Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT

BPOV

I grabbed my car keys and headed out the door to go to school.

The coach said that he was going to post the team roster this morning and I was anxious to see it.

If I didn't make the team, it would mean I would have to try out for cheerleading. Ewww.

I had bought shin guards and cleats last night, hoping that I would get to use them.

I pulled into the parking lot and saw that there were very few cars. I had decided to come early to check the list.

I hopped out of my car, shouldering my bag and headed towards the gym, making sure that my phone was still in my pocket.

Last night I had tried out the GPS system on my phone. I was able to see exactly where the three microchips were; which could definitely come in handy later.

I had also put aside some time to hack into the security system of his house. I had reset it to let me know the second someone tried to break in. But I also connected it with my GPS system so that it would tell me if the microchips left the house.

I figured that way, I would be able to make sure that Edward stayed in his house and that no one came and got him.

It was starting to drizzle so I picked up my pace and pulled my hood over my head.

I finally made it to the gym and wiped my feet on the mat, trying to shake the water off.

I walked over to the coach's office nervously.

I scanned over the list slowly, only to let out a sigh of relief when I saw Swan, Bella written second from the bottom.

I gave myself a small smile and looked at the list again to see who else made it.

Cullen, Edward- of course

Cullen, Emmett

Cheney, Ben

Crowley, Tyler

Newton, Mike

Those were the only ones I recognized, and the other ones I didn't really care about.

I was about to head out when I heard a voice from inside the office say; "Isabella?"

The voice was followed by coach poking his head out of the door and smiling when he saw me.

"Oh good, you saw the list." He said motioning his hand toward the door and now coming fully out of his office.

"Yeah, I'm really happy I made the team, I wasn't really sure I would make the cut." I said truthfully.

He looked at me strangely and said; "Of course you made it, you were by far the best one out there! I would be an idiot not to put you on the team!" He said smiling at me warmly.

"Actually I'm glad I caught you this morning, I have something to ask you." He told me.

I nodded at him to continue.

"How would you feel about being captain of the team? You showed tremendous skill yesterday and I think you would do well as the team captain." He told me still smiling.

I was ecstatic at first when he asked me, immediately thinking of ways I could benefit the team and lead them to victory…but then I remembered something-Edward.

The smile that had appeared on my face moments before started to fade away as I thought of how badly Edward wanted to be captain. I couldn't do that to him.

Coach noticed my sudden mood change and threw me a questioning glance.

"Could I possibly get back to you with my answer, I'd like to think it over first." I asked him.

He seemed confused at my weariness, I'm sure he was expecting me to jump at the opportunity, but he nodded at me all the same.

I thanked him, grabbed my bag and headed out of the gym.

I walked to the hallway where my locker was, I needed to grab a couple things.

I closed my locker door and was surprised when I was met with the sight of an angry Alice five inches from my face.

I didn't like having my personal space invaded so I took a slight step back, which only caused her to take another step forward.

"Hey Bella did you forget to tell me something yesterday?" She asked examining her fingernail, trying to sound inconspicuous but wasn't fooling anyone.

I racked my brain for possible things I left out yesterday but when nothing came to mind, I looked back at her confused.

Noticing my clueless expression she said; "Are you sure? So there's nothing important you forgot to tell me yesterday?" she looked me in the eye, trying to make me catch on.

I shook my head, because I really didn't have any idea what she was talking about.

"So you mean to tell me that it just slipped your mind to tell me that YOU TRIED OUT FOR THE BOYS SOCCER TEAM!!!" She said getting louder with each word.

I flinched at the sudden increase of noise and took another step back. I looked around to see if anyone was paying attention to our conversation.

They were. I saw about five people staring in shock at the information that Alice just screamed. I noticed with a grimace that one of them was Jessica Stanley.

She seemed to snap out of her shock the quickest and whipped out her cell phone, which she started punching away at furiously, occasionally glancing at me.

I groaned, turning back to Alice, "Why did you have to do that? Now Jessica over there is going to make sure that the entire student population knows all about me trying out for the team. As if I wasn't getting enough stares already."

"Because, you didn't tell me that you were trying out yesterday! It's kind of something you let your friend know!" She said giving me a look that pretty much told me I was an idiot.

