Chapter 2

On my first day of school, I knew that something was strange.

"Class, we have a new student, Isabel Mason welcome to Chico High School, this is Lexi Williams, she will show you around, so you may sit by her!" Mrs Clarkson spoke while everyone was too busy gawking at me as I entered the room.

"Lexi be a dear and get Isabel ready for English." Mrs Clarkson finished as a petite blonde with blue eyes was getting up and walking slowly over to where I stood.

"Hi, I'm Isabel nice to meet you!" Lexi greeted me.

"Hi, Lexi." I blurted out.

"Sit by me." Lexi gestured to where an empty desk was.

"Ok." I said in a barely audible whisper as I walked in to the awe filled classroom.

"Here's a timetable, diary and a map so you don't get lost." Lexi's voice cut through my wondering mind, she pulled out a couple of things from her backpack.

"Thanks." I said as she passed the things to me. The rest of the class who where still staring at me, thankfully turned their attention to the board as soon as the teacher called the class to order.

We where going to write journal of the first few years of your life, from when you where born, till you where, fifth teen or sixteen, I was fifth teen at the moment and my birthday was on the 16th of June, so two months and eight days away, because today was the 8th of April.

I started to write what I knew about the first few years of life. Trips with my sisters, moving houses, going into high school, finding my mum dead, when I was only twelve to moving in with my uncle Ian, after I was nearly killed. There where quite a few major accident in my life.

A few times in the lesson some of the really cute boy glanced in my direction and winked. One even got up and walked passed my desk and put a scrunched up ball of paper on my table. I picked it up.

It read: Hey hottie. You new here? Cause you are rocking this school and it's only your first day. Most of the boys would love you. And quite frankly I do to. My names, David. Need a ride, I'll pick you up. Xxxxxxxxxxxx

I hid a smile at that, I knew the reason behind that. Most people would describe me as: movie-star beautiful, Barbie beautiful. You'd have never seen someone up close who was so perfect. Her face was an almost perfect heart and her skin was that kind of flawless creaminess that you would only see on models who have perfect skin with a slight tan.

Her hair was the platinum gold, blonde the kind that you never see natural, that fell in lose, wavy curls that feel just shy of her waist. She also had a perfect angular nose and lips that were a peachy pink that held sparkling, gleaming, white, straight teeth.

She also had a birth mark, or that's what she says it is, that was a few shades darker than her skin, in the shape of a crescent moon just above her left cheek and below her left eye. It gives her a haunted look and it clashes in with her features making her look more like a fallen angel, than a goddess.

Her eyes were framed by lashes so long and pretty that they almost seem fake and her eyebrows were neatly plucked and matched them. Her body was like models, she wasn't thin like freak girls who puked and starved themselves into what they thought was Britney Spears chic. This girl's body was perfect because she was strong, but curvy.

Her hands always had a manicure every week and beautiful, long polished nails. She had what looked like Paris Hilton's closet, with tight fitting tops, mini shorts, skirts although some of them maybe illegal because some of them were so short they could be belts. She had the most fashionable dresses around, party and casual.

Her Uncle Ian was actually a millionaire so she got anything and everything she wanted, but she would not brag. Bracelets, earrings, necklaces, the newest fashion clothes and she could have great parties, but she had to share the money and things with Rose, but that didn't matter because at least she had them.

She walks with a dancers grace even though she never had lessons and every move she made was graceful. She has great dance moves and can fight better than most boys, she is strong and certainly knows how to pull punches or even knock people out.

Her eyes! She has eyes like no one else, they had an onyx outer ring, then a layer of electric blue, with another layer of a vibrant purple above that blended with the blue and onyx once again for the pupil. Her eyes were mesmerizing, I'd never seen anything like it. They look like they have a curse in them and are full of secrets. When she had an icy gaze most people turned promptly terrified but she could also make them as sweet as sugar. And her voice, it took on a tenor of allurement that made sure you could never doubt her words.

