I'm back! :D A lot of you have been asking for a Bella/OC pairing so here it is!

It's kind of a mix of Another Chance and I'm in Love with a Rockstar, so that's something to look forward to :)

This is going to be a Bella/OC pairing for sure, so don't hope otherwise. I'm also warning you guys now that the first 10 chapters or so will have lots and lots of time jumps. I'm just really trying to get to the climax as fast as I can, but I also need to establish Bella's relationship with my characters. Guess here's my disclaimer...

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Bella, Charlie, Angela, the Cullens, or any of Stephanie Meyer's characters. They are hers, although I wish they were mine :) I also do not own any brand name clothes or songs that are used in the story. HOWEVER, I do own the characters that I make myself and you'll be introduced to them soon enough :D

I hope you guys enjoy!

P.S. I thought I'd just throw it out there that it's my 2 YEAR FREAKING ANNIVERSARY on FanFiction. So, YAY to me! :DDD

Chapter 1: Broken Glass

Bella POV

I could hear myself screaming, calling, and begging for his name, but I couldn't wake up. I wouldn't allow myself to wake up. I could clearly see his face in front of me. He stood there with a stoic expression. His liquid-like topaz eyes stared through me as if I wasn't even there. I took a step towards him. He took two steps back.

"Edward…" I whispered his name shakily, mentally begging him to say something. Anything. "Please!" I begged.

Suddenly, his eyes got darker. I couldn't tear my eyes from his own. It felt like I was looking into a deep, black hole. His lips pulled back into a snarl.

Then… he lunged.

"Bella!"

I gasped and shot out from my bed. My chest heaved up and down erratically as I took in huge gulps of air. My fingers were clenched around my sheets tightly, making my knuckles turn white.

"Bella?" I heard my name get called out again.

I looked to my left and saw Charlie looking at me with a very worried expression. "Are you alright?"

"I'm f-fine," I stuttered with a cracked voice.

Charlie sighed and sat on my bed. He took my hands into his and looked at me directly in the eye. "You've been having nightmares every single day for the past couple of months, Bella. This isn't normal. Not for anyone," he said softly.

"I'm fine, Dad. I swear," I said trying to convince not only him but only myself.

Charlie took another sigh, saying, "Okay." He finally stood and made his way through my door. Just before he could exit, he turned around mid-step and said, "Bella, everyone experiences pain. I know you're going through a painful time right now. I get that, but you don't have to be so miserable. Misery and pain are two different things. Pain is unavoidable, but to put yourself through misery is an option. You don't have to be miserable if you don't want to."

After his speech, he closed the door and left me to think about his words.

"Did you hear?" Jessica asked Lauren.

"Totally! I can't believe we're having five new kids again. Talk about awesome!" Lauren exclaimed.

I couldn't help but flinch when she said 'five new kids.' It was too much of a remembrance of what I had lost. It brought too much pain.

"Can't you two be a little more considerate?" Angela hissed at them, her eyes glancing towards me.

However, Jessica just rolled her eyes while Lauren stuck up her nose and gave me a dirty look.

"Boo hoo," Lauren fake cried, "We're hurting Miserable Swan's feelings. Who cares? If it were up to me, she wouldn't even be sitting with us."

I clenched my hands into fists under the table. I chanted a mantra inside my head, desperately trying to keep calm. Don't punch Lauren. Don't punch Lauren. Don't punch –

"We all know that she's just sitting with us because Edward Cullen dumped her. About time too. I don't even see what he saw in her. She's not a Swan. She's an ugly, little – "

A sickening crunch echoed throughout the cafeteria. Everyone's eyes turned towards the noise, which was unfortunately in my direction. My fist had just finished colliding with Lauren's nose. I took satisfaction in the fact that I felt her nose break under my fist.

"You bitch!" she shrieked, covering her broken and bleeding nose. I merely smirked.

"I've always wanted to do that," I spat at her. Everyone at our table – Jessica, Angela, Eric, Mike, and Tyler – looked at me with wide eyes and dropped jaws. "By the way, don't ever talk about me as if I'm not even there. It's rude," I hissed at Lauren, before walking away.

"Freak!" I heard her yell out.

"Plastic bitch!" I shouted back, not even bothering to turn around.

The rest of my day turned out rather well, despite the fact that I was the talk of the school once again. I wasn't surprised at all. If anything, I was rather shocked that I haven't been called up to the Principal's Office yet.

I was sitting all alone on the bleachers during gym class when I heard clapping to my right. I turned my head to see an unfamiliar face smirking. That was odd. All faces in Forks High are usually familiar to me, unless…

"Bloody Hell, woman! That was some punch you gave that girl there," he praised with a slight British accent. I looked him over and realized that he was unnaturally pale. My face blanched at the thought of pale skin.

