Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of Twilight's characters. They belong to the brilliant Stephanie Meyer

A/N: Okay, this is my first fanfiction, so bear with me. Please. I'm posting from BPOV because that's the natural approach. As the story progresses, if I feel it is necessary, I'll probably add Edward's in there as well.

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Summary: Bella Swan lives in Forks with her father, Charlie, and her mother, Renee. She's starting her junior year of high school with the average life. She has a few friends and a heart that has been broken one too many times. With her recent heartache, she decides to transfer to a boarding school in Arizona where she meets some of the best friends, and lovers, she's ever known.

Chapter One:

"I just can't believe your leaving like this." Jessica said through the telephone.

It was the last week of summer break and while we hardly spent much time together, Jessica was still begging me to change my mind about boarding school.

"Forks just won't be the same without you, Bella! I really wish you would just change your mind and spend your last year with the people you know." She pleaded.

"I'm sorry Jessica, but I need to get away. Besides, even if I wanted to stay, which I don't, I can't. Tuition has been paid in full and we're leaving tomorrow morning to get on the plane and help me get settled in. I'm sorry. I have to finish packing. Since we're leaving tomorrow, I guess this is goodbye. I'll keep in touch, promise." I said as I hung up.

I know it's harsh for me to be leaving so abruptly like this, but it's the only escape I could find. I love Jessica and Angela and will be sad to be leaving them, but I feel like there's more. I was tired of being so easily hurt by all the jerks in Forks. It just isn't right. Hopefully California will be a change of pace. It's certainly a change in scenery.

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I woke up the next morning bright and early. Our plane left Port Angeles at 10:00 and we still had the drive and check-in. Charlie had grabbed all my luggage and put it in the back of Renee's car, merely grunting at the early morning. I can see now where I get my hatred of mornings.

Renee was coming with me to Pebble Beach to help me get settled in my new room and to talk to the dean. As I picked up my bags, I took a long look at the room I've spent far too much time in. It was about time for a change of scenery. I picked up the last bag I had, turned off my light and said farewell to my life. Everything was changing now.

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I woke up a few hours later to Renee poking me.

"Bella! If you don't get up, I'm leaving you! I'm not carrying you to baggage claim, or anywhere else for that matter!" She snapped. I think Renee was more excited about this then I was. That made me a little nervous. My mother's about to ship me off to a boarding school where she won't see me for months at a time and she's excited?

I pretended to be asleep as a grunted and repositioned myself in the uncomfortable airline seat.

"Isabella Swan! If you don't get yourself out of this seat immediately, you'll be stuck here when the plane goes back to Forks!" she barked in her 'serious' tone.

At that, I sprung right up. Not realizing the seats were rocky, I sprung a little too hard and hit the forehead on the seat in front of me. My mother laughed hysterically. I didn't understand why, it wasn't the first time I've made a fool of myself.

We made our way to baggage claim and had to get one of the carts for all of my stuff. After we rescued all of my luggage and triple-counted to make sure I had it all, we made our way to rent a car to begin our journey to my new home…

The car ride there was spent most in silence. Renee and I both lost in our own thoughts. I was so wrapped up in a day-dream of what my dorm is going to be like when Renee randomly blurted out, "Bella, I've been racking my brain for the past few weeks and I can't figure it out, why boarding school? What was wrong with Forks?"

"Nothing. There wasn't anything wrong with Forks, Mom. It was the people who inhabited Forks that pushed the change. It was as if every guy in the school was a jerk and every girl was a bimbo. I want to meet people who are challenging and have a brain. I want to meet people that can think for themselves. The move had nothing to do with you or Dad, please don't think it did." I practically begged.

I knew this change had been plaguing her for weeks. When I told her and Charlie I wanted to go to boarding school, I had never told them why. I thought that if I had told them, they would have said something about how I've gone to school with these people and they've been they same. I realize that. Hence the move, I knew they weren't going to change. So I had to.

We were silent the rest of the drive, the only sound was the oldies coming through the radio. It was Renee's favorite type of music.

"We're lost." She blurted angrily as she kept picking up and setting down the directions. "Check, we're on Tilly Street."

I looked down at the map. She must be insane, we're one street away.

"Mom, take the next left and we'll be there." I said as I giggled at her lack of direction. Renee would get lost going home if Forks wasn't so small.

She turned the car and sure enough, there it was; my home for the next two semesters. Renee parked and we got out and leaned against the car staring.

"You didn't say it would be so big." She stated bluntly, I was thinking the same thing.

"I didn't know." I answered honestly. The pictures online didn't do the buildings justice.

We stood there for another couple minutes, taking in the surroundings. I was watching another family unload a girl's packages when Renee finally snapped out of it. "Alright! Let's go get you settled in!" she said a little too eagerly.

We walked arm-in-arm to the building labeled 'ADMISSIONS'. We wouldn't have known to go there if it wasn't for all the signs reading 'NEW STUDENTS: ADMISSIONS BUILDING, FLOOR ONE FOR CHECK-IN'. Without those, the two of us would have been wondering aimlessly around campus.

We walked up to table that had a sign reading 'NEW STUDENT CHECK-IN'. There sat an overly perky woman. She had on a purple blouse and nice trousers and her hair was pinned so tight on her head, I thought it was going to pull the skin off her forehead.

When we got to the table she announced in a voice that matched her level of perky, "Hi! Welcome to Stevenson Boarding School! How can I help you?"

A/N: Alright, I know it's kinda dry and skippy now but I had to get through the boring parts of traveling. It'll get better, hopefully.

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