Ohhh, goodness... So things start to get messy, eh? Yeeeaaah... So here we go. Edward makes his first appearance (along with Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper). Esme and Carlisle come into it later. And Bella--NEVER!! D Muhaha!!

Chapter Three--Confrontation

I walked into the councelors' office cautiously, looking around for the source of the vampire scent. I must have appeared paranoid, because the councelor gave me a confused look when I walked in.

"Uh, can I help you?"

"Yeeaaah... I just transferred here from Denver."

"Oh yes. Um, Ivans?"

"Evans." I corrected.

"Evans...Evans..." She searched for my file on the computer. "Ah. Here it is. Scottie S. Evans."

"That's me..." I said absent-mindedly.

"Here you go." She handed me a sheet of paper with my schedule.

"Thanks..." I took it and left. On my way out, I noticed that it was snowing. I smiled and shook my head. As I started down the hallway, I took note of my schedule. I figured if I didn't LOOK the part of a new kid, then the rest of the student body may not pay attention to me. Of course, that was wishful thinking.

When I was transformed, my physical appearance changed further than just my hair, eyes, and nails. My body muscle became stronger, and I became more physically attractive (not over-night, however). It took a few weeks, but my father hadn't seemed to suspect anything abnormal; he told me I was growing into more of a lady everyday (if only he knew). To a human, I was gorgeous... flawless... And vampires appeared the same way. Both races were graceful, beautiful, stealthy, powerful, and highly intelligent. No other creature could match us. We were (as some would say) perfect.

The tardy bell sounded through the halls as I stuffed my schedule into my back pocket.

I'll tell the teacher I was with the councelor. I concluded. It wasn't a lie. I opened the door to my first period class: Trigonometry.

Overall, the day had been by far the most boring day of my life. The teachers droned and lectured, the students talked, guys gawked, girls attempted polite conversation, snobs sneered. The usual, I guess you could say. It was nothing new to me... Until after my third period class... That's when things began to get interesting...

I entered the cafeteria with a horrible feeling in my gut. My instincts were telling me to walk in the opposite direction, but my ego said "Don't you dare." Once I entered through the doors, I knew why instincts were telling me to avoid (not run away from) the lunchroom. There, all the way on the other side of the room, sat - not one - but five vampires.

Five...

Five...

FIVE!! Why FIVE?!

To make things worse, the split second I entered, they all turned and looked at me. There were two girls and three guys. One of the guys appeared to be more of a loner, but they were all somewhat similar.

"I see you've spotted the Cullens." A girl tapped me on the shoulder, causing me to jump and turn my attention away from them.

"I-uh-what?"

The dirty blonde girl smiled. "The Cullens. You were staring at them. It's okay. Everyone does...Especially the girls." She laughed lightly. I remembered her from my first three classes. Her name was Jess, and she seemed like a very funny and genuinely polite girl. She (unlike most of the rest of the student body) peeked my interest.

"I...uhm...Yeah - I mean no. I wasn't staring. I...They were staring at me first." I sounded like a paranoid idiot.

Jess laughed. "It's okay! I'll admit, I've definitely done MY fair share of staring...Especially at Edward Cullen." She winked.

"Uh," I casted my attention back towards them. "I don't know who that is..." I tried to sound polite, but I was getting nervous. It was true - I DID fear them (very much so), and with good reason. There were five of them, one of me, and we were sworn enemies. I was in danger, and I knew it... But I had no escape.

"Edward is the one sort of off by himself. He's sitting next to Alice, who is next to Jasper. Emmett is next to Jasper, and Rosalie is the one next to Emmett. Edward, Emmett, and Alice are Dr.Carlisle and Esme Cullens' adopted kids. The other two, Rosalie and Jasper Hale, they also live with the Cullens. Rosalie and Emmett, and Alice and Jasper are an item, if you know what I mean. But they all live together. Must be a trusting family, you know? And Edward, he doesn't date. No girl here appeals to him... Sad thing. Tsk, tsk. He's a junior, and so is Alice. The other three are seniors. They are all incredibly smart...It's like they've been studying the material for years and years! They have perfect 4.0's...it's amazing..."

