Previously;; "Yeah, I'm fine, it's just- my Dad was acting a little weird… he insisted on picking me up today to have a little 'chat'."
"Oh, so then you don't need a lift home?"
"Guess not." I shrugged as he took off down the street towards Forks High School for our first day of the new term.

A/N: Hope you liked Chapter '34.1'. I know it was a bit short, and not very much actually happened but I promise that there will be lots of drama to come… I sort of have an idea as to where I want to take the story, but at the moment I'm still contemplating how to get there… :P so please bear with me.

Disclaimer: I do not own twilight, or Bella or Edward or any of the Cullens.. however I do own Kaity & Dan..

Michelle, This one's for you :)-- aku cinta kamu!! xx

Chapter 34.2: Past lives

The day started pretty normally, Sophie, Melanie, Louise and Connor came rushing up towards us when we arrived at school to find out about our 'holiday'. Sophie of course already knew our 'cover' story… We had told her that Dan came up to Denali with Jake when Mom and Dad had started their arguing and I had gotten a little scared, after which the family took us all to Italy for a holiday.

After all the excitement had settled I was called into the main office, Dad had called the school on the way back from Italy to inform them that I would be extending my stay here- and would continue to go to Forks High School until graduation, and hence I had some papers to fill out. I gave Dan a quick peck on the cheek and made my way to the Main office.

"Good Morning Kaitlin." The receptionist greeted me with a smile.
"Good Morning." I couldn't for the life of me remember her name.
"The principal will be with you shortly, take a seat." She said motioning towards one of the ugly grey chairs across from her desk. I smiled and took a seat. I jumped slightly when I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket.
"Sorry, do you mind?" I asked the receptionist. She glared at me slightly and then made an effort to 'lock her lips' and wink at me. I tried to smile as I pulled out my phone to see that it was Aunt Alice.

"Hey Aunty. Is this important?" I asked softly, aware that Mrs. West?- Yes that's it… Mrs. West!- Didn't really like the idea of me using my phone here.
"I'll be quick." Aunty said. "Mrs. Mushin, Your old house keeper just called the house(whoa and I was sleep talking about her last night?!)- she said that some of your old friends have entered the exchange program and will be joining you in Forks High very soon." Uh oh. That doesn't sound good.
"Which friends? How soon?"
"Today."
"Wait who is it? Who is coming here?" I asked impatiently.
"I'm not sure Kaity, but I sense trouble." She sounded worried. At the same moment the principal's door opened and two way-too-familiar faces appeared before me.
"Uhh.. I have to go Aunty, I'll see you at home later." I hung up quickly and stood up.
"Oh My God!!!!" the high pitched voice that often haunted my dreams was in my ear.
"Kaity Oh. Emm. Gee!!! " She hugged me tightly.
"Naomi!" I said, still stunned.

Naomi and Ryan Sanders were my 'best friends' back in LA. Well, I guess I was sort of in the 'it crowd' back there and they were the best friends I had… Ryan and I actually sorta had a history… we never really went out or anything, but you know what I mean... Ughhh! This was not good! I really didn't want Dan to even find out about this 'past life' of mine. What would he think of me if he found out?!

Naomi pulled away then and squealed again, before stepping back.
"Kaity Roberts!" Ryan said approaching me.
"Ryan Sanders." I rolled my eyes and gave him a little hug.
"Awww!!! It's so great to see you guys together again!!" Naomi squealed. I jumped back then. Ryan pulled away too.

"Umm.. actually, it's Kaity Cullen now." I corrected him, clearing my throat.
"Wow, so you did it then? You found your family?" he asked.
"Yeah, I did." I nodded.

"Excuse me, Kaitlin, the principal will see you now." Mrs. West interrupted us.
"Oh sorry, Kaity I guess we'll see you later, can't wait to swap stories!!" Naomi gave me another hug and pranced out into the main hall.
"See you 'round Kaity." Ryan smiled at me before following his sister. Still dumbfounded, I walked into the principal's office and took a seat across from Mrs. White.
"Good Morning Kaitlin" She greeted me.

