Nothing is mine /sob/. Now the story may continue.

Bella and Edward walked in the front doors of the school. Alice was standing at a boy's locker, and Bella waved at her. Alice waved back and smiled at Edward. She loped over and kissed Bella on the cheek.

"You look like a dancer, the way you move." Alice commented, looking Bella over critically.

Edward and I did dance," Bella asserted, smiling up at Edward.

"Yeah?" asked Alice, looking at Edward, too. "And did she hurt you?" Bella stuck her tongue out

at Alice and walked off.

Waiting by her locker was Mike.

"Hey Bella," he said, "how was your spring break?"

"It was fine, Mike," Bella answered. Edward came up and wrapped an arm around her waist.

Mike visibly gulped, but looked only at Bella. "See you in English."

Mike knew when he was being dismissed and walked down the hall without looking back.

"He hates more than ever now., "he said cheerfully as Bella opened her locker. She took out her books, put her backpack in the box and shook out her jacket before shoving it in, too.

"He may hate you, but I love you." Edward smiled and walked her to class.

Jess and Bella walked to class together, talking about their spring breaks. Jess had gone to

Seattle with her mom to visit her aunt and to do the whole tourism thing. Bella told Jess that she

had just hung out.

The two girls walked over to their lunch table where they sat down with much muttering and

thrown glares, room was made for Edward. Bella laughed and talked with her friends like she

always had, but Edward sat stiff, leaning away from Lauren, who was sitting on his right, almost

until he was almost sitting on Bella's lap. Bella drank water, but didn't touch the apple she had

bought.

When she offered the water bottle to Edward, he jerkily shook his head. He suffered this

association a few more minutes until he bolted up from the table, touched Bella's shoulder and

walked over to his family. Bella watched after him, watched the silent welcome by Alice, Rosalie,

Emitt, and Jasper when Mike asked her a question.

"What?" she started.

Mike looked at her, "Never mind."

"Mike please..."

"You've changed Bella, and I don't know why."

The bell rang and the table emptied. Bella watched as her friends walked away, talking.

She was excluded. No one waited up for her, or beckoned with their voice.

Edward and his family walked past. Edward drew his hand down her neck, drawing her along with

him. She walked with the vampires, mourning her friends who had walked away.

Whew! Another chapter. And I have to say, Thanks Jessica (do I really have to do the last name for you to know who you are?) for typing this up for me. You are a goddess.

I will try to update soon. My brain has gone kinda kaput sound effects

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