A feeling of overwhelming fear set into the bottom of my stomach as I stepped into the mediocre-sized school cafeteria.
Almost instantly, I saw Bella, surrounded by a group of people nearby. Bella looked once my way, and then did a double-take.
"How the heck did you get to school?" she growled in surprise.
"Luck," I answered coldly, "and some very nice people."
Bella gave a snort, and asked, "Who would drive you to school?"
"That would be us."
Whipping my head around, I found Rose, Emmett and Jasper standing beside me, Rose and Emmett on my left, Jasper on my right and all of their eyes were on Bella.
"Ivy, is this your sister?" Rose questioned, a cold calculating expression on her face as she watched Bella steadily.
"Half-sister," Bella corrected, her eyes filled with shock.
"Yes," I answered, glancing towards Rose. "This is Bella. Bella, this is Emmett, Jasper and Rose. They're the ones who gave me a ride."
"It was our pleasure," Jasper mentioned, eyes steady on the group of teens watching us in awe.
"Ivy, do you want to sit with us?" Rose questioned, glancing at me with a warm smile. "You're welcome to."
Ignoring the multiple gasps I heard, I replied, "I would love to. Thank you."
I followed her, Jasper and Emmett, feeling the awestruck stares from the entire cafeteria, to a table off to the side. I dropped my bag off on the table, and it was then I saw two people, equally pale as the others, sitting at the table already.
One of them was a girl. She had short, pixie-cut black hair. In fact, her features sort of reminded me of a pixie as well. She had gold eyes like Rose and the boys, but hers held a mischievous glint.
The other was a guy with bronze-colored hair that stuck up weirdly. His face held boyish features and he, too, had gold eyes.
"Who's this?" the boy asked, his bell-like voice ringing a pitch of annoyance. "And why is she sitting here."
"Edward, don't be rude!" the pixie girl scolded, her eyes narrowing angrily at him. Glancing my way, a friendly smile faced me as the girl uttered, "Don't mind my brother. He can be cranky sometimes. I'm Alice, and this is Edward, my ignoramous of a brother."
"Ignoramous," I repeated, smiling humorously. "I didn't think anyone used that expression other than me. Rose didn't happen to tell you about my rant, did she?"
"What rant?" Alice asked, confused.
"Never mind," I told her, shaking my head. "I'm Ivy."
"It's nice to meet you," Alice remarked, happily.
"Ivy, come on!" Rose called, halfway between the lunch line and the table.
"Oh, right! Sorry!" I exclaimed in embarrassment, shuffling over quickly to Rose.
In the line, I grabbed an apple, a milk carton and a slice of un-appetizing cheese pizza, placed them on my tray, and went and sat back down at the table, Rose sitting next to me while Alice sat on my other side. The three boys sat in the seats across.
"So, Ivy…" Jasper started.
"Yeah?" I answered warily, biting into my apple.
"Those songs you wrote," he stated, with a curiosity-filled expression. I swallowed the bite loudly as he continued, "What inspired you to write them?"
Before I could respond, Rose exclaimed, "Wait, you write songs?"
"And very good songs," Jasper affirmed, smiling. His gold eyes were smoldering with laughter as he watched me, expectantly.
"The songs are inspired by my love life," I explained, shyly. "Despite the fact that most people don't like my, there have been a few to care for me and like me. The song 'Unfaithful' was about when…well, when I was unfaithful. 'I Never Told You' was about…someone who got away that I wished didn't."
"Wow," Alice managed to say after a stunned moment of quiet. Jasper looked at me sadly, with a hint of something else I couldn't see.
"Have you written any other songs?" Rose inquired.
I nodded, and clarified, "I've written about forty songs. Forty-two, to be exact."
"How many boyfriends have you had?" Edward snorted, in a tone that made me feel he thought I was a whore. It made my blood boil just a little.
"I don't think that's any of your business," I told him frostily. "I don't ask about your love life, or your lack of, so don't ask about mine."
"Oh, snap," Emmett chuckled. "Don't mess with her, Edward."
"Edward targeted a glare at me, got up with his tray, and stormed away, dumping the contents of his tray.
He didn't eat a single bite.
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