Bella's POV:
I spent the rest of my lunch hour in the library. The library was a good place to relax because it was quiet, and you were allowed to get lost in as many books as possible. The bell rang, and my shoulders slumped in disappointed. I was really hoping to finish the chapter before I had to go.
Once I picked up my books, and checked out the book I was reading, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, I rushed to my locker. I had one more class to go: Physical Education. I didn't really mind going to Gym because I loved running. It was a great way to exercise, and it was a healthy alternative to releasing pent up energy.
I was disappointed to find out I forgot to bring my gym clothes, so I couldn't participate in any activities. I walked in the girl's locker room, and set all my books in my gym locker, excluding the one I just checked out from the library. I picked up from where I left off, and was soon lost in the entrancing world of Wuthering Heights.
"Hey, Bella?" The voice startled me, and I accidentally dropped my book.
I looked up to find the same short girl who was sitting at Edward's lunch table today. She had black hair that went a little past her shoulders, and brown eyes. "Hey..." I trailed off, and pick up my book.
She stuck out her hand and said, "I'm Alice! Edward is my brother. What you did to him at lunch was extremely funny! I've never seen him so nervous," she chuckled.
She seemed nice, and I instantly liked her. I shook her hand and said, "Well, I got bored and he was the one staring, so I decided to teach him that it's extremely rude to stare at people," I said, still laughing from the memory.
"So Edward tells me, and you too... kind of," she laughed, and continued, "that he invited you over to our house this afternoon?"
"Yeah, he did. I don't know if I'll go or not." She looked disappointed at the news.
"Why not? Please come!" She begged with huge puppy dog eyes.
"It's just I don't really know you guys all too well, and I still have some unpacking to do when I get home." I explained.
She waved her hand around and said, "Oh excuses, excuses. Your coming if I have to drag you there or not. Edward really wants you to come over our house today, and you are not going to disappoint him. Got it, Missy?" She said, while pointing her finger at me.
"Um... OK?" I was a little intimidated by her, even if she was small.
Her frown instantly changed into a bright smile, "Great!" Then her eyes trailed down my body, inspecting my outfit. "Why aren't you changing?"
"I forgot my clothes at home." Once again upset by the fact that I could be so oblivious.
"Oh! I have some extra clothes I keep just in case I decide to change my clothes! You could borrow some!" She pulled me up from my seat and dragged me over to her gym locker. I was still contemplating why she decided to bring several outfits if it was only for gym.
Alice rummaged through her locker for a total of 5 seconds. It was surprisingly organized. She pulled out black spandex tights, and a dark blue tight athletics tank top. She shoved them into my hands, and shooed me off to get dressed, but not before she gave me a pair of black running shoes. I told her I didn't need them, mumbled a thanks, and ran off to get dressed before she could force me into them.
Five minutes later, I was dressed in Alice's clothes and just finished tying my hair into a tight bun. My converses weren't really workout shoes, but I refused to take some of Alice's shoes too. I walked over to Alice's locker, and saw that she was text messaging someone. She looked up at me and instantly squealed. "I just knew it would fit you perfectly!" She said, while clapping her hands.
"Thank you, Alice. You didn't have to give me you're clothes." I said.
"Bella I have so many clothes, I can barely keep count. You can keep those, by the way." She said, while combing her hair, and putting it in a low ponytail.
"Thanks again... who were you text messaging?" I asked curiously.
"Oh! My boyfriend, Jasper! And Edward, I told him you were coming over today!" She waggled her eyebrows.
"Is Jasper that guy you were sitting with today at lunch?" I decided to ignore her actions.
"Yup! He has gym this period so you'll get to meet him! And my other brother, Emmett!"
The coach called us out of the locker room and onto the outside field. The boys were already out there, and I instantly recognized Alice's brother and boyfriend. Our coach told us to run around the track 5 times and start stretching. I told Alice we'll meet up after our run, knowing she'd want to run with her boyfriend, and she said OK.
