I had never really taken to Biology, art was my muse. Art or music I loved but... biology not so much. I made my way to my classroom but not without wasting a little time here and there and entered the classroom with eyes on me. It didn't take being a vampire to realize when an entire classroom of students was keeping a close eye on you. A small sigh escaped my lips as I simply ignored the stares and moved swiftly to my desk.

You would think that when we were alone it would be easier for people to talk to us but nope, it just became easier for them to talk about us. I took my seat and opened my book to the homework page that I had completed in the space of about half an hour. I really didn't have to do the homework, I could have gotten Esme or Carlisle to continue to write me letters of excuse but it killed time. It killed time and more importantly it cleared my head from any thoughts of Bella. Not that I minded thinking about her but not being able to think about anything or anyone else was almost starting to bother me.

There was a light tap on the door which had almost caught me by surprise. Looking up I noticed that Bella Swan was standing in the door, looking around nervously while at the same time avoiding every set of eyes she could.

As the saying goes: Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear

"You must be Isabella" The teacher spoke while looking down at his attendance list

"Uh just Bella" She uttered as her voice left her throat as little more than a whisper

"Well Bella, why don't you take a seat next to Miss Cullen. It looks like you two will be lab partners" He said

I felt my lips tug in a small smile but I stopped myself before it could break out into a full grin. Holding my cards close to my chest wasn't really my style but for now I had to try. With all the time I had spent thinking about Bella I hadn't come to a conclusion as to how I wanted to approach the idea of us. I had been waiting for her for one painful decade but I never actually planned anything because I never thought I would find her. Besides, you can't really plan someone's feelings right?

I wanted more time to decide exactly I wanted after I had finally found her... Irony is really ironic that way I guess.

My eyes locked on Bella and hers did to me. I furrowed my eyebrows slightly as she walked cautiously to my bench, placing her books down.

"Hey" Bella squeaked quietly as she slowly slid into her chair

"Hi Bella" I greeted happily with a smile, confused or not I was going to be nothing but polite to her

"So lab partners huh?" Bella asked nervously which caused that smile to emerge again on my lips.

Silly Bella

"Looks like it. Are you any good at Biology?" I asked as I moved my books from her way

"I'm okay. You?" Bella asked laughing awkwardly

"Well I certainly don't like it but I'm what you would call an average overachiever" I replied jokingly

Bella smiled and as she did she shook off the nervous expression on her face

"So today we're going to look at chromosomes" The teacher announced as he started writing up our assignment for the rest of class but he didn't escape the groan that came from the entire class

"How's the first day so far?" I asked curiously as I watched the teacher write page numbers while chewing on the end of my pen very gently

"It's okay. I mean I'm getting a little lost but mostly people are helpful" Bella said nodding "Honestly it's a little overwhelming"

"I can imagine it would be" I replied nodding "But at least people are helpful. Just know that when you've entered the guys locker room you've gone just a little too far"

"I'll make sure to remember that" Bella smiled as she opened her book to the correct page

"But from what you've seen do you like it here?" I asked inquisitively

"Well I've only been here for half a day but its okay I guess" Bella said with a chuckle and she paused for a moment "It's getting better"

"Because you're in Biology?" Raising my eyebrow

"You could say that" Bella mumbled quietly. Too quiet for human ears, which luckily I didn't have

"So Bella Swan...Why did you move to Forks in the first place?" I asked after a moment of silence between us as I let her concentrate on her work "Where did you move from anyway?"

"I moved here with my dad. He's the police chief" Bella shrugged

"That explains who you are living with but not why" I pressed

Bella raised an eyebrow at me and I let out a small giggle, waving off the look she just gave me. I just continued to smile and hoped I hadn't gone too far.

"I'm from Phoenix. I moved here because my mum just got remarried and he's a semi pro baseball player. She's traveling with him and I wanted to make sure that they could have some time on their own" Bella explained timidly

"Did you actually want to move here though?" I leaned forward in my seat as my gaze shifted around the room before returning to hers

"Honestly" Bella said with a sigh and a shake of her head "Not really but I'll get used to it. It's good I guess, to have more time with Charlie"

"Charlie?"

