Chapter 2: Lunch

When the assembly ended it was time for lunch.

I head to the cafeteria with Rosalie and Alice who were talking animatedly about the upcoming football game.

I tried to block it all out.

We grabbed a table in the center of the cafeteria with several chairs around it and sat, apparently waiting for more of their friends to join us.

Many friends did come as it turned out.

Three more girls: Angela, Jessica and Lauren.

And several more boys: Mike, Eric, Tyler and Alice's boyfriend Jasper.

Everyone at my table seemed very excited and interested in me.

Besides the fact of being new I didn't really undersand why.

They even questioned me about the sun, and questioned why I was so pale.

Halfway through lunch after the lunch crowd had given me a break Rosalie and Alice began once more talking about the football game.

"Do you like football Bella?" Alice asked smiling.

I gulped and stuttered.

"Ummm...."

"No you don't do you?"

I shook my head gravely.

Rosalie sent me an evil glare.

"What?" I asked not clueing in.

Alice laughed.

"Rose is a cheerleader."

I looked at her quickly.

"Really? You didn't say so before?"

She shrugged.

"Guess I hadn't thought about it."

"And I photograph all of the cheerleaders and football games for the yearbook." Alice beamed.

"Oh yeah?"

She nodded enthusiastically.

"You should come to the game." Rosalie suggested.

"They really are fun."

I shrugged.

"Maybe, if I'm not busy."

Both girls exchanged knowing glances and rolled their eyes at me.

I looked away from them and to the left and froze stiffly.

My eyes were locked with dark brown almost black piercing eyes.

The eyes of 'Jacob Black'... I think.

I looked away quickly.

I tried to play it off... but it was no use.

"Hey um guys?"

"Hmm?"

"Who is that guy over there?"

I asked pointing my thumb back over my shoulder.

Both girls looked and smiled separately.

"That's our quaterback Bella!" Rosalie jeered.

"His names Jacob, didn't you see him at the assembly?" She continued.

I nodded.

I did remember him, I just hadn't realised HOW attractive he was from a distance.

"He... looks... different."

Alice smiled.

"He's very handsome, he practically looks 24 with his height and his muscles. He's over at my house all of the time. The two boys he's sitting with: Emmett and Edward, they're my brothers."

I turned to look again and this time saw that he was sitting at a long table with two guys and a girl.

"Who is the girl?" I asked.

I recognised her as the girl from my English class that hadn't asked me any questions.

"That's Leah, she's alright, if you stay on her good side." Alice shrugged.

"Are they-"

"They're the on again off again type. But you never can really tell. Unless she doesn't sit with them. Then that means she's really mad at him."

I snorted.

Of course, why did I even have to ask?

I looked back at Jacob over my shoulder and saw his beautiful brownish black eyes flickering around the cafeteria.

His skin was indeed redskin like an Native American and his hair was dark and long ebony like a black waterfall.

His massive body and shoulders made him look domineering and perhaps even dangerous, but his eyes although dark were too gentle to make him scary.

He was leaning back in his chair, at ease and looking ridiculously sexy in a way that should be made illegal.

I sighed tearing my eyes away.

"Why don't your brothers have girlfriends?" I asked Alice trying to distact myself.

She looked sideways at Rosalie.

"Rose and Emmett are meant for one another, but their both too proud to admit it."

I looked at Rosalie.

"Your brother is one of the biggest pricks I've ever met." She hissed at Alice glaring.

"Yeah and you're one of the biggest bitches I've ever met." Alice replied grinning.

I laughed.

Rosalie huffed.

"Whatever."

Alice giggled and nudged Jasper.

"They'll be together soon enough, I can see it."

"Let's get lunch Bella," Rosalie suggested standing up from the table quickly.

"Uh alright."

I'd been too busy being interogated by our table to eat any lunch yet.

While in line I saw one of Alice's brothers, a big burly guy, staring longingly at Rosalie whenever she turned her back.

I guessed this was Emmett.

I tried not to look at their table, and ecspecially tried not to make any eye contact with Jacob Black.

He, like Alice had said, was very handsome and I didn't want to seem odd openly oogling him.

"Jacob keeps staring at you." Rosalie said grabbing a can of soda.

"What?"

She looked at him then down at me, she's very tall, and then back to him.

"I think he's interested."

"Only cause I'm new, and everyone's been interested."

She shrugged.

"You should go say hi."

"What?"

What did she think I was? A confident brave new girl?

"Well I'm sure he'll come over anyway if you don't."

"Why would he do that? I'm absolutely nothing compared to him and his group."

"You seem to be juding him pretty quickly Bella. Jacob is a very, very friendly nice guy. And he's my best guy friend."

"Is he?"

"Yes."

"Hmm..."

"Em, Eddie?"

"What?"

"Huh?"

"Who's that girl over there with your sister and Rose?"

I could see from the corner of my eye Leah stiffening.

"I think that's Chief Swan's kid. You know the new one that moved here from California or somewhere."

