Chapter one.

BPOV

"Bellllla!" Alice called to me from my front door. I sighed, Alice wanted to do something. I could only hope it wasn't shopping.

"Yes, Alice?" I asked, somewhat reluctantly.

"Gosh, Bella. Could you sound any more excited? Well, for you information Bella, we have plans tonight." She told me.

I raised my eyebrow, though I wasn't really that surprised. It was Alice we were talking about. "Oh, really? And what are we doing?" Alice smirked.

" You, Rose, Em, Edward, and Edward and Emmett's new friend Jasper something, and I, are all going to hang tonight!" she exclaimed, all in one breath.

I just stared at her. Part of me didn't want to go, but I kind of did. Mostly because Rose and Em had been away all summer; Edward, had been at a private school for all of high school. Alice Cullen and Rosalie Hale were the best friends I could have ever asked for. I'd known Alice since I was four and Rosalie since I was eight. We've all been best friends since then. Emmett was best friends with Alice's twin brother Edward. Emmett was also dating Rosalie. They'd been going out since sophomore year. It was now senior year.

Pretending to think a minute, leaving her in agony, I said slowly "….hmm..sure I'll go. Why not?" At that, she started jumping up and down. It took me a good 5 minutes to calm her down.

"Great. We're going to a restaurant., then back to my house." she said, once she finally calmed down. I nodded as she started to pick out my outfit. She already had hers on, of course.

"Oh, Bella? My parents are leaving me and Edward at home alone for the whole summer. Well, most of it. But I want you and Rosie and Em to stay with us. My parents won't mind." she said really fast. I thought that over. I'm sure Charlie wouldn't mind…

I paused again, for dramatic affect. "Sure," I agreed. Then she started to squeal and I started to laugh. She started doing my make up and hair. She curled my hair until I had smooth, bouncy curls. She pinned my bangs to the top of my head. Next she put a light layer of eyeliner on my eyes, light purple eye shadow, and then shiny lip-gloss. I looked in the mirror. She did a really good job. Of course it was Alice but still. She had…. dare I admit it, but she made me look pretty.

"Wow, Alice. This is, this is, thanks!" I breathed. She just smiled and threw some clothes at me.

'Put those on." she ordered me.

I put on my outfit. I had on purple skinny jeans, then a tight yellow tank top. I put a white, cover up, see through type, over the tank top. It looked sophisticated. I grinned at Alice, actually quite pleased with her choice. I looked her up and down. She was in a long, flowy shirt, pink, and jeans and flip flops. Then, Alice threw me some converse to put on. Then we headed out.

Alice and I got into her yellow Porsche and I immediately started blaring the radio. I put in a Burnt CD I had made that morning. The first song was 'Here in Your Arms' by Hellogoodbye. We started singing. It went on like that until we pulled up at the front entrance to some restaurant in Port Angeles. I got out.

We saw Emmett's big jeep, then a white mustang next to it. Alice and I ran to Emmett and Rosalie. We squealed and hugged each other until I was suddenly lifted into the air by Emmet.

'Em…can't…breathe…." I choked out.

He set me down, and we both laughed. I got a good look at Rosie and Em. Emmett was so much more tanned and muscular. He had dark brown curly hair, and dark, dark brown eyes. They sparkled with amusement. He had been like this since I met him, back when I was ten. He loved to work out, he claimed it got the ladies. He seemed intimidating, but really, he was just a big teddy bear.

Next I looked at Rosie. She was so tall and graceful, looking at her sometimes made my stomach hurt at her beauty. Her blonde hair flowed elegantly down her back and it always seemed so beautiful, shiny, soft, and elegant. She was wearing ripped up jeans with a cute shirt and flip flops and with her body, she made it look like a runway outfit. Her eyes were a sparkling, stunning blue. They were also filled with the confidence I knew she showed off. She had been so confident and beautiful as we were growing up. She has never changed. Even as I looked at Alice, I realized we had all changed only slightly changed over the years.

Alice still had the short, black hair and green eyes. She still wore her hair in spikes over her head. And of course, she still had her amazing fashion sense. Not just with clothes, make up too. I can't remember all of the times Alice has tried to or has given me a make over. And then of course, there is her twin brother, Edward.

