Chapter 3: First Week of School

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Bella POV

I heard it. The insistent beeping sound that kept getting louder and louder.

It took me a minute to realize that the beeping was my alarm clock. And it took me a little bit longer to remember that today was the first day of my senior year of high school.

I quickly jumped out of bed to get ready only to fall back down with my vision becoming burry. I sat still as I waited for my head to clear and I could see properly.

I passed this wave of vertigo off as nothing. It was just an average day head rush from getting up to quickly combine that with my lack of coordination and that spells trouble.

Once I was sure that I would see and wouldn't fall down again I got up from my bed and started to get ready for school.

Normally I wouldn't put this much effort into getting ready for school, but this year was going to be special. Even Alice – my best friend – agreed with me.

I had the perfect boyfriend, great friends, and this would be my last year at Forks High School and after I graduated I was never going to come back. Things were definitely shaping up nicely.

As I headed downstairs I saw that both of my parents had already left, no big shocker there.

Since I had plenty of time to spare, a rarity on a normal school day, I decided to make myself a bowl of cereal.

I sat down at the kitchen table and enjoyed the peace and quiet, something else that was becoming a rarity in the Swan household.

Once I finished eating I washed the bowl and spoon by hand since we still did not have a dishwasher.

I glanced at the clock and determined that it was a good time to leave now. It left me with plenty of time to get to school without being late or early.

I grabbed my coat, bag, and car keys and headed out the door.

As I closed the door behind me I saw a picture perfect sight. My boyfriend, Edward standing casually in front of his silver Volvo.

"Want a lift?" He asked giving me my favorite crooked smile.

"I don't know, my dad always told me not to ride with strangers." I joked and strutted towards the passenger side of his car making sure to sway my hips a little more than usual.

I heard Edward let out a little groan as I brushed past him as I made my way to the other side.

"You don't know what you do to me." Edward growled as he climbed into his car.

"Maybe I do, maybe I don't." I whispered leaning my body closer to his.

Before I knew it Edward's lips were attacking mind and I gladly fought back.

"Good morning." I giggled pulling away slightly.

Edward gave me another peck on the lips.

"A good morning indeed." He grinned and turned the car on pulling it out of the driveway and heading towards school.

"So are you ready for our senior year?' Edward asked quickly glancing at me.

"I'm ready for it to be my last." I groaned.

Edward just laughed at me, but he hadn't lived in Forks as long as I have.

I had gone through the Fork's fine school system from elementary school to high school along with Alice.

Alice and I had met on our first day of kindergarten and have been inseparable ever since.

Edward and his family didn't move to Forks till about fifth grade. Even back then all the girls were pining after him, including me. So it was a dream come true that the wanted to be friends with Alice and I and not with the popular crowd.

Lauren Mallory and Jessica Stanley still have not gotten over that and to this day enjoy flirting shamelessly with Edward in front of me.

The last to join our group was Jasper. He moved to town the summer before we started high school. Alice saw him at a local restaurant and knew that he was the one. The two have been dating ever since.

All too soon we pulled into the familiar parking lot. There were a few other cars there already.

"Why did we get here so early?" I asked grabbing Edward's hand as we walked towards the school.

"So I could do this." Edward pulled me into his chest and kissed me.

Even though I had been kissing him for almost two years now, I never got used to it. Every time my mind went blank and my knees went weak.

"I guess that is a good reason." I said trying to clear my head.

"Let's go inside before it starts to rain."

Edward pulled me along and of course, being me, I tripped over nothing. I was still in my post Edward kissing phase, but it seemed to be taking longer them normal to clear from my head.

In a way I felt like I did this morning when I first tried to get up. But once again I passed it off as nothing since both cases had reasonable answers that explained my muddled mind.

Edward just laughed as I tripped and caught me before I fell. He was so used to my tripping by now that he thought nothing of it.

I blinked a few times trying to clear my mind. Okay so maybe this fuzzy brain thing wasn't nothing.

"Are you okay?" Edward asked catching on to my weird state.

"Yeah I'll be fine." I said hoping that it was the truth.

I started to move along. I wanted that moment to be forgotten. There was no need for Edward to worry over something that probably didn't matter.

We stood in the front building waiting for Alice and Jasper to come. It didn't take long before I saw the familiar faces of my two best friends.

"Are you guys excited?" Alice asked giving me a hug.

"Oh yeah thrilled." I said sarcastically. I had no idea how Alice could be this energetic in the morning, it just wasn't right.

"I know this year is going to be different from all the rest."

We all just nodded our heads in agreement. Alice had a certain way of knowing how things would happen and by now we knew not to second guess her.

We all stood around talking. There was no reason for us to catch up on anything since we had seen each other pretty much every day during the summer.

It had been years since any of us had gone on a family vacation and so we were stuck in Forks with nothing to do but spend time with each other. Not that that was a bad thing or anything.

