AN: I don't own Twilight or any of the characters in it. It's Stephenie Meyers' world, I just write about it. No copyright infringement is intended.

AN#2: This is not going to follow Twilight exactly, because that would be boring. I've given my own twist on this story, and I hope it will make readers enjoy it. I also realize that other people have written different variations of this idea. No infringement is intended to them either.

Chapter 1

Moving day. For some, it meant spending the day in packing up a truck and moving across town. For others it was maybe a few hours. For me, it was across 6 states and two time zones. Moving day also consisted of leaving a hotel and taking a plane from Chicago to the Sea-Tac Airport.

To appease my mother, I had done a lot to prepare for the dramatic lifestyle change ahead of me. I bought books about Washington state, I read up on the school I was going to spend the remainder of my high school life at, I even purchased some new clothes to accommodate to the climate change. What I wasn't prepared for was that I had moved to the most sunless city in the contiguous United States.

As the plane took off from O'Hare, I found myself nostalgically resurfacing the life I was leaving behind. Seventeen years had been spent there, some years better than others. I watched the buildings become smaller as we ascended and in just a few minutes time, we were among the clouds and the buildings disappeared out of sight.

"Edward," My mother said, pulling me from my daydream. "Edward, are you hungry?" I shook my head and met her eyes. She reached over and patted my hand affectionately, eventually resting it on top of mine.

She had spent so much time apologizing for pulling me out of our comfortable lifestyle. I couldn't blame her for packing us up and moving us though. My mother had just been hired as the President and CEO of First Federal in Forks, Washington.

My father had died when I was much too young to remember and she had spent most of her life in a bank. We came from humble beginnings though, and the position she took with First Federal was a step in the right direction for our family. Sure, it meant that I had to abandon busy Chicago city life for a quiet suburban life on the Olympic Peninsula, but I knew the change was ultimately what was best for our family.

I had come to find out that I was the first new student that the Spartans had added since 2006. This left the administration fumbling over themselves when my mother and I had come to register me for classes. I was in my junior year of coursework, but I attended an alternative high school back in Chicago that allowed me to take courses at the college level, therefore this year would most likely be a walk in the park for me. Of course I did request to take Advanced Placement Calculus, so that I could prepare myself a little more for the ACT that I would be taking this summer so that I could get myself into a good university. Of course Elizabeth preferred that I stay around Washington, but my heart was set on Dartmouth. I didn't expect it to be easy, but I most certainly was going to try to get in.

I quickly glanced over my schedule- the rest of the school year wouldn't be much of a challenge. I received a scholarship opportunity last summer at The University of Chicago to take some classes. I felt that this would be essential to get into Dartmouth. I made some good connections and I knew I could rely on them come next fall. Dartmouth is and always was part of the plan, and Elizabeth was hell bent and determined to make that happen for me. My family had never been extremely wealthy, but my father (God rest his soul) was very smart with the money he had put into the Chicago Exchange. Being an only child, even in our darkest moments – Elizabeth made a promise to me that my father's money would always be for my education.

The first bell rang, snapping me from my thoughts and I realized I had no idea where I was going. I was nearly trampled by the other students in the hall. By some grace, someone noticed. "You must be Edward Masen. I'm Mike Newton." I smiled at his kindness. Without asking me, he took my schedule. "Ah, looks like we got Government class together. C'mon, I'll walk with you." Mike headed down the hall and I followed. People began to scurry to class, when my eyes did a double take. It was only a brief moment but my breath hitched in my throat as my eyes fell on the angel in blue. Mike was focused on getting us to government, so I didn't have time to ask who she was. We made it just before the second bell, and I took my seat next to mike in the back. Without too much class, I was introduced to everyone and class began.

I couldn't tell you what happened that first day in government – my thoughts were too far away from anything related to school. The minutes ticked by way too slowly and I tried to pull my thoughts away from the girl my eyes saw. She was more glamorous than a movie star with her warm brown hair, fair complexion and curvaceous body. Before I knew it, government was over and Mike, my self-proclaimed tour guide was taking me to Calculus. He wasn't in my class, but he introduced me to Mr. Varner and was on his way. A few girls in my class were in hushed whispers as I took my seat and before long I realized Calculus was a senior-level class. I took Calculus during my UC summer session and felt ahead of the game as Mr. Varner began his lecture about implicit differentiation. I forced myself to pay attention and by the time we were halfway through the class, it didn't feel forced.

British Literature was next and I was back with my peers. Calculus with seniors made me feel uneasy. I didn't have this class with Mike either, but I sat near the middle of the class next to a girl with a short pixie haircut and she was quick to offer me a smile.

"You must be Edward Masen. I'm Alice Cullen, and this is my brother, Emmett." I nodded slowly and came to the slow realization just how small Forks was. Everyone knew who I was and it wasn't even lunchtime yet.

I glanced back at Alice and Emmett and my thoughts must have been written all over my face. "Oh!" Alice exclaimed, "My father Carlisle adopted both of us. We're not blood-related, but we are family."

