Bing! Bing! Bing!

Classes started, and the curriculum was something I had already learned (Between Bella and Myself, I started to realize that the academic standard in Forks sucked.) , not going to bother with details, very boring.

Lunch was simply depressing. I found myself a nice, empty table-no one would bother me! But the hate between Cullen and me was just mutual enough for him to want to annoy me. EVERY Cullen and Mary-Sue surrounded me. I was cornered. I didn't say anything for a moment.
"Look- I'd rather not have my name become synonymous with Cullen. Honestly, that's the LAST thing that I want."

"Carlisle told us to make sure you're safe here. Although, I don't see why he's concerned with you. If it were up to me, you'd be living with the werewolves." Rosalie said.

"Trust me, I would rather be with the dogs than be with you 5."

"You know what?"

"What?" I moaned. Why did they have to TALK to me? I didn't even ask them to sit there.

"You're more arrogant than I thought."

"Sorry princess."

"You can hate us all you want Princess ," Edward said from next to me, " but you know you still respect us." I stood with my tray.

"I RESPECT the fact that you can snap me like a twig. And thank you- I shall continue to hate you to my hearts content." I started away.

"Karin, wait!"

"What?" I spun back to the Cullens. Bella started to guide me back to the table.

"Do you know what's really annoying?" she asked.

"Your voice."

"Having someone hate you and you NOT knowing why they hate you."

"You seem to have that problem a lot." I turned but was blocked by the brick wall that was Emmett.

"What is it that you pixies WANT?"

"A little cooperation would be nice." Jasper said.

Great, mood swings. I sat down, obeying. "Just tell us, what's so horrible about knowing the Cullens?"

"Your egos. The last thing I want is to be able to go ' No, no, Edward would say THIS not THAT.' Your faces," I point to Edward and Bella, "You two are Everywhere! Do you know how nauseating it is to see Cullen here staring down at me everyday in civics?"

"I'm not IN your civics class."

"Your personalities!" I went on ignoring him, "Such picture perfect kids, you have not a FLAW , unless you count the fact that you suck BLOOD. But, no! Teenage girls in America think that's HOT! Stuttering Little Miss Sue over here can give ASPRIN a headache. For good's sake, you freakin sparkle! What the hell? Vampires don't SPARKLE in the sun, they BURN! Honestly, if you were REAL vampires, that part where you showed her what you are would have been MUCH more entertaining. Twilight has Bram Stroker rolling in his grave!"

"Jasper…"

"I'm not doing that."

"And between you with the telepathy, you with the premonitions, you with your 'mood swings'- I have no free will here! And the worst part is, ya'll actually think I'm going to tell the public about the leeches living in Forks! Thanks, like I WANT to be ripped apart by the Volturi!"

"Will you calm yourself?"

"Sure", I stood and walked away again

Next class:

"Hey umm… what was your name?"

"Karin."

"Right, Karin." The girl was all starry-eyed. "You know the Cullens?"

My interested look dropped immediately, "Unfortunately."

"How? You just got here! The Cullens never talk to Anyone, EXCEPT Swan of course."

"I'm their," I cringed, feeling sick, "their adopted sibling."

"You're related to the Cullens!" she shouted. All the kids in the room stopped and stared.

"No," I said loudly, unconvincingly.

"But you just said-"

I stomped down on her foot. "Shut it kiddo!" I growled.

"I don't get it, why don't you want people to know?" she asked, puzzled as she recovered from the pain in her foot. I do so love combat boots.

I sighed and went back to work.

"Any who," she went on unaware of my disinterest, "You know Jasper Cullen, right?"

"Please go away."

"I really like him-" -Big Surprise- "-And I was wondering if you could ask him… even to talk to me?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"No."

"Please?"

"Get the HELL away from me!" I roared. She kinda inched away slowly, and I continued working.

Before school was out, I asked directions to the local Wal-Mart, and to the Indian Reservation, La Push.

Wal-Mart even felt different. Probably because I was able to walk around without seeing Edward and Bella. THAT I could live with.

I got off the checkout line with a bag.

And then IT showed up. "Any particular reason you ran?" he asked.

"I didn't run. I walked away from you at a brisk pace." I answered, smilling.

"What were you doing at Walmart?"

"Buying stuff." My answers just kept getting more and more vague.

"Come on back to the house." He said, "I'm going to drop Bella off at her house, and then we'll get back to mine."

"Nawh thanks." Both of them followed me out into the parking lot. Cullen got his car and followed me he entire time. I was annoyed at him, but also smiling, because I knew it was killing him (again) to have to drive that slowly. I did what I could- walked all the way to the boarder of the Indian Reservation. The car rolled to a stop and the pair of them got out of the car. "Karin, come back!"

"No thanks, Fangs!"

"Bella, take the car and head home."

"Careful." I heard the engine start up and gravel crunch as she pulled away. I sat.

"Well, Cullen?"

"Come here."

I smiled. "Nope."

"Karin, you think you know about the werewolves but you-"

"I do. I know not to get them angry, or to stare at Emily's face too long, and I know that VAMPIRES aren't allowed on the reservation."

"You're going to get yourself killed."

"How? By sitting here? I'm not a bloodsucker- they don't know I'm here."

"Unfortunately you're part of the Cullen family for now- that makes you just as banned

as we are."

"Bella's allowed on the Reservation. The wolves- with the exception of Jacob- don't take kindly to her, but she's allowed."

"You're doing this to spite me, aren't you?" he asked, frowning. I nodded vigorously, "Yup!"

"Look- we have a treaty. If I step foot on the reservation, they're going to be pissed. Don't make this hard. The harder you make this, the longer it's going to take for you to get home." He reasoned.

"But the harder I make things the more amusing it becomes. If I'm going to be stuck with you lot, I may as well enjoy it."