The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: #11
Pen Name: Twilightladies
Pairing/Character(s): Edward/Bella
Rating: T
Word Count: 498
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Bella's mind drifted as her friends gossiped. It was lunchtime, and plans for the weekend were being discussed.
Tennis lessons.
Math tutoring.
Lunch at the country club with their pretentious parents.
Bella continued to nod in all the right places, when all she really wanted to do was bang her head against the table.
There was a time when she would be in the middle of this conversation. Now, she was lost.
At seventeen, Bella was restless. School was boring, she was starting to notice her friends are superficial, and the weekends held zero interest to her.
Forks in general was boring. Bella wanted out.
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Edward Cullen was new to Forks and couldn't wait to get the fuck out of this small town.
He promised his parents he would spend the last year of school in Forks with his uncle, in an attempt to change his behavior.
One year had never felt so long.
The only thing keeping him sane was the petite brunette that wandered the school halls in a daze.
She was nothing like the other girls that competed for his attention—in fact, he was sure she didn't even know who he was.
Edward thought about speaking to her, but always changed his mind. She was the golden girl in Forks—well behaved, good grades, and the police chief's daughter.
And Edward…was a trouble maker.
Definitely no good for her.
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As Bella followed her friends to her car after school, movement caught her eye.
She stopped in her tracks when she saw Edward Cullen leaning against his car, staring in their direction.
More specifically—at her.
She smiled shyly as her heart stuttered, before turning away and walking after her friends.
Ever since his arrival in Forks, Bella had harbored a crush on the new bad boy. While her friends turned their noses up, she wanted to know everything about him.
"What was that?" Rosalie asked as her gaze flitted between Edward and Bella.
Bella shook her head. "Nothing."
"He's staring at you."
Bella shrugged, feigning indifference when really her heart raced at the thought.
"Whatever." Rosalie turned away in disgust. "Are you coming to the mall?"
Before Bella could answer the rumble of an engine interrupted her. She turned to find Edward's car pulled up beside her. Leaning across the console, he rolled down the passenger window. His signature cigarette hung from his mouth, which was turned up in an arrogant smirk.
"You getting in?"
"Isabella," Rosalie hissed. "You can't get into his car. Imagine what people will say!"
Ignoring their cries of outrage, Bella turned her back on her friends. Edward's smirk became more defined as she threw her bag in the back and climbed in the front seat next to him.
Before she could close the door properly, they were racing out of the school parking lot.
"Where to?"
Sticking her head out the window, she enjoyed the wind in her hair.
Freedom.
"Anywhere."
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Thanks to SparklyMeg and Pattinlethr as always
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