Disclaimer: This is a fan-fiction of Stephenie Meyer's book "Twilight" and I do not take any credit for the creation of any of the characters.

"Okay" I managed to spit out in-between laughs. "I'll go"

He sighed in content and I felt his lips curl up into a smile against my hair.

I wanted to go to school now. Although the idea was a little scary, I didn't mind; Edward would be there.

Chapter 10: Comfort

"Alice, I can't do this!"

"Relax Bella, it will be fine. There's no need to worry; we'll be right there with you."

Alice and I were upstairs in her bedroom; she was trying to find me the perfect outfit for school.

"Here we go. What about this?" She said while holding up a short blue dress.

"Alice, we're going to school. We're not going to be modeling on a runway."

"Awwww, come on Bella! It's not that bad." She whined.

"Alice I am not wearing that dress. Find something more casual; maybe jeans and a blouse?" I tried to say this nicely but some of my irritation leaked in my voice.

"Humphhh, fine." She turned angrily on her heel and stormed back into her closet.

"I really think that school is a bad idea Alice…" I said timidly.

I had been having doubts all morning, and it was getting worse as the time to leave for school neared.

Yesterday I had been so ready to go to school. If Edward was going to be there, then everything would be alright. But now that I was alone with Alice, I started to panic. Why am I doing this? How can I do this…? What have I gotten myself into?

I felt a wave of calmness sweep through me, but it affected me little. My mind was still whirling in panic. I can't do this, I can't do this, I can't do this…

The bedroom door opened and a pair of strong arms gently wrapped themselves around my waist.

"Bella, love, you need to relax. There is nothing to worry about." Edward soothed me; he obviously picked up on my mood from Jasper's mind.

"I'm scared Edward" I reluctantly admitted.

"Don't be Bella. I'll be there with you; I'll protect you." He turned me around so that we were face to face and then gently placed his lips against mine. "Don't worry Bella, I won't leave you."

All of my panic dissolved and I leaned my head against his chest.

"I love you" He whispered in my ear for the thousandth time. But no matter how many times he has said it, I could never get tired of hearing it.

I lifted my head and looked up into his beautiful topaz eyes. "I love you too, Edward"

We both smiled and he once again lowered his head and kissed me. I don't think I would ever get used to how good it felt. If I could kiss Edward all the time, then I would.

"Alright Bella, I found the perfect outfit!" Alice said, pulling us apart and dragging me to her bed. She held up a pair of tight fitting blue jeans and a thin light blue top with a low cut neck.

"Alice… I don't know…"

"Aw, Bella just try it on!" Without waiting for a reply, she pulled me off of the bed and pushed me into the bathroom.

I looked at the clothes, and then at my reflection in the mirror. I sighed and put them on. I knew that – being a vampire – I was beautiful, but I didn't like to flaunt it by wearing flashy clothes.

Once I had the clothes on, I turned back to the mirror and examined myself. I had to admit that I didn't look that bad. The jeans fit perfectly and they made my legs look longer, and the top was very flattering; it hugged my curves, causing them to be more noticeable, and the color went well with my pale skin.

"Hurry up!" Alice shouted impatiently from the other room.

I sighed – she could be so pushy. "I'm coming Alice."

I walked out of the bathroom and found Alice standing there tapping her foot, while Edward sat on the edge of the bed waiting patiently. When they saw me they both smiled.

"Bella that's perfect! I knew it would look great on you!!" Alice was practically bouncing up and down "Now I have to go find you some shoes. Oh, I know the perfect pair!" She ran into her closet.

Edward got off of the bed and once again took me into his arms, pressing me tightly against his chest. "You look absolutely beautiful, Bella." I smiled at him and wrapped my arms around his waist.

"Okay Bella, here I found them!" Alice bounced back in handing me a pair of blue high heels. "Try them on"

"Alice!" I whined "Heels!?" Even though I was a vampire, my human clumsiness seemed to stick with me. "I can't wear these!"

"Bella" she said in an exasperated voice "just put on the goddamn shoes! You'll have no problem walking in them; you're a vampire for god sakes."

She obviously didn't realize that I was still just as clumsy as I was when I was human.

"Alice, I may be a vampire, but as it turns out I am still exceedingly clumsy." I tried to explain.

