I don't see the Cullen family for a week. Jess tells me that they leave town whenever there is good weather and go hiking or something. I shrug and just reason it to them having enough money to all skip an entire week of school.
But then on the following Thursday, I see none other than Mr. Cullen himself sitting in the seat I sit next to. I confidently stride over and sit down. He looks at me, his eyes are a golden brown. What the actual fuck?
He must have seen the look on my face as he gives me a dazzling smile. "Hello, I'm Edward Cullen, you must be Bella Swan", I was weirded the fuck out because the first time we met, he didn't talk to me, didn't look at me with this sort of sincerity. Hell, I'm pretty sure the fucker scowled at me at one point that day.
The crazy part is that we kind of hit it off. He asks me about my mom, why I'm here. When the bell rings though, he waits for me and walks with me to my locker still making small talk.
"So what's up with your eyes? They were like black as hell the last time I saw you", a look of concern comes across his face as I open up my locker to get stuff I need before I head home.
He starts backing away. "Uhh, it's the fluorescents", he walks away with a determination.
I yell after him in utter confusion. "Are you fucking with me? Do you own just a lot of weird ass contacts?". I scoff when he rounds the corner and I don't see him once I'm in the parking lot.
The next day in the cafeteria, while waiting in line to get food, Edward slides up beside me. "So do you not like the beach?", he asks me out of the blue. I look at him confused.
"Your friends want to hang with you at the beach, why aren't you going?", he asks again, smile now plastered on his face as if he knows something I don't.
"I am not the biggest beach person, I end up just sitting in a chair, enjoying the view", I say picking up an apple, but it falls out of my hands.
The craziest shit happens next as Edward flicks it back up to his hands with his foot, the apple never hitting the ground. He hands me it.
"Well why not just do that? Enjoy yourself for the weekend ya know", he seems to ignore the disbelief on my face. He must be an athlete with these muscles and reflexes that only fucking cats have.
"You should come too", I say wanting to know more about this mysterious white guy that was interested in me all of a sudden. I wasn't complaining though. He was gorgeous, but I wasn't going to jump into anything. I had only been here for two weeks, I wasn't that kind of girl.
"Well what beach?", he asks following me down the line as I pick up more food.
"Uh I think it's La Push?", he frowns.
"I don't like that beach", he says matter of factly.
"Why not?", he grins at me.
"It's too crowded over there", and with that, he leaves me be.
When I get to the table with my friends, they are all staring at me wide eyed.
"Oh please spill, Edward is totally digging you", Angela says nudging me gently. Jessica looks shocked but chimes in.
"Yeah, what did he want? Did you invite him to the beach this weekend?", I shake my head and explain to them that he isn't coming. I dismiss their claims that he's into me, and Mike nods his head in agreement.
"Bella is clearly out of his league so why would she waste his time?", he winks at me and I snort.
The weekend comes and we all hop in Tyler's van. La Push was beautiful. There wasn't much sun, and it was rather gloomy out, but it was still a sight for sore eyes.
Just as everyone is getting their wet suits on, I spot Jacob walk up with some of his friends.
"Well, well, well, welcome to my side of town Bella", he says with the same brilliant smile. He pulls me into a tight hug. I enjoy the embrace.
He introduces me to his friends. Eric pulls up and greets everyone. "Did Edward decide to not tag along Bella?", Jacob's friends and him laugh. I raise an eyebrow at Jake, just as I respond to Eric.
"No, he isn't", I say still giving Jake a look of confusion.
"The Cullens don't come around here", he says and it's almost like it has a cryptic message. Everyone disperses after that, but me and Jacob end up walking along the beach catching up. After we are done catching up, I ask him what he meant about his comment.
"You know those old ghost stories people tell? Well let's just say that-", he goes into a story of Cold Ones and the descendants of his family's tribe having a long standing rivalry. He goes as far as implying that the Cullens are the Cold Ones.
"But it's just some crazy story my dad and other elders in the tribe talk about", he chuckles. I return the chuckle, even though it's slightly forced because it's such a spot on description of the Cullen siblings.
But then again, I'm just naturally superstitious about shit and look up Native American myths and stories once I get home. After finishing up my homework, I find a book with other stories involving the cold ones, but it was only available in Port Angeles in a random bookstore. I guess my curiosity got me nowhere.
When I fall asleep though, I have an odd dream. All of the Cullen siblings, running around in the forests of Forks. I didn't understand why I was having dreams of white people flying around the forest other than Jake being good at telling stories.
Biology comes the following Monday and Edward isn't there. But then as I leave school, heading for my car, I notice he's in the parking lot with his siblings. I struggle to find my car keys, and then hear tire skids. I'm not religious at all, but I pray for my life as Tyler's van skids in my direction, I close my eyes, telling Charlie I love him in my mind.
