Chapter 1
It will change someday
"Alice, I'll see you later. I just have to return this book at the library" I told my sister Al when we were near the library. She nodded and ran to her boyfriend Jasper.
I walked inside and suddenly felt the need to stay here for minutes. It was just so quiet and peaceful…the kind of thing I like.
"Ms. Gilbert, thank you for the book" I handed the librarian the book I borrowed yesterday. She smiled as she took it.
"You're already finished?" She asked.
"Yeah" I told her and she laughed.
"You're always a fast reader Bella. Are you going to borrow something again?" She asked.
"Of course" I told her and walked to the book shelves.
History. Science. English. Nope…none of these. How about love stories?
It was located at the back of the library...It was dark in that part but who cares? I'm the only person who is going to be there.
It took me 10 minutes before I found the book. I sighed.
"At last, I saw you. I thought I'm going to find you for more than an hour" I told the book and laughed at myself. I took the book and just as I was about to go back to Ms. Gilbert, someone spoke.
"Are you following me?" Did the book just spoke? It took me a minute to realize there is someone sitting at the end of the bookshelf. He is reading something, and not looking at me.
"Are you talking to me?" I looked around, suddenly regretting why I said that. No one is here besides him and me.
"Of course I do. Are you following me?" He spoke, still not looking at me.
"Of course not. Why should I?" It just doesn't make any sense.
He then looked at me curiously, and stared at me. I frowned; I think I know this guy…like I saw him somewhere. I just don't know where and when…
"If you're just a fan, no autographs this time. Maybe later…"
"Whoa…what? Fan? Who? Me? You must be kidding me"
He laughed.
"Don't pretend like you don't know me"
"Do I? I mean…you look familiar but I don't think I really know you" He laughed again.
"Come on', you're just like any other girls" He muttered.
"Well maybe I'm not. You know what…talk to yourself…your hard to figure out" I told him.
He looked at his book and raised his hand and flips me off.
Arghh…what a stupid person. He can be cute to others but he can't be cute to me.
I went back to Ms. Gilbert and without saying anything; I signed her paper and went out of the library. That guy is such a dork…who does he think he is? I just don't get it…why did he flip me off? Am I that rude? I hate him! He made my day worse!
I met Alice at the cafeteria and didn't eat anything. She keeps bubbling about something but I didn't pay any attention to it.
After ten minutes, some girls started screaming and formed a circle to someone.
What's happening?
"That's Edward Cullen…the one and only" Angela, one of my friends said.
"Who is Edward?" I asked again.
"Seriously Bella? Are you out of your mind? You're the only girl at this school who doesn't know him? He's a Hollywood cute hot teenage actor, girls are dying for. I mean, his movie…all of it was great!" Al said.
I looked at the crowd again and tried to see who he is but it's really hard to.
"Maybe we should go there too and try to get some autographs" Angela mumbled.
"And ruin my outfit? No way…maybe later" Alice smiled and ate.
In one perfectly five seconds, I finally got the chance to see what Edward looks like…and it just made my day worse than ever.
Apparently, Edward is the guy who flips me off at the library.
"Seriously? Him? Cute and Hot?" I told Al and Angela. Jasper just laughed.
"Yeah! You don't like huh?" Al said.
"Yeah I don't. I mean…do people really have to like an actor just because they are great in acting?" The two girls laughed.
"He's so cute Bella! HANDSOME! And he's studying at our school!" I just sighed when Angela said that.
It's no surprise to me…me and my sister Alice is enrolled at a high standard school because we are rich…
"Who's the blonde girl with him?" Jazz, Al and Angela seemed not to realize the girl for a moment before they turned to me.
"That's Rosalie Cullen with his boyfriend Emmett. Rosalie is a popular model and I bet we're going to be friends" Al said smiling.
Later on, the bodyguards of the "Cullen's" seemed to handle the crowd and were able to let them seat at a table which is beside us. Seriously? I hope he won't recognize me.
Edward sat with Rosalie and Emmett then ordered something…while waiting, I saw another guy sat beside them.
"Who is he?" I asked Alice.
"Ohh that's Jacob Black, co-actor of Edward. He's hot too"
Then when I turned my gaze back to the table beside me, Jacob looked at me then smiled.
I swear…I swear it was me. I looked away, embarrassed.
"Did Jacob just smile at Bella?" Angela whispered to Alice.
"YES!"
I tried my best not to look at that table again but just as I was about to get up and went to my next class, a bodyguard came to my side.
