Hi all! This story popped into my head while studying for my finals and I decided to take a study break and write out the first chapter. Couple of things, I know that Bella's birthday is in September but i am having it in October...dont hate me there is a reason for this that you will soon find out. And of course I do not own the characters nor Twilight.
Here we are again. Just fucking grand! Wow Bella if you had just once kept your act together we wouldn't be here. Instead here I am transferring into Oak Hill Academy two weeks into September. What a way to start your junior year in high school. I might have, accidentally of course, beat the shit out of one of my classmates. To be fair he totally had it coming! My best friend Cait's boyfriend had finally left marks on her. I knew that he was beating her, but he was smart and kept the bruises to a minimum and I couldn't get her to tell me the truth. But when she came into class with a black eye, well lets just say I went ape shit and kicked his ass. Having a second degree black belt in TaeKwonDo had finally come in handy.
So here we are walking towards the stunningly beautiful buildings ahead of me. My mom, Renee, was 'guiding' me with her hand on my lower back. In all honestly I don't think she was mad that I got kicked out of The North Broward Preparatory School. She knew why I did what I did, and I think if Dan hadn't been the star football player that the school wouldn't have taken any action.
I on the other hand am very pissed that I was being sent to Oak's of all the prep schools around here. At Broward the kids were down to earth, very real. Not big money, and not snotty. Lets put it this way no one at Broward had a daily coke habit. On the flip side Oak was were the richest, and most elite kids were sent by their 'loving' parents. It was a fucked up place to say the least, by the things I have heard.
My dad had a blue collar job as a small town cop in bumfuck Washington; town called Forks. My parents split when I was 2, and my mom won custody. She remarried shortly after to some multimillionaire that owned half of the top 10 companies in the United States. Renee had taken up Jeremy's last name of Beresford after the union. Never have I been so happy to have kept Swan as my last name then I was right now stepping into the Oak's administration building. I didnt want to fall in with these people, I wanted nothing to do with them. I wasn't like them in any shape or form. I enjoyed playing Halo, and going to kick my friends asses at paintball on the weekends. Priss and prim was not one of my abilities. I didn't wear high heels, and I couldn't tell you one designer from the next.
"Stop dragging your feet. Its going to be fine." My mom broke the silence that had enveloped us since we left the airport. Jeremy had a house....mansion really...in LA and after the marriage my mom and I moved in. Oak Hills was in Virginia. I inhaled a huge breath of air for the hundredth time trying to convince myself that her words were true. God, she had been saying them enough since Jeremy suggested this 'fabulous' idea.
"Mom, I wont fit in with these people." I knew it was a hopeless cause to beg her to let me go back home but I had to at least try once more. We were walking down a hall with windows overlooking a small courtyard and school buildings on one side and offices on the other. The walls were a sterile white, and if possible the place smelled like money.
"You will make tons of friends, and you'll love it here. By the time Jeremy and I come up for your 17th birthday next month your going to be totally settled." I could tell that this was just as hard for her as it was for me. Beresford had dorms, but the school was down the street from my house so I pretty much still lived at home. This would be the first time I was leaving home, and my mom was not handling it well. For her sanity I would let the matter drop...for now.
'There is no such thing as an underachieving child only an unmotivated one.' The banner signaled that I had indeed entered hell, as well as the administration office.
"Welcome! You must be Isabella Beresford. My name is Mrs. Rodrequis" A short women with big brown curls and an expensive looking suit rushed up to my mother and I.
"No, I am Bella Swan", I was not trying to be rude to the women. Not at all, I am not a rude person. I just could not allow the last name Beresford to be associated with my name in any way. I had enough issues to worry about here, no need to add the fact that my stepfather owns half of the US to the mix.
"Bella be nice. I am sorry its been a long day. I am Renee Beresford and this is my daughter Isabella." My mom plastered on her fake smile that she wore when dealing with rich society. The marriage between my mother and Jeremy was purely out of love despite popular belief. She hated rich society almost as much as I hated it, but she was willing to play their games, I was not.
"Ah, no it was my mistake. I see right here on my paperwork Bella Swan. I am sorry about that mix up. If you follow me over this way I will get you all set up." I looked around the office while she was leading us to a large oak desk. Scattered around the large, neatly organized room there were about five desks identical to the one we were being lead to. The walls were still that hospital white but motivational posters regarding the school and the benefits to your child had been pinned up. "If you'll take a seat", Mrs. Rodrequis motioned to the two plush chairs that were located directly in front of the desk while she took her place behind the desk.
My mother did the proper thanking and the two started chattering about all that the school was going to be offering me. I toned it out, I mean Jeremy had already paid the tuition there was no reason for this women to try to sell us on the school anymore...I was stuck here whether I liked it or not.
Instead of paying attention I stared out the large window next to the desk. It overlooked a larger courtyard, or quad as the women described it to my mom, then the one from the hallway. There were tons of kids. Some laying on blankets, others playing with frisbees, or footballs. One thing they all had in common were their cloths. It was a weekend so we were allowed to wear casual clothing instead of the stereotypical uniform. Every one of them was wearing designer clothes though; sunglasses and all. I looked down at what I was wearing. My American Eagle jeans would fit in fine, but my batman t-shirt from Target would make me stick out like a soar thumb, not to mention my beaten up sneakers from Payless. Nope, I am not going to fit in. But neither am I going to change who I am.