Most people would describe me like that, or if they could sum it down to a few words they would say 'She's a goddess'. I had to put up with boys everywhere I went, but I could, ignore them just as well as I could a slut, because they where only jealous.

Class seemed to go on forever, finally the bell rang. Everyone was out of their seats in an instant, I gathered up all of my things and put them into my backpack. Lexi walked up to me with a guy with her.

"Isabel this Jacob Trend, Jacob, Isabel Mason." Lexi gestured with her hands introducing us.

Jacob was a big guy, he was about six feet tall, with soft, mussels on his arms making him look like young body builder. He didn't look like one of those boys who was in a gang, but he looked ready to self-defence any second. His dark brown hair was a cap on top his head, tousled, and soft brown eyes.

"Hey Isabel, welcome to Chico." Jacob was not gawking at me, which I was thankful.

"Thanks, hi!" I gushed, my cheeks getting all warm.

"Isabel has got bio next, so could you show her where to go since you've got bio and I haven't?" Lexi said to Jacob as he stared at me dreamily.

Something flashed in Lexi's eyes - was it jealousy? Why would Lexi be jealous, sure I was pretty, but I wasn't a slut and a back stabbing bitch. Did Lexi have a crush on Jacob? Or where they going out and she was getting frustrated by the way he looked at me. Anyway, I shrugged off the thought because I had to get to bio.

"Sure, I'll show Isabel to bio, bye Lexi." Jacob said dreamily as he gestured for me to follow him.

"Bye Lexi." I said quietly to her.

"Bye Jacob, Isabel oh and good luck."Lexi spoke over her shoulder at us as she twitched off.

That left me and Jacob alone, while the silence continued Jacob finally whispered and gave me a compliment "Cool eyes, by the way!"

With that and a small "Thanks!" We hurried out of class once again and ignored the open-mouthed, shocked stares. I of course flushed pink, getting all embarrassed about the stares. As Jacob and I stumbled our way to bio. The trip was about a minute or so.

As we went into bio, I took a deep breath and introduced myself to the teacher. She was attractive for an older woman, as they went. She'd let her hair stay a natural grey- it was soft, tending toward white then silver, and she wore it long pulled back into a lose pony tail. Her eyes were an interesting green colour I'd never seen on anyone else. I sat next to Jacob as the stares increased and made me feel uncomfortable. But I still took notes about plants and pollination.

The second bell went as we hurried out to lunch. I went with Jacob to meet some of his friends, as well as Lexi because she caught up with us after bio. They led me to a table, which met me with stares once again. I was used to being stared at because of my beauty, but in my old school I got used to it and they hardly ever stared because they as well got used to it, but now I had to start again. Streak

One of the boys was called Nathan , his eyes were deep, dark blue. He had a good tan, due to spending lots of time in the sun. His hair was a honey-blonde with lighter flaxen s. It was long but not ridiculously Fabio-long, it was just kind of shaggy and had a cute wave to it. He couldn't speak to me for about a minute as he did a head to toe check of my body, with his mouth in a clearly shocked grin, before he stammered out

"Hi Isabel, I'm Nathan Benton nice to meet you."

The other guy was undeniably handsome, with his shiny black hair hits just shy of his shoulders and curves around his high-sculpted cheekbones. His skin was completely free of any blemish and was the golden tan that white girls try to get but always fail to get by roasting themselves in tanning beds.

When he looks at me, when he lifts his dark sunglasses and meets my gaze, I see that his eyes are so smouldering, dark and seem to go on for miles, but they where strangely familiar. They were framed by lashes so lush they almost look fake. And his lips! His lips are ripe and inviting with a perfect Cupid's bow. And the body that holds it all up is long, lean , tight and clad in black. He was smoking' and was he checking me out! Girl, he was HOT! He was smouldering!

But not only that but when he says hi, he says it in a deep, husky voice that told me he liked me.

"Isa right" No way! I knew why he was familiar, the school, the body, the eyes, the voice… you've got to be kidding.

"Yeah." I said numbly.

"I'm Danny."

"Yeah I know!"

