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I kept walking until I made it to my truck. I wanted to run, but my crippled ankle stopped me. Still, I got there as quickly as possible, but obviously not quickly enough. A white hand grabbed me.

Even though the cold hand used the gentlest grasp, I bit down hard on my lip. This Cullen (which I had concluded it was since I felt the skin of their hand) had unknowingly grabbed my left hand, which made me want to howl with pain due to my finger.

"Bella, look at me. Please." It was Alice. I looked back at her slowly, trying to put the façade back up. She was still holding onto my hand. My act must've not been too convincing at the moment because she gasped at the bit of my pain that was showing in my face. I was thankful and disappointed that she was alone. Thankful, because I had a smaller audience and disappointed because I wasn't able to stare at Edward.

Wait, what? You mean nothing to Edward, Bella. Stop being so damned naive! I scolded myself. Whenever I silently scolded myself, why does it always have to be in Charlie's voice? I shuddered.

I focused back on Alice as I secured my expression. Her brow was furrowed in concern.

"Are you okay, Bella? Those kids in there know nothing." I sighed in relief as I realized Alice thought that the pain was brought on by my hurt feelings. I almost laughed. Almost.

"Alice, don't worry about me. This isn't a big deal at all. I'm used to it." I tried to make my tone reassuring and flippant, but the crease in between her perfectly shaped eyebrows only deepened.

"That's the problem, Bella. I know none of this is your fault. I can tell your different, Bella." She squeezed my hand in a comforting gesture. I gasped at the pain and her words; she instantly and almost too quickly took back her hand. She gasped also.

"Oh, Bella, I'm so sorry!" Alice apologized fervently and moved her hands to behind her back. I just emotionlessly nodded. I knew that I couldn't let Alice into my life, along with any other Cullen. My heart wrenched in a pain I had only ever felt physically, and I didn't understand why. Alice knew too much, it was that simple, and simple problems call for simple solutions.

Without another word, I turned away from Alice, and walked to biology.

She called after me, but I showed no sign that she even existed. I kept walking as fluidly as possible. I probably shocked a few kids, with my "gracefulness".

I reached biology soon enough, and sat down in my remote table. Mr. Banner didn't greet me like he did for the other student's, even though I may've been one of his best students. It didn't matter though, and I don't know why I would bring this to attention now. Maybe I'm just lonely. I sighed. I would always be lonely… and that was okay.

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REWIND TO LUNCH!!!

EPOV

Alice was blocking her thoughts from me again. I picked apart the disgusting thing (whatever it was) in front of me out of boredom. Boredom and solitude were my constant companions, along with my overall hatred for being the monster I was.

I had pondered over this time and time again during school. When you know beyond what the whole faculty knows, then school becomes tedious eventually. I looked up to notice Alice wasn't at the table anymore, and I scanned the thoughts around me to see that she was on her way back to the table.

"Oh, I'm fine. I was born clumsy, so you better get used to it." An soft voice chuckled humorlessly behind me.

Odd, I didn't hear any thoughts to match that voice anywhere.

"Oh, well, Bella this is my family. Family, this is Bella Swan." Alice said in her usual manner. Then I turned and held in a gasp.

Bella Swan was beautiful. She had cascading brown hair, down to the small of her back. The skin that I could see, as she wore clothes oversized for her small frame, was a beautiful ivory. I could see a layer of makeup covering her face but it wasn't anywhere near the fakeness some girls created this generation. Her eyes though, were as eerie and haunting as they were mesmerizing. The pools of chocolate brown looked as though they've seen the world's darkest hours.

The next thing I noticed about Bella Swan was her scent. It was… mouthwatering, like freesias and strawberries. Jasper kicked me under the table as he felt my thirst.

Edward, control yourself. My thirst is hard enough to bear without yours added on.

I stopped breathing and swallowed the venom back. I tried to distract myself with the fascinating creature I had no business being fascinated in. That was when I noticed the third thing about Bella Swan.

I couldn't hear her thoughts.

EmPOV

I didn't really know who Bella Swan was, but I could tell I liked her already. She was averaged height, but I could guess that she was extremely thin from the way the clothes she was wearing hung loosely all around her. Oh, and she fell into the available seat, and that was funny!

