Disclaimer: I own my Twilight movie ticket, which I'm thinking about framing. But I do not own Twilight. Or else, I would have been in LA on Monday night for the premiere. You know what, I should just become famous. No, then I'd have to learn to act. Or sing! No, people wouldn't pay me to sing. Or dance, no I rather not embarrass myself. Whatever, maybe they'll cast for Nessie soon, I could totally pull that off. Yeah, Nessie Cullen....I see it. Wait, she like, a baby and all right? Damn. I guess I'll settle for just being a fan.


Bella's Point of View

School Monday was a blur. I couldn't concentrate on my teachers, and several times through out the day, Angela had to snap her fingers in front of me, to awake me from my daydreams. In math, I fantasied that Edward held my hand as we walked along the beach. In Spanish, I fantasied kissing him again. I could remember perfectly how his lips tasted. And in lunch, as I ate my chicken salad, I wondered if Edward liked to eat chicken too. I was a mess.

I was so caught up in my daydreams, I hadn't noticed that Jessica and James, were out of school. I was relieved for the most part, remembering how nervous I was when James made plans to see me the night of Jacob's party. But also, I couldn't shake the feeling that they were up to something. It was stupid really, why would they go out of their way just to cause harm to me? I was probably just paranoid.

When I got home from school, I plopped down on the sofa and propped my feet up on two pillows. Gym was brutal. We had to run a mile, followed by two games of basketball. The coach was out for me, I knew it. I thought about going up to take a quick shower, before Charlie got home, but decided against it. I was too beat. I needed to start dinner anyways, and try to at least act like I wasn't on cloud nine, for Charlie's sake. I remembered my agreement with Edward, and we both decided in NOT telling Charlie about our relationship. Charlie being the chief of Forks, didn''t need any more trouble to deal with. Espically when that trouble came from his own daughter.

I felt really awful hiding things from him. I knew he wouldn't care if I liked a boy from the other end of town. Charlie didn't care who I decided to date, as long as they treated me right. And Edward definitely treated me right. I couldn't wait to be done with high school. Then Edward and I could go off to college together, and not have to hide. It was weird to think about the future with Edward. I had officially been 'seeing' him for 3 days, but it felt like a lifetime. Our connection was too hard to turn away from.

I let my mind drift of thoughts of Edward. His face, his hard, his lips. His arms, his hands, his voice. I was so caught up in my thoughts, I didn't hear the phone ringing.

"Please leave a quick message after the peep, and we'll be sure to get back to you as soon as possible." The answering machine said as I got up from the couch and went to answer the phone.

"Bella, if you're there please pick up." It was Charlie. "Don't worry about dinner tonight, I won't make it...." By then I had reached the phone.

"Hey dad, I'm here. I couldn't get to the phone in time." I explained.

"Oh, that's ok. Look, I won't be home for dinner." Charlie said. "Just make something for yourself ok?"

"Sure dad." I paused. "Is everything ok?"

"No. There was a fire over at West Forks High."

"OMG! Did anyone get hurt?" I asked with my thoughts on Edward, Alice, Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie.

"No, everyone got in time. Nasty fire too. Ate up the whole north side of campus." Charlie explained.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Not sure. It's was electrical though. Started in the kitchen," He sounded like he wasn't sure he was supposed to say this to me. "The fire marshall thinks someone set the school on fire, on purpose."

"No way!"

"Yeah, but hey, I have to go. Chief duties and all. You'll be ok without me?" Charlie asked.

"Yeah, dad I'll be fine." I answered. As soon as Charlie hung up the phone, I dialed Edward's number.

"Bella?" Edward breathed into the phone.

"OMG, You're ok! I know you said you would call me later but I heard about the fire. Is everyone alright? Wait...how'd you know it was me?"

He chuckled, "I have called ID silly, and yes, everyone is alright. How do you know about the fire?" He asked.

"My dad."

"Oh, yeah, I guess he would have access to that sort of information, huh?"

"Yes, he would." I paused, "So how bad is the school?"

"It's pretty bad. Our Principle is closing it down for a few weeks."

"A few weeks?!?! Where are you guys going to go for classes?" I asked.

"I'm not sure, I guess it's going to take the school system a couple of days to figure this whole mess out." He answered. "So enough about the fire, how was your day?"


Can anyone guess where the students of West Forks will be having classes? Hum...I wonder. Anyways, next chapter I promise to have lots of Edward and Bella scenes. And, James will be present, count of that my friends! So, I'm pushing at least 2 more chapters, then Thursday and Friday I'll be too busy to write. Brownie points to anyone who can guess where I'll be on those days, or shall I say, WHAT I WILL BE WATCHING.....


Oh, and thanks again for all of those who have posted kind reviews. I said it before, and I'll say it again, I don't want any negative reviews please. If you have something bad to say, keep it to yourself. I don't write my stories for your pleasure, I do it as a hobby, at that is all. I could care less if you like my writing or not, ( but thanks to those who enjoy my story! ) Umm...what else? Oh ok, next chapter, like I said above, will have lots of ExB and James. But Alice-Alice will make her appearance. ( Yes, Alice is so awesome, I had to say her name twice. She's cool like that, she can pull it off. ) Then, in the following chapter, the meaning of 'Crimson Tide' shall be revealed....STAY TUNED!