"Uh." Danny seemed very confused.

"You know. Ball. Dancing. Ring any bells?"

"No. Oh, yeah I remember. But how did you know about it?" Danny seemed confused, but before I could answer he had already figured it out, or maybe. "Hey did you see a girl in a scarlet dress, and a black mask with crystals in it?" He continued. There was a look in his eyes that I had never seen before. He really wanted to find me or even see me again. I liked this guy.

"Yeah I knew her and I saw her. I am her!" I held my breath waiting for his response.

"Oh. My. God. Your not kidding are you."

"No!"

"Guys you know that I went to that masked ball with Andrew." The others all nodded, and looked out of the conversation. "You know I told you that there was a girl, but she wasn't a girl. She was like an angel coming down to earth. The one that danced with me and actually talked with me. The one that when she even had on her mask, covering up most of her face, made all the boys hearts melt. The one that can seriously rock her body. With her friend Jez. Her name was Isabel, but she preferred Isa ."

The others where starting to get what he was talking about. But Nathan seemed to get it more.

"Whoa, slow down Danny. So what your saying is. What you thought was a dream or just your imagination in the masked ball was actually true. Then you talked with this girl, but you thought it was too good to be true. Then you told us. Now you believe what you said and Isabel is correct. " Nathan was thinking so hard that it was like looking into space.

I was thinking hard as well, about what the conversation they just had. So Danny was talking about me here. Did that mean he liked me or that he thought I was an angel that just came down to greet him and take him to his death. Or something stupid like that.

"Correct. I never thought anybody so beautiful could walk the earth. Well maybe thousand of years ago when gods and goddesses walked this earth. I may be mistaken. But it is the twenty-first centaury. So no I have never thought any thing like you could exist. Sorry if your taking this the wrong way, Isa." Danny looked up and met my eyes. There was a pleading look in his eyes that told me not to worry.

"Nah. I get this from nearly every where I go. No need to worry." I said in a very calm voice, making them understand that there was nothing to fret about. Danny went to saying something, besides my beauty.

"Welcome to Burton Devils. Because I would say you've already been welcomed to Chico about three years ago!" Danny was using the facts I gave him at the ball.

"More like welcome to hell high." A girl who's name I didn't know.

"Yeah that's true. But it would be paradise if that bitchy Mrs. Popular was gone or dead. I think I like the second on better." Lexi said in a similar tone to her.

"That's not very nice, but its true." Jacob agreed.

"Same, if Queen Bee was gone it would be heaven but while she's here its hell." Nathan chimed in.

"Ditto." Danny was also agreeing.

The other was a girl Shannon O'Riley, she was about the same height as me, she had light brown hair up to her shoulders, it was iron-straight. She had blue eyes framed by long black lashes that went amazing with the right amount of eye-liner and mascara. She was eyeing Nathan with a slight interested and whenever he met her eyes she would bow her head and flush a peachy pink. Contrasting with all of her features making her skin like cream and roses. I was guessing they were going out because Nathan was holding her hand and whispering something into her ear that I couldn't make out. He kissed her cheek and murmured some other things in her ear.

"Hey, Lexi, Isabel, Jacob, Nathan, Danny." She spoke in a lovely soprano voice. She wasn't gawking at me, which I was thankful. But unfortunately everyone else was. Its hard to be the new girl. Again.

I really liked all of the people around me. Lexi was kind, Jacob was sweet despite his looks, Nathan was cute and Shannon was smiling about everything. Danny was… how could I describe Danny, he was amazing, hot, and I really liked him and I think he liked me too.

"Lexi and Shannon also answer to Twin because even though their not related they are freakishly similar, its like they were separated from birth or something." Jacob was giving me a quick explanation while the Twins grinned at each other. He winked at them, grinning as well.

"We've got the same shoe sizes, tastes of movies and boys and we are very close." Lexi was backing it up even more, that her and Shannon were nick named the Twins.

