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I woke up to the sound of an early morning birdsong and the sight of the sun just beginning to peek over the horizon which as I'm told is a rare occurrence in forks. Taking the sun's rare appearance as a good omen I hopped out of bed and strode to the bathroom to begin my morning routine. Stripping of I stepped under the shower and let the water wash over me enjoying the sensation of the individual streams on my tail. Yeah that's right! Tail! I am part Saiyan after all so it would make sense for me to have a tail as my forefathers did.
After scrubbing myself clean and brushing my teeth I shook my head in an attempt to drive the water from my hair, surprisingly this worked to some extent as the chocolate brown ringlets cascaded over my shoulders like an ebony waterfall. Smiling at my efforts I began to towel dry the rest of my body. After I finished I looked up and caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I had always been tall but at around 13 I had a growth spurt that was responsible for my 6'2 frame and my broad shoulders. Despite my size I took pride in the fact that I wasn't as masculine as you'd expect a 6'2 broad shouldered woman to be; I still had an hourglass figure and toned muscles. Despite my muscles though I didn't look like a bodybuilder which was nice as to be quite honest because they kind of grossed me out. Satisfied that I wouldn't drip on the carpet I pulled on my orange training gi and ate a quick breakfast of 10 weetabix and a bottle of milk. Satisfied with my breakfast I left a note for Charlie telling him that I had gone in to the woods to hunt and train and that I wouldn't be back until later. Snatching a small hunting knife from my closet I ran out of the front door and made my way to the woods behind the house at a gentle jog.
After around an hour of jogging I came to a clearing with several large boulders and decided this would be as good a place as any to train. I started with some basic fighting forms and some speed exorcises and later progressed on to some energy control exorcises. Enjoying the feeling of the strain on my body I let time pass by as I lost myself in my training. After several hours I decided that this clearing had one to many boulders and so harnessing my energy like grandpa taught me I directed a blast at the boulder.
As the energy hit I could see a shock wave ripple for a split second before the boulder disintegrated. Happy with my work I smiled to myself and decided that since the sun was in the middle of the sky it was time for me to hunt! I ventured away from my clearing in search of an animal track to follow, just as I was contemplating changing direction and searching elsewhere I spotted a herd of deer grazing just 15 meters in front of me.
Smiling I hurled myself at the first deer I saw and ploughed into it before it even had a chance to flinch. I felt a satisfying 'pop' as the deer's neck snapped under my arm and I went after another of the now fleeing herd taking it down with relative ease. Snagging the hunting knife from the blue sash around my waist I set about gutting and skinning the deer leaving anything that wasn't edible on the ground for the animals and eventually I was just left with two piles of meat wrapped in skin. I had tossed the bones and the guts to the side and used the skin as a make shift carrier bag for the meat I had harvested. Smiling to myself as I thought about my dinner I began the long jog back to my house. Sure I could have flown but I was attempting to get as much exorcise as I could before my days where taken up with school. Uugh just the thought of sitting in one place all day made me shudder, "well at least I have today" I muttered to myself.
After returning home I began to prepare my dinner for that day; a heaping pile of grilled venison that had me practically drowning in drool before I had even finished cooking it. As I stared hungrily at the grill I heard Charlie shuffle into the room and inspect my haul. Raising his eyebrows in disbelief he explained "wow Bells that's a hell of a catch! Think I can get a steak?" smiling I plucked a slab of venison from the grill and slapped it on a plate in front of the now dribbling form of my dad. "No problem dad" I chirped and went back nursing the steaks that hadn't quite been ready to eat.
After a further ten minutes of grill tending my feast was ready, so me being me I tore into the steaks with a little too much enthusiasm judging from the mildly horrified look on Charlie's face. After devouring my second chunk of deer I looked up at Charlie who had paled a few shades and with a huge grin on my face I offered him another steak. "No thanks Bells I have more than enough right here" he gestured to his full plate and averted his eyes as I continued my feast.
