Angela pulled into the student parking lot, she turned and smiled at her friend. Her friend had long brunette wavy hair, her eyes were strange. There was a scar on her right temple, it ran across her eye lid across the top of her nose and finished in the middle of her left eye. Thing was, you could also she the scar across her eye balls. It created a misty almost cloudy effect, her sea blue orbs almost seemed lifeless and distant. Empty. She slid her hand along the inside interior of her best friends car. When she felt the latch to open the door, she pulled it and slowly got out of the car. She wore converses which were purple and went with her purple jumper, she wore leggings and a denim skirt.

She pushed her hand up against the outside of the car, she felt the door handle of the back door and pulled that too. She opened it only slightly. A red Labrador jumped out, the dog nudged her owner slightly so the woman shut the door. The dog had its lead in her mouth, the woman bent down felt around for her mouth and took the lead from her pooches mouth.

"Bella, you okay?" he friend asked, Bella smiled and nodded. "Lupin over here girl" Angela called, the dog walked over to Angela, Bella following where she led. Angela took Bella's hand and they headed off to homeroom.

Edward got out of his car with his siblings, they were bored with the continuous circle they were in. Go to school, be 'the' gossip, have no friends, be bored with your entire existence, go home. Edward sighed when the gossip started. Everything went silent. One girl was still talking though almost as if she hadn't seen them, her friend was looking over. She was walking with a dog. She brings her dog to school? She is odd.

"Lily just kept begging and begging, what was I supposed to say?" she asked her friend, who didn't reply. She turned surprised her friend didn't answer. Her eyes were looking but not seeing. She was beautiful, even with her scar it just added to her beauty. Her eyes looked everywhere and yet still looked empty. "Ang?" she asked, her friend turned and looked back at her friend.

"Oh sorry Bells, the Cullens just turned up" Ang said, Bella nodded. Edward hated being the new kid. They had lived here their whole lives, knew each other from birth. "I'll tell you later, come on the Bell is about to go" As if on cue the bell went. Edward and his family headed off to reception. The busy receptionist, quickly gave them their schedule showed them routes hurriedly. When she looked up, she did look a little flustered. Edward groaned about the indecent thoughts going around the old lady's mind. Edward walked off to homeroom, which he had on his own. he was lost in his thoughts continuously going back to one thing. Her.

He couldn't get that girls eyes out of his head. She was hauntingly beautiful. She was simply enchanting. He still didn't understand why she brought her dog to school though. That was strange. Edward walked in, and cue stares and silence- the teacher looked up signed his slip and let him sit at the back. Fifteen minutes later, the bell went again. He got up and headed off towards maths. There was barking coming from down the hall, he looked over. There was that girl, her dog was making way. She held her books in one hand and her dog lead in the other. Everyone parted as if it was normal. Her eyes never flickered to anyone, she never smiled at anyone as if she never saw them. She didn't even glance my way. But when she past me she did look a little nervous.

"That's Bella" a kid said next to Edward, his thoughts were genuinely nice. He fell into step with Edward. The boy had brown hair with red streaks in it, it was fluffy and messy, he had brown eyes almost innocent like. Edward could tell just by looking at this boy that something or two things had happened to him that changed his life completely.

"she brings a dog with her to school? Does she have any friends?" Edward asked. Ryan looked up at him, then realised he couldn't possibly know.

"it's a guide dog, Bella's blind" Ryan said. Edward felt absolutely terrible for assuming things, he had called her strange and hadn't known. "its okay though, she's cool about it. I'm Ryan by the way" he smiled over to Edward while holding his hand out, Edward quickly shook it. "whoa, mate I think you need some gloves" Ryan smiled, Edward checked his thoughts. Oblivious.

"Yeah, I have poor circulation" Edward said. Ryan nodded and walked into the same class as Edward, Ryan took him up to the teacher so they could sign his slip. He was seated next to Ryan, much to Edwards thanks- Ryan was actually cool. Through that hour, Edward learned that Ryan had a pretty good sense of humour was actually quite funny. He also found out that Bella was his cousin. They have a big family, and everyone took it hard to what happened to Bella's sight.

