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Chapter 25.
When the Bell rang announcing the lunch break, chairs squeaked in a hurry and doors burst open with students spilling out in to the corridors, trying to get away from the class rooms for the duration of the lunch time.
Bella stared at Rosalie who shut her Geography book with a snap and stood up putting the books in to her bag.
"It's lunch. Come on, others will be there" Rosalie looked at Bella who was standing next to her.
Half way walking towards the door Rosalie was able to see Mike Newton who was already next to the door, with his big blue eyes searching for someone and his whole body vibrating impatiently.
Rosalie choked on her laugh which made Bella to turn and stare at her in puzzlement.
"Doesn't he remind you of someone you know?" Rosalie said while gesturing from the corner of her eye towards the corridor.
Bella followed Rosalie's gaze and turned back with a blank look unable to pin point what she was talking about, "Who does he resembles?"
"When Edward goes home have you seen how Max wait vibrating, ready to jump on him…." Rosalie snickered.
"Hmmm….But his pheromone level is not like this Max is a little puppy waiting to play…..Mike is ready to mate with someone; I don't think he want to play. Isn't it illegal to have sex in school? He is going to be in so much trouble" Bella said looking around searching for the person Mike was trying to mate.
Rosalie choked on her breath when Bella said about mating and sex, She couldn't wait to find out what Bella will do and say when Mike start to salivate and hump her leg.
"Oh! Hey Bella" Mike stepped towards them when the girls came out of the room.
Bella gave a puzzle look and searched around looking for Mike's target, but the hallway kept getting deserted.
"Are you going to sit with us for the lunch?" Mike fell in to steps with them and started to chat while Rosalie kept quiet and watched the two.
"Hmmm" Bella hummed and followed her nose towards the smell of the food.
"So how did you like the English literature class? I kept a seat for you, but you sat with Emmett….." He said with a pout.
"Talking about Emmett, Edward and Em had Physics they must be in the canteen already" Rosalie said hurrying up towards the canteen.
"Well, Edward is not there" Bella said offhandedly.
"Oh!" Rosalie slowed her steps. For the past few weeks or so Rosalie had noticed how Bella was always able to pinpoint Edward's exact location. Bella had an uncanny ability of finding people but with Edward, she was hundred percent accurate, Rose wondered about this ability of Bella's but for the time being shrugged it down.
When they entered the canteen it was buzzing with the laughter and chatter of the high school students. Mike was able to find their usual clique of friends in a matter of minute and ushered the girls toward the table that was half filled.
After the girls settle down, Mike made a beeline towards the lunch queue leaving Bella and Rosalie with the others, who were eagerly waiting to get to know the new girl.
"So Bella how was your first day of school so far? I saw you sitting in the back with both Edward and Emmett in world history" Angela said starting the conversation.
"So far it is good but still, I don't have previous memories to compare" She said when both Edward and Emmett walked and sat either side of her and Rosalie.
"Where were you?" Rose asked quietly from Emmett while a distracted Edward looked around the canteen searching for someone.
"Edward had to go to his locker" Emmett shrugged while picking a sandwich from Rosalie's lunch bag.
Rosalie looked at rather distracted Edward and harrumphed loudly but turned to Bella, "Here Bell, I made this. I knew you like tuna sandwiches" she said pushing the bag towards an eagerly awaiting girl.
"Thank you Rose" Bella started to munch on it while the rest of them went back to their own lunch and discussions.
"Oh! You are on my seat Edward" the disgruntle sound of Mike coming next to him made Edward and most of the others occupying the table to stare at him.
Mike made a move away gesture with his head and waited impatiently for Edward to vacate the seat.
After staring at Mike for few seconds Edward slowly turned around and checked on the back of the chair, "It doesn't have your name written on it, I checked" With that answer he went back to his scrutiny of the surrounding.
Mike sulked away with a huff and sat next to a snickering Eric. "Bella, would you like some pizza?" Mike was not ready to accept his defeat and thrust his lunch tray across the table towards her.
"Hmm..No thank you Mike, it looks like leather and I'm not interested on chewing leather, it taste nasty" Bella scrunched up her nose and pushed the tray back towards Mike.
Edward snickered at hearing her comment because, while Bella was grounded after the beach incident three days in to her house arrest she had gone on a rampage trying to get out of the house, in her rebellion she had shifted in to her wolf form and had chewed half of Charlie's leather belts and shoes.
Mike, whose ego kept getting crush left and right upon seeing Edwards chuckling face decided to take his revenge from him, Mike didn't want to lose face in front of the girl he was hell bent on wining over.
So with that thought in his mind Mike stared at Edward in search of the perfect opportunity.
Edward was rather distracted and didn't notice Mikes scheme to humiliate him.
"Looking for someone Edward?" Mike asked with a smirk.
