Okay, WOW. First, I wasn't even expecting reviews, much less someone scolding me. (why do I not mind that fact?) I've written two stories-- one deleted, one rotting-- and both got only 4 reviews. Which is also why I've concluded that someone has wonderfully bestowed the 4-reviews curse on me. So, thanks to Twighlightgurl41, Starskysea, lily013 and one other future-reviewer. And Starskysea? I'm really sorry that the term 'doofuses' insulted you. I didn't think that anyone would read this story and the reason I decided to pen it down (after three whole months) was because I was getting too much inspirations for good. Scenarios and sentences kept coming to me and always, I pushed them away, only for them to come back sooner or later. Then, I decided that maybe I should just write it down to satisfy my writing muses, lest they take over my mind or something. I admit I was in a crappy mood when I saw the whole layout again since I was reminded of my whole 4-review curse. (I had boycotted for three whole months too. Don't ask me how I did it. I actually survived.) Do not doubt me when I say that you three are definitely NOT doofuses. (even if you were, you guys are the BEST OF THEM ALL, but that's not the point.) so yes, I shall try making things work out between the new Edward and Bella. And since my author's note is already so long, I might as well go on to explain my story idea a little.
The reason I came up with this idea was 1) I wanted something totally different. Something that hasn't been tried before. Even though I'm not sure if this idea exists in before, I was quite pleased with its originality. I mean, sure, I know some people wouldn't like it. But I thought 2) that it would be nice for Edward to be the one going after Bella. We all read Twilight from Bella's point of view and sometimes I pity Bella. It'll be funny if Edward, the one who everybody lusts after, were the one to try wooing somebody for a change. Let's make it worse for him yet. The girl, our wonderful Bella, doesn't want him. Yes, no doubt it would be such a horrible shock to Edward (in this story) that someone out there, actually doesn't want him. I don't think I'd let our new Bella fall in love with Edward so fast, or the whole thing would be over. But, when reading this story, remember! There WILL be a happy ending:D
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Disclaimer: "Not my story," sings my soul, "but Andrea's mine. ALL MINE. Mwaha."
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Chapter Two.
The alarm clock rang shrilly, piercing through the breaking dawn. Bella groaned from under her covers and as the clock continued wailing, she finally stretched a hand out and silenced the alarm with a slam. She laid there in bed, while counting mentally. One, two, three! Bella jumped out of bed and grinned proudly at her self-discipline. She dragged herself into the bathroom quickly, before she collapse on the floor, asleep again. Quickly, she splashed some water on her face and then turned the tap on for warm water. It wasn't long before Bella emerged from the bathroom, freshly scrubbed and fully awake.
She dressed herself in what she thought was a modest outfit for the first day of school—a tanktop with a sweater pulled over it, and faded black jeans. She bunched her hair up into a messy ponytail, not caring about how tangled it was. Bella went down the stairs, two at a time, and arrived into the kitchen which was filled with the aromatic scent of pancakes. Bella gasped, "Dad? You actually made all these for me?" Charlie smiled, though not looking up from his newspaper. "Actually, I just bought these from Polly's Pancakes down the road." Bella laughed, "Oh right. You can't cook for nuts. Nevermind, I shan't waste your money all the same." She sat down on the nearest chair and started helping herself to stacks of pancakes with strawberries and maple syrup.
Soon, Bella leaned back on her chair and belched freely. Charlie raised an eyebrow at her, and she giggled, covering her mouth. "Boy, am I full! Well, I've got to go now. Seeya later, dad!" Bella grabbed her bag from the floor and ran out of the door. She climbed into her Chevy enthusiastically and touched the steering wheel in awe. "All mine, baby!" She started it up and drove carefully to school.
