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This is my first fan fict so be gentle. Please R&R so I can know what I need to do for my next chapter.
Bella is moved to Forks because her mother thinks that she would be better off living with her father, the police officer. She has a wild streak that gets her into trouble. She is use to being in control of every situation she is in but that could all change with Edward. Will meeting him tame the wild side in her? Can she handle someone else being in control of things?
Canon couples, BellaOOC and really I think Edward will be a bit OOC too
My room was the same, it was always the same. Charlie never changed anything. The only thing he did do was put the computer in and get me a bedspread that was not covered in childish things. I unpacked in silence, listening to Charlie move around in the hall and then I heard him go down stairs. He was trying to give me my space and I was glad.
Mom sent me to Forks because I was becoming too much of a handful for her. She thought that maybe living with a police officer would make things better for me. I hated to tell her this but it would just require me to be more creative with my ideas. Laughing at that thought I went to look out the window. It hated the rain and this place was just one big rain cloud after another.
I grumbled to myself about the weather and spent the rest of the night unpacking my suitcases. I had brought almost every piece of clothing I owned, I didn't care if it was cold here. I had worked hard to get all the clothing I had, baby sitting and what not, and I was not about to leave it all to sit in Phoenix and rot.
The follow morning I was up and ready for school by 7:30. Charlie has said something about school starting at 8:15 and I figured if I was going to get a ride from him I would need to leave early enough that he could drop me off a block or so away so no one would see me in his cruiser. I was grabbing my back pack when I heard the rumbling outside. I ran down the stairs and outside to see Charlie pulling into the driveway in a large, beat up old Chevy truck.
He climbed out of the truck and threw the keys at me. Catching them mid flight I looked at him, confused, "What is going on Charlie?" I could not bring myself to call him dad, but he didn't mind me calling him Charlie. He gave me a small smile that never really reached his eyes, "I figured you did not want to be seen in my cruiser so I got you the truck. It is not much to look at but it will get you where you need to go."
He didn't say anything else, just climbed into his cruiser and was gone. I just stood there, looking at the truck. He was right, it was not much to look at but it was still more then I had expected. Sighing softly I opened the driver side door and threw in my back pack. I finally looked down at what I was wearing, something very conservative for me. The jeans were low cut but were not painted on for once and the top was low cut but still looked modest.
When I pulled up in front of the school I could see that I was not going to fit in, that made me smile. Yes, I like being the center of attention. I pulled into an open spot and climbed out of the truck. I slipped my ipod into the back pocket of my jeans, slipping the ear buds in as I headed past groups of students. I could feel the eyes on me and I just smirked. Some things were just too easy.
As I entered my first class, all eyes were on me. The teacher just looked at the slip I handed him and then pointed to an empty desk. Who knew what they had been expecting but I was not it.
As I sat down the guy next to me spoke up, "So, I am guessing you are Isabella Swan. I am Mike, Mike Newton." I looked at him. He had that down home boy charm but I was not into that kind of guy. I just looked away from him.
Apparently ignoring Mike was not enough to get him off your back though. He followed me around all morning, and a couple of his friends joined. I was surrounded by guys before lunch; that was a new record for me. The other guys, I think one was named Eric and the other Tyler, all seemed just as interested in me as Mike was. Though, I could take one look in their eyes and know that they were really only there because they wanted a piece of the new girl.
By lunch I was already bored with them all and only briefly stayed in the cafeteria. I was there long enough to see the five most beautiful people walk in. The girls were like perfect dolls, features having been chiseled. (Secretly I am an art lover.) The guys were just as a perfect. The big guy seemed to be with the blond girl and the nervous looking one was with the pixie. I call her that because that is the first word I thought of when I saw her.
I was just about to turn and leave when he walked in, not too far behind them. I bit my lip and grinned as I looked him over. Maybe forks was not going to be to horribly bad. As I stared, yes I know it is polite to not stare but I didn't give a shit. He was hot and I wanted to appreciate him. His eyes briefly locked with mine and he glared at me. I grinned more; the angry bad boys always were the best to break.
I spent the rest of lunch avoiding Mike, Tyler and Eric. They hovered like flies and the girls were starting to glare at me. It was not my fault I looked good, and really it was not my fault they liked what they saw. I ignored them anyway, the little mousey girls in Forks could have them. I knew what I wanted, even if he was playing hard to get.
After lunch I headed to biology. I walked into the room and there he was, sitting in the room. When I handed my slip to the teacher he smiled and told me to take a seat next to Mr. Cullen, the only seat available. So his last name was Cullen, that was a start. I slid onto the stool next to him and smiled at him, yes I was out right flirting. Sadly he was not taking the bait.