Feeling stuffed to bursting I leaned back in my chair and exhaled a long and satisfied breath as my stomach attacked the meat mountain to replace the energy I burned in training today. "Well I could get used to that" I said with a wistful smile on my face. Excusing myself from the table I trudged upstairs to get ready for bed not relishing the thought of what was to come tomorrow. With a resigned sigh I shouted my goodnights to Charlie as I hauled myself into bed and closed my eyes.
After letting sleep claim me I drifted into unconsciousness and floated weightlessly around my sub-conscious for a while. I started swimming around and to my delight my head was massaged by a melodious tinkling laughter. Looking around to find the source of this beautiful noise I caught a glimpse of a faint light far of in the distance. Making up my mind I kicked myself toward the light and was pleasantly surprised when the laughter echoed around me and wrapped me in a velvety embrace. Picking up my pace I neared the light and was shocked to find two pools of molten gold boring into my soul. Reaching out I could almost touch them and then I was snatched from the precipice of victory by my mortal enemy; the demon who makes all other tyrants look like Ghandi. My alarm clock!
Cursing my luck I rolled over and slammed my hand down on the clock, obliterating the poor thing and causing the table it was perched on to splinter in to match wood. Wow that wasn't like me to get so aggressive. "Hmm maybe it's just that weird dream" I muttered to myself. At that very moment Charlie burst through the door with his gun drawn and a panicked expression on his face. "Bella what the hell was that noise? Are you okay? What the hell happened to your bedside table?" Holding my hands up as if in surrender; I explained that there was no intruder, and that the alarm clock had startled me.
Holstering his gun with a disgruntled sigh he simply took another look at the table and said "remind me to never wake you up" before marching out of the room. I hopped out of bed and began my morning routine but this time instead of putting on my familiar training gi I pulled on a simple outfit of black jeans, a muse T-shirt, and a form fitting leather jacket. Grimacing slightly at the foreignness of regular cloths to me I made my way down to eat my usual breakfast of a bottle of milk and ten Weetabix.
I was just about to walk out of the door to jog to school when Charlie cleared his throat to get my attention. I gave him a questioning look but he gestured to a little envelope on the table and said I figured it would look weird if you just landed in the middle of the parking lot so I got you a little something. Curious I tore into the little envelope and grinned maniacally as a set of keys dropped into my hand. "You didn't" I half squealed half bellowed at the now smiling Charlie. "It's out front and be careful please bells I know you're tough but I get nervous" confused I gave my dad a crushing hug and ran out front to be confronted with the most beautiful motorbike I have ever seen.
A sleek black body hugged a beast of an engine and seemed to flow like water from the handlebars to the back wheel. Screeching my delight I snatched the helmet that was on the seat and hopped on, enjoying the curves of this monster, my monster underneath me. Smiling like a mad woman I asked Charlie how he had got such an amazing bike. "Well I know a guy on the reservation who makes them as a hobby so I just gave him all the funding he needed to make a fully customised bike. You like it?" "Hell yeah I like It, It's beautiful" I screeched again. "Thankyouthankyouthankyouu" I shouted not pausing to take a breath.
"You can thank me later Bells but you should get going before you're late" Charlie chuckled before getting into his police cruiser and reversing down the drive.
Grinning to myself I turned the key in the ignition and giggled as the bike roared to life. "Best present EVER" I yelled as I accelerated down the road towards forks high. Within ten minutes of tearing off down the road I was met with the sight of a bustling parking lot full of students rushing to lessons. Easing up on the throttle I purred into the parking lot, attracting several sets of curious eyes I pulled in next to a silver Volvo and dismounted my beast.
Tugging of my helmet and propping it on the handlebars of my new bike I started towards the door labelled 'reception' in big black font. Approaching the front desk I addressed the receptionist who was busy with furiously flipping through a filing cabinet.
"Excuse me miss but my name is Isabella Swan and I'm starting today" the receptionist nearly fell out of her chair as she looked up to see my imposing frame and my grinning face. "Ah Miss Swan I've been expecting you, here get all of your teachers to sign this form and here's your timetable" she said as she regained some form of composure handing me two sheets of paper. I beamed at her and thanked her before studying my timetable.
