I didn't wake up until my alarm went off for school. I felt well rested seeing how I went to bed at 8:30 the night before. I hopped into the shower really quickly and got dressed for school.

Getting all my books and what not back into my bag, I realized I had forgotten about researching folk lore on the town for class today. I didn't have time to look it up on the computer so hopefully Mr. Saltzman wouldn't ask me for any today.

I was about to grab my cursed book when I noticed it lying open on the floor. Words displaying on it before my eyes. I hated it when it did things like this. It's one thing to just read it, but to see words actually forming on the page, is really spooky.

In Folklore 101 mention the Quilett Tribe from LA Push. There is Lore about there being a pack of man changing to wolf.

Yeah…no

I don't think I will be. Not if you're telling me to. Spooky piece of junk.

Throwing it into my bag I ran downstairs and grabbed a pop tart and left the house to leave for school. Once again I was the first one to arrive. I really needed to do something about that. Oh well I guess.

Since the sun was out I decided to sit under a tree. The ground wasn't wet and the air smelled clean and crisp. School didn't start for another 15 minutes anyway, why not enjoy myself?

But of course it was short lived, cause not too much later I felt someone kick my shoe.

Looking up I saw Edward staring down at me.

"Yes?" I asked a little upset.

He didn't say anything, just shook his head and walked away. The bell rang a few minutes after he left. I grabbed my bag and went through the same routine as yesterday.

In Art I plopped down into my seat. I wasn't feeling it today. I wanted to go home and watch a movie or something.

"Good morning Bella." Alice said sliding into the seat next to me.

"Hey, Alice." I nodded.

"You feeling alright?" She put her hand on my forehead.

"I'm fine, just a case of the bored out of my mind blues." I huffed.

"Hmm, they should make a medication for that." She giggled.

"They really should." I pulled out my sketch pad and pencil and started doodling. Once again the teacher wasn't in today so we were off the hook for any assignments.

"Hey Alice, can I ask you something?" I asked after a moment of silence.

"Of course, what's up?" She gave me her full attention.

"Did I do something wrong?" she gave me a weird look, "I mean, yesterday your friends gave me some pretty dirty looks, and your brother, Edward I think, gave me the cold shoulder in class yesterday." I needed to know what I did to offend these people.

"Umm, I'm not really sure what their problem is." She said a little too innocently.

"You sure?" I pressed.

"Yup, don't worry they'll come around."

"Okay."

"Would you like to sit with me today?" Alice asked out of the blue.

"Sit with you where?"

"At lunch silly, and in our last class." She had her puppy eyes on full force.

"I guess. But if I get one bad look from your group, I'm AWOL." I told her.

"You got it."

After that we didn't talk for the rest of the class. Alice zoned out and went to her own little world.

When the bell rang for lunch I was a little nervous. I grabbed my bottled water and basco sticks and looked for Alice.

She was waving at me from her table, at the moment it was just her and Jasper. I made my way over and sat across from her.

"Glad you decided to sit with me today Bella." She smiled.

I smiled back and took a bite of my basco stick.

A few minutes later the rest of the group trailed in. The biggest one, Emmett I think, plopped down beside me with the biggest grin on his face.

"Well well well, look who we have here." He said bumping my shoulder.

"Hi." I said softly.

"Emmett, I do believe you owe me $15." Jasper said.

"Yeah, whatever man." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the money and gave it to Jasper.

I gave Alice a questioning look.

"Emmett didn't think you would have the balls to sit with us. Jasper bet 15 dollars that you did." She explained.

I laughed. What a crazy thing to do. "Thanks for believing in me Jasper."

He nodded and smiled.

Rosalie sat down next to Emmett and Edward sat next to Jasper on the other side of the table, across from me. Edward was the only one without a tray of food. All he had was a water bottle full of some dark red liquid that he nursed all through lunch. Gotta say, this bunch was way out of the ordinary. Alice wasn't the only one with the freaky eyes, Emmett had really bright blue eyes, as did Rosalie, Jasper had golden eyes, but Edwards eyes were by far the freakiest. He had black eyes. I wonder if they all wore contacts or something.

All through lunch, Edward ignored me. He never made eye contact with me but I swear I felt him looking at me from time to time.

Someone was talking to me bringing me out of my thoughts.

"What?" I asked.

Alice and Jasper chuckled, "I said, would you like to come stay over this weekend with me?"

I was shocked, "Really?"

"Really, we would have so much fun. We could do each other's makeup and watch movies pig out on pizza and popcorn!" She was practically jumping out of her seat. "And Esme would really like to meet you, so would Carlisle."

"Who are they?"

Edward snorted and gave me a baffled look, "Our parents."

"How was I supposed to know? It's not like you talk to me." I said a little miffed. I turned back to Alice, "I would love to stay over. I just have to let Charlie know."

"I could come pick you up if you want, I wouldn't mind. I could follow you home Friday after school."

"Sure, sounds like a plan."

The bell rang and we all got up to put our trays away.

