Prologue
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo Montague, Romeo And Juliet
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Bella
Bella's books fell as she watched on. Trying not to sigh in irritation, she bent down to pick them up, all the while, hoping that the person who had caused this mess would keep walking.
Unfortunately, they didn't.
The small mass of a person moved quickly, picking up her books and then stopping to look at Bella expectantly.
"Hi, I'm Alice." A small smile accompanied big, unblinking eyes. Her gaze gave off the feeling of being caught in crosshairs.
Bella forced a smile, trying to be nice to the stranger that still hadn't moved to hand back her stuff.
Her smile, however, was met with silence. Apparently, this girl was waiting for more than polite social niceties. Murmuring out a hello, Bella kept her eyes on the books she should have received by now.
Instead of that though, the stranger rested the books on her side.
Feeling the irritation starting to show on her face, Bella looked up at her. "Yes, hi." She knew her tone came out clipped. "Thanks for helping me out." The girl's eyes were a shocking colour of green. Almost too green. Bella immediately looked away, forgetting that she came off as rude.
A laugh filled the air. "Oh, here." Moving fluidly, her hands offered the books back.
Without looking up, Bella took her stuff and shoved it quickly in her bag.
Offering her another quick smile, she went to turn away, when a hand touched her arm. "Wait, you're new."
That familiar ribbon of annoyance flickered once again as she pointed out the same obvious fact that nearly everyone she had met during her first days had said.
Shrugging, Bella hoped that the girl would notice her lack of enthusiasm and leave.
Apparently, though, she didn't. "That's great! I'm always in the market for new friends." She smiled happily again, her eyes doing that weird thing of not blinking. "And your name?"
Adjusting her bag, she answered her. "Bella." She cleared her throat somewhat awkwardly. "Bella Swan."
Tilting her head a fraction, her smile grew slightly. "Excellent." She blinked. "I'm sure we'll be seeing each other a whole lot more."
Bella couldn't have disagreed more but forced a quick smile out and turned to escape. From behind her, she heard, "Goodbye, Bella."
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Alice
Alice let the smile fall off her face, as she escaped from view, almost running to get away.
Turning on her heel, she made her way through the crowded hall, all the while, the name she had just collected pulsed within her.
Bella Bella Bella
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