When we heard the bell ring we each headed to our respected class rooms. Luckily Edward and I had every class together which would make school a lot more bearable, especially gym.

We had a few other classes with Alice and Jasper plus lunch. So we would be seeing them sporadically throughout the day.

Edward and mine's first class was math, my second least favorite subject. We sat down in the back corner, our normal spot for every class we had together.

We learned back as freshman that it was easier to pass notes back and forth when we sat in the back. Plus it gave us plenty of time to switch papers if a teacher caught us.

Neither of us paid much attention during class. Our teacher kept drowning on and on about what we would be learning about in class and what we were expected to do. It wasn't anything that we hadn't heard before.

Finally the bell rag and we headed off to our next class, physics. And of course we got our back tables and were lab partners.

All our morning classes were more or less the same. The teachers talked all about what we would learn and the policies that went with the class. And even though we hadn't done anything we still ended up with homework.

Finally lunch came about and Edward and I headed over to the cafeteria to meet up with Jasper and Alice.

As we waited in line for food my stomach all of a sudden felt off. The smell from all the different types of food was making me feel nauseous and I needed to go sit down before I threw up.

"Get me a ginger ale please." I whispered to Edward before quickly walking towards our usual table.

I sat down and placed my head on the table taking deep breaths in and out trying to calm my stomach. The last thing I needed was to throw up.

Finally my stomach settled down and I felt well enough to pick my head up.

"Are you okay?" Edward asked, concern laced on his face.

"Yeah I'm fine." I said, "The smell of the cafeteria just got to me today."

Edward passed me my ginger ale wordlessly; I knew he didn't believe me and wanted to know more.

I opened my soda and took a small sip testing my stomach to make sure that I was indeed over that little spell.

"Do you want anything to eat?" Edward offered.

I looked over at his plate; it just made me feel queasy again.

"No thanks." I said taking another sip of my soda. "I think I'll just play it safe and stick to my drink."

So I stretched the truth a bit, but there was no need for any of my friends to worry.

The rest of the day passed without any incidents.

Even in gym class I lucked out. Our teacher gave us the same speech as the other ones which meant that I didn't have to play any sports and just had to sit and listen to him lecture. Something I would rather do any other day in this class.

Finally the day ended and Edward and I meet up with Alice and Jasper in front of Edward's car.

"We're still on for this afternoon right?" Alice asked.

I thought back for a moment trying to remember what I had promised Alice, and when I did I didn't hide my groan of frustration. We all promised to go shopping for school supplies.

This was something I normally didn't mind, but Alice had a knack for making any shopping excursion grueling and extremely long.

"Pick us up at my house." Edward answered for us.

"Alright see you guys later." We waved goodbye and got into the car.

Edward's house was just as quiet as mine since both his parents were elsewhere as well.

We quickly walked up the stairs to his room and threw our bags on the ground.

I flung myself onto his bed and let out a long sigh. It felt nice to be lying down. For some reason this day was really tiring even though I had gotten plenty of sleep the night before. It probably would take me awhile before I got used to being in school again.

Edward laid down next to me and I instinctively rolled my body into his. I closed my eyes and relaxed into him as he stroked my hair.

I was just about to fall asleep when the doorbell rang.

"I guess that's Alice and Jasper." Edward laughed and jumped out of bed to get the door.

For some reason his movements made my stomach do flip flops. I tried to control my breathing again just like I had at lunch, but it didn't work this time.

I ran into the bathroom and made it just in time before everything that I had in my stomach came up.

I didn't pay much attention to the world around me, but I did feel someone hold my hair back and rub circles in my back.

"Are you okay?" Edward asked. It felt like he had been asking that a lot today.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. You don't need to stay."

Of course Edward didn't listen and flushed the toilet for me. He carefully helped me stand so I could rinse my mouth out and then carried me off to his bed.

"How are you feeling?" Alice asked sitting down next to me. I had forgetten that she and Jasper had come over.

"I don't think I'm up for shopping, sorry." I apologized.

"There is nothing to be sorry for. You just rest up so you can be better by tomorrow." Alice patted my arm before standing up.

"Take good care of her." She ordered Edward.

"Yes ma'am." he laughed.

Once Alice and Jasper left Edward crawled into bed and pulled me into him.

"How are you really feeling?" he asked seriously.

"Better than before, but my stomach still feels a bit off." I knew it was best not to lie if I wanted the conversation to end quickly.

"Do you need anything?"

"Sleep." I said not afraid of letting out a big yawn.

Edward kissed the top of my head and said. "Then go to sleep, I'll be here when you wake up."

I nodded by head and turned around so I could burry my face in his chest. It didn't take very long before the darkness took over.

A/N: End of chapter 3. Of course I need to thank my amazing beta luv2beloved for reading over this chapter for me.

For once I don't have much to say lol. I'm still deciding if I should continue or not, but it looks like I am leaning more towards the side of continuing. I really like this story and what I have planned for it, and I hope you guys will too.

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