A/N: I'm sorry I haven't updated in a long time! But here's the next chapter, thanks for reading :]

Bella POV

The morning of the first day of school, I woke up very early ( 4:30), because I was so nervous. Knowing I would never fall asleep again, I dragged myself out of bed and stretched. I had a funny feeling in my stomach.

After I took a shower and put up my hair into a ponytail, I went downstairs. Charlie was in the kitchen, frying eggs for himself. I poured myself some cereal and sat down at the table.

" Morning, Bells. Nervous? "

"A little." I admitted, smiling.

" Ah, you'll be alright." He smiled his crinkly-eyed smile at me and turned to his eggs. I felt better.

I finished up and rinsed my bowl quickly. I pulled on my rain jacket and ran out the door, into the pouring rain. I fumbled with the door of my old red truck and finally got it open. I jumped inside and slammed the door.

The truck started, roaring loudly. I turned on the heater and drove carefully down the driveway. I found my way to the school easily, and as it came into sight, my stomach jolted nervously again.

I blushed furiously as the loud roaring of my truck sounded in the school parking lot. I looked straight ahead, biting on my lower lip. People turned to see the newcomer as I parked in an empty space next to a silver Volvo. I took a deep breath and opened the door.

It was raining harder, and I grabbed my bag and ran for it. As I reached the office, I slowed and smoothed my hair. I entered the warm, cluttered room. I got my schedule and a paper for my teachers to sign and headed back out into the rain. I looked at my schedule.

English
Government
Trigonometry
Spanish
Lunch

Biology
Gym

English was first, and I made my way in the throng of students to the building.

As I entered the room, pulling down my hood and unzipping my jacket, people turned to look at me. I blushed again and walked nervously to the teacher's desk, praying I wouldn't have a klutz moment.

Mr. Berty smiled at me and gave me a book. He signed my paper and thankfully didn't have any nonsense about introducing me. I found an empty seat and sighed as I settled into it. Class started right away, so everyone turned to their books.

After class, I gathered my things and walked to the door. A boy with pitch black hair and glasses caught up to me and smiled widely.

"Hi, I'm Eric. You're Isabella Swan, right? I can show you around. Do you need help finding your next class? Mine is Trig."

I cleared my throat nervously. "Oh. Um, hi, Eric. It's just Bella. Uh…" I pulled out my schedule and looked. "Mine is Government. I think I can find it okay, thanks."

He looked slightly disappointed. " Okay. See you around?"

"Yeah…" I mumbled, turning back to my schedule. He went to his next class and I sighed with relief. As I walked to Government, I saw the little spiky-haired girl, Alice, and the tall boy, Jasper. She caught sight of me and squealed to Jasper, taking his hand and hurrying over.

" Hi Bella!"

I smiled a little. "Hi Alice…. Jasper… I'm just heading to Government."

"We have Government too. How's your first day?"

" It's fine, I suppose. People are uh… real helpful." I nodded at Eric's retreating back. Alice grinned at me and Jasper looked over her shoulder. He looked tense. Alice glanced at him, then said to me,

"Do you want to sit with us at lunch?" Jasper stiffened ever so slightly, and looked at her. Then he smiled slightly and looked at me.

"Sure." I said, walking into the classroom.

After Government, we walked out into the rain again.

"Well, see you at lunch Bella. I have Spanish and Gym next." said Alice, sighing.

"Ok. I've got Trig." I groaned a little and walked away towards the classroom, Alice and Jasper chuckled a little behind me.

Unfortunately, my un-clumsiness didn't last too long. As I was walking to the front of the room to have my paper signed, I tripped over a stray book in the aisle and stumbled a couple feet forward. A few people laughed, and my face burning, I carried my books to an empty desk next to a blond, baby-faced boy. He looked at me curiously.

"Hi, I'm Mike. Remember?"

I smiled a little and said, "Yeah, hi Mike. Nice to see you again."

He grimaced. " Yeah, sorry about that again, I didn't see you." He looked at my arm. " Better now?"

"Yeah." I smiled reassuringly, hoping he would start apologizing again.

He smiled at me and turned to the front of the room as the teacher started class. After class, as I gathered my books, he held the door for me and walked alongside.

" So, you moved from Arizona?" he said conversationally.

" Uh, yeah." I answered awkwardly. I knew he noticed my very pale skin. I'd always been pale, despite the hot, sunny climate of Phoenix, Arizona.

I didn't talk much, letting Mike lead the conversation. Then he went to his next class, waving at me from across the hallway and hurrying off. I took a few deep breaths and went to Spanish, which was fairly uneventful, except me tripping over someone's desk leg and falling over a chair.

On the way to lunch, I saw the quiet boy, Edward, who was the adopted brother of Jasper and Alice. I remembered the incident at the hospital a few weeks ago and wondered at why he had reacted that way. I was very puzzled, as I always was on this subject, and made my way to the cafeteria, frowning. Deep in thought, I didn't realize I was walking right behind him until I accidentally knocked into his shoulder.

