A/N: Once again, a very delayed update. I'm sorryyyy! I'll try to update faster, but we'll see how that goes. This is the longest chapter so far though :) yayyy! I also wrote a lot in this chapter that I didn't plan on including in the beginning, but it's just how I ended up writing it. Let me know what you think! :)

Disclaimer: Twilight no es mio (aka its not mine.)

Chapter 5: Double Takes

Bella's Point of View

The week before high school started passed much more quickly than I would've liked. I was scared for my daughter, scared to see her grow up. Up until now, she had grown up in such a close, closed family community, that I had no idea if she would interact well with her peers. I knew that she had a wonderful personality, and I just hoped that people would recognize that. So as I tiptoed into her room the first Monday morning of school, I said a silent prayer that everything would go well.

Renesmee's Point of View

I heard my mom sneak into my room, probably thinking I was still asleep. But I had really been up for more than half of the night, staring at the closed curtains and worrying about my first day of school. Not only was I scared of people not liking me, but also that I wouldn't be accepted because my family was so… different. My mom must've noticed that I wasn't sleeping, because in a second she was by my side.

"Ness, what's wrong baby?" my mom asked me. "Are you nervous? There's no reason to be. Everyone is going to love you," she reassured me.

"But Momma, what if people just think our whole family is weird and don't wanna talk to me?" I asked. I felt bad for being embarrassed about my family. But I knew that the fact that we were all supposed to be siblings, yet had three couples among us, was bound to creep people out.

"I promise that you'll be able to make friends. Just because we might be outcasts doesn't mean you have to be. Besides, you look much more human and much less intimidating than we do. Just be yourself and have fun," she advised me.

"Okay Momma, I'll try," I told her.

"Good," she answered, smiling. "Why don't you get ready for school now?"

"Okay! Wanna help me pick out an outfit?" I asked my mom.

"Sure sweetie," she replied.

We spent the next couple of minutes debating, and finally decided on a simple white t-shirt with a colorful scarf, a pair of jeans, and a pair of black ballet flats. My mom helped me fix my hair, securing some of my curls to the side with a clip, and showed me how to put on some mascara. Grabbing my hand, she walked downstairs with me to meet the rest of our family.

"Alright then everyone, let's go through this one more time," Carlisle said as we joined the family meeting in the kitchen, and Esme placed a heaping plate of pancakes in front of me. Esme loved being able to cook for me, even if she couldn't eat it herself.

"Thanks Grandma!" I exclaimed, smiling at her. She grabbed my hand and gave it a little squeeze before letting me dig into my breakfast. Pouring syrup over my pancakes, I listened to Carlisle go over our roles again one last time.

"So Bella and Renesmee will be playing the Swan twins and starting as freshmen. Edward, Alice, and Emmet will use the last name Cullen. Edward will be a freshmen with Renesmee and Bella, and Alice will be a sophomore with Jasper, and Emmet will be a junior with Rosalie. Rosalie and Jasper will play the Hale siblings, instead of the Hale twins, because we don't want to have more than one set of twins. And finally, Jacob will use his own last name, playing the son of a family friend who came to stay with us while his father is in the hospital. He will also be a freshmen," Carlisle explained. "Is that okay with everyone?" We all nodded, and Carlisle wished us good luck before leaving for work. As I finished up my pancakes, Alice walked up to me.

"Hey Aunt Alice!" I exclaimed.

"Well, let me see!" Alice said.

"See what?" I replied, confused.

"Your outfit of course!" Alice laughed. "I need to approve!" I laughed along with her, stood up, and spun myself in a circle.

"So what do you think?" I asked, facing her.

"The critics give it a 10! Cute but casual. Perfect for you," Alice said. I smiled at her and gave her a hug. Even if they were different, I really had the best family.

Fifteen minutes later, I was standing with my mother in front of the doors to Fairbanks High. She grabbed my hand and squeezed it reassuringly. I love you, momma… I mean Bella. Bella turned to me and smiled. "I love you too baby."

Jacob walked up to the door, holding it open for me. "After you," he said, smiling. I returned his smile, and led the rest of my family into the school. Since we had no clue where the office was, I knew one of us would have to ask. I wanted to try to talk to someone, especially since I figured I might be less intimidating than the rest of my family. So I took a deep breath to calm myself and stopped the first person I saw to ask him for directions.

