Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. Neither do I own my own magical finding device which finds things I have lost (keys, cell, homework, my mind), which I really need. Anyway, all credit to Stephanie Meyer.

This story won't always be in third person, I plan on doing it from first person point of view later on, I just think it'll make it better. And I swear it won't be this crappy. I'll be updating it over the summer a lot, just not that much until July. I'm crazily busy with Grad and other stuff.

Just a little Summary. So, this story is about the Twilight gang, at a retreat at camp. Inspired by my grade eight retreat, we went to a Tim Horten's Camp. It was cool, and awesomely Canadian, lol. Anyway, none of the Twilighters know each other, except for Carlisle and Esme who own the camp, and Rosalie and Edward are twins. They're gonna be at the camp for the whole summer, and the retreat is for troubled teens, or special teens. It's meant to help them deal with things or make more sense of things or just have a summer away from things. So yeah... Without further ado...

Chapter One: Are We There Yet? Cause All I Wanna Do is Die. And this Traffic is Killing Me

Bella Swan slumped in the annoying leather bus seat, taking out her sketchbook and hastily drawing quick lines, which formed into her mother's worried face. It matched the one staring at her from the other side of

the bus window. Renee Swan was watching her daughter with a frown, a creased forehead, and her new husband by her side. Scowling, Bella turned her body away from them, blocking their view.

"I'm not a sideshow act!" she wanted to scream at them, but settled for muttering a, "Take a picture, it'll last longer," under her breath.

Flipping the page angrily, she started a new one. Renee walking away from her. Bella was used to this. When she was younger, Renee had walked out on her and her dad, Charlie. Then she came and took Bella

only to abandon her there again. So when Renee took Bella again and introduced her to her new annoying husband, Phil, Bella had had enough. Normally, she was a good kid. A's in school. student council, shy artist. But

once Renee had ordered her back "home", Bella had done everything in her power to get back to Charlie. If that meant getting a tattoo on her back, staying out late, and getting in trouble lots, so be it. But now, Bella found

herself on a bus filled with "troubled" kids, going to some camp for the Summer to learn how to "fix things".

Frowning angrily, she flipped the page again and worked on a picture of her and her father.

"Hi there, mind if I sit down?" a chipper voice with a tad of Southern accent mixed in.

Bella looked up to see a petite figure in front of her, almost pixie-like. A very fashionable pixie. With name brands and a pretty face framed with an expensive looking cute haircut with streaks of dark red. How she

was a "troubled teen", Bella had no idea.

"Sure," she mumbled, "Why not?"

The pixie plopped down lightly, "I'm Mary-Alice."

"Bella," Bella replied carelessly, tucking a lock of her brown waves behind her ear.

"So Bella, what brings you to Camp Kill'em?" Mary-Alice asked in a drawl.

"Do you mean Camp Cullen?" Bella quirked an eyebrow.

"You're a newbie, huh?" Alice grinned cutely, taking out a nail file, "We call it Camp Kill'em cause the counsellors usually wanna kill us by the end."

"Oh," Bella said, "So you've been before?"

"Yep. My third year," Alice laughed at Bella's expression, "I'm here cause I'm materialistic. I've got other issues, but my main is my shopping."

"You're here because you shop? Really Mary-Alice?" she asked incredulously.

"Call me Alice. Among other things," Alice sighed, "Whatabout you?"

"Uh... Y'know, family stuff," Bella waved her hand vaguely.

"Ah, that's smart," Alice nodded her head.

"What?" Bella asked.

"Not telling a stranger your weaknesses or issues," Alice smiled, "I used to do that, but I'm a regular, so I'm past caring," she shrugged.

"Sorry, I"- Bella said, genuinely feeling badly.

"Don't worry Bella," Alice smiled reassuringly, "I get it. When you're ready, you'll tell me, right?"

"I will. Promise," Bella smiled.

"Ugh," Alice rolled her eyes, "See that lady texting a mile a minute? She's here to see me off."

"Oh, is that your sister?" Bella asked, looking at the blonde tapping away on her blackberry.

"No, my new 'mommy'," Alice made air quotes.