They seemed close, they had a big family. Lived down the same road, they seemed to always be at each others houses. You know, the close family where you can just walk into your aunts house steal a cookie and lounge in their living room; just because you couldn't be bothered to go a house down because you were feeling particularly lazy. The bell went, and surprisingly Ryan made Edward want to be friends with him. Edward found it easy not wanting to be friends with humans, they always seemed so self centred, Edward knew from Ryan's thoughts that, that was not the case.

"Edward mate, you and your family should come around for dinner tonight. We always welcome newcomers, besides my mum and aunts always cook for the entirety of America anyway. We always have leftovers so there will be enough" Ryan suggested, Edward had to think of an excuse. His family doesn't eat.

"oh er, maybe not tonight… we still have a lot of unpacking to do" Edward said, hoping his new friend would believe him.

Bull shit, he's lying.

His hopes died, when he heard Ryan think that. He had to say something to restore, Ryan's faith in him.

"Maybe tomorrow?" Edward asked. He smiled when Ryan went back to thinking Edward was actually alright and they were friends. Ryan walked him to his next class, even though he knew where he was going. Alice had been singing a song in Romanian all morning, when Edward called her upon it. She just told him that everyone would know by the end of school. As Edward walked into English, Alice smiled at him calmly at the back of the room. He went and sat with his sister.

"Don't worry, we all become good friends" Alice patted his hand. Edward knew Rose would never agree to befriending humans. "Don't think about Rose, as soon as she finds out a certain piece of information later this evening, she'll love Ryan and Bella" Alice said confidently, guess seeing the future does that to you.

"I feel, Ryan could be a good friend" Edward said being honest. Alice just grinned. English soon past, the teacher was like one of those drones from planet boring. One of those drones that had fun being bored. Confused? Yeah us too. Alice skipped off to art, and Edward trudged off to Spanish. She was in his class.

He walked past her and too the back. He held his breath when he was around the bigger group of humans. Her dog growled at him, but it wasn't a normal 'back off' growl. More of an informative growl. Her head turned, about 45 degrees. Her eyebrows creased. Her eyes were still facing the front of the class room almost as if she had no control over them. She relied on her hearing and on her smell. Her dog had learnt many things. She taught him how to be smarter and recognise different things. In a way Lupin was her eyes. She sat forward, and turned in her seat. Why did she do that? She thought to herself. She had not heard the growl before around school, meaning it must have been to one of the new kids. She put a hand to Lupin's head. She felt around for the dogs ears and then scratched them.

"Its okay, I understand" she said. She turned back around when someone called her name. Rose walked in and to the back. She sat next to Edward, with a huff. Guess she knows he befriended Ryan then huh? The teacher walked in. whisperings went around the room. Everyone seemed to like this teacher, she had just come back from maternity leave it seems.

"Señora, ¿cómo está el bebé? (Madam, how is the baby?) " Bella asked, her eyes were not looking at the front of the class, but the teacher knew she was talking to her. The teacher smiled, even if Bella couldn't see it.

"Es muy amable de su parte para hacer. Ella está durmiendo toda la noche (that is very kind of you to ask. She is finally sleeping through the night) the woman beamed. Rose scowled even more at the topic of the conversation. Edward squeezed her hand in comfort, she looked up at him surprised- then smiled at his gesture. Bella sensing someone was upset, turned and faced directly at Rose, her eyes slowly also moved to stare at Rose. Rose finally became uncomfortable. She started whispering to Edward.

"doesn't she feel awkward staring at me like that? what's her problem that is definitely creeping me out." Rose whispered. Edward looked at her and saw her referring to the stare.

"Rose" Edward whispered. "she's blind. She doesn't know she's making you squirm" Edward chuckled, Bella's lifeless stare was making even Rose squirm. That's an accomplishment. Rose looked at her properly now.

