I, like, just posted chapter 7 a few hours ago and I already had reviews, so I'm starting on chapter eight, just to be nice haha. And I love it you guys review! I won't finish it until tomorrow, maybe the next day, but I'm going to go ahead and start it anyway. So Bella's about to go to school. She's 17. And I know the vamps wouldn't really teach her anything, but let's say they did and she's ahead of her classmates like in Twilight. My computer's being dumb, so I'll have a few mistakes. And the story won't have as much action. Most of the stuff in here is mental problems and stuff. Not so much attacking-trouble.


I stayed inside for the first few days. I knew Charlie would explain "my story", and I didn't want to be any more of a freak. After all of my experiences, I don't think my brain still worked the same as anyone else's.

Anyway, I don't like the rain.

I'd been here for a week when Charlie brought me to the school to take my test. It wasn't all that hard. I hope I aced it. Let's add dumb to the list of things that make me stand out.

It took another two days to get my results back. As it turns out, I'd done above average. So I'm too smart - it figured.

Finally, the day had come. My first day of high school. Did I mention I was in 7th grade when I left? I don't hand around with kids my age much, unless you count the few my age that were held in the cages.

Charlie bought me a truck. Some man named Billy Black and his son, Jacob, gave it to us because Billy can't walk anymore. It was old, but I totally loved it. I could see myself in it. I was a classic. Even though the booming sound of it starting scared me the first time I drove it. When i looked in the mirror, I saw the faint outlines of the scars from when Delos, Gage, and Justin let the venom spread for a while. I put enough makeup on them that I wouldn't know they were there, if, you know, I didn't already know.

So here I was, standing by the office building, unsure of where to go. I stepped inside the surprising warm office and the secretary looked up at me. Her cheerful expression turned sympathetic. Charlie should quit gossiping.

"Hello. You must be Isabella, Chief Swan's daughter."

"Just Bella, please." I grinned at her, trying to calm down the atmosphere in the room. I like to suffer in silence. She shouldn't worry about me. I've taken care of myself for a long time.

She handed me a schedule and a map of the school, along with a whole speech that was clearly avoiding the topic of my disappearance. Does everyone else know about my story? I asked her that while she told me to get this slip thing signed.

"No, of course we wouldn't tell the other students. They just think you moved in with your dad. Only the teachers know." Thank God.

"Thank you, Mrs. Cope."

It was still raining when I left the office. I had English, Trigononetry, Spanish, Lunch, Biology, then Gym. (sorry if I got the schedule wrong.)

There were a lot of nice people in my first few classes. Even though I'm shy enough to normally keep to myself, I was the center of everyone's attention. My face was beet red all day.

There was Jessica, the talker. She was really nice, and I didn't have to say anything with her. Mike was following me around all day, and he talked a lot too. Lauren, Erir, Tyler, and Angela are a few others. I liked Angela the most because she was shy too and it wasn't akward to be quiet around her.

I followed Jessica to her lunch table and just nodded and shugged, never really talking. The major part of my attention was scanning the crowd, blushing whenever anyone looked at me. Since everyone was staring, I thought my face was going to be stained scarlet all day.

Then I saw them.

Five beautiful people. A blonde, completly perfect girl who looked like some princess straight from a storybook, a small pixie-like girl who probally came up to my chin, a guy that looked like a serious body-builder, another one, still muscular, who looked kind of in pain, and the most beautiful of them all was a lanky bronze-haired boy who was every girls dream. Any model would kill to look like these pale, quiet kids with dark circles under their eyes.

They were all so obviously vampires that I almost passed out. What the heck were they doing here? In high school. What are these things stalking me? They could be a hundred years old for all I knew. I stared at them and couldn't decide to be memerized, glare, or run away when the bronze-haired boy turned to look over at me.

I was relieved when Jessica asked me what I was staring at. I had an excuse to look away.

"Who are they?" I tried to keep the fear and anger out of my voice.

"That's Alice, Edward, and Emmett Cullen. The blondes are Rosalie and Jasper Hale. The Cullens are adopted by Dr. Cullen and his wife Esme. The Hales are foster kids. Their too old now, but they've been with the Cullens since they were eight."

"Oh." Docter Cullen? What does he do, eat the sick people? I couldn't stand sitting here. I got up and marched out the door, murmuring to Jessica that I wanted to make sure I found the classroom. I went to the bathroom and sit there until the bell rang to tell me to go to class. Biology was next.

As it turns out, I got lost and ended up being the last one there, even though I was not late. When I looked at the other students, one stood out in particular. It was the bronze-haired vampire, Edward. The seat next to him was the only empty one in the room.

As I walked past his table, he suddenly froze. He slowly turned to face me, and the look on his face was one of a monster. I knew he planned to kill me, but not in front of all the other students. Maybe I could survive this class. Trying not to look at his face full of hatred, my own face went cold whilie my insides turned to ice with fear. Of course I would come all this way to be killed here.

Mr. Banner signed my paper and sent me to sit by him. Edward scooted his chair to the very edge of the table, and I could tell he wasn't breathing. Maybe he had poor control and just didn't want any humans to sit by him. I didn't know or care, bu t I was only worried about the fact that I had left my knives at home. If I come back to school, I'm bringing them.

When the bell rang, I got up qickly, but with inhuman speed, Edward was out the door before I took one step. The rest of the day passed in a blur. I managed not to kill myself in Gym, but it was a close call. I almost forgot to bring my slip to the office.

When I got to the office, Edward was in there. I almost turnedaround and left, but if he wanted to kill me, then I wasn't going to let him see how much he frightened me. It seemed he had just gotten in here. He had just mentioned getting out of biology class when I entered.

"Mrs. Cope, I have my slip." Edward turned to glare at me and moved to the farthest corner of the room. After I left, he came out in a few seconds, looking like death again. I turned my head and marched towards my truck. I saw the other vampires standing by the shiny silver Volvo. They ingored me except for the pixie-like girl, who stared at me in alarm. They were already in the Volvo and speeding off before I could reach my truck. i drove home slowly, trying to calm down before Charlie could see me. I was unsuccessful, but he wasn't home yet anyway.

And that was my first encounter with Edward Cullen.


Sorry it took so long. I didn't know that a bunch of people were coming to my house this weekend. So i couldn't get on the computer. Please review!! Thanks to all of you who have already reviewed. I'll try to update faste for the next chapter.