The light peeping in through my lavender curtains woke me up, I had always been a light sleeper. My ponytail was tugging at my scalp, I yanked it out and released the loose ringlets of my hair. Sighing, I glanced at the clock, it was time to get up. I threw back the covers reluctantly, not wanting to emerge into the frigid air. The wood floor was cold beneath my feet as I headed towards the bathroom, I was definitely looking forward to a steaming hot shower.
I skipped down the stairs, now thoroughly woken up by the cold air. While I was grabbing a granola bar, I noticed a note on the table. It read: "Bella, I left money on the table for you to buy some meat. Have a good day at school." God bless Charlie. I was really looking forward to good meat. The sooner I got to school, the sooner it would be over. The sooner I got my meat.
I was laboring through my calculus when a shadow loomed over my book, and I glanced up quizzically. Mike was staring down at me, fiddling with the pocket of his pants.
"Hey, Bella! What are you doing here so early?"
"I had to do my calculus problems, I didn't do them last night. I'm on the last one, but it is giving me a hard time."
Mike stepped a little closer. "I am pretty good at math, I could help you if you wanted." I noticed the hopeful look in his eye, and I mentally kicked myself for coming early. There was no way I was going to pass up free help, period. Even if it was Mike. Sighing, I resigned.
"Alright, but only because I'm going to be late to class." Mike walked me to class after he had finished the problem, and I only agreed because we had class in the same building. I decided to take advantage of the awkward silence to ask him a question: "I heard that there was a kosher meat shop somewhere nearby, do you know anything about it?"
"Oh, you must be talking about Cullens' Cutlery. It's a pretty nice place."
"Have you had the meat from there before? I was thinking about picking some up."
"No, I'm not really into that kosher stuff. I didn't know you were either. Hmm. I can call my mom…"
"That would be great, but I don't want you to trouble yourself."
Mike gave a too enthusiastic smile. "I don't mind, Bella. Anything for you." He glanced at his watch, and smile vanished. "Oh, shoot. I'm going to be late for class. See you at lunch, Bella." I half-heartedly waved goodbye. I was going to have do something about him, the situation was getting out of hand. I mentally prepared myself for another long morning, looking forward to the lunch break.
"Ahhh lunch, finally." My reverie was broken when I heard a voice shout behind me:
"Bella!" I already knew who it was before I looked. Mike was walking toward me, with a slight flush in his cheeks. "I called my mom, but apparently she has never gotten the meat from there. I guess she just goes there to talk…she seems to like them a lot. I'm sorry." Mike looked down at his feet.
"Um…I don't mind. See you around." I felt a twinge or regret as I turned my back on his hurt face. I flopped down in my seat next to Angela, ignoring the wary looks that the people gave around me.
"Hey, Bella. What's the matter?" Sometimes I felt that Charlie lied to me when he said I wasn't very readable.
"It's Mike again. He won't leave me alone." I bit my lip."And I have to go shopping today, for kosher meat. It's ridiculous as it sounds. I can't find anyone that's actually gotten meat from there."
Angela looked at me sympathetically. "I'm sorry about Mike. As far as the meat shopping…I think can help you with that. I sort of know the Cullen family, and I'm sure they will help you. They are very nice."
Grumbling, I answered: "So I've been told, but that's it. Who are they and why haven't I seen them before? I am usually a very observant person."
"Well, I think that they went on vacation for a few weeks. They do it every month, they are just gone one day and they come back in about three weeks."
I pursed my lips. "Do you know when they will come back?"
"Actually they came back today. Behind you, table to the right against the wall."
Trying to casually glance over my shoulder, I saw in my peripheral vision five people sitting at a table. Not quite brave enough to risk a glance, I turned back around. "Do they always sit there? I feel like...I don't know. They give me a funny feeling."
"Yeah, they always sit there. I know what you mean by feeling weird around them. Normal people stay away from them. I only talk to Alice because she's nice, and I sit next to her in one of my classes. Jasper is Alice's boyfriend, and he never talks. Rosalie seems to be a little stuck up, so her and her boyfriend Emmet don't bother with anyone. Then Edward...is just, Edward. He-"
I looked up at Angela to see why she stopped talking. I saw her stiffen, and quickly look away quickly.
"Angela…?"
"Edward is staring at us. He has been since you sat down. Wait..he is getting up, uhh, I think he's coming over here!" Angela quickly busied herself in the chemistry book lying on her lap. She innocently looked up as a shadow engulfed me. Not just a regular shadow, but also a huge shadow. Not like Mike's shadow. The dark shape spoke, it had a very attractive voice. It was almost as if he was sing talking, but it sounded amazing!
"Oh, h-hello Edward. What do you need?"
I could hear the smile in his voice. " Hello, Angela. I overheard you and your friend talking about our shop. I am not going to say that our meat is excellent, the best kosher meat, for two reasons: It would be biased of me to say so, and secondly I have never actually sampled it. I can offer you a pamphlet, however, if you think that would satiate your curiosity. I recommend that if any person does have an interest, the best course of action would be to come by and see for themselves. We offer free samples to ensure the highest satisfaction of our customers, and the quality of our day." Holy crap. The big shadow could talk fancy.
"Angela? Was that him?"
She looked a little dazed. "Um, yes, that was Edward Cullen. Here's your pamphlet. Like I was saying earlier, he's just one of the Cullens. That is all usually anyone cares to know about him. I wonder how knew what we were talking about…" I turned slightly to peek over my shoulder, and I noticed that he was still gazing in our direction. I blushed, and I quickly turned back around. How strange. I knew I wasn't just looking forward to getting some clean meat, but finding out who that big shadow was. I wanted to know how he heard me, I wanted to know why he was still staring at me. I wanted to hear his voice again, the one that sang it's musical tones to me. I wanted his meat.
