A.N. Hey guys, I'm back with a new sort of short story. I hope you enjoy it!
Btw, rated M for violence, adult issues and domestic violence a little, I guess. Btw, I incorporated a lot of ideas form my favourite shows and dramas (GTO) into this one so don't be surprised if something pops up. Hope you don't notice it though, or it might ruin it for you. Anyway enjoy!
Bella and Angela walked together through the halls of La Push High.
Angela talked.
Bella listened.
It had always been that way with them.
But then her voice trailed off as she caught sight of something; a large smile broke out on her face as she saw Paul, standing alone.
He was usually with his best friend Jared, but he was never around these days.
Angela was tugged towards him like there was an invisible string pulling her; Bella smiled and shook her head.
Angela looked back over at her and gestured for her to join them when she had finally managed to detach her mouth from Paul's.
Bella laughed this time and hiked her bag up higher on her shoulders before making her way towards them; but of course, she stumbled and fell.
Because it was a very Bella thing to do.
Her eyes squeezed shut as she braced herself for the impact….
But it never came.
Bella's eyes opened very slowly and she peered up into beautiful dark brown, almost black eyes.
His tanned lips stretched into a smirk as he set her down on her feet.
She blushed and looked away before bending down and gathering the things that had fallen out of her bag.
He helped her with the rest but she was yet to look at him for a second time.
"Thanks Embry." She said clearly.
He lifted her face to his and flashed her another sexy smile before walking away.
Bella shook her head and tried to get her heart rate regulated again.
She wasn't into him….
But she could see herself being into him someday.
But not today.
But he was gorgeous.
And he smelled gorgeous.
This encounter had almost made her regret rejecting him all those times when he had asked her out.
Almost.
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"So Bella, wanna hang out with us after school today? We're goin' to the movies." Angela offered before taking another bite of her sandwich. Paul slung his arm around her shoulder and pulled her onto his lap while she ate.
Angela turned to him with a curiosity in her eyes.
"You're really warm. Are you feeling okay?" She sounded worried.
"I'm fine." He replied.
Bella nibbled on her apple and stared at them from her side of the lunch table.
She realised that Angela had forgotten all about the question she had just asked.
Is that how love works? She wondered.
Bella had never really loved someone of the opposite sex before, not even a crush.
She doubted that she ever would.
Soon lunch was over and it was time for their third class.
As usual, Bella took notes that she would never need in order to occupy her fingers.
She already knew the material.
How could she not?
She was just made that way.
Made to just know things. Calculate things. Explain things.
It was in her nature.
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"We'll see you tomorrow, Bella." Angela said as she pulled Paul away from her best friend; he looked down at her, curiously.
"See you tomorrow." Bella replied quietly; she waited until they had disappeared in Paul's blue truck before walking back into school; as usual, she sat in the library and read some educational books until the car arrived to pick her up at five.
It was a precaution; she didn't want to risk anyone from school seeing her in the sparkling black Mercedes, the newest model of course, with blacked out windows and an equally prestigious driver to match.
"Miss Swan." Jeffrey greeted as he held open the car door, his crisp suit creasing slightly as he bent forward in respect for her, waiting for her to get in.
Bella exhaled in both relief and irritation as she looked all around, making sure no one was watching.
They weren't.
"Thanks Jeffrey."
He nodded to her, shut her door and they began the journey.
Bella leaned against the window and watched as the reservation became nothing in the distance; she relaxed a little then.
Another day and she was free.
No one had seen her.
It was very important to Bella, keeping her private life a secret.
She didn't want the other Quileutes at school to think of her as different to the rest of them.
Humans were cruel, and different is never really accepted.
You are now entering Forks.
The sign flashed before her eyes and she began to think about how she had even ended up in the tribal school.
Her mom had been totally against it, she had wanted Bella to skip high school and go straight to Yale.
She had been accepted there.
But Bella was stubborn that one time.
And she did something that she had never done before.
"I wanna go to school on the reservation. I'm half Quileute… you know that."
She had spoken for herself and it worked.
Her mother wondered why she'd want to go to that, as she so plainly put it,
"poor, dirty place."
Bella had just gritted her teeth in silence.
"Miss Swan." Jeffrey spoke a little louder this time.
She jumped as her name was called, "huh?"
"We have arrived."
"Oh… right."
Bella walked into the unnecessarily large mansion, shutting the door firmly behind her.
Her converse squeaked against the shiny marble floors.
As usual, she met her mother with her face stuck in one of the five computers in the lounge.
Well, it couldn't really be called a lounge; there were no couches, or televisions or anything 'homely' at all.
Instead, there were five computers and various machines that her mother and four other women used for their business.
When Bella's mother had finally noticed that she had arrived home, there was no kind smile or friendly greeting- only an order.
"Well, don't just stand there Bella. Come over and get to work."
Bella swallowed back tears.
"Sure mom."
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It was eleven P.M. and Bella was finally finished working; her eyes were red as she finished off her meal. Whole-wheat pasta, flaxseeds and tuna. Blueberries for desert.
Her mom never really let her eat anything else but so called 'brain food' made by their live-in chef.
"Hey mom." Bella called as she stopped on the stairs on her way to her bedroom.
"What is it Bella?" She answered without looking at her daughter; her hard green eyes focused on the screen in front of her.
"I don't want the car to take me to and from school anymore. I wanna take the bus…. Or a taxi."
She said quietly.
And then her mother laughed at her.
"Don't be silly, Bella. What if something happened to you?"
For a second there, it seemed as if she cared… just for a second.
And then Bella realised that what she really meant was,
"what if something happened to you? Then how would I become richer? Who would I have to show off to all my other rich friends and business partners? Where else am I gonna find a daughter with an IQ of 200?"
"I don't want to go in the car anymore, mom." Bella answered firmly but still quietly.
"Fine! Whatever you want… now go upstairs, you're bothering me."
It was a bitter victory but a victory nonetheless.
Holy Money bags Batman!
Ok guys, that was the first chapter.
Sorry if it was a little confusing or boring, just wanted to introduce the four main characters.
Character pics on my page