"My Dad" Bella shifted uncomfortably in her seat

"Well, Forks isn't all that bad" I said shrugging, deciding to let go what I had just questioned for the sake of her comfort "It might take a little while to warm up too but I think you might just like it here"

"I'll trust you on that one" Bella replied with a smile tugging at the edge of her lips

"That was very kind of you to do that for your mother" I said but stopped with a frown, I was prying into her life again "I hope you don't mind me commenting on your situation"

"Can I ask you something?" Bella asked very quickly. Almost a little too quickly, as if completely ignoring my question but I decided I would play along

"Sure. I have a feeling you're going to ask me regardless" I replied happily "So ask away Bella Swan"

"Why is it that your family doesn't speak with anyone else?" Bella asked suddenly

"I'm not sure what you're talking about Bella" I said shaking my head. I thought maybe she would drop it if I just played the ignorant teenager

"At lunch, you all sat by yourselves" Bella said "And from what I've seen you guys don't talk to anyone else outside of lunch too"

"Wait from what you've seen or what you've heard Bella? Because there is a big difference" I countered playfully

"Well...both. I noticed that at lunch but yeah people have been telling me that you guys exclude yourselves from everyone else" Bella ran a hand through her hair

"People don't talk to us Bella. We're the outsiders"

"How can you guys be the outsiders? Everyone else should be the outsiders, not you guys" Bella shook her head frantically

I looked up to the teacher who was too involved in his own notes to care how many conversations were going on in the classroom. After being confident that his focus wouldn't change anytime soon I looked back to the human sitting next to me

"What do you mean?" I asked raising an eyebrow "How would that even work? How can 5 people be ignored by the rest of the school population and not be considered outsiders?"

"I don't know. You guys are just...beautiful. Like rockstar beautiful or something like that" Bella replied with a furrowed brow

"Maybe are people are intimidated or something" I shrugged dismissively

"Well why don't you talk to people then?" Bella pushed "You know, make an effort?"

"I talk to you" I sighed, tapping my pen against my temple thoughtfully "I have made an effort for you and I've done that because I think we could be good friends"

Bella didn't respond to my comment and I'm not going to say that it didn't worry me because it really did. I didn't want to freak her out or anything but sometimes things just came out of my mouth before I could control them.

The period dragged just on to the point where I felt I had spent about a year just sitting there. Bella stayed silent for the rest of the class while all the other students carried on their conversations. Finally I paused when I saw the bell about to ring so I began to pack up my books. After placing them into a neat pile I stood by my seat silently

"What are you doing?" Bella asked quietly glancing up at the clock

The bell rung and I looked around with a smug smile. I didn't even bother to respond verbally, my face said it all

"How did you know when the bell would ring?" Bella asked with an amused smile while she packed up her things

"I just have very good timing" I said as I backed away from the desk "You coming?"

Bella cleared up her books with a slight nod and we began walking down the hall

"What do you have next?" I asked as she pulled out her crumpled schedule and groaned

"Gym" She said cursing quietly to herself "You?"

"Gym" I said as I skipped a few steps

"Why are you so happy?" Bella asked

"Why can't I be happy?" I replied playfully

"You can be I just want to know why you are so excited about Gym?" Bella asked

"Well first of all, why are you so unhappy about it?"

"Do you always answer with another question?" Bella asked

"I don't know, do I?" I asked innocently, batting my eyelashes

Bella cracked a smile and I shook my head

"Well I'll be the mature one here and tell you that I don't like Gym because I'm a klutz" Bella explained glancing down to me

"Ah yes, that you are" I said smiling back

"No you're supposed to disagree and tell me how graceful I am" I could hear the joke in her tone but she kept her face serious. This girl had a good poker face

"I'm not a good liar" I smirked mischievously "But in all honesty I'm not going to Gym, that's why I'm so happy"

"What you're skipping?"