"Oh! Sorry, I"-

"Bella," Alice let out a small chuckle, "Don't worry about offending me. Seriously, you're too sweet. It's okay, my dad and me... We don't agree on things. Let's just say that."

"Still. Sorry," Bella sighed.

Before they could say anything more, a tall blond boy interrupted them.

"How ya been Tink?"

"Jasper?" Alice screeched happily, leaping up into his arms.

"Didya lose my number or what?" he asked jokingly, setting the girl back down on the bus floor.

"Well the Jasper I knew two years ago was a scrawny boy who picked on me! I like this one better," Alice smiled coyly, looking up at him from under her lashes.

"You are a vixen Alice Brandon," Jasper shook his head.

"And you are an idiot Jasper Hale," she replied happily.

"And I am a remarkable, lovable, perfect god!" a tall, buff guy bellowed.

"Emmett!" they both howled, running over and hugging him on either side.

"Nice to see ya munchkins," the boy laughed, his blue eyes sparkling.

"What're you doing back you maniac?" Jasper pulled away, and Alice followed.

"Well," Emmett pulled a hand through his brown curls, "Uh, me and my brother got in a little bit of trouble, so it was this or more time in Juvie."

Bella's jaw dropped, "You went to jail?"

The three burst into laughter.

"We all have," Jasper said.

"And who is this startlingly normal person?" Emmett asked Alice.

"This is Bella, she's never broken a law," Alice stated

"Hey!" Bella protested, "I've, um, J-Walked!"

This brought another loud round of laughter, where Emmett actually had to wipe his eyes from laughing.

"Doesn't count darlin'," Jasper's own Southern drawl slipped out a bit.

"Fine," Bella slumped against her seat once again, crossing her arms around her chest.

"Don't worry Belly Button," Emmett patted her head, "You're just special. After all, you're probably the only one on this bus other than the bus driver who hasn't."

"Yeah, there isn't a lot of newbies this year, huh?" Jasper observed, "Other than our Bella."

"Well I see the Backstreet Boys are up there, and the Spice Girls, oh! And there's the Mini Pop Kids," Alice listed them off.

"What?" Bella asked confused.

"Those are the regulars," Emmett explained, "The Backstreet Boys, see those buff, tanned guys up there?"

"Emmett used to hang with them, but they got in this huge fight, so now they can't come on Emmett and my turf, and we can't go on theirs," Jasper said quickley.

Emmett shot him a tight lipped frown, before continuing, "That's Sam, their leader, Jacob, Paul, Jared, Quil, and Embry."

"Watch out for them," Alice rolled her eyes, "They're stupid, and buff."

"They're the Spice Girls Jessica, Lauren, Leah, and Angela, the only sweet one," Jasper pointed out the group of tall, beautiful, intimidating girls.

"And the mini pops are Seth, Nessie, Jane, Alec, Caius, and Marcus," Alice chirped, "They're the youngest, but don't let that fool you."

"I think I got it," Bella nodded, mentally recording it.

"So why does a normal gal like you have to go to Kill'em?" Emmett asked me friendly.

"Uh, I"- Bella tried to come up with a polite excuse, but was saved by the scene that had escalated without the group noticing.

"What the fuck retard, watch where you walk, would you?" one of the Backstreet Boys, the one with the longest hair, was glaring at a blonde haired girl.

Bella rolled her eyes. Bullies were the worst.

"Why don't you watch it asshole? She tripped, it was an accident," a bronze haired boy defended the blonde.

Bella frowned angrily; she hated it when people got mad over klutziness. She was a klutz herself. She was liking this guy less and less. No wonder Emmett and Jasper had fought with them.

"Why don't you watch what you're saying Masen, I don't think you want me as an enemy," the tan boy glared.

"Why is that Black?" the boy retorted.

"Don't start with me Freak," the tan boy gave him a shove that sent him stumbling into the blonde girl behind him.

He was about to shove back but stopped when he noticed the tall brunette in front of him. Confused, he stopped. Alice, Jasper, and Emmett gawked from their seats, wondering what the Hell Bella was doing.

"Move aside new kid, you don't know what you're getting yourself into," Black growled.

"Oh don't I?" Bella said cockily, "I know a bully when I see one."

"And what are you gonna do about it?"

"The question is what are you gonna do? Hit a girl?" she asked doubtfully.