Arriving at school about fifteen minutes later, she parked it in a secluded spot and walked towards the General Office. Pushing the door open, she was immediately greeted with a blast of pleasant cold air. A strict-looking bespectacled woman was sitting behind the counter, flipping through several files of documents. Bella went up to the counter and that lady looked up. "Yes? How may I help you?" Bella grinned widely, "I'm a new student here, Isabella Swan." The lady's face lit up, as if recognizing the name. "Oh yes! Mr. Swan's daughter, am I not right?" When Bella nodded, the lady went on to introduce herself. "I'm Miss Rosa. Will you hold on for a minute while I look for your timetable and other related documents?"
Bella stood at a side and waited shortly before Miss Rosa turned back with a few papers in her hands. She handed them to Bella, who took them and glanced through them. "There's also a map of the school, in case you get lost or need them for reference. Here are a few slips to hand to your teachers to inform them about your arrival. Ask them to sign it and return them to me at the end of the day. Everything okay with you so far?" Bella smiled once again and nodded. She waved goodbye to Miss Rosa and stepped out of the General Office.
Referring to the map, she found her way to her lockers and placed a few heavy textbooks inside. She then went on to attend her first lesson of the day, History. As soon as she entered the classroom, she felt all eyes on her. She shifted uncomfortably, waiting for the teacher to finally notice her. When the teacher finally did, the students in the class have already finished whispering about Bella. "And who do we have here?" The teacher removed her spectacles and looked at Bella with a slight smile on her face. "I'm Isabella Swan, madam. I'm new here." She moved into the front of the classroom, handing the teacher one of the many slips which Miss Rosa handed her.
The teacher read the slip, signed it and returned it to Bella. "Welcome to Forks, Isabella. Hope you'll enjoy yourself here." Bella smiled and nodded. The teacher continued, "I'm your History teacher, Mrs. Silling. Sad for you, I consider myself as a strict teacher, so I hope we'd be on good terms in the future." Mrs. Silling waved Bella away, and Bella slipped quietly into an empty table at the back of the classroom, waving to quite a few people on the way. Bella was preparing to stand up to introduce herself when Mrs. Silling went on with her History lesson. Bella awkwardly sat back down and sighed to herself. What a wonderful start to such a day, huh?
At the end of the History lesson, Bella gathered her books and was preparing to leave the room when a girl walked up to her. "Hello! I'm Jessica, nice to meet you." That girl has wild curly hair which made up for the height difference between the both of them. She looked pretty and had a friendly smile. Bella jumped at the chance to make a friend. "Hi! I'm Isabella Swan!" Jessica smiled wider and replied, "Yeah, I know. You mentioned just now." They both laughed over it before Bella told Jessica, "You can call me Bella. Everyone calls me Bella. Isabella's too formal and long." Jessica nodded, "Okay then. Hello, Bella. What's your next class?" Bella laughed a little, then consulted her timetable. "Well, it says Music. Yours?" Jessica shook her head, "I'm in English. How sad, we were getting along just fine." Bella nodded, "Yeah we were. See you during lunch period then." Jessica nodded and turned to her left, while Bella walked straight. She smiled to herself for making a friend in such a short time and almost knocked into someone. "Woah, look where're you're going, girl." That person held Bella's shoulders to steady her.
Bella swept her fringe away from her face as she looked up at the person she just bumped into. It was a guy. "Hello. I believe you were in my History class? Isabella Swan, no?" Bella smiled and replied, "Yup that's me. You don't mind calling me Bella, do you? I'm not used to Isabella." That guy laughed, " I'm Mike Newton and no, I don't mind. You can call me Mike. Just Mike." Bella nodded again, and then, catching sight of the time, gasped. "Er, Mike? I'm sort of in a rush for my next class. Yes, so I've got to go now. It was nice meeting you. Bye, err, Mike!" As Bella ran straight then swerved right, Mike looked on with a smile on his face.
