Washington academy is this boarding school on the coast of Washington state. It's really in the middle of nowhere with only the small towns of Forks and La Push nearby. Up until now only rich well known family's had children that attended. The head master thought that we needed more students so he opened enrolment up to the students of Forks High and La Push high.
I'm Renesmee Carlie Cullen and I just happen to be the student body president. A very unusual thing for a freshman might I add. My best friends are Alice Brandon and Edward Masen. We are the most popular students in school. And just to clear a few things up even though my friends and I are rich and popular doesn't mean we're snobs. Anyway you may have heard of my father Dr. Carlisle Cullen and he is the doctor here on campus. My mother Esme is an interior designer.
"Hey, Edward," I called as I pulled my silver Lotus Eagle into the school parking lot. Edward is tall, toned, and has messy bronze hair and piercing green eyes. Edward and I are cousins. His parents live in Chicago during the school holiday. When people first meet us most of them think that we are siblings not cousins. We look alike I have the same colored hair as him but mine is tightly spiral curled. My eyes are green but not as bright as his and I'm also shorter than him.
"Hey, Ness" he replied. Ness is the nickname that Edward gave me when we were little. At one time his family lived in Seattle, but move to Chicago when his dad got a new job. I on the other hand have always lived in Forks.
"Hey Ali" Edward and I called as she parked her canary yellow Porsche on the other side of Edwards silver Volvo. Alice is slightly shorter then I am with dark short spiky hair and shining blue eyes. We call her our little pixie. She is always full of energy and loves to shop.
"Morning guys" She said as she almost jumped out of her car. As we walked in to the school Alice started to talk about the new clothes that she bought for the new school year. I wasn't really paying attention to Alice or where I was going. Instead I was thinking about the walk I had taken through the cliffs of La Push this summer. I didn't tell Alice or Edward about my trip to La Push because it's not a place where rich girls in a group of people let alone go by themselves. La Push is the Quileute Indian tribe town. They supposedly have a gang of high school aged boys there. I was thinking about the tan muscular boys that I had seen cliff diving but was too scared to go talk to. When all of the sudden I ran into something solid probably one of the schools many marble columns. I looked at Edward who was trying to fight back a laugh and that's when I realized that I didn't run into a column. Instead I had run into a tall, very muscular dark haired guy.
"I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."
"It's alright I wasn't really either I was trying to find my first class."
"Are you new here?"
"Yeah umm could you show me where the history room is?"
"I have to go the opposite direction but I think my cousin Edward has history first period too"
"Yeah I do I can take you by the way this is Renesmee and Alice "he said as he pointed to us.
"Thanks and I'm Emmett"
Edward and Emmett headed off to class and Alice headed to her class. I walked into my first class which is Debate. As I sat in my seat I noticed some of the guys that I had seen in La push walk into the room. And the one that I liked the most was in front.
"Everyone have a seat. My name is Mrs. Masen." I was surprised to find that I was in my aunt's class.
"Today we are going to do a practice debate. It's going to be past students vs. new students. The topic will be about the new students in school. Let me see who will start." Great I know my aunt too well to know that I will be one of the two that has to start the only problem being I wasn't against the new students.
"Alright first we will have Miss Cullen and Mr. Black."
I got up and walked got the front of the class.
"Miss Cullen you are up first."
"Alright well I'm Renesmee Cullen. Even though I have been a student here at Washington for all of my life I really like the idea of having new students so I'm not really the right person to start this side of the debate."
"Very well Renesmee please take your seat."
As I walked to my seat I heard Tanya mutter that figures. Tanya is also very popular student. However we are in completely different groups. She is your typical popular girl that looks down on everyone else that isn't rich and popular.
"Umm I'm Jacob black."
I looked up at him as he said his name I could tell that not only was he worried about what to say. He was also very nervous about talking in front of a bunch of people he didn't know. I immediately raised my hand.
"Renesmee you can't tag yourself in until Jacob has actually said something relevant to the debate. And that doesn't mean you can do it after one sentence you have to wait two minutes. I know you know the rules."
I softly sighed and put my hand down before looking back up at Jacob. He was looking back at. I gave him a small smile of encouragement.
"I don't know a lot about Washington Academy but I think getting the opportunity to come here is going to help a lot."
Tanya had been called up to replace me since I had switched sides.
"I'm Tanya Denali. I think enrollment at Washington Academy should have stayed closed instead if being changed to open. It is a pristine institution for elite young scholars."
By the time those words had left her mouth I was practically bouncing up and down in my chair. I have always enjoyed debate and going against Tanya made it that much more enjoyable.
"Alright Renesmee you better go join Jacob before you break your chair."
I practically flew to the front of the room.
"I have to disagree with Tanya. The open enrollment is one of the best things that have happened to this school. Washington Academy will always produce well rounded scholars. We have always been taught to respect other cultures from other countries. But other cultures don't just exist in other countries. This is a learning experience for all of us. That's the whole point of the Academy."
By the end of the hour Tanya was the only one still on the other side of the debate. No one had offered to add their opinion to her side.