A/N: So here's what I'd like. One review from every person even if its like just a "good story" or "I like it". I don't think it's to much to ask for. But anyway I'm glad everyone likes it. Here ya go.

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Bella's POV 12:05pmWST8/18/08

"I think you'll really like my friends." I doubt it. Jessica was like the rest of the girls that would try to hangout with me when I used to go to school. The only reason they wanted to hang out with me was because they all knew I was rich. Now, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure that the only reason Jessica even talks to me is so that she gets notice. This school is so small a new student sets everything off. I don't think coming to a small town was such a good idea. I didn't think I'd get this much attention if no one knew who I was. I follow Jessica into the cafeteria and to her table. "You guys this is Val Linsner." I smile and blush. This has been happening all day. I hate being the center of attention.

"Hi." I say most of the girls mumble or look away. The blonde girl goes so far as to lean into Jessica and ask her why I'm sitting here. I sift in my seat uncomfortably and look down. Maybe I should have sat with Edward. Edward. I still cant believe I got as lucky to get partnered with him. I search the cafeteria for him. And sure enough there he is sitting with four other people just like him. Pale skin, topaz eyes, and beauty beyond words. Beauty like that was just not natural.

"The Cullen's and the Hale's." Jessica says catching me staring. "The really pretty blond is Rosalie Hale, the other blond one is her twin Jasper Hale. The short one with the short black hair next to Jasper is Alice Cullen. The big one with the curly brown hair next to Rosalie is Emmett Cullen." So they're the ones Dalton wants me to hang around. How could he possibly expect me to fit in with them.

"And the bronze haired one—"

"Is your art partner Edward Cullen." She had a hint of jealousy in her voice. "They where all adopted by Dr. Cullen and his wife. I think she cant have children or something. But get this. They're all together. Like in relationships; Jasper and Alice, and Rosalie and Emmett." She said it as if they were all conspiring against America. I turned to look at her but realize she's not worth me taking my eyes off Edward. She didn't say anything about him with the whole relationship thing.

"What about Edward?" As soon as his name left my mouth he turned his head to look at me. I wanted to look away because it's embarrassing to be caught but I didn't want to look away because it's him.

"He doesn't date. He thinks he's to good to date us." The way she said it made me wonder how long ago he turned her down. He smiled that crooked grin and I almost melt. "That's the bell come on I'll show you to your class."

"That's okay. I don't want you to be late for class, I'll find it." She smiles and nods walking away. I sigh and stand up falling out of my seat. I prepare my self to hit the ground but it never comes. I open one eye to see what was holding me up when I was put up straight.

"Are you okay?"

"Weren't you over there?" How'd he catch me? I know he was over there a second ago. And is it just me or are his eyes darker then they were in art?

"No I was right behind you."

"You were?"

"I was."

"Oh…" I realize he still has his arms around me and blush.

"Sorry." He says letting go of me taking a step back. He smiles and turns to walk away before I can say thank you. It fells so weird to be out of his arms. It fells, wrong. I turn back to get my books from the table to see they're gone.

"Here you go." A high voice from behind me says. The girl Jessica pointed out to me as Alice was holding my books out smiling. She's really short about 4'10" and looks as if she were related to Tinker Bell with her pixie like features. I take my books from her and smile. "I'm Alice Cullen."

"I'm Be—Valerie Linsner, call me Val." Shit what is wrong with me I almost told Edward my real name earlier. What is with there family. She smiled and got an 'I know something you don't know' type of look in her eyes. I raise an eyebrow and tilt my head. "What?"

"Nothing." She says in a sing song voice. "You have bio next right?"

"How'd you—"

"Come on I'll show you to the room." She says pulling me behind her. She was nicer then every one else her. Well not nicer because every one was quote unquote nice. But they were all (for a lack of a better word): Fake. Like Jessica. I could tell she doesn't really like me, but she acted as if she did. "Here it is." Alice says bringing me back to reality. "I hope you have a nice rest of the day Bella." She said waving to me walking away.

