When I woke up the next morning, the first thing that I noticed was that it was still raining. How could people really enjoy living somewhere that rains as much as this place does? I had only lived here for a couple of days and it was already annoying the shit out of me. I reluctantly climbed out of my nice, toasty warm bed and headed into my bathroom.

I quickly showered and got dressed for school, opting to wear my favorite jeans and my 'Clash' t-shirt. It used to be Carlisle's but I stole it a couple of years ago. He pretended to bitch about it but he didn't care. I think he secretly liked the fact that I wanted to wear his old clothes. I pulled on my black boots, shoved my music book into my backpack, and headed downstairs to the kitchen.

Esme was sitting at the table, drinking a cup of coffee. Emmett and Jasper were both shoving food into their mouths at an alarming rate while Carlisle was grimacing as he watched them. I had to agree with him, it was disgusting.

"Dudes, chew," I said, plopping down in the seat next to my mother.

"And close your mouths," added Carlisle, turning away from them and looking at me. "Nice shirt."

"It is nice, isn't it?" I said, smiling at him. "This old guy gave it to me."

"You mean you stole it from a young, ruggedly handsome man, don't you?" he asked, smirking at me.

"No," I said. "I was talking about you, Dad."

"Wow," snorted Carlisle, standing up. "I don't feel the love here, honey."

"Aw, Daddy, you know I love you," I said, sweetly.

"Stop calling him daddy, butt kisser," muttered Emmett, mouth full of eggs.

"Emmett Cullen, don't talk with your mouth full," scolded Esme. Emmett quickly swallowed the food in his mouth.

"Yes, ma'am," he said, before turning to me. "You need to stop sucking up to the old man."

"I am standing right here," said Carlisle, throwing his arms up. "And I am not old."

"Whatever," muttered both Emmett and Jasper.

"Of course you're not, Daddy," I said, smiling at him. Emmett and Jasper both rolled their eyes as they pushed away from the table.

"I think I am going to be sick," groaned Jasper.

"Me too," muttered Emmett. "Let's get out of here before she starts in again."

Carlisle and Esme laughed as they left the room. I grabbed a slice of toast off the table and followed them out. We grabbed our backpacks and headed out to the jeep. I used Edward's umbrella again, ignoring the smirks coming from my brothers. They could be wet all they wanted. I chose to stay dry.

Emmett parked the jeep in the parking lot. He and Jasper took off running into the school. I followed them but wasn't nearly as quick. I had just walked into the school when I hit a slick spot on the floor and started to fall. I felt a pair of hands reach out and grip the tops of my arms, stopping me from falling on my ass. I looked up to see Coach Swan.

"Thanks," I said, laughing.

"No problem," he smiled. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, I'm vertically challenged," I said, shrugging my shoulders. "Don't tell anyone but air has it in for me. It's been trying to do me in for years now."

"Your secret is safe with me, Bella," he laughed. "Air isn't really my friend either."

"Ah, so you understand," I said, nodding my head.

"I do," he smiled. "Well, I guess I'll see you in gym later."

"Oh boy," I said, scowling.

Coach Swan laughed as he headed down the hallway. I made my way down to my locker and shoved the handful of books that I didn't need in there. I turned and made my way down to my first period class. I was surprised to see Edward sitting in the desk next to mine. Emmett was smirking in his seat behind Alice, with his hands behind his head. Fucking jerk.

"Edward, I didn't know you were in this class," I said, sliding into my seat.

"I had a doctor's appointment yesterday morning," he said, shrugging his shoulders. "Allergies can be a real bitch."

"What are you allergic to?" I asked, placing my chin on the palm of my hand as I leaned toward him.

"Strawberries" he said.

"Strawberries?" I asked. He nodded his head.

"I break out into hives and my throat closes…" he trailed off as he shuddered. "It's ugly."

"Sounds like it," I said, smiling. "I'll have to make sure you don't come into contact with any, won't I?"

"Yep," he smiled.

Mr. Owens came rushing into the classroom and started his class. I turned back to the front, blushing as Edward smiled at me. I tried to pay attention but how could I? I mean, Edward was sitting less than two feet away from me. I peeked through my hair and looked at him. He quickly turned away when he saw me looking. The bell rang, startling me. I laughed nervously as I picked up my backpack and followed Edward, Alice, and Emmett out into the hall. Emmett smirked as he took off to his next class, leaving me with Alice and Edward.

