Sorry I took so long before updating! I was writing that over the holidays and then I got a bit of a writer's block! Currently I am exactly half way through my exams! Yey! It's amazing what lengths people will go to so that they aren't revising.

Disclaimer: Hi everybody! My name is chalk. 'Hi chalk' and I do not own twilight. 'Well done chalk. That only took you 2 years!' Well it felt good to have it off my chest.

EPOV

Ah, the first day back at school. The most dreaded day of the year. Still, you've got to admit, there is something strangely patriotic about it. The sight of the lush green grass, the smell of coffee coming from the cups of hundreds of sleepy teens, the sense of brotherhood and reunions in the air............. Of course I wasn't in the best position to be enjoying this right now because I was starting the school year of doing the most patriotic thing of all; hanging upside down from the flag pole.

"You know that you can't leave me here forever!" I yelled down at Mike Newton and his 'friends' down below. Boy where they idiots. There was very little in this world which could confuse me, but how they could think that this was fun was beyond me. Way, way beyond me.

"Sure we can!" He yelled back, sharing a quick grin with his 'friends' behind him, "What can you do about it?"

Wow. Mean and stupid. Wait a second......stupid! That's it! Edward Anthony Cullen you are a genius! Time for one of my experiments! Mwah ha ha ha! Okaaaaaaaaay. Getting creeped out by my own mind. Not a great start to the year.

"Well for starters, I'm going to call the president." I said, whipping my phone out of my pocket.... upside down. Wow. That gym is a miracle worker. Now come on you baby faced punk. This won't work unless you co-operate......

Mike snorted. "Yeah right Eddy, I know that you don't have the president's number on your phone." Score! Operation, 'how stupid is Mike Newton really?' is on way!

"Wanna bet," I asked him, giving him my most menacing grin. This is too easy. "I'm sure he'll be very interested to hear about how disrespectful of the flag you are." Now, just press a couple of buttons and.....

"You're bluffing." Mike said, the grin completely gone from his face. Ha! Not so cocky now, are we?

"You want to take that risk?" I asked, raising my eyebrows at him in (mock) disbelief. That's right, take the bait..... oh my goddess... he's not actually..... yes. Mike Newton you have just started a staring match with me. Wow. Very mature of you. No wonder you're one of the most popular guys in school! (Note the sarcasm)

Staring him down was easy, you know, with my height advantage and everything, but it was still so hard not to laugh every time that twitched his eyebrows. So far, I would have to say that he's heading towards a seven, eight out of ten on the world wide stupidity levels.

"Alright," he said grudgually. "You win this time." Oh yeah! Way to go Edward! Now, whatever you do just don't...

"Sorry, what was that?" Dammit! Bad Edward. Bad Edward. Ba...

"You win!" Mike yelled, venom dripping from his voice. Wow. He is really mad. Nice work Edward. Just make your captor madder. You can hardly judge his stupidity levels when yo... Shut up conscious! Come on Mike. Please still let me down. Please still let me down. Please still let me down.

Yes! I screamed inside my head as Mike motioned for a couple of his followers towards the rope holding me up! School here I come.... Oh crap! What did I just do?

Ouch. I thought as I rubbed my ribs on my way to my locker. Conner can really punch. I wonder if he has ever...

"Edward, why do you have leaves in your hair," I heard Emmett growl from behind me. I jumped, slamming headfirst into my locker. Ouch again! Twice in ten minutes. How on earth does Emmett move so quietly? Has he taken up Ballet or something? Oh fill! He's talking again. "Sorry, what was that?"

"I said, Mike isn't bothering you again, is he?" Why did he have to ask that? I hate lying to him!

"What? Of course not!" Might need to dial down the tone again. Bit too strong. "I just tripped over my laces on my way over. Landed in a bush." Better. Not to bad at this whole lying thing.

Emmett snort. Or not. Why did I have to accuse my converse? Like they would ever do that to me.

"Yeah, sure you did." Did he have to roll his eyes? Surely he could have just pretended that he believed me. O well. It was worth a shot. Time for plan B. Run!

"Um, yeah, so I'll see you at lunch?" Stupid Emmett and Jasper both being seniors. They got to hang out together all day.

"Of course," he replied, arms folded over his chest. Time to get out of here. I grabbed my books and walked past him without looking up. I could feel his eyes burning into my back. Come on Emmett! You know it only makes things worse when you talk to him! Just let it go! I kept up my mental plea until I rounded the corner.

It was only then that what he said really struck home. Leaves?

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I dropped my books as my hands shot straight up into my hair. I hate this place.

Sorry. I know that it's really short but, as I was saying, I am in the middle of exams at the moment! My heart goes out to those revising at the moment. I know how much it sucks.

R&R!