The Return

Izzy's POV

My first day is going terribly.

After I walked into my first class I was immediately in trouble.

"You're late, sit down and keep quiet." The teacher says to me then goes back to yelling at another student. I sigh internally, happy that I don't have to introduce myself. I quickly shuffle over to my desk and sit down. I take out a notepad and write down the notes on the board, trying to stay invisible from everyone. It's short lived though when the teacher finally stops yelling at the student and turns her attention towards me.

"Stand up and introduce yourself." She says and sits down by her desk, glaring over at me. I gulp and stand up shakily. I look around me and see everyone's attention glued to me. I look down shyly and clear my throat.

"M-My n-name i-is I-Issab-bella-"

"Sorry we don't understand stuttering weirdo." A girl from infront interrupts me while wearing a smug grin. The rest of the class snickers at the remark. I look down in shame and sit down, trying to hold back my tears. I hate how I am now.

I use to be a very confident person. I could stick up for myself, I wasn't scared or even cared about other people's opinions but now, now I'm a scared little girl who can't even speak properly.

"Aww, did I make the weirdo cry?" The same girls cooes sarcastically then bursts out laughing along with the rest of the class. I quickly wipe away the stray tears that fell and look down, not wanting to see them laughing at me. It doesn't help my tears when I hear them get louder and make more comments about me.

I grab my things and immediately run out the class, ignoring the teacher yelling for me to come back. I just keep running until I make it outside the school. I didn't stop there, I just kept running, still hearing all of their laughter.

I gasp as I trip over and fall down a hill. I yelp and cry out as I tumble down the hill, hitting my head on the ground. When I finally stop rolling I just lay there and curl into a ball. I can feel blood running down my head and nose but I couldn't care at the moment.

My one wish when coming here was to escape who I was. I wanted to escape all the taunts, the humiliation, I just wanted to escape.

I don't know how long I stayed there but when I checked the time I saw it was lunch by now, at school. I sigh and try to stand up to head back. Maybe Theo noticed that I'm not there? Since I've been here he's been there for me. Sure I didn't really speak to him much but I just get very nervous around people. Maybe if I was normal he would...

I instantly stop thinking and just rush back to school, not wanting to think of the impossible.

I enter the doors and make my way to the bathroom before I head to the cafeteria. After cleaning myself up I make my way to the cafeteria. Callie told me where it was before school started so I wouldn't get lost. As I enter the cafeteria I immediately spot Theo and the gang. His family is really nice, though they're a bit too loud for me, but I'm not going to complain. They took me in when they didn't have to. They could have just left me back in my old pack but they didn't and I'm forever grateful.

I walk over to them and sit down quietly. I look around me and notice someone I don't recognize next to Theo. He spots me first and holds his hand out for me too take. I try not to flinch away but it doesn't work.

"Hey, I'm Eric and you?" He introduces himself but pulls his hand back when he notices I'm not going to take it. Theo then notices me and smiles.

"I-Isab-bella." A sudden recognition crosses his face and he frowns. He doesn't say anything after that and just continues to eat his food.

"So how's you're day goint Izzy? Hope it's going well like mine. I was being hit on by these two girls then Eric here..." I didn't want to stop Theo as he told me about his day so far. I'm happy that he at least has been having a good day. I just continue to smile at him, no matter how much my head hurts.

After his story he turns back to Eric and talks ecstaticly. He then excuses himself to get some food. I look down and just wait for lunch to be over. I am hungry but I don't want to ask anyone for food so I just ignore my stomach growling. I suddenly hear a slam in front of me and I jump, startled at the sound. I look up and pale as I see it's the girl from before. She glares down at me.

"What are you doing here?" She sneers at me. I don't reply, just look down, not knowing what to do.

"I'm talking to you weirdo." She says pulling me up from my chair, from her scent I can tell that she's a werewolf.

"P-Please l-let g-go-"

"Why should I freak? Get out of here, no one wants you around." I see Eric and the rest glare up at her but I just shake my head, silently telling them to leave it. They look reluctant but still watch what's happening.

"Leave her alone Emma. Theo won't like you bothering her-"

"Why would Theo care about someone like her? He's my boyfriend, so he'll stand with me, not this thing." After hearing that I pull myself away from her and grab my things. I run out of there all the way to my locker. I slide down the lockers and place my head between my legs.

She could have said much more to hurt me but knowing that she's dating Theo just internally killed me. I like Theo, ever since he saved me I felt something for him. I didn't realise it at first but just hearing her utter those words, that Theo was taken hurt me way worse than all of the beatings I've received.

What did I expect?

Theo wouldn't want to be with someone like me. No matter how much I try to be normal, I just can't. I'm broken, and no could ever love a broken person.

"You okay?" I hear someone ask me. I look up and see Eric standing there with pity clear on his face. I look down and glare at my hands. I don't want anyone's pity.

"I-I d-don't n-need y-your p-pity." I stutter angrily. He lets out a soft chuckle and sits down next to me. I shift away from him, wanting some space between us.

"It's not pity Izzy, it's concern. I heard what happened first period. And judging by the cut on your head you didn't handle it well. Trust me I know how it feels to be the new kid, the kid who's constantly bullied because they're different. I just wanted to know that you're okay." I look down at my hands then look over at him.

"P-Please d-don't t-tell m-me e-everyone s-saw t-that?" He grimaces and shakes his head. I groan and cover my face with my hands.

"You like him don't you?" I hear him ask me suddenly. I look up at him questioningly. I have a feeling I know who he's talking about but I'm trying to play it off cool.

"Who?"

"Don't play dumb with me. You hardly flinched at Emma's other comments about you but once she mentioned dating Theo you broke and ran out. You like him Izzy, it's obvious, well except to him." He snorts and hands me an apple when my stomach growls. I blush and take the apple, uttering a small thank you.

"F-Fine. I-I a-admit it I-I l-like h-him. B-But h-he'd n-never l-like s-someone l-like m-me." I say sadly and take a bite of the apple.

"Izzy here's my opinion. If he doesn't see that you're an amazing girl then it's his loss. And there is nothing wrong with you. Don't believe what other people think of you, stand up for yourself. I'm going to be brutally honest with you. If you keep acting like this sad little girl you'll always be like this. If you like him, fight for him Izzy. Make him want you, but in order to do that you'll have to learn to be more confident." He states while standing up and helping me up.

"H-How?" I ask not remembering the meaning of confidence.

"With my help. Everyday after school, we're going to turn you into a total badass. So the question is, are you in?"

"Yes."