School. and an Eye Opener

Izzy

I road to school in the 66 Chevelle SS, with Maverick and Dylan, I was nervous, very nervous. I was shaking a little bit, but when I got there it was as small as Forks High. Clemente High School, it was cute and their colors were Blue and Gold, the Wildcats…interesting. Maverick showed me to the front office and I went in to get my schedule. The ladies name was Ms. Allen and she was a short plump woman, but she seemed nice enough. I went up to her and she just stared, wonderful, it's already starting. "I'm Isabella Swan, I'm new and I need my schedule." I asked and she smiled warmly and nodded. "Here you go dear, there is a map of the school as well, incase you get lost. Your very smart, all Honors classes. Your locker and locker combination are all on the small blue sheet attached to your schedule. Have a wonderful First day." She went back to working and I mumbled a thank you before heading out to find my locker. I found it and stuffed the things I didn't need into it. Once I started walking trying to find my class I heard the whispers, and insults. It made me feel worse than I have been, still nothing could ever compare to Charlie saying all those things. I found my class, Italian, I love Italian. Italian 6- first period, room 205, Mrs. Blackburn Trigonometry- second period, room 302, Mrs. Bowles Advanced Gym-third period, Gym, Coach Gordon Lunch- Chemistry 2- fourth period, room 207, Mrs. Parker U.S. History Honors- fifth period, room 124, Mr. Brook

Honors Art- sixth period, room 406, Mrs. Hall

Advanced Music- seventh period, room 186, Mrs. Roo

Wow today is going to be a long day, but I think I can take it. I watched from the back of the class as students filed in the room, some looking tired, hyper, and indifferent.

I didn't look anyone in the eye and since we had to have partners judging by the connected tables, I'm hoping to have a quiet partner. As I waited I studied my schedule, and learned the map of the school. I felt someone sit next to me but I kept my face down and ignored the person.

"Hi, my names Madelynn, what's yours?" I looked up to her and she was really beautiful. She had long light brown hair and stunning green eyes with a tint of yellow close to the pupil, she had great style and taste, and she had a tattoo of a Japanese fish on the inside of her wrist. She was small but still taller than me and actually muscular, but not the manly kind of muscular.

"Isabella, but you can call me Izzy." I said to her quickly and quietly after I realized that I was staring.

"That's a cute name. May I ask a few questions?" she asked. I nodded already knowing what she was going to ask.

"Where did you come from?" I was shocked, I was sure it was going to be something like what happened to your face, or why are you so skinny?, never expected it to be that.

"A little town in Washington, Forks, the sun is very rare there." I said missing the rain, I loved the rain; I never got tired of it.

"Why did you move here then?" I tried to come up with a lie, but it was difficult coming up with a believable one. I settled for a partial truth.

"My father wanted me to live else where." I said to her and she nodded sadly.

"Do you have any brothers or sisters?" I nodded my head and she smiled.

"I never get to see them though, not since I was seven. Leah, and Seth, Leah is a year older than me and Seth is a year younger than me. And after our mother died they went to live with our real dad Harry. I got stuck staying with my step dad. It's fucked up, I'm sorry." I said to her and looked away.

"Why couldn't you live with them, instead of coming here?" she asked and I shrugged.

"I don't know, I was just told to come live here, I didn't question it."

"The things you imagine are safest, aren't for me. My mother died when I was 7 and my step-dad blames me for it. So…I don't know." At that moment the teacher got our attention and we started the class. I was glad to have met Madelynn. I learned that she loathes being called Maddy so it's just Madelynn, she asked me to be her friend and I said that I would try because I never had a friend before, she was shocked at that.

It was soon time for gym. Advanced Gym, in this school when you're a sophomore you don't have to take gym and I wanted to…the only girl who wanted to take advanced gym. So I was stuck. There was only one guy teacher, and there wasn't a locker room for a girl. I had to get changed in the guy's locker room and back in a corner where no-one could see me near an abandoned locker. I don't know how the school board could allow this to happen. I was going to complain so this didn't have to happen to anyone else.

We were all lined up in a row as he told us what we were doing today. Football, in the middle of November, good thing I had a jacket and sweats on.

When we got to the football field, it was frosty, and Coach came up to me.

"Isabella you don't have to participate in the football game." He said patting me on the shoulder lightly and walked away. I ran after him, determined to show him I'm not a fragile, weak person.

