EPOV

I'd just got my room situated. It was a Sunday night and tomorrow my four siblings and I would be starting our first day at our new school. Luckily we had been able to get into our house Friday. It gave us time to get unpacked and situated in our new home. Esme, my adopted mother, had already easily adapted to this small town. She had the house set up and was already making preparations on how she was planning on redecorating and painting each of the individual rooms. She and Carlisle, my adopted father, had got a great deal on this house. It was a three story house and was almost all glass on the backside which gave us a great view of the surrounding woods. It was outside of the town limits which gave us plenty of privacy. Carlisle had already gone to the local hospital the first day we arrived to get aquatinted with some of the local doctors and to get his office somewhat organized.

We had moved here from Alaska and when Carlisle told us we would be moving my sisters, Alice and Rosalie were ecstatic thinking that we would be moving to some big city with lots of shops and an active night life. Alaska didn't have much of a social circle and the two of them craved the whole celebrity couture lifestyle. Boy oh boy were they disappointed when we pulled into the rainy little town of Forks, Washington. Although for what it was worth to them Seattle wasn't that far of a drive and Port Angeles was even closer. It was a slight improvement from Alaska so as much as they wanted to complain they knew it was better then where they were before. Besides they had their own rooms now in this behemoth of a house. I couldn't have cared less. I was much more introverted then my siblings which just left me begging to be ostracized by my fellow classmates. If it weren't for the fact that my older brother Emmet was the size of small Mack truck I'm sure the bullying would be much worse. My other brother Jasper was good at defusing any kind of negative feelings the other students had towards me but it really only helped me when he was around. When I was alone in my classes there was nothing my brothers could do for me.

I really wasn't looking forward to school tomorrow. I love my family more then anything but we weren't you're typical Beaver Cleaver family. Carlisle and Esme had been together since junior high and had gotten married when they were both eighteen. They were now just in their early thirty's, thirty three to be exact. They found out shortly after they were married that Esme was barren and was never going to be able to have children of her own. I was the first child they adopted. Once they got me they were hooked. Alice soon followed along with Emmet. Rosalie and her twin brother Jasper were the last of our happy little family to be added. Most couples have a hard time adopting due to all the rules and requirements but since they wanted older children and Carlisle had a very cush monetary flow with being a doctor they were an adoption agency's wet dream come true.

That's not what made me apprehensive though about school. The fact that we were adopted was never remembered when people saw us together. Not only were we by society's standards beautiful but to add more fuel to the fire when Rosalie and Jasper moved in Alice and Emmet found their other half. It was always the talk of the school that my siblings were dating. I never dated even though I had a steady line of admirers. This lead to the constant rumors of my sexuality. It never seems to amaze me how people will try to classify you just based on the choices you make. Just because I don't want to date a bunch of mindless, self absorbed and spoiled brats doesn't make me gay. Still as long as I could blend in and not be bothered I was happy. It was a new school and a new beginning for us and I was looking forward to starting over again.

I went into the bathroom to get ready for bed and noticed Alice had already left my outfit for me out and put my backpack with it. Alice was our little fashonista and I knew that my spunky little sister would have no problem with our new school. Her happiness was so infectious that it was almost impossible for those around her not to brighten up.

Forks High

I pulled my Volvo up to the school and parked. My siblings piled out of the cramped car and we headed towards the main office. School had only been in for a few weeks so we wouldn't be far behind in our classes, which really wasn't a worry for us as it was because we all do exceedingly well in school but it was still reassuring to know. It appeared that we had traded the snow though for the rain. It had done nothing but rain since we arrived here and today showed no signs of change either. I looked around the parking lot and noticed that most of the cars in the lot were older models. My Volvo that I always thought as modest still stuck out like a sore thumb. If they'd seen Rose's red BMW or Alice's Porsche we'd really been seen loud and clear. I was glade that I had the biggest car and everyone wanted to stay in our tight unit for the first few days. Last thing I wanted was to be seen in some flashy vehicle.

We went into the office and met a nice secretary named Ms. Copper. She gave us all our schedules. Alice and I had first and third period together, English and History, I had gym with Jasper fourth, and Spanish III with Emmet sixth period. We all had the same lunch also so it was nice to know that none of us would have to be alone for lunch. I felt somewhat comforted too that I would only have two classes alone. It always made me feel more confident when I had someone nearby that I knew. Not that my siblings would care. They could make new friends and fit in almost instantly. I still felt like the odd man out.

