AN: sorry for not posting sooner, i've been having a little trouble with the Internet lately, but i'm here now. for those of you who've been pretty patient for the next chappie here's a cookie (::). thanks guys, now a little time for some R&R.


Finally, Mr. Ryan stopped speaking and a few minutes later the bell rang. Gina and I walked to our next class and once we got close enough to her class we said later to each other "see you guys during lunch?" Gina asked. I nodded. "yup! Don't worry, Julian and I will save ya a spot." I said smiling. She nodded and headed to class still worrying. I started off for English wondering if the transfer students were in there. Some girls walked by laughing, they looked pretty young to be sophomores which said they were freshmen. "gosh they are so cute! I mean you just had to have been there Tori. Too bad their both juniors though..." the red head said to her friend. Well, least now I know they must be in one of my classes, I thought as I walked in to meet Julian.

"so thoughtful." I complimented as he pulled my chair out for me. "you know, Halloween's next month right?" he said once I got settled down. He was right, my first Halloween while I'm in public school. What did they do in forks during the fall, anyway? "i asked my parents," he said pausing. Then I got it. "they said yes?" I asked him, my excitement slowly rising. "pass "go" and collect $200. green light. But under one condition," he said pausing. What could it be. "condition?" I said echoing my thoughts to him. "one: invite entire junior class, two: no alcohol, three: a costume masquerade to make things interesting." he said naming the things off on the list. "i still cant believe they said yes! This is so great!" I gave Julian a quick hug before the bell rang.

"i know, but I don't think there wont be a way not to have alcohol there though. We might not have it, but knowing the others, they would probably bring some." I laughed. "your right, but at least you wont be in trouble for it." I thought about how the night was going to pan out, every one in costumes, auntie Alice wanting to help with costume design, and Julian's parent gone for the night. Thank god he's an only child, if not this would've never worked. "hey, think I'll cover the new year bash, okay?" I told him, an idea forming. Aunt Alice was so going to enjoy this. "you sure your mom and dad wont mind?" Julian asked me a little worried. "positive. Are you going to need help setting up that weekend?" I replied. "maybe, just hope your up for it." he said grinning. "don't care, be happy I'm helping." I said persistently. Mrs. Alen hushed us while she took role.

Jeez, grouchy much? we were still whispering to the point that she took thing into her own hands and separated us. "now then, we have a new student, Alec Adessi who'll be joining us." so this is the new mysterious transfer Gina was after. Nice. Light brown hair, pale complexion, red-ish brown eyes, and small dimples. The girls couldn't stop staring, you could see the hungry looks that they threw at him, the ones that said "please sit by me", "wish this seat wasn't taken", and then the defeated looks they threw in my direction when he walked to the now vacant seat next to me. Some one muttered, "Miranda is going to love this." I slightly turned my head to see who said it, but I couldn't get pass the transfer's eyes with out giving my self away to him. It was going to have to wait.

Quietly his chair scratched against the floor and I turned back in my seat to face the board. I missed Julian, I thought wondering if Mrs. Alen woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I then zoned out half way through Mrs. Alen's lecture waiting for her to dismiss us to our partners so we could finish up our reports. Instead, the bell rang and I waited for her to say some thing about the project. After class I motioned for Julian to go on with out me, so I could talk to Mrs. Alen my self. Alec was in front of me and right now he had her undivided attention. Come on, come on, hurry up already, before I'm late for gym, I urged silently. She finished up with a "and remember you could give it to me when ever your ready." he smiled politely as he walked away. Jerk, I thought as the second bell rang.

"Serenity, what do you need?" she asked mildly. What ever happened to miss sunshine? He did, that's what happened. "um... Mrs. Alen, we're aren't doing the partner project?" I asked trying to remember what it was that Alec did to get on her good side. "I'm sorry if you were looking forward to that but it has been a long day. Maybe tomorrow. And Serenity," she said pausing. "yes?" I asked sweetly. "try paying better attention next time. I do worry about you you know, I mean coming in through the system so late and all." she said maternally. "will you be needing a pass by chance?" she asked as I made my exit. "nah, I'll be fine." I said and left.


