The is the companion story to "The Honeymoon" so if you haven't read it you don't have to but I strongly encourage it!
Chapter 1
The New Home
When we got to the meadow I was scared. I remembered the pain when James bit me over two years ago and I didn't want to go through that again. Edward eased my fears, he told me that he will never leave my side and he'll go anything in his power to make me comfortable. He told me he loved me and I did too and then he bit me.
His teeth sank in. My neck, my wrists, my ankles. The venom began to spread as did the pain. A fire was burning me from the inside out and nothing I did would make it stop. I heard a voice above the screaming telling me it was okay, it was okay. I opened my eyes for a second to see an angel. My angel. I was flying and then I heard another voice. Asking where he bit me. I heard someone say, "Its okay Bella, everything is going to be okay. It will be over soon."
It's been ten years. Ten years since my angel, Edward, turned me into a vampire and made me his for eternity. The first couple of years were awful. The thirst for blood is unimaginable. However, I do have it easier than the rest of them. For some reason, I don't need to feed as often as the others and the thirst isn't as bad as it is for everyone else. Carlisle believes that is because I hated the scent of blood when I was a human so I have a natural aversion to it.
Every since my 'new birth' I've been in way northern Alaska with no one, except for my family (the Cullens), around. This was the perfect place for me to learn to feed and control myself and get all of the nasty first years of your 'life' out of the way.
We now live in Juneau, Alaska; the cloudiest city in the US.
Tomorrow we will be attending Columbus High school for the first time. I'm terrified. What if I can't control myself? What if I try to kill someone? What if I succeed? Everyone assured me that this wouldn't happen. They are all going to keep a close eye on me and apparently I've been doing very well. If I am struggling at all I am allowed to come home and then hunt.
It's the first day of school for everyone. Edward pulls into the already crowed parking lot. People were everywhere hugging their friends and catching up after the long summer break. As soon as the car stopped we got out. Six people in that car is not the most comfortable thing in the world.
We caught many stares as together we walked to our homeroom to pick up our schedules. I still look like I'm seventeen so for the duration of this stay; I'm seventeen, just like Edward. Somehow Edward and I were in all the same classes. Hmmm, I wonder how that happened. I smiled to myself.
The principal wanted to have an assembly to welcome everyone back and all that nonsense. The six of us followed all of the other students to the auditorium. I didn't miss all of the stares. Edward whispered to me some of the more entertaining things they 'said'. As soon as we sat down I watched Rosalie out of the corner of my eye kissing Emmett. Edward told me all of the boys in the room just thought, damn it! Or something along those lines.
The principal, a funny looking man with white hair and a weird suit, stood up at the podium to speak. "Good morning everyone! Welcome back to another wonderful year here at Columbus High!" He began to read some general rules and reminders that I only half paid attention to. Edward was still filling me in on what the room was thinking, which was actually really entertaining. The principal finished with, "thank you all for listening, I hope this will be a great year! You may now leave for your first class. If you are a new student however, I would like to talk you all of you please so stick around for a few more minutes."
The entire room cleared out except for us and a handful of other students. Dr. McMurrin, (the principal…I read it on the badge around his neck) continued with his speech. "Well, welcome to Columbus High school! I strongly encourage you to join one of the activities offered here at Columbus. I actually insist that you try to join something, just to get more accustomed to this school. The list of things to join is right up here so I invite you to take a look and sign up for something."
I didn't have to read minds to know that none of us wanted to join some activity. Dr. McMurrin was still watching us however, so we had to go look at the list.
Band
Orchestra
Debate
Football
Cross Country
Volleyball
Swimming
Cheerleading
I saw Emmett's eyes light up at the word "football". Great, now I'm actually going to have to do something.
At lunch we nailed down what we were going to sign up for. Emmett was all for football. There was nothing he wanted to do more than play for Columbus's varsity football team. Rosalie thought Cheerleading sounded fun. I figured it was because she wanted guys to see her in that super short skirt. Edward and Jasper really wanted to try cross country and Alice wanted to play the flute again. That left me. Cheerleading was out. No super short skirt for me. I didn't think I would have enough control to do volleyball, swimming, or cross country. I don't like arguing so debate was out. That left band or orchestra. Alice was silently begging me to do band with her. She promised she would teach me an instrument. I finally agreed. The rest of the family also signed up for band along with their other activity because of course, they all play an instrument.
I had played the clarinet for a little bit in middle school so Alice drilled me on it all night long. She plays the flute and Rosalie plays the alto saxophone. Jasper plays the trumpet. Emmett plays the tuba and percussion and Edward plays the piano and does mallet instruments in percussion. I was not looking forward to tomorrow.
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A couple of little side notes: Juneau IS the cloudiest city in the US…I looked it up online.
Now don't get all mad at me if you're in orchestra or debate or swimming or volleyball. I'm in band and I love band and that is where the real inspiration of this story came from…the image of the Cullens in band.
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