Basically, this was supposed to be the first chapter in a Twilight rewrite from Edward's POV, but I heard it had been done (a lot), and I lost the muse, so I'm taking a couple of chapters I wrote for it and posting them as one-shots. At least it's not going to waste, right?

TriGemini - Thank you, I'm glad you like it so far. Yeah, I loved the field trip in the movie, but I also liked the blood-typing they did in the book. I just wished they could have kept both scenes. I'd have liked to see Bella with the fainting bit and Edward helping her. Edward is intense, so it definitely helps in the chapters.

Exactly. The sickly, weak, dying rose is the human Bella. Whereas, the perfect, strong roses all around her are the Cullens. The one the pricked her finger is Edward, as he's the first one who'd willingly hurt (or even kill) anyone who dared to even think of harming Bella. It was. Her thoughts started out sad, but I wanted a happy ending, so I worked it towards one.

That's why it's one of my favorites. I love how it turned out.

JuseaPeterson - Thank you, that was one scene combination that surprised even me. I just found myself wishing I could combine the ideas, and voila, it happened. :) LOL, well, when you mentioned the flower bit between Alice and Jasper, I had to include it. Bella/Edward is my favorite pairing, but I can understand Alice/Jasper second easiest, so I like them as second place. If I can, I'll include hints of Alice/Jasper in the stories.

Well, the one thing I got was that Bella is very self-conscious around Edward. First with her confronting him in the book "Well, aside from the obvious..." ("You don't see yourself very clearly"), then with the picture in New Moon that her dad took of them, then with the bikes in Eclipse (when Edward gets a bike to ride with Bella)... It all symbolizes how much better he is than her, to her, so I wanted to point that out in a different sense.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, I think it's going to stay my top favorite chapter for a long time. LOL.

I'm always open to suggestions. Here's the next update, hope you like it. :)

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(Normal POV)

As he got out of his Volvo, Edward looked around at the people milling around. It was just another day at another school. It had all began to get tedious to him, by now, but then again, few could say they've completed high school as many times as he did. This was the second week at Forks High School.

"I've got another test, today." Rosalie's voice was as bored as everyone's faces.

"At least you don't have to study for it. You know it all by heart, by now." Emmett saw her mild glare, winced and nodded. "We're watching videos today." He tried to look sympathetic as Rosalie raised an eyebrow at him, but shrugged helplessly as a grin broke out instead.

Nodding silently as the others all split up, Edward turned and made his way to his French class. Not that he needed it; he'd pretty much mastered the language. Then again, Esme was always telling him it was wrong to show off. He basically zoned out through his whole morning, firing off automatic answers whenever he was asked questions and trying not to grin as he got even the hardest ones right. So, he couldn't help showing off a little.

The morning was slow, as usual. His first class had gone by smoothly, and his second, the same. People stared at him as he walked out of his second period class. That was nothing new. People always stared at him. At first, it was all unnerving to him. Now, he just didn't care anymore.

He is so hot.

He's really cute, and really smart… Wow.

He raised an eyebrow and kept his stare distant as he passed a trio of girls. Their heartbeats skyrocketed, but he ignored that, too, having had all too many years to get used to the sound of people's heartbeats. The girls giggled and began whispering about him as he walked past, ignoring the fact he was blatantly ignoring them.

Wow, he so makes pale look cool.

I'm surprised girls aren't crawling all over him. I'd gladly crawl all over him, if he wanted.

Giving in to the grin, Edward kept his head down and chuckled under his breath as he met up with his family at the bottom of the stairs leading to the lunch room. At least that last one was slightly more original. Seeing Rosalie's expression, he shook his head, keeping the crooked smile in place. "The usual." It was all he had to say. Even if the others couldn't hear the 'voices', they knew the expressions on the girls' faces well enough to know what he was talking about.

Alice grinned a little, her gaze turning mysterious. "Mhmm." She kept her mouth shut as she followed Rosalie and Emmett up the stairs, Jasper at her side. Her mind was going over Trigonometry equations, carefully keeping her real thoughts hidden.

