Just Another Month

Edward's POV

It was going to be a busy year. I had an AP class, a job in ROTC, and practice practically every day after school.

From the very first day, I thought she was cute. She was smart and turned out to be fun to be with. When she wasn't watching, I would look at her in the hallway. It almost seemed like I was stalking her. She had the nicest, most adorable, red cheeks and the prettiest little smile.

I don't know why, but that day, at the first competition of the year, I fell in love with Bella.

Bella's POV

Mondays were just another day. Academics practice for ROTC was just another practice. Boring, annoying, full of staring at Cullen. Tuesdays were just another day. Unarmed exhibition was just another practice. Long, tiring, full of staring at Cullen. Thursdays were just another day. Armed basic was just another practice. Punishing, aching, full of staring at Cullen. Wednesdays and Fridays were not as eventful.

Any day was my favorite. Odd days included seeing Cullen 5th period and even days included seeing Cullen 2nd period. Everyday was a good day with Cullen. The weekends were the worst. No talking, no staring, no Cullen. What a boring life. Instead, I would dream about him. Every dark night brought another dream and every weekend brought those dreams to life. Sometimes just walking, sometimes holding hands, and once we even kissed.

October 11th, a month and eight days after beginning ninth grade, ROTC had the first competition at the local high school. It consisted of me waking up at 4 AM in the morning to be at school by 5 AM. We piled onto a bus and traveled for two hours to the school hosting the physical training competition. I wasn't very physical, so I just watched… and watched… and smiled while I watched.

Cullen wasn't the strongest. There were others, Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie who were just as strong as him. But Cullen was certainly the fastest. He had the cutest face when he ran – a smile twisted just a bit in fierce concentration. His hair, a very cute messy. had just enough length to flow in the wind. Cullen was absolutely amazing.

Lunch came around and I wasn't overly hungry. I waited for everybody to eat and I still didn't get anything – wouldn't want to look like a pig in front of all these people, especially Cullen. In the last month, we hadn't exactly become friends, but I certainly stalked him enough to know him as well as a friend. Mostly we talked briefly during ROTC and practices, but we were friends. I had also made good friends with Jasper and Emmett.

I sat down off to the side, a little ways away from the rest of the group and Cullen came to sit next to me with his plate of food. "Why aren't you eating, Swan?" he said in his sweet, musical voice.

"Just not hungry. I'm not used to eating at noon. Usually I wait until I get home after practice and I just eat a big dinner."

"Please eat something. What do you want? I'll get it for you."

"No thanks. I'm really not hungry."

So the stubborn little boy I loved so much jumped up, grabbed a plate, and had the parents who came to support us make me a special hamburger patty. He also got me some carrots and dressing. I took the plate and set it down on the other side. He tried to put it back on my lap and even tried feeding me. I was very resistant.

"Jasper," he called, "can you please get Swan to eat?"

"Swan, please eat a carrot, or take a bite of the burger," Jasper said in the calmest, sweetest voice. I almost gave in.

"No thanks. I'm really not –"

And Cullen stuffed a carrot in my mouth. Scowling, I chewed on it slowly and eventually swallowed. I was a bit hungry, and the carrots were pretty good, but I wasn't about to give in.

"Please Swan."

Aww. The ways his eyes twinkled in the light of midday sun was absolutely adorable. He squatted in front of me, looking up at my face with his crooked grin. Who wouldn't love this boy? Who wouldn't do anything for this boy?

The very least I could do was eat the food he had made a special trip and gone out of his way to get for me. So putting on a scowl, I pretended to grudgingly eat the carrots.

Lunch ended after about an hour and the awards ceremony took place. Our school placed in a few events but I couldn't care less. The only important thing was getting to spend a Saturday with the god.

We loaded the bus and were last to leave the high school – something that would later become a tradition. He was in charge of loading the bus, making it his fault, but I didn't mind. I don't think anyone else did.

All the excitement had died down and was just a tiny spark, going strong, but overwhelmed by the exhaustion shared by all of us who woke up at 4 in the morning. On the two-hour trip back home, nobody stayed awake except the driver. We had a long day.

AN: When I first thought about writing this story (about a month ago), I was surprised at how well the characters from the story actually did fit the people in my life.

Tanya was the evil one who Edward used to be with. Emmett and Jasper are stronger than Edward as far as push-ups and sit-ups go, but he's faster at running. Alice, his sister is nice to me. Jacob used to a problem in my life.

Some things fit perfectly, some need to be stretched a bit. Pretend for the story. It's a good story. There's lots of drama. In fact, just yesterday was… a very interesting day.

~Jamillia