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Bella's Point of view
SUNLIT MOON
3. FIRST DAY
As I stepped into the large house, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was huge. Everyone was silent. We just gaped at the size of the exquisite house. Alice's drawing hadn't shown the house being so big. It looked even bigger than the Cullen's three story house. I had never imagined being in a house larger than the Cullen's house.
"Bella, you and Edward are going to love your room. It's the best room in the house. Would you like me to show it to you?" Alice asked anxiously.
Alice must have seen the entire house with all of its furnishings. She was so excited to get us moved into the new house.
"Alice, I think we should take a look at the rest of the house first." Edward answered.
"Fine. Can I give you a tour?" Alice asked.
"Sure, Alice" I said, not wanting to spoil her excitement.
Jacob, Renesmee, Edward and I followed Alice as she gave us a tour of the house, while Emmett left to go on his own tour.
"This room will be the living room. Over there will be where you put the couch." Alice said pointing.
Alice showed us the bathroom, the kitchen, the dining room, the garage, as well as many other rooms. Then, we followed Alice up the stairs and down a hallway until she stopped and pointed at a couple of nearby rooms.
"This room will be Jacob's room, and that room over there will be Renesmee's room." Alice said pointing in the direction of the rooms.
"Cool! My room is huge!" Renesmee squealed. Renesmee and Jacob walked into their rooms while Edward and I continued to follow Alice.
She pointed to more rooms until she finally got to the room she said would be mine and Edward's room.
"Here it is! Your own room with the biggest closet in the house. The room continues upstairs too. There should be an elevator in here somewhere." Alice said.
Edward and I gawked at the size of the room. The ceiling rose very high and we could see that there was an upstairs to the large room. As I looked up, I saw a railing upstairs that could prevent someone from falling. Edward found the elevator and all three of us piled in to see the upstairs to the room.
I walked out of the elevator when the door opened. To the side, there was a railing where, if I looked down, I would be able to see the entrance to the room where Alice, Edward and I had first entered from. It must have been the same railing I had seen when I looked up after I had first entered the room. After walking around the upper level to the room, Edward and I saw a door leading to a hallway. It must have been the entrance to the room from the third level of the house.
After a while, we were finally done touring the house, and decided it was time to unload our furniture into the house. There would be a lot of extra room for more furniture, so I knew we would have to go to the store and buy more.
"So, what do you think?" Alice asked.
"It's amazing Alice." I replied.
"There's only four people living here. Are you sure it's necessary to have such a big house. Carlisle had a reason for such a big house. He had seven, now six, people living with him."
"Believe me, it's necessary. One room will be a weight room for Jacob. Another room will be a play room for Renesmee, and other rooms will be used up as well. But they are a surprise.
I opened my mouth to say something, but Alice stopped me.
"No complaints about the surprise rooms, Bella. You'll love them." Alice said.
"Are you sure we can afford enough furniture to fill this house up?" I asked.
Alice and Edward laughed and I realized that the Cullens can afford anything. They were rich because they didn't have to buy food. Also, Alice could see when the stock market changed and Carlisle worked a lot.
"Don't worry, Bella. I can take care of the furniture. We can all go out and buy whatever we need to fill up the house. I'll let Jacob and Renesmee pick out the food for themselves, though." Edward said.
"Bella, Edward, I think we should head back down to the living room. Jacob and Renesmee are meeting us down there and are anxious to unpack."
Alice lead the way to the living room as Edward and I followed hand-in-hand.
Renesmee and Jacob met up with Edward, Alice and I in the living room where we had started the tour of the large house.
"I almost got lost in this place. It was awesome!" Renesmee said enthusiastically.
"When do we move all of our stuff in?" Jacob asked anxiously.
"We should get started right now since we have school tomorrow." I said.
"I can call Quil, Embry and Seth so that they can help. They wouldn't mind." Jacob volunteered.
"Are you sure they wouldn't mind?" I asked.
"They wouldn't mind at all. Besides, Sam is with Emily, Jared is with Kim and Collin and Brady are trying to get girlfriends." Jacob snorted as he said the last sentence.
Collin and Brady were young werewolves. Jacob couldn't imagine them having girlfriends.
"What about Leah and Paul? What are they up to?" I asked out of pure curiosity.
