I know it's kind of long for a first chapter but I couldn't stop typing! :)
Disclaimer: Stephanie Meyer owns it!
Bella
Late November
I walked into my new room; the walls were baby blue. I had a queen-sized bed with light green sheets and a view of the back yard, but you couldn't see anything because it was too dark. It was around 8 pm and I had to get ready to go to my new school tomorrow. My brother, Zach, and I have to go to the local high school, Forks high, which should be very small because this town only has a population of around three thousand people.
I walked over to my bed and found a piece of paper with a picture of a white truck on it. I gasped when I read what it said, "This is your home coming gift, a 'Ford F-150 King Ranch Pickup' with a 'THE BOSS' plow". I next looked over to my desk and found a brand new 'Mac Book Pro' on the desk right next to a set of car keys. I screamed when I saw the keys and went racing down the stairs. I slammed open the door to the garage and found two brand new pickup trucks; one for me, one for Zach.
I saw a white one and a black one and assumed the black one was for Zach. I heard the door being opened and I saw Charlie and Zach standing there. Zach was just staring at his new pickup truck. I noticed the two plows on the front of each pickup.
"Char-Dad why did you get us the plows? It never snows here!"
"Bella, it's late November and it's very slick and it could snow; it's just a safety precaution."
"Ok." I said.
I hopped in my new Pickup, picked up the plow, put my iPod in the doc on the stereo, hit the song '6 Minutes' and took off to nowhere.
"Yeah;
Six minutes, LFO your own;
I was at a party with my mind in the gutter;
She walked in behind me with a friend and her brother;
Stepped onto the dance floor shakin' her hips;
I thought I might bust when she licked her lips.
Sometimes I wish that I was someone like Brad Pitt;
She walked right over to me then said hey we should split;
Sometimes I wish that I had a girl that looked that fine;
Not thinkin' about forever;
Just 6 minutes of her time."
I was out in the country somewhere but I didn't care; I was just driving my new Pickup around. Suddenly, my cell started ringing; I'd gotten a text from Zach.
'Bells,
Use ur gps to get hom,
schl 2orrow g2g 2 slep.
Zach'
I looked up to the dashboard and sure enough there was a GPS there. I pushed home and turned around to start heading back.
"One minute and the earth begins to shake;
Two minutes and my heart begins to break;
Another minute and she makes me feel brand new;
That's just three minutes with you.
Four minutes and she's got my on my knees;
Five minutes and she's got me beggin' please;
Another minute and she's shows me something new;
I need six minutes with you.
Six minutes."
I pulled into our garage, put the plow down, walked inside and went upstairs. I peeked in Zach's room - he was watching TV - and he looked up at me.
"Why did Charlie get us the trucks?" I asked.
"I have no idea," He said.
"He shouldn't have got us the trucks - we don't need them," I said.
"I know, but what can we do about it now?" Zach asked.
"Nothing, I guess."
I walked into my room, grabbed some sweats and a tank top, put them on and climbed into my new bed. It was like I was sleeping on a cloud; I turned over to face my clock and found that it had an iPod dock too so I stuck my iPod in it. I soon fell asleep to this song:
"I can almost see it,
That dream I'm dreaming but;
There's a voice inside my head sayin,
You'll never reach it.
Every step I'm taking,
Every move I make feels,
Lost with no direction,
My faith is shaking but I,
Got to keep trying,
Got to keep my head held high"
"There's always going to be another mountain,
I'm always going to want to make it move,
Always going to be an uphill battle,
Sometimes I'm gonna to have to lose,
Ain't about how fast I get there,
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb"
"The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking,
Sometimes might knock me down but,
No I'm not breaking,
I may not know it,
But these are the moments that,
I'm going to remember most yeah,
Just got to keep going,
And I,
I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause"
***
BEEP - BEEP - BEEP - BEEP.
My hand fumbled around for the snooze button but Zach came rushing into my room, ran to my side of the bed and turned the volume up before I could find it.
"Get up sleepyhead, it's the first day of the new school for us!" He yelled as he ran out of the room. I got up, stretched and searched my closet, looking for something to wear. It looked pretty warm out so I picked summer clothes - a spaghetti strap tank top and a mini skirt. I walked downstairs to find my brother eating a pop tart. He was wearing a nice polo shirt with tan khaki shorts. I took a whiff of the air and realized something.
"Enough axe?" I asked.
"What, too much? Is it too strong?"
