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BPOV
To say my day at school had been uneventful would be a major understatement. Where do I start, how about that as soon as I stepped out of the car and the trio surrounding me moved aside every person who attended Forks High felt the need to stare at me causing me to blush furiously as I shot daggers at Alice. Then there was the fact that Alice and Rosalie informed me that Edward had been staring at me ever since Jessica ran away from him, obviously to tell Lauren about me. I wasn't sure too many people recognised me though, because throughout the day I heard a lot of whispers about a new girl, I assumed it was me. I knew I looked different but I didn't realise I looked that different! Hadn't Alice said I still looked like myself only well better.
I found myself in the bathroom with either Alice and Rosalie on more than one occasion just to escape the stares that were being shot towards me. We had all decided, and by we I of course mean me, to have lunch in the library, mainly because I couldn't handle the stares I knew would come if I entered the cafeteria.
So it was with a slightly uplifted expression that I found myself sat at a table with Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, Angela, Ben and Mike. Mike was drooling over me, I swear I am not lying it was running down onto his sandwich. Let me tell you not a pretty sight although it did make me chuckle when Emmett decided to make a comment.
"Mike! You might want to stop drooling over Bella otherwise you might find yourself feeling extremely dehydrated!" he said honestly and without any trace of amusement which of course meant that everyone around him burst out laughing. We got into trouble for that one, but
Mike's face was a picture and that combined with how quickly he wiped his chin and turned bright red when he realised what Emmett had said was true, it was definitely worth getting into trouble.
"Bella, have I told you you look great?" Angela asked smiling at me, causing my cheeks to turn red.
"No and thank you. However all the credit needs to go to Ali and Rose. I am just wearing what they chose, bought and in Ali's case forced me into." I answered inclining my head to the girls on either side of me.
"Hey I didn't hear you complaining this morning." Alice shot at me.
"That's because it was all going on inside my head Alice." I said with a completely straight face. I succeeded in keeping it that way until I saw Alice's face fall and become upset at which point I laughed heartily. "Alice I am joking, although I did not appreciate being woken up at half six!"
"Isabella Marie Swan you do know that you are pure evil don't you?" Alice asked, smacking me on my head.
"First ow was there any need? Second yes I know I am evil and I take pride in it." I said rubbing my head where she had hit me.
"Watching you two is better than a sitcom, seriously. I can understand why you are so close you make a great comedy duo honestly!" Rosalie said, gaining laughs from everyone at the table and another angry shush from the librarian.
Me and Alice looked at each other, turned back to Rosalie and said "thanks" at the same time, resulting in a quiet chuckle to reverberate around the table.
"Why are we sat in here anyway? I mean surely it doesn't matter if people find out that the 'new girl' is really Bella does it?" Mike asked. He hadn't been informed of the bet, and seems as I would be needing his honest participation in it he would never know. My reasons for hiding, which is essentially what I was doing were simple, I didn't want Cullen or the twit twins to see me before I was ready to see them.
"Erm...well-" I began looking to Rosalie, Alice and Emmett for help.
"You see-" Rosalie died before she could come up with anything.
"Bella here is-" Alice began, I was shocked she didn't have anything. I looked across at Angela and Ben, they knew about the bet perhaps they had something. That was a no go they both shook their heads. Damn it now my hopes rested on either Mike forgetting it or Emmett coming up with a great reason.
"So come on why are we in here?" okay so option two it is.
"Bella hates attention!" Emmett said with exaggerated hand movements in my direction. He was clearly proud of this but couldn't he have come up with something better honestly.
"Yeah exactly. So being out there today with everyone staring well you know how she gets. She would blush and fall over more than usual." Alice said smiling, now I was blushing.
"Oh okay." Mike said nodding his head. Looking at the clock on my cell I realised I had better get to class if I wanted to miss the crowds in the hall and not get stared at.