Edward just grunted but didn't turn towards the boy who was staring at him with a smug smile.
"I think the person you are trying to find is stalking Riley Biers these days" when it registered on Edward what Mike said he turned slowly and looked at him.
"You know this how?"
"Riley's brother lives in Cali, I heard him saying something about being followed by certain someone the whole summer"
Edward scoffed but stopped his pursuit around the canteen and sat silently while he nibbled on his lunch.
Bella kept her ear; well most of the people sitting around the table kept their ears on the conversation but didn't offer their opinion on the subject.
Bella wondered what they were talking about, she didn't felt it right to interrogate Edward with most of the student body loitering around so she kept quiet.
"Do you like living in Forks Bella? I just can't wait to get away from this place" Kate said trying to take the others mind out of the conversation they had heard previously. No one in their group liked Jessica, especially Rosalie so she decided the best way to put the new girl in the hot seat. It was not the only reason for Kate to start her inquiry though.
The new girl, Isabella Swan had become the hot topic among the student's today. Earlier in the month when everybody in the town got the news that Chief Swan's daughter was back, there had been lots of rumors about her and the reclusive Renee, Chief's ex-wife.
Kate was not someone who paid much attention to gossip, but when one of your closest friends go MIA over the whole summer and turn out with the said girl, she felt little betrayed and a lot more curious. Bella swan was nothing like she had imagined, and she wanted to know what made her worthy of Rosalie's friendship.
Rosalie didn't make friends very easily, but once you become her friend she is one of the most loyal one you find, and Rosalie was more protective of this girl like a tigress protecting her cub.
"I like it here, the trees and the weather is wonderful, but what do I know, this is the only place I can remember" She shrugged.
"So it is true, that you can't remember anything?" Lauren piped up. Though no one wanted to be the first to question her on the topic of her memory loss, everyone was eager to hear the reply.
"Hmmm…yes, I can't remember anything from before. And from what I've heard this is my first time after I was taken from here, so this will give me the chance to start anew-" The bell rang ending the interrogation in Bella's opinion and she was relieved.
"What do you have now Bella?" Rosalie asked while getting up from her seat.
"AP Biology" Bella replied following Rosalie and standing up.
"Edward, you have AP Bio right?" She turned towards Edward.
"Hmm….Yeah"
"Ohhh…I'm in your class too, come on Bella I'll show you where it is" Mike jumped out of his seat and snatched Bella's books from her hands.
"Come on Bella, I also have the same class" Angela who found the spastic behavior of Mike funny said while trying to suppress her mirth.
The four of them walked towards the AP Biology class, Angela telling her about their teacher Mr Banner, while Mike walked next to Bella like an eager puppy waiting its master to give him some attention. Edward as usual sulked behind.
When they entered the class room it was already half filled with the students, before anyone could say anything about seating arrangements Mike skipped ahead and put down Bella's books next to a desk in the middle row while he sat in the next table.
"You can sit next to me Bella" He said with a blinding smile while Bella stopped mid-way and stared at him and back at her books. She didn't get to reply though as a high pitch squeak and a girl shouting Edward's name made everyone's attention turned towards the sound and the owner of it.
Edward had been feeling down from the time he heard about Jessica's new love interest. Since coming to the school he had been in the lookout for Jessica, searching for a opportunity to get her alone and ask her out but to his utter frustration other than his stalker Amanda who seems to be popping out of thin air wherever he went he couldn't seems to catch the one he wanted.
Finally at the end of the second period he had caught a glimpse of her while running to his next classes but there was no time for him to stop and talk with her.
He wanted to throttle Mike Newton for saying that Jessica was interested in Riley. Edward knew him, he was a senior this year and one of the more popular guys among the female population of the Forks. But Edward never thought Jessica would be attracted to Riley Biers, because she always scoffed when other girls fawned over him.
May be he was lying; I should find out or just go and ask Jessica directly.
Edward thought while following Angela and Bella to the Biology classroom. He was miles away lost in his thoughts when the sound of his name being called made him look up.
And the instant he looked and registered the identity of the caller he wanted to dig a hole and burry himself.
"Fuck!" Edward cursed ready to retract his steps and leave the room but there was people blocking his getaway and he was vulnerable.
"Eddie….I saved you a seat so we can sit next to each other." Amanda voiced sweetly with a megawatt smile.
Edward felt like a rabbit staring at a hungry lion that was getting ready to pounce on him, he needed armor. Edward looked around searching for a way out of this clusterfuck.
If he sat somewhere else he will be safe wouldn't he? His gaze zeroed on Bella who was reluctantly moving towards Newton.
Oh! No, no. That fucker is not sitting their mooning over Bella while I suffer.
