DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM TWILIGHT. THEY ALL BELONG TO STEPHENIE MEYER.

EPOV

I stalked out of the classroom, not happy with the professor, life, myself. Most of the time I could smooth talk my way into anybody's heart. The few girlfriends I had that introduced me to their parents, it had been a piece of cake to win them over. If I got a bad grade, I never had any problem talking the teacher into a better grade. But Bella Swan, was a different story. She just gave it right back, I just couldn't get into her head, and it was messing with mine.

I had to get out of here for awhile, drive around. Carlisle had made sure that Alice and I had brought our own form a transportation so that we wouldn't put each other out. I reached the student parking lot in no time and jumped in to my Volvo. I just sat there for a moment. I had no idea where I planned to go. I guess I'll just drive, get use to my new surroundings.

With that thought I turned the key to the ignition and it purred to a start. I wanted to hit my head to the steering wheel after the music kicked on though. It was a cover of " Solitary Man" performed by HIM. It wasn't the only HIM song I had on my Ipod, it just was ironic what song chose to play.

I drove around for awhile, enough to calm myself down before I headed back to campus. It was getting close to lunch time, may be I could catch Emmett before he headed out.

I walked in our room, just as Emmett was throwing on a sweatshirt. " Hey you goin down to eat?"

" Yeah I'm meeting Rosalie down there. Wanna join us?"

I thought about it for a moment and I decided I was hungry enough to put up with Emmett drooling at the feet of Barbie.

" Yeah sure. What the plans for this weekend? I know you've got to have the ins to the hottest parties" I asked as we walked down to the cafeteria.

" Oh yeah!" He was suddenly jumping up and down like a third grader who forgot to take his medication. " Some douche bag frat boy who's hoping I will pledge their fraternity told me there is going to be a rager over at Delta Phi, Pi, Guy whatever gay ass fraternity it is, on Saturday. You in?"

" Well, yeah. Would I have asked if I wasn't interested?"

" Yo little bro, what is up your ass?" I just gave him a look and rolled my eyes. " Ah, girl problems. You need Big Bro Emmett to go in and pave the way for you?"

" No, and it's not that kind of girl problems. It's complicated. I don't want to talk about it, I'll just get more frustrated."

" She must really be a peach if she's got your panties all in a bind"

Thankfully at that moment he caught sight of Rosalie and hurried over to help her take her food over to our table. Man that guy worked fast, of course she was the one who had him carrying her shit. It was hard to tell who had the upper hand.

I went up and got a few slices of pizza and a Dr. Pepper Few things were edible in this school and I had found one of those was the pizza.

I spent most of my meal, trying not to gag over Emm and Rosalie. It was like they had been a couple for a decade or so, not two people who just met two days ago. I was thankful when Alice showed up.

" Hey Al, you come to save me from the teenage love story I'm being forced to watch?" Emmett shot me a look but was quickly distracted when Rosalie uncrossed and re crossed her legs.

"Don't be such a spoiled sport, just because you're the only one who hasn't found looovvee" she tousled my hair while hanging on to the word love.

" Knock it off, do yo know how long it takes me to get my hair to look just the right mixture of bed head and sex hair."

" Yeah I do. About the time it takes you to wake up and comb your hand through that mess" She giggled and it was hard to be mad at her when she giggled like that. " Get over yourself, not every girl falls for that look you know. Some have taste" She darted away from the table at that moment to go get her food. Had we been a home this would have ended up in a game of catch.

When she got back Emmett had just got done explaining to Rosalie about the frat party. This got her all in a tizzy about what she was going to where. Of course Alice came to the rescue. After that I tried to tune out their conversation. That was until a heard her name.

" This would be the perfect chance for us to get Bella on the up and up with the current fashion scene. I swear that girl would wear jeans and a hoodie everyday if I let her. I don't know if we'll get her in a pair of heels though. She's pretty damn clumsy." With that being said I couldn't help but snort a little. " Edward, would it kill you to be nice. If it makes you feel any better, Bella came back from her morning class a little relieved that you were her partner."

" Really?" I couldn't decide if Alice was making this up just so we would play nice or if she was for real.

" Yes, really. She said at least this way she knows she not stuck with someone who's idea of good music is Britney Spears the early years. She thought you seemed quite knowledgeable. A worthy adversary as she put it."

"Huh" that's all that came out of my mouth. To be honest I figured she was going back to her room every night and poking a dozen needles into a voodoo doll with the likeness of your truly. Maybe we could at least pretend to like each other, for Alice's sake.

