Sorry y'all. I caught what my future mama in law loves to call a 'Winter Cold' last month. The town's doctor was away from the holidays and so J was stuck in bed with soup, tea, and hope of getting better. Then the cold rush came in and we'll, we simply aren't prepared for that. But, if y'all are still reading my none sense, here ya go..
Previously-
"Mm, good to know." I really had no comeback, but my words were breathless. It wasn't the words said because they had nothing sexual about them, it was the way he held my body between his and the lockers. The way his voice sounded as his lips brushed against my ear had been the real effect on me. He let go of my wrists and skimmed his hands upwards until they reached just before my breasts. I groaned when he pressed his erection into my hip, my eyes rolling to the back of my head. "Why can't you just leave me alone?"
"Good to know I have the same effect on you that you have on me." His whispered chuckle came out before he pushed away from me. The cold air shook me out of my fantasy and the smug smirk on his face told me that it had really happened. Edward Masen had me tied up in a jumble of jelly mess only seconds after I thought I had won over him. I glared at him, picking up the bag I hadn't realized I dropped in the midst of his seduction. I watched as he wrapped his arm around Lillian and headed for the exit doors but not before calling back to me with a wink and my own words, "See ya, Swan. I've got a gang to run."
"Fuck you, Edward Masen!" I yelled back to the closed doors that separated me from the departing figures of the Devil and Lillian. Jealousy surged through me as I watched Edward climb onto his bike and Lillian climb on behind him, wrapping her arms around his torso. I flicked him off when he threw me his knowing smirk and mouthed the words, "Fuck you."
That should be me, my inner Isabella stomped her foot as she watched Edward pull out of the parking lot and into the unknown with the blonde beauty wrapped around him. That should fucking be me!
Chapter 2: Meet and Greet
Chapter Songs:
Fallin' For You by Colbie Caillat
The Other Side by Bruno Mars ft. Cee Lo Green and B.O.B
Isabella's Point of View
"Hey, new girl!" I heard a voice yell behind me. I turned to see some brunette with tan skin running up to me. Her uniform was perfect. Red and black plaid skirt swung from her hips with a white blouse tucked into it and hidden beneath a red sweater with the school logo on it. "Hi, my name is Vanessa, but everyone calls me Nessa. We're in the same year so you must be Isabella, the girl that got Masen's boxer in a bunch."
"Yep, that's me." I joked, cracking a smile as she stuck her hand out to me, I shook it hesitantly. "Call me Bella, please."
"Well, Bella, welcome to the hell of Forks High." She laughed at her own joke, waving around to show me the bland halls of the high school. "You've already met the residential badass and my bestfriend."
"The 'residential badass' is Edward so I'm guessing the bestfriend is Lillian." Nessa nodded. "She seemed pretty cool, welcomed me with open arms. She must be the reason why you don't regard Edward with such great hatred as everyone else."
"Nah, Masen was a total sweetheart before everything went down." Nessa paused, as if she were unsure if she should be saying this stuff. Shrugging her shoulders, she continued. "In the end, he only had my family and Lily's family, other than his own. We all stuck close together, excluding the others. It was kind of our thing."
"You're not gonna try to convince me that Edward and I were going to be a great couple like Lily, right?" I asked. Nessa laughed and shook her head. "Why doesn't anyone regard him by his first name?"
"Ooh, regard. That's a nice fancy word from the city girl." I noticed Alex trying to change the subject, but she gave up, pulling me to a bench against the brick wall outside of the school. "Masen has the same name as his father so it was always easier just to call him by his last name, even after."
"That's the umpteenth time you've mentioned something happening." I muttered but Nessa heard.
"If you're meant to know, you'll know." She left it with that before changing the subject. "Listen, Masen staked his claim with you so you're going to have to watch out for jealous bitches and power hungry idiots."
"Thanks for the heads up but I was planning on sticking to myself until the end of high school." I quickly rushed out. The less friends I had, the less drama I had to deal with. But, Nessa seemed to think differently.
