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Disclaimer:I don't own Twilight or House of Night...but if i did I'd have Stark and Edward tied up in my closet...is that creepy...oh, well, heehee

BPOV

We walked into the cafeteria and I followed Damien, The Twins and Zoey to the buffet to get food. I sighed. I never thought I would miss Forks so much. I suddenly panicked a little. What was Charlie going to do without me? Could he take of himself? What if he tried to cook? And burned the house down? I stared into space horrified, lost in thoughts of my old home in flames, when Zoey caught my attention.

"You okay, Bella?" Zoey asked. I smiled back and said, "Yeah. I was just thinking about my dad. Is there someway I can call him after dinner?"

"Yeah. When we get back to the dorm you can use my phone." She said. We sat down at the table where The Twins and Damien were. It was quiet for a while till a blonde girl came over and looked at us with a sneer. "Oh look," she said sweetly, "a new member of the nerd herd." Her voice got cold. She was referring to me of course. I looked down and blushed.

"Don't worry about her Bella. This Her-Skankyness, Aphrodite." Shawnee said. So this was Aphrodite. Zoey had told me about her last night. She looked at me; she seemed to be examining me, looking for flaws. She glanced at Zoey and sighed. Her face softened.

"So how you guys doing?" she seemed so nice all of a sudden. I look and everyone looked down at his or her food, looking sad. I had no idea what she was talking about.

"I miss her." They all said at the same time. More confused now.

"To tell you the truth, I kind of miss Stevie Rae's little bumpkin ass too." Aphrodite said sadly. "What are you talking about?" I asked quietly.

"Stevie Rae was Zoey's old roomie…" Damien's voice trailed off.

Shawnee jumped in, "She died a few days ago." (A/N I don't how long it's been since she died.)

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry. What happened?" I asked, horrified.

"Nothing really…" Erin said. "Her body rejected the change." Shawnee finished. I was quiet. 'Her body rejected the change,' that one little sentence hit me hard. What if I rejected the change? I would die. That's something I can't be protected from. That something that he can't keep me safe from.

I've had at least two or three near death experiences in my lifetime. Almost being crushed by a van last winter. The incident with James last spring and my last birthday party. He had been there to save me every time. He wasn't around to do that anymore. He didn't care. He didn't want me. He didn't love me! The hole in my chest tugged and pulled hard making me want to scream out in pain.

I looked and realized I had been so lost in my own thoughts that everyone else was talking. Also, Aphrodite and someone I had never seen before were joining our table.

New guy was super hot!! He was built pretty good and had waving black hair, and beautiful eyes. This guy could defiantly give some of the Cullens a run for their money, all but one. I was staring and he looked up and smiled at me.

"Hi. You must be Bella," he said reaching across the table to offer his had. I took it. "I'm Erik." I blushed and mumbled a hello. He was sitting next to Zoey, holding her hand under the table. My hole throbbed. I still can't handle any coupley stuff.

"So, Bella," Erik said, "How are adjusting here?"

"It's really different." I said. It was all I can say.

"That's good." He said.

I sighed. The pain in my chest was becoming unbearable, and I was having trouble breathing. I wasn't sure why, though. And just when I thought I was going to be okay for now, I saw Erik lean over and kiss Zoey's cheek. He probably thought no one was watching. I whimpered quietly. Shawnee looked over at me and asked, "so Bella, you got any human boys chasing after you?'

So many things flew through my mind that I could say. Yes. No. He's not around anymore. I'm not good enough for him. He didn't want me. We broke up. He's a vampire. None of your business. His name was Edward. The hole ripped itself open wider. And I couldn't take it anymore. I stood up and ran out of the cafateria as fast as I could in to the cold early dark morning.

I ran until I slipped and fell. I lay for a minuet or two. I get up and see bench and go to sit down and look at the sunrise. It was barely up. Just a faded pink line, lining the trees in the distance. I took deep breaths and stroke the cold crescent moon scar on the side of my hand. It was so peaceful right now.

"You hiding out here too?" a voice said from behind me.

A/N: So who's the mystery guy?? You'll have to wait till the next chapter, but feel free to guess. lol Please, Please Review! The simplest sentences in there make me happy and motivated! Also, I was thinking of posting the songs I listened to, to help inspire me and all thet jazz. What do you think? Good idea? Or could you care less what I'm listening to, and just want me to finish the dang story? Let me know!

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