Finally after 4 boring periods and the making of four new friends and one enemy, Jessica, Angela, Mike,Tyler, and Lauren, I had lunch. I had just got my food and was looking for somewhere to sit when I saw Mike waving me over to his table. There was an open seat next to Mike and one next to Angela, but I opted for the one next to Angela. I didn't miss the disappointed look on Mike's face which was quickly replaced with a smile when Jessica sat down next to him. They all started asking me questions about my life in Phoenix when out of the corner of my eye I saw THEM. First, a big, burly, black curly haired, dimpled boy followed by Alice and some cute, curly haired boy who looked like he's in pain. Then, there was Edward, which at that point Jessica noticed I was looking at them.

"The people you're looking at are the Cullen's and Hale's."

"Cullen's? and Hale's?"

"Yeah. They're Mr and Mrs. Cullen's children. All adopted of course. The big, burly one is Emmett, the short, spiky haired girl is Alice, the guy she was holding hands with is Jasper, and the one behind them is Edward. There's one more but, I guess she hasn't walked in yet."

The door opened and in walked the most beautiful blonde haired beauty I have ever seen.

"Guess I spoke to soon. That, is Rosalie Hale. But don't bother trying to get with any of them, no one here is apparently good enough for them."

I inwardly laughed at her apparent bitterness. I watched Rosalie walk towards the Cullen's table and sit down next to Emmett. They we're all talking and laughing. It sounded like a bunch of tinkling bells and chimes. But Rosalie's stood out. Even the way she looked when she laughed. Like a genuine, face cracking laugh. As I continuously watched, I memorized how her genuine laugh went. First, she would do a small smile, then her smile would get bigger and her teeth would pull over her lips, then she would throw her head back a little and let out a tinkling bell laugh, lastly she would tilt her head back down and slightly shake her head. It was one of the most beautiful laughs I have ever seen. I couldn't help the whisper that passed my lips.

Rosalie...

Her head whipped in my direction and I was met with the most beautiful golden eyes I've ever seen, even compared to Edward's and Alice's. Her eyes we're burning through mine, putting heat in the most private of places. I wanted to look away, but couldn't. Finally, Edward leaned across the table and said something to her and she looked away, but not before closing her eyes and inhaling sharply. When she opened them again she smirked and flashed me bedroom eyes, then looked away. I turned back around and looked down at the table without saying anything. She couldn't have smelt my arousal, right? I was having an internal debate before Jessica decided to interrupt me.

"Edward's staring at you. Maybe he like's you?"

"I have no interest in Edward. Or any boy for that matter."

Everyone then turned to look at me with looks of shock, and in Lauren's case, disgust. Angela was the first to speak, however.

"Well, that doesn't matter Bella. I don't like you any less just because you like girls."

"Me either."

"Me either."

"Me either."

"Me either."

I felt a sort of happiness swell up in me when they we're all accepting, well except for Lauren of course.

"Well, this just make's me dislike you even more. I don't want to catch you're GAY disease so, I'm going to go somewhere else."

She got up and walked over to where the cheerleader's were sitting and sat down.

"Don't listen to her bella, Angela said, no one liked her anyways."

"Thanks guys."

I turned around to look at the Cullen table again and noticed all of them looking at me with a look of confusion, and in Edward's case, rejection. However, Rosalie, was looking a little happy and prideful. I turned back around and gave everyone a small smile. Finally Jessica was the one to speak up again.

"Well if you're not into any of the Cullen boy's, which girl are you so interested in that you keep looking back?"

I looked down at the table and blushed in embarrassment. Luckly Angela was the one to speak up.

"Jess that's private! You don't have to tell us Bella."

"No, it's okay. Actually, i like-"

I was interrupted by the sound of the bell ringing. I gave everyone an apologetic look and walked off towards trigonometry.

20 minutes later

I was super bored. Now don't get me wrong, trig is challenging but it felt a bit...remedial. I finished all of my classwork and homework while the teacher was talking, so when he finally gave the assignment, i was already done with it. I used the rest of the time to look around the classroom and really get a feel of the class i was going to be in for the next 8 months. I didn't notice, of course, that the seat next to me was empty until i heard the slight sound of the desk moving as someone sat down. Then, a wonderful smell hit me. The smell of the desert, and rain. I looked to my left and there sat Jasper Hale.

"Ahhh. Nice of you to grace us with you're presence Mr. Hale."

The teacher exclaimed, teasingly. Obviously Jasper was a favorite among this teacher.

"Just thought I'd drop in and say hello."

He drawled in a slight southern accent. The teacher laughed and Jasper gave a smirk before he noticed me. Then his smirk turned into more of a painful grimace. He turned toward me, but leaned away.

