-Bella's POV-
We had made eye contact, that's for sure. Not only was there a...pull there, but my heartbeat had rose considerably. I didn't really know how to react to this since it's never happened before. No one has made me feel something this strong from just one look. It's like she has this...power over me, and I don't even know her.
"Bella...the line's moving." Jessica said as she gave me a light shove.
I snapped out of my daze and scooted up in the line. I tried my hardest not to turn around and look at that table again. When we were done in line, we headed to where Eric and Angela were already seated and waiting for us. Still as hard as I tried to ignore it, the pull won, and I glance over at the table. They were all looking at me, but when they saw me looking back, they all averted their eyes someplace else. Except the honey blonde. She had an odd look on her face, and I'm sure I had one on mine. She held my gaze until I looked away again. There was just...something about her.
We sat down, and everyone chatted for a while, but I couldn't concentrate on anything that they were saying. Once again, giving into the pull, I looked over at the table that held the girl that made my heart dance. This time none of them were looking at me, which I was grateful for. They were talking amongst themselves quietly, and they all had confused looks on their faces. Since none of them were looking at me this time, and I was going to take that to my advantage... but then Jessica tapped me on the arm.
"Who are they?" I asked, nodding to the table.
''Those are the Cullens." Said Angela.
"I'ts hard to look away from them, isn't it? It's like they just stepped out of an Abercrombie and Fitch ad.
She was right about that. They were all so attractive, and they dressed impeccably.
"They are kind of weird though, they pretty much keep to themselves." Jessica said as she turned her head to look at them.
"Oh." Was all I could say.
"The dark haired, muscular guy is Emmett. Rosalie is the platinum blonde, sitting next to him. Then there is the bronze-haired guy Edward, and Jasper, the dirty blonde. And last, the honey blonde, Alice. They moved here a few years ago from Alaska, or something. They pretty much keep to themselves, but like I said before...they are weird."
"Why do you say that?" I asked.
"Because they are all together. Like, together together."
"Jess, they aren't actually related..." Angela interjected.
"Yeah, I know. But it's still really weird. I mean, they live together..."
"Doctor Cullen is like a foster dad/ matchmaker." Said Lauren.
"Who's with who?" I asked innocently.
"Emmett and Rosalie, and Edward and Jasper. Alice isn't dating anyone that we know of."
"Ugh, why are all the hot guys gay?" Lauren asked.
"It's too bad, Edward is gorgeous." Jessica replied.
"Uhhhh huh." Lauren sighed.
"So Bella, do you have a boyfriend?" Asked Angela.
"Ummm..." I muttered as I shyfully looked away.
"Girlfriend?" Asked Jessica, more interested than she was a minute ago.
"Well, not anymore. We broke up a while back, so..." I said.
Everyone was silent for a few moments. I could see Mike's reaction, which was disappointment. Better he find out now, rather than later. Maybe this little nugget of information will make him and some of the other guys back off a little.
"Good luck finding a girl here. It's even slim pickings with the boys."
"Hey now, I'm offended." Mike teased.
They all continued to talk with each other, while I had a hard enough time focusing on eating my food. But every few minutes I would dare to take a glance over at the table, where I knew those two eyes on the beautiful girl named Alice, would be waiting for me.
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I left the cafeteria when the warning bell rang; Mike and I had Biology together, but he had to stop by the office before class. I decided to use the bathroom, but before I was even done washing my hands the final bell rang.
Shit.
I quickly finished and fast-walked my way to class. Everyone was in their seats already and listening to something that the teacher was saying by the time I stumbled in. He stopped when I made it in the doorway, and realized who I was.
"Well, hello. You must be Bella Swan." He said with a warm smile.
"Yes. I'm sorry that I'm late..."
"That's alright. It's your first day, it happens. He said as he gave me a book and syllabus.
"Go ahead and find an empty seat, Bella."
I looked around the room only seeing two available seats. One near the front of the room next to Mike, and one next to a boy who had his head down on the table. I decided to sit with him instead of Mike, and as I passed him I could see the disappointment on his face. I headed to the back and took my seat as the boy next to me rose his head and looked at me. It was Edward Cullen.
"Hi..." I said.
"Hello." He said as he laid his head back down.
Well, at least he was nice enough to say hi back to me. I already knew this would be better than sitting next to Mike. While the teacher was busy writing notes at his desk, the class was quietly mingling as we worked on the questions from the board. I took this time to really look around the room. Jessica and Angela were in the second row in the middle of the classroom, Mike was about six rows in front of me in the very front of the classroom. There were a few other people I recognized from my earlier classes over by the door, and...she was here. Two rows straight across from me, sat Alice. She was sitting quietly, staring out the window next to her, looking like she was lost in thought.
I quickly looked away, because I didn't want to be caught staring, but the pull was back again. I saw Edward sit up out the corner of my eye, it looked like he turned and was looking at Alice, but then quickly looked in the opposite direction, out the window by him. I felt a little awkward sitting in silence, when everyone around me was engaged in a conversation, so I was thankful when our teacher started talking again.
Immediately I knew that he was talking about, since I had studied this a while back in Arizona. I was right, this class was going to be super easy. Well, the school work, keeping my eyes off Alice, not so much.