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Two Months Later

BPOV (CDM)

I should leave right now, no one is keeping me on this ground

Move out to somewhere south where the weather is warm and I feel less doubt

Maybe I'm running from what I know; something is different

The Dangerous Summer filled my room as I waited patiently and alone for Alice and Rose to come pick me up. Apparently it was school registration for Seniors today, and this would be one of my first outings in a big group of people since my… Seattle choir trip. Needless to say I was nervous.

"Bella!" my name rang out as Alice announced herself.

No matter how hard I fought it, I couldn't fight the chill, the alarm that coursed through my body. A single sound, a single touch, made me want to scream, cry and brought the feel of his hands on my body. It brought back the dirt I scrub off every morning in the shower. I took a deep shaky breath, come on Bella, and another until they were stable and calm.

Then I heard Rose shush Alice loudly, almost in a scolding fashion. "Ali, we gotta tone it down."

I silently thanked Rose for trying to be helpful. Over the course of these couple months Rose and I have definitely grown closer. Of course since her and Ali have been dating since Sophomore year, we were already friends and such but Rose has always just been Alice's girlfriend to me. We haven't alway been the best of friends, especially when they first started dating.

Rosalie Cullen, with her golden blonde flowing hair and summer grass green eyes, was the picture of perfection and made almost every girl around her pale in comparison. She could be a supermodel with her beauty and yet she is one of the most modest girls you will ever meet. And that made me hate her even more when I met her. Not only had she been stealing my best friend away from me but she made me feel so drab and plain around her, as if I needed to feel like that anymore than I already did (even though now that's all I want to feel like).

Clad in black and white dyed skinny jeans with my favorite Abbey Road mocking astronaut moonwalk t-shirt, I descended downstairs to meet my friends who sat in my living room like they owned the place. Alice, of course, was sprawled out on my couch with her spiky black hair in Rose's lap while Rose sits casually with her red stilettos resting on the coffee table. I grabbed my black faux leather purse and threw on my Chucks before clearing my throat.

"Can we go now please?" Alice begged as she looked between Rose and I.

With a small laugh I nodded in agreement, "Sorry I took so long. I was just finishing up."

"No worries Bella," Rose smiled as she weaved her fingers through Ali's. They look so cute together. I envied them for having each other.

In the backseat of Rose's red BMW, my legs wouldn't stop bouncing with anxiety. I knew these people, I grew up with these people but no matter what I could't shake my fear. What if they wanted to hurt me? What if they wanted to ask me a bunch of questions? I didn't want to relive anything here, I wanted to bury it and get it as far away from me as possible. I didn't want him haunting me more than he already was. I didn't want him visiting me again during the day like he does at night when I sleep.

When we pulled into the school parking lot, my hair was a mess from running my hand through it and I was on the verge of tears.

Ali's face alone broke my heart as she reached out to hug me but Rose stepped forward and grasped my hands tightly. They stopped shaking immediately, Rose's positive glint in her eye and comforting touch was enough to soothe me in this moment.

"Deep breaths Bella. Take it one step at a time," Rose murmured before she reached out twisted my hair between her fingers. She was miracle worker. Within two minutes she had my hair beautifully braided on the side which made it look much more tame than it was before.

"There," Rose smiled as she looked at Ali for approval.

"Picture perfect," Alice joked as she linked her arm through mine gently. "Let's rock this bitches."

Please don't let my legs give out on me now, Lord.

APOV (SCC)

I got out of the car following Bella and Rose, grabbing the keys from Rose's purse and locking the car behind us. We slowly walked towards the front door of Forks High School, and I looked over and saw Bella's face turn worried. Before I could say or do anything, Rose's hand was on hers and was squeezing gently. I watched them, wondering if there would ever be a way that I could help Bella. I knew that Rose was good at giving advice and helping out with this kind of stuff, that was clear, but I wanted to help Bella too. She was my best friend, and not that I was jealous of the two of them, I just don't understand how Rose can relate to Bella in this way so well when she hasn't really in this way before.

