The Underdog Chapter One: How It All Began

Summary: Bella's friend has nominated her as homecoming queen to help boost her self-esteem and show her what she really is made of. Right when Bella was about to back out, something terrible happened and Bella continued on with the campaign. Follow Bella as she makes it through her hectic and emotional year.

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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters used. I only own the plot that I came up with.

Angela POV

I looked at Bella sitting across the table from me. She was the sweetest person I knew and extremely beautiful. She just didn't want to accept it, though. Her self-esteem was so low and I wanted to show her that she was beautiful. So I did something about it. After trig, I made my way to the office and nominated Bella for homecoming queen. She deserved so much more than being a wallflower for the rest of her senior year. I knew she wanted to go out and have fun, but she didn't have the confidence. I, on the other hand, enjoy being a wallflower. My boyfriend, Ben, and my close friends, were all I needed.

Bella had these beautiful brown eyes that she hid behind glasses, even though her mother had sent her contacts a few weeks back. Her mahogany hair was always put up, so it never flowed out and showed its beauty. She actually had a really curved and well-endowed body but she hid it with her boyish clothes. There was no way anyone would notice her if she continued on like this. Even during lunch she would just sit and read instead of joining I on the conversation.

The only thing I can hope for now is that Bella doesn't back out when they announce her name on the speaker tomorrow…

Bella POV

I could feel Angela staring at me, yet again, across the table. I couldn't decipher what she was thinking, but I could tell she was deep in thought and she wasn't usually like that during lunch. Angela would usually engage herself in a conversation with Ben or her other friends. I didn't even bother asking; I knew that Angela wouldn't tell me a thing. So I continued reading my book in peace, as usual.

Lunch came by quickly; I was so absorbed in the plot of the story that I barely heard the bell ring. Angela, my savior, tapped me on the shoulder, bringing me back into reality.

"Come on, Bella," She said while I smiled at her. Sometimes I got too lost and actually forgot my surroundings. I grabbed my stuff and followed her into the science wing.

"See you later Angela," I waved as she entered her chemistry room and I headed on over to the biology room.

I saw the pops or popular's laughing in the hallway and joking around. I felt a twinge of jealousy at them. They were so confident and beautiful. Sometimes I wished I were like them instead of being "wallflower Bella". The people that I called the "pops" were the most good-looking, kind, and well-known people in the school. The group included the stunning Rosalie Hale, her twin brother, Jasper, Alice Cullen, the "fashionista", Emmett Cullen, the goofball, and Edward Cullen, the perfect guy. There were a few more people in their group, but out of all of the, they were the ones who attracted the most attention with their perfection. I didn't even mean to rhyme, but perfection suits all of them. They had no known flaws that I could pick out, and they were kind to everyone, even the people like me.

I took my seat in biology and indulged in my thoughts. Fork High was the typical high school with the typical cliques. The pops were at the top of the social ladder. Next were the wannabes or what I liked to call; the most shallow and fake people I had ever laid my eyes on. You could tell with one look that they were desperate to be at the top, and they would do anything to reach it. That clique attracted the most drama and trouble, and anyone with a brain would stayed away from them. Sadly, there were some people who didn't have a brain and got sucked into the world of the wannabes.

The group itself, and the people in it, made me feel disgusted. The girls were bitchy and backstabbing liars who only wanted attention. They would do anything to have a date with Edward Cullen. Let me tell you when I say everything, I mean everything. There have been so many fights involving wannabes and I bet everyone in the school was tired of them, especially Edward. The boys in the group, well they were just plain old douche-bags. There was no other way to describe them. They tossed girls away like trash, and it was absolutely disgusting. They tried so hard to copy Emmett, Jasper, and Edward but they failed epically. I would say that this group disgraced our generation with their whorish and piggish ways.

Other than the wannabes, there were the normal people who had groups of friends but never attracted attention. They were more like the followers than the leaders. Some of them were nice and some of them were mean, but, all in all, they were pretty average. That group was always divided into smaller cliques, but put together and you could just call them average high school kids.

