Progress Incomplete

By: xoxstorii-gurrlxox

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Twilight. Just my own characters.

Chapter 3

RECAP:

He was maybe a foot taller than her, his hair a bronze color and messily spiked but still perfect. His body was perfectly built, and his eyes were a golden brown. Everything about him Taylor took in immensely.

"Uh Taylor? Earth to Taylor?!" Jessica yelled into her ear.

Taylor jumped out of her reverie. "What?"

"Didn't you hear a word I said?"

Taylor nodded slowly. "Yeah, I did."

Jessica shrugged, not sure whether to believe her or not. She turned back to Angela and started talking.

"Tay, are you alright?" Bella asked her.

Taylor nodded dreamily. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Okay."

Taylor slowly turned back to the Cullen table, surprised to find his golden brown eyes staring right at her. She turned around quickly, while a blush crept up on her cheeks.

She turned to her sister. "I am going to go get ready for my next class. See you after school."

Bella looked up at her sister. "Oh, okay. Bye." She watched curiously as her sister walked out of the cafeteria.

Taylor Swan

As soon as I reached the sanctuary of the cafeteria doors, I ran to my locker. My breath came in short, fast breathes. I could feel my face returning back to its normal pale color. I sighed in relief once I felt my heartbeat returning to its normal pace too, I looked around to see if anyone noticed my moment of weakness. Luckily, no one did.

What is wrong with me? I asked myself angrily.

I shook my head, hearing the bell ring; I walked to my next class. I groaned at the class on my list. Not only did I hate school, and all the teachers in it. But out of all the classes they could have put me in, they had to stick me in the one I completely despised. Biology. I just hoped Bella was having a better time than I was going to have. Finally stopping at the door of my new found classroom; I stood at the closed door, hesitant. I sighed and said to myself,

"Might as well get this over with even though I'd still have to endure it for another three months."

I sighed as I opened the door. As soon as my eyes found his, I regretted walking through the door.

He must have thought the same thing, his eyes looked into mine. But you couldn't even say that, it was more like his boring into mine. I was frozen to my spot; I could feel the other student's eyes curiously staring at me. My face grew hot instantly as I forced myself to walk forward, towards my bio teacher.

He took the slip I handed to him, smiling while doing so.

"Ah, Miss. Swan. So glad you could join us." He looked around the room, his eyes resting on the vacant spot beside the boy who I wished wasn't staring at me so intensely. "You can go sit there."

I nodded, walking over to him and the vacant spot. I was suddenly nervous mixed with an emotion I didn't recognize. Was this... fear? I shook my head violently, most likely looking insane to everyone else in the classroom. I plopped down on the hard steel stool, averting my eyes everywhere but to my left. I failed miserably.

At the corner of my eye, I seen him shudder and cover his mouth and nose. I bent my head downward a little and sniffed. I smelt like my shampoo--- chocolate covered strawberries. I heard a rumble coming from his throat, did he just... growl? I quickly threw a glance at him and he looked back at me; his eyes were black! Like 'black hole' black. After a few seconds, I shivered and looked away. Out of nowhere, he jumped up quickly, muttered something to the teacher and left.

I stared at the door for the rest of the class.

As soon as the bell rang, I rushed out of the classroom, checking my class list to find what I had next. Which to my luck was gym. I grinned at myself. Finally, something I could actually enjoy. Suddenly, someone was beside me, I looked over to see a boy walking beside me.

"Hey Taylor. How was bio?" I stared at him confused. "What's the matter?"

I stared at him, trying to remember who he was. Than it hit me like a ton of bricks; this was Mike Newton, the boy that has a crush on Bella. I smiled than replied, "Mike, hi. Sorry, I seemed to have spaced out."

His smile got wider, "It's alright."

"Wait, aren't you in my bio class?" I asked, suddenly remembering that he was sitting three desks away from me.

He chuckled, "Yeah. I was just wondering what you did to that Cullen boy. He seemed really mad."

"I'd like to know the answer to that myself."

He looked at me funny, frowning. "You don't know?" I shook my head. "Oh well, his loss. What class do you have now?"

"Gym." I said enthusiastically.

"Oh, me too." He grinned broadly. "Let's go together."

I nodded. "Sure."

We walked into the gym, going our separate ways to get changed. Minutes later, I was dressed in a t-shirt and shorts, ecstatic to start. I sat on the bleachers, Mike and a couple of his buddies came over to join me.

"Hey." I said to Mike.

"Hey. These two dudes are Shane and Trevor." He pointed to each as he said their names.

I studied them quickly. Shane looked like a giant, he stood at least 6' 5", he had dark black hair and he was built, his blue eyes hid no secrets. Trevor was the exact opposite from him, he stood at a short height of 5'11", he had platinum blond hair and his skin was fair. Without those differences, they looked exactly alike.

"Hey." I replied casually.

Shane scooted closer to me, putting his lip inches away from ear. "How good are you at basketball?"

I looked up at him curiously, than I grinned. "I'm pretty good at it. Why?"

He smiled at me than; all of a sudden I felt a shiver go through me. "Want to play one on one?"

I nodded without thinking. He grinned and took off towards the teacher. I felt my heart drop into my stomach. How was I supposed to beat him? His height was a total disadvantage to me. I sighed, might as well get it over with.