"Oh yeah I'd heard about that from someone over the summer."

"Chief Swan was the one running around blabbing it to everyone from rooftops." Emmett said.

I nodded, I had heard it from Charlie one day, when him and my dad had come home from fishing.

"She's pretty," Edward mused tilting his head.

I nodded.

Leah punched my arm.

"What? I'm not allowed to agree girls are pretty?"

"No you're not." Leah snapped.

I rolled my eyes and stole a handful of her potato chips.

"Why don't you go say hi to her Leah?" Emmett chuckled grinning.

Leah turned on Emmett faster than lightning.

"I don't care about her and I don't care to get to know her."

"Rose is with her, she's gotta be alright." Emmett said staring at the back of Rosalie's head with gushing love pouring out of his eyes sockets.

I nearly gagged.

"Why don't you go say hi to her then Em?"

"Alright I will," he stated pushing his chair back and standing up.

He strolled across the tile floor to their table and put his arm around Rosalie.

"Look who it is, my favorite cheerleader," the big burly guy that had been staring a Rosalie in line said wrapping his arm around her shoulders.

She looked up at him smiling and her eyes sparkling.

"Hi Emmett."

"Hey babe, Alice, Jasper, everybody.... but you."

He turned on me and I nearly toppled out of my chair with surprise.

"I do not believe that I have met you yet."

I shook my head.

"No."

"Names Emmett," he announced holding his hand out.

I shook it.

It was like shaking hands with a bear claw.

"Bella... Swan."

"Does your daddy know what we did last night?"

"Huh?"

"Emmett get outta here!" Rosalie cried pushing him away from her and our table.

He laughed huskily and grinned at her.

"Only joking, nice to meet you Bella Swan."

He ruffled Rosalie's hair before walking away.

She huffed angrily and glared after him.

Yep, definitely pride was the only thing that stood in their way of being a couple.

"That is indeed THE Bella Swan." Emmett announced taking his seat back.

I inhaled sharply.

This actually was my chilhood best friend?

"And she's even prettier close up." Emmett said nudging Edward than me.

Leah growled angrily.

"Emmett Cullen shut your god damn mouth."

He smiled and shoved his tuna sandwhich in his mouth.

"Jacob," Leah suddenly cooed rubbing my arm faintly, obviously trying to distract me.

"Hmmm?"

My mind was reeled with thoughts of me and Bella swimming down in La Push thirteen or twelve years ago.

"Let's go on a ride after school today ok?"

Emmett busted out laughing and began choking on his tuna sandwhich.

"I meant on his BIKE EMMETT!" Leah shouted throwing a plastic fork at his head.

He continued to laugh and choke.

"What do you say Jake?" She asked turning back and rubbing my thigh with her graceful hand.

Sometimes I wonder if she's bipolar.

"I dunno Lea, I kinda wanted to work on my truck today after practice... maybe some other time?"

She huffed and turned away from me.

I sighed.

"I'm leaving," she announced not five seconds later.

"Where are you going?"

"To the gym to work on some tumbling for our dance. It's going to be really great this year. And its all going to be for you," she whispered the last part before kissing me quickly on the lips.

I raised my eyebrows.

"Alright, I'll see you later then."

"Come in the gym and watch me if you want to Jake." She leaned down and kissed me again, only extra long, excessively long before leaving the cafeteria.

I looked back at Bella as soon Leah disappeared and began chewing on my lip.

"You know she wants you to fuck her man," Emmett said stirring a french fry in ketchup.

"What? Who?"

"Leah."

"Oh yeah... I know that."

"Right now."

"You think so?" I hadn't picked up on that.

"Definitely." Edward said nodding.

"She just threw herself at you and told you to come alone to watch her tumble. Translation: come to the gym and you can fuck me against your locker."

I shook my head.

"Doubt it. Leah says she wants to, and we've tried a couple times but... it didn't work out."

I thought back to the horrid events over the summer.

Emmett and Edward both began shaking with laughter.

"Oh you two think its hilarious don't you?"

They both busted out laughing.

"Yeah well screw you guys both big time." I growled rolling my eyes.

"What did you not fit?" Emmett asked shaking with laughs.

I remembered Leah yelling at me for having too big of a dick for her and nodded.

"I guess you could say that yeah, she wouldn't stop yelling at me. It was horrible."

"Where were you two?" Edward asked grinning.

"First time in the car, then we tried at her house in her bed and then in the car again."

"It never happened?"

"Only once, the second time, and she cried the whole fucking time, so I stopped."

"That's uncomfortable."

"Extremely uncomfortable," I assured them.

"Is it her or you?" Emmett persisted.

"I dunno man, I think its her kind of. I think she gets really nervous at the last minute and puts up a physical guard."

Both boys nodded understandingly.

"And don't you dare tell her I told you that assholes."

Both boys chuckled.

I sighed.

I couldn't wait for football practice after school, and for my ride home on my bike where I could escape all my problems with Leah.