Bella, Do I have to go? I thought, touching my mother's arm.

She looked at me.

"Personally, I don't see the point, but you'll have to take it up with your father..." she said, glancing at Edward.

He rolled his eyes.

We were in the living room in the huge mansion that I shared with my family: Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, Jasper, and my own parents.

I'd lived a perfectly happy life in this mansion outside of Forks for four years.

Until my parents had decided that I had to go to high school.

"Reneseme, we've been over this. You need to live as normal a life as possible while you're growing up. Right now you can barely pass for fourteen, and in a few years there will be no way anyone would buy it. You've still got a while to grow... who knows how old you'll look by the time you're done? Nahuel is a male - things could be different with you."

I scowled.

But I already know the whole curriculum!

"She has a point there." Bella said to Edward.

"Yeah, but I know the curriculum every time I go to high school! This could be her only opportunity to ever go to high school! "

"You don't know that. Maybe she could go again as a junior or senior..."

"Yeah. Maybe. But let's say she doesn't go to high school today. Let's say in three years she wished she would've been able to go through the high school experience from start to finish - by then it'll be too late!"

Bella turned to me, a half-resigned, half-annoyed expression on her face.

"Nessie, why don't you just go to compensate your father?"

It was my turn to roll my eyes. Now they were both against me.

At least Jacob would be there. That was the only reason they could make me go. See, Jacob hadn't actually finished high school in La Push like he was supposed to - years ago, and now he was enlisted to go to Forks High School with me. The story was that I was just another adopted Cullen and Jacob had been missing this entire time. It'd been so long since his education that he was completely starting over as a freshman in (again: according to the story) a better school.

So, I was forced against my will to go to high school. For once, it wasn't raining when Edward pulled up to the school. The sky was still covered with clouds though, so Edward was able to take me here. We were in my new Chevrolet Corvette - that is to say, my brand new car that can reach 60 mph in only 4.3 seconds and can go up to 186 mph. I love to drive fast - that's something I apparently inherited from my father. Bella, of course, wasn't that keen on me getting this car as I do have human blood in me and I still can die easier than a normal vampire, but luckily, in an accident the only way I could die is from a heart attack and I'm not even sure if that can happen. My skin is too hard for me to bleed, so I'd probably walk away unscathed if I crashed; That was the vampire in me. So, anyway, my near indestructibility turned the odds in my favor. If I'd ever get a ticket, I could confuse the police man enough to get out of it.

See, I've got a special talent, just like my parents and my aunt and uncle Alice and Jasper. Mine is the opposite of both my parents'. First of all, nobody can keep me out of their head if I want to be there. Secondly, I'm able to put images, thoughts, or feelings into that person's head. Of course, with the feelings, I can't actually make people feel certain ways, only make them think they feel that way. It used to be that I could only invade their brain, so to speak, when I was touching their head with my hand. Now, though, (through lots of practice) I just had to have some part of me within an inch or two of my subject's skin. Third, I am an amazing lier. My mom can't lie. She is the world's worst lier. Edward said she was even worse when she was human. Anyway, I can put trust into someone's mind from up to five feet away. It's the easiest illusion of feeling to convey. Everyone always believes me when I lie. That's why I lie as little as possible. I always feel so guilty.

My dad had to drive because if I'm only going to be a freshman, I have to fourteen. I already knew how to drive, and I loved it, but now, going along with the whole freshman charade, I have to take two years of not driving except outside of Forks. It'll be torture!

Anyway, here we were. High School. Jacob parked his motorcycle next to my Chevrolet Corvette. He, at least, got to drive. That was totally unfair, if you asked me.

"Hey, Jacob," I said as Edward started to leave. They nodded to each other.

"Hey Nessie! Are you ready for your first day of high school?"

I rolled my eyes.

"Aw, come on, it won't be that bad."

We walked to the front office together.

It was just like Bella and Edward had described to me. There were fliers everywhere. Greenery seemed to cover everything. Three desks took up the space behind the counter. One of which was manned by a woman wearing a bright blue shirt that could only be Mrs. Cope.

She looked up as we approached the counter.

"Can I help you?"

"Yeah," Jacob said, "We're starting school here today. Jacob Black and Reneseme Cullen."

Her eyes glinted with interest.

"Hello. I'm Mrs. Cope," she said, confirming my suspicions. She nodded at me, "Your brother Edward, such a charming young man, probably knows me." She blushed.

"Hello," I said.

She peered at me closer.

"You actually look like Edward. You're not related to him by blood are you?"

I nodded and smiled.

"I'm his older blood-brother's daughter."

"Ah." She seemed to be very interested in that bit of information.

"He's married to that Isabella Swan, isn't he? You almost look like her too. Where are they now anyway?"

"They're in their last year at Dartmouth."

Her jaw dropped a little.

"Dartmouth? Ah. Well. Um. Yes, I heard that they were very smart."

She didn't seem in a hurry to give us our schedules. I smiled and leaned in toward her. I didn't want to be rude, but we did need to get to class. I inconspicuously moved my hand closer to her. Mmmm, she smelled good. But I couldn't think about the blood pushing it's way through her body now...

Ah! Come on, you! You can dwell on this later! Get them their schedules already! Hurry! You know where they are, right? I thought. She blinked and looked frantic. She obviously thought that that thought had been of her making.

"Schedules, yes, sorry, I almost forgot."

I smiled as she dug through the cluttered mess of papers. She seemed flustered now.

Then she found and gave two sheets of paper each to me and Jacob.

"Yes, here we are. And the second is a map of the school. I've highlighted the best routes to each class, I do that for every new student. I mean, obviously, you're starting at the beginning of the school year, but-"

Relax! You're too flustered. It's alright. They're just kids. I thought. I inserted a thought of felling comforted and relaxed into her head.

"Well, then, there you go," she said, instantly calmer, "Have fun on your first day!"

I smiled. Yeah right.

Jacob and I left the office and tried to blend in with the crowd of teenagers. It didn't work, probably because of Jacob's major size. People stared. No one approached us, and that was probably also due to Jacob's huge size.

"What've you got first?" he asked.

I touched his arm. I could convey thoughts without touching, but touching was still much easier.

Spanish. I thought with a feeling of despair and annoyance mixed in. I already know Spanish.

Jacob grinned.

"Well, let's go relearn Spanish then!"

Ugh. How could he be so excited?

I stalked off to Spanish.

This would not be fun.

Author's Note: I know this isn't the greatest, my writing usually sucks the first few times I go over it, but eventually I'll probably redo this and it'll be better then... Also, please review! I hope you enjoy this!