A/N -Much MUCH love to araeo for being my beta on this. Lord knows I needed it. *bows down to her greatness* She tames my tendency to over-word things.
Here is the first chapter of my first fanific. Mostly canon pairings, all human. Rated MA/NC-17 - hopefully there will be some lemony goodness. Oh, and there's cursing. Maybe some violence? Who knows... :)
I do NOT own Twilight...but it owns me. ;)
BPOV
I sighed at my closet, not knowing what the hell to wear. It was my first week back in Forks after nearly 2 years, and my first day at school here. Although it was almost always rainy, the temperature could be very volatile.
I decided on a deep blue v-neck shirt, jeans, and sneakers. I grabbed a light jacket on my way out and shouted to my dad, Charlie, that I'd see him later.
"Take Emmett with you! His car is in the shop!" He called.
"Yea, Bella," Emmett smirked, "take Emmett with you."
"You're such a pain in my ass, Em." But I was smiling.
"What are step-brothers for?"
"Bella, I made you lunch! It's in the fridge!" Esme yelled.
"Thanks! See you guys later."
Esme is my step-mother. She is such a wonderful, kind woman, and I'm glad Dad found her. After everything that happened with Renee, I didn't think he'd ever be happy again.
Renee is my mother. Dad left her about 9 years ago because she was...well, she was never sober, to my recollection anyway. There was a custody battle for me, and since my father couldn't prove anything about Renee's drinking, they gave her full custody. I was 8 at the time. I would visit my father every year during the summer. Things with Renee got progressively worse, and that's when Dad started talking about taking me for a while. Renee forbid me from going there any more, but she kept on with her downward spiral. One day, we got into a silly fight. I think I left a towel on the bathroom floor and she just lost it. We were yelling, and she slapped me across the face. We stared at each other, mirroring the same shocked expression, me with my hand over where she hit me. That's when she broke down crying and told me she needed help.
So here I am – back in Forks with Dad while Renee tries to get better. She's going to be in a clinic out in Phoenix for a while, and Dad offered to take me while she was in rehab. She agreed.
"Come on Emmett! They may be used to you being late all the time, but this is my first day!"
"I'm comin', I'm comin'."
We made our way to school in my old, but wonderful pick up truck. Emmett was holding a small box in his hands.
"You think Rose will like it?" He asked, referring to the small pendant he bought her as an anniversary gift. It was a tiny silver rose on a chain.
"Yes, I think it's sweet."
He smiled, "Cool, thanks."
Rosalie is a beautiful, blonde haired bitch, but she loves Em and she makes him happy. If he's happy, then so am I. She has a brother named Jasper, who is very quiet, but awfully sweet. I can't believe they share the same DNA.
We pulled up to the school to find Rosalie waiting for Emmett outside her car, looking positively radiant with the glowing smile she was wearing. She walked over to us and threw her arms around Em, whispering an anniversary greeting in his ear. She stood back and he handed her the box. Her eyes lit up when she opened it, and her hand went to her mouth.
"O, Em! It's beautiful!" She hugged him again and immediately put it on. "How does it look?"
"Well, now it's beautiful." He said. She giggled and kissed him. She finally seemed to notice my presence.
"Morning, Bella." She said.
"Morning, Rosalie." I forced a smile. She was looking at me as if I was beneath her, as she always did. "Jasper! Hey!" I saw him standing behind her, and made my way to him to give him a hug. "It's been too long, Jasper."
"How are you, Bells?" He asked, using my father's nickname for me.
"Doing OK. Adjusting." The bell rang then. I didn't see my friend Alice anywhere, and I was really looking forward to seeing her. It really had been too long.
EPOV
My alarm blared, and I was just barely able to roll over and smack it quiet.
School.
O Lord, let me stay in bed. The moment I thought this, I heard Alice pounding on my door.
"Edward! It's getting late! Get up and get ready, or you're walking to school!"
