Disclaimer: No Twilight Owning here… So this is purpletea's chapter (we alternate chapters); I hope you like it!

Bella's POV

I walked across the school parking lot, laughing at something Sam had said and avoiding looking at the Cullens. I'd made sure Sam and I were running late this morning, guaranteeing I didn't have time to get distracted by the Cullens, and she didn't have time to see Danny. She was determined to deal with this singer thing without hurting anyone, or falling in love. I was just as determined to act like the Cullens had dropped off the face of the planet.

The whispers started as soon as we got out of the car. Despite how late we were there were still students lingering around the parking lot. Instinctively I looked down at my outfit, then over at Sam's. My clothes were boring as usual, and although Sam was wearing a short black skirt, black and white striped tights, black converse, and a neon green zebra print t-shirt with a long sleeved black net top under it, that was nothing strange for her.

I knew they were talking about how we'd disappeared for most of last week. It was Monday, the day of our return to this torture chamber they called school. Sam had spent the last week with me in Greenland, preying on moose and arctic foxes. She was trying to make sure she wasn't even remotely thirsty when she saw Danny again, and I was just trying to take out my anger at the Cullens on something. "I feel sorry for the poor moose that happens to cross your path," Sam had said back in Greenland.

With my vampire senses I could hear every whisper as we passed, and some of them were pretty funny. I was amazed at what the rumor mill could come up with in just one short week of absence. Some were saying that Sam and I had been having mental breakdowns over our parents' deaths. Others had elaborated on that and said we'd been committed to an insane asylum. Still others went with the rather simple excuse that we were just cutting school, going on vacation somewhere. The last ones I heard all said something to the effect that we were avoiding someone, and odds were it was the Cullens.

"These people have no imaginations," Sam muttered beside me, hearing the rumors as clearly as I did.

"Really? I thought the insane asylum was pretty creative," I replied.

"Yes, but it's still based off what I said in class. We've been gone a whole week for pudding's sake! They could've twisted the story around so that it didn't even vaguely resemble what I said by now!" she said.

"Pudding's sake?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"What? I'm not religious enough to have anything better to swear by," she snapped.

"Whatever, do you wanna take the doctor's note to the office or should I?" I asked, holding up the piece of paper excusing our absence. It said that I'd had some kind of stomach virus thing, and Sam had caught it from me. It also said that we were completely over it now, and it was signed by a fake doctor. The whole thing was a forgery, but I doubted the attendance people would be able to tell.

"I'll take it," Sam said, snatching the note out of my hand. Although I didn't want to go face Edward, I would do it for Sam. I waved as she ran off towards the admin building and then headed to my first class. I hadn't seen the Cullens around yet. They were probably all in class like the goody-goodies that they were.

I walked to class, at a slow human pace, not caring that I was going to be late. I was preparing myself for seeing Edward again and being stuck in a whole class with him. When I finally reached my class and took my seat, he wasn't there. This was so like him. I spend all week worrying about seeing him and he doesn't even show up. Great. I glared at the board as the lesson began, in an even worse mood than I was before.

Sam's POV

I ran to the front office and dropped off the note, smiling at how easily the receptionist swallowed my story. I went to first block, ignoring the looks Emmett kept sending me the whole class. None of it mattered. The classes, the Cullens, even the not-so-wild rumors the humans kept whispering, none of it was important today. My only goal was to make it through the day without killing Danny or even coming close to it. The next few classes went by all too quickly, and soon I was facing the dreaded lunch period. When I got to the cafeteria and sat down with my lunch Bella was nowhere to be seen.

"Thanks a lot Bella, just ditch me like that," I muttered to myself. Then Danny was there. I knew it before I saw him, or heard his voice. I could smell him from halfway across the cafeteria. His luscious scent wrapped around me like some insanely attractive cologne, making me gasp and immediately hold my breath.

"Hey, mind if sit here?" he asked with a friendly smile.

"N-No, not at all," I said, stuttering a bit as I tried to take in as little breath as possible to speak. I wondered where his friends were, but I didn't have the breath to ask. I tried to tell myself that I was fine, that I wasn't thirsty at all. I'd been taking extra measures to prepare myself for this all week. I'd even drained a raccoon before school this morning just so that I'd be as full as possible.

"You okay?" Danny asked, looking at my face intently.

"Yeah, why do you ask?" I said, trying to smile and make my expression normal again. I let myself breathe just the tiniest bit, trying to grow accustomed to the smell. He still smelled mouthwateringly delicious, but I wasn't too tempted.

"You just seem distracted," he said, still looking at me.

"I, um, I think I might've left my raccoon out this morning," I said as it was the first thing that popped into my head. I had brought the raccoon back to the apartment to eat this morning, and I thought I might've forgotten to throw it out.

"You have a pet raccoon?" Danny asked, his expression somewhere between thinking that was cool and thinking I was a lunatic.

"Um, sort of," I said, not sure what to tell him that would make sense.

"So, how do you like the school?" he asked, not-so-subtly changing the subject. I was grateful for the switch, however.

"Eh, it's school," I said, "You know how that goes."

"Yeah, I guess it's probably not any better here than it was at your last one," he said, smiling again. Once I got past the fact that his blood smelled better than anything else in the world, I realized that Danny was pretty cute.

