Here's another update, cos I'm SO GOOD to you.

But, you won't get another update until i get at least five more reviews .. yes, like Bella Swan, I am being stubborn and putting my foot down.

Oh, and I saw New Moon last night.. amazing! I have fallen in love all over again.. and I am leaning towards Team Jacob and his puppy dog face!

And I know someone mentionned that Jacob didn't know about the vampires until he phased, but this is close to him phasing and his superstitions are growing.. plus, I'm not entirely following Stephanie Meyer, here.

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Bella's truck pulled into an empty space at Fork's High School.

I jumped out and shut the door, staring at my new school. Heads whipped round and stared at me. Of course, they would stare at the newbie.

I looked over at my older cousin, realising she was staring at an empty parking space.

It was obvious that was where he used to park.

"Come on Bells, you gotta show me reception." I half-smiled, linking my arm with hers.

She nodded and led me inside.

"Name, please." The receptionist said, looking up at me.

"Rose Swan." I replied, with a smile, ignoring the butterflies that were fluttering around my stomach.

"Here's your schedule and a school map." She handed me some papers. "Have a good day."

"Thanks." I turned to face Bella. "Could you just point me in the direction of my homeroom?"

"Sure." She led me down the corridor. "It's this room here. See you in the canteen at break?"

I nodded. "Okay, bye Bells."

"Take care, Rosie."

I walked into my homeroom and, again, heads shot around to face me. I could feel a blush creeping into my cheeks.

"Hello, are you Miss Swan?" The teacher smiled, standing up.

I nodded, figuring that this was Mrs Smith, my form teacher.

"Well, Rose, why don't you tell us about yourself."

I bit my lip and turned to face the twenty-something students staring at me. "Er... I'm Rosie... I've just moved from Arizona... I play guitar and write music."

Mrs Smith smiled. "Thank you, Rose, if you could just take that seat there."

I sat down in the empty chair near the back, watching the eyes follow me.

"So, you're Chief Swan's niece, right?" A girl next to me with blonde hair smiled.

I nodded. "Um.. yeah."

"Awesome." She held out her hand. "I'm Maria."

"Nice to meet you."

"Can I see your schedule?"

"Sure." I handed it over to her.

She scanned through it and smiled, handing it back to me. "You're in all my classes."

"Oh cool." I nodded. "At least there's one friendly face... I mean, everyone else just stares at me."

"Well, when Bella joined last year, everyone was the same... she seemed, different. Then she dated a Cullen, which no one has ever done before. No one even spoke to them... so I guess, they're just expecting you to do something drastic too." She whispered.

I laughed. "Like what? Date a footballer."

Maria laughed, softly. "Come on, let's get to bio."

"How's your day going?" Bella asked me as I walked into the canteen at break.

I smiled. "It's been okay."

"So have you made any friends?"

I nodded. "One at the moment... everyone seems a little... scared of me."

Bella laughed. "I had that when I came here."

At lunch, I sat with Maria and her friends; Jenny, Alex, Chad and Jack.

"So, I bet the weather's better than this in Arizona!" Chad laughed, nodding towards the window.

I smiled. "Yeah, it is.. this really isn't good tanning weather."

"So guys, " Maria smiled, "why don't we head to the beach this weekend?"

"Surfs up!" Jack grinned.

"Yeah, that would be cool." Jenny smiled.

"And freezing." My eyes widened. "You have stepped outside today, right?!"

Chad nodded. "Sure the water is cold, but it's not too bad. And that's why we have blankets and hot chocolate for afters!"

"Scared, Swan?" Jack raised an eyebrow at me.

I rolled my eyes. "Fine, I'm in, but if I get ill, I'm dragging you down with me!"

The bell rang as I finished my apple.

"Ugh, time for gym." Maria groaned as we stood up and left the cafeteria.

To be honest, I wasn't too bothered about gym. I'd been pretty good at gymnastics, and I'd learnt karate too.

I changed into the school navy shorts and pale blue t-shirt and made my way into the gym with Maria.

"Mr Ball is ill today, so the boys are joining our lesson." Our teacher announced.

All the girls groaned and folded their arms.

"Great, now they have to see us in our sucky uniform!" Maria groaned.

"Oh, is there someone you wanted to impress?" I teased.

She rolled her eyes. "Chad, duh! That's the only reason I'm agreeing to go to La Push this weekend... I wanna prove I can rock the waves!"

I laughed. "Well, I'm sure you'll do that."

"Can you surf?"

"Er.. I've been.. once." I replied, looking down at the floor as the boys came in.

Our teacher cleared her throat. "Boys on that court, girls on this one. I trust you to split yourselves in half."

I walked to the side of the court to join Maria.

"Do I look okay?" She bit her lip.

I smiled and nodded. "Yes. Don't worry about it."

The volleyball came my way, so I hit it across the net as hard as I could.