After we left the office Alice and I went to our first class. I could feel all of the eyes on us but Alice just pretended that she didn't notice. She just skipped down the halls with me in tow. We got to our first class and we both handed our English teacher our slips to sign and then we sat down in the back corner. Many of Fork's finest continued to pour into the room and of course it didn't slip past Alice that several of the ladies were staring in our general direction. All I could do was roll my eyes at her. Once class started I felt several eyes on me but I just pretended to focus on the board. Alice and I had lucked out in this class because we'd just finished this in our last school so we weren't behind. Luckily our teacher wasn't one of those ones who likes to torture the new students with painful introductions. When the bell rang we went up to the front of the class to get our locker assignments. Alice and I were assigned numbers that were right beside each other. As we left the class room to go in search of the elusive lockers I was bombarded with two rather scantily clad ladies offering to help me find my next class. Alice just laughed and danced down the hall to find Jasper and yelling that she'd see me in third period.

After some brief and rather awkward introductions with the two ladies batting their eyelashes and shamelessly flirting with me I found out their names were Jessica and Lauren, which I'm sure I'd forget by lunch because they were the typical type of girls I tried to avoid like the plague. It was determined that I had second period with Lauren and that my locker was just down the hall from hers. She volunteered to escort me to both. Not that I wanted her company but it would be a lot easier having her show me then me trying to sink or swim on my own on finding both. After stopping by locker to put away my English book we made our way to our Trigonometry class.

As we entered I saw Lauren go sit with a blonde haired blue eyed jock type. After I checked in with the teacher I headed towards the back to take a seat in the far back left corner closest to the window but a young girl had already beat me to it. Lauren was waving excitedly at me trying to coerce me into sitting with her but I just pretended like I didn't see her. Instead I opted to sit beside the girl who currently occupied the most coveted seat in the class.

As I sat beside her I noticed she was nothing like the other girls I'd seen in my English class. She had an old sweater on that seemed to engulf her figure and some plain jeans. She looked up suddenly aware that someone had taken the seat beside her. She had an apprehensive look on her face that disappeared suddenly to a forced smile that I'm sure was to seem friendly towards the new guy but it came out more as a pained look. She had the most beautiful deep brown pools for eyes I'd ever seen, and rich chestnut colored hair with a slight curl that looked natural, and she was pale. Really pale. Like Cullen pale and we'd been Alaska. Normally I try to stay to myself but I found myself reaching my hand out and introducing myself. She looked at my hand for a second and then reached out and shook it and introduced herself in the most timid beautiful I'd ever heard. She said her name was Isabella but she went by Bella. I got a shock the second we shook but I chalked it up to static electricity.

Class started and she turned her full attention to the board. She seemed in deep concentration. It appeared math was not her best subject because she was jotting down everything the teacher said. Math for me was one of my best subjects and this was rather simple so I spent most of the class staring at her and trying to figure out the looks she'd given me. Unlike most of the people here, especially the girls, she wasn't obsessed with finding everything out about me. I couldn't decide if it was refreshing to not have my privacy invaded for once or if I was disappointed that she didn't want to invade it.

Class ended and as we both were packing up I was about to ask her about her schedule to see if I could get her to talk some more to me but Lauren showed up and offered to help me to my next class. As she saw Bella she made a snide remark to her regarding her outfit and Bella just blushed and left the class room. I just looked at her with a look of disapproval. Lauren responded, "What? She's nothing around here. Just one of the freaks that moved here last year and never really decided to be friendly with anyone, which is just fine by us because she is completely out of our class. So are you ready to find your History class? I'm pretty sure you have that with Jessica." I couldn't ditch her because I couldn't find Alice. I also didn't get the whole class comment she made but said nothing because as far as I was concerned this Lauren had none and I was sure Bella had it in spades. On the way to class while Lauren prattled on about miscellaneous subjects that I didn't hear I saw Bella slipping in amongst the students to her next class cringing away from them all and then she was gone. I wonder what that's all about. Surely someone as beautiful as her would have lots of friends around here.

