OME!! I'm soooo sorry I haven't updated recently; I had to put a lot of htought into this chapter. Enjoy!!

Edward's POV

lunch

I sat at the table with my family, picking at my food. The first day of purgatory was only half way over, and I had already been asked out by eleven different girls. I was trying to block out a particularly inappropriate thought when I noticed a girl standing in the doorway. She was staring right at us, her face a mix of shock, confusion, and fury. I attempted to listen to her thoughts, to see what her problem was, but when I tried, I heard nothing. I did a double take. Was something wrong with me? It was like no one was there. I didn't even hear the slightest sound from her mind.

Edward, are you okay? Alice asked me.

"I'm fine," I replied. I watched as she walked over to our table, sat down on the only seat left, and glared at us. Even without being able to read her mind, I could tell that she wanted to be left alone.

Ugh, why is she here? Rosalie thought. I glared at her, but returned my gaze to the girl when Alice tapped her shoulder. The girl sighed, and replied without looking up, "Leave me alone, bitch. I'm not in the mood to hit you."

Alice quickly pulled her arm away, like she had been shocked. She clearly had not foreseen that. Jasper gasped, and Emmett, being Emmett, started to chuckle. Rosalie just looked indifferent.

The girl looked up, and her face turned cherry red. "Umm, sorry, I thought you were someone else." Alice didn't say anything, and the girl got up. "I'll just leave now." She then proceeded to gather her stuff, her face still slightly red.

"Wait!" Alice called, grabbing her wrist. The girl winced slightly, and for the briefest second I saw her pain. My gaze moved to her arm, as everyone else's did. She wrenched her arm away, now keeping it close to her side. She then studied us, her gaze flickering around the table until it rested on me. Her heart stopped for a moment, and then picked up again, going twice as fast. It was amusing, how humans reacted to us. I smiled for a brief moment and chuckled, too low for any human to hear.

"Are you okay! Hello? Hello!!" Alice was waving her hand in front of the girl's face. She came out of her trance, and looked over at Alice. Alice held out her hand. "I'm Alice Cullen." Tentatively, the girl took it and shook. She showed slight shock, probably at the temperature. "Bella Swan." She mumbled back. Bella. Her name meant beautiful. It was very fitting; even with the bruise on her face, there was still a beauty in her that was very hard to come by.

Alice nodded and smiled. When I introduce you, take her hand and look at her wrists.

"What?!" I hissed. "Why?!"

Just do it. She urged me. Then she went around the table and introduced each of us.

I made my face as peaceful as possible to give her a sense of security as I reached across the table and took her hand. Flipping it over, I stared in horror at her arm.

"You cut yourself." I said, looking at the scars crisscrossing everywhere.

Way to go, Captain Obvious! Emmett thought. I ignored it. What was so horrible about her life that made her do such a thing?

She began to stutter. "I- I- I have to go." She jerked her arm away and picked up her books.

"Why?"

She glared at me. "It's none of your business."

She then turned and walked away.

Edward.

I glared. "What?"

Go after her.

"Why?"

She's going to need you in a moment.

I sighed, picked up my books, and followed her.