Bella

"Edward?" I questioned.

"Don't worry about him, everyone thinks he's weird," Jacob replied quickly with a small hint of nervousness.

"So you know him?" I confirmed.

"Ya," he said slowly. I nodded and pretended to release the subject for Jacob's sake. As soon as my eyes returned to Jacob he seemed to collapse with relief.

"Well I guess I'll see you later?" he mumbled.

"You can bet on that," I answered accompanied by a quick kiss.

I jogged of from Jacob quickly with sweat forming on my forehead. It was a cold fall day but the fact that I had no idea where to go already made me feel like it was a midsummer afternoon. I halted and looked back when I noticed Jacob's revving engine noise wasn't dying down like it should be if he was leaving. I stared wide-eyed when I spotted him arguing with so-called Edward. Jacob raised his fist at Edward who only shrugged and walked off, making Jacob even more furious. I crossed my fingers, hoping he wouldn't follow him and create a huge commotion.

Jacob glared at Edward's form for another long second before loading himself back onto his running motorcycle and speeding off, causing all the kids to turn and stare at the source of the roaring engine noise. I breathed out a sigh of relief and made my way into the high school building.

"Isabella, right?" a voice questioned from behind me.

"I prefer Bella." Shocked, I turned back to face a boy slightly taller than me with dark hair and a lanky body.

"Hi, my name's Eric, smartest kid in the school." He laughed at his own joke and pulled out his hand for me to shake. I shook it half-heartedly and asked the question that began to nag at me.

"How'd you know my name?"

He laughed loudly, not caring if anyone looked our way, before answering. "Everyone knows you around here. The chief's daughter, right?" I nodded dumbfounded at my new-found popularity.

"You're going to be on the front cover of our next school newspaper," he announced joyfully.

"No thanks!" I called quickly. There was no way I was going to attract any more attention to myself.

"Aw come on," he begged. I shook my head and he just sighed, dropping that subject for the moment. "So what's your first period class?" he asked, snatching my schedule out of my hands. "Oh, Mr. Pierce! Awesome, I have that guy right now too!" He seemed quiet enthusiastic and all I could pull off was a smile.

I went through the first half of the day sleeping in English and sucking in P.E. After all, I hit about five people on the head with a volleyball.

As soon as the lunch bell rang, I nearly cried out happily. I ran out of the gym and confronted Erik who had ran from his class just to pick take me to the cafeteria.

"Hey, Bella!" he called. I waved at him and together we walked to lunch. When we reached his table I met five new people. Lauren, Jessica, Angela, Tyler, and Mike greeted me at the table and resumed to their conversation. Jessica patted an empty seat next to her and I sat down and pulled out my lunch.

"Hi Bella, I'm Jessica," she said while fixing her hair into a pony tail. I beamed a smile and told them about myself, practically what I was doing the whole first half of the day to my class.

"You're in my P.E. class right?" Mike called out from the other side of the table. I blushed, remembering my epic failure that day in the gym.

"Oh yeah, I remember now," Jessica breathed out, smiling as she remembered my mistakes.

As soon as everyone got quiet, a group of four students walked into the cafeteria gracefully. I gazed at them in awe, their beauty so amazing. Jessica followed my gaze and snickered.

"Who are they?" I asked quietly.

"Oh, well they're all adopted children of Dr. Cullen and his wife. Apparently they're like, I don't know, paired up into couples. Is that even legal?" Angela shrugged from the other side of the table. "The first couple, the blonde girl is Rosalie. I guess you could say she's gorgeous. The guy's name is Emmett. And behind them are Alice, the weird one, and Jasper."

"Oh," I breathed, suddenly remembering Edward. I looked around the cafeteria, failing to find him. Jessica continued her character profile as someone else walked through the doors.

"That's Edward Cullen," she huffed. My eyes were glued onto his form as he made his way past our table and met up with the other four perfectionists. I realized how perfect his features were and how pale his skin was. He sat down and turned toward me, zooming in on my face. I turned back to Jessica nervously as she continued speaking.

"Don't waste yourself on him because apparently nobody here is good enough for him," she whispered audibly while playing with the spaghetti on her plate with a spoon. I muffled a laugh as I imagined her trying to get his attention at some point or another. Turning back toward Edward, I realized he was also snickering although nothing funny was happening around him. His eyes were now on his table as he stared at his untouched lunch. I finally noticed how none of the Cullens were touching their food. I frowned and turned back to my table, trying to finish up my food before the bell rang. I still wondered why Jacob disliked Edward so much.

Right after lunch Erik and Mike led me to my next class, Biology. Mike jumped in before me and ran to his seat, playfully hitting a boy on his back on the way. This made him laugh hysterically as he landed on his chair in the back next to a timid-looking girl. Erik waved me goodbye and jogged to his class, afraid he'll make it after the tardy bell. I gave the teacher at the front of my room my schedule who then checked my name off on the attendance list. He pushed his glasses up on his nose then gazed at his class. He waved his hand toward an empty seat. I gratefully walk to it and nearly stumble back when I slowly notice the abandoned seat sits right next to my partner's, Edward Cullen.

"Hey," I said weakly as I climb onto my stool. Edward only grunted and began drawing on the margins of his clean spiral. Noting he'd probably prefer to be left alone, I turned away from him and looked up at the teacher who then began conducting class. This was going to be a long class period.

During the lecture, I glanced back at Edward and was nearly taken aback when I noticed he was staring at me. My eyes were locked on his coal black eyes and I gulped uneasily.

"Bella," he states, not questions.

"Yes," I whisper back, "How did you know? Everyone calls me Isabella." This seemed oddly strange to me. His mouth was left hanging slightly and his forehead creased as he began to think deeply.

"I sort of caught on to it," he grumbles before turning back to face the front.

Not wanting to break the conversation, I state, "Edward Cullen, right?" He glanced back at me with a slim smile on his face. He stared at me for a couple more moments before it was my turn to break his gaze.

"So you're dating that Jacob kid?" he questioned with no curiosity in his tone. I blinked and stared at him for what seemed like hours before replying.

"Yes, is there a problem?" He moved his jaw from side to side for a while before nodding slightly. I sucked in a breath, unable to speak anymore as my tongue gets caught in my mouth. His perfect face was creased with a frown and before I know it, he disappears just as the bell rings.

I sat there stunned for seconds before Mike pats me on the back and helps me get up.

"Did that Cullen boy bother you?" he asked. I shook my head and he only stares at me, looking for an answer.

"No, Mike I'm fine."

The rest of the school day went by slowly and I was completely relieved when I found Jacob waiting outside for me afterschool. I had been starting to worry how I was supposed to get back home that day.

"Hey Bells! How was school?" Jacob was overcome with excitement when he saw me glide his way. I gave him a kiss and jumped onto the back of the motorcycle.

"Great," I answer sarcastically. He laughed and began heading for the road when I began to feel someone's eyes on me. I turned my head back and there stood Edward next to his car, gazing at me longingly.