But then I hear a crunch, when I open my eyes, Edward's golden ones meet mine, his hand creating a dent in Tyler's van. I stare at him in disbelief. I hear everyone saying my name in concern, Edward hops over my truck before they get to me. Tyler eventually leans over and apologizes.
When I get to the hospital, Charlie is there immediately. He threatens Tyler who is sitting in the next bed over from me.
"You okay?", he asks looking at me up and down for any injuries.
"Yeah I'm fine dad", I say trying to reassure him. Just then a very attractive blonde haired doctor comes in and greets me.
"Ahh Chief Swan, hope you are well", Charlie gives him a curt nod. "Dr. Cullen", he says in short. He looks in my direction pulling out a small flashlight.
"I see that you were in an accident Bella, how are you feeling?", he gives me a warm smile. I notice his eyes are the same golden as Edwards. Did they all just wear weird ass contacts?
"I heard your boy saved her, give him my thanks", Charlie says wholeheartedly. A look flashes on Dr. Cullen's face for a millisecond, but then he goes back to his charming smile.
"Well your vitals are fine. You are free to go. You are very lucky Bella", he says and shakes Charlie's hand before he leaves. I get up, putting my jacket back on. Charlie says he'll be a second and walks up to Tyler.
I wait outside, but then I see Edward in an argument with his sister. And then they notice me. She stalks off, fairly angrily as he walks up to.
"So are you gonna explain how the hell you got to me in time?", he looks at me with confusion.
"Are you sure my dad checked you out okay?", I scoff at his admission.
"I'm fine, I mean thanks to you, but still. Don't avoid my damn question. You were on the other side of the parking lot and then your HAND, your fucking hand just stops a moving van, explain", he gives me a smug smirk before backing away slowly from me.
"You might want to get your head checked again Bella. You should stay away from me", I throw my hands up at this and watch in disbelief as he walks away. Well I knew I wasn't crazy. And I felt fine. A little shaken up from almost dying. But it's the fact he told me to stay away from him.
For someone who seemed 10 steps ahead in Biology, he wasn't very smart. We went to the same school, had the same lunch hour and Biology. How exactly would I stay away from him?
I convince Charlie that I'm fine to head to school the next couple of days. Our Biology class gathers in the parking lot to load onto buses for a field trip. Edward is glaring at me from across the parking lot, standing next to one of the buses.
My view is then obstructed by Mike, smiling like a goof. "Hey, so I was just wondering if you'd wanna go, I mean it's in like a month, a month away but it could-", I start to tune Mike out as I notice that Edward's gotten closer, and with a devilish grin on his face. I mouth 'what' to him, Mike not even noticing.
"So what do you think? Wanna go, with me?", I look back up at him.
"I'm sorry?", I say genuinely. "Oh, just prom, wanna go?", he says again nervously.
"Right, prom. I'm not much of a dancer. But I have plans, going to Florida. You should ask Jess though.", his face looks disappointed. Before he can respond, our Biology teacher tells us that it's time to go.
We get to the greenhouse, split up in groups. I take in all of the plants and whatever my teacher is going on about. But then I feel a cool breeze come up behind me.
"What's in Florida?", Edward looks at me concerned.
"Hello to you too", I say confused. "You didn't answer my question", he says matter of factly.
We continue walking down the greenhouse. "Fine, you answer mine. How did you stop the van?", he smirks. "It was an adrenaline rush, now what's in Florida?", he looks at me slowly as if thinking carefully.
"My mom, and how do you know I'm going to Florida? You weren't close enough to hear my conversation", before he can answer, Jess comes up to me, excited that Mike asked her to prom.
I share my excitement with her. That's one less guy sniffing for my affection. I was a hot commodity, the new girl, but jeesh. Anything with legs that hadn't turned these guys down was a target.
When we reach the end of our field trip, and I'm walking to get on my bus, Edward stops me.
"Bella, hey, we shouldn't be friends", he says with anguish in his eyes.
"Wow okay, so what was the point of saving me?", I feel my frustration build. This hot and cold was getting old.
"I'm dangerous, you don't want to be around me.", he gets closer to me, I feel a slight chill run down me.
"Well then I won't be around you. You've got issues to work out apparently", I say just as Jess comes up to us asking Edward if he'd be riding with us. He says no rather aggressively and gets on his own bus with his siblings right behind him.
Jessica tries to pry our conversation out of me, but I keep it to myself.
The next day at school, during lunch, Edward doesn't look my way. For some reason it was starting to bother me. His overall disposition. The weird eyes. How pale he was. I needed to know what was going on with him.
"So Bella do you want to come with us to go dress shopping for prom? We are going out of town to Port Angeles", when I hear that Jessica and Angela are going to Port Angeles, I spring to light and agree to go with them. I was gonna find that damn book. I didn't know what answers I was looking for, but I was going to find something.