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~One day in the future~
Bella Swan sat crisscrossed on her bed typing mercilessly at her laptop. One would think, if they didn't know her background that she was just typing a critical assignment but in truth she was hacking into her dad's police files.
Her and her dad use to be really close but ever since he found out what his little girl was capable of he had become more distant. A physiatrist would call this a cry for help but what Bella called it was a cry for independence. Her fingers were a blur on the keyboard and she was in her own little world. Thinking about nothing but the numbers on numbers that was passing by her screen.
Now you may be questioning why Bella is doing this why I'll tell you, it's because quite recently her father arrested a certain bronze haired boy for reasons unknown to her and she was determined to find out why. So here she was hacking, illegally of course, into her dad's computer.
After a few more seconds the file she was looking for popped onto the screen. She smiled to herself and typed in the name Edward Anthony Cullen. His file appeared and she skimmed down the pages. She was surprised at the number of arrests Edward had and what they were for. He had been caught hotwiring cars three times, stealing a police car once, vandalizing private property and…hacking into the FBI and the Military software.
She couldn't believe it! Edward was a hacker! And he actually hacked into the FBI and the Military. Just as she was about to see what he had recently been arrested for she heard footsteps nearing her door. She quickly closed her computer and hid under blankets. The creaking of her door could be heard and the sounds of footsteps approaching her bed. She closed her eyes light enough and breathed in heavily to make it look like she was asleep.
The footsteps stopped and she could feel someone pulling the covers up to her chin and tucking her in. "Goodnight Bella" her father then leaned down and planted a kiss on her forehead. She then heard him walk away and close the door behind him.
Once she was certain he was gone Bella sat up in bed and brought her laptop back to her lap. She opened the laptop back up and continued looking at Edward's criminal record. She scrolled down some more until she came across something that nerved her.
"Edward what have you gotten yourself into?" she said aloud.
~Three days ago~
"I'll see you after school" said her dad as he dropped her off at Forks High. "Sure, where else have I got to go?" she replied sarcastically. Her dad shook his head then pulled out of the parking lot. Ever since she had been arrested for messing around with the security cameras in the high school her dad had taken away her keys to her truck and wouldn't let her anyway near a computer. The only time she was allowed to use a computer was when she was at school and had a supervisor with her.
Bella slung her backpack over her shoulder and made her way for the door. Just as she was reaching out to open the door a pale hand reached out and opened it for her. Bella followed the arm and looked up into the piercing green eyes of if she was in the Greek times someone would consider him a god.
"After you" he said with a crooked smirk. Bella smirked and entered the school with the god in tow. "I'm Edward Cullen by the way" he introduced himself "Bella Swan. You must be new here, I've never seen you around" she commented as she made her way for her locker.
"Uh yeah just moved down here from Whales. Do you mind telling me where the administrative office is?" he asked "sure. It's the door right down there with the blue and white sign saying 'administrative office'" she opened up her locker and stashed her backpack inside.
"A sense of humor I like that in a girl. Shows that she doesn't take crap from anyone. So I guess I'll be seeing you around Bella" he gave her one last smirk then made his way for the administrative office.
She watched him go then took the books she would need and closed her locker.
Bella walked down the hallway towards her first class and when she made a corner she ran into her best friend Rosalie Hale. The things that they were carrying sprayed up in the air like a volcano eruption.
"Sorry about that Bella I guess I was in my own little world just then" Rosalie apologized as she helped Bella collect her things, along with her own. "It's okay…so by the expression on your face I'm guessing that Emmett just kissed you" Rosalie blushed and attempted to take the pressure off her by changing the subject. "So have you seen the new guy? All the girls are already all over him. I wouldn't be surprised if he has a girlfriend by the end of the day" Rosalie and Bella got up from the floor and dusted themselves off.
"I don't know if I would throw myself all over him…" said Bella "you've seen him? What does he look like because from what I hear he is like a walking breathing sex symbol' Bella started walking and Rosalie hurried to catch up to her.
"A sex symbol? God is that all the teenagers here think about?" Bella questioned as she entered her classroom and took her seat. Rosalie wasn't even in this class and she sat down next to her. "We're in our hormonal years, especially the guys. Emmett wants to wait but I can tell he wishes it could be sooner; it's just a natural part of the teenage life and ranging from what my mom unfortunately thought was appropriate to tell me when I turned thirteen" Rosalie stated.
The warning bell rang and students started piling into the classroom. Rosalie got up from the seat she was occupying. "I'll see you at lunch!" she shouted over the uproar of the entering students. Rosalie quickly exited the classroom and ran off to make her class in time.
