A/N: Kristina, this story's for you, girl!!
I just made a few little, tiny changes, so if you've already read this chapter, don't bother reading it again. But I always appreciate reviews!! (By the way… check out the stuff written by Alice Cullens, she ROCKS!)
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I Don't Bite, I Swear by .o.O.o.Emmett.Is.Mine.o.O.o.
Chapter Three… Lunch
"Sorry," Kristina whispered for the second time.
Emmett was forced to ignore her as he explained to Mr. K. "Sorry, sir. Kristina lost her schedule, and we had to go back to our other class to get it. It must have taken longer than we thought; neither of us realized we would be late."
Mr. K stood there for a moment, staring at the two of them to double check that they were not lying to him. Finally, he spoke. "Fine. Go sit down, class has started."
They did as they were told, Kristina following Emmett to the back of the room again. It turned out that this class was even more boring than their last one, and Kristina almost fell asleep multiple times. And she would have gotten busted for it, too, if Emmett hadn't nudged her foot anytime her eyes were closed for longer than a few seconds, or if Mr. K was looking her way. Mercifully, the class ended, and everyone was set free. Emmett and Kristina both stood up at the same moment, and the boy gave her a moment to stretch her stiff muscles. She picked up her stuff, and they walked out again, looking at her schedule.
Darn... Emmett thought. He had PE next, but Kristina was off to Spanish. She looked up at him, silently asking where the heck she was supposed to go. He smiled. It was funny how clueless she was at times. He found the different looks she always had on her face attractive, and beautiful, but he loved it when she looked clueless.
"Go down this hall, at the very end on the left is where you're going," he told her, grinning broadly.
She nodded her head confidently, and turned to go where he had pointed. "Thanks Emmett!" she called, turning around and walking backwards. "I'll see you at lunch, right?" she called, slowly getting further and further away.
"Yeah, but you might wanna turn around!" Emmett called back, just before she nearly fell over some kid bent over picking up something he had dropped.
"I'm alright!" she called, standing straight and laughing hard. Emmett laughed as well. He could tell she was going to be entertaining.
Both of their classes passed rather uneventfully. Emmett had to deal with Edward's nearby probing, trying rather successfully to block his thoughts from his 'brother'. Kristina had to deal with getting used to a Spanish teacher that only spoke Spanish, even though Kristina had only taken the class three years earlier, and didn't remember much of anything.
Their classes finally ended, and Emmett changed quickly, determined to get out of his class as fast as possible without looking too suspicious. He stood there by the door, waiting impatiently for his teacher to let them out, or at least a moment when he could sneak out. That moment didn't come, so he had to wait a bit longer with everyone else to get out. The bell rang at last, and he rushed out the door, hoping to catch Kristina before she got herself completely lost.
He was the first out the door, and didn't notice that there was someone waiting for him a little way down the hall, leaning on the wall.
"Emmett, where ya goin'?" the girl asked playfully, standing up and shifting her things into a more comfortable position in her arms.
He finally noticed her, and would have blushed if he had been able to. "I just wanted to make sure you didn't get lost. Thought I'd help you figure out your next class. See if we've got it together." He just couldn't quite seem to speak in complete sentences all of a sudden, making him sound more than a bit flustered.
Kristina's smile grew wider and she let out a small laugh. "Well, I've actually got Lunch next, so I'm pretty sure we have that together. But after that, I've got World Civ."
Emmett felt like a total moron, but hid it as he excused himself to go put some of his books in his locker.
Still feeling like an idiot, he said a temporary goodbye to Kristina. Why the heck was he so obsessed with her all of a sudden? 'Cause she fills the gap Rosalie left... he thought, almost miserably. It was amazing, though, that when he thought about Kristina, he wasn't sore about Rose. She had left him, ditched and cheated and hurt him. He had a aright to move on, and it seemed that Kristina was helping with it. He couldn't wait to get to know the mysterious girl more...