I knew they would never want to help. They didn't like vampires no matter who they were. But I couldn't stop myself from being curious as to what they were doing.
"Leah is...well, I'm not sure what she's doing. I just know that she is staying as far away from people as she can. You know how she is. She doesn't like anyone. And Paul, he's hanging out with Rachel." Jacob responded in a sour voice.
I hadn't missed the uneasiness in Jacob's voice when he explained what Paul was doing. I knew how much Jacob hated the fact that Paul had imprinted on his sister. Jacob would have preferred any other Quileute, except Paul, to imprint on his sister. Paul had a short temper compared to all of the other Quileutes. Whenever he got mad, he would phase, unable to contain himself.
"Mom, Dad, can we please start moving things in?" Renesmee asked eagerly.
"Sure. The driver in the moving truck is gone, so we can speed things up. Especially with Emmett with us." I said.
Everyone looked around for Emmett.
"Where is Uncle Emmett?" Renesmee asked.
"Sorry, I just got done looking at the five car garage." Emmett said walking in the room from the door leading to the garage.
Suddenly, three tall, dark toned boys walked into the living room from the outside door.
Jacob, Renesmee, Edward, Emmett, Alice and I all walked over to greet Embry, Quil and Seth.
"This place is huge!" Seth exclaimed.
"Yeah, nice crib." Quil said.
"Yeah, this place looks awesome. When do you want us to start moving things?" Embry asked.
"We have to go out and pick up furniture and some other things and then we'll be ready to move everything in." I replied.
"We can help you at pick up the furniture at the store if you want." Quil said.
"Okay, thank you all so much. We appreciate everything" I said.
"You're welcome. Besides, we don't mind helping."
After going to several different furniture stores, we finally had enough furniture to fill the entire house. We even went to a small store for school supplies and Jacob and Renesmee picked out a lot of food to fill the fridge and kitchen cabinets. Within a couple of hours, everything was moved into place just as Alice had envisioned they would be. Emmett got a call from Rosalie, who was angry he had spent the whole day with Edward, Renesmee, Jacob and I. I just thought she was mad because Jacob and I, her least favorite people in the world, were involved. Quil left to be with Claire, while Embry and Seth left to go eat dinner at Emily's house with the rest of the pack.
After the Quileutes left, Renesmee and Jacob were exhausted and went to sleep early while Alice left to go back to the Cullen's house. I decided to surprise Edward by decorating a room just for him. I think that was what Alice had meant when she said a couple of other rooms would be surprises.
The room I decorated for Edward had a nice wooden polished floor. Earlier, I had made an excuse to go out. However, Edward didn't know I had gone out to buy a piano for him to put in this particular room. I also bought an old fashioned record player, a stereo, a book that Edward could write music in and several blank discs that Edward could record music on. I also bought him a shelf where he could put his CD's on. Edward never saw me bring anything inside and never went into the room I was in because he was preoccupied in a different room of the house.
I finished the room and then showed it to Edward. I was happy to see a wide smile spread across his face as he examined the room. He looked at the shelves that now held all of his favorite music. He opened the CD player and found that Clair De Lune was in it.
I knew how much Edward loved that song. As the song played, Edward wrapped me into his arms and kissed me. I knew he was happy and surprised that I had done this for him.
"I have a surprise for you too." Edward said smiling as astonishment crossed my face.
I followed Edward down the hallway until he stopped. Then, he opened the door and I followed him inside the room. The room had books everywhere. It was like my own library. The wall had a portrait of Edward and I at our wedding with wide smiles across both of our faces. I looked at myself in the portrait. I was human in the picture and Edward was as handsome as ever. I walked over toward the bookshelf as I recognized the spine of one of my favorite books. There were two of the same books right next to each other. One, was an old book that was worn out and looked like it would fall apart at any time. It was a book I had read multiple times called Wuthering Heights. The other, was the same book in perfect condition. It was brand new. Edward knew I loved reading. The room, in my opinion, was the best room in the house.
I hugged Edward, grateful for the wonderful room he had made just for me.
"How did you do this without me knowing?" I asked curiously.
"When you went out today, I went out also so that I could do this for you."
"Thank you. I love it. All of it"
"I love you." Edward said.