"Mr. Edward wants a talk" Ok…what? I glanced at Edward's table and he's not looking at me.
"Seriously?" I asked the bodyguard and he nodded.
"You know Edward?" Al asked..
"No, lemme talk to him" I walked to his table and he looked up and smiled. Ok, did he forget I am the one he flips off earlier? I frowned at him.
"Come with me" He stood up and started to walked. I swear I saw GIRLS looked at me with evil eyes and that Jacob looked curiously at mine too.
I immediately followed him out to the back door of the cafeteria. When he turned around, he gazes at me.
"Okay, about earlier-" He started to talk but I cut him off immediately.
"No problem…I know your just like that. …You should have told me earlier that you were an actor so you don't have the need to flip me off"
"What?"
"Oh come on…you suddenly acted like an angel in front of your fans"
"That's why I'm here to talk. I'm sorry"
I tried to find some humor at his eyes but he's dead serious.
"Forgiven" I looked away…
He didn't spoke for a minute, making me look at him.
"Can we have a deal please?" He said with pleading eyes.
"What deal?"
"This won't go in public…the flip off thing. It will stay here at this area and will be gone once we got inside the cafeteria. You know it will ruin my career if the paparazzi will know"
"And in return? What do I get?" I asked him.
"You can hmm….well I can give you an autograph, a hug plus a kiss on the cheek" He teased me.
"You know what?…forget it. I promise I won't say anything about the library-thing"
"You sure you don't want the return gift?"
"Autograph, hug and kiss? I'm not your fan ok? So stop acting like I am your fan"
I started to walk but he stopped me. He held my arm.
"What?" I asked him…feeling so irritated.
"What is it you don't like about me?"
"You're acting like a very different person on and off the camera. Girls might think you're the perfect angel man they're dreaming of but for me…you're just someone who is so arrogant and annoying"
"I'm not arrogant and what did I do to annoy you?"
"I don't have to explain myself…"
"Why do you hate me?"
"I don't hate you…I just…don't like you" We stared for a couple of seconds when he suddenly sighed.
"Your insane…I just don't get what you're saying"
"Well insane as insane, what's with you anyway?" I asked him but he ignored my question.
"I didn't get your name…you are?"
"Your average annoying not-super-fan" I smiled teasingly at him.
"Come on…just a name" He said and I sighed.
"Bella, now can you get your hands off me"
He did and I walked away, back to the cafeteria. I was inches from the table when he stopped me again, and held my wrist.
"No thank you? I mean…I think I deserve that Bella" He asked. He licked and bit his lower lip then looked at my lip and I got irritated. Deserve what? People are staring at us…I wanted to shout at him but I don't want people to think I'm the bad person here.
"Thank you" I sighed.
He smiled and let go of my wrist.
"Nice talking with you. Promise is a promise right? Please say yes" He told me, giving his puppy eyes.
"Yeah sure" I managed to exhale.
He smiled again then went back to his table and me on mine.
Grrr…Now what? As much as I want low profile at school, people are now staring at me.
I got my bag and without saying anything, I walked out of the cafeteria.
Once outside, Al and Angela stopped me.
"You didn't tell me you were close with Edward" Al said.
"Alice, I told you I didn't know him"
"Yes you do…you two talk with each other and I SWEAR HE IS FLIRTING WITH YOU" Alice said then giggled.
"He is not flirting with me" I told her slowly.
"Bella…the way he looked at you and the licking/biting lips and looking at your lips at the same time? That's flirting" Angela mumbled.
He did flirt with me? Well that's his acting anyway.
"Look, I really don't know him. He just asked something from me"
"Bella…you're a bad liar okay? What is he talking about a promise?"
"Ok…it's a secret. I just promised him not to tell anyone" I told them and they pouted.
"That's unfair" Al said and Jasper laughed.
"Well life's unfair"
"You were just asking who he is almost like 3 minutes before you talked to him in private…seriously?" Angela said.
"I really got shocked he wanted a talk"
"Someone's lying here" Alice said.
I crossed my arms and stared at them.
"Look, I'm his tutor…okay?" I made a story so they will let this go.
"REALLY? CAN WE GO WITH YOU!" They both said.
I was about to answer when someone saved me.
"Sorry but it was only Bella I wanted. I mean it, only her" I looked around, surprised.
It was Edward Cullen. He heard what I said.
"You want Bella?" Al said then giggled.
