Chapter 3-

I settled in to school and a comfortable routine after about two weeks. No one seemed to notice my constant lack of appetite, which I appreciated. I guessed popular kids were too busy with more important matters then their friends lunches. I was almost happy too, certainly happier then in L.A. I was actually popular, a reality that I thought was not possible. Yet this made no difference to me. It was honestly quite annoying actually, it appeared that I was now a target for every boy in the school. In two weeks I was asked out by five different guys, and at least eight times by Mike himself. I didn't find myself interested in any of them, but knew how it felt to be rejected so I tried to be as nice as possible about it.

"Bella, what's with your aversion to dating?" Jessica, one of my new friends asked looking confused. I was at my locker switching books between classes.

"It's not like I don't date, I'm just not really into any of the guys that asked me." I stated simply. It was the truth.

"But you got asked by Tyler AND Mike!" This obviously meant something to her by the way she was looking at me, as if I was crazy. "Tyler is the star of the football AND basketball team, not to mention he's gorgeous, and Mike is Mike!" What does that mean?! I asked my self. "Mike is the single most popular and nice guy in this whole town!" She actually looked angry at me.

"I don't know" I shrugged , not really paying all that much attention to this annoying topic of discussion. "Maybe there's something wrong with me…" Maybe there was.

"Wait, are you like holding out for that Cullen kid?!" At the mention of the Cullen family my head snapped in her direction. Now I was interested. She snorted unattractively. "Good luck with that, Bella. They don't date outside their little group. I wouldn't hold my breath. I mean you're pretty and sweet and everything but Edward never even asked me on a date." Jessica seemed to be very aware of her status as one of the most popular girls in school.

"I'm not holding out for Edward!" I said a little too loud and a little too high. Her eyebrows raised and an evil smirk played across her lips. Was I holding out for Edward?…

"Sure you're not, Bella." She turned and walked away apparently satisfied with herself, linking arms with Lauren. The only girl who was more popular then Jessica, and the only person who was openly unimpressed by me.

A couple weeks later Edward had returned and much to my disapproval my heart speed up every time I saw him in the halls. When biology rolled around I found that he was looking at me again, but this time me was smiling. My heart stopped all together at the sight. His lips were curled cutely up in one corner, lighting up his already illuminesent eyes. Was I having a heart attack? My head got heavy and the room started to spin. I forced myself to sit down, rather ungracefully, before I landed up on the floor. His smile only intensified at my odd behavior. He introduced himself and started up a conversation, he charmingly never mentioned his previous death glares.

We quickly became friends. We seemed to click rather easily. He was smart, like Angela had mentioned. He seemed almost too worldly for a 17 year old. I ate up everything he said as if it was the oxygen I breathed. He, shockingly, appeared to be just as interested with me. Even though the most interesting things I had to talk about were the latest books I was reading. It was comfortable talking to Edward. By far the easiest relationship I'd ever had with boy. I couldn't help but lose myself in his eyes whenever I talked to him and tried to ignore the aching in my chest whenever I thought about how nice and lovely he was.

Even though we had become close through our biology partnership outside of the classroom and the hallways we stuck to our normal group of friends. This bothered me allot. Was he ashamed to introduce me to his family? I tried to shrug off these very thoughts one Friday morning early November. I shut my locker and before I had fully turned around my books had been yanked out of my hands. I gasped when I realized that Mike was a mere inch away from my face smiling like a fool.

"Jeez, Mike!" I breathed trying to restart my heart. "Give me a little warning next time ok?!" He just continued to smile like an idiot.

"Hey, Bella, I was just wondering if you heard about the crazy house party that Lauren is throwing this weekend." I sighed, does this guy even know the definition to the word no?

"Yeah I heard about it"

"Well do you want to go? It sounds awesome! The biggest party of the year so far!" Mike looked like he was about to start crying with excitement.

"I don't know if I'm going…" I did know that I didn't want to go, especially not with Mike… but I was wondering if the Cullen family attended house parties.

"Think about it! I can drive you if you want! I can't wait!" I guess his excitement fed his confidence because he placed his hand on the small of my back and began pushing me towards my first class. We had barley taken two steps when a pair of strong hands grabbed my books from Mikes hand.

"Hey, Newton, isn't your class that way?" Edward pointed in the opposite direction with a fierce look on his face.

"Yeah… I was just walking Bella to class…" He mumbled. I'm sure the dumbfounded look on his face would have been funny but I was too busy gaping at the arm wrapped loosely around my shoulder to notice.

"Don't worry about it, I'm headed this way anyway." Mike's face fell and he turned away and headed down the hall. I found myself being pulled away again and looked up at Edward. We had never been this close before and I wasn't quite certain that my heart could handle the proximity. "So what's this I hear about a party?" He asked, his crooked smile taking hold of his perfect features. My insides were squirming at his casual touch while I was on a whole new level of blush. I couldn't remember how to talk.

"Are you planning on attending Lauren's party tomorrow?" Did he plan on going? Surely he wouldn't be curious if he wasn't. I decided to be indifferent just in case.

"Maybe… I don't know…" I tried to sound mysterious, but ended up sounding frightened. He just chuckled placing my books on my desk .

"Well maybe I'll see you there then" He laughed again, it sounded like music. Then he turned around and walked out presumably to his first class. After a minute I flopped into my seat and thought about what to wear to the party. There was no way in hell I was missing it now.

I turned around to ask Angela her opinion on what to wear and saw that she was staring at me.

"What?!" I asked. My hands flew up to my face instinctively. It would be so me to have some random piece of something there the day Edward decided to come so close.

"Are you like… going out with Edward?" she asked, her eyes wide. I looked around the classroom. Every girl, and even a couple of the boys were looking at me waiting for an answer. My cheeks rushed hot red. I never had this problem in L.A. Somehow I realized that these people weren't really interested in me, they wanted to know why all of a sudden Edward Cullen had decided to be social. I wondered the same thing.

"Ha," I laughed lightly, "Yeah right. He just wanted to know about Lauren's party tomorrow night."

Chapter 3: Your Song, Moulin -

(This song explains Bella's feelings for Edward. They aren't really even friends yet and she is already surrendering her heart to him. This is her admiring him from a distant.)

My gift is my sole, and this one's for you.

And you can tell everybody that this is your song.

It's might be quite simple, but I hope you don't mind that I put down in words…

how wonderful life is now that you're in the world.

The sun's been kind while I wrote this song, it's for people like you that keep it turned on.

And well, the thing is… what I really need,

yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen.

Yay, Edward!! He's so suave! Respond Bi-Otches!! LOL!