BPOV

The next day was better. I became friends with a girl named Angela. She was pretty friendly, and she was in a few of my classes. After the morning classes we were heading to lunch together, talking comfortably.

"- It's really quite nice here sometimes, you'll get used to it." I gave her an incredulous look that clearly stated I didn't think so.

"Really, Bella, it doesn't rain all the time. Maybe… 27 days out of 30…." Her voice became smaller at the last few words and she grinned at me.

I laughed and got in line for my tray. Angela and I sat at an empty table and we started another argument about whether or not it was better to live in Washington or Phoenix. I defended Phoenix with conviction. But Angela had a point, it did sometimes get so hot there that on days like that I'd actually rather be in cool, rainy Forks.

"Hey Bella." I looked up.

"Hi Alice!" I smiled and patted the seat on my other side. She sat gracefully. Jasper awkwardly sat with us, staring at something over our shoulders.

After we finished up and stood to dump, I caught sight of Edward, Rosalie, and Emmett sitting at a table across the cafeteria. I debated whether or not it was appropriate to wave. I mean, I'd just met them yesterday, not counting the….incident…at the hospital. I didn't want to appear rude or snobbish though, so I gave a tiny wave and smiled before quickly turning back to Alice and Angela. Jasper had left already, so we walked out of the cafeteria and parted ways in the hall.

I walked to Biology absentmindedly, and ended up being almost late. I slid into my seat, blushing madly and bent my head low over my paper. Edward had already taken his seat, and he didn't look at me the entire hour. But as the bell rang and I stood slowly to gather my books, a pale hand reached across and helped me. I looked up, startled.

Edward gave me a crooked smile and helped me shove my books into my bag. He walked with me to the door. Racking my brains for something interesting to say, I blurted out,

" Nice day, isn't it?" A crash of thunder sounded faintly outside, and my cheeks slowly turned pink. He smirked at me.

"Yeah. Really nice out. Good day for a walk." I blushed harder and peeked up at him. He was grinning and looking ahead.

Tripping over my foot, I dropped my bag and some of the contents spilled out with a crash. Books and pencils and loose sheets of paper scattered the area around me and I blushed yet harder and knelt down to pick it all up. Edward stooped down and grabbed a few of my books and a stray pencil. He put it gently into my backpack and our eyes met.

I froze in the process of shoving a book into the bag. His bright, golden eyes held mine and melted like liquid gold. I knelt there, dazed. Finally, he looked down and picked up another pencil. I swallowed and hastened to throw everything into the bag and stand up. Our eyes met again but Edward quickly look away and turned. I realized my heart was pounding and my breathing was uneven. Shaking my head, I hitched up my bag over my shoulder and turned away too.

Edward walked to his next class and I headed slowly to the gymnasium glassy-eyed. I dressed in a daze. Gym was horrible. I got hit in the head by a basketball -twice. Then when, stupidly, the boy called Mike passed me the ball, I let out a tiny scream and jumped away. The people on my team groaned and I flushed red, biting my lip. The rest of the hour passed slowly, and I did my best to stay out of people's way. Finally, as the final bell rang, I dashed to change and hurried outside. I climbed into my truck and turned the key. It rumbled to life and I turned on the heater. It was pouring out there. On the way home, rain hammered on the roof and I shivered despite the heater. I parked in front of Charlie's house and grabbed my bag, preparing myself for a mad dash to the front door.

I opened the door, jumped out, slammed it shut and ran full speed towards the house. I dug around in my pocket frantically for my keys. They weren't there. I seized the zipper of my bag and ripped it open. I searched hurriedly through it. Nothing. My hair now dripping and the rain coming down harder I ran back to my truck, hoping to wait it out until Charlie came home.

A pair of headlights appeared down the road. I reached my truck and was just about to pull it open when the approaching car stopped smoothly behind my truck and a tall figure stepped out. I stopped. The figure jogged up to me.

"Hey."It was Edward. My heart rate picked up and my breath caught.

"Hi. What are you doing here?"

"You dropped your keys when you spilled your bag. I was walking down the hallway to go meet Alice and I saw them on the ground."

I sighed with relief. "Thanks! I thought I was going to have to go the police station and ask Charlie for his set of keys!" Edward smiled at me and handed me the keys. His hand brushed against mine. My eyes widened. His skin was freezing cold.

"Are you okay? Your hand is icy." I looked back up at him.

His face was empty. "It's just…the rain… You should really go inside, Bella. You're soaking wet."

I looked down at my clothes. He was right. My jeans were sopping and water had leaked straight through my sweater and shirt. I thanked him one last time and flew to the front door, slipping the last few feet on the wet porch. I fumbled with the keys and got the door open finally. I turned around and saw Edward was still there, watching from his car. I waved and he started the Volvo and drove off down the street.

Dinner was ready when Charlie came home. I heard the door open downstairs. Marking my page in the book I was reading, I came down the stairs.

"Bells?"

"Hey, Dad. Dinner's on the table."

He smiled appreciatively up at me and headed to the kitchen. I followed him down and sat at the table across from Charlie. We ate in silence for a few minutes, and then he said,

"How was school today?"

"It was nice."

"That's good to hear. I was…a little anxious. You know… moving away and a new school and all that…" his voice became gruff and he focused on his spaghetti.

My cheeks turned pink and I mumbled, "I'm fine, Dad. I really don't actually mind. The…the rain is…uh, a bit of a change." I hastily took a bite of my breadstick.

To my surprise, Charlie laughed. I looked up, starting to grin. "What?"

"It's-It's just that I know you don't like it here. Rain doesn't suit you." He chuckled. Rolling my eyes, I took another bite.

After dinner I cleared up and Charlie disappeared into the living room. I washed up the dishes quickly and plodded upstairs to do the rest of my homework.

I finished at about 10, and then I checked my email for any messages from Renee.

Hi, Bella!

How did your first day of school go, honey? Did you make any new friends? I bet it's raining there. Phil and I were just heading off to bed, but I decided I wanted to write first, so I'll get a reply sooner.

Well, I'm pretty wiped out, it was a long day. So I'll write again soon, Bells. Take care and say hi to Charlie for me.

Love, Mom

I wrote back quickly, knowing that Renee would freak out soon if I didn't answer her.

Hey, Mom

My first day was fine, I suppose. I met a nice girl, Alice, a few weeks ago, and Jasper, too. Also, I made friends with a quiet girl, Angela. She seems really nice.

Yes, it's raining here, naturally. Hasn't stopped since I got here. (Just kidding, Mom)

I'm heading to bed too, I'm pretty tired. I'll write more tomorrow.

Love you,

Bella.

I hit send and changed into my pajamas quickly. Then I flopped onto my bed, pulling the covers over me. I was just getting comfortable when I remembered to switch off the light. Groaning, I sat up and threw the blankets off. Scowling, I trudged across the room, flipped the switch, and felt my way to my bed. I was asleep within minutes, not bothering to pull the blanket over me.

A/N: Thanks a lot for reading! Tell me what you think. I know this is kinda short, but I wanted to update and I'm dead tired. ( Really, I'm laughing at random things and inanimate objects I'm so sleepy)

So, enjoy and review! (Please? * puppy eyes*)