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As some people requested, I have made this chapter longer…and more eventful.

Chapter 4

Bella POV

Waking up early Monday morning and trying to get ready in time for school was hell after having slept in for the past few days. Renee had taken me out of school last Thursday which enabled me to make sure that I had everything I needed to take with me and ensure that the school had sent my file to Forks High so that they knew what classes I was taking and what grades I was expecting to get. Glancing at my calendar, I realised that I had 10 days until my birthday and I groaned, not trying to cover the enthusiastic-ness that was ploughing out of me.

Rolling out of bed, I dragged myself off to the shower and then dragged myself to the wardrobe. I wanted to make a good impression on my first day. I knew that I was attractive but nothing particularly special. I grabbed another pair of baggy light blue jeans that were similar to yesterday's pair and my dark blue, skin tight, long sleeved top. I grabbed old, plain black hoodie and pulled the hood up so that it covered my hair and shielded it from the rain and shoved my feet into my combats, aware that time was ticking my and I really needed to get to school. Rummaging around in my wardrobe, I grabbed my shoulder bag and threw my notebooks into it and a few pens. I ran a brush through my curls and glanced at the clock. Shit…I'm running late on my first day…great impression Bella I thought as I charged out to my car. After chucking my bag and then myself into it, I floored it down the familiar route that led to the High School I always thought that I would have attended but now I actually was.

I swerved into the car park and found Alice standing next to Jasper in an empty parking space next to Jasper's car. I pulled up in the space and they jumped out of the way so that I could continue pulling into the space. After killing the engine, I grabbed my bag and hauled myself out of the car.

"Jeez Bella, if you really hated us that much you could've just said" Jasper joked and I playfully hit him.

"Oh har har Jasper. I was in a hurry and you were standing in a perfectly good spot" I argued back. "Morning Pixie" I greeted Alice as she fiddled with her fingernails.

"Morning Izzy" She said back and I glared at her. "Wanna go get your schedule?" She asked, linking her arm with mine. "You going to meet the guys Jazz?" She asked and when he nodded and kissed her goodbye, he walked off towards a large group of boys playing football.

She guided me towards the main office and I could feel many different eyes watching me as Alice paraded me through the car park. The whispers were loud as we walked past many different groups…

"The new kid Isabella Swan" people whispered. Great…I thought I've already been labelled the new kid. "Don't know what's so interesting about her" I heard. I glanced towards where the whisper had come from and my eyes landed on a bleach blonde girl and a vicious red head that we giving me probably the dirtiest look I have ever seen.

"Alice…who are they?" I asked, nodding my head towards them.

"Oh Tanya and Victoria…Stay away from them Bella…I've been to school with them long enough to know that their no good" Alice said, pulling me into the main office. I sighed as the warmth of the office swept over me and I shook my limbs, trying to regain some feeling and I pulled off the now damp hood. Glancing around the office, I saw that it had a…homey feel. There was a soft lighting and an old brown sofa along one of the sides. Alice and I walked up to the desk and read the receptionists name was Mrs Cope.

"Excuse me Mrs Cope?" Alice interrupted her paperwork and she looked up, a warm smile gracing her face when she saw Alice.

"Alice dear, how can I help you today?" She asked in a motherly voice. Something made me feel that I could trust her and it reminded me of my Mom back home…

"Well Bella here is new and she needs to get her schedule" Alice said, pointing to me and I gave a small smile and waved. At this moment, the first bell rang, signalling that we were late to class. Great…officially late on my first day.

"Oh you must be Isabella Swan." She said, ruffling through her paperwork that littered her desk. Of course…everyone knew the Chief's children…especially the one that was taken away from him. "Oh my how much you look like Charlie and Emmett" She gushed and I felt my cheeks turn blood red; I lowered my head, letting my hair fall in my face.

"Yeah" I answered quietly. Obviously they didn't have any other students starting today.

"Right we received your files from Taylor Lincoln High School so I just need you to check over your schedule and if everything seems right then you're free to go" She said smiling at me and handing me a piece of paper. Glancing over it, every class that I was taking in Phoenix was on here.

