A/N: Ok, I don't know if I can keep Edward's POV up for more than one chapter at a time, there's not enough to write and plus Bella's POV kind of writes itself.

I have no clue how the American school day works so it will be a bit hazy.

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Back to Bella and the start of the school day

Sept 3rd

Bella Swan

We pulled into the school parking lot swiftly, Edward's speed getting us there in record time. We were the only ones at school apart from Ms Cope and some teachers. The light drizzle that had started the morning had cleared up to leave menacing clouds that threatened a heavier rainfall.

I sat silently in the car, my hands fiddling with the zip on my jacket. Edward looked out the window before turning back to me.

'Do you want to sit here for a while or go out and find a bench or something?' he asked, keeping his gaze on me. I thought over the pros and cons of both options.

Sitting here would keep us dry and warm but would provide Edward with no distractions so his attention would always be on me. Going outside would more than likely make us cold and wet, would give plenty of things to distract Edward but would force me to be the centre of attention with the rest of the student population because of yesterday's gym fiasco.

'Here is fine,' I whispered slowly, not used to speaking freely for about seven weeks. Edward's face lit up when I spoke. I couldn't help but notice how much he had changed since we were small. His height matched his father's and his face had grown more defined and had lost all of it's youthful roundness. He definitely had grown up well but his hair and eyes were still exactly the same.

'Is everything alright?' He spoke softly, as if I were extremely breakable. His eyes showed that he had observed something about me.

I nodded, letting out a hoarse 'yes' in the process. He looked down nervously.

'It's just that when the song was playing, you seemed to change a little, as if you figured something out.'

My anxiety grew a little, if he could notice such a small change in me then I could hide nothing. I ached to reach back and grab my notepad so I wouldn't have to talk. Pulling at my zip once more, I dropped my gaze and shuffled uncomfortably in my seat.

Edward turned in his seat and pulled my bag from the backseat. He pulled out my notepad and pen and handed them to me. I smiled in thanks and went to grab them. He pulled away with a smile.

'You can use these only if you promise to at least try and speak more today. You don't even have to talk to anyone but me or Alice but at least try.'

I took the notepad and pen and put them in my lap. Staring at them made me thoughtful over the decision I had made. If I was to tell Edward then I knew I had to be able to trust him and that I would have to be able to talk to him. Using the notepad with Edward would only push me further away from talking to him.

My mind had split itself in two, arguing within me.

You have to get used to talking to him. Don't use the notepad with him, just trust him.

Don't trust anyone, remember the police station? You said to yourself that you would fade into the background. How can you become invisible if he keeps noticing you?

You've known Edward since you both were born, you can't turn away from him, he'll keep coming back if you do.

Just don't talk to him!

I shook my head to stop the inner turmoil and quickly chose my option. I had to talk to Edward. Even though I didn't have to tell him straight away, I knew that he wouldn't let me become invisible and that he would eventually ask for an answer.

He looked at me calmly, his face friendly but his eyes expectant. I took a deep breath and spoke again.

'Earlier…I was- I was thinking about something, it's not important. I just decided what option to chose, that's all.'

He nodded and smiled, accepting the answer. Looking out the window, I became aware of the cars that slowly began to fill up the parking lot. The loud voices of people going to their lockers or classes carried over to where we were parked.

I dreaded the prospect of having to face the rest of the student body. This was a small town, and the school had a total of 359 students, a tenth of my junior year in Phoenix. Word travelled fast and the story of the new girl having a fit during gym class would be today's 'hot gossip'. I could already imagine the rumours that might be spread explaining my behaviour. I only hoped they would be easy enough to deal with.

Some students that I recognised from yesterday walked by the Volvo, chattering amongst themselves.

'…but that's not what I heard. I heard that she had some freak accident and gets a sort of electric shock whenever someone touches her.'

'That's stupid, I heard she had a bad relationship at her last school and went all freaky. My cousin said she saw her smash up her ex's car and that she can never be touched by a guy without reliving the break-up…'

My stomach churned when the conversation hit me. Edward let out a controlled laugh but his hands clenched the underside of the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles white. I could see the visible frustration on his face. I smiled weakly and brushed it off.

'Amazing what great imaginations people have here, their creative writing grades must be astonishing.'

Edward smirked and his face brightened up. I looked at him curiously.

'What are you so… happy about?'

He shook his head and got out of the car. Before I could even unbuckle my seatbelt, he was opening my door. I smiled at him in thanks and got out. He grabbed our bags from the backseat and started to walk towards our classes. I tried to take my bag from him but he wouldn't let me carry it.

'What classes do you have?' he asked brightly. I thought over my schedule for today in my head.

'English, Spanish and then Government,' I replied, ignoring the stares that were cast in my direction.

Edward noticed the stares but tried to ignore them also. He nodded.

'So you are with Alice first and third period, if she shows up. I think Jasper is in your Spanish class and then Rosalie is also in your Government class.'

I bit my lip. Alice would be ok, from what I remembered she would probably probe me a little for details about my life in Phoenix but not too much. I hadn't met Jasper or Rosalie yet and was a bit apprehensive about that.

