When the Moon Met the Sun
Chapter 4:
The classes were passing in a blur and the next thing I knew, I was on my way to my lunch table, my paper bag in hand. A few minutes into my peanut butter and fluff sandwich, I saw a small figure dance to a stop beside me in my peripheral vision.
"Hey Bella, can I sit with you today?" Alice Cullen was looking down on me with her hopeful doe-like eyes.
"Of course you can, Alice," I said in an obvious tone.
Before Alice was able to open her lunch, Jessica had pounced, asking her question after question about herself. I tuned out Jess's mindless inquiry and scanned the room for Edward and Emmett, but nowhere could I find the two of them. I looked around once more the crowded cafeteria and looked down disappointedly at my food.
"Hey Bella, is it okay if Emmett and Edward sat here too? They just came in and I don't want to leave them to be alone."
I looked towards the entrance, and sure enough they were standing just inside of the doors. I nodded my head to Alice, nervous but determined to talk to him. I watched Alice skip over to her brothers and tell them of her plan.
I could see Jessica's wheels spin at the turn of events. "So, they're gonna sit with us then," she asked me with a calculative smile unfolding onto her lips.
I nodded my head in response, unable to reply with any words. Jessica would be going after either Edward, Emmett, or even possibly both of them which means it was pointless for anyone else to even try. I sighed at the thought, but inwardly punished myself for thinking that way. I shouldn't like Edward or want him in that way, but there would be no problem with being friends with him, right? Friends are a good thing and I am always open for new ones. I'd just have to overlook how his intense eyes were and the effect it would have on my stomach.
By then the three Cullen's were at the table and Alice was taking her seat once more. With no hesitation, Emmett plopped in across from her and Edward across from me. I gave him a hesitant smile in which he returned.
"So Bella, you don't happen to have any more of those muffins you had this morning, do you?" Emmett looked at me with anticipation. I laughed at his expression and took out my remaining chocolate chip muffins and slid them across the table to him. "You're the best, thanks Bella." With that he dug into the box, leaving us to hear his groans of approval. Angela and Jess both were staring at Emmett with a look of disgusted amazement embedded on their faces.
"So, where were you two," Alice asked Edward.
"Emmett dragged me with him to the sign up boards for football," Edward said with a role of his eyes.
"Do you play too," Jess added before I could comment.
"No, I just watch."
"By the way," Jessica said with a smile, "I'm Jessica." She leaned over the table, pulling her arms together in a manner that purposefully exposed a greater part of her boobs.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Edward," he said politely with barely a glance at her. And with that Edward turned down to his food that was lying on the table in front of him, expressing no particular interest. I looked at Jessica in surprise. No one has really ignored her when she's outwardly flirty with a guy like that. The look she had on her face was of utter bewilderment.
For the rest of lunch Jessica was silent and keeping to herself. Angela and I made small talk with the three newcomers to our table. The bell rang all too quickly and we all stood up, but in no hurry to go to our next class. As people started leaving to go their separate ways, Angela, Edward and I made our way over to biology. When we entered the classroom, our teacher ushered us to stand by the blackboard with the other students. When the bell finally rang, Mr. Banner called for attention so he could give out our permanent seats.
He went down the list, pointing to where each person would sit. "Newton and Webber, here; Swan and…" I held my breath. I couldn't decide if I wanted Edward's name to be the one to be called or not. On one hand, I'd be able to talk to him and all that, but then again, I'd have to risk embarrassing myself in front of him on a regular basis. "Walker," he finished. With hearing that name called, the air escaped my lungs, leaving my insides feeling hollow. Sadness trickled through me, soon replacing the emptiness. I guess I wanted to sit next to him more than I was consciously aware of.
The teacher continued on through the seating chart. "Marshall and Cullen," Mr. Banner said a few minutes later.
After he was done with the names we all moved to our new seats. At least Angela was right in front of me. That was good at least, I thought to myself sadly. Throughout class, I was consciously aware of Edward, who was sitting 3 rows back and a column over.