I was taken back when she used the word 'friend'. Is that what we are? I asked myself.

I had never had a friend before, so I couldn't really tell if this was a friendship.

She sighed and said; "Well did you at least make the team?" She asked.

I nodded still thinking over the word 'friend'. Rolling it over in my mind. I figured that it would be okay to be friends with someone; I just couldn't let myself get too connected. That way when they left I would still be able to keep going like I always have.

"I take it my brother made the team too?" She asked trying to get me to talk more.

"Yeah" Was my brilliant reply.

"He's sure that he's going to be captain this year." She said as if she had heard him say it a million times.

I bit my lip and looked away, knowing that I was holding back information from my new friend.

"Alright, well I should get going to class." I said trying to edge away from the conversation.

"Okay, I guess I'll see you at lunch. I can't wait to see everyone's reaction to you being on the team." She said with a grin.

I grimaced at the reminder that I would be the hot topic of the day. Well they would have found out sometime.

I said goodbye to Alice and headed toward History.

The bell was close to ringing so the classroom was pretty full already.

It was alive with conversation, but once I stepped inside it went dead silent.

Here we go again.

I ducked my head and shuffled to my seat.

As I was passing by I heard the occasional whisper.

'OMG did you hear, she tried out for the team?'

'I bet she didn't make it.'

'She is so weird. Why would she want to try out for soccer?'

That last comment stung, but years of practice kept me from showing it on the outside.

I sat in my seat and put my head on the desk to hide my now red face.

I heard the chair move next to me and I saw Edward sit down. Uninterested with whatever comment he was going to throw at me today I went back to putting my face on the desk.

After a few minutes I felt his him staring at me. I expected him to stop so I didn't say anything.

After another minute or so he still didn't look away and I was getting annoyed.

I picked my head up and glared at him, catching him off guard I said; "Is there a reason you're staring at me?"

He seemed flustered at being caught and said; "Nope" Then quickly looked somewhere across the room.

That was weird

Mentally shrugging I sat back in my seat, seeing that the teacher finally entered the classroom.

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EPOV

I walked into class, still thinking about last night.

I looked to my seat and saw Bella with her head down on the desk.

She should be happy. I just looked at the roster and she made the team.

My confusion at her upset attitude was made clear when I listened to the whispering that was going on.

'Maybe she's psycho; that would explain why she tried out for the team'

That comment made me frown; instead of listening to more I headed towards my seat.

I put my backpack on the ground and sat down in my seat.

Bella opened an eye, but that was all she did to acknowledge my presence.

I saw out of the corner of my eye as she went back to hiding her face from the class without saying anything.

As hard as I tried (which wasn't very hard), I couldn't keep my eyes off her.

Her hair was spread out on the desk, and I wanted to reach out and run my hands through it to see if it was as soft as it looked.

She was so different from any of the other girls here. She was so much more real.

Maybe it wouldn't be too bad having her on the team.

This was going to be a good season. I would finally get to be captain!

I had worked hard to get that spot. I figured that maybe if I got to be captain, then my dad would recognize my hard work and devotion.

He might even come to a game!

There were two things that I didn't have that I wanted the most.

My father to realize I exist.

Bella

Speaking of which, I was still staring at her. I was trying to memorize every aspect of her.

My eyes traced everything from the curve of her ear to the freckle on the back of her neck.

All the sudden she snapped her head up and glared at me. "Is there a reason you're staring at me?"

I felt embarrassed at her catching me staring so I quickly just said, "Nope." And looked at nothing in particular across the room.

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EPOV

The day flew by pretty quickly. The news that Bella was on the team spread like wildfire

At lunch she sat opposite me, next to my sister.

They were talking the entire time.

Well my sister was; Bella was mostly just listening to her and nodding occasionally.

Emmett was talking to me about some soccer play he had come up with that he thought we should run.

I wasn't doing a very good job listening because I was watching Bella.

Emmett gave up on getting me to respond and tried Bella.

"Hey Bella, tell me what you think of this play." Then he went on to describe his insane play to Bella making her laugh at its ridiculousness.

