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Hello my wonderful readers. Sorry about the cliffhanger on the last chapter. I had to get you excited about this chapter didn't I? :) Hope you like this chapter and thanks so much for reviewing!

Bella's Point of View

Edward was still incredibly good looking, gorgeous even. As he walked toward me I couldn't help but notice his perfect symmetrical face, defined cheek bones, and piercing green eyes. He looked more muscular than he had in freshman year and he also had on a varsity football jacket. Great he was now a gorgeous, football playing, womanizer. What could be better?

Calm, cool, and collective Bella, I thought to myself. Don't let him see you sweat. If he starts to tease you again just call him an ass and walk away, but don't trip!

By this time Edward had reached me.

"Hello, my name is Edward Cullen. Since I've never seen you before in Forks you must be new here. There's this little tradition that I have with all new female students. I like to take them out for dinner and show them around town. How about I pick you up at 7?"

Are you kidding me?? He didn't even remember me? I mean I knew that I changed but I was still recognizably me. Everyone else at Forks High had noticed who I was. All the times he had bullied me, lowering my already impossibly low self esteem, meant nothing? All he wanted to do was have a laugh at my expense.

The old Bella would have told him that she'd see him at 7 and just let him think she was new. But I wasn't the old Bella anymore.

"Edward," I started, "Your name is Edward right?"

He nodded.

"I thought you had learned by now the first rule on hitting on a girl, always remember who they are. I'm Bella Swan, remember the nerd you always bullied in freshman year. You were always a big jackass then, but wow that's nothing compared to the jackass you are now. I would never go out with you in a million years, not even if you were the last guy on earth. I would never be caught dead with a giant, womanizing asshole like you. Now, why don't you move aside and let me get to the attendance office and you can find somebody else to sleep with."

He was so surprised by my answer that he just stood there, mouth agape. Since he was too shocked to move I gave him my best "leave me the hell alone" glare and walked around him, leaving him there rejected and shocked.

As I walked away I couldn't help but smirk. That felt amazing! I had always wanted to tell off THE Edward Cullen, but I was always just to intimidated by him.

Everyone stared as I walked by, not believing it was really me. I guess they couldn't believe it because I was so different now. I mean I had just told off Edward Cullen!

Thankfully, I got to escape the whispers by entering the attendance office. And there was a familiar face behind the desk. Miss Cope smiled brightly at me.

Miss. Cope and I had always gotten along. Back when I was a freshman I liked to help out in the office as much as I could because it would keep me away from all the teasing. Miss Cope was also, unfortunately, a woman that liked to gossip and always asked lots and lots of questions so that she could share them to the other people in Forks. Knowing that Forks was a small town, I knew that I was the big news and that I would be in the town gossip for awhile.

"Bella, I'm so happy that you're back! How are you? How was Phoenix? Did you have a lot of friends there?" she asked. "And oh my goodness you look so different!"

"Thanks Miss Cope, I missed you too. I'm well and I loved Phoenix and I had the average amount of friends," I answered all of her questions at once thinking that it would make her give me my schedule faster. She looked like she was about to ask something else but I cut her off.

"Miss Cope class is about to start and I'm sure the teacher wouldn't want me to be late, even if I am new. Could I please have my schedule?" I asked, just wanting to get out before she decided to ask me more questions that I would reluctantly have to answer.

"Of course," she replied obviously disappointed by not being able to get more gossip from me.

"Here you are," she said, "If you have any questions about it feel free to come to me."

"Ok. Thank you again Miss Cope. I have a good day!" I said.

Finally I was out of the attendance office and looked at my schedule.

1st period- English

2nd period- Government

3rd period- Trigonometry

4th period- Spanish

Lunch

5th period- Biology

6th period- Gym

Ugh gym. I still hated gym. This year I wasn't supposed to have gym. In Phoenix gym was only mandatory for freshman and sophomore years. Of course in Forks it was required all 4 years of high school. It added to my own personal hell.

As I walked to English I dreaded the rest of the day. School hadn't even started yet and I wanted to go home. That was never a good sign.

I made it to English just as the bell rang. All of the seats had been taken except the one right next to a black haired pixie.

Alice.

It reminded me of freshman year and how nice she always was to me. I also remembered how she had invited me over the last day and how I had moved the next day. I didn't even get to tell her where I was going, or even call. I hope she wouldn't be mad, even though I had never seen Alice mad before.

I sat down next to Alice and noticed a huge smile plastered on her face. Well at least I didn't have to worry about her being mad at me.

The teacher introduced himself as Mr. Mason and gave us a list of what we would be reading over the course of the year. This list included Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and Romeo and Juliet, books that I had already read. Mr. Mason then went on to explain for each of the chapters we had read we would have to write a 3 page essay on what happens and how this chapter was significant in the book.

At the end of class he then let us talk to the people next to us. This is when Alice really got excited and started bouncing up and down in her seat. Was she ever sad?

"Bella!I'msogladyou'reback.IwasworriedthatyouhadditchedmebutthenEsmetoldusaboutyou'reparentsandhowyouleftthenextdayandImissedyou!" she said in a rush. I didn't understand any of it.

"Whoa Alice. Breathe. Please repeat everything you just said," I asked her calmly.

"I said I'm so glad you're back. I was worried that you had ditched me but then Esme told me about you're parents and how you had left the next day and I missed you!" she said this time so I could actually understand it.