She let out a frustrated sigh and ran back to her closet; returning with a pair of blue flip-flops. "Better?" she asked.

"Much." I replied as I slipped my feet into the shoes. "Okay, I'm ready"

"Then lets go" Edward said, while pulling me towards the door. A little moan of panic escaped from my throat and I stopped walking.

"Bella, you really need to stop worrying. Everything is going to be fine!" He soothed.

"You don't know that…" I argued.

"Bella. I'm not going to let anything happen to you. Now, come on." Although I was still reluctant, I followed him out to the car.

"Okay, lets go I guess." I said when all of the Cullen's had piled themselves into Edward's car – which was still a Volvo, only a newer one.

"So, Bella. Are you ready?" Emmett asked from the backseat.

"As ready as I'll ever be…" I stated.

"Oh, come on Bella. You don't honestly think we would let anything happen to you, do you?" He asked.

I sighed and said "No Emmett, I don't. I'm just nervous that's all." As I said the words I realized they were true. I wasn't afraid I was just nervous. I hadn't been to school since I was human, and that was with the Cullen's.

I felt a tentative hand on my shoulder and thinking it was Alice, relaxed a little. But the voice I heard wasn't Alice's and it caused me to freeze in shock. "Bella, don't worry. We are all here for you. There is no need to be nervous." Rosalie said in her beautiful voice.

Rosalie?! Rosalie was talking to me? She was trying to soothe me? Rosalie and I hadn't really talked at all since I came back. But every time I've seen her she makes her opinion of me obvious; she just glares, and walks away.

"Umm, thanks?" I replied in an unsure voice.

"I'd also like to apologize…" She continued. "Not only to you Bella, but to everyone else too. I know that I've been kind of difficult on Bella, and that I've been pretty self-centered, but after seeing how happy you guys are – especially Edward – I realized that I don't really 'not like' Bella, and that I was just, ummm… kind of jealous." It took her a great effort to get the last part out.

Jealous? What did Rosalie – the incarnation of beauty, Rosalie – have to be jealous of?

"Jealous?" I asked, confused.

"Bella, everybody loves you." she explained "You have the ability to make everybody happy! Even when you were human you were always able to; and I could never do that…" She trailed off.

"Oh, Rosalie! We all love you so much, we are always happy to see you!" Everybody seemed to say the same thing at the same exact time.

She half smiled and said "I know that. I guess I was just jealous of how fast you guys took to liking Bella… But I realize that I have always liked Bella too. It's just been hidden under all of my other emotions."

I smiled back at her "Thanks Rosalie, that meant a lot; I forgive you. And don't worry; I've always like you too."

She laughed and seemed to relax. "Thanks, Bella."

"Anytime"

"Okay guys, lets get going. Little Bella here wouldn't want to be late for her first day of school!" Emmett grinning at me.

"Oh joy…" I groaned, and everybody started to laugh; including Rosalie.

"But seriously Bella, don't worry, you'll be fine" Rosalie assured me, and I gave a grateful smile in return.

As we pulled into the school parking lot, I felt myself begin to relax. I could do this, there was no reason to panic.

We stepped out of the car and walked into the office. We needed to explain my absence, but I had no clue what to say. Thankfully, Alice saved me.

"Ms. Kraft?" she asked the secretary in a sweet voice.

Ms. Kraft looked up and started at seeing all of the Cullen's. "Yes, honey? Can I help you?"

"Well, Bella," she gestured to me "has been having some family issues, and hasn't been here for a week, and I just wanted to make sure that she could jump back in." Alice gazed at the secretary, bewildering her with her eyes.

Ms. Kraft blinked a couple of times, seeming confused. "Oh, umm… of course, that's fine."

Alice smiled brilliantly "Thank you so much! But could we ask for one more favor?"

"Sure, honey. What else do you need?" Ms. Kraft questioned.

"Well we were wondering if you could rearrange Bella's schedule so that it's the same as Edward's. You see, she's been going through a very tough time and would much rather prefer it if she were with someone she knew; someone who could comfort her when she needs it. Please?" Alice's voice was so sweet and alluring that Ms. Kraft didn't even think about her answer.

"Of course!" She said.

"Oh, thank you so much!" Alice replied.

