2. Fight Through the Fire.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, or anything else. Just this plot.

Stop and Stare by One Republic.

BPOV

I woke up the next day, realising that it is going to be my first day at Forks High School. Crap. I went to the bathroom, took a shower, brushed my teeth, fixed my hair, and went to my closet, trying to find a fitting outfit.

I grabbed a yellow tank top, since I heard it was going to be hot today, blue faded capri jeans, with multicolored flats. How I love my multicolored flats. They are so. . . multicolored.

I went downstairs, and noticed Charlie getting ready for work. "Hey, Bells."

"Hey," I greeted back.

"Can you wake up Emmett for me? I have to head out early today."

I nodded, "Yeah, sure."

"Thanks, Bells."

I walked back upstairs, and went to Emmett's room. The door was open, so I peeked in. Half his body was hanging off the bed. He was in a backwards position, which made me laugh silently. I went up to him, and poked the side of his head. "Emmett," I sang in a whisper. "Emmetttt."

He snored.

"EMMETT!"

That startled him. He fell off his bed, the blanket going down with him. He lifted his head up, still dizzy. "Sorry," I apologized.

"It's okay. I'm up."

"I'll go make breakfast."

"Okay."

I felt his room, closing the door so he could have his privacy. I went downstairs, and looked around, thinking about what I should make. Eh, something simple - cereal.

I got two bowls on cereal, and poured milk. Emmett came booming down the stairs, and sat down at the table. I passed him his bowl, and he started chewing away. "Thanks, Bells."

"You're welcome," I smiled.

"So, you excited? First day of Forks High," he reminded me. Ugh. I was not looking forward to it. All the glares, and the questions, and the gossip. No thanks.

"I'm . . ." I tried to look for a good word for it, "ecstatic." Liessss.

Emmett drove me to school in his large Jeep. I had trouble getting inside at first, until Emmett came and gave me a boost. And that's when we arrived. Arrived to Forks High. Hell has now struck me.

"Hey, don't worry," Emmett told me as he helped me get out of his Jeep. "I've got your back."

"But not all the time."

"I'll try my best, Bells."

"I know," and I smiled to him.

We walked up the steps of the school, and Emmett held the front door open for me. I told him thanks, and he pointed the way to the office. He told me he'll see me at lunch, that I have a good first day, and if anything happens, I let him know. My big protector.

I headed in the direction Emmett had pointed out, and noticed a woman behind a counter. I waited until she noticed me, "Yes?"

"Uh, yes, hi. Um, I'm the new student. Isabella Swan," my voice was a bit nervous. This is what I get for meeting new people. That's why I don't like meeting new people.

"Ah, yes," she then searched for something, found it, and handed me a paper. "This is your schedual. Have a nice first day, dear."

"Thank you," I mumbled as I left.

Just as I expected, I got many glares. So many glares. From everyone. I headed off to English, ignoring the many glares. I want to yell, "PISS OFF." but that would be a bit too awkward. And, I'm not that willing.

I got into English class, and wondered if I'm suppose to sit anywhere. That when a boy with spiky blond hair approached me. "Hey, there," he grinned. He was actually really cute.

"Hi," I stuttered.

"My name's Mike,"

"Bella."

"New girl?"

All I did was nod. Then he nodded, too. "Would you like to sit next to me today? I always have a empty seat beside me." He seemed really nice, and warm-hearted. I just nodded, and my cheeks burned. He flashed a grin at me. He probably thought that my blushing was cute.

I followed him to his seat, and pulled out the chair. I sat down, and set my books on the desk. "So, where did you move from?" he asked.

"Phoenix."

"Oh, must have much nice weather than here," he joked.

And like the loser I am, I chuckled. "Yeah. It's so cloudy, and rainy here. Except for now. Now is nice and sunny. The way I like it."

Mike and I were in silence when the english teacher came in. I was surprised, and relieved, that he didn't make me introduce myself in front of the whole classroom. Maybe this won't be such a bad day after all. Other than the glares. . .

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When it finally came to lunch, Mike asked me if I wanted to join him, but I had already planned to go seat with Emmett. He understood, but he just walked me to the cafeteria. Wow, he has been the sweetest person I've met today. His face is cute.

