Class Assignment
Summary: AU-All Human Bella, Alice, and Rosalie are best friends who are in college and taking a course in Human Physiology. Edward, Jasper, and Emmett are also friends who are taking the same course. All six of them have been chosen along with four others for a class assignment. They must all stay in the lecture hall for one week, and not be allowed to leave. How will the assignment effect them?
AN:
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, or any other things associated with the amazing Stephanie Meyer. (Though I wouldn't mind owning Edward!)
Credit where credit is due: I would like to thank my amazing friend, Kira, who takes my many phone calls when I need help with a line or something. Also, I got inspired to write this after I watched an episode of Veronica Mars where college students had to do an assignment while in a locked corridor. The story is no where near what the episode was about, just mainly the locking in part. I am hoping to get chapters posted often, if I get enough reviews. So once you read please be so kind as to leave me some feedback! :)
Chapter 1 "Excuse me, but what?"
Bella POV
"Alright please finish your reports for our next class, and have a good weekend everybody. Oh, and would the students who were handed a note please stay after for a few minutes? Thanks." The physiology professor, whose name was Professor Lee, shouted out.
I stood to gather my things, and looked down at the yellow slip of paper that had been handed to me early on in the class. I wondered what it was for. Alice, one of my best friends, was sitting next to me, and also examining her piece of paper. To the right of Alice, my other best friend, Rosalie, was doing the same thing.
I always wondered why I was such good friends with two girls like them. They were beautiful. While I was so plain. Alice had short, spiky, black hair, and stood at just under 5 feet tall. She looked just like a delicate, little fairy. But, don't let her height fool you. She had so much energy, and was usually happy-go-lucky, but if she got mad then watch out! Rosalie was almost the exact opposite of Alice. She was tall, and had gorgeous blond hair. She could have easily passed as a model. I on the other hand was only medium height, with brown hair. I even had brown eyes. How plain could you get? I am also super clumsy. I fall, and trip practically everyday. And sports are not really an option. Alice, and Rosalie are used to it though.
We have been best friends for the longest time. Since middle school. We met one day in gym class where we were put on the same team for volleyball. I only hit them each once with the ball, and we have been best friends ever since.
Alice grabbed my hand and dragged me to the front of the lecture hall. Rosalie followed close behind. Surrounding the professor were seven other people. I didn't know any of them, and it probably didn't help that I could only see their backs because I was standing behind them. The professor smiled at us then began to talk.
"Thank you for staying after. Now, you are all probably wondering why you have been given these sheets of paper." He took a pause, then continued. "I don't know why you specifically have them, it was random. I pulled names out of a hat. But, it just so happened that it worked out in some peoples' benefit." He eyed Alice, Rosalie, and me. "These are for a class assignment. If you participate you will be exempt from the term paper due at the end of the term."
Several people in the group cheered. The professor laughed at the reactions. I however stayed quiet, I was sure there was some catch. Once the cheering stopped, Professor Lee continued on with his speech.
"If you wish to participate then please show up here, in the lecture hall, tomorrow at 8:30 in the morning. Have a weeks worth of clothes, and anything else you wish to bring. The only thing not allowed are cellphones, so please leave those in your dorms. Please be on time, and I'll see you tomorrow." And with that he turned around and walked out the door, leaving a group of excited students in his wake.
I was not convinced. He never told us what we would be doing. And why would we need a bag of clothes? Things just didn't make sense. My thinking was stopped abruptly however when I heard Alice calling my name.
"Bella? Hello? Bella?" She was looking at me with concern.
"Yeah, sorry Alice. I was just thinking." She looked satisfied with that answer. She glanced over at Rosalie, then back at me. They both had evil looks on their faces. Oh no. I know what was coming.
"Bella, Rose and I think that you might need some new clothes for this assignment thing." Oh no here it comes. "Come on, we're going shopping!" Oh joy.
Shopping was Alice's favorite thing to do. Rosalie loved it too, but not as much as she loved cars. I however hated shopping. It was the worst form of torture imaginable. And, when shopping with Rose, and Alice you could be in the mall for hours.
The three of us headed out of the lecture hall back to our dorm. The three of us shared one dorm. It was pretty big, so we weren't very cramped. We dropped our school things off, then headed out to the parking lot. Alice's baby was parked directly ahead of us. Alice had a yellow Porsche. She loved the car more then anything. We all climbed in and headed to the mall in Seattle. We always shopped there because Alice said the stores around here were just too small.
When we exited the mall six hours later, we had about 20 shopping bags between the three of us. Six of those were mine. We loaded the bags in the back, and headed back to school. We had the long four hour drive back to Forks,(AN: I know there is no college in Forks but I like the little town so just...pretend) and I hadn't eaten since before our class.
"Alice, do you think we could stop for some food? I'm really hungry. You could go to a drive through, and we could eat in the car." Alice stared at me like I had grown a second head. Oops, I must have said something wrong.
"Eat in the car? Eat in my car?!" Oh, I understand what I said now. Here comes the long rant. "You want to eat in my car, and make it smell like fast food?! Plus, do you want to spill something, and stain my car's interior for the rest of her life?!" Alice liked to affectionately refer to the Porsche as a her. "No, we are not getting any food, and you will just have to suffer until we get back to the dorm." She turned to glare at me quickly, then put her eyes back on the road. Rose turned back to smile apologetically to me. I understood though. No one threatened the well being of Alice's Porsche.
