Why, hello there! And welcome to the beginning of The Study of Edward Cullen! You'll be finding some cute scenes, some scary scenes, some funny ones, and some down-right Sex-ward scenes! If I get enough reviews and suggestions, there might just be some lemon in this story! *Wink*

Okay, you may now read and enjoy/loathe the story~

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Bella groaned when her cell phone began to chirp loudly on her nightstand next to the bed. Her face was buried into her pillow and she mumbled curses to whoever thought it was a good idea to call on Sunday morning.

Bella wearily reached for the phone, flipped it open, and placed it near her ear.

"Hello?" Bella mumbled sleepily.

"Bella!" Someone answered in an excited tone.

"Alice," Bella groaned into the phone. Alice was Bella's best friend and former roommate. She moved out of their house three months ago and moved in with Jasper Whitlock, her fiance.

"What are you doing still sleeping? Do you have any idea what time it is?" Alice said. Honestly, Bella had no idea. She usually went to sleep late and woke up later on weekends ever since Alice moved out. She flipped over on the bed and looked over at her clock.

It was one o'clock in the afternoon.

Bella's eyes grew wide and she frantically jumped out of bed, nearly falling over the blanket that was kicked onto the floor.

"Crap!" Bella yelled, stumbling over a shoe while hurrying to the bathroom.

Alice giggled into the phone, "I'm still here you know, Bells."

Bella muttered an apology into the phone and combed her hair fast, being careful not to tear her hair apart.

"That's okay Bella. Anyways, I called you because I want you to come over tonight for dinner with me and Jazz," Alice said.

Bella wiped her face with a towel and muttered, "I don't know about that Alice . . . I have to work till seven today. Hell, Newton might even make me work until nine for being late."

"Aw Bella, do you have to work today?" Alice whined.

"Sorry Alice, but not all of us have millionaire boyfriends to pay all the bills."

Alice giggled again, "Not to mention drop-dead gorgeous ones too." Bella could hear Jasper chuckling near Alice.

Bella cringed. "Alright, I'll see what I can do, just keep all that lovey-dovey talk between you and Jasper, okay?"

"Yay! Bella's coming over! See you tonight, Bells!" Alice squealed before hanging up.

Bella shut her phone and stowed it away in her pocket. She thought Alice and Jasper made a cute couple, but they were always cuddling with each other and having cute couple moments while Bella was around. It made her feel uncomfortable at times because she had no soul mate of her own. She never really thought about those things to begin with, but once in a while she would wonder where her Mr. Right was.

Bella shook away the thought and presumed her hurrying. She put on her uniform, tied her hair into a ponytail, gathered her name tag, car keys, and extra shirt and headed out the door.

Bella got in the car and checked the time on her watch. It was 1:48 pm, she was in trouble. Her shift was from one to six, but she didn't get enough sleep last night to wake her up this morning.

Whenever Bella was late for work - which was often - her boss, Mike 'Assbag' Newton would make her work extra hours. Not only did it feel bad to know that she'd have to work overtime, but it felt worse knowing that she had to work overtime with Assbag himself. Mike and Bella knew each other since high school, and he was the same prick now as he was before. Mike wasn't a sensitive guy that wanted to befriend people and have a decent social life, he was an insensitive man whore that had only one directive - to get laid. He was known for his idiotic pick-up lines and pathetic attempts to get every girl in school to sleep with him. He tried his moves on Bella, not once, but numerous times, and each was a failure. It was even worse now that she had to work for him. He'd often try to flirt with Bella now and then and even suggested a trip to a romantic movie, but Bella turned him down.

Again. And again. And again.

The only reason why Bella was still working for Newton was because her job at the pharmacy was the only place that offered her a good time shift, and paid her well enough to manage the bills at the same time. It was almost worth seeing Mike's face.

Every. Fucking. Day.

Bella pulled over in the parking lot and made her way into the pharmacy. She punched in her card and stopped by Newton's office, bracing herself for the lashing she was about to get.

