A/N: First I want to thank everyone that reviewed. You guyz are freaking awesome. Especially Legolas' Girl 31 and CandyAngel17. Girls, you rock lol! Also If you guys are interested, I just posted a new one-shot Lemon. Dr. Cullen gives Bella her first pap. As for this fic. I finally decided were I want it to go, and I cant wait to get there. Sad news is that it might take a lil longer then I thought to finish. I always write at my 'Special Place' because I get better ideas and I'm less distracted, but I now no longer have my 'Special Place'. So next month I'm going out of state for a few weeks to get some much needed R and R. *sigh* I cant wait. Ok, ok I'm done babbling. Read on!
Chapter Four: School or Purgatory?
The run to school didn't take more then five minutes. If I was going to be here for a while I was going to need to find a better way to exercise. I wonder if they have a gym or fitness center near by. The school itself was built weird; it just looked like five matching old school houses thrown together and a 'Forks High' sign posted in the front. I tried to ignore the stairs I was getting; I was enough of a freak in Sunnydale. Did I have to be one here too? I sigh and made my way to what looked to be the main office. I'm just happy I got here early; I knew there would be more people to gawk at me if I got here on time.
I have no clue what I'm talking about; it's just going to get worse either way. I just wanted this day to go by as fast as possible. I pushed the door open and walked up to the main desk. A short middle aged redhead was behind it. I coughed to get her attention.
"My I help you?" she asked with a kind smile.
"Yes I'm the new student Bu- Isabella Swan" I caught myself; I really needed to work on that.
"Ah yes, Chief Swan's daughter home at last." Her smile grew, she was slowly stating to annoy me, no one in there right mind should be this happy on a freaking Monday. She reached in a drawer and pulled out a few papers.
"Alright, the pink one is for your teachers to sing. Just make sure you bring it back at the end of the day. The white is your schedule, and yellow one is a map of the school. I went ahead and circled all your classes for you. Schools not that big so you shouldn't get lost, its nice to have you back in forks Isabella and I hope you have a good first day." Uh yea, can you say awkward? I wasn't used to overly excited people. If she was this happy about a new student, I would hate to see how she would react to some one famous. Now that would be funny.
I hesitantly took the papers she was holding out to me, and slowly made my way to the door.
I walked out the door and looked at my map and time table once, that's all I needed. I stuffed them in my jeans pocket. I ambled slowly into my first class of the day, English.
After giving Mr. Wondering-eyes the paper he needed to sign I found a seat in the back. There were only a few students in the class already, but I could already hear whispering about me.
"She's Chief Swans daughter, I heard she got kicked out of her old school for starting a fight, and she became too much of a problem for her dear mother so she was sent here." I heard a nasal voice say. Got to love small towns, they live off gossip. I pulled out the book list the teacher gave me. The only one out of the ten that I have read was Romeo and Juliet. At least I won't be bored.
By the time the teacher called class to order it was already full. I hadn't even noticed. "Class we have a new student today." Did he really have to do that I mean these people probably know more about me then I do? I grumbled when he told me to stand and say something about myself. So I said the first thing that I could think of.
I stood and cleared my throat, more of a habit then a necessary. "My name is Isabella Swan, but please call me Bella, I moved here from Phoenix to spend some more time with my Dad. I hate rumors so if you have any questions about me please ask, oh and I specialize in Ti Quant Do and Kick boxing." I finished sending a pointed glare at Miss Nasal. Who audibly gulped, I almost laughed out loud. I knew they wouldn't want to even talk to me if they thought I was a badass bitch. I'm not really mean, but I wasn't going to be looking for another Willow or Xander in this world, I basically ruined there happy go lucky life's in Sunny Hell, I wasn't going to bring anyone else down with me this time.
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The rest of my classes past in almost the same fashion. Sign, speech, sit, and bored. No one has come up to me besides a very brave Mike something, which I'm guessing thought he was Mr. Cool Shyt because his parents owned some random store down the street. Right, real cool dude.
So when the bell rang for lunch I all but ran out the room. Mr. Cool Shyt hot on my heels. "Hey Bella!" I turned around, he knew I could hear him and I wasn't trying to be that much of a bitch.
"Yeah Mike?" I said through a sigh
"Umm, well I uh, was wondering-" I smirked as he stuttered. "Well if you didn't have anyone to sit with today at lunch if you would like to sit with me and my friends?" he finished with freaking puppy eyes, I mean do guys really do that?
I sighed. "Sure Mike." I'll just start ignoring him tomorrow. I just wanted to get through my first day as fast as I could. At least I knew where I was sitting, and I wouldn't have to eat in the girl's restroom.
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As soon as I entered the cafeteria with Mike by my side I felt them. I had been so out of it and busy trying to ignore everyone I ended up ignoring them too. How could I be so stupid, to leave myself unguarded? To a point I understood, I mean I have never seen a Vampire in school before. Why would they be in school here? I knew right where they were in the room; I made sure not to look at them. I had to be obscure. I walked with Mike to the lunch line, not even bothering to get real food, if that's what they called the jiggling green goop. After paying for my Coke I followed Mike to the center of the cafeteria and took a seat beside him. There were a total of six of us. Miss Nasal being one of them, I almost lost it when I saw the look on her face.
