A/N: So, in this chapter Bella becomes a character. Marissa becomes Bella Swan. I hope you like how I start introducing the characters from TWILIGHT. Please send me a review and let me know.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Twilight or any of its characters. But the plot for this story is my own creation.

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I(sabella)POB

As the plane landed and people began clapping, I had only one thought running through my head, "I am not Marissa Jenkins anymore. I am Isabella Marie Swan."

I wasn't sure about the name. Maybe I could shorten it and make it liveable. Izzy? Ella? Sabel? Bella? The last one seemed the best. Maybe I could go by Bella Swan for the duration of my stay. I hoped that it wouldn't be that long. I hadn't even gotten off the plane yet, and I was already counting the minutes until I could get back on a plane and go back to Florida.

I was in one of the last rows, so I was one of the last people off the plane. At least it had been a direct flight. I took off at 9:15 from Orlando International Airport and was landing at 9:30 at LAX. You got to love time zones. That made it 12:30 in the morning back at home. I wonder how long I had been dead. I wonder how long my parents had been screaming, crying. I missed my mom. I missed my dad. I wished with all my heart that I could be back home with them in my own bed.

Finally, I made it off the plane and smelled the smog before I saw it. I made my way through the airport. I sat on the tram taking me to baggage claim and almost laughed. Brad Pitt was in the tram with me. He was smiling and signing autographs. I had him sign my ticket. I would have loved to shown Tammy when I got home. She would have gone bonkers. I started crying silently after he signed my ticket. I was sure he thought I was nuts but I missed my best friends.

I stepped off the tram and walked to baggage claim. I immediately saw Cassie. She was standing with a friendly looking man. "Hey Cassie." I said. I had no emotion in my voice. I was tired, sad, and not wanting to be here.

"Hey Isabella. It's been forever. I'm glad to see you, even if it's not the best of circumstances." She hugged me tightly while the tears left my eyes and made their way down my cheek. I normally would have felt bad for making a scene in the airport, but I was beyond caring at this point.

"Sorry, Cassie… I've been doing that a lot lately. And by the way, can you call me Bella. Isabella is way too… stuffy." I tried to smile up at her, but my heart wasn't in it.

"Sure thing, Bella. I like that. I don't think you ever got to meet my husband. This is Sam. He'll be one of your teachers at school. He teachers Environmental Science and Mythology. Both classes are electives, but you don't have to take them if you don't want." Sam smiled at me and gave me a one-armed hug before leading Cassie and me out the door. We stayed away from where Brad Pitt was leaving in case some stray paparazzi crew decided to take our picture. No need to alert the world that I'm still alive.

The drive to Sam and Cassie's house was quiet. They started out by talking to me and asking questions, but I could only grunt in response or remain silent as I looked out the window. Once we got to Sam an Cassie's house, we walked silently inside. Sam led me to my bedroom.

"You have the entire second floor to yourself. We turned the upstairs bedroom into our den and made the downstairs den into the nursery. It just seemed easier. Anyway, there's a bunch of books up here in the den. There's a computer, but Billy said you can't email anyone as Marissa and you can't contact anyone back home. However, if you need to work on homework or whatever, it's there. We have DSL, so feel free to help yourself." He let me peek inside. There were bookshelves around every part of the walls, except for where the desk and computer sat. A comfortable looking chair sat in front of the chair. Two bean bag chairs were on the floor near the shelves. At least I would have plenty to read while I was here.

"Here's the bathroom. You have this one to yourself. Cassie went out and bought a bunch of new towels, and body washes, and girl stuff I guess. If you need anything, let us know, we'll take you to get it or buy it for you." The bathroom was nice, it was a light blue and yellow. It had a nice shower and would work just fine.

"Finally, here's your bedroom. We weren't really sure what you would like, but you have a double bed, a desk to work at, Cassie picked out your bedding. I hope you like purple, because she went wild with purple in here." He opened the door and let me in. He wasn't kidding about the purple. There was a purple print for the wall paper, purple curtains, purple bedding, purple throw pillows… basically it looked like purple threw up in this room.

"Well, I'll let you get settled. Bella, I'm glad you're here. Billy and Jacob talk about you all the time. We'll keep you safe." He left the door open as I sat down on the bed.

I heard Cassie talking on the phone downstairs. "No, she's here. She's…. fine, well, I don't know if fine is the best word. She's alive. I hope you get this guy. This can't be easy on her. Hold on, I'll check. BELLA?" Cassie was talking on the phone and then called to me.

"Yes?" I said as I came towards the top of the steps.

"It's my dad, he wants to talk to you. But if you'd rather not…" I practically ran down the steps to get to the phone.

"Billy?" I squeaked into the phone.

"Bella huh? I should've known that Isabella wasn't going to stick. Oh well. How are you?"

"ARE YOU FREAKING SERIOUS!?!?! How do you think I am? How is my… how is everyone?" I stopped myself in case whatever phone he was one was bugged.

