Chapter Two
First day of high school

My first day at my new high school was really difficult because I knew that my dad was a vampire. It made breakfast really awkward. I sat down at the breakfast table to eat my cereal, but just as I was bringing to spoon to my mouth, Charlie sat down next to me. He was eating toast.

"Good morning, Bella," he said as he ate his toast.

I glared at him as I ate my cereal. "Good morning, Charlie."

I was still secretly angry that he was a vampire.

"How's your cereal?" he asked. He had a strange expression on his face. I wondered if it was because he was a vampire? Do vampires have strange expressions sometimes? How was I supposed to act around him? There was so much I didn't know. I was so stupid!

"Good," I said stiffly. I finished my cereal as fast as I could and then went to school without saying goodbye. I didn't want to stay at home and talk to my dad any longer because he was a vampire.

Even though he was a vampire, Charlie had recently bought me a truck as a moving in present. It was a big red truck and I got into it happily. I fell in love with it instantly and put the key into the ignition. It was a bit slow to start because it was a very old big red truck but I still loved it anyway. I drove out of the driveway very slowly and then went along the road to the school.

As I was driving I realised that I actually had no idea where the school was. Charlie hadn't told me and I didn't have a map. I drove all around Forks for a while, unable to find the school. Then I saw the sign that sad Forks High School, so I figured that was where the high school was.

I parked in the parking lot where all the other cars were parked and got out of my car. I almost forgot to lock my truck but then I remembered. I got a few funny looks from the other kids in their cars because my car was a truck and not a car like their cars.

"Hey, you must be new," this random boy said to me.

I turned my head and looked at him. He was tall and blonde and had a nice expression on his face. He looked like a friendly boy but I wasn't in the mood to talk.

"Hello," I said, not really wanting to talk to him. I walked into the school and he followed me. What was he, a Labrador?

"I'm Mike," he said loudly as I walked away from him. "You must be Isabella Swan. I heard you were new."

I rolled my eyes. I hated it when people called me Isabella!

"My name is Bella," I said crossly. It was really annoying that he had called me Isabella. I hoped that nobody else called me Isabella... I would have to explain to the teacher to change my name on the register.

I went into the office of the school and the woman there gave me my timetable. She told me to go to homeroom first so I went in and sat down.

"Class, we have a new student today," said the teacher in homeroom. She had really stupid puffy hair and I hated her already. "Everyone, I'd like you to meet Isabella Swan."

Everyone turned and looked at me. Uh oh. Was I wearing the wrong thing? Did I look different from all of them? I was so stupid!

"Isabella, why don't you come up to the front of the class and tell us about yourself."

I gasped. There was absolutely no way that I wanted to do that! But I did it anyway.

"Hi everyone. I'm BELLA." I said this loudly to make it clear that my name was Bella and not Isabella!

"Are you Charlie Swan's daughter?" this girl at the front of the class asked. She was sitting right in front of where I was standing. She had light brown hair and a large nose. Not exactly pretty but she seemed alright. She was wearing light blue jeans and a red t shirt and a pink jacket. She also had a flowery purple headband in her hair to hold her hair back out of her face.

"Yeah, I'm Charlie Swan's daughter." He was the police officer in Forks so that's how everyone knew who he was. Oh no! This had just reminded me that Charlie was a vampire! I cringed an expression of great pain as I remembered this. Well, there went my good day!

"Cool," the girl said. "I'm Jessica. You can sit by me."

So I sat down next to her and after that we were friends. Thankfully we had all the same lessons together that day and she showed me where they all were. I didn't see Mike in any of the lessons which was good because he was really annoying! Then it was lunch time.

"Come and sit with us, Bella," said Jessica. She showed me to the table where they all normally sat for lunch. I sat next to her at the lunch table. There was also Angela, Eric, Mike, Tyler and Lauren. Angela had long black hair and wore square glasses so she could see better. She had a quirky style and was wearing a yellow jacket. Lauren was wearing a really short miniskirt and had a lot of cleavage in her top. She glared at me as I sat down. Eric, Mike and Tyler were all wearing normal boy clothes.

"So, Bella," said Mike. "How are you liking Forks so far?"

Mike was so annoying. I could imagine him barking like a Labrador now.

"It's okay," I said. "It's cold though."

Everyone on the table laughed. "Yes, it is very cold in Forks," said Angela. "Hey, have you thought about who you might ask to the Girls' Choice Spring Dance?"

I hadn't heard about that. "What is that?"

"It's the Spring Dance but it's the Girls' Choice who they choose to ask to go to it as their date," explained Jessica. "Who are you going to ask?"

Mike looked at me with a hopeful smile. I looked away and focused on my vegetables instead.

"I don't know. I only just got here," I said.

Mike looked at me with a hopeful smile again. I wished he would stop doing that!

"Go on Bella, tell us whom!" Angela grinned.

I was desperate to change the subject, so I looked around for something to distract me. Then I saw these people walk into the cafeteria! They were all tall with very pale skin. Some were blonde and some had bronze hair and some had brown hair. They all had black eyes and red lips and wore really fashionable clothes and shiny shoes. There were five of them, two girls and three boys. There was a dark haired boy who was dating a blonde girl and a blond boy who was dating a dark haired girl with spiky hair. She had a very quirky style. Also there was a boy with bronze hair who was very tall and handsome and he gave me a strange look as he walked in.

"Who are they?" I asked.

Jessica looked and rolled her eyes. "Those are the Cullens," she said. "Jasper and Emmett are the boys, Rosalie and Alice are the girls."

"Who is that boy with bronze hair and a muscular chest?" I asked daydreamily. He was really attractive!

"That's Edward Cullen," Mike said sadly. "He's not as cool as he looks. And he doesn't date!"

I was sad by this. Not because I wanted to date Edward Cullen though... I was just curious! I was going to be at this school for the next year and a half, so it made sense that I would want to get to know everyone here!

At the end of lunch Mike took my tray away for me. He was such a Labrador, doing everything for me. I could do it myself you know!

My next lesson was Biology, and unfortunately Jessica wasn't in my class this time. Neither was anybody else on the table, so I had to walk in by myself. I found that there were no empty seats, except one.

The empty seat was next to Edward Cullen!