An Animal's Soul- Chapter One

Rating: M

Pairing: Bella/Alice, OFC/Angela, OFC/Leah, OFC/Jasper, OFC/Alec, Seth/...?

Summary: Bella has spent the whole of her life dealing with parents who hate her, and want her dead. The only people she can trust are those that she holds close and calls family. When they decide to move to Forks, she will find someone new to trust... but is it enough to finally defy her birth parents for good? Alice has spent her vampire life wondering what her human past was. She can't remember what it is, and desperately want's to know... Will one of the new students be able to help her? Will she find what she's really been missing?

A/N: Ok, so I put this story up once before, and it got taken down. I have no idea why it did, so, after a while, I figured I'd try again. I have roughly nine chapters already typed up. So once a week, or so, I'll try and add a new one, and work on another chapter. This is mainly Bellice, But I will have other story lines to coincide with the OC's that I made. The female I made for Jasper won't really be in it that often, no disrespect to Jazz, but I'm not really sure how to get her in here without confusing everyone, or adding too many characters. I will, however, see what I can do about that.

I own the hardback books. My mother probably owns all the movies... But I do not own the rights to Twilight... If I did, there would be a lot of differences. If you want to sue, you won't get much. Sorry.

Hope you Enjoy! ^^

Forks.

Or, well, Forks High School.

This was to be her new torture chamber.

Bella pulled her motorcycle into a parking spot before turning it off, inwardly grumbling to herself. Why had she even volunteered to go to this pointless place? Oh, yeah, because her pack had all decided that they were going to be friends this time around, as opposed to being family. She hadn't much liked the thought, and though she could have said no- and as their Alpha, they would have listened- she didn't like using her position in the pack to make them do what she told them to unless it was necessary.

So, with that in mind, she took her helmet off, left it strapped to the handle bar, and walked into the school building. There weren't many people at the school yet, so she had time to get ready for all of the attention she knew she was going to receive. It didn't help much that she had smooth, pale skin, a nice, athletic figure and natural good looks. Her shiny brown hair was down to let the natural waves she had free, even though she wished she could have pulled it into a low ponytail. Her friend Rayn had denied her that one thing because she wanted them all to make a good first impression...

They probably wouldn't, though; there were several factors working against the pack. For one, they couldn't get very close to people since they would more than likely be moving again in a few years and one or more of the pack members may accidentally expose their secret. Second, they had all learned to never look someone in the eye to avoid connecting to another person intimately. If such a connection was made despite all efforts to avoid such a thing, it had been unanimously decided that the best course of action was to fight it as best as they could until they moved. The distance would hurt, but over time the feelings would diminish enough for them to be ignored.

Bella had gone through that particular process years ago, and though she hadn't figured it out at the time, it hurt to think back on it now. She never wanted her friends to go through that. It is a rather painful process to endure when you find out that person is your everything after they die.

Bella's thoughts were interrupted when an Asian boy suddenly popped up next to her.

"Hey, you're Isabella, right?" He asked, although he knew the answer.

The brown-haired girl stopped walking. "Yeah," She murmured, now standing beside him. "but I prefer Bella."

He grinned. "Ok. I'm Eric. Nice to meet you."

Bella nodded and gave a polite smile, "Nice to meet you, too. Is there something you wanted?"

Eric shrugged nonchalantly. "Not really; I just wanted to introduce myself." He shifted his weight from one foot to the other. "Would you mind if I walked with you?"

Bella tilted her head slightly, thinking it over, "No, not really. I'm just going to get my schedule."

Eric smiled and they both set off for the office. Bella would have preferred going by herself, but she had learned that being nicer to people caused less issues. As they passed random places, Eric told her what was what and even offered her a place to sit when lunch came around. She agreed, inwardly hoping that she would meet more people like him; he was a nice and respectful person, after all.

