A/N: Happy New Year everyone!!! I know that in the last chapter I said that the next one will be up in no time, and I meant it, seriously! But unfortunately, the original one got deleted, and I had to start over =/ I was sooo MADD! So sorry it took long!
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A/N: If anyone is interested, there is a picture of my dad with the makeup on while he was asleep on my fanfic profile, haha xD
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Chapter 8:
The First Day of Hell
PART 1
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"C'mon Bella, wake up now, or I'll get Emmett in here!" I grew frustrated after calling her up for the fifth time in a row. It was 7:00 in the morning, homeroom starts at 8:39, and I had the feeling it would take her a long time to get ready.
"Arrgg!" She pulled the covers up over her head in annoyance.
"I know you don't wanna miss your first day of school! You were sooo excited about it a few days ago…" I teased.
"Edward, go away!" She stuck her arm out from under the blankets and shoved me back.
"Alright that's it! I don't need Emmett." I ripped the covers off from her and lifted her up over my shoulders.
"Ahhh put me down! Edward, I'm serious! You put me down right now, or I'll be the one getting Emmett in here to give you a beating!" she huffed and puffed as she pounded on my back with her fists.
"I'm not scared of him." I told her.
"Ugh, whatever!" she gave up. I walked toward the bathroom, set her down and pushed her in lightly. I closed the door shut and told her to get ready.
"I feel like I'm your mother or something!" I yelled for her to hear.
"Wellyou're the one who insisted on waking me up!" she shouted back.
"That's only because it seemed like you weren't going to get up anytime soon, so I had to take matters into my own hands." I said. I heard the faucet turn on then off. She came out moments later.
"Well I'm up now, you happy?" she rolled her eyes.
"I can see you're not at all a morning person, but you're just going to have to get used to it, ok cranky pants?"
"Lay off! I didn't get sleep at all last night and it's not my fault if I'm crabby. And I don't wanna go to school because I don't wanna deal with any crap today."
"Well what do you want?"
"I want my mom!" she began to cry.
"Bella, you're not serious?" I questioned the whimpering girl in front of me.
"Well I'm a girl, and I tend to get emotional at times. What to you expect!?" she wiped a tear from her eye. "You're going to have to get used to that."
"Sorry to say, but I can't get you your mom."
"I know…" She looked down at her bare feet.
"Is there anything else I can do to help?" I asked. She shrugged her shoulders in response. "You need a hug?"
Her head shot up and she looked at me sadly. "Ok…" she nodded weakly as she walked towards me. I wrapped my arms around Bella and gently squeezed her close to me. She locked her tiny arms around my waist and hugged back.
"Feel better?" I muttered into her strawberry scented hair.
"Yeah." She dropped her arms and I released her from my hold. "Well that's different."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"The only hugs I'm getting are ones that might end up leaving me crippled." She said with a laugh. I laughed with her knowing that she was talking about Emmett.
"I know I'm not one of your "girlfriends", but you can tell me anything." I assured her.
"Ok." She smiled back.
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"Oh, why did that amazing hug have to end? And why does he have to be so cute? " I thought as I stood there smiling at him.
"You're not, uh, what's that called, going through pms? Because I don't think I can handle that!" He teased.
"I'm not PMSing! Why would you ask that?" I stepped a foot back from him. Great way to ruin the moment.
"I don't know, you're just showing all the symptoms of it, cranky pants."
"Stop calling me that, and I'm not, okay?!" I yelled at him.
"Hmm, are you sure bout that?" he asked again.
"Uh, yes I think I would know if I was. I might be a big ball of emotions right now, but it's not because of that." I placed my hands on my hips. "Besides, how do you even know what that … even is?"
"I'm not stupid! I did have a girlfr-" he stopped mid way of his sentence. He cleared his throat a little and began speaking again. "Well I'm gonna go to Emmett and Jasper's dorm to let you get ready. You can head over there when you're done, if you want. It's room 255, right across from us."
"Okay." I nodded and he left the room, closing the door behind him.
