Bella sighed and leaned against Edward's shoulder. He chuckled briefly as Alice was talking to the secretary and getting the family's schedules. The plan was that Bella was Jasper and Rosalie's younger sister. She also was posing as seventeen instead of her actual age, eighteen; mostly so she could be in the same class as Edward and Alice. Locking Rosalie and Bella in the same room wasn't exactly a good idea.

"Nervous?" Edward whispered.

"What's there to be nervous about?" Bella fake smiled. Edward glanced up at Jasper who was smirking. Bella followed his gaze, "Stupid emotion betraying…."

"Relax, love." She took a deep breath in and out. He scrutinized her expression for a moment, "Please tell me what you're thinking."

"That still drives you nuts doesn't it?" Bella smirked.

"You couldn't even begin to understand how frustrating it can be."

"I'm just nervous…."

"About what exactly?"

"Edward, this is my first time going to school, while I'm…" she trailed off as she noticed that a few students were staring at her.

"Ah, I see. Bella you'll be fine, I promise," he reassured caressing her cheek lightly.

"But what if I'm not? What if I….lose it?"

"You're not seriously worried are you Bella?" Alice questioned. Edward shot her a 'not helping' glare. She shrugged and pranced down the hall. The same old school was nice to return to; bringing a sense of familiarly. It was somewhat calming, although it was a little unnerving how different it looked when your eyes' ability had been enhanced about two-hundred fold. Everything seemed more detailed, like getting a new TV with a much better screen. The paint had been redone to an off-white, along with the carpet which was now a light blue.

"It's alright, you'll have either me or Alice in all of your classes," Edward reminded her.

"Okay, I guess its okay then," she sighed. He grinned and kissed her before running after Emmett and Jasper.

"Come on Bella!" Alice yelled blissfully unaware of all the stares she was receiving from the majority of the males in the hallway. Bella shook her head playfully.

"Hi! My name is Wayne," a tall boy with shaggy brown hair and tan skin stepped in front of her. "But more importantly who are you?"

"Isabella Hale," she dryly replied.

"So Isabella, how can I be of service?" Bella stared blankly at him. This is something else nobody in the family mentioned; how to politely or not so politely turn down date offers. She had meant to ask Edward last night, but they had been a little sidetracked…. So she didn't really get a chance.

"Umm…move?" she tried.

"Ah come on sugar, I bet you can be sweeter than that," he grinned licking his lips. 'Where on earth is Edward?' Luckily for her Alice noticed her predicament or more saw a vision of Edward tearing Wayne limb from limb, and came to Bella's rescue.

"Bella, come on! We're going to be late," she insisted seizing her arm. "For goodness sake's Bella! Can you not keep yourself out of a mess for five minutes?" Alice complained hauling her down the hallway ignoring all the weird/lust filled gazes.

"I guess not, apparently my luck is still the same," Bella laughed. "Thanks for that," she motioned backwards.

"No problem, you just gotta let them off easy and explain you're not interested. If they are the stubborn type, devastate their self esteem."

"That will earn yourself a lot of friends," Bella remarked sarcastically. She chuckled lightly.

"Silly Bella," she laughed. "Come on, we're going to be late for class on our first day." 'Science, joy, oh well at least I'm good at that,' she thought. Just as suspected, there were only two seats available, and they were in different totally opposite sides of the room.

"Lovely," Bella mumbled as Alice took pity on her, sitting next to the junior boy who obviously was enjoying undressing both of them with his eyes. Bella reminded herself to thank Alice graciously once class was over for this. That left a seat in the back with a girl about her age, (or how old she looked anyway). She seemed much quieter and focused on her work than everyone else. That was a plus. Bella quietly laid her books down on the top of the table on the left side, sliding into the chair.

"Hi," she smiled glancing up from her notebook. It was only then that she realized that she was the girl she saw outside of the grocery store and had a break-down.

"Hi," Bella grinned.

"I'm Katie Cheney."

"Bella Hale," she responded emotionlessly as she had more pressing matters on her mind. The smell of her blood seemed to rush at her like it was being blow with a fan on the highest level. It was unbelievably sweet with a slight bit of saltiness. She nearly licked her lips in desire to have her blood running down her throat, quenching the burning thirst that always lingered in the back of her throat; the delicious taste lingering in her mouth, much better than the feeble animals that she had hunted for yesterday. Suddenly her visions of drinking Katie's blood were replaced by a far more discerning image; her husband…disappointed with her. He had been so proud of her for resisting humans all this time. Was it really worth it? 'No,' her subconscious decided. She would never make him look at her like that. Besides, she would never give Rosalie that kind of satisfaction.

"New student here?"

"Yea, are all of those boys here that perverted?" she indicated to the boy who was currently attempting rather badly to flirt with Alice.

"No, of course not! Some of them are though, but you'll find some of those at every school. Trust me; you'll have no trouble finding a good boy here."

"Well I'm kind of already dating someone," Bella shrugged.

"Ah, that Cullen boy?" Bella nodded smiling, more remembering last night. "He's really hot. Bet'cha you'll have to fight off every girl at this school for him though."

"I don't deserve him, he's way to good for me."

"Come on, you should see the way that some of these guys look at you."

"Sure, sure," she mumbled praying that Katie wouldn't notice that she was breathing about half as much as a normal person would be.

