AN: I do not own Twilight. Any characters, places events, etc. belong to Stephenie Meyer.

Chapter 2

It didn't take long for me to find out who he was. When I got to Trigonometry, Mr. Varner made him introduce himself.

"My name is Joshua Black." Black? That sounded familiar…He smiled shyly after he said his name and began to walk back to his newly assigned seat, two desks to the right of mine. Mr. Varner obviously expected more, but the rest of the class did too, hoping they would have less torture-time.

Trig, as usual, went by slowly and painfully. When the bell rang, we all left as soon as we could and headed out for our next class. I got to Biology quickly, due to the fact that I already had my text book, and sat down at my lab table.

Joshua walked in as well, unsure of where to sit. Mr. Banner wasn't here yet to assign him a seat so I spoke up.

"Joshua, you're welcome to sit at my table. This seat's empty." I smiled and patted the stool. He seemed surprised by this gesture, but he came to sit anyway.

When he sat down I held my hand out for him to shake.

"My name's Elizabeth. Welcome to Forks." He shook my hand without speaking. I could tell he was a shy person. Or maybe it was just me…

Soon, the whole class and Mr. Banner arrived, so we had to pay attention. Once he was done with his lecture, everyone left for lunch. I went to my locker and shoved all of my things into it, locking it behind me.

The walk to the cafeteria was a normal routine. Nearly all of the boys would come up to me and ask if I would eat lunch with them. I didn't really mind, it was kinda cute. But naturally, I had to decline. I couldn't eat lunch with one boy without having the rest of them joining the table or trying to get me away.

Instead, I decided I would ask Joshua if he wanted to eat lunch with me. Unless he made any other friends, I don't think he would decline. Not only did I want him to eat with me, but I thought it would be a nice gesture with him being new and all.

When I got my lunch, I searched the Cafeteria for him. I noticed he was standing by the trash cans looking for a place to sit. Smiling, I walked over to him and asked him.

"Would you like to eat lunch with me today?"

"Sure. Thanks." He nodded and I began to walk to an empty spot at the nearest table.

We sat down and began to eat. It was silent and awkward for a while until I spoke up to ask him some questions.

"So…where are you from?"

"Well, I was born here but then my father and I moved when my mother died."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Death was a horrible thing.

"Nah, it's not a big deal. I miss her and stuff, but life's all good."
I smiled as I took a sip of my milk. It was nice to see him have a positive exterior. I could tell that it was a big deal inside, but he wanted to hide it.

"What's your next class?"

He groaned. "Gym."
"Ugh, me too. I hate Gym."

We continued on about our schedule and the classes we disliked until it was time for Gym. I skipped all the way to the locker room and got on my Gym clothes. When I emerged, I sat on the bleachers and waited for the great discovery of what we'd be doing today. Coach Clapp explained that today we were going to be reviewing the rules of baseball for this week. I laughed to myself. My family played baseball on the occasion too, but a bit differently. I would have to watch my speed.

After Gym, school was over for the day. I got changed and caught up with Joshua.

"It was nice meeting you today, Joshua. I'll see you tomorrow."
"See ya."

I was expecting my grandmother, Esme, to pick me up. She loved to get me from school.

But instead, it was my father, staring at Joshua with the dirtiest look I had ever seen.

(I hope you enjoyed that chapter. I'm hoping to write a chapter a day. I might not do one tomorrow, due to Christmas, but you never know! Happy Holidays!)