So here I am. This is boarding school. I walked towards the entrance of my new home. Let me start by saying how I got there. You see my name is Bella Swan. I used live in Phoenix. My stepdad plays is a baseball player. You might ask what team he plays for. The answer is he is a 4A player who has never made out of the minors. He was at Spring Training in Arizona before being traded to the Marlins and now he's headed to the AA affiliate in Jacksonville. My mom wanted to travel with him but worried about me, so I agreed to go to boarding school in Jacksonville.
Something interested about me is the fact that I play tennis. Well I don't just play tennis, I'm good at tennis. I was the third-ranked girl in the state of Arizona. I think my credentials were enough to get me a tryout. I entered the dorm and headed up the stairs to the third floor. I was hoping that my roommates weren't terrible. I know I was going to have two of them but I didn't know their names. I walked over to room 325 and knocked on the door.
The door was answered by a tall blonde girl. She had model like proportions. She was definitely good to look at.
"Hi, I'm Bella." I introduced. "I was told that I would be rooming here."
The girl smiled. "I'm Rosalie Hale." She replied as she opened the door all the way. On the other bed was a brunette with a laptop in front of her and earbuds in her ears. She wasn't paying any attention to me. "That's Jessica."
Rosalie then walked over and pulled one of the buds out and before she yelled into Jessica's ear. "JESSICA!"
Jessica snapped up and looked at me. "Oh hi I'm Jessica Stanley." She stated.
"Yes I gathered that." I replied with a smile as I moved my stuff into the room. "I'm Bella Swan. So what were you listening to?"
"I actually was listening to an old song by Lindsay Lohan." Jessica answered. "So is this your first time going to boarding school?"
"Yeah it is." I answered as I started to unpack. I began by taking my sheets out and making the bed. I also took out a stuffed bat. It was kind of a Beanie Baby. It was back when they made something called Beanie Buddies. His name was Radar.
"Well welcome to Briarfield." Jessica responded. "I'm an honor's student and captain of the debate team and Rosalie here is a cheerleader."
"Junior Co-captain to be precise." Rosalie clarified. I didn't know what that meant. "It means that I am one of two girls in line to become head cheerleader after the year is over. So do you play any sports?"
"I play tennis." I replied with a big smile. "I'm kind of really good at it. I was third-ranked in all of Arizona. I would probably be second but I lost a tournament due to be a foot fungus."
"Well you're definitely going to have some competition here." Rosalie remarked. "The school tennis star is Alice Brandon. She's sponsored and played in a national amateur tournament about a month ago."
Yeah that final match in that tournament actually had a scout and I kind of blew that performance.
"So why are you switching schools in the middle of the semester?" Jessica asked curiously.
"My stepdad's going to be playing for the Suns and my mom moved out here. I was thinking that maybe some times when they have home games on the weekends, I could go."
"Does he have any major league experience?" Rosalie asked.
"No but the Marlins liked him enough to trade for him." I replied. The thing about Phil was that he was closer to my age than my mom's. He was 26 and my mom was 38. The good news was he still had a bit of a shot. "So what's the dorm like? Are there any interesting girls in here?"
"Well there are a few." Jessica replied. "I'll let you meet them yourself. So do you know all of the school rules yet?"
"I remember something about not bringing drugs or boys in the dorms after curfew." I answered.
"There's that and there's also curfew at 11:00." She added. "That's 8:00 Arizona time in case you haven't set your clocks."
"I thought Arizona was in the Mountain Time Zone." Rosalie remarked.
"They are but they don't observe Daylight Savings Time." Jessica explained.
"So, I've told you about my family, why don't the two of you tell me about yours?" I suggested.
"Well my dad is a doctor and my mom is a lawyer." Rosalie explained. "I have a twin brother named Jasper who also goes here. I would appreciate if you didn't date him."
"Maybe you can show me a picture so I put him on my do-not-date list." I replied. I then turned to Jessica.
"My mom is a pet pharmacist and my dad sells carpet but they're divorced." Jessica said. "I chose to come here so I don't have to worry about the two of them fighting over custody for me."
"They must have gotten divorced then." I deduced.
"Yeah it was about a year and a half ago." The brunette replied. "When did you parents get divorced, if you don't mind me asking?"
"It was a long time ago when I was 4." I explained. "My dad lives in a little town in Washington. I thought about going there but I didn't think that would be a good place to show my tennis skills."
"You know, I was about to go meet Jasper for lunch." Rosalie stated. "Would you be interested in joining us by any chance?"