"Oh, well today was a rough day… Jacob has locked himself in his room and refuses to talk to me. I think he's mad that I made that promise to Charlie about keeping Marissa safe. He thinks that I let him down." He sighed and I took the moment to prod him for more information.

"How are Charlie and Renee?" I sat down on the bottom step while I waited for him to continue.

"Well, they're taking it pretty rough. Charlie thinks this is his fault, like he should've kept her safer. Renee is, well Renee is taking this pretty rough. Marissa was their only child. She's having a hard time accepting that she's gone. Don't worry… the guys in the station are keeping an eye on them to make sure the grief doesn't make them do anything crazy."

"Keep them safe for me, Billy. Keep them safe so I have someone to come home to." I kept my voice as even as I could.

"I will kiddo. Bella? Keep my Cassie safe. Don't let her do too much during this pregnancy, okay?"

I had to laugh. Billy was like every other father. He worried about his daughter, even when she was across the country. I handed the phone back to Cassie and went back upstairs. Billy would keep my family safe so I could return to them.

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The next morning, I got up early. Well, it was early for California. It was 9 am in Florida. I went down to the kitchen to get some breakfast. Sam was down there already.

"Oh, good morning, Bella. I was just getting some breakfast before heading to school. Do you care to join me?" I had completely forgotten it was Friday.

"Oh, um… sure… I guess. I just couldn't sleep in any longer." Sam laughed at my comment as I grabbed a muffin and some juice."

"Um, Bella… most people wouldn't think that six AM is sleeping in." His smile and laugh was infectious, and I soon found myself smiling with him.

"True, but since my body is still on eastern time, nine AM is. Do I have school today too?"

Sam coughed and shook his head as he spoke, "No, today you and Cassie are going to spend some of my hard-earned money. You need a hair cut, a new wardrobe, the works. Billy said you need a new look so you don't look like Marissa anymore."

I nodded and we returned to being solemn. I stared at my muffin and juice as if they were the most interesting thing ever.

"Hey, I have an idea. Why don't you come to the school after you get some clothes and your haircut. You can meet the headmaster and maybe even tour the school. I can lead you around the school after 2. I have a free period from 2 o'clock on. What do you say?"

"I guess it would be nice to know where I'm going. Can I get my schedule today?" I didn't want to come across as completely clueless Monday.

"I think that can be arranged. I'll talk to the guidance counselor first thing this morning. Just do me a favor and don't let my wife drag you too many places today. I'd like to have a few dollars left in our bank account." He winked at me as he stood up and gathered his things for the day.

Soon I was sitting alone in the kitchen. I realized quickly that I needed to distract myself. I needed to find something to do so I wasn't thinking about home. I went upstairs and took a long shower. Once out, I dressed in one of the outfits Cassie had picked up for me. Of course, it was mainly purple, but hey, she was letting me live with them.

After brushing out my hair and getting dressed I went down to the den. I turned on the computer and looked at the books while I waited for it to turn on. I hooked up to the internet. I went to pull up AOL, and was shocked by one of the headlines.

"Orlando mourns deaths of teens"

ORLANDO: Three sophomores at a local high school have been killed in the course of a week and a half here in Orlando. The three females were best friends since they were infants according to multiple sources. The three deaths are all of questionable nature as well. One girl was burned alive as her car exploded when she was leaving school. Many students were present for her accident and called the event, "…the worst thing to happen at our school." The second death came just a few short days later when one of the girls was found in her bedroom strangled to death. The third death involved a mugging gone bad. The third female was shot by an unknown assailant when he was robbing a doughnut shop. Orlando PD state that the three deaths were tragic and request that the press respect the privacy of the families. Do we have a serial killer attacking the youth of Orlando? Or are we looking at a Final Destination conspiracy being acted out in Mickey's back yard?

I gawked at the computer. They were turning my life into a crappy horror film. My poor friends and family. I would've thrown the computer out the window if it had been mine. Instead I stood up and turned the damn thing off quickly.

"Tough morning?" I jumped when I heard Cassie's voice behind me.

"You could say that. I just read a news story about my death online. It was ridiculous. Hey! You're not supposed to be climbing stairs, what are you doing up here?" I had my hands on my hips and looked like my mother when she got angry with me.

"Sam and dad worry too much. I'll be fine if I climb the steps every once in a while." She matched my stance and we eventually started giggling.

"Okay, fine, but you aren't climbing the steps again without their permission, got it?"

"Fine, Isabella… I'll follow the rules if you do too."

"It's Bella, and fine. Now, I do believe we have to get me a haircut. Do you want me to drive or can you?" I helped her down the steps.

"I can drive. Besides, you don't know where anything is yet. Let me grab my purse, and I'll be ready to go." It took a few minutes to get Cassie into the car and ready to go, but soon we were on our way to the hair salon.

Once we got into the salon, I sat and started looking at magazines for ideas on how to change my hair. My boring brown hair would be going, and I was going to change colors. I decided in the car to go with a dark auburn color in honor of Susie. I'd like to get some blonde highlights, but I don't know if my hair will appreciate it or not.

