Chapter 3: First meeting
A/N: I forgot to tell you guys that Bella's parents are not divorced in this story.
The next day was a windy and chilly one so Bella dressed in a red sweater, a pair of Aeropostal jeans and her dark brown hair was down with a little curl to it. Before leaving her room she looked in her vanity mirror and thought, "I look like a prep." She let loose a heavy sigh and went downstairs for breakfast. When she got down the stairs, she saw her parents sitting at the breakfast bar.
"Morning mom, morning dad," she said as she kissed each of her parents on the cheek and took a glass from the cabinet.
"Bella! you look very nice this morning," observed Renee as she took a small sip of her coffee.
"Thanks mom, but I look like a prep threw up on me," laughed Bella.
"No you don't, Bells. You look very lady like," said Charlie. He flashed Bella a genuine smile.
Bella just looked at her parents. She opened the fridge and inspected the contents with a practical eye. "Gee, you two, do you ever remember to restock the fridge? There isn't enough food to feed a desert mouse here." She reached into the very back and fetched out a carton of orange juice.
Charlie laughed sheepishly and said, "Erm, yes, about that..." Bella raised an eyebrow as she poured herself a glass and quickly finished it.
"Don't you worry about it, Bella. Leave te restocking to me," Renee stated. Then, when she was sure her daughter was not looking, she shot a look at her husband that clearly read, Didn't I tell you to do that last week?
Bella smiled and placed her glass carefully into the sink. "Well, Mom, Dad, I'm off to school. See you later."
"Wait Bella! Since there's ice on the roads, let me drive you," offered Charlie as he pushed his chair back and got up from the breakfast bar.
"No thanks, Dad, I'm old enough to drive myself to school. Remember, I'm not eight years old anymore," answered Bella. She pursed her lips, wondering if that was the right thing to say.
Charlie nodded thoughtfully and said on a stern voice, "Well all right then, but you be careful. Oh, and remember what your mother and I told you."
"I know, don't talk to Edward whatever," Bella echoed. She rolled her eyes. "I know and besides, I don't even know who he is." She walked out the front door with her bookbag sung over her shoulder and walked to her truck in the freezing cold weather.
Edward
Edward Cullen was getting ready for school as well when a girl with short dark hair spiked in every direction, sparkling gold eyes, and skin as pale as Edward's strolled into his room as if it were her own. She was wearing a black and red shirt and a plaid skirt to match.
"Hey Alice," greeted Edward. He scrunitized himself in the mirror as he put the finishing touches to his messy reddish-brown hair.
"Hey Bedhead. I was wondering if we could get to school early," chirped Alice as she leaned ever-so-casually against the door frame.
"Sure. Me and the others have to go in early as well," said Edward as he smiled his signature crooked smile
Alice went skipping downstairs shortly followed by a plodding Edward. When Alice reached the bottom step, her father was behind his laptop doing some things before going to work.
"Morning Carlisle," said Alice as she bounced into the room with a smile so bright that it could give the sun a run for his money.
Carlisle looked up from his laptop and beamed in welcome. "Morning Alice. Where's your brother?"
"Oh he's right behind me…at least I thought he was," answered Alice as she looked behind her shoulder.
"Edward, hurry up, we're going to be late!" yelled Alice up the stairs a second later.
Scacrely a moment after the sunny girl had called, Edward was downstairs in a flash dressed in a black hoody and America Eagle jeans.
"Sorry. I forgot something," Edward explained as he swung his backpack over his shoulder. He walked over to Carlisle and watced his father type something into the laptop. He snorted. "You're on your laptop? No surprise there. Carlisle, you're always on that thing."
Carlisle chuckled. "This item that you call a thing is actually a fine invention that is a perfect example of the quick growth of modern technology," he corrected.
Edward grunted in response.
"Come on, Edward. Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper are waiting on us," whined Alice as she began pulling on Edward's sweatshirt with a little bit of attitude.
"I know. I can hear them shouting at me," grumbled Edward as he turned Alice towards the door.
"Edward, remember what I told you," reminded Carlisle as he gave his youngest son a look that Edward was very familiar with, a constant reminder.
