Would you guys believe me if I said I was suffereing from a disease? Yes, I am! It's called Writer's Block. I tried my best to make this not as disappointing. I hope you like it. I personally think it's not that good. I'm sorry. Haha. I get to update now. it's summer here. Yey.

Bella is a bit gutsy in this story. Warning you for OOCness now. Alright? Thanks. :)

I need a BETA here, I don't want to burden my other BETA, Skweek too much, unless she's willing. :)


"Angela." I muttered slowly.

"Yes, Bella?" She turned to me, curiosity etched in her face.

"I'm going to die." I said, placing my face in both my palms.

"Die? How so?" A look of disbelief is now dominant.

"Did you see that look of doom shot towards me? Ang I swear I will die." I started. "You are my best friend, you know what I love. I love white lilies and I really want to wear a white dress and remember love Chopin?" I said this in a hurried way.

"Why are you saying this to me? Of course I know all of those." She said, now quite amused. Edward was now sort of listening to this weird conversation, but I can't really tell because my back was facing him.

"It's for my funeral. I whispered to Angela.

She giggled at this. "Really Bella. Looks of doom are hardly enough to send you to your grave."

"Yes it is."

She sighed at she pointed at me while looking at something or someone over my shoulder.

"Is there a bug in my hair again?! Ang. Get it off. Get. It. Off." I said, panicked.

"No. There isn't." She said simply. "Please do not forget about our new comer."

I looked back to see Edward looking at me apologetically. "I'm sorry Bella, if it makes you feel…safer…I could go with them?" The last part sounded like a question though.

"But you don't want to." I closed my eyes and laughed.

"Honestly?" He uttered. "No." Then he scrunched up his face. "I'm trying to be as nice as I can but, the prospect of the both of them with me just seems unbearable." He looked at me with an apologetic look again.

"I know what you mean. Being with one of them is fine, but the both of them just well, spells doom, really. I've had it firsthand." I shuddered at the memory of spending the whole day with Jessica and Lauren. That whole time they were talking about men, bachelors and men in general. It was utterly dull. They are utterly dull. "And if you do go with them…one of them will be expecting an engagement ring soon." I grinned at him.

"Sorry, but I don't manage that way."

"Hah." I heard Angela say.

Mr. Varner entered our class, which cut our conversation short. We had a group project today about trigonometric functions that was due next week. He told us to group by preferences, I already knew who I wanted to be with. Angela and Edward. I saw Lauren and Jessica try to approach him once again, and I saw him decline them for the second time. And I saw another doom look sent to me.

One of my housemate, Alice Brandon walked up to me and said "Be careful" before winking and then dancing off to join her group, Rosalie Hale and Jasper Whitlock.

"What was that all about?" Angela asked me.

"Oh, the usual, Alice just warning me about my incoming death, nothing serious, really." I tried to say nonchalantly, but ended up with a full grin on my face.

"Bella. Stop being so silly. You are not going to die, alright?" Angela was smiling at me now, it was an amused smile. "Come on now Bella, Edward is waiting, best not prolong that." She said as she pulled me towards where Edward was sitting.

It was very awkward when we made our way to Edward. I could feel Lauren and Jessica staring at me evilly. As if willing me to keel over and die right there at the floor. Well I wish I could.

"Don't be so scared Bella, you're better than them." Edward said as we reached his table.

Okay, first he was being some Shakespeare..now he's a psychic. Wow.

I managed to grumble an "Erm..sure?" because I had no idea what to reply to him.

"I think it's best we get started before Mr. Varner catches us without nothing at hand." Angela said to break the tension. I looked at her and sent her a look of thank you and made a mental not to give her a hug later.

"Yes, I think we should." Was Edward's smooth reply.

So Angela began to tick off her suggestion with Edward and I occasionally voicing out some opinions until we decided on doing a set of sample problems on bearing under right triangles. It seems to be a topic that my classmates would be interested in.

"Alright, so we meet at the House study hall? That way we don't have to walk far and there are reference materials in arms reach." I suggested to Ang and Edward, who seems to be nodding in agreement.

