Chapter Two: High School

Today was the day. My first day at Forks High School. That day I would scope out the Cullen 'children', mainly Edward. I would asked around, like a girl with a big crush and find out what I could about him.

I got out of bed and rummaged through my still pack suitcase for something to wear. I wanted to presentable. I had never had to worry about what I looked like before. I always dressed in the black weapon suit that the NVHS had provided. I wished I could wear it. It was sliming and allowed me to hold all of my weapons on me, but I knew I had to dress normally.

I finally settled on a pair of strait legged blue jeans, a small, dark green T-shirt, and a pair of black boots that went over my pants and half-way up to my knee. I never wore make-up, I thought made people look fake and unlike themselves.

I checked myself over in the full length mirror that hung on the back of my closet door. I thought I looked half decsent. I brushed my long mousy brown hair and stuck and few knives down in my boots and a eletric taser that could bring down two elephants with just a single touch. I put a knife bag on my back with a good sized dagger in it and covered it up with my black jacket that came down to my knees.

I grabbed the notebooks and pens Charlie had bought me for school and headed downstairs. Charlie was no where to be seen. I looked outside and saw that his crusiure was gone and knew he had already left for work. I went into the kitchen and saw he had left me a note on the table. It read:

Bells,

Sorry I couldn't see you off on your first day of school. I hope you make lots of new friends. People here are really nice and accepting. I also wanted to give you the other surprise I promised you, so go outside and look in the driveway and have fun with it and be safe.

Charlie,

P.S. It's really good to have you back.

I frowned. Had I missed what he'd gotten me when I looked out to see if his crusuire was there? I was deffenetly curious now. I grabbed by stuff and headed outside, but stopped when I saw what my surprise was. How had I missed it.

What looked like a big, red truck was sitting in the driveway. The thing looked more like a red tank then a truck, but I knew it would have to do. It wasn't the shiny black sports car I drove for the NVHS back in Pheonix, but it was all I had at the moment.

I climbed in and saw the the keys were in the ignition and started it. The large truck grumbled to life with a roar so loud it could wake the dead. I put the gear shift into reverse and pulled out of the drive way and headed to school for the first time.

I had watched many teen movies about what high school is supposed to be like. Clicks, Bullys, teachers with bad breath and, lots of homework. And that was exactly what I saw when I pulled into the school parking lot. People were standing around there cars talking. There were Cheerleaders and football players hanging all over one another. A group of what the movies called 'nerds' were standing together over some books, probably doing some last minute studying. Then I spotted 'them'.

The Cullens were standing around a couple of very nice cars. A tale blonde and a big muscled guy, who I guessed was her mate, were leaning on a shiny red sports car. A girl with short, spikey black hair and a guy with a pained expression on his face were leaning against a black mustang, And that left Edward. I turned my gaze to him and saw he was leaning against the hood on a shiny sliver volvo. For being vampires they sure had good taste in cars.

At that moment Edward's eyes turned on me with a look of pure thirst. They were black as night and full of anger and rage. It took every fibor of my self control not to take him out right there, but I knew that it I tried I would lose five to one, and innocent people would get hurt.

I turned away and parked my truck and got out with my books in hand and walked into the school. I was supposed to go to the office to get my schedule, but I didn't know how to get there. I saw a boy and a girl walking down the hall together. I didn't know whether I should asked them or leave them to themselves. Luckily the boy seemed to notice I was lost and stopped.

"First day huh? You must be Isabella. I'm Mike" He said with a smile.

"It's Bella and yeah, I was just looking for the office, but I don't know where it is" I told him.

"I gonna go Mike" The girl said and walked off down the hall.

"Alright, I'll catch up with you at lunch" He said and waved her off. He turned back to me and smiled again. "Come on I'll show you"

I nodded and smiled nervously and followed. I saw him glace at me out of the corner of his eye and was a little unconfortable with the way he was looking me up and down like I was something to eat. I expected vampires to look at me like that, but not human boys. I deffenetly did not have time for boyfriends or dating unless it was Edward.

"Right here" Mike said tearing me out of my thoughts. "You should sit with us at lunch Bella"

"Sure, if I can find you" I said and turned and walked into the office. The secratary was a nice old lady who smiled alot. She gave me my schedule and wished me good luck.