"Everyone this is Bella." Mike said nodding at me. "Bella this is Angela." Mike pointed the shy girl beside me, she reminded me so much of Willow when we first met, so scared of doing something wrong. "Jessica." also known as Miss Nasal. "Eric." who seemed to be a little bit of shy and open at once if that's even possible. "And I'm Taylor" who is now known as Mr. Touchy Feely, and who also has a freaking death wish for wrapping his arm around my waist, that and allowing his eyes wonder to my chest. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it a little harder then I should have, but I think I gave the message loud and clear not to touch or look, unless he wanted a broken nose and dislocated shoulder.
Once they started talking amongst themselves I let my eyes wonder around the room. I made sure to look at them last, and I almost fell out of my seat when I did. The first slayer didn't give me a warning if they where friend or foe. But I knew it was them. They were all so beautiful in there own way, and all had the same beautiful warm topaz color. The very same topaz eyes from my dreams. I didn't know what to make of that. My instincts were telling me to attack. Yet my body felt at peace with them.
"Those are the Cullen's and Hale's." Jessica said way too happily. I used to be better at being inconspicuous.
"Their Dr. and Esme Cullen's Kids." Wait did she say doctor? "There all adopted and together. Emmett Cullen is the big one, kind of scary if you ask me." Damn, she was right. This guy was huge! I would defiantly have fun fighting him. "The blonde is Rosalie Hale. She and Emmett are together. The small one is Alice Cullen, she is with the one that always looks like he is in pain, his names Jasper Hale, Jasper and Rosalie are twins their Esme's niece and nephew, there also juniors along with Emmett." I noticed she left one out. The one that was looking right at me, his eyebrows furrowed in what look like concentration. I got a tingling feeling in my stomach. "That's Edward Cullen, he's the single one." she had a far away dreamy look. "I wouldn't bother though, he's not interested in dating." she stated with a little edge to her voice. Can you say rejected?
I had no clue what I was going to do. I knew I couldn't really approach them at school. I didn't want to cause some kind of confrontation, and I knew I was out numbered big time. I have never seen vampires like this before, and they even call themselves a family. I had questions and I needed answers.
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Lunch was a nightmare. Just sitting there waiting for them to attack. I needed to some how ask Chief if there have been any missing or murder cases since the Cullen's came to town. I had no clue how I was going to go about it, but I knew I could get better answers from Charlie (Chief of Police) then from the computer.
I had to literally run to my next class. Biology. I was late, due to Mike not taking the hint that I needed to go. So the class was already full, when I made my late entry. I felt him before I seen him. He was sitting by the window, looking straight ahead. He looked angry. Yeah I would to if I was in a room full of succulent steak and couldn't have a little taste. I sighed and made my way to my new teacher. May as well get this over with.
"Isabella Swan?" He asked before I could even open my mouth. I nodded, and handed him my slip to sign.
"Alright." he paused and looked around the room. "You can have a seat next to Mr. Cullen." I stood there, my whole being frozen in place. Thanks Mr. Oblivious, go ahead, throw me to the lions. I grumbled thanks and forced my feet to move.
As soon as I sat down he stiffened. He gave me a surprised glance, like he just noticed I was in the room. His long marble hands gripped the edge of the table tightly. His surprised glance quickly turned into a full on glare. I smirked. I had a feeling he was trying to scare me enough for me to want to move. Poor vamp had no clue who he was messing with.
I knew I couldn't talk to him now, with all the innocents around, I didn't want to make him mad enough to snap and cause a bloodbath. I needed to go on patrol tonight so I could hunt them out and find out where they lived, Angela said something about them living on the outskirts of town. I needed to find out what their intentions were. I sat there musing over my plans when his voice drew me out of my thoughts.
"Hello." I was startled to say the least; his voice was like pure silk. I got that tingling feeling in my stomach again. "I'm Edward Cullen." his eyes, no longer glaring or surprised, looked like they could see right through me. I never realized just how agonizingly beautiful he was. His bronze hair looked like sex hair. This guy was literally sex on legs. I actually blushed when I realized I was staring. I quickly averted my eyes to the front of room.
"I know who you are." I whispered
"Your Bella Swan right?" he ignored my statement, I guess he heard Jessica talking about him at launch. Stupid vampire hearing.
"I guess you could say that." I didn't really care if he knew who I really was, he was going to find out soon anyway.
"I'm sorry?" his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"Never mind." I raised my hand to get the teachers attention.
"Yes, Miss Swan." he looked annoyed
"I'm not feeling so well, would you mind if I went to the nurse" I clinched my hand on my stomach for good measure.
He gave me a long look, but quickly dismissed me. I all but ran out of the room, and then the school, already planning for tonight.
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A/N: Last one was Clem.
Q: Was this lil snippet from a Twilight book, or Fanfic? Were did it come from?
( He Shook his head, and then smiled ruefully. He put his hands on my shoulders, holding me a little ways away, as if to get a better view of my expression. "Fine, then," he said. I'll tell you everything. In fact, I'll explain every tiny detail and answer ever single question you have. Only, could you do something for me first?" He raised his eyebrows, almost apologetically, and wrinkled his nose again. "So you mind washing your hair? You absolutely reek of werewolf." )