"Well, maybe just a little better," I said, trying to remember the last time I'd gone to high school. My high school memories were human ones, and somewhat blurry. What I could remember of those days wasn't very good. There was a silence after that, and I started to look around the cafeteria, Bella was still missing, but Edward was watching me from his table, no doubt listening to the conversation in my mind. Impulsively I flipped him off, thinking, Get out of my head, bastard. Even though it was across the cafeteria, he got the message, and he glared at me.

A second later I heard Danny laugh. He'd realized the rude gesture wasn't directed at him and looked over his shoulder in time to see Edward glaring. "What's the deal with you and the Cullens anyway?" he asked, still grinning a bit.

"I just, they're really, ugh, I don't know how to explain it," I said. I couldn't tell Danny the truth, at least no the whole truth.

"You don't like them," he stated simply.

"No, not even the tiniest bit," I said.

"Especially that one dude, Edward or something," Danny continued.

"I especially hate him," I said, almost growled really.

"And the reason behind it is . . .?" he said, leaving the question hanging in the air for me to answer.

"Long story," I muttered. It wasn't a sufficient answer, and I knew it, but it was the best I had.

"Nasty break-up?" he guessed.

"Something like that," I said. I doubted that was what you'd call it when someone just left the person they supposedly loved, breaking that person's heart and screwing up her life. Edward read the thoughts, and a pained expression crossed his face.

"He doesn't seem like your type," Danny commented dryly.

"He's not! He never was! Bella's the one who—well I don't know what it was really—but it was a long time ago!" I said, completely at a loss for what to say.

"So your sister dated him?" Danny clarified.

"Yes! And I guess you could say it ended badly," I told him.

"So you never liked him?" he asked now.

"Hell no!" I said, perhaps too forcefully. I just wanted it to be absolutely clear that I never liked/dated/whatevered Edward Cullen in the slightest. The only emotions I felt for him was annoyance on the best days, hatred on the worst. I swear I saw Edward look almost relieved.

"Good," Danny muttered.

"What?" I said, looking back at Danny, though I was sure I'd heard him perfectly.

"Like I said, he doesn't seem like your type," the skater boy said, looking down at his food.

I had to smile. It was obviously true. Even if Edward hadn't left Bella and broken her heart, I still wouldn't like him. He was the arrogant, overly-confident, pretty boy type, and I was more likely to go for the lazy, trouble-making, skater/emo/punk guys. I realized after I thought it that as far as I could tell Danny was all of the things in the second category. Aw shit, I thought as the bell rang and I escaped the cafeteria. The last thing I needed was for Danny to be an awesome guy on top of smelling delicious.

Edward caught up with me as I headed to my next class. "Do you know what he was thinking during lunch?" he said. I assumed he meant Danny.

"No, I don't, and I'm sure I don't want to. Now, as I've said before, STAY OUT OF MY HEAD!" I yelled before running at full speed to my class. I only stopped once to turn around and yell, "AND STAY OUT OF DANNY'S HEAD, TOO!"

Bella's POV

(AN: Even though this is purpletea's chapter, I, lari223, wrote this part. That means that since I didn't have purple's grammar check on this part, excuse all the grammar and spelling errors with are bond to happen. Thanks!)

First block was over now, and second had started. I was not in second block, though. Upon seeing the other Cullens, I became angry. Why would the others be here, and not him? Had he ran away like his did when I first moved to Forks? Does he hate me?

I ran out to the forest, hunting on innocent animals that I took my frustration out on. I hadn't even realized the smell of another vampire until it was too late. "Bella?" called a voice.

Edward stood right behind me. I wiped around to see him, and knew that if my heart was still beating, it would be as fast as a rollercoaster right about now. "What are you doing here?" I said harshly.

"I've been out here in the forest since the start of school. Why are you out here? Did you want to see me or something?" The way he asked the last question made him sound hopeful.

"No, I'm just in a bad mood. So why weren't you in first block?" I changed the subject quickly, not wanting to explain that he was the reason of said bad mood.

"I knew you would be back today, and didn't want to anger you anymore then necessary by being in your first class." Wow, that was nice of him. Why does he have to be so nice all the time?

"Oh," was the brilliant answer I came up with. He chuckled a little. Sometimes the way he acts make me thing that he could still love me, but that's not possible. He left, and doesn't love me, and I don't love him either. I told this to myself, making me believe it.

"How about I walk you back to school?" he said, putting his hand out in a gentlemen-like way. I didn't take it.

"I'm still thirsty," I make up a lie. He could tell I was lying, but didn't say anything and left. He probably thought I didn't want to be with him, which is why I didn't go back with him to school. The real reason was I couldn't; the more I'm near him, the more I discover the truth. I'm falling for Edward Cullen again.

What do you mean again? You never stopped loving him in the first place, I told myself.

I sighed as I made my way back to school, noticing lunch was already over. Sam is going to be mad I wasn't there to help her with Danny problems. Well, Sam, I have problems of my own!

The main problem being that I still love Edward Cullen. This year is going to get interesting.

Like it? Hopefully next chapter can have more of Danny's past. Also, I hope to get more Bella and Edward. Any suggestions? Review!