I spend the entire day trying to avoid the throng of crazy fans chasing after Edward and trying to avoid Edward himself. I had to deal with him briefly in Biology but, thankfully, he sat in one of the front rows with Jessica Stanley, leaving me to my own devices in the back.

During lunch, however, I am forced to watch the girls fawn over him. The girls he does pay attention to giggle obnoxiously while the ones he ignores sit off to the side and gaze longingly at him from across the cafeteria.

I, on the other hand, sit as far as I can from them, choosing to roll my eyes at the squealing girls and the macho attitude of the famous jackass. Only one other girl seems to be as annoyed as I am. She's a tiny girl, one I've never seen before, with piercing blue eyes and spiky black hair. She's extremely thin and beautiful, even though her face is marred by annoyance. She rolls her eyes at Edward before returning to her lunch.

I take a bite of out my turkey sandwich and my stomach rolls when it tastes more like tuna. I choose to look out a nearby window, determined to block out the noise. Normally, I'd have Jasper to keep me entertained, but today he had to make up a test he missed last week.

"Edward? Why are you staring at her?" I hear Lauren screech over the din.

I glance over at Edward to see him staring at me. I raise an eyebrow at him and he smiles.

"She's a freak," Lauren yells dramatically. "Ignore her."

I smile at Lauren sweetly before giving her the finger. She gasps loudly and turns away and I smirk in victory. I glance at Edward, who is still staring at me, and I narrow my eyes before I look away.

I catch the eye of the black-haired girl who is staring at me with confusion and…wonder? Huh…

Before any more damage can be done, I throw away my food and walk out the door of the cafeteria.

I can feel Edward's eyes on me until the entire time.

I take my time walking to my next class, my second to last class of the day. It's history, something I'm actually good at, so I don't mind going.

After walking in silence for a few moments, I hear quick footsteps racing behind me. I don't turn around, figuring the person would just cruise past me, but she slows down as soon as she reaches my side.

"That was unusual," the black-haired girl from the cafeteria says with a smile.

"What was?" I question as I pull my coat closer to my body.

"The way you treated Edward Cullen. God knows he's never been rejected before," she says in a grumble.

"Oh. Well I'm not going to fawn after some guy just because he's famous. That means nothing to me." I glance at her face as I speak and watch as a smile spreads over her face.

"That's refreshing to hear," she says. "I thought I was the only one."

"He seems like a douche bag honestly," I say as I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear. "Just because he's attractive and has been in a few movies shouldn't make everyone drool when they see him. But he eats it up and it's disgusting."

She smiles sadly at me. "He wasn't always like this though," the girl says, and her eyes fill with sadness I don't understand.

"How would you know?" I blurt out.

She reaches her hand out and gently but firmly shakes my hand.

"Alice Cullen. I'm Edward's sister. I go by Alice Braden here though. I'd rather not have everyone know that a douche bag is my brother."

My cheeks heat up as embarrassment washes over me. "Oh my God, Alice, I'm so sorry. I have such a big mouth!"

She surprises me by laughing. "No, don't worry about it…?" She trails off and looks at me expectantly.

"Bella Swan," I say with a shy smile.

"Bella. I just wish people could have known him before." She shrugs.

I smile at her as I approach the door to my history class. "I'm sure he was a great person," I say.

Alice smiles back at me. "He was. And I'm in this class, too."

I nod and she follows me into the classroom.

"I think you'll be good for him, Bella," she suddenly says as she follows me to the row of desks in the back.

I glance at the strange girl standing next to me.

"How?" I ask in confusion.

She smiles widely at me as she throws her backpack down in the chair to my right. "Trust me. I just know these things."