My lack of driving knowledge was apparently quite surprising to everyone, and quite a nuisance too because no one could drop me off or pick me up from school on time.

So after opting to walk the mile to school (which was nothing for me since I've walked farther than that easily), Mike had kindly volunteered to be my ride.

We didn't live too far apart, a five minute drive away, but I figured in a small town it was impossible to live too far off from anything.

So Monday morning rolled around and I heard him beep his car outside. I grabbed my backpack that I had packed the night before and my jacket, leaving the house and locking up, jumping in the passenger seat of his car.

"Morning Mike. Thanks for the ride, I really appreciate it," I smiled.

"Yeah sure, we're family now," He cleared his throat, looking back at the road and driving off. The radio was on, a familiar song playing in the background.

Today I had gone for a slightly more brighter look. I had chosen a soft white turtleneck. It was fitted and ribbed and emphasised my figure nicely. I tucked it into some bright blue skinny jeans and I wore my white combat boots to match.

As if all the white I was wearing wasn't risky enough, I didn't bother wearing a coat and instead chose a denim jacket to go over it. It matched my jeans and I felt I did well coordinating my outfit with the colour blocking.

I was honestly just hoping to impress Alice.

I didn't want to be committing any fashion crimes around the pixie.

I had put my hair into thick and neat cornrows on my head with my edges framing my face softly. I had even accessorised with two small gold necklaces over my turtleneck and even put in my ear studs and helix hoops.

I hadn't bothered make up wise though, and asides from my usual skincare, I only applied some mascara, gloss and highlighter.

I was intent on making a good impression on the Forks student population, especially a one Alice Cullen. While I wasn't a fashion guru and could hardly afford any of the bigger brands, I prided myself on my style.

"You know Fall Out Boy?" Mike asked, snapping me out of my thoughts. I looked up at him, realising I had been nodding and tapping to the music on the radio.

"Yeah, I love them,"

We spent the rest of the ride talking about music and singing along to the radio and before I knew it, we pulled into the staff car park in front of the reception.

I jumped out the car quickly to head into the office. It was small and cluttered, with the heater blasting heat right is to my face as soon as I walked in. The old lady behind the desk was kind enough as she handed me my schedule, locker combination and the slips for my teachers to sign.

I headed back into the car and Mike drive around to park in the student section. He pulled up besides a blue van with several familiar people already hovering by.

I got out the car, swinging my backpack onto my shoulder and greeted everyone.

"Hey Amani, you excited for your first day at Forks High?" Angela asked. I nodded smiling at her.

"Yeah, I feel like it's gonna be a crazy experience for me. The things I've heard about this town," They chuckled, probably thinking I was being sarcastic, and while a part of me was, I was genuinely serious.

They of course had no idea, but avoiding vampires and shapeshifters was going to be taxing on me. Especially if one of them could read my every thought.

"Being a Forks Spartan is only for the extreme," Tyler joked. I rolled my eyes.

"Well, I'm the eyes and ears of the place. You need a shoulder to cry on, a lunch date, I'm your guy," Eric gave me what supposed to be a charming smile, but it came out more dorky than anything.

"How many times have you made that offer?" I snickered. The group chuckled at Eric's expense and we continued talking for a while longer before I decided to head in early.

"I'm going to go to my locker and put my stuff away before lessons," I stated.

"Cool, what lessons do you have?" I handed Jessica my schedule to inspect herself.

"Oh bummer. We only have gym together today," She frowned.

"Unlucky. We hardly have any lessons together. But I'll meet up with you before lunch," Mike added.

"Yeah, I'll see you guys then," I gave a quick wave before heading inside, ignoring all the eyes that followed me.

I found my locker and dumped my bag in it, only pulling out my notepad and pens for the next lesson. I had English Literature, first thing in the morning and I was not looking forward to it. I much preferred the STEM subjects.

But I wasn't too worried and I walked into the class, handing my teacher the slip to sign. I looked around the class as he signed it, looking for an open seat as students began filing in.

A brunette sat towards the back, looking out the window with a frown. The seat besides her remained open so I decided to sit besides her.

I placed my stuff on the desk, pulling out my chair, and she looked towards me, moving her bag with a mumbled apology.

"Hi, you must be Bella, I'm Amani," I introduced.

"Yeah that's me. You're the new new girl," I nodded. She nodded too, not saying much after that so I decided to let her be and turn back towards the teacher.

We were looking at poems and it was simple enough that I managed to get on with the work relatively okay, with only a few mumbled curse words from myself.

"So you moved from London?" I looked up from my work, towards Bella. She was looking at me properly and I took a second to analyse her features.

She was pretty, with clear pale skin and dark features. Her lips were pink and pouty and her eyes wide and doe like. A real innocent and almost old fashioned type of beauty.

"Yeah, I did. So I'm used to this kind of weather mostly. Though the summers in London are hot. You get really dry heatwaves that last for weeks," I rambled.

"Oh cool. I love the heat. I'm from Arizona so it was hard getting used to the weather here," She frowned, shaking her head.

"You must miss your old life huh?" I asked. She nodded and I could sympathise. A beat of silence passed between us before I broke it once again.

"Don't write this town off yet," She looked at me a little questioningly. "The quietness of it all is going to fade off fast so I'd make the most of it and enjoy the normalcy while I can," I continued.

She just stared at me quietly, blinking at me with wide eyes.

"What do you mean?" She finally asked.

"It means: lock your windows at night," Her eyebrows rose and furrowed with confusion. She stared at me for a while longer, as if waiting for anymore explanations as to what I was talking about.

I didn't offer anything else so she eventually looked away, biting and chewing her lip while deep in thought.

I was just hoping that I could prevent from Tyler almost running her over tomorrow.