A Thousand Years // Edward Cullen

Chapter 2

The Cullen family split up to go to their separate classes. This ended in Emmett and Alice going to one classroom while Jasper, Edward and Rose headed to Chemistry. Edward had taken Biology the year before so to make sure no one was suspicious, he had taken Chemistry.

Rose and Jasper entered the room ahead of him but Edward froze the moment he closed the door behind him. The room was swimming with a scent that completely blew Edward away. It wasn't the smell of blood that usually met his nose. That scent was still there but it was drowned out by a soft, forest scent. It was soft and gentle like flowers and the breeze, not hard and firm like cedar wood and smoke.

Edward tried to not make it look like he was sniffing the air but he couldn't help it. He glanced at Jasper and Rose to see that they had also smelt it for their minds were swimming with it. Rose, however, having the strongest smelling of them all was the first to notice where the scent was coming from.

Edward moved his eyes to the front of the room where two unmistakably familiar teens were seated. It was the younger of the two boys and the eldest girl. The boy was smiling, whispering something to his sister who was beaming at what he said and trying to stifle a laugh.

Not realizing that he had been standing in the doorway for some time, Edward made his way over and sat down across the aisle from the two, a row back so he could watch the back of their heads without anyone noticing.

As he sat down, he tried to figure out what they were thinking but it was like there was a sound machine in their heads. He settled on the boy but all he heard was a soft purring, guttural purring sound like that of a large mammal... but the girl....all he could read was what sounded like a gentle wind chime somewhere in the distance.... the sound of trees waving in the wind...birds singing....squirrels chattering....why couldn't he read her thoughts?

"Hello Edward," a sickening voice said from his left.

Edward barely had to turn to know that the voice belonged to none other than Bella Swan. There was a time not long ago when Edward had found her attractive and her blood scent had almost intoxicated him. However, after getting to know her a bit and dating her for awhile, he soon discovered that Bella was nowhere near the person he needed in his life.

Edward had sensed almost every boy in Forks' obsession with Bella but after Bella discovered his secret, met his family and they managed to protect her from James. However, after a while, Edward started to realize that there was something about Bella that just screamed at him to stop. There had been a time where he had admitted to loving Bella but then when Bella began asking weird questions about his virginity, dating past and so on, he started to realize that Bella didnt love him for who he was... but what he was. He was a man, attractive and intoxicating and she wanted him... and that was something Edward didnt want. if he ever found someone to love, he wanted her to love him back.... not covet him.

"Hey," he remarked, turning his eyes back on the new kids.

Bella sat down next to him and after drawing out her school books, she pressed her thigh against his jeans in the hopes of getting his attention. Edward just scooted further away which earned a glare from the girl next to him.

When he had broken up with Bella, she had at first thought he was joking but after all the Cullens began to help Edward avoid Bella at school, she got the hint and began to hate all the Cullens after that, especially Alice who would give Edward a heads up whenever Bella would try to confront him.

Rose of course was the happiest when Edward broke up with Bella because she had hated Bella from the start.

Bella seemed to sense that Edward's attention wasn't on her at all and made it her mission to find out what his mind was on. it wasn't long before she realized that Edward was watching the two new students for whenever the girl got up from her desk to walk over and talk to her eldest brother who sat on the other side of the room, Edward's golden eyes followed her.

"WHat's got your pants in a twist?" Bella asked, placing her hand on his knee under the desk, "New kids annoying you?"

Edward shook his head and roughly pushed Bella's hand off his knee, "They intrigue me is all."

Bella rolled her eyes. When the new kids had pulled into the school, just like every other girl, she had drooled over the two eldest boys who of course were the cutest things ever. Bella even admitted to Jessica that both came within matching Edward for looks.

Even though this wasn't fair to her ex boyfriend, Edward could care less about who Bella was interested in now. Even hearing all the male thoughts (minus Emmett's) in the classroom raving about Bella didnt affect him in the slightest. On the contrary, he was glad that most of the boys were still raving about Bella because he had a new problem.

When some more boys entered the classroom, Edward recognized them as boys who had tried flirting with Bella her first year. Now, he held no loathing to them.... until he heard that their thoughts weren't on Bella....but on the new girl. Now, a cold hand clutched Edward's heart and he felt a deep fury. He had been angry when he had liked Bella and boys had thought about her....but this was nowhere near the same.... it was ten times worse and it was just two boys, not the whole school!

"I dont know why. They annoy me!" Bella remarked. She was glad that Edward couldn't hear her thoughts because at present, she was thinking about how her term 'they' was really mean to be 'her' because the girl was the only one who annoyed her while the boys of course intrigued her, "I ran into the girl in the hallway and she was chatting with those two boys who are apparently her brothers. They were raving about their mom having another baby. I mean, it was cute how her brothers were really excited but it made me sick how the girl seemed so excited."

"What's wrong with her mom having a baby?" Edward asked, "her family is obviously very into large healthy families."

"I know that," Bella snapped, "But then they started discussing names! Then her eldest brother asked what she would name the baby if it was hers and they began talking about how when they're married, they'll want to have a lot of kids too!"

"What is wrong with that?" Edward asked, still not seeing why that made Bella upset. In fact, it made him smile inside.

Bella rolled her eyes, "It's one thing to have a guy interesting in having kids because that's normal. Most guys want to have a kid of their own when they're married. But for girls, it's just sick!"

"Why is it sick?" Edward asked in a soft voice, still having his eyes on the new girl, "I would think it's the other way around. Most girls nowadays don't want kids or they just want to pleasure themselves and get pleasure if they are married or dating." He said giving her a pointed look.

"Because when you have kids, you're no longer the way you were before! Don't you notice how different women who haven't had kids are compared to women who have had kids?"

Edward shrugged, "They don't look as happy."

"Whatever," Bella remarked rolling her eyes, "There's no way I'm having children. I would never be the same."

Edward looked up long enough to spy the oldest new boy toss a perfect paper airplane to his sister who caught it deftly and unfolded it. Even though Edward couldn't hear her thoughts, he could see what was on the paper and it was a name suggestion: Renesmee Faith Vicasi or Roderick Quincy Vicasi?

Edward saw the girl turn and smile at her brother, her face showing one of agreement before she whispered it to her brother who sat next to her who seemed intrigued by the names as well. However, as their teacher came in and started class, Edward's mind drifted to the names on the paper. Vicasi.... their last name was Vicasi.