Disclaimer: As much as I wish I did, I do not own Twilight. But I have some ice cream and that's gotta count for something right??
A/N: First off, sorry it took me a little while to update, writers block. And second, I know in the last chapter I said that Bella and Edward were in a group with Chris but I was almost done with this chapter and I forgot that I used Chris in the last chapter and I didn't like the way I reworked it so it was Chris in their group so I thought it would go over better if Geoff Newton was in their group so sorry if people get confused.
Chapter 8 : New Meetings and Realizations
EPOV
We got into our groups. I was so happy about Bella being in my group I didn't even notice the other two people in our groups until Geoff started talking.
"Alright, well I've met Bella, you know in Spanish" he said with a wink towards Bella, I repressed a growl. "But I don't know if you two have met her yet?" he motioned towards me and Maddie. How could I not know Bella I mean really. Ugh I hated these stupid stories we had to follow.
"No, I haven't actually. I'm Maddie Carson." Maddie said to Bella with a smile. My love returned that smile. How I loved that smile. It made me want to melt in my seat. Actually it made me want to jump on Bella right there and then. Stop it Edward! You are in school. Those actions are for when you and Bella are aloneand at home! I mentally scolded myself.
"Bella Bailey." Said Bella. I would have to change that to Cullen soon.
"And yes, I already know Bella. Not only do we also have history and math together earlier in the day, but Bella actually went to my old school back in Chicago. And we kind of had a thing going." I said pretending to be embarrassed when what I really wanted to do was to make the announcement over the speakers so that every single person in the whole school knew she was mine. No one elses. At that Bella giggled. Okay so thing was a little of an understatement. More like an extreme understatement.
"Oh, really? Bella never mentioned that…" Geoff said hopelessly.
"Yeah… we dated for a while. We broke up when he left to move here. Only because long distance relationships are really hard." Said Bella.
"But, now they might not be so hard." I said with a smirk. Maddie had been staring at me during the whole conversation. I didn't quite understand and I knew that Bella had noticed too.
Figures, the new girl who is absolutely gorgeous gets the old new guy who I happen to be in love with. Perfect. I want to hate her so badly, but she's just so nice. I can't be. She didn't do anything wrong and I can tell he really loves her, the way he looks at her, I wish someone would
look at me like that sometime. I heard Maddie think. I couldn't believe it. Maddie was in love with me? No way. I mean yes, as a vampire I'm extremely good looking, not my fault. But normally humans shied away. Normally they didn't fall for us. But then again, look at what Bella used to be. Maybe Maddie is like Bella. The girl who was born in a different time period than her soul mate, so her soul mate became a vampire in order to wait for her. That was what I had been telling myself about me and Bella. How else could a human fall in love with a vampire and vice versa? Hmm maybe we have another Bella on our hands. I looked over at the real thing and she had a wary look on her face. Oh no. She had taken my power and found out that Maddie is in love with me.
"We need to talk when we get home. Come over, Nick and Chase wont be home for a while, Alice is going to your house to see Jasper." Bella said to me at vampire speed.
Maddie's point of view
I walked over to the table with Geoff. Oh no, I was in a group with Edward Cullen. Oh gosh, I'm going to make a fool of myself. I just know it. I couldn't help but be in love with Edward, he was just so nice to everyone, and he was also incredibly good looking. Now that I thought of it, his brothers were too. But he was the most beautiful. Just the way he would smile at me in the hall every once in a while just made me want to melt where I was standing. I looked over at the girl who was lucky enough to be his partner. She was one of the two new girls starting today. Wow, she was beautiful too. She had brown hair that shimmered perfectly in the light, and topaz eyes that matched Edward's. I tried not to think about what a cute couple they made. It looked like they were flirting with each other. Great, now I have absolutely no chance with Edward. Not that I had that big of a chance anyway. I knew he didn't know how I felt, and I knew he didn't feel the same way. I sighed as I sat down across from the new girl.
"Alright, well I've met Bella, you know in Spanish" Geoff said as he winked toward the girl. Was he trying to flirt with her? He did not do that good of a job, plus I highly doubt a girl as pretty as she is would go for Geoff, I mean I wouldn't even go for Geoff. "But I don't know if you two have met her yet?" he motioned towards me and Edward. I didn't know Bella, she seemed really nice. Maybe we could be friends and I could live my imaginary relationship with Edward through her. Wow that sounds creepy, he's just so perfect.
"No, I haven't actually. I'm Maddie Carson." I said to her with a smile on my face, attempting to be friends.
"Bella Bailey." Said Bella as she smiled back at me with a perfect smile. Wow, her name was even pretty. Bella was probably short for Isabella. Isabella Bailey. A pretty name for the pretty face. I was so jealous of her, but at the same time I couldn't hate her. She just seemed so nice, and it wasn't her fault she was so pretty or that she had a pretty name and mine was so plain jane.
"And yes, I already know Bella. Not only do we also have history and math together earlier, but Bella actually went to my old school back in Chicago. And we kind of had a thing going." Edward's angelic voice said. Of course, they were going to be together. No surprise there. I accepted the fact that I wasn't good enough for him long ago. Apparently Bella was, she
definitely looked like she was. He looked a little embarrassed to admit that. Maybe the relationship was rocky?