"I love you too." I said and Edward leaned down and kissed me.
For the remainder of the night, Edward went into the room I had made just for him, while I went into the room he had made just for me. I read a few books, including Wuthering Heights and Romeo and Juliet.
The next morning, I woke Jacob and Renesmee so they would get ready for school. Edward and I were ready for school and I had breakfast on the table for Jacob and Renesmee.
"Bella, don't you think we should have breakfast too?" Edward asked.
"Yeah, Bells. I think you should since today will be your first day around so many humans. But you're going to have to hunt outside of the reservation." Jacob said as he shoveled food into his mouth.
"Alright, let's go. We have a half-hour before school starts." I said.
"Don't worry, we can find a deer or two before then." Edward said.
After hunting, Edward and I got into his Volvo and drove to school. Renesmee and Jacob rode in the Rabbit behind us. We couldn't drive any fancy cars to school because we wanted the least amount of attention possible.
Jacob met up with the other Quileutes and Rosalie, Emmett, Alice and Jasper met up with Edward, Renesmee and I. We all walked to the office to get our schedules. As we walked, people stared at the large boys while others looked frightened.
After we got our schedules, the Cullens and Quileutes said goodbye and we all split up except for Edward, Renesmee and me.
"What class do you have first?" I asked Edward
"Math. I made sure you and I would have a couple of classes together. I couldn't get as many classes with you as I could in Forks, though."
"What about you Renesmee? What's your first class?" I asked.
"I have English."
Jacob looked over Renesmee's shoulder at her schedule.
"My classroom is right across from yours second period. I know where your locker is too." Jacob said.
"I don't know where my locker is. How do you know what locker I have?" Renesmee asked.
"Your locker number is at the bottom right of your schedule. It's right below all of your classes. My locker isn't that far from yours. I can meet up with you after every period if you want."
"You know I want you to, Jake."
"Great! I'll see you later, Nessie."
"Bye, Jake." Renesmee said.
Jacob kissed Renesmee and then we all split up to go to our classrooms.
Edward and I walked together to our first class. We sat down next to each other and talked only to each other. Then, I heard a low growl come from Edward's chest.
"What is it?" I asked.
"I don't like the way some of the boys are thinking about you. It's like the first time you came to Forks high school" He replied through clenched teeth.
"You have nothing to worry about. I only have eyes for you." I said and he took my hand in his.
The bell rang indicating the start of class and Edward and I quickly pulled our hands away trying to look casual.
"Today I will be telling you your assigned seats. You will sit where I tell you for the rest of the year, unless I tell you to move."
Great. I thought sarcastically.
After a few minutes of people moving around, we were all in our assigned seats and the teacher was satisfied. I was stuck next to some guy named Mitchell. The teacher excused himself from the room for a few minutes and asked for all of us to be quiet.
Like that would happen. I thought to myself. No one would be quiet while a teacher was out of the room. Just when he left the room, the kids started to talk.
I looked across the room at the girl who was sitting next to Edward. She kept staring at him when she thought he wasn't looking. I had never thought I would be a jealous vampire. Until now.
Then, I looked at Edward and I saw him staring at Mitchell. Edward looked mad.
"So, is this your first year at this school?" Mitchell asked in an attempt to start a conversation.
"Yes." I replied.
"Do you like it here?"
"It's okay." I said not interested in small talk.
"I didn't catch your name. What was it?"
"Bella." I said. I didn't know what to say for a last name. Swan or Cullen. I would have to ask Edward about that later.
"I'm Mitchell. It's nice to meet you."
The teacher walked in and everyone was instantly quiet.
"Everyone take out a sheet of paper. Do the first twenty problems in your text book and write the answers down on the sheet of paper. You have forty minutes. It will be graded."
Everyone let out a sigh of disappointment. It was everyone's first day at school. This teacher didn't waste time when it came to giving out work. I had a feeling I wouldn't like him very much.
Everyone wrote their names on a piece of paper. All I wrote was Bella. I looked at the questions. They were hard since I hadn't done this math in a while. Edward had learned all of this stuff over and over, year after year, this was my second time learning it. I was in eleventh grade here but I remembered learning this math in twelfth grade. Apparently, over the years, the curriculum had become more advanced. I looked over at Edward who was already done. Of course.
