A/N: okay...so this is my first ever attempt at posting anything ever on here! This is actually my friend/ex-roommates (Mrs. Cap'n Jack)'s story and we've decided to write it together...so I'm not stealing this from her, I swear! lol...I haven't written any more on it but I was excited when I finished this chapter last night and thought I would post it and see what kind of response I got...just outta curiosity sake... so...enjoy the first chapter! :D

...oh right...I don't own any of the characters and all that jazz... :)

Chapter One:

First Day

I know most teenagers say that their lives are horrible and in their eyes, it's just down right tragic, but my life couldn't possibly get any better. (Note the sarcasm at the end there…) I just moved to the worst place in the world…Forks, Washington. Now, I'm all for being goofy and random, but seriously…what were these people on when they named a city 'Forks'?! Okay, so that was a bit extreme. It's not a 'city'…it's a hole…no! A puddle! I had to move from nice, pretty, sunny Phoenix to this horrible little town where it rains almost 24/7! Great…I can't wait.

Well, I guess I really didn't have to move here. It was my choice. So, I guess I really have no room to complain being that it was my idea. Dang…oh well.

My mother just got remarried and even though she will never say it, moreless admit it to herself, she wants to have some space just for her and her new husband, Phil. So, I decided to move in with my dad, Charlie. I guess that means "Goodbye, beautiful sun… hello rain" for me. *sigh*

I'm not real close with my dad, which is why I mostly call him Charlie. Although, I wouldn't call him that to his face. Intentionally anyways. But if there's one thing that's really good about Charlie, he's a lot like me. He doesn't feel the need to fill silence with random, small talk or feel like he has to spend every waking minute making sure I'm okay and not lonely. We've always just kind of done our own thing during the day and then meet up for dinner. It's been that way every summer I've visited, but now…things are a little more permanent than two weeks.

To make matters even better (again, with the sarcasm), I have to transfer schools. Today is my first day at Forks High School and I know absolutely nobody in this puddle of a town but yet oddly enough, everybody wants to be my friend. I don't really think of myself too much as a loner, but it really doesn't bother me to be alone either. If I were the new kid at a school in Phoenix, no one would have paid attention to me. Just see that I'm another face in the crowd. I would have killed for that kind of thing! But of course not…not in this town! Although, I'm trying to keep positive, after all, this was my decision to move here. Well, on the bright side of things, I don't have to try hard to make friends around here. This one guy, Mike Na—something-er-other, was one of the first to notice me…or stalk me, I'm not sure which yet. He keeps following me around and asking if I need help finding anything. I'm polite to him and occasionally accept his help even though I'm pretty sure I could find my way to Math by myself. He seems really nice but his extended glances are really starting to make me uncomfortable. Jessica, a girl who introduced herself to me in class, is similar to Mike in the 'I can help you with anything' gig, but is, of course, female and talks quite a bit more. From the conversation, mostly Jessica sided, I've gathered that she really likes Mike and that I shouldn't go anywhere near him, which won't be a problem with me.

Even though it's still before lunch on my first day at this school, I can already tell this is going to be a very long senior year.

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I sat in class, trying to avoid the constant stares of others around me when I heard someone come and sit at the desk beside me.

"Hi", a very bubbly voice said, "You must be Bella. I'm Alice."

I stared at her, a bit scared that she was so perky and happy, and wondered how she knew my name. Noticing my confusion, she said "Oh. I just heard that I wasn't the only new kid here and kept hearing the name Bella. I assumed it was you because I recognize the 'new kid, I'm scared' look. I just started here as well. So, where you from?" I could tell, like I did with Jessica, that I wouldn't have to contribute much to a conversation with this girl either.

"Oh, uh…yeah, I'm Bella, and Phoenix, AZ. What about you?" I asked.

"Oh…well, I'm actually from Forks. My mother likes to home school us kids. She says it helps you to learn more because there isn't as many detractions like boys or whatever but…I don't really think that's going to be much of a problem here," she said as she looked around the room with a slight look of disgust on her face. I couldn't help but laugh a little at that.

Classes at this school were boring but thankfully, this was the last class of the day. I kept that in mind as I came to this class I was sitting in, but as I sat here talking with this girl, I thought 'Maybe this school won't be so bad after all'.

"So…Alice, you said you were home schooled?' She nodded. "Can I ask why you aren't anymore?' I was almost afraid to ask, thinking she might think I was being intrusive.

She laughed at my hesitation. "Its silly really. I want a graduation, like an actual graduation. I've seen my families 'graduation ceremonies' and even though they go much quicker than traditional high school ones, I'd rather get my diploma from here rather than my mother handing me mine saying 'congrats'. My older brother, Edward, thinks I've lost my mind." Alice rolled her eyes and sighed. "He always laughs at me because I have to get up at six o'clock every morning. He infuriates me so much sometimes."

"I wish I had siblings. Life can be lonely when you're the only child, and well, let's face it, there's only so many times you can blame things on the cat."

Alice laughed. "Oh, well…you can have Edward. I won't miss him much." She teased.

I laughed as I imagined bringing home this Edward in a cardboard box like you would with a new puppy. "So, how many siblings do you have? I'm assuming at least one since you mentioned…Edward, was it?"

"Yeah…Edward's my brother. I normally don't claim him but today I'm feeling extra generous," she laughed. "Technically, Edward is my only brother but Mom and Dad adopted Emmett when he only one. So, I guess that means I have two. Emmett tends to be more protective of me then Edward does. Don't get me wrong Edward would defend me if necessary, but Emmett can just scare them away with one look. Let's just say, I haven't exactly had many boys to the house because of just rumors of him floating around," Alice sighed, "so, it's a bit hard trying to date anyone." I laughed as I imagined this brother she spoke of.

"So," Alice looked at me very seriously now as if she were a father interrogating his daughter's potential boyfriend. "Now onto the most important question of the day…do you like to shop?" She asked as we walked to the parking lot toward our vehicles. I had been so wrapped up in this conversation that it took me this long to realize that we weren't in the classroom anymore, headed out of the building and toward freedom…for the rest of the day, anyways.

My first day at Forks High was over. 'Thank you, God,' I thought as I looked toward the sky with what I'm assuming was a very grateful look on my face.

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Okay!!! that's the first chapter! what do ya'll think?? reviews would be absolutely lovely :)