Author's Note: It just came into my head one day, actually the sequel did… this is sorta like an extra for me. The story's not planned out at all, just really few of the details… hehehe. Good enough for you Lunar? I kept my promise, just not on time.
P.S. To those who already read this, I'm sorry I changed the storyline. I just scrapped the other one and tweaked most of the parts. I didn't really like it that much after rereading.
Disclaimer: Twilight doesn't belong to me, I just use it for fun.
Chapter 1 – The Plan
A long time ago, people believed in those who had special powers and immortality, they were also known as the undead. Apparently, they were afraid of the cross, the sun and garlic while blood lured them. But this wasn't true at all…these creatures weren't afraid of anything at all except for others of their kind. They were called vampires, the cross didn't faze them one bit and they would eat garlic if only it didn't taste so bad. The sun didn't burn them, they delighted in it, it was just that humans discovered them because of the diamond sparkles that they have. They were all super beautiful or super handsome…I'd bet that I would have fallen in love-
"Oof! Don't hit me, Ness!" I shrieked, "It's just a story, my very own modified, so much better story!" I started running out of the way of the throwing projectiles a.k.a. pillows.
"Tell me a better bedtime story next time then! And don't include yourself in it! It was supposed to calm me down from the jitters not ugh!" Nessie continued flinging pillows at random. For a 15-year old, she has pretty good aim; maybe she should become a military officer.
Everyone meet my cute, little sister, Reneesmee Carlie Swan, she's going to start her high school days tomorrow. I don't know what my parents were thinking naming her after themselves and then nicknaming her after the Loch Ness Monster. However I had a perfectly normal name, Isabella Marie Swan and nickname, Bella. Anyway, I'm currently 18 and am going to be in my senior year at Forks High School. My mom, Renee, divorced my dad when I was five but she still stayed at Forks, so there wasn't such a big fuss over Nessie and I. When she left for Arizona when I was 12, Nessie and I stayed with my dad since we didn't want to leave our friends. When mom left, it wasn't really a huge problem to Nessie and I since we had 7 years to get over it. Anyway Mom forgot about us easily, just handing us over to the babysitter while she went out. She wasn't a bad mom to us, just really irresponsible.
Twas the night before torture or school, whichever you prefer, when we had our last sleepover for summer...
"So where were we?" my best friend, Alice asked, "I believe that since you finished the bedtime story, we can go back to BOYS!" she squealed about her 3rd favorite topic, "Now how about Tyler, for you Bells, he's kinda cute plus he's sensitive, too," she teased.
"Ew," I grimaced, "What are you talking about? I've known him since we were in diapers and believe me, I didn't want to know that much." I winced
"I know but to be a fair judge, he does clean up well," Alice thought out loud, "but he can't compare to Mike at all."
Well Alice wasn't being fair at all, everyone knew that she was "in love" over Mike Newton, at least, for now. Tyler was in a teeny tiny way a bit cute, but there are a lot of cute guys in school like Mike. Mary Alice Brandon or Alice is my best friend. We were friends ever since elementary when she became my seatmate and introduced me to the world of fashion. I would never care about it as much as she does but Nessie got a lot of it from her. Don't tell anyone but Alice was Nessie's role model ever since she met her.
"How about you, Ness? Seen any cute guys lately? Does Seth Clearwater ring a bell or would you rather Riley Biers?" Alice went on to another victim mentioning both freshmen-now-sophomores Nessie likes, "Still suffering from a case of hero worship, little one?"
"Umm…" Renesmee, my darling sister, blushed heavily, "Please don't say a word of it to anyone, kay?" My great sister reduced to a speechless red tomato.
Her expression was too much for Alice, that she started laughing. I followed after a few seconds and we were both cracking up.
"Stop it! Enough!" Nessie was furious and embarrassed so she started throwing stuff, again. It was fine for Alice she has great reflexes, for me, not so much luck there.
This went on for the entire night until Dad finally told us to quiet down and sleep since there was still school the next day.
"Oh my gosh! I'm late!" I just woke up and saw that it was only a quarter to 8 and school was almost starting. I went down, just swiped some toast from the table and ran to my car. "Why didn't anyone wake me up?" I saw my answer in the form of a sticky note on my old, beat-up truck.
