Please, review! By the way, I know the events taking place sound like a copy of Twilight, but it is about to change very soon! This fanfic is based on some canon events; there will be ideas from New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn coming as well.
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Chapter 3: Moments of Desperation
Bella
I saw him immediately. The golden boy. The one I now knew to be Edward Cullen.
"I'm sorry." Angela apologised. "The only seat is the one next to Edward."
I felt a little bit annoyed. I was about to spend one lesson stuck, sitting next to Edward Cullen. Right now, I loathed him. Did he have any respect for anybody at all? Why did he have to be so rude?
"It won't be too bad." Mike tried to reassure me. "I'll be sitting just in front. If Cullen tries to screw you up, he'll have me to deal with."
Mike looked so sure of himself and willing that it sounded wrong to ruin the moment. I merely smiled and hoped that was all it took to make Mike fell good about himself. My lame acting skills must have jumped up a level because Mike was smiling.
"Shall we go down?" Mike asked me, his face radiating with pure happiness.
I told him to wait for a minute while I had Mr Banner sign my slip. With Mike, I walked down the aisle of illuminated faces but turned alone into the desk I would now share....with Edward. The moment I sat down, Edward moved his chair as far as possible from me. He was glaring at me with an expression that was so livid; death was written all over it. His eyes were black as his stare displayed a lot of hatred.
I fumed. I glared back. I wanted Edward to know that I was not impressed by his foul behaviour. I fanned out my hair, before returning my eyes to Mr Banner.
In the next couple of minutes, Edward did not relax. He continued to glare and his hands grasped at the desk with sheer force. I frequently shot some glares of my own. My desk and lab partner; he was a really great guy wasn't he?
If he would be like this for the rest of my time at Forks, I would seriously explode from frustration.
Edward
I had to keep holding my breath. Why did she have to smell so sweet? It only made it worse that Bella was flicking her hair from time to time, sending air filled with her scent in my direction. I was grabbing the edge of the table so tightly that a small portion of it broke and fell into my hand. Silently, I cursed. I hid the shavings but there was nothing I could do about the hole that I had caused. The only solution then, would be the ignorance of other students using the room.
Bella glared at me. Again, she shook her head sharply; she whipped the wind with her hair. I was again hit by an onslaught of smells. The smell was (as much as I tried to deny it) delicious.
I was paying no attention to the teacher who was talking about a topic that I did not know. My head began to come up with ways to kill Bella. I craved for her blood. But, I knew that I would have to eliminate all witnesses. The secrecy of those of my kind was at the height of importance; I had to keep our identity a secret.
I could easily take out the left side of the room. I wondered how many necks I could break before a single scream was issued. Dealing with the right half of the room would be a challenge; by now, people would be aware that there was a monster in the room. All this would need to occur before I even got the chance to get Bella......
A voice in my head tried to get me to stop. It flashed images of my family; they would be so disappointed, Esme would be heartbroken.
"Carlisle." I muttered forcefully under my breath. "Esme. Don't disappoint them."
I concentrated hard. I focused about my family. If I killed Bella, what would this do to them? They would have to leave Forks. And Rosalie would rip me to shreds for that one.
The bell was too far away. I knew that I wouldn't be able to resist for much longer. Carlisle! Carlisle! The angelic, but panicky voice was screaming inside my head. I would cause him agony; I was fully aware of that. I would have to be practical. Bella was sitting right next to me. I could lunge and kill her before anybody (her included) had the time to react.
I had no choice. Her blood smelled so good.
Alice
"NO!" I yelled out suddenly.
The class had swivelled in their seats and were staring at me. People were questioning whether or not I had gone mad. I had no time for that; I had to stop Edward before he did something he would regret. I had to stop him before he also did something that would make me hate him.
"Mrs Goff!" I called, shooting my arm into the air. "May I please go to the bathroom?"
She looked at me and nodded, probably taking in my desperate facial expression. I was able to continue walking in a controlled, human pace until I had exited the classroom. Once in the safety, of the deserted corridor, I took off and ran. Somewhere, in the back of my head, I knew that I would be uninterrupted. This was a motivation; I increased my speed dramatically.
I knew that Edward had biology now. He was in Mr Banner's other class. I raced towards the science lab that I myself had biology lessons. I was glad that Forks High was such a small school.
I reached the classroom and was relieved to realise that Edward had not yet killed. I began to call out mentally.
Edward
Edward! Edward! Stop right now! Edward!
It was in my head but somebody was shouting out my name. Somebody was distracting me from the intense, sweet blood only a few feet from me. Somebody was giving me something else to do.
That person was Alice. She was still mentally screaming at me.
Edward? If I find out that you have killed my friend after all, I will tear you apart myself! Don't doubt me! And Jasper will help, I know he will!
Alice showed me an image of her and Jasper doing just that. Edward! Focus! Think about Carlisle! And Esme! Do you really want to hurt them in this way? Edward! If I need to, I'll burst my way into this room! I'll find a way to cover it all up later. It was only now that I realised that Alice was not far at all. Odd, she did not normally bother to shorten a distance in order to convey a message.
I glanced quickly at the window but Alice was crouching out of sight. It was good though, to be glancing at something other than Bella. Even thinking about her tugged at vampire instincts.
I looked back down at the page where I was supposed to be recording notes. I was not surprised to find it empty; after all, education had hardly been the centre of my attention. I gave Bella a quick look; she was giving me an expression of her own, one of disapproval and disgust.
Come on Edward. It's not long until the bell. Focus. Edward, CONCENTRATE! I was concentrating and hastily jotting down the information on the whiteboard. I did not need Alice to frequently remind me. The topic of study was not particularly interesting but Alice's creativity as she came up with new remarks to yell certainly was a better source of entertainment.
Did you know that Rose will be all daggers if we must leave Forks? And all the heated feelings will be directed at you? I was aware of that; the situation would be very unpleasant. Oh look! Esme has plans to decorate Carlisle's study! Take a look! The plans certainly appeared to be amusing but I had to wonder whether Carlisle would approve of the new layer of paint. Aw... It's going to be sunny soon. I guess we'll have to stay at home! Amazing, wasn't it? Alice could be able to come up with the strangest things to think. Her aim to keep me distracted was working fluently.
The bell rang its gloomy sound and I took a little breath. Leave quickly. Alice had commanded me to leave the confines of the room before my focus could be lost again. I complied, packing my items and rushing out the door.
I was gone before Bella had even the chance to look up.
This was a moment when I was desperate to get away from her.