Okay so first period is English with a Mr mason. "No problem" I said to myself as I set of in the direction of English (with the aid of a handy map on the back of my timetable). As I arrived at the door I walked in to a round of hushed whispers and curious looks. Handing my form to the teacher to sign I felt a blush clawing across my face. "Ok Miss Swan take a seat next to Eric and we'll begin. Eric raise your hand" I nodded and walked over to the owner of the hand. He was a gangly Asian guy with a friendly face and a goofy smile. "Hey I'm Eric Yorkie, you must be chief Swan's daughter Isabella" he said as he thrust his hand out for me to shake.
Taking his hand I nodded and aid "yeah that's me but call me Bella, hi"
Eric's eyes widened in surprise and he let out a little yelp looking at his hand in mine. Noticing the problem I released his hand "sorry" I muttered sheepishly. "That's quite a grip you have there Bella" he said rubbing his hand. I was about to apologise again but the teacher began his class so I shifted my attention to taking notes and let time wash over me.
I what seemed like no time at all I was already half way through my next class avoiding the prying questions of a nosy girl called Jessica by just giving vague answers. I was hoping she would give up but she was relentless as she did her best to imitate the Spanish inquisition. By the time the bell rang I was all too glad to dart out of the classroom leaving a bewildered Jessica sat in her seat.
I thought that I had escaped but when Jessica sauntered in to my next class with a smug smile on her face I barley suppressed the urge to jump out of the window and fly away. After another gruelling interrogation I prayed that she would have a different lesson to me next and I all but jumped for joy when I was told to sit next to a girl named Angela.
"Hi" I greeted as I sat down next to her "my name's Isabella Swan but I prefer Bella"
"Hey Bella" Angela greeted and just like that we struck up a conversation that seemed to hit the fast forward button on life because I swear after what seemed like ten minutes I had agreed to sit with her and her friends at lunch. So as the bell rang we got up and left for the cafeteria together.
The cafeteria was abuzz with hushed whispers and gossiping when Angela and I walked in, half of the cafeteria actually stopped what they were doing to get a look at the new girl. Blushing slightly I focused on my feet and allowed myself to be led to a table after getting a slice of pizza and a bottle of water from the counter. Huffing I plopped down in a seat and looked up to greet the other people at the table.
What I didn't expect was to be greeted with a hostile glare from Jessica and another girl who seemed to be joined to her at the hip, a friendly wave from Eric Yorkie, and an appreciative stare from a blond haired boy who looked to be the stereo-typical jock. Before anyone could say anything however the doors to the cafeteria swung open and in walked the most beautiful creature I had ever set eyes on and most likely ever will.
She was short with raven black hair that seemed to form a little hurricane of ordered chaos around her head like a manic halo. Her skin was pale and flawless like a statue that had been carved from the most beautiful stone imaginable. Then I saw her eyes and my breath seemed to claw to a stop in my throat. Those eyes, so beautiful…and familiar?
Images of golden pools and chiming laughter flashed behind my eyes as I gasped in recognition and awe. Noticing my reaction Angela followed my gaze and smiled an understanding smile. "Those are the Cullens, the small one is Alice, behind her is Edward and Jasper". For the first I time noticed the others who had walked in after her, they were all beautiful but not even close to Alice. There was a blond boy with muscles that seemed small but to a trained eye like my own I could tell that he was a capable fighter simply because of the definition of his different muscle groups. Tucked under his arm was a bronze haired boy who seemed to melt into his side as he walked.
"Behind them are Rosalie and Emmet, you can't miss them" again I noticed two more people step confidently into the room.
One was a tall blond girl who looked as if she had stepped straight out of a beauty magazine and retained all the air brushing and special effects, the next was what can only be described as a beast of a man. He towered above the girl and his arms bulged beneath his shirt which seemed to be straining at the pressure he was exerting just from walking.
In one of his bear like paws nestled a slender and delicate hand that belonged to Rosalie. "They're all like together accept for Alice, bunch of freaks if you ask me" scorned Jessica. "They aren't actually related though" Angela amended. "Still incest and being gay, that's all kinds of wrong" she retorted.
