Chapter 1 – New kid at school.
Beginning the new kid at the school would be hard enough if you were just a normal kid going to a big school at the beginning of the year.
But no. Oh no, I couldn't be that lucky, that would just be too nice. My father was a politician and my mother was a stay-at-home mother. Well they were … before they died. It was an accident maybe, maybe a murder. I probably would never know, my father had plenty of enemies due to his line of work, so it was fairly likely, but that might just be my suspicious mind working. Not that that they were much of parents. Sure they provide me with all our whims of my brother or me, but they never gave us the one thing that we craved for, which was loved and a happy family. Our mother
We weren't really wanted, the truth to be said. We had stayed with our mother's family but all of them had moved or had found some other reason so that they now could not look after us. Now my brother and me had been packed up from the latest relative and were being sent to a small town boarding school. Forks High School, a boarding school in small, sleepy, cloudily town in Washington.
Second term, my brother and me would be the new kids, and it would be oblivious. It was bad enough having been sent around the country without having to deal with the pointed stares of the other children. We had lived with it for the five years, now would probably be no different, hopefully. But I knew that wasn't true.
It was in both ways a blessing and a curse to be sent to the small sleepy town of Forks and the boarding school. No longer did we have to impose on our snobbish relatives whom always found an excuse to get rid of us. Finally, one of them had taken pity and sent as to Fork. "It will do them good to be at one school for a while," was the reason. But the truth was that they just wanted us out of their hair, not that I could blame them. But I just wanted some stability in my life, and now I would get it finally. But is would not without payment. Now, I wouldn't be able to rely on my brother as much as I had done before.
"So, you must be Alice and …" The lady looked down at the sheet on the desk, "Jacob Black. You must be the Senator Black's children. I'm so very sorry for your loss."
It took all my strength to not roll my eyes at that and I could tell Jacob was restraining him as well. Like hadn't we heard THAT at every school we had gone to. So VERY repetitive in the end, and so unimaginative to say the least. You would have thought they could have thought something a bit more original. For god-sake it had been five years since they had passed away, you didn't need to pick the wound open every time we went to the new school. And here I was hoping that in a backwater like Forks they would know our history. Well, I thought, it's probably likely that the other kids don't know. That will be blessing.
I was shaken from my thoughts as I realised that the lady was talking and probably been for quiet a while.
"I'll get someone to show you around in just a minute. I have to organise your schedules, then we shall have you off to dorms. You two can go and sit over there."
She pointed to a couple of chairs by the opposite wall. Jake and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes. Yet another school. And yeah, we knew the drill schedules and then introduction, etc. Well this would be a different experience. Slightly. Well Jake and I could work it all out. After all we were siblings…
Well, Jake and I weren't really brother and sister. Jake was the Senator real child. I had been adopted after Jake's mother, and father had found out that she could never have children, so they had adopted me. It had been a political move, to get the public on his side. Jake was less year older then me and had always treated me like I was his twin sister and there was nothing different about me…
"Aly, cheer up, at least we won't have to move around and we don't have to worry about how the relatives believe in our styles." He smiled, the perfect picture of ease, although I knew him too well. Like me, he had master control over his facial expressions and body language, to mirror anything we felt like. We had perfected our facades. You needed to.
"If only, but know our luck." Jake nodded his head and was about make a reply that when the door-bell signalled that it was being opened..
Though the door walked a tall and muscular boy. He had the attitude of a person who was all was up to mischief and didn't know when stay quiet. The boy had a grin plastered on his face bring out the dimples on either side of mouth. His dark curls were wet, no doubt for the never-easing rain outside. He grinned at Jake and me before walking to the secretary. I was slightly apprehensive of the boy, although he was probably a couple years my senior.
"Ms Cope, how are you today this fine afternoon?" asked the boy, his eyes twinkling.
"If I didn't know you better, I would think that you are up to something, Emmett."
"Me, I'm hurt, truly. You really have misjudged my character."
