Chapter 4 – Where's Bella?
Edward POV
It took two weeks for Bella Swan to return to school. Nobody that I had spoken to knew why she had disappeared, and I had been far to scared to ask any of her siblings. They had all stayed at school, arriving on time every day… except for the rare sunny days when they went camping.
The day that she came back I had already resigned myself to the fact that I would never have a lab partner in biology. She had been gone for two weeks without a trace, so I was certain that she wouldn't be returning.
At first people had talked about her unexpected disappearance, and I had heard so many theories about why she was gone I was about to explode. Especially when Mike kept on asking me why I thought that she was gone.
"After all, you were her lab partner," he reasoned for the tenth time in two week as we studied together in the library during lunch with some of his friends.
"Mike, I was her lab partner for one day," I growled. "I have no idea where she is, for the tenth time. You have to stop asking me."
"Fine," he muttered, going back to his English homework. I looked around at the people that I was with – Mike, of course, but also Eric, Tyler, Ben, Angela, and Jessica. They had quickly welcomed me into their group, and I was thankful for it. But it still didn't seem like we were that good friends, like they were wary to let me in all the way.
I wonder what it is, I thought as I studied my calculus homework. I thought that I had been nice enough. But it just seemed like I didn't really click with people in general. Like I was never quite on the same level as them, even with the people that I was closest to like my mom.
Angela stood up, bringing me back. She closed her notebook and gathered up her stuff.
"Okay, you guys, I think that I'm going to go to class now," she announced. Ben jumped up.
"I'll go with you, Ange," he said, closing his own books. I stood up as well.
"I'll go with you guys, too. I'm headed to biology," I added. Anything to get away from Mike.
Outside the wind was picking up and it was starting to rain. Great, I thought, more rain.
"You think there'll be a storm tonight?" I asked, directing the question in the general direction of Ben and Angela.
"There's supposed to be," Angela said.
"Yeah, it said that on the weather report this morning," Ben added. Great. During the last big storm our power had been knocked out for an entire day at our house. And that had only been last week.
"Wonderful," I muttered. By that time we had reached the calculus building.
"Ben and I have calculus next, so I guess we'll see you later," Angela explained as her and Ben headed for their building.
"Right," I replied. "See you later." The biology building wasn't that far away, but by the time I reached it the rain had already picked up and it was pouring. I ran the rest of the way with my book bag held up over my head to ward of the rain. When I reached the door my hair was damp but not dripping and there were water spots all over my sweatshirt.
Shouldn't have left my raincoat in my car, I thought as I opened the door and headed to my seat, tugging on my damp shirtsleeves. When I reached my seat and finally looked up, I almost jumped a mile.
Bella Cullen was sitting next to me.
A/N: Hey, sorry that was so short! I'll try and make the next one longer… maybe I'll finish it tomorrow or the next day. Who knows! Depends on how much homework I get, I guess. Thanks to everybody that reviewed! Hugs and cookies for you all. Review if you love me!