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It seemed like Saturday came before I was ready for it. Emmett was all sorts of pumped for the party tonight. He was acting like a kid waiting to open his presents from Santa. I was ready to pummel him. I heard a slight knock on the door just as Emmett was downing his third Red Bull.

" Hey Jasper, what's up?" I was slightly surprised to see him standing at our door.

" Alice told me to come over here and wait for her. Didn't she tell you?"

" Dude I knew, it's cool. Come in Jassy!!" Emmett screamed

Jasper looked a little afraid. Emmett could be a lot to handle if you weren't use to him.

" This is only the beginning. So I suggest you buckle yourself in because he is only going to get worse."

" Worse?"

I opened my mouth to respond when there was another knock at the door. I opened it to find Rosalie standing there.

" Whoa babe!!!! You are smokin'" Emmett tried to pull off his best Jim Carey, but he just looked like a moron.

" Alice will be up in a moment, she caught a bit of a snag" Rosalie explained.

At this point Jasper looked scared shitless. I just laughed at him. We needed to take him out more. It wasn't long before a could here the sound of Alice's heels no doubt walking down the hall. Before I knew it she was walking in like she was making an entrance onto the red carpet.

" Hello boys." She said while smiling coyly.

" Alice you look fantastic." Jasper stuttered

" Dude, if you keep drooling over my sister I'm gonna have to take you out back and beat your ass." Jasper gave me a stunned look. " Joking, but seriously tone it down a bit. It creeps me out seeing you eye her like she's something to eat."

" Bella if you don't get you little ass in here right now you are not going!" Alice suddenly demanded. I had completely forgot about their little mission to make Bella " hip".

" Really?" I heard a small voice out in the hall. " In that case I'm just going to go back to the room"

Hearing that Rosalie stormed toward the door like a woman on a mission. I don't know what was said in the hall but two minutes later Rosalie was walking back trailed by Belle.

I had to do a double take. I couldn't believe this was the same girl that I've been dreading seeing all night. Alice had her in a blue empire waist dress that went down to just above her knees. She had heels on but with no where near the height of Alice or Rosalie. Her hair was probably the most amazing part, it was just cascading with curls everywhere. I finally had to look away before I made an ass out of myself.

" So what do you think?" Alice show cased her off like she was a prize in a game show.

" Smokin!" I could see that Emmett was not going to let that phrase go for the night.

" You look beautiful Bella" Jasper politely said, never taking his eyes off Alice.

" Edward?" Thanks Alice. You just couldn't let me be. Ok I thought, I'll play nice.

" You look very nice." I noticed that her cheeks turned a bright shade of red and she turned to stare down at the floor.

" Ok lets get going before the party get boring. Jasper your driving with me," Suddenly Alice went into auto pilot with the planning. " Rose go with Emmett and Bella your with Edward"

" Alice can't I just go with you and Jasper?" Bella pleaded, no more happy with the decision that I was.

" No room"

" Ok, Rose, then?"

"Nope, Emmett's jeep will just mess up your hair, and I worked to damn hard on it for it to be ruined by a five minute drive."

I didn't know what Alice was up to, but the little hamster in her mind was working overtime with this one.

" Is there any sense in arguing?" I asked

" Nope" Really popping the 'p' at the end.

" Let's just get going then."

We all made out was out to the parking lot and went our separate ways as we got closer to the vehicles. Bella was slowly walking a good five feet behind me.

" Come it's cold out here. I won't bite, I promise" I flashed her my best smile, hoping to break the tension a bit. All I got was a groan.

We made it to my car and out of habit I opened her door for her. Carlisle taught us all that from the time we were able to understand that girls didn't really have cooties. I could feel the blood rush to my cheeks and thanked god that is was too dark for her to notice. She got in, not with out a puzzled look on her face, and thanked me. I closed the door and made my way over the drivers side.

" You didn't have to do that " She said as soon as I got my seat belt fastened.

" Just habit, I'm not going to play that nice" I never realized how good she smelt until she was sitting in the close proximity of my car. " Plus, it showcases my gentlemanly attitude to the other ladies"

" See that is what I'm talking about. We can never just have a pleasant conversation. You always have to say something about how you are God's gift to women. I know your smarter than that, I can see that you are. But you hide it, I just don't' know why."

I couldn't think of anything to say to that, so we spent the rest of the ride in silence.

A/N Hope you all are still interested. Again please keep sending me reviews, it does wonders for my confindece.

I'm including a link to the music video of HIM's Solitary Man for those that are interested. They are one of my all time favorite bands. If you 've never heard of them take a look, you just might just like what you see. :)