As soon as he finished an enormous sound came from outside the door. We all jumped, except for Emmett, who was obviously prepared for that and laughing in booming sound. His mirth was infectious and before long both Jake and I were laughing too. Ms Cope, on the other hand, did not look to impressed at all. Grumpy old bag, probably.
"Emmett. What have you done this time?" Ms Cope asked scowling.
"Nothing much, it was just some fire crackers that's all. We just wanted to give the Black kids a proper welcome." Emmett was grinning and clearly happy, he almost looked like he was bouncing up and down. "You know Ms, we don't often get new kids in mid-term . Maybe at the start of the year or mid-year but yeah…. Also, we didn't do for the other guys…" he finished lamely but still excited.
"Emmett stand still please!. While I go and talk to the headmaster and tell him that it was just you, although he probally has already guessed that, you could, however, make yourself useful and show Alice and … umm … Jacob to their dorms and show them around the school."
"Sure Ms, do you have their stuff?"
Ms Cope handed Emmett two clear folders with paper before walking out of the room.
Emmett, still with a grin on his face, turned towards us.
"So … are we going or what?"
Jake and I looked at each other, a little worried but in better sprits, at least someone was welcoming here. We picked up our bags and followed Emmett out the door.
"Hey, I'm Emmett Swan, as you probably heard. Welcome to Forks High. We wanted to give you a proper welcome and we had some fire crackers left over, so yeah…" he trailed off.
Jake looked at me and I just returned the look with a shrug. This kid was crazy, friendly, but most defiantly crazy. I had a good feeling that him and Jake were going to get on just fine. They were similar and it would be good to have someone that Jake could take to.
"I'm Jacob and this is my sister Alice. I noticed that you said that 'we just wanted etc'. Who else did it with you?"
"Me, Jasper and Ben. Ben had the crackers and Jasper is pretty good in setting off stuff, I was the distraction."
Emmett and my brother were, before long, talking about fire crackers, fire works and other things along the lines of pyromaniacs. Emmett would occasionally would point out a building and talk to us about it. "That's the English/Maths/Science/LOTE Block" kinda thing. I wasn't really paying much attention to what either of the boys were saying.
Forks High was not very large but nor was it small for the size of the town it was in. It apparently had very good facilities and a good curriculum. This is what had attracted many students from the local area, causing the school to open a boarding area. So there were a fair number of students but not enough, no doubt, to hide Jake and me from everyone else. We were the new kids. And we would stick out like two sore thumbs. At least we had today and tomorrow to settle in before starting school on Monday.
I was so absorbed in my own thought that I ran into Emmett.
"Ouff. Ouch. What's happening?" I asked Emmett, glaring at him. He was hard, like rock almost, though a lot warmer.
Emmett stared down at me, grinning from ear to ear. I glared back, although I had to look up, a long way up, which kinda ruined the whole thing. But he turned away and then gestured to the tall girl in front of us.
"Rosalie, this is Jacob and the pixie is Alice. They are some of the new kids to the school."
Great, just great I was being called a pixie already. That didn't take too long. Hey wait a sec who's Rosalie.
I look up and saw the most beautiful girl I had every seen. She looked like she could easily be one of the Greek gods, maybe Aphrodite or something like that. She had blond hair that was just a bit wavy, nothing like my black brown, spiky hair. My hair still hadn't really grown a lot since … . Anyway, Rosalie had worn blue clothes that brought out her sky blue eyes, a nice choice although the clothes were perhaps a little too cold for Forks but she carried herself so well, so I don't think most people would notice what she was wear. She could wear dishrags and still look amazing. And I had to approve of her fashion style.
"Hey Alice, How are you?" her smile was really lovely, so amazing.
Suddenly a sharp pain appeared in my shin, Jacob had kicked me.
Oh crap.
I had been so absorbed in my thoughts that I was staring at her, probably with my mouth open. Rosalie and Emmett probably though I was a loony. I shook my head, trying to clear it of all thoughts.
"Oh, hey. Sorry, I was off with the fairies. It's been a long trip here so yeah, sorry." I smiled trying to feel relaxed but I couldn't. I could tell Jake was going to say something stupid, which was so in character of him.
