Let the Games Begin

A/N: I want to thank everybody who favorited and reviewed this. It makes me feel good. Ha ha. Anyway, I'm giving you all another update seeing as I'll be leaving town for the next week tomorrow. Hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: Same as last time. All belongs to SM.

Chapter 1
Apparently Annoying Comes in the Form of Prep

(BPOV)

I rolled my bags through the campus, ignoring the stares that I knew were coming my way. I pulled out the piece of paper with my dorm assignment on it and followed the map to my new dorm. I walked through the doors and I was a bit surprised at what I saw. The interior of the building was the opposite of the exterior. It was new and modern with sleek white leather couches and a few flat screen TVs in the common area on the ground floor.

But on those couches were some more girls and a few guys that were giving me the same horrified looks as the other students in the courtyard. I gave them a sickly sweet smile and hit the elevator button. I hit the three button and walked down the hall, thankful that no one was in the hallway at the moment. I really wasn't in the mood to deal with any of the prissy little brats that surely attended this hellhole.

I found my door and dug the key out of the folder and opened the door. The room could have been worse. There were two beds, one of the them already had a light purple duvet covering it. There were two dressers and closets. The bathroom was pretty big, so that was nice I guess. My roommate (obviously) had an addiction to Diet Coke considering the fact that there was a stack of twelve packs running up the wall on her side of the room all the way up to the ceiling. Okay, that was going to be fun to deal with.

I sighed and walked in, throwing my stuff on the empty bed and started pulling out my sheets and duvet. My sheets were standard white sheets, nothing too fancy, and my duvet was black with white accents along the edge. It definitely stood out in the light colored room. Hope my roommate doesn't mind a bit of black because it's going to be here whether she likes it or not. Tough luck, bitch.

I threw my clothes into the dresser and closet, not really caring where any of it landed. I'd deal with it later. I hung up my band posters on my wall before shoving my duffle and suitcase under my bed. I flopped onto my bed and laid there, staring up at my posters. "At least I have you guys," I sighed.

I pulled the pillow out from under my head and threw it over my face and screamed into it. God, when did I get so pathetic? I'm talking to posters at some hellish boarding school in a town that I hate everything about. All of the girls were stuck up slutty bitches and the guys were all egotistical horndogs. My parents think I'm some sort of delinquent and that some stuffy school with ancient teachers with even more antiquated rules is going to "fix" me.

I threw my pillow back onto the bed and got up, grabbing my iPod and walked downstairs, still getting the same looks as before. I pulled my earbuds in and flipped them all the bird before walking out the door. I heard gasps coming from behind me and that made me smile a little, but it didn't last very long.

I blasted my loudest music and stomped off across campus, trying to find a place that wasn't full of people staring at me like I was a complete freak. I mean, I knew it was going to happen - new kid and all. But still, it really wasn't necessary. Look once, turn away. It's not that hard.

I finally found an empty bench with no one near enough to get a good look at me and laid my head on the back, staring up at the sky. I sat there for a few minutes before closing my eyes and focusing on the very angry lyrics coming out of my headphones.

A few minutes later, I felt someone tap my shoulder. I ignored them, hoping that they would just go away, but because I seem to have used up all of my good luck for the next ten years, they didn't leave. Whoever it was tapped my shoulder again and I let out an angry sigh and opened one eye and pulled out one earbud. "Can I help you?"

I finally looked at the person sitting next to me. It was a boy. He was blonde with blue eyes, completely generic. He was wearing - wait for it - a light blue polo and jeans, like every other carbon copy here. He was giving me what he thought was a sexy smile, but in reality it just looked like he really needed to find a toilet.

"Hi, I'm Mike," he said, leaning towards me. "What's your name? Where're you from?"

"I'm Leave-Me-Alone from a little town called none-of-your-fucking-business," I said nonchalantly before putting my headphone back in my ear.

And then Mike pulled it back out. He did not just touch my stuff. "So you're new here?" he tried again.

Oh my God, this guy is denser than my great-Aunt Marge's fruitcake. "Do not touch my stuff. Do not talk to me. Do not come near me. Or I will rip off your balls, chop them up and feed them to your grandmother. 'K, bye."

I got up and left him there in shock, now in an even worse mood than I was before. I wandered around the campus and finally found a tree near the edge of campus that no one was near. I flopped down and leaned against the trunk.

I sat there for the rest of the afternoon until the sun started to go down. I sighed and got up and headed back to the dorm. Thankfully, most of the students were back inside the dorms by now, so no one stared at me as I made my way back across campus.

I finally found my dorm again (what? I'm new, it's dark, and all of the stupid buildings look the same.) and walked in to find the same people sitting in the common area with a few additions (my God, don't these people have anything else to do that sit around with their thumbs up their asses and stare at me?). Although I did appreciate it when a few of them glared at me for my earlier farewell other than just gawking at me. I gave them a salute and a mocking smile and headed to the elevators, but I was stopped by golden retriever boy. He hopped in front of me with a bright smile on his face, as if my earlier threat hadn't even phased him. "Hi again," he said. "What's your name again? I don't think I caught it earlier."

