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Bella's POV

The next day at school, I found Alice. She was with Rosalie, and I had to admit, that scared me a little.

"Bella!" Alice called, waving me over impatiently. I hung my head and meekly made my way to her.

"Hey, Alice... Rosalie."

Rosalie scoffed and rolled her eyes, crossing her arms.

"You guys still haven't officially met. Rosalie, this is Bella, Chief Swan's daughter. Bella, this is Rosalie." Alice looked pleased with herself for introducing us. I was just happy that Rosalie hadn't pulled out claws and ripped my eyes out yet.

"It's nice to meet you, Rosalie," I said quietly, glancing worriedly at Alice.

Rosalie was silent, and then I saw Alice elbow her in the side.

"Jesus, Alice," she huffed. "It's nice to meet you, too, Bella."

Alice grinned, pleased with her work. "Great. Now what did you want to tell me, Rosalie?"

Rosalie's face changed. Instead of being bored and disinterested, it lit up, and she actually smiled when she turned to Alice. "Jasper was talking about you last night."

Alice squealed, clapping her hands together, and I laughed. "What did he say?" she demanded.

"Just stuff about how Bella had said someone with your initials liked him." Alice swung her gaze to me.

"Did you really do that for me?" she whispered. I nodded slowly, almost afraid of her reaction. She grinned. "Oh my God, I love you, Bella!" She flew forward and hugged me. I chuckled and hugged her back. "When did you find the time to do that?"

"When I left the cafeteria. He followed me, and I figured, why not?"

She beamed at me. Rosalie cleared her throat, demanding our attention. "You haven't even heard the best part yet," she insisted.

"Rose, what could be better than that?" Alice's tone was exasperated, but still incredibly excited. Rosalie glared at her, and Alice sighed. "Okay, I'll be quiet. What's the best part?"

Rosalie grinned. "He was looking through last year's yearbook to see if there was anybody else with your name."

Alice frowned. "But wouldn't that mean he was looking for someone other than me?" Tears came to her eyes.

"No, Ali, I know my brother. He was looking for you, I swear," Rosalie said, squeezing Alice's arm.

"Well, how do you know?" Alice mumbled, wiping tears from her eyes.

Rosalie chuckled, and I knew that Alice had asked the question Rosalie had wanted to ask. "I might know because he kept repeating, 'Alice-fucking-Brandon. It better be Alice Brandon.' He's so head-over-heels for you, Ali."

Alice grinned and hugged us both. "God, I love you guys." She sighed, looking toward the sky. "Thank you, God," she whispered.

I smiled, and Alice grinned mischievously. "So Rosalie, guess who Bella sits next to in Biology?"

The light in Rosalie's eyes stayed for the most part, but that bored look in her eyes returned slightly. "Who, Alice?" I noticed that she left me out, even though I knew where this was going.

"Edward Cullen."

Rosalie's eyes widened, and she looked at me inquisitively. "Are you serious?" she asked me quietly.

"Yeah... ?" My eyebrows dipped. I still didn't see what the big deal was. He was just a guy. Albeit, he was a gorgeous guy that should have been a model, but still, just a guy.

"Oh my God, that is incredible. Did he say anything to you?"

I rolled my eyes and got the sudden urge to say, "as if." Whoa, calm down, Bella. Use that brain of yours. I shook my head. "No, he didn't. In fact, he looked like he wanted to ignore me at all costs."

Rosalie smiled sadly. "Don't worry about it, Bella. He's just been weird the past few months. But you seem like the type of girl he'd like."

Well, this was new. Rosalie was being ... nice? I wondered if she was sick or something. Then I realized that that was kind of harsh. I mean, I'd only known her for one day, and I had been in her seat. And as Jasper had so eloquently put it, she had been pissed off in the first place.

"Thanks, Rosalie." I offered a small smile.

"Just call me Rose," she replied, smiling. I nodded.

"Shit, Jasper's headed this way," Alice hissed.

Rosalie rolled her eyes. "Ali, he's my brother. It's kind of natural for him to be headed toward me."

"Well, yeah, but . . ." She sighed. "What do I say to him?"

"I think you should just go for it, Alice. 'Hey, Jasper. Want to go the movies this weekend?' That's what I would do."

Alice groaned, hopping up and down. "But that's you. And what if Jasper doesn't like that?"

"Then he's dumb," Rosalie and I said in unison. Alice chuckled nervously and sighed.

"I love you guys. I hope you know that."

"Yeah, we know," Rosalie snickered.

Jasper was headed straight toward us, and I could hear Alice hyperventilating behind me. "Hey, Rose. Isabella."

"Just Bella," I corrected, giving him a small smile.

He nodded. "Hey, Alice." His eyes locked onto her.

She smiled. "Um, hey."

Then he did something that surprised us all. He reached between me and Rosalie and grabbed Alice's hand. "Come with me?" he asked hopefully. Alice nodded, and she and Jasper disappeared around the corner. Rosalie and I looked at each other and giggled. Actually giggled.

"Oh my God," Rosalie choked out, laughing. "I hope she's not passed out. That would be hard to explain."

I started to laugh with her. Poor Alice - hopefully she was alive and well and acting normal. I took a deep breath and happened to see a familiar head of bronze hair. Edward was watching me, and I had a feeling that he was the reason that Jasper had come over here.

The second our eyes met, he dropped his gaze to the ground and disappeared around a corner. I looked back at Rosalie, whose gaze was stuck on the hallway where Jasper and Alice had disappeared.

After a few minutes, Jasper appeared, grinning from ear to ear. He glanced at me and mouthed, "Thank you." I smiled and nodded. He went the direction that Edward had been.

We waited for Alice, but she never appeared. Rosalie and I went around the corner, where Alice was leaning against the wall, hyperventilating.

"Alice? Are you all right?" I asked worriedly.

She squealed. "He asked me out!"

"That's awesome, Ali," Rose whispered. "Now can you stand up so you don't look like you're dying?"

Alice snorted and stood up. "Happy now?"

"Yes. Very happy," Rosalie said dryly.

They grinned at each other and squealed excitedly. I smiled, my quota of squealing and giggling done for the day. I glanced back, and Edward and Jasper were talking to each other quietly. Edward looked up and smiled at me.

I averted my eyes, smiling a little. I wonder if he'll be like this in Biology...

I could only hope.

God, I updated! I feel so proud. PLEASE review, I'm begging. Oh, and just so you guys know, I updated all my stories, save for Emerald and Topaz, which is finished.

- J.C.