-xXx-

I walked into my English lit class late with a note from Mrs. White. I handed it to Mr. McEwan and quickly took my seat next to Sophie.

Over the last few months Sophie had become someone I could really trust, and no that's not just because she's my boyfriend's sister, it was simply because she was a very warm and trustworthy person and I knew that if there were something I wanted to tell her that I didn't want Dan to know about, she would respect my privacy and although he is her brother, she wouldn't tell him.

She knew me too well to be fooled by my pathetic attempts at playing poker face, which is why the minute I sat down she turned to me speculatively.

"What happened? What's wrong?"
"What? Nothing's wrong, I'm fine." I lied, I knew it was a lost cause, but I couldn't help but try.
her expression grew impatient. "Kaity you've been acting distracted all morning… come on. Spill."

"Fine." I told her about the little chat with Dad, and about Naomi and Ryan.
"Wait. So your Ex and his sister- your ex best friend- are both here? In Forks? Right now?"
"Yes." I sighed.
"And you don't want Dan to know about this why?"
"Because, well he's not really my ex-'boyfriend'… and I don't want Dan to think of me differently, knowing that I was once a part of that whole 'scene'. And well Naomi is just quite simply not very pleasant."

"Aww Kaity, you think way too highly of my brother. He has a past too you know."
"What are you talking about?" I asked, confused.
"He's not as innocent as he looks… in fact we all saw a change in him when he met you. He was always a little girl crazy- a bit of a flirt… but he never really liked anyone- until you came along, I could see that for him it was pretty much love at first sight Kaity."
"Stop it Soph you're going to make me cry."
"Sorry. But my point is, he won't judge you… have a little faith Kaity… he may surprise you."

"No Soph, I'm not worried about the fact that I have a past or that I had 'relationships' before Dan, Ryan and I weren't a relationship… I guess you we were each others' booty calls… there hadn't been feelings there for a long time… we'd just make out…" I whispered, too embarrassed.

"Oh." Sophie finally said. "Wait… I know this is not really my business but Kaity are you still a…."
"YES! Yes! No Ryan and I never went that far… but still, I don't want Dan to think I'm cheap or whatever."

"Aww! Honey, he won't! Don't worry about that!! He adores you!"
I groaned, still unconvinced.
"Seriously Kaity, he does. Ok moving on… Naomi… what's wrong with her?"
I sighed. "Well we were best friends, but we sorta had a falling out last year… and then Ryan sorta played peace maker, but I just don't really trust her that's all… she can be quite catty… and she sorta has her nose stuck in the air."

"Ok so simple, be nice and friendly, but keep your distance a little…" she said simply.
"I guess you're right…"
"You can't just avoid them both completely, I mean this isn't a very big school…"
"You're right." I sighed.

-xXx-

"Don't stress so much, I've got your back!" Soph massaged my shoulders as we headed to the cafeteria at recess break.
"Thanks Sophie." I gave her a hug before we approached our regular table where Dan and Connor were already seated. I took a seat next to Dan and Sophie sat on the other side of me- as usual.

I hadn't really noticed this morning, but Dan seemed somewhat distracted too, he didn't even notice that we had sat down for another few minutes. Sophie scrutinized him, she seemed to notice his weird behavior too.

I was just about to ask him about it when a familiar high pitched voice caught my attention.

"Oh Dan! There you are!!" Naomi screeched as she squished herself in between me and my boyfriend. Stunned I turned to Sophie and mouthed 'That's her'.

Dum dum dum…. How does Naomi know Dan? And why did she squeeze herself in between Dan & Kaity? Why is Dan so distracted? What happened between Kaity & Naomi last year? Guess you will have to keep reading & reviewing to find out ;)

Hope you're enjoying this so far... I told you there'd be more drama coming up... ;)

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask...

- Drish-