Chapter 6 - School

Bella's POV

For the rest of the weekend, I went for a run, unpacked and read.

Today I was starting at Forks High. I grabbed everything and decided to run there in wolf form.

I arrived in the forest just before the school and changed back. I walked the last hundred metres. I walked into the school and everyone stared at me.

I noticed the Cullen's standing by their cars. I walked up to the office and walked in. Mrs. Cope was working there again.

"Good morning Mrs. Cope. How was your weekend?" I asked as I walked up to her.

"Ah Isabella. Good morning. It was fine. Here is everything you need and a map of the school. I will need you to get all your teachers to sign this and you are to bring it back to here by the end of the day." She said as she handed me all the stuff and my timetable.

I walked out and everyone was staring again.

I decided to walk to my first class, English with Mr. Mason. I walked into the classroom and I took the slip up to him. He gawked at me when he saw me.

'I know I look good but he doesn't need to make it obvious.' I thought as I looked down.

I could still feel his eyes on me.

The rest of the class walked then and he finally stopped staring. I went and sat down. I smelt one of the vampires were in this class and knew who it was, it was Jasper.

I looked up as Jasper sat down next to me. I smiled at him and went into his thoughts.

'Hey Major, how are you?' I thought at him.

He jumped but hid it well.

'Hey Isabella, a bit of warning next time would be nice, you startled me. I've been good. I have been fighting off Edward the last two days because he smelt you on me on Friday and he was wondering why he could not read Alice's or my minds.' He thought back.

'Don't worry about it. I was thinking that maybe this Friday I will come and meet your family.'

'That's a good idea. They are getting anxious about meeting you. Especially after I came home with your scent on me?'

'Well that settles it, I will be coming over on Friday after school. You can tell Alice but don't tell the others. I was planning on making it an unexpected time.'

'Ok no problem.'

For the rest of lesson we caught up on everything and became inseparable once more.

When the bell rang, a nasal buzzing sound which came from a gangly boy with skin problems and hair black as an oil slick leaned across the aisle to talk to me.

"You're the new girl, Isabella Swan, aren't you?" He looked like the overly helpful, chess club type.

"Yes." I replied.

Everyone within a three-seat radius turned to look at me. I noticed Jasper was trying not to laugh.

'Wait till your family knows about me. I will kick your ass Major.' I told him in his thoughts.

That stopped the smile and internal laughing instantly.

"Where's your next class?" He asked.

I grabbed my timetable even though I had memorized it already and checked.

"Um, Government, with Mr. Jefferson."

I was still connected to Jasper so I heard him.

'I'm warning you now, my sister is in that class and she hates you for attacking Edward and saying that this is your land.'

'Thanks.'

"I'm heading towards there, I could show you the way...?"

'Definitely over-helpful and a liar.' I thought to myself.

"Thanks I will be fine. Jasper, here, will show me won't you." I said looking at Jasper.

"Of course."

We left then so I didn't have to see the disappointment on his face.

"God, this is annoying. I'm starting to wish I never came to school again." I said quietly.

"Don't worry about it. Alice and I are here and we will make it more bearable."

"Thanks Jasper."

"No problem."

The rest of the morning passed in about the same fashion. In History, Jasper's sister, who I found out her name is Rosalie, glared at me the whole time.

In Trigonometry the teacher, Mr. Varner, spent most of the time when not teaching looking at me with a lust filled glaze. He made me stand in front of the class and introduce myself.

After three classes, I noticed there were a lot of faces I recognized from each class. There some people who were brave enough to come and introduce themselves and ask me questions. I tried to be nice but it was starting to give me the shits.

One girl sat next to in History and Trigonometry, she walked with me to the cafeteria for lunch. She was tiny, several inches shorter than me, but her wildly curly dark hair made up a lot of difference.

'God, she is annoying. Does she ever stop talking?' I thought walking into the lunchroom.

"Do you want to sit with me and my friends?" She asked me.

"No thank you." I replied.

I walked over to grab some food and went and sat at a table on my own.

Just then I heard the Cullen's walking in. I looked up and saw five of them. I noticed that I have not met the big one who Jasper told me was Emmett.

I grabbed my food and walked over to them.

"Hello, my name is Isabella Swan." I said as I sat down.

"So you're the one who kicked Eddie boys butt the other day." Emmett said.

"Yeah that's me."

"Well, cool. I'm Emmett and this is my girlfriend Rosalie and it is nice to know there is someone that can take down Edward."

"Thanks I think." I said.

Just the bell rang.

"Time for more classes. Great." I said sarcastically.

"What? Don't you like school?" Edward asked looking at me.

"Of course I don't. I have done it more than you guys have." I replied.

"What class do you have next?" He continued.

"I have Biology with Mr. Banner."

"Same class as me. Come on, I will walk with you."

We walked to Biology together. We were getting even more stares from people. I noticed every now and then Edward flinched.

'They must be thinking some very ugly thoughts.'

"Do you want me to shield you from their thoughts?" I said quickly and quietly.

"You can do that?" He asked.

"Of course I can."

"Why would you do that for me and is that why I couldn't read Alice or Jasper?"

"Yes. You're family to Jasper and he is one of my very close friends." I said as I shielded him.

Instantly I noticed a changed in him.

"Thanks I appreciate it. I hope that one day we could be friends."

"I hope so also. I think you are a nice person. You remind me of my late husband."

"Who was he?"

"I won't tell you who but he was such a gentleman." I said reminiscing.

"I'm sorry for your loss." He said sincerely.

"It's ok. It was many years ago."

We walked into Biology than. I walked to the front to give my slip to Mr. Banner. I was grateful that he didn't make me introduce myself and told me to sit next to Edward.

All through the lesson, Edward and I talked. He told me about himself and how he became a vampire.

By the end of the lesson we had become friends and I promised him I will tell him and his family about my past soon.

The next class I had was art and I walked in and gave the slip to Mrs. Lanter.

She said I could sit anywhere. I looked at the class and saw two seats empty at the back. I sat down and waited for the class to start.

Just as it was about to start Alice walked in, apologized to the teacher and took the seat next to me.

"Hello Isabella." She said quietly.

"Hello Alice. It's nice to have a class together with you. I seem to have a class with all of you bar Emmett." I replied.

We spoke and drew the whole lesson. By the end I was in need for some movement.

"Thank god I have P.E next I need to move around." I said putting the drawing away.

"You have P.E next. Cool so do we. Looks like you have a class with Emmett after all."

"Cool. This should be fun."

We walked to gym together. I took my slip to the teacher, Coach Clapp and he gave me a locker and told me I could sit on the side lines for today.

I said that I wanted to play, so he said to get changed then.

I walked into the locker rooms and changed into my gym clothes.

"Hey Isabella are you ready?" Alice said as she came around the lockers.

"Yeah let's go."

At first he made us run around the courts to warm up. He then put us into teams to play some basketball. I was on the team with the Cullen's and we had a ball. In the end our team won thirty eight to thirty.

I walked into the locker room and changed back.

"Hey Izzy how are you getting home?" Emmett said as I walked out of the change rooms.

"I will run home." I replied.

"In this?" He said.

I looked out the doors and noticed that it was raining really hard.

"I guess so."

"I don't think so." Alice said walking up. "Jasper and I will drive you home. Come on."

We walked to her car and drove me home.

"Thanks guys. See you tomorrow." I said walking to the house.

"See you tomorrow Izzy." They both said before driving off.

'I like the name they have given me. I think I will keep it.' I thought.

The rest of the night I just did homework and read.