I widened my eyes, surprising myself with the amount of force I had hit it with.

Well, if it was going to get me an A, I wasn't worried...

"So, what are you two up to tomorrow?" Jacob asked us on Friday afternoon.

Bella was making dinner. "I'm going to Port Angeles with Jessica."

"And I am going surfing."

Jacob pouted. "Ditched by both Swan girls.. I feel insulted."

Bella turned to face me. "Did you just say you're going surfing?!"

I nodded. "Yeah, me and my friends are gonna head down to La Push."

"You're crazy... you know its February, right?"

Jacob laughed. "It's not too cold surfing at this time of the year. The sea's mild because of all the storms."

Bella's eyes widened. "Storms?! Charlie will have a heart-attack!"

"Then I won't go in the sea." I rolled my eyes.

"You haven't really known this people very long...."

Jacob smirked. "If you're that bothered, I will hover about and keep an eye on her. I can head down there with Quil and Embry."

"Thanks, Jake." Bella smiled and I rolled my eyes.

The next day, Maria drove us all down the beach in her minivan. They'd packed three boards into the van, as well as a large supply of hot chocolate, and a big pile of blankets.

"The weather's not too bad today." Maria said, as we pulled into a parking space.

I nodded in agreement. "You can actually see the sky!"

We all climbed out of the minivan, and pulled out the boards.

I wrapped my fleece sweater tighter around my wetsuit; it was really quite cold.

"Okay, me, Maria and Rosie are out first." Chad announced.

I bit my lip.

"It's not that rough, so you'll be fine." Maria whispered.

My heart raced as we carried the boards out onto the sand, running towards the beach.

"You okay with this, Rosie?" Chad asked as we reached the sea.

I nodded and turned around; the others sat by the minivan, blankets and hot drinks at the ready. Then I spotted three tall boys with long black hair and russet skin walking towards us.

"Hey, Jake." I waved.

"Rosie, you're actually going in?" His eyes widened.

I nodded. "I'll be fine. If you hadn't noticed, I'm a little more coordinated than Bella."

"You coming, Rose?" Maria called; she was already pretty far into the sea.

I nodded and walked in, shuddering at the coldness of the water.

We pushed out the boards, and climbed onto them, lying on our fronts.

"Paddle!" Chad yelled at both of us.

We paddled as the wave came, and then very carefully stood up.

My knees shook a little, with nerves, as I stood up, but once I realised I was stable, I rode the waves without a care. My arms were spread either side of me, helping me keep my balance.

On the sand, Jacob looked pretty impressed, and one of his other friends was gawping at me, making me laugh.

"That's it, girls!" Chad shouted.

"Wooo!" I cheered, happy with myself.

Maria fell off her board, next to me, and I jumped off mine, swimming towards her.

"Ugh, major fail." Maria pouted as she surfaced.

I laughed. "God, it's freezing!"

"You girls okay?" Chad asked, appearing beside us.

We both nodded, and we all headed back onto dry land.

"Wow, that was pretty impressive." Jacob smiled as we headed back towards the minivan.

I blushed. "Thanks, Jake.

"Oh, this is Quil and Embry." He signalled to the friends beside him.

"Is this your girlfriend, Jake?" Embry asked, eyeballing me.

He shook his head. "She's my friend, and she's a girl."

I laughed. "Yeah, his friend."

Maria pulled me into the minivan, slamming the door shut. She threw me my towel.

"Who is that guy out there? He's huge!"

"My friend, Jacob Black." I replied, turning away from her to get changed; thank goodness there were no windows in the back of the van.

"Friend?"

"Yes, friend!" I stated, sticking my tongue out, before realising we were both facing opposite directions.

"That explains the blush and huge grin." Maria replied, sarcastically.

"Are you changed yet?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Because I am gonna kick your ass!"

She jumped out of the minivan and ran off. I zipped up my jeans, grabbed a hair tie and jumped out after her.

"Fiesty, ladies." Jack winked as we passed him.

I stopped running and rolled my eyes, tying my wet hair into a ponytail.

I walked over to Jacob. "Where are Quil and Embry?"

"They headed home." He replied.

"Did I bore them?"

"Quite the opposite actually." He laughed a little. "Embry wants your number."

I raised my eyebrows. "Embry really isn't my type."

"So what is?"

"Someone I actually know, is funny, cute, makes me smile, I guess." I shrugged.

I looked over and noticed Maria grinning widely at me. She stuck her tongue out at me and I rolled my eyes.

"Okay." Jacob replied with a smile.

I shivered as a gust of wind hit me and the sun was covered with a cloud. "I know this weather wouldn't last."

I wrapped my arms around myself.

Jacob put his arm around me and pulled me closer to him. "Is that better?"

I nodded. "Thanks, Jake."

"Dude, you're blind." Maria whispered in my ear as she passed us.

I wasn't.. was I?

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