"Yeah everything is fine" I said. "Could I have a map or something?" I asked, not really knowing the set out of the school. I was used to having all my classes in one big building that contain signs all over it for the many guests and new students that were attending but now apparently there were only new students every one in a while.

"Oh of course dear" She said, rummaging through more paper and handing me a map. She also handed me and Alice two pink late slips so that we could be excused for being late. "There you go, now get yourselves to lesson before you're even later" She laughed and Alice and I walked away as Alice studied my schedule trying to work out where she was supposed to take me.

"Yes!" She squealed from beside me. I looked at her like she had gone mental. "Sorry it's just that you're in the majority of mine and Jasper's lessons. You have a few where your with at least one of us and about two were your on your own" She said, explaining her squealing. "You have lesson 1 and 2 with me, 3 with both, 4 with Jasper and then 5 on your own so it's not a bad first day" She said, beaming at me.

"Yeah…" I agreed. "By the way… I still need to talk to you about yesterday" I said, following Alice down an empty corridor before she stopped outside a door.

"We'll talk at break Bells…Mr Rose isn't really a person who lets you get away with talking" she laughed as I gulped.

She opened the door and we both stepped in and the whole class fell into silence as they stared at the two people who dared be late to Mr Rose's class.

"I'm sorry we're late Sir. Bella is new here and she didn't know where she was going" Alice explained quickly.

"Very well Alice. Go sit down" Alice glanced at me as she headed off to her designated seat and I could feel every single pair of eyes on me and I could feel the blood starting to rush back to my face. I walked over to Mr Rose's desk and handed him the piece of paper Mrs Cope had given me to give to all my teachers for them to sign saying I had attended class.

"So Isabella, why don't you introduce yourself to the class?" Mr Rose said while looking through his paperwork. I gulped and turned around to face the class. I saw the two faces of the girls Alice had told me to avoid sending death glares my way and what also captured my attention was a blonde boy literally bouncing in his seat.

"Um…My name is Bella. I just moved back from Phoenix and that's about it…" I trailed off, not really knowing what else to say.

"Good. Right Bella, please take a seat next to Mr Newton and we'll get started with today's English lesson" Mr Rose said, gesturing to the open seat next to the bouncing boy that could put Alice to shame. I slowly made my way over and slid into the seat. As the teacher walked around the room talking to the class, he placed the few books that I would need for this year on my desk and I smiled gratefully, trying to copy down notes as he spoke.

"So Bella...I'm Mike" He bouncing blonde kid introduced himself. I turned around and smiled at him, mumbling a 'hello'. "How are you enjoying Forks so far?" he continued and I sighed, wishing he would stop already.

"It's pretty much how I remember it…Green, wet and cold." He laughed a very over-enthusiastic laugh and I glanced at him like he had gone mental. Thankfully, Mr Rose called the class to attention then and I continued on with my work.

The next two lessons pasted uneventfully as even the 2nd period teacher made me introduce myself in front of the class but luckily, I managed to get seated next to Alice which made Economics more bearable. After lessons 3 and 4, it was finally lunch time and as Jasper and I entered into the canteen. I followed his lead over to a table that Alice was sitting at in the far corner, away from prying ears.

"Hey Alice" I greeted, sliding into a seat opposite her.

"Hey Alice… I'm gonna sit with the guys today…give you some time to talk" Jasper said and we smiled at him gratefully and as he left, we fell into an uncomfortable silence which was broken when Alice couldn't take it anymore.

"Bella, what happened?" She asked. I glanced up and saw her picking at her food.

"You want just yesterday or from the beginning?" I said quietly, playing with my fingers.

"I want to know all of it Bella…I know some but not all the details…" She said and I sighed.

"Ever since I can remember, it's always been Edward. You remember every time I fell and got a new bruise?" I asked and she nodded. "I didn't fall Alice…I was lying to protect people" I whispered. Alice's head shot up, her eyes wide with alarm. "Not like that…I was always bullied and Edward would protect me but…his way of protecting me meant that other people would get hurt" I said. "I felt like I couldn't do anything. The only friends I had was the ones that he said I could. I had to be wherever he asked me to otherwise I he said I would pay and I was too scared to defy him" I whispered, not daring to look at Alice.