"that's so sad, she must have been born with sight. I mean that scar goes right across her eyes" Rose observed, Edward looked at her in shock. He hadn't noticed that and he had been thinking about her all morning. The hour past, pretty quickly Rose and Edward did have quite a laugh. Just like old times. Just. The bell went. Bella leant down, she felt around for her Dog's ears. She put her mouth close.

"food hall" she whispered, the dog instantly stood. she seemed to be leading her owner towards where she wanted to be led. Edward and Rose quickly stood and followed her. When they got to the food hall, Bella was in the queue for food with her Cousin Ryan and a couple of other people; that could very well be her family.

"Miss Bella, what do you fancy today?" One of the usually grumpy dinner nurses asked. Bella smiled, and then grinned at the lady.

"Judith, you know your gonna have to tell me what's on the menu for today- I can't very well inhale all this food" Bella laughed. Almost as if it was a well rehearsed sketch between the two. Judith laughed with her and told her everything that was on offer. Bella took some pasta looking thing… it didn't look very appetising, but maybe that was Edwards Vampire senses telling him so. Judith took Bella's hand, and placed the plate in her hand. Bella clasped it, smiled in any direction for the lady. She quickly paid and waited for Ryan and a couple of other people. Ryan clasped his hand around her elbow and towed her to a table. A girl with big hair ran over to the table and plopping herself down next to Angela. She was gushing about something.

"guess what I heard?" The girl gushed. Rose and Edward quickly paid for food and then went and sat at a table.

"Jess you know for a fact, we don't play your guessing games" Ryan groaned. Bella sniffed her food, of course not being able to see it.

"This smells rank" she whispered. Everyone at the table including Rose and Edward chuckled.

"Yeah, it looks worse" Angela giggled. Angela and Ryan were sitting next to each other holding hands. You can see that Ryan had secrets, but you could also notice that Angela knew all of his secrets. "so you wanted to know about the Cullens?" Angela asked. Bella nodded, her eyes were seemingly looking out the window and yet she scooped some Pasta on to her spoon.

"describe them to me, see if I can imagine what they look like" Bella said.

"I'd hate that, having to guess what people look like" Alice said glumly. Bella chewed and threw her fork down.

"that's not pasta" she hissed, Emmet's booming laugh made Bella jump. Obviously not seeing how big he was. "what the fuck was that?" she asked.

"That was Emmet" Jessica indulged. "He's huge, he has big muscles. Brown hair, curly. He has kinda topaz, or butterscotch eyes, he is really tall. Really intimidating, quite the boxer and weight lifting champion" Jessica giggled. Bella frowned.

"right now, all I can seem to imagine is a bear" Bella said. Everyone on Edward's table giggled quietly.

"now, I heard their story. They are all adopted but together." Jess said as if it was scandal, Ryan looked confused. "as in together, together" Jessica said, hoping for a response.

"Jess, you can't help who you fall in love with. Besides, they aren't techniquely related." Bella defended. She turned to Angela who quickly looked over at the table.

"Emmet does look kind, he seems to have a cheeky smile. Rosalie his girlfriend, if you could see her- you would definitely feel inadequate. I know I do. She is a stunning platinum blonde, she's tall and thin. She has the same kind of colour eyes which is strange, contacts maybe?" Angela asked. Ryan pulled her closer to him when she spoke of feeling inadequate, she turned and smiled, he leaned down and kissed her cheek.

"Her twin, Jasper, he's tall; he too has blonde hair- he seems to always look like he's in pain. He has the same eye colour. Now, Edward, Rose and Jasper are all biological children of Esme and Carlisle. Jasper is quite gorgeous. Jasper is coupled with Alice, she's small black-haired. She's very petite and if you ask me unworthy of Jaspers time" Bella frowned yet again at Jessica.

"Jess, who are you to decide who is and isn't worth to be with who? Your dating mike!" Bella said exasperated.

"You don't understand, you can't see them!" Jess yelled, Bella turned her head almost looking for Jess.

"just because I can't see does not mean I don't know when your being out of order or not. I may not be able to see them, and they may be a good thing. It may also mean i'm a better judge of character. It may mean I am not biased. It means I would become friends with them, for who they are not what they look like. Unlike some" Bella would have given her a pointed look had she known Jessica's whereabouts. "Rye, give her a disapproving look for me" She said. Everyone laughed.