I wished she would stop talking. I knew they could hear us, but she would never guess that, considering they were on the other end of the cafeteria. I watched as they all kept their eyes on me while slightly turning their heads and speaking to each other. I knew what was coming. I thought maybe - just maybe - if I left the cafeteria, they'd know I wasn't there to fight or cause any trouble, and they'd leave me be. I kept my eyes on them as I said to Jess, "Uh, yeah, that's interesting. Thanks for the info, but I have to go." Just as I started to turn and leave the lunchroom, I noticed them all stand up and dump their strays, continuing to look at me. As I walked back towards the door, I turned my hearing to them, focussing on their voices while tuning the others' out.

"...can't go all at once. It would look too suspicious."

"Alice is right. We can't draw attention to the situation."

"Who's going? If votes count, I say Edward. He's always by himself anyway."

"It's the best choice. Edward, be careful...Don't let her know you're following."

My heart was pounding, and hearing their conversation only made things harder. But now I had a bit of an upperhand; I knew who to avoid. I knew my enemies. Yet, I had nowhere to run. Or...Did I?

Girls's bathroom. I thought. If I could just make it there, I'll be safe. Surely he wouldn't come in there... what would THAT look like? It'd be too suspicious on his part... I'll be safe there...But...Where is it?

I heard the squeaky lunchroom door open, then shut behind me. My heart jumped into my throat and I thought I might choke.

He won't do anything, and he doesn't want me to know he's following me. So if I pretend not to notice, that helps...and he doesn't want to look like he's following me... There are cameras everywhere. I'm safe. I'm safe. I'm safe...

I hadn't been properly taught how to protect myself against a vampire. And the first encounter I had with one was all I needed to know I should be afraid. I hadn't been a werewolf long enough for my instincts to change to that of a wolf's. So, I was scared. Only to a small point did my instincts tell me to stand my ground. And let's face it - there wasn't enough to make me stand there.

I turned the corner at the end of the hallway, and I peeked with my perrefial vision to see if he was still following me. Shocked, I froze. He wasn't there. He was gone. But... I was sure he had been there. I hadn't hallucinated... had I?

No...No, he's a vampire. He's capable of these kinds of things...I just have to be careful...

I continued walking down the hallway, with the sense that I was safe. I thought perhaps I had just imagined it all.

Before I had taken even five steps, I was frozen with fear once more.

Edward Cullen was coming down the opposite end of the hall.

My chest heaved in and out as my breathing quickened. I realized that it would be obvious that I was avoiding him if I turned in the opposite direction. I had no choice but to keep walking. Then, I noticed the girls' bathroom. It was about halfway between us. I thought if I could get there first, I would be safe. Surely he wouldn't dare follow me in. I just had to get there first... I took my eyes away from him and looked straight ahead, as if I didn't even notice him. The two of us continued walking at the same speed, and it was obvious that if I didn't pick up my pace, I wouldn't get there in enough time. But surely he wouldn't just snatch me up right there in front of all the cameras. But then again, he was a vampire... He could get away with it easily. I picked up my pace a little as I drew closer to the restroom. Just as I started to turn into the bathroom, Edward grabbed my arm and slung me in. I slammed into the privacy wall and quickly ran around it and looked up at the small window towards the ceiling. Edward shut the door and twisted the door handle so that it jammed and thus impossible to get in...or out. Just as I started to jump up in an attempt to escape through the window, he grabbed my shoulder and spun me around.

"What are you doing here?" He snapped as he clutched my arm. His skin was icy and hard.

"I transferred here from Denver."

"Liar."

"REALLY." I was shaking all over.

He clutched my arm harder and narrowed his eyes. "What are you?"

"What are you talking about?" I thought I would play stupid with him. Stupid mistake.

He slammed me into the wall. "Don't lie to me!" He growled. "You're a werewolf."

I decided to cut the stupid act. "And?"

"Why are you here? To kill innocents? To attack me or my family?" His voice grew louder.

"I don't even know you, you freak!" His interrogation was making me angry.

He snarled at me.