I remembered Edward, he was the kind of person you just can't forget. I'd be willing to bet he hadn't changed either. He had always been a quiet kid. He had brown hair, and green eyes like Alice. He had worn glasses. He was all into piano and stuff like that. Kind of a dork in my opinion. But he was always very, very sweet. When I was a kid, he was always polite to me. He never dated, either. I wasn't sure why. Just never did. I was pulled out of my thoughts as I heard talking. Whoever it was, he had just gotten out of that white mustang. He had blonde hair, and clear GREEN eyes. He seemed like a very calming and relaxed person. I immediately was thrown into the conversation.

"And this, Jasper, is little Bells." Emmett grinned down at me. I glared up at him. I wasn't that little…

"Nice to meet you Bella." Jasper said quietly. Emmett introduced him to Alice. They both stared into each others eyes, until Emmett, being stupid, cleared his throat. I wanted to smack him. Luckily, Rosalie did. I noticed Jasper smiled slightly at Alice, and tipped his head like a true southern gentleman.

She giggled and blushed. No way! Alice blushed! She never blushes! I giggled quietly. I turned to rose to see her smiling widely. Alice unwillingly tore her eyes from Jasper to look at me and Rosie. Her eyes were sparkling. We'd definitely be talking about this later. Suddenly, a silver Volvo pulled into a parking spot next to Alice and I. I didn't turn to see who it was. I was talking to Rose about her summer. Suddenly I heard Alice yell, "Edward! Why are you late?"

I laughed and turned to face him, to greet him. As soon as my eyes hit his face, I was shocked into silence. Edward was so much more different. His hair was not just brown, but bronze. It had this nice windswept look to it. His eyes were not exactly like Alice's. His emerald green eyes shone out like stars. He smiled at me with the most gorgeous crooked smile I had ever seen.

'Hello, Bella." he said to me.

"H-hey Edward." I managed to get out. Faintly I heard Alice and Rosalie giggling. I'd get them for it later. I barely noticed as Rose and Em locked arms and walked inside. I saw Jasper put his arm around her waist to lead her in. Edward put his hand on the small of my back to escort me inside. I started to blush. Of course. I blushed even more as he pulled out my chair for me, and continued to stare at me. I looked at the table, smiling. Then the waitress came over.

"Hello, my name is Lauren, I'll be you waitress. Need anything, don't hesitate to ask," she said this all like it was a routine and she was just waiting for her shift to end. Then her eyes fell on Edward and I swear, her mouth should have dropped for the look she gave him.

"Yes, anything at all. I'll provide it." she said, as she winked at Edward and I suddenly felt the urge to slap her. I wasn't sure why; I think it was possible that I was mad because she was directing that at Edward. I was losing my mind. Was I jealous? No…that couldn't be it.

We ordered. Small talk broke out amongst everyone. Well, Alice and Jasper were whispering quietly to each other, and Rose was complaining about her food. Typical Rose. Em was talking to her about his car. Then, Edward stared talking to me.

"So, I guess I'm not such a nerdy little kid anymore, huh?" he laughed, smirking slightly.

"Definitely not." I assured him.

"You still a klutz then, Bella?" he asked, snickering. I had always been the klutzy child, I could barely stand on my own two feet. And I was famous for it…everyone used to joke that they could bottle up my klutziness and have a deadly weapon.

"Yes, Edward, thanks for pointing that out." I told him sarcastically. He laughed quietly. Loved the sound. It was melodic.

"So, what're your hobbies?" I asked him. Then we kept talking from there. Soon, one of the questions caught me off guard.

"So, does any ungrateful guy have your heart?" he asked nonchalantly.

I nearly choked on the water. "Um….no…why do you ask it like that, Edward?"

"Oh. Well I couldn't really think of a guy that deserves to date you." he said, and then grinned. I noticed his cheeks barely tinted pink. My face was bright red.

All too soon, it was time to leave. I stared towards Alice's car. She stopped me.

"Bells, me and Jazz are going in there." Slightly confused, I started towards Rose's car.

