A/N: hello all! I'm Steph. I am a total fanfic addict! As many hours as I spend on fanfic, you'd think I'd write one… well here it is after much deliberation. Disclaimer… I never said I was any good at it. So enjoy and let me know what you think. Feel free to tell me what you'd like to see. J Peace
Disclaimer: I own nothing Twilight… it belongs solely to a one Mrs. Stephenie Meyer..sadly… even though we share the same name…
BPOV
My name is Isabella - Bella- Swan. Its my first day at Forks High School. I'm a new student starting my senior year with a bunch of teenagers who've know each other since they were in diapers. I moved here last week from Phoenix, Arizona. My life is pretty boring. My parents divorced when I was two. My mom took me to Arizona and I've stayed there ever since. My dad, Charlie, stayed in Forks, his home town. Which is where I am now, unfortunately. Mom got remarried to a baseball player named Phil. Those two lovebirds now travel the country for his sport. It being my senior year, I couldn't exactly bail out of school. So that's how I got to be sitting in my beat up 53' Chevy Charlie bought me for my birthday last week in the school parking lot. I was doing calming exercises my mom taught me. I have a horrible tendency to hyperventilate. With a slow, deep breath, I get out of my warm truck and I walk up to the door that read "Front Desk". Here goes nothing! I thought, slightly bitter.
I opened the door stepping into the warm space. It was around fifty degrees outside and the rain didn't help the freezing temperature. I was quickly greeted by a plump woman with frizzy brown hair.
"Hello dear!" she said cheerily, peering at me over her glasses. "You must be Isabella Swan!" I smiled slightly at her. She seemed very nice. I could only hope everyone here is as welcoming.
"I'm Mrs. Cope. I'll be here if you have any questions. Here is your schedule. You can pick up a ID card in library at some point today. I see you have study hall fifth period, so that'll be just fine. Make sure to give them your schedule though. Class starts in about ten minutes, but if you need time to look over your schedule. I'll be happy to write you a pass." she said handing me a pink slip of paper. I read it.
Forks High School
Period 1- AP Gov't/ MacroEconomics - Mr. Hunt
Period 2- Calculus - Ms. Glenns
Period 3- AP English Lit - Mrs. Tess
Lunch
Period 4 - Biology- Mr. Mellec
Period 5- Study Hall- Library
Period 6- Gym -Coach Clapp
I groaned internally. Calculus and government in the morning? Ick. I thanked Mrs. Cope assuring her that I could get to my first class on time. I'd rather not face showing up to class late and be looked at. If all goes as planned, I can just sit in the back of each class and be invisible. I walked the halls, looking straight ahead, pretending no one was staring at me. This place must not get new people very much. There must be a giant neon sign that said "Newbie" over my head or something. Conversations ceased the second I walked by. I wasn't dressed out of the norm. I was wearing my trusty Converse that I had just now broken in with dark blue jeans and a dark green cardigan. I have dark brown hair and boring brown eyes. I'm as pale as a ghost and have a slight build. I'm just the average teenage girl. I was caught up thinking about my clothes that I didn't notice colliding into another body until I was on my tush, my books flying out of my hands.
"Oh, sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going." I said, collecting my books.
"No, its cool. Here, let me help you." I looked up to see a blond haired boy with bright blue eyes smiling at me. He bent down picking up my schedule.
"Oh, so you're the new girl, right? Isabella Swan?" he asked.
"You know my name?" I asked slightly surprised and embarrassed all the same. The last thing I need is to make my klutziness know to the whole world.
"Yeah. The whole school has been talking about you coming here for weeks. Its safe to say you're a bit of a celebrity. I'm Mike by the way. Mike Newton."
"Celebrity?" I asked nervously. I guess my plans of being inconspicuous are out the window.
"Its okay" Mike reassured. "I was just kidding! Well, kind of…"
I let out a sigh of relief. Mike was real nice, kind of cute in that All- American way. The clean cut blond hair and pretty blue eyes along with the letterman jacket didn't really help convince me otherwise. After sharing my schedule, Mike graciously offered to escort me to first period.
Surprisingly, my day was going rather smooth. None of my teachers really made me get up in front of the class and introduce myself- thank God. I would've probably had heart palpitations. I was now in third period, English Lit. Mrs. Tess, a graceful, ageless woman- seriously, all white hair, yet barely a wrinkle on her, with knowledgeable blue eyes , was easily my most favorite teacher of the day.
We were reading Wuthering Heights, my favorite book of all time. The story of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, was unique and romantic, just as it was bitter and destructive. As I was discussing Heathcliff's tortured soul, Tyler Crowley, a jock who I quickly gained a dislike for, was placing bets on Mrs. Tess's age, apparently it's a mystery. The bell rung, sadly putting an end to the discussion.
"I can see you will be a nice addition to my class, Bella." Mrs. Tess told me as I collected by very much abused copy of Wuthering Heights.
"Thank you, Mrs. Tess." I said as I walked out to meet Mike. He'd been meeting me after my classes.
"So, I see you've become Mrs. Tess's favorite." Mike commented. "You know, she's like, immortal."
I looked at him like he's a nut job. "Seriously" he said, noticing my dubious expression. "She's all knowing. You ask her any history question and she'll answer it with exact dates."
