Bella POV

All Human

Chapter 4: Finding, and Belonging.

Early the next morning I got up earlier than normal and got myself ready. I fixed my hair nicely, keeping it down and straight, a style I wasn't use to keeping my hair like. I got my face and outfit ready and then when I was done I looked outside the window to hear the sounds of Edward's car running down the pathway. I ran down the stairs to see that Charlie wasn't here but there was a note tapped onto the fridge:

Bella, off to work early; make dinner. I will be home at around ten. Eat without me- Charlie

Way to go dad, I guess he had something to do this morning. I saw Edward pull up in front of the house and waited for a single for me to know that he was going to let me know that he was here. Sure enough Edward rung the door bell and I rushed to go answer it, but stopping seconds before seeming too egger and then I opened the door slowly.

There Edward was standing smiling at me. The way he smiled made my knees weak.

"Good morning Bella, are you ready to go?" Edward asked kindly.

I nodded, "Yeah just give me a moment to get my things," I said walking into the kitchen and getting my back-pack and closing the door.

"Charlie isn't home?" Edward questioned all most shocked.

"Nope he left to do something this morning. Why did you want to see him?" I asked innocently.

Edward shook his head, "No I was just wondering that's all. Let's go," Edward said opening the car door for me and then began to drive down the pathway.

We waited for a while before we talked to one another.

"Bella," Edward said catching my attention, "Allow me to walk you to each of your classes." Edward offered. This was strange to me.

"Why are you offering to do so much for me? Drive me to and from school, walk me to class, what's next?" I asked – it might have sounded a bit rude. But I wasn't use to having a guy throw himself at me unless they wanted something…that normally didn't turn out good.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound impulsive just forget I said anything," Edward told me.

"I never said you couldn't," I responded quickly, "But I just want to know why. I mean you're offering a lot for someone who has just met me the other day,"

Edward's hands gripped on the wheels again, "Bella, Forks has a history for me. An undying obsession that has just being…exposed to my family members. I can see how the things I have being offering makes me sound like a creep. I guess I've been a little bit too uneasy," Edward said trying to relax, "Please forgive me,"

Undying obsessions? What was he talking about?

"I do appreciate the offer to walk me to class. I am still new and I do need help getting from class to class. If you don't mind, you could still walk me?" I asked my voice very low.

Edward grinned and nodded acceptingly.

"Yesterday I told about my accident right? Today why don't you tell me about you undying obsession?" I questioned.

Edward looked over to me and then looked back on the road, "I shouldn't have mentioned that. Why don't you let it go and I will answer another question for you?" Edward pleaded.

That just made want to know what it was even more, "That's not fair. I won't let it go unless you tell me," I confessed.

Edward became uneasy and nodded, "My obsession; I had a friend, who was close and dear to me; a very important person. One day I had two of my closet friends over. My dearest friend got hurt...very badly. The parents of my friend thought that it was unsafe for their child to stay here anymore, so they took them away… and I young… I was just a kid I didn't know what to do; so I waited for them to come back, I waited for ten years," Edward voice became low.

A friend? Who was this friend, I pray it be a girl instead of a boy, "Who was it?" I questioned.

"Forget about it Bella," Edward said turning into the school parking lot, "It's a long time ago. It's a past obsession, let it go okay? Besides, it's been more than ten years." Edward said putting the car to park and opening my car door.

I'd hardly call it a past obsession, Edward seemed to be in pain when he spoke about it. Who was this friend that he missed so much, and why was it so hard for him to just admit it to me? Maybe he wasn't ready to open up to me just yet. This was just one more reason for me to get to know this Cullen a little better.

We walked into Biology together and everyone's mouths dropped. The look on Jessica and Lauren's face was: "Oh hell no". I smiled with the greatest pride walking into the room and sitting beside Edward as if we were friends for the longest time.