"Yeah I do want her" He murmured to Alice then looked at me "I'll pick you up after school hours"
He started to walk away…wait what? Is he joking? I wanted to run to him and ask but that would make these two girls interrogate me more. These two girls giggled.
"BELLA! SINCE WHEN?" Al said, Jasper playing with her hair.
"Since today" I told them the truth.
They waited for my explanation…
"Ok, so one of our teachers told him I'm a smart student and I can be his tutor. He talked to me if I can and I said yes…that's it!"
"Oh" They both said.
"Ok, so if you two are already done…better let me go to my next class?"
"Yeah yeah…"
"Al, is it okay? I mean…since our parents died…you'll be alone tonight. How about your dinner?" I started to worry leaving her…but anyway, I'm sure Edward's not serious so why bother?
"I'm staying at Jasper's"
She smiled and we both went to our next class.
Biology….something interesting…or not.
I sat at the back part as usual…still glad I have no seatmate. Sometimes when I needed lab partner, I seriously didn't want one. I can handle it…
"Tutor huh?" I gasped, hearing someone spoke beside me. I frowned and looked…
Edward. AGAIN? GRR…
"When are you going to leave me?" I told him…looking at my notebook.
"You're the one who does want me"
"I don't! Look, if you want your secret to be safe…please stay away from me" I whispered to him…constantly aware of the students staring at us.
"And what is your excuse at your friends? That it was just their dream hearing you say 'I'm his tutor'?" He teased me then chuckled.
"I can say you back out"
"On the first day? Haha no way"
"Seriously…you don't look like you needed a tutor. Besides, you're an actor. Your busy always right? So why tutor you?" I gave him my most 'annoyed face' and he backed up. I suddenly realized he is leaning on me 5 seconds ago.
"Bella, that's why I needed you. I'm finding a tutor and you came up. And hey, not because you're an actor, you're always busy"
"Liar!…just please! Leave me alone!" I tried my best to keep my voice lower.
"Only a week, maybe…"
"Why do you keep on making my life my own personal hell?"
"I wanted to make sure you won't say anything to someone"
"FINE! Then let me sign a contract!"
"No…I need to make you see that I'm not arrogant okay?"
"I don't need to. I promised you…I have a word. You have my word….now can you please find another seat?"
Then the teacher came in and smiled at my direction. Annoying…
"That's Mr. Bert right? He told me it was you I needed"
What? So my whole create story thing to Alice is real? That a teacher told him I'm the one he needed? No way.
"You know, it will make your grades higher if you tutor me…he promised me that" He whispered at my ear and I flinched.
"You're lying to me" I whispered back, looking down.
"No way, I'll let you talk with him later" He smiled at me.
When he looked away, I suddenly realize what is happening in the room.
All of them are looking at us. Edward seemed not affected, just reading his notebook. They ALL are staring at us like me and this annoying irritating arrogant guy beside me did something that will interrupt them.
One of the students caught my eye…a girl who is looking straight in my eyes as if I'm an evil…I flinched and Edward noticed me. He looked at me then to where I'm looking at. Then he laughed. A girl looked away and I got my chance to ask Edward.
"Why are you laughing?"
"My plan is working" He whispered to me that I knew I'm the only one who can hear him.
But before I can even speak why…Mr. Bert coughed, getting all the students back to his attention. I never wanted to talk to Edward again…I don't want to have any enemies…
The bell rang, giving me the chance to be happy again. PE NEXT! My favorite subject.
I gathered my things…I suddenly realized Edward didn't move.
I wanted to ask him why…or if he heard the bell rang, but like what I said, I don't want to talk to him again.
I stood up and was about to walk but Edward stopped me. He stood up and didn't move.
"Can you please move, I have to go to my next class"
"What's your next class?"
"Why do you care?"
"I needed help, where's the pool?" When he said gym, my jaw dropped.
"What did you just say?"
"My next class is PE"
OH no…please hell no! So you mean, I'm going to spend two hours with this guy at school? ARGH!
"Yeah I know where it is" I started to walk and I knew he is following me.
It took us only 3 minutes to get into the Olympic size pool. I groaned and he laughed.
"Let me guess, you don't want me here right?" He said and laughed again.
I stopped walking and looked at it.
"Exactly. I'm glad you knew" I turned away again and into the locker room. I swear I saw him still laughing.
After I change into my swimsuit because it's swimming lesson today, I saw a group of girls stopped and looked at me.