"I seriously just transferred here. Yeah, I guess it's inevitible denying I'm a werewolf. And you're a slimey wretched vampire. I have just as much right to be here as you do. It's not even my fault that I'm here! My father sent me to live with my mother, and here I am! I have no choice!" I snapped. I tried to make myslef sound confident, but it was obvious that I was still nervous, for I was shaking.

He seemed to be contemplating the situation.

"My parents don't know. They're not even wolves themselves. I was turned a few months ago, and I swore not to tell them. So I can't very well say, 'Hey, a vampire told me I have to leave Forks because I'm a wolf and his family was here first' now can I? Now you know the basics of my life story. You want fries with that?" I paused. "And by the way, I can't feel my arm."

He released my arm. "No one sent you here? You're not here on a ruthless killing rampage?"

"Why would I be?"

"Because that's how wolves are."

"Excuse me?? You're mistaken. And I know from first-hand experiences that you vampires are the ruthless ones."

"Oh, you do?"

"Yeah." I snapped.

"Please, do tell." He crossed his arms, his expression softening.

"It's none of your business."

"Just in case you haven't noticed, I'm your only way out of this bathroom." He smiled.

I looked at the door. He was right. Well, what was the hurt in telling him? He already knew...I wasn't releasing information...

"Waiting..." He pressed.

"I was attacked one night. A wolf saved me, but the vampire caught me again and gave him three choices: let him feed on me, let him turn me, or turn me himself. You can fill in the blanks."

He appeared apologetic. "Oh. That's...well, unfortunate."

"I don't need your sympathy." I snapped.

He rolled his golden eyes. "Just to let you know, all vampires are not...merciless..."

"I'll believe it when I see it."

"Have I killed you yet?"

"Well, I...no."

"Look, there's obviously just been a simple mistake... I haven't seen a werewolf in years... and the last time I saw one, it had moved into the city and attempted to ambush my sister. There's nothing wrong with taking precautions."

"Whatever. I bet your brothers and sisters don't know I'm not here to kill you."

"Actually...one knows..."

"What?"

"I was thinking outloud." He backed up a little, allowing me space.

"Well, if you see I'm no threat to you, what will you tell your family?"

"That you're simply here against your will. They won't mess with you if you don't mess with them. But if you are in anyway disrespectful to my family, then I'm afraid we'll have quite a large problem."

"And what makes you think your family will just accept your explination?"

"Because...I have a tight bond with my family, I guess you could say. They believe me. It doesn't mean they're gonna take a liking to you or anything, but they won't try to kill you on random impulse."

"And what about you?"

"What about me?"

"Well, you're talking to me like you know me or something." This boy aggravated me to a great extent.

"I believe what you've told me. You've not lied to me, except about being a wolf. But that was only to protect yourself because you weren't sure if I knew for a fact you were a wolf. So that's excused. And I believe you're not here for malevolent intents... So..."

"But I don't know of your intents. For all I know, you could be attempting to trick me so you can kill me later."

He laughed. It was a sweet sound. "I already told you - not all vampires are merciless."

"And I already told you - I'll believe it when I see it."

"I'll prove it to you."

His comment shocked me. "What?" I hissed.

"You heard me. I'll prove it. Give me a week, and you be accepting me as your friend."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Just what I said. I'll prove to you that my family and I are not a bunch of wild beasts yearning to kill everything with decent blood. In fact, none of us even feed on humans, and we haven't for years. You shouldn't judge everyone just from one first-hand experience, no matter what it was. Consider this a week-long lesson."

"And if I refuse?"

"You won't have a choice."

"OH, YEAH?"

"Do you really want to irritate a family of vampires when you're the only wolf for hundreds of miles?"

"Ugh..." I thought about it. "Whatever. Just let me out of this forsaken restroom." I walked past him and towards the door.

"So why'd your parents name you Scottie? Isn't that kind of a guy's name?"

"I never told you my name."

"You'd be surprised at what I already know about you. It's the advantage of being a mindreader."

"That's just freaky."

He took an 'Out of Order sign off of one of the stalls and jerked open the door. He put the sign on the door and shut it.

"Clever." I said. Just then the bell rang.

"You're going to be late for Biology if you don't hurry."

I glared at him and began walking down the hallway towards my class.