The lady behind the desk in the front office asked for Bella's name and then handed over the papers that she needed. Both teenagers left shortly after. Eric declared that they had two classes together after looking over Bella's schedule: English second hour and gym last hour. Bella half-grinned, glad to know the nice guy could keep her company. The bell rang at that moment, and after a goodbye wave to Eric, Bella walked off to her first hour: history.

This was a class she was going to pass easily. With as many years as she had lived, she knew more about history than most, if not everybody. Once she dealt with the teacher, Bella went to the back of the classroom and took her seat, waiting for the bell to ring. The class filled in slowly, and once it was started, she had to then ignore all of the whispers being exchanged about her.

Her first major annoyance of the day came in the form of Mike Newton who instantly sat next to her and introduced himself, shamelessly chatting her up and hitting on her. She proceeded to spend most of the class tuning out all noise except for the teacher's voice. Would they kill me if I hit him? She wondered, absently staring out of the window next to her. Probably ask why I did it and I'd laugh before we fled again.

Bella shook that thought out of her mind; she wouldn't force them to move right after they got here. She wasn't used to being around a lot of people, but she wouldn't deprive her social friends of it; it was the least they deserved for traveling with her. Her thoughts were interrupted as the bell rang. She stood up and collected her things, walking out of the classroom with her bag slung carelessly over her shoulder.

She met Eric outside of their mutual class and sat in the back with him. Eric had asked how first hour was, but unlike Mike, he didn't bombard her with prying questions. They spent the period chatting back and forth about random things. Eric asked if she liked it here, she asked if there was anything fun to do, and so on and so forth. Bella was actually a bit sad to see the class end. She liked talking to Eric; like she preferred, he never intruded on her thoughts and always gave her time and space to answer his questions or simply contemplate various subjects silently. She found it hard to believe that they had only known each other for a few hours.

"You have Angela next class. She's nice, you'll like her." Eric said as they walked down the hall.

"Is she a female version of you?" Bella asked, a playful smirk tugging at her lips.

Eric laughed and nodded his head, "Yeah, she is. I'll see you at lunch, alright?"

"See ya."

Bella briefly watched Eric walk away before going into her next classroom. The only seat empty was in the back much to her chagrin, so she headed over and sat down. The students looked at her and continued their hushed whispers about her arrival, along with the other three. The biggest thing heard around was why they all looked as if they were gods and if they could be related to the Cullen's.

The mention of them brought a few questions to her mind, but Bella forced them away as one of the girls moved to the back and smiled at her.

"Hi. I'm Jessica."

Bella grinned slightly, but if anyone looked closely, they would see it was out of politeness, "Hello ma'am." She said softly, unintentionally reverting back to how she used to talk years ago.

Before Jessica could say anything, another girl walked up. She smiled at Bella before turning to the girl next to her, "Wait 'til lunch, Jess. Let her be for now."

Jessica frowned but turned and walked back to her seat. The other smiled, "Sorry about her. She's rather jealous of you."

"Oh really?" Bella chuckled, "I'm Bella, by the way."

"Angela."

"Well, nice to meet you, friend of Eric." Bella grinned playfully, motioning for the girl to sit in the empty seat next to her. "Could you tell me something?"

Angela nodded as she sat down, "Sure."

"Who are the Cullen's?" Bella inquired curiously.

The shy-looking teen smiled knowingly. "The adopted children of Dr. Cullen and his wife. There's five in total. Two girls and three guys."

"Ah." Bella pursed her lips. "Why adopted?"

"His wife can't have children. I think it was something about the loss of her first child from her first husband...?" Angela answered. She had a thoughtful frown on her face. "I'm not completely sure; I try and stay out of everyone's business."

The beast within Bella told her that she could trust Angela. She didn't really understand why, but she had learned a long time ago to trust her animals judgement. A sudden devious grin formed, "Hey Angela, wanna hear a secret?"

"Hm?" The dark haired girl asked, looking up from the book she had gotten out.

"The three other new kids are friends of mine."

Angela raised an eyebrow. "Don't let Jess hear you say that. She's already jealous of you. Don't make her more-so, 'cause she'll make your life annoying." She warned.

