A/N: Rewritten. EPOV is on the profile.

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Getting Acquainted

Today is January the 1st. Jake and I had a fun time yesterday with the people from La Push. After the fireworks, all of the parentals went to Harry and Sue Clearwater for a party while all the kids went down to the beach for a New Years bonfire party.

It was really fun with all the boys goofing around. Although Jacob mostly sat by my side.

My dad and Cheryl had safely arrived in Argentina. They called me when they landed and Cheryl emailed me pictures of the hotel and the view they had from their room, right the next day.

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I heard an annoying beeping sound and I opened one eye to see that it was 7:30 in the morning. I groaned and slammed the alarm clock shut. I turned around under Jake's arm and poked his side.

"Jacob." My voice was still hoarse and filled with sleep.

I got no reaction.

"Jacob", I repeated in a stronger voice.

No reaction.

I poked his side a little harder. "Ja-cob!"

"Hnnggg." Yes, that's right. It's wakey wakey time!

"Jacob, wake up."

"Hnnggg, it's early Bells", he answered in a drowsy slow voice.

"Jacob, we have to get up. It's 7:30, we have to leave at 10:00."

"Hmm, five more minutes babe." He said and pulled me more tightly against him, snuggling his face into the crook of my neck.

He wasn't going to move. Shit. Maybe… Maybe if I play dirty, maybe that would do the trick.

I trailed my fingers up his arm and his shoulder, to his ear. I played with his earlobe while I pushed myself even closer to his body. I slid my leg between his and brushed my lips against his troath.

"Hmm, Bells?" A small smile was playing on his lips and he started to snuggled even closer.

Ha! Now I'll have him! I wetted my index finger in my mouth and pushed it in his ear.

"Gah, what the hell?" His eyes popped open.

"You!"

Poke.

"Have to!"

Poke.

"Get your butt!"

Poke.

"Into the shower!"

Poke.

"You lazy ass!"

Poke.

"Guh, you are so annoying Bella." He groaned and rolled over on his back.

I slapped his chest and sat up. I wobbled a bit as my feet touched the ground, but after steadying myself, I was good. I leaned over and ripped the covers off of him. A shiver went visibly through his body.

"Babe, just ten minutes. Please…" He whined. He was dozing off again.

Time to step up to the greater measurements.

I went into the kitchen. Billy was up already and followed my movements with curiosity.

"Bells, honey, what are you doing?" He asked as I found a can and held it under the tab.

I glanced at him with a smile. "Jacob won't wake up." I answered.

He chuckled and shook his head. "I'm glad I'm not him." I heard Billy muttering as he opened his newspaper.

"Jacob," I whispered sweetly when I came back into his room.

"What?" He answered in his sleepy tone.

"Wake up."

"No. Go away."

"Jacob."

What?"

"You better get up."

"No. Go away." He groaned and rolled over again, burying his face in his pillow.

"Jacob."

"Jesus Bella, let me sleep. Please."

"If you don't get up, I'm going to do something you won't like."

"Whatever."

"You'll regret it." I warned him as I took a couple of steps closer.

"I don't care. Go away."

"Last chance?"

He made a highly irritated sound.

"Fine." I took the last steps and kneeled on the bed to get a better aim. Then, I dumped the contents of the can on the back of his head with a loud splash.

"What the hell Bella!" he shot up and whipped his head around, glaring at me. I kneeled down on the bed, leaned over and kissed his cheek – his wet cheek.

"Good morning." I told him sweetly.

"Seriously? This is not funny!" He sat up straight and moved to get out of the bed.

"I told you, you weren't going to like it."

He grumbled and muttered curses under his breath as he made his way over to the shower.

I changed his sheets so he wouldn't lie in a smelly bed later tonight and then went to the kitchen to make myself some breakfast.

I finished my breakfast just as a grumpy Jacob sat down next to me.

"The shower is all yours," he told me and gave me the stink eye.

I gave him a sweet smile and a wink, and then padded over to the bathroom.

When I came back in the kitchen, Jacob was in a better mood.

"Ready to go pick up your stuff?" He asked me. All of my luggage was still in Forks, so we had to go there before we could go on the road.

"Yeah, sure."

I said goodbye to Billy and promised I'd be back in two weeks.

Half an hour later, I had all of my stuff and we were on our way to my new school. We agreed that I'd drive the first half and then Jacob would take over for the last part.