"Sure I guess." I replied as I finished putting my every clothes away. I didn't need much as this was a boarding school with uniforms. They included a skirt, which I generally only liked to wear while playing tennis, but I could deal.
"I'm coming too." Jessica added. "Your brother is so hot."
"That is not something that I need to hear." Rosalie replied as she put her hands over her heads.
Well I could tell that it was definitely going to be interesting living with the two of them. It was a Saturday, so I obviously I didn't have class. Since I was on campus, I definitely couldn't use the excuse that I missed the bus to get out of going to school, that's for sure. On the plus side, an actual restaurant had to be a step up from cafeteria food.
We walked to the restaurant and Rosalie walked over to a blonde guy. He was, like his sister, above-average height.
"Bella, this is my brother Jasper." Rosalie introduced after they walked over. "Jasper, this is Bella, Jessica's and my new roommate."
"Hi Jasper." Jessica greeted with a blush on her cheeks. She seemed to be crushing on him hard. I mean he was cute but he didn't really seem like my thing. Plus I had promised Rosalie that I would add him to my do-not-date list and Jessica are seemed to be into him so I would get both of them mad at me if I went out with him.
"How do you do?" Jasper asked he kissed my hand. I did blush not because I liked him but more because the custom was so old-fashioned. I probably should have slapped him but I didn't.
"Jazz, how many times do I have to tell you not to do that?" Rosalie scolded her brother. "I'm sorry, our parents want us to be proper and Jasper is more into it than I am. So we should get something to eat."
We ordered our food and sat a table big enough for the four of us. Of course the fact that we approached by two other guys didn't really help. It turned out that the two of them were Jasper's roommates.
"Bella, these are my roommates: Emmett McCarthy and Edward Masen." Jasper declared.
Emmett was definitely the more muscular of the two. He had dark hair which was short but kind of curly. Edward was more polished than his counterpart. He had a sort of charm to him that made him very attractive. I hope he's not on the do-not-date list."
"Hi, Emmett." Rosalie said with a blush that pretty much matched Jessica's from earlier.
"Hey ladies." Emmett greeted. "You're looking hot today especially the new girl."
"Try to be a little more subtle, why don't you?" Edward cracked. "I'm sorry for him. He's not exactly well-trained. Anyway we were just stopping by to say hello. It was nice meeting you Bella."
The two of them walked off and Jasper, having finished, followed them.
I turned to Rosalie. "You know you're kind of a hypocrite." I told her.
"What, why?" Rosalie asked.
"You don't want us crushing on your brother but you have a crush on one of his roommates." I pointed out.
"It's not my fault that Emmett is so fine." Rosalie argued which caused Jessica and I to laugh.
"So after lunch can one or both of you show me to the tennis courts?" I asked.
"You're not wasting any time." Jessica commented. "Wouldn't you like to get settled in first?"
"I can get settled after I practice." I replied.
"So do you have a tryout coming up?" Rosalie asked me.
"Yeah it's tomorrow." I answered as I got up to throw my food away. "I'm pretty sure that I'm going to make the team."
"You seem pretty confident." Jessica commented.
"Would you prefer that I was introverted and kind of mousy?" I questioned.
"Okay that would probably make you kind of boring." Jessica agreed.
The three of us headed back to the dorm so I could get my bag, before we headed to the tennis court. It looked pretty nice, better than the one at my old school for sure. There wasn't anyone there but there was a machine the fence. I hoped that it was functional but I suppose that if it wasn't I could ask Jessica or Rosalie to play against me since I had an extra racquet. I might get more a challenge from the machine but sometimes it's good to play against someone. I went to the locker room and changed into my tennis outfit. I would probably get a new one when I made the team but this would work for now. I then noticed a short blonde with short hair enter the locker room.
"Hi, I've never seen you here before." She greeted. "I'm Jane."
"I'm Bella." I stated. "I don't mean to be rude or anything but I was just about to head out to the tennis court."
"Oh I was too." Jane replied. "Maybe since we're both here we can play a set."
"Sure." I responded with a smile.
So Jane and I played a set. I ended up winning by I didn't dominate. She was a formidable opponent at least.
"You're pretty good." Jane commented after we entered the locker room once again. "Did you play at your old school?"
"I was actually third-ranked in the state of Arizona." I stated once again.
"Oh so you're that transfer student from Arizona that I heard about it." Jane replied. "Well good luck tomorrow at tryouts. The girls on of the team are pretty good. I mean I'm no Alice Brandon but I am ranked 6th in all of Florida."
