A/N: I haven't been putting up disclaimers, but if you're dumb enough to think I own Twilight, you need some serious help...

I Don't Bite, I Swear by .o.O.o.Emmett.Is.Mine.o.O.o.

Chapter Four… Eclipse

The rest of the day passed completely uneventfully, and Kristina was beginning to realize why people didn't like this place very much. She had a bit of homework, and the teachers gave her copies of notes so she would be able to keep up with the class. Overall, she had some pretty nice teachers, except for one. Her art teacher was vicious, and she didn't quite seem to understand that not everybody can draw perfectly. She graded everything on quality, not improvement or effort. Kristina could tell they weren't going to get along too well…

After the last bell rang, she walked out of her class and down the hall in a daydream, thinking about what Emmett was doing at that exact moment. She hardly noticed that she made it to her locker safely, and that there was someone there waiting for her. She was broken out of her thoughts by his voice.

"How'd your first day go?" he asked politely, leaning off the lockers to let some other kids get to them. "Hope you didn't have too many awful teachers."

Kristina smiled over at him as she opened her locker. "Nah, they weren't too bad. But I swear Mr. K and my art teacher are out to get me…"

Emmett laughed at this. "Ha, you'll get used to 'em after a while. But what kind of homework did you get?"

She pulled out her purse and her backpack. "I just have to copy down a bunch of notes for a couple classes, and I think that's about it. You?" she asked politely.

"Man, you're lucky. I have to write an essay, work on some Trig homework I got a while ago, and study for some tests I have comin' up."

"Ouch," Kristina said sympathetically, standing up and closing her locker, stuff in hand. "Well, sorry to say it, but I gotta get home before my mom does. She'll probably freak if I'm not there..." She laughed a bit at the end, her smile lighting up her eyes.

Emmett grinned. "It's cool, I understand. I guess I'll see you tomorrow then?" he asked hopefully. He really wanted to see her again, but it would be creepy if he followed her. He didn't want to be known as some creepy stalker, though nobody outside his family would really find out.

Then again, if his family did find out, he'd never hear the end of it... Especially after he gave Edward such a hard time for the same thing...

"Yeah, I'll be here," she said, climbing into her car. Emmett liked it. It was a dark green, pin-striped Eclipse, and very well taken care of. He could tell she was proud of her car.

"Alright, I'll see you later than!" Emmett called over his shoulder as he walked away toward his Jeep. Compared to Kristina's car, his was beat to hell, in his opinion. But that was only because he had had it for so long. He made a mental note to clean it sometime soon.

"Emmett!" a sweet voice called from behind him, followed by three pairs of footsteps.

He turned, facing the rest of his family. "Oh, hey guys!"

Edward walked up to him, smirking, and he knew he was going to be in trouble. "So, what's with the new girl?" he asked, grinning knowingly. Hopefully he hadn't told the others too much.

Emmett spoke with confidence, trying not to give up too much information. "Oh, I was just helping her around today," he told the three, still smiling.

Jasper and Alice smirked. "This is going to be fun..." Alice mumbled, but they all heard it.

"I agree completely," the three boys said in unison, walking to their respective cars and driving off toward home.