Angela hastily explained how Dr Cullen had adopted them all and all of them accept Alice were dating within the adopted family. This didn't bother me one bit, and even if it had I was to infatuated with the small form of Alice as she danced over to a table and sat down with a grace that seemed almost impossible.
Suddenly she snapped her eyes up to meet mine and I saw for a brief moment an emotion ripple across the golden pools that were now trained on me. I gave a hesitant smile and she beamed at me as if I'd just given her the best gift in the world.
I was pulled out of my little staring contest by the blond haired boy who thrust his hand into my face proclaiming "Hi my name's Mike, wanna go see a film tomorrow?" the look on his face when I introduced myself as 'Bella the lesbian' was absolutely priceless. Noting the surprise and disgust on that flashed across Jessica's face I couldn't stop a little chuckle escaping.
Just as I was about to burst into giggles I heard a booming laughter resonate from the direction of the Cullen's table and glanced around just in time to see Emmet in hysterics and Alice with the brightest smile imaginable. Her smile…wow it lit up the room, like a miniature sun aimed straight at my face, wait MY face? Shit. Blushing furiously I turned my attention to finishing my lunch and excused myself.
Running to the parking lot I opened the compartment under the seat of my motorbike and pulled out a stack of venison steaks I had packed in preparation for my huge appetite. Polishing off the remains of the second deer I sat on my bike and waited for the bell to ring then headed to biology.
Handing a slip to the teacher I waited for him to sign it and hand it back to me. As he did he asked me to take a seat next to Miss Cullen. When I turned round to be met with a curious golden gaze my heart jumped into my throat again as I stared back at Alice.
Slowly shuffling over I took a seat beside her and offered her a weak smile, which she returned with a dazzling grin. She took my hand and shook it saying "Hi I'm Alice you must be Bella the new girl, right" I nodded and just enjoyed her enthusiasm as she started rambling about her family and the weather and just about anything else she could think of, which was a lot. After the teacher called for silence he turned the fan on to get rid of the stale air that had built up in the room over the course of the day.
The wind caught my hair and blew it in Alice's direction. What happened next confused me a little, her eyes closed as she took several deep breaths, her nostrils flaring as she did. I swear I could even hear a faint purr as she inhaled.
When she finally opened her eyes and met my curious gaze her eyes grew wide and her hand flew to her mouth with a squeak. I giggled at her surprised face and she laughed as well. Recognition tore through me again as I revelled in her chiming laughter letting it envelop me.
Trying to ignore the feelings that started to clench in my stomach I restrained my laughter as the teacher began giving a lecture on the stages of mitosis. Soon enough the end of the lesson came but before the class began to pack away the teacher stood and announced that we would be given a task to complete with the person next to us. My heart fluttered as he announced that me and Alice where to put together a poster on the stages of mitosis before next week.
Grinning from ear to ear Alice invited me to her house the day after to complete the project. I accepted and caught my cheeks reddening at the thought of spending more time with this angel. She smiled and hopped up from her seat and all too soon was gone. The rest of the day seemed slow in comparison, even in gym where I had been astounding the coach by effortlessly dodging dodge balls and assassinating the opposing team with an equal lack of effort. I let my mind wander to Alice and why she wasn't here. She had said in biology that she would see me in gym but I hadn't seen her. Then my phone buzzed and I smiled as I recognised Alice's number she had given me. I flipped it open and read the text.
It said that she had been called home on family business but not to worry because she would be in tomorrow as usual. Satisfied that she was ok I jogged from the changing rooms and to my bike. In no time at all I was at my front door and was greeted with the smell of pizza.
Smiling I opened the door only to see a mountain of boxes on the table and Charlie looking pleased with himself. He looked over to me and said that it was a celebration for my first day at school. Nodding with a grin on my face I tore into the pizzas relishing the gooey texture as it cascaded down my throat. In about half an hour all that was left were empty boxes and a very happy Saiyan.
Grinning I thanked Charlie and headed up to bed. I knew it was early but the sooner I slept the sooner I got to see my angel again. So I slept soundly with images of those golden eyes filling my dreams.
