To be perfectly honest. I had no idea where I was going. The only thing that assured me I was going in the right direction was the "La Push High School: 1 mile" sign that flashed past my window. I rounded a corner and there it was La Push High School.

The paint on the white washed walls had cracked and peeled. However from what I could see in the windows there were many colourful displays and pieces of work. The one floored building jutted out in to the car park. Which at a first glance, was buzzing with small clusters of native high school kids. Who's stares I tried to ignore as best I could. Feeling self-conscious, I pulled into the first available space I could find and shut down the engine.

Was I ready for this? Yes. I took in a deep breath while I collected my façade. I clicked open the car door, grabbed my raincoat and bag and got out of the car. I fixed my gaze on to a calm puddle which reflected the bleak grey sky. I was broken from my subconscious staring by the ripples that now broke the puddles surface. Rain. I had never admitted it to anyone, but I love the rain. I could quite happily stand out here all day in the rain. It is so gentle and rhythmic. I love the smell of fresh rain in the air. I raised my head and smiled at the droplets which were falling from the heavens.

I forgot where I was, and was shocked that when I lowered my head. To find the native faces of high school kids smirking at me or just looking at me with eyebrows raised in sceptical fashions. Oh great! I haven't walked in to the school yet and they already think that I am a freak! Embarrassed, by the stares of around 150 faces. I bowed my head, so that my hair covered that sides of my face. I hurried to a door which said main office.

A woman, with soft silvered grey hair, in her early fifties looked up at me from the purple rims of her glasses.

"Hello, my dear how may I help you?" she spoke kindly with a slightly Spanish tone.

"Oh, I'm new here, Lily Collins"

"Ahh yes, how could I forget? You look so much like your mother, Maya such a kind woman. Anyhow here is your timetable, locker number and a map of the school. Though I doubt you will need it. Everything is marked out"

I took the timetable, locker number and the map of the school in my hand, and with a smile I thanked her.

I made my way to locker number 172. I avoided the stares and walked as quickly as I could with my head bowed. I got to my locker and dropped my bag. I wrestled with the combination code but the damn thing wouldn't budge. I was hissing and cursing the locker. I rested my head against the locker door and closed my eyes. Why? Why me?

Suddenly I heard a giggle. I turned to the source of the sound. A native girl with short cropped hair and big dark eyes was smiling at me.

"Having a little trouble there?" Her voice was kind not teasing. I turned to face her.

"Umm yeah I guess. The locker won't open!"

"Yep, these lockers suck! Here let me help you."

Stunned a little, by her hospitality, I immediately stepped away from the locker. With a simple flick of her wrist she opened the locker. I stared at her in astonishment.

"It takes some getting used to don't worry about it. You're new here huh? Lily Collins?" She asked.

"Yeah"

"Cool, my name is Carmen, Carmen Black. So how do you like La Push? I haven't seen you around, how long have you been here for? I know my way around so if you need a guide? Count me in!"

Wow this girl is probably the most talkative and friendly person on the planet!

"umm… I moved here 3 weeks ago, and I haven't been around town a lot so you probably wouldn't have seen me. And yeah a guide would be great." I was too overwhelmed to say anything else. I was normally a shy person but this girl really knows how to talk.

"Okay, then! I will be your guide to La Push! Oh this is going to be so cool! I can't wait to introduce you to the guys! What is your timetable?" She grabbed my timetable from my hand and held it up to hers. She paused for a moment then screeched.

"Yes. We have like all the same classes together!" Her eyes were alight with excitement.

Maybe things were looking up. I had a new friend before I had even started class.

We walked from class to class together while she filled me in on teachers, pupils, the town and her friends which from what I could gather were mostly guys. I didn't need to speak much, so I just nodded and answered at the right times. I was a good listener. I still tried to avoid the stares and Carmen wasn't exactly helping. She attracted so much attention that I felt there were always eyes watching me. I brushed off the stares and enjoyed a morning with my new friend. It came to lunch break and she was almost at the point of entire combustion!

"AAHhh, I can't wait until you meet the guys! You will love them! Wait did I say I had a twin?" She sounded confused.

"Okay,okay. Don't explode! And yes you have mentioned the fact that you are a twin. Oh around 200 times today" I joked. She stuck her tongue out at me and giggled.

"It's only because you're jealous" She teased, now it was my turn to stick my tongue out at her. Wow I was never this confident. I know it had only been one morning but I felt as if I had known this girl my whole life.

She grabbed my hand, as the final bell rang ending the class of Biology and the start of lunch, and hurried to the door as if normal walking pace wasn't fast enough. Being the klutz I was, I tripped in the doorway and face planted the floor, I mentally screamed "Come on! I have fallen 5 times already today! Give me a break! Jeez!" I quickly got up to avoid the stares and Carmen was hurrying towards me.

"Oh god not again! This is all my fault, I'm so sorry Lily! Oh God I'm so sorry" she panicked.

"Nah it's not your fault I'm a klutz, I can trip over a flat piece of tarmac!" I tried to stop her panicking.

" Oh god, do you need to go to the nurse? I can take you." She was flapping about like a crazy lady.

"No Carmen. I'm fine, honestly. I trip over all the time" I bowed my now red face.

"Okay, I don't believe you! I feel horrible! Let me buy you something at lunch."

"It's fine i-" she cut me off.

"No excuses woman! I'm buying you something and that's final! No arguing" Okay so she's determined. So now I was slightly intimidated.

"Fine. One thing and one thing only." She smiled at me she had won.

We took the rest of the journey to the cafeteria slow. But it wasn't long before Carmen was jumping up and down again. Again she grabbed my hand and quickened the pace. Before I could register what was happening, I was standing in front of a table of about 12 people.

7 of which were the most intimidating and muscular men, I had ever seen.