Well, hello there. Yes, I know I really am in no place to be starting a new story but….I just got this idea for an….experiment of sorts. So this story will not be featuring your average canon couples (no Edward and Bella, Rose and Emmett, or Alice and Jasper, sorry) because writing with non canon unusual couples can be a fun exercise you know?
I don't own Twilight.
BPOV
"Here goes," I muttered to myself before entering the dark worn front doors. I was immediately assaulted with the sight of people, though not as many as I would have expected, but then again this was Forks, not Arizona.
I sighed and began walking towards what I suspected to be the front office, trying to avoid drawing attention to myself. I pushed the door open cautiously and internally breathed a sigh of relief that there weren't any other students there. I headed up to the front desk where a petite woman with soft features sat.
"Hi, um, I'm Bella…Swan. Bella Swan…and I'm new so…"Why did I have to be so socially awkward?
"Of course, I've got your schedule and map here….." She shuffled some papers around before pulling a few out and handing them to me. "And this one here's for your teachers to sign and if you could return it at the end of the day, that would be splendid." She smiled at me kindly before returning to her work.
"Thanks," I mumbled before turning to leave. I glanced at my schedule and noted that I had Trig first period before taking a look at my map to find it.
Suddenly, I hit something, well, someone, and fell back hard on my butt. Smooth Bella.
I looked up and saw two of the most beautiful people I had ever seen. The one in front of me was a boy with unique bronze hair and striking green eyes who seemed to have been talking to the girl beside him, a gorgeous blonde with big violet eyes. And yes, I suddenly did feel a bit out of place and awkward in front of them. On my butt none the less.
I stood up hastily and only then did they seem to notice me as I smoothed off my clothes.
He looked at me expressionlessly before muttering a quick apology and walking off with the blonde.
He hadn't sounded mean, just…reserved? I don't know. But I had a class to get to so I didn't swell on it. Being late on my first day didn't exactly sound appealing.
I was fortunate enough that my class happened to be not so far away and I made it before the bell, breathing a sigh of relief. I walked over to the teacher, gave him the slip, and took directions on where to sit, you know the works.
I moved to the empty table I was directed to and took a seat, glad to have the table to myself. For a total of 45 seconds maybe.
I turned slightly to see a small girl with spiky black hair vacate the seat next to me before turning back to what the teacher was saying.
"Hi." I heard a soprano voice that I assumed was hers and turned back to her, noticing her large friendly smile.
"Hi." I replied lamely before mentally rolling my eyes at myself.
"I'm Alice Brandon," She introduced herself and I was a bit startled by her bubbly forwardness and personality. "You are…?"
"Bella. Bella Swan." I said and she smiled again.
"Well, nice to meet you Bella. You're new right?"
"Yeah….I moved from Arizona to live with my dad here. In Forks." I stumbled out but she only nodded.
"Well, that's cool. How do you like Forks so far?" She asked me, seeming sincerely interested.
"I-" The annoying ding of the bell interrupted me as the class shuffled out around us.
I began to gather my things and heard Alice doing the same beside me.
"Hey, and if you ever need a friend or someone to talk to just say so!" She said as we exited the hallway. "Oh, and I'll see you at lunch Bella?" She wondered aloud and I nodded.
"Uh, yeah, sure." I mumbled and she smiled before heading down the hallway. I turned also and consulted my map to find my next class.
It passed pretty uneventfully and I was glad to leave when it was finally over. On to lunch.
I made my way towards the cafeteria slowly, not particularly in any rush, but hurried through the line with my food before turning to try and find an empty table, again not wanting to draw attention to myself. Until an awkward lanky boy walked up to me.
He was about my height and had slightly unhealthy looking blonde hair and was smiling at me like we'd known each other forever.
"Um, hello?" I said, a bit uncomfortable.
"Hi, I'm Mike Newton. You must be Bella Swan, the new girl." I gritted my teeth slightly at being called the new girl but tried to smile politely.
"Yep, that's me…."
