Bella's POV

I had been going to Forks High School for a few months. Edward Cullen and I had been going out for a few weeks. He was tall with bronze colored hair. He had ivory skin that was as cold as ice. Sometimes he had onyx colored eyes and sometimes they were topaz. Edward was also a vampire. Along with his sister Alice and brother Jasper who were together, his sister Rosalie and brother Emmett who were together and also all of their adoptive parents, Carlisle and Esme Cullen. Jasper and Rosalie were pretending to be the Hale twins even though they weren't related. They all sparkled in the sun which would of course give away that they were different so they didn't come to school today.

Our teacher told us that we were getting a new kid in our class today. I know how that feels so I am going to try to be extra nice to him/her. We don't know if it is a boy or girl yet.

"Morning Bells," said my dad, Charlie as I came down the stairs.

"Morning Dad. Why haven't you left for work yet?"

"I woke up late. I am leaving right now. Have a good day school today Bells. And try to be nice to the new kid."

"I will." Of course my dad knows about the new kid. He is the chief of police.

As soon as my dad opened the door a wind of sadness wiped over me. It was a beautiful day outside. That meant Edward was not going to be in school today. I had to drive there myself. I grabbed a granola bar that I could eat in the car and picked up my backpack. I locked the door as I went outside. I hopped in my truck, turned it on and listened to the loud grumble of the engine.

When I pulled up in front of the school and parked my truck I had only 3 minutes to get to English or I would be late. So I did a not so smart thing. I ran all the way across the parking lot to the building. I got there just before the bell rang and went to sit in my seat next to Jessica. As I sat down the teacher started talking. We were reading Romeo and Juliet so I didn't have to pay attention. I knew the book by heart. So I started to look around me at the students. There was one kid in the front with a bay face and dirty blond hair that I didn't recognize.

"Hey Jessica. Who is that up front?" I whispered as quietly as I could.

"Mike Newton. You missed the introduction. The teacher made him stand up in the front. His mom bought the old store and is making it into a camping store or something. He is the new kid the bio teacher told us about."

"Oh. I wonder if I have any other classes with him. I wonder if you do," I said.

"Oh I met up with him this morning and looked. You have English, lunch, and Biology and Gym with him and this and lunch are the only times I have with him."

Then the new kid turned around and saw me. It was clear that I was the only one in this class he hadn't seen yet. A huge smile went on his face. Not a nice smile but one that makes him look like he has a bad idea. And not a bad idea for him, but for someone else. He winked at me and all class he kept glancing and winking at me. It was clear that he was the kind of kid that thought he was the greatest thing. The bell finally rang.

The rest of my morning classes flew by because I was anxious to go to lunch and talk to Angela. I didn't have any classes with her so that was the only time we had together. I was late to lunch because I had to go to my locker to get my money and by the time I was done the hallways were totally empty. Even all the teachers were in the teachers lounge. I was almost to the cafeteria when an arm pulled me into classroom from behind. The person had put a hand over my mouth to keep me from screaming and they finally let go. But leave it to my clumsiness that I stumble forward and fall and bang my head on a desk's leg. I heard the door lick and a chair be put in front of it so I couldn't get out. I groaned and got up. As I got up I heard someone lean up against the wall very loudly. This gave away that it wasn't Edward and he had found a way to get here and surprise me. I turned around and came face to face with Mike Newton. Actually he was across the room. It turns out he brought me pretty far into the room before I fell. I was only about 3 feet away from the wall. And he was blocking my only exit.

"Hi. I'm Mike Newton. I'm new here. What is your name beautiful?" He said in a confident voice. It was clear that he was an athlete so I couldn't fight him and get out of here.

"Isabella Swan. But everyone calls me Bella. I prefer it. And I also prefer to spend my lunch with my friends in the cafeteria and not locked in a class with the overly annoying new kid," I said surprisingly smooth.

"You're funny. I like that in a girl," he chuckled and came closer. He was only a few feet away now. He took another step toward me.

"Thanks but no thanks. I have a boyfriend."

"Oh really. Well you want to know what I think you should do. Dump him and be MY girlfriend instead. Who is he anyway?"

"You don't know him. He isn't in school today. But his name is Edward. And you better not touch me."

"What makes you think I am going to touch you?"

"I have been in a fairly similar situation and luckily Edward saved me," I said.

"Well Edward isn't here to save you," he said as he came closer, "and no one is around," he said as he grabbed the top of my arms in his firm grip, "and there is no reason why we can't just kiss a little. No one has to find out." And that is when he placed his lips on mine. By now I was up against the wall so I was pretty much stuck. Unless. I didn't want to do this but I had to. I started moving my lips in synch with his just a tad. When I felt he had let his guard down and he had moved his hands to resting on my shoulders I turned so he was up against the wall. I was still acting so he thought this was no big deal. Till finally I broke away. Though I still had my hands on his chest.

"You know what Mike? Can I tell you something?" I tried to keep up the charade and make my voice really sexy. Luckily it worked.

"Oh, you can tell me anything, anything you want baby." He said this low and quiet but he sounded sad that we had stopped kissing. Even though it was for 30 seconds and I had barely even moved my lips.

