PROLOGUE

"Welcome to Forks High School! I hope you have a lovely time here!" The blonde receptionist smiled, her wrinkled skin created an indent for her slight dimple. She leaned over the counter and handed over a pack of paper to the new student. The receptionist gleamed as the brunette thanked her and began to walk off, into the buzzing corridor of the school.

It was her first day here, and her first week in Forks. Though the gloomy and wet weather was completely in contrast to bright and sunny Los Angeles, she in a way liked it. It was…different for the lack of a better word. She glanced around the large corridors, wondering where he was. Instantly she was faced with a couple of weird glances, no doubt wondering who she was. There was one thing that remained the same even at her old high school - the cliques.

The jocks were looking over the prep girls whilst the nerds and geeks rushed towards their classroom, outside some where hiding from the teachers whilst taking the quick whiff from a cigarette or two. Yep, just another day at a typical high school. Of course, the only thing difference here was that the popular rich kids were not named the '09ers' and she didn't need to wear a school uniform. Somehow, she felt freer as opposed to feeling suffocated by being branded as the 'rich' kid

Yes, she Isabella Marie Dwyer was no longer the daughter of Renee Dwyer, CEO of the Beverly Hotels and step daughter to Phil Dwyer, CEO of L.A Records. Now she was simply Bella Sommers, just another normal kid at Forks High School.

"Hi!" A new voice distracted Bella from her thoughts as a petite dark haired girl came into her view. "I'm Angela, Angela Weber." She smiled, her pearly white teeth glistening brightly.

"Remember you are Bella Sommers now." She reminded herself and smiled back. "Hi, I'm Bella Sommers, I'm new here."

"Yeah I sort of got that," Angela giggled, her hair bouncing from her shoulders. "I mean, there has been news about a new girl in town. And I've been elected to show you around!" Bella rolled her eyes, trying to hide her smirk as Angela continued, "So are you excited? About Forks, I mean?"

"Yeah, I guess. I mean I like it, the weather… the weather is something for sure," Bella let out a short laugh. "But no, it's good."

"Better than Los Angeles?"

Bella looked at her in surprise. "You actually know I'm from Los Angeles? Wow, news travels fast in this town, huh?"

"Hey! When there's nothing else to do, people do try to find out what is going on in their town. And plus, it's been ages since we had someone new in Forks." She blushed, trying to rectify herself.

"Oh really?" Bella replied, slightly amused. "So what else do you know about me? Or what the people know about me, rather?"

"Oh nothing much, well apart from you being from the Californian State and you arrived earlier this week. There was however, some rumours lying around."

Bella's heart quickened and her throat began to dry up at the news. "What sort of rumours?" She asked, wondering if everything was over before it started.

"Well, you're starting your senior year here. Not many people do that so there have been some rumours about you either been kicked out of your old school from doing drugs, you've been caught being making out with your teacher and oh, you've recently escaped from a circus."

"A circus?" Bella laughed, feeling slightly glad that nothing of her true identity was told.

"That's what I said! I swear, these days anyone just makes up rumours and spread them just for the sake of being amused." Angela sighed. "I hope you don't feel bad, I mean if that was me, I would have been really upset."

Bella smiled, shaking her head. "No, it's actually quite funny. Well, much funnier than the real reason I'm here."

"Oh…. And what is that?" Angela asked.

"Urm…" Bella stopped, wondering what to reply. She had just met Angela and didn't feel comfortable enough to tell her the truth, no matter how much she liked her. She didn't even tell her own mother! Not that Renee would even listen to her, but that's another story. Bella glanced around and noticed the corridors becoming empty before there was just the two of them. "Are we late?" She said quickly, trying to change the topic.

Angela gasped.""God, yes! We should probably get going before Mr Swan shouts at us for coming in late!"

"Mr Swan." Bella thought to herself and glanced down at her timetable. Homeroom, C. Swan. How could she have not noticed that before? The person she had been looking for the past year was now finally going to be in front of her. Her heart began to accelerate as she and Angela rushed quickly to closed room, peering through to see teacher facing his back towards the window as he talked to the students.

"Shit." Angela cursed silently but loud enough for Bella to hear. Bella noticed that Angela had never been late before, she didn't seem the type and her nervous behaviour showed that. But for Bella, she was more scared about meeting him, the man she spent her whole life being in the dark about. And finally, that day arrived.

"Good afternoon girls." He mocked as he opened the door. Angela stood up straight, her eyes instantly falling to the ground as she looked embarrassed. Bella looked up to see a man with dark chocolate eyes, much like hers and curly brown hair. He was tall, adopting a slight moustache and a glare as he looked at Angela. "Why are you so late?"

Angela stuttered, failing to give a reason. Her cheeks began to redden, as she refused to look straight into the teacher's eyes. Bella gave her a concerned look as she took a deep breath and replied, "She was with me. I was lost and she helped me."

He nodded slowly, looking carefully at her. "And you are?"

"Bella D-" She stopped herself. "Bella Sommers. It's my first day here."

"Oh I see. Anyway, you two get in and sit down, I have some important announcements to make." They nodded and walked in to see a silent class all looking straight at Bella as she walked in. She sat down near the back whilst Angela sat in her usual place at the front.

Outside, Charlie Swan stood slightly bewildered at the girl who was in front of him a moment ago. "Bella Sommers. Sommers. She looks so much like her… surely it must only be a coincidence? Right? Yeah it must be. There's no way in hell than that girl is related to Renee." He thought before shaking the thought off and walking inside.

So that was the Prologue to "Behind Closed Doors"! Any thoughts? Please do review, I'd love to read them! Bella is slightly (or rather hugely) out of character but I think it's best for this story that she is how I write her as. Edward and the Cullens will appear in the next chapter or so but for now it'll focus on Bella for now. Just in case you ask, the speech in italics are their thoughts! Until next time, xoxo