BPOV

Gym had been boring, but I thankfully didn't have to change into my uniform and participate. I found myself sitting on the bleachers thinking of Emmett. I don't know why, but I couldn't shake him from my thoughts no matter how hard I tired. After the teacher dismissed us, I went towards the parking lot as everyone else went to the locker rooms. I headed to the office to quickly return my slip, but it ended up taking ten minutes because Mrs. Cope was busy arguing with a UPS guy, who apparently messed up the school's order of something. She finally sighed and nodded at him before turning her attention to me.

"I'm sorry, dear. How was your first day?"

"It was okay."

"Oh, good!" She smiled and took my slip before sending me on my way. I headed back to the student lot to find it less filled than before school but nowhere near empty. As I looked around the lot, I noticed a large group of people crowded around my car. I groaned internally and contemplated walking back into the school until they dispersed. But I needed to go to the store, make dinner, and start my homework before Charlie got home. Sighing, I held my head a little higher and walked over.

"Excuse me." I said loudly. Some people glanced at me while some other car enthusiast continued to talk. "Excuse me!" I repeated louder. This time everyone looked at me. "I… I, um, have to go home. So could you move?"

"This is your car?" Mike said dumbfound. I wondered if I should be insulted by his surprise.

"Yes." I said and unlocked to prove it to him. People still lingered talking about the car as I popped the trunk and put my bag in the back. "Really, I need to back out, and I don't want to hit anyone, so will you please move?" They finally took the hint and walked away. All but two people.

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EmPOV

I smirked as Bella grumbled to herself as people walked away. She should be used to it. Hot girl with a hot car was usually cause for lots of gawking. But she didn't seem to like the attention. She looked up to make sure that all the vultures left, when her eyes locked with mine. She smiled at me, which I returned unable to help myself even if I didn't want to.

"Nice car, Bella." I said casually.

"Nice car?" Rose said looking at me like I was crazy. "This is an amazing car. It's a Porsche Boxster, right? 2007?"

Bella seemed surprised by my sister's enthusiasm in the car. Rose didn't look like the kind of girl… vampire to be into cars, but she certainly loved them. She begged us on many occasions to play with our cars. Usually, she got Edward and Alice to crack with a little pouting then Jasper and I were practically forced into it. She did amazing work, not that I would tell her because then she'd take it as an open invitation to tamper with my jeep's engine all the time. "Yeah." Bella nodded smiling at her car then back at us. Rose began circling the car looking at everything. Bella shot me a curious look.

"Ah, Bella, this is my sister, Rosalie. Rose this is Bella."

"Hi." Rose said without looking away from the car.

"Hi."

"Sorry, she's really into cars."

"I can tell." Bella giggled. I loved that sound so much. I could get used to hearing it.

"Emmett, Rose?" Edward's voice came.

"Edward, Bella. Bella, Edward." I introduced when he walked up beside me.

"Hello, Bella."

"Hi, Edward."

"Babe, look at this car." Rose gushed. "I want one."

"Get your crazy wife away from Bella's car. I'm sure Bella is freaking out right now having some strange chick practically throwing herself at the car." I thought. Edward growled too low for Bella to hear at me.

"Does it drive well, Bella?" Rose asked.

"Fantastically. You can test drive it one day maybe." Bella offered. Rose squealed happily. I knew my Bella would be able to win over the ice princess in one meeting…. Wait my Bella?

Edward growled again glaring intensely at me. I'm not sure if it was 'ice princess' or the 'my Bella' thought. I rolled my eyes and looked back at Bella with a big grin on my face.

"Hi, guys!" Alice's overly happy voice came as she and Jasper walked up. "Oh you must be Bella!" She squealed. Great she's going to scare her off. Just what I need.

"Yeah." Bella smiled at her, but I could tell she was getting overwhelmed by everyone.

"I'm Alice Cullen, Emmett's sister. And this is my boyfriend, Jasper Hale."

"It's nice to meet you." She smiled at both of them. Her cell phone began ring. "Sorry." She took it out and rolled her eyes. "Hi, Mom." She paused and rolled her eyes again. "No, I just got out of school not long ago. I was going to call you as soon as I got home… No I don't hate it here… Mom, don't be like that. You have Phil. He's going to Jacksonville soon. You guys will have a great time…. Mom! Fine. I'll call you when I get home. You're being completely irrational… Okay. Bye!" She sighed and tapped the screen to end the call. I looked at her curiously, as I'm sure the rest of my family was. "Sorry." She shifted around a little now obviously distracted by something. Then her phone began ringing again. Letting out an irritated sigh, she looked at the phone as shock washed over her face. "I have to go." She told us and got in the car so fast. She turned on the car and tossed her still ringing phone into the passenger seat. With one last wave to the five of us, she backed out and sped out of the nearly empty parking lot.

"I wonder what that's about." Alice said perplexed.

"She was really upset over that last call that she didn't answer. And was annoyed at the one with her mother." Jasper told us. I looked at Edward.