"Nah, but you'll have girls chasing after you. You that know that, right?"
He just shook his head; at my old school I was somewhat popular but mostly because my brother was. Girls just love him - he has a nice tan while I'm pale white; he has engaging blue eyes while I have boring chocolate eyes; Zach has mom's beautiful blond hair while I have wavy dull brown hair - we're complete opposites.
"Come on, Bells, let's get to school. Do you want to ride with me or do you want to drive by yourself?" He asked.
"I think I'll drive by myself." I walked into the garage, opened my truck door and slipped.
Stupid clumsiness.
I climbed in, lifted up the plow and pulled out of the garage.
When I arrived I pulled into a space and put the plow down, which scared a few kids. I grabbed my book bag and climbed out while Zach pulled his truck in right next to mine. I started to walk up to the office when I heard some comments from a bunch of kids.
"Look at the hot new boy," One girl said.
"Look at those trucks - what's with the snow blades?" One boy wondered.
"Look at the cute new girl," One boy said, and I gasped - how could someone think I was cute? I was nothing compared to my brother.
"Can I?" Zach asked.
"Fine," I said and he slid his arm around my shoulder. I would always be his fake 'girl' so all the other girls didn't run up to him and ask him out because they thought he was already 'taken' by me. We started this at our old school, once I was his 'girl' everyone stopped asking my brother out and he was happy which made me happy.
We walked into the office and grabbed our schedules, they must have thought we shouldn't be separated.
Bella's
Calculus Rm: 121
AP English Rm: 90
History Rm: 101
Lunch
Gym
Biology Rm: 98
Study Hall Rm: 90
Zach's
Calculus Rm: 121
AP English Rm: 90
Biology Rm: 98
Lunch
Gym
History Rm: 101
Study Hall Rm: 90
We had half an hour before school started so Zach and I walked hand and hand, to fool the stupid obsessive girls. We found our lockers, put our things in and headed for our first class, which is one of my best subjects - math. When we walked into the room there was about 15 minutes left before class would start so I just sat down and talked to Zach about things we could do in this Podunk town.
That's when a person came over and sat next to me. She had glasses and long black wavy hair and she was holding hands with a boy who was a tad shorter then her and had blond hair. It was kind of weird to be a junior and be surrounded by seniors.
"Umm, hi, I'm Angela, and I'm the only junior in this class, except for you," She stated - it was like she read my mind!
"Hi, I'm Ben," The blonde guy who seemed to be her boyfriend added.
"Hello, I'm Bella, and this is my brother Zach," I said, pointing at Zach.
Angela gasped, "You two aren't together are you? Because you're holding hands."
"NO! This is to trick the girls that like my brother. They think he's taken and they leave him alone." I said between giggles.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about me, I'm already taken." She said as she winked at Ben, and he had a big goofy grin on his face.
"Please don't tell anyone about the trick though, or he will be bombarded again," I said.
"No problem." Ben whispered as everyone else started to file into the classroom.
Everyone started filling up the classroom then the teacher took roll, using my full name. I hate my full name. When the class heard that Zach and I were related and together, everyone gasped and Ben and Angela giggled silently. We were doing a lesson today, so when the teacher was done explaining what we had to do he took Zach and I to his desk and looked through some papers.
"Ah-ha," He began, staring at the sheets, "So, I don't think you two should have to make up all the work for the first semester, so you won't get a grade for this lesson or the lessons you've already missed, and as for the test tomorrow, it will be excused." He told us.
"Thank you," Zach said. We both walked back to our desks and attempted the homework. We were both successful, we actually finished first out of the whole class, so I pulled out my book, deciding to read for a bit before the bell rang.
When the bell finally did ring it was time for AP English, of course Zach walked in the class with me hand in hand and when we got there the teacher pulled us out for something. Her board said her name was Mrs. Walker.
"So, you two are new here and need a way to earn the points that the others have already earned. I have a very good idea - you could each have a pen pal to write to, then show me the letters you wrote for points."
She then leaned in the door and called two names I didn't hear, and two kids that looked like twins walked over and stood next to us.
"Yes, Mrs. Walker?" The girl asked.
"Would you two be willing to become 'pen pals' of Zach and Bella so they can get points for the time they've missed? Of course, you'll get extra credit." Mrs. Walker asked.
"Sure," They both said.
"Okay. Bella, you'll be paired with Edward and Zach you'll be paired with Anna," Mrs. Walker said.
So their names were Edward and Anna!