"So, I'll see you in gym, Bella?" Mike asked when we finally got to the cafeteria.

"Yeah. See you, Mike," I waved to him. He flashed a grin, and waved back. Of course this made me blush like crazy, but he just chuckled. I looked around the large room, trying to find Emmett. And of course, he was the largest guy here, it was easy to spot him.

I walked over to the table, and sat down across from him. I noticed one girl, who I hadn't met. She was small, well short, black hair that spiked up in every direction, and she dressed perfectly, like a California girl would.

I silently sat across from Emmett, right beside the small girl. Jasper sat across from her, but Edward was nowhere in sigh. Good. If I have to face him, I might just pull out my mace.

"Alice," Emmett said. The girl beside me perked up, and fluttered her eyes. "This is my sister, Bella," he said, poiting at me. Gee, Emmett, can you go a day without pointing to people?

The small girl - Alice - turned to look up to me, and was smiling brightly. "Hi! I'm Alice Cullen -" gasp. Another Cullen. "-nice to meet you! I'm sure you already meant Jasper, right?"

I nodded, and shook hands with her. I gave her a grin, which made her go hyper. I liked her. She was nice. Not like anyone else here, except for Mike. He was nice, too. I looked up at Emmett, who wasn't staring at me, but behind me. I turned around to see a tall curly, blond girl pass by. She must be a model or something, 'cause she was beautiful. Emmy's got a crush.

I turned back to him, had an amused smile across my face. "Someone's got a crush, I see?"

Emmett snapped back into reality, and looked up at me, not completely back to Earth. "I guess you can say so," he said unhappily. I see. She probably doesn't know he exists. Poor Emmy.

"Aww, Emmy. I'll help you. Want me to talk to her?" I asked him.

He looked at me like I just threw my salad in his face. "Uh. . . I. . .uh. . ."

"Emmett, I'm right here," Jasper said. I got confused on that. I didn't know what he meant. Was Emmett. . . gay? No, can't be. "Kind of hard to watch my best friend undress my sister with his eyes."

Ahh, now I understood. Jasper couldn't handle Emmett looking at his sister with googly eyes. Now I really felt bad for Emmett. One wrong move, and Jasper will kick his ass. I finished my lunch, and got up from the table.

"I'm gonna go guys. Nice meeting you, Alice," I smiled to her. She smiled to me back, and waved.

"Bye, guys," I called and then left.

I walked down the hall, towards my locker. Everyone was practically at the cafeteria, so there was barely anyone lurking around in the hallway, so I was basically by myself. The way I want it to be. I went to my locker, and just leaned against it, resting. I pulled out my phone, and started to check if I got any textes. And I did; from my best friend, Mac.

I clicked on the message, and read it:

Hey, Bells

Hope you're having fun in Forks. How's Emmett? Is he as annoying as you tell me?

Don't get any boyfriends without me knowing. I want to know. I want to knock the guy's teeth out without him expecting it.

Anyway, I'll talk to you soon? Winnie says hi :)

Love, Mac 3 XD

Typical of Mac to put a laughing face at the end of the message. I missed him so much, even though it's been a day and a half. He's been there for me, ever since I moved to Phoenix. I can only picture him telling me this message with his voice.

And why did he care if I got a boyfriend? He's got a girlfriend, who is really good friends with me, since I was the one who hooked the two up. I missed his foolishness, and Winnie's way of not caring, and telling anybody off. I'm glad those two are together. I did a good job.

But, I couldn't help but let a tear escape from the corner of my eye. I just missed him. Missed them both. I quickly clicked 'Reply', eager to write to him back.

Hey, Mac :D

I'm telling you this much: I got seduced from my brother's best friend, punched him in the stomach, met a cute guy named Mike, and a really nice girl named Alice.

Yes, my brother is as annoying as I told you. He's just. . . bigger and bulkier now. Really muscly.

I doubt I'll get a boyfriend. And I'll be the one throwing the punches, okay?

Tell Winnie I miss her.

Loe you both, Bells.

I sent the text, and hopefully, he'll text back this moment. I sighed, and wiped the tear away. About six minutes later, my phone started buzzing. I opened it to notice I had one message. Hopefully, it was from Mac. I clicked away, and read the message.

