"Well, that didn't take long." Bella murmured as she walked into the school grounds. She hadn't got a proper look at it before, and she gasped at the sight in front of her.
Red roses entwined in the wall, along with the ivy. The gravel path was laced with white roses, and she could see in the distance a large oak tree with two people sitting in the shade underneath it. If they followed the gravel path, they would be led to a massive fountain, with a few students sat around it, chatting. But instead they walked off the path to the oak tree. They could hear strumming a guitar softly.
"Dude, even after all these years you still can't play it right!" A male voice laughed, followed by an irritated sigh.
"Aww, c'mon, John! Cut him some slack!" Bella heard her roommates voice. They quickened their pace over to the oak tree.
As they neared, they saw Harvey's and what they assumed to be John's forms at the bottom of the tree, while Chessie was swinging upside down from one of the thick branches.
"Oh, hi guys!" Chessie said, dropping down.
"Um, John, this is Bella and Edwa-"
"Edward Cullen, you sly dog!" John smiled, before embracing Edward in a one armed hug.
Edward smiled down at his small friend.
"Got yourself a wife, too!" He smiled up at Bella.
He was a small man, about 5'5 with dark ginger hair and a slightly wonky smile.
He picked up her hand, and kissed it, witch would have made her blush three years ago.
"Always the ladies man." Edward chuckled, shaking his head.
Chessie rolled her eyes, then ran back up the tree.
"Hey Bellsy! Come up here!" She called, face popping out of the branches.
Bella shrugged, before darting up the tree.
When she got as high up as she could go, she gasped at the view.
Small flower patches were woven throughout the grounds, reds and whites and yellows.
The students sparkled in the sun, making the grounds even more beautiful.
"Its…Beautiful!" She whispered. Chessie grinned, nodding.
"It's the screensaver on my laptop." She laughed.
"Come on, let's go back down." Chessie said, jumping off the branch she was sat on.
Bella laughed slightly, and jumped down.
"I told you! There hippies!" A fair-haired girl giggled, nudging her taller friend.
"Oh shut up Carla." Chessie snapped, glairing at them. They just rolled their eyes.
"I'm hurt!" Carla said, clutching her heart.
"Oh, I'll give you something to hurt about in a minute." Chessie smiled a mad smile, before lurching forward.
Carla stepped back, while her taller friend growled.
"Watcha gonna do, Sophie?" Chessie asked, smirking at her.
Sophie slapped her, leaving claw marks down the side of her face.
Harvey snarled, while Chessie just stood there.
Bella watched in horror as her face knitted itself back together.
Sophie smiled.
Chessie disappeared.
"Crap." Harvey muttered.
"Guys, back against the tree now."
"But-"
"Bella, he's serious." Edward pulled his wife back just as Sophie was replaced with a sleek, black panther.
Harvey was getting ready to freeze her, when his mates voice whispered in his ear-
"No, I can handle this."
He immediately felt scared for her.
Who knew what Sophie would be like when Chessie was finished with her?
"What's going on here?" A short, mousy haired vampire called. She was obviously a teacher, because she was dressed in a black skirt, white blouse and a black jacket.
Sophie immediately changed back, looking at the teacher.
"I'm sorry Miss Jackson. It wont happen again."
"It better not." She said, walking off.
"I'm gonna get you, Chessie. And your gonna be real sorry you ever crossed me." She muttered darkly, before running off.
"What was that all about?" Bella asked.
"Sophie and Carla are bitches." Chessie said, appearing again.
"Just ignore them."
"What was the whole-"
"She can turn into anything and anyone, but keep all her vampire traits. That's why she was the panther. it's a crap ability, if you ask me. Invisibility is much better." She grinned.
"Oh."
"Come on, I wanna relax till first lessons start." Chessie said, smiling at John and Harvey.
"I have different lessons to you." He smiled.
"I would make you forget you ever met me, but unfortunately, I cant. Bye Chessie, Harvey, Edward." John said, running off.