"Erm, I am going to Biology. I'll meet you at the car." I said to Rosalie, Emmett and Alice, gaining nods in return before I walked away. I heard Mike rush up behind me to walk with me, I hated that he had Biology with me.
"So...Bella...I just wanted to say that I think you look amazing now."
"What and I looked like a hobo before?" I asked annoyed that he thought that a change of clothes changed who I was.
"Damn it I didn't mean it like that. Its just you have always looked amazing but now you look just wow." he tried to recover.
"Look Mike, did you want something?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to go out this Friday, you know with me."
I sighed, I really didn't want to go but I knew I had to. It was the only way this was going to work. "Can I think about it and let you know tomorrow?" hey, I may have had to go out with him, but I didn't have to appear eager did I?
"I under...wait did you just say yes?" he asked going from despondent to ecstatic in five seconds flat.
"No Mike, I said let me think about it. It is not a yes, but it is not a no. Essentially it is a maybe." I said, turning a corner and entering the corridor to my biology class.
"Well at least it's better than a no! So I was thinking we could go to dinner and a movie?"
"I haven't said yes Mike!" this boy just doesn't know when to listen does he?
"No but you will. I told you yesterday Bella, eventually you would say yes to me, you know we will be great together just as I do." he said confidently. When we reached the door to the biology room, he looked at me then down to the handle of the door. I huffed and opened it. Clearly Mike thought I had opened the door for him because he waltzed right in before me. Manners anyone, I didn't even get a thank you, maybe I could achieve the goal of the bet without his help?
I walked over to my usual desk, there was no-one in the class except me, Mike and Eric Yorkie. Mike had gone and joined Eric at their desk, leaving me to contemplate the next hour of trying to not let anyone know who I was. Shockingly I had done quite well today, I arrived at all my classes before anyone else and kept bent over my desk. I suppose I was just fuelling the new girl rumours, but they were working to my benefit at the minute.
I had just pulled all my books out of my bag and arranged my hair so it fell forward hiding my face from view of the door when I heard the bell ring, great I had about five minutes until he arrived. As if right on cue I heard his chair scrape along the floor as he pulled it out.
"Hello, I'm Edward Cullen." here we go. I sighed before acknowledging his presence.
"I know exactly who you are Cullen." I shot at him, I was sure if words could kill he would be dead now. I could almost taste the venom that shot out of my mouth with the words.
"Swan?" he asked, I chuckled silently at the confusion I heard.
"It's Bella you jackass." I responded angrily. I flipped my hair over one shoulder as I turned to face him, throwing him a look which I hoped conveyed how disgusted I was. I saw him take a deep breath as his gaze reached my eyes and I saw the look of comprehension written on his face.
He met my gaze and stared at me, before collecting himself with a cough and turning to face Mr Banner. Weird, was all I can say to that part of the exchange. I must be sure to ask Alice what it means, perhaps she could ask Jasper if she's not sure?! I was sure I felt his gaze wander over to me more times than was actually necessary considering the fact that we hated each other. I mean how much does he have to stare at me. Luckily I didn't have to look back because after our exchange earlier I had arranged my hair so that it acted like a curtain between us.
Once the bell rang for class, Cullen all but ran out of the room. Honestly I have never seen anybody move that fast. It was almost inhuman. After he had left I put my stuff back in my bag and made my own quick exit from the class, not even allowing Mike to walk with me. I had to get to gym as soon as possible, especially if I wanted to avoid the Lauren confrontation I knew was imminent.
I arrived at the changing rooms, tripping twice in my haste. I gingerly pushed open the door and stepped inside. Throwing a look around I saw that only Angela was here, letting out a breath I didn't know I had been holding I walked over to her and threw my bag down on the bench.
"Hey Bells, how was biology?" Angela asked giving me a quick look before going back to tying her sneakers.
"Cullen knows there is no new girl and Mike asked me out." I answered pulling my own gym kit out to change into.
"What did you say?" I knew without her asking what she wanted to know.