I walked over to the closet and got out my plaid skirt, white long sleeve blouse, and the red blazer. When I was all dressed up, I slipped on a pair of knee-high white socks and my black flats. I walked over to the mirror and observed myself in my new look. I did a quick spin and was satisfied. I didn't know what to do with my hair, so I just put a headband on. When I was fully ready and prepared, I grabbed my bag, took a deep breath and headed out the door to find the guys. (A/N: Bella can wear a tie but she doesn't have to, so she might sometimes wear it, then on some days she won't, just fyi.) I lightly knocked on the door and waited for someone to open up for me.
"Not decent!" Emmett called out from inside. I let out a silent giggle as the door flung open.
"Come in." Edward moved aside and motioned for me to enter the room.
"Good morning." Jasper and Emmett greeted me in unison.
"Hey guys." I smiled, giving them a small wave.
"You look nice, Bella, very pretty."
"Oh, thank you Emmett. That makes me feels much better." I smiled back at him.
"Okay, Emmett, stop drooling over her and finish getting ready. I can't afford to be late, I'm in all new AP classes this year and I don't want to make a bad first impression." Jasper explained.
"Alright, alright, don't be a priss about it!" He walked away to get his shoes and his tie. "Bella, could you please do this for me? I can never get it right." He reached out his arm towards me and gave me his tie.
"Um, sure, I think I know how to do this." Remembering how I used to do it for my dad a few times, I tied it for him and tucked it under his collar, adjusting it a few times. "There, it's good now."
"Thank you." He pulled me into one of his bone crushing hugs. I heard my back crack a little and begged him to release me. Once he did, I gave him one normal hug of mine, to not make him feel bad.
"Okay, let's get going." Jasper unlocked the door, and marched out of the room.
"I wish I had as much confidence as he did right now." I said nervously.
"Oh, its going to be fine, Bella, trust me." Emmett put on his blazer and dragged me out of the door, with Edward following behind.
"So, are we gonna get breakfast?" Edward asked.
"Sure, if you guys want." Jasper and Emmett lead the way as I trailed behind with Edward.
"I'm not so sure about this…" As we were leaving the dorm building and walking towards the building with the classrooms, worry washed over me.
"You can do this, don't worry. Just like Emmett said, everything will be fine." I looked up at him timidly. He held out his hand to me. "Do you trust me?"
"Do I have any other choice?" I smiled. I placed my hand in his and a crooked smile appeared on his face as he pulled me along.
We were steps away from the cafeteria, and while we were walking there, I had received numerous unwanted looks and glances from many of the wondering students in the halls. I kept close to Edward and the guys as they pulled open the double doors of the dining hall. What happened next was definitely unexpected and made me feel more uneasy. The whole room grew quiet and everyone in it was starring at us, well mainly me. They all stopped what they were doing and turned their heads in my direction while the four of us walked over to a free table. Once we got our seats and sat down, the cafeteria began getting loud with conversation. Eyes were still on me and as the blood quickly rushed to my face, I lowered my head and fiddled with the hem of my skirt.
"So what are you going to get, Bella?" Edward asked
"I'm not that hungry." I muttered.
"You really should eat something. Lunch isn't till 12:45." I felt his eyes on me but I was still looking down. "Are you okay? You don't look so good, Bella." I looked up at him and his expression was full of worry.
"No not really." I admitted.
"Then you should eat something. It would be bad if you end up fainting on your first day."
"God forbid that happens." I rolled my eyes, resting my chin upon my hands. Just then Emmett came back with a load of things to eat. He set the tray of food in the middle of the table. He handed out the cartons of orange juice and they all started devouring their food while I sat there stiff as a board, staring straight ahead.
"Is she okay?" Emmett asked. "It's as if she's in a trace or something." He snapped his fingers in my face.
"I think you mean 'trance', Emmett." Jasper corrected him.
"Stop that!" I shoved his hand away.
"Here, eat this, cranky pants." Edward placed a plate in front of me containing toast and a few pieces of bacon.
"Don't you start that! And I said I wasn't hungry." I pushed the plate back.
"Oh yes you are." He picked up the slice of bacon and waved it in my face. "C'mon, stop being stubborn and take it, you know you want to."
"Yeah, it's saying 'Eat me, Bella'."Emmett mimicked a squeaky voice.
"Fine! Gosh, just make him stop." I looked at Emmett and took the bacon from Edward's hand. I ate the three pieces of bacon and one slice of toast that was on the plate.
