AN: This isn't beta'ed so all mistakes are mine.

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Eleven

Chapter 12

Algebra was never my strong point, so when I'm struggling with Rose noticeably absent after catching a bad cold, I'm not surprised. Eric who normally helps us and sits to the other side of Rose isn't very interested in helping today and I suspect it's because my friend isn't here.

Mrs Cope likes the classroom to be 'informal' or so she calls it which basically just consists of everyone being able to do whatever they like when they're finished with the work set. The majority of people seem to be finished or nearly so, everyone is chatting away and some have even moved seats so they can be near their friends.

Edward is sitting on the other side of the room, his chair tipped back against the wall, his black converse clad feet on top of the table next to his closed exercise book. Mrs Cope is sitting on top of the table near him laughing at something Paul just said. Edward on the other hand looks bored as he keeps throwing a metal lighter into the air over and over.

Looking back at the large clock on the wall I'm reminded that I still have thirty minutes left until the lesson is over, sighing I look back down at my work and try figuring out the answers again. A few minutes later I can hear a throat being cleared behind me, looking up I see Edward standing to my left looking at me questioningly.

"Do you need any help?"

I need you to leave me alone, I want to say but politeness wins and instead I respond "No, I'm fine."

He doesn't listen however and sits down next to me in Rose's empty seat.

"Really I'm fine," I protests.

Not paying any attention to my words he grabs the exercise book from in front of me and I can't help but blush as he tries to decipher my scribblings.

"Ah," is all he says and takes off his blazer then pushes the sleeves of his white shirt up. He then takes one of my pens, and starts pointing to my work in the book on the table in front of us.

"All you need to do Bella, is expand these brackets then move this a to the other side, which will allow you to easily solve the equation."

"I have no idea what you're on about," he might as well be speaking in a different language from all the sense he's making.

"Yes, you do," he contradics me and starts going through the questions with me.

Ten minutes later I've done all of the questions with a lot of help and encouragement from Edward. "See, you've solved a problem," he says smiling as I finish writing the last answer down. Shaking my head I look back at him. "I might be able to do this now, but I promise you if I get asked to do it tomorrow, I'll have no clue. Math's just isn't something I understand."

"Well you can't be that bad if you're in here," he says referring to the class.

"Haven't you noticed Mrs Cope always comes over to me and Rose as soon she's told the class what to do. 'Bella, Rosalie did you understand that?'" I say making a bad impression of her voice which makes us both laugh.

"So what are you doing, this weekend?" he then asks me, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

"Umm, nothing really." I say because it's not like I've got a packed social calender. "What about you?" I ask.

"Nothing really , just going to party at James' house on Saturday."

Before the awkward conversation can continue any further the bell goes and he walks back to his seat, leaving me perplexed.


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