"That's so like Alice. I think it might have something to do with height. She's probably a changeling or something. I mean look at her height and she can ... Ouch!" yelled Jacob, the grin, which was present through his monologue, was wiped off.
The stupid idiot was about to spring all my secrets. I'm so going to kill him, … one day …
… In a very long time.
"I don't think Emmett and Rosalie want to hear you insult me, if you get what I mean." I death glared him, causing him to stare back at me, before looking down.
"Whipped man, whipped." Emmett crowed, his boyish face lit up.
"Oh shut up, Emmett." Rosalie spoke to Emmett like he was, … well … a small boy … or in the way lovers some talk. Interesting.
"Yes, darling," Emmett meekly replied. So they were together.
"Emmett, I'm not your darling," Rosalie spat out.
Okay so maybe not together then.
"Why don't you take Jacob up to your dormitory and meet all your little pals, while I will take Alice up to the girl's dormitory."
So thus me and Jacob parted ways. I watched him walk up a hill on which the boys dorm was situated on. It was an odd feel watching him leave, obviously happy to have met another guy that took to him. Jacob always made friends, he just had that personality. I used to have lots of friends but then when my parents died and the other stuff that happen afterwards, I still made them but it didn't feel right or something. I let out a deep sigh.
"So are we going to go or are we going to wait till the moss starts to grow on us," sharply stated Rosalie.
"Well, I do think that there is a bit moss on me already so yeah, but it looks like there is more rain coming." I smiled.
Rosalie smiled back at my lame joke. Then she scowled.
"Its always raining here in Forks, I don't know why my mom had to choose this town to work here. Probably to get me away from the 'big city atmosphere' and in to the small town type."
I smiled at her, full of sympathy.
"Anyway come on, lets see if we can get there before it starts to rain any heavier. I'm sure you don't want your stuff wet."
Interesting, Rosalie didn't want any sympathy. I would have thought … but hey she's not me.
The path to the Girls Dorm was through an avenue that was lined with trees. Someone had spent the money try and make the place pretty. Although Forks High and its campus was quite beautiful, the tree-lined avenue was a nice touch.
Rosalie, after looking at my timetable, told me that I would be sharing my dorm with her friend, Bella. Rosalie's room was next door and she offered to help me whenever I needed it. On our way there, I asked her about her mom and why she was here. Apparently, her mom, whom was a nurse had decided to come here after breaking up with her boyfriend and had decided to move to a small town to get away from everything. Sensing, that it probably wasn't a good topic to continue on with, I asked her about the subjects and facilities that they offered at Forks.
Finally, we arrived at the dorm. It was a large red-brick building but had be designed nicely. Inside the dorms it looked like there was every girl for miles around, although that could be very likely. It was far warmer inside then outside.
I felt like all the eyes were on me, but it was probably likely on Rosalie. It must have made a comical picture. A goddess leading a peasant child through the midst of rioting crowd, type of picture that Dante would have liked to paint. I hated being small, I was so often thought to be young. I was sixteen and, as I had found out, so was Rosalie, except she looked her age where as I looked about 14.
Rosalie gracefully guided my though the crowed halls and before long we reached my room. It was in a quieter end and was on the top floor. When I mentioned this to Rosalie she replied,
"Normally these halls are pretty full but those girls wont probably arrive until late Sunday. Well Jessica and her crew but Angela is probably here. She's next to my room and we're friends. Well Bella, and me. Anyway this is your room."
I. Swan was engraved into a brass plate. Below it was a blank plate. They hadn't got around to put my name on it.
"Well here you are. If you need any help just call I'm in the room next to you. I probably better go see how my roomy is going."
"Umm. Thanks for … yeah. Thanks Rosalie," I called out as she left to go to her room. Turning around she called out in return,
"Yeah, your welcome. Oh and hey, Alice. Call me Rose. Its easier."
And thus she left me in front of the large oak door, as she walked down the corridor.
I turned back to the door and pulled out the key from the plastic folder that all my documents were in. Opening the door, I walked in to wonderland for the academic.
A/N - Please read and reveiw =]