"Let me see your schedule." Edward said. I took it out and handed it to him. He skimmed through it and a wide smile came on his face.
"What?" I asked him curiously.
"In all of your classes, one of us is definitely there with you." He said looking at everyone sitting in front of us.
"That's great, which ones?"
"Uh, hold on." He reached into his book bag and pulled out his schedule. "Okay, you've got your first, third and eighth periods with just me. Emmett and I are with you for P.E. at second period. And I'm sure you've got either Emmett or Jasper with you for the other ones. Oh and fifth, which is our lunch time is what we've all got together." He handed my schedule over to Jasper since Emmett was too busy stuffing his face.
"Okay, we've got the same seventh period and Emmett and I are with you for sixth." Jasper stated.
Emmett peeked over to get a glimpse of my schedule and smiled. "We've got fourth period together, high five, girrrl." He rose up his hand that held a half eaten piece of bacon.
"Uh, I rather not," I laughed as he lowered his arm back down. "But that's great, really great! I feel much better knowing I've got you guys with me for everything." Just then, a voice spoke out boisterously from the loud speaker.
"Will Isabella Swan please come to the students' main office? I repeat, will Isabella Swan please come to the main office, as soon as possible. Thank you."
A click came out from the speaker and the room turned deadly silent. The students' necks turned to where we were. My cheeks began to turn a deep shade of red from the embarrassment.
"Hey, that's you right?!" Emmett asked stupidly with his mouth full of food. Jasper shook his head in disbelief at his friend's idiocy.
"Yes, Emmett, she means me. I don't think there is another Isabella Swan in this entire campus." I said sarcastically. He looked at me unhappily, but continued eating. "I guess I should go now, and see what they need me for. Do you guys know where that place is?"
"I'll walk you there." Edward offered. We got up and as much as I wanted to sprint out, I knew it would make me look ridiculously stupid, so I walked at a normal pace with him. When we got there, I went up to the secretary and told her who I was. She escorted me into an office. Moments later, the Headmaster came in. I guess this was her other office for this building.
"Hello, Bella, how are things going along?" she took a seat behind her desk.
"Everything is great, how are you?"
"I'm fine, thank you for asking. The reason I needed to see you is because you need to get your student ID. Every student here has one, that way we are sure that you attend this school. You can go to the next room to get your picture taken for the ID card."
"Okay."
"Now stand up, let me see how you look." She rose from her chair and walked towards me. I stood up from my seat and stood still. She told me to turn a few times as she inspected my uniform. "This is just fine, very good. A few days, here and there, I'll let the students have a dress down day and they can wear their own wardrobe. So just to let you know, you will get breaks from this uniform." She smiled at me.
"That's good to know." I said.
"Okay, you can go now and get your ID quickly before the classes start." She opened the door for me and let me out. "See you soon, Bella. And if you need help with anything, like your living arrangements or something about your grades for example, just come and see me. Have a good day."
"Thanks, you too." And she lightly closed the door behind me.
"So, what was that about?" Edward got up from a chair and walked over to me.
"I need to get my ID."
"Okay, I'll be here." he smiled. I smiled back and went to the room that was next door from the Headmaster's office.
A woman who was typing up something on her computer stopped and asked for my schedule. I handed it to her and she told me to take a seat. She counted to three, and took the picture. She printed out the identification card and punched a hole in it before handing it and my schedule to me. I thanked her and walked back to where Edward was.
"That was quicker than I thought it would be." I said.
"Yeah, they waste no time. Let me see it." I handed it over to him and he looked at it with a smile and a small chuckle.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Well, when Emmett went to get his, he sneezed while she took it and he came out looking like a blowfish in his picture." He laughed. Suddenly a loud bell rang, making me jump unexpectedly.
"What was that for?"
"That's the one minute warning bell for us to get to homeroom. We should go; Emmett and Jasper are probably already there." He said.
We walked briskly to our classroom with seconds to spare. When we got there, Emmett waved us over, and we sat down in a small group in the back. The teacher took the attendance and told us about how we wouldn't need assigned seating, and that we could mostly do whatever we wanted to. As we waited for the 1st period bell to ring, we chatted about the sports and activities that the school had to offer. When it did ring, the entire class filed out of the room. I said bye to Emmett and Jasper as I left with Edward to our first class.