I walked out and tried to find my first class, which was Calculous. I watched as the halls slowly emptied. I finally found my class and just my luck, I was late.

"Thank you for finally joining us Miss...?" The teacher said as he took my schedule and looked it over. "Ah, Isabella, you may sit where ever there's an empty seat" He handed me back my paper.

"Actually, it's just Bella and thanks" I said and took the seat closest to the back of the room. I took out one of my notebook and started takeing notes as the teacher spoke.

While I sat there I looked around at my fellow classmates and they all seemed to look bored, but this was all new to me and I was completely fascinated. Of course the things that were taught I already knew because of the tuters that the NVHS had provided, but being in an actual classroom with other students was different...I liked it...It felt normal.

When the bell rang I walked out and went to find my other classes. The crowded hallways made me ancsious, but finally it was lunchtime. I wasn't hungry, but I went in anyway. As I looked around I saw the boy, Mike, waving at me from across the cafeteria, motioning for me to come over.

I put on a smile and walked over "Hey" I said casually.

"Hey, Bella right?" He asked

"Yeah"

"Sit down, don't be shy" He laughed and started to introduce me to everyone. "This is Jessica, Angela, Lauren, and Eric"

As I sat down between Mike and Jessica there was a chorus of hi's, hello's, and hey's. I greeted all of them with friendly smiles, wanting to make as many friends as I could, as fast as I could.

I laughed and smiled and joined into the conversation. It felt weird to actually have to be in school, talking to friends about stupid things that weren't important. They didn't know the danger that they were in letting vampires into there school and fratinizing with them. Of couse they didn't know that the Cullens were vampires.

We talked about a spring dance that was coming up in a few weeks and Angela asked me if I was going. I told her I didn't know, but of course I knew. I wasn't going. Not unless I could convince Edward to go with me, but even I douted I would go. I couldn't dance.

Suddenly I could feel them enter the room and looked over. The Cullens were walking ignoring everything around them and went to a circle table in the back, not far from were I was sitting.

"Who are they?" I asked Jessica. She looked over and smiled.

"Those are the Cullens, The long haired blonde is Roselie, the big buff guy next to her is her boyfriend Emmett, They've been going steady for a LONG time. The bouncy girl black spikey hair, That's Alice and the guy next to her, the one who always looks like he's in pain, That's her boyfriend, Jasper. The next to him...That's Edward Cullen. Currently no girlfriend, but he's not worth your time. The Cullens always keep to themselves. They never talk to anyone." Jessica explained. "It's like they think they're to good for us"

I looked away from the Cullens and back at Jessica "Yeah, I knew some people like that back in Pheonix like that, they were jerks. All high and mighty and rich, always looked down on us 'little people'" I said rolling my eyes and to my suprise, Jessica laughed.

"You know, for some from Pheonix, where the sun always shines, your....unusaully pale" Angela pointed out.

"I'm have albino, I don't tan very well, I burn...like a crispy critter" I replied. Everyone laughed and I couldn't help but join in. It was nice to accepted, to live normally for once in my life, even if it was only for a short while.

After lunch I headed to fifth period Biology. When I walked I stopped. There he was...Edward Cullen. Sitting next to the only empty chair left in the room.

I handed my schedule to the teacher and he nodded and handed it back and point me to the seat next to Edward. I forced my heart to beat at a normal pace so he wouldn't get suspicious. But when I sat down I notice that Edward was sitting with his chair angled away from me and was sitting at the farthest end of the table, as far as he could get without actually being in the isle. But why? Had I done something to piss him off? Did I smell bad? Was I not pretty enough? Did he know who I was? If things stayed this way I would never get close to him.

When the end-of-class bell rang Edward was out of his seat and out the door before the bell ended.

For the rest of the day I thought about the weird reaction I had gotten from Edward. Usually A vampire would hit on a girl and try to get close to her before feeding on her. But Edward was different. He shied away from my. No vampire had ever done that before.

At the end of the day I got in my truck After saying good bye to Angela, Jessica, Mike, and Eric. I drove straight home to find that Charlie wasn't home yet. While I waited I did my homework and cooked dinner.