Disclaimer: Sadly… I do not own any of the wonderful people or places or anything that came from 'Twilight' or 'New Moon'… I have to deal with it, and so DO YOU! mutters 'damn lawyers'
'Umm… Excuse me.' I said quietly to the short, balding man in front of me. 'Yes?' he asked looking at me quizzically. 'I'm Elise Hargitay… I'm new… Mrs. Jarrett told me I was supposed to come see you.' I said. 'Oh, yes… I'm Mr. Binns, your History teacher…' He didn't bother to extend his hand to me, he just showed me to a desk in the far left corner of the classroom next to a tall, light skinned girl. I sat down without looking at anyone, and laid my notebook on the desk. 'Class, this is Miss Elise Hargitay. She is a new student, coming to us from…' Mr. Binns paused and looked at the yellow slip of paper I'd handed him. 'New York City…' he said, his dull expression not changing.
'Hi, I'm Lily' the girl next to me said, extending her hand towards me kindly. 'I'm Elise' I said shaking it. She smiled and turned back to her notes. She looked a lot different from all the other kids in Forks… she had light, kind of tannish skin, and long, black curly hair… She was wearing a black and red tank top, and some ripped up blue jeans… On her left arm was a black, fishnet glove, underneath a purple wristband. Her nails were painted black, and where that had scratched off, she repainted them dark red… She kind of scared me… kind of. I looked back down at my notebook, and glanced at the board, copying notes off it. When the bell finally rang for lunch, Lily invited me to sit with her. That was the only offer I'd gotten so I couldn't see why I shouldn't… I smiled and followed her into the cafeteria.
'So, you're from New York… I used to live there… Until my parents divorced. Forks really isn't so bad, once you get past all the rain' Lily grinned, and showed me to the lunch table she apparently sat at. The 4 other people that sat there weren't much different from Lily. They all had on some form of black and red clothes, and they all had dark black hair… and black nail polish. I assumed they were classified as the more gothic/emo kids… That didn't bother me at all. A lot of my friends in New York had been like that and I loved them still…
The four people were introduced to me as Becca Hospadore, Ryder McIvor, Justin Moore, and Nikki Corvin. They were all extremely nice… Especially Ryder. He was pretty cute too… but unfortunately he was going out with Nikki… Becca invited me to a party at her house the following Friday… I still wasn't sure if I would go but I might… If I could find something to wear. After lunch, I headed to the gym for Gymnastics… Luckily they offered that here. I couldn't dodge a ball in P.E. worth a flip. Nikki and Lily were both in Gymnastics with me so that was good…
'So, did you hear about Edward and Alice Cullen?' Nikki asked Becca while we were sitting on the beam, instead of practicing our back tucks… 'No, what happened?' 'They were in a car accident, and the people in the other car that hit them, were drunk… They were killed immediately, but Alice and Edward somehow walked away completely unscathed.' Nikki said. 'Oh my god… How the hell does that happen? I've always thought the Cullens were really weird… Do you think they're like… werewolves or something?' Lily asked teasingly. We all laughed and changed into our clothes when the bell rang.
'I've got Biology next… I guess I'll see you guys later' I said when we were outside of the Media Lab for Nikki and Lily's next class… 'Ok, bye Elise' Nikki said.
I hurried in class, just before the bell rang, and sat down at the table nearest me. 'I'm Edward…' I looked up startled. The guy next to me was extending his hand for me. 'Oh, hi, I'm Elise' I said, taking it. I smiled, and turned away… He was so… gorgeous. I'd never seen anyone that beautiful before. His topaz eyes were so captivating it was hard to look away from them. His bronze hair was tousled in perfect disarray. He smelled better than any Armani cologne… He was… amazing.
Of course, with my luck, we were dissecting frogs… Disgusting. I'd already had to do that twice at my old school… and both times I became violently ill. Mr. Mason passed around trays, scalpels, and to my dismay, the stiffened, formaldehyde drenched frogs… 'Elise, are you ok?' Edward asked when we were halfway through the experiment. I couldn't even talk… The smell of formaldehyde was making me sick… the sight of the inside of the frogs was disgusting. I shook my head, and ran out of the room, clenching my stomach.
