Chapter 1

Bella pov:

I always hated how nobody ever talked to me here in phoenix, but I never wanted to move up to Forks to live with Charlie. I mean I don't even know why my mom likes Phil. He is a total nerd, but of course Renee has to fall for him and kick me out of the house.

Well it's not totally like that but that's how I like to put it so don't have to say the extremely long story of how he is involved with baseball meaning that he has to travel around a lot. Then how my mom doesn't want to leave me behind, but gets lonely when he is away.

It's kind of sad that I only have one week before I have to go live with Charlie. It would be so much more dramatic if I had real friends though. Renee says that going to live with Charlie might be a good thing because a lot of people are nice up there, and if I don't find any friends at school I could always be friends with Billy Black's son Jacob.

Charlie and Billy have been really good friends since before I can remember. When I used to visit Charlie in the summer, I would always play with Billy's daughters, but they were way older than me, and are probably out of the house by now. I don't remember Billy's son, but he must be nice cause his sisters were.

It was suprising at school; on my last Monday, people were being nice to me, and talking to me. It was like they knew I was leaving, but I never told told anyone, so how would they know? Why would they care anyway? Even the witches of the school (as I liked to call them) were actually talking to me. The scariest part was they invited me to a party on Friday. I thought it was kind of funny cause I knew I wasn't going to go,I hated parties. Especially any high school parties around here with people getting drunk and making out. Really not my type of outing, plus I couldn't dance, at all.

Then on Tuesday this guy came up to me and started to talk to me. It was kind of awkward having to tilt my head up to look at him because he had to be at least six foot, and I was only 5'4.

"So are you planning on going to that party this Friday?" He asked me.

"Actually no, I have a lot of things going on."

"Well that's too bad because I was hoping you would be willing to go with me."

"Ya, too bad, well I guess I'll see you around then, bye!" And that's when he grabbed my arm with this extremely strong force and it hurt really bad!

"Just wait up a minute, I doubt you can't make it, you just don't want to go with me huh?"

"N-no umm my mom is going to meet someone in F-flagstaff, and my grandma is coming down to stay with me so I don't get l-lonely all by my self, and I want to h-help her get settled in, and could you let go of me now?"

"Well I could come over and help you help your grandma, and then take you to the party." But he tightened his grip so that I couldn't even move. Wasn't anyone seeing this?

"I don't even know your name, why would I let you know where I live, and then let you drive me to a stupid party that I don't even want to go to?"

"My name is Aaron, and because this is your last week in town, and I wanted you to remember Phoenix a little better," He said the last part through gritted teeth, like he was about to explode with anger. How was nobody noticing him doing this to me? We were in the middle of the cafeteria for crying out loud!

"Let go of me! I've never even seen you before! And how do you know this is my last week? I don't want to go anywhere with you!" I screamed at the top of my lungs hoping someone would hear me, and thankfully someone did!

"Dude, what are you doing to her? Let go of her, don't be so upset over a rejection jeez," Some guy said who I think is on the football team. As soon as he let go of me, I ran as fast as I could to get out of the cafeteria. Of course I tripped once making a fool of myself, but surprisingly nobody laughed, and come to think of it, nobody was talking, and I didn't even hear any voices when I was talking to Aaron. If everyone saw what was going on why didn't they stop it?

My next class was algebra. I went and sat down in the very last row where I wasn't noticeable. I hardly paid attention as Mr. Clark moaned on as I looked out the window. I didn't even notice when he called my name three times, then finally I looked up, but I didn't know what to say.

"Five to the sixth power," I jumped two feet in the air the voice scared the crap out of me. It was so soft I knew the teacher didn't hear it.

"Five to the sixth power," I mumbled to Mr. Clark.

"Very good, I guess you are listening Miss Swan," Mr. Clark said. When he went back to teaching I turned around and there was the same guy from lunch. I jumped again when he turned to face me. Surprisingly I wasn't terrified. I don't know why not though, he had this look in his eyes that looked like I was the prey and he was the predator. But when he didn't look away I was locked onto his gaze, and I wanted so badly to raise my hand to be excused.