There was one more clique that I'm sure not a lot of people would want to be in, and that was the where the wallflowers fit in. I mean, it was nice and peaceful being a wallflower, but sometimes I also loved a good laugh and joke. Angela was my only friend and even she was in the normal people group. I didn't know why she wanted to be seen with me, Bella Swan, the clumsy loner. I'm sure I wasn't the only wallflower but the others were at least a little out-going and confident. I didn't have an once of confidence left after I moved to Forks from Phoenix.

My past wasn't the best but I moved on and I'm content with my life now. My mother always tried to boost my confidence up by sending me a platinum card for new clothes and contacts, but I never did use them. I didn't have anyone to impress, anyways.

"Miss. Swan, please get up and go to your partner. Or did you not hear me as I was announcing the groups?" Mr. Banner questioned. My wretched blush formed on my cheeks and I got up. Luckily I had pretty good hearing and was able to catch my name and my partner's. I got partnered with Paul Lahote, thankfully one of the nice people in this class. We actually worked well together, something that doesn't really happen often when I'm partnered with someone. He was one of those guys that weren't after girls. Paul actually had a girlfriend, Rachel Black a nice girl from the Reservation. Soon enough, we were done and I was able to relax and absorb myself in my thoughts for the rest of the class.

I headed over to my truck and drove home. I actually have another car that is a bit too flashy for my taste. Phil, my mother's boyfriend, bought it for me when I got my license. He was a minor league baseball player and was set for life with his money. He was really nice and understanding. I'm glad my mom found him.

My after school routine was simple. I would relax, have a snack, cook dinner, and do homework. If Charlie came home early the we would eat dinner together, but I highly doubted he would come home early that night. My dad had my personality; he enjoyed being alone, so he buried himself in his job. Charlie did like to go fishing with Billy Black on the Res. They were probably best friends.

I put dinner on a plate for Charlie and put it in the microwave. After I took a shower, I finished up homework and went to bed. It was the same old boring routine.

The next morning my face was greeted by sunshine, something rare in Forks. I dressed in a pair of jeans and a button up shirt. The day seemed like it would be a crazy day, so I wasn't really excited to go to school. I got in my truck and drove down the worn-down roads towards the school. Angela was in front of the main doors with a smile on her face. I raised my eyes in suspicion. She usually wasn't a morning person. I shook it off and we headed to English together. It was quite weird, though, when Angela became jittery when the morning announcements came on. I zoned out to the principal's voice, especially when it came to the homecoming nominations. It was the same people every year; one or two wannabe's and a few normal people. The pops weren't interested in the crown, and neither was I.

"And last but not least, Isabella Swan!" The principal's voiced pierced through my rambling thoughts and I jerked my head up.

Crap!

That was the only thing that was on my mind when my name came up in the homecoming nominations. Who would nominate me? Hmm… I looked over at Angela. She had a smug smile written across her face. It gave her motives away the minute I saw that look. Ugh, I swear if she wasn't my closest friend, I would've have been so pissed at her.

One of the few things I liked about Forks High was that they accepted every homecoming nomination, so they allowed kids to back out easily, without a question. That actually was the one thing holding me back from being cold to Angela, even though her intentions were nice. She was a great friend for doing this, but my low self-esteem and shy personality didn't help with the attention. I already hated the stares I was getting from everyone in my class.

There was only one thing to do, and that was to back out and resign my nomination.

A/N: Hey guys! Thanks so much for checking out this story. This is the first chapter and I am writing the other chapters as you read this. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and continue to wait for more. If you want to read a little one-shot I would appreciate you guys checking out my first writing piece. Every review will be read and appreciated. Constructive criticism and ideas for future chapters will always be accepted. Please check out my blog for any links in the future chapters. I didn't really go deep into the details and outfits but for the rest of the chapters there should be more links. I love giving the readers a say into my stories so I will have polls up from time to time. I hope you guys continue to read, review, and give your support.

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