"Mm, not gonna work, Sweets. You're gonna need some sidekicks helping you out with Tanya, Queen Slore of all the Slores. It's what Lily and I called the Barbie-wannabe slut whores of Forks High. Honestly, you'd be surprised that even this small town could have 'em, but we do." Nessa explained. "I'll be your first friend, defender against the Slores. If Masen didn't have Lily skipping school all the time, she'd be your second friend but Cassiana, Lily's twin, would be a good second friend. I'm junior captain of the varsity cheer leading squad so you should totally try out."
"Woah, woah. Slow your roll, Speedy Gonzales." I said, putting my hand on Vanessa's shoulder to stop her blabbering. "You're talking about protecting me from a group of.. 'Barbie-wannabe slut whores' that I don't need protecting from. Then, you're trying to make me friend with people I've never even met. Quite honestly, I don't know if we're even friends. I told you, I'm dancing this tango solo."
"Trust me, Bella. You'll have an encounter with the Slores and understand why you should be friends with me." Vanessa spoke as she stood off the bench. "But, it's cool. I understand. You're the new girl and you want some independence before you learn about how good it is to be dependent on someone sometimes. Listen, I don't know what it's like to bounce from home to home every time I look over my shoulder, but I know what it's like to lose everything you've ever known in a blink of an eye. So, I'll be here when you need a friend."
"Umm.. thanks." I barely mumbled before Vanessa fled and another brunette stepped into my peripheral view. She looked older but bore some resemblance to Vanessa. "Oh, another one?"
"Ha, you really are a bitch." The brunette snorted. "Masen wasn't lying."
"Um.. who are you?" I openly admit to speaking very rudely to the brunette judging me.
"Wow, how rude of me." She had the audacity to laugh out loud. "I'm Katerina, Vanessa's older sister."
"Well, Katerina, I'd rather not have another lecture of friends and protection against 'Slores' because Edward has taken interest in me and showed it publicly." I groaned. "What times does school start in this hell hole anyway?"
"Oh, I'm only protecting my little sister. She doesn't open up to make any friends after she almost lost her closest one last year so she really likes you. Be careful with the words you say around her." Katerina took a deep breath and pushed a curled lock out of her face. "By the way, third period starts in about 3 minutes so you better get a move on it."
"Wow, you must've gotten all the bitchy and left the sweet for your little sister, huh? Listen, I've spent 16 years on my own and I don't need any warnings or help." I stood off the bench and threw my rucksack backpack over my shoulder. Before turning to walk off, I turned to Katerina over my shoulder and said, "I can take care of myself. Tell Vanessa that and anyone else who thinks I need protection or friends."
"Maybe out there in the big hard world, but Forks is a whole different game, Isabella." Katerina called to me. I simply flicked her off and headed to what would be my English Literature class taught by some Mr. Mason. Funny how one letter can completely change the worth of someone's name.
With little trouble and being turned around twice, I managed to make it to Mr. Mason's class with my dignity and about 1 minute to spare. As I walked in, I slid the slip onto the teacher's desk and waited as he decided on where to sit me. Eventually the class calmed after the late bell and Mr. Mason, the pudgy teacher, said, "Welcome back from the summer break, class. I hope we're all excited to get some English Literature in our minds. This year, we have a new student joining us. Since everyone knows everyone, why don't I just give the spotlight to Ms. Swan?"
"Her last name should be Masen with the way he was staking his claim in the parking lot." Another feminine voice spoke out before I could speak.
Another girl to deal with? Forks should be known as the small city full of bitches, I swear. My inner Isabella spoke as she began to file her nails.
"What was that Ms. Hale?" I was surprised Mr. Mason could even hear her considering how old he was. His question was directed towards a blonde with blue eye who looked a lot like Lillian. She was gorgeous, as well. Her uniform was firm and pressed. I wouldn't be surprised if she was the leader of the popular chicks here. "Why don't you explain why you feel the need to speak out against our new student?"
"This morning in the parking lot, Ms. Swan parked in Masen's spot and Masen pretty much pissed on her leg with the way he was grabbing on her and whispering in her ear. He did it again in the halls." The blonde explained. "I'm just saying that I know Masen really well and he always gets what he wants, so we might as well start calling her Masen, too, since he's already staked a claim on her."
