A/N: Okay here's the deal! This story isn't new; it's been up for a while! I originally let it get adopted, but since that writer has taken her version of the story off this website, we decided that I should give my version another try. I'm not going to be making any big changes to the original chapters, but I have taken them down and will be reposting them after I've had a chance to go over them and decide if there is anything I want to change about them. I hope I can count of the people who originally read my story as well as new people to let me know if I'm doing a good job or not. Thanks again for reading and supporting!

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, or (unfortunately) Jasper.

Title: A College Woman

Prologue

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! IT'S FINALLY HERE!

I roll out of bed to the smell of bacon rushing up the stairs. I could hear the banging of pots and pans as my mom fix breakfast and the T.V in the living room blast out the score to last night's game.

I walk into my bathroom and quickly shower before getting dress, I decide against make-up since I'll be on the road for a while. I walk into the kitchen to see my mom laying the food on the table. She looks up as I walk into the room and smiles as I kiss her on the cheek.

"Morning Mom," I say as I pour myself a glass of juice. "Beautiful morning isn't it?"

"Morning sweetie and yes it is a beautiful morning. What has you so chipper? Usually I have to pull you out of bed, kicking and screaming." She says back placing an empty plate in front of me.

"Ha ha, I forget how funny you are sometimes. Anyway I'm just excited to be heading off to school today." I tell her, while fixing my plate.

"About that… are you sure you don't want your dad and I to drive down with you? That's such a long drive for you to do on your own." She says voicing the same worries she's had since I first decided to go to college in Texas.

"Mom, I'll be fine! I'm not driving down by myself, Angela and Ben will be riding with me. And Mia and Seth will be in the car right behind us. We'll be fine, so please stop worrying so much." I tell her, trying not to roll my eyes at her.

"I'm your mother I will always worry, but it's good that you'll have friends with you, means that I can worry just a little less, since you'll at least know someone." She says before sticking her head around the corner. "Charlie breakfast is ready."

My dad comes into the kitchen and kisses the top of my head, before kissing my mother's cheek and sitting down to eat.

"How did you sleep last night, Bells?" he asks in between bits of food.

"Okay! I was on the phone with Angela and Mia into about three o'clock." I tell him, waiting for the speech I was sure would follow my answer.

"Isabella Marie Swan, you know better than to stay up that late. Especially with the kind of drive you have in front of you. What if something happens while you're driving because you're too tired to keep your eyes on the road? I see this kind of stuff all the time; kids being killed or hurt in car accident because they fell asleep behind the wheel. I knew it was a bad idea agreeing to let you drive down there by yourself." He said in one breath.

"Dad, calm down! It really isn't that serious! I got plenty of rest last night, and if I do start to feel tired than I'll let either Angela or Ben drive. We have this whole thing covered."

FREEZE… You must be so confused. How about I back up a little and tell you who I am. My name is Isabella Marie Swan but I prefer Bella. I'm 18 and I've never lived anywhere but my hometown of Forks, Washington. I have brown hair with blood red highlights, deep chocolate brown eyes, and skin with a tan unseemly for the rainiest part in the country.

I recently graduated from Forks High and am now off to college at Sommet University in Sommet, Texas with my two best friends, Angela and Mia, who happen to be twins.

You're probably wondering why I decided to move so far away, I could say it's because it's the best in the field I want to enter, but then I'll be lying. The truth is because it's so far away from my parents. I know what you're thinking 'harsh', right? Well you try growing up being the chief of police's daughter and see how you like it. Never a moment's freedom to just do the things normal teenagers get to do. For once I won't have to be constantly looking over my shoulder, worrying about them controlling everything I do.

Also, I don't feel the need to dress up to impress someone. I hate to shop, much to my mother's dismay, and I'm not someone you want to mess with. I may look like I can't hold my own, but my father is the Chief of Police! He made sure I took every self-defense and karate class that he could find. I'm a third degree black belt and I will fuck a bitch up!

Well that's a wrap: so back to breakfast.

"Well just be careful on that highway. The world isn't like Forks…"

"I know dad, I've heard this speech already."

"Sweetie we're just worried that you're going so far from home. What if something happens and we're not able to get to you quickly? Have you even thought about what you would do if something bad happened and we weren't there to protect you?" My mom asks, tears shining in her eyes.

"Yes mom I have thought about all of that, and I understand that I'm not going to have you guys there to watch out for me. But that's also for the good too. I have to learn to take care of myself eventually; I can't expect you to take care of me for the rest of my life. And you guys have to let go… I'm not the little girl who fell off her bike and came crying to you. She grew up a long time ago and it time that you guys finally realize that." I tell them, getting up and rinsing off my plate before putting it in the dishwasher.

"We know you've grown up Bells, but you'll always be our baby girl, and we just want what's best for you." My dad says, handing my mom his empty plate.

"I know that! But I'll be fine, because you raise me to be a strong, independent woman, who can take care of herself." I tell him.

He smiles and pulls me into a hug. "That's my girl!" He lets me go and follows me out of the kitchen and upstairs to my room. "So now are you all packed?"

"Mostly I just have a couple new outfits that mom bought yesterday, that I have to pack. But everything else is ready to be taking out to the car." I tell him as I grab the bags of clothes that I still had to fold.

"Alright I'll go ahead and start taking it out." My dad says, grabbing one of the many boxes crowding my room, and heading back down the stairs.

"Okay, thanks dad!" I call after him.

An hour and a half later, I put the final box into my 2009 Range Rover. My parents come out as I slammed the back hatch shut. I can see that my mom was already crying, as she pulls me into a tight hug and kisses my cheek before I could pull away, only to be pulled into a hug from my dad. I softly laugh and tell them not to worry; I will call when I got to the school.

"Do you have the schedule and confirmation for your hotel rooms in Phoenix?" My dad asks.

"Yes, they are both in my overnight bag. Along with both of the emergency credit cards you gave me. I'm all covered!" I tell them getting a little choked up.

"Okay! So this is it! I'm going to miss you baby girl!"

"I'll miss you to dad!" I say as he kisses my forehead. "I'll miss you too mom!"

As soon as I say that my mom busts into tears, and pulls me into another hug. It takes dad five minutes to pry her off of me. I quickly climb into my SUV, give a final wave and pull out of the driveway and down the street.

After a quick stop to pick up Angela and Ben, I finally pull onto the highway and head towards my new life as A College Woman.

E/N: Okay if you remember my original chapter than you know I changed a lot of this chapter. But I think that I made it better. When I first originally wrote this chapter it was my first time ever writing a fanfic, so I didn't have much experience. But now that I have more experience hopefully I'll be able to make the story even more enjoyable for you.

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