Bella couldn't stop the amused chuckle that came loose as the teacher came in and started class. About twenty minutes into it, the teacher allowed them to socialize and the two spent the rest of the class bonding over books. When the bell rang, they walked out of the classroom and down the hall. Once they entered the lunch room, Bella went into line for food while Angela went over to their table to sit and read.

Bella headed over to where she spotted Angela, her tray piled with everything on the lunch menu.

The bookworm's eyes widened. "Are you really going to eat all of that?" Angela asked when she saw how much food Bella had on her tray.

Bella grinned, sitting down between Angela and Eric, "I could, but once Jade or Rayn spot me, they'll be all over my food. Besides, you didn't get any, so I got some for you too."

Angela blushed slightly but smiled a thank you just as a high-pitched squeal rang through the cafeteria.

"BEEELLAAAAA!"

A ball of black launched at the brunette and planted herself firmly in her lap, arms wrapped around Bella's neck.

"So how was your day? Meet any new friends? Please tell me you didn't hit any one! I know how you get when people hit on you..."

The student population watched on nosily with a mix of surprise, jealousy, and amusement as the petite, black haired girl bounced up and down excitedly on Bella's lap and fired off question after question. The brunette seemed to take it all in stride and turned the other girl around, causing her rant to stop when she saw the food in front of her.

"Jade..." Bella snapped her fingers, signaling for the girl to introduce herself.

Jade looked up sheepishly, "Oh, hi. I'm Jade Hunter. Nice to meet you."

"Oh, wow. She's not ranting."

The whole group looked up at the new voice. Her facial features gave away her Japanese race. She was of average height with long hair put up in a bun that looked to have every color in the world in it, her eyes a perfect match to her hair. She was carrying an over-the-shoulder bag and a book. She had a dry smirk planted on her face.

Jade rolled her eyes. "Oh, shut-up Drag." She commented snarkily, grabbing the fork Bella had gotten and digging into the small salad that was on the tray.

"Bite me, Green." The girl responded faux-hostily. She turned to the next table and quietly asked if she could have their empty chair. The guys nodded, not able to talk as she turned it around and sat on the other side of Angela and next to Jessica.

"Hello. My name's Alexis, but I prefer Dragon."

"I think it's cause she's secretly a guy and a drag queen." Jade joked playfully.

Alexis glowered at the girl, obviously not amused. "Shut it, miss green grass."

"Aren't you a bit tall to be Japanese?" Jessica asked, her voice a bit high pitched as she tried to hide her jealousy.

"Well, my dad's a rather tall American." Dragon stated, her voice naturally quiet, "My mom jokes that I take after him more then I do her."

"Yeah, it would make sense." A girl with pure snow white hair suddenly stated, walking up and standing on the other side of Eric. "The only thing you really got from her was her accent and language." She grinned slightly, her grey eyes brimming with mirth, "Hi. My name's Rayn."

Mike and Lauren, who had just been standing in line watching the exchange, finally walked over with their food. Mike was besides himself trying to figure out which one was the hottest so he could ask her out. Lauren, on the other hand, looked completely jealous as she watched Rayn and Jade strike up a conversation with Tyler.

The other on looking students went back to their own conversations after a few minutes, leaving the new kids alone.

The table was alive with warm talk as Bella looked around the lunchroom. She was trying to remember the last time she had been in a school. Jade was still in her lap, chatting happily with the others. The brunette felt a slight tug on her shirt and turned to Angela, who was smirking. She raised an eyebrow in question and watched as the teen discretely nodded her head in the direction of the other end of the room.

Bella, along with her friends, stiffened as they smelt the sugary sweet scent of the small group that walked through one of the doors. First, was a short, petite, pixie-like girl and a tall, blonde male who looked to be in pain. Next, was a well-built man with laugh lines and small dimples on his cheeks. His arm was thrown over the shoulders of a blonde woman who could be described with one word: model. The last to come in was a bronze-haired male looking as if his world had crashed in around him. The four watched them walk over to an empty table and sit down.