Before moving to La Push, Edward and I had taught Renesmee everything she needed to know so that she could be caught up and understand what she was learning by the time she got to school. She was very smart. Thankfully, I remembered Edward and I teaching this math to Renesmee, so it wasn't too hard.
I finished the problems after about ten minutes only to find that everyone else was still working on it.
About a half hour later, the teacher collected our papers. Everyone started complaining about how they think they may have failed.
"How do you think you did?" Mitchell asked me
"I think I did okay." I replied knowing I did pretty good. "What about you?"
"Not so good. I was just wondering, what class do you have next?"
"I have History class next."
"Great! Me too. I could walk you there if you want."
The bell rang and Edward was instantly at my desk.
"Bella, I can take you to your next class." Edward said politely ignoring Mitchell.
"Never mind, Bella. I'll see you later." Mitchell said.
"See you later." I replied, though Mitchell was almost to the door.
Edward put his arm around me as we made our way out of the room.
"So what's my last name? Swan or Cullen?" I asked.
"Don't worry. We already have our story going around. It's the same one as always. We were adopted and we aren't in any way related. But we're all together. Jasper and Rosalie's last name is Hale, as usual. When Carlisle and Esme enrolled you here, they told them your last name was Swan. So you can let people know your last name is Swan. You were just adopted by the Cullens." Edward said satisfied that he had already come up with a story.
I went to my locker and got my books for my next class. Edward's locker was a few lockers down from mine. He gathered his books and gave me a kiss goodbye.
As I walked into my next class, I saw that Mitchell had already saved me a seat. I sat down and he smiled a big smile at me.
"What's your favorite class?" Mitchell asked trying to start small talk again.
"English." I replied.
"What a coincidence, me too. I was wondering, since you're new and you don't know this school that well, do you want to sit with me in lunch? I can tell you how to get around if you want." He asked.
"Um, I'm sorry, but I was planning on sitting with a few of my friends today." I said.
"Oh. Well, that's okay. Maybe some other time." He said clearly disappointed.
The teacher took attendance and I momentarily lost interest. The teacher called my name and and I raised my hand. Mitchell raised his hand when the teacher called "Mitchell Newton."
My eyes bulged when I heard the last name. I couldn't believe it. Mitchell was Michael Newton's son. Mike had gone to school with me in Forks when I was a human. I remember vaguely that he had always been a good friend to me, though he had always wanted more.
"So, do you have a boyfriend?" Mitchell asked.
Like father, like son. I thought to myself.
But would I call Edward my boyfriend here? I certainly couldn't call him my husband.
The bell rang and class started, stopping all conversations. Thankfully, I didn't have to answer Mitchell's question because I didn't know what Edward and I were considered at La Push High School, since we couldn't say that we are married. We couldn't tell everyone that we are married because in high school, that's not normal. The whole point of going to school is to be normal and blend in so that we can stay in a certain place for a long amount of time. But by telling everyone Edward and I are married wouldn't help us be normal and blend in. If Mitchell asked again, I would just tell him Edward and I are dating, just like Rosalie and Emmett, and Jasper and Alice.
Class was boring and we didn't do much. I loved English class, but we always had to read the same story every year. Today, we started reading Hamlet which I had read a few times. All I could think about was the fact that the guy I was sitting next to was Mike Newton's son.
Finally class was over and I realized Mitchell was walking me to my locker.
"Was that guy in Math class your boyfriend?" Mitchell asked.
"Hey, love. How was English?" Edward asked materializing next to me, opposite of Mitchell. Edward took my hand in his.
"It was boring. Even ask Mitchell. I'm not sure you two have been introduced. This is Mitchell Newton." I said to Edward emphasizing the last name.
Edward's eyes narrowed at the last name.
"Nice to meet you." Edward said stiffly.
"I better go. I'll talk to you later. I'm just going to visit Alice and see how she's doing." I said in hopes of avoiding an awkward conversation.
I saw Alice at her locker. And told her about Mitchell Newton. She couldn't believe it.
"Edward really didn't like Mike Newton. He didn't like anyone who liked you as more than a friend." Alice said.
"I know. But he should know he has nothing to worry about."