"I said I'll think about it. But you know I have to, I just didn't want to seem to eager. Plus I have a plan for how I will tell him." I said throwing her a confident smile and receiving a chuckle in response. I was glad Angela was my friend because she didn't pry if someone felt uncomfortable, unlike a certain pixie! It was at that point the changing room door opened and I heard the rest of the class enter led by of course Lauren and Jessica.
I was bent over tying my laces on my sneakers when I heard someone cough behind me. I stopped for a second but heard nothing else, shrugging I continued to tie my laces. Again with that cough!! "Look if you want to talk why not engage your brain, open your mouth and use both to form words?" I asked keeping my back to whoever it was. I heard a quick whisper behind me but couldn't make out what was said, but the rest of the class had gone eerily silent.
"Swan?!" Lauren spat out.
"Yes Lauren." I said simply, straightening up and turning around so she could see my face.
"What the-" Jessica began from Lauren's side.
"So you tried to become popular by getting a little makeover did you? Think you can steal Eddie away from me?" Lauren asked scathingly.
"Let me think Lauren..." I began walking away from her towards the door. I waited until I had reached it before I turned around and spoke. "No I didn't do it to become popular, because if to be popular means I have to dress like a slut and act like a bimbo then I would much rather be unpopular." I said gaining gasps from the girls in the changing rooms. I saw Lauren start walking towards me in what she thought was a threatening way, but really just made her look pathetic. I held up my hand to stop her before she even took two steps towards me. "Hold it right there Lauren I am not done okay. As for stealing Eddie away from you. It would be so much easier if he was yours, but to be honest isn't he sleeping with every available girl in the school who will open her legs to him?" I asked, spitting out the Eddie.
"Why you little tramp." Jessica spat at me with almost as much venom as I had spoken to Cullen with earlier. Lauren seemed unable to speak, she was doing her goldfish impression again.
"Jessica before you go calling anyone a tramp I suggest you look in a mirror. Lauren you might want to close your mouth, unless you are planning on doing your goldfish impression for the rest of the day." with that I turned and walked out of the changing rooms laughing my head off.
"Bella that was amazing!" Angela squealed as she ran up to my side.
"Thanks it made me feel loads better." I said, walking into the gym.
The gym lesson passed much the same as the one on Friday had, the only difference was that instead of even trying to pass the ball to each other Lauren and Jessica were deliberately aiming at me. Luckily Mike decided to be polite and always ran forward to catch the ball before it hit me, much to the twit twins grievance and my pleasure at their faces.
Gym had finished, I was changed and stood beside Emmett's car waiting on the trio to arrive so I could go home.
"Bella!" I heard someone shout behind me, turning around I saw Alice dancing over to me.
"Hey Ali."
"So?"
"So what?" I was confused, I hated it when she did stuff like this.
"What happened in biology? Did he find out it was you? How did he act? What did the twit twins do when they found out?" she asked rapidly.
"Can we wait for Rose and Em, because I think they will want to hear about my joys in gym as well?!" I stated, looking around for the pair. Five minutes later and Alice was bouncing with repressed excitement at hearing what had happened, and Emmett and Rosalie had just arrived at the car. Once the doors were unlocked and we had all climbed in, Alice immediately turned to me.
"So come on, tell us I really want to know."
"Okay, okay. So..." I told them everything that had happened since I left them in the library. As on Saturday they loved that I had brought down Jessica and Lauren, and were amused at Edward's response to my makeover. We were just pulling into my street when I spoke up about something which was bothering me.
"Why would Edward continue to take an interest after he found out it was me? I don't understand why he kept staring at me the way he did?"
"Bella, you are hot now!" was all Emmett had to say on the subject, Alice and Rosalie were more helpful however.
"Bella, after the way he was staring this morning, it's not really surprising he carried on staring at you even after he found out who you were." Rosalie said.
"Rose's right. I haven't seen him stare so much...ever. He loves a pretty girl, you know that. What he doesn't know he loves yet is a smart, hard to get woman." Alice ended with a smile.
