Chapter 10: First Day

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Edward looked through the window and gave a sigh. He was bored out of his mind. He couldn't wait for the weekend to come. His plan to go hunting was more important than waiting for the teacher to show up. Suddenly a thought not his own vibrated through his mind. He was reading Mike's mind. Mike was elated and suddenly Bella's face crossed his view.

There was just outside down the hall walking toward the class.

"So, you are sisters?" Mike asked for the thousandth time. Bella looked a little flustered.

"Yes, we are." Bella looked down at the floor.

"I thought-" he trailed off, but Edward read it like if he was shouting it to the whole world. "-you were going out. Awesome!" Bella turned bright red at his implication. She understood even if Mike didn't voice it out.

"Nope." A voice said and Mike turned to look at Charlotte. She had the biggest grin on her face. She was amused at Mike clear attraction towards her sister. "I lived in Italy for quite a while. So normally their costumes rub off me."

Mike gave a sigh as they reached class. Soon Bella took her seat and Mike walked towards his but Charlotte stood awkwardly in front of the class. Edward tune off Mike's thought. He had little interest to continue being inside a teenager's mind.

Edward scoots off closer to the windows. Bella didn't notice his action acting as if he wasn't even there. He quickly bit back a growl. Bella quickly motioned to Charlotte to sit beside her. Charlotte sat quickly with a smile on her face. It made Edward's day seem a little bright, but he didn't know why.

"I still can't believe you decided to take Biology, again." Bella voice out. Edward watched the interaction from the corner of his eyes. He didn't realize that all his attention had drifted towards the Swan's younger sister. There was something that compelled him but he shook it off. He didn't need another complication to his life. He was going to ignore the Swan's existence for the time being. Until he could safely be rid of his deep-reaction towards Bella.

Suddenly, Edward turned to gaze at Charlotte. He turned and was startled at how pretty she was and how dark her eyes were, which had settled to stare directed at him. She turned her head to the side and gave a small smile. As Charlotte open her mouth to say hello, the teacher walked towards the room. Instantly the chattered muted. The teacher slammed his book on his desk. And quickly looked directly at Charlotte. He glared at her and Edward didn't like it one bit.

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Her day had started with a great beginning, but seeing the furiousness in her teacher's eyes, she realized it won't end well.

What did she do?

Nothing! Expect, being integrated at the middle of the school semester.

She returned the stared with the same level of animosity. Her life at the moment was shitty and she didn't need her school's life to become one too.

"What?" she said without thinking, her voice brusque and without an inch of respect. Bella gasp softly and kick her under the table. Cherry gasp softly and rub her foot while looking at Bella in surprised. "Sorry." She mumbled loudly. She didn't know if it was directed towards Bella or her new biology teacher.

"We have a new student with us, class." There was a small mockery in his voice. Charlotte did her best not to glare at him, but her efforts were proving futile. Any ounce of respect she had for older people flew out of the window. "Shall we ask her to present herself before class begin." The class stayed quiet, but a quick kick for Bella made Charlotte walked towards the class.

Breath, she chanted inside her head. She didn't want her rage to become the school gossip like last time. She remembers the cruel words, the faces, the actions, she took a deep breath and smiled.

"I'm Charlotte. I come from Phoenix." She looked at her class and saw the little blue and brown eyes staring at her. Some smiled at her, other didn't. She glanced at Bella who was staring intently at her. Cherry wink at her, which made Bella blush as the class turned to look at her. There was a glint in their eyes that Cherry didn't like. "I just turned seventeen-"

"So, you followed Bella." Someone interrupted at the end of the class. Charlotte looks back astonished.

"Excuse me?" she muttered confused. She didn't like his tone of voice nor the sneer on his face. A spark of anger ignited inside her, she quelled it the best she could.

