Bella and Tyler were sitting in their first period Calculus class when Tyler got a text from Reid. He chuckled softly, shaking his head and showed Bella the message.

New chick! Hot!

-Reid

Bella giggled softly and rolled her eyes at their over-hormonal friend. The lesson continued and Tyler continuously got texts from Reid about one of the new girls that was in his class. By the end of class Tyler had to borrow Bella's notes since he'd hardly been paying attention. Bella made a sarcastic tsk-ing noise and pretended to be disappointed in him. They made their way across the school to meet the others for American History, which was one of two classes they all had together along with Chase. Reid wouldn't shut up about the 'goddess' the entire way there. They all had to threaten him with bodily harm to get him to shut up enough for them to be able to pay attention. During class, Chase was called down to the Provost's office, but return about ten minutes later, not receiving any punishment or anything. Tyler was watching Bella doodle in her notebook when the teacher called on him.

"Mr. Simms, please read for us the first amendment of the U.S Constitution." Tyler grabbed his book off his desk and began reciting the amendment he'd had memorized since the 8th grade.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." He said with a bored tone.

"Thank you Mr. Simms." Tyler nodded and went back to pretending to pay attention. History had always been his best subject. It was the kind of class that he could do no work in, and barely study, but still ace the tests and be able to recite information back the teacher. The guys always joked that he was a human tape recorder. He closed his book and Bella tapped his nose which had been dubbed the 'stop' button. He rolled his eyes at her and leaned back in his chair.

After history, Bella gave each of the guys her customary kiss on the cheek and walked off with Caleb to Latin while Pogue went to find Kate for their free period and Reid and Tyler headed off to computer graphics. Bella and Caleb entered the room and Bella immediately noticed the new girl in the back of the room. She was tiny with short black spiked hair and very pale skin. Her eyes were a weird dark gold-ish color and they had a far off look to them. She sat completely still, as if in a daze, but Bella sensed an extremely energetic atmosphere about her. Caleb nudged Bella and they walked to the seats in the middle of the room. The teacher came bustling into the room and set her things on the desk at the front of the room.

"Alright alumno, we have a new student joining our ranks. Please introduce yourself dear." She said to the girl in the back. The tiny girl came out of her daze and stood up in a fluid, graceful motion.

"Hi! I'm Alice Cullen, I'm a senior and I love shopping." She spoke in a perky voice that twinkled like bells and sat down just as gracefully as she'd stood up. The teacher started the class and both Caleb and Bella took meticulous notes, it being their hardest class. Bella suddenly felt someone's eyes on her and looked over her shoulder to see the new girl staring at her and Caleb curiously. When she noticed Bella looking back at her, she smiled hugely and went back to writing notes. Bella shrugged and continued taking her own notes. The class did their book work in silence until the bell rang and Bella left Caleb to grab Pogue away from Kate so they could get to Biology on time.

They sat at their usual table in the middle of the room and Bella took out her notebook, urging Pogue to do the same. They both rolled their eyes at each other, Pogue because he was uninterested in anything that wasn't related to his bike and Bella because she had to constantly be Pogue's motivation for effort in school. One of the new kids entered a minute before the bell rang and Bella looked up to see a beautiful example of male specimen. He had pale skin, just like Alice, with weird bronze colored hair and eyes so dark they were almost black. He introduced himself as Edward Cullen in a smooth voice and walked towards the back to the empty table. As he passed Bella and Pogue's table, he seemed to pause, only for a brief second before continuing to his table where he sat absolutely still, glaring ahead of him.

The second Edward walked passed Bella, the monster inside had roared to life as it inhaled the most delicious scent it had ever smelled. He almost stopped, but fought the beast within him and sat at his table, trying to fight back the monster, and the urge to spring up and murder the girl two rows ahead of him. His fingers clenched the table so tightly, he could feel them leaving imprints, but he couldn't worry about that for every time that girl flipped her hair, or even just shifted in her seat, a huge new wave of her mouthwatering scent was sent towards him. He tried to focus on his family and not her incredibly appealing beating heart and pumping blood. He tried everything to keep his mind off of her scent. He really didn't want to kill an innocent girl, especially on his first day. Edward tried tuning into the thoughts around him, hoping they'd distract him and one loud one caught his attention.

Why the hell does that new kid keep staring at Bella? He's looking at her like she's a five course meal. He'd better stop soon, if Caleb finds out he'll kick his ass. We all will

Edward assumed this Caleb person was Bella's boyfriend, and he'd thought he'd been inconspicuous with his hungry staring. God, she must think he was a freak. He tried listening in on her thoughts, but got nothing. Almost as if she wasn't thinking at all, but he could tell she was. He could hear everyone else's thoughts around him, even Jasper's in English, but not hers. He got worried and decided he'd talk to Carlisle after school, if he didn't go mad with Bella's scent first.

All through class Bella could feel Edward's eyes on her. It felt as if they were burning a hole in the back of her head. At first it was a little uncomfortable, but then she started feeling creeped out and even a little scared and threatened. She kept fidgeting under his intense gaze and only felt in intensify. She could tell Pogue noticed by the way he was glaring at his paper and cracking his knuckles; the well known sign that he was ticked off. She scribbled a note in her notebook and tilted it for Pogue to see.

Is it just me, or is new kid extra creepy?