Chessie grinned again, and pulled Bella towards the lounge
"Hey guys!" Emmett yelled through the doorway. Bella scanned the room. Massive sofas, TVs and computers.
"Take a seat."
"So, you guys had the grand tour?" Emmett asked. Bella nodded.
"Yeah, we went out by the oak tree, too. It has an awesome view."
"Cool. So, what do you have first?" Emmett asked everyone.
" History with Alice, Edward and Chessie." Bella said.
"I have gym with everyone else." Jasper said, frowning.
"Well, we don't have to be there for…" Chessie said, glancing down at her watch.
"Five minutes! Awww!" She groaned, reaching down to her shoe and pulling something white out of the heel.
"Bye, hon." Harvey said, kissing her cheek.
"But we still have plenty of time!" Alice exclaimed.
"Phhft. Do you want to sit next to one of those red eyed creeps? 'Cause I don't. See you there." She sped off. She was faster than any vampire anyone had seen before.
"She was a very fast human." Harvey mumbled, as if reading Bella's thoughts. He gave a nod to Jasper and Alice, before walking off.
"What was that all about?" Bella asked, noticing Jaspers confused and shocked expression.
"He's from Texas."
"I thought he was killed…" Jasper mumbled.
"Come on, let's get to class."
"But Ja-"
"I'll tell you later." Edward whispered to Bella. She nodded, standing up, and ran after him, Alice following close behind. It didn't take them long to find the classroom; they just followed Chessie's scent. The teacher wasn't in the class yet, but all the students were. They could see Chessie waving from across the room.
"I saved you some seats." She said. There were tables with four chairs around, and Edward and Bella sat across from Chessie and Alice. They could hear some one coming up the corridor. A tall man walked into the classroom, staring ahead. He sat at his desk, shuffled some papers, looked up. And gasped.
"Alice?" He whispered. He shook his head, and started calling the register.
"A-Alice C-ullen," He stuttered.
"Here."
"Bella Cullen,"
"Here."
"Edward Cullen,"
"Here."
"Cheshire Dowling,"
"Here." He went through the register, occasionally shooting glances at Alice. The lesson was fascinating.
"Did you know Joan of Arc was a vampire?" Bella asked Chessie.
"Well, duh!" Chessie rolled her eyes, and giggled.
When the lesson was over, he held the Cullen's back.
"I'll see you in gym!" Chessie said, before walking off down the hallway.
"Alice?" He whispered, before staring into her eyes.
"Uh, yeah?" She said.
"I am sorry I condemned you to this life. I thought I'd never see you again. But one of my kind was after you, an-"
"Wow wow wow. Hold it. You created me?"
"Yes. And I feared I would never see you again to tell you the truth." The bell went.
"Go, young one. I will reveal all later. Go." He said, and sat down at his desk. Alice was speechless.
"Alice, come on!" Bella hissed. She had to drag her out of class, with the help of Edward. They tiptoed into gym un-noticed. Then a tall, (Why is everyone tall here? Bella thought.) blond haired man stood at the front of the class.
"Good morning, class. I hope you had a good first lesson. My name is Mr. Raddle." He said, pacing back and forth.
"You will call me sir or coach. I have been in twelve wars, and I don't expect any shit from you or you will be severely punished. Do you understand?" He asked. Their was mumbles among the class.
"I said do you understand!" He yelled, making all the students nod and yell yes.
"Very good. Now, we will start with a race. Please line up with the starting line."
They lined up.
"On your marks, get set…Go!" He yelled, clapping (Witch, effectively sounded like a gunshot.).
They ran, but no-one was faster than Chessie.
She smiled when Edward crossed the finish two seconds after her.
"Now wrestling."
A vampire called Sheldon ended up winning that.
"Now, we will test your abilities."
Chessie won again.
"I'll see you back here, same time, every other day."
The class groaned.
This was gonna be a long year.