I let out a breath. "Yea, yea. I'm up, I'm up." I jumped in the shower and shaved. I threw on a white tee-shirt, some jeans, and sneakers, and then debated on a jacket. The rain was near constant out here, but it would be thirty degrees one day, and fuckin' ninety the next. I grabbed a light jacket and headed out.
"Damn it, Edward. I wanted to get there to see my friend Bella before school. I haven't seen her in so long."
"Why didn't you drive in together? Didn't you say that she lives across the street?"
"Pfft, right. You know my car is a two and a half seater. The three of us would never fit."
"Well, I'm sure she'll be there all day since it's, ya know, school and all." She shoved my shoulder, but she was smiling.
"How do you like being back in Forks?" She asked.
Alice and I sort of grew up together. We were both orphans that had been in and out of foster homes together. Alice had developed an attachment to me, and they tried to keep us together. We eventually ended up here, with Carlisle, when we were about 13. Alice did very well here, and he eventually adopted her. I ran away a lot despite all of Carlisle's best efforts. He was always kind and compassionate, and did whatever he could to help me adjust. I was grateful, don't get me wrong, but I was never one for that Brady Bunch bullshit after my parents were killed when I was 8. All of my therapists said I was 'acting out'. I ran away so many times that the state took me away from Carlisle after only a few months there. After that, I spent 4 years in a group home, which only made me 'act out' more. I hated not having any privacy. Carlisle spent those 4 years I was away trying to get me back. I don't know why. I always caused him more trouble than I was worth. He was eventually able to convince the state that he would be able to control me this time, and got me back when I turned 17.
So here I am – back in Forks, trying to adjust to...this shit.
"It's OK, I guess. It's better than sharing your room with nineteen other guys," I said. She giggled. Alice's laugh always made me smile.
We made our way to school and arrived just as everyone was heading in to their first period classes.
"You behave, Edward Cullen. I don't want them taking you away from me again. You're kinda like a brother to me, ya know?" She said and laughed her musical laugh.
"I'll try to be good." I smirked. She gave me a look that said 'yea...right' and went to class.
BPOV
I had spent the day dodging everyone around me. Nothing interesting ever happened in Forks, so the new girl was some hot shit here. When lunch finally came around, I found my friend Alice. We hugged each other, and asked all the usual questions you ask people after not seeing them for a long time. She took my hand and led me to her lunch table where she, Jasper, Emmett and Rose sat together. Alice was slightly in love with Jasper, and was slowly, but oh so surely laying the ground work.
"Jasper, I love that shirt on you. It brings out the green in your eyes." Rosalie rolled her eyes and turned to look at Em. He smiled.
"I think we should just lock them in the janitor's closet and see what happens." He said. Jasper and Alice both turned identical shades of crimson. I smiled a little.
"Bella, I'm so glad you're back! Having you around is going to be so much fun!"
"Let's get one thing clear," I said, "you will not be using me as your own personal life-sized Barbie doll. Got it?" Even Rosalie laughed. Alice was about to say something when this odd feeling came over me. It felt like electricity. My head turned in the direction of the doors leading out of the lunch room, without my permission, and I saw a boy walking in. He had bronze hair that was carefully messy, and his face looked like it was chisled from marble. And then there were the eyes. They were the most amazing shade of green that I had ever seen. The emerald color was encircled by a darker green that made them stand out even more. I watched him move in my direction with those eyes of his fixed on Alice.
"Bella? Earth to Bella." Alice's voice intruded.
"Alice, who is that?" I asked, nodding at the impossibly beautiful boy walking toward us. My hand instinctively went to my neck to grasp the pendant that was no longer there. An old nervous gesture of mine.
"Oh, didn't I tell you?" She asked just as he reached us. "Bella," she said, laying her hand on his shoulder, "this is my...um...brother?" She said it as if it were a question, and looked at the boy as if to ask 'is that all right?' He smiled, and turned those eyes to me.
"I've heard so much about you, Bella. My name is Edward. Edward Cullen."