"So what class do you have now?" asked Edward.

"Um-"

"She had calculus with us," squealed Alice, pulling on my arm and dragging me down the hall.

"Alice, stop pulling on her," said Edward, grabbing my arm. I felt a tingle shoot through my arm and looked up at him. He quickly dropped his hand and clear his throat. "I mean…"

"Oh, sorry," said Alice, letting go of my arm. "I was just so excited."

"I could tell," I murmured, breaking my eyes away from Edward's. "We should go."

"Yeah," said Edward. "Stupid static electricity."

Alice started back down the hallway, gabbing about some movie that she watched last night. Edward and I followed her but I wasn't really listening to anything she was saying. My attention was focused on the boy next to me. We walked into our class and took our seats. Edward sat in the seat next to mine but didn't say anything.

Mr. Varner came in and collected everyone's homework before he started his lesson for the day. I pulled out my music book and tried to focus on the music but I couldn't. Not with Edward sitting right there, smelling so good and looking even better. God, I really was starting to sound pathetic. The bell rang and I closed my book.

"So what do you have now?" he asked, standing up.

"Spanish," I said, getting up from my desk. "What about you?"

"History," he frowned. "I guess I'll see you at lunch."

"I guess," I said, hearing the sadness in my own voice. "See you."

"See you," he echoed.

I grabbed my bag and shuffled out of the classroom, leaving him and Alice behind. I wasn't sure why I was so disappointed that he wasn't in my next class. Sure, I liked him and thought he was incredibly cute but it wasn't like we were together or in love or anything. Christ, I just met him yesterday and I'm already mooning over him. I really am pathetic.

"Why are you pathetic?" asked Kate as I slid into my seat.

"Crap, did I say that aloud?" I asked, dropping my back on the floor.

"Yes," laughed Kate. "So what makes you pathetic?"

"Nothing," I mumbled, blushing as I looked away.

"Right," snorted Kate.

Mrs. Goff came in and started our lesson for the day. We were conjugating verbs so we stayed busy and I barely thought about Edward or his amazing eyes, his rock hard abs, fluffy hair or how every time he spoke, my stomach flip-flopped and I fought the urge to giggle like a little school girl. Yeah, I didn't think about any of those things.

The bell rang and I told Kate I would see her later. She had a smirk playing on her lips as she bid me farewell. I made my way down the hall to my history class. I took my seat next to Jasper, who had his head back and his eyes closed.

"Jas, you ok?" I asked. He opened his eyes and looked at me.

"I think I'm crazy," He said. I stared at him waiting for him to continue. "Did you hear me?"

"Yeah, but you've always been a loon," I snorted. "What's different now?"

"Ok, if I tell you this, you have to swear not to tell Emmett," he whispered, leaning toward me.

"Ok," I whispered back. Jasper looked over his shoulder like he was afraid that Emmett was suddenly going to pop up at the last possible moment. "Jasper."

"I like Alice," he whispered. I pursed my lips together to stop myself from laughing. "Don't you dare fucking laugh, Bella."

"Why would I laugh, Jasper?" I asked, smirking. "Just because you and Emmett have teased me relentlessly for…nothing."

"Fuck, I'm sorry, ok?" he asked, pleading with me. "I was an asshole but please don't laugh."

"I'm not going to laugh," I said, smiling at him. "So you and Alice, huh?"

"I just like her," he muttered. "Sure, she's annoying and loud. Way to fucking perky but I could deal with that, I think. She's beautiful and smart. She and I have gym together. Coach Swan let us goof off today so we sat up in the bleachers, talking. Well, she did most of the talking but she's really funny, Bella."

"Aw, Jas," I sighed. "You're so cute."

"I should have known better than to talk to you," he grumbled, sitting back in his seat.

"No, I'm serious," I laughed. He scoffed and folded his arms across his chest. "Jas, I'm sorry. I really do think it's cool."

"Yeah?" he asked, looking at me. I nodded my head. "Do you think she would go out with me if I asked?"

"I bet she would," I smiled.

Mr. Taylor came in and continued his lecture on the American Revolution. Once the bell rang, Jasper and I headed out to our lockers and put our books up. We went down to the cafeteria and saw Emmett already there, sitting next to Rosalie with his arm on the back of her chair. Jasper and I shared a look as we carried our lunch over and sat down. Emmett pulled his arm back and glared at us.

"Hey, guys," squealed Alice, plopping down in the seat next to Jasper. His cheeks turned pink as he looked down at her.