"And then…when my Mom told me she was leaving…I begged her to take me with her. I wanted to leave Alice. I wanted to run away from him. That was the day I vowed to change. Leaving…was amazing. I felt free. That's how I changed" I explained…Now onto the events of last night.

"I know you've changed Bella…and trust me, it's amazing" Alice agreed. I glanced up and saw tears in her eyes. I reached over the table and grasped her hand in mine and squeezed it tight, giving her comfort as well as myself.

"Yesterday when I went to get my car…Edward, he tried to control me straight away and I just snapped." I admitted. "Last night…I was on my way back from the bathroom when he pulled me into his room. He said I broke his heart when I left Alice…is that true?" I asked, tightening my grasp on her hand and she did the same.

"He hasn't been the same since the day you left Bella. I know I may have only been 6 but even I noticed the change in him. I can remember him…just sitting in his room." She said. "He would barely talk and even Emmett had trouble talking to him but then something clicked and he bounced back, maybe not as happy as he previously had been but part of him was back." She admitted. "When you ran out last night…something was different about him. He seemed happy but…I'm not sure" she admitted.

"He kissed me" I whispered. Alice hand fell limp in my grasp and my eyes shot to her face. She sat there open mouthed, just staring at me. "Alice" I said. She didn't move. "Alice" I said again a little louder. I waved my hand in front of her face and she jumped back into reality.

"HE DID WHAT?" Alice yelled and nearly the whole canteen hushed into silence, staring straight at us.

"Will you keep your voice down?" I hushed her, glancing around to the people that had turned back to their own conversations.

"Sorry but you did just spring that one on me" She joked and I graced her with a small smile. "So how d-" She was cut off by the bell ringing informing the students to start making their way to their last lesson of the day. "We'll carry this conversation on later. Wanna meet for Coffee?" She asked and I nodded my head. I could really do with a warm drink right now…or maybe later. Coffee sorted everything for me.

Gym was pretty boring. Since it was my first day, Coach Clapp allowed me to sit on the bleachers watching as the rest of the class did track. I stamped my feet and my rubbed my hands together trying to get more feeling back into them. I was wishing that I had Tyler's jumper on underneath my coat to keep me even warmer but I suppose it was my own fault for rushing to get ready this morning.

"Bella!" Coach Clapp called and waved, signalling for me to come over.

"Yes Sir?" I asked, watching the rest of the class walking back to the changing rooms.

"Since the rest of the class is changing, you can leave now" He said, looking back to the football team that were starting to warm up.

"Thanks" I said and walked off to the car park. I slid into the front of my car and turned the heaters on, waiting for Alice to appear so that we could head to the Diner. I groaned…the Diner was opposite Emmett and Edward's garage. No…Edward would be working…he wouldn't be able to see me. Every time I had seen him so far, I had ended up kissing him. And what made me groan even more is that I enjoyed kissing him…As if Alice saw my internal debate, my phone vibrated from my pocket and I pulled it out.

Bella, Jazz is going to drive me to the Diner, meet you there. Alice x

I wrote out a quick message to Charlie saying that I may or may not be back when he got home from work and that I was going to the Diner to meet Alice. I got a reply saying ok and that if I wasn't home that he'd see me later and not to be too late home.

I sighed, pulling on my seat belt and then pulling out of the parking lot. I drove down the familiar route to the Diner. I wondered if Mrs Daniels still owned the place with her husband. They used to make the best hot chocolates around. I swung my car into the parking lot and I climbed out, grabbing my bag and I glanced at the garage opposite. I could see a pair of legs sticking out from underneath a car and I wondered briefly whether it was Edward or Emmett. Shaking my head, I continued to the entrance and pushed open the heavy door, relishing in the warm.

"Oh my goodness! Isabella Swan!" The aged face of Mrs Daniels came rushing up to me and pulled me into a hug.

"Mrs Daniels!" I said, hugging her back just as fierce.

"Oh now come on Isabella. No more Mrs Daniels, its Vera" she said, scolding me.