I started running my first couple of laps pretty slowly. I didn't need to push my muscles just yet. When my adrenaline started pumping, I knew I could start running full speed. I pushed my muscles to their fullest extent, surpassing everyone in front of me, and even overlapping a few people.
I passed Alice and winked at her, while she stared at me in shock. I wondered what happened to make her look at me like that. I finished my laps before anyone was even close to being done, and decided to start stretching while my adrenaline was still pumping. A couple of minutes later, Alice showed up in front of me with her hands on her hips. After a couple of minutes of silence, I finally said, "Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked, genuinely curious.
"Really, Bella? Did you not just see yourself a couple minutes ago. I didn't know you could run that fast!" She practically yelled with excitement.
A blonde-haired boy and muscular boy came over to us, looking just as excited as Alice. "That was awesome!" Exclaimed the muscular boy. "I'm Emmett, by the way!" he said, and then pulled me into a bone crushing huge.
"Yea, you were amazing. I'm Jasper, Alice's boyfriend." He said, in a much softer way, and then put a comforting arm around Alice's shoulders.
"I'm Bella and thanks... I just like running is all." I said, while playing with my shirt.
"Hey, do you want to race? We could go 2 laps around the field?" Emmett said. His eyes were practically dancing with excitement.
I was always up for a challenge so I immediately agreed. Emmett looked like pretty stiff competition, and there weren't many people who could beat me in a race, other than Jacob of course, but he was twice my size! He said I only used that as an excuse every time I lost, which was very true, but I never admitted it.
Emmett and I walked to the beginning of the track. Alice stood in the middle of us, to signal when to start, while Jasper stood on the sideline with an amused smile on his face.
"Ready... set... GO!" Alice exclaimed.
I took off running at full speed, while thanking god that I stretched first. Emmett and I were neck and neck for the entire first lap. Once we hit the second lap, he starting sweating. I could tell he was getting tired and I could relate, especially at the rate we were going. The only difference was, my stamina was off the charts. I could run for days! That's an exaggeration of course, but it sometimes felt like that.
Halfway through our second lap, I pushed my legs even harder, though they were protesting not to. I surpassed Emmett easily, and felt a sense of pride when I passed the finish line, winning. I was breathing heavily, half from exhaustion and half from excitement. Emmett soon followed and rested his hands on his knees, while trying to catch his breath.
"Bella... that... amazing... your... f-fast.." He mumbled.
"Bella that was so cool! You might even be faster than Edward! You guys should race one day!" Alice said while waving her hands in the air.
Jasper's eyes widened at the thought of Edward and I racing. "You should!" He said, louder than I ever heard him speak before.
"I'm in. Just name the date, time, and place!" I said, still energized from the race.
We spent the rest of the class period goofing off and talking. I came to find out that I really did like them. Emmett was super loud but extremely funny. He had me on the floor, laughing my brains out. Jasper was a pretty laid back guy, but he seemed to understand how you were feeling at any given moment. Alice was a bubbly girl, and she was really easy to talk to. The conversations seemed to flow out effortlessly between us. I could tell we were all going to get along well.
We all left the gym, talking like we were the best of friends. Emmett was on my left, Alice was on my right, and Jasper was on her right. We decided I'd come over at 5, which gave me enough time to do my homework, call Jacob, and unpack some more.
We all went our separate ways to get our stuff from our lockers, but were meeting up at Alice's locker in 10 minutes to walk to the parking lot together. I grabbed my backpack, and stuffed my books in it. Once I got to Alice's locker, everyone was already there, talking.
"Bella, how much do you weigh?" Emmett asked, randomly.
"Um... I don't know. Why?" I wondered.
He didn't answer me, he only turned around and bent over, slightly. "What are you doing?" I asked.
"Piggy back ride," he said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"Why...?" I asked again, hoping this time he'd actually answer.
