AN: I do not own Twilight. Any characters, places, events, etc. belong to Stephenie Meyer.

(Also…I'm not going to put who's point of view it is every chapter unless I switch. For example, Chapter 4 was in Joshua's POV and now it's Elizabeth's POV and it's probably gonna stay EPOV unless stated otherwise.

Just so none of you awesome people are confused.

Unless I confused you more…lol) :

Chapter 5

(Elizabeth's POV)

When I woke up in the morning, I got ready myself before I went downstairs. No one had to wake me up and no one had to tell me I needed to be downstairs for breakfast. My attire was even simpler than yesterday's. A red shirt, blue jeans and some plain black sneakers. I took a shower and then all I did to my hair was brush it and all I did to my face was wash it. After I got dressed and cleaned up, I grabbed my backpack and headed downstairs.

No one acknowledged me when I came downstairs. In return, I didn't acknowledge them. Since I was hungry and no one made breakfast for me, like they normally do, I put a bagel in the toaster and got out some cream cheese to put on it. I decided to eat one of my favorite mini-chocolate donuts, too. It was nice to not have to worry about someone eating my food.

I ate my bagel in a rush, the house still remaining silent. My eyes brought my attention to a clock, signaling school would start in a half-an-hour. Breaking the silence, I sighed and decided I needed to speak up.

"Is anyone going to drive me to school? I only have a learner's permit, so I can't drive myself. I mean, I could always call Joshua and see if I can get a ride from him…" I didn't know his number, but I knew it would get everyone's attention.

They all jumped up at once, saying they would take me. Everyone decided it would be best if my father drove me to school. I suppressed a quiet sigh, but no one heard it.

We walked out to the car in silence and then sped off towards school.

"Hello father. How are you this morning?" The silence was ridiculous.

"I'm fine, Elizabeth. How are you?" By the time he asked this, we were already at school.

"I'm just grand. I'll see you after school." I leaned over and kissed him on the forehead and then got out of the car.

"Elizabeth, remember what I told you."

I didn't reply. I shut the door and waved goodbye, walking off as I did so.

The first thing I did was head over to my locker so I could get the right textbooks I needed for the first part of my day.

"Hey…"

I turned around to see Joshua standing behind me. He held up his hand, like he was waving, and then stuffed his hands into the pockets of his hoodie.

"Hi, Joshua. Looking forward to your second day?" I smiled as I said this and then shut my locker, since there was no need for it to be open any longer.

"Yeah, yeah. Yesterday was great…d-do you think I could talk to you for a second?"

"Sure…" What did he want to talk about?

We headed past the classrooms and stood by a deserted tree. Leaves were falling off and being blown away by the wind.

"So…what is this all about, Joshua?"

"You know, you can call me Josh if you want to…" He said this a bit quietly, but I nodded, making a mental note of it. "Yesterday when I told my father about my school day…he said some weird things about your family…and how I shouldn't hang out with you."
His father too? Good, it wasn't just mine.

"Yeah, mine too. It was weird…he didn't really explain why at first but I heard him and my mother discussing it later on." I paused. "What did he say?"

"Promise you won't take offense to any of this?"

Oh my…

"I promise."

"Well…he said that…your family…God, I have no clue how to say this…"

"Then just say it, Josh. I promised you I wouldn't take any offense."

"He told me that your family…are vampires. He also said that you were part vampire, too…" He let out a sigh, pleased that he got it out of his mouth.

We were silent for a moment. I didn't know what I was supposed to say.

"Well…my father called you 'the dog's son'. This really has nothing to do with us."

"Exactly. If you ask me, it's unfair. I mean, we just met. Personally, I'd like to get to know you a little better before-"

"Before other people judge me because I'm part vampire? Yeah. I don't want my parents choosing who I can and can't hang out with. I mean, if you were a drug dealer or something, I'd understand. But judging you because of something that has nothing to do with you? It's…it's…"

"Childish." Josh nodded after he said the word, and I nodded in return.

"Exactly. It's foolish, as w-"

"Elizabeth! Class is starting soon! You coming?" It was Jeffery Newton.

I sighed and shrugged.

"So…I'll see you in Trig, Josh." I walked away and headed towards my next class.

"See ya, Liz…"

I smiled to myself. No one had ever called me Liz before. But I liked it. If Joshua Black wanted to call me Liz, he was welcome to.

(Ahh. I hope you all enjoyed that chapter. I couldn't help but bring in Mike Newton's son. I had to! Hmm…maybe he can help cause conflict later on…

So…I'm debating on when they should have their first kiss. Anyone want to help me figure that one out?

Thanks for all the reviews and fav's guys! I'm glad so many of you like my story!)