I just realized that some of the names were erased from Bella's schedule. That's the importance of proof-reading, folks.
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I'm writing like crazy and staying up until about 1 AM to finish whatever's running in my mind. I'm driving my family crazy with all the typing since they have no idea what I'm writing.
The stupid page breaks are driving me insane. They don't show up!
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I think I'll add two chapters next time just to give you a little something special.
I don't own Twilight. Sigh.
-Break. -
Sunday came and I was eagerly awaiting my three favorite things. I stayed hidden in the shadows until an SUV turned on the hidden dirt road I marked for Moz.
Moz hopped out of the truck and I had forgotten how handsome he was. He had clear blue eyes, dark brown hair, a chiseled jaw, and a killer smile. He was peering around while I stalked behind him.
As soon as I was about to jump him, he turned and caught me in his arms. He laughed and swung me around while we giggled like children.
He pulled me into a bear hug and whispered "I missed you Tod".
I tried to hold in the tears as I breathed "I missed you too Copper."
He pulled back with shimmering eyes and looked me over.
"Damn. You look good Tod. When did you turn into a hottie?" he grinned.
I rolled my eyes and fanned myself with my hand "I've always been this hot Copper. You just never saw it." I jested.
"How's Trina?" Trina was Moz's wife and I had to admit, she was a looker. We all got along great. They were the best friends I ever had.
"Good, she's good. She misses you too. Ever coming back?"
"Naw, you cramp my style old man." I joked.
"I am NOT old and what style?" he mocked being offended.
I laughed and asked him "Where's Tuna and Fish?"
"In the back. Tore up my seats too. You so owe me." He stated while opening the back door and out popped a giant mountain lion and a big red fox.
"My girls!" I squealed while they bounded towards me. They knocked me down and started licking my face while I tried to push them away.
"Still don't know how you do that" Moz shook his head in wonder while closing up the door.
"Do what?" I asked while shaking off my clothes from the dirt and debris and handing him the money for the seats.
"How you get them to love you and care" he smiled in amazement while leaning on the door of his car.
"I'm part animal myself" I winked while he laughed.
"I always knew you were wild Tod. Well, I gotta get going" he said while pulling me in for a hug "Man. I'm really going to miss you. I don't even know how to get ahold of you."
"Well, see I sort of thought of that and I came up with a plan." I said while burying my face in his neck.
"Oh? Care to share?" he chuckled.
"Yeah. I can either give you a souped up secret cell phone I designed or you can move close to here."
"I'll take the cell phone because small towns give me the creeps. I'll come visit you though." He said while I chuckled at his reasoning.
"Well crap. I don't have any soup." I giggled as I handed him the phone.
He took it and sighed again "You look real good Tod. I know you don't believe it when I tell you but you're a knockout. You're going to break hearts in this small town."
I blushed and looked down at my feet. "You're not too hard on the eyes yourself Copper." I smiled and he kissed my forehead before going to his truck and heading on his way home.
I turned to look at my girls when he was gone and clapped my hands.
"Follow me" I announced and set off through the woods.
I was pacing through the woods with Tuna on one side and Fish on the other. I rescued them when I was about 11 and tried to set them free in the woods only to realize that they wouldn't stop following me. I eventually named them and kept them with me wherever I went. They were the best pets ever and they got me out of some stocky situations over the years.
I got home and went to sleep eager to start school tomorrow.
Page Break to next day.
I woke up at around 6:30 and started getting ready. When I finished showering, I dressed in black skinny zippered jeans, a Sanrio frog T-shirt with a green thermal underneath, A blue and black woven bracelet, my green guitar pick necklace, and topped it off with my white biker jacket.
I grabbed a toaster strudel and chewed on it while pulling on my Grey Hannover boots. I grabbed my bookbag, set out food for my girls so I wasn't eaten alive when I got home, ran to the garage and jumped on my bike.
I revved the engine, strapped on my helmet and left my house.
I cruised in to the parking lot and notice there wasn't anyone here apart from the staff. I hopped off my bike and went to the front office.
When I walked in, a red haired woman was singing along with the radio while making copies. When I snickered, she turned and looked mortified.
"Don't worry" I assured her "No one can resist singing along to a line of Lady Gaga from time to time."
"I apologize" she stammered "I thought I was alone. What do you need dear?"
"My schedule. I'm the new student, Bella Swan."
"Oh yes, of course! I completely forgot."
She started rummaging around with some files and had me sign forms before handing me a schedule and a map.
"Here's your schedule and a map of the school. Have this sheet signed by all your teachers. The buildings are marked and student parking is over there" she pointed out "Have a nice first day!"
I nodded and waved my thanks. I walked over to my bike and headed over to the student lot which had filled up fast. I noticed that all the cars were slightly old besides the shiny silver Volvo in one space.