Almost everyone I had met so far I had known before I left. Rosalie and Jasper moved here after I had left and I didn't know much about them. I always hated meeting new people because of the dark unknown that surrounded them. You never knew if they would become your new enemy or your best friend and the chances of them being nice to you were very slim unless you really got on well.

A ringing noise pulled me out of my thoughts. Edward reached into his pocket and pulled out a cell phone.

'Sorry,' he mumbled as he opened it up, 'Hello?'

The high pitched screaming that emitted from the small device made me wince. Edward pulled the phone away from his ear and blinked a couple of times, shaking his head.

'Alice, you didn't get up on time…No I did not purposely abandon you, Dad left your keys on the kitchen counter.'

Another high pitched 'noise' came from the phone. I'd hate to have that phone close to my ears.

'Yes, calm down and make sure Emmett is at least dressed before you drag him here.'

He flipped the phone closed and put it back in his pocket.

'Sorry about that.'

We stopped outside my class and Edward handed me my bag.

'So, do you promise to eat lunch with us to make up for yesterday or do you mind if I sit with you alone today?'

I was surprised that he would abandon his family to sit with me, but I had been surprised ever since he found me in the gym yesterday. He must have seen the indecision on my face.

'How about you meet Rosalie and Jasper first and then we see if you would feel comfortable eating with them, but I am not letting you sit by yourself for lunch,' he gave me another smile and turned to go to his class.

I took a deep breath and prepared to face the inevitable, a classroom full of people gossiping about me.

Opening the door, the buzz of chatter constantly charged through the air. As I placed my jacket up with the others, some of it quietened. I ducked my head and walked up to the teacher. The room became silent as everyone took note of my arrival.

I handed the teacher the envelope and slip of paper from yesterday and glued my eyes to the floor.

'Ah, Bella, is it? I hope you're feeling well today dear. We wouldn't want you to miss too many classes so soon in your first week here.'

I risked a glance up and saw that my English teacher had unruly black hair. Her eyes were deep blue and her face reminded me of the generic, motherly actresses you always see in movies; created to look friendly and warm. She also had a thick Boston accent.

She opened the envelope and scanned through the letter, making the same sympathetic faces that most of the other teachers made. Stuffing the letter and note quickly into the envelope, she taped it up and handed it back to me.

'Now I understand you are acquainted with Alice Cullen, so if we move…' she looked around the class and sighed, 'Mr Crowley it seems that today is your lucky day, your assigned seat for two years is no more, you are free to sit beside Mr Cheney again. But, if you cause anymore trouble then you will be removed.'

Tyler Crowley jumped out of his seat, gleeful in his freedom and ran over to a seat beside a short boy with glasses. They slapped each other on the shoulder and started an intense discussion.

I walked quickly over to the now vacant seat and slumped down. Whispers started around me but once class began, they stopped. I took out my books and commenced taking detailed notes, even though English was one of my best subjects.

The reading list was compiled of books that I had read many times before. Tonight's assignment was, to much of the classes dismay, a five page creative writing exercise revolving around the title 'If I were president…'.

I snorted at the class's lack of creative skills in academic situations. A five year old could have been asked 'what would you do if you were president?' and would have come up with some answer involving candy, ponies, toys and Power Rangers. The class of seventeen year olds around me seemed incapable of even that amount of logic.

We were given half of the class to plan and start the paper. I dove straight into planning the paper and had a page finished when the door opened.

'Sorry I'm late. The car broke down and we were stuck on the highway for an hour.'

Alice Cullen seemed to be able to talk her way out of everything. The teacher swallowed her excuse and even asked if she needed a lift home.

Alice sat down beside me and gave me a huge grin, tearing off a piece of paper from her notebook and scribbling something down. She tossed it onto my desk and started to doodle on her notebook.

Yay you're in! What do we have to do?

I explained the assignment and tossed the paper back to her. Her face dropped and she looked at me in horror. Quickly, she scribbled something down and passed the note to me again, starting to write something furiously on an empty page.

Five pages?! Is she insane? I have plans to go to the mall in Port Angeles tonight to check out this season's new arrivals. How can I get this paper done before then?!

I smiled and looked over. My mouth dropped. In the space of two minutes she had already written a page and was now halfway through her second one, scribbling at a rapid pace. I wrote back to her before continuing my paper.

How can you write so quickly?

I had barely written a sentence when she passed back the note.

Easy, I'm basing my paper on shopping and fashion.

I shook my head and finished up the second page. Trust Alice to write five pages about how she would change the world of fashion.

I had finished over half the paper when the bell rang and I quickly packed up and walked out the door. I looked around and spotted the building I had to go to for Spanish.

A flash of black flew past me and bumped into the back of a tall, blonde haired guy a few feet ahead of me. When the flash stopped moving I noticed it was Alice. She reached up and kissed the guy before chatting to him. I assumed the guy must be Jasper.