A few minutes later the teacher entered the final bell rang signaling the beginning to class. "Okay class today we are going to start our history projects on the Civil war. So I am going to pair you up into groups of two now remember that this is worth 40% of your grade so don't slack off if you want to pass this class" the teacher started handing out pieces of paper.
Just as the teacher was about to start talking again Edward entered the room and handed the teacher a pink slip. The teacher looked the slip over then handed the paper back to Edward. "You may sit next to Ms. Swan Mr. Cullen" Edward looked around for Bella and when he spotted her took the unoccupied desk beside her.
"With Mr. Cullen joining us we now have an even number. Mr. Cullen I know you are new here but my class is going to be starting a Civil War project and-" "its quite alright I'm sure I can handle it" Edward replied with ease. "Very well then. I shall pair you up with Ms. Swan then" he walked down the isle and handed Edward a piece of paper. "As I was just telling the class this is worth 40% of your grade so I wouldn't slack off if you wish to pass my class" the teacher walked back up to the head of the class and started writing today's lesson on the board.
After class was over Bella quickly left the room and Edward hurried after her. "So Bella, I was wondering if you wanted to eat lunch with me?" he asked, "oh I don't know being seen with you could totally ruin my reputation" she joked, "maybe your reputation is worth it?" Edward suggested. Bella stopped walking and turned to face him. He stopped walking as well as to not collide into her. "Then perhaps I'll see you at lunch" she smiled making a smile grace Edward's features as well. Bella then turned on her heels and walked into the library.
Edward smiled after her then turned around and made his way for his next class.
Bella walked over to a computer that was not currently being used and sat down in front of it. Since her hacking incident she was not allowed on the internet and the only time she could use the internet was when a teacher was breathing down her back. She turned the computer on and waited for the ancient computer to start up.
"I thought you were grounded from the computer?" Bella jumped and turned around to find one of her good friends Emmett smiling down at her. "Not entirely, I can use the library catalogue system" she defended as Emmett took the seat beside her. "Oh yes that is what I call a good time" he joked. Bella playfully punched him in the shoulder and Emmett pretended that it actually hurt when in truth the only one who had gotten hurt was Bella. Her fist felt like it had just received multiple rug burns.
"So what are you up to?" he asked her as Bella typed in her password "just looking for a book I need for a history assignment" she replied as she once again waited for the computer to load. "Knowing you Bella there's always more than just that," he whispered. She smirked and once her computer went to the library catalogue she typed in another command and her computer went to another website for a rave that was being held. Emmett shook his head in agreement and sat down at the computer next to her and turned it on.
"I figured out a way to make it so that the school security system can't track what you're doing on the computer" she told him as she scanned the website for the nearest rave. "Oh really well you'll never believe what I found" Emmett typed in a command then turned the computer towards Bella so she could see his screen. She turned away from her computer and stared over at his. On his computer was the school's security camera and coming down the hallway was Principal Beckley. "That's child's play" she remarked but before she went back to her computer screen Emmett stopped her and made her turn back to face her.
"So what makes this so special? I was hacking into the security system ages ago" she reminded him "yeah well in all your hacking years have you ever messed with them so badly that they would have to be replaced?" he asked with a smirk on his face. Now he had caught her interest. "No but if you plan on doing that you'd better start packing your bags because the principal will find you and expel you" he smiled. "That's the beauty of it! They'll never catch me because any evidence will have been long destroyed along with the camera" he typed in another command and it showed the inside of the janitor's closet where Principal Beckley and his secretary were making out.
"Now that is what I call sex education" Emmett remarked. He typed in a command then reached into his pocket and took out a LSB card then plugged it into the computer. The scene started recording down onto the LSB. "I wonder what would happen if Mr. Beckley's wife suddenly found a little present in her mailbox" Emmett said mischievously as he took the LSB out of the computer once the two had stopped making out and into his pocket. "I think Mr. Beckley would find himself with a very pissed off Mrs. Beckley" I replied.
Bella quickly wrote down the information for the rave on a piece of paper then stashed it in her pocket. "So Bella have you seen the new guy yet?" Emmett asked her as he turned his computer off so the passing librarian couldn't see it. Bella did the same. "Yeah, he seems pretty cool. He asked me to join him for lunch" Bella tried to hide her smile but Emmett caught it "my, my Bella has a little crush I never thought I'd see the day when Bella would get all girly on me" he stifled his laughter "very funny Emmett but as I seem to recall you were the one who's always wearing that pink shirt with kiss me written all over it" I remarked "that's below the belt you know my mom got me that shirt for Valentine's day and forces me to wear it every year" he complained "whatever you say Emmett" once the teacher was out of sight they turned their computers back on and resumed what they were doing.
