A Vampire's Love - Edward Cullen (Twilight saga)

Chapter 8 - Birthday (2)

Aiyanna

Since the classroom was originally small, the number of seats available was equivalent to the number of students per class. Edward and I, being the last ones to walk in the classroom saw that there were only two seats non occupied. My seat, and what used to be Mike's seat next to Ashley Durling.

I heard Edward snort, and contain his laugh which made me turn towards him. I realized that my reaction was probably a little too much. Why was I so displeased to see Mike seat next to an empty seat that I had secured for the past weeks ? Mike was supposed to be my friend and yet, I wished he'd be sitting somewhere else. Edward made a head sign towards Mike, as if to give me the authorization to sit next to him but that wasn't what my eyes were trying to tell him. I wanted him to save me. Edward, only smiled and walked towards Ashley to sit beside her.

In hopes that the class didn't end with me wanting to file a complaint against Mike, I walked up to him and took a sit.

"Hey Aiyanna. Happy Birthday." he told me, as I sat down.

I immediately hushed him, to avoid being heard by the others. "Thanks."

The last thing I wanted was to hear "Cumpleaños feliz" being sung by Ms Garcia and my comrads. I've heard enough of this song this morning.

"You don't mind me sitting here, right ?" he checked with me.

"Well, you were already seated, so no." I answered as I shrugged my shoulders.

He seemed to think at my answer as he nodded, not really convinced. "Are you sure you're not still mad about your hand ?"

"I wasn't angry in the first place. It's okay now. It's not going to leave any permanent mark, don't worry." I reassured him for what seemed to be the umpteenth time.

He nodded again, but I was sure he was going to talk about it again by the end of the day. Hopefully, he'll forget about it this weekend. The class hadn't started yet, as Ms Garcia was solving an issue with a student.

"So, what do you plan on doing today ?" Mike asked me, curious.

" I'm hanging out at Port Angeles after school, and I'll eat with my parents." I told him.

Mike frowned his dark blond eyebrows. "You're going to Port Angeles alone ?"

"Of course not, I haven't been there yet to go alone."

"Let me guess. You're going with Cullen, right ?"

The sound of his voice made me understand that he was displeased with this idea. This was the perfect moment to make everything clear to avoid any misunderstandings.

Before I could say anything, Mike continued. "I don't like the guy."

"What does that have to do with me hanging out with him ?" I asked. I felt like I was talking to a dad, who didn't want their daughter to date a certain guy. I doubted my dad would ever react like this.

"He doesn't seem to have good intentions towards you."

"And what makes you think that way ?"

"The way he looks at you... I always feel like he could hurt you any second." Mike answered which made me roll my eyes to the point it hurt.

"Thank you for your concern, but I'll take care of myself. Just because you find him intimidating doesn't mean that I have to. Come at me again, when you have solid reasons to make me think differently. What I do is my business and not anyone else's." I said in one breath, as I was annoyed at how ridiculous Mike's excuse was.