Time passed by very quickly after that and it wasn't long till the lunch period which Bella was looking forward to. She had made more friends and had all agreed to meet up during lunch period to get to know each other better. She had looked at her map so many times; she already knew where the cafeteria was. She headed straight there and pushed the doors open. Eyes scanning the big cafeteria, she suddenly saw Jessica's wild curly hair and grinning to herself, walked toward their big table. Jessica was talking to Mike, fluttering her eyelashes and trying to act demure. When Mike saw Bella, he suddenly grinned and waved profusely. Jessica looked annoyed that someone had distracted Mike, but on the sight of Bella, she too, smiled and waved. Bella's heart swelled with happiness and waved back.
Jessica moved to her left and cleared a space for Bella to sit in. Bella slipped in and greeted everyone brightly. Bella started chatting with Jessica, trying to find out more about the school's unwritten laws. After a while, Jessica was flirting with Mike again, leaving Bella with no one else to talk to. Bella sighed and poked at her food. She wouldn't have met this kind of situation back in Phoenix where Andrea and she were inseparable in school. Again, she wallowed in self-pity, asking herself why she have to go through all this misery just so Renee and Phil can enjoy each other's presence. Then she shook all those negative thoughts away. Renee has sacrificed much for her, it's only right that now, Bella, returned what Renee has lost. Bella sighed again, wondering if there's any easy way out of this homesickness.
Jessica then nudged Bella, snapping her out of her daydream. "Hm?" Jessica pointed to a guy walking past and giggled softly before asking Bella, "So? What do you think of him?"
Bella, smiling mischievously, turned her eyes to the guy of Jessica's interest. Wow, Bella let off a mental whistle in her mind as she assessed that guy thoroughly. What a handsome guy! It was his hair that sets him apart from everybody else. He was already different, what with his looks and height. But, Bella has never seen anybody with bronze hair. But then again, maybe it wasn't bronze. Maybe his looks made his hair shine artificially. If Bella didn't know better, she'd have fallen for him there and then. She had a social circle back in Phoenix so big, she'd experienced enough to know that a handsome guy does not mean handsome personality.
Bella turned back to Jessica and said jokingly, "If it's my honest opinion you want, then I'll have to tell you that you'd never find such a good catch anywhere else." Jessica blushed, and then sighed dreamily. "It's all a thing of the past already. We did date once, you know. He was so perfect. Looks and all. But all good things have to come to an end, and he had to leave me. He actually said that dating such a beautiful girl like me was unhealthy for him." Jessica paused at this point of time to giggle again. Bella smiled, looking at her new friend acting all dreamy. "I insisted that really, I wasn't quite as beautiful as he thought me to be, but looking all hurt, he scolded me for not seeing the true beauty within myself. We're still friends now though." Bella nodded, but curiosity got the better of her and she asked, "How long was it? I mean, if you don't mind me asking." Jessica shook her head slowly. "Oh, not at all. That one month of pure happiness will stay in my memory forever." As she sighed to herself again, Bella looked at that Mr. Perfect again. She jerked slightly when she saw him looking at herself. The frown on his face was unmistakable, but it quickly disappeared and a smile took its place. Bella hesitated for a moment before turning her head without returning his smile since it somehow seemed wrong. This time, Bella could feel that guy frown again.
"His name is…?" Bella asked quietly. "Edward. Edward Cullen." was Jessica's reply. It was as if a magic word was being said as suddenly, everyone on the table starting whispering amongst themselves. Girls had that faraway look in their eyes, whilst guys looked envious. Was he really that popular? Willing herself to not look at Edward, she stood up with her tray and waved farewell to Jessica. Maybe arriving early for her next lesson wasn't such a bad idea after all.
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Yay. Edward is introduced to Bella. As you can see, not a very good impression of Edward that Bella has so far, right? Maybe he can redeem himself at a particular Biology lesson? Heh:D
Okay, on a serious note, would you guys mind if I made Edward NOT lust after Bella's blood in this fanfic? I haven't quite been able to fit that in. My sister thinks that it's intolerable if I left that out, but what do you think? Tell me. Thanks!