Fifteen minutes later the bell rang and they headed to lunch. As they were walking down the hallway they ran into Edward who was talking with a short girl who had spiky black hair who resembled a pixie. When Edward saw her he stopped and smiled. "Hey Bella, this is my twin sister Alice" he introduced her "it's nice to meet you I'm Bella and this is one of my good friends Emmett Crawford" she introduced Emmett.
"So are you guys headed to lunch?" Alice asked "yeah, how about you guys join us" Emmett suggested "sure we would love to" Alice replied. They walked into the lunchroom and stood in line for lunch. Hardly any of the food served at the school was considered edible but the few remnants of food that was edible was usually gone when you got into line but if someone was feeling daring they would get one of the foods that was considered poison.
When they had their lunch they walked over to an empty table and sat down.
"So I hear you guys moved down here from Whales, are you guys British or something?" Emmett asked as he plopped a fry in his mouth "well actually we are but we've been moving from place to place so many times that we've been able to go from British accents to American accents" Alice answered.
We were suddenly joined by Rosalie and her brother Jasper sat down at the table, "hey guys, this is Edward and his sister Alice" I introduced them "hi, I'm Rosalie and this is my brother Jasper" Jasper smiled but the smile appeared to be only directed at Alice who beamed a smile just as big.
"So how are you guys enjoying Forks so far?" I asked, "its okay I guess but there's really nothing to do here, teenager wise" Edward replied as he took a drink of his coke. "Well we've lived here between 17 and 18 years and we've managed to find a few things to do" Emmett said as he nudged me for some strange reason. I looked at him questionably and he mouthed the word 'rave' I nodded in recognition and took the folded piece of paper out of my pocket.
"There's this rave that's going on tonight up in the mountains and I was wondering if you two wanted to come along? I hear that it's suppose to be this years biggest rave" Bella asked them. Alice looked to Jasper and nodded her head eagerly. Bella looked to Edward for an answer. "I think that is the best suggestion I've heard since coming to this town" Edward replied with a smile.
~After school at the Cullen's house~
Up in Edward's room he was sitting on his bed with his laptop in front of him
His sister was in her room trying to find a perfect outfit for tonight but Edward knew it was really an outfit for Jasper. He could see the sparkle in her eyes as soon as she laid eyes on him and Edward could say the same went for Jasper. At least Alice and Jasper had a chance to be with each other but as for him…well…there really wasn't a chance of that kind of happiness for him.
He unconsciously typed something into the computer and it sent him to a top-secret site that belonged to a company called FLEMKAR. Edward was about to get out of the site when something caught his eye. It was a project called BLACKBIRD. He clicked on the project and it brought him to this incredible place where he found their plans.
What BLACKBIRD was shocked him. It was a carefully crafted plan to take out .2% of everyone in the United States paycheck without anyone noticing. How was that even possible? Of course people would notice but as he read on he found that what they were planning was possible, but also illegal. They were going to hack into the government and change the paycheck for everyone by .2% it sounded easy but in truth it takes a lot of skill to get away with a hacking like that.
He slipped his LSB into the computer and copied it down onto it.
Little did Edward know that FLEMKAR noticed his coming across the site and his copying of it, the scrawny man working at the computer console got to work as soon as he discovered the hacker, he typed in a few commands and it started showing him the path of the hacker.
He froze when he saw what the hacker was copying: BLACKBIRD. He got into action to try and stop the download but it was too late, the download was complete. The man shot up from his desk and ran into his boss' office. His boss, who was somewhat flirting with his secretary was not pleased to see him barge in.
"I thought I made myself clear that I didn't want you in here unless the world was coming to an end?" the man at the desk said as he kept his hands occupied with the woman's hand. "Our world very might be at stake sir. A hacker just hacked in and downloaded the BLACKBIRD project," the scrawny man said with one intake of air. The man at the desk got up from his desk. "Yvonne would you mind coming back later?" the secretary scurried from the room, closing the door behind her.
"Have you found the location of this hacker?" the man asked in an eerily calm voice "well no I-" the man interrupted "what the hell are you doing talking to me about it? Get back in there and find that hacker!" the scrawny man jumped and sped from the room and back into the computer room.
The man who was considered the boss walked over to his bar and poured himself a glass of scotch then in one gulp downed it.
The scrawny man sat down in his chair and started scanning the location for the hacker. "Come on you little bastard, where the hell are you?" he asked himself as he scanned the screen. An hour later just as he was starting to lose hope he found him, he smiled to himself, he got up from his chair and hurried back into his boss' office.
His boss looked up from his desk when the man reentered the room. "Have you found the hacker yet?" the boss asked already starting to feel the buzz of his alcohol consumption. "The hacker's name is Edward Anthony Cullen, 17 years old, he currently lives at 321 Private Drive in Forks, Washington and he has a criminal background in hacking, carjacking-" "I don't care about the other felonies I want this little punk behind bars now!" he slammed his glass down causing the other man to jump in fear that he was going to throw the glass at him.