I smiled when she did, but I also noticed that something seemed to be off about hers.

I looked at her eyes and noticed there was something hiding behind the happiness she was showing.

She noticed me looking at her and said, "What?"

"Nothing" I replied still puzzled about her eyes.

Lunch ended and music class went by in a flash.

Pretty soon I was sitting in Biology next to Bella listening to the teacher drone on about photosynthesis.

I glanced over at Bella and noticed that she was doodling in a notebook.

Curious I leaned over a little and looked closer.

She seemed to be drawing some sort of intricate crest.

It was in the shape of a shield and I watched as she drew vines around the rim and wrote MA in curvy letters in the middle. It was really good so I leaned over a little more, trying to get a better look.

She seemed to notice that I was looking at her drawing because she snapped it to her chest and glared at me for the second time today.

"What?" She said, annoyed that I had looked at her drawing.

"What are you drawing?" I asked trying to peek at it again.

She just held it tighter and said; "Nothing that pertains to you."

I was about to argue, when my phone started ringing.

I freaked out and pulled it out of my pocket.

The screen was flashing "Tanya"

What the hell!?! Why is she calling me during class!?!

I immediately hit the off button and looked up wearily.

I was met with the sight of a very angry teacher and a snickering class.

The teacher stormed over to me and snatched the phone out of my hand.

"Detention Mr. Cullen!" He spat at me.

"But I have soccer right after school!" I said, not believing what just happened.

"Well lucky for you then that there is a second detention around 5:30. That way no one has an excuse to miss it." He put my phone in his drawer with a smug expression on his face, and then continued his lecture.

I glanced at Bella to see a very sour expression on her face.

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BPOV

I was sitting in Biology next to Edward.

The teacher was giving some lecture on photosynthesis that I already knew.

I pulled out my notebook and a pencil, deciding that doodling would be a good way to pass the time.

I let my mind wander as I was drawing, not really sure what I was drawing at all.

I must have been thinking about the Academy because when I looked at my paper I saw the school's crest.

I had drawn it just as I remembered it, vines surrounding a shield and in the middle were the letters MA for Meyer Academy.

I think I might have been getting a little homesick; but I snapped out of it when I saw Edward out of the corner of my eye trying to look at my drawing.

I snapped it to my chest and glared at him. "What?" I asked, annoyed at him for looking at my drawing.

"What are you drawing?" He asked still trying to get a look at it, but I just held onto it tighter.

"Nothing that pertains to you." I told him, still clutching my paper.

I probably shouldn't have drawn that.

He opened his mouth to say something when his phone started ringing.

He freaked out and quickly pulled it out of his pocket.

I glanced at the screen and gave a small chuckle when I saw that it said "Tanya"

Why would she call him during class?

He pressed the off button and looked up.

Apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed his phone.

I watched as the teacher stormed over and snatched his phone away.

"Detention Mr. Cullen!" The teacher yelled.

At those words both Edward and my expression turned to ones of disbelief.

Ahhh man! If he gets detention that means I have to!

I have to follow Edward everywhere except his house.

Damn it Edward!

I sat there matching Edward's furious expression planning how I was going to get the teacher to give me a detention.

I unwillingly came up with a plan and waited for the perfect time to put it into action. I would have to wait a while to make it look real.

At the right time, I tore off a piece of paper from my notebook and wrote a message on it.

I watched as the teacher walked around the class still lecturing. When he was behind our desk walking towards the front of the class I slid the piece of paper across the desktop to Edward.

I slid it slowly, giving the teacher plenty of time to see it.

I started to get worried when the paper was only a few inches away from Edward.

Then I had to keep the smile off my face when I head the smack of the teacher's hand as he put it over the paper.

He took the bait

"Passing notes are we Ms. Swan?" He said picking up the note. He seemed very proud of himself for catching me in the act.

Puh-lease, I could pass a note to the person on the other side of the room without you noticing.

I watched as he unfolded the note and read it. His confident smirk turning first into a frown and then a weird expression that I think was supposed to be anger.

My note basically made fun of him and his lecture.

I had to lay it on thick to get the results I needed.

"Well Ms. Swan." He said angrily, folding up the piece of paper, "It looks like you will be joining Mr. Cullen in detention."