"Bella, he's still going to worry. But only because he loves you. No matter who likes you, he's not just going to be buddy-buddy with them. Just like you and the girl who sits next to him in math."
A small growl escaped through my teeth.
"She wouldn't take her eyes off of him." I snarled.
"We'd better get going. You and I have Spanish." Alice said happily.
Spanish passed quickly and I was glad that I had lunch after. Of course I wouldn't be eating, but I would be able to see how Renesmee is doing, as well as the Quileutes and the rest of my family.
I sat down at a large table that was combined with another table. The Quileutes sat at the table as well as all of the Cullens. I sat between Edward and Jacob. Jacob was sitting next to Renesmee, who was eating pizza. Sam, Jared, Paul and Leah were the only Quileutes that weren't attending school. Some wolves needed to protect the land from other vampires, and since they were the oldest werewolves, except Leah, they were the only Quileutes that didn't attend school. Leah was still bitter, so she decided not to go to school. Seth was in my grade, though he was stuck at the age of no older than fifteen, if he was even that old. He was very tall, but he still had somewhat of a child-like face. He was muscular as well, but he looked like he could be in eleventh grade. Everyone exchanged schedules and I found that next period, I would be in Seth's class. Jacob was happy to know that he, Quil and Embry would be in each other's next class. Quil and Embry were attending school only because Jacob was. They were his best friends and they all wanted to stick together.
Renesmee got up and took her tray down to the trash as well as Collin and Brady, who were also in tenth grade. Collin and Brady were young, but like Seth, and all of the other Quileutes, they were stuck at that age.
Edward also got up to take his untouched tray to the garbage.
Jacob put his arm around me.
"You and I have gym last period today." Jacob said.
"Great." I said sarcastically.
Then I saw Jacob's expression change. He looked offended. I realized what he thought I meant.
"I was being sarcastic about gym, not about you being in it. I hate gym. But I'm glad I have it with you, Jake." I said.
Jacob's expression changed. He had a huge smile on his face. It was the smile that I loved so much.
Sitting across from me, between Emmett and Alice, Rosalie gave Jake and me a look of disgust. She hated being around all of the Quileutes. But since Emmett sat with them, she did too. Unlike Rosalie, Emmett got along with the Quileutes and developed a friendship with a lot of them. Jasper, who was sitting next to Alice, was now talking to Embry.
The Cullens were never social during lunch at Forks High School. But since we had the Quileutes with us during lunch, all of us talked. Nobody sat with us because most people were to frightened. Also, there weren't many seats open for anyone else since there were so many Quileute boys.
Jacob removed his arm that had been around me and took my tray, as well as his own, and got up to throw it out. I thanked him and he gave me a quick smile and walked away.
Edward and Renesmee returned and when the bell rang everyone scattered to get out of the lunch room and into their next classes.
I spent next class with with the girl that I already didn't like. It was the same girl that had been in Math class staring at Edward. Her name was Skyler. But everyone else called her Sky for short. She looked over at me every few minutes with a curious expression on her face. I didn't have to be able to read her mind to know that she was curious about Edward and me.
When that class ended, I headed toward my locker and met up with Edward. The day was almost over and my last class was gym.
Edward's class room was on the way to gym so I walked him to his classroom. We kissed goodbye and I watched him walk into the room. That's when I saw the girl from my previous class and first period, Skyler.
She smiled as she saw Edward walk into the room. Jealousy washed over me. I didn't like the way she looked at him. I stood by the door to get his attention, and I knew exactly how to get it.
If she touches you, so help me I will not be able to stop myself from losing control... I thought lifting my shield for Edward to hear.
He glanced up at me and I could see that he had my favorite crooked smile spread across his face.
You think this is funny? I'm serious!
Edward quickly got up and met me in the hall.
"Don't worry about her. Bella, You're going to be late for class."
"I don't give a damn! She better not lay a hand on you. And why do you keep smiling?" I asked through clenched teeth.
"Because you're jealous. And you know I think you're adorable when you're jealous."
I let out a growl.
"She's staring at you right now!" I said.
"She's wondering who you are. And she's wondering if we're together. It seems she's a bit jealous herself."
Edward wrapped his arms around me and and kissed me passionately.