"Listen up class!" The teacher bellowed. He looked like a gym teacher should look like. He was huge with muscle; it looked like his shirt was going to rip at any moment. I giggled at the thought. "We have a challenge! Miss. Swan and Shane are going to play a one on one."

Everyone eyed me like I was crazy. I felt cold suddenly, feeling eyes in the back of my head I turned around and seen Edward Cullen. I groaned,

'Great just what I need.' I thought to myself.

Shane bounced back to me, grinning widely. "Ready shorty?"

I glared up at him. "You are going to regret that boy!"

"We'll see about that."

We took our stances in the middle of the gym, crouching low to get a good spring.

"I want a nice clean game." Our teacher yelled, both of us nodding in reply. He blew his whistle and the ball was flown into the air, my instincts kicking in, I kicked hard off the ground. Grabbing the ball I took off towards my net. Shane right behind me, I forced my legs to go faster and prepared for a lay up. I got a basket.

The gym was flooded with cheers. I looked around, noticing there were more people than before. I smiled innocently up at Shane as he scowled at me.

"Well, looks like you are losing to a girl." I gloated.

"We still got fifteen minutes. How about we make this interesting?" I raised my eyebrow, waiting for him to continue. "If I win, I get to take you out on a date."

I made a face. "And if I win, you are my personal slave for the rest of the year."

He winced, but held out his hand. "Deal."

"Get on with the game already!" Someone yelled.

He smirked. "You heard the public."

"Your ball." I shot back.

He smiled and took off towards the other end of the court. 'Damnit!'

I chased after him, pushing my short legs hard trying to catch up to him. I pushed myself off the ground, raising my arm up; I smacked the ball hard out of his hand. Landing on my feet, a little dizzy, I grabbed the ball and dashed towards my net. I looked up, and slam! I banged head on into Shane's hard chest.

I crashed into the floor. "Oof."

"Sorry." He said, but I instantly knew he didn't mean it.

I saw an opening between his legs, and if I slid than maybe I could make it. I put the ball down and quickly grabbed it again; I smiled in satisfaction at his confused face. I started dribbling the ball, I ran the little ways towards him and than I slid, still dribbling. The crowd cheered loudly as I made my way to the basket. I threw the ball and it landed right in the middle. I heard Shane growl behind me.

I turned around and looked at him. "Two minutes left. You could always forfeit." I suggested.

He glared at me. "No way."

I shrugged and threw the ball at him. "Your ball."

"I will get that date with you." He promised.

I looked at him bored. "Time is ticking aw-" The buzzer ran. "Point proven."

He scowled at me while everyone chanted my name. "Taylor is the winner!" The teacher yelled.

"See you tomorrow Shane." I smirked.

Bella and some of her new friends came running up to me. "Tay, that was incredible!"

"Thanks, Jess." I felt my face begin to get hot.

"Come on Tay, we need to get home before Charlie." Bella muttered.

I nodded. "Okay. See you guys later." I rushed to get changed.

Bella and I walked out into the raining outdoors. We both sighed, knowing that we never brought an umbrella.

"Why did you get out of the cafeteria so fast?" Bella asked.

I shrugged. "Just was in a hurry to get to class."

Bella eyed me suspiciously, knowing I was lying, but let it pass, "Okay."

"Taylor?" I turned around to face my caller. My face instantly turned hot and I had a lump in my throat. "Can I talk to you for a moment please?" I nodded.

"I'll meet you at the truck." Bella whispered into my ear. "Don't forget to talk!" And she walked away, leaving me to talk to someone I thought hated me.

"H-hi." I stammered nervously.

"I wanted to apologize for my rude behavior earlier today." What? He was apologizing to me? "What are you thinking?"

I blinked at him. "What?"

He stared at me, his eyes changing from his golden brown to violet. "Never mind." He said gruffly.

"Well, apology accepted." I looked at him for a moment. "Why were you acting like that?"

He shrugged. "I was just mad because I didn't have the seat to myself anymore." I raised my eyebrow. He extended his hand. "I am Edward Cullen."

I hesitated but took his hand, retracting quickly from the coldness of it. "Taylor, but people call me Tay or Boo."

He grinned, and my heart skipped a beat. "Boo?"

I laughed. "A story for some other time, maybe?"

He looked across the lot than back at me. "I don't think so Taylor. I don't think we should be friends."

"Why not?" I demanded.

"I've got to go." He walked away, but I couldn't call out to tell him to stop, all the while watching him get further away from me.

I walked towards the truck, suddenly depressed, but I didn't know why. I climbed into the truck, slamming the door behind me. I got curious glares from Bella as I stared out the window. Bella didn't say anything, which I favored. We got home minutes later, and as soon as I walked through the front door, I quickly stormed my way to my room. When I reached the stairs, a shout interrupted me, making me stop abruptly in the middle of the staircase.

"Taylor, we need to make dinner." Bella called after me.

I snorted. "Has if. That's your department, not mine." I walked up the rest of the stairs, to my bedroom and I slammed the door. I slowly walked over to my computer, checking my e-mail, but of course Renee wouldn't send me anything. I sighed and got changed into my blue puppy pajamas. I crawled into bed, and instantly fell asleep. That was the night I had my nightmare of Edward Cullen.

A/N: Okay, well here is chapter 3. Review.