"See you later little Bella." Emmett said bumping shoulders with me, nearly knocking me backward.

I stuck my tongue out at him, which caused him to laugh and shake his head.

When I got to biology class Edward was already sitting at our table.

Today we were learning about genes and how they passed down from one generation to the next, although it was interesting, I had already learned about it so I decided to tune out the lecture.

To my left I felt someone tap my arm. I looked up and saw Edward shove a notebook at me. I took it and to my surprise he actually wrote something.

So, you're really coming over huh?

Was he not paying attention during lunch?

Yes I am. Why do you care?

I passed the notebook back to him. He read over it and quickly started writing, and passed it back.

I don't, you can do whatever the hell you want. Just thought I would give you a warning, my family is really crazy, so don't believe a word they say.

Thanks for the warning, but is your family crazy? Or is it just you?

He looked at what I wrote and smiled a little.

Maybe just me. By the way, did you find anything interesting for our lore class?

Nah, just some stupid story about the Quillet tribe down in LaPush. Why? Are you going to steal my idea now?

Edward frowned a little when he read my comment.

Meet me outside the building before class starts.

Meet him…outside….before class.

My heart was pounding, what did he want? Just an hour ago he wouldn't even talk to me.

I looked up at him questioningly but he was no longer in the classroom. When did he leave?

I tried to pay attention to the teacher, but I couldn't. I was too busy watching the clock, noting that I had less than a minute to make a decision. Should I go and meet him, or should I go to class like the good little student that I am?

The bell rang; I slowly got up, put all my books in my bag and walked out of the classroom.

I would like to say that I had every intention of going to class. But my feet decided to walk down the hall and out of the building. As I walked out the doors, someone grabbed my arm and pulled me around the building towards the woods behind the school.

"Hey! Let go!" I screamed.

"Shush, someone will hear you." The guy said.

"M-mike?"

He stopped dragging me along and stood in front of me.

"What were you going to do with Cullen?" He asked crossing his arms.

Was he being for real right now?

"I don't know, he just asked to see me." Why did he care anyway?

"Listen Bella, don't get mad at me or weirded out or anything but you should really stay away from Cullen and his friends."

"Why is everyone so hell bent on me staying away?!" I was getting frustrated.

"It's not really my place to say, but I will tell you if only for your own good. You see, Edward is all kinds of horrible. The last girl he went out with is dead, he's a drug addict, and you're only going to go down with him if you stick around with him."

"Mike…" I said coldly.

"Yeah Bella?" He asked cautiously.

"Go to hell!" I exclaimed and took off running.

I ran through the woods, getting cuts and bruises along the way. I tore through my bag and took out the book that I loathed to read.

I told you to stay away from those boys Bella.

On a whim, I grabbed out a pen from my bag and wrote back.

Why huh? Why should I stay away? Who are you to tell me what to do?!

I am what has kept you alive.

Oh for Christ sake! That was one time! And I would have gotten out of that trucks way with or without you telling me about it! Give me a REAL reason.

They are no good for you Bella, one is a monster broken beyond repair and the other is too foolish and inexperienced to know what he has in you.

You sure do say a lot when you don't know the half of it.

I know everything Bella. I know you are going to the Cullen's, I know that you are going to get hurt if you continue down this path.

Who are you?

I am….a friend.

A friend? You are acting nothing like a friend. A friend would support me in my decisions damn it!

"Bella?"

I screamed and nearly jumped a mile high. I was scared shitless.

He leaned down next to me, "Bella, are you alright?"

I looked up and saw my dad's face. What was he doing here? Why was I so cold all of a sudden? Was it this dark the whole time? And my face felt hot and wet, like I had been crying.

"Bella," My dad said with concern, "We need to get you home." He picked me up and carried me to his cruiser.

I felt exhausted. Looking at his dashboard the clock said it was just passed midnight. Jeez, I was out there arguing with my stupid book for that long?

"Bella, what the hell were you doing out there alone?!" My dad exclaimed.

"I hadn't planned on being out there that long, I'm sorry." I looked down at my hands.

"You're sorry?! Your mother and I have been worried sick and your sorry?!"

I just looked out my window.

"You are grounded for the rest of the week."

"What? But dad, I got invited to a sleep over this weekend."

"Too bad, should have remembered that before you decided to give your parents a heart attack."

"You didn't have a heart attack." I grumbled.

When we got home I went straight up to my room and slammed the door. I threw my bag onto my bed and my phone fell out hitting the floor.

I grabbed it and noticed I had 24 missed calls from my parents and 5 unread text messages.

The first 3 were from Alice asking where I was and if I was ok. I quickly replied back letting her know that I was just fine and let her know that I was grounded and wouldn't be able to stay over this Friday. The last 2 were from Mike, saying he was sorry, telling me he called my dad and hoped I was ok.

So it was his fault that I was grounded. I didn't need his help. Nor did I want it.

I pushed my things off of my bed, pulled the sheets back and climbed in. Sleep was the only thing that was going to save me from this nightmare.