"Hi, Alice," he said. Emmett opened his mouth to speak but I kicked him in the leg.

"Damn it, Bella," he growled, pushing back from the table. "Your fucking boots hurt."

"Sorry, Em, I didn't realize that was your leg," I said, smiling at him.

"Whatever," he muttered, pulling his chair back up.

"Hey," said Edward, slipping into the empty seat next to me. I blushed as I looked over at him.

"Hey," I said, feeling like an idiot. It was like I forgot how to use my words.

"What's wrong with him?" asked Edward, nodding his head at Emmett. I looked over to see him rubbing his leg and muttering under his breath about me.

"Oh, I kicked him," I said, shrugging my shoulders.

"Why did you kick him?" asked Edward, chuckling.

"Oh, well, when I was around five, he broke the head off my Barbie," I explained.

"Hmm, you waited a while to get your revenge," he commented, smiling.

"I like to be thorough," I smiled.

"Good to know," he said, returning my smile.

I blushed as I turned away from him. That's when I noticed Garrett, Kate, Angela, and Ben over by the doors to the cafeteria. I couldn't hear what they were saying but it was clear that Garrett and Angela were fighting over something. Garrett said something to her and she pushed him away.

"JUST FUCK OFF!" screamed Angela before storming out of the room. I looked back over at Edward.

"Is that normal?" I asked.

"Lately," he said. I looked back at Garrett and Kate made their way over to our table and sat down. "You ok, Man?"

"I caught her smoking again," sighed Garrett. "She's just so pissed all the time."

"Gar, you know how hard it is on her," muttered Kate, slipping her hand in his.

"I know," he whispered, turning and laying his forehead on her shoulder. Emmett and Jasper looked confused about what was going on.

"Oh, look, it stopped raining," said Emmett. I turned and saw that he was right.

"Huh, what do you know," I snorted.

"Told you it didn't rain all the time," said Edward. I turned back and looked at him. "Just most of the time."

"So you did," I smiled.

Once the bell rang, everyone headed off to their afternoon classes. I stopped off at the ladies room. I walked in and found Angela sitting in the corner. She had her knees pulled up to her chest. She looked up at me. Her eyes were red and swollen. I headed into one of the stalls and quickly took care of business. I flushed and went out to wash my hands.

"Are you ok?" I asked.

"What do you care?" she asked, rudely.

"I was just trying to be nice," I said, quietly. I pulled off a couple paper towels and dried my hands.

"You wouldn't understand," she muttered.

"You'd be surprised what I would understand," I whispered.

"Do you know what it feels like to live in the shadow of a ghost?" she asked.

"No," I said, sitting down next to her. "But I know what it feels like to be lost."

"You do?" she asked.

"I was adopted when I was five," I said. "My parents are amazing and I love them but I wonder what my birth parents are like. If they think about me at all."

"My sister died right after I was born," said Angela. "All my mom and dad talk about is her and what she should be like now and who she should be. I just want to scream at them to look at me cause I'm standing right there."

"Maybe you should," I said, standing up. I pulled her to her feet. "I don't really know what to say."

"Nobody does," said Angela, walking out of the bathroom.

I followed her out and headed down to my biology class. The bell rang right as I stepped in. I muttered an apology to Mr. Banner and took my seat across from Edward and Garrett. Mr. Banner started lecturing us over the stages of Mitosis, which was incredibly boring. When the bell rang, I grabbed my stuff and followed Edward down to the gym.

"I see you are still on your feet, Bella," laughed Coach Swan.

"For now," I snorted.

"Well, here are some workout clothes but you have free day today so you can dress out tomorrow," he said, handing me the blue shorts and grey t-shirt.

"Thanks," I muttered. "I can't wait."

"It won't be so bad," he laughed. "I'll tell air to leave you alone."

"Gee, thanks."

Coach Swan headed off to his office, still laughing. I tossed my clothes into my gym locker and headed into the gym. Edward was sitting in the bleachers with Rose and Kate. I went over and sat down next to him, tucking my arms between my torso and my legs. I was freezing but I didn't want to say anything.

"Are you cold?" asked Edward.

"No," I said, shivering. He cocked an eyebrow at me. "Ok, yes, but it's chilly in here."

"Sure it is," he laughed. He stood up and pulled off his button up shirt, leaving him in a dark blue t-shirt. "Here, this will help"

"You don't have to do that," I muttered.