"Are you okay?"

"Yea, I'm fine," Bella unconvincingly sighed. "Where are we?"

"Pg. 28."

"Thanks."

"Okay who can tell me…." The teacher began to ask. Katie quietly pulled a page out of her notebook and started writing,

So where are you from?

Alaska

Really?That's amazing,I wish I could go there. Is it pretty?

Unbelievably, the northern lights are romantic

Wow,so you were there with your boyfriend?

Yes, we've been going steady for a while now

Then that make's two of us. I have been dating Richard for three months. Luckily he's not like that boy who's trying to flirt with your friend. What's her name?

Alice, she's dating my older brother

But you're all adopted by Dr. Cullen?

Yes

What happened to your parents?

Died of heart-attack

I'm really sorry

No, it's fine, I was two at the time and Carlisle and Esme are the best parents any kid could ask for, and my siblings always have my back. In fact I don't know I would be without my them and boyfriend.

You seem like a lucky girl

In some senses, very…

So do you have a place to sit at lunch?

I usually sit with my family

You all can sit with us if that's the problem, I'm sure Jenny and Michael won't mind

Maybe

Think it over; it would be nice for me to get some new friends

Bella glanced up at her pleading expression and nodded slowly, wondering how annoyed the rest of her family would be if she said yes, definitely. Edward and Alice probably wouldn't care and go along anything she wanted provided it wasn't horribly out of the blue. Emmett would probably enjoy annoying her the entire time. Jasper would probably go along with anything Alice wanted no matter how out of the blue it may be. Rosalie, well Rosalie couldn't possibly hate her anymore than she already did so what did she have to lose?

"Maybe," Bella stated.

"Alright class, today we're going to be looking at slides with a partner and decide what phases of mitosis they represent and label them. You're not allowed to use your books." Bella had to cover her mouth to stop herself from laughing. 'Major déjà vu,' she thought. It was really the first time Edward had stopped glaring at her because he thought she was a demon sent from his own personal hell to destroy him. Katie began by adjusting the telescope to 40X.

"Erm…" she mumbled.

"Give me that," Bella ordered. Katie handed over the telescope, happy her lab partner knew what she was doing. "Interphase," she stated slipping the slide out and the next one in. Katie examined the next.

"Prophase," she smiled proud of herself. Bella double checked, and nodded.

"Anaphase," Bella announced. Katie gazed around and instantly noted that nobody else was near done.

"Wow that was fast."

"Yep," Bella breathed out. Katie sighed and laid her head down on the table on top of her folded arms. Bella smiled reflecting on the last time she had slept. It was a good forty-six years ago, her wedding night at a snow lodge in Alaska. The next day Edward changed her into a vampire. Three days later she had a mate and was married. A lot had changed her life in those four days. Of course she remembered her promise to Edward to arm wrestle Emmett. Although, Emmett didn't know she was a vampire. Neither Bella nor Edward classified exactly when Bella was to be changed so the entire family was completely unaware. Okay, scratch that, Alice knew but there was no avoiding that.

Bella had brushed her cheeks with bright red blush and used her ability to change her eye color back to brown. As soon as they walked in the door, Alice and Jasper were smirking at them and attempting not to laugh. After a while, Edward challenged Emmett to an arm-wrestling match which of course Emmett won. Then Bella asked to try which rewarded her with a sanity questioning stare from Rose, Emmett, Carlisle, and Esme. Once she convinced Emmett she wasn't joking and Edward faked a glance at Emmett that said 'If you hurt her you die, or whatever vampires do when they go out of existence.' Bella grinned and before Emmett could comprehend why her hand was so cold and hard, he was on the floor on his back staring up at a laughing Bella and Edward. Alice and Jasper were nearly on the floor laughing at Emmett's bewildered expression. Carlisle was the first to get his wits about him and guess what had happened and explained to the rest of the family who didn't already know. Rose caught on next and glared at Bella that put her previous hate filled gazes to shame. It wasn't a good day for Emmett.

The bell rang; next class. Bella stacked her stuff on top of each other quietly before leaving the stuffy room filled with the smells of human blood.

"So think it over okay?"

"Sure," Bella responded hurried out and to her locker.

"Hey," a voice cooed from behind her locker door.

"Look whoever you are I have a boyfriend, I'm not interested."

"Are you sure?" Bella slammed the door to see Edward leaning against the locker beside her own. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"How was your first class?"

"Slow, yours?"

"Same."

"Hmmm, that girl is wondering whether or not you're going to sit with her at lunch. Are you?"

"I was undecided; I didn't know what to say since we don't eat at school."

"It's whatever you want love, I'll be wherever you are."

"Thanks Edward," she grinned pecking him on the cheek.

"Anytime," he smiled. "This place brings back memories doesn't it?"

"Yea, I was having major déjà vu in science class."

He bent down his head to whisper in her ear, "How was your thirst?"

"Okay it was sort of bad at first, but I'm okay now."

"I told you, you would be okay."

"Human or vampire, you always prove me wrong."

AN: Eh, not my best work, (I just needed to get out a chapter.) . Frankly one of my major goals is to keep everyone IC (in character). If I'm not, please tell me so I can fix it. Just don't flame, please. Can anyone guess whose parents Jenny's and Michael's?