A/N: Ok this is my very first fanfic so if you do review, (hopefully you do :o) ) please don't yell too, too much. Hopefully not too much out of character going on. The first part is based off of the talks that my dad gives me.

Summary: Growing up Bella and Edward were never that great of friends, In fact they didn't want anything to do with each other. At the end of grade three Edward and his family moved, and although she was glad to see him go Bella wasn't too happy to see her best friend Alice leave to. But that was seven years ago, during the last week of summer holiday there was a rumour going around about a new family in town but no one is really sure who they are. All human.

Disclaimer: I do not own.

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Chapter 1- A Not So Secret Hideaway

Bella's POV

"Bella time to get up, you don't really want to be late for the first day of school do you?" my mom yelled at me from the kitchen.

Sighing I turned to my alarm clock. 6:45? What is wrong with my mom? I quickly turned toward the wall. School didn't start till 8:20 I still had time to sleep. Right?

"ISABELLA GET UP NOW!!" Uh-oh she's mad now.

"Fine, I'm up, I'm up." I muttered as I stumbled out of bed and towards the bathroom. I quickly got ready and headed downstairs to grab something to eat but when I got to the kitchen I quickly turned around to head back out before I was seen. Unfortunately my luck wouldn't let me get away that easily and neither would my parents.

"Stop right there young lady," I cringed as I turned to face my dad.

Great. It's not even 7:30 and I'm already getting the 'better pick up your act' lecture. It seemed that for the past 5 years I got the same talk about 'picking up the grades or something very valuable to your is gone.' I wonder what the threat is this time. "Yes Daddy?" I asked in my innocent child voice.

"Bella, every year it's the same thing." Here we go, " by now you should know better," yep same old talk. "Your mother and I have tried get you to get your work done, it's not like you can't get it done. Please, please try harder this year." He stopped talking to look expectantly at me.

"Okay dad, what ever you say." I replied cautiously, usually he would have threatened me by now with the hostage taking by now. I'm guessing that my thoughts were written on my face because he laughed.

"No don't worry all of your stuff is safe." Charlie said when he had better control, but hadn't stopped laughing completely.

"Then what's the catch?" I turned towards my mom who had just entered the kitchen.

She smiled a not-so-innocent smile and shared a quick glance with my dad before answering me. "There is no catch, and if you don't hurry you won't catch your bus either."

I quickly glance at the clock and realized that she's right. "CRAP," I nearly shouted at the top of my lungs I didn't even have time to get anything for breakfast. As quickly as I could, while trying not to get hurt, I raced to the door only to fall flat on my face. Muttering under my breath I stumbled my way out the door and came face to face with Rosalie Hale.

"Wow, are you that excited to see me?" She laughed, "I came to see if you wanted a ride today."

I nodded gratefully, as we headed towards her red BMW I saw Jasper sitting in the front seat waving. Jasper is Rosalie's cousin and one of my best friends. I may not be the most popular kid in class but I did have 3 really great friends. Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett, Rosalie's big bear of a boyfriend. Even though I was an only child they were like my siblings. Always looking out for me.

As soon as we got in Jasper started attacking us with his theories about the 'new' kids. A few weeks ago the house just out of town was reported to have someone living in it. And that there was a boy and a girl about our age that was suppose to be going to our school this year.

"Well, I heard Mike and Tyler saying that they are rich, and I mean the super rich. They each have their own cars. He also mentioned that the girl can't stop shopping. Hey Rose, maybe if you to become friends then you won't need to hear Bella whining about not going." Both of them just laughed at this while I just rolled me eyes.

It wasn't a secret that I hated shopping unless it was for a good book or music. Ever since Rosalie had gotten her licence she would drag me against my will up to Port Angeles or even Seattle at times just so that she could get the latest fashion every weekend. Not to mention forcing me into a few things as well. It was almost as bad as what my former best friend Alice would do back in grade one and two before she moved. She had the saddest puppy dog face that could make anyone cave in a matter of seconds, and she knew it to.

Even after all these years I still miss her. I constantly wondered where she was, how much she changed, did she still remember me? But I really doubted the last one, I mean who would be able to remember the plain, shy girl that always sat by herself at recess until you felt sorry for her and asked her to join you in playing.

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"Hey, we're here." came Rose's voice. I blinked and saw that she was right. Slowly I got out of the car and we headed to the office together to grab our schedules but soon found out that we would be getting them after an assembly courteous of our new principal. Mr. Bohemian. So we made our way to the gym.

I wasn't paying any attention to where I was going so naturally I felt the asphalt on my arms and heard the laughter of my so called friends. I soon heard the booming laughter of Emmett join the in as my face started to heat up.