"Oh, really? Bella never mentioned that…" Geoff said hopelessly.
"Yeah… we dated for a while. We broke up when he left to move here. Only because long distance relationships are really hard." Said Bella. Nope, not rocky, just complicated. Now it wouldn't be complicated. They were together now, so they would be a couple again. Mental sigh.
"But, now they might not be so hard." Edward said with a little smirk. It was then that he looked at me and caught me staring. I looked away. I guess it figures, the new girl who is absolutely gorgeous gets the old new guy who I happen to be in love with. Perfect. I want to hate her so badly, but she's just so nice. I can't be. She didn't do anything wrong and I can tell he really loves her, the way he looks at her, I wish someone would look at me like that sometime. I looked at Bella and she was looking off in the distance with a weird look on her face. Maybe she could tell that I liked Edward, or maybe what Edward was thinking wasn't what she had in mind. She then looked at Edward and I could have sworn I saw her lips move a little and he look back at her like he understood what she was trying to say, like I was missing part of a conversation. I shook off that thought and put it in the back of my mind. I started to concentrate on the work we had to do.
BPOV
I was excited to be in Edward's group, although Geoff being in the group definitely made it worse. I didn't notice he and the other girl walk over until Geoff said something.
"Alright, well I've met Bella, you know in Spanish" Geoff said as he winked toward me. Ew, he was trying to flirt, or suggest that I liked him in some way that made me his. Gross. "But I don't know if you two have met her yet?" he motioned towards Edward and the other girl. Obviously I knew Edward, what a stupid question, although he probably didn't know. I didn't know the other girl though. She seemed really shy, she reminded me of how I was when I first came to Forks High so long ago as a human. She was a pretty girl, but not the generic type of pretty. She had natural dirty blonde hair with what looked like natural brown low lights. Her hair was pin straight in a ponytail. Her eyes were like a mix between a brown and a hazel, they weren't dark enough to be brown like my eyes once were, but they didn't have all of the green that hazel eyes usually had. She almost had the topaz eyes that Edward and I shared. They were so different and pretty. She looked like she'd be about 4 or 5 inches taller than Alice, but still fairly short, she was a petite girl. She was wearing a t-shirt that looked like a tournament t-shirt, she played softball, and a pair of jeans and a little eyeliner. Alice would love to play Barbie with her.
"No, I haven't actually. I'm Maddie Carson." The girl said to me and smiled. She looked like a sweet girl. If I wasn't a vampire and it wasn't hazardous to be around humans, I would definitely be friends with her.
"Bella Bailey." I told her and returned the smile. She really was a sweet girl.
"And yes, I already know Bella. Not only do we also have history and math together earlier, but Bella actually went to my old school back in Chicago. And we kind of had a thing going." Said Edward. I giggle. A "thing" was an extreme understatement. We were soul mates who had met 51 years ago, me a human, him a vampire, he left me, I got turned into a vampire, then I meet him again not to find that he doesn't want anything to do with me but that he still loves me and I love him. Yep, just a little "thing". Edward pretended to look embarrassed for admitting that.
"Oh, really? Bella never mentioned that…" Geoff said while looking at me hopelessly that I might deny that. Nope, not a chance.
"Yeah… we dated for a while. We broke up when he left to move here. Only because long distance relationships are really hard." I said. Yeah, that part was true, not that we tried when we were apart. He didn't know I was alive so that didn't exactly work. Now it was working though.
"But, now they might not be so hard." Edward said with a little smirk. Obviously it would work. He looked at Maddie then. He looked like he was taken aback. Probably read her mind and something shocked him. I decided to figure out for myself and I attracted his power.
Maddie was in love with me? No way. I mean yes, as a vampire I'm extremely good looking, not my fault. But normally humans shied away. Normally they didn't fall for us. But then again, look at what Bella used to be. Maybe Maddie is like Bella. The girl who was born in a different time period than her soul mate, so her soul mate became a vampire in order to wait for her. That was what I had been telling myself about me and Bella. How else could a human fall in love with a vampire and vice versa? Hmm maybe we have another Bella on our hands.
That was enough. I gave him his power back and I looked at him. Anxious to think that he might be right. Maybe it was another me. I didn't want her to have to go through what I did. Well, she probably wouldn't anyway, Edward loved me. Right? He told me so. Then why was he thinking so much about the situation I mean people have been in love with him before, right? My angel then looked at me, I looked back and said to him at vampire speed, "We need to talk when we get home. Come over, Nick and Chase wont be home for a while, Alice is going to your house to see Jasper." He looked down then up to show that he understood. Yes we would have to talk. I was not going to lose him again. Maddie was a nice girl but she was not going to steal my man, vampire! I would make sure of it.
Okay I know, it was kind of confusing having so many point of views and it was probably also really boring to re-read the same dialog. Sorry about that I just thought it would be a good idea to get Edward, Bella, and Maddie's point of views, especially because Maddie is in love with Edward. And before I get any hate reviews don't worry, Maddie won't steal Edward's heart. So please click that review button and get those fingers movin! Love to all!
-Dancer