"Sorry." I mumbled. I looked at his face. It was very attractive. He was also very pale, though more so than me. His nose and mouth were perfect, and his eyes were a beautiful golden brown. I almost stopped in my tracks, mesmerized. He looked at me and smiled a little. I had to go a separate way, because I was jostled by a few freshmen joking with each other, and when they passed, Edward was nowhere in sight.

I saw Alice waving me over, where she was sitting with Jasper and two other people, who I assumed were the other two adopted siblings. There was a tall, muscular, slightly scary-looking boy, or rather a young man, sitting with a breathtakingly gorgeous blond girl who flipped her hair and murmured something to him. I nervously walked over to Alice, holding my tray.

"Emmett and Rosalie, meet Bella. Bella, come here and sit down." She pulled out the chair next to her and patted the table. I sat down.

"So, you're Bella. Alice hasn't shut up since you guys met." He grinned at me, then Alice. Alice smiled a little and picked up her slice of pizza. She glanced at me and then turned to her pizza again. She took a tiny bite and chewed slowly. Then she put it down and said,

" So, Bella, are you doing anything Saturday night? I was wondering if you and Rose would like to come along with me shopping."

" Sure, I'll come along. I'm not really doing anything." I pushed my mashed potatoes around on my tray with my fork. I was still too nervous to eat.

"Where'd Edward go, Alice? He was just here a minu- Oh there he is. Hey, Edward!" Emmett yelled. Edward, making his way to the door, stopped and turned to Emmett. He looked at me for the smallest second, and then sighed. Emmett waved him over vigorously and he reluctantly walked toward our table. He stopped next to Emmett and clapped him on the shoulder. Emmett grinned.

"Why don't you join us?"

"I'm really not very-" Emmett pulled out the chair between himself and me. Edward glared at him for a moment then sat in the chair. Alice rolled her apple to him and he picked it up, twirling its stem.

Jasper and Alice left soon after and so did Rosalie. Emmett stayed behind a few minutes, talking and then he departed. I finished eating my salad and glanced at Edward. He was watching me, an interested yet somehow pained look on his perfect face. I must have given him a curious look, because he quickly smiled crookedly at me. My breath came a little quicker.

"What's your next class?" his voice was very smooth. I sat staring at him stupidly for a moment, and then I said,

"Biology. Then I have gym." I groaned under my breath.

"I have biology next, too." Edward said, standing up. I stood up too, and we dumped our trays. We didn't say anything the whole way there. When we got to the classroom, he held the door open for me and smiled crookedly again. I couldn't help but smile back, my face going pink. He sat at his table and I self-consciously walked to the teacher's desk to have the paper signed and get my books. Mr. Banner directed me to the only empty seat. It was next to Edward.

"Um, hi again." I said, setting my books down on the table. He smiled and moved over to give me room. I sat down and looked at him sideways. He was leaning away slightly, gripping the table. I didn't have time to talk to him though, because Mr. Banner started class.

It was mostly boring. I took notes anyway though, and every once in a while, I glanced over at Edward. I got a glimpse of his paper. His handwriting was beautiful, and I sat watching him write, mesmerized, until he glanced at me and raised an eyebrow. I took a slightly shuddering breath and turned to my own paper, blushing furiously. I thought I heard him chuckle under his breath.

When the bell rang, Edward gathered his things quickly and almost ran to the door. I looked after him curiously and gathered my own things. I made my way to gym alone, dreading what lay ahead.

It was like my own personal torture. We played tennis, and after my partner got hit in the head by my racket, I stayed back. After the long hour was gone and the bell rang, I hurriedly changed and headed out to the parking lot. As I was putting my bag in my red truck, I noticed Edward and Alice leaning against the silver Volvo I had parked next to this morning. Alice and I talked for a few minutes, Edward standing rather rigidly next to her.

After Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett came, I waved and got into my truck. I started it, and it roared loudly. Again, people turned to stare. Emmett was grinning at me through the window and Rosalie was looking at the faded paint and slightly rusted bumper critically. I was blushing tomato-red as I pulled slowly out, and Alice waved. I caught sight of Edward as I drove out of the parking lot. He was staring after me, with that same pained look I'd seen earlier. When he saw me looking, he smiled a little and turned to his car.

After dinner, I said goodnight to Charlie as usual and headed upstairs to do my homework. But I couldn't concentrate. Edward's face kept popping up in my mind. His strange bronze hair falling slightly into his face…his honey-smooth voice…his perfect, pale skin… his stunningly beautiful crooked smile that gave me butterflies… his golden-colored eyes… Wait. His golden-colored eyes?

My stomach jolted and I gasped a little. He had black eyes. I knew it. I remembered the desperate, wild look in his pitch-black eyes that day three weeks ago. He got gold contacts, that's all. No need to freak out.

I quickly finished the rest of my homework and climbed into bed. I was dead tired. But right before I drifted asleep, I saw Edward's face in my mind again. I had a funny feeling. But I wasn't sure what it was…

A/N: Sorry I took so long to update! ): I like this chapter, lol Bella getting all self-conscious and blushing. :D Anyways, thanks a lot for reading and please please please review. Kay? 3