"You too Alice." I go to open the door then turn back. Did…Did she just call me Bella? No she couldn't have , how would she know me. Unless she knows the Pusiteri family. No I'm blowing this way out of proportion. I'm probably just hearing things. Or maybe I've programmed Val to sound like Bella to me…some how. No she absolutely certainly positively unquestionably just called me Bella…

I thought Dalton said he cheeked them out! I have to call him! I turn to call him when the door opens. "I advise you get in class." I nod and walk in handing off my note. It's okay no one's in this class. "Ms. Linsner you can have a seat next to Mr. Cullen." No way. Maybe I should just press my necklace. No it's probably not that big a deal. Right? But they have to know about me there's no other reasonable answer. I sit down next to Edward and put my hair on the side of my face to create a curtain. I could feel him looking at me but each time I'd look up he's paying attention to the teacher. Great now I'm paranoid too.

"Are you okay?" I look up to Edward then away and nod. What do I do! The bell rings and I jump out of my seat and run for the door. Wow I didn't trip. Well good to know I'm poise when I'm in danger. When I'm finally safe in the gym I start to get my phone out and call Dalton but stop. I can handle one more class, I think.

By the time class is over I'm ready to die from anxiety. The bell rang and I started to walk to the door but just about passed out when I saw who was standing there. "Val!" I jump and hit the floor but it was to late. She runs over to me and pulls me up from the floor. "How was your day?"

"Eh…" I say trying to walk as fast as I can away from her but she still keeps pace in fact she moves faster then me. But she walked swiftly like she's dancing.

"Are you doing anything Friday night? Me and my sister are going shopping and I was wondering—"

"Sorry Alice but my Dad is really strict with me about that kind of stuff."

"Oh he'll let you go with us."

I stop and turn to her. "How do you know?" No way would Dalton let me hang out with some one especially if I tell him about what happened today.

"I…I just do. And if he doesn't my dad or my mom can talk with him."

I nod and open my door. "Okay I'll talk to him." I give her a fake smile which she seems to accept and drive away. Thank God that's over. Now one more hour and I can tell Dalton what happened. I turn the door knob and walk in to a silent house. And go straight for my room and pull out loads of home work. I pull my sketch pad from my bag and put it on the rocking chair. English—good. History—good. Math—good. Spanish—good. Biology…—not so good. I close the book and put it down. What happened to the good times when all I had to worry about in biology was Madame Delphine yelling at me for slouching. Now I have to worry about some one killing me in the middle of class.

Maybe all I need is a nice long bath. I stand up when I hear a thump outside my window. No. Nononononononononono! This can not be happening! I run to the window and look out to see nothing. I know I did not imagine that. Unless I have officially lost. Ugh! I rub my eyes and grab my book Wuthering Heights. The down stairs door opens and I stop moving. They know where I live. I'm going to die.

I look around for someway to get out with out making noise. I could run to my room. But then what? Climb down the tree? Yeah, so I can wind up killing myself. I pull my book close to my chest and try to think when a beeping sound goes off. What is that how the hell am I suppose to think with a beep—Oh! My necklace. Wait, that's five minutes. I could hide in the bathroom for five minutes. Hopefully. I start to run when I hear my name. "Bella?! Where are you?!" Dalton?

"Dalton?" I call out. I see a figure running up the stairs then realize it's just Dalton.

"Are you okay?" He runs over to me and spins me around looking at me.

"Yeah I'm fine. Did you just walk in?"

"Yes. What do you mean you're fine then why'd you hit the button?!"

"Why didn't you call out and say you were home?!"

"I told you I'd be home in an hour!"

"Dalton someone knows about me."

"What?" he looks at me to make sure he just herded correctly. I nod and look down. "Come on." I follow him downstairs to the kitchen and sit across from him. "Now tell me exactly what happened."

"Okay," I take a deep breath and start from where I first saw Edward in the car. And get to while Jessica was telling me about them at lunch when he stopped me.

"I thought I told you only to stay around them."

"Well I guess it's a good thing I didn't listen to you huh?!" I go back to where he stopped me oh so rudely and get to the part where Alice called me Bella. "And I tried to convince myself it was nothing but I couldn't."

"That's it?' his face was leaning on his hand and he had a bored expression.

That's it? That's it! "What do you mean that's it?! Some one knows my name!"

"No Bella some one doesn't. It's exactly what you said. You have it set in your mind for Val to be Bella. Trust me it happens to me all the time. On my first mission my new name was Cory. One day I was having a meeting with one of the guys we were suppose to be keeping an eye on and I swore he called me Jason but when we went over the tape he said Cory."

"I'm telling you I'm not lying!"

