Stephanie Meyer owns all. Antonia and I bring this to you; we hope you enjoy this chapter. I gave in and posting another chapter here because a lot of people pm me and asked, so I decided to show some of the personality of Edward in this story. This will be the last chapter posted here, for personal reasons. I am truly sorry about that. Thanks for reading
Jacob's Twilight
Chapter Three
(Bella's POV)
I don't understand what's going on with me, ever since I bumped into that mean boy yesterday, and our eyes connected, I have been having this strange pain in my heart and an uncontrollable need to be around him, but that will never happen, he has taken an immediate dis-like of me for reasons I don't understand, in fact there couldn't be a reason, I have never met that boy before in my life. The strange thing is, I even dreamt about him last night. Well I don't care. It doesn't matter how my heart feels, I plan to stay as far away from him as possible. He humiliated me once and I have no intentions of allowing him to do it again.
As I pulled up in the schools parking lot and got out locking the door behind, I turn and there is Mike.
"Hey Bella, I thought I'd wait and walk to class with you."
One eyebrow rose. "Erm…thanks, but you really didn't have to." I smiled to take the sting from my words.
"I know, but I wanted to." And smiled back.
We began to walk towards the schools entrance. "What did you do after school yesterday?"
"Nothing special, just hung out with my dad." I replied. "What about you?"
"Me and a few friends went to an arcade in town, but didn't stay long, because it was a school night."
"That sounds like fun." I said, trying to be polite. To be honest that's just not my thing.
"Yeah, it was." We were almost to class when he stopped. "I wanted to ask you if you would like to go to the movies sometimes."
"Well, I don't know…."
"A group of us was thinking of going, and thought you might like to join us." Why do I get the feeling this group thing was just added on.
"So it's a group thing?" I asked skeptically
"Yeah, all the kids you met yesterday will be there, Angela, Ben and Tyler."
"I'll have to think about it." I didn't want to come out and say no, but it is what I was thinking. It would be different if Angela were the one who asked, because the way he asked sounds more of a date and as popular with the girls as he seems to be, the star football player, he is just not my type. Friendship is the only thing I can offer him.
"Okay." He said as we began walking again.
We stepped into class just as the second bell rung. I quickly took my seat next to Edward.
"Hello Bella." He said as I sat.
"Hello Edward."
After the greeting, nothing more was said between us, though I did notice him glancing at me from time to time. I would smile slightly at him, but kept on with our in class assignment. I did start feeling a little tense with the way he did glance at me, but tried my best to ignore him.
Through out this class and the rest of my other classes, I still felt a strange pain in my heart and memories of that mean boy kept flashing through my mind. So when lunchtime came around, I felt a little weary about seeing him. I could do without having him trying to stare holes in my back, while I pretend to enjoy my lunch.
Imagine my relief and in a strange way, disappointment, when I walked in the lunchroom and quickly glanced over at his table, very discreetly, I didn't want anyone to know I had any interest in that area, to find he wasn't there. All this stress and tension about having to run into him again and he didn't even show. Well at least now I could enjoy my lunch without worrying if he would do anything else to humiliate me.
(Edward's POV)
I watched Bella as she entered the lunchroom and forced myself to stay seated. This woman's blood call to me like no other ever has, it entices me to break the rule of not feeding on humans and just indulge, not just her blood but my attraction to her is strong. I could break a whole host of rules because of my feelings for her.
It has already become an obsession, even though yesterday was her first day here, the first day I laid eyes on her, I found myself following her after school, without making a conscious decision to do so.
My family wondered why I was not driving home with them and instead told jasper to, I told them I needed to go for a run to think.
I stood in the woods outside her house and listened, enjoyed the torture of smelling the sweet scent of her blood and not able to sample it. Night had fallen without me being aware of it. I was in such a trance from the smell of her and fighting the temptation of climbing in her house through the open window of the second floor, I didn't hear Alice approach.