"Nope. I'm taking jasper's car, alone, and Em is taking the jeep, alone. Ali and my idea. You ride with Edward." she told me smugly. I groaned, they had set me up. I slowly headed towards Edward's car. I climbed into the passenger seat, and filled him in. He chuckled lightly and I was glad. I didn't want him upset or something. Trying to make myself comfortable, I turned the heat on. I slowly felt my mind drift off…..

Flashback.

I waited as Alice showed me her family. I was really excited, I had never met her family before. She had saved what she said 'the best for last'. She went to show me her brother, Edward. He came to greet me. He was dorky. Glasses short, thin. He started to talk about something I couldn't understand. Then he left. Nerd, was my first impression. Alice gave both of us a look and then muttered something under her breathe that sounded like time…

End of flashback.

New flashback, (12 yrs old)

Jessica was getting closer to me. She screamed at me. Then she slapped me. Next thing I knew, Edward was standing in front of me, facing her.

"Don't touch her again. Ever." he growled. Jess gave a squeak and scampered out of there. He turned and smiled at me.

"You okay?" he asked me in a gentle tone. "Mhmm." I said, suddenly comforted by him. He leaned over and gave me a hug. It was like that throughout middle school. He was a god friend of mine. Then he started at a different school in high school.

End of flashback.

I jerked back into reality when I realized we were at the Cullen house. I unbuckled my seatbelt and went to climb out. Edward was suddenly at my door, opening my door and helping me out. I smile, mumbled thanks, and blushed. He led me inside.

Emmett and Rose went and sat in the love seat, and Jasper went to sit in the recliner. Alice sat in his lap. She grinned up at him. So I chose a movie, put it in, then sat on the couch. Edward sat right next to me. Like, super close.

As the movie started, I realized that I was cold. I grabbed he blanket on the end of the couch. As I reached for it, Edward noticed what I wanted and grabbed for it too. As we both leaned to get the blanket, our hands brushed. As soon as I felt his touch, a jolt of electricity shot through my hand. Surprised, I pulled my hand back quickly. I immediately blushed a deep red, hoping he didn't notice. He apparently didn't and proceeded to put the blanket over both of us.

I looked around the room, drinking in the scene. Glancing over at Em and Rose, they were making out heavily. I turned to Ali and Jasper. She was looking at him, and he her. He looked at her so adoringly, so lovingly. She pecked him on the lips. He smiled lazily. I sighed. I wanted to have someone look at me that way. Edward must have heard my sigh, because he looked at me, confused. I just shook my head, slightly embarrassed.

Pretty soon the movie was over. I headed to Ali's room, as did Rose and Alice. We started talking about Alice and Jasper. The things she said about him made my heart hurt. I wanted someone like Alice now had. She declared that 'Jazzy' and she were dating. I smiled. Then, the smile quickly fell from my face as I realized that they had just asked me about my feelings for Edward. They had noticed me looking at him. Great.

"Well, he's nice. And incredibly sweet. Altogether different from the dork I knew before," I laughed. Alice looked at me like she knew I wasn't telling her everything. She stared for a moment.

"Now what do you really think?" she asked.

I grinned, there wasn't any way to get passed Alice. "He's perfect. I like him a lot, already. Well, not a lot, but a little bit. He was really nice." I gushed until we all fell asleep.

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I had woken up at some point in the middle of the night. I looked at the clock. Four thirty. My throat was dry, so I headed to the kitchen. I knew it was a bad idea for the clumsiest person ever to try and walk down the stairs in darkness, but I tried anyway. And as predicted, I stumbled down the stairs. I felt myself fall, so I closed my eyes, waiting for the impact. It never came. Instead, I felt two strong arms at my waist, holding me up. I felt that electric shock and immediately knew who helped me.

"What are you doing?" he whispered, his cool breath tickling my neck. I struggled to stand up right, my legs had just turned to jelly and my heart was about to leap out of my chest.

"Getting water." I said, blushing. I went and got it, with Edward right behind me. I had just put my cup in the sink, when I turned to fully look at Edward. I couldn't see him well though. I just said goodnight, and headed back to Alice's room. I thought I heard him mumble something about beauty, but I wasn't sure. I just went back to bed, and immediately fell asleep. I slept dreamlessly.