The bell ringed.

'Ah lunch at last' I didn't know if I could take another minute of listening of how to solve for X using the quadratic formula. As if I would ever use it in my lifetime. I gathered up my stuff and headed for the cafeteria to meet Quill.

'Ah, Quill. where shall I started? I met him at the local drug store where I was contemplating on whether or not I should starve for a couple hours or buy the weekly Manga.' Yes I am a Manga freak. Formally an anime freak but since I moved here to La push I haven't had much Internet access.

I moved here one and a half year ago when my parents died in a car crash. Since then I have been living with my legal guardian. My aunt, Lindy. She pulls two jobs in able to support us both. I feel like I should help out also. you know get a job. But she refuses to let me saying that school is more important than work. To add more to my guilt she gives me a weekly allowance, "To buy things that you need." she says. So I buy Manga.

Anyway I was standing in front of the graphic novel section carefully planing out my food in take for the week when Quill showed up.

"Hey." Quil had said to me, unfortunately I was completely oblivious to the fact he was talking to me, cause I was, of course, in deep thought.

"So you like Manga!" He said a little louder, snapping me out of my concentration.

I turned and glared at him. "Do you mind I'm going through a starvation or entertainment situation here!" I snapped and turn back and continued where I left off. Until I saw a hand reach over and grabbed the last Manga, my Manga.

"Well, I was going to say we can share this, seeing that I was going to purchase it but..." He drifted off, seeming as if he were pondering what he should do.

I stared wide eye and started weighing the possibilities. Dignity or entertainment. Dignity. Entertainment. 'Ah, screw it.'

"I'm Miranda, I moved here a couple months ago. Do you wanna be friends?" I asked hopefully while giving him my best smile.

"Ehhh...I don't know..." he ponder still.

"Please!" I said through gritted teeth make my smile becoming more of a scowl.

He studied me. "On one condition." He finally said smiling.

"What?" dropping the smile/scowl into a blank look.

"We really do become friends." I stared at him, baffled.

"Yea..." I said dumbstruck but hopeful.

"Promise?" his face holding some doubt.

"I pinky promise." I smiled. he let out a sigh.

"Good, cause I was getting tired of reading Manga by myself." he said

"Ditto." I said. We both laughed.

And thus began our great friendship.

I enter the cafeteria with my eyes scanned over random people and spotted, Quill, sitting at a corner table. I eagerly walked over smiling.

"Hey Quill." He looked up and I was shocked. He look horrible.

His hair was a mess, obvious hadn't been comb, and he had bags under his eyes that were beginning to turning purple. I slowly sat down across from him. "What's wrong?" I ask worried. 'I never seen him like this before.'

"Nothing, I'm fine." he looked at me giving me a lopsided smile. But I wasn't backing down.

"Quill?" I whined "Tell me."

"It's nothing." He shrugged

I huffed frustrated. 'OK if he wants to play it like that...'

"Quill Ateara, you tell me what's wrong right now." I hissed getting angry by his unwillingness to share his problem.

"So, how was algebra?" He grinned trying to change the subject.

"If you think I'm letting this go, you're dead wrong." I said glaring at him.

He sigh finally figuring out that I was not going to drop this -whatever it was, until he tells me what made him fall into this state. He looked across the cafeteria and made a face that resembles a puppy that was just kicked by it's owner. I followed his gaze and saw what his was pouting at.

Giant, muscular men. Because there was no way they could be consider as high schoolers. They were just too huge, enormous, gigantic, mammoth-sized, massive, super colossal, tremendous, almost hulk size. 'Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating, but they were huge!' They were all sitting at the same table.

"So, what about them? Are they bullying you?" I ask shooting them a dirty look. But they were too busy joking around to notice.

"No." He whispered

"Then what?" I asked not at all seeing how they were related to his situation.

"Look." He said "Don't you recognized anyone new?"

I looked over again, closer this time and picked up on what he was talking about.

I saw the usual: Jared, Paul, and Embry at the table. But there was also and one extra person. Jacob Black. My head snapped back to Quill. "Are you alright." I said knowing that Jacob was his last close friend after Embry had left their group to hang out with the hulk size men.

"No. I'm worried about their strange behavior, and transformation, and I'm scared...scared that I might be next." He admitted.

"Don't worry. You won't be." I said not believing, even for a second, that sweet little Quil can become hulk-size beast.

"And if they would rather hang out with a whole bunch of guys who care more about their muscles than a true friend then they don't deserve you." I said trying to cheer him up. "Beside you got me." I said reaching over and putting my hand on top of his, giving him my best 'cheer up' smile.

He let out a sigh of relief. "You're right." He smiled, his eyes shining brightly as he grasped my hand. My heart jumped and I blushed and looked down.

"So in algebra, we were trying to find X again." I blurted out without thinking. He laughed.

"Math really needs to move on and find another girlfriend cause it's obvious that his X isn't coming back." Quil chuckled.

"I agree, we need to stop looking for her, before she files a restraining order for stalking." I laughed, he laughed as well. We continued our little lunch room chat about nothing in particular.

Yup. I'm Miranda Delhi and I have a huge crush on my best friend Quill Ateara.

R&R

So this is pretty much my first story ever -well besides English class, but that doesn't count.

Anyway due to that I will be messing around a bit with the stories after they're uploaded, editing etc. And my updates will be a little slow.

I have really bad writers block sometimes :(

But as my readers you would be a big help with pointing out flaws within the story and giving me some ideas. =]

Also I'm not sure when I'm gonna to throw Seth in here, possibly in the next 2, 3 chapters.

& last but not least:

I hoped you enjoy it!