"You must be the infamous Bella Swan everyone keeps talking about. I'm Jasper Hale."

I nodded at him then turned my head towards my paper. I was watching him watch me out of my peripheral vision, and it looked like he was having a very vivid internal debate. He finally sighed and called my name.

"Bella."

I turned my head.

"Yes."

He looked everywhere except at me, before his eyes settled on mine. He smiled slightly and said,

"There's a rumor going around that YOU have a bit of a crush on one of us Cullen's or Hale's."

"Uhhh yeah I suppose that's true. But I'm sure you're smart enough to figure out which one I'm crushing on. As I'm sure you've already heard, I don't like boys, so that really narrows it down, right?"

"Well yes, between Alice and Rose, excuse me, Rosalie. But Alice is with me, unless of course you do happen to have a crush on my girlfriend, which then ensures that i have a little bit of competition in that department. You are, after all, extremely beautiful Isabella. Even though you refuse to acknowledge it."

I just looked at him with a look of awe on my face before laughing.

"You know. If I liked guy's, I would totally fall for you. I'm not surprised Alice did."

He smiled hugely at this. He loved her a lot, I could see it in his eyes.

"While Alice is extremely pretty and graceful, it's not her i have a crush on Jasper. It's your sister. Rosalie."

He didn't seem surprised at this. He seemed more thoughtful. He tilted his head to the side and i started to feel a bit of anxiety before it was replaced with a calmness I couldn't describe. Almost, like all of my worries and problems, have been washed away. For some reason, I felt the need to thank him. But I didn't want to thank him and have him look at me like I was a freak so i whispered it.

"Thank you."

He seemed take aback when i looked at him. Had he heard me? No that's impossible. There's no way i said it loud enough for him to hear. He shook his head a bit and started talking again.

"So, when are you gonna tell her?"

"Tell her what?"

"That you are so obviously crushing on her."

"She would never like me. I don't even know if she like's girl's."

"You shouldn't put yourself down like that Isabella, you are beautiful. As for whether she like's girl's, I think that's a discussion you two should have. Don't be afraid to go after what you want. While you may not get it in the end. It's always a little rewarding knowing that you tried your hardest instead of backing down like some big coward. One more thing, don't be intimidated by the way Rose act's. She only act's that way because she doesn't want to get hurt again as she once was before. She want's to be loved, so much. But, she couldn't take another heart break like the one she was put through."

"What happened?"

"I believe that is something she would rather tell you when she is ready to."

I nodded in understanding.

"You know Bella, I think you'd be good for Rose. She needs something good in her life."

I smiled at Jasper and looked back down at my paper, taking this all in. Trying to process everything he said. The supposed bitch of the school is only a bitch to protect her already fragile heart? and maybe, just maybe. I might be the thing that could fix it. I didn't notice how quickly the time passed before i knew it the bell rang. I walked slowly towards my sixth period when I ran into something, or rather someone solid. This, solid being, softly grabbed onto my arm.

"Sorry, I wasn't looking where i was going."

"It's no problem, Isabella."

That voice sounded familiar, like it would match the sound of a certain tinkling bell laugh. I looked up slowly and my eyes raked over a girl wearing black & white high heels, light grey skinny jeans bunched up around the ankles, a regular white t-shirt underneath a grey blazer, and a necklace with a lion in the center with a hand on the top and shamrocks underneath. I noticed familiar golden locks that framed a beautiful porcelain face. My eyes raked over her full red lips, her nose, skipped her eyes and looked at her perfectly sculpted eyebrows, than back down to finally meet her eyes. The beautiful eyes from the lunchroom. This, must be Rosalie Hale. To say I was a little shocked would be an understatement. I thought she was beautiful in the lunchroom but up close... she's breathtaking. I noticed a hint of amusement in her eyes then looked down to her lips to see them in a smirk.

"See something you like?"

i realized that she was still holding on to me and took a few steps away and looked down in embarrassment. I could feel my cheeks flushing, what was this? I'm usually a bit more confident. It's like she strips me bare, take's down my walls.

"I uh, you're Rosalie right?"

"Well i would hope so, otherwise people have been mistaking me for someone else my whole life."

It took me a couple of seconds to realize that she was joking and i laughed a somewhat embarrassed laugh.

"Listen, I have to go, don't wanna be late. We should talk some other time. I find you very... intriguing."

Me! Intriguing! Has she looked in the mirror lately! I mumbled a quick goodbye before walking off. I was halfway down the hall before i realized i was going to wrong way. I turned on my heels and practically sprinted toward my sixth period French class. I threw open the door, causing all of the attention to rest on me. my eyes swept over the classroom, and stopped. Resting on a pair of golden amber eyes. I inwardly groaned. The only open seat was next to the one and only Rosalie Hale.