EPOV
Alice's friend stared at me as I extended my hand. Alice looked at me too, and raised an eyebrow. I never shook hands. In fact, I tried not to touch people all together. I figured that they rather liked their privacy. I also wasn't interested in their mundane thoughts. But something was different about this girl. I knew it the moment I felt her presence when I walked in; it was almost electric. I just had to know something about her. Her eyes were full of questions as she reached up and took my hand. The sensation increased upon her touch, but there was nothing else. I didn't see, feel, or hear anything from her mind. Well, that was new. She stared at me with her deep chocolate brown eyes, and a blush crept into her cheeks. She looked away and let my hand go first. I caught Alice's disapproving glare out of the corner of my eye.
"I didn't know you had a brother, Alice." Bella said.
"Yea, it's a long story," the bell rang, "apparently for another time." Alice told her. "Jasper," she half smiled, "walk me to class?" Jasper blushed a little.
"Sure, Alice." He took her books from her and walked off to class. "Good to see you again, Edward." He called over his shoulder.
"You too, Jasper." I answered.
Emmett threw his arm around Rosalie and they headed to class as well. Rosalie looked at me as if I were something to be stepped on, and Em nodded toward Bella and gave me a thumbs up. Everyone filed out of the lunch room, and I was left standing alone with her.
BPOV
The increased electricity upon his touch made my heart speed up and made me feel nervous. And now I was alone with him. He cleared his throat and it made me jump in the quiet lunch room.
"So, I guess I'll see you around, Bella." When he said my name, my heart skipped, and I immediately felt stupid. What the hell was I? Some 13 year old girl pining for some boy? Right, Bella. I forgot you were prepubescent.
"Yea, sure." I said, trying to sound indifferent, but hoping that I would see him again...soon. I internally sighed at myself. Smooth.
He nodded, and turned to walk to his next class. I stood where I was for a moment to catch my breath and mentally scold myself some more. When I felt confident that my legs wouldn't fail on me I walked to my next class.
EPOV
I sat down at my usual table in Bio. No one ever sat next to me because I was 'trouble' and they didn't want to get involved. Fuckin' fine by me.
I found myself thinking about Bella. All those questions in her eyes. What did she want to know? And what was her story? Alice had said that she just moved back to Forks as well. Why was she here? More importantly, why did I care? No one here was really worth my time except maybe Alice and Carlisle, so why did this girl intrigue me so? And for that matter, why couldn't I see her thoughts? With everyone else, I needed only to place a finger on them, and it was effortless. I shook my head. This wasn't good. I couldn't let this girl get to me. I had promised myself not to let anyone close, and I was going to stick by it. No one else needed to be infected by my poison. I already had Alice and Carlisle sick with the disease, why ruin any other lives? I resolved myself to just not think about her, and avoid all contact with her.
Then she walked into the classroom. I didn't even need to look, I felt her. I looked up as her eyes scanned the room for an empty seat, and found one.
The only one.
Right next to me.
BPOV
I walked into the room and my heart began to race immediately. I felt that electric pull, and I knew he was in here. My hand went up to my neck to grasp the missing pendant, again. I scanned the room quickly to find him, and there he was, looking right at me, and sitting next to the only empty seat in the room. I internally groaned and celebrated at the same time as I made my way over. I sat in the stool next to him and put my books on the table. He was staring straight ahead.
"Hey." I said. He just nodded once stiffly and continued staring at the front of the room. What the hell? I was going to say something else to him, but the teacher, Mr Banner, began the lesson. When it was time to do the lab, everyone was talking animatedly to each other about the assignment. Edward just pushed over my half of the work and did his without saying a word. I couldn't figure out his sudden mood change. He had been nice enough before. Why waste the breath if you didn't give a damn? I gave myself a quick sniff to see if I offended in any way, but I didn't notice anything. Maybe he was just being nice to me for Alice's sake...but she wasn't in the lunch room when he said he'd see me around. This was completely frustrating. I had decided to open my mouth and say something to him when the bell rang and he all but vaulted out of his seat, grabbed his things, and ran out of the room. Well, fine, I thought, I'll find out what his deal is from Alice, later.
A/N: There you have it! Be gentle, it are my first. Please rate! kthxbai!