"Good morning, ladies. So, who's the girl who won the free makeover?"

I almost burst out laughing at the story they told the hairdresser. If this was a first prize, I cringe to think what the second place person received. "I am, I'm Bella, Bella Swan."

I sounded like a liar. I was sure they were going to see through me. But no one did. I guess three hours of convincing myself on the plane made me a bit more believable. About three hours later, I was walking out of the salon. I was a dark red head with blonde high lights near my face. I looked fake though and I was surprisingly missing my brown hair.

Cassie took me to lunch and we had a great time catching up. I told her stories from back home and she told me what her and her other sister had been up to. Before we left, Cassie gave me a wrapped present.

"I know this won't help, but I figured that maybe you could use these while you were incognito." I was intrigued by her set up of the gift, so I tore open the package quickly. Inside, were boxes of disposable contacts. I was confused, because I didn't wear glasses or contacts.

Cassie leaned across the table before whispering. "They're non-prescription contacts. But they will make your eyes green. I thought that since we changed your hair, maybe we could change your eyes too. But I also got you this." She handed me a small velvet box. Inside was a silver charm bracelet. There were two charms on it already. One was a dance shoe, the other was a nurse's cap. "I thought you could keep a little part of your past with you. According to Dad, your two best friends were going to be a dancer and a doctor. I wish I could give them to you instead, but the charms will have to do."

I practically ran around the table to hug Cassie. "You're going to make a fantastic mom, Cassie. Thank you. This means more to me than any other gift."

After lunch we drove to the mall. Cassie and I quickly spent time buying a small but sufficient wardrobe for my time after school. I would be wearing a uniform while on campus. The uniform would be delivered over the weekend. After a couple hours, I had more bags than I thought I could carry, so we went back to the car.

Finally, it was time to visit the school. Intimidating was the only word that went through my brain as we drove through the gates. This school was huge, much bigger than my old school. The first thing I noticed were the uniforms. Everyone was wearing navy blazers with the Cullen Crest on the chest. The typical plaid skirts were around as well as khaki skirts, pants, and board shorts. At least I would look like everyone else.

Cassie parked the car and we walked quietly towards the front office. I noticed Sam inside the office waiting for us. "There they are," he said. "Mrs. Simpson, you remember my wife Cassie?"

The secretary nodded and turned her attention towards me. "And this must be your wife's cousin. Um, Isabella, right?"

I nodded. "Yes, ma'am."

"I'm so sorry for your loss dear." My head jerked to attention as I tried to figure out how this woman would know.

Sam came to my rescue quickly. "Yes, Bella is still grieving the loss of her parents. Can you believe the drunk driver might actually get away with it?"

I guess this was the story that was going to be my life. Apparently, my parents died in a car accident. And I guess I was sent to live with my cousin. I was standing there waiting for Mrs. Simpson to get all the paperwork I needed when someone bumped into me.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." I looked up into the most striking blue eyes. The boy that held them was looking down at me with a smile on his face. He had curly blonde hair and dimples.

"Um… that's okay. Usually I trip over everyone else, so I guess it's nice for once to not be the culprit." I smiled up at him.

"I'm Jasper Whitlock. I'm a junior. And you are…"

"Bella… Bella Swan. I just moved here." Could I be anymore of a dork?

"Bella? I like that… it's unique. Then again, my name sounds like it's from the 1800s, so I'm not the best judge. Where did you move from?"

Before I could answer, I heard a kind voice call out, "Whitlock… in my office, now. We don't tolerate fighting in this school." I looked over to where the voice was coming and was stunned by the good looking man.

"Bella," Sam's voice brought me out of my daze. "This is headmaster Cullen. Headmaster, this is my wife's cousin, Bella Swan. She'll be starting school here on Monday."

"Jasper, get going!" Headmaster Cullen spoke to him again.

Jasper winked at me as he walked into the office. "I'll see you on Monday Bella."

"Welcome to Cullen Academy, Bella. This school has been in my family for centuries. I hope you like it here. For the most part, the students are well-behaved and courteous. Of course, we do have our trouble makers here and there." Headmaster Cullen's voice was calm and compassionate. He seemed like a warm person who genuinely cared about his students.

"I hope I fit in here. It's a beautiful school, from what I've seen. I was hoping to tour the campus today so I'm not so lost Monday." I began looking at my shoes and the tiled floor.

"Don't be scared, Bella. You'll do well here, I can just tell. Mr. Atera here can show you around this afternoon, and if you'd like, my daughter Alice has enough energy for four people on Monday mornings, she'd love to show you around. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to meet with this student. It was nice to meet you. Feel free to come see me anytime." And with that, Mr. Cullen walked back into his office to talk to Jasper.

A/N: So, did you like how I incorporated Sam, Carlisle, and Jasper? Don't worry, Edward, Alice, Emmett, and Rose will be in the next chapter. Mike, Jessica, Lauren, and Tyler will also be there. Please send me a review and let me know your thoughts.