"Are you Isabella Swan?" The girl who glared at me at Biology class, asked.
"Yes, why?"
She walked to me then looked at me from head to toe.
"I'm Tanya. I don't know what's with Edward, but I think he's having fun at you" She said. Yeah…I think too.
I was about to say 'what' when she spoke again.
"What's the real score between you and him?"
"Nothing" I told her honestly.
"Good" Then she quickly went away with girls following her.
"What is that?" Angela suddenly came out of nowhere.
"I swear I have no any idea"
I wrapped a towel around me and went outside. I caught a glimpse of Jacob Black and Edward sitting at the bleacher, totally going to watch me…
Our teacher, Mr. Carl called the attention of all girls.
I didn't pay any attention to what he was saying until the whistle blew. I got startled and quickly stood up. All the other students near me all jumped forward to the pool.
"You must be Isabella Swan?" Mr. Carl asked.
I just nodded and stood with my toes curled over the edge. Its eight laps, best stroke needed…what an easy challenge for me. My dad used to teach me and Alice before he died; our house is just beside the beach...My hobby is swimming.
The coach cleared his throat. "You're already losing Isabella"
But it was so easy for me to kill these…I mean; the guy at my right is doing a clumsy freestyle while the girl on my left is resting which is hilarious anyway.
I stared at them for seconds before I finally realized I have to swim too.
With my arms bowed over my head, I dove in the crisp water. I lapped the other swimmers once, then again and again. Doing a perfect butterfly stroke, I already had a confidence that I am going to win this thing.
I felt I'm on the end and I suddenly heard a whistle.
I looked up at Coach Carl with stunned expression.
"And the winner is Isabella Swan" He announced. I'm really proud of myself….I never did this for a long time.
Angela clapped as we hopped out of the pool.
"I knew you can do it!" Angela hugged me.
"Thanks" I muttered at her.
People clapped their hands on me, I also saw Tanya pouted. I didn't know she was my opponent too.
Coach Carl congratulated me; he told me if I continue this thing, I might as well go to bigger competitions and got a chance to have scholarship at college. I just laughed at that…I'm not planning on anything like that.
I saw Tanya went out of the locker room, and I quickly went in…After taking a shower and dressing up, I went out the locker room only to be surprise, the people are still here…well who cares?
I sat at the end of the bleacher as I waited for Angela, wishing no one will realize it was me. But bad luck came to me, someone sat beside me; so close that our arms are touching.
I looked at this guy…Edward AGAIN? Come on!
"What are you doing here?"
"I think this gym is open to all the students" He muttered, totally having fun of me as he looked at the teachers talking. I suddenly saw Coach Carl talking to Mr. Bert.
"Well, is this the only space in the bleacher to sit on? I mean…look at us. Really, we have no space. Can you move a little?" But I'm the one who tried to move but he was just crushing me to the wall.
"Hmmm" He just mumbled.
"Can I ask something?" I told him, desperately.
"Sure" He said as he waved at the girls who are looking at us suspiciously.
"What's with Tanya? I mean…she asked me 'what's our real score?'…I mean it's weird"
To my surprise, he laughed.
"And what is your answer?" He asked, leaning, so close his breath is at my neck.
I stood up, finally irritated at him.
"I said nothing. And can you please just go away? Leave my life alone? For at least a day!"
He stood up and I gasped. He is closer to me than I thought.
"What were you saying?" He told me as if he didn't heard what I just said. My mind goes blank as I inhale his breath. What the hell's with me?
Then I got distracted by girls who are looking at us. They glared at me…this is bad…this is really bad.
"Look Edward, you're popular; not only in school but also in Hollywood. Now…if you don't want to be in newspaper with a girl like me…please go away. I just can't stand you!"
I pushed him and started to walk but he pulled me again and pressed both his hands on the wall, I pressed my back at the wall but he was just to close.
I even heard the girls gasped too.
"Why can't you stand me? What did I do to you?" He asked. Gosh, his lips are only inches to mine. PLEASE! PLEASE, make the teachers see this…
"Because look at you…you felt like you are the king of the world! I just…I don't know what's with you but why are you keep on doing this to me? Besides, you flip me off remember?" I whispered the last part so the girls won't hear.
"Doing what?" He teased me, his voice is playing…He took another step.
I heard the girls became shocked.
"Edward Cullen, please move out of the way"
"Or what?" He asked. I wish I can see his expression…I just can't look at him. I'm looking at the girls…
"Edward, come on…let go of her" A voice said. I looked at it, it was Jacob Black.