"That's because I didn't tell you. And it'll be a cold day in hell before I do, fuckwad," I ground out. I really was not in the mood to deal with people like him right now. "Leave me alone." I tried to sidestep him, but he moved in front of me again.

Dear God, please do not let me commit murder tonight.

"Ah, come on. No need to be hostile," he said the same sickening smile on his face from earlier.

"I am not hostile. I do not want to talk to you. I want to be left alone. I do not even want to be at this fucking school, but I'm here anyway, surrounded by people who are too dense to understand the concept of personal space and have nothing better to do than stare at the new girl!" I glared around him at the people in question and they quickly looked away.

I glared up at the guy in front of me, whose name I couldn't even remember, telling him that he needed to get out of my way. But he just stood there. "So do you want a tour of the campus? I know all of the cool spots that are great for-"

I cut him off. "Are you too dense to understand the fact that I do not want to talk to you or go anywhere with you or be anywhere near you? Because you seem like you are. Let me spell it out for you. Stay. The. Fuck. Away. From. Me." And then I proceeded to punch him in the gut.

He doubled over and the kids in the common area groaned in sympathy or cheered. Some of the girls looked horrified. Two of the girls, a tall statuesque blonde and a small pixie looking girl, were laughing their asses off along with a huge muscular guy and tall blonde guy. They weren't here earlier today.

"I don't think she wants to talk to you, Newton," the muscular guy called from across the room. Newton glared up at him and scurried off without even a glance in my direction. Thank God for small favors.

The guy motioned for me to come over to the small group. I gave them a dubious look before shuffling over to them. Up close I could make out a lot more details about them. The huge guy was, in fact, huge. He had muscles everywhere, but his appearance was soften by his mop of curly dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He was smiling a dimpled smile that I figured could get him out of just about anything. He was sitting next to the blonde girl that would have looked like she had just stepped out of a magazine if it wasn't for the black smudges all over her jeans and shirt. She was giving me a small smile which didn't make me feel completely unwelcome.

On the floor by her feet, was the small pixie looking girl. She couldn't have been more than five feet tall. Her black hair barely touched the tops of her shoulders and it stuck out in all directions. She had a bright smile on her face, but it wasn't creepy like Newton's was. Finally, the blonde guy sitting next to the pixie girl was definitely tall. His wavy hair was honey colored with natural blonde highlights, like he had been in the sun a lot, and hung in his blue eyes.

"Hey, I'm Emmett Cullen," the huge guy said. "And you are my new best friend. I'm glad that someone had the guts to finally tell him to fuck off." He laughed heartily.

"Bella Swan," I said, a small smile slipping onto my face against me own will. These people seemed like the kind of people you can't be angry around, no matter how pissed you were. "Good to know I have one friend."

They all laughed. "Well, maybe you can have more than one. Not all of us are stuck up bitches and douche bags," the blonde girl said with a smile. "I'm Rosalie Hale, by the way. Call me Rose though." I gave her a nod of acknowledgement.

"I'm Alice Cullen, Emmett's sister," the pixie girl chirped. "And this is Jasper Whitlock." She gestured to the blonde guy who gave me a friendly smile and a wave. "Are you in this dorm?"

I nodded. "Yeah. Room 315."

She gasped and smiled brightly again. "Oh, awesome! You're my new roommate!"

"Oh, you're Diet Coke girl," I said, connecting two and two together.

She gave a sheepish smile and a giggle. "Yeah, I hope that doesn't bother you too much. I'm slightly addicted to the stuff."

Emmett snorted. "Slightly? You start shaking if you don't have one every six hours."

She just looked up at me and shrugged. "Eh, what can you do?" She laughed.

I just shrugged with her. "It's no big deal. I'm the same way with Dr. Pepper."

Alice gasped and smiled. "A kindred spirit! This year is going to be awesome, I just know it!" I couldn't help but smile with her. Alice seemed like the kind of person that I could see myself being friends with, even if she was a bit hyperactive. They all did. They didn't gawk at me or look at me like I was beneath them and sneer at me. They just accepted me as I was, awful language and ball-busting personality and all.

"So, where does one find food around here? I haven't even eaten since this morning," I asked just as my stomach decided to make itself known and grumble loudly. They all laughed and got up.

"Come on, we'll show you where everything is," Alice said, taking my hand and pulling me along.

I looked back at the other people sitting in the lounge. They were still gawking at me and it pissed me off. "For the love of all things good and holy, stop staring at me! Girls, yes, I wear black and my hair is blue. Get over it! And boys, I have boobs and an ass. Most girls do. Stop looking at me and close your fucking mouths!" And with that I turned on my heel and walked out the door.

Emmett, Rose, Alice, and Jasper looked at me for a second before they burst out in laughter. "Sorry about that," I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck. I really didn't want to scare off the only people at this school that could possibly keep me sane. "It's just been going on all day and it was really pissing me off."