"What are you doing here Edward?" She had asked. I just shrugged. "Don't tell me you followed her?" I didn't know how to explain the attraction I had for her. "What if Bella or worst her father came out and find you out here."
Before I could stop myself. "It's her blood." I looked at the house then back at Alice. "It calls to me."
"I know her blood does smell sweet, but it seems to be having a different affect on you…"
"There is something else."
"What else?" she asked tilting her head to the side.
"Her mind it's blocked to me."
She looked surprised. "You can't read her mind?" then she thought for a minute. "Do you think she knows about us and has a way to block it?"
"No, she knows nothing of our world; she is still of the belief, as everyone else, that the paranormal is found only in the pages of a book." I grin, "I am curious what her reaction would be if she ever found out she is attending school with werewolves and vampires."
We both looked towards the house. "Come on." She said grabbing my arm. "Esme is worried about you and who knows what you might be tempted to do if you stay out here much longer, especially the way her blood calls to you."
I took one last longing look at her home, then Alice and I ran towards home.
Because of the conversation we had, I wasn't surprised when Alice went to introduce herself, as I sat trying to fight the attraction, the pull her blood had on me.
(Bella's POV)
I started walking towards the same table I sat yesterday. Everyone that was there, is there again today and mike was gesturing with his hands for me to come over. I was about to when I was stopped by the dark haired girl that was with the group of five kids. I studied her features and one thing came to mind pixie. She definitely had that look.
"Hi Bella, I'm Alice. You have a class with my brother Edward." She said with a friendly smile.
"Hello." I replied simply. Except for the strange gold color of their eyes, they didn't really look like brother and sister.
We both stood awkwardly for minute. I couldn't think of anything else to say and she stood as if she was waiting for me to. I guess she gave up.
"I'll let you go eat your lunch. I just wanted to introduce myself, because I know how it feels being a new student."
I smiled and nodded. "Well, it was nice meeting you Bella. Maybe we could hang out sometimes."
"It was nice meeting you too." I replied without committing to the, hanging out with her part.
I glanced over at their table and found four pairs of eyes watching us with interest, except one. A blond hair girl, who was looking at me as though I was beneath her. Great, another person who hates me on sight.
It struck me once again just how pale they were. Have they never been out in the sun?
Brushing them off, I walked over to the table where mike and the others were sitting.
"That was strange." Angela commented as I put my backpack by the only available chair, which was by mike. I wondered if he maneuvered it that way.
"What was strange?" I asked, confused.
"One of the Cullens talking to anyone in this school." She replied
"What's so strange about that?" Now I was really confused.
"Since they have been here they have never spoken to anyone, except each other." Ben supplied.
"Yeah." Mike continued. "Like the kids from La Push, they keep to themselves."
"They also seem to date only in their circle." Came from Tyler. "Keeping it in the family, so to speak."
I turned to him. "What do you mean by that?"
"The black haired girl that was talking to you, she dates the smaller guy with the reddish hair and the blond haired girl, dates the one that looks like he works out a lot. The last, Edward dates no one that we know of, at least no one at this school." Tyler informed me
"Jessica definitely tried." Angela added. "She thinks maybe he is gay or something, because he shows no interest in her."
"Wait, I thought they were related."
"No by blood, they're adopted." She replied
"What about the kids from La Push, what's their story?" I asked curiously
"No one knows too much about them, only that their Quileute Indians." She glanced over at them. "The only reason we know about the Cullens is because their adopted dad is a doctor at Forks general hospital."
I looked over at the Cullens table, shrugged and went to buy my lunch. I had to pass the table where the La Push kids sat, when I looked over they were watching me, not with like or dis-like, just curiosity, but I quickly looked away and went to get my lunch.
I was paying for my lunch when I felt someone tap my shoulder; I turned around and came face to face with two Quileute girls.
"Hi, you're Bella right?" She held out her hands, and I shook it. "I'm Leah." She pointed to the other girl. "This is Kim." She said hello when introduced. They both had beautiful complexion and deep brown eyes and black hair.