BELLS!

I'm so happy you wrote back, I thought you were stuck in class or something and I got you in crap by the teacher. But you're alive :D

We all miss you Bells.

Hey! Guess what -

I couldn't read anymore, because someone swepted my phone out of my hands. I looked up to see none other than the moron himself - Edward. Grr. "Give it back!" I yelled at him.

He turned his back on me, reading the message outloud. "Hey! Guess what, I asked my parents & Winnie asked hers & we'll be coming to visit you at the end of the week for three days!" That's when I stopped trying to fight back. Mac and Winnie were coming at the end of the week. They were really coming. I would get to see them.

Edward continued to read, amused by the message, "You should ask him out then. But remember we'll beat him up together, okay? & Winnie will give him her famous headlock. Love you more, Mac." That's when he stopped reading. He turned around, but still didn't give me my phone back. "Mac? Who's Mac? And who's this guy you want to ask out?"

Why was he so concerned all of a sudden? I snatched my phone back, and quickly looked at the screen. Mac had sent a picture from last year - Him, Winner and me, ready to go to a concert. We looked so happy. Winnie, and her beanie hats. She had more than forty, all in different designs. And she wore one everyday.

"None of your business!" I shot back to him, quickly setting the picture as my background picture.

"Are you still in a shit fit because of yesturday?" he chuckled.

"Screw off."

Before I knew it, Edward approached me. Literally approached me, making my back hitting against the lockers. And he was up in my face, too. His body about an inch away from pressing against mine. If he doesn't back off, the mace is in my pocket. I'm sure it wants to say hi to Edward.

"Maybe I could make it up to you," he said to me, in a whisper. I noticed the double meaning in his words. How is Emmett friends with this guy?

"Not on your life," I spit.

"Really?" he asked, amused. He drew closer, making it hard for me to breathe. Our noses were touching, and I wanted to knee him so bad, if he didn't shove away. I shoved his chest, but he was too strong to budge.

"Move," I ordered coldly.

He pretended to think. "No."

"Move!"

"I like this position."

"I don't," I stared him icily. I slowly reached into my pocket, making sure he didn't see. I searched for my mace, and quickly pulled it out. I held it in front of my face, and he shoved back a bit. "Step back, or you'll feel like I stuck an iron in your face." And he stepped back more. "Approach me like that one more time, and I will spray you," I warned. I was going to spray him. Ooohh, I was going to, all right.

He stared at me, more like 'checking me out'. I almosted gagged, and turned around, and walked down the hall. That's when I felt a pinch on my butt. He didn't. . .

"DID YOU JUST GRAB MY ASS?!" I yelled. When I noticed some kids were stared over to me, I quickly moved my hands over my mouth, and blush insanely. I then moved my eyes to Edward. It probably looked like lasers beaming out my eyes, aiming at Edward's head. "I'll give you till three," I told him.

He looked at me, confused for a moment. "One. . ." I counted. He realized what I meant, and ran down the hall. "THREE!" I skipped two, since I was anxious to go, and run after him. I ran down the hall, chasing him.

He ran everywhere. And I ran behind him. Wow, I am actually doing this. And he is actually running away from me. The day that would happen . . . and that day is today. He ran all the way into the cafeteria, and many students were still eating lunch. I had finally caught up to him, and I tackled him to the ground. He fell on the ground on his stomach, as I sat on his back, my hand on his forehead, pulling his head back, the mace aiming at his face.

I noticed it was silent, as everyone was looking. I looked around, completely embarrassed, and everyone was completely shocked. Yeah. . . they just witnessed the new kid chase the jer of the school down the halls, and tackle him in the cafeteria, aiming mace at his face. Yup, just your typical day. . .

"I think you should get off my back now. . ." Edward said silently.

I chuckled innocently, and slowly got off his back. He got up, slowly, and sighed with relief. He wasn't getting off that easily. I slammed my foot down on his, as hard as I can.

He gasped with pain, holding his foot. "Eat dirt, hard," I told him before stalking out of the cafeteria.

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A/N: Well, well, well, welly well, well.

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