Pandora's eyes lingered along the walls of her fourth period Art class. Pandora's teacher, Ms. Wendell, had traveled to Hawaii over the summer and was displaying plenty of the photographs she had taken. Pandora started to feel jealous at the thought of leaving the retched area she was stuck in.

The odd bird sounding bell rang, signaling the beginning of class. Pandora took her seat near the back of the room and dropped her bag on the desk. The shy boy that Pandora shared a desk with gave her a miniscule smile, which she politely returned.

"I know that many of you don't like hearing this, but it is project time!" Ms. Wendell announced to the class. Many of the students groaned in protest while Pandora merely rolled her eyes at their lack of enthusiasm. The boy beside Pandora, Christian, raised his hand. "Yes, Christian?"

"What will the project be on?" Christian asked in a low voice, causing Ms. Wendell to grin at him.

"I was just getting to that!" Ms. Wendell slapped her hands together happily. "Each of you is going to be photographing the world around you." Ms. Wendell passed out sheets of paper that described what the students were going to do.

Pandora felt her heart drop into her stomach, realizing that this project would be harder for her to do since she had no access to a camera. Ms. Wendell noticed Pandora's small frown.

"I know that some of you cannot afford a camera, so I advise you to find someone who does. If you cannot find anyone, I'm sure I can loan you one." Ms. Wendell gave Pandora a small smile, which was quickly returned. "I want all of you to show the class how you see the world. Give us a view of your everyday life!"

Inhaling sharply, Pandora realized that her photos wouldn't be that interesting. Her everyday life was boring: home, school, and the garage. Pandora glanced down at the paper she had been given.

50 Points

Requirements:

-Shots must be taken in more than 4 different venues.

-At least 20 shots taken.

-Choose and mark your 5 best shots.

-The 5 images should be printed and presented to the class; the remaining images will need to be emailed to me within 2 days after the presentation date.

*Images must be your own or you will receive a failing grade.

"Easy enough," Pandora mumbled to herself. Christian glanced over at Pandora and cleared his throat.

"I heard about the party at First Beach," Christian started, causing Pandora to stare at him confused. "Allan told me about what happened."

Pandora nodded while she pulled out a highlighter, "Did he mention what he tried to do?" Pandora never once looked up from her paper as she highlighted certain words.

"Allan is a jerk. He explained what happened, but knowing him – he twisted what really happened. I know my brother better than anyone else at this school does." Christian sighed, "I'm sorry about him."

"You don't have to apologize for him. I'm just glad that…" Pandora looked up at Christian and bit her lips together, not wanting to finish.

"You're glad that the buff Native boy showed up and threatened him?" Christian asked with his eyebrow raised. Pandora started smiling because of the joking look on Christian's face. "I would be happy about that too if I were you."

Pandora gave Christian a smile that showed pity, "Have you told your family yet?"

"That I'm gay?" Christian looked down at Pandora, watching as she slowly nodded in response. "No."

"They're your family, Christian. They'll accept you for who you are."

"You obviously don't know Allan." Christian sighed and Pandora placed her hand on his shoulder. "You and Elaine are the only ones that actually know."

Pandora normally never talked to guys – Christian was the only exception for her, seeing as he dated Elaine back in ninth grade. Elaine knew from the start of the relationship that Christian wasn't into her. When she had confronted Christian about it, he revealed the truth to her. Being Elaine, she couldn't resist telling Pandora – due to their close friendship. Christian and Pandora never really got too close until the current academic year, thanks to Art class.

"It's your choice; I'm not going to pressure you… unlike Elaine." Pandora explained to Christian as she put her piece of paper into the binder that sat in her bag. "She seems to be pressuring the both of us as of recent."

"Back to the buff Native boy?" Christian asked while smirking at Pandora.

"Yes, back to the buff Native boy."

::

"Can I use your camera?" Pandora asked as she sat down across from Elaine, a lunch tray separating the two. Elaine looked up to Pandora with a chicken tender hanging out of her mouth.

"Why?" Elaine asked with her mouth full, Pandora grinning in response rather than looking away in disgust.

"Art project: I have to take pictures of my everyday 'life'." Pandora stabbed at her salad with a fork. Elaine smirked and swallowed her food before reaching into her bag and pulling out a bulky name brand camera.

"Don't break it," warned Elaine before she went back to her chicken tenders. "Though… if I were you, I would be asking Embry out to the forest. You could take pictures of him and get an A+ the second your teacher sees the shots."

Pandora blushed, "You scare me sometimes, Elaine." Elaine shrugged in response and smiled.

"All I'm saying is that you have his attention," Elaine sat her fork down and looked up at Pandora. "Make a move before someone else does." Elaine nudged her head in the direction of the group of popular girls. "Every girl that lives in Forks knows about them and fantasizes about them. You have your shot… take it."

Pandora groaned and leaned forward against the table, "You're an enabler."

Elaine froze when she noticed the group of teenagers staring at her. Elaine's eyes drifted over to Pandora and she gulped, leaning forward to whisper to her clueless friend.

"We're being watched." Elaine whispered to Pandora. Pandora slowly turned her head to see the Cullens, specifically Alice Cullen, staring intently at her and Elaine.

"That's a first," Pandora muttered before she split a crouton in half with her plastic fork.

"According to mom, the tribe has had a grudge against the Cullen family ever since they moved here."

"Why?" Pandora asked with her eyebrows forcefully pushed together in confusion.

Elaine shrugged, "Mom doesn't know."

Pandora turned back to look at the Cullens and suddenly grew cold, seeing Alice's nose scrunch up in disgust before quickly turning away. Pandora's eyebrows nearly combined into one from her forcing them together in confusion. Straining her ears to listen to the conversation, Pandora could've sworn she heard the words "stinks" and "mutt".

"Do I stink?" Pandora suddenly asked, lifting her sleeve to smell the t-shirt. All Pandora could sense was the smell of Embry's cologne from the party at First Beach.

"Not as far as I can tell. You showered today, right?" Elaine leaned forward and inhaled, scrunching her nose up to do so.

"Yeah, this shirt hasn't been washed though. I was trying to hide it from Theresa and forgot to wash it. Could that be it?" Pandora wondered while Elaine just shrugged and went back to her food. Pandora shook her head and sighed, starting to think about what to take pictures of for her project.

I apologize for the wait! The next chapter should be up within the next day or so! : )