The stares of everyone around me were still noticeable. The spine prickling feeling of someone watching you was uncomfortable enough but having most of the school staring at you was surprisingly frightening.

Pulling my hair over my shoulders, I walked into the classroom. The walls were covered with bright posters of either Spanish festivals or phrases. Only a few people had arrived to the class and the teacher was writing some notes on the board.

I walked awkwardly up to the front, waiting for the teacher to finish. She turned around and surveyed me before taking the envelope and sheet of paper. She sent me off to an empty desk without a word. I couldn't tell if I liked her or not; she gratefully did not make a huge fuss over me but I couldn't tell if she was doing it out of kindness or annoyance.

I slid into the seat and copied down what was written on the board.

'Hey, Bella Swan, is it?'

I looked up and was greeted by Jasper sitting down in the desk in front of me. I nodded and he waved.

'Jasper Hale. I'm Rosalie's twin and dating Alice.'

Thankfully he didn't try to shake my hand or touch me. The teacher called out the register and started the lesson. My grades in Spanish had always been average, good and acceptable, but not exactly A's.

The lesson passed slowly and while we waited for the bell to ring, everyone started to talk. I noticed the girl beside me sat quietly, waiting for the bell to go. From what I remembered her name was Angela. Jasper, too, sat silently, not participating in the conversations around him.

As soon as the bell rang, the class jumped out of their seats and ran out the door. I lagged behind to avoid the large group. Turning right to go to one of the other buildings, I spotted Edward walking away from the door next to my Government class. He smiled and waved when he saw me. I dodged a large group of people that had stopped to chat and walked over to my next class.

'…yeah but there was no way they could have won.'

'Still a great shot man.'

My breath caught in my throat and I began to splutter and choke. The visions which had haunted me for weeks flew though my mind. My knees gave in and I fell to the ground. I could see Edward's face change to shock and worry as he watched me collapse. Memories threatened to come barrelling through my mental barriers.

A dark room with barely any light was what was always behind the door. No-one was allowed in there, it was 'his room'. I opened the door cautiously, curious as to what was so important that it needed to be kept behind a closed door.

A chair, bed and dresser were the only furniture in the bare room. I walked slowly over to the dresser and pulled open the top right hand drawer. Nothing.

I moved to the left. Nothing. The dresser was empty so I checked the bed, people always hid things under their mattress.

I pulled it up and was not ready for what was under it. There, gleaming in the dim light that filtered through the curtains was-

'Nobody touch her. Just give her some air,' a slightly familiar voice boomed. My eyes jerked open and I realised I was whimpering. Jasper knelt beside me, trying to keep the crowd that had gathered at bay.

'Bella? Bella are you ok?' Edward pushed through the crowds and knelt beside me, 'What happened?' he asked Jasper.

'No idea, just get her to the nurse and I'll tell you what I saw happening.'

I felt a hand slip under my back and one beneath my knees, and before I knew it I was off the ground. Edward held me easily, as if I weighed 10 pounds. Jasper started to clear a way for us though the crowd.

I was still shaking violently but the whimpering had stopped once Edward had touched me. I clung to his shirt pathetically as he carried me in the direction of the office. Once we had gotten away from all of the other students, Edward and Jasper stopped. I was shifted slightly as Edward sat down on a bench but he did not let go of me. Jasper stood beside us.

'I don't know what happened. She was just passing by the basketball team when suddenly she went down. Something they said must have triggered an attack.'

Edward nodded at what Jasper said and looked down at me. He looked as if he was in pain. The shaking had subsided but had not stopped. I sat up and slid out of Edward's lap onto the seat beside him. He left his arm around me and grabbed my hand.

'Bella, do you want to go back to class?' he asked softly.

I shook my head. Jasper nodded.

'It would be better for you, Bella, if you went home and took it easy for a while,' he advised. Nodding my head slowly, I stood up, only to stumble and be grabbed from behind.

'I don't think you will be able to walk by yourself for another few minutes,' Edward chuckled. He wrapped his arm around me again and supported most of my weight as he helped me walk out to the office.

I didn't pay much attention after that. I was vaguely aware of being carried to his car, being driven home and being carried out. It wasn't until he asked for my keys that I snapped back to reality. Opening the door, Edward brought me into the sitting room and placed me on the couch. He ran back and closed the door.

'Do you want to tell me what happened today?' he whispered.

I thought about it for a few moments, thinking of everything that had happened over the past few weeks. I had promised myself not to talk, but then ended up speaking to Edward. I had promised myself to fade into the background but had made friends with Edward and Alice again. I had also promised to tell Edward everything.

I swallowed and sat up, nodding weakly.

'Yes.'

A/N: Now I may or may not tell you everything in the next chapter, it all depends on if you guys can blow the previous reviews out of the water (yes I know bribery but do you really want to know what happened or not?)

I want to apologise for the mistake I made in the lyrics in the last chapter. I hate mistakes myself but was too busy trying to get it finished to realise I had typed 'It'ms' into my laptop and it changed it to 'I'm'.

Don't worry, Bella will be subjected to shopping with Alice in later chapters but not right now.

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