Hey, I'm sorry i have edited the story again, but this is the last time, I promise. I've been smart about it this time around and got a wonderful woman called Fanpire95, to beta for me. I can't thank her enough!
I took a deep breath as I stepped out the car. In front of me was what will become my home from the next two years. La Push Academy. "Bella, are you sure about this?" Renee, my mother asked eyeing me cautiously.
"I'm sure mom. It's best for all of us and you know it." I sighed, reassuring her for what seemed like the 100th time. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Plus it's not like I won't keep in touch. I'll always have my phone and you can email me any time you want." I smiled.
"Well okay. Good luck, love." she smiled, hugging me tightly and kissing my cheek. I waved her goodbye and dragged my case to the building that had the large plaque above its door saying 'Welcome to La Push Academy'.
La Push Academy is a privileged boarding school on the former La Push Indian reservation in Washington. My father, Charlie Swan, was the police chief in Forks, the next town over, while my mother, Renee, was a ditzy film director, who apparently had a vision like no other. While I could have moved in with him, I finally had the chance to fulfil a childhood dream. I wasn't about to let this opportunity slip through my fingers. My parents divorced when I was 4 and my mother took me with her, but then she got remarried to James and soon after her career kicked off, so I knew I had to move. I didn't get along with James at all. He was one of those guys that thought just because he married my mother it automatically made him my dad, of which I constantly reminded him he wasn't and that my dad was Charlie. I did see Charlie every summer though, and that's why I choose LPA; I was away from my mother but close enough to see Charlie more, get to know him.
As I said, boarding school was something I had dreamed of when I was younger, but before Renee's career kicked off, there was no way we would have been able to afford it. I gave up the dream with the conclusion that it was the way for rich kids not me.
I took a deep breath and entered the administration office. Behind the reception desk, a pretty blonde woman was working at a fast speed on the high tech computer.
"Excuse me. I'm Isabella Swan and I'm a new student here."
She looked up at me, a huge, professional smile plastered across her pretty face
"Hello honey, I'll just get your papers." she smiled, walking to the bookshelf behind her picking up a number of forms "There you go. Here's your schedule, a map of the school and I need your signature here, here and here." she pointed to each point for me to sign. There was nothing I hated more than paper work. I smiled my thanks at her as I left the building through the door opposite the one I entered through. As I stepped out into the sun, I was shocked as the campus opened up in front of me. It was all modern and clean. There were a couple of lads throwing a football between them on the grass and some girls sunbathing by the fountain. The dormitory I was staying in was surprising easy to get to, the place had plenty of signs to direct you to where you were going. There were two dormitory buildings; one for the girls and another for the boys. The first one you came across was the Boy's and the Girl's was set slightly further into the campus.
As I stood before the building, my mind was overflowing with questions. What will my roommate be like? Will we get along? Will she be one of those psychopaths you see in the movies? I wasn't so much worried about making friends; I had always been a recluse. Grandma Swan always said I had an old soul, which I always found led to me not being able to connect with people my own age.
I shook my head and took a deep breath as I walked through the glass doors. The ground floor of the building was like a commons area. The girls that were staring and giggling were ignored as I walked over to the elevator, yes I said elevator. I pushed the button for the 3rd floor and found my way to room 133. My heart pounded in my chest as I stood outside my door. I could hear someone inside happily talking on what I assumed was a phone as I didn't hear anyone else in there. I open the door nervously as my roommate closed down her phone and smiled at me.
"Hi, you must be Isabella. I'm Alice Cullen." she smiled as she skipped over to me giving me a soft hug, as if she had known me most of her life. Alice was beautiful. She was short, really short, I would guess she was just less than 5ft with short black hair that was spiked in every direction. She looked so energetic, more than I've ever felt in my life
"Hi. Please call me Bella." I smiled back cautiously.
"I'm sorry, I'm sure you must be exhausted. I'll help you unpack." she said taking my bag heading to the room on the right.
"Its fine, I'm sure you have more important things to do on a Saturday afternoon."
"My boyfriend's at basketball practise and I remember my first day here. The sooner you unpack the better you will feel." she smiled as she helped me put my stuff away.
