I am SO sorry about the wait this week! I was ridiculously tired practically everyday, and I just kept procrastinating! That's why I'm going to try and update more often this week (and write longer chapters this week too. This is the first chapter that's long for this week!) The next update should hopefully be Tuesday. I love you guys so much!

I awoke the next morning and as soon as I looked into the mirror, I groaned. My hair was crazily piled atop my head, and there were random bits poking out everywhere. As soon as my feet touched the ground, Alice was in my doorway, surveying the damage of my hair. She sent me to the shower, as usual, and I used the magical hair products to untangle the massive jumble of tangles I apparently had acquired overnight. I didn't understand why my hair was getting this ridiculously tangled. I mean, it wasn't this tangled back at Charlie's. Hopefully it was just because I subconsciously wasn't accustomed to sleeping in a houseful of vampires.

When I emerged from the bathroom, an outfit was laid out for me atop my bed. I just shook my head at it. There was a long sleeved scarlet dress with a V-neck. I put it on and it flowed down to just above my knees. There was a cute pair of matching red ballet flats to go with it, and as soon as I finished dressing, Alice came in to help me get ready for the school day.

"So how'd it go with Jake last night?" she asked nonchalantly. "Sorry that Edward appeared out of nowhere; he has an uncanny ability to pop in at peoples' most intimate moments." I rolled my eyes. Uncanny ability? More like super vampire hearing. She began to curl my hair as she awaited my answer.

"It went really well," I said, smiling at the memory. "I really appreciate that you guys let us spend time together. Thank you for that." She just smiled and continued curling my hair.

"Of course Bella. What are friends for?" She said. I laughed.

"Friends? More like sisters, Alice. I mean, you constantly are dressing me up and making me over. And we're constantly talking about stuff, and we spend so many hours together. Not to mention the fact that I'm living in your house." As she released a piece of hair from the curling iron, I saw her smile.

"Sisters it is then." She said happily, and continued to curl my hair. We kept chatting about my dinner with Jake and when she finished my hair, she moved onto my makeup. As soon as she finished, I looked at the clock that was on the little table next to my bed.

"Shoot Alice! We're going to be late!" I grabbed my stuff and began to run down the stairs. At the bottom of the steps was Alice, inspecting her flawless nails. Stupid vampire powers.

"In case you've forgotten," she said with a smirk, "Edward practically drives at the speed of light." I crossed my arms. I had in fact forgotten.

"I knew that." I said, walking by her. "I just…wanted to be early."

"And see Nicole?" Alice called after me. I froze.

"Good point." I conceded. She just shook her head and laughed at me. It was good to know that I was a source of humor. Edward came loping down the stairs and we all went to school. I sighed. I just had a few classes with Nicole, and then I was good for the rest of the day. I got out of the car, followed by Edward and Alice, and we walked together to the school. When the inevitable bell tolled, I made my way to my first class, and then to my seat; where Nicole was waiting.

"Hello," she crooned, a malicious grin on her face. She sniffed the air. "Hmm, a more strong…wolfish scent today. Hanging out in the forest are we?" I just stared straight at the blackboard. "Awh, you're not talkative today?" She whined. "Well that's no fun. I mean, I always like to play with my food before I actually have any means of actually getting it." She looked at me, her eyes boring into the side of my face. I tried not to express any emotion. Chills were running through my blood, at her previous comment. That's when the teacher decided to actually start the class. I could feel her eyes fixated on my face for the entire class, and when the class finally ended I ran to my next class, even though she was still in it.

I avoided her as much as possible, but her observant eye was constantly watching me. The Cullens and I continued to have a silent lunch, and the only time I actually could speak even somewhat freely was when I went to Biology with Edward. I quickly told him what Nicole had said to me, and his eyes widened slightly.

"We need to do something about her." He remarked stoically. I just nodded. "Don't worry," he said, "I'll talk to everyone about it. In the meantime, you just go on being a potential main course." He said the last part jokingly and I rolled my eyes. He decided to tell a few more well-placed jokes to relieve tension, and surprisingly, it worked. We joked the period away and when the bell rang, I was ready to go to Gym. We were playing baseball, much to my despair.

I somehow managed to hit Mike in the head after hitting the ball with the bat. I apologized profusely, and Mike made a crack about him being a prime candidate for a crash dummy. I tried not to laugh, because it honestly was kind of true. When Gym finally ended, I changed and when I got outside, Alice and Rosalie were waiting for me.

"We're kidnapping you." Rosalie announced, a cheery smile upon her face.

"Yup!" Alice chimed in, "and there's nothing you can do about it!" The each took an arm of mine, and we strode towards Rosalie's BMW. I sighed. Barbie Bella yet again. We went to Port Angeles, and got inside the mall. They went ballistic. They dressed me up, dressed me down, and acted as if I was their own personal Barbie doll, as usual. Of course, they tried on some things too, but I was the main focus of the day, apparently. They ended up buying me a mountain of clothes, which I pleaded against, but of course, the human has no say. I just shook my head, and they laughed.

While we were there, however, I took some time to go and buy Jake a present for our two-month anniversary, since we hadn't really had the chance to exchange gift. I chose to get him a bracelet made of leather, which had a small wolf charm on the front. It fit his style, especially because we constantly exchanged gifts with wolves on it. Our little inside joke, I guess. I also had Rose stop on the way home so I could buy passes for 2 mini golf games at the place Jake and I had first hung out. That'd be my other present to him. We finally got home, and I went up to my room after saying hello to Esme. I flopped on my bed and got the phone to call Jake. I dialed his number quickly, and soon enough, his warm voice was flooding into my ear.

"Hello?" he asked. Obviously he hadn't checked the caller i. d. . That, or I had woken him up.

"Hey baby," I chirped. "How are you doing?" I could almost hear the smile in his voice.

"I'm fine," he said, chuckling gently. "What about you?" I think I had woken him up, because he still sounded a tad sleepy.

"I'm good. I got your present today!" I said cheerily. He laughed gently.

"Oh? And what would that be?" he said, teasing me.

"Ha! Like I'm going to tell you! You'll have to come and get it if you want it." I said smugly.

"Fine, I will." He said. "I already made your present, so I'll come over later tonight?" My heart leapt slightly. I couldn't wait to see him.

"I think that sounds like a plan," I said, an infectious smile already plastered on my face. I'd get to see my Jacob again. Hallelujah. I missed his warm presence so much. The Cullens were like family to me, and I was more than grateful that they were helping me so much, but they just weren't my Jacob.

"Great," he said, lightly chuckling, "I'll be over in about a half hour, honey. I'll see you then. I love you."

"Love you too!" I replied, and then we hung up.