"So, what's first?" I asked.
"Classe de français."
"What?!" I asked puzzled.
"French class, Bella." He said.
"That's one class I know I'll do poorly in." I admitted.
"And why do you say that?"
"Because I can barely speak proper English, how will I speak fluent French?"
"It's only French II. It's not as simple as French I but it's easier than French Honors." He assured.
"Either way, I'm gonna need help."
"Don't worry; I vous aidera." His smooth, velvet voice spoke.
"Ok, you're going a bit far there."
"I said I will help you." He laughed.
"Oh, so I'm guessing you're fluent in French?" I asked.
"Yeah, I lived in Paris for a few months."
"Wow, I'm impressed." I smiled. "Thank the lord that I have you." He looked at me with a smirk. "For French class, thank god I have you for French class." I corrected myself nervously.
"I get you, no need to explain." He laughed. We walked up a few staircases until we finally reached room 421.
"Bonjour étudiants, bienvenue!" An overly excited French woman exclaimed. Most of the students that entered the room looked extremely baffled. But some responded by saying 'bonjour' back to her. She handed out the textbooks to every student. Minutes passed and the bell for the class to end rang. We shuffled out of the room and I followed Edward to P.E. where we would meet up with Emmett. Once we arrived at the gym, the teacher told us about what we would be doing for the semester and how we should dress properly by always having shorts and sneakers. As soon as that was finished, I rushed out of there with Edward and we walked to biology.
The room for our biology class was very open. There were ten lab tables, five on each side of the room, and a big desk for the teacher. There were plants everywhere. The rooms were shelved with various types of microscopes, test tubes, beakers and graduated cylinders.
"Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Biology. My name is Mr. Banner." He greeted us warmly. "You can sit wherever you'd like and with whomever you'd prefer. But just a heads up, you will keep the same seat and partner for as long as you are in this class, so make your decision wisely." He walked over to his desk, leaving every one to make their choice.
I turned to my side to face Edward, but he wasn't standing by me anymore. I stood there still as I looked all around the room trying to find him. I was pushed and shoved around while the others made their way to find their own seats. As I began to walk towards the back of the room to see if he was there, a boy with slightly spiky blond hair and blue eyes brought me to an abrupt halt. He was around my height and opened his mouth to speak.
"Why, hello there. I'm Mike Newton." A wide and scary grin was now spread across his face. His hand was extended out towards me, but I only stared at it.
"Bella." I responded back while shaking his hand awkwardly.
"Hmm, Bella, that's a very nice name. Did you know that in Italian, your name means beautiful?" He eyed me oddly, trying to look "attractive".
"Um, no, not really." I lied as I kept a look out for Edward.
"Well it does, and it fits you perfectly." He gawked at me, studying me from head toe.
"Err, uh, thanks?" Being around him made me feel a bit uneasy and I needed a plan to get away from him without seeming rude. I began tapping my foot impatiently as he ranted on about stupid stuff I barely understood.
"…So, Bella, do you have a lab partner yet?" He asked, edging in closer to me.
"I thought I did…" I muttered quietly to myself without him hearing.
"Because I was thinking, you know, since I don't have a partner either, that maybe we coul-."
"Bella, I got us a table." Edward stepped in right on time before Mike could finish stating his words.
"Who are you?" Mike asked Edward rudely.
"Hi, I'm Bella's lab partner, Edward Cullen. And you are…?" He said while holding out his hand for Mike to shake.
"I thought you didn't have a partner, Bella." Mike said, totally ignoring Edward.
"Well she does now." Edward smiled down at me. Mike's body began to tremble in fury as he watched Edward wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
"Then I guess I'll see you around." He winked at me as he turned around to leave.
"Don't count on it." I heardEdward grumble softly. He probably thought I didn't hear one word he said, but I did, and I kind of liked it. I liked how he was looking out for me. "C'mon, let's go sit down." His tone went back to sweet velvet as he led the way to our table.
A/N: Soooo sorry again for the entirely lonnngggg update! I will do my best to update quicker this time, because you all need to have part 2! Well until next time.
XOXO