Demetri's POV:

this is too boring, I thought as teachers droned on about how things worked around here. Then it happened, the bell rang cutting them off mid-lecture, and I was out of my seat heading for fourth period PE. I was pretty surprised though, I thought that for such a small school, I would have seen Serenity by now or passed by her or something. The halls were crowded as I walked, followed by the last person that I would have expected. Alec joined me, both of us wearing similar uniforms that were the colors red, gray and gold. I raised an eye brow at Alec's smiling mood, he looked happy like some one who was actually enjoying being a kid again. "found her." was all he said. Jealousy flashed through me, its bloody tendrils pulling at the back of my mind.

"what class did you come from?" I asked quietly so that only he could hear. "English. By the way, nice catch. Now I see why you insisted on her." he said grinning. This concerned me, would he try taking her from me? I asked my self as we headed to some numbers made with tape. Some thing told me to back peddle and I asked, "how are you so sure it was her?" I said defensively. It takes him a moment to answer. "who else would have an unusual eye color such as lavender? It had to have been her that I sat next to." a questioning look crossed his face.

"Demetri, what else do you know about her that you're not telling me?" I didn't reply as a second bell rang. Role was called again, Serenity's name popped up, but no reply. Soon the coach was almost finished when one of the locker room doors opened. A girl's silhouette appeared in the door way and as she came closer to the numbers, I recognized her. "sorry I'm late, I had to talk to a teacher regarding some work." she finished lamely as she walked over to a number, her eyes going wide when she saw Alec. "it's him again!" she muttered to herself. her lips quirked, causing me to send Alec a sharp look of disapproval, a look that I wouldn't have sent him two months ago. Serenity just had that affect on me; she was the one pulling the strings whether she knew it or not.

"well then, since we already covered the basics, we'll be going into lacrosse. each of you will be assigned a partner, after, you'll pick your roles switching off every few days for the next few weeks. Now lets see," coach Martin said assessing the crowd. "ah, Adessi, Cullen, you two will be perfect." before coach could keep going, I raised my hand asking the most obvious, "hey Mr. Martin which one, me or Alec?" at first he looked confused then a little irked as he looked at the role sheet again, spotting our names right next to each other. "you, since you're the one who spoke up." and walked through role pairing at random.

Happily, I walked to Serenity stopping by the rack to get two lacrosse sticks. This time around, she smiled kindly as I gave her her equipment and it made me laugh thinking how much easier this was than snatching her up right off the ground. I hoped my contacts hadn't dissolved yet, showing my true eye color. A whistle was blown indicating for us to begin practice. "how can any one work in here with out hitting each other?" She asked as she quickly dodged a ball that whizzed right for her nearly missing her head. Avoiding the obstacle course, Serenity made her way to coach Martin, asking for some where else to practice till every one learned to stop trying to decapitate her head. When she came back, she said "okay, out side where no one can hit me." and taking her stick, she nearly stormed off into the rain.

Once we were ready, I started tossing the ball to her, each one starting off slow and as we got better it started picking up speed. "so, it's Adessi?" she asked snapping me out of my retrieve. I nod slightly at her as she continues, "look pretty familiar ya know? And I don't mean small town run in either." she said with a huge smile. I sort of came down with a coughing fit as I tried catching the ball. "are you okay?" she asked when it hit me in the chest. I nod again as I pick my self up from the floor, concern written on her face.

We were silent when the bell rang, sending us to lunch. "I'd better go, um... would you like to sit with us for lunch?" I asked her a bit hopeful. She shook her head, a different longing flashed before her eyes. "I'm sorry, I promised some friends that I'd save them a seat, maybe some other time?" serenity said as she rushed to the locker room. I sighed defeated, and looked for Alec wondering if he was carrying the other pair of contacts.

So far day one was finished. During lunch, girls would tentatively make tier way over to our table, only to be turned down not by Alec, but by me. It didn't make sense having them there, food or no food. One of them did stick out though, or two I should say. Both of them were blond, well one of them more on the strawberry blond side than the other, but Alec didn't seem to mind their company, he even later thought of turning them if they became useful.


