Hi Everyone! So the winner of my last chapter's game is… JasmineMichelle!I'm going to need you to give me the name you want me to put your character under and what you want your character to be. Like a vampire, a person Bella befriends at school or a friendly neighbor. Whatever you like. And to
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Chapter 2: Meeting A New Life

The next morning, my vibrator woke me up and I got ready quickly. I was excited and nervous for school at the same time. To settle my nerves, I took a long warm shower and then got dressed in a comfortable gray shirt and pants, then put on a jean jacket that my mom had bought for me. I really liked it because it was fashionable and warm. Hopefully, people wouldn't be too interested in me, of course it was a small town so there should be a lot of interested people. I would just have to play them off and try to keep them uninterested in me.

I had just started to go outside to catch the bus when I noticed a red Chevy truck in the driveway that had not been there yesterday. I went to check it out when I noticed a note that was attached to one of the windows. I pulled it off and started to read.

'Bella,

I know how you wanted a car or truck to drive so I bought this from an old friend, Billy Black. 'm not sure if you remember him, but he sold it to me real cheap so you wouldn't get mad for me spending too much money. Hope you like it.

-Dad'

I looked at the truck again and smiled one of the biggest smiles ever. How could I not like the truck. It was perfect for me. It was sturdy so it would handle whatever my klutziness dished out. The radio was probably so old that nobody could hear it, but I didn't need a radio because I was deaf.

My dad knew me so well. I opened the truck and found the key already in the ignition. I buckled and turned it. I felt the engine sputter and come to life, I didn't have to be hearing to know that it was the loudest truck I've ever heard, but I didn't care, I happily pulled out of the driveway and began searching around for the school.

After about ten minutes, I was about to give up when I saw two cars full of teenager pull onto this one street. I decided to follow them to see where they were going. Lucky for me, they pulled into a rather large parking lot in front of a building that said 'Forks High School'. Heads turned as they heard my truck rumble into the lot. A.N.( Reminder, this is not the same plot as Twilight, but everybody is still who they are in the original series, and there are some things in here from the book) I parked and got out of the truck, locking it.

As I made my way to the office, I realized that I was being stared at. Not just by the students, but by the teachers as well. I sighed and continued walking. I had finally found the hallways. Benches and chairs lined the walls for other students to study and do homework. Almost every one of them were occupied, but there was one table that caught my attention. Sitting at a table was a group of five. They each looked strikingly beautiful in their own different way, but they each shared amazing pale skin and beautiful Topaz eyes. I was almost sure that at that moment, my favorite color had just changed from brown to gold.

There were 2 girls and 3 boys. Two of the boys looked like they could be in college. There was the bigger one that looked like he took steroids, the other was leaner, but looked like he had been through a lot. The girls were the complete opposite. One had blonde hair and could have been a supermodel, the other girl was smaller, pixie-like, and had short black spiked hair. Then there was the last boy, who I thought was the most attractive and younger-looking. He had unusual, but beautiful bronze hair and looked like he was sad. For some reason, I wanted to go over and comfort him. Just as I thought that, he looked at me. His eyes caught mine and I seemed to be trapped in a trance.

His eyes were wide when he looked at me, almost as if he's never seen a girl before, I wasn't even pretty, so why was he staring at me as if I was a magnificent piece of art? I quietly passed the table, only letting myself peek at him out of the corner of my eye. As I went past the table, I saw him stiffen and then glare at me. What did I do wrong? The little pixie-girl, who I had assumed was dating the blond-haired boy grabbed his arm and held him down. Her lips started moving, but they were too fast for me to read.

I entered the office and tried to calm my frazzled nerves. What was with that boy?

There was a tap on my shoulder and I jumped. Behind me was a lady with red hair and worry lines etched into her face. "Is something wrong dear?"

"Oh. Um, no. Just a little jumpy I guess." I replied. She smiled and went to the back of the desk.

"So, what can I do for you?" She asked.

"Um, I'm Isabella Swan. The new student."

"Oh yes! Isabella. Let me take a look at your files." She pulled out a manila envelope and looked inside. Papers of all kinds were inside.

As her eyes scanned the papers, the smile she had on her face slowly started fading, and I knew why. She looked up at me through her glasses after a few moments and then put down the files. "It says here that you're deaf. Is that true?"

I gulped and nodded. "Yes."

"Sweetie, why didn't you say so. I know a little bit of sign language."

"That's alright. I try to avoid people knowing that I'm deaf. They treat me differently." I said, hoping that she would understand.

"I see, so I'm gathering that you don't want me telling anybody?"

"Yes please."

She smiled at me and nodded. "Alright sweetie. Your secret is safe with me." She handed me several pieces of paper. "Now go on to class. Have all your teachers sign this and have it back after school."

I nodded and began to walk out. The hallways were now empty, so I guess that the bell rang. That means I was going to walk in late and have everybody stare at me.

The room wasn't too far away from the office and I had made it only three minutes late. The teacher was right in the middle of a sentence when I walked in. He had dark brown hair and green eyes. He looked like the type of teacher that everybody made fun of behind his back.

"Hello. How may I help you." He said. I smile.

"I'm the new student." I replied and handed him the slip he had to sign. He signed it and sent me to a seat in the back of the room. Next to me was a boy with greasy hair and bad acne. On my other side was a boy with shorter, cleaner hair, but he had this sort of air to him that made me feel uncomfortable.

I paid attention to the teacher, writing down information that we all need. Apparently, there was an essay due next Wednesday. I the last ten minutes of class, he gave us free time to talk and mess around.

