Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. I only own the plot of this story.
I grumbled as the car pulled up in front of the high school. It had been nearly two weeks since my Guardian had dropped the 'school bomb' on me, and now here we were in Forks, Washington. Even with the music up to the point people outside turned to look at us, I could still hear everyone's conversations perfectly clear. I was in the front seat of Emmett's jeep. Jasper was in the backseat, humming to whatever song was on the radio at the moment. Rose had decided to take her own car while Edward and Alice had decided to carpool. Emmett pulled into a parking spot quickly, making me slam into the door painfully.
"Sorry, Belly-boo. I wanted to get it before Eddie grabbed it," he said, smiling. I grumbled out a reply, rubbing my side. My eyes traveled around the parking lot, taking in the groups of human students. They were all talking about us, trying to see into our windows. Edward was the first to climb out of his car before moving to Alice's door to open it for her. I smiled at the show of manners. The whispers increased at that. Rosalie was next, making the emotions of just about everyone go from petty jealousy to lust. "Relax, Bella. We'll wait until you're ready to come out." Emmett said, kissing my forehead, before hopping out of the car and pulling Rose in for a kiss that screamed possession.
Jasper got out next. I expected him to walk over to Alice and Edward, but he just leaned against my car door, casually waiting for me. The kids outside had a wide variety of emotions and their conversations were starting to grow quieter. It drove me insane, honestly. Why did I have to be here? My family all stood around the car. Everyone had varying degrees of nervousness that I knew wasn't because of going to school. I sighed again. It was good to know that they would at least be watching out for me. I leaned my head against the cold window, causing the tall cowboy outside to turn around and glance at me. He had care in his eyes. Our bond right now was a deep shade of orange at this moment. I nodded at him. This weak act wasn't going to cut it here in the human world. I needed to toughen up and put the big girl panties on.
With an almost invisible smile, Jasper opened the car door for me. There was a silence that surrounded our corner of the parking lot as I climbed out of the car with Jasper's helping hand. Once my feet were planted firmly on the ground was when all the noise started back up. For the first time since joining my little family, I felt bad for Edward and his mind reading ability. Just listening to their whispers were enough to make me want to throw myself back in the Jeep and go home. Emmett sensed this of course, and ruffled my hair. Jasper pulled me protectively into his side, almost as if sheltering me from the human teenagers. It was odd, but sweet.
"Ready for your first day of High School, Tinkerbella?"
"Do I have the option of saying no?"
"Nope!" He said, popping the 'p' like a child. I sighed, trying to find a way to hide myself more in Jasper's side. I could feel his body shake with suppressed laughter, which made me grin just a little bit. "Now let's go get those schedules. This is going to be really interesting to see what classes everyone has."
A thought struck me and I froze, halfway through the parking lot. Everyone's eyes, and conversations, were still on me and my family. "How will any of us have the same classes if we aren't in the same grades? I can't go to classes alone!"
Alice, who was actually the calmest one out of the bunch surprisingly, just grinned at me. "Don't you worry about a thing Bella. It's all going to work out just fine. Now lets go, everyone. Can't keep the Forks High waiting on us, can we?"
We followed her because we all knew it was pointless arguing with Alice. I noted that I was easily the shortest person here. Even tiny five-foot-one-inch Alice was taller than my small human body. Almost immediately self-doubt set into my system. Would these kids make fun of me because of that? That would be just my luck, of course. My very first day of school ever and I everyone would make fun of me.
Someone must have noticed, because suddenly my whole family was walking rather protectively around me. Jasper's arm around me was a little tighter, and his body a tiny bit stiffer too. I didn't understand until we came stepped in front of the office and I finally started to pay attention to what people around me were saying.
My face became redder than Rosalie's BMW at the whispered fantasies people were having. About me, no less. And to make it worse, the boys whispering about me knew exactly, in very graphic detail, what they wanted me to do and what they wanted to do with me. I sent Edward a small burst of regret. He just sent me a tight smile, before setting on his normal mask of calm. I grabbed his hand to shield him. That was one of the plus sides to being me, I guess. While I hadn't learned how to expand my shield without physical contact just yet, I could still be the 'off switch' to his power if he held my hand.
Emmett opened the door for us all, and we filed in silently. Well almost silently. We had to make a little noise so we didn't give the poor lady a heart attack. She looked up briefly, looked back down at her computer, then did a double take. I could feel her nerves start to raise and felt bad for her instantly.
"Hello," I said softly. "We're the Cullen family. May we get our schedules and locker assignments, please?" Her nerves seemed to calm down when she noticed me. I guess it came with being an angel. People seemed to naturally feel safer around me compared to the intimidating Cullen family.
"Hello. I have your schedules right here. Please make sure you get the sheet signed by all your teachers and turn it in by the end of the day. If you have any questions at all, do not hesitate to ask."
"Thank you." We all grabbed our papers and turned to leave. Before we actually left, I turned around to say one more thing. "Have a nice day."
A wave of gratefulness hit me as the shut behind me. My family was all beaming at me. It made me feel just a smidge more confident. "Great job, sweetie! Now, how about we check that schedule of yours and see who has what class with you?" Rosalie asked, hugging me.
I handed her my schedule, which I had already looked over. Once we had all looked over schedules, we grinned at each other at the outcome. We all had lockers next to each other, thankfully. I glanced at my schedule one more time, smiling at the initials next to each class telling me who was with me.
1st period - AP English - R
2nd period - Algebra 2 - Ed
3rd period - Art - A
4th period - Gym - R, Ed, A, Em, J
Lunch - R, Ed, A, Em, J
5th period - Chemistry - J
6th period - History - Em
7th period - Choir - Ed, J, A
8th period - Study Hall - R, Ed, A, Em, J
"Well, that doesn't look too hard, does it?" Rose asked me, throwing an arm around my shoulder. I shook my head as the warning bell rang. I hugged everyone while Rose and Em gave each other a quick kiss. Then Emmett picked me up, spinning me around before telling me if I needed him all I had to do was text him. I smiled in return, walking away with Rosalie. She was confident as she walked into the room in front of me. Neither her or anybody else in my family would let me screw up.
Maybe I can do this, I though to myself as I walked in behind her. I mean, how hard can this school thing really be?
A/N: Oh Bella. You'll figure out just how tough real school is soon enough! Hahaha. Any way, I have no idea if that school schedule sounds normal. Let me know what you guys think. I think I'll put some drama in the next chapter. Thanks for reading everyone! :)