The four hours seemed to take forever to pass. When we finally arrived at the dorm Alice took forever to pop the trunk. I knew she was torturing me, but hey I deserved it. I could have defiled her baby! When we finally got the bags to our dorm I headed to the kitchen area, and got out a bag of Sun Chips. I started to happily munch away.
Alice still refused to talk to me, so she stormed right past me in a huff. Rose, however, stopped right next to me, and grabbed some chips. I didn't want Alice mad at me for too much longer though, we were supposed to have a movie night tonight.
I cautiously called out "I'm sorry Alice!". She quickly came over to me and gave me a hug. Alice could never stay mad at someone for long.
"Its alright you didn't know what you were saying." The smile was once again on her face. She looked over to Rose, and motioned for her to join in on the hug. She quickly complied. We were all used to Alice.
We all broke apart, and I went to go and pick up the chips from where I dropped them on the counter. Rose went over to the shopping bags, and started looking through them. Alice went over to the bags too. I stayed where I was. I was okay with just eating my chips.
Rose then suddenly turned to look at me. "Hey Bells, why don't you go pick out the movies for tonight. Alice, and I'll pack for you."
I graciously nodded my head. Rose knew how much I hated packing. I only hopped they would pack things that were appropriate, this was an assignment for school.
I headed over to our living room area. We had a large flat screen, and an extensive movie collection. It was because our parents were all well off. Alice's father was an accomplished doctor, and my father was chief of police in Forks. My dad may not have been as rich as Alice's, but we still had some money. Rose's parents worked overseas in Paris, so she didn't see them much. They still sent her money though.
I started to look through the movies. They were all on a shelf next to the television. I pulled one on the end out, and the whole shelf collapsed. I let out an "Oomph." As the dvds fell on top of me. Alice, and Rose rushed over to see if I was okay. I quickly stood up causing dvds to fall off me, and told them I was okay, but there were dvd cases everywhere. Rose just laughed, and said something about how this could only happen to me. She was right. I was probably the only person who could cause a shelve to fall with only taking a dvd off it. Alice set the shelve back into place with the help of me, and Rose. Then we picked up the dvds and set them up on the shelve. Rosalie, and Alice then went back to packing.
After quite a few minutes of trying to make up my mind, I finally decided to do a Molly Ringwald theme. I picked out The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink. (AN: Some of the best movies ever!) Then I went to go, and pop some popcorn for our double feature. When I came back from the kitchen area Rose, and Alice were on the couch with pillows, and blankets. I handed over the bowl of popcorn, and hit play.
I felt myself beginning to get tired about halfway through The Breakfast Club. No one gets tired halfway through that movie! I felt ashamed as my eyelids drooped slowly shut. Ah, who am I kidding. I was glad to get some sleep.
My dreams were pleasant. I was dreaming that I had met this wonderful guy, and we were perfect for each other. I had yet to see his face though, and just as he was about to turn around I was woken up by someone shaking my shoulder. I groaned, and turned over, trying to get back to sleep to see the perfect guy's face. Someone shook my shoulder again though. I rolled back over, and opened my eyes. Rosalie was hovering over me. I glared at her. She smirked.
"Come on Bella! It's 8:00, and we have to be at the lecture hall in 30 minutes!" I shook my head. "Bella get up! You need to take a shower!" I ignored her. "Bella, so help me! GET UP!" Rosalie was starting to sound pretty scary so I quickly got up, and ran to the bathroom. Alice was standing near the mirror combing her hair.
"Bella, shower quick. I laid your clothes out for you." She pointed towards the counter near the sink. Thank goodness it was jeans, and a sweatshirt. I noticed Alice was also wearing jeans, and a sweatshirt. I was glad we were dressing casual today, I didn't think I would have time to get dressed up. Alice quickly shut the door behind her.
I quickly got undressed, and stepped into the shower. I took a very short five minute shower, and got dressed in an even faster two minutes. I ran out of the bathroom to see Alice, and Rosalie waiting by the door with three humongous suitcases at their feet. Rosalie handed me a banana nut muffin, and Alice handed me my mammoth suitcase. We quickly hurried out the door.
We hurried across campus, and no one seemed to even notice that we were wheeling giant suitcases behind us. I guess that was just the type of thing college goers do. When we neared the lecture hall we could see a group of people waiting outside the doors. We were right on time. We ran up to the group, and stopped. Alice stopped abruptly though, so I had to also. Too bad I don't have any balance. I felt myself starting to fall. I closed my eyes, and braced myself for the impact, but instead felt two strong hands place me back on my feet. I opened my eyes, and looked up into my savior's face. He was the most beautiful man I had ever seen. He had these gorgeous green eyes, and messy bronze hair. His smile was perfect too. He opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by the professor starting to speak.
"Good, you are all here. I am glad you all decided to participate." I tuned the professor out as he started to explain what we would be doing. I was too busy thinking about the man who saved me. I had never seen him on campus before, maybe because I never really looked. I really wanted to know his name. But, I was jolted out of my thinking when I heard professor Lee say something.
"Excuse me, but what did you just say?" I was confused, surly I had not heard him right.
"Not a problem Miss. Swann, the ten of you are going to be together for one week, with no contact to the outside world. We will evaluate your reactions based on the circumstances. You will be locked in the lecture hall."
I surly couldn't have heard him right. Locked inside the lecture hall? What kind of a class assignment was this? "Excuse me but locked in?"
"Yes, locked in."
AN: So, how was it for a first chapter?! Dun Dun Dunnnnn. Locked in. Alright so I will get the next chapter up tomorrow, but thats only if people review. I want at least 3! So come on people hit that little button, and type a few words. You know you want to. :)
