A/N: Thanks to all of the wonderful reviewers! You guys are amazingly awesome lol. I am sorry this one took so long, I am usually gone on the weekends and no where near my computer so I am sorry for the delay :( This chapter is kind of short and I'm sorry, but hopefully you still like it. It's kind of a filler, but has some important parts that direct the rest of the story, so enjoy!!!

The first day of school started off awkward for Edward. Rosalie was going to drive Emmett, Alice, and Jasper leaving Edward to drive Bella. Alice insisted that she needed to ride with Rosalie because they needed to talk. Jasper offered to go with Edward but Alice shot him a glare and he sighed in defeat. Jasper didn't want to leave Bella alone with Edward, because he knew how she would react.

Jasper walked over to Bella and pulled her away from everyone else for a few minutes. Edward watched their small discussion and felt like he was intruding on something intimate. He couldn't help but wonder what was going on between them. Ever since he had come back, Jasper was wherever Bella was. They shared looks; they spoke quietly in corners, and he was always so protective of her. The way he watched her was as if he was just waiting for something to happen to her so he could spring into action.

Edward pulled Emmett aside too, not knowing if this was a smart move, but he had to ask someone. Maybe this was the reason Alice wanted to drive with Rosalie, and why she shot Jasper a glare when he offered to ride with Edward and Bella. Edward was so confused.

"Hey, what's going on with Jasper and Bella?" Edward asked quietly. Emmett's eyebrows furrowed as he looked over at them. They were still in their quiet conversation, but everyone else was used to this. Jasper had grown to be Bella's protector. After Edward left, she clung to Jasper because he was the one helping her. Whether it was helping her fall asleep or sending her waves of happiness to calm her down, he was doing what no one else could.

"They seem to be talking," Emmett answered sarcastically. Edward rolled his eyes, Emmett was so oblivious sometimes.

"Are they, you know? What about Alice? Is she okay with this?" Edward asked. Emmett almost laughed. How could Edward think that they were together? Alice was behind them and heard everything. She smiled at Edward's confusion and obvious sadness of the thought of the two together.

"Emmett let's go," Alice said behind them before Emmett could answer. Alice sent Jasper a glare when she was sure that Edward was looking. She needed to keep Edward suspicious of Jasper and Bella so he wouldn't notice that she was being so secretive. Edward could always tell when Alice was lying, and if he found out that he would fall in love with Bella eventually, he would leave again. She hated to have to use this, and she hated lying, but Esme would not survive Edward leaving again.

Edward watched as Bella and Jasper started walking toward them, Bella stumbled and almost fell to the ground. She shut her eyes and prepared for the fall, but she didn't hit anything. Instead, she felt two cool arms wrap around her, and set her upright. She looked up to see Jasper smiling with amusement.

"Careful, Bells." He said. She smiled and thanked him, and got into Edward's car. Jasper had just spent a few minutes trying to calm her down. He was the only one that truly knew how Bella was feeling. Everyone just figured that she was sad when Edward left. They didn't know that was only half of it.

Once Edward returned, Bella did all she could to keep her distance from him. Not only because of how she was feeling, but because her feelings for him were changing. She realized just by seeing how he was with his family, that Edward was a wonderful person. She had a few memories of when she was little and how he was always so doting on her, and how he was so careful with her. As long as Edward was around, she was never sad.

Edward was gorgeous, she couldn't put it into words, the best she came up with was "wow" and that even seemed too plain. But his looks weren't the reason she was starting to notice him more, or the reason her feelings of sadness were changing. It was his personality, how loving he was to Esme and Carlisle. How funny he was with Jasper and Emmett, how nice he was to Alice and Rosalie, and how understanding and perfect he was to her. Bella seemed to want space, so he would give it to her. He would try joking with her when she would let him. He would open doors for her, help her if she needed, and offer her a listening ear if she seemed upset. In just a matter of days, he had gotten under her skin.

"We're here," Edward said, as he pulled into the parking lot of Forks High School. He wondered if this would be any different from any other school he had ever gone to. He wondered if he would have any classes with Alice or Bella.