"I'm so pleased to have a roommate. At the start of the semester my roommate dropped out and I thought I would be without a roommate for the rest of the semester but last week I was informed you were joining us." She ranted, all without taking a breath.
The room was fantastic and beautifully decorated. As you walked into the room there was a bed against the back wall with a bedside table on the right. On the right hand side there was a pretty large wardrobe and a few shelves, and on the wall of the door there was a dressing table and TV. Alice then showed me the rest of our accommodations; it was an apartment with two bedrooms, a living area, and a bath room which we shared. "If you want to hang anything up in the living room or don't like anything you're more than welcome to take things down. I want this to feel like your home as much as it is mine."
"No it's fine Alice, this place looks great." I reassured her truthfully. It did look great.
"You know, I'm sure we are going to be great friends." I couldn't help but agree with her.
After I was all unpacked, we sat in the living room and were getting to know each other. She was telling me about her family, who were originally from Forks, when there was a knock at the door and a beautiful tall blonde walking in. She looked like she belongs on a catwalk or photo shoot, not a high school campus. My self-esteem took a massive hit.
"Speaking of family, Bella I would like you to meet my best friend Rosalie, who is my boyfriend's twin and my brother's girlfriend." Alice smiled.
Rosalie extended her perfectly manicured hand out to shake "It's nice to meet you Bella. Alice has been very excited about your arrival." she laughed.
"Rose is a senior and lives two doors down." Alice smiled. Doesn't she have a roommate? "And no she doesn't have a roommate, that's an upside to being a senior and she also needs privacy with Emmett." she must have read my mind.
"Now that you've teased me, how about we go get some food Ali? You're more than welcome to join us Bella."
"Great! Oh Bella you must join us, you have to meet Jasper and Emmett." Alice pretty much squealed
"Erm…sure why not." I smiled before following them out. I quickly discovered there was no cafeteria on campus but more of a variety of different restaurants and stalls selling different types of food and drink. The girls lead us to a place called Bennie's and outside two guys were waving at us, well Alice and Rosalie. The larger of the two had short, black hair while the other had longish blonde hair.
"Emmett, Jasper, this is Bella, my roommate." Alice grinned pointing to each individually.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, ma'am." Jasper said as he shook my hand.
"It's great to meet you." Emmett grinned while squeezing me in a bone crushing hug
"Need... air!" I managed to stutter, to which he put me down while laughing.
"Now what do you want to eat?" Emmett asked "Coach had us running laps in practise 'cause a certain someone was late. Again." The others sighed and the girls looked sympathetically at the boys, while I was completely clueless.
"What was his excuse this time?" Alice asked, with one perfectly shaped eyebrow raised.
"Oh apparently Wilson gave him yet another detention. I know Wilson detests him but 3 detentions in a week and one on a Saturday? I don't think so. He was probably off with some bimbo again." Jasper sighed shaking his head
"Speak of the devil," Rose said, glaring behind me. I turned around to see the most handsome guy I have ever seen. He was tall and built, but nothing like Emmett, with bronze tousled hair. On his arm was a beautiful strawberry blonde. I was brought out of my little world by shrieking from the girls at the table next to us.
"Can't those girls see that he is playing them?" Emmett scoffed.
"Oh they know, but they just want to brag about spending the night with THE Edward Cullen." Rose sneered. "They're idiots"
"The guy would be Edward, mine and Alice's brother and the girls that are freaking out are part of his fan club. The girl hanging off him is Tanya Denali, head cheerleader and biggest bitch going." Emmett said, noticing the confusion on my face.
"He's also captain of our basketball team." Jasper added.
"And the biggest player in the whole school." added Alice, her voice was laced with distaste. "He's dated the majority of the girls in this place and has a different girl hanging off him every time you turn around. What do those girls see in him?"
"Wait, that's a lot of information to take in. So, Edward is Emmett and Alice's brother, he's captain of the basketball team, and he pisses you all off when it comes to his dating habits and how he gets away with everything?" I asked and they all nodded. Okay, so I got that down.
We spent the rest of the evening eating and talking. They asked a bit about my childhood, like where I grew up, and I found the same out about them. It was a good night and I had a good feeling we would become friends.
But I couldn't stop my thoughts from wondering dangerously to the gorgeous Edward Cullen.