I rushed to the girl's bathroom and threw up. I hated this… why couldn't I just be normal for five seconds!? No one else was rushing out of class on the verge of displaying the contents of their stomachs… I splashed some water on my face, and left the bathroom. I got some water at the fountain, and walked shakily to the nurse's office to lie down. I didn't think I could go back to class right then.
'Can I help you?' the elderly nurse asked, when I walked through the door. 'Yes m'am, I got sick in Biology… I just need to lie down for a while.' I said. She nodded and showed me to a paper covered cot in the corner of the room. It crunched when I laid down on it. I sighed, covering my face with my hand. I stayed there for half an hour more, until the bell rang for school to be over.
I thanked the nurse, and headed back the biology room to get my things. Standing just outside the door was Edward, with my purse and bag. 'Feeling better?' he asked. 'Yeah… I just got a little grossed out.' He smiled, and walked me out to the parking lot. 'Where's your car? I'll carry your stuff to it for you…' Edward said. 'Oh, I don't have one… yet. I'll just walk home. I don't live that far away.' I said. He frowned slightly. 'Let me drive you… You shouldn't walk if you're sick. It's about to rain anyways.' He said. I smiled. 'Ok, thanks…' I said. I walked with him back around to the other side of the parking lot. His car was the nicest one out there. A shiny, silver Volvo. He put my things in the backseat, and opened the passenger side door for me before getting in the driver's side. I directed him to my house.
'Are you sure you don't mind driving me home, Edward?' I asked. 'Of course not, it's my pleasure.' He said, smiling at me. He was driving pretty fast, and we reached my house in no time. 'I'll walk you in' he said, opening my door for me, and getting my stuff. My mom wasn't home from work yet, so I showed him to my room. He put my bag and purse down on the chair for me. I suddenly felt nauseous again, so I laid down on my bed. 'Are you ok?' Edward asked, coming over to me. 'Yeah, I just got dizzy all of a sudden.' He disappeared for a minute, and returned with a glass of water and some pills. 'Here, take these… They'll help with the nausea.' He instructed.
After a few minutes I felt a lot better, and we went back to the living room. 'You want anything to eat?' I asked, fixing myself a poptart. He smiled and shook his head. 'I had a big lunch' he said. I joined him on the couch, and turned on the TV, flipping through the channels. Where the Heart Is was on Lifetime, but I instinctively continued changing. A guy would never go for such a chick flick. 'Go back… I want to watch that.' He said. 'What?' I asked. 'Where the Heart Is' he said. I grinned, and changed it back.
It was just starting. Novalee had just had Americus and was in the hospital. We watched all the way through, until Forney's sister died and I couldn't control myself. I broke out crying. I'd made it through Sister Husband dying, and Lexie getting beat up by her boyfriend without crying but I couldn't help it. I was just too soft for all that… Edward chuckled at me, and shoved him. 'I c-c-can't h-help iiiitt!!' I wailed. He hugged me, which I found strange. I liked it, but it was unusual to someone you just met hugging you. 'I'm ruining your shirt, Edward…' I mumbled into his shoulder. We both laughed. I heard the car door shut outside. My mother was home. I slid away from Edward on the couch, changing the channel to Comedy Central, hoping it would make me laugh.
'Elise, honey, whose car is that outside?' My mom said from outside. She opened the door and came in. 'Hey mom, this is Edward. He drove me home from school today because of the rain.' I said. 'Hi Edward, it's nice to meet you. I'm Lindsey Hargitay, Elise's mother.' Edward stood up, and politely shook my mom's hand. 'Nice to meet you too Ms. Hargitay. I'd better get going though; it's later than I thought. I'll see you tomorrow Elise.' He said, smiling and heading to the door. He walked out and my mom flashed me a 'Go get him' look. I grinned and hurried after him.
'Edward, wait!' I yelled. He turned around. 'I just wanted to thank you again, for driving me home… I really appreciate it. And sorry about your shirt.' I giggled. 'No problem, I had fun with you Elise… I'll pick you up tomorrow for school too… More rain.' He smirked. I blushed and looked down. I stood on my tip toes, and kissed his cheek softly. 'Sorry, I've been wanting to do that all day' I said. I turned to go before he could say anything. 'Elise…' he whispered. I turned around. 'Yeah?' I asked nervously. He bent down and brushed his lips against mine softly. 'Sorry, I've been wanting to do that all day' he said grinning. I blushed even more and hurried into the house.