Okay, wellll…here is the next chapter! This one is better. But the plot thickens!! Who is this man? Okay, just to clarify this, the Cullens will be vampires in this story. Edward had much more control though. Enjoy!

~Elle~

She led me over to the table, and nudged me into a chair. I sat down and put my head on my arms, waiting for my tears to subside. I heard her sit down but I didn't bother to look up. She lightly cleared her throat.

"Bella, I need you to get dressed. My children will take you to school with them. You have to start. Charlie has asked me to help, so I have already had you enrolled. Now, I will tell you about my children." She started to tell me.

"Esme, could you tell me while I get dressed? If they're coming to pick me up, then I'll need to be ready."

"Oh, of course, dear; now, Edward, he is the youngest. And then there is Jasper, and Alice. As well as Emmett and Rosalie; Emmett, Alice, and Edward are all blood related, and Rosalie and Jasper are as well. Actually, those two are fraternal twins. Don't be surprised when you realize that Alice and Jasper are together, and so are Emmett and Rosalie." She forewarned me.

"Oh," was the lame response that escaped my lips. I was rushing to find something decent to wear. I quickly threw on some sweatpants on and a hoodie over my tank top. I heard a honk outside my house. I glanced out the window and saw a silver car.

"Bella, dear, they're here. I hope you have a good day dear. After school, Edward is going to bring you up to the hospital," I nodded and turned to walk down the stairs, but Esme stopped me once more.

"Bella, everything will be okay, I promise." She whispered as she pulled me into a tight hug. Boy she was strong!

"Thank you for everything, Esme." I told her gratefully.

I ran out the door after picking up my backpack and throwing it over my shoulder. I walked outside and there stood a teenage boy. My jaw dropped as I took in his appearance. I didn't really dawn on me that I was blatantly staring at him; practically drooling over him. He had the oddest shade of copper hair. Or maybe bronze was the more appropriate color to call it. His face was hard, almost rigid. But that rigid face was the most beautiful face I had ever laid eyes on. Pale with semi-black eyes, his nostrils were flared and his eyes seemed to burn through my own.

"Hello, Bella," he spoke, it was somewhat strained, but immensely pleasant sounding. It sounded like an angel sent down to tease me. I stood there not knowing what to say. He cocked his head to the side when I didn't return his greeting. I realized that I should say something.

"Hello. You're Edward, right?" I asked with more confidence than I thought possible of myself.

"Yes, I am Edward, Esme's son. It is very nice to meet you, Bella,"

"Where is the rest of your family?" I questioned him.

"The rest of my siblings are probably already at school. I offered to pick you up alone, so that the rest of them weren't late. Esme told me to take you in a little bit late."

"Oh," was my mind-blowing response.

"May I take your bag?" he held his pale hand out. It took me a minute to realize what he was asking.

Shaking my head I answered, "Yes, you may." I smiled a little bit, and he shot me a dazzling crooked smile. It blew me away. I was stunned to say the least. I was about to open the passenger side door, but he beat me to it.

"Ms. Swan, I am nothing if not a gentleman, let me get the door for you," he said as he opened it. I slid into the leather seat and he closed the door. He put my book bag in the back seat. I leaned my head back and closed my eyes. What felt like less than two seconds later the car started and was backing out of the drive way. My mind must have wandered, and didn't register the correct time. I looked over at him and smiled when he looked at me.

"So, Bella, how are you?" he asked me quietly.

"I'm okay," was my reply. It was a bit shaky because I didn't really know if he knew about what happened to me. Just that Esme and her husband, 'the doctor' knew.

"Is this the first time that you've been in Forks, Bella?" his voice was calm, and steady.

"It's the first time in a very long time, but I've been here before." I tried my hardest not to think about what happened in the years in between.

"I see. So, if you would like, I will take you to the main office and we can get your schedule?" it was more of a request, than anything.

"Er – well, yeah, sure, that would be nice," I said looking up and around at him. The car was stopped and we were in a semi-large parking lot. I looked down to unbuckle my seatbelt, but before I could even do that, my door was opened and Edward Cullen was staring down at me. He held is hand out. I unbuckled and accepted his hand. After he helped me out of his car, he opened the back door and grabbed my book bag and handed it to me. He motioned for me to walk with him. He put his hand on the small of my back and we walked towards a building that had a sign adorning it that read "Main Office."

He opened the door for me and I walked in.

