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The Major

A/N: I have deleted any previous Author's Notes in this story, so if it looks like you're missing chapters, you're not. There are only 10 now.

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Previously…
(Bella's POV: Their first day of School at Beaver Creek High in Montana)

Peter and I walked down the hall, checking the room numbers as we looked for A423. The classes all seemed to be in session already and we could see all of the active classes taking place as we passed the windows on each of the doors.

Finally, we came to the right classroom and exchanged a glance with each other before opening the door and stepping inside. Immediately, everyone had turned to us as well as the teacher, who stood leaning on his desk at the front of the room with one hand placed on his side and the other one the desk top, using it to lean on.

He was a middle aged man who stood about six feet tall. He had a full head of salt and pepper hair and wore a pair of black glasses on his nose that were hiding his brown eyes.

It was then as the fan moved from side to side that it pushed a familiar scent that had me instantly on edge. It was a scent that I had come to recognize for many reasons and I had to fight to remain standing rather than falling into the custom crouch whenever this strange scent reached my nostrils.

Vampire.

Chapter 11
(Bella's POV)

Edward Cullen sat at the lab table half way across the room at a table all the way on the end. It was like deja vu, seeing him sitting at one of the only empty black-topped lab tables all over again. I was back in Forks on my first day of school at Fork's High, walking into my Biology class.

…::Flashback::...

When we entered the classroom, Angela went to sit at a black-topped lab table exactly like the ones I was used to in Phoenix. She already had a neighbor. In fact, all the tables were filled but one. Next to the center aisle, I recognized Edward Cullen by his unusual bronze hair, sitting next to that single open seat.

As I walked down the aisle to introduce myself to the teacher and get my slip signed, I was watching him surreptitiously. Just as I passed, he suddenly went rigid in his seat. He stared at me again, meeting my eyes with the strangest expression on his face – it was hostile, furious.

I looked away quickly, shocked, going red again. I stumbled over a book in the walkway and had to catch myself on the edge of the table. The girl sitting there giggled.

I'd noticed that his eyes were black – coal black.

Mr. Banner signed my slip and handed me a book with no nonsense about introductions. I could tell we were going to get along. Of course, he had no choice but to send me to the one open seat in the middle of the room. I kept my eyes down as I went to sit by him, bewildered by the antagonistic stare he'd given me.

I didn't look up as I set my book on the table and took my seat, but I saw his posture change from the corner of my eye. He was leaning away from me, sitting on the extreme edge of his chair and averting his face like he smelled something bad.

Inconspicuously, I sniffed my hair. It smelled like strawberries, the scent of my favorite shampoo. It seemed an innocent enough odor.

I let my hair fall over my right shoulder, making a dark curtain between us, and tried to pay attention to the teacher.

Unfortunately, the lecture was on cellular anatomy, something I'd already studied. I took notes carefully anyway, always looking down.

I couldn't stop myself from peeking occasionally through the screen of my hair at the strange boy next to me. During the whole class, he never relaxed his stiff position on the edge of his chair, sitting as far from me as possible. I could see his hand on his left leg was clenched into a fist, tendons standing out under his pale skin. This, too, he never relaxed. He had the long sleeves of his white shirt pushed up to his elbows, and his forearm was surprisingly hard and muscular beneath his light skin. He wasn't nearly as slight as he looked next to his burly brother, Emmett Cullen.

The class seemed to drag on longer than the others. Was it because the day was finally coming to a close, or because I was waiting for his tight fist to loosen? It never did; he continued to sit so still it looked like he wasn't breathing.

What was wrong with him? Was this his normal behavior? I questioned my judgment on Jessica's bitterness at lunch today regarding Edward Cullen. Maybe she was not as resentful as I'd thought.

It couldn't have anything to do with me. He didn't know me from Eve.

I peeked up at him one more time, and regretted it. He was glaring down at me again, his black eyes full of revulsion. As I flinched away from him, shrinking against my chair, the phrase 'if looks could kill' suddenly ran though my mind.

At that moment, the bell rang loudly, making me jump, and Edward Cullen was out of his seat. Fluidly, he rose – he was much taller than I'd thought – his back to me, and he was out the door before anyone else was out of their seat.

I sat frozen in my seat, staring blankly after him. He was so mean. It wasn't fair.

…::End Flashback::...

"Bella!" Peter hissed quietly, getting my attention, causing me to snap myself out of my flashback.

I looked up at him and he looked down at me in concern, his eyes flashing towards Edward, who looked like he was ready to jump up out of his seat as he sat on the edge of his chair watching the two of us. Peter knew what was happening, but in favor of keeping up the facade, he just began to steer me over towards the teacher's desk, where we both handed him our pink slips, while all of the students whispered amongst themselves. We could hear them, obviously with our enhanced senses, and they were all intrigued with the both of us.

"Ah! Mr. Whitlock and Miss McLaughlin!" The middle aged teacher smiled. "My name is Mr. Farrell."

"Nice to meet you, sir." I smiled politely and Peter nodded, as well.

