A.N.) Hey everybody! I am so sorry about the extremely long delay in sending this next chapter, this past has been very chaotic to say the least (especially when my dad fell off the roof... fortunately he recovered very well). I am hoping for a more peaceful semester, which will hopefully allow me to update at least once a month.

Again, I am so sorry about the delay!

I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone who had written a review for the last chapter... those reviews provided me the inspiration to power through the cobwebs of my mind to write this chapter. I think my next chapters will be much more action packed, but I hope this begins to answer some of the questions that you all had about Bella.

Thank you so much to everyone who had written reviews, favorite, or followed this story... you all are the motivation I need to continue writing! :)

Without further adieu, here is the next chapter of Bella of Suburbia! :)

~UnicornNinja12

PS) Sorry about possible grammar errors... it's close to 1 am where I live! :)

BOS

BPOV

If anyone told me that three months ago that I would leave Forks, I would have scoffed. Nothing sort of a force of nature would induce me to leave the last place I saw him… Edward. There, that wasn't too hard. I wouldn't have left the small town in hopes that one day he may return, but in turn, stuck in that moment in time. The final moments of our relationship, the harsh words uttered upon his lips, the apathetic expression upon his face. There is not a place in Forks that I could go that did not contain his memories. I would have been stuck in that excruciating moment waiting for him to return had it not been for my mother.

Moving to Mystic Falls forced a new environment upon me, one that was largely free of any associations to Edward. As a result, not many things triggered memories of him with the exception of some phrases and the dreams. Try as I may, nothing keeps the dreams away. The dreams of chasing someone I could never catch or of being rejected by the only person in the world that would ever love me. The feelings of loss and rejection are inescapable in my dreams and linger for hours after. At times I wish I could never sleep, to stop the pain, but rest is inevitable.

"Bella?" a voice called, causing me to jerk my head up. There Caroline stood, staring down at me with a quizzical expression on her face.

"Caroline," I said blinking rapidly. How long had I been zoned out? "What's up?"

"Class is over," she stated gesturing to the nearly empty classroom with an eyebrow raised.

"Oh," I said looking around, noticing Elena and Bonnie had already left. I slowly get to my feet and begin to gather my books.

Once more Caroline rolled her eyes. "'Oh' is right. Now come on, let me take you to your next class," she said with a smile before grabbing my arm and gently pulling me toward the door.

"Wait, wait! I forget to pick up the Hamlet book!" I say going against her to get to the book.

"Just leave it there," Caroline suggests before explaining further, "Mrs. Walters has a field day finding the owner of 'lost' objects and often resorts to her 'Sherlock Holmes' method, which has, on multiple occasions, gotten us out of turning in homework. So in short: please don't."

I shake my head, but follow after Caroline as she guides us out of the room.

"So, what was that back there?" Caroline asked as we walked down the hallway.

I look up to her and ask, "What?"

"You know what," she said before cutting straight to the point, "I know something's wrong. One minute you seem to being paying attention and the next you're lost in another world. And that other world doesn't seem to be a nice one."

I was at a loss with what my response to her question/demand. While I think Caroline is nice, I really don't know her therefore my response and, perhaps, my feelings would not make sense to her. Besides, was I ready to tell her something was still somewhat sensitive to me? I would have to talk about it sometime anyways, I thought.

"I am getting over my ex-boyfriend," I blurted out before I could stop myself.

Caroline's head tilted to the side with a small frown. "I'm sorry. When did this happen?" she asked guiding me down a slightly less crowded hallway.

I bit my lip and purposefully ignore any stinging sensation. "In September, a few days after my fake birthday."

"Fake birthday?" Caroline asked raising an eyebrow at me.

I chuckle lightly. "I am well over a hundred years old, if I kept giving all my personal information people will get suspicious. Plus it spices things up a bit," I say with a smile.

Caroline chuckled back before shaking her head. "What a douchebag. What kind of monster breaks up with his girlfriend so close to their birthday?"

"A vampire," I say half-jokingly, once more ignoring the stab to my heart. "But everything ends at some point and really I should have seen it coming. I was not the vampire gentlewoman he wanted, I was only human to him." Shaking my head, I continue, "Regardless, I wish him happiness with whomever he is truly meant to be with."

"What do you mean 'only human'? Aren't you a half-human, half-vampire thingy?" I raise my brow in question at her. Caroline merely brushed it off. "You know what I mean."

"I know what you mean," I say sending a small smile to let her know I was only kidding, "But to answer your question, no. He didn't know."

Caroline furrowed her brows. "But if he was a vampire, why didn't you just tell him? He would understand."

"Caroline, I could not have just told him about my true self... it would be near impossible to convince him I am half vampire when he and his family are unaware that another type of vampire exists. Plus there are only a few features that set me apart from normal humans, most noticeably is my blood." I take a deep breath, gathering my thoughts. "Ed-Edward was my first boyfriend, please understand that Caroline," I said turning my full attention to Caroline, who had stopped a few feet from a classroom door. "My mother," I pause a moment to find a way to describe what I mean to say, "she, well, does not approve of any long term relationships, so I never found a way to explain what I am."

Caroline sent me a sympathetic look, but said nothing. After a moment, Caroline glanced up at the clock on the wall before saying, "Well, since we both have history with Mr. Saltzman, I think we should probably head in."

I send her a small smile and say, "Thank you Caroline, I really appreciated talking to you."

She sent back her own smile. "It was the least I could do after you helped my mother." With one last glance at me, she walked into the room with me following shortly after.

I think I'll like it here in Mystic Falls.

What did you guys think? I know it is not one of my better chapters, but this kind of sets up for future chapters. :)

I hope you all enjoyed it!

Until next time!

~UnicornNinja12