"No I have a note. My father's the doctor here so I can kind of just get out of it"

"Oh" Bella said

"Anyway, I should get going. My family's probably waiting for me" I smiled sadly

"Oh okay" Bella said nodding and I swore I heard a bit of disappointment in her tone

"I'll see you tomorrow" I nodded as I spoke in a melodic tune

With that I quickly made my way out to the car park to find Jazz leaning against the Volvo while Edward sat in the front seat.

"Sorry I'm late" I approached the car with a slight skip in my step "But I knew a few minutes wouldn't kill you"

"What were you doing?" Jazz asked with a knowing grin

"You know what I was doing" I replied raising my eyebrow

"Everything go well?" Jazz asked as she walked to the front to open the door for herself

"Fine but I don't want to push her into anything. I just want to be her friend and see if that works out" I shook my head "I don't want to rush anything"

"Well you love her, you can't help but want her" Jazz said sympathetically

"It just happened so quickly today" I replied nodding "This morning I even had a vision of us before I came to school. I just have to deal with waiting"

"Just be patient and I'm sure it'll happen" Jazz said "After all, who can resist the Cullen charm right?"

That night I went for a long run to try and get Bella Swan out of my head but I couldn't. It wasn't possible for me to think about anything else. I would have loved to have one independent thought that didn't lead straight back to her but she was burning a hole in my brain.

Story of the last 10 years of my life basically.

I went home after being out all night and changed to be ready for school. Slipping on my ballet flats I made my way out to the car where Emmett and Rosalie were waiting for me

"You're riding with us today Pixie" Emmett smiled fondly

"Sure" I mumbled quietly and I got into the back seat

"Everything okay?" Rosalie asked as she looked from me to Emmett. She was worried.

Rosalie wasn't the most affectionate person sometimes but I loved her anyway. She was a great sister and she always looked out for me

"Everything is fine" I said with a small sigh but a smile at the same time "Let's just get to school so I can repeat learn"

"It's that Bella girl isn't it?" Rosalie asked narrowing her eyes

"Bella hasn't done anything wrong. I just need to think about something else for a little while" I said leaning my head back on the headrest while I closed my eyes "Anything else"

Emmett drove us to school and we pulled up in the parking lot in our usual spaces.

What wasn't usual was the orange truck across from us.

Bella was standing there with Angela, Jessica and Mike but she had only eyes for us when we arrived. I got out of the car and I met her eyes with mine. She cracked half a smile and gave me a small wave as she watched on curiously. I raised my hand to respond when Rosalie looped her arm in mine and abruptly began to tug me away.

I looked to Rosalie questionably but she just looked ahead with a confident smirk on her lips.

"What was that?" I snapped at my sister

"You've had to wait ten years for this girl" Rosalie said with a smirk still shining on her face "Let her come to you"

After english, I migrated my way through the halls to reach my Biology classroom. Seeing as today was Thursday it was practical day. Bella had beaten me to class this time and I smiled to myself. As much as I was stressing out over the entire situation, just seeing her made my life easier. Entering the class room I looked over at her to catch her smiling at me

"Morning partner" She greeted cheerfully

"Wake up on the right side of the bed?" I asked raising my eyebrows with an equally cheerful tone

"Yes" Bella said with a small smile "Did you?"

"It feels like ages since I woke up" I mumbled to myself with a smirk

"I think I know what you mean" Bella said as her smile grew

"How was your night?" I asked politely while I sat down next to her, moving my chair slightly towards her

"Oh you know, pretty boring. I just did some homework" Bella said

"Yeah I did the same" I said with a small smile

"So can I ask what was with your sister this morning?" Bella asked quietly "I was going to say hi but she just grabbed you and ran off"

"Rose gets paranoid about getting to class late" I lied with a small shrug. It kind of concerned me that it was all too easy to lie to her

"Well I suppose you only graduate once right?" Bella asked jokingly trying to show me that she wasn't too offended by what Rose had done

"Yeah...right" I replied awkwardly and laughed quietly

"What's funny?" Bella asked as a smile crept up on her lips

"Nothing, it's nothing" I waved her off "So what are we doing today?"