"A fine idea Bells." Angela replied. And then the bell rings.

"I guess, I'll be following you the whole day today…" Edward said as the three of us stood up to head to our next class.

"Sciences next. Chemistry." Angela said pensively.

"Let's be hasty shall we? Ms. Pratt is not fond of latecomers." I reminded Angela and we hurriedly began to start walking towards the Sciences building. Sciences had a building to themselves because there were many branches that requires laboratory use.

"But of course." Angela replied. "When we're not in such a hurry, we'll tell you all the useful shortcuts and routes in here, Edward." She turned to Edward.

"Thank you Angela." He said curtly.

"No problem at all, Edward, anything for a fellow Aristotelian." Angela smiled.

"Wait." I said quickly, after remembering something. "Edward, we're you able to let Mr. Varner sign the slip?"

"Oh, I forgot." His eyes widened. "I'll run fast back." He grinned. "Don't worry I'm a fast runner." And with that, he was already sprinting on his way back to Mr. Varner's office.

"I guess we should wait for him here…" I told Angela.

"How about I go ahead to save us some seats in front, while you wait for Edward, that way I can also explain to Ms. Pratt that you're going to be a little late because you were showing a new student around. How about that?" Angela offered.

"I love you Ang." I told her and she smiled at me before she went off on her way to Chemistry.

I began to absentmindedly trace imaginary patterns on the cover of my Chemistry book while I waited for Edward to return.

Suddenly, I heard someone clear her throat in front of me. It was Jessica Stanley and Lauren Mallory. Uh-oh. I'm dying.

"What do you think you're doing Isabella?" Lauren spoke with so much venom in her voice.

"As far as I know, nothing illegal." I retorted as I tried not to falter in their equally venomous, demonic gaze.

"Oh stop trying to be all smart with us Isabella. We're talking about the new good-looking student." Jessica spoke up this time.

"Showing someone from your house is not a crime." I answered back.

"Whatever Isabella. Just stop trying to steal him away from us." Lauren spoke up again. They were taking turns.

"If he was your house mate maybe he would've asked you too. Alright? So don't blame me if I'm in Aristotle and he is. Alright? It's not my fault." I said back at them. As venomous as I can. "He's not yours alright. He's nobody's. Stop trying to act like you own him."

"If you know what's best for you Isabella. If you know what's best for you." Jessica sounded so menacing.

"I know what's best for me and what's not best for me. You two are not my mother so please don't meddle with my life by telling me what's best for me and what's not." I shot back at them. They back away a little from me and I saw them flash a very nice, very friendly looking smile towards me. Then they face towards something else. Or rather someone else.

It was Edward. They were pretending to be nice to me to get in Edward's good graces.

How low are they?

Anger began to seep through my body as I felt tears coming. I fought them and just smiled as congenial as they did.

"I hope you now know that French of hello! I'm so glad to have helped you two." I told them as pleasantly as possible through gritted teeth. I was so glad when I was them finally pass Edward, but not after they waved at him and smile as flirtatiously as possible.

"I take it that you dislike those two girls." Edward told me as soon as he got near me.

"Yes. Very much." I said as we began to walk. "You're good at reading people." I told him.

"I've been told that many times, but on the contrary, I find you very difficult to read." He told me, and I begin to feel a blush creep up.

"It can be quite frustrating really." He told me.

"Oh, but you tend to read me accurately. You have twice now." I pointed out.

"I just heard the venom in your voice when they were talking to you." He answered back to me. "Then I thought, I'd hate to be those two." He chuckled. I laughed.

"They just tend to…infuriate me. I guess for me, they're too superficial." I explained.

"I see ."

"Yes." I said as we finally reached the Sciences building.

"So this is the Sciences building." He said as he looked at the building left and right.

"I love this building. So much things to learn and discover I guess." I shared.

"True," He told me as we stopped in front of a door with the brass sign that says CHEMISTRY.

"Well, here we are."

"I guess so." And I pull down the handle.