I'm so sorry it took so long to get this chapter out, really I am. But honestly, school is starting up again tomorrow, so updates are going to be a lot less frequent. I was going to post this earlier today, but I only had half of it written, and then I went to see Step Up this afternoon with my friend.
I hope you enjoy this chapter, Bella's first day of school!
Disclaimer – I don't own Twilight. SM does.
School. You know, there was a time when I lived in Forks, that if someone mentioned school, I'd have hid underneath my covers and never come out. Now, when my alarm went off, I jumped up, ready to start the new school day as my new self.
I ran over to my closet that was still in the hallway and picked out the outfit that Alice had told me to wear the day before. Some black skinny jeans that made my legs look longer than they are, my purple converse pumps and a purple sweatshirt. I slipped the sweatshirt on, glad of the extra layers. Forks was colder than I remembered. Today was a particularly rainy day, I noticed as I looked out of my window. The rain was bouncing off the concrete when it made impact. I was now even more grateful for my truck, I don't have to walk in the rain, and it's sturdy and virtually indestructible. Someone like me needs a car like that when the weather is like it is.
I ran down the stairs to find Charlie already gone for the day. I grabbed a cereal bar and ate it in 3 bites, surprised at how hungry I was. After I'd finished, I washed it down with a glass of orange juice, and then ran back upstairs to brush my teeth and wash my face.
I walked back down stairs when I was finished, noticing that I had half an hour to get to school, and it only took 10 minutes to drive there. I grabbed my backpack and put everything necessary in there, including paper, a few pens and pencils and an eraser. Checking the time, I grabbed my key from the pocket of the jeans I wore yesterday and head towards the door, grabbing my set of house keys off the peg and locking the door behind me. When I got to the car, I got straight in to escape the cold and closed the door with a slam behind me. Looking at the two sets of keys in my hands, I attached my car keys onto the ring that holds my house keys and stuck them in the ignition, so I could turn the heat on.
It wasn't hard to find the school, even after all the time I was away, I could remember the way. I found a spot in the parking lot and got out of the cab, shutting and locking the door behind me.
"Bella!" I head Alice chirp from behind me. I turned around to see her running gracefully in my direction, waving.
"Hey, Ali!" I gave her a hug.
"You know, everybody's staring at you," She told me.
"Thanks, Alice. That's sure to make me feel more comfortable." I remarked, sarcastically.
"Yeah, whatever." I said, "Let's go get my class list." I grabbed her arm and pulled her along.
We headed up the steps to the main office and when straight to the desk, avoiding the stares of the other students there. I wonder if they recognised me as me? Or they thought I was just some newbie?
"Hey, Alice?" I whispered in her ear while Mrs Cope was getting my schedule.
"Yeah?" She whispered back.
"Does everyone know it's me? Or do they think I'm someone else?" I asked her.
"Oh, no they know it's you. Edward rang up all his 'crowd' last night when he saw you and told them, and then it got round. You know what Forks is like." She rolled her eyes.
"Is that why they're all staring at me like I have 3 heads?" I asked her.
She laughed loudly, causing even more heads to turn our way.
"Well, that and the fact that you're so beautiful now. I'm jealous girl!" She told me.
"Oh, shut up, Alice. We both know I'm nothing special." I told her, rolling my eyes.
"Whatever Bella, you're gorgeous, except it." She said fiercely. I laughed at her and patted her head like a dog, and she growled at me which made me laugh harder.
Mrs Cope gave me my class list and I compared it with Alice's. We had English, Government and Spanish together.
"Wow, we're together quite a lot!" She exclaimed happily. "We have lunch together as well, so I think we should sit at our old table!" She told, bouncing up and down.
"Okay, Ali. Who have you been eating with for the last few years, anyway?" I asked her.
"Angela Weber." She told me, Angela was a nice girl, she was very friendly with me and Alice when was her.
"Aww, I miss Angela." I told her, fondly.
"Okay, come on or we're going to be late." She told me, walking forward. I laughed at followed her into the English classroom. The teacher was called Mr Mason, and I think I remembered him, but he'd become bald. I gave him my slip that he had to sign, and then took my seat next to Alice. The reading list he'd given me was fairly simple, I'd read it all already. I sat back and listened to the lecture, writing notes carefully. Before I even realised what was happening, the bell was ringing and it was time to move on to the next class.
I had Government next, with Mr Jefferson, who I decided I already hated because of the weight of the textbook he gave me at the beginning of the lesson. He sent me to a seat in the middle row, which was conveniently next to Alice again. That lesson droned on a bit, because I found the topic horribly boring.
I had Trigonometry then with Mr Varner, and he sat me down on the front row next to Angela Weber, who gave me a quick hug and a "Hello," before getting back to her work. I walked with Angela to Spanish, and we both walked in to find Alice already seated next to Emmett McCarty. I rolled my eyes and sat down next to Angela again. We had time to talk to each other in this lesson, and I found out that she was with Ben Cheney, a cute boy who'd liked her since I was at this school the first time.
When the bell went, we all walked to the dining hall, and sat at the usual table. I grabbed my purse out of my bag and then left my bag on my seat and went to the queue. I paid for my pizza and walked back to the table, making sure I didn't slip or anything. I made it back unharmed and sat back down.
"Bella!" Someone called; I looked over to see Emmett waving at me. "How was your first day?" He boomed across the room.
"It wasn't my first day!" I shouted back to him.
"Owned!" Mike Newton shouted, causing the room to laugh. I looked back at Alice to see she was still laughing.
"Alice, it really wasn't that funny." I chuckled.
"It was." Angela argued.
"Hey, Alice, where's your brother?" I asked her.
"Um, I actually don't know. Probably getting laid somewhere by Tanya." She grimaced.