Frowning for a split second, Edward hesitated. It wasn't something he usually did, but Alice had the uncanny ability to see the future, and somehow he knew she knew something she wasn't saying. Great. He thought sourly. I have a feeling I don't want to know. At least he knew it wasn't dangerous to his family, or she wouldn't be staying quiet about it.

Finally running up the stairs, he caught the door as it was abut to close and pulled it open, walking into the room and taking his sweet time to get to the lunch line. He wasn't hungry, so he wasn't in a hurry. Funnily enough, he smelled a strange, new scent he couldn't identify. It was sweet and floral, but distant enough not to bother him. He brushed it off as a new brand of perfume, or someone had changed their basic diet.

"Who's he?"

The voice was new, and he instantly decided not to care, figuring her to be another fan-girl in the making. At least he had an idea of where the new scent was coming from. As if I needed another fan girl. Walking to the lunch line, he pushed everything out of his mind and focused on clearing his thoughts, to ignore the rambling 'voices' that echoed throughout the room. Everywhere I go…

"That's Edward Cullen." He's hot, sexy, godly, aloof, untouchable… Her 'voice' turned more and more bitter as she went.

He recognized the voice as Jessica Stanley, and glanced over in habit. He'd already decided to pretty much ignore them, but hearing his name, he couldn't ignore the age-old habit of automatically looking. The new girl was looking at him, not surprising. Jessica was talking to the new girl, and he only glanced at her briefly, her 'voice' flaring up. So unimaginative. Then his eyes strayed to the new girl, who had long chocolate brown hair and big, brown doe's eyes; his mind pressing out and looking for her 'voice'.

Nothing.

He watched as her head ducked down a second after he looked at her, her cheeks turning red, and he looked away just as quickly -though it was more casual for him- confusion flaring up. Still, he continued to listen, straining to find her mind. Why can't I hear her? Not being used to not getting his way, he frowned as frustration brewed inside of him. He glanced up briefly and got a good look at her. Kind of cute, I guess. He thought, not allowing his mind to process her face any more than that. He noticed how she looked at him, and again turned away. Shy. He immediately noted.

Rosalie must have noticed the unusual interaction. "Edward?" She was using her quiet voice. One only he and the others of his family would hear.

"He's gorgeous, of course, but don't waste your time." Jessica was still explaining, bitterness saturating her voice. "He doesn't date. Apparently, none of the girls in school are good-looking enough for him" I wasn't, obviously.

Grinning to himself, Edward looked down, faintly aware the new girl's eyes had shot to him again. He'd turned down Jessica three days earlier. The grin faded almost immediately when he tentatively reached out with his mind, only to get nothing in return. Why can't I hear her? Is she an airhead or something?

"Edward!"

Looking up, Edward watched as Rosalie raised an eyebrow and gave him a look that was clearly confused. "Sorry, I was…distracted."

"Listening to the 'voices' again?" Emmett asked with a grin.

To anyone else, that would have sounded very wrong. And how easily they talked about it would have sounded worse.

Edward nodded with a faint frowned. "The girl across from Jessica Stanley…" He watched as the others surreptitiously glanced in her direction, making it so subtle, no one else could have caught it. "I can't hear her." He vaguely and quickly made a gesture to the side of his head before lowering his arm and picking at the bagel on his plate.

"Maybe she's an airhead." Emmett stated, earning him a slap on the arm by Rosalie on his one side, and Alice on his other. "What?" He gave a slight apologetic look when Alice hissed at him quietly.

Alice shook her head, her dark butterscotch eyes glittering mysteriously as she got up, walked off with her untouched apple and still sealed bottle of water. Her mind was running over a recent Spanish test she took, once again keeping her mind secluded from Edward's probing mind. Still, every now and then, he caught the new girl's face in her mind.

That's beyond annoying. Edward thought darkly as, after a moment he and the others joined her. He could hear the soft voice of the new girl talking to Jessica about her new home, and overheard Jessica call her 'Bella Swan'. Hmm…sweet name. He allowed himself as he walked out of the room, tossing his untouched orange and sealed bottle of juice in the trash on his way. He didn't process it any further as he went to Biology II; he really just didn't see anything special about the new girl.

He had no way of knowing she was about to change his life forever.

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Hope you like it.

Written November 28, 2008

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Tenshi