"I want to," he said, holding it out for me. I stood up and slipped my arms into it. "Better?"

"Yeah, thanks," I said, blushing as I sat back down. His shirt smelled like him. I wanted to hold it up to my nose and never stop smelling him.

"So, Bella, Friday after school we are all heading to Port Angeles to watch a movie," said Rose, looking from me to Edward and back. "You want to come? Emmett and Jasper, too, of course."

"Oh, um, I'd have to talk to my parents first," I said.

"That's fine," she said, smiling. "Just let us know."

"I will," I said, returning her smile.

We spent the rest of gym talking about the different movie options for Friday night. The only thing the three of them agreed on was that they didn't want to watch anything scary. I didn't really care as long as my parents would let us go. About halfway through class, Edward reached over and pushed a strand of hair out of my face. I blushed and stammered out a thank you. He just smiled and nodded his head. Once again, Edward walked out of the school with me. It had started drizzling again but at least it wasn't a full out hard rain. I could handle this.

"Here's your shirt," I said as I started to pull it off.

"Keep it," he smiled, pulling it back onto my shoulders. "It's looks better on you, anyway."

"Oh." My face flushed bright red. "Um, thanks, I guess."

"I'll see you tomorrow, Bella," he said, smiling even bigger.

"Tomorrow," I murmured, softly.

I was smiling like an idiot as I joined Emmett and Jasper at the jeep. They both raised an eyebrow at the fact that I was wearing Edward's shirt but didn't say anything. We climbed into the jeep and headed back home. We walked in and found Esme sitting on the couch, making what looked like a grocery list. She looked up and smiled when we came in.

"Another good day?" she asked, giving us her mom look.

"Of course," I said, sitting next to her. "What are you doing?"

"I'm fixing to head to the store," she said, looking up at me. "Would you like to come with me?"

"Sure," I said.

I ran my backpack upstairs to my room and came back down. Esme and I climbed into her car, a black Audi SUV, and headed down to the supermarket. Esme pulled up into an empty parking space and we headed inside. She didn't have a lot on her shopping list but enough that we were going to need a basket. We had just turned the corner from the juice aisle to go to the soups when we crashed into someone.

"Bella, we have got to stop meeting like this," laughed Coach Swan. I chuckled and nodded my head. There was a thin woman next to him. She had shoulder length blond hair and bright blue eyes.

"I know," I laughed. "One of us is going to get hurt."

"Bella, aren't you going to introduce us?" asked Esme, placing her hand on my back.

"Oh, sorry, Mom," I said, turning from her to Coach Swan. "Mom, this is Coach Swan and…"

"I'm Charlie Swan," he said, smiling at my mother. "This is my wife, Renee. I'm one of the coaches at the high school."

"It's nice to meet you both," said Esme.

"You too," said Renee, looking from her back over to me. "I'm sorry, I haven't had the chance to come by and welcome you to town but this week…well, it's been hectic."

"It's fine," said Esme as Charlie, wrapped his arm around Renee's waist. I felt like I was interrupting a private moment between them. Esme cleared her throat. "We should get going. Who knows what those boys are up to."

"Scary thought," laughed Renee. "It was nice to meet you both."

"You too," smiled Esme.

While Esme stopped and grabbed some soup, I looked back at Charlie and Renee. She looked back at me and smiled before turning the corner. I turned back and followed Esme through the store while she grabbed the rest of the items on her list. We checked out and loaded everything into the car.

"Mom," I said.

"What?" asked Esme, looking from the road to me for a moment.

"Emmett, Jasper, and I were invited to go to Port Angeles with a few other kids Friday after school," I explained. "Can we go?"

"Who all is going?" she asked. "We would need to meet them all before you could go."

"Mom," I whined.

"Isabella, you've known these kids two days," she said, sternly. "Dad and I need to meet them before we can in good conscience let you go."

"Fine," I said, folding my arms on my chest. "If we stop by the house before we leave, can we go?"

"Yes, Bella," sighed Esme.

"Thanks, Mom," I said, smiling as I looked out the window.

Once we got back to the house, Emmett, Jasper, and Carlisle helped us get all the groceries in. We ordered pizza for dinner, since we had just gone to the store. After dinner, I talked to Emmett and Jasper about going to Port Angeles. They both seemed excited about going, too. I did my homework and read for a while before going to bed. For the second night in a row, I dreamed about Edward.