The bell rang and we quickly let go of each other. I walked to the gym, disappointed that I didn't get to see the Skyler's reaction. A satisfied grin spread across my face as I walked into the gym, imagining her reaction.
Since it was my first day at this school, I didn't get into any trouble for being late. Everyone was given a locker to put our gym clothes into and after we all changed, we were divided into co-ed groups. Jacob was in my group along with Mitchell and a girl whose name I didn't know. For the next ten minutes, we had to introduce ourselves to each other and tell a little about ourselves. The gym teacher insisted that since it was our first day, we didn't have to do anything physical. We just had to bond with the people in our group because we would be working with them for the next semester. That wasn't so bad.
The bell rang and school was over. It was a boring day. But at the same time it was interesting to know about Mike Newton having a son.
Edward, Jacob, Renesmee and I arrived home. I found my way to Renesmee's room and asked how her first day at school was.
"It was great! I met some awesome people. This one guy asked if I wanted to hang out today. It was weird, we had a great connection right away. I've never felt anything like it before. But I also feel like I've met him before. I really want to know more about him. Can I hang out with him, mom? Please?" Renesmee begged.
"I don't know what Jacob would think about you hanging out with another guy, though."
"Don't worry about Jacob. Jacob knows I only love him. But the guy I met is really nice. In fact, he said you and dad have already met him." Renesmee said.
"I guess you two can hang out. But I want to see him before you go anywhere with him." I said.
"Thanks, Mom. I'll call him now. We are just going to go out for a little while."
"Okay. Just let me know when he gets here." I said.
I heard Renesmee dial a number just as I left her room.
"Renesmee met a guy in school and I told her they could both hang. He'll be over soon so that you and I can see him. He told her he's already met us." I said to Edward as I walked in our room.
"It better not be Mitchell Newton."
"I doubt it. Renesmee said she felt a connection with him right away. She said she felt like she's met him before."
"But what about Jacob?"
"Renesmee said not to worry about Jacob. Besides, this is Renesmee's first actual friend from school. I'll bet the first friend you made in school was Skyler." I said, my voice bitter as I said the last sentence.
"Speaking of Skyler, our kiss earlier made her a bit jealous." Edward said wrapping his arms around me.
"Good. I don't get why she wont just avoid you like everyone else did when we went to school in Forks. I still remember my first year in school when I was a human. People used to always be intimidated by you. I wish it could be the same here." I said.
"The reason it's not the same here is because we talk to other people just like everyone else. Back in Forks, we didn't have the Quileutes or Renesmee to talk to. So we didn't talk to anyone we looked a little different than the students in Forks. We could make ourselves look dangerous to humans so that they would stay away from us and that made us intimidating and mysterious. But now that we have Renesmee and the Quileutes to talk to, we don't seem as intimidating or mysterious. We seem like regular students having a normal conversation."
Before I could respond, Renesmee called for Edward and I to go downstairs and meet the guy she was about to hang out with. Edward and I walked downstairs cautiously, trying to look like normal humans so that Renesmee's friend wouldn't get suspicious.
It was then that I realized that it didn't matter how I acted around her friend. It was someone who knew about me, and knew of the existence of other vampires. He knew all about the supernatural being real, rather than legend. I remembered what Renesmee had said earlier. She had said that I had already met him. And she was right. He had helped me when I needed him most. He saved everyone I loved and cared about when I had been experiencing the worst thing of my existence.
I looked over his features. With his rich, dark brown skin, teak eyes, and black hair, I would be able to recognize him from anywhere.
"Nahuel" I gasped.
Sorry that i haven't written in a while. I've been really busy. I know that Sunlit Moon has some errors in it, such as missing punctuation, etc. I will try to fix it a/s/a/p, but like i said, ive been really busy so i havent gotten around to it yet. anyways, i hope you're liking the story so far. Give me some reviews and let me know what you think!
Summary for upcoming Chapters: All of the Cullens are shocked to see Nahuel in La Push. But why has he come to La Push? Bella can see that as Renesmee hangs out with Nahuel more and more, her relationship with Jacob gets strained. Everyone can see what a great connection they have. But the more time Renesmee spends with Nahuel, the more he realizes that something may be wrong with the imprint. What will happen? Keep reading and reviewing to find out!