"Mr. Cullen, Ms. Swan I had no idea you two were acquainted with one another. Two smart minds working together I see," Mr. Molina stated when he came to our desk and handed us our assignment for the day. Edward grinned at the teacher and I didn't bother to look at him. I kept my eyes looking onto the paper with our assignment on it.

"Looks to me like we need to work in partners? This should be fun." Edward said with the most cunning smile. I nodded and then out of the most unpredictable moment, Mike Newton showed up at my desk. Just as Edward and I were smiling at one another. I knew Mike wasn't the biggest fan of any of the Cullen's and the expression on his face wasn't happy either.

"Bella, I was passing by when I noticed I didn't have a pencil; can I borrow one?" Mike asked.

"I didn't know you were in this class Newton?" Edward said in a snappy and rude.

Mike began to get angry, "I'm not." He confessed, "But I need a pencil so I came to my friend Bella to ask for a pencil. Do you have a problem with that Cullen?" Mike snapped back.

"Mike you'll be late for class." I confessed handing him a pencil, "You don't need to owe me it's okay. I am sorry I didn't get to see you last night," I confessed sadly.

"Don't worry about it Bella. I understand you might have gotten caught up in something, I will see you in second and third wont I?" Mike asked.

I nodded as he walked out the classroom giving Edward the coldest eyes. I turned to Edward to see that he wasn't being mature and also giving cut eye. I sighed at the two and tired to ignore them by pulling out my notebooks.

"I didn't know you two had two classes together," Edward said in a cold voice.

I got shivers down my spine when he spoke, "Yes. We have gym and English." I confessed.

Edward turned his head to his notes and then I watched as his figures tapped against the table

"Edward." I said as Edward jumped out of shock. I chocked down the laugh I was about to break into and then smiled, "Are you all right? Did Mike bother you?" I asked.

"Newton and I haven't being the greatest of friends. Sorry for my behaviour; let's do the work?" Edward asked. I nodded as we worked together on the lab.

Why was Edward being so mysterious?

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After second period, I walked to my locker bruised from playing doge-ball. The game that was invented right out of hell. I was sore and could barely move my arms. Lucky for me my locker opened with little problems. Maybe it's because Edward fixed it with that thingy trick he did the other day. Whatever he did, it saved me a lot of punches in the face.

"You truly can't remember anything?" Rosalie said coming from behind me. Her presence shocked me so badly that I dropped my books right from my hands. Rosalie bent down in her tight skinny jeans and long Stiletto to pick up my books and handed it out to me, "Here." She responded giving a long sigh. I stretched out my hand and accepted the books looking into her large blue eyes and nodding.

"Thank you." I thanked her putting the books into my locker, "What do you mean by I truly can't remember anything? What should I remember?" I questioned her utterly confused.

"Never mind Bella," Rosalie said in frustration, "Look just know this, I have being friend's with the Cullen's since the very first day they came here. No one else but me and Jasper can say that we have watched all three of them grow up from the start. And if you think that you can hang around with Edward so damn freely you're wrong. Why don't you save him the pain and stay away from him Bella Swan," Rosalie snapped at me.

"Save him what pain? Rosalie I haven't done anything," I complained to her. Rosalie's eyes shot frustration at me. It looked like she was seriously mad at me but for what reason?

Just then Emmett came and took Rosalie's hand, "Rose." Emmett said in a stern voice, "I am sorry Bella was she being rude to you? Rosalie you shouldn't be so mean to Bella after all she is new here and our good friend isn't she darling?" Emmett pressed his girlfriend.

Rosalie's face turned bitter towards me, as if I had done something to hurt her, I don't understand what mixed feelings she had towards me but something tells me she wouldn't have done it if there wasn't for a reason.

"I am not saying sorry. Let's go for lunch," Rosalie snapped walking past Emmett and I. She strutted down the hallways as all eyes glanced at her. Rosalie was truly beautiful, she walked down the hallway with such grace and elegance that people noticed her.

