Chapter 6: Forks High…

(A/N: I will be introducing a lot of new characters in the story. I will put up short notes about who I imagined a character to be to avoid any confusion. So, Milo would be someone like Angela and not Jessica. So do not interpret her the wrong way.)

The week just went by in a haze…I now had everything set-up in my room and I really liked the house as well. I had missed the sun…it was cloudy or raining mostly…So on Sunday when the sun finally came out I decided to soak it up and let myself relax in the lawn in our backyard. I must have fallen asleep with the book on my chest and realized it was dusk only when my mother came looking for me. After dinner I went to bed early, having nothing to do and also the thought of starting in a new school once again was making me nervous.

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock and quickly finished my morning routine and started to dress up for school. Though I do not spend a lot of time on clothes usually, I decided to dress-up well today. I wanted to make a good impression on people, considering today will be my first day in the new school and I was going to be in HIGH SCHOOL… I picked a faded blue flared jeans and a beige scoop-neck empire-waist top to go with it. I put on very light make-up; brown eyeliner and mascara to high-light my dull brown eyes and some pale pink lip gloss; I brushed my messy mahogany hair and let it fall over my back. Once quick peek in the full-length mirror in my room told me that I looked presentable.

I grabbed a cereal bar from the kitchen counter and ran to my new car. I wondered what sort of cars kids drove to school in this town. Back in LA, it was quite common to find the latest model of Porsche or BMW in the school parking lot. It did not take long to get to school, considering it was just off the main road. I would have definitely missed it, had it not been for the huge board announcing that building as the Forks high school. I found the office and parked at the temporary short-time parking space in front of the office and went to collect my schedule. The tiny name holder on the desk announced that the name of the secretary was Mrs. Schuler. She was of course expecting me and gave me my schedule and went through my classes with me. She also gave me a map of the school so that I would not get lost. This school was really tiny in comparison to the one I had attended in LA. I heard her grumbling something about the sudden arrival of many rich kids in this school. I had no clue about what she meant and got into my car and followed the stream of traffic to get to the parking lot. Once I found a spot, I parked quickly and scanned the car park. Most vehicles very quite old and not so flashy. I spotted a shiny new silver Volvo at the other end of the lot and wondered if the owner of the car was the one whom Mrs.Schuler had mentioned about earlier in her office.

I took a deep breath and stepped out of my car with my bag and schedule. My first class for the day was English Literature. I was wondering what book they were reading in this course as I walked towards the class room. I was early for the class but the teacher, a middle-aged woman with friendly features was sitting at her desk. Once I gave her my sheet for her to sign, she welcomed me to the school and then signed it for me quickly. She asked me to take the last seat to the right and told me that I will be sharing my desk with another girl Alice Cullen. They were reading "The Merchant of Venice". I had read that in my earlier school and I also loved reading it as a hobby.

Just as the first bell rang, I noticed someone on the seat next to mine…I had not noticed her or heard her till she had already sat down. Was I that lost in my thinking or was she so silent when she moved? I turned around to face her. She was tiny girl with pixie-like angelic face and short spiky black hair, with golden eyes and she looked extremely pale. Her eyes widened when she took in my appearance. Being the self-conscious one, I immediately look down and checked if every piece of clothing was where it was supposed to be and slight warmth crept up to my cheeks. Why did I have to blush at the slightest emotion! Bah!

Recovering from her trance she spoke to me, her voice was beautiful, like wind-chimes and introduced herself. "Hi, I am Alice Cullen. I am new to the school as well. Our family moved here only a fortnight ago. And you are…"

"I am Isabella Noris. But please call me Bella. I prefer it that way. And by the way you look really beautiful." She locked her hand with my outstretched hand and I noticed that her hands were freezing cold and I heard her let out a soft gasp when she heard my name. I have always been a little shy about my name…Isabella. The name sounds really old-fashioned. Soon, the teacher called the class to order and started with the next chapter. I constantly felt Alice's eyes on me but I thought it would be rude to stare back and so kept my head down. Once the class got over, I packed my stuff and left for my next class which was luckily in the same building. I had French, then Biology and Social Sciences. I made some friends during these classes, a girl by name Milo shared the bench with me in both French and Social sciences and asked me if I wanted to join her for lunch today. She told me that she could introduce me to her friends.

APOV

I had a vision earlier today, the vision of a our Bella getting out of a blue BMW in forks high school. Since the vision did not make sense I decided not to bother Edward or anyone with that. We branched off in different directions to get to our classes. My first hour was English literature. I enjoyed this hour because it let me imaging the kind of clothing being described and plan if I wanted my designer to make them for me. Once I entered the class room and started walking towards my desk a familiar scent hit me…familiar but stronger…of Freesias in the rain. I noticed a new girl sitting in the seat next to mine. She must be new here. Her head was inclined to wards the floor, as if she was deep in thought. She had beautiful mahogany hair, long and silky flowing down her back. I sat down in my usual seat and just as I was planning to introduce myself, she looked up and I felt like my breathe had been knocked out of my lungs. I was staring at our Bella…only she was not our Bella. No…she could not be. I had to talk to Edward before he sees her and goes crazy. She was looking down at herself self-consciously, and a beautiful blush came on her cheeks…she was so much like our Bella. It took me only a few seconds to recover from the shock and I went on to introduce myself. We kept to ourselves usually, but I could not help myself from talking to this girl…she was exactly like Bella, only she had a good sense of dressing. She was wearing a pretty scoop-neck top and jeans, something that would pass as "acceptable" in my book of fashion. I gasped loudly (for a vampire) when I heard her name…Isabella Noris. And she preferred to be addressed as Bella. I had heard a similar conversation a long time ago…a century ago. I shook hands with her hoping she would not notice the temperature of my body during the brief contact. Luckily the teacher decided to start her class and I got a chance to look into the future. A new vision came to me…only, it was about Edward and Bella. But it was not our Bella but this new Bella Noris. Edward will have his maths class with her, as his bench mate! I will have to talk to him and tell him about my visions and prepare him before he goes to class today afternoon. I will need to have Jasper with me when I talk to him, so that he does not go berserk when I tell him. I could not help stealing quick glances at her through out the class. Once the class ended I went to meet Edward. I found Jasper on my way and quickly told him about the girl I had met. I told Jasper to keep his thoughts hidden till we got to the car with Edward.

We found Edward walking towards his next class in a lazy manner, like life held no interest for him, even though it was the painful truth. I started talking to him through my mind. I knew he could hear me.