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This chapter will be in Bella's POV and you get to hear her life story. In this chapter, you will meet a new character. Her name is Miranda and Renee and Charlie had adopted her, and she's the same age as Bella.
On to the story(:
Chapter Song: Ordinary Girl by Hannah Montana. (I'm not really an HM fan, but this song was playing at some random moment, and I thought it'd fit. :p)
I parked and got out of my cherry red Dodge Viper in the garage. I pulled out my keys and headed towards the door. Once I opened it, I could smell sugar cookies. Miranda must be baking again. I walked through the hallway, and opened the swinging door to the kitchen.
"Hey, Bells," Miranda greeted while she was putting a batch of cookies in the oven.
"Hey, Ran," I greeted as I sat down on the bar stool.
"How was your day of shopping?" she asked as she set the kitchen timer.
I shrugged. "Alright, I guess. I don't really know why I go shopping. I don't really get much." It's true. When I go out shopping, I maybe get about three pairs of jeans, few shirts, and maybe a pair of shoes. I mean, my parents have a lot of money, and I know that when people first meet me, they think I must be a spoiled rich snob. I'm actually not. I really don't use much of their money.
My name's Isabella Marie Swan. I turned seventeen on September thirteenth and I'm a junior at Forks High School. My parents, Charlie and Renee Swan, have "all the money in the world". My grandfather, Renee's dad, owns a few hotels in the country, therefore making Mom an heiress. She spends most of the money in this family than anyone does. Charlie runs a police academy here in Forks and in Seattle. He's usually at the one in Seattle though, and we don't really see him much since he works 'til really late at night.
As for Miranda, she's my adopted sister. Renee and Charlie had adopted her when she was three. Her and I are the same age. I'm just older than her only by about three months. She was born on New Year's Day, so when we have New Year's parties, we also make it a birthday party. Miranda's taller than me but not by much. She has black hair that ends a bit past her shoulders with purple highlights, her eyes are a very light blue that they almost look grey. I envied her eyes. Mine were a deep brown. Dull and boring. Miranda also has a few piercings. She has five in her ears, a nose and belly button piercing. The other day she asked me if she should get a lip ring, but I told her no. Aside from Miranda's looks, she dresses the part kind of. She likes to wear dark colors and wears a lot of makeup, but it doesn't look bad on her. She's also a very good musician. She can play piano, guitar, drums, and the clarinet. She has won a few of our school's talent shows.
As for me, I have dark brown wavy hair that's past my shoulders. I stand at 5'5" and I don't wear much makeup. I don't need to add blush since I already blush constantly. Whether something embarrassing happens, or when I try to lie. As for the way I dress, I do own nice clothing. Mostly designer. But I mainly wear that stuff when I go out or some days at school. Other days, I would rather wear jeans, a vintage shirt, and my converse.
At Forks High, I'm just about friends with everyone there. But don't get me wrong, there are a few people I don't want to tolerate with. By a few people, I mean Lauren Mallory and Tanya Denali. If you took one look at them, you'd automatically think they were prostitutes. I actually didn't have a doubt in my mind that they probably were...
Miranda snapped me out of my thoughts. "What?" I asked.
"I asked you if you were ready to go back to school tomorrow."
Oh right. Today was Sunday, the last day of Thanksgiving break. I shrugged. "Kind of."
"I heard we're getting new kids," she recalled as she started putting spoonfuls of cookie dough on a tray.
"Really?" I asked her as I snuck my finger in the bowl of cookie dough. She gave me a death glare before I got anything. I backed my finger away.
"Yeah. Jessica was telling me all about it on Facebook." Leave it to Jessica Stanley to know all the gossip. "They're from California, their father's a doctor, and they're very close siblings."
"California? That's big change of climate."
"Remember when we went there for spring break freshmen year and we didn't want to leave?" she asked with a smile.
I smiled at the memory. "Yeah, you literally begged Charlie if we could just move down there."
We spent the rest of the night eating some of her cookies and watching our favorite movies. Renee had come home while we were watching The Hangover and decided to join us. She told us about her day down at the hotel's spa. I really didn't listen to her. I just nodded my head.
I decided to go upstairs after our last movie since I was getting tired. My room was the last one at the end of the hallway. I opened the big door and made my way to my bed. I threw myself over, with my legs dangling over one edge and my head over the other. I sighed then lifted my head as I pressed play on my iPod dock. All You Need is Love from the Beatles started to play. I scoffed at the song choice. I put my head down again.
I probably am the most popular girl in school, but I've never had a real official boyfriend. I have had a few kisses during the lame spin the bottle games at parties, but never had someone in my life, or have been in love. I did have a crush on my good friend Jacob Black at some point, but I got over it rather quickly. We held hands, and it just didn't feel right.
Maybe I'll end up being a cat lady and live in a mobile home.
The Next Day...