"Bella calm down, I know! Please trust me I know. I believe you heard that but it's just like I told you okay?"

"No. I don't know. I don't really feel safe."

"Alright. You make diner for us and I'll make a few calls about something." He pats me on the back and goes upstairs. He doesn't believe me. I know what I heard. Alice did say Bella and I will prove it. I sigh and stand up. What do we have to cook? I pick up several things from the fridge put them on the counter and do the same thing with the spices. What can I make out of this? Ah! I run up to my room and look through my drawer. My Grandma Giordano(my mom's mom) used to make the best pasta sauce and she gave me the recipe for it but I don't know where I put it. I go for my sketch book which should be on my rocking chair. Why isn't my book in the rocking chair?!

Forget the recipe where's my sketch book! I run out my room down the stairs. I slam into Dalton and slide back. "God Bella are you okay?!"

"Have you seen my sketch book?!" He pulls me up and tries to hold me still but my sketch book is missing and I don't like people seeing my art with out me letting them. "I need my book!"

"That's what I'm trying to tell you!" I stopped moving listening now. "Someone's here to see you." He lets go and walks upstairs grumbling something about a pretty boy. Someone's here to see me? I didn't tell any one where I lived. Never the less I open the door to see Edward Cullen leaning against his car flipping through my book. I run up to him and try to snatch it out of his hand but he pulls it away before my hand even gets near it.

"Give me my book!"

"This is really good. You drew all of them?" I blush and look down forgetting that he stole my book. "You have a real talent."

"Thanks." I whisper looking back up at him. He gives me a crooked grin and I (again) just about melt. No boy has ever been able to do this to me. What was different about him. "But if you don't mind I'd like to have my book back."

"Sure" He hands me the book and smiles.

I remember that he actually did just have my book which was suppose to be on my chair. "How'd you get my book?!"

"You left it in biology when you were in such a rush to get out." He says looking back at the house. I follow his gaze to see my 'Dad' standing in the door. "I think your Dad wants you to go inside."

"Yes Dad?"

"Finish up Val." He turns back and closes the door. Well it's official. Dalton's taken his part of my Dad to seriously. I sigh and look back at Edward to see him looking at me strangely.

"What?"

"Nothing. My sister tells me you're going shopping with her on Friday."

"Yeah…I don't know yet." I grumble looking up to see 'Dad' standing in the window with his arms crossed. I mouth I'm coming and he walks away.

"You don't sound to excited about it."

"Well I don't like shopping."

"A girl that doesn't like shopping? That's a first." He chuckles lightly and looks back at my book. "That woman in there, is I that your mom?"

"Huh? Oh no…I uh don't know what she looks like…" Nice save Bella stumble over your words like a moron.

He looks at me like as if I lost it (which I think I have) and tilts his head. "Really?…"

"Well…" Why do I want to tell him the truth! He knows the truth he's probably trying to get to me. Or he's trusting and I feel comfortable with him.

"Val. Now." I step away from Edward and start to walk to the door.

"I'll see you tomorrow Val." I turn to look at him but he's already in his car pulling away. This was the worst first day of anything I've ever had. So many options of some one being evil or of them being trusting or from all the stress I have lost it.

"Who was that?" Dalton sounded exactly like a real father.

I laugh and pull out my recipe from one of the pages in my book. "No one." I knew this would agitate him even more. I put the paper down and looked over the list. "I need Parmesan cheese and basil."

"I'll go get it."

"Okay." I turn back and put my hair up to keep it out of the way while I cook. There's five tomatoes so that should be enough even though it says seven I'm sure two wont be that big of a deal. We have enough olive oil and enough mushrooms so where should I start.

"Oh before I forget. Do you know how to use a gun?"

Is it me or was that random. "Yeah."

"Why am I not surprised?"

"Why are you asking?"

"Because you said you didn't feel safe so I called my boss and she said as long as you can use one."

"As long as I could use one…"

"You can have a gun." Crap, again?

"I'll be back in minute."

I go to start chopping up the mushrooms. Why do each of my Dad's want me to carry a gun?

Flashback…

"Bella come down here." My Dad called me from downstairs. I sigh and get off the bed. When I opened the door Tony was standing there looking grim. My dad never actually called me. He always got someone to call me for him so if he called me then it had to be a big deal. "Come on." My Dad was standing in the middle of the living room and I walked over to him. "Bella I know you're only fifteen but I think it's time I taught you something."