Edward moved with surprising speed and snatched Bella's hand with a strength he didn't knew he had dragged the girl to the back of the room with a, "Sorry, Newton Bella is sitting with me"
The rest of the occupants of the room stared at the scene with various degree of emotions passing through their faces; Except for Mike and Amanda who scowled at them.
Edward and Bella settled on the last row next to a window. Edward gave a mental high five to himself for dodging a dangerous bullet and getting away for the rest of the semester from getting groped and hit on by the girl.
Two minutes in to his one man party both Mike and Amanda were slithering up to their table, in Mike's case he had reluctantly brought Bella's hijacked books.
"Where did you disappear during the lunch break Eddie…? I thought you were going to the library" Amanda pouted.
"It's Edward, not Eddie"
"So why are you sitting next to her?" Amanda scowled at Bella and questioned Edward when he didn't seem to be forthcoming with any information.
"I'm tutoring her in Biology, so this way it'll be easier for me to help her"
"Really you tutor? Can you tutor me too?" Amanda perked up.
"Sorry, I'm allowed to tutor one person at one time, parents' orders. I have too many other obligations."
"Oh really? Like what?"
"Well for your information, I do volunteer at the hospital and once a month in the free clinic in Port A, and then there is swimming practice. Now I have a tutoring gig, so you can see I don't have much free time" Edward said with a happy smile.
Amanda looked crest fallen and sulked away to her seat.
"I can tutor you on Biology Bella" Mike piped up when Amanda departed from their table.
"Are you sure Newton? I was hired by Charlie, I can resign but he will personally interview you beforehand" Edward was waiting to get some revenge on Mike.
"Oh! Well. Any way Bella, would you…..May be…like to go and watch a movie with me?" Mike asked.
"Hmm….What movie?"
"Lucy?"
"Ah! The girl whose brain activity increases? Sorry, already watched it with Emmett two days ago" Bella said with a thoughtful look.
"Then…. How about we get some coffee?" Mike was not ready to give up easily.
"Why are you out of coffee at home?" Bella asked with a puzzle expression.
Edward was enjoying this conversation immensely.
"What? No…Okay, I will be direct with you Bella, I really like you, and so I want to get to know you better .Now will you consider going out on a date with me?" Finally Mike stammered out.
Bella stared at the blond haired boy with a sad smile and decided to put him out of his misery, "I'm sorry; I really don't want to mate with you. I know you are very eager but I'm not attracted to you. You should find someone with the same level of pheromones, like….Amanda. Yes, she is ready to mate. Why don't you go and ask her?" Bella suggested while Mike looked ready to burst in to tears in one minute and the turning bright pink in embarrassment, he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
It must be true what they are saying; she must have lost her marbles in the accident. Still so beautiful, better try another time.
"Come on, hurry up. You should ask her before someone else does. This place is like a breeding ground, all the animals in heat and teetering on edge to mate." Mike gave a mortified puzzle look at Edward and scrambled towards his seat.
Edward who was having a hard time at suppressing his mirth laughed out and was rolling on his seat by the time the teacher entered the room.
Bella watched him with a slightly puzzled but an amused face but left to get a attendance slip signed by the teacher. When she came back to take her seat thankfully Edward was back to normal and had a slight smile on his face when he turned to her.
"Have I ever told you, how wonderful you are?" He said quietly with a fond smile playing on his face.
"No" Bella shook her head.
"Well, you are wonderful. But for the sake of my sanity please don't say the word Mating in front of other people from now on" He said with a low chuckle, while Bella held a puzzle look on her face.
"Well in twenty first century it is kind of different. People go out, like if a boy or a girl is interested in each other they ask the other person to go out with them-"
"Why? Are they going outside to mate?" She asked with innocent wide eyes.
"God, No….. I mean… mostly… I don't think so. It is just, they go to a coffee shop and drink coffee, talk, get to know each other and if they both like and feel they are suitable for each other then they start dating and before you interrupt, mating comes later"
Well, mostly.
"Oh…..!" Bella stared at Edward with wide brown eyes.
"But I was sure he wanted to mate with me…" She said still thinking about Edward's explanation.
"Is this normal?" She turned towards Edward, "I really don't want boys asking me out" She said with a rather disgruntle face.
"This just the beginning, it will get worse I think" Edward knew that most of the boys in this class would like to have a chance of dating her, Bella was beautiful and he agreed with it.
"Is there a way I can avoid being asked to go out on dating?"
Edward couldn't help himself and chuckled while staring at Amanda who kept turning in her seat to look at him right at that moment, "If you find a solution please don't forget to share it with me, I'm in immediate need of date repellent"
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A/N: Sorry, I got a elbow pain which is kind of radiating to my wrist so this will be short.
I want to say thank you to all those who reviewed and who read. I know you guys are more interested in reading the story so I'll stop my ramblings here.
Have a nice day and see you around.
Aria.