By the way, I am working on the basis that Bella was a very bright kid and skipped a year when she was younger. So in this it's like she was held back a year. Also, I apologise if I get any of the American terms incorrect because I'm English, so any corrections or information about American school year dates would be appreciated.

Chapter 3:

Bella POV

(3 months later)

I woke up to the sound of someone pounding on my door. I raised my head from my pillow, staining to see the time. "Shit! I'm gonna be late for school!" I heard laughing behind the door. I guessed it was Lowell because he loved to tease me about getting up late. We had moved into the house we had made around 2 weeks earlier and I was still getting used to the new design, so it wasn't a bit surprise to anyone when I tripped on the edge of my side table and fell flat on my face as I was heading to the door. The house filled with the sound of laughter and I came downstairs with a scowl on my face.

I was still attending Fork's High School because I missed the rest of my last school year twice. I had managed to get a place 2 months ago when school started so I was a 19 year old and in my senior year. I went from being a whole year in front of my age group to being one year behind it. The rest of my Pack were 18, a year younger than me and all in my year. I followed everyone to the car, juggling a huge sandwich in one hand and the car keys in the other. I got in the car stuffing my face to ease the rumblings of my stomach. If there was one thing bad about being a shifter it was the constant need for food. Thank god we have fast metabolism. I waited for everyone to get in the car, Ralphina being the last one as usual. I swear that girl takes more time with her makeup than I do with my entire morning routine.

"Hey, has anyone heard about the new students arriving today? Apparently they were supposed to come when Bella came back but they were delayed, something about there being complications with their dying grandmother." Ralphina had leaned in while giving us the 'low down' on the new students and was now breathing down my neck.

"Ralphy, if you don't sit back in your seat I will sit you down for you." She squeaked and sat down, her face mock sacred. We drove the rest of the way to school with Selene and Lowell arguing about something that happened yesterday, with Raphy interrupting them with her impute every now and then. Lyall sat next to me with his arms crossed and a slight smile on his face showing that he was happy. I had gotten better at reading his emotions using his body and facial language and so found it easier to know how to talk to him. The first couple of weeks were hell as I tried to find ways of communicating with him without Lyall blowing up in my face and trying to fight me.

After what seemed like hours to me we reached Forks High School and I eagerly got out of the car to escape the constant arguments that the siblings managed to get into. I walked hurriedly into school and into the music block where I played guitar until it was time for the first lesson of the day for me, Advanced Mathematics. Most people would sit and groan at this but I was a maths lover and so eagerly went to my class. Time passed quickly and soon it was Lunch. I met up with my Pack at the locker, but as we were walking to the lunch hall I was dragged away by a teacher, who stated that the principal wanted to talk to me.

I was dragged all the way to the principal's office, where I was pushed gently onto a chair and told to wait for the principal to be ready to see me. When I was finally called 10 minutes had gone by and I was sure all the good food had gone. When my name was called I stood up and sauntered over to the door, opening it and standing in the middle of the room, not taking the seat offered. He sighed before looking at me. "Bella, I know you have had a tough couple of years dealing with the personal issue your father told me about. However, I can't have you missing much more school. You are lucky that you were a year ahead of your age group; otherwise we probably would have forced you to go. Make sure that you are on your best behavior and that you are punctual and have good grades otherwise there could be some interference from the State. Missing 2 and a half years of school at once if not good. You may leave now." I just stood there for a moment, shocked by his bluntness. I slowly shook my head in amusement before turning around and leaving the office. I smiled at his secretary before walking back to the lunch hall, which was full of noise, even more so than usual. As I scanned the room to see where my Pack mates were sitting and came across a sight that made my blood run cold. Glancing around wildly I found my friends and stared at them accusingly.

They must have known. They must have known the Cullens were back.