"Yes, yes, I know," said Edward in a dull tone as he waved his hand behind him. His voice pitch was more than clear enough; it screamed monotony and sheer boredom. This was the last thing he wanted to hear at this hour of the morning.
Edward and Alice were seating themselves comfortably in the Jeep when a young man with blond hair the color of melted honey that hung in his eyes, dark irises, and pale unhealthy-seeming skin just like the rest of them leaned on the seat and asked, "Gee, what took you guys so long?"
"Sorry Jasper. Edward here forgot something in his room," answered Alice as she turned and faced the other adopted kids.
"Hey, it can happen to anyone. You guys are lucky that I remembered it now instead of when we are half way to school. Then you guys would have been in huge trouble," Edward mused as he looked in the review mirror and dusted back a strand of hair that hung out of place on his forehead.
"Are we going to sit at lunch where we always do?" wondered a tall girl with long curls of silky golden hair, clear topaz eyes, and skin so white it seemed as if she where dead. She was decked out in a blue shirt that complimented her hair nicely and a pair of black dress pants.
"Yes Rosalie, that's where we sit every year," answered Jasper, looking at her with a surprised expression on his face that quickly morphed into a duh look. Rosalie scowled at him.
"Do any of you guys have government third period?" asked a loud voice coming from the back of the Jeep. All four teens turned and looked at the young but burly man who had short brown curls, skin the color of a blanket of snow and was wearing a baseball cap with a long sleeve green shirt on with pair of cargo pants.
"Nope, sorry Emmett. I have math first period," stated Alice.
"Me neither; I have English," replied Rosaline with a sigh as she looked Emmett in the eyes.
"I have art. Sorry. Who in the world needs that it's pointless?" remarked Jasper.
When Emmett stared pleadingly at Edward, the younger man decided to stop Emmett's rasing hopes before they rose any higher."Sorry dude. I have Biology that period." He pulled on to the main road leading to the school.
"Man, looks like I'm on my own this year," sighed Emmett.
"What are you talking about? We'll be there with you!" exclaimed Rosaline with a little laugh. She flicked a stray golden lock off her shoulder.
Fifteen minutes later, Edward pulled into the school parking lot.
Bella
Before getting out of her truck, Bella looked over her new school schedule
* English-First peried
* Spanish-Second period
* Biologhy-Third peried
* Lunch
* Gym-Fourth period
"That should be easy to member," thought Bella as she walked to the front door. But while she did this, she had still been studying at her schedule. She bumped into someone, causing her to drop all of her books.
"Sorry. I wasn't watching where I was going," she said as she looked at the young man in front of her.
"Watch where you're going," said Edward not too nicely. He walked on followed by his brothers and sisters and left unfortunate Bella to pick up her own books.
The bell rang as Bella trudged to English. When she sat down, she noticed a girl that was with Edward looking at her. The teacher, Mr. McKinney, passed out the first assignment and the class worked in silence until the bell rang. Bella left the room as quickly as possible. The next period flew by and before Bella knew it, she had Biology. How she hated the period! It wasn't just the class she disliked but all the labs they did as well. But Bella knew she had to go. When she entered the room, there was only one seat left: next to the boy she had bumped into earlier.
"Would you mind if I sit here?" asked Bella, wondering what he would say. Or maybe he would say nothing at all, just brush her off.
With out a word he just nodded for her to sit. For half the period, Bella sat there in silence when suddenly, the boy spoke.
"I'm sorry I went off on you like I did when we bumped into each other before. I haven't been myself lately," said the boy. He looked at Bella with his beautiful butterscotch eyes.
"That's alright. I understand," Bella managed to say.
"I'm such an idiot. I forgot to tell you my name. It's Edward," said the boy with a smile.
Bella giggled then said, "Its nice to meet you, Edward. I'm Bella." She did not realize that this was Edward Cullen, the very boy whom her parents told her time and again to stay away from. Edward also had no idea that this was Bella Swan, the same girl that his parents arned him of. But soon they would both find out who the other was. Would it end their relationship? Bella and Edward talked for the rest of the period not realizing that the bell had rang for lunch
A/N:Aww what do you think about there meeting? Review thanks:) Chapters are getting longer as I wright.