"Hi, me and my family are new here. I was wondering if you could tell me where the main office is?" I asked the kid. He stopped and looked at me for a second, before smiling enthusiastically.

"Oh yeah I think I saw you guys at the mall the other day," he answered sheepishly. Thinking about it, I realized he had been the one we caught staring when Alice had taken us shopping. I laughed and nodded. He laughed too, sounding relieved. Behind me, I heard a quiet growl escape from both my dad and Jake. I elbowed Jake, who was standing right behind me, and looked at the boy, but he seemed not to notice and continued to answer my question. "The main office is just down this hallway and around the corner. It should be the first door on your left." I smiled and thanked him, starting to walk down the hall with my family as he continued down the hall. A few seconds later, I heard someone behind me call out.

"Wait!" the boy called from behind me. I turned around and gave him a questioning look. "I never caught your name," he said.

"Renesmee, but call me Nessie," I replied.

"Cool," he said, smiling. "My name's Brett."

"Well, Brett, I guess I'll see you around. Bye!" I answered, continuing down the hall to catch up to my family. When I reached them, my dad had gone inside the office to get our schedules. I went up to hold hands with my mom again. She smiled at me and leaned over to whisper to me.

"Looks like someone has a crush on you already," she teased.

"What? No, he was just being friendly. Helping out the new kid… right?" I asked her, embarrassed.

"Sure Ness, whatever you think," my mom answered, a knowing smile lighting up her face. She was just like a teenage girl. I rolled my eyes at her as my dad walked back out of the office, handing us our schedules. Looking at my schedule, I realized that I had all of the periods before lunch without any of my family in them. While I was slightly nervous, I was also a little excited. It would give me a chance to prove to myself that I could be independent of my family if I wanted. Which I didn't really want, since I loved them. But I still wanted to know that I could handle myself. After assuring my dad that I would be perfectly fine without him invading my mind, silently asking my mom to shield me just in case, hugging Jake, and saying goodbye to my aunts and uncles, I walked off to my first period class. English.

Since we had gotten to school pretty early to make sure we had time to get our schedules, I was the first one in the room. I quietly slid into a seat in the front of the room and took out a notebook. Starting to draw, I barely noticed that the room was filling up, until someone tapped me on the shoulder.

"Nessie?" I looked up to see Brett smiling at me. "Mind if I take this seat?" he asked, motioning to the seat next to me.

"Of course not," I replied, smiling back at him. He sat and motioned for a few of his friends to come over. One of them, a big guy with light brown hair, who kind of reminded me of Uncle Emmet, took the seat behind Brett.

"Come on man, really? Sitting in the front? Trying to be a goody two shoes or something?" the big guy complained. Brett just rolled his eyes, as three other people took seats near us. A girl with beautiful straight red hair and green eyes, another boy with long-ish blonde hair, and a really short girl with black hair and brown eyes.

"Guys this is Renesmee. She just moved here over the summer," Brett told them.

"Hi Renesmee!" The red-head said. "My name's Elizabeth, but you can call me Lizzie. And this," motioning to the blonde, "is my boyfriend Matt." I smiled at both of them.

"Nice to meet you. And you can call me Nessie," I told her. Next the big guy spoke up.

"The names Collin," he said laughing, and giving me his hand to shake.

"And I'm Devyn," the other girl said. I smiled at her as the bell rang and our teacher, Mrs. Myers, called for our attention.

"Good morning class! My name is Mrs. Myers, and I will be your English teacher this year. We will be focusing on American Classics. I have here a class syllabus that I will pass out to you…" As Mrs. Myers went on about the class, I absentmindedly continued my drawing. By the time Mrs. Myers announced that we could have the last five minutes to talk and relax, I had covered the entire page.

"I guess you really like wolves, huh?" Brett commented.

"What?" I asked confused. Brett just motioned to my drawing. I had barely noticed what I was drawing, but looking at it, I recognized the face of a giant wolf, one I knew quite well. I smiled and laughed. "Yes, I guess I do."

"Cool, me too," said Brett. "So Renesmee, what's your schedule look like?"

"Umm after English, I have Algebra I, then Biology, then Spanish before lunch," I told him.