I just laughed. We spent the rest of the walk to lunch discussing whether or not my lit teacher was immortal. Lunch was interesting. I met the people Mike hung out with. Jessica Stanley was a cheerleader, along with Lauren Mallory, who spent a great deal of lunch glaring at me. They both had a fake plastic feel to them. Angela Webber and her boyfriend, Ben, seemed very kind though. Angela was in my government class. She was quiet like me. Jessica and Lauren quickly filled me in on who was popular and who wasn't. There was a family, The Cullens, who were all popular. All of the guys were taken except one, but I didn't catch the name. From the tone of Jessica's voice, it seemed that she tried… and failed… to change that status.
An hour later, Mike and I were walking to biology. This was the one class we had together, apart from study hall, so he saved me the embarrassment of having to stutter out my name in front of the whole class.
"Hey, Mr. M. This is Bella Swan, our new student." Mike said before sitting down at his lab table.
"Thanks, Mike. Ms. Swan, Welcome. There's only one spot open, next to Mr. Cullen. Edward can you please raise your hand?" Mr. Mellec said.
I looked around the room for the one named Edward Cullen with the raised hand. I spotted him and let out a practically audible gasp. Edward Cullen was… gorgeous. There was no other words for him. He had piercing green eyes and a mop of untamed reddish- brown hair. He smiled at me as I moved to sit down next to him. But, me being me, that didn't happen so easily. I tripped on nothing and fell, nearly slamming into my stool. I closed my eyes expecting to fall face first, but was caught in a pair of strong arms.
"Whoa, there. Biology isn't really a subject worth falling over." I opened my eyes and stared into the beautiful face of Edward Cullen. His voice was smooth and velvety. I could listen to it all day. Edward set me up right and I sat down on my stool. I could hear the other students laughing. My face felt blazing hot, I knew my blush was out of control. I pulled my dark brown, wavy hair in front of my face, attempting to hide my utter humiliation, and tears that were starting to pool.
"Hey" Edward said gently. "Its okay. My first day here I walked right into a pole. Hurt like hell." I cracked a smile. Why was this beautiful boy cheering me up?
"Really?" I asked.
Edward smiled a crooked grin that was amazingly attractive. "No, but it got you to smile, didn't it?"
My insides immediately became goo. This guy is probably going to think I'm a freak. "Thank you. I'm just really uncoordinated. I should come with a warning sticker or something. Caution: may trip over nothing." My eyes opened, mortified. Oh, great. Now I'm just spewing word vomit. Edward laughed. It sounded like bells.
"You have a sense of humor. I like that." I internally squealed. Was he flirting? "So, how do you like Forks?" The rest of the class was spent talking about nothing to do with biology. Luckily, our class was doing a lab I'd done in Phoenix, so we were done in no time. I learned Edward was in my lit class. Apparently he was absent for a doctors appointment today and showed up during lunch. He also owned a Volvo that he loved. He is single (yah!) and on the football team, the quarterback. His brother, Emmett is a line backer. I would have learned more but, the damn bell rang. Mike came over to me, even more eager to help me than earlier. Somehow, after seeing and meeting Edward, Mike seemed average. I also didn't like the glares Mike was throwing at Edward.
"So, I'll see you later Edward. It was nice to talk to you." I said in parting.
"Yeah. I see you tomorrow at lunch." he said, smiling that panty dropping smile. I couldn't help but blush yet again. Edward chuckled, noticing my reaction.
As Mike and I headed towards the library I noticed he wasn't as cheerful as before. "So, you're sitting with Cullen tomorrow at lunch?" Mike asked. I detected a bitter note in his voice when he mentioned Edward's name.
"Yeah, he asked me to eat with him tomorrow." Mike just stayed silent.
We walked into the library. It was rather large. It reminded me of a regular public library. The bookshelves were tall, reaching six feet. The room was divided between the fiction and non fictions. Computers and work tables were set up near a door that said "tech room". The library was relatively empty. Only seven or eight people. The librarian, Mrs. Grey, printed me out an ID card and attached it to a lanyard to put around my neck.
I headed over to the computer area. I figured I could email Renee and tell her of my first day of school. The computer at Charlie's was slower than a slug covered in molasses. Mike went off to look for a book, I imagine he wasn't in the mood to talk to me after I talked to Edward. I was in the process of typing an email when I heard a door slam open and a scream. Multiple gunshots reverberated through the room.
"Alright, Fuckers. Move one inch and die!" The voice came from the other end of the room. I jumped up from my computer and darted towards the closest hiding spot, the tech room. The lights were off and I sat on the floor of the room. The servers hummed quietly behind my back. My breathing was shallow. My mind was in disbelief. Things like this only happened in movies, or in One Tree Hill.
The library was quiet. I heard rustling and the occasional whimper. I could hear other gunshots going off outside the library. My body became cold when I realized there was more than one killer. Footsteps approached the computer section. Then I heard voices.
"James, she's not in here. I swear." pleaded a voice that was familiar.
"Don't lie to me! I will fucking kill you!" The shooter, James, yelled. I could see James pointing a gun at his victim.
"Please. I haven't seen her today!" the voice trembled. I tried desperately not to cry. He was probably coming over here to make sure I was okay. Now he's going to get hurt. I only met him today and I wanted to scream out in emotional agony for him. This James person seemed crazed. His hands shook and anger marred his whole body.
"Not the answer I'm looking for, Fucker. See ya on the other side."
James pulled the trigger and a shot rang out, covering my silent scream.