"Sorry Bells, I shouldn't have said that about you" Jess apologised. Bella nodded her head and smiled.

"Its okay, just don't jump to conclusions; they are probably all lovely" Bella said. "Now describe Edward to me, and finish Alice's description please" Bella asked politely. During her scolding of Jessica she had put her fork down. Her hand searched for it. Ryan guided his cousins hand to her fork, she whispered her thanks.

"Edward is cool, he spoke to me this morning. I think we could become good friends. He is very laid back, he laughs at me anyway. He is very good in a conversation he can hold his own. Unlike Tyler or mike who are just brainless plebs. I like Edward. I may have to leave the describing to the girls however" Ryan laughed. Jess sighed. That told Bella everything.

"Edward" Jess sighed his name. Bella mentally rolled her eyes.

"I guess he's good looking?" Bella asked, Jess giggled while Angela exclaimed a yes. Even Bella was surprised. Angela had been in love with Ryan since she started at school. Ryan only noticed her after Bella pointed her out. He had always known her as Bella's friend. Bella was two years older than both of them. Yet, Bella didn't stop being friends with people because of age. She knew that Angela was one of her truest friends, when she lost her sight she lost most of her friends she knew why. She needed help doing most things. They wouldn't.

After Angela's squeal of approval she apologised to her boyfriend, and launched into a description. "he has pale skin like the rest of his family, Rose and Jasper are twins and are Esme's sisters cousins children or something. Edward, Emmet, and Alice are their biological children. Edward as the same colour eyes, this gorgeous unruly bronze, kind of reddish kind of hair that he doesn't style but has that, sex hair look. Like rye's after his hair cut you know?" Angela said. She sat and sighed picturing Edward in her minds eye. Rye leaned over.

"My hair cut was after she lost her sight" Rye whispered gently. Angela sat up straight and looked over to Bella and saw a sad look almost depressed look on her face, she looked broken. Angela was swearing at herself in her head. She got up and hugged her best friend. Angela looked heartbroken.

"Sorry bells, its soo easy to forget" Angela whispered brokenly. Bella smiled sadly.

"its okay, I'm just gonna go to bio" she said, she stood bringing Lupin to attention, she nudged her owners leg so she knew where she was. Angela looked over to Ryan sadly.

"I'll come with you" Ryan said, making a move to stand up. Bella shook her head no.

"Its okay, you have gym, that's on the other side of the school. Don't be silly I'll be fine" she felt around her dogs head who had her lead in her mouth. She took the lead and waved it in front of Ryan and Angela. "besides I have Lupin" she grinned at the window. Even though they knew it was meant for them. She bent down.

"biology room" her dog spun her around and she wobbled slightly as she was in the wrong direction. "whoa, slow down a bit girl" her dog glancing at her owner slowed down considerably. Emmet who stared at the dog incuriously was amazed that an animal was so clever.

Angela however looked heartbroken. She knew how much her friend hated having to rely on other people. Edward saw from her mind what she was like before she lost her sight, she laughed at everything- she was very independent never had to rely on others, headstrong and stubborn. She hated people underestimating her. She walked out the double doors, people smiling and saying hello. She's smile guess where they are and reply sweetly. She seemed very popular and she was very nice to those around her.

Suddenly, her Labrador came bounding back into the large room. Her coat glinted in the light. The dog bounded barking and growling over to our table. The dog landed and attacked Rose's leg. The dogs teeth should have bounced and broken on contact of biting Rose, however the dog didn't even flinch- it didn't break her hard skin but it didn't let go either.

This is not helping their case of Rose being kind to me for being friends with Ryan. The doors banged open. Bella stood there. She had her fingers inside her mouth. She whistled loudly, making even my ears ring. Many of the people in the room flinched. Lupin let go of Rose's leg. She had to pretend to cry out in pain and she immediately latched onto her leg so no-one would see the lack of a bruise. Emmet had been wrestling with the dog to try and get her off.

