Hey you all! I know that this kind of ends at a place where it should continue (but not so much that it's a cliffhanger). Don't worry, you guys WILL get an update later this week, I promise! I plan on writing it on my birthday later this week, which will coincidentally, is the day after Jake and Bella's one month anniversary. Yes, on my birthday, I plan on giving you guys a present of an extra chapter. (See how much I love you guys? xD) LalalalaLOVE you all!

Alice surveyed me from the doorway.

"Your hair is atrocious." She remarked, a hand under her chin. I put a hand to my hair to try and feel the general shape it was in. It was still somewhat in shape from last night's game of dress-up, so it was piled atop my head, but messy all the same.

"I can't imagine why," I commented sarcastically. "It's not like these vampires decided to play beauty shop on me or anything." She ignored me, as usual.

"Take a shower," she said, thrusting hair products at me, "and use these!" she said cheerfully. I rolled my eyes and went off towards the bathroom. I passed Edward's room on the way, and I saw his eyes widen at the state of my hair.

"Not a word." I muttered. "I swear to god, I will get a stake." A chuckle came out of his room, and I trudged until I finally reached my destination. I got into the bathroom, and shut and locked the door behind me. I took my shower, and the hair products that Alice had given me miraculously untangled my crazy hair. I slipped into a robe that had been hanging from the bathroom hook when I got out of the shower, and made my way back to the room in my new warm, fluffy, but obnoxiously pink robe. I flopped on my bed. I saw that there was already an outfit laying out for me to put on.

I groaned. I missed my old wardrobe. The days of picking out my own clothing seemed so very far away. I put on a black mid thigh length skirt along with a green flowy top. I was relieved to see my black ballet flats instead of some ridiculous pair of stiletto heels. With Alice, who knew when my dear ballet flats would disappear? As soon as I finished changing, Alice burst into the room, hair tools in hand. I sat down with a sigh, and let her transform my wet limp hair into curls and waves that flowed and bounced. She quickly did my make-up, and then led me downstairs to have breakfast.

Esme appeared to have created every possible breakfast dish known to man, and then some. I just settled for a few strips of bacon, along with a few slices of cinnamon raisin toast with a glass of milk. I had a nice chat with her, before we all rushed off to school. Edward, Alice, and I all rode together in Edward's Volvo. Alice kept the conversation up the entire ride, but I noticed that Edward rarely, if ever, contributed to the conversation.

As we pulled into the lot, Edward finally made a statement.

"I'm going out to see if that Nicole girl is here." He said. "Alice, stay next to Bella at all times. Make sure nothing happens to her." Alice nodded, and Edward got out of the car, quietly surveying the parking lot. It didn't take long to locate her though, since she had an entourage of boys constantly following her. Alice and I got out of the car together, with Edward keeping an eye on Nicole and simultaneously following us for extra protection. We got to the inside of the school quickly. Now all there was to wait for was for my chain of periods with her to end. As she got closer to the school, Edward and Alice observed more things about her.

"She has an extraordinary effect on those boys." Alice remarked. "More than any mature vampire would."

"She must be fairly new then." Edward mused. "Obviously her thirst is somewhat satiated if she can keep such a strong control on her thirst, but still have that strong of an effect. The potency of her looks hasn't faded that much just yet. Now, the trick is, how do we use that to our advantage?" Alice rolled her eyes.

"Dear brother, we're not quite ready to prosecute her for suspicion. She hasn't done anything yet," Alice reminded him. His eyes narrowed.

"Why take chances?" Edward asked. "There shouldn't be room for anything to happen." He said almost possessively. Alice quickly jumped in.

"Edward, calm down." She soothed. "Let's find out more about her before we jump to any major conclusions, okay?" He nodded tightly. The bell for first period rang. I groaned and grudgingly went off to class. I could feel Edward's and Alice's eyes watching me as I went down the hall. When I arrived in class, Nicole smiled wickedly at me.

"Hello, Bella." She said, boring her dark eyes into mine. I tried to not show that I was intimidated.

"Nicole." I said, forcing a nod out towards her. She sniffed the air.

"That scent…it smells more strongly of vampires today. Male in particular." She mused. I thought about that for a second. There were more guy Cullens than there were girls, so that made sense. "Are you someone's property?" She asked, smiling with her teeth. "Marked territory perhaps?" She said, exposing her fangs. I turned my head towards the board, silently willing the teacher to start the lesson, and to get this girl to leave me alone. Luckily, the teacher seemed to sense my fear, and quickly launched the lesson into play. I spent the period slowly moving my chair as far from her as possible.

The next three classes were more or less the same. She tried to get closer, and I tried to get as far as possible from her. When lunch came, the Cullens and I ate in silence again. Finally, Edward and I got to Biology, which was our haven for the time being. I relaxed more, and Mr. Banner had us work together for a lab with cells. Edward cracked a few jokes, which took off some of the tension of my stressful day. When Biology ended, Edward walked with me to Gym.

Luckily, we were playing badminton, and I was able to hit the birdie over the net without fatally injuring anyone. I may have bruised Mike's head, and caused him to lose a few brain cells, but I figured he'd be okay. I apologized compulsively, as usual, and he just laughed it off. When I got out of Gym, Alice and Edward were immediately with me and walking to the car. When we got in the Volvo, we were finally able to talk.

"I've got vampire secret service!" I joked. Alice giggled, and Edward just rolled his eyes.

"Bad joke Bella." He commented. I ignored him.

"I'm not batty, I swear!" I said, laughing at how horrible my own joke was. Alice and Edward just shook their heads. Then I realized for the second time today that today was Jake and I's two month anniversary. "Alice, can I borrow your phone?" I asked. She handed it to me.

"Sure, but why?" she asked.

"It's Jake and I's two month anniversary. We've got to do something." I said, dialing the numbers that would cause me to hear my baby's voice. Alice shut the phone gently.

"Bella, you can't leave the house." She said gently. "It's just too dangerous. We can't keep constant surveillance on you if you go to La Push, and even though the Quileutes know a great deal about vampires, a lot of the werewolves don't know how to protect a human from them." My face dropped. I wouldn't get to celebrate my anniversary with Jake? Alice saw my expression. "I'm sorry Bella," she said sincerely. "It's fine to call him, but you really should stay at the house where we can watch you." I nodded and redialed Jake's number. No one picked up at the house, and I left a message for Jake. As I hung up the phone, we arrived in the driveway. I trudged up to the front step, and Alice and Edward opened the door and let me inside. My jaw dropped as I saw Jake standing in front of a candlelit table, holding a single red rose.

"Hey Bells," he said sweetly, looking adoringly at me. I dropped my stuff and ran to him, and enveloped myself in his arms. I breathed in his scent, and he immediately held me tighter. "Happy two month" he whispered.

"Is that all it's been?" I whispered back. "It seems like forever." I smiled, loving him more than ever in this one moment. It was peaceful and left us in our own world, away from all the craziness that had been around lately.

It was wonderful.