Emmett cleared his throat, "Oh boy, I'm getting the talk later" Emmett said in a low voice grinning at Rosalie whiles he brushed his hands through his curly hair, "Come Bella everyone must be wondering where we are. Don't want to keep Alice waiting that is the worst thing you could do," Emmett chuckled.

I nodded and followed him down the hallway and into the cafeteria where we sat down. Edward noticed Rosalie bitter mood as Emmett explained that she was just in a bad mood. But Rosalie had a different expression on her face, something tells me she wasn't going to lie about what she was feeling.

"I am not in a bad mood for no reason! I'm in a pissed off mood because of you Edward Cullen! You and your bloody reluctant actions!" Rosalie shouted.

"What reluctant actions Rose?" Edward asked in a calm voice giving a small laugh at the end.

"Cut the crap Edward! You know very well what I am talking about, you don't think that this bother's everyone here and you are just accepting it like candy that was given to you ten years ago! You are not a child anymore Edward!" Rosalie complained loudly.

Everyone remained silent, "Isn't there somewhere where you two can talk about this in private, you know somewhere where people are not watching us." Jasper whispered to the both of them.

"No this has to be said right here; right in front of her." Rosalie said in a lower voice. She was talking about me? Now I was completely lost. Why was it so important for her to explain whatever the issues was – which at this point I had no idea what it was – in front of me?

I found myself once again completely lost and helplessly sitting there waiting for answers.

"Rose. You don't need to do this," Edward said pressing her to stop before she said more. But I wanted her to say more. What was it about me that made Rosalie so bitter to me.

"Why shouldn't I Edward huh?" Rosalie said, even Emmett couldn't keep her back, "Give me just one good reason to stop me from letting it all out in the open? I'm waiting."

I had no idea Rosalie could be so harsh, Emmett whispered something in her ear. Rosalie noticed what he was saying and then she turned to Emmet when he was done. Emmett didn't show any expression on his face. Rosalie looked away from Emmett and turned back to Edward; she wasn't going to let it go. She was still waiting for her reason.

"Rosalie please don't do this to Edward. Look we can talk this over at home or something but here at school? This isn't the place. Please sit down and finish you lunch Rose." Alice complained kindly

"Alice you of all people must feel the irritation. You must feel the pain and the guilt that we all have felt for the past ten damn years! I am not taking this shit anymore Edward!" Rosalie slammed her hand on the table making it shake. Rosalie then shot another look at me that was the last straw. It wasn't going to sit there like a fool waiting for answers.

"Can someone tell me what the hell is going on?" I added beginning to feel uneasy.

"This has nothing to do with you Bella," Edward snapped at me.

I was so irritated that I stood up from the table, "If it has nothing to do with me Edward, then I don't see the point of me being here." I told him taking my bag and walking away from the table without looking back. Why was Rosalie so harsh to me? What was it about me that made her be so mean to Edward. Rosalie was nice…when she wanted to be.

I walked out to the parking lot and remembered that I didn't have a ride home! Damn it I came in Edward's car. I looked back to see Edward running down the hallway's; mostly likely looking for me. Unwilling to go see him I walked onto the pathway and began to walk in the direction I thought my house was in.

I didn't even feel like staying in school. If I go to third then I might just end up just being asked questioned by Mike, and fourth was History, what was the point of having the class anyways? I tried my hardest to keep the tears inside my eyes. I spent twenty minutes trying to put on eye liner I wasn't going to mess it up. I was so frustrated that I was starting to cry. I can't believe I was just singled out like that. I feel like such a fool.

I was walking down the pathway for about five minute when someone began to honk at me. I jumped to the conclusion thinking it was Edward so I ignored the person and kept walking. Soon the person honked once, then twice, and then they kept pressing it. I got annoyed and stopped walking where I was.

"Edward why don't you just…" But when I turned around to see who was really in the car I smiled and ran over to the driver, "Jacob!" I shouted.

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