"Shannon and Nathan are going out, me and Lexi are going out so none of us are free. So Danny is the only one free at the moment, so if you want, go to him any time. I'm sure he won't mind ." Jacob's grin widened as he travelled his gaze over Danny, who was looking at me with his eyes gleaming.

Jacob sensing my distress whispered in my ear "Don't worry about my friends, and all the staring."

Then being thoughtful, he added "They won't stare for too long." Then he relaxed and spoke to the little group.

"Staring isn't very nice, don't y'all know how it feels to be new, and staring doesn't make it any better, even though Isabel is unbelievably beautiful!" He gave the group a sarcastic smile as he said it then it grew as he spoke the last four words.

Jacob could see Lexi flashing unsettling glances in my direction. So Jacob continued "Not that you need to be jealous Lexi because you're mine and I'm yours." I could feel my cheeks getting all warm and pink, as I bowed my head getting all embarrassed. Jacob already kind, became kinder and sweeter as he said

"Sorry hon, didn't mean to be rude". Jacob being nice was being even nicer if possible.

I raised my head a little, and gave a small sad smile to him, he winked as he sat down at the table, so I sat in between Danny and Lexi, their both lovely peps, always trying to involve me in the conversation.

All of the boys were taking in my five foot six inch body, I had on a short satin mini-dress that was black down to my upper chest and then silver clingy material that ended just shy of my knees, the mini-dress showed of my legs. My hair was down and came nearly as long as the dress, I had cute little silver ballet pumps on.

Most boys had pure male lust that shone in their eyes but I ignored it. I had a high-school-hottie in my old school Jesse, he was the captain football jock but he wasn't a jerk like the rest of them where. He had sandy blond hair and bright blue eyes, he was really sweet and funny. But as you say long-distance relation ships don't work, so I had to break up with him. Poor guy!

"The others around school will stare quite a lot more than us, they don't have any manners, well not like us!" But anyway I was used to having attention from guys everywhere, so I didn't mind much, but I guess you gotta deal with it. So I looked up smiling, my most man-eating smile and said in a beautiful voice

"Nah, no need to worry bout it, I'm used to it!" As I spoke all the boys head snapped up and turned in my direction and that male lust shone in their eyes, once again and had that look that said I was wanted by most guys. "That's not what I meant. What I meant was I'm used to all the attention from boys." The boys on the same table as me looked at me in confusion. But the girls got it. "Never mind!" I said shaking my head at the boys.

That was when a familiar voice came from behind my back. "That's because everyone thinks your too good to be true. With your goddess beauty, your models body and your sweet personality. I'm sure if you ask any of these boys they'll say they've never seen anyone as beautiful as you, not even in your dreams. Most of us have to blink twice, in case you not there and your just our imagination. Every boy that you've seen who is single is probably heads over heels over you. Well sorry to ruin your fantasy, but I don't even think you are good."
I could tell that voice from miles away. I turned around and I was shocked to see about ten boys in front of me. The one at the front was, let me guess. Ash. I knew him and I hated him with my whole life.

"Well haven't you grown there, bell It's good to see you again." he knew if hated that name His voice had haunted my dreams for many years now. I put on a sour face and scowled at him.

"Now, now, bell. There's no need to be rude." He had on such a sinister smile forming on his lips, I had memory rushing back to me. Horrible memories that I wish I could forget and never remember. I held my scowl in place as I felt tears pricking in my eyes. I would not cry, but I couldn't help myself. A few tears flowed out of my eyes and poured down my cheeks.

"Hello again Ash." The words came out of my mouth in one of the coldest and most full of hatred tones I think anyone has heard. Ash was looking amused and very pleased by himself. Danny and the others on the table were looking clearly dumbfound and cringed away a bit when I used that tone.

"You know each other?" Danny asked.

"Yeah, but from way back!" I replied, almost growling.

"How?"

"His brother, Jason. Killed my mum. He even helped by getting knifes and breaking into our house then being on watch, while Jason slowly and painfully killed my mum. Torturing her and then leaving, making my sisters think I did it. Then them nearly killing me." I growled as I told the others the truth. But my eyes where still on Ash as my mind replayed what had happened that night, the pain and suffering I went through. The guilt and the hate.