"Well, you look like you need somewhere to sit you could always-"
"Actually, Bella was just coming over to sit with me Mike, but thanks for the offer." The girl I met earlier, Alice I think, came to my rescue and steered me away from a confused.
"Thank you." I muttered to her sincerely.
"Of course Bella, after all we're friends right?" She looked up to me and I smiled and nodded.
"Yeah, I guess we are."
"Good, and I don't want to force you to sit with me so…" She stopped in front of an empty table and looked at me.
"No, I do," I said surprised to find that it was true.
"Great!" She said and sat down at the table. I followed her lead and did the same across from her.
We talked a bit and I found it surprisingly easy to talk to her, as I hadn't really bothered trying to make best friends before. But Alice was different and I found myself slowly opening up to her.
That's when two others came and sat with us, two extremely handsome people at that. One of them was rather large, in a muscular way, and had dark curly hair and dimples that sort of opposed his burly frame. The other was tall and lean with blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Emmett, Jasper, this is Bella, she's new," Alice introduced and I smiled politely at the two boys. "Bella, these are my friends…well, Emmett and Jasper."
"Hi." I said quietly and a bit awkwardly.
"Nice to meet you." The big one, Emmett, said as he smiled at me.
The blonde, who must be Jasper, just grinned a bit and muttered a quiet hello.
Alice started up the conversation again with her doing most of the talking, mostly telling me about Forks and the people here, with Emmett and Jasper sometimes joining but Jasper was pretty quiet for the most part. He wasn't exactly shy, just didn't have much to say I guess. But I was beginning to really like these three.
I looked around the cafeteria and my eyes fell upon a table in the corner where two figures sat, laughing amongst themselves. I recognized the bronze hair and realized it was the boy and girl I had run into this morning. They seemed to be facing away from everyone else, keeping to themselves. I wondered if they were together- it would only make sense two people that beautiful would date.
"Who are they?" I asked and saw the three of them turn to where I was looking.
I heard Jasper snicker, Emmett openly laughed and Alice sighed.
"What?" I asked, confused by their reactions.
"That's Rosalie Hale and Edward Mason." Jasper said and I frowned slightly.
"And?"
"Well….let's just say their not exactly the friendliest people."
"Yeah, they pretty much keep to themselves." Alice said as she looked over at them with an unknown expression in her eyes.
"Are they…together?" I asked hesitantly and she shook her head.
"No, Rosalie's dating Royce King," Alice gestured over to another table where a few boys sat, one particularly handsome I suppose with pale blonde hair and icy blue eyes. "Though they did date in middle school for a bit, but they're just friends. They've known each other since kindergarten." She murmured still watching them before looking away and engaging in a heated conversation with Emmett. I looked again though and saw Edward twirling a piece of her long golden hair around his index finger as she smiled at him. It looked pretty intimate for two friends but, hey, that's none of my business.
But I also noticed then how I wasn't the only one noticing this little exchange, as Royce was making his way over to their table looking only too happy. He stalked over before grabbing her wrist and wrenching her up from her seat as he said something to her. She flinched and Edward stood also saying something to Royce angrily but Royce ignored him before glaring at Rosalie and dropping her hand like it burned him. He then walked away as quickly as he had come before looking around the cafeteria most likely to see if anyone else had seen. Edward on the other hand had moved next to Rosalie and had his arm around her shoulders as they whispered between themselves, him not looking too happy.
I was startled and a bit confused by the exchange but I shook it off and turned back to my own table and was met with a pair of hazel eyes staring at me
"Bella do you like to shop?" Alice asked me suddenly.
"Uh well, I-"
"Alice you've only just met the girl, don't scare her away." Emmett said and I looked at him questioningly.
"Shopping is one thing Bella. Shopping with Alice is another, so choose wisely." Jasper said and I looked at Alice again who rolled her eyes and looked to me expectantly.
"Don't listen to them Bella, it'll be fun! Let's go this weekend actually!" She said excitement bursting through her voice. To be honest I didn't like shopping very much but…sigh. "That is if you want to…"
"Sure Alice. Shopping. This weekend." I smiled at her and she squealed as Jasper and Emmett rolled their eyes and laughed.
