I'm not Stephenie Meyer, and therefore do not own these characters.

Nessie

It's Monday morning and I have no idea what to wear to school. My new bras fit fine now, but I'm still uncomfortable in my new underwear. Alice promises I will get used to it, but I'm not so sure. My closet feels even bigger then I remember as I pace it trying to find something to wear.

The first few shirts I tried on were too adult. I look too much like my Aunts in them. A pang seizes my stomach as I think of how much I need my mom to be here right now. She would know what I should wear.

"Nessie! Breakfast is ready!" Grandma shouts from the top of the stairs. I sigh audibly and grab the nearest shirt to me. It looks like today I will be wearing a silky emerald shirt and skinny jeans. I must remember to go shopping with Mom once she is back. I am self-consciously aware of my cleavage peeking through the shirt as I skip up the stairs with my backpack. Dad would never allow me in public like this.

Breakfast goes smoothly, as does the ride to school. Everyone seems eager to get day one over with. Rosalie keeps looking at me with swelling pride in her eyes. It makes me a little uncomfortable. I'm actually more nervous then I let on. This will be a lot of humans. I hardly ever am in this close proximity of them. I hope I can control that small parching thirst in the back of my throat. I probably should have hunted with my family last night.

We pull up at Canon Beach High School and step slowly out Emmett's big Jeep. Immediately I notice all the eyes on me. It is like we already don't fit in. I find myself glancing to the car mirrors to make sure I don't have anything stuck in my teeth.

"Don't worry about it Ness. This is normal," Emmett laughs in my ear. "Just don't go bite anyone and we will be fine."

We walk through the floods of teenagers to the office where we are greeted by the principle. She gives us each our schedules. I have one class with Alice and one with Jasper. Other than that, I am on my own all day. This terrifies me a little. As we walk out of the office, Alice pulls me aside.

"You have all of our numbers in your phone. I want you to call us if anything goes wrong. If you get thirsty just ask to go to the bathroom and then leave. We will come help you if you need it."

"Thanks Alice," I reply. Suddenly I feel very confident and calm. Jasper stands nearby smiling subtly. "Thanks Jazz. That helps." He nods once before grabbing Alice's hand and leading her to their first class. I am alone with my anxiety.

My first class, English, is on the far side of the building. I get to class right as it is starting, causing me more embarrassment than I would have liked on my first day. The teacher, a fairly young man with too much energy, finds it his duty to only further embarrassment.

"Class, we have a new student. Would you care to introduce yourself to the class?"

I want to tell him that I would care, I care very much. Instead I settle for, "Ok." I take a deep breath and turn to my classmates. They all stare back with obvious awe painted on their faces. There is no way in hell I will fit in here. I have no idea what to say, so I say the most obvious. "I'm new here."

They laugh awkwardly, as if they are too scared to really be rude. I'm not scary, am I? "My name is Renesmee Cullen," I continue. "But I go by Nessie." Now that my speech is done, I want to find a seat and blend. Mr. Schott has other plans.

"Where are you from Nessie?"

"I moved here from Denali, Alaska."

"Well, welcome to Canon Beach. You can take any of these empty seats except the one there in the back. We are reading The Crucible at the moment. You can read off of whomever you sit with until I can find you your own copy."

I scan the crowd. There are three available seats. Two of these seats are next to boys—both whom look almost too eager for me to sit near them. The third empty seat is in the second row next to a tall girl with black hair and equally black eyes. A dark curtain of hair obscures one half of her face. I find myself eager to know this peculiar girl.

I sit down quietly next to her. She immediately pushes her book over so that I can read off it. "Hi," I whisper. She only looks at me intently and then smiles softly.

"Hello. I'm Elizabeth, or Lizzie for short," she responds in an equally quiet whisper.

I know I should be listening to Mr. Schott drag on and on about whatever act they are studying, but I find my mind wandering all over the place. Before I know it, class is over. I stand to leave and am stopped by Lizzie's simple little voice. "Do you want to sit with my friends and me at lunch?"

I almost say no because it seems obvious that I should sit with my family, but I change my mind. I'm half-human, and I want human friends. This is my chance. "I'd like that," I reply with a smile. Lizzie smiles in response making me feel like maybe this won't be so hard after all.

Lunch rolls around quicker than I thought it would. School is ridiculously easy. My parents definitely over-prepared me. Lizzie finds me in line for food. I can see the rest of my family watching from afar. For some reason they all look proud when Lizzie leads me to her table.

"Hey guys. This is Nessie. She just moved here from Alaska." I peer around the table at all these people. There are three girls and two boys. They all nod and smile politely, but say nothing otherwise. They seem on edge about something.

Finally, the girl with thick blonde hair breaks the silence. "I'm Britney. And this here is Melinda and Shae." As an after-thought, she adds, "And you don't need to know them." She is pointing at the two boys. One of them, the one with dark hair and a big nose tosses his roll at her.

"I'm Austin," the one with shaggy brown hair and a dimpled smile says. "And this barbarian is Conner."

"And I'm single if you're looking," Conner adds with a mischievous smirk lining his lips.

"Ignore them," Lizzie says as she takes a bite of her pizza. This food really doesn't seem appetizing to me. Even so, I pick up the pizza and give it a nibble.

"So," says Melinda (who could have really pretty eyes but I can't see past her eyeliner), "Are they all your siblings?" She is pointing toward the table where my family sits playing with their food.

"Yeah. We are all adopted. There are two others as well."

"Are all the guys in your family so…attractive?" Shae, the athletic one, asks.

"I guess," I mumble. This conversation is getting weird fast.

"Of course they are all attractive, Shae. Look at the girls. Nessie, your family is just way too pretty," Melinda says with a tiny undertone of jealousy.

"Thanks, I guess."

"Is the blonde one single?" It doesn't surprise me at all to see the Conner has already got his eye on Rosalie.

"She's so out of your league Dude," laughs Austin. "A girl like that, there is no way she's single."

"She's not. She and Emmett are together." They all stare at me like I am crazy.

"Wait, who is Emmett?" Lizzie asks.

"Emmett is the big one with dark hair. He and Rosalie are a couple."

"But they are sister and brother," Britney gasps.

"Only by paperwork, not by blood," I say growing defensive of my family. The burn in my throat grows a little hotter. When I get frustrated I get thirsty.

Austin must notice the heat rising to my cheeks because he backtracks and asks, "Well what are the others' names? And there are two more you said?"

I take a deep breath and calm myself down. "The little one with spiky hair is Alice. And that is Jasper next to her. The two that aren't here are Edward and Bella. Edward is my biological brother. He and Bella went on a search for my biological parents."

"Why didn't you go?" Lizzie inquires.

"I didn't want to drop out for that reason alone. I actually want to get a high school degree."

"Well that's cool, I guess," Conner remarks. I can't shake the feeling that they all think I'm weird. It's probably because I am.

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