Bella and Edward walked into the main office to pick up their schedules; Alice was already there with hers.

"Alice, we don't have any classes together this year," Bella complained while looking at Alice's schedule. Alice laughed.

"Given the trouble we get into, that's probably a good thing," She said. Bella grinned wickedly and Edward only wished he knew what she was remembering at that moment.

"What about you, Edward?" Alice said, taking his schedule.

"I don't know," He answered; he hadn't seen either of their schedules.

"Nothing with me, but you have three classes with Bella," She answered with a smile. Bella looked away and noticed Emmett walking into the office.

"Em!" She said walking over to him. He smiled and gave her a bear hug.

"I'll never get tired of your excitement of seeing me, Squirt," Emmett laughed. She rolled her eyes and playfully punched him.

"How is your schedule looking?" She asked.

"Just about to find out," Emmett said as he grabbed his schedule from the secretary. The first bell rang, meaning they had to get to class. Bella and Edward had 1st, 3rd, and 5th period together.

"Looks like we have every other class together," Edward said with a crooked smile. Bella almost forgot to breathe, how was it that he could render her breathless so easily? It made her angry.

"Looks like it," She said forcing a smile. They walked together to their first class, which was English. Bella got harassed by a lot of the guys, Edward, who could hear their thoughts, was furious. How could they be so blunt? And some of them were practically undressing her with their eyes! Luckily, they were able to pick their seats, and he took the seat next to her without thinking. She didn't say anything to stop him, so he figured it would be okay.

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Lunch came quickly, and Edward easily found Bella and Alice just by following Bella's scent. All day she had been very quiet around him, but then again, she had been like that since he returned. He wasn't expecting an instant friendship, but he was expecting something other than this. Bella used to love being around him, and now she seemed like that was the last thing she wanted.

"I don't understand why you guys even get food," Bella whispered to Alice and Edward as they followed her in the lunch line. They filled their plates up with the same stuff as Bella.

"I've told you millions of times, Bella; we have to keep up appearances," Alice whispered back. Bella grabbed a bottle of lemonade while paying for her lunch, Alice and Edward followed her lead.

"I think it's weirder to people that you always get food but don't touch it," Bella pointed out. Edward couldn't help but smirk. He could hear everyone's thoughts as they sat down at the table that Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett had already reserved. All the students seemed to be confused about their lack of eating.

Bella began to eat her lunch while the rest of them sat silently. She instantly put her food down, feeling her face growing hot. She knew they wouldn't eat, but because no one was saying anything either, she felt nervous. She hated eating while they all watched her. Edward noticed the blush that crept into her cheeks and the disturbed look on her face. He looked to Jasper for an explanation, hoping he would understand without him having to actually ask.

She feels like the spotlight is on her while she eats when no one talks. She's feeling uncomfortable. Jasper answered with his thoughts. Edward felt terrible.

"So Rosalie, how are your classes?" He asked, trying to start up a conversation. Rosalie answered him quickly, but again, went back to being silent.

No point, Rosalie is mad at Emmett, Emmett is confused, and Alice is deep in thought. You know how that goes; they'll be preoccupied the rest of the day. Jasper thought, Edward didn't know what to do then but he felt like he had to make her comfortable.

He almost retched at the thought of what he was about to do, but he figured it was for a good cause. He looked up at Bella and smiled as he pulled his own tray of food closer to him. He sneered at his pizza, but lifted it and took a bite. Alice barely noticed, but Rosalie and Emmett gawked at him. Bella's eyes nearly popped out of her head.

"You don't have to do that," She said quietly. Edward smiled crookedly and she nearly gasped at the sight.

"I know. Join me," He said gesturing to her pizza. She shook her head with a light smile and picked up her pizza to continue eating.

Kiss ass. Jasper thought, smiling. Edward sent him a glare as he tried not to think about having to throw this up later. Human food was disgusting.

Haha I love Jasper. Review if you will, they make me smile.... smiling is my favorite! (Hopefully some of you have seen "Elf")