"Yeah, I suppose that makes sense, in his mind if no-one else's. Maybe Jasper would be able to help?" I said, with a nod and a sly look at Alice, who had ducked her head. As we pulled up to my house, I climbed out of the car and began to walk to my house. I had just reached the door when Alice shouted me, turning around she smiled at me before continuing.
"I'll phone you tomorrow at seven to discuss what you are wearing so be up at half six! Oh and I will speak to Jasper and see if he knows anything!"
"Alice, no! I am not getting up at half six, I don't need an hour and a half to get ready!" I shouted back indignantly. The Jasper thing needed no acknowledgement.
"You will only have an hour, you are riding with us again tomorrow." she shot back as Emmett pulled out of my drive and sped away before I could answer. Shaking my head I turned back to the door, and unlocking it pushed it open. I headed upstairs, kicking the door shut behind me. As comfortable as my clothes were all I wanted to do was get out of them, and into some sweats. It was at that point it hit me that I no longer had any sweats, Alice had thrown them all out. In lieu of sweats I settled for a pair of cotton pyjama bottoms and a tank top, I moved to the bathroom for a quick shower before I got changed and prepared dinner.
I had just finished my homework after having my dinner and cleaning up when I heard Charlie's cruiser pull into the drive. I walked down the stairs to greet him, as he walked in the door.
"Hey dad! How was Billy?" I asked
"He's good. Jakes great, he asked when he would get to see you." he said, staring pointedly at me before hanging up his gun and hat.
"Dad..." I warned.
"I'm not matchmaking Bella, honest. I think he genuinely just wants to be friends. How was your day anyway?"
"Okay I suppose. Mike Newton asked me out." I said with a shrug.
"What did you say?" Charlie could be, well, nosy sometimes. Maybe it's the police chief in him.
"I said I'd think about it."
"Well the Newton's are a good family. Nice, respectable." he said walking towards the kitchen.
"Did you just give me permission to go on a date?" I asked genuinely shocked.
"No, I just said they were nice people. If I had my way you wouldn't date ever." he mumbled the last bit under his breath but I caught it just.
"Aww dad, I have to grow up eventually." I said laughing at the look of horror on his face. "Chill, breathe, don't have a heart attack because I would actually miss you." I saw him relax slightly, and take a deep breath.
"Ha ha Bells." he said sardonically.
"I'm being serious." I was being completely honest. Me and Charlie may not talk about much, but he was all I had and I did love him.
"I love you too Bells." was all he said before giving me a brief hug. "I'm going to watch the news then I'm off to bed."
"I'm off to bed now, so I'll see you tomorrow?" I queried, walking towards the stairs.
"Yeah, I'm here tomorrow. Night Bells."
"Night dad." I padded up the stairs to my room and closed the door gently. I sighed as I flopped down on my bed, and set my alarm for half six as requested. I knew if I wasn't awake when Alice phoned I would get an ass kicking. Once the alarm was set, I rolled onto my back and stared at the ceiling thinking about my day ahead tomorrow. Lauren and Jessica were sure to get me back after what I did in gym but to be honest I didn't care. They weren't clever enough to come up with anything original. With that thought I closed my eyes and fell instantly into a dreamless sleep.
Who liked?
I have decided that Jake will be in the story, but as I did feel sorry for him in the series and I have had a request for him to not get hurt I now know what capacity he will fulfill. So to any Jacob fans who may be reading this, I promise to be nice to him.
For those who currently dislike Player Edward, remember things have to get worse before they get better. So please don't hate me in future chapters, because if my ideas come to fruition then we will all be disliking Edward a whole lot more. He will make amends for everything he does though, after all I am an Edward girl through and through XD
I'm undecided as to wether to have APOV, EPOV or JPOV next. I have ideas for all three, but they can come in any order. So if you have a preference please let me know. I take all ideas on board, until next time....