She looked… like … a little bear cub, but one I didn't want to eat.

I introduced myself, of course, as she sat down gently. I didn't shake her hand. Last time I did that Rose smacked me in the head. Bella smirked.

Okay, Bella Bear knows something!

JPOV

I looked to the girl that Alice had brought over. It was strange that she had taken interest in a human at school, but I knew Alice knew what she was doing. The girl was naturally pretty for a human, but something was definitely off.

She had no emotions. It wasn't an empty or lonely feeling, but as if no one currently was sitting where she was. Edward started giving off frustration and confusion also, changing from his awe and thirst. I wonder exactly Bella Swan is.

I introduced myself after Emmet. Her eyes took me in and I saw the emotion that I could not feel in her eyes.

It frightened me.

APOV

Rosalie introduced herself to Bella next. Her coldness irked me, but you didn't need to be Edward to know that she was just worried about the privacy of the family. Bella's reaction shocked me. She looked… relieved. That was the most positive reaction she has had to the family yet. Bella was emotionless for the most part, but the rest of the time she seemed to be putting up a tough front.

I knew that Bella and I would be wonderful friends. I saw it myself.

Edward introduced himself and it was then I noticed that he and Jazzy were frustrated about something. They were both staring at Bella as if willing something to happen. Weird.

When Bella turned to Edward she stopped breathing and her eyes widened. Edward's frustrated expression melted as they shared an intense gaze that I bet Jasper could feel from across the school. Bella then broke eye contact and looked down at the table.

"I'm Isabella Swan, though I prefer Bella. How are you all liking Forks?" She quietly asked. Bella's stomach abruptly snarled as she looked at our table full of uneaten lunch foods.

"We love it here. Hey, you look hungry. Do you want some of my food? I had a big breakfast." Well, I did have a big breakfast. I consumed a few large elk before coming to school today. She nodded a hurriedly grabbed an apple from my tray.

"Thanks Alice. So how do you guys like the school so far? Everyone has been waiting on your arrival." I internally groaned. Of course they have. Bella seemed to guess my family's thoughts and flashed a knowing smile. We all chuckled while Emmet, being Emmet, bellowed his laugh.

The whole cafeteria momentarily froze and then broke out into nasty whispers about Bella. I was infuriated. What has Bella ever done to these kids? Nothing, that's what!

It was obviously too much for Bella though because she got up and ran out of the lunch room, no emotion playing across her face. The family froze and then Emmet, Jasper, Edward, and I all started snarling quietly. Edward's snarl was the loudest and a few of the students around us looked up in surprise. I kicked Edward's chair before the snarls could be traced back to us.

"Those jerks! No one picks on my Bella Bear!" Emmet growled out. I decided to not ask Emmet why he just called Bella a bear.

"Is anyone going after her? She seemed hurt." I didn't answer Jasper's question since I was already half way out of the lunch room by now. Wait… "she seemed hurt"? What was that supposed to mean?

My thoughts cleared as I finally reached Bella. She was at what I suspected to be her truck, so I reached out and grabbed her by the hand.

"Bella, look at me. Please." I pleaded. Bella hesitated, but slowly turned to me. I gasped at what I saw. There was a raw pain in her features. I felt a deep hatred towards those kids for hurting Bella, but I quickly shook that off as my concern for Bella grew.

"Are you okay, Bella? Those kids in there know nothing."

"Alice, don't worry about me. This isn't a big deal at all. I'm used to it." The pain was now wiped from her face, and I almost believed her casual tone. Almost.

"That's the problem, Bella. I know none of this is your fault. I can tell your different, Bella." I squeezed Bella's hand slightly, in an attempt to comfort her. She gasped as I did so and I quickly tore my hand away. I guess I had squeezed her hand to roughly for a human, and I filled with guilt.

"Oh, Bella, I'm so sorry!" I apologized desperately. The last thing I saw was a slight pain touch Bella's dead eyes before she turned away from me.

I cried out for her as she walked away, but she didn't listen. I checked the future for Bella as she walked out of my line of vision. I was startled with emptiness.

Bella Swan had no future.

I jumped up and ran at human pace to my next class as the bell rang. I knew one thing for sure.

Something was terribly different about Bella Swan.

OOOOO!! What's going to happen next?!? Teehee!

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