All of a sudden Lauren was in my face. "Hello! Earth to Edward. Did you hear me? We're here. Jessica can help you from here. I'll see you at lunch and I'll save you a seat," she said as she was about to take flight from batting her eyelashes so much. "No don't worry about it. I'll probably sit with my siblings during lunch. Thank you though," I told her. I wish she could figure out the disinterest in my voice so I could be rid of her. I ran into the class before she could assault me with more compliments and attempts at flirting. I gave the teacher my slip and sat down next to Alice just as Jessica sauntered up.

BPOV

Angela and I made our way to our first period history class. We could hear the whole school a buzz with gossip about the five new additions to our small town. It'd already gotten started that four of them were together together as in dating. Well as far as I was concerned they were all adopted so they weren't blood so I didn't see what the big deal was. Of course around here anything even slightly scandalous was blown way out of proportion so I felt sorry for the new kids already. They already were being scrutinized and all they did was walk in. It was also already spreading like wild fire that they were hot.

After first period was done Angela went in search of her beau Ben. They'd been together since freshman year and were just so darn cute together. I was envious of them but I knew it wasn't something I would be able to have because of Charlie. Just thinking about him made my ribs and leg ach.

I stopped by my locker to put my history book up and grab my trig book when I noticed a short, petite looking girl standing next to my locker. As I was opened my locker she turned and I got a good look at her. She was barely 4' 11" with short black spiked hair to her ears and big blue eyes. She stuck her hand out and grabbed mine and introduced herself as Alice Cullen. Wow. Step back and regain your personal space and then get as far from this energy ball as possible because where she was all eyes would be and the last thing I needed was for all eyes to be on me with her. I very quietly introduced myself and just as I was about to break away I saw a very handsome tall lanky blond guy walking up to her. Before I could retrieve my hand back from the pixie like girl in front of me she was introducing me to her boyfriend Jasper Hale. Luckily for me Jasper was aware of personal space and told her to release my hand and he took mine in his hand and kissed it and then introduced himself. After I got through his introduction I was able to disappear in the rush of students scrambling to get to class.

I barely made it in time to my trig class as the final bell rang and grabbed my seat in the far back left corner of the room. After I got my book and paper out I was just zoning in my thoughts when I became aware of someone sitting beside me. I looked over and there was the most handsome. No handsome doesn't even describe him. Beautiful? Yeah beautiful seemed to capture his features. They were so well chiseled and refined. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He had the most gorgeous bronze colored hair that had that wonderfully I don't give a shit look to it that just screamed god. He broke my trance by introducing himself and sticking his hand out. I took it and felt a shock when we touched. I chalked it up to static electricity. His name was Edward Cullen and as he introduced himself I found myself falling into the most beautiful shade of green eyes I'd ever seen. It was almost unnatural how green they were. Luckily before I could make a fool of myself the teacher started talking and I was able to adjust my attention to trig, one of my worst subjects.

Class was over before I knew it. As I was gathering my stuff up I was aware of Edward watching me. I don't know how my luck could be so bad. I had wanted to avoid the five new students but somehow had managed to meet three of them before third period even began. Just then my luck decided to go from bad to worse and just like I knew being around the new students Jessica pounced on me and took the opportunity to make a snide remark about my mother's sweater. However with her taking Edward's attention from me I was able to escape into the hallway away from him.

When I got to my third period Spanish III class I saw a familiar inky head of hair bouncing in her seat barely able to contain her excitement and seeing me again. She waved me over and not wanting to be rude sighed in defeat and sat with her. Hey I know what it was like being the new kid. You cling to anyone you recognize for the first day or two. After another few days she'd forget all about me and be off with her new popular friends and I wouldn't have to worry about it any more.

"Hi Bella," she said in her tinkling happy voice, "I'm so glade I ran into you again. I was worried I'd scared you off in the hallway earlier. Jasper says I tend to be a little overwhelming to people who are just meeting me for the first time. I was just so excited to meet my locker neighbor and have it be someone who seems genuinely nice." I was once again overwhelmed with how fast she could talk and just stared at her for a second before answering her, "Yeah you were a little overwhelming but you just startled me is all. So how do you like Forks so far?" I asked. "It's ok. I thought when Carlisle said we were moving it'd be to a big city but this is fine. We traded snow for ran," Alice answered laughing. Just then the teacher came in and class started. I was starting to like Alice but I put that thought out of my head. Like I said within two or three days I'm sure she'd be ushered into the popular crowd of kids and I'd never see or hear from her again. Which was good. That's how I wanted it to be. The less friends I had the better. The less I had to lie to about my home life.

