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Chapter One

High School. Two of the most hated words in… well… any language. But this time it'll be different. This time I have a say in my education. This time I won't be the only one of my kind.

This would only be my second time in any school. The first time was so that I could get to know him and unfortunately this time was no different, except he was different. I knew this was a bad idea from the moment I decided it but I had to see him, I had to know him in this life even if the result was inevitable.

I sighed and closed the door of my BMW Z4. No one was at the school yet besides the teachers. I knew I should have waited half an hour before heading out the door but my nerves got the better of me. I reasoned that by the time I checked in and got my schedule the rest of the school would of shown up.

I walked into the small dingy office building and was instantly greeted with a warm smile from the women sitting behind the front desk. She wore a nametag that said Julie Cope on it.

"Can I help you dear?" her sweet elderly voice matched her appearance. She looked like a sweet grandma who baked cookies in her spare time.

"I am Isabella Marie Impiazza."

"Ahh, the new girl. Just wait one moment." She fiddled around with her computer until we heard the beep of the printer. "Damn thing… never any paper." She mumbled to herself and I fought not to laugh. She shuffled around in the drawers until she found a stack of plain paper and placed it in the printer tray.

"Here you go dear." She said handing me my schedule.

I thanked her and walked out to my car. The parking lot was nearly half full by now and a small group of people gathered a few meters from the hood of my car. They were all transfixed and didn't want to get any closer in fear or marking it.

I smirked and looked around the parking lot. All the cars were old and probably second hand it was obvious mine stuck out like a sore thumb. I silently cursed myself for thinking this one would fit in at a small town school.

I went to my car and grabbed out my sunglasses that would cover half my face. They were not needed in this dreary weather but they would do good to keep me a little anonymous.

I looked at the students surrounding my car and noticed their attire. I looked down at my own and realized they would also make me stand out. My black skinny leg jeans, red trench coat and small-heeled black shoes were all designer where as everyone else had either cheap knock offs or no name branded clothes.

I sighed internally and debated on whether or not I should run home quickly and change. I decided against it as the bell went even though I knew I could make it back in time for first period. I was here now and I didn't want to give myself the chance to chicken out.

I walked through the school doors with my head held high. Everyone was talking about me and I had no idea how I felt about that. I could hear the hushed words and the basis of their thoughts and I would be lying if I said it wasn't incredibly annoying.

I walked to my locker and emptied the contents of my bag into it. I knew there was a great chance that I wouldn't use any of the stuff in it but it did good to keep up the charade.

I grabbed my English book and poetry collection that was required and headed for my first period English class.

All of my classes dragged on boringly slow and I was thankful for the bell that signaled lunch. I made no hurry to get out of my seat and waited for all the humans to proceed.

"Isabella, right?" a male voice from behind me questioned.

I turned around to see a tall blonde boy smiling at me. "Yes that's me."

"Hi, I'm Mike." He offered me his hand and I was thankful for the gloves I had on as I shook his hand. "Umm… look I ah… noticed… umm…" he looked up to his group of friends who were standing at the door waiting for him. They all gave him encouraging nods and he took a deep breath. "I noticed that you didn't have anyone here and I was wondering… we were wondering if you would like to sit with us at lunch?"

I smiled my sweetest smile at him and I heard his breathe catch and his heart stutter slightly. "Thanks for the offer but I'd like to be with myself for today. You understand right?"

"Umm… I… yeah, of course."

I smiled again and got out of my seat and headed for the cafeteria.

When I walked through the doors I knew he was there without looking for him. That tingle I got through my body when he was near was there and my nose was full of the scent that was purely Edward.

I turned and saw him surrounded by other vampires from his coven. There was a spare seat at their table and I didn't bother with the pretence of getting food as they so obviously had. Walking straight to their table and sitting down. I was met with silence and questioning looks from all of them.

"Hi." I said in the cheeriest voice I could master. "I'm Isabella."

My comment was met with the same silence. "Okay… maybe not?"

"Who are you?" The big guy blurted.

"Are you serious? I mean… I just told you. I'm Isabella."

"Ohh… right, right. My bad." He snorted and laughed at himself. "Well seeing as everyone has lost their voices… I'm Emmett."

