His Little Mystery

03

Edward and Emmett are gone when Bella parks the truck in her usual spot. Rosalie is beside Maverick, and Alice is beside Jasper.  Rosalie's eyes land on me again, and Maverick is charting with Alice and Jasper.

"Hi," a musical like voice says as I walk into the school. "I'm Rosalie Hale."

I turn and ace the creature with the voice. "Hi, I'm Esmerelda Swan."

"I like your outfit," Rosalie says. "Your boots are amazing! What size?"

"Seven and a half." I reply.

"I do need to borrow them," Rosalie gushes as we go inside the school, and walk towards our Spanish class we share together first period.

"I did gnarl at her, her eyebrows are gross." I hear Jessica say to her friend beside her, regretfully.

"Sit with me," Rosalie whispers. "You're gorgeous, trust me."

I sit beside Rosalie; and behind Jessica's little gossip friend, Lauren. "Thank you, Rosalie."

"Call me Rose." The inhumanly beautiful girl insists. "You can sit with me at lunch, I won't bite.... Too hard."

"Same," I wink at her before the teacher comes in. "I don't bite hard."

Rosalie smiles softly to herself as she sits back, this girl is my new friend I think. I hear Jessica say something.

"Thick eyebrows friends with a Cullen? Shocker."

I smirk, "Jessica, then around here and say something."

Jessicas eyes widen. "I didn't realize you were sitting behind me, Esmer!"

"You lost your right to call me that." I demand harshly right before señora Sanchez waltzes in; and I sit back.
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"Alice, Maverick, Jasper; this is Esmerelda." Rosalie says as se sits me between her and Maverick. "Esmerelda, this is everyone."

"You can call me Esmer," I say. "Hi."

"You're so pretty!" Alice chirps.

"Wow, you're perky." I reply bluntly.

"Ah, I like you." Maverick smirks.

I just smile. "Of course you do. I'm lovable."

"You can be friends with us." Rosalie says. "We won't bateau you, and make fun."

"Why would we make fun?" Alice chirps.

"I don't know." I say with an eye roll. "Oh, maybe because of my eyebrows and the fact I'm sixteen and a junior?" 

"Your eyebrows are great," Alice chirps~ she is very perky, not weird, perky. "Your age in this grade shows that you are smart."

I look over at Bella's table, and she smiles proudly at me. She must be proud of my friends I've made.

"I gotta work on my dad's cruiser today." I mumble. "Dang it."

"You work in cars?" Rosalie asks, rising an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Have been since I was thirteen." I reply.

"Okay, it's official." Rosalie says. "You're my new best friend."

"Nope," Maverick says with a smirk. "She's mine."

Emmett Cullen.
Rosalie is the first one through the door when school ends; Maverick is right behind her. Rose is going on and on about my blood singer ~ Esmerelda Swan.

"Emmett!" Rosalie gushes. "I absolutely adore your blood singer!"

"She's human...." I say, shocked.

"Duh, Emmett." Rosalie rolls her eyes. "She's great, even if she is human."

I sigh. "I guess she is pretty great, then; huh? If you like her."

"I do." Rosalie admits. "Maverick made her his best friend."

"Wait, so she sits with us at lunch?" I grumble. "Rose."

"You should get to know her," Rosalie says. "You'll love her, too."

"Who are we talking about?" Carlisle asks as he walks downstairs.

"Emmett's blood singer, Esmerelda." Rosalie replies. "And how great she is."

Esmerelda Swan.

Billy and Jacob Black are at the house when I arrive, dad and Billy are sipping a beer while Bella cooks more fish. I eat a quick salad, and climb the stairs.

I do my Spanish homework at my desk, it is the only homework I have tonight. I sip on my root beer I got from the fridge as I finish it, and I change into some pajamas. 

I leap into my bed as Bella joins me, she begins talking about her day and how she missed seeing Edward.

"I'm glad you have friends," Bella says. "I'm sorry about Jess." 

I roll my eyes. "Of course you are."

"I didn't expect her to be so mean to you." Bella says.

"Because you are perfect!" I screech. "You have nice eyebrows, your seventeen- you belong! I don't!"

"The Cullen's accept you." Bella says.

"Rosalie, Alice, and Maverick do." I say. "Jasper is hesitant. Emmett's gone, and so is Edward."

"You have the friends you deserve, Es." Bella says.

"Get out of my room, Bella." I hiss, annoyed. "I'm annoyed, and I'm tired."

Bella sighs. "Okay, goodnight, I love you Es."

I pull the blankets over my head, before closing my heavy eyes. I let out a loud frown before I eventually fall fully asleep.