"Good morning sunshine! Renesmee didn't want to be late so I took the liberty of taking her to school since Your Highness wouldn't wake up yet, even after a minute of your alarm clock blaring. Asked Charlie to wake you up, didn't think he heard it though. Anyway don't be late!"
Alice
I gunned the car all the way to the speed limit and then a bit over that driving to school. I was seething because once again, I was going to be late. Mr. Varner is so going to kill me…
This has got to be the worst first day of school ever. I felt a chill in my back and I shivered a bit. The rain then started, drizzling quite slowly for a while.
It was raining hard already, no surprise there, but then it just had to be my good fortune to slip on the tiles when I ran to class. I didn't fall, no I didn't, someone caught me before that happened but when I looked at who caught me, I wished I just fell. My entire world, or at least in my mind, just got knocked over.
"Hello Edward," I greeted him mechanically, "Thanks for the help, please let go of my person now." I smiled awkwardly. What are you doing back here?
"Hello Bella," he replied softly still not letting go of me, "It's been a long time, two years, isn't it?" Finally he let go of me, "What has happened to you over the past few years?"
"Nothing special," I stalked out of the hallway and into my classroom not caring about my tardiness. I went to my seat and sat down after Mr. Varner had finally finished scolding me about the rules and regulations of the school. I didn't bother to listen, my mind was in shock.
"Ok then, class, we have a new student, actually he was here in your freshman year. Please come in now." Mr. Varner said, "Everyone, meet- "
"Edward, Edward Cullen. It's nice seeing all of you again." Edward said smiling a bit.
"Well, well" Mr. Varner was clearly flustered since he was interrupted, "Thank you for your introduction. I'm sure all of you already knew him before so no need for the rest. Edward, please sit beside " he looked around for an empty seat, "Ms. Mallory"
"Ok, that's all settled then. Now let's get back to our lesson. Calculus as what all of you already know…" Mr. Varner rattled on.
All I had in my head was one sentence, I kept repeating it over and over again like a prayer. Please let this be a nightmare. Please let this be a nightmare. Please let this be a nightmare.
The morning passed by in a haze for me. I didn't say anything to anyone and just didn't do anything to be noticed. It was really too bad that Alice and I weren't in the same classes. I would have already talked my feelings out to her. When it was finally lunch, I didn't stop and talk to anyone and almost ran to the cafeteria in my haste. I got to the table where Alice and I usually sat and then Renesmee appeared before I could even say a word to Alice.
"What are you doing here?" I asked her, "Shouldn't you be in your school?"
"Is there something wrong with your head today, sis?" Renesmee just raised her left eyebrow, "I'm a freshman now. I am in high school, but sure if you don't want me to sit here, I could always sit in that table." She pointed to the goths' table, "Oh! Everybody and the world hates me, I should just die!" She imitated fainting. Nessie always did have a dramatic flair inside her.
"Oh right, sorry. My brains are just addled because someone here didn't wake me up for school." I tried to joke.
"Hey, it wasn't my fault," Alice defended, "I clearly told your father to wake you up…maybe while he was in the bathroom?" she giggled, "Sorry Bells. Nessie, could you be a dear and get us some pizza?" Alice pointed to the really long line in front, "and with all the toppings, too, please."
"But that's a really long line and it's going to take a really long time."
"That's why you should hurry up. Chop chop, it's our privilege to bully you on your first day of high school." Alice ordered, "Besides, it's all your fault Bella was late today."
"Fine" Nessie walked away finally to the back of the line.
"So spill, what happened?" Alice rounded up on me, "It's because he's back, isn't it? I heard it from Mallory. I think he just arrived today, probably early morning, or else we would have known."
"Is is that obvious? Here I thought I was hiding it pretty well." I grimaced, "Renesmee didn't even notice."
"Well, she did. She just doesn't know how to handle these things so she left." She explained, "Are you okay? Did he say something to you? Did he? I'm going to hurt him!" Alice was up and ready to go.
"No, nothing like that, it was just bad memories and the shock of him being here again. I'm over him, I'm sure of it. Maybe I should get a new boyfriend?" I babbled. Not true at all, I still felt like crying, but I won't say that to Alice.
"Sure. Get that cute guy who's sitting over there. I bet he's the kid who arrived here yesterday, Jacob Black I think, considering our population in Forks it's a wonder not everyone knows who he is yet. He might be younger than us by a year but he is fine, do you see those muscles?" Alice started kidding around, "But Bells, just remember that I'm here to listen, kay?"
