Hi, this is my second fanfic, im still writing my first (alternative new moon ending) but i wanted to get this up ASAP oh by the way, although this is set in forks, which is in America, im English so i have based the school on mine so if the school seems unrealistic then i apologize.

but other than that: disclaimer - i don't own twilight!! if i did i wouldn't be writing this!

and now, enjoy!

Chapter 1 – first impressions

"Hey!" I complained when Keira pushed me out of the way, sending me sprawling out all over the bed, so she could stand in front of the mirror and colour her eyelids in purpley-black and to smear all sorts of various other face products over her skin. Her face was now more make up than actual skin, she might as well make a mask that she could take off every day and put back on in the morning, it would be a lot less hassle than the routine she currently went through every morning.

"I didn't know the I've–just–been–punched–in–the–face look was back," I retorted sarcastically.

"It's Smoky eyes," she corrected, you could even hear the capital "S".

"Smoky eyes?"

"It adds a bit of mystery," she defended herself.

"Mystery? Keira, we live in Forks, everyone already knows who you are, they've known you since practically form birth, mind you, they might not be able to recognise you buried under there," I waved my hand in front of her face, "hey, you are still alive in there aren't you... hello...?"

She slapped my hand away and continued increasing the thickness of her eyelids from a millimetre to a metre. I sighed and raked my fingers through my still wet hair, It was all I could be bothered to do with my awkward hair at that moment. Once I decided my hair was acceptable enough for school, I went downstairs to get some cereal.

I sat perched on the edge of the hard, wooden seat with my legs pulled up in front of me and one hand was absently fiddling with the tattered hem of my jeans. I looked over my empty bowl and stared out the window, savouring the momentary quiet.

Keira came thumping down the stairs, on the phone but also frantically looking for something. I sighed and went to put my bowl in the sink, it was bad enough that she had her phone in her hand.

"Bella, have you washed my red top?" she demanded.

I thought about it, I recalled that I had put it into the washing machine, but I don't think it had got further than that, "erm... I think its in the washing machine."

"Ugh! Just perfect!" she stomped upstairs after throwing her phone at me, I managed to dodge it and picked it up off the counter. She was being way to liberal with throwing her phone lately, she was trying to break it so she had a valid excuse for getting a new one.

I shook my head, it was beyond me how she could wear that top to school, I would feel so... naked. Though now I thought about it, there was that family from Alaska starting school today, a family with – dun dun dunn – boys! That meant that Keira was going to be in flirt overdrive today at school, she just couldn't miss a chance to increase her popularity, sometimes – well most of the time really – I was amazed we were twins.

Me and my sister were almost complete opposites, I had limp brunette hair and her hair was bouncy and artificially blonde – had our dad even noticed that she'd dyed her hair? I was pathetically pale and she was nut brown (although that was probably more to do with the extortionate amounts of self tan she applied to her skin every night rather than genetics) I was shy and liked the quiet and she was the most popular person in school, in fact I was mostly referred to as Keira's sister. That got annoying but I was way past caring by now.

I checked my phone, I had plenty of time before I needed to drag Keira out to my truck, aka Keira's personal taxi. I went upstairs and brushed my teeth, I looked in the mirror and saw the same purple bruise I had spotted yesterday, probably from catching Lottie awkwardly in gym. Keira had suggested covering it up with make up – why was make up her answer to everything? well, that or a mini skirt and a low cut blouse – but I had none and I knew better than to ask to borrow hers.

It was 7:30, I grabbed my keys from the bottom of my bag and marched determinedly up the stairs calling "Keira, we need to leave for school now!"

I looked in our bedroom, and sighed. She would be in the bathroom, with the door locked. I sighed again, I was immune to the irritation this used to be, just like I was over the fact that most of my clothes were from the charity shop, and that I was the one doing all the housework for everyone, and the washing really does mount up. I never felt like Cinderella though, I was never forced to do anything by a wicked stepmother, it was just that dad was always away and I was the only one mature enough to do what needed doing around the house.

I knocked on the door, "go away I'm not ready!" she shouted in reply.

"The new people are starting school today, and you are going to miss making your famous first impression on them," I warned.

"Okay, okay I'm coming, sheesh, get a grip."

I could hear the plastic clattering of her many make up brushes being hurriedly piled back into her make up bag. I knew she was coming so I went downstairs and got the truck ready and all warmed up for her majesty's arrival.

It was a warm day for Forks, the truck was warm in no time. I cast my eyes to the sky, it looked good, I wasn't expecting blue skies, and I didn't get any, but the permanent cloud that hovered over Forks was a light grey today, it was spread very thin making the day bright but the light was still diffused somewhat. It would be dry.

Finally Keira arrived and I drove us to school. It was a quiet ride, Keira was making some last minute adjustments to her appearance and I was concentrating on driving. I made the customary drop off just out of sight of the school gates, after all, she couldn't be seen arriving in a rusted Chevrolet that was old enough to belong to a museum. Keira went to get into the shiny black Audi that was parked in front of us. I had asked her one day why they don't just pick her up from the house but she said they didn't want to waste money on the extra petrol.