"She's got a point Jake," one of the others said, "Just forget about it."

"Fine," Jake said curtly, "But this isn't over- What's your name?"

"Swan," Bella said stonily, "Bella Swan."

Emmett snickered, "She sounded all James Bond there"-

Alice elbowed him sharply, "Shut up Emmett."

"Ow," Emmett hissed.

"Fine. Watch your back Swan," he hissed, sitting back down.

Bella turned to face the two people behind her, "Hey, I'm Be"-

"We could've handled that by ourselves," the formerly silent blonde said snobbily.

"Sorry," Bella frowned, "I just"-

"I don't care what you just. We're fine on our own," the girl said stiffly, "Come on Edward," she said to the boy.

They walked off to the back of the bus, passing a shocked Emmett, Alice, and Jasper on the way.

Bella stumbled numbly back to her seat and plopped down, "Did that just happen?" she asked dazedly.

"Uh, I can't believe it, but yeah, it did," Alice said.

"I guess I should've minded my own business. I mean, what was I expecting? That was totally rude of me, I don't know what I was thinki"- Bella rambled, her head hung low.

"No way, Bells. That was kick-ass, what you did back there," Emmett shook his head, "They were the ones out of line, I mean, who do they think they are? You totally saved their asses and they snubbed you! They didn't even say thank you!"

"Way out of order," Jasper nodded, "They're newbies too. I've never seen them here before."

"They did that AND they're newbies? They deserve to be punished. A plan is already forming in my mind," Alice said, closing her eyes, "And it'll work out well. I can see it."

"Alice knows the future after all," Emmett winked at me.

"No Alice, don't do anything mean to them, " Bella pleaded, "They're already having a tough time. The last thing they need is this."

"Nobody's mean to my bestie and gets away with it," Alice said darkly, before replacing it with a Stepford-Wife cheery smile, "Okay Bella, you won't HEAR about it again."

"Okay," Bella nodded contentedly, missing Jasper and Emmett exchange a look.

"So..." Jasper searched his head frantically for a new topic, "Anybody do anything interesting lately?"

"I stole five purses last week," Alice stated proudly.

"Pft, that's nothing," Emmett said with a wave of his hand, "I stole ten cars last week."

Bella, mouth still hanging open from Alice's statement, looked to Jasper waiting for him to outdo the others.

"I got taken in for swindling money outta people," he said monotone, "Again."

They all looked to their tall new companion, who was biting her lip.

"Are you scared of us now Bella?" Alice asked chirpily, trying not to let her worry colour her tone.

"No," Bella said reassuringly, "I'm trying to think of the baddest thing I've done..."

Emmett laughed, "What could you do? You're about as bad-ass as Elmo. And we're not talking the creepy Tickle Me Elmo who says he'll kill you, we're talking the cheery Elmo that sings and dances. Hold up, does Elmo dance?"

"I've... gotten all Ds on my report card," Bella stated proudly.

"That's cute Bells," Emmett patted her head.

She glared, "And... I snuck out."

"Whoa!" Jasper snickered.

"I've... I..." Bella trailed off, her forehead creasing.

"It's okay B," Alice laughed, "It's a good thing you aren't bad. It's refreshing to have someone who isn't around here."

"I guess," Bella sighed, feeling better.

"So anyway, I'm hoping we get into a good cabin," Alice rubbed her tiny hands together.

Bella felt like a giant compared to the tiny pixie behind her.

"There's cabins? Like, log cabins?" Bella asked curiously.

"No, they're really fancy," Alice reassured me, "More like dorm rooms. There's four buildings, with two floors each. The girls sleep on top, the boys down low."

"Or sometimes we'll sneak out and hang in the common rooms if our supervisors are heavy sleepers," Jasper winked.

"Whoa," Bella grinned, "So other than sleep, what can I expect?"

"Therapy, swimming, therapy, arts and crafts, therapy, sports, therapy, and oh, did I say therapy?" Emmett asked.

"Oh God," Bella moaned, "If I hear one more therapist"-

"It's okay," Jasper said, "Esme and Carlisle are the therapists, and they're okay. Plus, it's mostly group therapy, and the one on one therapy is really spread out."