"Of course the Masen groupie would think that. Like Masen would ever want anything to do with the ugly duck up there, Cassiana." A bitchy blonde with a bad attitude responded. The first blonde must be Lillian's twin then. Small fucking world with an even smaller fucking school. "Everyone knows he'll end up mine anyways."
"Yeah, okay then Barbie-wannabe." Cassiana retorted, rolling her eyes. "I've seen the way Masen looks at her and it sure as hell isn't the same way he looks at you, Tanya."
"Yeah, cause he looks at me with lust and love." 'Queen of the Slores' smiled but it wasn't friendly. It was a smile of triumph as if she won the battle. She gave me a once over through narrowed eyes, ultimately pissing me off. "He looks at the ugly duck with disgust cause she's worth less than the scum on the bottom of his shoe. Everyone knows that Masen is into the blonde with big boobs, also known as me."
"Ladies, this whole little back and forth can wait until after school, when you're in detention." Mr. Mason interrupted their little argument. I wondered if he would even live until the end of the day. Poor guy looks like he's ready to fall into his grave. "Ms. Swan, introduce yourself while I go make copies of the assignment, seems I printed a few less than I originally thought."
"Well, okay then." I spoke slowly, unsure as Mr. Mason left the room. Everyone's eyes were on me and I wasn't exactly liking it. "The name's Isabella, I traveled a lot when I was younger-"
"Yeah, between orphanages like the unwanted shit she is. I heard her mom dumped her off there and ran." Tanya scoffed, rudely interrupting me. She threw a glare my way before I stalked over to her desk and placed both my hands down on it, thoroughly pissed and ready to kick her ass.
"Ya know what, little bitch," I began, "I did travel between orphanages and I learned a thing or two about kicking asses of precious little barbie-wannabes like your slut self so try again with me. I'm sorry if you're jealous because Edward may or may not be interested in me. But while you're in here gloating about his supposed love for you, he's out on the streets, probably fucking some chick right now. So do us both a favor and-"
"Already staking a claim and fighting over me?" The dreaded velvet voice interrupted me and filled me with relief from my anger. Could my life get any fucking worse? My inner Isabella ran and hid behind a couch, as I wanted to do. I huffed, knowing that he was probably standing in the doorway with some evil gleam in his eye. Slowly, I stand and spin around to see him just as I imagined, smirking and knowing. "I come here to tell Cassie that Lily is bringing her lunch but instead I get a nice eyeful of ass and a front row seat to Ms. Isabella staking a claim on me."
"I know, she thinks she can claim what's mine." Tanya whined. "Tell her, Eddie. Tell her you're all mine."
He opened his mouth when Lily entered the room with a paper bag in her hand and said, "Hey, Cassie, I took your lunch so Ma would hop off my fucking ass about school attendance." She paused and looked around the room at the wide-eyed students. "What the hell is going on in here?"
"Nothing, I was getting ready to leave this hell hole." I rushed out before grabbing my bag and turning towards the doorway that Edward still leaned against. "You wanna move out of the way, Edward?"
"Nah, I'm good." Edward spoke as everyone in the room gasped.
"Did she just call him by his first name?" One girl asked.
"Why didn't he react?" Another one.
"Swan's got some balls." A stupid boy.
"I wonder if they've fucked." Another one.
"Will she let me tap that smoking ass if she's let Masen tap it?" Some dumbass dude asked his friend. Edward's eyes turned murderous as he stalked over to the dumbass who allowed that question to leave his mouth. I took that as my chance to escape and ran towards my beloved Kitten. I was able to hop in and rev the engine before I saw Edward run out of the building. I pulled out of the parking lot and onto the road, speeding north with an unknown destination. Like hell was I going back to that house where the Chief or Police father of mine was probably waiting for me with his shotgun ready.
"Who the hell does he think he is? I was not 'staking a claim' on him, I was defending myself!" I screamed, hitting the wheel. In my rant, I didn't notice the swerving headlights until they spent me spinning. I heard the impact before I felt it and the world went black.
