emotions in check, they were heading toward us. I suddenly became very angry. My conflicting emotions were making me depressed. I suddenly realized what Alice was so secretive about. This was her surprise. I knew it sounded ridiculous, I didn't want to destroy something so innocent. I wouldn't let Alice's feeling ruin this girl's life. I felt a tap on my shoulder. It was Her.

I don't know what came over me, but I directed my anger at Alice onto her. I turned my head to her direction.

"Um, h-hi. My friend and I were wondering w-where the main office w-was. Can y-you give us directions, please?" If I thought her laugh was musical, then her voice was a shock. It was beautiful. Like windchimes. So soft and musical. Then, her cheeks turned the most gorgeous shade of pink. I had to cross my legs to cover the tent that was forming on my pants. I would have to get Jessica or Lauren to fix it later. It was taking everything I had not to yank this girl into the bathroom and fuck her hard enough to where she couldn't walk. Then take her to my house and do the same thing all over again. Her eyes were a gorgeous, deep chocolate brown. I just wanted to get lost in them and never find my way back. She looked down at her feet and that gave me a chance to stick to my original plan of scaring her away. I mustered up my most hateful voice, hesitant to use it on this angel.

"What make you think I would tell you? Freak." She looked down at her shoes again, only this time, she looked like she was about to cry. She looked so fragile. I was instantly filled with regret. Freak. She was the farthest thing from a freak. An angel maybe, but freak? Of course not. I felt so horrible. I made it a promise to never to see this look on her face ever again. If she ever talked to me again after this. Then, on top of all of this madness, I smelled her. She was close enough for me to catch the scent of flowers, strawberries, and vanilla. My brain immediatley turned to mush.

"W-well, we're new here and we just needed our schedules. There was no one else here but you guys, so I figured you could help us." Her voice had turned to a whisper by the end. She sounded so defeated. Rosalie smacked me on my head.

"OWWWWW!" Rosalie is as strong as Alice with her head smacks. She's had a lot of practice with Emmett. But it gave me a chance to get my emotions in check while she turned to look at Rosalie.

"Gosh, Eddie, don't be such a fuck face. Hi, I'm Rosalie Hale. That retard right there is Eddie Cullen. Just ignore him, I usually do." How many times must I tell these people my name! And these are my friends.

"I told you not to call me that! It's E-D-W-A-R-D!" Rosalie gave me a sly look that said "I'll deal with you later." I swear Alice has sure taught Rose alot. But the look was very intimidating, so I shut up.

'Angel' and her equally cute friend giggled. She had the most amazing laugh. Far away, it was beautiful, up close, it was just wow. I noticed that 'cute friend' and Ben were eyeing each other something fierce. The poor guy didn't stand a chance. He's never really had a girlfriend, but she's looking like a great candidate for him. Rosalie continued the introductons.

"The big guy is Emmett McCarty, he's my boyfriend, that small pixie over there is Alice Cullen. She's Eddie's sister. The blonde haired guy is Jasper Whitlock, he's my twin brother, and Alice's boyfriend, and the guy in the middle is Ben Cheney. I hope this idiot's behavior doesn't have you thinking we are all mean. What are your names?" I almost said something about the 'Eddie' thing, but Rosalie and Alice shut me up quick with a glare. I would have to hide in the library during free period. The 'cute friend' spoke.

"I am Angela Weber, and this is Bella Swan. We just transferred from Saint Meyer's Girls School. We just wanted to know where the main office was. We are kind of lost." Bella was her name. It fit. A word meaning 'beautiful' for a beautiful person. She must have been a cute baby. Rosalie's eyes lit up in recognition.

"So you are the transfer students. All of Forks High has been waiting for you, and I can say they won't be dissapointed." Rose looked them up and down in appreciation and nodded her head. I knew this test. If Rosalie nodded her head, they passed.

"Well, if you guys need the Main Office, I know where that is. Alice and I will show you the way. C'mon Ally." Rose gave me another glare.

Alice jumped up and spoke for the first time. " Okay. I have a feeling we're all going to be best friends, Bella and Angela."

"I would listen to her. Her 'feelings' are rarely ever wrong." Rosalie giggled, still glaring at me.

Alice, Rosalie, Bella, and Angela started walking towards the Main Office. I took in the sight of Bella's black jean clad ass swaying away. She turned and looked at me with a speculative expression before shivering a bit a turning back around. I made a decision then. I would get Bella Swan to love me. I smiled widely, content with this new plan, and turned to converse with my best friends.

It's going to be an interesting year here at Forks High School.