As promised, here is "Dancing in the rain" but improved. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Beta, Sian. Thank you so much, without you this story wouldn't even be up and if it was, it would tottaly suck. So, thank you.

And to all you readers, read and review.

Preface

Life, like everything else, moves on; like the ticking of a clock, or the slow thudding of a heartbeat. Holding grudges just holds you back while everyone else moves forward. Sometimes, you just have to let go of all that anger. Even if what some has done to you still hurts, it isn't worth having all that hatred bottled up inside you. You have to let it out and forgive, but not forget. Always remember that, so that if it happens again, you know what to expect.

Bella.

I was sitting on my bed, watching the snow fall heavily outside. My body ached and I felt tired, old. I am no longer the ecstatic person I was when I first came here. My will to stay in the quiet, old town of Forks, Washington is slowly dwindling. I want to go somewhere warmer, like Phoenix in Arizona.

Appearance wise, I'm nothing special; my hair is a boring brown and my eyes are the colour of mud...dirty, smudged, tainted and to make it worse, I'm really short, just about 5" something.

My skin is as pale as the snow falling outside, and no matter how hard I try, my skin just won't tan. Instead I go red and blister under the suns glare, like a lobster. I'm an only child in a big 3 storey house, so things can get pretty lonely sometimes, and more than once I've wished I had a sibling to keep me company.

I've never had a boyfriend and I've never felt anything for any of the boys in my school, so I don't know what it feels like to be in love. My first priority is to study hard and when I've gotten my degree in medicine, then I'll start worrying.

I've confined myself in my room for the past three days, only coming out to eat, shower, go to school or use the bathroom. My parents said nothing, mostly because they're barely ever here. They're always working, barely ever taking a holiday to spend some time with me. They shower me with money and gifts all the time; trying to make up for all the times they're not here. But money can't buy you happiness; it only makes you sick of it in the end. Last time I saw them home was about 3 weeks ago, sometimes I wonder if they even know I exist.

Anyway, on to less depressing things...

If I'm completely honest with myself, there's nothing wrong with Forks, its just one particular person: Edward Cullen, my own personal bully.

I don't get why he's like that. His mum, Esme, is a landscape architect and his dad, Carlisle is a respected doctor at Forks Hospital. They are two of the nicest people I've ever met and Esme always invites me over to her house for dinner.

His sister Alice is as bright as the sun, she's always happy and doesn't let anything come in the way of her dreams. She always talks to me during English and Calculus, and apologizes for her brother's behaviour. Even though I've told her countless times that its not her fault. She's always wearing the latest trend, I've never seen her wear the same clothes twice. She's constantly dragging me to the mall- against my will- and spending large amounts of money on clothes that I will never wear. "A girl needs to always look and feel sexy" is what she always says when I protest against her buying me some new clothes. I've given up protesting now.

Her boyfriend of two years, Jasper Hale, is just as awesome and cool headed. He seems really calm, as though he keeps to himself, but once you get to know him, he's really funny and he stands up for me when trouble comes.

His sister Rosalie Hale, the most beautiful girl in the school, is also my friend, surprisingly. She can make your self esteem hit rock bottom in three seconds just by walking into the room, and if you get on her bad side then there's no helping you. But she's also trustworthy, reliable and honest, and despite nearly the whole male population at school wanting her, she's with Emmett McCarty, the best football player I have ever met. He constantly makes jokes about my height, which I have to be honest, make me laugh too.

But Edward's...different. He's constantly doing stuff like shoving me into lockers, tripping me up on purpose and is always reminding me about my workaholic parents.

He's made it some kind of tradition to push me into a locker every morning and every afternoon. Also, every time I enter the cafeteria he shouts "Pelt her!" and, at his order, everyone throws food at me. He also constantly reminds me of my workaholic parents, as if I don't know. And occasionally his fan club (nearly the whole female population at Forks high) add to that with constant teasing about my height, hair and clothes. It's was always the same insults repeated over and over again like a broken tape player.

You're like, so short.

Do you need a lift, shortie?

Ugh, what's up with your hair?

Gosh, you can't even afford a decent comb.

Where'd you get your clothes from, the men's department at Walmart?

Its been three months since it started and things aren't getting any better. The constant teasing and abuse is finally starting to get me, but I'm staying strong and hanging on to the little sanity I have left. This is my last year at Forks High and I just keep telling myself that after graduation I'll never see any of those people again. In a few months, I'll be going to college and I can start fresh, make new friends.

At least, that's what I tell myself. I can only hope and pray really...

I stood up from my bed, stretched a little and picked up my backpack from the floor, ready to face possibly a long and stressful day at Forks High.

Edward

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night, your heart beating fast but you don't know why? Yeah well, I get that all the time. But it's been more frequent these days.

I rarely ever see my dad around anymore, he's always at the hospital working. Dinner times are usually really quiet, Alice,Mum and I usually make small talk but it just isn't not the same without him. My mum, Esme, works as a landscape architect, and she does most of her work at home and sends it via internet.

I go to the crappiest school in the world. Forks High. I get loads of detentions (Mostly because I have a tendency to say what I'm thinking), and spend more time in the Principal's office than in class. Its all because of that stupid girl, Bella Swan. She's like this zombie just walking around, a waste of space in my opinion. Even her parents don't care about her; they're always working or travelling around the world. I honestly think that they're just hiding from her; they must be ashamed to have such an ugly daughter.

And the worst thing is that she lives right opposite me, I could cross the street and I'd be standing right in front of her house. Not that I want to...ugh, that thought sends a shiver down my spine. I sometimes see her shadow by her window and I must admit, I've become curious about her, I wonder what her favourite food is... Wait, what am I thinking?

Anyway, back to talking about school...the teachers can't teach and the students are constantly trying to get into my good books, probably because my family are loaded. But its not as fun as it seems, it gets a little boring after a while, getting everything you want. I bet some people at that school worship me...freaky, I know. Nearly all of the guys want to be me and the girls throw themselves at me daily, well with the exception of my friends; Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper, and of course my sister. Most of the girls lie that they've dated me and some have even have the cheek to say that they've gotten to second base with me. Yeah right! Only if I want to get 1000 STD's, seriously though, most of those girls are sluts of the highest kind. I'm happily still a virgin and will stay that way until I find the right girl for me.

Oh gosh, when did I get so sappy? I've got to stop letting Alice watch her romantic movies in my presence...

A knock on my door disrupts my thoughts. I groan, only one person is ever up this early.

"Who is it?" I yell, grabbing my backpack off my cluttered desk.

"It's me dork. I've come to tell you that if you don't hurry up and get your ass downstairs, we're going to be late and then mum will freak over our punctuality, again," Alice says back. She walks away from the door and I can hear her tapping her foot on the soft carpet of the hallway.

I roll my eyes. You'd think that Alice was the older one...

I take a deep breath and prepare myself mentally for another suck-tastic day, at Forks High.