Chapter 1

Proceed with Caution

"Ugh, if I have to watch you two drool over each other all year, I don't think I'll make it. I'm so glad you're graduating this year Emmett." I said with disdain towards my brother and his girlfriend Rosalie.

"Funny Eddie. You know if you would just hook up with one of the many girls that throw themselves at you, we wouldn't have this problem. Plus you'd be a lot less uptight," Emmett said with a cocky smile.

I knew exactly what he meant. I had been the third wheel for a little more than a year now and was getting extremely tired of it. Emmett had Rosalie and Alice, my sister, had Jasper, Rosalie's brother and my best friend. But I wasn't going to just date someone to fit in. Especially if that meant a girl from this school. It's not that I didn't have options, and some of them were fairly attractive by normal standards, but most of them were….lacking. Lacking something; Jasper said I was too picky, but I needed to be with someone who could hold a conversation, make me laugh, and knew music by someone other than the current hip hop trend setter. Maybe it was hopeless. Sometimes I felt destined to be alone.

"Don't call me Eddie." I spat

"See what I mean…uptight," Emmett responded.

"Edward, they're staring again," Alice said while waving to Lauren and Jessica letting them know that she saw them gawking. "I really can't stand those two," she said while playing with a lock of Jasper's hair. 

I smiled. I couldn't help but be happy for them. "Let them stare," I said taking a bite from my apple.

"They're leaving. I think they got tired of Alice shooting them dirty looks," Jasper said with a smile. 

I heard a loud crash followed by a thud. My eyes looked around and finally found the source.

"Watch where you're going, bookworm, or I'll make you wish you never left Phoenix!" Jessica shouted at the brown-haired girl that was still sitting on the ground.

So this was Bella Swan. I hadn't seen her in years; not since we played house back in elementary school. I wonder if she'd remember me. She always used to be so shy. By the way she remained on the ground not much had changed I thought.