"Bella?" Mike said with a small pout, he followed her gaze and scowled slightly at Edward, of course, that was who she was looking at, who else but "Earth to Bella" he waved his hand in front of her face.

"What?" Beau looked at the boy "oh yeah, totally I'll check it out" she lied before quickly walking over to her seat and sitting down, she stared down at her book and wonder what to say, she was confident a few days ago, why couldn't he have come what the idea was still fresh in her mind?

"I have to apologize, Bella, I don't think last time I got the chance to properly introduce myself, I'm Edward Cullen," he said.

The sound of his smooth voice made Beau freeze, she didn't realize his voice would be so calm and inviting, in fact, she didn't realize till this moment that she hadn't heard his voice till now.

"Don't call me Bella" she clenched her book as soon as she said it, why had she said that? to him of all people.

"I thought you... preferred Bella... Um never mind what should I call you then?" he sounded confused but willing to take whatever name she gave him.

Before she could stop herself the name left her mouth "Beau"

The boy laughed beside her before pausing when she wasn't laughing "like... Beaufort?" he asked.

Beau licked her lips and thought for a moment before nodding, her mother was going to name her that if she had been a boy. God awful name if you ask me, but it had given me the idea when I was little to introduce myself as Beau... why was it becoming easier to accept this about myself? There was silence between them and out of the corner of her eye she saw Edward nod before looking out the window. She took a deep breath and putting on a brave face before speaking.

"So... whats your issue exactly?"

Beau noticed Edward tense slightly before he looked her way with a slight smirk and confused look "My issue?" he asked.

"Yeah, you were glaring at me the first day I came in like I was the worst thing you had ever seen and then you just disappear for the rest of the week! So what it is?" she demanded, very proud that her voice didn't waver.

"I'm sorry... I- I wasn't in the best of moods that day... and I had some stuff to deal with outside of town" Edward said holding back a smirk from seeing Beau slightly worked up over his rude behavior.

Beau didn't quite believe him but she gave a firm nod and turned her attention to the teacher as he started talking. They were looking at onion roots today, and whoever got them all right first won this horribly cheesy golden onion, but Bau was confident, she had done this before.

"So how are you liking Forks?" Edward asked as they got their onion samples and started identifying them.

"It's fine I guess..." she said looking at the root "I don't really enjoy the rain" she added.

"So you moved to one of the places it rains the most?" he asked.

"It wasn't really my choice... I did it so my mom could go with her husband traveling and spend more time with him... to make her happy you know?" Beau shrugged she thought nothing of it, though she missed James and the warm weather she didn't regret doing something that made her mother happy.

"So now you're unhappy?" Edward asked.

Beau looked into his eyes, and feels her breath get knocked out of her, they were golden, completely golden, almost as golden as that stupid onion her and Edward were going to win, but brighter... how was that possible they were black the last time she saw him. Did he get contacts?

"No... I'm- It's just not my ideal situation, but I make the most of it" she tore her eyes away from Edwards beautiful golden one, Edward nodded and kept going with questions about Forks.

After class they walked out together to the student lockers she could have sworn she saw Mike pouting as the walked out of the classroom without him.

"So why do you like being called Beau?" he asked putting his hands in his pockets.

Beau plays with the statue in her hand and gnaws on her tongue slightly before shrugging and forcing herself to seem nonchalant about it "Always gave since I was a kid, I got in trouble a couple times for it because my mom doesn't like that I do it... but... I feel more comfortable when people call me that"

"And yet you haven't corrected anyone else?" Edward asked.

"How do you know that?" Beau said stopping in front of her locker and looking at him.

"Well... no one... no one else calls you Beau... So why haven't you corrected anyone else?" he says, Beau just stares at him "I'm sorry... I'm just trying to figure you out..." he seemed frustrated.

"Did you get contacts?" Beau ignores the question and apology.

"Huh? No why?"

"Your eyes, they were black the last time I saw you but now their golden... almost like topaz," she said.

"No... it's just... because of the lighting...and I should go" before Beau could say anything else Edward was gone.

Beau looked after him confused, who lies about getting contacts? She sighs and opens her locker putting her books in it. Why the hell did I tell him to call me Beau, why did I trust him with that information? her mind went back to when she told him in class, besides the small chuckle at her choice of name, he didn't seem to care maybe he's a trustworthy guy... at least that what Beau was hoping.

The next day was Friday and Edward was ignoring her, she figured it was whatever, she didn't have time for Edward, Beau had her own problems. However he would say Hi to her during Biology, so it was almost a civil peace. Beau had been looking up tons of stuff about being transgender, it was so much to take in that now she was giving herself a break it was really all sinking in. On Saturday she sat with the phone playing for a few minutes before pressing the call button.

"Beau! I'm glad you haven't forgotten about me" James' voice was cheery.

Beau's, on the other hand, was tense and slightly shakey "Hi... James... I think you were right"