"Well then, if I'm to call you Vera, then please call me Bella" I laughed.

"You know, Emmett is constantly in here with that Edward Cullen and so is your Dad whenever he has the chance but I never thought I'd see you back in this little old town" she said, looking me over. "Oh how much you've grown" she gushed and I blushed.

"Come girl, sit down and tell me about your adventure in Phoenix" she said, pulling me into a seat at the counter and I pulled off my hoodie and I glanced around, noticing some dark skinned guys sitting in one of the booths at the far end of the diner. I looked at each one of them and gasped when I saw one looking straight back at me. His short, cropped hair paired with a sexy smile made me look away and blush and I tried to distract myself by talking to Vera but I could feel his eyes staring at the back of my head by the hairs that were standing up at the base of my neck. I thought I recognized something familiar about his face but I couldn't quite place it. I pushed it to the back of my head.

My conversation was interrupted when Alice danced through the door, shaking her head trying to get rid of the rain that had started to fall. Vera placed two huge cups of hot chocolate in front of us and gave me a wink and we walked off to a booth to snuggle into to continue our conversation from earlier.

"What took you so long?" I asked, school had finished at least half an hour ago.

"Sorry, Jasper got all moody saying he had to stick around so I suggested he go talk to Edward and Emmett" she explained, sipping her coffee. "So finishing my question from earlier, how do you feel about this?" She asked.

"I'm not sure…I still feel like he's controlling me…well at least trying to. Every time he's kissed me, I haven't said he could but then…I didn't stop him" I admitted. Alice said nothing and I looked up, and she once again looked as if she was contemplating something serious.

"Maybe you need a break?" she said. I raised my eyebrow at her words.

"A break Alice? I had a break for 11 years" I laughed and she rolled her eyes at me.

"What I meant was Isabella, that you need a break from Edward. As in, you know…allow yourself to get closer to someone else if you know what I mean" she quirked her eye brow at me and it sent me into hysterics. I pulled myself together and contemplated the idea.

"I hadn't really thought about it…I mean…Tyler tried but there wasn't anyone that I was really interested in" I sighed, finishing off my hot chocolate. I looked out of the window that we were seated next to and looked straight at the garage. I saw the figures of Edward and Emmett walking around the garage and I trained my eyes at the leaner figure.

"Earth to Bella?" Alice said, waving her hand in front of my face. I looked at her and she giggled at my gormless expression.

"I said if you were listening. That I'm going to get going. Esme wants me back to discuss something" She said and I nodded. I bid her goodbye, telling her that I was going to stay here for a bit. I only had to go home to an empty house. I pulled out my iPod and turned it on, pulling out some of my homework that I had been set. I watched as Alice danced across the road to the garage and they climbed into Jazz's car and disappear. Turning back to my books, I scribbled away furiously until I realised that the light had faded away from outside and it was pitch black. I heard a commotion next to me as the group of guys that he been at the back of the diner were leaving.

"Excuse me?" a voice said from above and I looked up, staring straight into the face of the guy that had been staring at me earlier.

"Um hi?" I said, not really knowing what to say to a complete stranger that I couldn't quite place in my memories.

"Bella Swan if I'm correct? You've certainly grown in 11 years" He said and once again, I blushed.

"Um yeah. Sorry but do I know you?" I asked, feeling extremely rude.

"Oh sorry. Jacob Black…your Dad and mine go fishing nearly every weekend" he informed me then it clicked. The little dark skinned boy in some of my memories was this grown, very well matured guy in front of me.

"Oh yeah. Sorry…I knew I thought I knew you but I couldn't place you" I laughed. Jacob slid into the seat opposite me and I packed away my books.

"I'm not surprised. Although we were dragged along to the fishing trips sometimes, you would sit in the middle of the boat in silence because you were scared of killer fish" I laughed at the memory. Hearing Jacobs laugh made something change inside me.

"Yeah…damn those killer fish" I agreed. Vera came over and placed two coffees in front of us and we smiled gratefully. "So what have you been doing with yourself?" I asked, sipping my coffee.

"Well I graduated from the reservation school and I opened up a tattoo shop just the other side of town" he said. I stared in awe at him…wondering where his tattoos were.