The kid with the greasy hair turned to me. "You're Isabella Swan right?" He asked

"Um, Bella." I corrected.

"Cool, I'm Eric. So you lived in Phoenix right?" I nodded and smiled. "That's cool. I heard it's really hot there."

"Yeah, it only rains once or twice a year."

There was a tap on my shoulder and I turned around to face the other boy.

"Hi Bella! I'm Tyler." He said. "My parents own a small car company in Seattle."

I nodded. "That's cool."

Other students started getting up, so I guessed that the bell rang. I packed quickly and began walking out. Eric caught up to me.

"So, what class do you have next." I read his mouth.

I pulled out my schedule. "Um, Spanish 2." I answered.

His face fell a little bit. Was I really that fun to be around? "Well, maybe I'll see you later?" He asked, just a little too hopeful. I nodded politely.

The rest of morning classes went by slowly. I met three other people. There was Mike Newton who's parents own Newton's Sporting Goods, he also seemed to have attached a tracking device to me. There was Jessica, who seemed nice, but was a complete gossip and talked way too fast for me to keep up. Then there was Angela Weber, probably the nicest girl I had met yet. She was quiet and shy. I had a feeling we were going to get along great. At lunch, Jessica dragged me to a table that had many people seated around it, including all of the new friends I had made. I had only bough a lemonade because I was a little nervous.

As Jessica started babbling, I started to let my eyes wander. They landed on a certain table. At this table were the five people I had saw this morning. They had food in front of them, but they weren't eating and they were each staring off in different directions.

"Who are they?" I asked Jessica, not knowing if I had interrupted her or not. She looked at the table I was motioning to and giggled.

"Those are the Cullens. Dr. Cullen and Mrs. Cullen adopted them when they were younger. The Hale's are twins, the ones with blond hair and the others are the Cullens. They moved from Alaska two years ago. The girl with blond hair, that's Rosalie, and she's dating Emmet, the big one with dark hair. The smaller girl is Alice, and she's dating Jasper, the one with blond hair. I think it's kind of weird because they live together." I looked over at the table.

The boy with the bronze hair looked up, and met my eyes. I quickly looked away with a blush. Then looked at Jessica. "What about the boy with the reddish hair?"

She smiled a smile that basically meant. 'good luck with that.'

"That's Edward Cullen. He keeps to himself a lot of the time. More than the others. I've never heard Edward's voice before. The teachers never call on him. In fact, nobody here has ever heard his voice before. His siblings talk if they have to, but he always refuses no matter what the case is. He's never replied to one of my questions before and I doubt he ever will. Sometimes I wonder if he's mute, but I see him whispering over with his family." She scrunched her nose up and turned away. I wondered how many times she tried to make conversation with him.

I looked at the mysterious Edward again, he was still staring at me, and when I looked, he turned away quickly and started talking to his sister Alice.

I had Biology after lunch, and to my relief, so did Angela. She was probably the easiest to read since she was quiet and pronounced her words perfectly. I walked in the room behind her and she went to go sit next the a girl with a bad perm. I looked around to see if I recognized any other faces. Mike was sitting two tables back with a smile that seemed like he won the lottery, then my eyes swept across the one figure that made my emotions go wild. Edward Cullen, and he was sitting next to the only seat available. I noticed that he seems to be holding his breath, but he wasn't glaring at me like he had this morning. Instead, he had a look of curiosity on his face. His hand's were fisted tightly on that table.

As I looked at him, I didn't look where I was going, and ended up tripping over a book that was in the isle. I fell flat across the back of a table and felt the air rush out of me. What a great way to start off a class. I looked up after my breath came back and noticed a few worried glances. People had gotten up from their seats to come see if I was alright. I noticed that Edward was at his seat, but he was still standing, looking over everybody else's shoulders with a worried expression as well.

I didn't know the feeling that welled up inside me, but it made me feel a little jittery. I stood straighter and smiled at everybody to let them know I was ok. They all went back to talking. I went over to the teacher who was staring at me with piercing blue eyes.

"And who are you?" He asked.

"Bella Swan." I replied. "The new student."

"I see, Charlie's daughter."

I nodded and handed him the paper. He signed it and assigned me the seat next to Edward.

Cautiously, I walked down the aisle to my seat and took out my notebook and paper. I noticed Edward's hand bunching into fists again and wondered what was wrong with him. He looked really sad this morning and right now he seemed tense.

We were halfway through the lesson when my mind started to wander. What if Edward really was mute, maybe his family knows how to read his lips. If he would mouth to me, it wouldn't be a problem, of course, I wouldn't tell him I was deaf unless I was sure he was mute and we had been friends for a while.

I was snapped out of my thoughts when I saw a hand fly in front of my face. I looked around and noticed that the entire room was empty except for me, Angela, Mike, Edward and the teacher. They were all looking at me worriedly. Again. I was starting to get tired of this.

"Bella, are you ok? You've been staring off into space. You didn't even react when I called you." Mike said.

I smiled sheepishly and blushed, looking at all of them, then at the floor. "Sorry, I was daydreaming."

Mike shrugged and we began walking out of the room, Edward was right behind us, but soon left to go to his class.

"So, what do you have next?" Mike asked.

"Um, GYM. I think." I pulled out my schedule and frowned at the class I had next.

"Cool, I have GYM too." We walked there together, and I smiled when I learned I didn't have to do anything until the next sport. I sat on the bench and watched people play basketball.

The only thing that bugged me was that Alice Cullen was in my class, and she wouldn't stop staring at me.

Next Quiz: In Twilight, what were the streets mentioned when Bella was in phoenix. Same prize as last time.