"Well that's one way to start off the school year." Came a voice that was not one I was not familiar with. I looked up to see a tall figure standing in front of me holding out a hand to help me up.

I took it looking up to thank the person but the words got stuck in my throat as I stared into the face of the most beautiful guy. His features were perfectly straight and the light hit his hair in a way that it looked like he was wearing a halo. But the thing that caught my attention was his eyes. He had the sharpest green eyes there ever was. They held mine in a way that I quickly got lost in them. I was sure that he was the new student but the emerald orbs were screaming familiarity.

"Hey are you okay?" he asked when I didn't move to get up.

"Sure she is. It's part of her daily routine." laughed Jasper while I got up. "Never misses a chance to face public humiliation."

Before I could come up with a witty remark a voice on the intercom called me to the office. I held back a groan as I told my friends that I would catch up with them later before heading to the office.

Once I got there I saw that my mom's blue Impala sitting outside the office. Oh-no, is my dad alright? Was there an accident? Did something happen to Grandma? My mind kept jumping to more negative thoughts with every step I took until I reached the door. I took a breath and stepped in and saw my mom standing by a man I assumed was the new principal and vice-principal. Defiantly not a good sign.

"Well hello Bella, how was your summer?" Mrs. Rittman smiled her over caring grin that told me that I was in for it.

"It went by fast that's for sure. Umm, why was I called to the office?" I looked between the three adults in front of me.

"Honey, your dad and I decided that this year is going to be different and asked for help from the school." my mom told me.

Oh, so that's was what the knowing look was this morning. "What kind of help?" I didn't like the way she said the word 'help'.

"We all think its best if you seek the assistance of another student to boost up your grades." replied Mr. Bohemian.

"What??" I turned to him and screeched. Okay, clearly I didn't hear him correctly. I thought he just said I will need a tutor.

"I would love to stay and explain everything to you but unfortunately I have to got to the assembly. I hope that the arrangements will work for you Miss Swan." he answered before he left without a backwards glance.

"Now, if you two could just fallow me we can continue this in my office." said Mrs. Rittman as she led us to her office.

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As I walked to my second block class, or first class because of the assembly, I could only think of was crap. Apparently I did hear him right. I found out that I was indeed going to use a tutor but they weren't sure who it was going to be yet. Mrs. Rittman said that they would know by last block and I was to come to the office after school and set up times for the meetings. I was uneasy about this. I wonder if I can switch tutors if I don't like them? Probably not, but it didn't stop me hoping its not that creep Randy or one of his buddies. Maybe I'll get lucky and Angela or Rachel will be helping me.

Most of my thoughts were similar to this for most of the morning until lunch. By then I turned them to how I was to explain this to my friends. And how was I to get home on those days. So far I was lucky enough to not have any classes with them, but it was also very lonely without them either. That wasn't a concern at this point, only how and when I would tell them. As I was approaching the cafeteria I quickly veered off to the left and went to a dead end of a hallway after deciding to skip out on lunch.

The really cool part was that no one besides myself and the cleaning staff ever went down here. It was a good place to come and be alone without worrying about interruptions. When I arrived I sat of the floor and closed my eyes and let my mind wander for a bit. I didn't think of anything in particular, I was merely going over what had happened today when I heard voices approach. They didn't sound like any custodian that I knew. They sounded like a couple of students.

I was too panicky to recognize the voices but it didn't matter. I didn't want anyone to know that this was the place that I go to be alone, so I ran into the girls washroom to wait until they left or make it look as if that was the reason for me being there if need be.

Soon I heard a girl tell her companion something but I couldn't make out exactly what she said. I waited to hear the response to see if I could figure out who exactly was out there and if it was safe for me to leave or not.

When the response came it made my heart stop. Not only was it a guys voice but it was the new guy, the one who helped me this morning. So that must mean that he is talking to the other new student. Maybe I can get away without making a huge fool of myself. I was just about to open the door when another voice stopped me in my tracks, and unfortunately I could hear the next part pretty clearly.

"Hey sorry to interrupt but have either of you seen our friend Bella? She was the one who feel earlier." Asked my ever so blunt friend Emmett, which earned him a smack.

"Umm, no I haven't seen her since before class. Why?" Came the boy's voice.

"Well," answered Rosalie, "she wasn't at lunch and she usually comes down here if she wants to be alone." Since when did they know about that?

"Would it not make sense that if she wasn't at lunch that she doesn't want to be bugged?" asked the girl who's voice sounded like a bell.