I smiled at Alice's brilliancy. She had gotten me back in and gotten my schedule to match Edward's. As soon as we stepped out of the office I tackled her with a hug.

"Alice your amazing! Thank you so much!"

"No problem" She said, while laughing.

"So where to now?" I asked Edward.

"Well, it seems we will be going to A.P Calculus." He said with amusement in his eyes.

I groaned. Calculus. I had forgotten that we actually had to do work in school.

"Don't worry, it won't be that bad" He said, then took my hand and led me towards our classroom.

"Bye Bella! Have fun!" Emmett shouted after us, and I threw him a glare.

All eyes were on us when we walked into the classroom, and Edward's hand tightened reassuringly around mine. The teacher was at the front of the room, looking at me curiously.

"Hello" he said politely "You are…?"

"Hi, I'm Bella Swan. I just started." I explained.

"Oh, great! It's nice to have you. You and Edward can take a seat in the back over there" He pointed to two empty seats that were sitting in the corner of the room.

"Thanks" I smiled.

Edward and I took our seats in the back of the room, and I glanced around my surroundings. There were about 20 people in the classroom, and they all seemed to be looking at me. The girls were glaring, and the guys all looked at me lustfully. Edward wrapped his arm around my waist and drew me closer to him – in response to other people's thoughts no doubt.

I found that calculus was actually pretty easy. I already knew most of the stuff from the last time I was in high school, and Edward was there to help me when I got stuck.

The rest of the day was pretty much the same. Only one person had the courage to actually come up and talk to me.

"Hi, I'm Nick." He had said.

"I'm Bella." I answered politely.

"So what brings you here to McKay high?"

"Oh, well I umm…." I didn't know what to say.

"She's visiting some friends." Emmett helped, coming up behind me.

"Oh, well, t-t-that's cool. S-S-Sorry I've got to go." The he ran away as fast as he could.

Emmett had found this to be quite funny, and was laughing for about ten minutes straight until Edward had threatened him to stop. It was pretty funny though; the kid looked like he was going to pee his pants.

At lunch we all sat together at a table towards the back of the cafeteria; all with trays of untouched food in front of us. We didn't really talk much, but everyone asked how I was.

"So, how's you day been Bella?" Alice had asked cheerily.

"It's been good; it's not as bad as I thought it would be." I admitted.

"See, Bella I told you there was nothing to worry about!" Rosalie gloated.

"Yeah, nothing at all" Emmett agreed.

"I'm glad you're having fun." Jasper said.

"We're all proud of you Bella." Edward whispered into my ear.

The rest of lunch we just sat there, content. Edward was playing with my hair and tracing circles down my back; making me shiver in pleasure.

Edward kept to his promise, and didn't leave my side at all throughout the day; and for that I was glad. I felt ten times better with him there beside me.

The day went by surprisingly fast, and before I knew it the bell had rung and we were all piling into Edward's car.

That's when it happened. We were all sitting there – in the car – when Alice's face suddenly went blank and she gasped. She was having a vision.

Finally after what seemed like forever, she snapped out of it and opened her eyes. We were all anxiously waiting for her to tell us what she saw. When a smile spread across her face we all seemed to relax, especially Jasper who had been holding on to her in a death lock grasp.

"What is it Alice?" Jasper asked.

"Thunderstorm!" She shouted cheerfully. Everybody seemed to become excited at the same time; they all had huge smiles on their faces.

"Oh yeah! It's on!" Emmett boomed.

Thunderstorm? What's so great about that? And what's "on"?

"Umm, guys? What are you talking about?" I asked curiously.

Edward looked at me. His eye's seemed to say 'you don't know?' "Bella" he spoke as if I wasn't 'all there' "it's a thunderstorm; we're going to play baseball."

I instantly froze, and my face became horrified.

"Baseball?" I asked, hoping I'd heard wrong.

Emmett laughed at my terrified expression. "Of course!"

Oh no…

A/N: So this chapter is kind of just a boring one, that explains things. Ands its actually the longest one I've written. Ironic, right? But anyways, I really hoped you liked it!! And, once again, please please please review! I love to know what you guys are thinking (remember good, bad, horrible, I want to hear it). Ill try to get the next chapter up as soon as possible!