At the end of class I slipped out fast enough that Alice couldn't corner me. I was on my way to lunch to meet Angela and Ben at our table but before I made it there Mike grabbed me and pulled me into the boy's bathroom. This had become one of our normal routines at this point. Mike was the school's heart throb, although I think he was now had a run for his money with Edward, with looks like his he would definitely win over most of the girls hearts. My first week here as a new student sophomore year he had relentlessly pursued me. After I turned him down publicly several times he gave up on doing it the nice way. He had decided to just assault me daily after that. It didn't even matter because after Charlie there was no way to tell what Mike did. He started out just pushing me and hitting me and trying to intimidate me. Only a few weeks after that he started groping me and forcing me to do stuff with him I didn't want to do. Most days I could get off with just him sticking his tongue down my throat or letting him grope me but every once in awhile when he was feeling extremely frisky he'd force himself fully on me or make me blow him.

Today he grabbed me rather forcefully though and dragged me into the boy's bathroom. Apparently earlier he had tried to hit on Jasper's twin sister Rosalie and she had shot him down and his ego was bruised. He locked the bathroom door and threw me on the floor and had my jeans off before I even could register what he was doing. He was on top of me so fast I couldn't even cry out. He thrust into me so hard I thought he might tare something. Tears started welling up in my eyes and before I could stop them they were spilling down my cheeks. Mike smacked me and told me to stop it and that I was ruining the mood for him as he continually and violently pounded me into the bathroom floor. "God Bella you're always so tight. I can't believe that stupid bitch Rosalie shot me down. You like that don't you? Yeah I know you do. You're just crying for more. Here let me give it to you harder. That's right cry out for me you dirty whore!" I was too scared to say or do anything. I just closed my eyes and bit my bottom lip waiting for him to be done.

After another minute he spazzemed on me and was done. He pulled out and cleaned himself up and left me there on the bathroom floor sobbing. After I was able to get my tears under control I got dressed and washed my face. I limped to the cafeteria hardly able to walk after the internal pounding I'd just taken, that coupled with my sore leg from last night I made it to the table and had pretty much missed lunch and Angela and Ben. I sat down and quickly ate my peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I looked up and saw the Cullens sitting a table by themselves. I recognized Alice, Jasper, and Edward. The other two I realized must be Emmet and Rosalie. My breath hitched. As beautiful as I thought Alice was Rosalie was a model. She was beautiful with her long blond hair cascading down her back with her couture outfit and purse. On her left was a huge guy who was laughing at something. He had soft brown curly hair and was just as beautiful as the rest. He looked like a linebacker or body builder. They were all so perfect. It was amazing how such beautiful orphans all ended up together. The bell rang and as I gingerly got up I noticed Alice and Edward staring at me. I gave them a simple wave to appease them and make them feel slightly welcomed and recognized.

As I limped to fourth period English Angela caught up to me and walked with me. "So where were you at lunch Bella," Angela asked. I looked at her with that gaze and she instantly understood. "You know Bella you really need to do something about that. Mike has no right to do that to you," Angela chastised me. "I know Angela but it's kind of hard when Mike is the quarter back of the football team and we've yet to loose a game. Besides it'd be my word against his and you know the faculty bow down to him," I responded, "Besides it's not everyday and it's not always this bad. I can make it through another two years and then it'll be done and I'll never have to deal with it again. Plus I just prefer to forget about it. It's really humiliating and I don't want it all over school about what's been going on. You know Lauren and Jessica would turn it all around and it'd end up being me assaulting and raping him."

We sat down and spent the next hour studying the inner monolog of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I loved it. It was one of my favorite plays and I knew it like the back of my hand. Angela however had so many problems translating the meanings that I spent most of the hour explaining it all to her. Finally the bell rang to dismiss us and I had to leave her and go to Biology. I didn't mind it because I had the table all to myself. I didn't have to worry about having any rude partners. I promised to meet her at her car after sixth period gym and with that I was off to my locker to get my biology book and then to class.