When class was ending I shifted toward him more, taking the brief moment to talk to him, "So, I am Bella. The new girl." He looked at me briefly, glared and grabbed his books. He was out the door as quickly as I had ever seen anyone move. I sighed softly and plotted all the way to gym. He was going to be a tough cookie to break.
I didn't have to dress for gym that first day. So I sat in the bleachers and thought more about what I was going to have to do to get his attention. I knew his last name was Cullen. That was not a name you heard every day so maybe I could use Charlie to get information. I was broken from my thoughts when I had to suddenly catch a volley ball flying at my head. With the ball in my hands I looked at the girl who had hit it toward me. Her name was Jessica and I think that if looks could kill I would have been dead.
"Sorry, new girl. I didn't mean to hit it that hard." I glared at her, throwing the ball back to them, "Yeah, well, good thing I know how to catch balls." I heard the snickers coming from the other girls and I looked at each one, I hated little chatty girls.
Gym was my last class of the day and as I was heading toward the parking lot I went back to plotting what I was going to do to get the attention of one Mr. Cullen. As I stepped into the parking lot I saw him, standing next to his silver car. I grinned at him, before he looked away. Just as I was getting closer to the truck I "accidently" dropped my keys and made sure he was looking when I bent over to get them. It wasn't much but it was a start in the right direction. Sadly though, it also got the attention of Mike.
I sighed as he walked up to me. I rolled my eyes as he started to talk and ignored him. I think he was saying something about going to some beach that weekend. I remembered that there was a beach on the Indian reservation near Forks and I figured that was what he was talking about. I looked back toward the silver car, seeing it was now gone.
I sighed again and looked at Mike, "What? You want me to go to the beach with you and all your friends?" He nodded excitedly and I thought about this, I could use Mike to make ol' Cullen-boy jealous. I grumbled about people who make things too hard and gave Mike a weak smile, "Alright, but I want it clear you and I are just friends. I have enough of the girls trying to kill me volleyballs."
When I got home, Charlie was still working so I made something quick to eat and ran upstairs to get homework done. I was not stupid, to get ahead in the world one needed to be smart. I liked attention but I planned to go to college and that required good grades. I was just finishing up the last of my homework when I heard Charlie pulling up in front of the house. I frowned, having liked the quiet house. He didn't call up to me or anything when he walked in so I just finished up what I had left and went down stairs.
"Hey, I had a sandwich. There is not much in the kitchen. Do you want me to go to the store tomorrow and get some things?"
Charlie just looked at me and nodded as he made himself a sandwich. I sighed softly and grabbed my truck keys and my jacket, heading out the front door. He didn't even ask where I was going, I am sure if I did anything and got caught he would know about it before I even went to bed that night. I drove around for a bit and ended up stopping near a hiking path. I grabbed the flashlight that was in the glove box, cops for fathers means your car is equipped for everything.
The sun was still up but it was setting as I started on the path. I walked for a while and stopped when I came to a fallen tree. I sat on it and looked around as the sun set. The colors in the sky made the area pretty. See, secret art fan. I would never admit that to anyone though, sluts and teases are not suppose to be smart and like refined things. I liked having everyone fooled.
Sadly, the reputation I had back in Phoenix was falling me here and it was not something I was proud of. What was even worse was that I was not a slut, every guy who said I had been with them was a liar. I was still a virgin and had planned to stay that way. Being a flirt and tease did not require me to just sleep with everyone. That is why they called be tease, isn't?
I was lost in my own thoughts and jumped when I get the branches break behind me, "You know, it is not safe to be out here alone. Especially someone like you, who has no idea what they are doing out here." I jumped up quickly and turned, looking to the eyes of the one person I never thought would be out here. I tried to regain my composer quickly and smiled, "Are you following me?" He rolled his eyes and shook his head, "No, I figured you were following me. Then again, my father owns this land."
I frowned a bit, "Oh, sorry. I didn't know. I saw the path and followed it." He shrugged at me and looked away. "So are you going to tell me your name at least?"
He just gave me this half smile and turned to walk away. That smile made my knees get weak and I was not use to being the one who felt that way. Usually it was me making others feel that way. I couldn't think of what to say as he walked away. I felt like such an idiot standing there, staring at the spot where he had been standing.
Grumbling about how men sucked I turned to walk away. I decided that I would come back to the spot the following night. Sooner or later he would tell me his first name, and yes I know I could just ask someone else but this was a game for him so I decided to play along. He didn't realize I was in charge of this game.
AN: Again, please R&R, it will help me decide where to go with the next chapters and it will help me to know what I need to work on.