Edward's POV

"So Edward, you're coming to Alice's party, right?" Jasper asked as we all walked into school.

"Yeah, you're coming right?" Emmett asked.

"Hells yes!" I said and slapped them high fives.

"You should ask Bella." Alice said with a smile.

I rolled my eyes. "And why would I do that?" I asked as I attempted to walk in front of them.

"Because you love her." The three of them said together.

I scoffed. "Please, the only woman I love is Emmett's mom."

Emmett smacked the back of my head, making my bandana fall off as all of us laughed and we continued our way to our lockers, passing Bella and her friends along the way. I quickly tied my bandana back, feeling exposed without it on my head as Alice elbowed me in the side and let her eyes dart from me to Bella. I rolled my eyes at her and continued on.

"Fine Cullen, since you're going to be a pussy. I'll invite her." Alice said.

"You wouldn't dare."

Alice smiled and turned around to approach Bella. I sucked in a breath but acted like it was no big deal since Jasper and Emmett were watching me intently. I watched as Alice talked to Bella, ignoring the hateful looks she was getting from Angela and Mike. Bella smiled and Alice turned around walking back to us. The bell rang as she grabbed her books from Jasper and started walking away. I watched Bella walk to opposite way down the hallway and then chased after Alice.

"What did she say?" I asked eagerly.

"She'll be there." She said with a shrug and smiled.

I hugged Alice tightly. "Thank you!" I yelled and took off running to Armstrong's class.

I slid into my desk with Iz's letter in my hand and a smile on my face. Emmett smirked over at me, placing his letter on his desk.

"I'm guessing Bella will be there?"

"Yeah, Alice's a goddess." I said as I tore the letter open.

Emmett pumped his fist in the air. "Now you have to admit it, you love her!"

I scoffed again, not daring to give him the satisfaction. "No way."

Emmett punched my arm, and I slapped his hand away and then started reading my letter.

"Your topic of the day is on the board." Armstrong said as he looked out over the class.

Emmett and I looked at each other out of the corner of our eyes and shook our heads, outraged that we now had topics. Emmett was mad that he now couldn't freak out his pen pal, I was mad because Iz and I had good conversations on our own. I sighed anyway and read the board before I started writing.

Tell your pen pal a secret.

Iz,
Assuming that your topic is going to be the same as mine, isn't this stupid? Isn't sharing secrets what sixth grade girls do at a slumber party? Seriously though, I think we're doing just fine talking on our own. Which is awesome, since I was convinced that this whole project was going to blow. I guess I'll stop whining, I guess. Or maybe not, cause you have to read whatever I write, haha. Hmm, as for my secret. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be serious or not, I guess it depends on the way you interpret it, and since I try to not be serious as often as possible I'm going to not take this seriously. So the secret that I pick to share with you is that I'm scared of clowns. They're terrifying, laugh all you want but it's true. Oh well, I guess I'll never watch IT.
Peace.

PS, I'm really wondering what your secret is, scared of bugs perhaps?

The bell rang as I was finishing up my letter. I told Emmett to go ahead to P.E. without me and that I would meet up with him as I folded my letter and stuffed it into the envelope. I wrote Iz's name across the front of it hurriedly and gave it to Armstrong, running out of the class.

I ran through the halls in a hurry, determined to get out of the main building before the bell rang. If Mrs. Andrew's caught me being late again she would give me detention, and if that happened my parents would be pissed.

I ran around the corner, put a couple feet from the door and slammed into someone, knocking both of us to the ground. I cursed loudly but smiled when I saw Bella on the ground next to me.

Bella's POV

"We've got to stop meeting this way." I said as Edward and I both stood up.

He laughed lightly and nodded in agreement. "Yeah, one of these days one of us is going to get hurt."

Edward handed me the notebook that was at his feet and I blushed lightly.

"So you're going to Alice's party?" he asked.

"Yeah, it sounds like fun. Are you going to be there?"

"For sure, she's dating one of my best friends."

"Great, I guess I'll see you there." She said with a smile.

"Well I certainly look forward to it."

The bell rang and Edward cursed as he looked up and down the hallway.

"I'd love to skip class and chat with you, but I have to get out of here before Mrs. Andrew's sniffs me out and gives me a detention."

"Then you better get going."

He smiled and turned around, running to make it out the door. When I looked down I saw his bandana laying on the ground. I picked it up and debated whether to tell him or not. Deciding that it would be creepy if I didn't I called out his name. Edward turned around, doing his best to run backwards as he looked at me.

"You dropped your bandana." I said holding it up for him to see.

He smiled widely and shrugged. "Just keep it." he said and turned around, running out of the building.

I smiled was plastered on my face for the next couple of hours. I was in a great mood, not only from talking to Edward, but from him allowing me to keep his bandana. I shoved it in my back pocket, letting the top of it poke out.

"What's this?" Angela asked as she pulled it out of my pocket on our walk to sixth period.

"Oh, I bumped into Edward Cullen earlier; he dropped it and told me I could keep it."

She rolled her eyes and handed it back. "How sweet of him."

Rosalie and I locked eyes, both rolling them and remaining quiet.

"Why do you even speak to him?" she asked with a look of disgust on her face.

"Why wouldn't I?"

"Um, because he's Edward's Cullen." She said as she spat his name.

"Yeah, so what?"

She rolled her eyes dramatically. "He's not like us, and it doesn't look good on us that you talk to him."

I scoffed, giving Angela a dirty look and quickened my pace to get away from her. I snatched my letter off Armstrong's desk and sat down in a huff, tearing my letter open and beginning to read.

"I told Angela she's an idiot." Rosaliey said when she sat down next to me.

I smiled at her. "Thanks."

I scrunched my face up when I saw the pen pal topic of the day, but grinned when I saw that Anthony thought that it was just as ridiculous as I do.

Anthony,
I must say, it really does surprise me how much we think alike. I too think that topics is a stupid idea, you're right we seem to be doing just fine on our own! By the way, ever heard of skimming? Cause that's totally what I did through all of your whining, and it just so happens that I am not scared of bugs, or clowns. Also like you, I try not to take anything I don't have to seriously. So since your secret was somewhat silly, mine will be too. I eat ice cream directly out of the carton. Some call it gross, but why dirty a bowl when I'm the only one in my house that eats it? Oh well, just a heads up in case you ever end up at my house to have some ice cream.
Iz.

PS, you're really not missing anything. IT's not that great of a movie.

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