"Yes I've heard of her." I stated. "I think that I can beat her."
"I wouldn't go spreading that around campus." Jane warned me. "Alice really isn't someone that you want to mess with. She's probably about as confident as you are but she has the credentials to back it up. Anyway, I'll see you around Bella. It was nice meeting. I'll see you tomorrow at the big tryout. The whole team will be there."
I headed back to my dorm where Jessica and Rosalie had already gone. I guess they weren't really interested in watching me play. They seemed to be watching some kind of movie.
"So is Edward on the do-not-date list?" I asked them.
"Well no but…" Jessica trailed off.
"But?" I questioned wondering why she had stopped.
"He's Alice's stepbrother." Rosalie explained.
"So what do they have some kind of Cruel Intentions thing going on?" I asked.
"Ew, no." Rosalie responded. "Just the fact that he's Alice's brother might be reason enough to avoid him. You might have to deal with her if you date him."
"So Alice doesn't really sound like a very nice person." I stated.
"She's kind of the queen of the school even though she's only a junior." Jessica explained. "Rose and I try to stay as far away from her as possible."
"So what movie are you watching?" I asked.
"Thirteen." Rosalie answered. I actually was a real fan of that movie so I decided to sit on my bed and watch it with them.
The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. There didn't appear to be any sort of the social functions during the weekend so I just stayed in the dorm.
My tryout was at 11:00 so I needed to get up early to get ready. I need to make sure that I had enough time after breakfast to avoid cramps.
I arrived at the tennis court at 10:55. I changed into my outfit and saw several other girls standing on the court silently. I went over and stood beside Jane.
"What's going on?" I whispered to her.
"We're waiting for Alice to show up." Jane whispered back to me. We definitely waited a few minutes before I heard the coach speak up.
"Alice!" She yelled as I turned to see a short girl with short dark hair come out of the locker room. "You're late."
"With all due respect, Coach Platt, I'm the best player in the state so I think I am entitled to be late." Alice responded. I chuckled lightly at that. That caused everyone to look at me, especially Alice. "Did I say something funny?"
Before I could say anything, the coach spoke up. "Alice regardless of your status and sponsorship, you still need to be on time." She stated. "But now for the reason that we're all here. Today we are joined by a special guest who is trying out for our team. Please welcome Bella Swan."
I stepped forward and everyone except Alice seemed to clap.
"Now Bella, you're going to play a match against one of the girls that I choose and if you do well enough, you'll make the team. Now who should you go against?"
"I will." Alice volunteered. The other girls looked shocked that she had done so. I actually smiled.
"Now Alice, I don't think that's absolutely fair." Coach responded. "You're nationally ranked and sponsored. I just want to test her skills."
"I'll do it." I replied.
"Really, Bella you don't have to." The coach tried to reason.
"To be the best, you have to beat the best." I responded. "I'll serve."
Alice took her position on the other side of the court.
"Okay." Coach Platt replied. "We'll play best two of three."
It didn't take me long to realize that Alice was just as good as advertised. I was playing a little soft during the first set, so she kind of trounced me. I came back and won the second set 7 games to 5. The third set took a little longer. Okay it was definitely taking a while. Both of us kept matching each other's moves and I couldn't help but wonder if we were going to have an Isner-Mahut match on us.
"Girls that's enough." Coach Platt responded. "It's been two and half hours and I think we can all agree that Bella has the skills to be on the team."
"I am not going to let the match end in a draw." Alice responded. "We are going to play until we have a winner no matter how long it takes us to finish this."
"How about we just say that next point wins?" I suggested.
"Fine." Alice agreed.
The two of us hit the ball back and forth moving a few times before Alice made a wide shot. I ran toward the edge of the court and decided to let the ball drop. Either I was going to win or she was. When the ball landed it was outside of the white line. The crowd looked a little shocked. Alice looked pissed.
"Welcome to the team, Bella." Coach Platt congratulated.
Okay the important thing to know about this story is I've decided on a total recast. Bella is played by Emma Roberts, Alice is played by Lucy Hale, Rosalie is played Claire Holt and Jasper is played by Liam Hemsworth. Jessica is played by Hilary Duff, Emmett is played by Penn Badgeley, Edward is played by Nicholas Hoult, Jane is played Hayden Panettiere and finally Esme is played Rachel McAdams. For those who don't know tennis, Isner-Mahut is referring to the longest tennis match ever played. Anyway, I hope you guys reviews.