I nodded, and he seemed a little upset at my lack of reaction to his punishment.

There wasn't much time left in the period so I just sat in my seat thinking about nothing in particular.

As soon as I heard the bell I jumped out of my seat and hurried out of the classroom.

I had stored my soccer gear in my locker this morning so that's where I headed.

I grabbed what I needed and headed towards the locker room to change.

Once inside I made sure that no one was around and slipped into the sweatpants and long sleeve adidas shirt I brought to practice in.

Double checking to make sure that everything was covered I put on my shin guards and cleats.

Shouldering my soccer bag I headed out to the field, ready for exercise.

As I was walking onto the field I heard a commotion. Looking to where the cheerleaders practiced I saw Edward talking to Tanya, who was screaming at him.

I kept my eyes on what was happening as I kept walking over to where the rest of the team was gathering.

I put down my bag and nudged Emmett who was also staring in the same direction.

"What's going on?" I asked him, gesturing towards Edward and Tanya.

"Not sure." He replied smiling, "But I think Edward is breaking up with his girlfriend."

For some reason this caused a small smile to break out across my face, but I got rid of it as soon as I realized it was there.

The entire team was watching the show, but they quickly pretended to be doing something else when Edward started walking back over.

Any chance at asking questions was cut short by the blow of a whistle.

We all turned towards the coach who was smiling.

"Welcome to soccer practice."

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After soccer was over I stretched my sore muscles and headed towards the locker room.

After I was back in my regular clothing I walked out to see Edward leaning against the wall.

He stood up when he saw me and said; "Come on, we don't want to be late for detention."

I followed him out into the parking lot. I got really confused when I saw him unlock his car.

He noticed my confusion and said; "The classroom for detention is on the other side of campus. It's a long walk from here and there's another lot to park in over there."

I nodded in understanding and dug out my own keys.

He put his key in the ignition and started the engine.

The sound of his engine made my eyebrows furrow up in confusion.

It sounded different yesterday. Maybe something's wrong with it. I made a mental note to check out his car and climbed into my own.

I followed him as he drove to the other lot and re-parked.

We both got out and locked our cars.

He started walking towards one of the buildings and I followed.

Of course he would know exactly where the detention room is.

We walked into a room that had only five or so desks for the students and a regular one for whatever teacher got stuck staying after school to watch them.

The teacher that was at the desk asked our names to check off a list then pointed towards the desks. We both took our seats without a word.

There was only one other guy in the room and he was sleeping at his own desk.

I sighed and decided to follow his lead.

I didn't fall asleep but the rest felt good after just having practice.

Instead of using my eyes, I listened to what was happening in the room.

I could hear the scratching of a pencil on paper as the teacher worked on the daily sudoku on the paper… I heard the steady breathing that was coming from the guy that was sleeping…

…and I felt Edward staring at me again.

I looked up at him and raised an eyebrow in silent questioning.

He just looked away like he did the first time I caught him.

With a sigh I rested my chin on my hands and closed my eyes.

I heard the teacher put his pencil down, get up and walk out of the room.

Maybe a bathroom break?

I opened one eye when I heard the guy that I thought was asleep get up and leave as soon as the teacher was out of the classroom.

I watched out of the corner of my eye as Edward looked back and forth between the door and the desk the guy was just at.

"Don't bother Edward." I told him, clearly guessing his intentions.

"Why not." He replied after he got past the shock from me practically reading his mind.

"Because of that." I said pointing towards the hidden video camera that I spotted the second I walked in the door.

Apparently they don't trust their students here.

"Oh" He said embarrassed, finally seeing the camera.

After that we fell into an awkward silence.

"Hey Bella, why'd you try out for soccer." Edward asked looking at me.

"You already asked that." I said in response.

"Yeah, I know but you didn't exactly elaborate. All you said was 'I like the sport'." He said.

I sighed and turned to look at him, "Alright, well I guess it's also the feeling I get when I run. You know when you feel untouchable." I said waiting for him to laugh or something.

Instead what I got was, "Yeah I know what you mean."

"Why did you move here in the first place?" He asked, excited that I actually answered a question.

