A/N: Okay, well, not the response that this achieved the first time around, but I'm hoping that it'll get around and it will catch people's interest again. So, here's chapter 2. Enjoy!
BPOV
Alice and I walked out of the 'homeroom' classroom as she called it, and when we got to the doors of the English building, she stopped me.
"Okay, you have, ummm, history next, right?" she asked.
"No, uh, I have Trig with Mr. Varner," I told her.
"Oh, okay. Well, you want to head down that way, that's the math building," she said, pointing to the left.
"Okay, thanks Alice. You have Spanish third period, right?"
"Yeah, that's in building 2. Just head down in the opposite direction of the math building until you see me. I'll be waiting outside for you, okay?"
"Okay, thanks. I'll see you in Spanish Alice."
"Bye Bella!" she yelled at me, walking off in the direction of her next class.
I walked down the direction she pointed me in, and I saw the building. I opened the doors and stepped in. I looked around until I found the right room and walked in.
"Hey, Bella! Over here!" I heard someone call. It was a boy with jet black hair, and glasses. He looked like he belonged in the chess club. He probably did. I laughed a little to myself before going over to him to see what he wanted.
"Umm, hey, did you need something?" I asked him.
"What?—I—Oh! No, I just wanted to see if you'd want to sit by me today. I know you're new, so I wanted to make you feel comfortable. I'm Eric by the way. Eric Yorkie." he said, making me slightly uncomfortable. I didn't want to be rude and refuse, so I took the seat that was next to him.
The rest of the class slowly piled in and the class soon began. It was fair to say that it was really boring; we were starting on a subject that I had already learned back in Arizona. This blows. To start with, it's only the first day of school, and we're starting to learn, and second I already knew this stuff. So I just sat back and relaxed, letting my head fall atop the desk, and soon I was drifting off to sleep.
I was dreaming of driving down a dark highway at night. I saw something white up ahead, and unsure of what it was, I tried to slow down. But, instead of my car drifting to a slower speed, a horrible screeching noise resounded, and I wasn't slowing down—I was heading towards the white—I was gonna crash! I kept fumbling with all my controls, but nothing was working! I closed my eyes preparing for the impact when..........I was woken up by a couple people laughing. I swear my name was being called...
"Miss Swan, do you have an answer for me?"
"I-w-what?" I said, mortified that this was happening to me my first day here.
"I said, do you have an answer for me? I asked you a question, Miss Swan. Now please inform me of your answer."
"I, umm, well," I stuttered. Then, I felt something hit my leg, and I looked down. It was a small piece of paper, and I unfolded it with my foot. There was a number on it. I quickly read it off the paper.
"Umm, 55.6022 degrees" I stated, hoping that whoever threw it wasn't trying to be mean and make me look stupid.
"Oh-well, that is correct Miss Swan. So..." he huffed angrily, and started to ramble on again.
I turned around and surveyed the room. There were a couple of students still paying attention to Mr. Varner, but most of them were staring off into space or whispering to each other. One face caught my attention. I guess he walked in when I was talking to Eric, and I hadn't even noticed. Edward was sitting in the very back corner of the room, staring once again out of the window. I was probably reading too much into this, but from the angle I was sitting at, it looked like a large chunk of the paper from his journal was torn out. Huh. Why would he even want to help me in the first place? He didn't even know me.
Ring.
There goes the bell. I heard the sound of desks scraping against the floor, students eager to get out of class. I inconspicuously "dropped" my pencil, conveniently landing near Edward's desk. I bent down to pick it up and on the way down, I chanced a look at his paper. There was nothing written on it, just a crisp white piece of paper with the very top corner missing. So he was the one who helped me. That's weird. As I stood back up, I realized he hadn't moved.
"Hey, umm, the bell rang you know. And, thanks for the help by the way," I said to him. I guess I kind of hoped he would say something to me, but I knew he wouldn't. Why would he talk to me, yet refuse to speak to his family or friends?
He turned his head, and his emerald eyes met my brown ones. He nodded once, then grabbed his bag and exited the class. Even though I had heard he didn't speak, it still hurt a little when he wouldn't talk to me. And I didn't have a clue why. I stood there for a couple seconds, stunned, and then darted out the door and exited the building. I took off in the direction that Alice told me to go, and after a couple feet, I saw her standing there waving at me, next to a guy about a foot higher than her with wavy, blond hair. I jogged the rest of the way to her.
"Hey Alice," I said glumly, a bit put off from the whole trig class incident.
She beamed at me.
"Hey Bella! So, how was math? You didn't fall asleep did you? Because he always calls out the ones who do!" she asked me a hundred miles an hour.
"Well, it was okay. I actually did fall asleep, but when he called on me someone helped me out."