"It's gonna be okay Bella," Rose said, and looked at me. I sent her a reassuring smile as we went into the door. The first station we had to go through was to get our paperwork for this school year. Rose led the way, followed by Bella and I. She grabbed three of each of the colored papers set out on the table, passing them back to us while she strutted on in her red stilettos, which went nicely with her black skinnies and black and gray striped top. How she walks in those heels all day still gets me, I couldn't do it even if it was my style. Bella seemed more comfortable than when we had left the house, but I knew that she was still afraid and timid.

We next had to get our picture taken for yearbook. Rose fixed Bella's hair one last time in line, putting stray pieces tucked gently behind her ears. She also added a touch of lipgloss to Bella's lips, and smiled at her, before adding some to her own.

Rose turned around to me and kissed me quickly, smiling against my lips. "You look beautiful, baby." I was wearing a cream and gray knit loose sweater with wide stripes, dark washed skinny jeans, and faded black converse. A typical outfit for me, I wasn't one to dress up for much, let alone school registration.

"Thank you, so do you." I smiled back. Rose always looked good, no matter what she wore. She could be in sweats and she would still look absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

Bella walked up to the camera, and the man started to come closer to her, trying to help her position right for her picture. She slowly started to back away, and Rose took a step forward so she ran into her.

"It's okay Bella, he is just trying to help you so you look better in the picture." Rose gave Bella a small gentle push forward, and with shaky steps, Bella walked back up. Soon the camera flashed, and I wondered how real Bella's smile would look in the picture.

Rose soon stepped up right into place, and the camera man didn't even have to move her really. She took one snap and was walking through, and I'm sure her picture looked absolutely stunning. I walked forward next, siting on the stool, and looking straight at the camera. I smiled small, and then quickly got up and left. I hated getting my picture taken.

"Hey, I have to go to the office and pick up some paperwork for Jasper. Do you guys mind waiting here for a few minutes?" Rose asked.

Bella shook her head, stepping towards me. "No not at all, take your time. I think Bella and I were going to check out some club information stuff anyways." I replied.

"Sounds great. You wanna meet back here in like 15?"

"Sure." I said, while Rose walked down the hall towards the front office. I looked at Bella and saw her sad eyes.

"Hey hey hey," I told her, "It's okay."

"I don't like being here." Bella replied quietly, almost so that I didn't hear her.

"But you know all these people, remember. Most of them you have known for years." I pointed out.

"I know.. but all the rumors.. and commotion. I am not used to this amount of people." She whispered.

"I know, Bella." I wrapped her in a hug, "Remember, though, they won't hurt you." I squeezed her before letting go. "Come on, let's go sign you up for something. We can do this together." I tried to sound as reassuring as I could, but I don't know if it worked.

I took her small hand in mine, and enlaced my fingers in hers.

"What sounds good?" I asked gently, trying to get her okay with signing up for something.

"I don't care, I just want to have something to do to look good on a college application."

"Right…so how about book club? You love to read. And when I am in the mood, I do too. We can sign up together." I said.

"Okay." Bella said. I signed both Bella and I up on the sheet, before walking down the hall to meet Rose. As if on cue, she came stomping down the halls, ferocious and sexy as anything, but I could tell she was pissed.

"What happened?" I asked, before getting cut off by her yelling.

"Those sons of a bitches! They couldn't even give me what I wanted, and I didn't ask for much! Seriously, how hard is it to get paperwork together? They sit in a fucking office all day anyways!" She ranted, fuming.

"Rose, it's alright. We can just come and get it another day." I said sensibly.

"That's the point, I don't want to come back. It is inconvenient!" Bella just stood there speechless, while Rose continued to banter on, before noticing Bella's facial expression.

"Sorry Bella… I didn't mean to yell.. I just got annoyed and-"

"It's fine, Rose." She said small, trying to force out a smile.

"Shall we go before Rose blows the roof off?" I joked playfully, laughing at Rose.

"Yes, because those bitches piss me off." She said seriously, but I could tell she was cooling off a little bit.

"It's okay babe, we'll get it all worked out." I said while we started to walk out of the building. Thank goodness registration was over, I didn't know if Bella could handle anymore today.

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