"Umm, thanks. I guess," I muttered.

Instead of backing off like most others should have, he took a seat next to me. He unexpectedly wrapped an arm around my shoulders and pulled me to him close enough for some of his brown hair to fan across my face.

"As you can probably tell, I'm new here, but I can tell that you and I are going to be great friends," he grinned, giving me a look at the metal ball piercing below his bottom lip.

"Umm…"

"Ives! Dammit! You're scaring her," a voice shouted, but this time it was a girl's voice. I turned to the direction of the voice and saw a girl walking towards us. Her long brown hair blew behind her and her pale skin seemed to be glowing.

"Ives?" I asked, unsure of his name. He nodded enthusiastically and held out his hand for me to shake. At the touch of his hand, I was slightly surprised to feel how hot he was in comparison to my own heat.

"Yup, that's the name. I'm Ives Fiore. That's pronounced fee-yo-ree, by the way," he said. By this time, the girl had finally reached us. She was glaring intensely at Ives.

"Ives!" she scolded. "You know what Adrien said."

"I know, but you have to admit, Rayne. This girl can pack a punch! Anyone who can punch like that must become my friend," he exclaimed.

The girl, Rayne, finally acknowledged me. "Okay, it was impressive," she admitted, giving me a warm smile.

"Thanks," I said again, "Are you two related?"

"Actually, we have adoptive parents," Rayne answered. My mind automatically thought back to them, but I tried to shake away the thoughts. "I'm Rayne, by the way."

I couldn't help but chuckle, surprising myself a bit. "Yeah, I caught that," I replied, pointing a finger at Ives. "And I'm Bella. Bella Swan," I introduced.

"Nice to meet you," she smiled, shaking my hand.

"So… Bella," Ives sang.

"What?"

"Will you be my first best friend here? 'Cuz that would totally be awesome," he exclaimed, mocking Lauren's earlier choice of words. My eyes widened at the realization, but I just passed it off as a coincidence.

"Sure," I replied.

Ives grinned widely and pumped his fist in the air. Suddenly, he stood up and yelled across the gym. "What now, Daniel? I made a friend! I'm not as weird as you say I am!"

Somewhere inside the gym, someone yelled a faint, "Shut up!"

"Uhh..." I said awkwardly. Rayne just looked at my bewildered expression and laughed.

"He's talking to another one of our siblings, Daniel," she explained, "If you hadn't noticed already, Ives is kind of the – "

"The idiot of the family?" I joked. She laughed but nodded.

Ives, however, pouted and crossed his arms, saying, "I resent that."

"No, you don't," Rayne argued. "Anyways," she continued, turning to me, "Daniel made a bet with him that because he's so weird, he won't be able to make a single friend on the first day."

I nodded at the information. "So what do you win?" I asked Ives, nudging him.

"He has to be Marc's punching buddy," he answered with relief in his voice.

"Marc…?"

"Our ten-year-old brother," Rayne answered for me, "He tends to be very… hyperactive."

"It doesn't help that he eats too much ice cream," Ives mumbled. I was about to ask him what he meant when the bell rang.

"It was nice meeting you," Rayne said quickly, "I'll see you around!" She walked away and met up with whom I assume to be Daniel.

"Isn't there supposed to be five of you?" I asked Ives before her could leave.

"Yeah, but Landon was too lazy to come today and Patrick is a bit of a loner," he answered with a shrug.

"You're one odd family aren't you?" I asked with a laugh.

He merely grinned. "Tell me about it," he chuckled.

"Well, I better get going," I announced.

"Bye, best friend!" he exclaimed before I could walk out of sight.

Ives didn't see it, but I had a huge smile on my face. It was honestly the first genuine smile I've had in months.

Maybe this new family won't be as bad as I thought.

The next day, I started out the day with my usual routine. I woke up from another nightmare, took a shower, got dressed, and drove to school. Even I have to admit that it's getting just a bit too boring. My morning at school, however, started off a bit differently.

I was staring out into space like I usually do when I heard the loud roar of a motorcycle. Motorcycle? My eyes snapped to the origin of the noise. A guy dressed in a black leather jacket and black converse stepped off of the motorcycle and winked at a bunch of girls that were ogling him.

He was also unnaturally pale like the others. I could see a bit of Rayne's features in him except that his hair is much darker. I could see why the girls were ogling him, but I just didn't want to dwell on the matter.

"That freaking show-off," I heard a voice say. I turned towards the voice and saw another pale-skinned and brown-haired boy. He had his face buried into a professional camera. By the looks of the camera, I could assume that it was very expensive. Noticing his demeanor, I concluded that he must be Patrick and the one on the motorcycle must be Landon.