"So those are the Cullen's?" Jade asked, her ear giving an involuntary twitch that only Bella caught.

"There's a lot of them." Dragon added, watching with apprehension as her eyes and hair darkened ever so slightly.

"What are their names?" Rayn asked, finishing all of their thoughts. She had to fight back the urge to let her eyes turn white as she watched them.

Jessica was quick to jump in and answer, hoping to gain some of their attention, "The first two that came in were Alice- who is a bit weird- and Jasper- who looks like he's always in pain. Actually, I've never even seen him smile before."

"The second pair was Emmett- the body builder- and Rosalie- who is a complete bitch." Lauren said next, eying the blonde with hate.

"The last one was Edward. He always looks depressed." Mike finished.

Jessica stared at the group of gorgeous people. "They're a weird group."

Bella raised her eyebrow again, "Why's that?"

"They're all, like, together." She hissed in blatant disgust.

"Let me guess," Bella responded. "Emmett is with Rosalie. Edward's alone. And Alice is with Jasper... Wait, no, scratch that last one."

The whole table frowned, "What do you mean?" Tyler asked. "Those two are together."

"No, they're not." Dragon responded, "If they were together, they would have been touching in some way, shape, or form. There was nearly a foot between them as they were walking. The only couple are Emmett and Rosalie." She then looked to Bella, intending to comment on something else until she noticed the woman's attention was focused on Alice, the pixie-like girl. "Bella?"

"Hm?" The brunette hummed, not taking her eyes off of Alice. The girl was smiling softly as she leaned back in her chair, drawing something in a sketch book.

"Never mind." Dragon muttered, moving her eyes back to her book. Rayn sat down next to Eric and struck up a conversation with him. Jade went back to her food.

"Pixie..." Bella whispered softly, too low for anyone but the supernatural creatures in the room to hear, "Why do you look familiar?"

Alice looked up and glanced at her, a question in her eyes. Bella just shook her head and turned back towards her table.

"Must be my imagination." She murmured before looking at her now-empty tray. "JADE!" She exclaimed.

"Whaaat? You had breakfast this morning. Miss Doll-Us-Up over there wouldn't let me eat! I'm hungry..." Jade announced with a pout.

Rayn chuckled. "Sorry if I'm the only one who knows anything about fashion."

"Oh, heaven forbid, a girl after my own heart." Bella muttered sarcastically. She stared helplessly at the tray, "Some of that was for Angie. Did you at least give her something?"

Angela held up an apple, keeping her eyes on the school book she was skimming through. Bella let out a sigh before flicking Jade on the shoulder.

"Owie! What was that for?" Jade whined.

"Being you." The brunette simply said as the bell rang. The whole group got up and headed out. Bella stayed behind for a second, watching the Cullens get up and leave. A slight tingle went off in her head and without thinking she threw up her shield stronger then normal. She only ever put up this much power when she was about to go to sleep, but something told her that she would be pissing people off for it and couldn't help the devilish grin that formed on her lips.

Once they were at the other door, Bella turned to leave as well. She felt herself freeze when she felt someone staring at her. She turned slightly and glanced back to where Alice was standing, staring at her silently. She gave the vampire a small smile and left for her next class.

~o0o~

Alice fumed silently as she flopped onto her bed. She was starting to hate her visions. They had all but been fucking with her lately.

About a month ago she had gotten a vision about four new students that particularly interested her. Then, the next day it had only been two of them. Since then she had been having random visions about school, but she couldn't even see the new students! They were only ever blurs when they popped up. Once they weren't even there! It was seriously starting to annoy her.

What the hell was up with her visions?

"Alice! Time for school!"

"Coming Esme." Alice murmured, standing up and walking out of her room. Edward and Jasper were waiting for her at the front door. She grinned happily and danced over to them before all of them walked out of the door and piled into Edward's Volvo. He got them to school in less then five minutes, and when she exited the car, Rosalie was glaring at her.

"What?" Alice asked, slightly confused.