"Lupin, heel!" she commanded. She was looking straight ahead not knowing where her dog was. Her dog glared back at Rose, who gave her own glare back. The dog turned and sulked back to her master its tail in-between her legs. The dog nudged her master sadly. Bella looked down, I think if she knew where her dog was she would have glared. "no treats for you, idiot" she reprimanded. Ryan ran over to her.

"Lupin attacked, Rosalie Cullen" Ryan whispered, everyone had stopped and everything had gone deadly silent as soon as Lupin had charged into the room. Rose stood up, Emmet helping her as she covered her leg where the dog had latched on. She stormed, well limped angrily over to where Bella stood with Ryan.

"you've got to keep an eye on your animals" Rose hissed. Bella having obviously heard her coming was rather calm for what had just transpired.

"well, I actually find that rather hard considering I can't see. But I understand your concern" Bella said sarcastically, Edward and Jasper were trying to hide their laughter. They found this human fascinating.

"well then, that's an advantage for you" Rose spat. Bella cocked her head to the side and raised her left eyebrow. She leaned down and picked up her leash. She seemed oblivious to how angry she was making Rose, but maybe you have to see the glare on her face to feel its affects.

"you're the first person to say that about my sight or lack of. I am very sorry for what my dog has done, I really hope we can get past this and become friends" Bella said hopefully.

"that dog deserves to be put down" Rose hissed angrily. Jasper could the anger spike in Bella's emotions. However, her features were schooled into that of calm.

"My friends tell me that your very beautiful" Bella said in an eerily calm voice. "it helps you through life doesn't it? You'd be lost without it? Yes?" Bella asked her voice was hauntingly calm considering what they were discussing, everyone knew that Rose had now seen her point. Rose nodded, then remembered she would not have seen the movement.

"Yes" she whispered almost quietly.

"how would you feel if I told someone to screw with your face, just because you offended me? My dog is my eyes" Bella said, she had started to get an edge to her voice. "you can't possibly know what I have been through" the edge to her voice just seemed to anger Rose. Em tried to pull her away. This is Rose, ice queen won't ever back down from a fight.

"you think you're the only one who has gone through tough times? How did you even lose your sight? Fell down the stairs?" Rose mocked, Ryan then also looked mightily angry. The whole room gasped.

"no!" Bella said. "I saved my fathers and my little sisters life" Bella said sharply. Rose was taken aback by her answer. Bella was saved by the bell, due to this she didn't have to explain. "Biology" he commanded angrily and sadly. The dog trotted off, pulling Bella with her. Ryan, Angela and Jessica all glared at Rose as they walked out. Everyone seemed to be sending her disgusted and shocked glares in Rose's direction. Alice stormed up to Rose.

"you had to ruin didn't you?" She commanded. "I had visions of us being good friends, we would finally not e so bored with life anymore… now all I can see is her re- evaluating us. Thanks Rose thanks a lot. Why must you always be so selfish, you could see that she would have had no control over what had happened. she can't see" Jasper walked over, put a hand on his wife's fuming shoulder she calmed out of her angry stance. She threw a disgusted glance at Rose and allowed Jasper to lead her to their History class. Edward couldn't even look at Rose and just shook his head in disappointment as he walked past her. She desperately looked to Em. Her eyes had filled with tears that she would never be able to shed.

"Em, I feel terrible" she looked at her husbands serious features. "I am a terrible being" she whimpered. Em pulled her to him.

"I ain't gunna sugar coat it, you should; you shouldn't have said those things" Em said as he stroked her hair, as she sobbed into his shoulder.

Edward swiftly walked into his biology class, pissed off with Rose. He was beyond furious with her. How could she say that, to a blind person as well. Alice was busy phoning Carlisle and Esme and telling them what happened out of her anger. I didn't want to think about whether Ryan hated me at the moment. The one chance I could have had a friend, that didn't seem to receive the scary vibe vampires seem to give out. Rose had to end that little bit of hope, all in the name of family. I went to the front of class the teacher wasn't there so I left my slip on his desk.