"Yes, but she would always come and grab something to eat first. So when she didn't show up we thought that something was wrong or she was hurt." replied Jasper. Great, why don't you just invite the whole school to my little getaway?

"We'll keep an eye out for her. But if you will excuse me I'm just going to step in there for a moment." agreed the girl.

Oh-no. If 'in there' meant the washroom then I'm in trouble because there is no where to hide, and no doubt Rosalie would fallow her in. Before I had any more time to worry about it the bell rang signalling that we needed to go to class.

"You guys go ahead, I will only be a moment." she assured them.

I quickly ran into the closest stall as I heard the door open and tried to be as quiet as I could. I heard her footsteps come and go to the mirrors. Then back to the stall that I was hiding in.

"I know your in there Bella. Don't worry though your friends are gone now, so is my brother. I just want to talk."

I started to panic. What would she want to know? Slowly I opened the door and came face to face to someone who looked like a pixie. She had short black hair that stuck out in every direction and green eyes like her brother but a softer shade. She was extremely good looking like him as well. I saw her eyes light up when I opened up the stall door.

"Er, hi?" I didn't know what to say to someone I never met but knew my name.

"Are you alright? I mean I heard you run in here just before we came around the corner. And with what your friend said about you skipping lunch I thought it might be serious, and I somehow I just knew that you didn't want to face your friends just yet right? If you want we can stay in here for a bit and talk? What's your next class? How much trouble will you get in if we skip on the first day? By the way my name is Alice." She prattled using only one breath.

"Could you um repeat that slower please? I only caught alright, before we, next class and Alice." I requested, puzzled by how anybody can talk that fast and still be able to breath normally.

She laughed for a few minutes before answering me. "Will we get into a lot of trouble if we skip this class?"

"I doubt it there's not much going on. And you could probably use the excuse 'I got lost' if need be. But why do you want to skip anyways?"

"No reason. I just want to talk." Alice shrugged as if it was no big deal. "What time does the bell ring?"

So that's what we did. I told her all about my predicament with my grades which led into our future plans. I told her that I didn't know what I wanted to do at this point but was leaning towards being an elementary teacher. I also found out that she was divide between going for a fashion designer or a wedding planner. We talked a bit about our interests but didn't really go to far into that subject. I was surprise that this was the first time that I had spilled so much about me so fast.

When I had met Rosalie back in grade 5, it took about half the school year before I was comfortable enough to share the same amount of stuff as I was sharing with Alice. It had taken longer for me to tell Jasper when he came to live with Rose in grade 7 after his parents died in a tornado. Emmett was a different case all together, he was a friend since grade 1 when his mom use to baby-sit me. I can remember back in grade two I was climbing up on the slide when Alice's twin brother Edward grabbed my shirt and pulled me down to the ground. He laughed at me saying that babies weren't allowed to play on the slide. Luckily for me Emmett and Alice saw the whole thing. Alice came to see if I was alright while Emmett took to screaming in Edward's face. It wasn't like we were friends or anything before, we kind of just ignored each other until that day. That was when Edward decide to start to pick on me. This continued with everybody was on his side except for Alice and Emmett until they moved. They were the only ones who stayed by me. Emmett was the only one who would play with me after Alice left. And even after being good friends with them all those years I still felt as if they wouldn't understand me.

I sighed as I glanced down at my watch to find that we only had five minutes until the bell rang. I have to admit that it was fun and nice to be able to share with somebody.

"Well is it about time that we head out?"

"Yah. Unfortunately we do. Thanks Alice for listening to me and what not. This was fun, I wish that the others could take it as well as you did." The dread that I was suppressing throughout the time spent with Alice was creeping back. I still wasn't sure how I was going to tell them and how they would react, no doubt Emmett would mock me and yell so load about it that the whole school would be able to hear.

"Hey look at me," commanded Alice as my eyes trailed down to the floor. I raised my head before she would continue. " I may not know your friends like you do, but from what I do know of them, I am sure that they wont take it too far. They were really worried about you at lunch you know."

"Yah, I know but-" I couldn't finish because the bell rang at the moment. She just smiled and headed for the door.

When she got there she stopped and waited for me. I joined her and we walked out of the washroom and headed to the last class of the day. Hers was Foods and Fashion while mine was gym. I showed her the way to them home ec. Room then turned to head slowly to my doom. It was my least favourite class of all times. I really doubt that anybody hates it more than me.

I was deep in thought so I didn't notice Lauren and Jessica standing next to me. As I walked by Lauren felt the need to sweep the floor with my face and tripped me. These two were the first to join Edward in his teasing and still feel the need to torture me when I was be myself.

"Did you find a worm down there for you to eat for lunch seeing how you missed it?" Jessica snapped.

