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First and second hour passed by rather quickly. I was happy to see that I had none of the Cullens in those classes. However, next hour, I wasn't so lucky.
I walked into Chemistry and saw Emmett talking to the teacher.
"Welcome Emmett I hope you are having a good first day here," Mr. Cook said.
"Yes sir, It's been great," Emmett replied, with his signature goofy grin.
"Alright Mr. Cullen, you can be lab partners with…ah, yes you can be with Rosalie Hale."
I froze in my seat. My life is really turning out to be some big cosmic joke. I swear to God, there is some higher power who just loves watching me squirm.
"So we meet again, Rose," Emmett said, as he sat down next to me.
I moved my chair to the opposite end of the table.
"It's Rosalie, not Rose."
His face fell a bit and he turned towards the front of the room where Mr. Cook was explaining today's lab. I felt kind of bad for being a bitch, but I couldn't let this boy get too close. If there is one thing Royce has ever taught me, it's that men cannot be trusted. All they want is to be in control and hurt you. And even if by some far stretch, this Emmett Cullen was a good guy, I would just hurt him by dragging him into my dysfunctional life, and I don't think I could live with myself if I did. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't realize that Mr. Cook was done talking and we were supposed to be working.
Emmett put his hand on my shoulder to get my attention…bad move. I immediately flinched away from him, and sent him a death glare.
"Don't touch me," I whispered.
"I'm sorry," he said.
"Whatever, come on, let's get this lab over with."
We walked over to where there was more lab tables set up, these ones were attached to gas lines and had water faucets right next to them.
We quickly set up the Bunsen burner and started to boil some water. In a few minutes we had the water boiling and I went to take it off the burner, but somehow I lost my grip on the beaker and the scalding hot water poured onto my arm, burning me through my long sleeve shirt. I winced at the pain, but didn't scream or make any noise.
"Oh my God Rosalie, are you ok?" Emmett asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine," I replied.
I was in quite a lot of pain, but I didn't want him to see it.
"Roll up your sleeve, I want to look at your arm," Emmett said.
"No," I said a little to quickly "I mean, no, I am fine Emmett. Just drop it."
"I am not going to drop it. Boiling water just fell on your arm, you are not ok."
I couldn't let him see my arm. It was covered in nasty looking bruises from last night.
"No Emmett. I told you I am fine jus-"
I was cut off, as Emmett grabbed my arm and pushed up my sleeve. I heard him quietly gasp as he saw the damage Royce had left.
"Rosalie, what happened?" he asked gently.
I pulled my arm out of his grasp and pushed down my sleeve.
"You know what Emmett, just fuck off."
I felt so bad for saying that to him but I couldn't let him know the truth. It wasn't helping either that he had a look on his face like someone had just ran over his puppy. I quickly walked away from him and asked Mr. Cook if I could go to the nurse's office. He told me I could so I gathered my stuff and left to go sit in my car for the remainder of hour.
I walked into the Cafeteria and bought an apple and a diet coke for lunch. Royce didn't like me to eat much. 'Wouldn't want you getting fat and ruining that perfect figure', he would always tell me.
I took a seat at an empty table and started to work on finishing the math that I should have got done this morning. I was just opening my book when I was interrupted by none other than the Cullen kids. They must have a thing for bugging me when I am trying to do math.
"Can we sit?" asked the pixie.
"Whatever," I sighed.
They all took seats, the pixie sat on my left and Emmett sat on my right…go figure. I decided that I would ignore them as much as possible, and focus on my homework.
"I'm Alice," the sprite tells me "And this is Jasper, Bella, Edward, and you have already met Emmett."
I don't respond.
"What's your name?" she asks.
"Rosalie."
All of lunch went this way. Alice and Emmett would try to initiate conversation, and I would reply with one or two word answers.
When lunch ended Emmett pulled me aside.
"Rosalie, I know we just met and everything but…uh…well, I really like you. I was wondering if you wanted to go out sometime?"
He looked at me with those big golden eyes and he redefined the 'puppy dog stare'.
I sighed, "Look Emmett, I would really like to but I don't know if it is the best idea, It's just-"
"Please Rose," he begged.
"Ok Emmett. When do you want to go out?"
Wait, hold on, did I just say yes?! I think somewhere in this conversation, my personal 'edit' got turned off.
"How 'bout tonight?"
"Sure, what time?"
"I can pick you up at 6."
"Wait no."
There was no way I was going to let him come to the house with Royce there.
"How about we just meet up here at school at 6, then leave from here?" I suggested.
"Uh, I guess that would work."
"Alright, well I will see you then Emmett," I said as I rushed to make it to 4th hour on time.
There you go, chapter 2. The next chapter will be their date...ooohhh! lol. Please review...it makes me update faster, and boosts my ego lol.
Always and forever yours,
Kat