Mr. Farrell made his way around his desk and began shushing the students with his hands out in front of him in a gesture that told the class to take the noise level down. "Everyone, it appears that we have two new students in this class starting with us today!" He then turned to us and smiled.

Shit, he's going to make us talk to the class...

"Why don't you two introduce yourselves and tell us something about yourselves?" He asked us, though it was obvious that it was not really a question.

Peter and I exchanged a glance and I looked at him pleadingly, silently asking him to go first. I may be a vampire now, but I still retained a lot of my human qualities and me not liking the spot light was still one of them.

He rolled his eyes at my cowardice and began speaking, "I'm Peter Whitlock. I also have a brother named Jasper startin' today as a senior. I have a sexy ass girlfriend named Charlotte," - the class erupted into laughter at his bluntness as Mr. Farrell rolled his eyes, but remained silent as Peter continued to talk - "she is actually Bella's adoptive sister. They moved in with my family just before we all left Texas for a fresh start. I'm eighteen years old an' like to go camping and hiking and I work on my parent's ranch." He gave the basic run down of the story we came up with so that no questions would be asked. We agreed not to hand out the information that Char's and my parents died as the reason we moved in with the Whitlocks and would only tell someone if they had the guts to approach us and ask.

Peter looked over at me, prodding me to being. I sighed and clutched my books to my chest as I began, "My name is Isabella McLaughlin, Bella for short. Like Peter said, I have a sister starting here today as a senior, as well. I am currently dating Peter's brother, Jasper." - I could hear Edward growl quietly at hearing this, but I continued to talk, not wanting to draw any attention - "I, too, like to hike and camp, as well as read. My favorites are the classics, and more specifically, Wuthering Heights. And I, too, work on the Whitlock's ranch."

Mr. Farrell, who was still leaning against the front of his desk, smiled at the two of us and handed us both back our pink slips that he had signed while we were speaking.

"Alright, thank you for your introductions. Now, Isabella - "

"Bella," I corrected him.

He smiled at me and nodded, "Bella, why don't you take a seat next to Mr. Cullen," he pointed to the empty seat next to Edward, who eagerly raised his hand, "and Mr. Whitlock, there is a seat behind their table next to Miss Blake." A blonde girl who reminded me a lot of Lauren Mallory raised her hand, smiling a mischievous grin, leaning forward so that she was exposing her cleavage in a whorish fashion.

Peter looked at me and snorted, rolling his eyes at the way that the girl was behaving and placed his hand on my lower back to guide me in his usual gentleman-like fashion to my seat. He may have a silly streak, but he never seemed to forget his manners when it came to those that he cared for.

I arrived at my seat and placed my books down in front of my chair, which was the one closest to the aisle, as Peter passed by me, sending a glare in Edward's direction.

Edward immediately leaned over as I took my seat, anxious as he looked me over.

"Bella - "

"Not now, Edward." I murmured at vampire speed, causing him to sigh and nod.

Behind me, I could hear the slutty girl try to strike up a conversation with Peter, much to his chagrin.

"Hi, I'm Katrina Blake." She said in a sultry voice. "You're, like, really cute. If you ever need a guide or anything else, let me know. I'd be happy to help." She grinned, reaching over to place a hand on his forearm as she pushed her chest out and gave him a view down her shirt.

Peter slipped his arm from under her grasp and rolled his eyes – something he seemed to be doing a lot since we've entered the room. "Did you not just fuckin' hear me up there when I said that I had a girl?" He asked her. "Are you all kinds of stupid, or somethin'?"

Katrina, as I learned her name was, was obviously not put off. "I'm sure she wouldn't mind. I'm only trying to be helpful, after all."

I couldn't help the snort that came out as I heard this, picturing Charlotte's reaction to the slutty human girl if she really did do that. "Yeah, she wouldn't mind, alright. She wouldn't mind kickin' your ass from here to the east coast."

Peter grinned at me as Katrina huffed. "Nobody asked you." She grumbled.

"No, but I know Peter and my sister. They'd never put their relationship at risk for a girl like you." I retaliated, knowing that Char would do the same for me if a girl was hitting on Jasper and I wasn't there.

Katrina opened her mouth to speak, but didn't get the change to say what she wanted as Mr. Farrell started his lesson on the periodic table with atomic mass. The whole time, Edward kept looking at me, studying me with a variation of expressions and emotions playing across his face. He never wanted me to be a vampire and even left to prevent it, among other reasons.

If he's here, that means that the other's shouldn't be far away...

I began to worry about Jasper and Char. What if they ran into them in their first period classes?

I sighed, knowing that I couldn't do anything about it right now, but it was then that I started to wonder about Jasper, curious as to how he was doing on his first day back to school after over a century.

A/N: I know that this was on the shorter side, but either way, what did you think?! Any idea's on what's happening with Jasper in his class? What about Char? Are the other Cullen's around?! If so, what will they do? Did Alice know that they would be there? What do you think is going to happen next?! Review!

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