"Alright well Bella let me quickly just go through your classes, and your dorm information. You will be taking Calculus, Art, Honers English, Physics, Genetics, and of course Gym. Here is your school ID. You'll need that to get into your building and for your meal plan. The building you'll be in is McAlly room 243, and your roommate is Alice Cullen. Here is your key. She is an excellent student. Here is a map of the school. I have circled your dorm in purple, and all your classes in pink. Have a great first day of school tomorrow and we are so glad that you chose our fine institution." Wow! This woman was smoking crack! Like I had any say in the fact I was here. I put on a small smile, this wasn't her fault and stood up from the chair.
"Thank you." I weakly said as my mom and I left the office. This was going to be an interesting year thats for sure. We walked out the way we had come in. Back to the rental car in the visitor parking lot. Jeremy had mailed all of my things last week so everything was already here, with the exception of a small overnight bag with all my necessities.
"Bella." My mom was about to say goodbye. Her voice was getting cloudy and grainy. Please do not do this, I could not handle it if my mother started crying on me. I was having enough issues with this whole thing. I had to feel like Renee was going to be okay without me in LA. "Bella look at me. I love you. Everything will be fine. You will make tons of good friends and will enjoy yourself. Make the best of this. I know it sucks but please just try for me." She wrapped her arms around me halfway through her speech. I knew that she was trying so hard to wait until she drove away before breaking down into tears.
"I know mom. And you make the most of LA." I pulled her away so that I could look at her and I smiled. "And I will call you tons!" She kissed me on the forehead. Her flight back home was soon, which as much as it blew that my mom was leaving it was good because we weren't going to be able to drag the goodbye out.
"I love you! If you need anything call!" My mom gave me another quick hug, short peak of a kiss on the cheek then she slid into the car. I waited until she was inside then closed the door. This was going to be hard for her...and me even though I was not a mommy's girl. I put my hand on the window and she did the same before driving off.
"Here we go", I looked down at the map that the women had given me. McAlly hall was not very difficult to find. I slid my ID into the card reader and the door clicked open for me. The building looked as though it was new, or at least newly done. The lobby was decked out with couches, and some vending machines. There were also p.o. boxes, and a student counter. I decided instead of asking the RA on duty at the counter where my room was that I would explore and hope to find it.
The stairs were off to the left of the lobby. Its really nice. Much better then the dorms at Broward but I guess you get what you pay for. The tuition at Oak Hill Academy was triple what it was at The North Broward Preparatory School. I walked up to the second floor. The hallway was carpeted, and the doors were a deep red. Each door had a small gold plate with the room number engraved in it and then painted, I am guessing, so the numbers were walls here to were white. Did this school not believe in color at all? It was very nice though I had to admit. I walked down the hall until I saw the gold plate marked 243. I inhaled sharply and put the key in the door unlocking it. Exhaling I pushed the door open.
It was spacious that was for sure. There were two wardrobes against the wall next to the door. One side of the room had tons of posters up. Ranging from bands, to paintings. Both sides had a dresser, as well as a desk and bed. There was also a door off to the side leading to the bathroom. My side was totally empty expect for four boxes lined up in front of my desk but my roommate's was decked out. There were more products then I had ever seen in my whole life neatly arranged on her dresser. Her desk had binders, pens, and a MacBook Pro on it, typical desk stuff; as well as a 32' flat screen TV on the shelving above the desk. Her bed had a bright pink comforter on it. I was already starting to get a feel to this girl.
I slowly walked into the room placing my overnight bag on my bed. "Okay Bella. Make the most of this." I turned toward the boxes and started ripping the tape off of them. Jeremy and I had categorized everything so it would be easier for me to unpack. I first took the box of my clothing and hung my shirts up in the closet. I put my underwear, socks, bras, PJs, sweats and jeans away in the dresser.
It took me about an hour to unpack all the boxes and get everything the way I wanted it. My side didn't have as much character as my roommates but there is only so much you can put in boxes. I would have to make a Target run once my car arrived. It was simpler for Renee and I to fly down and then to have my car shipped over.
"Nap?" I asked myself out loud. I am super tired, and it has been a long day. I decided that there was nothing wrong with testing out my new bed. I changed into my boxer PJ bottoms and an A-tee and curled up under my sheets, falling asleep quickly.
I awoke to the sound of the door being opened. "Hi?" I called out before the person had the door totally open.
"HI!" The door was pushed open and a girl with spiky black hair ran into the room and sat on the corner of my bed. "I am Alice your roommate! Its so nice to meet you, I was getting so lonely in this room!" She was smiling brightly at me and giggling. But my attention was stuck on the fact that her and the two men that walked in behind her were the most gorgeous people I have ever laid eyes on. And thats saying a lot because I live in LA where pretty much everyone gets plastic surgery. "This is Jasper my boyfriend, and my brother Edward." I think that she caught me staring both of them. "Well Edward and I aren't really brother and sister, he's really my cousin but his parents died when we were little and my parents took him in." I glanced over at Edward to see how he was taking the fact that she was just spilling his life story. He didn't seemed phased by it in the least, she must do this often.
"Hi I am Bella." I was sitting up against the head board but had kicked the sheets off during my nap so I quickly became embarrassed that I was in short, tight boxers in front of these gods. My body must look like mush in comparison. I pulled the sheets up to my chin practically.
"Its very nice to meet you Bella. We would stay around and chat but Edward and I have practice that we have to jet to." Jasper's voice was so peaceful and sweet.
"Okay, so Bella tonight you are so joining us! The guys have a game and it is tradition that everyone goes to the first game of the season! I am so excited." She went on about something but I couldn't help but stare as the bronze haired, green eyed, most dreamy man ever walked out of the room.
Maybe my mom was right and I would enjoy it here after all.
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