"Nice to meet you both." I said as I shook their hands in turn.
"We just wanted to say hello and welcome you to the school." Then she smiled. "Enjoy your lunch, we'll talk again soon."
Sounds exactly like what Alice said. I was wondering if I should take it as a threat, but they seemed friendly. I felt more at ease around them than I did when Alice approached me. As beautiful as she is, there was something very creepy about her and her brother, come to think of it.
After introducing themselves, they went back to their table and I paid for my lunch and had a seat. I was opening the juice I had bought, when I noticed how quiet they were being. I looked up. They had an amazed look on their faces.
"What?" I asked self-consciously
"You are the first spoken they have spoken to here, first the Cullens and now the Quileute." She shook her head. "I'm amazed that's all."
I made no comment to that, but I did glance over to where they sat. They smiled when I did. I decided not to look too closely into it, and went back to eating my lunch, happy that my next class will be the last of the day.
(Edward's POV)
I followed her again today after school. She didn't go straight home instead she met her dad at a diner in town because, from snatches of conversation I heard between them, he has to work late and this was a belated celebratory dinner of her coming back to stay with him.
I thought about walking in there, pretending that my being there is coincidental and maybe they would ask me to join them, but then I feel about food the same way humans feel about blood, I could eat it, but couldn't stomach the taste.
They both went in different directions when they left the diner and I followed Bella all the way to her house. The upstairs window was open, again and the urge to climb up into it was too strong to resist.
By the sound of her heartbeat, I could tell she was on the lower level, so I climbed up and into a room I could tell was hers by the sweet scent. I looked around with interest, amazed I was actually in her room. Before I could really look at everything, I heard Alice calling me, not loudly; she didn't have to, from the edge of the woods on the side of this house. Taking one more longing look around, I jumped back out the window and went to join her.
"What the hell did you think you were doing?" She asked me angrily. "Going into her house?"
"I don't know. I just couldn't help myself." I replied pathetically
"Her blood has that strong of a pull on you?"
"Yeah, but it's not just her blood. I find myself powerfully attracted to her."
"If you are that attracted to her. Why not court her the normal way?" I just shrugged at her question. "You can't sneak into her house anymore Edward. She could have found you there, bringing problems we don't need at our door."
"I'm not sure if she would be interested in going out with me. She sure does not act like it."
"Maybe I can help." She replied, grinning slightly.
"How so?" However, I already had a good idea, from what I could read in her mind.
"I could throw a little get together at the house, and invite her, maybe some of the other kids too, that way you two can talk and get to know each other."
"I doubt she will accept your invitation." I replied skeptically
"We shall see." She said as we made our way back home.
(Bella's POV)
The next day went about the same; Mike is still pestering me about going to the movies, he cannot seem to take a hint that I really have no interest in him, as friends yes, but not in the way he hopes.
The Quileute girls and I have become a little friendlier, they even hinted at me visiting La Push sometimes and coming to one their get togethers or bon fires they have quite often, but as usual, I gave a non-committal reply. Even Alice has hinted at hanging out with her and her family, now that I am truly wary about.
After school I met my dad at the diner in town, then went home and did my homework and after watching a little TV, I went to bed. Nothing exciting, pretty mundane actually.
The mean boy still wasn't at school and I began to relax, well as much as I could with this strange tugging in my heart saying I had to see and be near him, but that does not mean I will. I want nothing to do with anyone who is that mean and impolite to others for no apparent reason, especially someone they just met.
On the third day, I felt more optimistic. It went fine, same as the one before, but when I walked into the lunchroom, I knew something was different by the tingling in my spine and the zing of electricity that seem to buzz through the air around me. I didn't have to look over at their table to know what it is, didn't even glance their way. If I did, I know I would start feeling intimidated and would most likely loose my appetite.
Besides, I didn't have to look over there to know what was different.
He was back!