"Who are they?" Isabella Swan, formally known as Bella asked the girl from her Spanish class, whose name she had clearly forgotten. The classes had been comforting... and boring for her, no difference from her usual life. It was her first day at school. But she was already begining to loose her grip on reality due to the dullness.
She had never liked Forks. Infact she had done her best to remove her memories of the damp and dreary birthplace of hers for her entire life. Which was clearly working even now.
So when she saw something interesting, something sharp enough to pierce through the dullness of her life, she had to know. The fact that her point of interest was a member of the opposite sex whom may or may not have attracted her was just an added bonus.
This of course led to a small but heated discussion about the nature of the cold and pretty group in the corner. At least for five minutes when the entire cafeteria which was filled with murmurs quietened down to a pin drop silence. Confused, Bella couldn't help but question "what's going on?" To which she got a 'you'll see ' look from all her table mates.
"Badum, Tsssss"
"Paparapapara pap pa pa....!!"
Sudden burst of music cut through the silent hall. Looking around Bella noticed many excited faces, some annoyed while the teachers had faces that screamed helplessness.
A loud voice cut through the hall once more, carrying an official an regal note to it. Which was followed by a well built tall boy dressed in a sports Jersey.
"Presenting, the ever victorious Ken, vanquisher of enemies, self proclaimed most popular, most handsome and most likely to suceed! And the leader of our ever victorious conquest ....."
"Okay! I think they get it Eric" a youthful voice filled with energy interrupted the announcement.
"Then ,you coming in ?" The boy, Eric questioned, to which an answer immediately shot back"No dummy, I got to have some presentation, so hurry it up. We are all starving"
While the people stared without a meek, Eric hastened the introduction.
"Please welcome, the prodigal son himself!, Keeeeeeennnnnnn Greyheart."
Suddenly the entire student group burst into applause welcoming a group of boys, all wearing sports jackets adorned in red and black colors sauntered in carrying another white haired boy with a wide smile on his face.
Hoots, clapping and whistles erupted as the team of sporty boys jogged into the cafeteria, almost like super stars.
"Thank you , Thank you for your warm welcome" the boy replied as he got off his teammates shoulders giving a view of his face to the crowd.
Short silver hair that simply fluttered in the air, the tall but still filled five foot nine body with broad shoulders and face that had slight Asian features along with a skin so fair, it seemed to simply glow.
'He's gorgeous ' Bella immediately realised. Looking around, she saw quite a few girls looking at their tables with hints of red on their cheeks.
The boy not fazed continued. "Hey everyone. Edward, still brooding with the gang in the corner, like always. Ted, still checking out Carrie " a smack and a chuckle of agreement came from somewhere.
"And Jacob..." Suddenly he stopped for a second before exclaimed. "Jacob! Guys he's smiling! ...wait! is she here then? She must be here right?" He questioned to which some nodded while looking at Bella.
Following their gazes, Ken locked gazes with Bella before his eyes seemingly flashed in recognition. But then cleared his throat with a fake cough, gaining everyone's attention.
"So we got good news.. and even better news. Good news is, that our first ever basketball tournament with bridgewood high ended with a complete sucess on our end"
Cheers and applause were made half heartedly ,only to die down in seconds.
"And to celebrate, we, as the official team present to you,... steaming hot pizza. Straight from the city's best wood burning pizza place! "
Loud cheers erupted as boxes of steaming pizza were distributed to everyone, all enjoying the cheesy goodness along with the satisfaction of victory.
While everyone was enjoying Pizza, the person responsible to the mess came towards Isabella's table
"Hello, you must be Isabella Swan. Chief Swan's daughter, right?"
"Yes"
She replied quickly, hoping to avoid the gazes of many students. She had always stayed out of the spotlight. So falling under numerous gazes felt uncomfortable
"HaHa, you know, your dad once arrested me thinking I was a poacher?"
"!!!" To say she was shocked was an understatement. But she had no chance to apologise due to being cut off by another member in the team uniform.
"Yeah, he had to spend the night in a cell "
A small, but pleasent conversation followed, leaving Bella embarrassed of her father's action. Only after Ken left, did she finally had the nerve to speak.
"So, who is he?"
Jessica quickly answered," That's Ken Greyheart, His real name was Ruudi Greystoke, but he apparently changed it a few months ago. He's the richest kid in school. He's also the school basketball team leader and the most popular kid in school. He's probably the smartest too, because he was allowed to study in our grade even though he's only fifteen this year."
Turning around she looked at the silver haired boy who was chatting up with teachers along with his teammates, before looking at the atmosphere of the hall, which was lively than it was before. Even the Cullens were smiling a bit, though their target seemed to be Edward.
'Looks like it won't be that bad after all'