"Helped you out? What do you mean?"
The blond boy standing next to her cleared his throat.
"OH! Sorry Jasper! Bella, this is my boyfriend Jasper, Jasper, this is my new friend Bella!" she said.
"Hey Jasper. Nice to meet you," I said.
"You too. I'm glad Alice has made a new friend to lug around shopping with her. I was getting a bit tired of being the pack mule actually," Jasper commented. Alice playfully slapped him in the arm.
"Hey! You barely go with me anymore! I have to beg Rosie to go!" Alice said.
"Rosie?" I questioned.
"That is true Alice. Rosie, or rather Rosalie, is my twin sister." Jasper told me.
"Oh, well, that must be nice to have someone so close to you," I said.
"She's actually a big pain in the ass sometimes," Jasper responded.
We all cracked a smile and Alice started giggling.
The warning bell sounded, and Alice gave Jasper a quick peck on the lips and we all headed to our classes. Me and Alice walked into the Spanish classroom and took seats in the very back.
"So, Bella, do you want to eat lunch with me and my friends today?" Alice asked me.
"Sure Alice. Where else would I go?"
Alice beamed at me.
"Who all besides Jasper sits with you?" I questioned.
"Well there is Jasper, Rosalie, my other brother Emmett, who is Rosalie's boyfriend, and then Edward….So, I was thinking of going to Port Angeles this weekend, to go shopping for a dress for the dance that's coming up. You want to come with me?"
"Sure, but I'm not going get anything. I don't think I'm going to go to the dance."
"Awwww! Why not Bells! It will be fun!"
"I'll think about it," I said. I still don't think I'll be going.
"Good."
The rest of third period continued like that, and then fourth period after was just as boring. What else would you expect on the first day of school. Ugh. I always hated them. I just wish the stupid teachers would cut right to the chase. At lunch, Alice introduced me to everyone I hadn't met, which consisted of Rosalie, Emmett, and Edward, because Alice didn't know I had met him. Rosalie smiled at me and told me hello, all whilst fixing her lip gloss in a compact mirror, Emmett pounded my fist and broke out in a cheeky smile, and Edward just nodded. Everyone at the table glanced warily at each other.
Throughout lunch, everyone got along. I even commented every once and a while. Emmett would crack the occasional sex joke, to which everyone would laugh at and I would blush and hide behind my hair, and everyone but Edward seemed to be having a good time. He seemed to be there only because he had no where else to go.
After lunch, I walked down the hallway where Alice told me to go down to the Biology class. I'll admit, I got a little lost, but I did find it eventually. When I got there, most of the class had already arrived. I looked around the room and the teacher must have seen me because he started to talk to me before I could make a quick escape.
"Excuse me, Miss Swan? You'll want to take a seat next to Mr. Cullen over there," he said, pointing to the only empty seat available in the classroom, coincidentally next to Edward.
I walked down the aisles and was just about in my seat when I tripped and started to fall. But thankfully, I was close enough that I fell right into the hard plastic chair, and I sighed gratefully. I heard a low chuckle sound from beside me. I turned and saw Edward, but his expression was blank, except for the very corners of his mouth that were turned up. I glared at him for a second, and then Mr. Banner started to talk. He was explaining that we had to complete a worksheet with our lab partners, and the rest of the class we'd have free time. Well, this should be fun! A partner who refuses to speak! Great.
Just then Edward turned to me. He pointed down at the worksheet and started to scribble something down on a piece of paper. He shoved the paper towards me and I looked down at it.
I want to be done with this. Let's start.
"Okay."
We started the worksheet and had finished it in about 10 minutes, leaving the rest of the hour to us. As soon as we were done, Edward slumped forward in his chair, and put his head down on the desk. For the rest of the class, he slept. I just sat there watching him. He was so beautiful. He looked a little more peaceful in his sleep, but the crease in his brow was still there. I wanted to reach over and smooth it out, but I controlled the urge.
After biology ended, I went to gym with Alice, and thank god, we didn't have to do anything. After that I went to my car, and got in. As I was driving I saw Edward in the parking lot, leaning against a shiny silver Volvo. As I drove past him, I noticed him staring intently at me. Before I could get in an accident, I shook my head and blinked several times and tried to rid my mind of the images of the beautiful silent boy before me.
A/N: Okay, so, I have a definite idea on where I'm going to take this, so once a week updates should be my thing. Please, let me know what you think. Have any comments, criticism, or suggestions, please review. Reviews will motivate me! Oh, and also, I saw all of the alerts and favorites and such that people have set, so please, if you're one of those people, review! I don't care if it's one word, but it'll really help if I got some feedback from you guys. It kinda sucks that you just read it and leave. Let me know what you think. Is that too much to ask?
-thedisquietingmuse