Emmett nodded in agreement and chuckled slightly at her statement. He was wearing a Spartans jersey with the number 28 on it and a letter 'C' on the upper right shoulder. Ah, so he was captain of the football team. Our teacher seemed to be running late as Alice, Emmett and I continued our conversation.

She asked me how I was adjusting to small town life versus Chicago. Seriously? She knew where I was from and everything? This surprised me, but it seemed to be normal with her so I shrugged it off, answered her questions, and by the time I was finished, our teacher walked in.

I gave Alice another smile and class began. My mind began to wander again and I wondered if I had moved to Stepford, not Forks.

Thankfully, I had remained anonymous in Brit Lit my first day and finally it was lunch time. Mike was waiting for me outside class and Alice and Emmett gave me a friendly nod before we parted ways. I guessed that I wasn't going to have much difficulty adjusting to Forks with the new friendships I had formed before lunch.

Mike looked at me for a moment and raised a brow. "Ah, so you've met the Cullens?" I nodded silently with an all-knowing shrug. "They sort of keep to themselves. Except Emmett… he's our fearless leader." His voice sounded like he was rolling his eyes and chuckled slightly as we walked into the jungle known as the cafeteria and got into the lunch line.

I wasn't very hungry yet, seeing as it was barely eleven in the morning but I knew I wouldn't eat again until dinnertime possibly, so I took advantage of the opportunity I had to eat now. When we got to a table, I was introduced to his friends. Tyler Crowley, who was adorned in a jersey as well, his had an 'A' on the shoulder and I nodded as the introductions continued with Ben Cheney (the self-proclaimed comic book geek), Angela Weber (a Preacher's kid) and Jessica Stanley (a never-ending mass of gossip).

In the back of the cafeteria at a secluded table, I saw Emmett and Alice with a few other people at their table and Alice waved excitedly at me. I smiled at her with a nod and let my eyes shift to her left. There she was- my vision in blue, plaguing my thoughts once again. Mike noticed where I was looking and nudged me with a smirk. "Bella." He stated simply and I felt my heart skip a beat. The name Bella suited her well. She was absolutely stunning.

Mike filled me in on their names and what he knew of their background, I managed to 'hmm' and 'ahhh' at the right moment but I was very distracted in thoughts of my own. And then my eyes locked with hers. Bella Cullen. I desperately wanted to continue to look at her, but my cheeks flushed with slight embarrassment and my new friends were trying to bring me back to the planet I left a few minutes ago.

"Eddie, man… You thought about playing sports or anything?" Tyler asked, chomping loudly on a french fry.

How one could eat their food so absurdly was beyond me but I gave him a polite smile and shrugged my shoulders. "Eh, I'm not sure… I mean- I was thinking about getting a part-time job and that wouldn't leave too much time for sports." I answered his question as best I knew how to avoid it. Mike was grinning from ear to ear while Tyler scowled.

"Great, I'll talk to my dad… he owns a sporting goods store and he's pretty partial to hiring my friends. The pay is decent too." Mike informed me, not bothered one bit that I didn't want to play sports. Jessica and Angela had made a brief departure, my guess was to the bathroom.

"Are they all…" I began, and Mike nodded.

"Cullens? Yes. Dr. Cullen adopted them. Oh, except Erin." He pointed to the brunette that Emmett had his arm around. She was wearing a Spartan cheerleader uniform and I couldn't help but smile for him. Even in the body language, I could tell that they seemed compatible. Erin stood out from the rest of them though. Her skin was fair, but not nearly as fair as the Cullens. I felt a chill run down my spine as I looked back at Bella. It was hard to pull myself from the trance she had lured me into.

Unbeknownst to me, the girls had returned from their bathroom excursion and Jessica caught me staring, her eyes said it all. She knew I was looking at the Cullens. "They're just… so strange. So strange." As if she was trying to purposely rain on my parade. Nothing could waver my affixation on Bella at the moment, no matter how hard Jessica Stanley tried.

Mike just looked at her and nudged her apathetically. "Jess, c'mon… they're not that bad." Ah, and there was Mike with the save.

Just as Jessica was beginning to say something else, the end of lunch bell rang and I stood up from my seat. Tyler threw his arm around me and squeezed my shoulder. "Eddie, my boy, off to Gym." I nodded and began heading in the opposite direction of class. Tyler grabbed me by the shoulder and put me right direction. Forks was different from any other school I had been to in the past because there were a few different buildings where classes could be.

We made some small talk, I tried to amuse him with my football knowledge and asked how the team was doing. "Actually man, Emmett's a great captain. We're undefeated so far this season. If anyone's gonna go somewhere with a future in football it's him. It's almost like he's not human for as strong as he is." Emmett definitely didn't look like someone you'd want to be up against on the football field.

Just when I thought I could push the thoughts of Bella Cullen out of my head for another hour, I walked into Gym and there she was.