"What is this twenty questions or something?" I asked him.

"It can be, it's not like we have anything better to do."

I sighed in defeat and said, "Fine, but I'm not promising to answer them all. I moved here with my adoptive parents from California."

That was half true

He nodded and asked, "What are your parents like?"

I grimaced on the inside; my parents were a touchy topic for me.

"They're like regular parents I suppose." I said for lack of a better description. No one had asked about my fake parents yet so I hadn't really come up with anything.

"I take it they bought you that car?" He asked

I just nodded in response.

"Yeah, my dad bought me mine too. Well I picked it out; he just gave me the money." Edward said and I could detect a hint of sadness in his words, as if there was more to the story.

What do your parents do for a living?" He asked.

I struggled to come up with an answer for a second or two but eventually said, "My dads an architect and my mom is an editor."

"What kind of Editing does she do?" He asked smiling, genuinely curious. I felt bad about lying to him so much, but I had to do it.

"Ummm…all sorts, books, magazines, newspapers…" I was running out of ideas, "I think that's enough questions about my parents, what about yours?" I asked

At my question the smile that had been growing on his face steadily with each question, faded.

He looked away and said, "My mom died when I was five. And my dad, well let's just say he isn't much of one."

"I'm sorry." I said. I already knew about his mom, but I had no idea about his dad.

"It's just that, my entire life he has never been there." He said raising his head to look at me, "After my mom died, it was almost like he didn't want us anymore."

"He's ignored me my whole life but I'm hoping that he'll notice me now." He said with a little bit of hope in his eyes.

"Why now?" I asked quietly.

"Because, I'm going to be team captain this year. And then he'll appreciate me as his son." He said with a smile truly thinking that his plan was flawless.

I on the other hand froze at his words. There is no way I can be captain. It would kill him.

I put a small smile on my face, trying not to let him see the expression that was on the inside.

The conversation ended after that, the teacher returned to tell us we could leave.

I stretched and yawned getting out of my chair.

Edward followed me into the hallway and said; "Alright, well I have to go to the bathroom, but I'll see you tomorrow." He gave me small smile.

I waved goodbye and headed outside.

Because it was winter the sun set earlier, making it pretty dark outside. I shivered against the cold air and put my hood up.

I was about to unlock my car when I remembered Edward's across the lot.

Might as well check it out now.

I jogged over to where I remembered it was, pulling out my Swiss army knife so I could pop the hood.

Once I got it open my eyes widened at what I saw.

A bomb.

No wonder it sounded funny before

We had learned to deactivate bombs back at the academy, but that takes time; which I wasn't sure I had.

Being very careful I looked closer seeing if there was anything to go by.

On the backside I found what I was looking for, the screen that read the countdown.

I saw with horror that it was at thirty seconds left.

I immediate closed the lid and started sprinting back towards the buildings and my car.

There was no way that I could deactivate it in time and I had to get clear.

I squatted on the other side of my car, nervously waiting for what was to come, counting down in my head.

It was getting darker as the sun was going down more, but that didn't prevent me from seeing Edward jogging in the direction of his car.

Oh Shit!

I immediately chased after him. Still counting down in my head

9...8…7…6…5…4

Damn it!

We were about fifty feet away when I tackled him to the ground.

We rolled into some bushes just as I heard the explosion.

To say he was shocked would be an understatement. If he had been a few feet closer who knows what could have happened.

It was dark enough that I was sure he didn't recognize me, especially with my hood on but I still didn't take any chances.

As soon as I made sure he was safe I got up and sprinted around the side of the building.

I let out a large breath and examined myself. I had a few cuts here and there but other then that I was fine.

I peeked around the corner and tried to make out what was happening.

I think Edward was examining the remaining parts of his car. Chances are that he probably called the police. People were coming out of the building to see what had happened. Apparently there had been some sort of event going on not to far from us. Which means that he will be taken care of.

Which also means it's time for me to get out of here.

I manually unlocked my car and started it. Edward was too preoccupied to notice the sound of an engine, which I was thankful for.

I kept my lights off until I was far enough away that he wouldn't see them.

I let out another sigh as I made my way home.

Thank god I can run fast.

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