We took the red Chevy truck I once bought from Jacob and Billy. It was an old thing, didn't drive fast, but it was perfect. For me it was.

Quil and Embry would follow us around noon. I want to use my truck while I'm at school, so they would take Jacob back home.

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After a couple of hours we finally reached our destination. The school was located near a small town. I saw flashes of its streets when we drove through it. I caught a few coffeeshops, a bookstore and a groceries store. At least my three basic need would be covered.

Jacob pulled up at the schools parking lot and took the keys out of the ignition. He let out a long whistle, "Fancy place, Bells."

"Yeah," I sighed as I admired the old looking building in front of me.

We got out of the truck and made our way over to the main entrance. Despite my protests, Jacob swung my bags over my shoulder.

Once we were inside, we headed for the counter that was occupied by a woman with unnaturally red hair and thick glasses.

I waited for her to notice me because I didn't want to seem rude or impatient by calling so directly for her attention.

I peeked over the counter and saw that she was reading a magazine. Her facial expressions and the light blush on her plump cheeks gave me the idea that she was reading something entirely not work related.

I took a quick glance at Jacob. He was taking in our surroundings and not really paying attention to me. I sighed and shifted in my spot before addressing the woman in front of me.

"Um, excuse me Mrs…" I paused as I read her nametag. "Mrs. Cope."

Her head shot up and her eyes widened a little when she heard at me. With a light gasp she glanced down at her magazine before she hastily put it away in one of her desk drawers.

"I'm sorry if I have startled you." I told her.

"Oh, that's quite alright dear, how can I help you?", she asked while composing herself a little.

"I'm Isabella Swan, I am new here."

"Ah, yes. Isabella Swan," the lady said and started a frantic search through a stack of papers.

Soon she had found what she was looking for and laid a few papers in front of me.

"Here is your dorm number along with the house rules we maintain in our dormitories." She pointed at on of the papers and then turned around in the chair to reach for a set of keys.

"Here are your keys. You'll be sharing your dorm with Miss Angela Weber. Now, every dorm has it's own bathroom and kitchenette. Three times a week, you'll be given the opportunity to refill your essential stocks such as toilet paper, fresh bread, milk, etc. This is for free as it is already paid for in your fee. But I'm sure Miss Weber can help you on your way with that.

"The cafeteria will be open from eight in the morning to ten at night. Of course you are allowed to shop for your own groceries off campus." She continued explaining things while going through the other papers, pointing them out to me.

"This is your new class schedule for the rest of the year. And this is a map of the campus. We have a few facilities here such as a theatre and a gym. You'll be in need of your personal school pass to utilize those facilities." With that she handed me my school pass.

"You are also to scan your pass on that automatic scanner over there," she said pointing at a machine on the wall behind me, "whenever you leave school property. It isn't a disaster if you forget it once in a while, but we prefer to keep track of which students are heading out. However, if you are to leave school property for more then a day, you are obliged to check out personally at this counter. Same goes for having a guest over. You'll have to notify us if you'll be having a guest over for more than a day.

"I think that was all you need to know for now. Do you have any questions?"

"Uh," I answered a bit overwhelmed by the stream of information. "No, I don't think I have any questions right now. Thank you."

I collected the items she gave me.

"Good. Well, I hope you'll enjoy your time here. And if you do have any question in the future, you can ask your roommate or come to me. For now, to reach the dorms: Walk straight ahead to the end of this hallway and go through the doors leading to the courtyard. On your right you'll find the girls building. Take the elevator up and then your dorm won't be hard to find."

"Ok, thank you for your help. Bye." I said as I turned away, tugging Jacob along.

"Bye bye dear." The woman called out after me.

I snuck a glance over my shoulder and saw her already searching in her desk drawer, probably for that magazine.

It wasn't to hard to find my dorm. Once we were there I knocked on the door.

If this Angela girl was here, I didn't want to just barge in.

I heard some footsteps and then the door opened. The girl in front of me was about the same height as me. Her hair was a little lighter than mine and she had soft brown eyes.

Here eyebrows raised a little, "Can I help you?"

"Uh, yeah, I think so. I'm Isabella Swan. Bella. I think I'm your new roommate."

"Oh, right." Her face broke into a friendly smile as she stepped back to create some room. "Yes you are my new roommate. I'm Angela." She extended her hand for me to shake it. "You can call me Bella." I said and shook her hand.

She released my hand and her gaze left mine, travelling up to Jacob. I could see she was a little taken aback by his appearance, as her eyes widened slightly. He had on his motor jacket and baggy jeans. His hair was a little disshelved and his dark eyes were even darker today then they normally were, due to a lack of sleep. His height – he was almost two heads taller than me, than us – and big muscular body gave a very intimidating impression. All of the above of course for the person who didn't know his goofy smiles.

I suppose he looked a little rough and I saw that Angela was definitely intimidated. I thought I should make her more at ease and introduced her to him.

"Angela, this is my friend Jacob. He's sweet as a puppy."

Jake's goofy grin spread on his face and he extended his left hand towards her, since his right hand was occupied with carrying my stuff.

"Hi" he greeted while they shook hands awkwardly with their lefties.

"Hi," Angela smiled back.

"So, you guys want to come in?" She took another step back so we could pass.

As we entered I took in the room. The sit corner had a small couch and a big lounge chair set up in front of a coffee table and a tv. I saw the little kitchenette and a microwave in the counter. As I looked further, I saw two small queen sized beds on each side of a big window. The window had a window seat and I could already picture myself there snuggling up with a blanket and a book. It would be a good reading spot.

I noticed a large desk with a computer on the wall on my right. A few bookshelves were hanging above it.

There were three closed doors in the room. Before I could ask, Angela began to speak. She pointed to the neatly made bed and said: "That's your bed, and that –", she pointed to one of the closed doors near my bed, "is your closet."

I assumed that the closed door near her bed was her closet.

I nodded and waited for her to speak more.

"My bed, the bathroom, the kitchen obviously, the tv. You can put your school books over there or in your closet." She pointed around the room.

I heard a faint sound of water running from behind the bathroom door.

"Hey Ben?" Angela called towards the bathroom. "Are you almost done? My new roommate is here."

"Yeah, just a sec." I heard a heavy voice answer. Angela smiled at hearing the voice and then motioned for me and Jacob to sit on the couch.

Jacob dumped my bags on my bed and then followed us.

Angela went tot the refrigerator and asked as if we wanted a drink. Soon we were sipping from our glasses and chatting away. I came to know that Angela was a quiet, somewhat shy girl. She preferred to be out of the spotlight. She's very nice and think we'll have a good time sharing the dorm together.

Not too long after, the Ben guy appeared from the bathroom and shook hands with us. He was Angela's boyfriend, they've been going gout for little over a year now. He was nice too. I learned he played for the schools football team, what explained his well trained body. Angela and Ben looked very cute together.

"Hey Bells, do you mind if I take a nap? I don't think I can handle Quil and Embry if I don't get a little more sleep." Jacob said while getting up from the couch.

"Yeah sure, you can take the bed." I smiled up to him.

"Quil and Embry?" Ben asked.

"Yeah, their Jake's friends. They'll be here in an hour or so to take him back home. We drove here with my care, so they'll come to pick him up." I explained.

"Oh ok," said Ben. "I'm not sure if I'll get to meet them. I'm going into town with a friend. He's supposed to pick me up anytime soon."

"That's ok, you can meet them next time."

"Hey, do you guys mind I take a shower?" Angela asked.

"Uhm, no of course not. Go ahead." I smiled.

She nodded and got up. She gave Ben a peck on the cheek and took her stuff into the bathroom. Jacob crashed on my bed and Ben excused himself and went to go on the computer.

I sighed and decided to just read a little. It was my way of relaxing from the journey.

I searched my bag for Jane Eyre and snuggled up on the couch.

I loved the book. It took me some time to get really into the story but when I got past the first few chapters, I used every moment of free time I had to read more of it.

The sound of water running in the bathroom, Ben's ticking on the computer's keyboard and Jacob's snoring were creating an oddly peaceful atmosphere. I relaxed further into the couch.

After a while I was startled by a knock on the door.

"Bella could you maybe get that?" Ben asked from the other side of the room. His face expressed utter concentration and his eyes were fixed on the scream. He must be busy with something important.

"Sure." I answered him and got up to get the door.

I quietly opened the door because I didn't want to disturb Jacob in his sleep. When I looked up I met the eyes of the beautiful boy in front of me. He was kind of tall. Not as tall as Jacob, but a good bit taller than me.

His baggy jeans were low on his hips and his hands were shoved into the pockets of his grey hoodie. This casual pose suited him well.

His hair had the oddest bronze colour and was kind of messy, but all in a very good way.

His skin was almost as pale as mine. But his eyes were what held my gaze. They were the vibrant green of a gemstone with a few freckles scattered across the iris.

I pulled myself out of my daze before I could make a fool of myself.

"Uhm… hi?" I greeted.

I got no answer. The guy just kept staring at me and it made me a bit awkward. I shifted on my feet. After another moment of silence he finally returned my greeting.

His voice was smooth, very smooth. Velvet to the ears.

He was still staring at me in that intense way and I got more uncomfortable.

"Uh, can I help you?" I asked, shifting again on my feet.

He said nothing, just kept on staring.

Slowly his head started to lower to my eyelevel. I waited for him to say something, anything. But he didn't.

The close proximity made me more and more self conscious, while his gaze pierced mine.

My heart rate started picking up in speed and I could feel the blush forming on my cheeks.

He was so close now that a faint feeling of butterflies was forming in my stomach and my breathing hitched a little. I think he noticed because his lips twisted up in a crooked smile. Flustered I scrambled back, trying to create more space between us. But of course my feet wouldn't let me do that gracefully. I tripped and started to tumble backwards when his hands shot out to steady me.

"Thanks." I was blushing severely now. When I looked into his eyes, I saw them dancing with amusement.

"You're welcome." He smiled his crooked smile again.

"You, uh, you can let go now." I glanced down at his hands at my waist.

"Oh right." He slowly pulled back and straightened up a little.

"So, uh, how can I help you?" I tried again.

He opened his mouth and started to say something when Ben appeared behind me.

"I hope you're behaving yourself Cullen." He laughed.

At hearing Ben's voice I took a few more successful steps back without tumbling.

Cullen chuckled and shook his head. "You ready to go?" He asked Ben.

"Yeah, just a sec." He answered. He turned to the bathroom and knocked softly on the door.

"Hey Ang, I'm heading out, you sure you don't want to come?"

Angela appeared in the doorway. Her wet hair was done up in a loose bun and she was dressed in sweatpants and a t-shirt far to big for her. It was probably one of Ben's, seeing the goofy grin spreading across his face as he noticed it.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Have fun though." She smiled at him.

"Ok, but you'll be missing out on a totally awesome Japanese killer movie", Ben said and he gave her a peck on the lips.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, just go." She laughed and shooed him to the door.

He kissed her cheek one more time before turning to the corridor.

"See ya later!" Ben called over his shoulder. The Cullen guy smirked at me and winked to the both of us, saying a "Bye ladies", before he followed Ben down the hall.

I shook my head and closed the door behind him. Angela was already busying herself, so I went back to the couch to return to my book.

I didn't get really far as my cell phone rang after a few minutes.

"Hello?" I asked when I picked up.

"Hey Bells, it's Embry. We're standing in the parking lot, could you come and get us?"

"Oh hey, yeah sure. I'll be down in five."

"All right babe. See you in a few."

I said my goodbye and hung up the phone.

"Hey Angela? Jake's friends, Quil and Embry are in the parking lot. Do you mind if I bring them up here?"

"Oh, no. Not at all. Do you want me to wake Jacob in the mean time?", she asked me.

"Hmm… no let him sleep those extra couple of minutes. He'll need it if he's going to ride back with those two." I laughed.

I took my coat and headed out.

I quickly spotted Embry's car next to mine and walked over to them.

Once they saw me, they opened their doors and got out.

"Bellaaa!" they sang in unison as they crushed me in a sandwich hug.

"Oh my god, do you always have to do that when we're in public?"

"Of course!" They laughed.

"How was the trip?", I asked them once I had freed myself.

"Long." Embry sighed and shot a look filled with irritation at Quil.

"Annoying." Quil shot the same look back at Embry.

"Ok, whatever." I laughed. I knew them long enough to know about their endless bickering and had learned not to ask.

"You guys wanna see my dorm?"

"Duh! It might be an inspiration for all my Bella-fantasies." Quil waggled his eyebrows at me.

I smacked his arm and felt my cheeks burning. "Shut up."

"Meh, just messing with you." He said and ruffled my hair.

Then they both swung an arm around me and like that – three in a row – we headed back to my dorm.

When we passed Mrs. Cope, she gave us a questioning look. I just smiled and waved at her.

Once we reached my dorm, I knocked softly before I turned the key in the lock and opened the door.

"Angela? I'm back."

She smiled at me and then noticed the two boys behind me. Her facial expression turned into something similar as from when she saw Jake for the first time.

I guess Quil and Embry look a little intimidating as well, now I come to think of it. Like Jacob they had dark hair and dark eyes. They had the same tanned skin colour and all three were tall and muscular. Yeah, they could be intimidating, if ti wasn't for the mischievous glint in their eyes.

"Remember," I stage whispered to Angela. "Sweet puppies."

"Sweet puppies, right." Angela laughed, her features relaxing immediately.

"Hi, I'm Angela. Bella's roommate." She introduced herself. The boys both shook her extended hand.

"So what about sweet puppies?" Embry asked, raising his eyebrows at both me and Angela.

"Nothing," I said quickly. If they knew I call them sweet puppies behind their back instead of the big scary wolves they thought they were, I don't know what kind of evil I'd unleash in them. Their pranks were already bad enough as it was.

"Whatever, where's Jake?" Quil asked.

"Oh, he's asleep. I'll wake him up now."

I turned around and went to my bed. Quil trailed behind me.

I kneeled at the head of my bed and nudged Jacob softly on the shoulder.

"Jake, wake up. Quil and Embry are here." I said softly.

I stroked the hair out of his face and nudged him again.

"Jake, wake up". He stirred a bit.

Suddenly Quil yanked me out of the way and took my place beside the head.

"Hey?" I whisper yelled at him. Quil motioned for me to be silent and a mischievous grin took over his face. He moved his face in front of Jacob's and waited for Jacob to open his eyes.

"Hmm, Bells?" he asked in a sleepy voice.

Quil shook with silent laughter, and I too could see the humour in this.

Jacob slowly opened his eyes and once he recognized Quil's face so close to his own, the drowsy look on his face turned into one of horror.

"Gah!" he yelled out and shot up. "Not cool, dude! So not cool!"

Quil was laughing out loud now and I couldn't help but laughing along. Embry was snickering and even Angela cracked a smile.

"Geez, can't I wake up normally for once!" Jacob grunted and let himself fall back into the pillows. He muttered some curses his breath.

I leaned over to him. "Sorry." I whispered my entirely not sincere apology in his ear. I grinned and kissed him on his cheek.

After a few minutes Jacob got up from the bed and we squished ourselves on the couch. After chatting for almost another hour, we decided to order some pizza.

The boys would have a long drive back home and Angela and I didn't mind getting an early dinner.

After getting to know them a little, Angela also got to know their appetite. The boys tricked her into giving up 3 slices for them, and that after they finished their own 8 slices, and one of mine.

Around six we decided it was time for them to head back. The drive would take 3 to 4 hours and they didn't want to be home too late.

After saying their goodbye's to Angela, I walked them back to the lot.

I got hugged and schlobbered and crushed between limbs, but I made it out alive to give a last goodbye to Jacob.

He pulled me into a tight hug, burying his face in the crook of my neck.

He kissed me once more, before he went to the car.

I watched him crawling into the backseat. Embry honked and flashed his headlights for me before driving away.

Back at the room I sunk down on the couch.

"So…" Angela started. "What's the deal between you and Jacob? Is he your boyfriend or… what? I'm not sure what vibe I'm getting from the two of you."

"Uh… he's sort of my boyfriend. We're best friends but trying out the next step. We'll just see how that goes. It's nothing too serious yet."

"Ok. Well, either way, you guys look good together, as friends or as lovers," she dragged out the last weird and cheekily rolled her eyes a bit.

I smiled.

"So, what did you think of the guys?"

"They were nice. But I get why Jacob needed that nap. Quil and Embry were irritating the hell out of him." She giggled. "But they're nice. You should invite them again sometime."

"I will."

Then, a yawn escaped my lips. "I think I'm ready for bed." I told her. It was too early to go to sleep, but I was just really tired.

I woke up aound 11 PM and took the opportunity to text Jacob a Sweet Dreams, before turning around and falling asleep again.