Serenity's POV:

I have no clue what it is with PE teachers, and them always insisting on doing things in a jammed packed gym and all, heck, if I'd wanted to join the lacrosse team, I would have done so on my first day. before reaching the cafeteria doors, Gina looped her arm in mine causing us to both spin. "oh my god! Serenity, I heard from Luis that Ms. Alen put you and Alec together and during gym Demetri's your partner for PE." she said a little loudly. "Gina, calm down. You're acting like they're kings or some thing." I replied. "Not exactly," she said thinking. "see, now that's what I'm-" Gina cut me off. "they would be kings if they were married, but since they're not they might as well be royalty." she said with confidence. I sighed shaking my head, but knew that I shouldn't push my luck.

When Gina and I reached the table, I was surprised to see my sister and Julian talking animatedly about the Halloween plans. "so am I invited too?" I asked Julian, catching him off guard. He swoops me up in a quick kiss as he also sets my food down. My sister and Gina try their best not to laugh, but then we all turn around when we hear some one clear their throat. I felt very ashamed of myself for not keeping up with every one, using my powers to my advantage, because then I wouldn't have been caught here in this situation. "Mr. Palladino may I ask that you and Ms. Cullen refrain from such public displays of affection?"Mrs. Daniels asks us as we both separate from our embrace.

"thank you." she walks away in a satisfied manner. We couldn't kiss, yet they didn't say we couldn't hug each other or sit near each other, and I was comfortable with that. For now. I looked around the room to see who else that could have been listening. The usual chatter went about, "who's most popular?", "who's throwing a party this Friday?", "when's winter break?", and all the other talk that fell into that category. As I tried settling back down in my own group's business, I couldn't help feeling like I was being watched. Nessie felt my uneasiness as she quietly looked around also. Stalker trouble Serenity? Came my sister's quiet thoughts. This was worst then when mom and dad asked about my night with Julian, and I didn't know why. When I looked by the flags, my panicked eyes met Alec's, but for a brief second it was like I knew he was the one that put me on high alert. Alec chuckled, smiling in my direction and mentioned some thing to his brother.

Julian noticed my lack of participation in the conversation and asked, "what's wrong?". I shook my head. "it's nothing. I was just thinking what I should bring over for the party, maybe some glasses for the punch bowl?" I said with some interest. I smiled at them, including Gina, and continued picking away at my orange chicken from pick-up sticks. "any ways," my sister said picking up were they left off in the conversation, "i think it'd be a great idea. Will you need a place for a dance floor or are just going to move every thing out of the way?" Julian gave some thought to it before answering. "don't know, which is easier?" Ness gave an easy smile, "either way is pretty easy, don't ya think?" I said, surprising both of them. Gina was quietly watching the twins across the room and pulled my sister away for a sec.

"hey Nessie, what do you think of the new transfer students?" she asked her. Renesmee looked thoughtfully in their direction and replied, "um Gina, not to be mean or anything, but I don't really care for them. I mean, it's not like I'm single and looking for some one I don't need. I'm in a committed relationship." I wish she was less blunt about things, but when my sister made up her mind, it was almost impossible to change it. i could tell it shocked Gina, I've live with my sister most of my life, so I was used to her decisions, but for other people it sometimes took some getting use to.

I threw a quick glance at Adessie's table, seeing Miranda there talking to them, more like purring, as she stood there. I strained to hear them, even though it was considered eaves dropping.. "Like I don't know if you guys noticed yet, but the home coming dance is coming up soon, and I was really hoping you two considered going, you know?" I rolled my eyes, wanting to know their answer, wondering if they were smart and would reject her. "why would I want to go? I hardly know anybody, so I think I'll pass." Demetri said, proving one of my guesses correct. Alec on the other hand, replied with an "I'll think about it." Miranda left in a some what angry manner. Good, least one of them uses their head. The bell rang and we all headed back to class.


AN: so tell me what y'all think so far and i'll see what i can do to post the next chapter a little sooner, k?