All characters belong to S. Meyer.

Sorry for the wait. This chapter is a bit short but the next will be way longer since I finally have taken the story to where I've been wanting it to go. Sorry if there are any grammar issues, I just thought I would put the chapter up now, then edit and repost if anything.

Enjoy =]

CHAPTER 11

Tanya flew to the ground with me on top of her. I couldn't believe that she had been the one to trash my stuff. I didn't get to do much to her because soon I was being pulled off her. I swung my hands with purpose landing a punch square on her nose. I guess someone was going to need a new nose job.

Looking around I saw Riley standing behind me but there were other arms wrapped around me. Edward whispered in my ear to calm down, that she wasn't worth it, at the moment that was not how I felt. I wanted to her to feel a fraction of the pain she had made me feel. I knew that emotionally I couldn't make her feel like I did because for that would require her to have a heart, therefore I wanted to hurt her physically.

Tanya's friend was quick to rush to her side and help her up.

"You crazy bitch! You will pay for this." Tanya screamed at me.

I was breathing hard from the adrenaline rush and struggling to get out of Edward's vice grip. He walked me over to the passenger's seat in the car and Riley opened it for him. Edward spun me around and placed me on the seat, he was standing in front of me when he started to talk.

"Swan you are better than this. She was drunk when she did that. Besides we can replace anything that was damaged. Now how about that punch, didn't know you had it in you." He finished with a smirk. I was shocked, well no I actually wasn't. Of course he would think that his money could fix anything his precious girl did. God, there were valuable things that she destroyed that can't be replaced.

"You think your money can fix all that she… all the valuable things that she destroyed." I got up from the seat and got, literally, centimeters from his face. "Tell me Cullen, how are you going to buy back my pictures. My torn pictures of my father, or the ones of my mother, or how about the ones of my baby brother? How do you plan on repairing the damage done to them, huh? Answer me." We were nose to nose now. He was just staring at me with his mouth half open.

I turned around and entered the car slamming the car open. I could not wait to start living my new life in New York, away from these, these buffoons. Riley was sitting next to me in the driver's seat quicker than you could say Mississippi. We drove in silence back towards the Cullen's house.

((Life's Curve Ball))

Riley was helping me bring the bags out from the trunk when he finally spoke to me.

"I could help you with your pictures. When we get to New York I'll work my magic on them and they will be as good and new. Scouts honor." He raised his hands. I couldn't help but smile at him.

"That would be nice Riley, Thanks."

We walked in to the house and I went straight to the guest's room. After placing my bags in there, Riley and I walked down to try and find everyone. Alice and Esme were in the family room talking in a hush tone.

The rest of the day went by with no problems. So did the week. It felt as though I had blinked and my senior year was over. Rose and Alice had graduated the Sunday before my graduation. Now it was Wednesday and my graduation was only hours away.

Tomorrow morning I would be leaving with Riley and everyone else to New York.

((Life's Curve Ball))

Graduation day was around the corner, literally. There was a sea of Navy blue making its way around the corner of the stadium, getting ready to receive that single paper that would declare we were officially done with high school. I couldn't wait.

Alice had managed to convince Esme, which was not too hard, to have a graduation/farewell party. Esme was super excited, she even spend the night before cooking and preparing the house for the festivities. Alice and Rose, having already ended school, had been helping Esme with all that needed to get done.

The ceremony went by in a blur. Names were called, diplomas were hanged out, pictures were taken, and then it was done. Once everything was done, all the families, many with tears in their eyes, walked over to their children. There were smiles and happy tears where ever I turned. That's when my own tears started to pool in my eyes.

I felt arms encircle me, it was Riley.

"Congratulations!"

"Thanks."

"They would be proud of you." Alice spoke, coming into view. She took Riley's place and tightly embraced me.

"Oh sweetheart, we are so proud of you. Please stand together so I may take a picture. Wipe those tears of all your pretty faces." Esme told us as she herself wiped her own tears.

After having taken a few dozen pictures, we were finally at the Cullen's home ready for the party. Tanya was banned, so to speak, and that did not make for a happy Edward. Regardless he didn't seem to like hateful towards me during the mini party, which I was graceful for.

There weren't many there for the party. Basically family members of the Cullen's, my best friends and their significant others, some close friends of Edwards, and those that would be my new family. We ate and talked and even cried when Emmett attempted to tell us a joke.

Time had flown by without notice. Soon there were a few of us left. Jake needed to take Nessie back home so he was the first I had to say good-bye to.

"I'm going to miss you but don't think you can get rid of me just because we will have so many miles between us." Jake spoke into my ear as he was giving me my good-bye hug.

"I won't dream of it. I'll come to visit you and you must come visit me. And besides there is always Facebook." We both laughed at that.

After making promises of keeping in touch and a tearful goodbye, Jake was on his way home and soon I would be on mine.

Alice and Rose were the time to leave or rather I was the one leaving. Alice and Rose came to hug me at the same time; we had an awkward three-way hug.

"Have a safe trip home." Rose told me.

"Yeah we'll be there soon than you think, you'll just see." Alice told me.

"Make sure to call us the minute you land, no matter what time it is." Rose said. We were silent for the next couple of second, until Esme came and broke us apart.

"Stop hogging her, you'll be seeing her soon. I on the other hand probably won't see her till the holidays. Oh Bella." Esme came over and wrapped me up in her arms. We stood there for a while till Emmett took over. He promised he would be seeing me sooner than I thought and I had a feeling he wasn't lying. With Rose leaving with us, Emmett was sure going to be spending lots of time over in New York.

Riley cleared his throat so I looked behind me. He was standing with all my suitcases, not that they were too many, Carlisle was with him. They both took the bags and placed them in the car. I gave Carlisle a hug. There weren't any words exchanged but the strength behind his hug was enough for me.

I stepped back and looked around. Making eye contact with Esme I thanked her for all she had done. That only made her cry and made me promise to come back "home" to visit them. My new family was already set in the car. Riley was holding the car door open for me waved and entered the car. As we drove away, I looked back to the people I was leaving here. They were all standing were I had left them; there was a new addition to the group. Edward was leaning against the front door. With a sigh I look back towards the front of the car, setting off to my new life.