Alice was a whirlwind of information, but her positivity was absolutely infectious. Still reeling from her encounter with the mysterious Edward, Bella tried her best to pay attention to Alice's words but her mind kept wandering.

When Alice asked if she had any questions so far, all Bella could think about was Edward. Deciding to be brave, she pounced on Alice for more information. It seems like she knew him, at the very least.

Summoning up her courage she asked "Alice, what's the deal with Edward?"

For the first time in the half an hour they had taken from first period to go over her schedule and classes, Alice's smile dropped.

Staring at Bella strangely she asked "What do you mean by that?" in almost a defensive tone. Taken aback, Bella began to get flustered. "It's.. he just.. and I... well he appeared... I just... he seems mysterious?"

Alice's smile came back then, though it was certainly not as bright. "Mysterious.." she said slowly. They sat in silence while Alice weighed her words carefully.

"Bella, Edward is...well it's complicated... Edward just..." At that moment, calamity struck. The first period bell rang and all of a sudden, Bella and Alice were surrounded by curious students who were anxious to see the new student. The school was so small that a new student was breaking news, especially one that came in the middle of the year.

Alice had told her that while it was ok to miss first period on her first day, she would have to go to her next class. Unfortunately, Alice did not have Spanish so Bella was forced to go to Spanish with someone named Mike who was extremely eager to get to know her (and not in a cute, Alice is so sweet, kind of way either). In all honesty, Mike was already getting on her nerves.

The rest of the morning flew by and Bella couldn't help but be disappointed that she hadn't seen or heard anything about Edward. She felt awkward bringing him up to Mike out of the blue, since Mike had clung to her like a second skin all morning.

Walking into Biology, Bella greeted the teacher, Mr. Banner who explained that he assigned seats and lab partners. Mike actually had the nerve to put his arm around Bella's shoulder and volunteer himself to be her lab partner. Shaking off his arm, Bella pleadingly looked at Mr. Banner to save her from having to be Mike's lab partner. Luckily, Mr. Banner informed Mike that he already had a lab partner, Tyler.

The next words out of his mouth caused an uproar in the class, though Bella could not understand why. "Thank you Mike, but Bella will be partners with Edward."

Bella's heart fluttered to life and her eyes darted around the room, looking for the mysterious Edward she had been seeking all morning. Edward's hood was up over his face again but she could see him sitting all alone in the back of the class.

Mike gasped, seemingly horrified. "What are you talking about? Masen? Seriously? Scare the girl away on her first day, why don't you?" A similar chorus of outrage rang out and Bella stood there absolutely stunned. Deciding to be brave she stated firmly, while staring at Edward who was currently crouched over a notebook "I would love nothing more than to be Edward's lab partner, thank you Mr. Banner."

The look on Mike's face was a kodak moment if there ever was one. Bella smirked to herself and happily walked back to where Edward was sitting.