a/n Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight and Screen gems own the rights to the Covenant.
a/n I am the worst poster ever.
a/n Did I mention how bad of a writer I am and how I'm really sorry?!
a/n I tried to make this chapter flow, but i still don't like it, eh.
HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Chapter 9-Fixated & Frustrated
Bella sighed as she positioned the hydrogen bond according to the reference she and half of the class had been given.
"I don't get it," One of the students, who Bella identified as Lauren Mallory, vented.
She rolled her eyes; their assignment was easy, if you were paying attention that was. Bella casually looked over to her partner. He was staring at her, as if lost in thought, and playing with the only pencil he had. Bella watched as it twirled around and around, lost in direction but still on an obvious loop.
"Are you going to help?" She asked him plainly.
Mike Newton stared at her blankly. It was clear that he had either not heard what she had said or was otherwise handicapped in some way.
"Alright-y then." She mumbled to herself. She didn't need his help anyway; even though Bella formally hated school it did not mean she wasn't good at it. In fact, she was a pretty good student, absences aside and was usually the model that teachers usually referred to, though it still did not encourage her to 'succeed'.
It was the actually structure that bothered her, the, wake up, go to school for eight hours and based on that you would be either a winner or a bum. Bella didn't know if she would be either, but societal values had been imprinted on her since she was little, and she would never forget the family motto of 'go to school, get a job, be successful'.
Bella sighed again. If she had to ignore the imbecile sitting next to her any longer than she would undoubtedly need to cut someone. Mike she could usually tolerate, but today she was feeling unusually irritable.
She raised her hand and asked as politely as she could manage to go to the bathroom; it was not very far and would allow her the necessary time she needed to cool off.
When Bella reached the ladies room she pushed the door aside and went to do her business. The bathroom was completely empty except for her and for that she was thankful, she didn't know what would happen if she was forced to deal with any uptight prissiness.
The door swung open and she inspected her brother making a rather inappropriate entrance.
"Hey sis," he announced.
Bella shot him a dirty look before reminding him that this was, in fact, the ladies room.
Chase swung an arm over his baby sisters' shoulders, "I am well aware of that honey crunch, I just thought I'd check up on you, see how well you're getting along with the other children."
"Fuck off."
Chase smiled. "Ah, ah ah, that is not very appropriate behaviour-"
"This coming from the dude in the girls' bathroom."
Chase chuckled and settled himself on the counter; he was quite bored and decided that there was no one better to cheer him up than his sister.
Bella watched Chase with one eye as she re-applied her lip gloss. Lately, things had taken a sour note and their progress with the Cullen's was at a standstill.
It had been two weeks since Bella had been paired up with Edward Cullen for what was to be a very important final project. It had taken Bella a while to remember that she and Chase hadn't really moved at an opportune time. The middle of the semester meant a lot of catching up.
"Ms. Swan will be with Mr. Cullen here..."
Bella internally grinned; it was if luck was decidedly on her side today.
Beside her Edward Cullen had frozen in his seat. He had 'heard' Mr. Banner and his intentions; however the luck of the draw prevented him from knowing who his partner would really be.
He had to be the unluckiest person in the building.
He slowly turned to face the brown eyed beauty beside him and smiled, or at least what he hoped was a smile, it may have come out as a grimace.
"Isabella…"
Bella turned to the sound of her own name. Coming from Edward Cullen, it sounded as if it were produced from silk and slowly woven into a caress.
A caress? Where the hell did that come from? She thought. Bella shook her head slightly and came back to her surroundings.
"Isabella," She mused aloud, why was she being lethargic? Was Bella Swan actually having trouble talking to a boy?
Bella put her game face on and wore it with a mask of indifference.
Edward Cullen noticed her mask go on immediately, he knew it well, it was once he often wore when addressing his family. What was it that she thought she had to hide?
"We seem to be partners, forgive me for not introducing myself, I am Edward Cullen."
She smirked and replied, "I know."
She knew? What could he say to that?
"Uh, well then we should probably meet to finish the project."
Bella rolled her eyes and nodded at the obvious statement. "When and where?" She asked casually.
Edward thought this over for a moment, surely they could meet at her house, only then it would be on unfamiliar grounds and he would be forced to endure her brother.
"My house, perhaps sometime next week?"
"Sure." Bella replied, she couldn't wait.
"What do you want Chase?"
Bluntness was the only way to get anything from him.
Chase smiled a little and dove right in, "I want you to get close to Edward Cullen."
Bella stared at his reflection in the mirror for a good minute. He had to be joking.
"I'm serious Bells," he said, as if reading her mind, "Nothing has happened in two weeks, your pal Edward hasn't shown up in as long…"
Bella fought off the urge to yell that they weren't pals but ducked her head instead. Even though rationally it wasn't her fault that Edward Cullen had been avoiding sixth period Biology, she still felt like it had something to do with her.
"Yeah whatever, I don't see why pretty boy Cullen is so important, but I'll tail him any way."
Now, it was 'next week', and Edward Cullen was obviously avoiding her, only she had no idea why. For some reason she felt it necessary to hide just how hard his absence bothered her.
Bella felt sure that his absence from Biology was only limited to that class. She had acquired proof when she'd seen him in the parking lot with the other Cullen's, and to fuel her fire, he'd avoided her then too.
"Now, can you please get out of the ladies room?!"
He raised his hands as if surrendering to an invisible foe, "Geez, don't get you're panties in a twist, I'll go. You've been PMS'ing for the longest time; you should get that checked out." He said with all seriousness.
"Get the fuck out!" Bella yelled, and threw her compact at him for good measure.
The compact hit the door and Bella scowled after him, the product had been wasted.
Bella gripped the sides of the nearest sink. What was wrong with her, she questioned herself? She had been having an 'off day' for more than a week now, and nothing fit into place. Days ago, she could have chalked it up to the fact that they were living in a 'nothing town' where there was a police chief and everything. But recently, she fancied the idea that maybe, maybe it was something else, or rather someone else.
Bella looked up into the mirror and stared at her reflection and what she saw convinced her. She was Bella freaking Swan; she didn't and wouldn't lose it over some adolescent boy. She didn't even know why she was making such a big deal anyway.
Bella walked out of the bathroom and vowed the next time she saw Edward Cullen; he would not play any disappearing acts on her.
a/n I realise some of their Biology was really chemistry. But in high school, my teacher taught us Bio-Chem, even though the class was called Biology. So that's just me penning out my frustrations.
a/n Again, I'm sorry. But it is summer vacation and all.
a/n This is the one time I'll allow you to yell at me in a review.
