Author's note:
This story is also posted on as "Never You Mind" and on as "Just another day". I have written 5 chapters so far and have no idea where this story will go...it's as much a surprise for me as it is for you. Please keep in mind it is just my first fan fiction!
Just a general disclaimer in that Stephenie Meyer is the King and Queen of all these character's and the settings. I have just become a little kid, playing with them all like little toys, to have a little fun.
BPOV
Looking down the road in front of me I saw him. His family, two brothers and two sisters, stood on both sides of him. My eyes gazed at his face, set like stone in concentration as he waited to cross the road. The light from the street light flashed on his face, glistening in his eyes, lighting up his skin. Slowly, my gaze lowered to roam his body and the clothes he wore were fitted, hugging his form. Just like his family, he had the pale skin that everyone seemed to stare at.
He truly was amazingly beautiful.
"Bella?" a voice from my right said. I blinked back to reality, and moved my gaze to the face that the voice belonged to. It was Jessica. I smiled at her, and could tell she was worried about me. I hadn't been the same since his family moved to town the other day.
"Yes?" I asked, in response to her. I moved my gaze back to him, to see him staring back at me. The look he gave me was as if he knew that we were talking about him, and he didn't like it. Almost instantly I dropped my gaze, embarrassed for being caught. I felt the heat move to my cheeks, and secretly swore to myself to never look at him again.
"You were staring at him again," she said, and took a deep breath. "You do realise people will start to think you have feelings for the new guy," Jessica said as she smiled and took my arm. She pulled me along, walking right past his family and into Wet Seal. I was surprised that the shop was still open this late.
"Well I will be careful where my gaze falls, and for how long, from now on." I laughed at her reaction, and decided to just let the conversation drop. I saw Jessica roll her eyes, and we began rummaging through the racks. I knew his family was of wealth, which was clear in the clothes they wore. Here I was, thinking of trying to impress him, shopping in a store like Wet Seal rather than Guess or even a jeweller like Tiffany's, like his sisters.
We heard the shop door open and close behind us. The fluid voices of his sisters, Alice and Rosalie, flew in the wind as I walked to Jessica's side. I tried not to listen to their conversation, but found it hard when I heard my name mentioned. "Edward has been watching her all week. I really hope he just gives up on her. It's starting to drive me mad! He knows he can't have her and we all know why," said Alice.
I had envied the Cullen family since the day I laid eyes on them. Alice had short, black hair but was absolutely stunning. Her face was tiny but cute. She had model like features, yet her height was small. I only knew Alice by name as she was in my Algebra class and Mr Stanton made her introduce herself to the class. She didn't have much to say.
Alice's sister, Rosalie, was even more extravagant. Her long blonde hair shaped her face with such stunning beauty. There were three brothers. I wasn't aware of their names, but by the sounds of it, the boy with the bronze hair was Edward. The other two were a year older, yet they all looked to be about the same age.
The whole family went to Forks High, the same as my friends and I, but they spoke to no-one but themselves. Nobody knew where they were from, or why they changed schools so late in the semester. Nobody was willing to speak to them, because they were so different from us.
I hadn't even realised that I had begun to zone out until I felt Jessica tug on my arm. "Bella, I have to get home, so let's go" she said, and she dragged me to the door. I saw her staring past me, and I followed her gaze. Once I saw what she was looking at, I looked away immediately. That's because what I saw were two sets of eyes staring at me, with anger.
We left in such haste that I didn't even see where I was going. I walked right into him, clearly coming to check on his sisters. I blushed deeply and mumbled, "Sorry." I looked up at him. It was a strange feeling that I felt as I bumped into him, almost as if I had touched an ice sculpture. He was rock hard and his skin was frozen cold. As I went to take a step away from him I felt a warm blush run to my cheeks. Damn it, I was blushing in his presence, again.
I took a step to the side and walked down the road toward my truck. I heard Jessica giggle and I turned to see her running to catch up to me. I hadn't realised that I moved that fast in an attempt to get away from him. I saw her about to say something but I stopped her by saying "shut up."
We made it to my truck, and got in. I had appreciated the fact that Billy Black was able to sell me his truck. I had often gone down to La Push to help Jacob take care of Billy as he grew older. Now that Jacob had his little Volkswagen Rabbit, they no longer needed the truck. My father, Charlie Swan, made a deal with Billy. I was able to have the truck if I helped Jacob out.