"Call the Fork's police and tell him that Edward is it? Has hacked illegally into our systems and I would like to press charges" the man nodded his head and walked over to his phone but his boss stopped him. "Not my phone you idiot, your own phone I don't want anyone else in the company to know about this are we clear?" the boss asked "yes sir" he got his phone out and walked back into the computer room to find a phone book.
~Back in Forks~
Bella parked her truck among the other cars and trucks and got out. The rave had started about an hour ago and she could hear techno being played and see lights and glow sticks in the distance. A few cars down she could see her friends Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie and her new friends Edward and Alice. She walked over to them and Emmett handed her a plastic cup filled with a strange green liquid, she kindly refused.
"How's the rave so far?" she asked them as she looked out at the people dancing under the stars "it rocks! I haven't had this much fun since my sweet sixteen!" Alice replied enthusiastically. "Glad your enjoying it Alice" Jasper replied with a smile on his face. "Oh would you two please stop flirting and just get out there and dance together?" Rosalie insisted. Alice smiled and in one swift motion grabbed Jasper's hand and dragged him into the crowd of dancers.
"I knew those two would hit it off the moment they first saw each other" Rosalie stated as Emmett wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her in for a kiss. "How about we give you two some room" Edward hesitantly took Bella's hand and led her over to a more secluded part of the rave.
"Hand holding already? And we haven't even been on the first date" Bella joked. "There's something I got to tell you but you have to promise you won't tell anyone" Edward began "well it depends on the secret" she replied "listen lets just say that my background isn't exactly clean and some of my felonies have to do with hacking-" Bella cut him off "wait you're a hacker? Small world so are Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie and I" Bella smiled "really? Wait anyway I accidentally hacked into this company called FLEMKAR and found this project called BLACKBIRD. On this project they're planning on-" he was once again interrupted when his sister came over to him and tried to get him to come out on the dance floor with her.
"Come on you two lovebirds get out on that dance floor and dance the night away!" she said while tugging on both of their hands. "No Alice really, I'm trying to talk to Bella here" he looked at Bella desperately even though she was in the same situation. "You can talk later but right now that dance floor is calling your name" somehow the little pixie managed to gather enough strength to pull the two out onto the dance floor.
Flashing lights danced off their clothes and drunken teenagers danced around them. "I'm not much of a dancer!" Bella shouted over the roar of the music "neither am I but Bella we really need to talk!" Edward replied "can't it wait?" Bella asked "no its really important!" he was suddenly shoved aside and he lost sight of Bella. He tried searching for her but the current of dancers had swallowed her.
He walked over to his sister who was currently making out with Jasper. "I'm going to go home if you see Bella can you tell her that I really need to talk her?" he asked her. Alice pulled away from Jasper "sure thing, I'll see you in the morning" she then returned to making out with Jasper.
Edward walked over to his car, got his keys out and unlocked the door. He got inside and closed the door behind him. He didn't start the car immediately instead he just sat and stared out the window. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the LSB card, he played with it in his hand then in a split decision stashed the LSB in the ashtray.
As he was pulling out of his spot a cop car blocks his path. He turns his car off when he sees a man in uniform get out and walk over to him. The officer walked over to his window and motioned for him to roll his window down.
"Something wrong officer?" Edward asked innocently "I'm going to need to see your license and registration" the officer said "sure thing" he got out his wallet and handed the officer his license and the registration from the compartment. The officer examined the license then looked down at Edward.
"I'll be right back" the officer walked back over to his car and slid back inside to scan his license. Edward was surprised he wasn't arresting the other teenagers here? I mean this was a rave after all and he assumed the cop knew alcoholic beverages were being served and yet he's the only one pulled over?
The cop walked back over to him. "Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to step out of the vehicle" Edward, more confused then ever, stepped out of his car and closed the door behind him. "Is there a problem officer?" he asked, "It seems you have a warrant out for you arrest. Turn around please" Edward didn't even have time to comply before the cop turned him around and cuffed him. "What did I do?" Edward asked as the cop turned him around and led him towards his cruiser. "You illegally hacked into a company called FLEMKAR" the cop opened the door and placed his hand on Edward's head and helped him into the backseat. The cop walked around to the driver's side and got inside.
Edward looked out the window and saw that a group of rave goers, including Bella was watching the scene. He looked away from and down at the floor as the cruiser pulled away.
"What was that all about?" Emmett asked, "I don't know but I'm going to find out" Bella said as she watched the cruiser drive away.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. So you know the drill, drop and give me a review! …Please?