Bella knocked on the door three times.

"Who is it?" An annoyed voice asked.

"Bella," She answered.

"Get in here," Mike said, he sounded really pissed this time.

Bella bit her bottom lip before opening the door carefully and poking her head through.

Mike was seated in his chair behind his work desk. He raised an eyebrow at her, unamused.

"Swan, sit down," He said, gesturing toward the seat across from him.

Bella sat down in the seat and tweedled her thumbs anxiously.

"Swan, is your job important to you at all?" He asked.

Bella nodded and looked at Mike curiously.

He glared at her and said, "Really? Then would you care to explain exactly why you're late to work three times a week?"

Bella shrugged. It was a natural habit of hers. Whenever someone asked her something in an angry tone she didn't want to answer, she would just shrug.

"Swan, I asked you a question!" Mike scolded, raising his voice at her. She didn't like that. No matter how much she had to respect Mike, she really didn't like that.

She still didn't answer him, his nostrils flared.

"Maybe you're too busy at night fucking all those bums you find in clubs to come to work on time. Is that it, Swan?" His lips curved into a light smirk.

Bella's head shot up and she gave him a cold stare. Bella was a kind girl. She was caring, she was loving, she was always polite, and she was as innocent as a kitten.

Until she got mad.

"You mean like how you have Jessica Stanley on her knees under your desk all day giving you blow-jobs? Or how you have her bent over your desk being fucked like an animal?" She seethed.

Mike raised his eyebrows in sheer astonishment at Bella. She had a horrible temper, she knew it. And whenever someone triggered that 'Badass Bella' inside of her, there was no restraint.

Bella was amused by the sight of Assbag Newton gawking at her. Until that disgusting smirk came back.

Mike stood up and walked around the desk to Bella. He placed one hand on his desk and the other on the head rest of Bella's chair.

"Is that why you're so upset, Swan? Because you want to be the one bent over the desk?" He purred, bringing up his hand to twirl a lock of Bella's hair around his finger.

"Not even in your fucking dreams, Newton," Bella got up and made her way towards the door.

She held out her hand towards the doorknob to open it when she felt an arm snake around her waist and a hand placed on top of hers.

Mike's lips were close to her ear when he purred, "You know, I could overlook this whole thing, and your lateness. But you'd have to do one little thing for me first . . . "

His hand moved up Bella's top and tried to undo one of the buttons while he licked the shell of her ear.

Bella hung her head low and clenched her fist, letting Mike think that this was a sign of approval.

Until she snapped her elbow back into his face.

Mike yelled out a curse as he fell to the floor, covering his mouth. Bella turned around and looked down at him with cold death in her eyes.

She smiled and kicked him in the groin, earning a primal howl from Newton.

Mike's mouth was bloody and he doubled over on the floor, clutching his pants. Bella kneeled down beside him and gripped his chin.

"I. Quit." She said. Mike couldn't form words and was just uttering nonsense and profanities at her as she made her way out of the office and into her car. She ran her hand through her dark brown hair before starting the car, and driving home.

Bella plopped down on her couch and opened her bottle of water. She drank the water greedily and started to feel her head clear up already.

After a while she sat up and began tapping her knee involuntarily.

"Okay," She mumbled to herself. "I lost my roommate, my job, and pretty soon, my fucking house! This can't get any worse . . . "

She took another sip of her water when she realized that she was expected at Alice's house in twenty minutes.

"Fuck, it can definitely get worse," She breathed. She was clearly aware of Alice's temper when it came to dinner. It was almost as bad as hers.

Almost.

Bella reached in her pocket for her phone and pulled out her name tag instead. She was fuming at the badge and threw it across the room. She thought back to earlier in the afternoon when Mike Assbag Newton tried to assault her in his office. Her hand clutched the arm rest of the couch and she was breathing unevenly.

She wasn't in the mood to tear apart her house over the thoughts of Assbag Newton, so she pushed the memory all the way to the back of her head.