I woke up a few minutes before my alarm went off. I look down to see that I fell asleep fully clothed last night. I got up and took a shower. After my shower, I went to my closet and picked out today's outfit. I picked out a jean mini skirt and a green cardigan button up with a bow on the shoulder. After I got dressed, I brushed and blow dried my hair, then put on a thin line of eyeliner and a coat of mascara. I went to my jewelry box and found the green 18-karat drop earrings my father got me last Christmas. I then went to my shoe closet and picked out my black suede pumps with the bow on the toe. I put them on, and took one last look in the mirror. Then there was a knock on my door.
"Come in!" I called.
I heard the door open and Miranda walked in. I took a glance at her outfit. She had on her black and white striped t-shirt with a red heart in the middle. Inside the heart was a skull and bones. She also wore black skinny jeans, white hightops, a silver chain necklace and the leather bracelet with the rockstar chains I got her for her birthday last year. Her plaid messenger bag was hanging off her shoulder.
"You ready to go?" she asked. I nodded and we headed downstairs. Before we left, we both grabbed a few poptarts for the drive.
"I wonder if the new kids will be there today," she said when we got in the car.
"Maybe. Or they've decided to take a few days off to look around town," I asked while I started my car. I pressed the button on the visor that opened up the garage door. Once it open, I pulled out and drove off.
"What is there to see in this town, exactly?" Miranda asked me. She opened the pack of poptarts and took a bite.
"Well, there's..." I paused. "Um..." Miranda gave me a look. "Oh, what about the...no..." She started to smirk. "You're right, there's nothing."
"I'm always right," she smirked. She turned up the radio and I Love Playin' with Fire by the Runaways was playing.
"You know, there's a movie about the Runaways coming out this spring," she said.
"Really?" I asked. "We're gonna have to go see it since the Runaways is one of our favorite bands." I took a bite out of my poptart.
I pulled into the parking lot of the school and parked in my usual spot.
"Do you have band practice today after school?" I asked her when we got out of the car.
"Yeah, but it's not 'til 4:30."
"Do you need a ride?" I asked her.
"No. Adam's just having everyone there anyways. I'll just see if Kelly can drive me home," she assured me.
I nodded. "Okay." Then her and I went our separate ways. She headed to her friends, as I headed to mine.
I saw them over by Eric's car across the lot. I waved and headed over.
"Bella, how was your break?" Jessica greeted me.
I shrugged. "It was alright, I guess. Miranda, being the chef of the house, made the turkey."
Mike patted his stomach. "Dude, my mother made the best stuffing. I just couldn't get enough of it."
"I bet, you fatass," Eric joked.
Mike pouted. "I'm not a fatass. I just like food."
Jessica rolled her eyes and turned to me, her brown curls blowing in the wind. "So the new kids are gonna be here today." She jumped in place.
"Has anyone seen these kids already?" I asked her.
Jessica thought for a moment, then shook her head. "They must be like, hiding out or something."
"Maybe they're just shy. It definitely different moving from sunny California to dull ol' Forks," I reminded her.
"True."
The bell rang and we all headed off to our classes. My first class was US History. I walked in and sat in my seat. I looked to the right of me to see that Jasper Whitlock, one of my very good friends who I like to call my psychiatrist, wasn't here yet. He's usually one of the first ones here.
The second bell rang and the teacher walked in. He began the lesson when Jasper walked in.
"Mr. Whitlock, you're late," he said in his "tough" voice.
"Yeah, sorry, Sir. I got held up at the principal's office," he apologized. He then sat down next to me, and I couldn't help but notice that something was different about him. He looked...twitterpated. I took out a sheet of paper and wrote to him.
Okay, what's your real excuse, bud?
I waited for his response. Then he tapped me on the thigh and handed me the note under the desk.
The new kids are here today. There's a boy and a girl. Thankfully, I ran into the girl. Bella..she's gorgeous.
What does she look like?
She's kinda pixie-like. Think Tinkerbell but with black spiky hair, the most gorgeous green eyes, and heart-shaped face. She is really short though. She's gotta be like, 5'1".
She sounds cute. Is she in our grade?
She's actually in the year below us. Her brother's in our grade.
Do you know their names?
The girl's name is Alice. I don't know about her brother though. I told her that she could sit with us at lunch if she wanted to. Is that okay with you?
Yeah, it's totally fine. Can't wait to meet her.
The note passing stopped and I somewhat listened to the lesson. I kept dozing in and out.
The bell finally rang after what seemed forever. I grabbed my books off the desk, and headed to my locker. I went up the stairs at the end of the hallway since it's a shortcut to my locker. As I made it up the stairs, I cut around the corner and bumped into something hard, causing me and the figure to fall. Papers and books went flying.
"I am so sorry!" a deep voice apologized.
I got on my knees and helped clean up the mess of papers and books. "No, no. It's my fault. I should've been watching where I was going. I am really clumsy," I blabbered on.
The voice handed me one of my books and as soon as I got a hold of it, I felt a shock run through me. My hand was touching the fingertips of the voice. It was..weird, but I didn't let go.
I looked up to find the most beautiful emerald green eyes staring right back at me.
Ooooh ;) Who do you think those eyes belong to? XD
Next chapter will be Edward's POV. I kindof like writing Edward. So you'll see more of him.
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