At least someone had good taste in cars.
My schedule went as follows:
English – Ms. Tilly
History – Mr. Vick
Math –
Art – Ms. Arnold
Spanish – Ms. Salinas
Lunch Break
Biology – Mr. Banner
Gym – Coach Brown
I walked to my first class, English, when I felt someone come up behind me.
"Jessica!" I turned as she looked pleased that I remembered her name.
"Hey Bella!" she shouted loudly while shifting her eyes around and waving at people.
Ah, it clicked.
She was the gossip of the town which was why she was so nice during the house hunting. I couldn't believe I found the attention getter.
I shook my head and listened to Jessica chat about the school on the way to English.
After class, a boy with black hair introduced himself as Eric. He offered to take me to my next class which was history and I relented when Jessica nodded eagerly.
We all walked to History and by the fifth class, I realized that the group of people got larger. Jessica turned and asked if I wanted to sit with her at lunch.
"Are you off your rocker Jess?" I asked as her face fell "I don't know anyone else, who else am I supposed to sit with besides the person who saved me from motels?" I added to butter her up and she beamed at the attention she received.
I didn't really care for the people she sat with except for a sweet girl named Angela who looked like she would be a great friend.
I was munching on my pear, glancing around the cafeteria and grimaced when I noticed most people were focused on our table, namely me, the shiny new toy.
There was one table though, that didn't have their focus on our table so I stared at them. They were beautiful. There was a pixie with spiky short hair whispering to a lanky honey haired boy next to her. A blonde bombshell was picking her nails and trying hard not to crack a smile at whatever the huge bodybuilder with short brown hair was telling her. Finally, there was a bronze haired god watching them all with an amused glance. He had to be the best looking man I had ever seen and I had seen a lot of good looking people in my, er, line of work.
Jessica had begun waving her hand in my face while I pried my focus off of the beautiful family.
"What?"
"What were you looking at?" Jessica asked with a frustrated expression "I was trying to get your attention for the last 5 minutes!"
"Oh, sorry" I offered "Who are they?" I pointed to the table.
"Oh, those are the Cullens. They were adopted by the town's doctor, Carlisle Cullen, and his wife, Esme Cullen. She can't have children so it figures that the only thing she can do is adopt" she leaned in.
"Jessica!" I reprimanded "That's not very nice."
"Whatever" Jessica dismissed. I was really starting to dislike this girl.
"Anyway, the blondes are the Hale twins, Rosalie and Jasper. The other three are Alice who's with Jasper, Emmett who is with Rosalie, and Edward, the bronze haired guy who won't give any girl the time of day. Don't try it, he's not interested." She warned while pointing out the family. I started to wonder when Edward had turned her down and realized what she had ended in saying.
"Oh no" I reassured "I am not interested in going out with anyone."
It would be very dangerous and foolish to have a date when I'm too busy trying to make sure no one catches me. How could I even begin to explain my Girls?
I can't just bring someone into my home and say 'Don't worry about the wild animals; they're just souvenirs from a con I pulled a few years ago.' I'm sure that would go over very well.
After lunch, I made my way over to Biology with Angela and an overly pleasing boy named Mike Newton. I had the teacher sign my slip when I noticed Edward was glaring in my direction.
Crap. I had dealt with his type before. People who were angry for no reason really set off my temper. I settled into my chair and noticed that he moved away.
I looked up with a glare of my own and noticed his eyes were coal black. His eyes flashed with hate and anger and I began wondering if he knew who I really was. I knew he wouldn't try to kill me here so I gave him my signature look.
I didn't know what it really looked like but Moz always assured me it looked like I was going to do something evil and enjoy it. He called it the "Avenging Angel" which I didn't get to use much because not many people saw it. Whoever did see it would never live to tell the tale unfortunately.
I never approved of killing and would hate to do it but I only did it to people who deserved it. I wasn't a bad con artist, but I wasn't a good one.
Edward looked at me confused at my show of not backing down and kept glancing at me with a confused expression throughout the rest of the class. When class ended, he collected his books and rushed out of the classroom at a speed faster than I could ever hope to achieve. I was fast but not that fast.
Mike slid over to my desk and asked me what class I had next.
"Gym but I know where it is" I answered shortly, hoping he would leave me alone in my bad mood.
His eyes shined and I groaned inwardly.
"What a coincidence! Me too!" and he proceeded to grab my arm and drag me over to the gym.
When I got there, the coach allowed me to sit out and watch. I noticed the Hale twins and Emmett were in this class as well so I watched them mesmerized. They didn't seem to have too much trouble with the sports and they didn't sweat either. They reminded of a few groups of people I had crossed paths with but it was impossible.