I started the engine, and it roared to life, causing a few pedestrians that were close by to jump. Jessica jumped slightly in her seat and we both laughed at her reaction. The laughter faded as I pulled out of my parking spot and I headed down the road off to the back streets of Forks. It wasn't a long drive between the shops and her house, but with the sudden hostility from me to her, there was only silence.
The silence seemed to make the short car ride feel like at least 5 hours. When we arrived to her house I looked at the clock on my dashboard. Only 15 minutes had passed since I bumped into him. I heaved a heavy sigh and heard Jessica turn in her seat. When I looked up, I saw her facing me, her hand on the door handle ready to jump out if I got angry.
"Sorry if I offended you before, about that new guy. I didn't mean to. You just know what we are all like about him. He is stunning" she said, her hand tightening on the handle. I could tell she felt bad about it, and I really wished she wouldn't.
I turned to look at her and smiled. "Its okay, I understand." Did those words really come out of my mouth? The funny thing about the situation was that I truly did understand what she meant. All the girls had turned the mush around him. But it wasn't only him, and it wasn't only the girls. The boys flocked to Alice and the other sister, as much as the girls gawked at Edward, and his two brothers.
She smiled at me and opened her door. As she got up and closed the door behind her I gave her a little wave. I watched as she went into her house and she gave me a wave as she closed the door. I took that as my cue to leave. I put the truck into drive, and headed home. As I approached the house, I saw Charlie's Police Cruiser sitting there and Jacob's Rabbit was parked right behind it. That meant company for dinner.
I cut the engine, and ran into the house. "Hey Dad, I'm home! Dinner won't be long!" I yelled, knowing he probably wouldn't hear me over the television. I put the casserole I made last night into the microwave, heating up enough for Dad, Billy, Jacob and I. I walked into the living room, and leaned in to kiss my father on the cheek.
"Hey Bells. Jake and Billy came to check on you. Well more Jake than Billy," said Charlie. He looked at me for a moment, and then returned his gaze to the television. I looked at him with a smile, and then turned to look at Jake.
I saw him blush a deep scarlet and laughed softly. I bent over whispering in his ear, "its okay. I know you only care for my well-being," before softly kissing his cheek too.
"So I don't get one?" piped Billy. I laughed, leaning over to kiss his cheek softly. "That's better. How was your day Bella?" asked Billy, as I headed to the kitchen with Jacob close behind.
"Not too bad Billy," I said, as I heard Jacob pull a kitchen chair out for himself. I smiled at him and whispered, "How long you guys here for?"
Jacob looked at me and whispered back, "Don't know."
I smiled as the microwave beeped to tell me the casserole was done. I served it up, and took plates in to Charlie and Billy. I left them to their game as I heard them call out to the television. When I reached the kitchen I heard Charlie and Billy yell in unison, "Thanks Bella!"
I laughed as I sat down with Jacob and we talked about school in between bites of the casserole. I didn't taste much of it as I had many other things on my mind, but from the moans Jake seemed to be making I guessed it was good.
It had been just over a week since I last saw him so I told him about the new kids. I mentioned that their last name was Cullen and he began to tell me the stories his father had always told him, about the Quileute ancestors being wolves and the vampires that were their enemies. Apparently, there had been a family of vampires with the name Cullen in those stories.
We both laughed at the stories together. Billy came into the kitchen not long after, and told Jacob that it was time to go. I waved bye and headed upstairs to get ready for bed. I changed into my tracksuit pants and tank top, and then sat on my bed, thinking over the stories Jake shared with me. I soon felt my eyelids droop, decided to lie back, and soon I fell asleep.
EPOV
It had been a week since we had arrived in the small town of Forks, Washington. We had lived here before, many years ago. Forks was a wet, cloudy town and the residents here looked relatively like us. Everyone seemed to be pale due to not seeing much sun, yet we were still paler than them. I remember the last visit we made. But that was then, and this is now. We were determined to not have to break any promises we made.
We were on our way to the hospital to see Carlisle, a regular visit we made no matter where we lived, whether it was Forks, or Denali. As we stopped at the lights to cross toward the hospital, I heard the thoughts of Jessica Stanley, a voice I was familiar with.