"Somebody's jealous," Ives' now familiar voice sang. Patrick finally pulled the camera from his face and rolled his eyes.

"Fuck off, you muppet," Patrick hissed.

"Whatever, leprechaun," Ives chided, a teasing grin on his lips. Patrick opened his mouth to speak but Ives decided to acknowledge my presence before he could actually speak. "Bella! My best friend," Ives exclaimed, taking a seat beside me.

Patrick let out an unattractive snort. "You're best friend with this idiot?" he spat out.

"Umm… kind of…" I mumbled.

Ives mock gasped. "I am terribly hurt by your words!"

"No, you're not," both Patrick and I said at the same time. We looked at each other and laughed.

"I'm Patrick," he finally introduced, shaking my hand. I could sense a bit of Irish in his voice.

"Are you part Irish?" I asked. He let out exaggerated sigh while Ives laughed at him.

"Yeah, but I'm hardly Irish. I'm more American than anything," he answered.

"I was wondering why he called you a leprechaun," I joked.

Patrick rolled his eyes. "Which by the way is rather stupid when I'm taller than him," he said.

Ives stood up and gave him an annoyed glare. "Yeah, by like half an inch! And you never bloody let me live it down!" he shouted before stomping away.

"Your brother is a bit… umm…"

"Overdramatic? Yeah, that's Ives for you," he muttered. "Oh, by the way, I saw you punch that girl yesterday. It was very impressive," he added.

I shrugged, thanking him. "It was nothing. She deserved it anyways."

"By how hard you punched her, I'd say that she did," he laughed. Our conversation was cut short when the bell rang. "Well, I'll see you around," he said as he walked away. I sighed and threw my bag over my shoulder. Well, today will be interesting, I thought to myself.

I made my way to my first period English and took my seat. After Ed – he left, every single seat next to me in every class became empty. As if I never existed my ass. Everyday there's some sort of constant reminder that he actually existed, that he was real.

Right before class started, the teacher introduced a new student. I looked up and saw that it was Landon. All the girls around me openly ogled him. When the teacher sat him down to the seat next to me, all the girls turned to glare at me. I just rolled my eyes.

"Bella?" the teacher called.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Would you wind filling Mr. Fiore in?"

"No problem," I mumbled. I turned to him and muttered a "Hey."

"I'm Landon," he introduced, giving me a smile.

"I'm – "

"Beautiful, I know," he grinned.

I narrowed my eyes at him. "I beg your pardon?"

"Bella means beautiful in Italian," he explained.

I couldn't help the blood that rushed to my cheeks. "Right," I mumbled. "Anyways, we just finished our Edgar Allan Poe Unit. We're going to be starting Romeo and Juliet today," I said, filling him in.

He nodded. "Hey, I couldn't help but notice you talking to Ives and Patrick earlier. Are you guys friends?" he asked with curiosity.

"I wouldn't say friends exactly," I chuckled, "Ives dubbed me his best friend yesterday and I just met Patrick today."

"Have you met Rayne and Daniel yet?"

"I met Rayne but not Daniel," I answered.

"Word of warning," Landon whispered as if he was telling me a secret, "Daniel is the really serious one out of all of us and Rayne is the sarcastic cheerleader."

I laughed. "Do all of you have dubbed names? Ives is the idiot, Patrick is the loner, Marc is the hyperactive child, Daniel is the serious one, Rayne is the sarcastic cheerleader, and you are…"

"The Hot Badboy," he smirked. I laughed and rolled my eyes.

"Of course," I said, chuckling, "That explains the whole motorcycle thing."

"Oh, and I forgot. We also have a nine-year-old sister named Rhia. Now, her, she's the Devil Child," he added.

"Devil Child?" I asked with confusion.

He let out a small groan. "If you know her like we do, you'd understand." I opened my mouth to say something but the teacher interrupted by letting out a fake cough.

"Are you done filling him in, Bella?" she leered.

"Oh, yeah," I mumbled, blushing.

"Well, then, let's continue…"

I looked at Landon and saw that he was holding in a laugh. My lips stretched out into a smile and I covered my mouth to stifle my laughter. Landon had also done the same thing.

"Is there a problem here?" the teacher asked again, obviously annoyed.

Landon coughed and said, "No, ma'am." She huffed and turned back to the board.

By this time, I had put my head down on the table as I tried to reign in a full onslaught of laughter that was bubbling in my throat. I was laughing freely and it felt really good. I don't know what it is about the Fiores, but they've managed to bring more life into me in two days than my own father in two months.

