A/N: Told you it wasn't all doom and gloom :) I figured you'd want some EPOV so here it is, at this point I would like to thank my WONDERFUL beta snakequeen1 she's amazing :). I don't own Twilight, That lucky lady is Stephenie Meyer. If I owned Edward I wouldn't be sharing him with you people :). I do however own the plot so don't steal that yeah? And also reviews are like hugs and cookies and are greatly appreciated :).

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Chapter Two: EPOV

Fuck this.

I hated this school.

I hated this town.

And I was missing Chicago more and more as each minute passed.

I looked over toward my sister who was picking at her bagel. Not eating it just picking it to pieces with her slender fingers.

She missed her boyfriend Jasper terribly.

At least she has someone, my less kind side muttered at me.

No, that's not fair, moving had been hard on all of us leaving behind our home, friends, lovers and our childhood.

My thoughts were interrupted by someone clearing their throat loudly in my ear.

I lifted my gaze and found myself looking into a pair of dull hazel eyes. She was pretty, I suppose, in the conventional American high school way, her hair was permed artfully and framed he face. She was wearing far too little clothes considering the weather, but I assumed it was supposed to look good.

"Hi, I'm Jessica Stanley" she thrust her hand forward and was speaking in a sickly sweet voice. All she needed was pink bubblegum to complete her look. I took her hand and grasped it lightly. " we were wondering if we could sit with you, everywhere else is full." She asked as she pouted.

Seriously?

I saw out of my periphery vision Alice roll her eyes and shake her head slightly smiling at the blatant act of flirting in front of me.

I heard a soft lilting chuckle behind Jessica and my eyes flashed to her companion.

She was beautiful.

Not pretty or sexy or hot.

She was beautiful.

Her long brown hair fell in waves past he shoulders, and even though she was dressed appropriately in tight jeans and a hoodie, unlike the slut display Jessica was parading around in. She was pale, but her skin was flawless, roses and cream. Her eyes flashed to mine and I swear to God in that moment I drowned in them. They were so deep, and that's very rare for brown eyes.

I realised they were still standing, rather awkwardly waiting for my permission for them to sit.

Nice one Cullen.

"Oh, erm, sure. Yeah. Sit, please" I gestured toward the two free seats next to me and my sister.

Jessica took the seat next me eagerly and turned in the seat to face me, her eyes flashed between me and Alice and back again. Clearly looking for an introduction.

"Oh yeah, I'm Edward Cullen and this is my sister Alice," I nodded toward Alice and she responded with a dazzling smile, I wasn't the only one who noticed that Alice's smile wasn't directed at Jessica. Only her friend.

"It's nice to meet you Alice," Jessica said curtly. "Edward, this is my friend Bella" she near enough purred my name before pointing at her friend.

"Hello, Bella" I offered her my hand with a smile.

She took my hand and squeezed it slightly and was about to speak when Jessica interrupted her.

"Oh Edward, I wouldn't bother with that." She stage whispered and curling her hand around my bicep. "Bella doesn't talk, isn't that right Bella" she sneered her name and looked back at me and twirled he finger next to her temple.

Crazy.

I was shocked. Are these two girls even friends?

I look back toward Bella who had dropped her hand and pulled her hood up over her face. She looked down at the table fiddling with her water bottle lid.

It didn't take a genius to work out that Jessica's words had hurt her but Jessica continued talking as if nothing had happened.

"So Edward, where abouts in town do you live?" I was taken by surprise how she could switch from bitchy to cordial in a blink of an eye.

I decided to be vague.

"We don't live in town, actually. Bella?" her head snapped up and her eyes met mine. My heart gave a little tug when I saw unshed tears in them. "Where do you live?" I smiled encouragingly.

She coughed to clear her throat. "I live down on Main Street, just by the woods." She smiled slightly.

She had a rough voice but it was still very feminine. Alice looked over to her and she had come to the same realisation that I had seconds before.

Bella lived not 10 minutes from our house. That could come in handy...

Handy how Cullen? God, you're perverted.

I glanced over at Jessica who was looking at Bella as if the chair had spoken rather than Bella.

"Well praise the lord, Bella Swan speaks!" Jessica said with an undertone of bitchiness.

"I've been speaking for nearly 17 years now actually" Sarcasm dripped from every word and I couldn't control the laugh that dropped from my lips.

Jessica scowled at me.

"So Bel-la, how's Jacob?" she smiled sweetly at her and Bella's eyes widened and her mouth popped open. It would have been comical if I didn't see the pain flash across Bella's face.

She shook her head, stood up and ran out of the cafeteria. My gaze followed her retreating form and so did most of the other students.

I glanced over at Alice who was enraged and Jessica who was smug.

What the fuck?