Bella took out her phone and started dialing Alice's number. She picked up on the third ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Alice," Bella said.

"Bella! Where are you? Me and Jasper are waiting. Did something happen?" Alice asked.

"Sorry Ali, something came up at work and I had to stay a few minutes afterward," Bella mumbled.

"What happened? What did Newton do?" Her friend asked, sounding concerned.

"I'll tell you about it when I get to your house Alice, I'm on my way now, okay?"

"Yeah, hurry up Bells!" Alice said. Bella hung up the phone and grabbed her sweater as she made her way to the door.

20 minutes later

Bella knocked on the door and before it was even opened all the way, she was pulled into a tight hug that knocked the breath out of her.

"Bella! You're here!" Alice squealed, clinging onto her best friend.

"Alice . . . C-can't . . . breathe-" Bella choked out. Alice giggled and let go of her. Jasper appeared behind Alice and smiled.

"Hello, Bella," He said politely.

Bella nodded. "Hey, Jasper. How's the painting coming along?" She asked.

"Pretty well, I bought these new radiant colors that are going to look amazing on it," He replied. Jasper had a passion for painting, and he was working on a painting of Alice for 2 weeks now. But he and Bella kept it a secret from her and told her it was just a painting of an open field of flowers. She wasn't allowed to look at it until it was finished.

Alice let Jasper and Bella settle down in the living room and relax. They talked about sports, art, new music coming out, and other things. When it was Alice's turn with Bella, they talked about one thing. Clothes. Alice loved to shop, she loved getting pedicures, manicures, and all sorts of makeovers. Bella on the other hand, tried to stay away from all that like it was the plague. But on occasion, she was forced to go on a shopping adventure with Alice on weekends.

Bella was taking her last few bites of spaghetti when the phone started to ring.

"I'll get it," Alice chirped. She picked up the phone and Bella only heard Alice gasp and a few excited outbursts before she hung up the phone.

"Edward's coming over!" Alice sang. Bella raised an eyebrow.

Who?

Alice looked at her friend excitedly. "Remember Edward? I told you about him, he was an English teacher in Forks."

Bella thought for a moment and slowly shook her head. She didn't remember much about Alice's brothers, she only briefly remembered Emmett, whom she saw last Christmas. But she didn't know anything about an Edward.

"Well, you'll remember him when you see him. He was at the Christmas party last year, but you were probably too wasted to notice him," Alice giggled.

Oh. No wonder I have no idea who she's talking about . . . Emmett got me drunk on Vodka. I really need to stop listening to that goof.

Bella laughed too, but she was soon cut off by the door bell.

Alice squealed, "He's here!" She pranced gracefully to the door and opened it.

While Alice greeted the man at the door, Bella took her plate to the kitchen and began washing it. She turned around to grab a towel when she was surprised by a tall man towering over her with warm, green eyes and tousled bronze hair.

Bella's hands shook as she looked up at the man in fear. Her heart rate was accelerating and her eyes grew wide.

"Bella," The man breathed. Bella knew this man, she wasn't afraid of him, she was terrified by him.

"C-cullen . . . " She stuttered. Her whole body was starting to shake and her knees began to wobble when two strong arms steadied her in place.

Bella pushed the man's arms away and took a step back into the counter. Alice appeared from behind the man and smiled.

"Bella, this is my brother, Edward!"

"B-brother-" Bella choked out. Alice nodded and looked at her friend with concern.

"What's wrong, Bella? You look sick," She said.

Bella couldn't form words, she looked at Alice in shock and at Edward in fear. Edward looked at her with hurt in his eyes, he offered his hand to her, but she took a ragged breath and refused it.

Professor Cullen - Her . . . Brother? No, not him, please not him!

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Ooh! Scary-ward has made his appearance! But why exactly is Bella about to pass out at the sight of him?And Professor Cullen? Looks like we've got ourselves a little reunion here! We'll find out more about it in the next chapter~

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