By the time lunch rolled around, I realized that I had at least one of the new kids in each of my classes. I had Landon in my first three periods, Rayne in Third, and Ives in Fourth. Although Daniel is also a senior, I haven't had any classes with him. I also had no classes with Patrick because I learned that he's only a sophomore. Even though they're juniors, Rayne had Trig with me because of her advanced classes and Ives shared Spanish with me.

Apparently, I was still in my zombie state yesterday, which is why I hadn't noticed Ives and Rayne earlier. I also found out that Landon and Rayne are actually blood-related siblings and that Rayne is dating Daniel. It wasn't quite a shock but it did hit a sore spot somewhere inside my chest.

As Ives and I walked out of fourth period, he insisted that I sit him for lunch. "But Ives…" I whined. He just rolled his eyes and continued to drag me across the cafeteria. I could feel his intense heat through the touch of his hand once again. "Ives? Why are you so hot?" I asked.

"Body heat, I guess," he shrugged.

"No, like you're really, really hot," I continued. He looked at me and grinned.

"Well, I'm glad you think so," he smirked.

"That's not what I – "

"You bitch!" Lauren's shriek echoed around the cafeteria.

"Uh oh," Ives muttered.

"Not helping," I hissed, pulling my hand out from his.

I turned around and saw Lauren storming her way towards me. I couldn't help but smirk at her bandaged nose.

"It's all your fault!" she accused, stopping right in front of me.

"Pray tell, what is my fault?" I asked with annoyance.

"It's your fault that Edward didn't notice me. It's your fault the Cullens left. It's your fault that I have a broken nose, and it's your fault that Landon won't even look at me!" she yelled.

"Okay, I get the first three, but what the hell do I have to do with Landon not liking you. You probably turned him off just by being in the same room as him," I replied.

"I heard that you were cozying up with him from First to Third," she accused.

"You're cheating on me?" Ives asked, acting appalled. I threw him a heated glare.

"You two are going out – "

"No, no, we're not," I quickly cut her off, waving off her question.

"I thought he had something special!" Ives pouted and dramatically walked away.

"Idiot…" I muttered.

"Ugh, whatever. Just stay away from Landon. You got that?" she demanded.

"I can do whatever the hell I please," I snapped. This only fueled her anger.

"You little – "

"Bitch? I think you've overused that word already. Find me when you can come up with a better insult," I said harshly before walking away.

"Watch out!" I heard someone shout so I ducked. Food flew over my head and landed on another student's face. Lauren's mouth dropped open and the other student glared at her.

"Food fight!" I heard Ives exclaimed. And just like that, food began flying from every direction inside the cafeteria. I groaned and began to try to crawl my way out. I squeaked in pain when my head bumped into another head. I looked up and locked eyes with Landon. There was a moment when all we did was stare into each other's eyes.

However, the moment was broken when he breathed out, "Hey."

"Hi," I replied, blood rushing to my cheeks.

"Wanna get out of here?" he asked.

I grinned. "Definitely." He grabbed my hand and we managed to exit the cafeteria unscathed. We made it out to the Quad and began laughing. "Thanks," I smiled, subtly pulling my hand out from his warm ones.

"No problem," he chuckled. "Does that happen a lot?" he asked.

I shook my head. "Not really. This is the first food fight that's happened since I got here," I answered.

He laughed. "I actually meant Lauren harping at you, but that too," he said.

"Oh, that," I muttered, laughing nervously. "It happens everyday. It's nothing new," I shrugged.

"But you fighting back…" he trailed off.

"Started yesterday," I finished, grinning at the memory.

"Her broken nose… that was you?" he asked with mild awe.

"Oh yeah," I smiled, "I can't even describe how good that felt."

"That sucks. I didn't get to see it," he grumbled.

"'Cuz apparently, you were too lazy yesterday," I joked.

"Didn't you know? Laziness comes with being a Hot Badboy," he deadpanned. I looked at his serious face and broke out laughing. Still laughing, I began to walk out onto the grass. "Where are you going?" he asked. I shrugged and kept walking. He followed me blindly.

In typical Bella fashion, I tripped on a piece of grass and fell forwards. I closed my eyes as I waited for the impact, but instead, two very warm arms caught my waist and pulled me back.

"Are you okay?" Landon asked, his breath fanning across my bare neck.

"I-I'm o-okay," I stammered, blushing. He removed his hands from me and I shivered at the loss of heat. "We should get back," I announced, not wanting any more accidents to happen.

Landon looked up at the sky and nodded. "Yeah, I think it's about to start raining," he said.

"I'll race you," I joked, nudging his side.

"How about I just carry you?" I squealed when he unexpectedly hoisted me up onto his back. "This way, you won't trip," he teased, and began running back to the school.

I laughed all the way there. No matter how much I tried to avoid the thought, I just couldn't help but think about how perfect my body felt against his.

And it scared me.

A lot.

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