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All the other characters in this story are mine.

Warning, This story contains yaoi (malexmale) don't like it don't read. To all others I hope you enjoy and please review.

Chapter 1: The First Day

A new School....great just what I need at the worst time of my life. I sigh and hop out of my dodge pick up truck. It's cold. Stupid Washington why in hell did I have to move here? I grab my backpack and look up to see people staring at me. How will I ever survive this? I suck it up and walk across that parking lot to the front of the huge brick school building. I walk up to the front desk a young women who looks about in her 20s looks up at me then back at the papers on her desk.

"You must be Dakota" she says in a sweet voice.

I look at the floor annoyed I don't want to be at this stupid school in this stupid little town.

" I...am" I say quietly.

She ignores my tone and gathers up some papers and passes them to me.

"Your first class is science with Mr. Wright, walk down the hall, his classroom is the 12th on the left."

She goes back to work I shrug and continue on my way. Science...Hell I failed that at my other school. I slow up a little, with my head hung low not wanting to have to face a new teacher and new peers.

I open the door slowly, walk in and set my bag down next to one of the desks at the front of the room. Mr. Wright smiles at me and pulls me to the front of the class.

" Class this is Dakota Jones, I expect you to welcome him and treat him with respect."

He takes his hand off my shoulder, I walk over to my desk hearing a few negative complements from my classmates as I sit down.

" Okay class open to page 230 in your chemistry books."

I grab my backpack off the floor and look through it trying to find the right book. I pull out the book a pencil and a notebook and get to work. I get into the lesson trying to ignore the chatter about me.

Finally the bell rings, I slowly get up and gather my stuff, the class rushing to leave shoves me down. I sit there and wait for them to leave then stand back up. Life seems to just keep getting worse. I hold my bleeding left hand against my sweat shirt and try to leave the room, but am stopped by Mr. Wright.

"Dakota are you alright you took quite the fall?" he asks concerned.

I look back at him and put on a fake smile

"Yeah fine thanks"

I say then rush out of the room. I easily find my locker and put my bag in it, then look back at my hand. I take a spare t-shirt out of my bag and rip a piece off turning it into a bandage, not caring that I'll be late for my next class.

The First half of the day goes by quickly yet painfully, as I get weaker both physically and emotionally. I knew coming to school would be a bad idea yet my aunt made me come anyway. I get my lunch and sit at a table alone the way things have been going I don't think I'll have any friends. I eat my pizza in silence until, 2 boys and a girl come over and sit near me. The girl smiles at me.

" Hi, Dakota right?" She asks.

I nod not looking up at any of them.

" I'm Alice Cullen, and this is Jasper and Steve."

They wave at me to try to get my attention but I still ignore them. Alice punches me bruising my arm, I look at her, she is a nice looking girl, pale skinned, short brown hair, and bright amber eyes

"Dakota what happened to you hand?"

She picks up my hand and looks at my hand made bandage.

" It's nothing" I say not wanting to open up to anyone quite yet.

" Hey, I know it's NOT nothing, you should see the nurse. That bandage won't hold you for the rest of the day, that cut's bleeding badly."

She looks as if she really cares about me her eyes now black. I look away from her not thinking much of it and mumble. You should see the nurse it'll help you.. yeah right.. She doesn't even know me.

"Dakota... Dakota..You alright?" I snap out of my train of thought.

" Um yeah Fine".

How about they just go away. I look up and meet Steve's eyes my heart instantly starts to hurt, he looks so much like Jake, it brings all the pain back I can't stand it anymore and look away.

" Dakota I can tell something is wrong with you. You can tell us anything we won't tell anyone." Steve sets his hand on top of my good hand, I sigh unable to ignore him.

"Steve if it was to get loose...this thing thats bothering me…could kill me."

Tears come to my eyes I can't believe I am going to talk about his death in front of people I don't even know.

" Well, I can't tell you all of it but i'll tell you some... My parents don't understand me they sent me here to live with my aunt because they couldn't handle me... Some one I was really close to was killed in front of me... and I could have stopped it...if I had just gone home" I brake into tears.

" Dakota don't beat your self up over this. Just because you were close with this person doesn't mean you have to hate the world, we promise you are safe with us."

Steve smiles, Jasper and Alice nod in agreement. I get up, empty my tray then run into the bathroom and curl up under the sinks to cry alone.