Chapter 4: Is That Him?

I drove to school with a heavy heart. I would have to try to be more cheerful, I thought to myself. By the time I reached the office building, I managed to get a smile plastered on my face. I got my schedule and walked to English. I was going to be soaked by the end of the day, I thought darkly as I ran through the rain. Everyone stared at me- the new girl, obviously a source of gossip. I sat in the back and prayed for the morning to pass quickly.

It didn't. Of course it didn't. I have the worst luck. Seriously, is it normal for your best friend to be snatched in the night? I fought with the lump in my throat. No, it was not.

One girl, Jessica, seemed to be pretty friendly. She talked to me in Spanish and invited me to sit with her at lunch. She peppered me with questions of Phoenix, and I avoided talking about Edward. Lunch was almost over when I saw them.

They were extraordinarily beautiful, and very similar, though they all looked different. They all were chalky pale, had midnight eyes, and dark shadows under those eyes. One, who had his back to me, had the same bronze hair as my best friend. I asked Jessica, "Who are they?"

She immediately knew who I was talking about and smiled. "The Cullens. They transferred here the beginning of this year. The blonde is Rosalie. Her brother, the other blonde, is Jasper. They were adopted, like the other three. The pixie-like one is Alice Cullen. She is dating Jasper. Emmett Cullen, the big one, is dating Rosalie. And then the last one, with the bronze hair is Edward. He's totally gorgeous, but he doesn't date."

I felt sick. "Did you say Edward?" I need him to turn around, I thought.

She looked at me like I was stupid. "Yeah. Are you okay? You are about to like, hyperventilate or something."

I blushed and tried to slow my breathing with little success. At that moment, Edward turned around to stare at me. Oh my god. It was him. My missing best friend. But he looks different. Harder. Tougher. More beautiful. I didn't think that was possible. But he looked- I don't know. Dangerous or something. And his eyes- his beautiful green eyes- were gone, replaced by flat black ones. He glared at me as if he hadn't known me for 2 years. Before I could get up to talk to him, he and his 'siblings' left the room gracefully. That was a shock. My Edward didn't do anything gracefully.

Jess stared at me. I realized I was gawking after them. My breathing slowed as I realized it was time for class. "Let's go," I said. And I walked to Biology.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight (yes, we all agree that this is very sad)

Sorry about the short chapters. I wanted to get my opening parts out. Once the ideas really start to flow, the chapters WILL be longer.

R&R please! I will give you a sexy pic of Edward! :)