Soo... It's been a while. Sorry 'bout that. I have to remember to stop starting so many stories. Or at least tell my brain to stop getting all these ideas. HA.

Disclaimer: Not mine, not mine, none of it's mine. Damn.

Bella's POV

Breathe, Bella. It's just a guy.

I took my seat next to him, managing to keep my balance for once in my life. The boy didn't even look up. That was a small disappointment, but oh well. It didn't matter. This was Biology, not Talking To Boys 101. As I thought about that for a short minute, I realized that Alice would definitely be the teacher for that class. Well, except for Talking To Jasper 101, but that was a completely different story.

The bell rang, and the teacher began class. I kept sneaking glances at this boy who seemed to be frozen where he was. During the entire class, he never moved. Not once. He just stared at his book, turning pages only when necessary. He never seemed to blink. His head never so much tilted in my direction. When the bell rang, signaling the end of class, he grabbed his books and seemed to disappear out the door.

I went to my next class - study hall. I saw Alice sitting at a table. Rosalie was nowhere to be seen. I quickly sat down, wondering how long it would be until Rosalie showed up, or if she even had study hall. I was quiet for a while before I decided to ask her about the boy.

"Hey, Alice?"

"Hmm?" she murmured, staring at an essay that she yet to complete, though it was due next period. I hated to interrupt her schoolwork, but there was a part of me that couldn't care less.

"There was this boy in Biology, and -"

Her head snapped up, and she pushed her book aside eagerly. "Spill," she commanded.

"Well, he had bronze hair and green eyes and -" Alice interrupted me yet again.

"You sat next to Edward Cullen?" she asked quietly, her eyes flickering around like she was part of a conspiracy.

"I . . . guess?"

She shook her head, sighing. "Wow."

"What? I don't get it. He was weird, yeah, but he didn't try to kidnap me or anything."

Alice smiled patiently. "Bella, you were sitting next to one of Forks High's most notorious players. Well, ex-player," she corrected.

"I don't understand. How can you be an ex-player?"

She leaned forward in her seat. "Well, he used to go out with girls all the time. Every night, with his brother, Emmett. Then one day, he came to school and just stopped. He wouldn't talk to any of his friends, he stopped going to parties. Everyone thinks Emmett knows what happened, but he won't say anything about it."

"Well, how do you know about this?"

"The only person Edward talks to here is Jasper. And that's only occasional. I mean, they don't talk about what happened. It's just simple stuff. And Jasper mentions something to Rosalie, Rosalie mentions it to me. Get it now?"

I nodded. It sounded like something had happened to Edward, and he just wanted to be alone now. I couldn't blame him. I would've stayed in Phoenix had Phil not proposed.

"So did he talk to you or anything?" Alice asked hopefully. Though I knew she wouldn't pass it on as gossip, she must love knowing everything about everyone.

I threw Alice an exasperated glance. "No, he didn't."

"Did you talk to him?"

I sighed. "No, Alice, I didn't. I was trying to learn Biology."

Alice rolled her eyes. "Biology-shmiology." She paused, her eyebrows dipping in confusion. "Did that even make sense?" she asked.

I shook my head, and we both started laughing quietly.

She looked back down at her essay, sighing. "I hate school," she moaned.

I chuckled, shaking my head. "It'll get better, Alice," I promised.

She rolled her eyes and muttered something under her breath about how Edward might not be crazy, but I sure was.

I went home after school, knowing Charlie wouldn't be at the house. I did my homework and left some chicken in the oven for him. I was so tired, it wasn't even funny. I collapsed on my bed, falling asleep instantly.

Ugh. That was torture, and not nearly as dramatic as I'd hoped for. Nonetheless, it was a chapter. And the next one will be much, much better. I promise.

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