"Well we were doing some onion thing but he just changed the lesson plan" Bella said pointing to the blackboard as the teacher began to write

I paused for a moment before I looked up at the board when I froze as a vision hit me

Bella had a small needle and she pricked her finger to place a drop of blood on the slide to examine

"You okay Alice?" I heard as I came back to reality

"I don't deal too well with blood" I said as I looked around the room quickly

"Me either" Bella said shaking her head and she grimaced "The smell makes me feel sick"

"Me too" I replied nodding but it didn't make me feel sick at all. All it did was make me really, really thirsty

One huge problem with this experiment was that I didn't bleed and if I tried to prick myself then I would break the pin. The second even bigger problem would be that I would go around massacring everyone in the classroom before anyone could even blink. Granted that I was controlled enough to be able to not kill them all, throwing Bella in the mix didn't make the outcome seem too bright. I didn't want to leave Bella alone to do the lesson by herself but I didn't want to kill her either. I looked around anxiously as the class began to work, blood filled my nostrils and I was struggling. I could feel my throat burn and my eyes darkening.

Distracted by my thoughts I heard Mr. Benson call out to me

"Alice" He called gaining my attention as I noticed a queasy looking Bella watching me. She had moved from our desk over to the front of the room in the space of time that I was caught up in my own head

"Yes sir?" I asked politely

"Would you mind walking Bella here to the nurse's office?" He asked "She isn't feeling well"

"Sure" I said all too happily, I was just over the moon to get out of the classroom

I was leading the way to the nurse's office because she had no idea where she was headed. Placing my arms behind my back, I strolled at a steady pace to make sure that Bella could keep up in her queasy state.

"So you really don't handle blood well huh?" I asked quietly as I looked up at the taller girl who had regained some colour in her face

"I told you I didn't" Bella said simply

"Do you feel a little better being out of the classroom?"

"I just don't like the sight of any kind of blood. Or the smell, it's got that gross, metallic smell to it" Bella shuddered "Maybe because I'm anxious today it was just made worse"

"What were you anxious about?" I asked raising an eyebrow as we turned a corner

"Well I'm still the new kid" Bella shrugged with a shy expression "It takes more than a day for someone to settle in and make friends"

"It looks like you've already made friends" I encouraged "You've got Angela, Ben, Jessica, Mike and even Tyler"

"Well what about us?" Bella asked sheepishly "Are we friends?"

"I would think so" I said as my small smile developed to a teeth revealing grin "But more importantly what do you think?"

"Well you said you thought we were going to be good friends right?" Bella asked playfully

"I did"

"So I wouldn't want to make you a liar" She seemed to be feeling a little better

"Nope" As I added the emphasis on the 'P'

"Hey...are your eyes darker Alice?" Bella asked oddly as she stopped walking

I thought about just continuing my strides but I sighed and stopped though I didn't turn to face her

"No, it's just the lighting" I said muttered while pointing to the ceiling "It's really dark in here"

"Honestly?" Bella asked in a perplexed voice "That's your excuse? Which is lame by the way"

"It's not an excuse" I replied shaking my said as I looked down the hall

"They were like a golden brown and now they're almost...black" Bella mumbled in an almost unintelligible tone

"Bella" I said anxiously as I tapped my foot against the ground

Bella began walking again, thankfully giving up on her question so we soon reached the nurse's office. We hadn't said a word to each other since she asked me about my eyes and I didn't want to risk it. I needed to gather my thoughts for a little while. I wanted to tell Bella so much what I was so that I didn't have to be dishonest with her but I knew if I did there would be every chance of her running away from me.

I left her once she was being attended too, slipping out the door silently but I didn't return back to Biology.

Instead I returned after class to collect my books and Bella's but I had no intention of giving her the book back just yet.

The rest of the day went quickly and I made sure that I kept my distance from her. I wanted to speak to her but I didn't know how to respond to anymore questions she was going to ask me.