"Hi Emmett." He seemed like a really nice guy. At least he could talk. I turned to Edward expectantly and he seemed to be going through an internal battle. I sighed lightly and turned towards Alice and Jasper.

Alice was looking at me with confusion. '…didn't see this coming.' She thought. Of course she hadn't. I had made it that way.

Jasper looked just as confused, obviously from Alice's feelings along with everyone else's. I could help the flood of relief that washed over me when I realized Alice and he had found each other and Edward in this life.

The blonde that I had never seen before had a slight scowl on her beautiful features. She didn't understand why I was here. None of them did.

"Okay… guys, seriously? Chill." Emmett had and excited look on his face at my words but everyone else still sat stone still. "Okay guys, breathe… You are doing very well at keeping up your human façade with the no moving thing."

They all gaped at me and Emmett burst once again. "How did you –"

There was a light thud and he turned towards the blonde. "Rosieeee…" He whined. "What was that for?" She sent a death glare in his direction and it effectively shut him up.

I couldn't help it his face was so adorable that I started laughing. I saw as they others tried to hold their laughter in as well. "Oh come on guys. How can you not laugh at that?" That got them to crack and everyone except Edward and Emmett started laughing. Emmett looked slightly hurt but he was smiling uncontrollably. Edward just looked pissed.

"Oh, Edward please… get the rod out of your arse and lighten up!" I didn't realize my mistake until it was to late. Everyone abruptly stopped laughing and turned to me. Shit.

"How do you know my name?" He asked, a little shocked.

"Oh please. I maybe the new girl around here but I know that people talk about you." The lie came easily because it was obvious that people around here did talk about him. "So… are we all just gunna sit there and not introduce ourselves to the new girl?"

Alice, naturally, was the first to speak up. "I'm Alice." She hadn't changed in the eighty-eight years since I had seen her last, only her hair was shorter… a lot shorter. She was still short and her hair still onyx black.

"I'm Jasper." He hadn't changed much either. He just looked a little rougher around the edges. His blonde hair was still cropped to fall into his eyes.

I turned to the blonde expectantly and she sighed loudly. "Rosalie." She said with no hint of kindness. "Why are you here?"

"Rose!" Alice said out raged.

"No it's alright." I said in Alice's direction. "She is only voicing what you are all thinking. I would be curious too. I just figured I should stick to what I know and what I am comfortable with instead of pretending to have fun with the other students around." They all gave me questioning looks. An idea crossed my mind and I decided I would use it. I would have some fun with this coven.

I got the information I needed from their minds and Jasper seemed like the easiest target. "So… Jasper, tell me, how appealing is my sent to you?" I shoved my wrist under his nose and forced him to inhale. Everyone gasped at what I was doing.

I moved my wrist away a looked at him questioningly. "Well?"

"How did you do that?" He asked sincerely shocked.

"Do what?" I asked all innocently.

"Make me breathe?"

"It is unnatural for you to breathe?" Everyone was getting annoyed because they had no idea what he was talking about but Edward did.

"How did you do it?" Edward growled.

"Ooooo so scary." I cooed at him.

He wasn't happy with my response. "He didn't willingly take that breath. How did you do it?"

"I'm not sure I know what you are talking about. But tell us Jasper… what did you feel?"

"Nothing." He answered in amazement. Everyone looked puzzled.

"So I am obviously not what I seem, right?" He couldn't answer that. He didn't know how. "Look I know you guys are Vamps alright? Geez."

"How?" The question Emmett wanted to ask before wasn't stopped this time. "Your human. Humans aren't supposed to know."

"Am I? Are you sure?" He looked even more puzzled then before.

"But your scent…"

"Look it's not important. I have done a lot of work with vampires before that's how I know what you guys are."

"Maybe we should have this conversation with Carlisle and Esme present…?" Edward said uncertainly. The others nodded in agreement but I wasn't particularly fond of this idea.

"We still have classes to attend we can't just up and ditch."

"Yes we can." Emmett replied with an amused smirk on his face. "But you don't have to… if your too scared of getting caught that is."

He had to go and use that against me didn't he? "Fine. I'm coming!" Emmett let out his booming laugh and clapped me on the shoulder.

We past my locker and I dropped my books in there and grabbed my glasses. They offered me slight protection and made me feel like I was behind a mask.

I jumped in my car after we decided I would follow them and we exited the school grounds.


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