"It's no big deal. It's kind of refreshing actually," Rose said, shaking her head at my apology. "All of the other girls are either huge suck ups or sluts that are always complaining about every little thing. It's nice to see someone stick for themselves for once."

That was surprising. "Wow, most of the time people tell me to 'watch my language' or 'young ladies don't act that way'."

They all snorted with laughter. "Not gonna happen here, Baby Bell," Emmett said. "We get the same speeches. I think you'll fit in just fine."

I smiled at the nickname. "I was thinking the same thing. You're my new best friend, Em."

He did a little dance, which only made us all laugh again. "Sweet!" he exclaimed. He extended his fist. "Knucks." I bumped his fist with a smirk and a nod. "Knucks."

"Coolest chick ever," he said. Rose gave him a look. "After you, Rosie, of course," he added quickly. She gave him a smile and kissed his cheek. I looked in between them and my eyes flickered over to Jasper and Alice. I looked down and saw that their hands were tangling together.

"You two." I motioned between Emmett and Rose. "And you two." I did the same with Alice and Jasper. "Are together?"

"Yeah," Alice chirped, smiling. "Jasper and I have been together ever since we met freshman year."

"She marched right up to me the first day of school and said that I was going to take her out on a date and I did. And the rest is history," Jasper said, speaking for the first time tonight. He had quite a southern twang in his voice, but it suited him.

"Emmett and I have been together since the seventh grade," Rose said, smiling at the big lug who was giving her his cheesiest smile.

Emmett laughed. "She kicked me in the shin after I complimented her hair. We've been together ever since."

I had to laugh a little. If these guys were here to keep me from going insane, then I think I'll be okay. "I beginning to think that this place won't be so bad after all."

"Pfft, of course it won't. We're here. And we are awesome. Therefore, this place is awesome," Alice said. I had to laugh as we walked through the doors of the cafeteria.

And then all eyes were on me again. I stopped laughing and glared at everyone who made eye contact with me. I wasn't going to tolerate the staring anymore.

We all moved through the food line and paid for our food before walking over to one of the empty tables. I sat down, ignoring the stares that I knew I couldn't stop now, no matter how long and hard I glared at them.

"So, who in this place do I need to avoid if I don't want to end up in jail for murder?" I asked before digging into the cafeteria food that wasn't that bad to be honest.

"Well, there's Mike Newton, but you've already been acquainted with him," Rose said. I scowled at the mention of the moron from earlier. "Don't let him or any of his friends near you. They're all horndogs that will hook up with anything with vagina."

I nodded. "Good to know."

"There's Tanya Denali. She's the supposed 'queen of the school'," Alice threw in. "She thinks she's so high and mighty, but in reality, she's just a bitch with a superiority complex. She thinks that she can boss anyone around and get whatever she wants. It's fun to mess with her." Alice and Rose exchanged only slightly maniacal grins. "We have something set up for her tomorrow before classes start."

"Okay. Anyone else?" I asked. Just as I asked I looked up and saw him.

Well, hello there. This guy was definitely swoon worthy. Tall, about 6'2", a body covered in wiry muscles that flexed under his clothes when he moved. Tousled coppery hair that fell lazily into his emerald green eyes. A strikingly handsome face that would make angels weep. He moved with the grace of a jungle cat. Mmmm, his smile was deliciously crooked.

He was leaning against one of the tables, his arms crossed over his chest as he laughed at something one of the guys he was talking to had just said.

And then his eyes flickered over to meet mine. The emerald orbs locked with mine and a smile graced his face. He looked just a second longer before turning back to his friend. I shook my head to clear it.

Emmett, Jasper, Alice, and Rose followed my gaze to find what I had been looking at. They all exchanged a look and a small smirk before turning back to me. It was weird, but I didn't really think anything about it. "So, anyone else?" I asked again.

"Just your typical bitches and douches, but I think you can handle them," Alice said, a slight smile still on her face.

I gave a nod in agreement and turned back to my food. We talked a little bit about everything. I found out that Emmett, Alice, and Rose were from Chicago and that Jasper was from Dallas, hence the accent. I told them I was from Seattle, but that was the extent of my back story.

"Hey, Bella," Alice said after we had finished eating. "There's a back to school party thing going on later tonight. It's actually pretty fun. Do you want to go with us?"

I thought about it. Going meant that I would have to actually be near some of the before mentioned bitches and douches, but I was having a good time with people my own age for once in my life and, if I was being honest with myself, then I actually did want to have some friends while I was here unlike at all of my other schools where I just glared at everyone and avoided talking to anyone and they did the same with me.

"Sure. Sounds… interesting." I mean, what could possibly happen?

So we got to meet the gang and we got a first glimpse of our favorite boy. Exciting, yes? Anyway, more later next week. Probably Saturday. I'll be out of town with no internet. Sigh. Oh, well.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. Review please. They make me happy. :)

Until later then.

Cat