The next day in English they was assigned partners; actually they got to pick their partners. Alex was caught off guard when Alice Cullen ask to be her partner. Apparently, Jessica was lying about the Cullen's being anti-social since Alice and Jasper seemed to be friendly. She scooted her desk close to Alice's as they talked about the the assignment. All they had to do was a work sheet over a play. Alice breezed through it quickly and then the two of them sit there as they waited for the rest of the class to finish.

"Wow, you must know the play really well." Alex stated.
"I used to go to school in Alaska, we pretty much did this sophomore year." Alice lied.

She knew the play well because she studied it so many times. She had been graduated high school so many times that she lost count; so each time the assignments just become easier and easier, almost routine. She was going to take advantage of this time to get to know Alex.

"So, why did you move to Forks?" Alice wondered.
"My parents passed away." Alex said looking down at her paper, trying to avoid tears.

Alice's face softened a bit. That's why she was scared and heart broken. She had lost her parents.

"I'm sorry to hear that. Are you staying with relatives now?" Alice ask.
"It's okay, and yes. My grand parents." She replied.

The two of them chatted a bit more, mostly about the school, and some about Alex's old school. She told her the stories of how it was so much different there from here. Alice smiled and then nodded her head.

"You should join my table for lunch." Alice suggested.

Alex was very taken back by this. She was positive Jessica lied to her now. Alice seemed so nice; especially now after she invited her over to her table for lunch. She smiled and accepted their offer. She raised up from her chair once the bell rung; telling Alice she would see her at lunch. Alice gracefully made her way out of the room almost dance like behind her.

In GYM Alex tried to avoid Bella's clumsy moves. She nearly took Mike out with the badminton racket. It went a lot quicker than she thought; but she figured it might be because she was actually looking forward to lunch. Lunch yesterday was rather boring, she didn't really get along with Jessica, she liked Alice's company much better.

"Ouch!" She cried out.

The birdie hit her in the head. She heard Mike chuckle as he walked over and picked it up from the gym floor.

"Too busy day dreaming of me, Alex?" He questioned egotistically.
"Huh? Oh. Yeah, you're just so irresistible" She stated, sarcasm dripping from her words.
"So you'll be joining me for lunch again?" He ask.
"Actually, Alice Cullen invited me to eat at her table today." She said as she prepared herself for the team to hit the birdie.

Mike just looked at her with a shocked face for a few minutes. The Cullen's had invited her to eat lunch with them? That hadn't happened since.. Bella. He thought as he scratched his head wondering what was going on.

The rest of GYM was very uncomfortable, but it soon passed. Alex walked to her locker and shoved her back pack inside, not wanting it to tag along to lunch with her. She adjusted her black button up top and made her way down the hall way. She passed a rather tall tan guy who starred her up and down before she walked through the doors. She wasn't very hungry today, so she just picked up an apple before spotting Alice and her family. She smiled and Alice waved her over.

"What are you doing?" Edward hissed.
"I invited her to join us for lunch." Alice stated.
"You did what?" He ask, growing furious with her.

He was about to snap, but Alex showed up and smiled taking the empty seat beside him. He looked over at Emmet and Jasper, who both had looks of confusion on their face. Rosalie was flashing her a glare from hell. Her smell was too intoxicating; he had to stop breathing.

"I'm glad you could join us, Alex!" Alice replied happily.
"Thank you for the invitation." She replied.
"This is Rosalie, Emmet, and Edward" Alice announced introducing her to the rest of the family.

Emmet greeted her with a smile while Edward and Rosalie both kept glaring. She wondered what was wrong with her. She tried to smell of herself without drawing too much attention. Did she have body odor? Was her make-up running down her face? Did her breath smell? Why were these two completely disgusted with her?

After just a minute of sitting beside her; Edward got up and shoved his chair under the table and walked away. Rosalie followed him as the other three stayed sitting. Alice flashed her a soft smile reassuring her that everything was fine.

"They aren't feeling well today." Emmet announced.

She just nodded her head and took a bite of her delicious red apple. She sit there with the Cullen's minus Rosalie and Edward and enjoyed her lunch. She laughed at Emmet, and envied Jasper and Alice's relationship. She had only had one real boyfriend; and needless to say he was a piece of crap who ended up cheating on her.

Edward stormed out of the cafeteria and down the hallway. He wanted nothing more than to just yell at Alice, but he knew that wasn't possible. Not here, not in public. He could hear heels clicking against the concrete behind him. He turned around at and looked at Rosalie, she froze where she stood.

"Does she even know what she's doing, Rosalie?" He demanded an answer.
"She's only wanting you to be happy, Edward" Rosalie stated, actually trying to keep situations calm for once.
"She invited HER to join us for LUNCH." He yelled, but quickly shushed himself when he say two guys walking by them. He listened to their conversation.

"I bet you I get her number before you do." One said.
"I bet you, I bang her out before you." The other stated.
"What's her name again? Alex?" The first one questioned.

Edward's hands tightened into fist as the two guys walked by. Rosalie saw this and grabbed his hands, making them fall out of the hard fist.

' You've got to control yourself, Edward. Don't let this get the better of you. ' She thought, knowing he would read her mind. He closed his eyes and then nodded his head, breathing in deeply out of habit.

"I don't want to put us in danger anymore, Rosalie."

"Then don't. You can change the vision if you want. Just be strong, Edward." Rosalie said, as she walked away.

Edward leaned up against the lockers in the hallway. He thought about her scent. Her voice. Her perfect face. How was he suppose to just ignore that? Especially if it was his destiny to be with her.. He would find a way. He would not put his family at risk anymore. She wasn't worth it.

Once lunch was over, Alex said goodbye to her new friends and returned to her locker. She passed Edward in the hallway; but he just seemed to push on by without saying a word. She wondered why he hated her so much. Had she done something? Said something? She didn't know; and right now she didn't have the chance to think about it. She grabbed her back pack and headed off to class.

During Chemistry she took her seat next to Bella who seemed a little confused today. She looked forward and saw that Edward didn't attend today; he must have ditched.

"So you ate lunch with the Cullen's?" Bella questioned.
"Yes. Alice and I have English together and sort of hit it off." Alex explained.
"She invited you to lunch, or did you just go over there?" Bella questioned, curious to know what was going on between Alex and The Cullen's.
"I was invited" Alex stated, wondering where Bella was going with this conversation.

She was aware that Bella and Edward dated; and concluded that must be the reason for her questions. Was she not over him? How could she be? How could anyone get over a guy like him? He was absolutely gorgeous, though when she thought about his personality she realized that was probably the reason.

"Have you met Edward?" Bella ask a few minutes later.
"Briefly, to be honest, he seems like a jerk." Alex stated.

Bella swallowed hard and then looked towards the desk where Edward normally sit. She looked over at Alex and nodded her head. That's how it started out between the two of them; he was a total jerk, who avoided her every chance he got. She just wondered if he had feelings for her, or if he really couldn't stand her. There was no doubt in Bella's mind that she still loved Edward; but she refused to be with him unless he changed her.

The rest of the day passed quickly for Alex. Once school was over she gathered her things and rushed out of the building. She was one of the first students to arrived at her vehicle. She noticed the silver Volvo that was normally drove by Edward was already out of the parking lot though. Had he really got away with ditching? She sighed as she climbed into her car, heading home for an evening filled of home-work and more unpacking.