At the words "I missed you" I burst with happiness inside. Someone had finally missed me. Somebody noticed I was gone.

"I missed you too Alice. I'm really sorry that I didn't have a chance to call," I said.

"All water under the bridge," she replied. "Oh and I just wanted to ask what the hell did you say to my brother this morning? Whatever you said really made him angry. When I asked him, he blew up at me saying it was none of my business."

I told her exactly what had happened this morning between her brother and me.

"Well that's why. Edward has never been rejected by a girl since the 8th grade, especially the way you did it. I must say I'm impressed," Alice said.

"Thanks," I said, thankful that Alice wasn't mad about what I had said to her obnoxious brother.

A few moments of silence passed between us.

"Hey do you want to eat lunch with me, Jasper, Rose, and Emmett today?" she asked suddenly.

I looked at her hesitantly. I could deal with pissing off Edward but I don't think I'd be that brave to piss off Rosalie Hale too. Having Edward hate me was fine by me, but not Rosalie. She had the potential to ruin my life the sneaky girl way.

"I mean I'd understand if you didn't want to with Rose and all, but it would really mean a lot to me," she said. She knew she had me there.

"Yeah, I'll eat lunch with you guys today," I said.

She squealed and I knew I had made the right decision. Even though Alice and I had never been particularly close, she had reached out when I basically alone, inviting me over to her house and by talking to me. Because she had reached out, I could handle lunch with Rosalie.

Just as the bell rang Alice said "I'm glad you decided to let people see the beautiful person behind the glasses. See you at lunch." With that she walked away.

I was stunned to say the least. I had forgotten about what Alice had said to me a year ago. I guess I had let people see me, but I didn't do it for attention. I did it for myself.

I got up from my seat and went to go find my locker. I was pretty sure it was near the cafeteria and made my way there. As soon as I went into the hallways everyone stopped what they were doing. I had never before seen a hallway that still.

I held my head up and walked. I surprised myself by not tripping. Eventually I found my locker. I opened my locker with the combination Miss. Cope had given me and but all my books into the locker and shut the door, prepared to make my way for government. But of course someone had to stop me. It was Mike Newton.

Mike was a good looking kid with pale blonde hair and washed out blue eyes. He was also tall at 5'll and was, of course, on the football team with Edward Cullen. Mike had always been popular and followed the crowd, following Edward's every words. He reminded me of a lost puppy.

"Hey, Bella. How's it going?" Mike asked trying to be nonchalant.

"Hello Mike it's nice to see you again," I said trying to be polite, "But I really need to get going. I have government and it's on the other side of the school."

"You have government too! So do I. Why don't we go together?" he said.

I really didn't have any other choice but to agree.

I sighed. "Fine. Let's go."

I had always wondered what a conversation with Mike would be like when I was a freshman. Now I never wanted to have another conversation with him again. All he talked about was sports and how amazing Edward was. It was annoying to have to listen to him.

When we reached class I quickly said goodbye and found an available seat far away from him. Hopefully he would get the hint. But knowing my luck, he wouldn't.

I had ended up sitting next to Angela Webber. Angela was incredulously nice and also very pretty with light brown hair and light brown eyes. She is also very tall at 6'0. I had always liked Angela and she had always been nice to me.

She smiled shyly at me and I smiled back, asking how she was. She said she was doing great and that she was very glad I was back.

The rest of government and all of Trigonometry and Spanish had passed by very quickly.

Most of that time was spent by me trying to escape the attention of my classmates. Jessica Stanley had made me sit by her in both Trig and Spanish asking me everything from how I got to be so pretty to what I said to Edward Cullen this morning.

Jessica had the tendency to talk too much and it annoys everyone around her.

Finally the bell rang for lunch, letting me escape from all of Jessica's talking. Now I got to be around Alice and Jasper, who everybody liked.

I went to the cafeteria and bought my lunch, pizza with french fries and a drink, and looked around for Alice.

After scanning the cafeteria a few times I found her talking to her giant of a brother, Emmett and Jasper. Emmett was huge standing at 6'5 with giant muscles, the kind of muscles that professional weightlifters had. He had dark curly hair and dark brown eyes. He was a character though, always getting into trouble and loving whatever was funny.

I walked to their table and Alice greeted me, but I really wasn't paying attention to Alice. My attention was focused on Rosalie. When she looked up to see who had arrived at her table, her eyebrows shot into her hairline.

"Bella is that you?" she asked, disbelief coloring her tone.

"Yup it's me. Isn't it amazing what contacts can do for a person?" I said in response.

Emmett, who had gone to get another sandwich to replace the one he had just eaten exclaimed "Whoa! Who's the hot babe sitting at our table?"

Rosalie slapped him upside the head but I and Alice just laughed.

"Hey Emmett. I'm Bella Swan. I used to go to Forks High when I was a freshman," I said to him. I really wasn't offended by him not knowing who I was. Emmett was always the type of guy to forget things. Like once he forgot to wear pants. Typical Emmett.

But before Emmett could respond a furious voice said, "Why are you sitting here? Don't you know you're not wanted? Go back to wherever the hell you came from"

Not even looking up I replied, "They asked me to sit here. Now why don't you go mind your own business before you act like an even bigger idiot."

It was quiet for a moment and that's when I finally looked up to see who had insulted me out of the blue.

I looked into their eyes was met with a piercing, green eyed glare.