"I don't understand people like you. Following other but I guess people that are like you are quite different." He growled the last word. The class stayed quiet. Utter silence envelope the room. The words came from a boy at the back of the class. He had the body of a quarterback and some insane wrong attitude. Cherry stole a glance at her sister who looked confused but the same mysterious boy sitting beside Bella looked angry. In an instance Charlotte understood.

"You are quite disrespectful." She uttered after a while. The boy smirked.

"I know just as I know you are a bean flicker like Bella." Charlotte's eyes flew open just as the entire class gasped. She turned to look at the teacher but he made no motion as to have seen their interaction. His face deep inside a book, neither paying attention to his students. His earlier actions betrayed him, he was including himself inside this childish act.

Their attitude caused her to recall her past.

Charlotte gasped as a fist greeted her face. She blinked back a scream as she opened her eyes to look at Salvatore and his crew. A scream of anger mix with pain. Jerry laid unconscious by her side, blood smeared across his face. He had a broken arm and a busted lip, his nose slanted clearly broken. He was choking, his broken nose stopping the flow of air. His mouth agape trying to replace the nose's function. He had tried to defend her but six against one had been over-killed. Rage and hatred waved through her body and without thinking she threw a swiping kick at Salvatore. He didn't see it coming, and he crashed against the floor. His breath knocked out of his lungs and Charlotte flew on top of him, punching him, busting his face into oblivion. Suddenly she was flung by a boy twice her side as she crashed into the wall. Stars crossed her vision for a moment. His croon quickly picked Salvatore up. Anger clearly evident on his face as he pushed them off their hand. His croon back off immediately.

"Just fucking end, her!" he screamed at them. They stood stunned at his response before he thrust the nearest against her. The last piece she could recall was them flying to beat her up and his last words.

"You fucking destroyed my life. I will return the favour."

She gave a shaky breath, her knuckles white. She hated being antagonized, but she hated more was seeing her sister bullied. The boy continues his slaughter with words, hatred clearly evident towards people who were different. Bella's eyes gloss over with unshed tears. She didn't have the experience of being bullied or being beaten. Charlotte refused to let her have the same experience she had. The boy beside looked perplexed at Bella's reaction and reached to comfort her. Bella buried her face in his chest, he looked shocked at her. Something inside her broke at Bella's reaction. It was her action, and she silently cursed herself for letting herself act before she thought.

The boy laughed at Bella's silent muffled cries. The teacher made no motion to stop him. And in that instant, she knew, nobody was going to protect her. Not her mother, not her father, nor her training master, it had to be her. She had to fight against the world to protect herself and her sister.

"Hey, idiot!" she said with venom in her voice. He quickly looked at her approaching figure. The only thing he saw was Charlotte cracking her knuckles before everything went black for him. Charlotte grabbed his head and slam him against the table. He went down just as she expected he will.

"Miss, Charlotte to the principal's office." The teacher shouted. Charlotte ignored him as she dashed towards the unconscious classmate beside her foot.

"You can criticize me." She started with a hard voice. "but nobody makes my sister cry." Her voice became cold sending shivers down the students back.

"To the principal's office," The teacher saw her still standing over the boy and became desperate. "Now!" the teacher screamed. Charlotte obeyed him and quickly grab her school bag and left not before clashing eyes with Edwards shocked face. Charlotte left with a sparkly of smugness in her eyes and a cruel smirked on her face. She was sweet and docile once, that person had died the same night her best friend died. She had failed to protect her but now that won't happen with Bella.

In a place where there were anger, stress and betrayals were first in the lists. Charlotte won't flatter anymore. After all, she did once and she had paid the price.

Falling down is an accident. Staying down is a choice.

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Alright, alright! I know I haven't been present for a while. I didn't have time. Many things happened in the last months. School and my mom's health didn't make me think about this story for a while. I am trying my best to continue this story and the other I have. I have settled a goal to finished it. And I hope I can do it. Anyway, there will be a twist and turns in the future, in the story. I hope I am able to portray the story to your better understanding.

Wish me luck!

Until next chapter.