The other where looking at me shocked and horrified at the same time. "Your not kidding are you?" Lexi asked from beside me, her voice filled with sadness.
"No, I'm not kidding. But Ash I swear to god if you do anything to hurt anyone else I love. I will hunt you down and I promise you I will kill you, the most terrible and painful death anyone has ever experienced." I could feel the anger boiling up inside me, just waiting for me to lash out.

"No. I'm not going. Yet, anyway. I've got a message from Jason to give you. He says: he loves you loads and he coming. Isabel. Did you get that, he's coming. He's coming because of you."
"Well, send this back to him. Say to him. I do not love him after what he did, and I will never love him. If he comes say I will cut of his head and wear it as a belt. Because if he comes near me again, I swear to god, he doesn't know what's waiting for him. There would be nothing that could equal what is waiting from me. Say its from Isabel. Then tell him, he will probably never see you again, if he come. Ash, did you get that. I will kill you, when there are witnesses and you are one of them." I told Ash in a tone that made him step back.

"Oh, yeah. Jason also said to give you this." Ash put his hand into his pocket and came up with a piece of jewellery. He tossed it into the air, I put my hand up and snatched it. Then they turned away and moved on.

I looked at what I had in my hand. It was a silver locket, with a small diamond in thee top. I opened the latch, and found a picture of my mum, in there smiling. She looked exactly how I remembered her. Platinum blonde hair, feathered around her face, straight. Her eyes sapphire blue, her cheekbones that flawed out he rest of her face.

My vision blurred for a second and tears came streaming out of my eyes and onto the locket. The others waited silently in the background. I sighed, snapped shut the locket and wiped away the tears from my eyes. They where all looking at me in shock.

"That moron. Oh, I'm so sorry. About your mum I mean. Ash is an asshole but we never figured he'd do anything that crazy. Or even that illegal. I never thought his brother would do such a thing." Danny was so full of sadness.

"It's ok, I've meet them both together, there horrible. But like I said I seriously would kill them if they did anything to anger me." The locket felt hot and heavy in my hands. I lifted my hair up at the back and fastened the locket around my neck, my hand holding the picture. It fell in the middle of my breasts quite low down.

"Oh, Isa. I think this is for you as well." I looked up to that Danny held a piece of paper, it was a bit rumpled. Danny saw the look in my eyes and put his hand on mine.

"I'm sorry you had to go through this. Here." He put the paper into my hand. On the front it had in elegant writing.

My dearest Bell.

Every night I dream, but when I can't dream. I imagine. I imagine the way your golden hair feels like silk between my fingers, the way taste of you still lingers on my tongue. I dream about the smoothness of your skin and the fierceness of your lips when we kiss. It all hangs around in the back of my mind. And I'm just waiting to remember those things when we meet again.

I can picture all of those things perfectly, and I cannot bear to live more days without those things being real. It is such a waste for me not to love you. But I still do, even though I know you hate me. Killing your mum was only the first thing I did and now I feel the loss on myself, now. But I don't regret what I did. I know when we meet again, I will see everything for myself. I hope Jesse, is alright. Or Jez. Their the main targets. So if you don't join me they will be the ones to pay. I will make them suffer, just like your mum did.

We will be meeting again. Good luck in your new school, but once you get out I'll find you. There is nowhere in this world where you can hide for me. Just remember I'm watching. And I'm coming.

Love,

Jason.

Despite his warm wishes I wasn't feeling that happy. He was threatening to kill Jez or Jesse. And if they died it would be my fault. Just my fault. But Jason was coming here. He was coming here for some reason and it wasn't just to see me. If you knew Jason, he didn't just come to see you, he came for a different reason.

The others were holding their breath in the back ground, waiting for me to say something. I folded to paper in my hand and I put it in the silver purse I held in my hand.

So I have already nearly finished this so I am just waiting for the reviews.