"COACH!" he turned around and I caught up to him. "I'm going to play, you can't stop me, there is a reason that I'm in Advanced Gym in the first place. Is it because I'm a girl?" he shook his head and I continued. "Then give me the ball, being small gives me advantages.

When he wouldn't hand me the ball I reached over and grabbed it from him, then walked to the field.

I felt accomplished at the end of the game because I had made four touchdowns and from what the coach said I did better than his quarter back. I smiled and kept walking.

"Isabella!" I turned to the coach and raised my eyebrow.

"Call me Izzy, Isabella makes me think I'm in trouble." He snickered at that and continued.

"I want you to join the team. Your better at football than my quarterback and I can't give up a good player just because they're a female."

"No sir I don think that's best. I could help out with practices, teach them some things and maybe fill in for an injury but never be able to join." He grinned a wide grin.

"Okay, follow me." I followed him to his office and he pulled out a box of new uniform jerseys and padding, along with a helmet. I got to pick the number I wanted and I just decided to pick my lucky number. 24. He said that the rest of the team would get theirs at the end of the day. But he still had to get the names on the back.

I then walked to the showers; there were curtains and walls so I didn't have to worry about boys sneaking a peek, not that I'm much to look at anyway. I took quite a long shower and the bad part of everything was now the guy's locker room will smell like Iced Gingerbread, cinnamon, and warm vanilla sugar, all of which I got from Bath and Body Works. I actually smiled at that. Since I have been in Illinois I have felt happier and calmer, which is wonderful.

I dried off and got dressed walking out and to my rucksack. I stuffed all of my shower stuff in the front pocket and clipped it closed. I only noticed everyone staring after I stood up to walk out.

"What?" I asked them curious.

"We just wondered why you made the locker room smell like a girl?" I laughed.

"Well I wanted to be clean and not smell like the football field. You'll live though, I thought they smelled pretty nice."

"What your name? I don't think I ever caught it." One of the boys asked. Everyone was listening in and it was kind of creepy but I went along with it.

"Isabella, but just call me Izzy." They nodded and another one tried to ask another question but the bell rang and I removed myself from the locker room.

It was lunch time now and I went to sit in the back corner after I got water but only because I was thirsty from gym.

I drank my water until I felt the table move, that I realized someone was here. I looked up and it was only Alexander and Forrest, along with Jacy.

"Hey Izzy, mind if we sit here?" I shook my head and they made themselves comfortable.

"So how is your first day so far?" Alexander asked.

"Good, I'm helping out with the football team now. And I think I made a new friend." Maverick, who was about to sit down next to me, choked on his spit.

"Are you serious?" He asked after he recovered.

"Yes." I said quietly.

"That's so cool. What would you be doing to help?" he asked me.

"Coach wanted me on the team, said I was better than his quarter back, but I declined. So I'm getting a jersey for fill-ins and I said I would help out with practice. I understand that you guys practice over the summer too?" he nodded.

"Your way too skinny. Please eat!" Jacy said handing me a greasy taco from the line. I shook my head, most likely with a repulsed look on my face.

"If I eat anything it definitely won't be that. That looks disgusting." I told him pushing his wrist back to himself.

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Christmas Eve Day

As I got closer with everyone, the holidays got closer to us. I found myself baking the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies and the M&M ® Powdered Sugar Brownies; for a formal convention that we all are attending.

The thing I hated most was that I had to get all dressed up in formal attire until midnight. The family and I have grown so close that they knew how to force me to eat by my second week staying at the house.

So now I'm a healthy weight of 115. Most of it is muscle in my legs, and my boobs have gotten bigger since, and I have a six pack now… I don't know if that's disgusting or not but whatever.

After the cookies and brownies were put on a tray I ran up the stairs to get dressed and ready. I grabbed a quick shower and did my hair in a simple way and curled the front. I then did a smoky eye and put a pale pink chap-stick thing on my lips. It was one of those Soft lips things. I put black eyeliner and mascara on and then went to put my dress and shoes on. My dress was red and it cinched down my ribs and stopped at mid thigh, but it flowed out one side going all the way down to my ankle. It was silk, and to cover up I had a black shawl cover thing on, I have black heels and a red clutch that had a black bow on it. I was given a ruby tennis bracelet by Madelynn, for an early Christmas present. I had a locket that my grandma Clearwater gave to me before she died and it was shaped into a heart with our picture in it. I hadn't worn it in a long, long time and tonight felt right.