"That's awesome! We're in all of those classes too! Except Spanish because we all opted to take Latin," Devyn said enthusastically. "By the way, do you want to sit with us during lunch?"

"I'd love to. I'm sure my family won't mind," I said, smiling.

"You're family is really big," commented Brett.

"You're one of the Cullens right?" asked Lizzie. "Not to be rude or anything, but why are there so many of you?" I laughed and smiled at her.

"We're all adopted, so technically my last name is Swan. Carlisle, our dad, just started working at the hospital, and our mom Esme is an interior designer. There are seven kids in total, plus a family friend who is staying with us until his dad gets better. I have a fraternal twin, Bella. Then there's her boyfriend Edward, and his siblings Alice and Emmett. Rosalie and Jasper are also siblings and are dating Emmett and Alice. And our family friend's name is Jacob. It's a bit confusing," I explained.

"So wait. They're siblings, but they're dating?" Matt asked, confused

"Well technically, they're not really related, so Carlisle and Esme are okay with it. But they do have rules so things don't get out of hand," I said, laughing off my little white lie. It seemed to work, because they all smiled and nodded in understanding. And then the bell rang.

"Oh joy! Algebra!" Matt said sarcastically in a really girly voice. We all burst out laughing and gathered up our books to go to second period. Collin and Brett got started talking about football tryouts, and led the way out of the classroom. Devyn linked her arm through mine and smiled at me as we followed them out the door, Lizzie and Matt holding hands and chatting quietly a couple of feet behind us.

The next two periods went by really quickly. I was happy to have made friends so easily. My mom had been right, I had nothing to worry about. After Biology, I waved goodbye to my new friends and started walking to Spanish, which was on the opposite side of the building. I entered the classroom just as the bell rang, and took the last seat in the back, next to a girl with long dark hair and glasses. Determined to make a friend in this class too, I turned to her and introduced myself.

"Hi, my name's Renesmee, or Nessie. I'm a new student here. What's your name?" I said.

"Angela," She replied, smiling slightly. "I'm new here too."

"Oh really? How do you like it so far?" I asked her, returning her smile.

"Okay. I haven't really talked to many people yet. Most of the girls in my first classes seemed pretty mean. They reminded me of girls at my old high…" She paused, and I pretended not to notice so she continued, "I mean middle school who I didn't really get along with."

"I'll be sure to stay away from them," I answered. "Would you like to sit with me at lunch? I can introduce you to some of the people I've met and my family also." Angela nodded her head and smiled, and looked like she was about to say something when our teacher called our attention.

Spanish passed about as quickly as the rest of the classes had. Thankfully, my parents had taught me some Spanish as I was growing up, so I had very little trouble understanding the teacher. When the bell rang, I looked over towards Angela.

"Ready for lunch?" I asked.

"Definitely," she answered, laughing. We gathered our stuff and started walking towards the cafeteria. It was right near our Spanish class, so we got in and out of the lunch line quickly, and then I scanned the room for Brett and the rest of my new friends. Spotting them, I grabbed Angela's hand and pulled her along with me.

"Hey guys!" I said as we reached the table. "This is Angela, she's new here too. Angela, this is Brett, Collin, Devyn, Lizzie, and Matt," I told her, pointing to each in turn.

"Hi everyone," Angela said, giving a little wave. We all settled down to eat. I sat next to Brett, with Devyn on my other side. Angela sat down next to Collin with Matt and Lizzie on the other side of the table. We broke into small conversation about our classes, when I spotted my parents from across the room and waved at them. My mom smiled and came over to say hi, my dad following right behind her.

"Hi Ness! I see you've made some friends," Bella said enthusiastically from behind Angela. Suddenly, Angela froze, and I looked at her curiously. She just shook her head, so I shrugged it off.

"Hi Bella! Everyone, this is my twin sister Bella, and her boyfriend Edward," I informed the table. "Bella, this is Brett, Devyn, Lizzie, Matt, Collin, and Angela." When I said her name, Angela turned slowly in her seat and looked up at Bella.

"Hey Bella," she said cautiously. My mom did a double take, and then stood there in shock for a few seconds, her mouth hanging wide open.

"Angela?"

A/N: I hoped you all liked it! Don't forget to review :) I'll try to update soon!

-dancer92393 :)