"Oh, lovely." I said.
"Bella, did you lose the big V when you were in Florida?" Alice whispered to me.
"Yeah, I did." I told her, nodding.
"Oh my god! Really! When a girl loses her virginity, she tells her best friend!" She shouted, causing the whole room to look at her. I blushed tomato red because as she shouted, Edward walked into the room and looked right over at us.
"Alice! Shut up!" I whispered.
"Bella! Why didn't you tell me you lost your virginity when you were in Florida!" She continued, still shouting. The whole cafeteria had gone quiet listening, to this conversation.
"Because it was years ago!" I said back, in a normal voice, but she carried on shouting.
"So it hasn't happened since?" She asked, condescendingly.
"Yes, it has! My god Alice, it's not like I became a saint! I had sex with my boyfriend of the time!" I told her, realising that the whole room could hear me. I sunk lower into my chair.
"WOO! Go Bella! You beat Mike!" Emmett cheered, pumping his fist in the air. Alice and I turned to him, and then burst out laughing, clutching our sides. In attempt to stop laughing, we sat up straight but ended up falling off of our seats and rolling around on the floor. When our laughter had died down to quiet giggles, we sat back on our seats and noticed that the room had gone back to normal conversation.
"Alice!" I scolded her. "I can't believe you shouted that out!"
"Well, excuse me! At least they don't think that you're a prude now!" She said, pointing to the rest of the room.
I just sighed and went back to my pizza, which was now cold.
I looked over to Mike, to see him punch Edward on the shoulder, point at me and then walk over to me.
Edward was watching intently and from where he was sat, he could hear the conversation easily.
"So, Bella. I think we should go out, when are you free?" Mike asked me, pulling up a chair.
"Hmm, how about never? Does never work for you?" I asked. Edward burst out laughing at Mike turned bright red.
"That wasn't very nice, Bella." He told me.
"I'll try being nicer, if you'll try being smarter." I told him, causing Edward to laugh even harder. Mike muttered something under his breath and walked off, going back to his table. I turned back to Alice and rolled my eyes.
"Bella." She told me, pointing behind me. I turned around again to see Edward stood there.
"Hello." He told me.
"Hi."
"How are you?" He asked.
"None of your business." I told him.
"Hmm." He said to himself. I sighed.
"If I throw a stick, will you leave?" I asked him.
"No." I groaned. He reached a hand out to me but I stopped him.
"Did I mention the kick in the groin you'll get if you touch me?" I asked him.
"No, you didn't tell me that, actually. Thanks for the warning." He smirked, pulling his hand back and crossing his arms over his chest.
"Goodbye, Edward." I told him, turning around again. I heard his footsteps retreating and smirked to myself.
"This could be fun." I told Alice and Angela.
"Oh, girl. I've just fallen in love with you, no one has ever had the huts to shut him up, and you got Mike too! Damn! You must have magical powers!" Alice cheered at me.
"Says you, you freaky little physic." Alice sighed.
"I'm not a physic, I just get a feeling if something bad is going to happen. Like the night you left." She told me.
"Okay, okay. Calm down Cullen."
"Hey, Babe!" We looked to the side to see Ben Cheney walking towards us. He pulled a chair up next to Angela and her face lit up in adoration.
"Hello." She blushed.
He gave her a big kiss on the lips and put an arm around her shoulder, pulling her next to him. I smiled at them fondly, jealous of the love they shared.
I felt like I was intruding in a private moment, so I turned away, so the adoring smile still on my face, and locked eyes with Edward Cullen. He was looking at my curiously, and I looked down towards his lips, and saw the same smile was on his face. I blushed and looked away, and saw Mike walking towards me again.
"Hey, baby. I heard you lost your big V when you were away, and I must say, I'm not surprised." He smirked.
"Are you calling me a slag?" I asked him, my eyes flaring.
"Um, no. I'm um, just saying, that you...um. You know..." He stuttered.
"No actually, I don't. What are you implying, Mike?" I stood up so we were face to face.
"I was just saying how hot you were?" He said it like a question.
"Hmm." I muttered, then turned around and sat down. He sighed a breath of relief and turned around, walking back to his table. I grabbed Angela's empty lemonade bottle and threw it at the back of his retreating head. The force of it made him jump and he tripped over his own feet, and then fell right onto his face. The whole room erupted into laughter, and I smirked, turning back to Alice and Angela. I didn't miss the look Edward was giving me either, but I ignored it.
"So, Bella. What lessons do you have this afternoon?" I checked my timetable.
"Um, biology and then Gym." I groaned.
"Oh, you've probably got biology with Edward." Alice muttered, making me groan again.
"Well, that's just perfect." I grumbled.
"So, Bella, Tell me all about you losing your virginity. Was it romantic? How long did it last? How many times have you done it since? Did your boyfriend...Wait; it was a guy, right? Of course it was. How long were you going out with him...?"
I stopped listening to her; maybe gym wouldn't be too bad after all.
I walked into biology and went straight to Mr Banner to give him my slip without looking at the class, because I knew that Edward was in this class.
He sent me to the only empty seat in the class; I didn't look up when I sat down. I was saying private, silent prayers to myself, hoping there was some God out there that saved me from being next to the one person I was against sitting next to.
"Hello Bella." Apparently, there were no Gods.
I nodded once at his beautiful, smirking face then turned to the front of the classroom. He tried to start a conversation with me several times, but I just ignored him and only gave him one word answers if I really had too. When the bell went, I got up without a word and walked into gym. Gym was...eventful. I fell. A lot. And Mike was in there, making it just that little bit better. I came out without that many injuries. I got straight into my cab when I got out of gym, and drove straight to the store. Charlie was in desperate need of a decent meal.
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