When I awoke I was greeted with a birdsong as opposed to the screeching of an alarm clock, smiling as I jumped in the shower I thought ahead to my meeting with Alice.
After finishing my breakfast I jumped on my bike and roared off to school all the while images of golden eyes and tinkling laughter filled my head.
As I pulled in to the parking lot I noticed that I was late and hardly anyone was here. Shrugging to myself I headed to lesson. I had already decided that I would go home for lunch so as to not raise any suspicions if I accidentally ate too fast.
My morning blurred by and I was soon at home tucking in to a hearty lunch of a full loaf of toasted bread smothered in cheese. Licking my lips I trotted out to my bike and headed back to school. When I got there I noticed a yellow porsche and parked up next to it. Heading inside I smiled in anticipation for seeing Alice in gym.
Dodge ball again. Yay. I was selected to be a team captain and to my dismay so was Alice. Giving me an apologetic glance she wandered over next to coach Klapp. We picked our teams and took up our positions on each side of the court. Smiling when I heard the whistle I dashed to the front and snatched a ball. After dodging a few well-placed shots I began paying attention to the other team.
They were nothing special, just your average run of the mill high school students…and then there was Alice. The way she moved around the court would have made any professional dancer green with envy, she looked like she didn't even notice the rest of the world as she just danced around in graceful circles, snatching balls from the air and sending them on their way with a flick of her elegant wrist.
It was almost too late when I saw the ball blurring towards me, I had been so enraptured by Alice's movements I didn't see that lethal flick of her wrist that sent the little red comet in my direction. Ducking under the red blur just in time I looked at my side of the field, huh…just me then. Looking at Alice's side I noticed with satisfaction that she was in the same situation as me as the last of her team mates pulled himself from the floor and sauntered of to the side.
With a glint in my eye I hurled a barrage of red balls at Alice, enjoying the challenge as was in my nature. As they blurred through the air I saw a smile spread across the angelic features on Alice's face as her graceful dance picked up tempo.
A flurry of red balls came straight back at me as our respective teams shouted and cheered for victory. Dodging the balls as they came screaming towards me. I snatched one from the air and put a little too much power into my next throw. Needless to say I was surprised when she didn't bat an eyelid and dodged with the same fluidity and grace as before, only this time the ball sailed past her and exploded on impact with the wall.
There was a shocked silence as Alice straightened up and looked from me to the remains of the ball, her eyes alight with curiosity. I was about to offer a shaky explanation when the bell bleared out and signified the end of the day. Sighing I went to get changed and talk to Alice about how to get to her house. She told me to just follow her car when we got to the parking lot.
She was just getting in to her car; of course it had been the yellow Porsche from earlier, when the screech of tires echoed through the parking lot. I was just coming out of the building when I saw the van careering towards Alice who was between her car and its door.
Time seemed to slow as my feet blurred into action without my permission, in less than a millisecond I was hurling myself over the yellow car door into the surprisingly solid form of Alice who yelped in surprise as I wrapped her in my arms and braced for the impact I knew was coming.
The sound of twisting metal and shattering glass assaulted my ears as the truck slammed into me, Alice let out a whimper as she felt my body jolt under the weight of the truck. After the truck had come to a halt I straightened up and inspected her for injuries. "You Ok?" I asked maybe a little frantically. She just stared at me with her mouth hanging open. After several seconds of this she seemed to gain control of her speech as she blurted "You just to a van to the back and you ask if I'm OK. You should be dead right now!" she broke down in sobs as she clung to my chest.
The significance of what I had just done seemed to smash me in the face with more impact than any puny van could have mustered. Taking a breath I quickly stepped back and cast my eyes down at my feet. "I have to go" I murmured. Before she could protest I was gone, sprinting at my full speed going too fast for the human eye to even detect movement. Trees whipped past me as I pumped my legs to go faster until I was sure I was alone. I kicked off the ground as hard as I could and willed my energy to carry me. I left a large crater in the ground as I sailed toward the horizon, just flying to clear my head and with no real destination. I had showed my strength.
I had been discovered.
She would think I was a freak.
A pushed my body faster feeling a sonic boom reverberate around my body as I hurtled toward the coast.