I made sure everything was tucked in the right places and nothing was hanging out before I heard a voice yelling up the stairs to hurry up. I walked slowly, as to not fall and got down the stairs safely.

"Has anyone seen my house key?" I asked once I reached the bottom of the steps looking into my clutch. I heard an intake of breath and looked quickly over everyone to make sure that everyone was ok, before giving them a curious look. They were all staring at me and I was getting uncomfortable. "What? What's going on?" I asked, highly curious.

"You're so stunning Izzy! I'm so proud to call you my niece." Aunt Nicole said to me. I felt a blush appear on my cheeks and I rolled my eyes, not believing her one bit.

"Everyone ready to go?" they nodded and I walked out on the porch waiting for them to follow. I still couldn't find my key, but I figured I'd just be hanging out with them all evening anyway, so it really didn't matter. I made sure the desserts were in the back. We were taking two cars, Uncle Viktor's 1997 Jeep Wrangler, and I was driving my red 67 Camero SS, this was my Christmas present and I absolutely loved it. I wasn't really paying attention, I was just following Uncle Viktor and I soon pulled into a parking space. I was feeling dizzy and I felt my eyes roll to the back of my head. I shook it away and the ones who rode with me grabbed the desserts and hopped out of the car. I gained as much control as I could and got out to, locking it and following everyone inside.

The venue was decorated beautifully. Lights were everywhere and paper snowflakes hung from fishing wire at the tops of the ceiling. The tables were covered in nice plates and silverware. Soft piano music played and the lady sung in high pitched melodies. Everything was well done, and well organized.

"Izzy, come over here to our table." Forrest said to me. I nodded and followed him to a table near a hallway to the bathrooms. I excused myself and walked down the hallway, to find that it looked like someone was in there. I waited for a little while but they never came out, I gently knocked on the door, no answer, I knocked a little louder and still no answer, I decided to see if it was unlocked and it opened, the light was off and there was no one in here. Now don't I feel stupid, It was opened the whole time!

When I was finished I looked in the mirror to see that I looked dead, I had dark, purple-ish rings under my eyes and I was paler than normal. I had felt sore on my thighs and ribs for a while so I wanted to really pay attention to it., making sure the door was locked I lifted up my dress and there were big, black and violet bruises on the tops of my thighs and a few on my ribs. I was so embarrassed, I don't know what's going on with me and to be fucking honest I was so scared.

I was full of changes lately. I've gotten toned, without working towards it and my skin normally glowed, until now, and my boobs went from a 32B to a 38C in less than a month, I noticed I'm more curvy in places that I wasn't before, and my facial features sharpened. I can see in the dark, as if it was daytime, rather than nighttime. When I'm helping the football team, I can make sharper moves and jump higher to catch something I don't really fall as much anymore. When I'm sitting on the patio at night I can hear Alexander having sex with his girlfriend. I could hear my Aunt and Uncle's whispered conversations as they get ready for bed. I can hear everyone's snores. Most of all there has been an increase in my hunger. Now I can't ever understand why I gave up food for as many years as I have, but I only gained weight to a healthy level and then I stopped gaining the weight. I never thought I would say this but to share this with anyone is a no, go. It just didn't feel right to tell anyone, except when I thought about telling daddy, I felt like if I told him he could give me all the answers I was looking for.

There was a knock on the door and I hurried to make sure everything was covered again and walked out, apologizing to the lady with her daughter.

I got to the table and took my seat next to Forrest and Alexander. I didn't look at anyone as we waited for the food and I could tell that Aunt Nicole sensed something was wrong, because I felt the holes that she was staring into the side of my face.

Soon it was time to leave and I was getting my car warmed up when I heard Aunt Nicole and Uncle Viktor talking with Maverick about me.

"Maverick, do you know anything about what's wrong with Izzy? I'm real worried about her." Uncle Viktor asked Maverick.

"I don't know dad, I'm kinda worried about her too. What about you mom? Do you know?" he asked.

"No but I was thinking about talking to her in the morning and asking her what was up." She replied. The car was warm by the time the boys got in.

I can definitely wait till morning.

A.N/ I'm so sorry for not updating sooner. I actually let my friend take a look at it to Beta it, and it took longer. Also the fact that it was the holidays and now I had a break to post right before my little brothers birthday…which is on the 1st of the year…..ANYWAY! I love all of you, and I just have one question… Do you like it? I don't like asking for reviews because it makes me feel kinda greedy, but I do like the feed back and I'm not really getting a lot…so. PM me or just review giving me feedback.