(APOV)

Sorry!!! It took so long, this is by far the hardest chapter for me to write. I am almost completely done with the story now so it should be updated much quicker! Due to the holidays and the snow storms that are hitting the Midwest I doubt I will be able to put another chapter up till the 29th! Thanks for all the reviews and I hope you enjoy!!! Happy Holidays!

Alice Point of View 

School period is so mundane but the first in particular was always horrible. Students who hadn't either seen each other because they traveled or because they were really only friends when school was in, told story after story of their "exciting" lives and looked forward to one more year that they would be done and out into the real world.

Being 107 years old, I have lost count how many first days of school I had. Not knowing anything about my human life made the first few interesting but after that it was always the same. Jasper always tried to comfort us with his gift and we all tried to avoid Jasper, its not that we didn't want the comfort his gift could provide but it made it more real if we didn't try to zone out on the first day.

This beach offers one of the most perfects sun rising I have ever seen and in 107 years that's roughly 39,000 sunrises give or take a few. I am sitting on top my favorite cliff that offers a view of the whole beach below. It's also completely secluded since you would have to climb over a 100 feet up and most humans wouldn't even think to try. We all have our places; somewhere we can be alone and contemplate our existence. I almost had to fight Edward for this spot but thank god he had wondered into the forest and found his meadow.

I can't help but wonder what this year will bring. Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett switched with Edward and me and had decided to be juniors which means Edward and I will be graduating; which always brought up problems. Should we all move again, should Edward and I go off on our own, Should we stay and keep to the house? The endless questions are running in my head when I feel my eyes cloud over...

~Ms. Powell's English class. She is talking to someone at her desk and I can only see their back. She has to be new because I don't recognize any of her features. She leans back as I am walking into the room and we collide, knocking the books out of her hands and my drink that I had been carrying trying to keep the facade up that we eat. We both bend down at the same time and she cracks her head on mine. That's going to hurt. I can see through her hair that her face is flushed red from embarrassment and she mumbles an apology as she stands...~

I try to push the vision just a little bit longer but I can't see anything else. I can't help but wonder who is this girl and what does she look like? I have seen so many humans in the last 107 years they all seem to blend in and rarely do I ever have visions about them, especially about someone I don't even know.

Its then I realize the sun has completely risen and if I don't hurry back I will be late for that first day of school I had been dreading earlier.

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The others are walking out to the garage as I come out of the forest. Rosalie has my bag in hand and throws both mine and hers in the back of my cooper and we both slide in. Not a second later we are behind Edward's Volvo and half way down the driveway.

We pull into the parking lot minutes later and Edward and I wave to the others and head in the opposite direction towards our first period class together. I feel eyes on me and look up to see Edward studying my face, he doesn't even have to read my thoughts to know something is up. He raises his eyebrow at me and waits for my answer. Even though he probably could find out for himself if he probed hard enough I appreciate that he doesn't abuse his gift on me.

"I had a vision" I smile a secret smile

"Well I kind of figured that one out Al, what did you see?"

I quickly bring it up in my head and let him read what I am thinking. Out of all of us, I have learned to block Edward out almost completely although I have a huge advantage since my gift also has to do with controlling my thoughts.

"Interesting" is all he says as we walk into that first class. His lack of enthusiasm makes me wonder what he thinks of the whole situation.

I know my English class isn't till third period. So I have to wait impatiently for the first two classes to end. In the last 35-40 years we have all yet to learn anything new in school and mostly we just go through the motions, trying to fake the life we all despise. But to keep our family together and to keep our vegetarian lifestyle it is imperative we stay as close to humans as possible, and with us all appearing so young there is no other option than for us to go to school.

The bell finally rings and I try to walk as slow as possible to keep up appearances. I turn the corner and walk into class, everyone else has already taken their seats and there is that back of the head I have been thinking about all morning. I see her lean back in slow motion and I am prepared to side step her in order to not cause her the embarrassment I know she is in store for. But at the last possible second I feel the heat radiating off of her and her scent that had been masked earlier by all of the people in a closed room hits me like lightning. It only takes less than a second and in that time my whole body vibrates from the intensity. My mouth floods with venom and my throat that always carries a slight burn feels like alcohol has been poured down it. Her blood is by far the sweetest most delicious thing I have ever smelled. There is no trace of my human self anywhere near my thoughts, the monster has risen and is ready to eat. I lean towards her neck and smell her hair, I don't even realized I am that close till I brush against her back and the touch sends me reeling back. I am shocked by my reaction and thankful for my vampire reflexes. I turn down my aisle and look around, thankful that no one noticed my reaction to this new girl. I can feel eyes on my back though and I turn to see her staring at me a shocked expression. I can't help myself, I wink at her, knowing she has no idea what the inside joke is.

She seems to be destined to be embarrassed though because as I sit down she is still watching me and now Ms. Powell is intent on grabbing her attention. The class has gone quiet realizing that the new girl is standing up front staring at the back wall. Ms. Powell now tries to yell her name, Isabella, and she corrects her saying Bella, Bella the Latin word for Beautiful, it fits her perfectly. My mouth turns into a huge grin as I watch her stumble an apology and turn red as she searches for an empty seat. This is turning out to be a really good day as I see the only seat available is the one right next to me.

I catch every look she sends my way through class. Her hair is draped over her shoulder and I know she put it that way on purpose in hopes I wouldn't catch her. Silly Bella I want to say. I see everything. I can't wipe this smile off my face and when the bell rings I'm disappointed my time with this fascinating human has ended.

I stand to leave and immediately she is flushed up against me. I feel the monster start to rise again as I take her completely in. This is the most delicious human I have met and as I catch my thought I hold my breathe and move as quickly as I cant out of the room without causing attention to myself.