"You'll be sitting with Bella" Angela said, angrily but Edward could see from her thoughts that Angela thought it was out to not tell him where he would be going considering it was his 'first' day and all. Edwards face pulled into one of those desperate and sad expressions.

"how can I apologise enough for my sister?" he pleaded. Her expression softened.

"there are two people you need to convince that you are truly sorry" Angela indulged. Edward leaned in as she quietened her voice for pretence. "Bella and Ryan" Angela said simply. "Ryan was pretty pissed with you earlier. He was angry that he had given such a nice review of you, and then something like that happened. He likes to think he's a pretty good judge of character" Angela said, she fixed him with a stare. Edward nodded, he looked around and found the empty seat.

The room had quietened, not to silence- but Bella had realised that one of the Cullens must be in this class, and that she would have to sit next to them having the only free seat after all. She wasn't a very good lab partner, even if she does cope well. She can't read from a text book, or look in a microscope. As soon as Edward past her, he caught her scent.

He sat and stiffened. Her clutched the table and held his breath. He could imagine his eyes had darkened, her dog growled. Bella's hand moved across the table, searching for Edwards hand. He watched it get closer and closer as if it was a bomb. He tried to move, but he was afraid if he did he would lose control. Her scent was that of freesias, roses and apples all mixed together to make one delicious smell. As soon as her hand touched his, he felt the searing burn in his throat sooth and dissipate.

"It should go completely soon" Bella whispered. Edward looked at her in surprise, as his thirst soon disappeared completely. "when you get really hungry, it will come back to tell you, you need to feed. You will be fine around the rest of the humans" she whispered in another quiet voice. She was still unsure on which Cullen she was talking too. There were three options. Emmet, Jasper or Edward.

"Bella" Edward whispered, almost testing what her name sounded like to say out loud; he'd thought about her all morning it was strange to say her name out loud. "I'm so terribly sorry about Rose" Edward grimaced when he said his sisters name. Bella nodded, her face facing him and yet her eyes lagged and were looking slightly to the left.

"Of course, I mean it wasn't even you saying the things. I'm used to it anyway" Bella sighed. "its hard for people to understand, I mean I have a different way of seeing people" Bella said. Edward felt confused.

"what do you mean?" He asked her. She turned to face him completely. She put her hands up.

"May I?" She asked. He leaned his face into her hands. She felt his hair first. She felt how soft and silky his hair was. "soft, messy" She smiled. He smiled at the serene look she gave off as she was 'seeing' Edward. She moved her hands down as she trailed her hands down his forehead, over his eyebrows. She felt his ears, then his nose; she moved her fingers gently over his eyes. "long eyelashes" she giggled. She spread her fingers out over his cheeks and along his jaw. "strong jaw, no doubt chiselled by an angel" she winked. "did I wink?" she asked. Edward chuckled and nodded, her hands went with his face and she smiled. Not many people would have done that.

"I guess you can't tell if you guys are open or not huh?" he asked, she smiled sadly. She shook her head no. she let her hands fall.

"do you know what I am?" he asked her. She smiled. She nodded. He was surprised. She wasn't scared? She couldn't see. "how do you know?" he asked. She sighed.

"as soon as I heard Lupin growl, and then the guys spoke of your eyes. I knew instantly then" she informed she had turned to her book. It had that dotted stuff that only blind people could read. She ran her fingers across the page.

"how do you know?" he asked. She sighed and slumped her shoulders. She raised her head her eyes lingering on something else as if she couldn't control them.

"that opens an entire new Can of worms, and the thing is I'm not sure if I can tell you" she said, she smiled in a way to try and tell Edward to back off. Did he? Of course not!

"I can keep a secret" Edward smiled, the irony of that entire sentence was almost impossible to not chuckle at. Bella laughed.

"that much is obvious" her smile faded. "however I'd get in trouble. Its kind of a family secret. Like yours, do you call yourselves a family or a coven?" she asked. Edward blanched at her bluntness.

"family… how much do you know?" he asked uncomfortably.

"all there is to know"