Finally he looked away and I could raise my hand.

"Yes Bella?" Mr. Clark asked.

"Could I be excused to use the restroom please?" I asked.

"Go ahead," He said reluctantly as if he was hoping I would enlighten him with information that he had never heard of.

As I was walking out the door I glanced up at the clock. I still had two and a half hours before I could leave. Maybe I could act sick and go to the nurse, she would send me home in a heartbeat. I'm going to the bathroom anyway, I could make myself throw up or something, then she can't keep me here. Yes that's what I'll do, then an all but too familiar voice broke my thoughts.

"So I guess I scared you a little bit back there huh?" He asked in a sarcastic voice. I kept walking ignoring him, the bathroom can't be too far away. Maybe if I ignore him he will lose interest and go bug some other girl. What was with him? I had never seen him in my life, and now he was following me. I always have the best luck, not.

"You know, you can't ignore me forever, I can keep up with you i'm pretty fast, and you know you can't run without tripping," How does he know so much about me? Just ignore him, is his pace quickening? Its so hard to hear his footsteps, which is awkward because he's so big.

"You shouldn't walk away from me, I just want to talk."

"Ok, talk."

"But it's so rude to talk to someone when their back is turned to me."

"Well I have to go to the bathroom really bad, and this is my only set of clothes and I don't want to embarrass myself, so let's make this an exception."

He chuckled to himself, "Now your making up excuses aren't you, am I really that scary of a person?"

"Actually I'm not scared of you, I think just it's a little creepy when somebody starts stalking you all of a sudden. It makes you wonder if they just want a date to a party."

He chuckled again. What was so funny? " I won't come any closer, if you turn around now. I will even turn my head if that makes you happy."

"What's the point of me turning around if your gonna just turn your head?"

"Just do it!"

I saw this as my escape. I started to turn around slowly, and when I saw him start to turn, I took off running. But to my dismay I wasn't paying attention and all of a sudden I rammed into what felt like a brick wall. Since when is there a brick wall in the middle of the hallway?

That's when I looked up from the floor and saw him standing there above me.

"I told you not to run, maybe you should listen to me sometimes."

"H-how did y-you d-do that?"

"That's not what the conversation is about right now is it?"

"Ok, um you have my attention, talk."

"Well it took long enough. I would be way more comfortable if we did this at my place you know?"

"No I don't know! I don't want to go anywhere alone with you! Do you think I'm stupid? You could rape me for all I know!" And with that I started to get up. Maybe some teachers would hear me screaming and come out to see what was going on.

"Don't even try to walk away from me! Who do you think you are, standing up to me?"

"I don't know who I'm standing up to, but I sure as heck don't care!" And I turned around and started to walk away but I didn't hear his footsteps so I broke into a run. Just to find myself being tackled.

"You know my friends always said it was nice to be a girls first kiss. I never actually got to experience it, cause all my girls were experienced unlike you." Ok now I was getting freaked out. He had an iron grip again so I couldn't even move.

"How do you know I'm not 'experienced'?"

"Seriously Bella? Everyone knows you've never had a boyfriend before."

"What seriously makes you think that I want you? You jerk face!" And I spit in his face which was extremely close to mine.

"Feisty are we? I always like a challenge. Well maybe we could get into some action now, so Mr. Clark doesn't start to wonder what we are doing."

"Exactly, but you have to get off me first before I scream so we can get back to class." And that's when he tried to kiss me. I tried to resist as much as I could by turning my head around, but that was resolved to him holding it strait, but then I got one of my arms free and punch him. It paused him for a minute, and then a miracle happened.

"Aaron! Get off the young lady! You should know better!" Some really big buff guy said. Aaron listened and gave me a chance to run of to the nurse's office to get out of here forever!