So we went and sat back down to listen but it was too easy so I just kept reading my book. When the bell eventually rang signalizing the end of class I jumped up and stuffed my things into my bag.
"Bella, what class do you have next?" Edward asked as he popped up behind me. Startled, I stumbled backwards into his arms. He chuckled and stood me upright but I held onto his arm for balance.
"I have biology next," I squeaked.
"Same, would you mind me walking you to class?" Edward asked.
"Umm, I guess not, but I might trip a few times," I said.
"I'll always be there to catch you." He whispered in my ear, causing shivers to run down my back.
"Okay…" I said and we headed to biology. When I wasn't looking he slipped his hand into mine and I smiled. He seemed nice and charming.
When we finally reached the room, I had only tripped three times and every time Edward caught me. Edward sat down and I waited for the teacher to come and tell me what I had to make up for this class. When the teacher did come he told me I didn't have to make up anything and that I just had to do the work starting today.
"So Bella, the only spot open is next to Edward - I hope you don't mind," Mr. Rogers said.
"Nope," I said, popping the 'p'.
I sat down next to Edward and he smiled. Our table was way at the back of the classroom. Mr. Rogers announced we would be watching a movie so he popped the DVD on and switched the lights off. Edward scooted his chair closer to mine and I yawned and rested my head against his arm. I don't know why but I felt comforted by him, even though I had only known him for less than an hour.
The next thing I knew I felt someone shaking me. I opened my eyes to see Edward smiling at me, and then the lights flipped on and I closed my eyes again and yawned. I looked up and saw there were only two minutes left of class. Mr. Rogers said we could talk to our neighbors to pass the time.
"Umm, Bella, would you like to eat at my lunch table?" Edward asked me.
"Sure, but what about Zach?" I asked.
"He can sit with us too," Edward said as the bell rang and I slid out of my seat and headed towards the door.
I walked into the cafeteria and stepped into the line right behind Edward. He grabbed a tray, but when I reached for one he grabbed my hand and shook his head.
"I'm buying you lunch - it's my treat," He said.
"NO! I can buy my lunch, Edward, it's not right for you to have to buy for two people!"
He just smiled as he pulled my hand away from the stack of trays and moved down the line, grabbed two slices of pizza, two apples, two rolls, one little container full of grapes, and two bottles of water. I gasped at the price - $10.50. Usually it's only $2 or $3 dollars. He grabbed the tray and I followed him to a table with five people already there, one being Anna.
"Bella, this is Alice, my little sister." He pointed to a little girl with spiky hair.
"That's Emmett." He pointed to a big muscular guy.
"This is Jasper." He pointed to a blond, holding Alice's hand… couple!
"Holding on to Emmett's arm is Rosalie." Edward finished with another couple.
"You've already met Anna, so I don't have to introduce her."
I sat down next to Edward and he put a slice of pizza in front of me. I took a bite and grabbed my water. When I spotted Zach I waved him over to where we were, and he came walking over followed by many girls.
"Bella, where's your lunch?" Zach asked.
"Edward wouldn't let me buy one and insisted on buying it for me," I told him.
"You guys should have been in biology, Bella here decided to take a nap - on my arm. It was really cute…" Edward said and everyone cracked up.
I hid my face in my hands and then looked up. Everyone was in their own conversation. I looked at Edward; he was eating grapes. He looked at me and then held up a grape to my mouth and plopped it in. I looked over at Alice to see her smiling at me; I quickly diverted my eyes back to my food.
Then all of a sudden the bell rang and I grabbed my things and rushed off to gym, forgetting to say goodbye to Edward. I rushed to the locker rooms, quickly changed and raced upstairs.
***
When I finally reached the history room I found Edward and sat next to him. The teacher, of course, told me not to worry about making up the missed work, so I just listened for the whole class, just taking notes about Greece. When the bell finally rang, I was ready for the day to be over already.
Study hall wasn't long at all - just fifteen minutes - so I didn't do anything but talk to Zach and Angela, which passed the time quickly. I got Angela's phone number, and she told me we should go to the cinema this weekend. I told her we probably could.
When finally I got in my truck I felt so tired. I pulled out of the parking lot and took off towards home thinking about what I should write to Edward about. Then the perfect idea popped into my head. I pulled into my garage space right after Zach pulled into his. I jumped out of the truck and headed for my room to start typing the letter. I reached my room, powered up my computer, opened up word and started typing.
Dear Edward,
…
A/N
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