"Wow…you have been busy. So what your 19, 20 now?" I asked and he nodded his head.

"Yeah, turned 20 last week and I'm guessing since you were doing homework you're in your senior year now? So your 17 and if my memory is right…your birthday is next week sometime" I groaned and nodded which he laughed at.

"Unfortunately yes. So this tattoo shop of yours? Do I get to see any examples of your work?" I asked, raising my eyebrow, feeling brave. He pulled up his sleeve on his shirt and showed me an intricate design that wrapped around his bicep. I gasped but not at the design. At the way that Jacob has matured over the years. I hadn't noticed before that his muscles were…huge.

"See something you like?" He asked with his eye brow quirked up. I blushed, looking away into my nearly empty cup.

"BELLA!" my head shot up into the murderous glare of Edward. Oh now what? I thought.

"Yes Edward?" I asked calmly. I wouldn't rise to his level.

"What the hell do you think your doing?" he raged, I drank the last bit of my coffee.

"What does it look like? Having coffee with Jacob" I said as if it was bloody obvious. I mean come on; he can't still be that possessive can he?

"You realise its 7.30 and school ended at 3.30! I've been calling you for ages!" he bellowed into my face, getting extremely close. I backed away slightly and I was shocked when Jake stood up in front of me, pushing me behind him slightly, protecting me from a furious Edward.

"Hey! Bella is older enough to look after herself Edward. She doesn't have to answer to you" Jake said into Edward's face. I swear if he could have got any angrier, then Jake just made him.

"This has nothing to do with you Jake. People are worried about her. No body knew where she was" Edward argued, hoping to get a rise out of Jacob and I scoffed. I pushed past Jake and stood in front of him, feeling a bit braver with Jake standing behind me.

"Stop lying Edward. Charlie knows exactly where I am. You seriously think I could get lost in this tiny town? Hell I found my way around Phoenix for God's sake!" I shouted at him. I got a wary look from Vera and I sighed. I really wanted to get out of here. "I'm not arguing with you here. I suppose I better so since so many people are worried about me" I emphasized my words.

I grabbed my bag and jumper, not bothering to put it on. I turned around to face Jake.

"I'll call you sometime. Maybe we can finally go kill those killer fish?" I joked and he wrapped his arms around me, giving me a quick goodbye.

"Get your hands off her" I heard Edward seethe behind me. I let go of Jake and turned around to face him. I was really getting sick of Edward and his bloody attitude.

"Excuse me?" I said, looking straight into his face but he wasn't looking at me. He was starting straight into the face of a shocked Jake.

"What the hell dude? She's not allowed to hug someone without your permission now?" Jake said like Edward had lost his mind.

"Exactly. Stay away from her" Edward warned. I glanced between the two of them and was getting pissed off at Edward but I felt grateful for Jake sticking up for me…I may have been brave enough but when Edward was screaming in my face, I seriously thought he may hit even me.

"Whatever. I'm outta here. Bella…call me and we'll meet up without your bodyguard" Jake said, giving me one last hug before he walked out of the Diner. I turned around to Edward with a murderous glare that rivalled his. I couldn't even speak to him I was that angry. I slammed some bucks down on the table and stalked to the door, leaving a shocked Edward.

Walking across the car park towards my car, I felt Edward hot on my heels which made me angrier.

"Do I not even get a thank you?" he asked. I stopped. A thank you? FOR WHAT?

"For what exactly? For getting rid of someone else that actually wanted to be my friend? You know, I thought you may have changed after 11 years but apparently not!" I said. I pulled open the car door and threw my stuff into it. Turning back round to Edward.

"I thought you might have learnt not to talk to guys!" He shouted at me and I glared at him.

"You know…I'm seriously thinking about moving back to Phoenix already! I really don't want to hurt Charlie and Emmett but I cannot take much more of you!" I screamed at him. I slid into my car and turned it on, pulling on my seatbelt.

"You leave and I'll just follow you. You can't escape me Bella" Edward warned, leaning down to my level.

"Stop breaking me Edward" I said quietly, tears once again sliding down my cheeks because of him.

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