Hmmmm... so it seems that the hiatus for this story is over. I hope you didn't forget about it! :P

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I awoke in the morning, feeling fresh and new, ready to start a new day. I found myself feeling a bit more exuberant than usual, probably because I'd had the most wonderful dream last night; featuring you know who, of course.

I showered and dressed, then walked downstairs. The clock on the wall said it was almost noon. Woops; way to sleep in, Rachelle. I entered the kitchen and came face to face with Esme who was cooking over the hot stove.

"Good morning, Rachelle!" she said happily, smiling at me.

"Why are you cooking?" I questioned. "Does a human live here?" I sniffed the air... nope. There couldn't be a human living here.

"Oh no, of course not." Esme reassured me. "I just love to cook. I'm going to give all of this food to people on the streets."

I had heard all about Esme's kindness, and standing next to her was making me feel warm in cheerfulness at how caring she was.

"That's a great thing to do." I commented. "Can I help?"

"You cook?" she asked, a bit surprised.

"Food network." I replied, smiling.

She laughed and handed me a bag of flour. "That's great; I'd love some help! Would you mind making the cookies?"

"Not at all." I said with a smile, dashing over to the counter where the recipe was placed.

In about 10 minutes, the cookies were ready to be placed in the oven. As we waited for them to be done, Esme stirred some hot soup over the stove and began asking me about myself.

"So how long have you been in Forks?" she asked kindly.

"For 2 days. Just enough time for me to transfer into the high school and- OH NO!" Esme actually jumped at my proclamation, looking worried.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"I forgot about school! I'm not used to going." I looked at the clock; it was lunch time. "It was really nice cooking with you, Esme but I have to go!"

She grinned. "Alright! Have a nice day!"

I grabbed the book bag I'd bought 2 days ago, and I headed down the path leading to the road from the Cullens house. I didn't have a car, so I just ran there, arriving in less than 10 minutes. I made my way to the cafeteria, and then I slowly walked inside. Of course, all the boys turned to look while the girls tried to ignore me. Bella Swan caught my eye and I noticed that she looked very fascinated with my appearance. Just as fascinated as she looked whenever she looked at the Cullens. I walked over to their table, and her eyes followed me, looking a bit surprised that I was going to sit with them again.

"Where were you?" Alice asked me as I sat down in between her and Edward. "Edward said he would wake you up!"

"She was sleeping." Edward murmured. "She looked tired, so I didn't wake her up."

Alice sighed. "I guess it's not a big deal anyway."

Edward looked up and winked at me; my heart pounded in my chest and I knew that he could hear it. He turned away awkwardly and I looked down at my hands in embarrassment.

I realized that his attention had been turned to Bella Swan again. I tried not to let it get to me; this little crush would go away soon enough, and then I wouldn't feel so jealous whenever he looked at her.

"Edward Cullen is staring at you again." Jessica Stanley murmured. "You'd think he would have talked to you by now after he saved you from that van."

My ears pricked up. He'd saved her from a van? I peered at him from under my lashes and he slowly nodded to me as I let him read my questioning thoughts.

"I couldn't help it." he muttered under his breath. "I wasn't going to let her die. I already told you... she's... different."

I shielded my thoughts from him once again so I could be free to think jealous thoughts. My mind fell to the dream I'd had last night about Edward. It seemed silly to dwell on it, but how I wished it could have been real. He was so... urgh... handsome.

"I'm going to talk to her in Biology." Edward murmured to Alice. "She probably won't want to speak to me. I've been avoiding her."

Well, I knew what I was going to be doing in my History class, and it definitely wouldn't be listening to the teacher.

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Sorry it was so short, but I have to study for an exam. Hope you understand; I'll be posting more soon. Please review! Thanks! (: