I just wanted to say a quick thank you to bornonhalloween for the advice. Hopefully this chapter is better than the last one.

Be warned it is quite longer than the last.

disclaimer: I do not own twilight. Stephanie Meyer does.

First day of school. Ch.2

Monday morning I find myself following Bella to school in my car which thankfully arrived yesterday afternoon while I was putting the finishing touches on the garden which I had decided to add on.

I lined the walls of the outside of the house with mums flowers and I bought more of my own to spread out front and back.

I didn't end up going out with Bella and her friends and no-one was available and I'm pretty sure she was also still embarrassed about her failed flirting.

Arriving at the school, I park next to Bella's truck trying and failing to ignore all the stares I was already getting.

"Come on let's go get your schedule from the office. By the way you won't be the only newbie starting today. Apparently the school on the Rez burnt down so the kids from that school had to transfer here." Bella said leading me to a small building on the left with the word 'OFFICE' written above the door. Very original.

"Rez?" I ask confused.

"About twenty minutes away is the Quileute reservation. Basically all of the Native Americans in this area live there. They mostly stick to themselves but if you meet any of them they are nice people. This weekend we are all heading down to First Beach for the big Bon-fire that happens every month on the Rez." She explained "you should come, it's really fun."

"It's a bit cold for the beach isn't I think" I say looking at her like she has two heads.

"Not all of us swim, we just hang around the fire talking, sharing stories and eating some BBQ. It's really fun. Please Edward, I know you're not doing anything."

"And how would you know that?" Shocked I look up to see her glance at me.

"Your dad asked mine to look out for you while he was away last night."

"I don't know when he's going to stop treating me like a kid. I can look after myself." I grumbled opening the door letting her in first.

"Good morning Mrs. Cope this is Edward Masen he's starting today so we just need to get his schedule." Bella smiled at the lady at the reception desk who looked to be in her fifties and has a polite face with plenty of laugh lines.

"Sure thing Miss Swan, welcome Mr. Masen I hope you enjoy your first day here at Forks High, here's your schedule and I need you to get this slip signed by all your teachers for the first week to determine your progress here. I'll need you to hand it back to me Friday afternoon please. Good luck." She winked.

"Thank you ma'am" Taking my papers from her I turn back to Bella and we leave.

XxX.L.I.

Opening the door to walk outside, I walk into what feels like a wall but is really just a really tall, really well built man. I end up sprawled on my ass looking up at the giant man in front of me and immediately blush, he's HOTT!

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking. I'm Jacob." He says helping me to my feet.

"No harm done, I'm Edward and this is Bella." He smiles apologetically at me as he shakes me hand then turns to Bella and freezes looking like he just discovered the moon.

Bella looks up at him and blinks blushing deeply.

"We've actually met a long time ago, when I'd come visit my dad during the summers before I moved here. Our dads are actually best friends." She says and Jacob looks confused for a minute before recognition lights up his face.

"Oh..I remember you. Charlie's daughter. It's been a long time, I am transferring today. My school burnt down."

"Yeah I heard about that, what happened?" Bella asked.

"Paul. It was an accident, he got a call and had to rush out of class and forgot to turn the gas for his Bunsen burner off. The science building blew up and took the rest of the school with it."

"Oh good god, was anyone hurt? Can we help rebuild it or something?" I asked concerned.

"No-one was hurt just a few bumps and bruises for the teacher and if you would like to come to the Rez everyday after school and on the weekends I'm sure we can find something for you to do."

"Well I'm not very good with a hammer or anything but gardening, painting and cooking I can do. Oh and supply runs, but not for timber my car's not built for that." I babbled excitedly.

"That's alright every bit of help helps and all that. You know what I mean" he chuckles.

"I can't help today, I have a few things to do but every other day..."

"What are you doing I thought you were coming over to mine to help each other out with our homework?" Bella frowned.

"I am, at five. I'm going for a walk, it's been a month today Bella." I explained and understanding crosses her face.

"Do you need some company?" She asks softly.

I shake my head "No thank you, I just need to be by myself for a while. That's why I'm going for a walk."

"Okay well I'm here if you need me" she says then turns back to Jacob who looks lost.

"I'm sorry but, what happened a month ago?"

"My mum, she uh...she died a month ago today. That's why my dad and I moved out here. Though I don't know why it's a longer commute to work for my dad." I said frowning.

"I'm sorry man, I know how you feel my mum was killed in a car crash when I was twelve."

"Oh, mum had some genetic cancer that she got from her mother and her father before her and so on. They all passed in their forties, never made fifty, though symptoms developed early on. It's incurable, they can only by time."

"Doesn't that mean you will get it if it's genetic? And what does your father do if you don't mind me asking?"

"Yeah if I don't already have it and he's an attorney based just outside of Chicago on the far side." I said. "I think he moved us out here to have an excuse for avoiding me." I said looking down at my hands that were fiddling with my papers.

"I'm sure that's not true. Your dad loves you, you'd have to be blind not to see that." Bella said frowning. I swear that's her most dominant facial expression.

"No, I know he loves me I don't doubt that. But he loved my mu even more and it hurts him to look at me. I look so much like her it's uncanny the resemblance." I take out my phone and pull up a photo of the two of us together.

"Wow." Bella gasped look at the picture with Jacob looking over her shoulder.

"She's beautiful. You could've passed for twins." Jacob said looking at me as the bell rang.

"Well we have math first Jacob, are any of your friends starting today?" I asked interrupting his longing stare at Bella as she said he byes and headed to her English class.

He nodded "Yeah all but Paul is here today, he starts tomorrow." He said as we walked toward the math building. I nodded "So you and Bella, is there anything going on there?" He asks casually. I laugh.

"No. She's not my type." I say blushing and I swear I heard him sigh in relief.

"What is your type if you don't mind me asking? And do you know if she's single?"

If possible I blushed harder "Yes she's single as far as I know, and as for my type you don't wanna know trust me."

"I do wanna know, no judgement." He said holding his hands up as if in surrender as we sit down at the three seater at the back of the classroom. I sigh closing my eyes and blushing so hard I feel as if my head is going to explode.

"I'm gay." I said so only he could hear me.

"Oh, well as long as you don't try and get in my pants we're cool" he joked and I peaked and eye open shocked.

"Really, you don't care?"

"No my best friend is gay" he said smiling "and stop calling me Jacob it's Jake." He said as a blonde girl with an overly flirty smile came up to us.

"Hi, I'm Jessica. Is that seat taken?" She asks pointing to the seat in between us.

"Hi Jessica, I'm Jacob and yes it is taken. Sorry." He said not sound very sorry at all.

She looked at me still trying to flirt. Emphasis on trying.

"And you are?" She purred. Not gonna work honey I thought, Jake snickered beside me as I shifted uncomfortably under her leer.

"Edward Masen. I'm new to town"

"Really? Well I'm free if you want a tour guide" she said batting her lashes at me.

"No thanks I've got one but thanks for the offer." I said letting her down gently. Turns out I should've just kicked her off the ledge instead of being polite. She's like a pit bull once its latched on, it ain't going nowhere.

"How about we have lunch together instead then huh?"

"No thanks, I have plans to sit with friends." I didn't really have plans to sit with anyone actually I just assumed Bella would sit with me.

"Dinner maybe?" By this time Jacob is laughing so hard tears are dripping from his chin. "What the hell are you laughing at?" She snarled glaring at him. He just shook his head. "Well?" She asked looking back at me flirty again.

"I have plans" I said looking at Jacob for help.

"How about tomorrow?" She just doesn't give up. I thought exasperated.

"Look you're not my type alright? Now can you please leave, you're creeping me out." I said irritated which sets Jacob off again.

"What is your type? Maybe I can be that." Is she desperate or what?

"Do you have a dick?" I asked bluntly.

"No?" She said but it came out like a question.

"Well then I don't think you can be my type unless you have a sex and personality change. Please leave." I say trying not to blush.

"Oh my god you're gay?" She shrieks.

And on cue here comes the blush of mortification out in force.

"Yes I'm gay not that it's any business of yours and could you please keep your voice down?"

"Ugh that's disgusting you little freak." She snarls making me shrink back in my seat "I can't belief I thought you were hot, do you have any idea how wrong that is? I mean come on, that's just sick..." During her rant I shrink further and further back into my seat as tears form in my eyes and start to fall.

"THAT'S ENOUGH" Jake roared making us both jump and everyone else stare. "You are the disgusting one here. Where do you get off judging people on their preferences when not one minute ago if you had hit on him any harder you would've been raping the poor bastard. Get out of my sight you filthy tramp. If I see you anywhere near him again I make your life a living hell. Do we understand each other?" He practically snarled the last part at her and she stomped off.

"You didn't have to do that" I whispered not looking up as I silently cried.

"Yes, I did. She was out of line and had no right judging you, besides I told you I have a gay friend so I was technically defending him too."

"Yeah but if she tells other people you will have no hope of making and friends here because of me. I will understand if you stayed away from me from now on. I don't want to ruin your last year of high school." I whispered still looking down.

He grabs my chin making me look at him.

"Hey, I don't need anyone besides the friends I've already got and I don't care about popularity. Don't worry about what she says and stick with me and mine. We'll take care of you. Nobody messes with us Rez boys, have you seen the size of us?" He joked smiling at me. I smiled back up at him wiping at my face.

"Thank you. You're a good person. Most people avoid me when they find out I'm gay."

"People are afraid of the unknown, I prefer to keep an open mind. Besides, I have this strange urge to protect you. To keep you safe like I would a brother. Almost like you're..." He cut himself off.

"Almost like I'm what?"

He shakes his head "Nothing, never mind" he says frowning as Jessica walks to the front of the class.

"Listen up girls, you better keep your eyes on your boyfriends, the new guy Edward Masen is a queer." She shouts and Jake stands up outraged.

"Miss Stanley" the teacher says at the door.

None of us had notice his arrival and frame the clock on the wall he's ten minutes late.

"Pack up you things and head to the principals office right now. If there is one thing I won't tolerate it's discrimination. I will have you know that I am also a 'queer' as you so kindly put it. Now leave, I will be there in a moment to inform the headmaster of what just happened here." He said shocking everyone.

"Mr. Masen a moment please, you too Mr. Black." Jake and I got up and followed him out to the hall.

"I believe you both have a slip for me to sign." We both hand him our slips.

"I'm sorry for the trouble sir." I mumble looking at the ground.

"There will be none of that, you did nothing wrong. Lift your chin, you never look down for anyone. I am Mr. Malty and I will be your maths teacher this year. Now that you have been outed you can expect this year to be rough but if you have good friends in your corner then you will be just fine. I've been there. Chin up Masen, I will be back in ten, I just need to sort Miss Stanley out." With that he walked off.

Jacob threw his arm over my shoulders and lead me back into the classroom.

"I got your back." Was all he said.