We talked for a bit longer until I heard the ring that was quickly becoming annoying, signal the end of lunch. I was glad though that Jasper happened to be in my next class, therefore not having to go alone.
We stood and cleared our table before heading to the exit.
"See you around Bella," Emmett said and I grinned at him.
"Bye Bella!" Alice called as she and Emmett left and Jasper and I started towards Biology.
"I'm sorry about Alice, she can be….overwhelming sometimes," He chuckled and I laughed.
"No, I like her, she's friendly." I said truthfully and he just nodded as we reached the classroom.
Jasper opened the door and we walked into the near full room, almost late but not quite.
He smiled at me quickly before heading to his seat. I went to the teacher to get my slip signed before turning to find a seat. But I didn't have to look far because there was only one open seat….next to Rosalie Hale. Lucky me, right?
I sighed before moving over to her table and taking a seat beside her, instantly feeling out of place next to someone like her.
The teacher gave quick instructions for our assignment, with a partner of course before leaving us to it. I noticed Rosalie already beginning, still not acknowledging my presence.
But I decided to talk to her, see if really was as bad as everyone said.
"Hi, I'm Bella."
She looked at me then and I could see the shock in her eyes for a moment before her expression became stoic once more.
"Rosalie." She said stiffly before turning back to the work.
"So….." I started before she interrupted me.
"You don't have to do that. Really." I looked at her, a bit taken aback as she stared at me, scrutinizing me under her gaze almost.
"D-do what? I'm just trying to be nice." I defended myself but she just shook her head.
"Well don't." And with that, I suddenly understood everyone's opinion of her. I glanced over at Jasper who was working with some boy who I didn't know and he met my gaze apologetically before I turned back to my table, and sighed discontentedly.
So I ended up sitting through the rest of class doing absolutely nothing as my 'partner' ignored me completely and basically did everything herself.
Finally we were dismissed and I packed my things up sluggishly before heading out the door with Jasper where low and behold, Royce King and Rosalie stood.
"I'm sorry Rose, I don't know what came over me…" He murmured to her as she folded her arms across her chest.
"Royce…"
"But I love you babe…." I saw him pull her hand towards him and kiss it before I remembered I should be walking away.
But I looked back and saw her kiss him briefly before heading to her next class. I shook my head and continued walking to fourth period. What this girl did really wasn't my business.
I looked over Jasper beside me and he looked thoughtful, before I saw him look back towards Rosalie and Royce.
"I'm sorry you had to sit with her Bella," He said to me and I chuckled.
"She's not that bad…..no, I take that back." I said lightly.
"Yeah, well, just hope that she's not in your next class. Or Edward for that fact. I really don't know what it is about those two but they sure do have something stuck up their asses." He said and I laughed before muttering a quick good bye and entering my last class. Nearly tripping over the threshold in the process.
And so finally, here I was, in my beat up red truck on my way home. After an extremely long and boring fourth period, Alice tracking me down to exchange numbers, and another run-in with Mike Newton, my first day was done. And I was alive.
During the ride home I got a text from Alice and I smiled. It felt odd having a friend, or friends I suppose. It's not that I'd never had any, I was not a complete loner, I just never was a people person so I never openly tried hard enough to make friends. But it was a welcome change, I guess. After all, I would be spending my senior year with these people.
Kay, hope that wasn't completely horrible. And just to clear things up, I had hoped to accomplish the unclear vision of who will end up with who in the end, and not like most other stories where two are suddenly attracted to each other you know? Edwards not like, 'Man, that brunette is hot." Or Alice is not "I'm gonna marry jasper one day. I know it." Because that really bugs me these days. Plus this is featuring non canon couples as an experiment so the final couples will be determined through out the story!
Oh, and also just to clear some more up, so far: Bella is friends with Alice, Jasper, and Emmett. Rosalie and Edward are friends who keep to themselves. And Rose is dating Royce King.
Anyhoo, review if you want, it is appreciated! :]