Rosalie's POV

I couldn't believe how excited everyone was. We had all thought Bella dead when Alice had a vision of her writhing on the forest floor then everything going dark. At the time we thought she was dead, that we had failed to protect her and everyone felt it. Even I felt the pain and in that moment I realised that she meant a whole lot more to me than I ever thought. Edward went off on a self-hatred campaign and I divorced Emmett, who had apparently seen it coming a mile away. I loved him, but he was not my mate only the person who I had chosen to be my confident and the keeper of part of my heart.

We came back when Alice had another vision, which contained to our surprise Bella, playing the guitar. My heart soared with happiness when I found out that Bella was still alive, but so did Edward's. I demanded that we go back, she was fine and seemed to be happy, but Edward was still against it. The family was too happy to see Bella alive though and so to Edward's dismay- and my obvious delight- we left for Forks immediately. Alice had enrolled us as soon as we got there, but the Volturi asked for a visit and set us back by several months. By the time we had arrived at Forks, the school year was in full swing. As I walked through the car park I looked at the humans in scored, my Ice Queen façade on. My time with Bella had increased my tolerability for human blood and I could thankfully walk through school without feeling the need to bite someone.

We got our schedules, going through the boring human greetings as we did. I could never understand the need for some of the politeness that humans had, after all they didn't live for eternity so at some point the grudges stopped. We went to our first classes, mine being chemistry with Alice. The day passed by slowly for me, being surrounded by the same mindless dribble that I had heard for the past few decades. Schools never changed, even though they were supposed to keep up with the times. You sat at a desk and listened to someone of a supposedly higher intelligence lecture you for an hour about something you probably would never need, while the students around you talked, drooled on a desk as they slept or made eyes with their partners.

When lunch came by I was so glad that I almost forgot to act human, though Alice foresaw me rushing out of my seat at inhuman speed and yanked me back before I I could move. Sometimes I loved that annoying gift of hers. I walked at the ridiculously slow pace to the lunch hall and got some random junk food that I wouldn't be eating anyway and went to sit down at the table Emmett, Jasper and Edward were sitting at. Great, I thought to myself, now Eddie is going to be wining about going to see Bella now and I'll be stuck hearing him. I looked around spotting a group of new people that weren't here 2 years ago. They all had the same feel about them. Nature surrounded them and yet they put me on edge. They had no discernible scent, which was strange, and they all held a stance of power and awareness normally found in soldiers. I snuck a glance towards Jasper and whispered in vampire speed to him. "They look like soldiers. They stand like you." The slightly constipated look on his face turned to surprise and he glanced over at the group who were now standing quietly and looking towards the hall doors with sheepish expressions on their face.

I was curious and turned to see what they were staring at. The sight that met me took my breath away. The most beautiful being in all of creation was standing there, looking like an angel in heaven's wrath. She stared just behind me with a look of absolute fury on her face, glaring at the vampire behind me whose face had turned into one of uttermost joy, it suffused his face and made me turn away from him and back to the angel before me, unable to stand the jealous feeling that welled in my chest. It was Bella. She was as beautiful as the day I had met her, even more beautiful as she had a confidence and wildness about her that drew me in.

I watched as she stalked up to our table, and as quick as a snake her hand lashed out, coming so close to me I could feel her hand brush my skin causing me to shudder in delight. A loud sound echoed through the now silent hall, sounding very much like flesh hitting granite, followed by a loud thud. I turned around and found Edward on his ass on the floor holding his cheek, more out of surprise and a need to cover the cracks that had formed from the strength of the punch. He slowly removed his hand as the last of the cracks disappeared and our table looked at Bella dumbfound. She glared at my older brother again before looking us all in the eye, giving us nods in greeting. When she finally came to me, it was like my world stopped- as cheesy as that might sound. I fell into her deep, dark brown eyes, which had small flecks of green and blue in them that I hadn't noticed before. I gave her a soft smile, quite unlike any sneer or growl or bitchy face that she had seen so far from me. To my surprise she gave on back, the smile illuminating her face to an almost ethereal beauty in my opinion. She opened her mouth and spoke in a husky deeper voice than what she had before.

"Hello Rosalie."

I just hate cliff hangers, don't you?