She is staring at him again. I mean, I understand as much as the next girl that he is stunning in all his glory but she seems to be under some sort of spell.
I knew that hearing the thoughts of the people around me was slightly wrong, but I couldn't help it. They were just there. It was something I wished I could control, but knew I couldn't. Suddenly, I heard Jasper's thoughts.
Is he really that naïve as to think she doesn't like him? It sickens me that I have to deal with her stupid emotions that are aimed at HIM because he doesn't see it. I knew that he hated feeling the emotions around him, just as much as I hated hearing everyone's thoughts, but like me he couldn't help it. I listened intently to her conversation.
"Bella?" Jessica's voice rang loudly in my head. That voice was definitely not the one I was waiting to hear.
"Yes?" It was her. I knew it, as much as I knew the back of my own hand. Isabella Swan, known as Bella to her friends. I looked up to make sure it was her, and our eyes met for a moment. She looked away, only to have her friend steer her into the nearest store. The sight of her blushing made me smile.
Puh-lease! How pathetic is he? Rosalie's voice shouted in my head. Get over yourself Edward! She is human, not like us. She can't be around us too much and don't you dare go getting yourself into trouble. Just wait until Carlisle hears about this.
"Enough Rose!" I said, in barely a whisper to any human ear, but at a normal tone for us. I turned to look at her, and saw Alice staring at me with the exact same stare.
"Fine. Rose and I will go into the store and tell you what you want to hear," she said, knowing exactly what I was going to say before I said it. She dragged a grumpy Rose into the less than normal shop for them. Wet Seal. What kind of shop was that for Rose to enter?
I stayed outside with my brothers, Jasper and Emmet. They weren't really my brothers, but they were close enough. Being alive for 100 years causes you to lose contact with family, especially when they all die out.
The thoughts seemed to go quiet inside, and I knew that Rose and Alice were keeping their thoughts to themselves. I saw a few re-runs of Alice's favourite show and images of Rose and Emmett that I really didn't want to see. I tried to listen to the other thoughts. I could see Alice and Rose staring at Bella and Jessica, and heard Jessica's frantic thoughts. But where were Bella's thoughts?
I began to walk into the store, thinking of a stupid excuse to make, when Bella started walking out. She ran right into me, which couldn't have been too soft for her. To any human, I was like cold stone, but malleable at the same time.
She whispered, "Sorry," so softly that any normal person would barely have heard it. Jessica giggled and as they walked away and Bella told her to "shut up." She got into her car, if you could call it that, and started it, making the engine roar with so much power that I was barely able to hear anything else. I smiled at her even though I knew that I would get crap from the others.
I turned around to see four angry faces staring at me. What could I say? That I was sorry for falling in love at first scent? That she was my siren, my soul mate, and I didn't know her at all?
I thought about it for a moment, not too sure on the situation, and opted to ignore it. I walked straight past the four of them, and headed toward the hospital, signalling that we were going to be late. I heard their footsteps right behind me, and picked up my pace. I heard a giggle and then a thought.
Trust you to fall for a human. It was Alice. I smiled and looked beside me, to see her right there. I laughed at her. She giggled and took Jasper's hand, skipping away from the rest of us.
"Edward?" It was Emmett. What did he want? I slowly nodded my head to show I was listening and he continued. "What's it like to know you can't have what you most want?"
I smiled at his question. Trust Emmett to be the one to be the one to speak his mind. I saw him take Rose's hand in his, imagining his life without her. I could see the strength of their feelings for each other.
"To be honest Emmett, its enough to kill me," I said, smiling at my own joke. Emmett laughed his hearty laugh, which you could hear from blocks away. I saw Rose roll her eyes at us.
The reason behind what I said was that I felt real pain over it. For one of us to be killed would be an extreme task, so what I said showed her hold over me. I knew Emmett found it funny, but with Rose's thoughts running wild, I wasn't too sure about how she felt.
We finally made it to the hospital with Jasper and Alice waiting out front for us. They pretended to have fallen asleep in each others arms. Rose, Emmett and I laughed at them as they broke character and laughed with us. We walked into the hospital as a group, questions running through my mind. What was I going to tell Carlisle? And more importantly, why couldn't I hear Bella's thoughts?