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Finally a long one! I've shortened scenes(Ex: Biology class, the Cullen's uber-long descriptions) that we already read to make room for the new stuff.

FIRST DAY

Bella's PoV

My first day of school had involved many overfriendly people, none more than Jacob Cullen. He took every one of my answers to his questions as a compliment and felt so gracious when I laughed at his jokes you'd think they were Christmas presents. I wasn't used to someone finding me so entertaining. I had to admit that his constant cheer was pleasant and that I enjoyed his jokes. Jacob was my favorite person I'd met in Forks so far.

After Jacob walked me to History, a boy named Eric Yorkie slid in the seat next to me. I remembered him from when he offered directions this morning.

"Was that Jacob Cullen who walked you to class," he asked in a tone that seemed more judgmental than curious.

"Yes, why? Did I break a rule?" I asked, teasing. If someone was making fun of Jacob, that was pathetic. The kid was sweet, funny, and if I had to admit it, cute.

"Well, Jake's a cool guy but his family is pretty freaky."

"How so?" I asked. I couldn't deny my curiosity. Jake hadn't mentioned any family.

"Well, there are four of them and they were all adopted by Dr. Cullen and his wife who are like twenty-five-"

"I think that's sort of nice to take them in when they're so young."

"That's not the weird part. First, Jasper's the oldest and he A, always looks constipated," Eric laughed at his own joke, "and two he's dating his sister, Alice. They're not blood-related, but they live together. Same with Jasper's sister, Rosalie who graduated before they moved here, but she married her bro-friend. It's just wrong."

I thought about it. It was pretty weird. Even in Phoenix, it would create a stir.

A girl who introduced herself as Lauren before stuck her head between me and Eric's conversation. I remembered her making a snarky comment towards my pale complexion, "Eric, you're forgetting the redhead, Edward. He's even more stuck-up than the rest. He gives every girl who looks at him this obnoxious look like he's way too good. Him and Jake both don't date."

Eric interrupted her rant, "Leave Jake alone. He's the reason Forks is gonna get State. The kid's only a freshman and he plays better than half of varsity. Plus, he talks with everyone and stuff. Just cause Edward shot you down..."

"Shut up, Eric. It was the other way around." I turned to face forward because class was starting and the conversation had turned to mindless, high-school gossip. I shouldn't have asked about the Cullens. I told myself not to let those ideas of Jake's family taint my judgment of him. When class ended I let Eric walk me to Lunch. Jacob waved to me from his seat at the jock's table, and I smiled back, feeling guilty for listening to the gossip.

I sat at a table with Eric, Lauren, and others I couldn't remember the names of. I tried to answer everyone's curious questions and make polite conversation with these strangers. I also laughed at their jokes although I missed Jacob's far funnier ones.

During lunch, I also snuck a peak at the Cullen table. A small, spiky- haired girl I took to be Alice was lying in to a blond haired boy's chest. His face had me take him for Jasper. And there was no mistaking Edward. He was more gorgeous than anyone I had ever seen. They all were. Plus their clothes made them look like a scene from a catalogue. I looked back to Jacob. Under his letterman's jacket, he had on expensive-looking jeans and a button down.

Their dark eyes and uniform beauty made them look like they belonged to a group or a place all their own.

That made me wonder- how did Jacob belong with them?

He had russet skin, and although his eyes were a very dark brown, they weren't the coal black of his siblings. While people avoided the Cullen table and the surrounding ones, Jacob mingled with his friends. He ate like a starved man while the rest only played with their food. Why was he different? A better question-why were the rest the same? They were foster kids, but shared the unique eye color and dark circles. I wanted answers, but I didn't want to be nosy. It wasn't any of my business.

After the bell, a shy girl named Angela and I walked to Biology. The tables were for two and the only person without a partner was Edward Cullen. I stood at the front of the room looking for anywhere else until the teacher insisted I sat next to him.

I tried to smile an apologetic look because he obviously preferred being alone. His face made me do a double-take and was truly frightening. He was furious. His shaking fist never unclenched and his left hand threatened to snap the table. His eyes faced forward like he was trying not to be reminded of some horrible thing. I felt hurt. What did I do to him?

The period couldn't have gone more slowly, Edward left, or fled was more appropriate, as soon as the bell rang. A guy named Mike came to stand in his spot right after.

"What did you do to Cullen? Never seen him like that before," That didn't comfort me, but I continued to walk with him into the hallway.

"Did someone call my name?" Jacob came up behind us. I smiled because his cheeriness could instantly raise anyone's mood.

Mike seemed put down because of my mood-change, "Not you, Jake, Edward. Looked like he wanted to eat Bella." I was worried about offending Jacob, but then he laughed so I knew Edward wasn't a sensitive topic.

"Oh, Ed-weird, someone probably stole his hair gel." Jacob had made me feel better, but I still couldn't shake the rage in Edward's face and his shaking hands out of my memory.

When I got home to school, I did my homework and went to work on Charlie's dinner. I had been so worried people would be cruel to me, but almost everyone was welcoming. Except that Edward Cullen, of course. Change must be very exciting in Forks. I thought about Jacob a lot, but every time I did, my mind went back to Edward's face.

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