"Well I've always wanted to give my little sister a piggy back ride, but Alice would never let me. And Rose says she doesn't want to chip a nail, so would you?" I learned that Rosalie was the blonde-haired girl Emmett was sitting with a lunch. She was also his girlfriend.
"Eh... why the hell not?" I said, while smiling.
I jumped on his back, and he responded, "Well? Aren't you going to get on?" He laughed, knowing I was already on his back.
"Ha-ha. Hilarious, Em." I said, sarcastically.
We walked out of the school building and into the parking lot, with me still perched on Emmett's back. They carpooled everyday in either Edward's Volvo, Alice's Porsche, Emmett's Jeep or Rosalie's BMW. Today, it was the Volvo and the BMW.
We walked over and Edward was leaning on his car, looking pretty damn good. His eyes trailed over everyone, briefly. First, Alice and Jasper. Then, Emmett. Finally, his eyes rested on me, and he smiled.
Rosalie was standing on the right of Edward looking at her reflection in a compact mirror.
"ROSIE!" Emmett yelled, while I laughed in his ear. She accidentally dropped it, startled. She looked up and smiled, amused.
Once we reached them, I hopped off of Emmett's back and he gave Rose a kiss. "Hey Bella, I'm glad you decided to come over." Edward said.
I laughed, and he stared at me curiously. "I didn't technically 'decide', I was threatened." I looked over at Alice, and she smiled at me, unashamed. Edward finally understood why I laughed, and chuckled. "But I would have came over anyway," I said quickly, hoping that he didn't think that I didn't want to come over.
He smiled at me. I yelled a goodbye to everyone and went to my truck, elated.
Once I got home, I decided to finish my homework. I didn't have to do much, just a few problems for Math. Charlie wasn't home yet, he was still working at the station. I finished my homework within 15 minutes and made myself a quick snack, which consisted of chips and a coke. I took my cell phone out and called Jacob, while eating.
He picked up on the third ring. "Hey, Bella!" He exclaimed.
"Hi, Jake. What's up?"
"Nothing much, still working on my homework. How was your first day?" He said.
"It was much more fun than I thought it would be. I met some really cool people, and I'm going over their house today." I said, while thinking about my new friends.
"So I'm being replaced?" He said in mock anger.
"Yup!" I joked. "Also, there are some really cute guys here. I don't know who to pick!" I enjoyed playing with Jake because he was so protective of me when he didn't need to be.
"Really? You better be joking!" He yelled. I heard some rummaging in the background, assuming that was just some paper for his homework.
I laughed out loud. "I'm kidding, Dad!"
"Bella, stop playing with my emotions." He laughed, so I was relieved to know he found it amusing too.
"I'm sorry, best friend-" I heard a boom in the background. "Jacob, what's going on over there!"
"Well... its kind of a... video game?" He said, ashamed.
I sighed, "Jacob, I love you and you are my best friend, but if you do not stop playing those video games and get back to your homework, I will come over there and hurt you!" I was over exaggerating of course, but I would certainly try. I considered Jacob my brother, instead of just a best friend, and I tried my hardest to look out for him at all times.
He laughed. "Bella, the thought of you trying to hurt me is extremely laughable."
"I know... but I'm only looking out for you, Jake."
"I know that, and I love you for it." He said softly.
"Okay, I have to go, but do your homework... or I'll find you." I laughed.
"Sure Bells. I'll try!"
When I got off the phone, I decided to take a quick shower before I headed over to the Cullen's house. I washed my hair and body in record time. I went to my closet to pick out what I was going to wear. Whenever I went out, I never dressed up, except for when I went to school. So I choose black tight sweatpants, and a white loose fitted graphic t-shirt. I grabbed my blow dryer, and ran through my hair with it. By the time I was done, my hair was pretty wavy, but at least it was dry. I grabbed some black Uggs and headed over to the Cullen's house.
A/N: Next chapter is when Bella finally goes to the Cullen's house! That'll be up on Saturday :)