"Why didn't you tell me they were coming today?" Rosalie growled.

"Who?"

"Those fucking new students." the blonde snapped, pointing down the parking lot where four different motorcycles rested next to each other.

Her trimmed eyebrow ticked in annoyance. "I haven't been able to see them lately; they're either blurred out or not even there. I couldn't see the date they would be here." Alice snapped, holding in a growl.

Rosalie's nose crinkled. "They smell like those fucking Mutts."

"Babe, only one smells like the dogs." Emmett corrected in a gentle tone.

"The others probably are, too, then."

Alice rolled her eyes and walked into the school, ignoring Rosalie's bitchy moment. She went through all of her classes before lunch, hearing the whispers about the four new students.

So, there are four... She grumbled in her head. There was other talk going around that they were all rather friendly, if not a bit weird. Everyone was also wondering if they were somehow related to the Cullen's; they were all beautiful people.

"Hello Alice." A quiet voice broke the vampire out of her eavesdropping.

Alice glanced up and smiled slightly, "Hello Angela."

Angela and Eric were the only humans that didn't feel as if they were beneath her. Besides, they sat next to each other in Second hour, so it was kind of hard to ignore each other. Angela never questioned her about what the other students wanted to know. She would usually just say hi and then read one of the books from her backpack.

"I'm guessing you heard, huh?" Angela asked, gesturing around the chattering room.

Alice nodded, "Have you met any of them?"

"No. Eric says I have next hour with a girl named Isabella." Angela stated, grabbing a pen from her bag. "Though she prefers Bella."

"Bella..." Alice whispered, looking down at her notebook. She wondered why that name sounded so familiar...

"Say sorry, Mary-Alice."

"I'm sorry, ma'am."

"I'm Bella, and it's alright; I wasn't looking, either."

Alice had to refrain from jumping out of her seat. Where had that come from? It had just popped out of nowhere and she couldn't help but feeling as if it was one of the memories from when she was human; it was the only thing that would make sense.

I need to speak with Carlisle about this.

By the time lunch came around, Alice was a nervous wreck. The only people who could really tell were Edward and Jasper, what with their gifts, although Edward wasn't completely sure what was wrong with her since Alice had learned how to protect her thoughts from him. They walked in their normal pairs through the doors to the lunch room.

Once they were at their usual table, they went through their own little routines: Rosalie cuddled up to Emmett while they chatted about some new game he wanted and Edward and Jasper went into their weird little talks without uttering a single word. They all heard the words being spoken to the new students about them. Everyone had their own comment to Jessica and Lauren's explanation, along with some form of retort to what the new kids said. Alice chose to ignore them as she grabbed her newest sketch book and started drawing. She let her mind go blank while making sure to keep her pace at human speed.

"Pixie... Why do you look familiar?"

Alice turned to look at the brunette that spoke and made eye-contact, ignoring the fact that she probably shouldn't have done that, and let the question linger in her eyes. She watched as the girl shook her head and turned back to her friends, muttering 'it must be my imagination'. The moment their eye-contact broke, it felt as if a knife had found its way through her diamond hard skin and straight through her heart.

Jasper turned towards her, feeling how her emotions shifted back and forth rapidly. Before he could ask what was wrong, the bell rang and they got up. Rosalie and Emmett went through the doors first while Edward and Jasper stayed behind with Alice. She looked at her older brother, mentally asking him to try and read her. He conceded silently.

Edward tried his best to read the brunette that was Bella's mind, but the second he came close to getting a thought from her, it felt as if something had bashed up against him. He grimaced and turned to Alice, shaking his head.

Alice turned and stared at the other girl, watching her walk away. Bella paused for a second and turned to meet the petite vampire's gaze. She smiled softly before continuing out of the door. Alice sighed and headed out with her brothers towards her next class.

She was very curious about this...Bella.

Little did she know, she would be meeting the woman sooner then she thought.

A/N: So... What did everyone think? I really hope this will end up being a good story that people like, and want to read over again.

Hope you Enjoyed! ^^