He went as quickly as he could, but it felt like he took forever. Dead set to not look weird again in front of Kristina, Emmett calmly walked into the cafeteria. He looked around at everyone, noting his family sitting in their usual place, minus Rose. He suddenly realized he hadn't told them Kristina was going to sit with them, but calmed down considerably when he remembered Edward had probably read his thoughts and told the rest. Why he had spaced that off, he had no idea...
After just a bit of searching, Emmett spotted Kristina in line for her lunch, getting a salad, fries, and an ice tea. An odd combination in his opinion...
He stood at the end of the line to wait for her, having already gotten his lunch, and waved to her once she was done. "Still wanna sit with the rest of my family?" he asked her, almost afraid for her to meet them.
"Yeah. Nobody else really talked to me today, so I don't have anywhere to go other than with you." She paused, then added quickly, "not that I don't want to sit with you, I just mean—"
"It's cool. Calm down," Emmett comforted her, reaching his table.
Everyone turned to look at the two.
"Kristina, this is Edward, Alice, and Jasper, my brothers and sister, and Edward's girlfriend, Bella" he introduced, pointing each of them out. They each waved at her in turn, seeming quite friendly. She waved back, smiling nervously. She was quite determined not to make a total moron of herself, and she'd be damned if she failed. Literally, actually.
She and Emmett sat down, the others making room for them, and Kristina began eating. She was starving, but she ate slowly, observing each member of the group.
Edward was the first to speak to her. "How do you like it here so far? Wish you were back home yet?" he asked, smiling kindly.
Before she answered, Kristina took note of his golden eyes, almost the same color as Emmett's, except warmer and softer. Where Emmett's looked almost hard at times, Edward's looked molten. "I like it here alright so far, but it's definitely boring."
Alice spoke, energetically, "that's what everyone says on their first day. And let me tell you, it only gets worse..."
Kristina laughed at the pixie-like girl, immediately realizing they were going to be good friends. "Well, that sounds promising, doesn't it?" she joked.
"Eh, you'll find something—or someone—to pass the time with," Jasper said, smirking.
Emmett shot Jasper a sharp glare, warning him to get off that subject. Jasper did as Emmett wanted, trying to make it easier for him to get over Rosalie. Everyone had been going pretty easy on him lately, and they had even rejected Rose after they found out. She still lived in the same house as them, but that sure didn't mean they had to speak, or even see each other.
The rest of their time was spent asking normal questions around the table, Kristina slowly finding out more about Emmett's family.
After a bit, Kristina finished and dumped her tray. When she came back, she found everyone sitting there without their lunches in front of them. That was odd, she hadn't seen them throw them away... Actually, she realized she hadn't seen them eat anything at all, or even glance at the tray in front of them. She found it quite strange, but brushed it off, thinking she was just over-analyzing things.
They all sat around for a while, waiting for their lunch period to end by talking a bit more. They were mostly silent, which gave Kristina a chance to observe each person a bit more.
Edward seemed very happy, probably because of the girl standing next to him, Bella. She was smiling warmly at him, and talking about something Kristina couldn't quite follow.
Jasper and Alice seemed to stay silent, content with sitting next to each other, not saying a word. Alice was quite small compared to everyone else, and seemed to fit perfectly with Jasper, who seemed a lot calmer than her. They balanced each other out, creating the perfect match.
Of course, that got Kristina thinking about a boyfriend, and the one that had left her just a month before. But she refused to talk about this to anyone here, wanting to start anew. But at times she wished she could just talk to someone, like maybe Emmett, and not have to cover things up or hide. She wanted to find her perfect match, but could tell she probably wasn't going to. It was a sad thought, but there was no way she could deny it.
There was still a small chance for her, very small in her opinion, to find her perfect someone, but she just couldn't think about that happening. She was content the way she was, she always told herself.
Emmett looked over at the girl he had brought to the table, and noticed the sad look on her face. But, of course, before he could say anything, the bell rang, and he was forced to wait.