"I guess," Bella said uncertainly, settling back in to the vinyl bus seat and opening her sketch pad.

"Dude!" Emmett crooned, "That's killer!" he snatched the book out of Bella's grasp to show Alice and Jasper.

"Bella you're amazing!" Alice gasped, "Draw me next! Draw me!"

"It's nothing Alice," Bella waved it off, "I really can't do portraits."

"But"-

"Can't do anything," Bella's sharp, softly bitter comment made everyone shut up, and Emmett give the book back.

"Well I didn't know we had an artist in our group, that's all," he said lightly.

"How long is the drive?" Bella asked, eager to change the subject.

"Long," Jasper rolled his eyes, "Traffic and all. It sucks."

"God," Bella frowned.

The four chattered for a while, laughing and talking, Bella looking once at the twins only to have the blonde glare at her, Alice leaning closer to Jasper, Jasper casually not noticing, Emmett squirming.

But when they reached the two hour mark, the teens were tired. And bored. Emmett was snoring up a storm beside Bella, and Jasper and Alice were contentedly listening to an iPod.

Sighing, Bella opened the sketchbook and lazily began to work. Her hand moved around the paper until suddenly a house very familiar to her was staring back at her. Tears filled her eyes, and her pencil broke. She swallowed and held the tip up to her face. She had been pressing down so hard she had broken it.

Attempting to hide the sob that escaped her, she coughed loudly, and then set the pencil down. Her eyes, feeling someone else's watching her, flashed up to find Jacob staring at her. She frowned, expecting him to look away, give her the finger or something, but he did the opposite. He gave her a wolfish grin, free from any sheepishness, and she was sure he laughed as her face turned pink.

She quickly looked away, and folded her book closed, putting it away. Deciding to take a page from Emmett's book, she snuggled down into her seat until she was sure that Jacob couldn't see her anymore and closed her eyes.

Stupid traffic, she thought to herself.

"Bella!" Alice sang.

"What?" her friend replied lazily.

"We're here!"

"What?" Bella sat up quickly, holding her head as the vertigo hit her.

"You were asleep for five hours my friend," Jasper informed her.

"Well let's get off this thing!" Bella scrambled to stand, only to realize that the bus was already empty except for her, Alice, and Jasper.

"Where's Emmett?" she asked.

"He's helping the others unload the back of the bus," Alice explained.

"Oh," Bella nodded, quickly walking down the bus aisle and down the stairs until her feet hit the gravel.

She looked up first to the sky, to realize it was dusk, and the sun was almost finished setting. Her eyes then scanned the pretty buildings, which she assumed were the dorms. They had balconies with stairs going down, and wraparound porches. Then she took in what had to be the cafeteria building and green grass as far as she could see, along with a thick forest.

"Welcome to Camp Cullen!" a warm voice greeted her, "I'm Esme, what's your name?"

Bella's head turned to see a petite figure with caramel hair holding a clipboard.

"Um, I'm Bella," she said shyly.

"It's very nice to meet you Bella," she hugged her, "I hope you'll have a good summer."

Taken aback, Bella hugged her back, taking in the warmth and the smell of vanilla.

"Esme!" she heard Alice and chorus, running over to hug either side of the petite woman.

Bella stood back and watched in disbelief as Emmett joined in, and they all started talking as if they were old friends.

"They're close," a man explained.

Bella looked up to see a man in his thirties, with blond hair looking at her.

"I'm Carlisle," he grinned, holding out a hand.

"Bella," she replied sweetly, shaking his.

"Nice to meet you," he replied.

He was going to say more, when the three stopped hugging Esme to run over and tackle Carlisle.

Bella stood still, and Jacob Black passed her, smiling. As did Rosalie, scowling, and Edward, not even looking at her.

She exhaled eagerly, stretching in an attempt to shake off the sleep.

No Rennee and Phil, new friends, new enemy, new love interest, she thought to herself, Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore...

A/N: So...? I know it kinda sucked, but beginnings always do, right? I swear it'll be better as I go along, and it'll get way more interesting, so stay tuned! And Jacob won't end up with Bella. Sorry, that's just not my preference. So review and let me know what you thought, what I could improve, blabbity blah blah!

Xoxo,

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