I realized a girl I sat with at lunch named Lauren was in this class and she came over to me.
"Stop drooling, you'll catch flies."
I looked at her confused while she looked at me disgusted.
"Huh?" I asked in my eloquent way. She scoffed and rolled her eyes while pointing at the Cullens.
"What, did you think you'd, like, ever become friends with them? They're all stuck up, and like, rude. I don't see why, like, their foster mom even adopted them." She replied as I noticed that the Cullens had stiffened and gotten hold of Rosalie who had turned in our direction. "But, I guess if you can't have them, you might as well, like, adopt."
Maybe I was exhausted or was out of practice with teenage social skills, but I had grown tired of Lauren and Jessica's attitude with the Cullen's mother.
"So what if she can't have children? That doesn't make her any worse than anyone else. I think it's admirable and she's amazing for adopting them." I seethed. "I never said I wanted to be friends with them or with anyone for that matter! If you don't have anything nice to say, then shut up or I'll do it for you!"
When I turned to leave, I realized that Rosalie was right next to us with a slightly awed and surprised expression. Lauren was gob smacked and then her face turned terrified when Rosalie set her sights on Lauren.
I snuck away while everyone gathered around to listen to what Rosalie was yelling at Lauren and walked to the office to turn in my slip. Edward was there and when I eavesdropped in the conversation, I realized he was trying to switch out from Biology.
I squared my shoulders and cleared my throat to grab the attention of Mrs. Cope. Edward stiffened, quickly told her that it was all right, glared at me and rushed out of the office.
"Have a nice day dear?"
"Sure Mrs. Cope, it was fine" I replied tiredly.
I walked out of the office towards my bike to find that it was surrounded by students. Had no one ever seen a motorcycle? I looked around at the old cars.
Oh, I guess not.I pushed my way through the crowd and ended up next to Jessica and Mike.
"Hey Bella, do you know who this bike belongs to?" asked Jessica.
"Sure do" I replied while looking around my bag for my keys.
"Well, whose is it?"
"Mine" I replied making my way over to the bike, straddling it and placing on my helmet.
"She just got even hotter" Mike whispered while the other boys just nodded dumbly.
I laughed, revved the engine and tore out of the parking lot, cutting off the silver Volvo in the process.
I was about to apologize when I notice Edward was driving it and laughed instead.
It felt great to piss him off in some way.
I arrived home and set about to feed Tuna and Fish. I was waiting for them to finish up their meat when I received a phone call from my favorite guy.
"Y'ello." I answered
"Blue" Moz quipped.
"Silly Copper" I snickered. "What's up?"
"Just wanted to see how you were doing." He explained when a scuffle went over the line and I got worried.
"Don't say a word or your little friend gets it." A voice breathed.
"What's he going to get?" I asked. There was a long pause on the phone before the person sighed in defeat.
"Damn, beats me. I should really brush up on my threats" giggled Trina over the phone.
"How are you?" I asked while settling into my couch with my dinner.
"Good, good. Moz is missing you too much and he wants to know all about your life. What's your new con this time?"
"Going to high school."
"What kind of a con is that?"
"I'm going to steal the valedictorian so they won't get an uplifting speech at graduation. How will they ever reach their dreams when no one encourages them to do so?"
"Brilliant" laughed Trina and Moz.
We started to catch up and joke around when I realized that my Girls were watching patiently in front of me.
"Hey Trina and Moz, I really gotta go. The girls are forming an 'eat Bella if she doesn't move' club."
"I always knew you'd die in an exciting way" Trina said before Moz took away the phone.
"Don't pay her any attention Bells. She's just angry because of the exciting lifestyle you have. Old people can't handle that much craziness."
"Old? We're the same age!" exclaimed Trina from the background.
"Yeah yeah. Anyway, go walk your girls Tod. I'll talk to you later."
"Love ya!" I yelled before he hung up and grabbed my coat before I headed out to the woods with my girls for some exercise.
We were going deep in the woods when I took to the trees. I loved swinging through the trees while Tuna and Fish chased me from below. In South America, I often took a tree route to escape with whatever stolen good I had gotten since no one thought "Hey, maybe she escaped like a flying squirrel".
It confused people tremendously when I would plop down beside them out of nowhere and it would freak out Moz when he was waiting for me.
After scouring the woods for escape routes (you never know), I headed back home.
I plopped down in my bed after a long shower and my eyelids closed right away.
Third chapter up! Whoo, things are on a roll.
So, some of the corresponding picture will be put up on my site. Check them out, there's quite a few! I love Tuna and Fish! They're my favorite. Moz is quite the looker too! The outfit is also there too. I didn't remember some of Bella's schedule so I made it up.
Well, please review! Uh, later.