"Hello, dear, how may I help you this morning?" asked a gaudy red-haired woman with the name of Mrs. Cope.

"Good morning. I'm Bella Swan. I'm Charlie Swan's daughter…" her eyes lit up as soon as I said Charlie's name.

"Oh, yes! Isabella! Chief Swan and Mrs. Cullen had said you would be starting today; must have slipped my mind!"

Edward stepped up and her eyes got wide and her breathing quickened.

"Mrs. Cope, Bella," he stressed my name, "needs her schedule, so neither of us is late to class," he prompted her. He looked at her, and when he talked, his voice was like velvet.

"Of course! How silly of me!" she handed me a stack of papers and said to Edward, "Now, Edward dear, make sure you show Isabella around to her classes." She sternly told Edward. He once again put his hand barely touching the small of my back and led me out of the office building.

He took me to my first class. We were a little early but better early than late. I gave my slip to the teacher to sign and when he gave it back to me, he told me that I could sit next to Edward. I followed Edward to where he sat, and then I made to move and sit next to him on the left. Before I could pull the seat out, he did it for me. He pulled it out and as I sat down he pushed it in a little bit for me. I was almost at a loss for words.

"Thank you," I murmured. He looked over at me his eyes were burning they were lighter than they had been before, but they were still almost black. He looked like he was going to ask me a question but the teacher came over and set a thick old book in front of me. I looked up at him and he stared back.

"This will be your book for the year. Get it covered by the end of the week or you will have a detention Ms. Swan." He was glaring at me like I was something that shouldn't even be alive. I wondered what his problem was.

I asked Edward just that. "What is his problem?"

He looked over at me and his eyes softened even more. "That isn't a normal teacher. He's a common substitute. I don't like him. He looks at the girls in a way that he shouldn't." His eyes darkened once again. I shivered involuntarily. I didn't like the sound of that. I hoped that the regular teacher would be back soon. I had already been through enough with Phil. I didn't want to even think about what this man could do. People started to file in the classroom.

Edward turned back to me after looking over at the clock. "So why did you decide to come and live with your dad?" he asked me casually. A little bit too casually.

"Edward, were you around when your parents were talking about why I came? Do you know why I ran away from my mother's house?" I asked him. I kept his gaze and didn't look down, even though I could feel a blush begin to creep up my neck and begin to show on my cheeks. He didn't look away from me but he did reply.

"Yes," he murmured. He looked down after he answered my question. I wanted to cry but I held back the tears and swallowed the lump that had risen in my throat.

The bell rang and everyone sat in their seats. The sub called the class to order. As he was teaching, his eyes kept wandering to my face. I kept my head down and my hair covering the majority of my face. I was staring at the same place in my book when a piece of paper slid in front of my face. It was from Edward, his elegant script scrawled across the first few lines.

"I'm having my sister get us out of class." I dipped my head slightly to let him know that I had read it. I looked over at him and his eyes were soft. I looked into his eyes and I saw his eyes darken literally and figuratively. They were now completely black. He looked up to the front of the classroom at the sub.

"Ms. Swan, why are you not paying attention? I would think that someone who is behind because they so suddenly…moved here would want to pay close attention! I think that tonight you will have a detention with me." His eyes were laughing at me. What was his deal? Why couldn't he just leave me alone? He seemed so much like Phil it scared me, and with what Edward said, he scared me even more.

Edward was looking at the door and not two seconds after he looked there, there was a knock.

"Come in!" he yelled out, sounding irritated. A short girl with spiky black hair danced into the room. She had two slips of paper in her hand. She handed them to the sub and danced back out without even looking at Edward. I had assumed that it was Edward's sister.

"Well Ms. Swan, it looks like you are lucky for today, you and Mr. Cullen are being taken out of school early. But, I will put your detention slip in the office. It will be tomorrow after school. I look forward to it." He motioned us to the front of class. He handed Edward his slip and dismissed him. He handed mine to me, and his hand touched my own and it stayed there longer than it needed to. I shivered and I felt Edward's hand on the small of my back.

"Come on, Bella, my parents and your dad probably don't want to be kept waiting." He led me out of the classroom.

"Until tomorrow, Ms. Swan." I heard the sub call after me. I shivered once more, more from the words of the substitute than from Edward's body temperature. He was unnaturally cold. I dismissed it from my mind.

R&R please and thank you!

~Elle~