Chapter 1

Okay, not my first fanfic, but I feel like it's better than my others, so yeah. Her ya go!

The Evil Stepsister

Prologue

Can a person be evil?

Can a person appear good on the outside, but know that they aren't?

Or is the evil bubbling deep inside of them, fighting to get out?

Do they suppress these feelings, or accept their fate?

What would you do?

Chapter 1

Through Bella's Eyes

Those months when Edward left were torture for her. She hadn't paid attention to anything besides the hole she knew was in her chest. Bella never noticed when Charlie started to date again until he proposed to the woman. She was almost certain her name was Adel.

She first met the woman during the wedding preparations. Bella forced a smile as she watched her future mother twirl in white. Bella was going to be a bridesmaid along with Adel's daughter, Cassie.

Cassie was a sweet girl. She was always bubbling with excitement. She was constantly gushing over her mother's wedding plans. The girl about two years younger than Bella, always had a smile on her face.

"Bella, you look great in blue!" She exclaimed as they picked out their dresses which had to be matching.

"This is so difficult! You two have totally different complexions." Adel said referring to her blonde daughter. Adel and her daughter were pretty, of course, making Bella feel even more self-conscious in the strapless dress. The shared the same dark blue eyes that would make anyone double take. They shared the same shade of blonde hair, and same tan Bella had seen at home.

"How about pink?" Adel suggests. The girls shared a grimace. At least we have that in common, Bella thought.

"Um, I like blue." Bella muttered. She never really said much, but she knew Cassie was determined to get her out of her unspoken slump.

"Me too." Cassie agreed eagerly. "It makes Bella look really pretty, and it makes my eyes pop." She gestured with her hands what a pop would be. It made Bella smile at her innocence. The smile was reflected back from Cassie and Adel.

"Blue it is then." Adel agreed. "Twirl." She commanded. Cassie immediately complied and spun gracefully on her toes. Bella would feel like a ridicules child if she spun. She did anyway, just like she used to do for her mom before a dance recital.

"Perfect!" Adel smiled and turned to pay for the dresses.

"Shoes next." Cassie told Bella. "Don't worry, I hate that too. Maybe we can get through it quickly." Cassie, the always ever optimist, said.

Bella hated shoe shopping, but it was fun with Cassie. She constantly looked for Bella's seal of approval, and that made her feel wanted. Bella suddenly realized that the sixteen year old girl looked up to her. She was flattered, of course, but she was also worried. Cassie should have a better role model.

"Do you like these?" She asked while Adel's back was turned to something more cutesy than elegant.

"I don't real like how it doesn't wrap around the ankle." Bella critiqued. "We don't want to lose a shoe in the isle." Cassie giggled.

"How about this one?" Bella held it up. Cassie gasped and snatched it out of her hands. "Why are you such a good shopper?" She examined the shoe. Probably because of… Alice. Bella thought.

"Mom, look, we like this one." Cassie presented the shoe.

"Oh, nice! But what do you think of this one?" She held out one with a flower on the toes.

"Ugh, no frills, please." Cassie begged.

"Okay, fine, we can use that one." Adel agreed.

"Yes!" Cassie thrust her fist in the air.

"I thought you said you didn't like shoe shopping." Bella laughed, that's right, actually laughed.

"I got excited." Cassie explained sheepishly making Bella laugh again.

"I can tell." She smiled.

When they got back to Charlie's place, he welcomed Adel with open arms and lips. Bella and Cassie made immature gagging noises, giggling to each other and running up stairs to Bella's room.

"So when are you starting school?" Bella asked Cassie while she went through her nail polish.

"Probably after the wedding. Can I use this?" She held up a red color.

"Sure. You think your mom is okay with you missing this much school?" Bella asked, mildly concerned.

"Nah." Cassie blew it off. "I'm not missing much. At my last school, we all got laptops, so everything is online. As long as I turn in the work, I'm a student there."

"Laptops? What kind of rich school did you go to?" Bella asked, fascinated. Cassie rolled her eyes.

"It wasn't really a rich school. It was a catholic school, though." Bella tried not to look surprised. Cassie went to private school?

"Was it, you know, strict?" Cassie laughed.

"Not really." She explained. "Except for the uniforms and masses, it was pretty much a public school."

"Why'd you go there?" Bella asked. Cassie grinned at her question.

"See, in New Orleans, the public schools aren't the best, so you want to go to a catholic school, even if it was girls only."

"Oh, that kind of sucks."

"Not really." Cassie laughed. "No one put on make-up or got up early to fix their hair, so that was cool. It had a brother school, so we weren't totally boy deprived." Cassie explained to Bella.

"Finished!" She held up her red nails for Bella to see what a perfect job she had done.

"Can I do yours?" She offered. Bella was a little embarrassed to hold out her nubs for nails.

"I chew them sometimes." Bella explained.

"That's okay! Just tell anyone who asks that you like to keep them short so you can text." Cassie grinned. Bella smiled back.

"What color?"

"Gold." Bella said impulsively. She immediately regretted the word. She could feel the hole in her chest rip.

"Gold?" Cassie said, trying not to grimace.

"You're right." Bella amended, glad Cassie wasn't very observant. "Purple?" Cassie nodded her head in approval.