As I entered biology I sat at my normal seat and saw the most beautiful and familiar messy bronze hair at the front of the class talking to the teacher. The teacher pointed to my desk and I saw those all too familiar green eyes approaching me with a dazzling smile on his face. It was so big it reached his eyes and made them sparkle. I couldn't help but smile back and for once it wasn't faked. He sat down next to me and I jokingly said to him, "Hey there. You stalking me or something?" He laughed again and just shook his head. "So how do you like Fork's so far?" I found myself invariably asking before I could stop myself. What was I doing I chastised myself. I shouldn't be talking this way to him. He's not in my league and he's pretty soon going to be treating me just as badly as the rest of the student body with the exception of Angela and Ben. He looked at me so deep in my eyes that it was unnerving and said, "It's starting to look up. I'm still adjusting to all the rain. I'm more used to the snow." Before I could register what he said Jessica was at our table practically sitting in his lap and ignoring me like I wasn't even there. Mike walked by and gave me the most self satisfied look I'd ever seen. I didn't think it was possible but I went a few shades whiter then I already was and had to swallow the bile that was threatening to come up. Next thing I knew Edward was asking me if I was alright and Mike's spell was broken. Jessica flipped her blond hair off her shoulders and tried to regain Edward's attention as I laid my head down on the cool lab table. A few minutes later Mr. Banner started the day's lesson on Mitosis and Meiosis.

After biology I rushed out and to the worst class known to man. Gym. Not only was it bad because I was horrible at sports but I also had it with not only Mike but also Lauren and Jessica. I change in and out in the bathroom stalls so that no one can see my bruises but Jessica and Lauren always manage to corner me before or after and really just put me down and make me feel just great about myself.

By the end of the day I was never so happy to see Angela and her little beat up Honda civic. I climbed in and we rode back to my house in silence. I told her thanks as I got out and told her I'd drive myself tomorrow since she had a Beta club meeting that afternoon. I walked into the house as she pulled away and began to mentally prepare myself for when Charlie arrived home.

I had just finished putting the chicken and rice casserole in the oven when I heard the front door bang open. I silently prayed that he'd had a good day at work and that wasn't in a bad mood. As it turned out luck was not on my side yet again. He came into the kitchen and realized dinner wasn't ready yet and threw me against the wall. "What the hell? You go to school and come home and you can't even have dinner ready for me when I get home from working my ass off all day so that you can have your clothes and food in your belly. What good are you?" He kicked me a few more times in my already bruised ribs and then went to the fridge to grab a beer. He lit a cigarette and went into the living room to watch ESPN Sports center. Thirty minutes later dinner was ready and I served him and then went into the kitchen to eat by myself. When I was done I did the dishes and put the leftovers in the fridge.

I went up to my room and got all of my toiletries' together and went to get a shower and get ready for bed. As I got out of the shower and toweled off I put on an old t-shirt that was my mother's and threw on a pair of pajama pants. I climbed into bed sore and exhausted. I was bruised and broken and I just wanted to pass out. Before I slipped into sleep my door creaked open and I could smell beer and cigarettes waft into the room. Why not? My day couldn't be any worse. Charlie climbed into my bed and ripped my pants off and threw them along with my panties into the corner. As he thrusted in and out all I could imagine were the most beautiful green eyes I'd ever seen. I know it was ridiculous to even think that that beautiful man would want someone like me but it made Charlie's thrusts in and out bearable. I was pulled out of my day dream when Charlie bit down on my nipple extra hard. I screamed in pain and he punched me in the face. Not hard enough to bruise but enough to stun and punish me for me cry. By the time he was done I was so sore and bruised I didn't think I'd be able to make it into school tomorrow. My nipple was bleeding from where he bit me and after he left I just curled up into a ball and cried.

I didn't go to school on Tuesday. I was way too sore and bruised. Charlie had meant to punch me softly last night but he still left a slight grey bruise and I didn't want Angela seeing it and raising unwanted questions again. I mistakenly pushed my sleeve up too high once and she say the train wreak that was my arm. After Tuesday the rest of the week went as usual. I talked to Alice in fourth period still and made small talk with Edward in second and fifth.