Hey guys, this is Mack. Elle was out of town for a bit visiting colleges, acting, visiting family, curing cancer and all that good stuff so I did her a favor and took the next chapter. I'm doing Edward's POV for good now, and she is taking Bella. It's easier that way, not to mention I think we get into our respective characters' heads better this way! So I hope you enjoy!! Read and review, it makes us glow!

Dates and Disappointment

EPOV

I awoke to my shrill alarm clock that I hated with a passion. It was the only thing that woke me up. Esme and Carlisle had bought it for me last Christmas when I had been late for school more than enough times. The sad part? The damn thing didn't have a snooze button. I was not (despite some people's assumptions) a morning person. I grumbled as I made my way to the shower.

After I was ready, Emmett and I met downstairs. Rather than spend twice the gas money, we usually traded off driving each day. Today was his turn, so we went turtle slow in his monster jeep. Why Carlisle and Esme had agreed to buy him this car was beyond me.

We inched our way down Main Street and toward the school while I thought of today's plan of action. I would talk to Leah in first period today; kind of test the waters until Trig. I had not realized that she was in my Trig class until Jasper had pointed it out. I suppose I never had noticed because that was the class I thought of nothing but Bella. Because it was the only class we did not have together.

Emmett parked and we got out, meeting our group at a picnic table on the south end of the school. Alice sat leaning against Jasper on the seat of the table. Rosalie stood against the table; but not for long. As she caught sight of Emmett she ran forward and hugged him. I shook my head with a slight chuckle. In a matter of weeks, these two were on their way to be quite the couple.

Before I could think much more, I realized Bella was standing to the side talking with a very tall boy. He had deep colored skin and jet black hair that fell to his shoulders. Though I couldn't see his face, I had that intuitional feeling that I'd seen him somewhere before. I didn't fail to notice that Bella had on pair of jeans that hugged her hips and curves wonderfully. Her shirt was a deep blue color, a simple v-neck tee that contrasted ever so perfectly with her milky white skin. I shook my head slightly to try and focus on walking.

I continued to the table and asked Alice.

"Hey Al, who's that guy Bella is talking to?"

Alice smirked and answered smoothly, "His name is Jacob Black. He's had his eyes set on Bella for the past two years since he moved here. She's clueless. They're just really good friends in her eyes."

At that moment, I saw Jacob reach out his hand and tuck a piece of Bella's hair behind her ear. A small blush tinged her cheeks as she looked down at her feet.

I smiled at her reaction despite the insane jealousy surging through me. He shouldn't get to talk to her or touch her or…

Riiiiing!

Damn it, I thought. Well now's the time to talk to Leah. So without looking back at Bella and Jacob, I trudged off to English alone unable to shake the feeling that I knew that kid from somewhere.

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I was sitting in my desk watching the other students enter the room with rapt attention. And in she came. Leah strode in with another of her friends and took her seat in front of Jasper. I had never really noticed her before, so I'd never seen the gorgeous olive tone to her skin and her dark hair that hung straight down to the middle of her back. I couldn't help but compare it to Bella's soft, wavy, chestnut hair and her creamy skin.

Not too many seconds later, the teacher came in and called for the class's attention. I was hoping we'd get a little bit of extra time at the end of class so I could talk to her.

Class drug on, and by the time we were halfway through, I noticed the teacher was passing out a sheet of paper with the instructions of what to do for the rest of class. Apparently we were to read Act I Scene IV of Hamlet in groups of two. Perfect, I thought.

As soon as the teacher had turned us loose, I got up to walk over to Leah's desk. She was a couple rows over, so it was just easier than shouting over everyone.

"Hello, Leah," I said. She turned away from her notebook to look up at me.

"Um, hi?" she said in the form of a question. She gets nervous like Bella, I thought. I quickly shoved the thought from my head and continued with my plan.

"I am without a partner. Would you like to work with me?"

"I…um, well, I…" she said, flustered. She looked between me and her friend several times before her friend rolled her eyes and said, "Sure she will."

So without any more hesitation, Leah stood up with her book and a notebook and walked over to the now vacant desk next to me. I had been in a college course back in Denali, and so I had already read Hamlet during my junior year. So I moved along rather quickly.

We quickly finished the work in front of us and were having a pleasant conversation about her family when my eye caught a peculiar sight across the room.

It was Bella and she was looking at me. Or really it was more like glaring. The hurt in her eyes was indescribable and I felt an intense weight of guilt weigh down on my heart. Within seconds however, her face had contorted into one of indifference and she turned back to her partner. I recognized him as the kid from the movie theater. Mike, the one who stared at her as if she was a piece of meat.

To distract myself from the guilt, I turned my attention back to Leah who was describing what her parents did for a living. Apparently her dad worked as a lawyer in Seattle. Her mom stayed at home. I liked her personality so far, but it was just so hard for me to concentrate with Bella so nearby. I definitely wanted to ask her out though. And I wasn't so sure I wanted to wait till Trig. If I did, well I don't know if I'd back out like the pansy Emmett loves to call me.