"Why should I?" Edward asked.
"Because she's just a girl. Stop making fun of her…"
Edward suddenly leaned out then smiled at me.
"I'll see you after class hours at the parking lot" He told me before walking away.
A group of girls are now looking at me with pale faces. It seems like they couldn't believe what they did.
I frowned at Edward's back then realized Jacob is here.
"Thank you Jacob, I'm really thankful"
He chuckled. "Anytime"
"Is he always like this? Stupid? Arrogant? Feels so handsome? I mean it's annoying"
"Sometimes…" The girls walked away but some are still looking back.
"I don't know why he's doing this to me…I really hate him"
"What were you two talking about at the cafeteria earlier?" He suddenly asked.
"I am tutoring him…unfortunately" I made a face that makes him laughed.
"Well, I should better go to class…your uhhmm?" He asked my name.
"Bella"
"See you another time Bella. Really hope you won't die when you're with Ed. If you need help, just call me" He laughed again and gave me a calling card before he walked out.
I saw the teachers who didn't even noticed anything. I walked past them until Mr. Bert spoke.
"Bella" He said. I walked to them.
"Yes?"
"Oh…do you want extracurricular activities that will keep your grades higher?"
"Like tutoring?"
"I was wondering if you can tutor Mr. Edward Cullen since he didn't know our lessons for the first semester?"
"For how long?" I asked, hoping they'll say one day.
"It depends on Mr. Cullen's parents"
"I already told him yes so…"
"Good. I hope you will help him"
"I will" I told them and caught an eye of Angela. We went out of the gym and I ran towards my next class which is English.
When I sat at the back, I'm glad the teacher is still not here. I'm not late…
I waited for a minute before the teacher came.
She is Ms. Rachelle; my teacher since freshmen. I felt relieved that I don't have any seatmate today.
Her lesson is easy, well maybe just because I always advance studying…the reason why I am at the library at all times.
A few moments later, I was surprised that Tanya went inside…without talking to the teacher. Every one of us just stared at her. The worst part is she sat beside me.
"What?" She asked me.
I just shook my head and looked at Ms. Rachelle. You see, she didn't like late students. She's very strict at time. When she said she have to see you at that time, you have to be there earlier or the exact. If you got late for a minute, she got mad.
"Can I ask what your name is?" Ms. Rach asked Tanya.
"Tanya Denali. I'm quite surprised you don't know me" She told her. I got shocked by that…she's just like Edward. Does every popular person acted like this? No. Jacob Black is not like them.
"How can you even talk to me like that? Who cares if you're an actress? Here at school, there is no popularity standard. Every student is the same. You are late and you're acting like you're not. I want to tell you that I hate students that are late" Ms. Rach said in a high pitch voice. That's what I thought.
"Okay, Point taken" Tanya said.
"Get out of my class, here's a detention slip" She passed it to Tanya's table.
Tanya gasped.
"You'll get fired if you do that" She said, raising one eyebrow.
"Go out" Ms. Rach repeated and pointed the door.
Tanya just shook her head and went outside the door.
Ms. Rachelle continued her lesson. Jessica, Angela's friend, sat beside me. She passed me a note.
"Isn't it funny? An actress got out of the classroom?" She wrote.
"I don't know" I passed her the note. I'm very careful on what will I wrote. She is the root to all the gossips…everybody knew that.
She just looked at me like she knew what I was thinking. She slowly went back to her seat when Ms. Rach is writing a note at the black board. I just copied notes…
After English, I waited for alice at the lobby. We both have a car but we are using only one at school. I got my mp3 and listened to Avril Lavigne - Complicated
I got confused; it must be 30 minutes since I was here. Students are already going home.
Then I saw Alice and Jasper walking…I ran to them.
"Alice! Wait up!"
She looked at me, surprised expression on her face. Weird.
"What are you doing here Bella?"
"What do you mean? Aren't you going home?" I asked her.
"Did you really lose your mind Bella?"
"Al, I'm confused. What are you saying?"
"You told me you'll go to Edward's house to tutor him and I told you I'll eat dinner at Jasper's" Al said.
"Yeah Bella…aren't you going to Edward's house?" Jasper asked.
"Oh crap! See you two later!"
I started running to the parking's lot which is at the back of the school. I was supposed to meet Edward after dismissal time and I forgot it! CRAP!