I drove round and parked in one of the few remaining places left in the car park. I had English first and that was around the back of the school, so I set off knowing I wouldn't see my friends until break, then I had biology with Angela.

I settled into my seat in the back of the class and waited for the teacher to decide there were enough people here so that the lesson was actually worth starting. A small crowd of people ambled through the door and then the lesson started.

We were about to get started on the task the teacher set, I was deliberately making eye contact with Katie, planning to go be her partner, when two unfamiliar people entered the room. There were only three spaces left, the small one with dark, spiky hair went immediately to sit next to Katie, and the one I couldn't take my eyes off since he walked into the room walked straight past Lauren – she was glaring resolutely at the front of the classroom – and sat next to me.

It took me a second but I finally managed to speak, "er... hi, I'm Bella swan," I stammered pathetically.

"Hi, I'm Edward Cullen," he replied, turning to look at me properly and I was immediately lost in a sea of liquid gold.

After a few seconds of staring into his eyes with inappropriate intensity, I searched for something clever to say, "didn't fancy sitting next to Lauren then?" I asked feeling like a complete idiot by then.

But he answered anyway, I was surprised he didn't laugh in my face or stand up and walk away disgusted, "no, she was a little too... hostile for me."

"Hostile... yeah that's a good way to describe her," shut up Bella, shut up!

"Is she always like that?"

"Yeah pretty much."

I smiled, I wouldn't have to move now next to Katie, and she already had a partner, so it wasn't like I was abandoning her, and I was so looking forward to being Edward's partner. He really was beautiful, if that word could be used for a guy.

We turned our attention to English then for the lesson – I had a little, okay a lot of trouble with that, I would keep getting distracted by his eyes... his lips... his hair... his arm occasionally brushing mine...

The lesson passed quickly, much, much too quickly and we started packing up laboriously. At least there was a twenty minute break between this lesson and the next, unless he didn't want to stand with me and my friends in break. It was cold outside so most people usually stood inside, some people liked to sit down and rushed to get seats along the corridors but me, Angela, Ben and Mike always went to lean against the radiator.

We were the last people out the door, but Edward's sister was waiting for us, "Bella, this is my sister Alice, Alice this is Bella," Edward formally introduced us casually, oh what an oxymoron.

"Hi," I said kind of shyly.

"Hello Bella," she said enthusiastically, like we were already best friends, "It's nice to finally meet you."

"Okay, so do you want to stand with me and my friends this break? We usually get a spot right by the radiator," shameful, I was actually using the radiator as an incentive for them to spend break with us.

Just then Keira barged past me, and went to cling onto Edwards arm like he was an incredibly powerful magnet attracting only her. Then Keira was talking too fast to make any sense, but it seemed to be something about him going to sit with her friends over break, and probably every break after that... Normally I wouldn't've said anything, even if it was Edward Cullen she was all over, except that he looked like an extremely disgusting and poisonous snake was slithering up his arm and about to bite him.

I was wondering what I could say to my sister – who lives to ignore me in public – to get her to go away. Then I spot a miracle crawling down the wall next to me, it was big and solidly black, definitely enough to produce a scream from Keira. Yet it was small enough to not make me cringe away from it. After shooting a sly look at Keira and Edward who both had the same expressions on their faces, Edward was still looking into the eyes of an extremely poisonous snake, and Keira was trying for puppy dog eyes while also trying to be alluring and fluttering her eyelashes so fast it looked like she was trying to blow him away with eye-power alone.

I quickly scooped up the spider and walked up to stand just behind Keira. I knew I was going to pay for this later, I only hoped it would be back at home with no one – especially not Edward – watching.

"Keira?" I said to get her attention.

She looked back at me with an ugly scowl on her face and as she turned I shoved the spider into her face. As predicted, she let out a blood curdling shriek and ran away literally faster than her legs could carry her – she tripped over once on the completely flat and even floor.

We all watched her for a second, stunned by the extreme force of her reaction. Then we all burst into hysterical laughter.

It took us a minute to recover but then Edward turned to me in earnest, "thanks, I really owe you one, Bella," he looked straight into my eyes and I literally melted on the spot.

"No problem" I muttered dazed, if they noticed, they were polite enough not to say anything but I could just imagine what they were thinking.

"Okay," I said after staring into Edward's eyes, and strangely, him staring back into mine.

I reluctantly turn away to lead them to the radiator, but out of the corner of my eye I saw his face crumple into a frown. Oh god, all my worst fears were actually true, he had just been hiding his disgust for me. Was I dying? It felt like it.

I hoped I didn't have biology with him next lesson, or any other lessons with him for that matter. It would be absolutely horrible sitting there, crushing – and it was definitely the start of a crush even though I had just met him an hour ago – on the guy next to me, who also is repulsed by me.