"Taught me what dad?"

"How to use this." He turned and picked something up and held it behind his back. "Now Bella this is necessary you know how to use this."

"Dad please tell me it's not—" He pulls it out from behind his back and holds it in front of him between us. I look down at the black gun and back up at him. "No." I turn around and look at him. He had a pained look on his face like he was afraid. I never saw him like that before except for once. The only other time was right after we got the news of mom and he looked down at me.

"Bella, please?"

"Dad—"

"Bella, you…you are a daughter of the head of a mob. You refused to learn how to fight, and you only let me give you one guard at a time. So please. Please, do this so I know you're safe." The sound of my fathers voice cracking was enough to make me do anything.

I sigh and walk back over to him. He pushes the gun closer to me and I look up at him. His eyes were glassed over with tears that threatened to pour out. I sigh and put my hand over the gun. I pick it up and it feels heavy in my hand. "It's not loaded." I nod and fit it in my hand like it's suppose to but it looks wrong in my hand. I could tell my dad was smiling but I hated this. The gun was heavy even if it wasn't loaded. My dad put a hand on my back at kissed the top of my head. "Come on lets go teach you how to use this." He guided me out to the door to the basement the one he told me never to go to.

"Dad, where are we going?" He guided me down the stairwell and walked up to another door with a letter pad at the door. I started to look away but saw he started to press the letters of my name. It beeped with each letter B-E-L-L-A. I smiled and looked up at me Dad. He smiled looking down giving a deep chuckle. He pushed the door opened and flipped the switch "A range? Dad, seriously?"

"What even the best need to practice." He fixed his shirt and handed me the bullet case. "Look at the bottom of the gun. See that opening?" He asked. I turned it over holding it by the barrel and nodded. "Slide the case in then hit it hard with the ball of your hand."

"Do you really think this is the best idea? I mean giving your klutzy daughter a loaded gun?"

"Bella. Come on give me some credit. It wasn't loaded." Tony started to laugh and I turned to look at him. He couldn't see me though because his eyes were closed he was laughing so hard.

"Shut up Tony!" he smiled and nodded standing up straight. "Fine." I sigh and do what he told me. I take case and slide it in then hit it and it goes in perfectly. "I did it" I whisper. For once I actually did something right.

"See! I knew this would be okay!"

"Dad that's one thing!"

"Oh come on Bella," he turns to get big orange ear muffs and goggles. "Put these on."

"With pleasure." I mumble and hand off the gun to take them away from him.

"Okay," He hands me the gun and takes out his own.

"Dad!"

"Bella you knew I had this don't act like you didn't." I sigh and nod. "Alright now put your gun up like this." He lifts his hand and points at his target putting his left hand over his right one. I try to copy his hands but feel wrong. He looks over at me and smiles. "Perfect Bella!"

"Really?!" I say smiling. Wait why am I smiling.

"Okay now pull your index finger as hard as you can and…" BOOM! Even with the ear muff things it was still loud.

"I'll try." I squint my eyes together and pull.

"Bella!"

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to I just—"

"No Bella it was perfect!" he picked me up and twirled me around laughing.

"Dad the gun's still in my hand!" He sets me back down still smiling.

"Sorry."

I smile and set the gun down and he picks me up again. Now I know why I was happy. He was proud of me. For once it felt like he was proud of me. He sets me down and looks at me.

"What's wrong Bella? You did great!"

"I know. I'm just happy your proud of me." I said looking down at my feet.

"Bella, I will always be proud of you. No matter what. Do you understand?" He pulls me into a tight hug and kisses the top of my head like he always did. "Let's try again okay? And carry it with you from now on."

End of flashback

I sigh and put everything in the pot with the mashed tomatoes. The door opens and Dalton walks in. "Here you go. Oh and I was thinking about what you said maybe we should check out the Cullen's."

"Thank you!"

"That's why you're going to hang out with them Friday."

A/N: Okay just so you know. No. Bella has not lost it Edward was on the other side of the caf, His eyes did get darker, Alice did call he Bella, and she did put he sketch pad on the rocking chair. Edward did take it. And before you ask yes my Dad did teacch me how to use a gun. I was 13 and he's a cop. Now lets see some reviews!