Blue Moon:
The Story of Luna Azul Black

I knew somewhere deep down, I was still the Isabella Swan everyone knew, but that girl had been lost over my hatred for the Cullens, and my grief over Leah and Jacob's deaths. I was running from my past, and I knew it. But even I can't run for long, especially since I'm running from the Cullens.

Because fate's a fickle thing, and it always comes and bites you where it hurts the most.

6 – F R I E N D S

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."

I sighed and flicked through the pages of homework on my desk. It was all about some boring revision – something I'd already done before. Honestly, I'd like to just show Mr Terrance my graduation certificate and leave. I had so many other things to do, other than write a homework assignment that was near-identical to my previous tasks.

I looked back at the sheet and finally pushed it away. I could always do it later – that was one of the benefits of never sleeping. Smiling inwardly at how that must sound, I reached over, past my desk, and flipped open my black laptop. As it loaded up, I hummed to myself, and played with my erasers. I tried not to look at the framed picture hanging on my wall. Yet, my eyes were drawn to it.

Leah was dressed in a white ball gown, decorated with light pink and yellow flowers. She was kissing Jacob's cheek. I had my hand draped over Jacob, who was grinning over his tuxedo. Next to Leah, Seth was beaming, his hand on his tie. Behind us, Sam and Emily smiled up at the camera, followed by the rest of the werewolf pack. In the sides, Billy, Harry and Sue looked on, proudly. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.

My laptop made a soft 'ding', and I turned to see whether it was loaded or not. Sure enough, the start page loaded up, displaying Leah and Jacob's picture. (My aunt and uncle, so I told Ellanora) My MSN account automatically logged in, and I hid a groan as I saw a small chat box pop up, displaying my new message.

London-Chic-Laura: Hey Lu!

I looked at the time. It was 5:35...am. Only Laura could be up at this time.

BellsInBlack: Hey Laura
BellsInBlack: You back from England yet?

London-Chic-Laura: Yup
London-Chic-Laura: I had sooo much fun.
London-Chic-Laura: I'll tell you about it today. At school.

BellsInBlack: I'll pick you up. Tell us before school
BellsInBlack: Actually...Better not. Vyra and Dria are getting jealous of you.
BellsInBlack: Syri is too hyped up that we're getting new students.

London-Chic-Laura: Let me guess – she hopes they're boys?
London-Chic-Laura: Don't even answer that.
London-Chic-Laura: Typical Syri.

BellsInBlack: Tell me about it.
BellsInBlack: Some people never change.
BellsInBlack: Well, neither do teachers.
BellsInBlack: Vyra is getting better at deception.

London-Chic-Laura: Or the teachers are getting more naive?

BellsInBlack: You know me so well.
BellsInBlack: So, read any good books lately?

London-Chic-Laura: A couple. Okay, there's this one where there's this girl...

I smiled, but a small voice in my head said that this day would be far from great.

"Class, this is Luna Black, she is the new student." Mr Drake announced, gesturing for me to take a seat. I scrambled to the closest desk, in between an aristocrat blonde and an intelligent strawberry-blonde. I turned to what looked like the warmest one.

The strawberry-blonde (or was it redhead) smiled up at me, "Hello. My name is Laura Sivekhics."

"Er-hi," I mumbled out, "I'm Luna Black."

"Cool." Laura shrugged, before pointing to the other girl, "This is Ellanora Iora. She's pretty much devoid of any emotion unless you poke her with a pin."

"You've tried?" I asked, unable to pass up the opportunity. Ellanora smirked.

"She hasn't but some have, and they've ended up in the Hospital." Ellanora said, innocently. "Did you know that I got a Black Belt in karate?"

I stared at her, "Who in the world would try to poke someone with a pin?"

A girl in the back with auburn hair started hyperventilating. At least, that's what it looked like. "Cough...Vy...Cough...Ra...Cough, Cough."

Laura rolled her eyes and turned to me, "So...you like any books?"

I pulled up in front of the Sivekhics Estate, not even pausing to admire the plush green gardens that stretched across the luxurious towers of the three-storey house. In a way, the Sivekhics Household was like a modern fairy-tale castle, but then again, Laura always joked that it was because of her parents' English influence.

"My mum has a niece, who is an architect, and Mum's always wanted a castle, and Hestia always wanted to design one, so yeah." Laura had explained, vaguely, one day. "Not that I mind. I get a huge room and heaps of places for my friends and me to hang out in. What's bad about that?"

Laura bounced across the hallway, decked out in her new mini-skirt ensemble from England. She waved goodbye to her parents and hugged me, before slipping into the car, barely giving me any time to say a hello. Laura might be a book-worm, but she was also Vyra-Hyper when she got excited...which was a lot.

Soon enough, I was zooming across the roads, while Laura recounted her time in England. I laughed and pouted in all the right places, whilst never taking my eyes off the road. Eventually, Laura had to catch her breath and she paused. "So, what do you think this year will be like?"

"Considering I've lived five days of it," I looked up at the still-cloudy sky, "I'd say that this will be an eventful year. And I'm not talking about how Eva flunked her Bio Final."

"You heard about that?" Laura looked surprised, "But honestly, Mr Deck gave us practically all the answers on the board. Not to mention the fact that he forgot to take down all those posters in the lab!"

"It pays off to have a forgetful teacher," I laughed. Laura looked at me and then we burst into a fit of giggles.

I like Laura. With her I can be myself. She reminds me of Leah. But I know nobody can really replace her...not even Laura.

It was drizzling when we got to High School. We were greeted by Vyra's usual bouncy attitude, Ella's dry commentary, Syri's comments about boys and Dria's attempts to be mysterious. With Laura there, we all just clicked. I smiled as Dria fell over her shoe-laces. Syri helped her up, all while looking at Josh Mac, the new twelfth year student.

That was when I noticed it.

A silver Volvo pulled into a spot near the back. A very familiar silver Volvo...

They say that when you're on the brink of death, you see your life flash before your eyes. That's how I'm feeling now, only I'm not on the brink of death, because I'm already dead.

My hands clenched as I looked into the face of the only ones that I had hoped to avoid for the rest of, well, eternity. It was like the world had frozen and in slow motion, they turned around and faced me, topaz eyes glinting intently.

I could recognize them a mile away. They were the same people I knew. The same people who had abandoned me – who had left me, making me die on the inside. They were the ones who had left me as defenceless prey. They were the ones who I, regretfully, once called my second family. They were – as I considered now – my enemies. Gritting my teeth, I walked forward to face my destiny.

It was bound to happen someday, because when you live forever, you can't deny your future.

A U T H O R ' S N O T E

Ooh! I was really hyped to write this chapter up. I'm moving on a rocky basis here, messing up the scale of Bella's personality, but she still is the same person, she only acts different with her friends. Anyway, at long last, the arrival of the Cullens! *Faints dramatically*

Review if you want a cookie – and the next chapter!