"I don't know. I couldn't read her mind the entire time."

"What?" We all said at the same time.

"I don't know why. I didn't hear anything when I tried."

"Like a shield?" Jasper asked. We had heard about 'shields' from Carlisle. It was a vampire thing where certain vampires could block other vampires' powers. It was rare. But a human who could 'shield.' Impossible!

"She's human." I said.

"I'll talk to Carlisle and see if he has any ideas."

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BPOV

I was shocked that Emmett's sister knew so much about cars. She didn't look like a car enthusiast. She looked more like someone that modeled at a car enthusiast convention. After a few minutes, the bronze-haired guy Emmett had been sitting with at lunch walked up.

"Edward, Bella. Bella, Edward."

"Hello, Bella." He had a smooth voice and was pretty good looking, but nothing like Emmett. God, I sound like a hormonal, love-struck teenager.

"Hi, Edward." I gave him a brief smile.

"Babe, look at this car." Rosalie said. "I want one."

I saw Edward glare at Emmet for no apparent reason, but I didn't ask why. "Does it drive well, Bella?" Rosalie asked.

"Fantastically. You can test drive it one day maybe." I offered. Rose squealed happily. It seemed easy enough to win her over. I glanced over at Emmett, who was smiling and looking satisfied by his sister's reaction. He was so beautiful in an amazing god-like way. My train of thought was cut off by the short pixie-like girl who was sitting with Emmett at lunch as well.

"Hey guys!" She greeted happily. "Oh! You must be Bella." Her voice was musical, high-pitched, and very happy.

"Yeah." I was beginning to feel uncomfortable. I had just been thinking about how amazingly hot Emmett was, and now I was meeting his brothers and sisters. And I couldn't even stop thinking about him long enough to come up with something better to say than 'yeah.' Damn, this was embarrassing.

"I'm Alice Cullen, Emmett's sister. And this is my boyfriend, Jasper Hale."

"It's nice to meet you." I managed to smile at them. Before conversation could go any further my phone rang. I took my phone out and looked at the screen to see my mother's number. "Sorry." I told them and answered it rolling my eyes. "Hi, Mom."

"Bella! I was worried. You haven't called today. Is there something the matter?"

"No, I just got out of school not long ago. I was going to call you as soon as I got home."

"Oh, well, how was school? You hate it there, don't you? You can come home!"

"No I don't hate it here."

She was quiet for a second. "Oh, well, I was just hoping you had changed you mind. We miss you, Bells. It isn't the same around here without you."

"Mom, don't be like that. You have Phil. He's going to Jacksonville soon. You guys will have a great time."

"You could come with us! Like a family vacation."

"Mom!"

"Just think about it, Bella."

"Fine. I'll call you when I get home."

"I just want you to be happy, and there's no way to be happy in Forks. I've tried."

"You're being completely irrational."

"Just remember to call me."

"Okay. Bye!" I hung up quickly before she could protest. She didn't get it. I didn't want Phil to be a part of my family. I've never wanted him to be a part of our family. My mom and I were doing just fine until he came along. But he made my mother happy, and for that I've spent the last two years of my life suffering. I had finally made a semi-clean break, and I wasn't about to go back. Not now. "Sorry." I finally sighed breaking out of my trance long enough to see Emmett's and his family's curious stares. My phone began ringing again. I looked at the name. 'Phil.' I froze when I saw who it was. "I have to go." I told them quickly and rushed to get in my car tossing my phone in the passenger seat as I buckled up and turned the car on. They all looked confused as I sped out of the parking lot completely ignoring my oath to keep my speed relatively slow until I found out where the police like to hide. I sped home forgetting all about the store figuring I'd call for pizza again or find something around the house. I swung my car into the driveway and slammed on the break to stop the car in my spot. I threw the door open grabbing my phone and bag. I stumbled, falling once in the yard and once on the stairs up the porch. I scrambled to unlock the door and swung it open. I could feel myself finally start to hyperventilate as soon as my phone began ringing again. "I can't let him get me scared." I chanted to myself and looked at my phone.

"Hello?" I answered quietly.

"BELLA!" He yelled into the phone. "I called you twice already!"

"I didn't hear the phone." I lied.

"Get your skinny white ass back here, NOW."

"What? You wanted me to leave."

"Yes, but your mother is miserable. God knows why, you worthless piece of trash." He snarled. I felt tears pulling in my eyes.

"I'm not coming back." I struggled to keep my voice even, but fear showed through. He laughed humorlessly.

"Yeah, you will."

"No, Phil, I'm not. Mom will be fine."

"Get your ass back here!" He yelled. "Or I'll come get you myself."

I shuddered in fear. "I'll tell Charlie what you did."

"Like I'm afraid of Charlie. Ha!" He laughed bitterly.

"Goodbye, Phil."

"You have until the end of the month, Isabella." He said before the phone clicked off. An involuntary shiver ran down my spine. Tear spilled onto my cheeks in large streams. I though distance would help but obviously not.