Authors Notes: Okay this is the second chapter it is a little longer so I hope you enjoy as it may be a couple of weeks before I update. I have exams next week and I am very busy with work.
Disclaimer: In first chapter. I do not own the rights to Twilight.
Two weeks later
After a week of fighting and protesting my dad had finally convinced me to move to Phoenix for the last couple of months of the school year. My last day at Forks High had been interesting, almost as interesting as my first day had been. There had been a small farewell party- if that's what you could call it- and all my friends, Mike, Jessica, Eric, Tyler, Ben and Angela gave me long hugs. Lauren had even given me a small smile but that was probably only because she was happy I was finally leaving.
Charlie drove me to the airport and gave me what probably didn't count as a goodbye but was a) a goodbye for Charlie and b) a better goodbye then what Edward had given me.
The flight was boring and as much as I tried I could not read any book. I managed to read two minutes of Wuthering Heights before putting it down and picking up the Pride and the Prejudice that lasted a good five minutes before I got bored with it and reached into my hand luggage to pull out another book. When I saw the cover however I immediately put it back i couldn't deal with it right then. It reminded me to much of him- of Edward. I remembered the day when Edward and i had been watching Romeo and Juliet in my living room. How he had told me about the Volturi and what he would have done if I had not survived in Phoenix. I fell asleep for a few minutes before waking up screaming, scaring the other passengers. A hostess came over to make sure that I was alright and I assured her that it was just a nightmare even though it hadn't been. It had been a memory of the day Edward had left me in the forest behind my house. I spent the rest of the flight staring out the window thoughtfully.
When I arrived at the airport in Phoenix my mom and Phil were waiting for me. My mom took me in a huge hug the minute she caught sight of me. If it had been Edward it would have been the... I couldn't think about him now, it would only make all this harder.
"Oh, baby. It's so good to see you again," my mom said once she had let go of me. Phil took my bags and for once I didn't say anything.
I could feel it creeping up on me; the loss. There were so many good memories in Forks. Places I could go so I could remember him. Proof of his existence. Sure, there were memories in Phoenix; the airport, the hotel, the ballet studio and the hospital. But none of them were exactly good memories and only two included him. The ballet studio, which had been burnt to the ground and the hospital; where i couldn't exactly just hang around all day.
"Baby we're home," my mom's words broke through my thoughts. I looked out the window and sure enough we were home. It felt odd being home. It had been months. I went to my room quickly. Unfortunately my mom hovered. She asked questions and talked a lot. Mostly about things that I didn't care about, like school, old friends, teachers, neighbours and Phil. Not that I didn't care about Phil, he just wasn't on the top of things to think about at the moment. Neither was Edward for that fact but no matter how hard I tried, thoughts of him and the rest of his family constantly sneaked into my mind. The thoughts about Alice weren't that bad; in fact at times they were even entertaining. The first time she had dragged me shopping, as much as I had hated it, had been fun. I had liked hanging out with Alice. Emmet was always a laugh, as was Jasper when he opened up. The thoughts that really got to me were the thoughts of Edward.
"Bella, Renee, dinners ready," Phil called up the stairs and I was glad for the distraction even if it was only for the length of dinner. It would keep my mom quite and I could go to bed if it got too bad.
Dinner was quick but not very quiet Phil and my mom went on and on throughout dinner talking about things that were such a waste of breath. Who cared if the woman down the road had bought a convertible? There were real problems in the world; like vampires that wanted to kill me. I couldn't really blame they didn't know vampires existed and they certainly did not know that there was a red haired vampire out there that wanted to kill me.
That night I slept restlessly I was scared to fall asleep long enough to have nightmares about Edward because I didn't want to wake up screaming. I loved my mom but she wasn't strong enough to handle the things I had experienced and she would be so worried about me. Lucky for me I had school the next day it gave me an excuse to get away from my mom for a while.
By the time my mom and Phil woke I was dressed and making pancakes downstairs. After hours of staring at the ceiling I had finally decided to keep myself busy. I had started by taking a long shower and paying attention to the clothes I was wearing. That hadn't kept me busy long as is much as I tried I would never be one for dressing up. I had packed my bag again and made my bed and eventually i had come downstairs and for something to make that would keep me busy for a while.
"Morning, what's all this?" my mom asked coming into the kitchen followed closely by Phil.
"It's my first day back at school. I thought I would surprise you," i shrugged as I flipped a pancake onto the already enormous pile.