"Sure Lis, but seriously Jacob Black? Yes or no?" I asked almost grinning at her efforts. I knew there was a reason why I chose her to be my best friend.
"No. It should be me," a voice cut in, "C'mon Bella, why not for old time's sake?" Edward smiled.
"I don't believe she asked for your opinion. But now that you say it, maybe, she should go out with Jacob. He has an exceptional body, so why not?" Alice glared challengingly at him.
"It is so much better than pasty skin and malnutrition." I shot back finally able to speak. Beat that! I still feel like crying though, bucketfuls of tears. Maybe it just my imagination but I think that Edward actually looked like a human capable of feeling pain for a second there. But that expression in his eyes quickly disappeared.
"True, but is he suitable for you?" he gave me a quick look over that felt very insulting. Then he just walked away leaving me burning with a mix of hatred, sorrow and a big portion of pain. I mean he was very persuasive in those last few days and then he suddenly left me.
"Bella? Can I go kill him now?" Alice asked conversationally but her eyes were smoldering.
"Thanks for the offer but not now, not here, there're too many witnesses. Aside from the fact that I don't want you to go to jail, I want to be the one to personally neuter him." I replied but that wasn't going to happen of course. I already knew that hatred was first and foremost in my feelings, for now, but that would fade in awhile. I should know I learned from my experience after all.
"I hate him! I mean the nerve of him, I can't believe it! He came back as if nothing happened at all! And as if that wasn't enough, now he wants us to go back together when he was the one who ended things!" I ranted when I finally got home, "I HATE HIM! He's such a jerk!"
Then I remembered the way he looked again and how much he changed. "I don't want to hate him. It's not that I love him, I just don't want to get affected by him anymore. I don't want to have the sense of awareness of him whenever he's there!" I ended up wailing and crying a bit.
"I'm guessing you're referring to Edward Cullen. Come on sis, get over it. It happened two whole years ago and things have changed. What's more is that he's hotter than ever. If you don't want him, I'll take him. I'm sure he'd fall for the Swan family charm." Renesmee batted her eyelashes, "How do you do, sir? I'm Renesmee Carlie Swan, I might not be the Swan sister you were expecting but won't you take me instead?" she pouted to the imaginary figure she was talking to.
"Never ever fall for him, okay" I reasoned out to her, "He changed a lot during these two years and besides that he didn't even care about me in the end. I don't get him and his mind, it's like I never knew him at all before that." I was still sniffling.
"Of course, he's changed. It's been two years, and if his mind changed like that I'm sure he's going crazy. Wouldn't that be such sweet revenge?" Renesmee just looked on innocently.
I laughed even though my nose was still stuffy and my eyes were still red. My sister might not be very serious all the time, but she sure knew how to cheer me up. Alice wasn't there since she had to go work on something for the drama club. It was still the start of the year yet she already had a lot to do. They already decided since the summer to perform "The Taming of the Shrew" during the last week of August. Being the costume maker for the whole club must be tiring especially since she didn't want any assistants to "ruin" her hard work.
"Well our reunion might not be good but I guess it was nice to meet Edward again. He was my friend ever since before." I said truthfully, "I only hated him at the end of two years ago. Maybe we should try to patch things up?" I asked myself, I remembered that lunch time's argument, "Maybe not. I might get hurt again, but I need protection from him, preferably a guy, namely, Jacob Black. I really need to get over him this year, it didn't work out so well last year, did it?"
"Not at all, you totally ruined Eric's feelings about you with the mood swings and the PMS all the time." Renesmee smiled at my determination to finally get over Edward. "With him around, you could just have one look and try harder all the time."
"Operation: Protect Myself From Edward Cullen By Getting Myself a Boyfriend Like Jacob Black, starts now!" I said for the silliness of it all. Even if my heart was still cracking to pieces.
"Operation: PMFECBGMBLJB, if you put it in acronyms, why not, Operation: PMFE to shorten it even further, I can't memorize all of those letters." Renesmee answered with a straight face.
"Fine. Just stop ruining my operation names," I bantered back to her, smiling, "Operation: PMFE, commence!"
Author's Note: Not what I expected from myself but its good enough. Thank you for reading. Please review and comment.
P.S To those who already read this, I'm sorry I changed the storyline. I just scrapped the other one and tweaked most of the parts. I didn't really like it that much after a rereading.