He's pissing me off. I can tell you don't like it and he's looking at you like you're something to eat.

Oh he can join Aaron on that one.

He's bugging you too? Caleb's gonna be pissed.

Relax, I can handle Aaron. It's Mr. Stares A Lot that kinda scares me. He seems dangerous somehow.

I know what you mean. I feel like he's a threat somehow. Like Chase.

Bella rolled her eyes. Pogue had been trying to convince them that Chase was up to something. They all just said he was jealous because Kate was being extra nice to him. Bella didn't respond to Pogue's Chase comment and went back to taking notes on the mammalian heart until the bell rang. Edward was out of his seat and through the door before anyone else had collected their books. Bella was relieved to be released from his gaze and walked with Pogue to the cafeteria to meet the guys for lunch along with Kate and Sarah. Bella caught up with Reid in the lunch line and grabbed a water and a salad while Reid piled his tray with pizza and soda. On their way back to the table, Bella could feel the stares of Aaron, as well as a good portion of the male population, now intensified by the addition of Edward's gaze. She spotted Tyler at the table and came up with a plan, thanks to some quick thinking. She sat next to Tyler and when he turned his head to greet her, she pressed her lips to his softly, placing her hand on his cheek to hold his face to hers for a second. When she broke the kiss, the entire table, including Tyler, was staring at her in shock; though Caleb's gaze quickly turned into a glare at Tyler.

"What the hell was that?" Reid asked in a quiet voice.

"Well, Aaron and some other of the school's gorillas have been staring at me since I got here and that new kid Edward is in mine and Pogue's bio class and he kept staring at me really creepily, so I figured I'd make them think I had a boyfriend." Bella said shrugging. "I just want to get them off my back." Bella shot a pleading look at Tyler, begging him to play along, at least for now. He nodded and Bella gave him her dazzling smile and grabbed his hand.

"Okaayyyy. Whatever works I guess." Caleb said, unsure. "But if you touch her at all without her wanti-"

"Caleb, relax. I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself. Besides, it's Tyler, he wants me safe just as much as you do." Bella said reasonably. She noticed Kate bouncing slightly in her seat and knew as the group gossip she had some news. "I'm getting the feeling Kate wants to tell us something." She said jokingly. Kate smiled and rocketed off with information.

"I got the scoop on the new kids. The little one and Bella's creeper are Edward and Alice Cullen. They're fraternal twins and have an older brother named Emmett who is already a sophomore in college. The tall blonde is Jasper Hale and he has an older sister named Rosalie who is a year younger than Emmett. They were all adopted by Dr. and Mrs. Cullen when they were younger. Apparently Alice and Jasper are together as well as Rosalie and Emmett." They noticed Reid deflate after hearing Alice was taken. They all looked over at the table where the three new kids sat, playing with their food, looking bored.

"Interesting." Sarah said simply as Caleb and Tyler glared at Edward. Bella nudged Tyler who snapped out of his daze and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, kissing the top of her head, shooting a glare at one of Aaron's friends who'd been ogling Bella.

"Very boyfriend-like." Bella said with a smirk.

"Yeah, well what can I say? I'm an overachiever." Tyler said with his own smug smile. Bella giggled and the rest of the table watched them in frustration. Those two were so perfect and didn't even see it when they were pretending to date. They continued their lunches with Bella and Tyler exchanging quick kisses whenever they saw someone staring. The bell finally rang and they took their time throwing their things out before heading to English, which all seven of them had together. The class went on as usual. They read a little, Reid threw in his sarcastic comments getting giggles and eye-rolls, and Caleb and Sarah kept staring at each other when they thought no one noticed. After the bell rang, they all headed in different directions, though not before Bella gave Tyler another peck on the lips for the benefit of Aaron…and a little for herself.

She noticed Jasper in her photography class. He seemed a lot mellower than his girlfriend, though his face made him look like he was in pain. Walking passed him, Bella couldn't help but feel a little anxious, as well as what felt like an attempt at calm. He was sitting by himself, so Bella excused herself from the conversation she was having with her table members and went over to introduce herself.

"Hi, I'm Bella Swan." She smiled and Jasper looked up, giving her what looked like an attempt at a smile but ended up looking like a grimace. She noticed how his eyes darkened slightly from the same gold shade Alice had.

"Jasper Hale." He said in a smooth voice that held the faded remnants of a southern accent. Feeling the introduction had come to an end and a conversation would not follow, Bella returned to her table to work on the cover for the portfolio she'd be using for the year. After photo, she met up with all the guys for gym, which was spent trying to succeed at volleyball. She may have taught herself to be graceful and not trip, but athleticism was something Bella would never be able to master. She'd only ever been good at swimming since it didn't require running or balance. After a failed volleyball game, they all got changed and headed out to their cars. Bella grabbed Tyler's hand as they walked out of their respective locker rooms and when they reached their cars, pulled his face down to meet hers for another kiss, though this time; she ran her tongue across his bottom lip, urging him to deepen it for a few seconds before she pulled away. Shock quickly shot through his eyes before happiness settled in.

"How many were watching that time?" he asked with a smirk.

"None. I just felt like doing that." Bella smiled, winked, and climbed into the passenger seat of Caleb's car, closing the door just before he pulled swiftly out of the parking spot and sped out of sight down the road.


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