"Normally the parents make the breakfast for their kids first day at school. What's this really about?" My mom took a seat across from where I was standing and looked me up and down.
I looked at my mom and sighed, it would do no good to tell her the truth. It wasn't going make it any better, "I'm a little nervous. I haven't seen my friends in so long or even spoken to them for that matter and it's going to be odd to be in such a big school again."
"I'm not complaining. These pancakes are delicious," Phil said as he bit into the pancake I had moments before flipped onto the pile.
"Thanks."
"I better go get ready if I'm going to get you to school on time," my mom muttered as she stood up and headed up the stairs.
Not many teenagers owned cars in Phoenix. Great. My mom was going to drive me to school every day. After living in Forks it would be hard. I had been so accustomed to having my own car. I was free to go where i wanted and when it had failed I had always had...
I couldn't finish the thought instead I put all the dishes in the sink and headed upstairs to fetch my bag. By the time I came downstairs my mom was ready and we immediately left. It was the middle of the semester again at least this time I would actually know people at the school so it wouldn't be that bad. We arrived at the school in record time and i was greeted by two of my old friends the minute I stepped out of the car. My mom must have told them I was coming.
"Bella, it's so good to see you again," the shorter of the two Alison said as she pulled me into a quick gentle hug.
"Yeah, it's been a while," my other friend Fred said punching me lightly on the shoulder.
"Bye, Bells I'll see you after school.
Alison and Fred had been my two best friends in Phoenix and I knew secretly that Fred liked me and had wanted to go out with me a couple of times but had never had the nerve to ask.
"So what's changed around here?" I asked as we headed through the student parking lot. I stopped short when I saw a shiny silver Volvo in one corner. It couldn't be. Phoenix was so sunny they would never be able to survive here. I was being paranoid and I breathed a sigh of relief when I walked behind it and saw that the license plates were different.
"Not much though Ed should tell you about the new family in town."
I cringed as Alison used our old nickname for Fred; it reminded me so much of Edward. In fact as I thought about it Alison's name reminded me of Alice. Damn it this was going to be a very long semester.
"Their all so weird there's four of them, well five, the older brother moved from Canada last month to join them. He had been at some boarding school for academically advanced students. Anyway they moved here last year showed up and surprised everyone no one had any idea they were coming. No one knows much about them although Alison here has a crush on the oldest one and I must admit the girls are babes," Fred said. I couldn't think of him as Ed any more. It was too weird.
Alison and Fred accompanied me to the office. They waited outside while the receptionist gave me my timetable.
First Period: Trigonometry
Second Period: English
Third period: Spanish
Fourth Period: Lunch
Fifth Period: Biology
Sixth Period: Government
Seventh Period: Gym
"Great, we have Trig, Bio and Gym together. This is going to be so much fun," Alison exclaimed as she read my timetable over my shoulder.
"What do we have together Fred?" I asked him and he took the timetable from my hands.
"English, Bio and of course Gym. It's compulsory now you know," Fred said and I laughed. Alison looked at me as if I had gone crazy.
"What's so funny?" She asked
"You know I still suck at sports. That's one thing that will never change," I said telling her part of the truth. This timetable had a lot of similarities with my old one. Like lunch and Bio and Gym. What luck.
Just then the bell rang. Alison and i walked off to Trigonometry while Fred walked off to some or other class. A couple of people stopped me on the way to say hello and ask questions. I knew it was a small taste of what was to come at lunch. That would be the whole of the Phoenix High population. On my first day, after getting up early, and arriving early for school, I was still late for my first lesson of the day.
"Ms Swan, late on your first day? You were never late not even on the days that weren't your first days," Mr Harbor said as I walked in. I blushed slightly.
"Sorry," I mumbled. Damn this was worse than going to Forks. It wasn't like people were going to stare. No they were just going to ask questions. Lots and lots of questions I didn't want to answer. The worst of all the question was first posed to me by my Spanish teacher; Mrs Petoskey.
The lesson was almost over and we had all packed away our books. The bell hadn't quite rung yet and there were still five minutes of silence left.
"So, Bella, why did you come back?"
Well my boyfriend, who by the way is a Vampire, thought it would be best if he left me. I think he said it was to keep me safe after his brother almost killed me. I sort of went into deep depression and eventually my dad couldn't take any more so he sent me back to come live with my mother. That was the truth but obviously I couldn't tell her that. It hurt even to think it. Instead I politely brushed it off as a something of convenience.
So there you have it. A new chapter.
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