"No, it seems that you ate them all before I could get here." Ha take that. I couldn't help but retort. Its not like they scared me, they were merely a nuisance.

"You piece of scum. Just who do you think you are? Talking to us that way?" Jessica fumed.

"Me? I-" Once again I was interrupted. It seemed that everybody was interrupting me today.

"Hey, Bella right? Are you ok?" Uh-oh not him, anybody but him.

"Yes," I could barley smile convincingly up at Alice's brother. Why does he have to see this?

"Good, Alice would kill me if I just stood by while something happened to her new best friend. Here." He smiled as he offered me his hand.

"Who?" I decide to play dumb as I took his hand. How could he know that if we were in the washroom for the entire class and I walked with Alice till we got to her class? Unless he saw me walk with her which could have happened.

"The girl who you were just walking with." He answered then leaned in towards my ear and whispered so that Lauren and Jessica couldn't hear. "She was also the one who skipped out last class and sat in the washroom with you."

"Bu- ho- What?" I barley manage to form one word. How does he know about that?

"Text, and if you don't hurry you are going to be late for this class. By the way Alice wants to talk to you right after school if that's okay." He said while shoving me towards the gym.

"What about you?" I couldn't help but wonder why he was worried about me when he could be late as well.

"My class is right there." He pointed towards the class right beside where we were standing.

"Oh. Okay then, can you tell Alice I'll meet her outside the office when I'm done in there for me?"

"Sure, did you get caught skipping or something?"

"I wish it were something that easy." I muttered under my breath not intending for him to hear.

"Pardon me?"

I looked up into his face in time to see him hiding a smirk that said that he had heard me.

"Nothing, I better get going. Bye." I ran off before he could answer to hid the blush that was starting to form on my face.

Why did he always show up at the worst times and make it worse? Its like he is planning all of this. I didn't even know him, heck I don't even know his name. Why am I even thinking about him?

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I stepped out of the change room and saw Emmett and Jasper standing by the stage staring straight at me. It was easy to see that they were not happy. I sighed as walked forward to meet them.

"Hey guys how was school so far?" I couldn't bring myself to look at the accusations in their eyes. I knew I was in for it.

"It was fine, how was yours?" Stated Emmett in a monotone voice that I had only heard twice in my lifetime.

"It was alright I guess. I wasn't feeling great at lunch so I decided to go for a walk and got lost." in thought. I was never a good liar so I had to be careful what I say. In this case it was the truth, just not the one they were looking for.

"Are you feeling any better now?" the concern was easy to hear in Jasper's voice.

"Yah. Oh hey, I've got something I've got to after school and will be a while can you tell Rose that I wont be needing a ride home tonight?"

"Okay. Is your mom picking you up then?" asked Emmett

"Yah she is." I just have to remember to ask her that's all. "Thanks guys you're the best."

"We better be," laughed Emmett. "Hey does this trip have anything to do with why you were called to the office this morning?"

"Unfortunately, yes." I mumbled.

Jasper beat Emmett to the punch "Care to share?"

"Nope."

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The gym class went by fast due to the fact that we got to sit out since it was the first day. After I was out of the change room I told Emmett and Jasper that I would let them know why later. I headed out towards the office. I wasn't even halfway there when I ran into Lauren again, but this time she was by herself. I half expected her to finish what she started earlier but she only glared at me. Once I had passed her I did a quick glance around to see if my friends were around but I couldn't see anyone. I was just about to turn back around and continue to face my doom when I saw Alice's brother staring at me. Once he realised that I saw him he started to walk towards me. I was way to confused as to why he was watching me to realise that he had stopped in front of me instead of going around to the office.

"Alice said that she will wait for you just inside the doors." Came his soft voice.

"Huh? Okay thanks." I replied distractedly while watching Lauren shooting daggers at me. For what, I had no idea.

"What's wrong?" he asked turning to see what I was looking at. "Ah, I see it's one of the girls who were helping you earlier. Is she still bugging you?"

I was a bit confused by his concern. I hardly knew him, must be because of Alice.

"No its just Lauren always seems to finish what she starts unless Emmett, Jasper, or Rose are near by. But she was just glaring at me right now but none of them are here. That's all. Sorry to run but I'm going to be late meeting somebody. Bye." I know that leaving without him getting a chance to say anything makes it seem if I was trying to get away from him, but I couldn't help it. Something inside was telling me that he wasn't to be trusted.

I walked into the office without looking back. I wasn't sure why but I couldn't stand being near him for a long period of time. He kind of scared me. I entered the office and saw something I was not expecting to see.