That was when I made a fist and it connected with his chest. Luckily it was hard enough that he bent over gasping for air.

"If you ever, ever touch me again. Then that," I said crouching down and pointing to his chest, "is going to be your face." And I got up and power walked to the cafeteria before he could follow me.

I rushed through the halls. I burst through the cafeteria doors. As I sat down Angela and Jessica gasped.

"Where were you? And why do you have a huge cut on your hand?" exclaimed Angela. I looked down and saw my hand bleeding. Then I remembered Mike had been wearing a thin gold chain. It wasn't a gangster chain but it was like the one I saw in Port Angeles.

"I should go to the nurse," I said, "be right back." I started to get up and realized that Mike could still be in the halls and I had to pass the classroom on my way to the nurse. "Actually, I'll just use a napkin. I'll go get one."

"No. I'll get it. I need to go throw my trash away anyway," said Angela.

" Thanks." Jessica and I were quiet until Angela got back. I said thank you and then the bell rang. When I showed up in Biology I was so angry. Mike was in this class. I sat at my empty table hoping Mike wouldn't sit there. I was wrong. When Mike walked in Mr. Melina directed him right to my table and said he could sit at my table until Edward came back.

Mike's POV

When I saw who was at my table I smiled. I walked over and a cheerleader whistled at me. I made sure to brush against her shoulder on my way by.

"Hey, your Bella right? Look, I'm willing to forget about earlier. But remember, you kissed me back. That is something you should keep in mind," Mike said in a whisper so no one heard.

"Can I ask you a question? Are you completely insane? Did you not hear me when I said I had a boyfriend?" She said this with as much ice as she could manage.

"No. Yes. Does that answer your questions? Good." I said before she could answer. The rest of the class I kept passing her notes and she kept ripping them up and throwing them under my stool. I would probably have to pick them up. When the bell rang she ran out of the class before I got a word in. I would get to her. And she would pick me over her precious Edward.

Bella's POV

I bolted out the door faster than a bullet. I really didn't want to go to gym. I couldn't remember if I had gym with Mike. So I took a detour and ended up at the front office. I walked into the nurse and pretended to be sick. Luckily she believed me and I hopped in my truck. On the way home I replayed what happened during the first half of lunch so I could tell Edward exactly what happened. I pulled up in front of the house. I parked the car and went inside. The door was locked so I had to rummage in my bag fro a few minutes. Finally I found it at the bottom of my bag stuck between my math and English books. When I walked in the house it was extremely quiet. Charlie and I are the only ones who lived here and he was at work. I ran up the stairs to my room. I waited while my ancient computer buzzed to life. I had an email from Renee.

Hi Bella,

How are you? I am good. Phil and I are having a lot of fun in Jacksonville. Feel free to come visit any time. So, who is the new kid in your class? Charlie told me. Is it a girl or boy? Are they nice?

So how are Edward and the rest of the Cullen's? Are you guys having fun? How is Alice? I want her to come with you next time you come and visit me! She is like a little bundle of energy. I have to go. Phil and I are going out to dinner. A new restaurant just opened and we are going to see how it is. Write back soon. Love you.

~Mom~

I sat and reread the letter a few times.

Hi Mom,

I am good. I will come and visit soon. And I will bring Alice. The new kid in my class and his name is Mike Newton. I, uh, didn't really get to talk to him much. Edward is good. And so is the rest of the Cullen's. We are having fun actually. Alice dragged me out shopping so that wasn't too much fun. But I got new clothes. I am glad you and Phil are going out. If the restaurant is any good we will go out there next time I visit. Love you.

~Bella~

When I finished writing I went downstairs to make dinner. Charlie wasn't going to be home for dinner so I just heated up leftover chicken. As I waited for the microwave to ding I wiped the counters clean. They weren't that dirty but I needed something to do. Ding! I ate quietly reading Romeo and Juliet. I had already read it a bunch of times but I needed another book. When I was done I washed my dishes in the sink and went back upstairs. I laid my books on my bed and started my homework. All I had was English and math. I had already finished English in English class so now I just had to type it up and print it out. As I waited for my old printer to work I started my Math homework. But soon I fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes it was the morning. And I had a pain in my head. It was probably a migraine. We weren't doing anything in school today so I just lay back in bed. Charlie wouldn't mind. Sooner then I thought I fell back to sleep without taking any medicine.

When I opened my eyes again it was darker outside. I looked at the clock and realized it was 7:00. Oh no. Charlie should be home already. I ran down the stairs to find Charlie in his usual seat watching the baseball game.

"Sorry Dad. Why didn't you wake me up to make dinner?"

"I just ordered a pizza. I figured you had a rough day at school and you fell asleep. I didn't want to bother you," he said.

"Actually Dad, I didn't go to school. I woke up this morning with a really bad headache. I hope you don't mind that I skipped school."

"No. It's fine. The pizza is on the table."

"Thanks Dad." I went into the kitchen and got a piece of pizza. Instead of eating it in the kitchen I took it upstairs. Yelling goodnight to Charlie and running before he could say anything. I ate the pizza and went to sit on my bed. My books were on the table so I guessed Charlie moved them for me. I had nothing better to do. I already finished all my homework. So I laid back in bed and soon I fell asleep.