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Chapter 3

Edward POV

I was enjoying working on the lab with Bella. We were talking, small talk but still it was progress. At least it was until Mike Newton came over. I've never liked the guy. He was always annoying, rude and seemed to try to ruin things in my life.

He walked over and started talking to Bella. Before he left he gave me a dirty look that made my blood boil. Bella turned to me after he left and my face softened immediately.

I looked at her with a smile and we continued our previous small talk. Once the bell rang I made my way out the door in a rush, wanting to get out so I could talk to Mike without Bella seeing.

"What are you planning?" I harshly asked him. I knew he was up to something.

"What do you mean?" he asked with a smirk.

"What are you planning with Bella?"

"To be her friend…or maybe more." He responded with a sly smile.

"You won't be anything more than a friend. And if you hurt her, I will hurt you." I told him. I don't know why I cared so much. I didn't like this girl, she just seemed nice and she doesn't deserve to have stupid Mike hurt her.

"Let's make a bet." He told me.

"What for?"

"If I can get Bella out on a date, I win her. If you get her out on a date, then you win. Nothing else, that's it." he explained.

It sounded dumb, but if it would save Bella from Mike, then I would do it.

"Fine." I said. He shook my hand and I walked to my locker where Alice was. Once I placed some of my books in my locker I turned around and saw Mike walking with Bella. I gave him a dirty look then headed off to art class.

Out of all my classes I'm good at all but one, art. I can't draw at all. I just end up with lines and shapes not a drawing.

If I could, I would get someone to help me with it, but I'm too embarrassed to ask.

Bella POV

Mike walked me to my next class, which was art, then left. Turned out we didn't have all classes together. I was kind of glad too, he was very chatty.

I walked in and found an empty seat. Everyone near me stopped talking, making it obvious that they had been talking about me.

I sat there waiting for the teacher to come in when I heard two people talking near me and turned to their voices.

It was Edward with the girl I saw earlier this morning with him by his car. This morning I thought they could be siblings, but now I thought maybe they were dating. The girl had her arm linked in his as they came and sat across from me at the table.

"Hi Bella, looks like we have another class together." Edward said to me with that warm smile that made me melt.

"Yeah looks like it." I said returning the smile.

"Hi, I'm Alice. Edward's sister." The girl next to him said. So they were siblings, they look alike, very alike.

"Hi, I'm Bella." I said to her.

"I've heard a lot about you." She told me with a smile.

"Really, from who?" I asked. Part of me hoped Edward had talked about me. I don't know why but I did.

"The whole school and town." Alice informed me.

"Yeah, I'm known well by my father and me being the Chief's daughter. I told her and she laughed. I didn't think it was that funny.

The teacher came in then and I gave him the slip of paper for him to sign. He signed it then returned it to me. I was glad he didn't introduce me tot eh class, but then I was too quick to think that.

"Alright everyone! Get drawing and before you do, this is our new student, Isabella Swan, Chief Swan's daughter!" he called to the class.

I felt my cheeks light on fire and I knew I looked like a tomato. I tried hiding my face behind my hair and pay attention to something else. I looked up and met eyes with Edward. His green eyes looked as if he were amazed by something, but I knew that couldn't be it since they were burning into my eyes. We stared at each other, lost in his eyes, and I felt my cheeks cool back down to normal. I smiled a little and he returned it.

Mr. Sanderson took us out of our gaze or at least I, when he came to explain what project everyone had started the following week.

"Are you good at drawing?" he asked me.

"Well, I enjoy drawing and do it in my spare time." I told him, thinking of the past and the art classes I took in Arizona.

"Great! Well, they are drawing people, not the whole body, just the profile. You can pick a family member, friend or someone in here. Have fun with it and you have the choice to use color or not, it's up to you. Its due two weeks from today." He said before leaving and returning to his desk.

I thought it would be easy, especially since I've done it before. It sounded simple and I was actually excited about something for once.

Back in Arizona I took some classes in school and drew a little outside of school. I'm not an artist, but I think some of my stuff is good, at least good enough to get an A in this class.

"You draw a little Bella?" Alice asked me.

"Yeah, I took some classes in my old high school." I said to her. I noticed Edward was trying to draw but he held the sketch pad up so no one could see.

Alice and I talked the whole hour as I sketched some shapes, not working on my project yet. I still haven't decided who to draw.

Alice seemed nice and I really liked her. She's the only female here who hasn't given me a hard time about anything.

"So, my friend Rosalie and I and some of our guy friends are going up to the mall this Saturday and I was wondering if you wanted to join. Rose and I are shopping for clothes and it would be a lot of fun if you joined us." She said to me as we walked out of class together.

"Where at?" I asked.

"Port Angeles. There's a mall there and some little shops, not as great as Seattle but still fun." She told me. I hated shopping but Alice seemed really nice and I become friends with her.

"Sure, I'd love to. I need some new clothes too. It's colder here compared to Phoenix." I told her with a smile. We said goodbye and I headed to my locker.

"So, I heard you tell Alice that you like drawing and are good at it?" Edward asked a little embarrassed it seemed.

"Uh, yeah. Why?" I asked confused.

"Well, I'm failing art. I have A's in every class but art. I suck at it, the only thing I can draw are stick figures. So, I was maybe…wondering if you could help me." He said, all in a rush and as he got to the end it looked like his cheeks had turned crimson. He was embarrassed for sure.

"Yeah, I can help you. How bout in class tomorrow?" I asked.

"Well, I can't have anybody know. Alice doesn't even know." He said, still embarrassed.

"Ok, then where? Library?" I asked.

"I know this sounds stupid, but I really can't have anybody know. How about your house? We'll meet after school on Monday's, Wednesday's and Saturday nights. I have track on the other days." He said, relaxing a bit.

"That sounds fine. Charlie doesn't come home till dinner time, so that gives us a couple hours." I told him.

"Great." He said with a smile. "And I can help you with any subject you need help in of course, just let me know." He said happy.

"Ok, and don't worry. I won't tell anymore." I said shutting my locker.

"Thank you so much." He said with a sigh of relief and grateful smile. He seemed really embarrassed and stressed about this.

"No problem. See you later." I said before heading off to my next class.

The rest of my morning classes passed and no one I knew were in any of my classes. Lunch came and I wondered who I would find to sit by.

I entered the cafeteria and within minutes I heard a girl yell my name. I looked toward the voice and saw Alice, Edward and three other people sitting there.

I walked over as gracefully as I could, but still managed to trip slightly on my own feet.

"Hey Bella, come sit by us." I sat at the empty seat across from Edward and next to Alice.

"These are our friends; Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett." She said as she pointed out everyone I saw from earlier this morning. Jasper was the blond haired guy I saw, Rosalie was his sister, which I now found out they were twins. She was very pretty and it was intimidating to be around her. Then the last person was the large, but friendly Emmett.

I spent the lunch talking to them and they were all nice. They asked me questions and answered and asked my own. It was great to actually feel like I fit in somewhere here.

Mike came over during lunch and invited me to sit with him and his friends, but I politely said no and noticed another dirty look between Mike and Edward, just this time Mike gave it to Edward. After that Mike left and we all went back to talking.

Every now and then I would catch Edward looking at me and we would get lost in another gaze, but I didn't think much of it. It had been happening a lot and I just dismissed it as him having hypnotizing eyes.

After eating we headed off to the last of our classes and my first day wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

I may not really like Forks, but now that I know some people at school that could become friends, it made it a little more interesting…

There's the third chapter. I really wish you guys' would review. Let me know what you think about it, what you want to happen, what you think will happen…ANYTHING!! Please! Thank you for reading!