The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: Covert
Main Character: Edward
Rating:M
Word Count:341
Unbetaed, so all mistakes are mine.
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"Psst."
Bella glanced in the direction of the sound. A pale girl with the thin, lithe body of a ballerina smiled as she caught Bella's eye. She had a shock of spiky black hair and intense blue eyes. Allison, Bella thought...no, Alice.
Not wanting to get caught talking by Mr. Banner, Bella raised a brow, waiting to see what Alice wanted.
In move that Bella didn't think was terribly covert, the girl threw a crumpled piece of paper across the aisle onto Bella's desk. Bella snatched it up and dropped it onto her lap, clearing her throat to hide the noise of unwrapping it.
Hi Bella, it started out, I'm Alice. The moody jerk with the reddish hair who always sits in the back is my brother, Edward. Well, he's not really a jerk. You probably haven't noticed, since he hasn't said two words to you since you started here, but he likes you. A lot. He's a good guy really...just a little shy. Come over today after school? He'd kill me if he knew I was doing this...
Bella surreptitiously turned her head, searching for the moody jerk. As she scanned the back of the classroom, a shaggy auburn head popped up. Piercing green eyes stared right at her for a moment, then back down at the desk.
So that was Edward. Alice was right; Bella had barely noticed him in the two weeks she'd been at Forks High. He kept to himself and always sat at the back of the classroom. In the brief glimpse she'd had of him, though, she'd thought he was quite cute.
Making sure Mr. Banner had his back turned, Bella scrawled a big "YES" across the bottom of the note, wadded it up and threw it back to Alice.
Just as Alice read Bella's reply, grinning broadly, the bell rang. As Bella stuffed her books into her backpack, she caught sight of Edward slouching past her. Just for a moment their eyes met, and Bella's heart flipped as he gave her a bashful grin.