"Wangomecomingwimme?" I blurted out before I could so much as produce a sensible thought.

Shit.

She stared at me in confusion.

I coughed lightly to disguise it and asked more clearly this time, "Would you like to go to homecoming with me?"

Her eyes widened in shock, but excitement lay in her blue orbs. I found myself becoming a little excited as well at her reaction. I smiled my best smile in hopes of receiving a yes.

"Yes, of course," she said a little breathlessly. She smiled hugely at me and before I could say anything the bell rang, making us both jump. I chuckled slightly when I heard her nervous giggle. It was cute; a rather charming quality about her.

"Would you like me to walk you to your next class?" I asked politely.

"Sure," she said. I gathered her binder and text book and proceeded to walk her to her AP Chemistry class.

However before I took a step I caught Bella's gaze on me. For a split second I saw an emotion I couldn't quite understand flicker on her face. But within a mere split second the look was gone, replaced by one of nonchalance and disregard. I blinked rapidly, doubting if I had really seen Bella's face contorted as such. But I brushed it off and moved forward with Leah.

The rest of the morning passed quickly. I saw Bella several times (seeing as she was in all of my classes but one) and her facial expression never wavered.

I made my way to the cafeteria to meet the gang as usual. We had taken to grabbing a table at the back corner lately because it was much nicer to have a nice quiet meal without the horseplay of our ridiculous peers.

Emmett was already there with Rose hanging all over him. I nearly gagged at the look she gave him. And the worst part was that Emmett seemed to be enjoying himself. Oh I would give him hell about that later.

"Hey, Em," I said smirking.

Emmett narrowed his eyes at me. I merely chuckled. I mean…Rose was practically on him. It was borderline ridiculous. You'd think she owned him.

Just as I sat down, Alice and Jasper strode up to the table. Now, talk about the perfect couple. Their personalities, though totally different, meshed very well together. Alice was quirky and hyper and Jazz had a powerful quietness about him.

"Hello Edward," Alice said in her usual chipper voice.

"Hi Alice, Jasper," I returned. "How has your day been?"

"It was wonderful!" Alice jumped in.

"Any particular reason?" I asked, grinning.

"No," she said, raising her eyebrows. "Is there supposed to be?"

I shook my head at her simplistic happiness. If only all of us had the energy and excitement Alice possessed.

Bella walked over to our table then and plopped down next to Rose sitting diagonally across from; as far as she could get. I frowned at the action, trying not to make much out of it. I mean, Alice and Jasper were on this side with me. So it just made sense for her to sit on the other side. Right?

Before I could freak myself out anymore, I looked away and back to the hamburger I had only eaten half of.

Suddenly, Rosalie piped up with a small squeal. "Guess what guys?!"

Alice immediately started bouncing in anticipation. Hell, she was getting me excited.

"What?" I asked, trying to get her to spit it out.

"Emmett asked me to homecoming!!"

My ears nearly bled when I heard Alice's reaction. Her squeal would make a dog cringe.

"Alice!" I shouted. But I wasn't the only one. Emmett, Rose, and Bella also did. Jasper was the only one who still seemed able to hear fully.

I looked at him incredulously. He merely shrugged and said "Eh, I'm used to it."

I shook my head and chuckled without humor.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Bella sitting with her chin in her palm staring off into space. All I could gauge was that she was deep in thought about something.

I hadn't realized that I had been staring at her until a hand waved in front of my face. "What?" I said stupidly.

My brother rolled his eyes and gave Rose a knowing look before saying, "Look, the girls will be dress shopping this weekend. We should go paintballing." He had that gleam in his eye that he got frequently. He loved a challenge, and I seemed to always win at that particular activity. He was determined to beat me.

"You're on," I stated, narrowing my eyes dramatically.

"You in Jazz?" Emmett asked.

"Sure," he said with a smile. Oh this would be interesting. I wondered to myself how well Jasper could play.

Alice and Rosalie were talking a thousand words a minute about this weekend. I noticed Bella was still being quiet, but this time I wasn't the only one.

"Bella!" Alice snapped impatiently. Apparently she had been trying to ask Bella the same question about five times.

"What?" she asked, snapping out of her stupor.

Rosalie rolled her eyes. "You're coming shopping with us this weekend."

Uh-oh, I thought. Here comes the big 'Alice I'm not going, now leave me alone' talk.

"Yeah, ok," she said with a small smile. Though something in that smile made it look … well, almost vindictive; like she was trying to prove something. I saw her take a small glance at me but look away just as quickly.

"I'm sorry what did you say, Bella?" Alice asked, shock coloring her voice.

"I said, yes," Bella responded. She raised her perfect eyebrows at their reactions. "Is that a problem?"

"No! Of course not," Rose state quickly. "We just…thought you'd not want to come with us. You usually hate shopping."

"I'm in the mood," she said.

This made Alice's jaw drop.

The bell rang then and I found myself rushing to get to my next class, hoping it would pass quickly so last period would come.

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