Alright, so I'm really excited to be starting this story! Mostly because it involves two things that I love- Twilight and history. I know that it's a bit short, but I promise that it will get longer as it goes along. The first few chapters are going to basically set up and explain things for the rest of the story, so I'm sorry if it seems a bit slow. I'm already working on the second chapter, so no worries! I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: The characters all belong to the wonderful Stephanie Meyer-I'm just borrowing them.

Chapter 1

May 1, 1941

(BPOV)

"I can not believe that she thinks we don't have enough potatoes! How much food do men have to eat before they're finally full! I mean, honestly!" Rose grumbled as we strolled down the busy sidewalk to Sherman's Groceries. We were sent out on a last minute food run by her mother for Rosalie and Emmett's engagement party.

"Don't fret, Rose, everything will be fine. I promise," Alice said soothingly.

I have been best friends with these girls as long as I can remember. Alice has always lived in the house across from mine and we could be found in her room playing dress up-her being the fashionable one. Rosalie had moved to Chicago when we were six, from Rochester, New York, next door to me. She was quiet at first, and flabbergasted every one who saw her due to her almost inhuman beauty. At the welcoming party my mother through for them, Alice had complimented Rose on her pretty sun-dress and we became inseparable. So that leaves me- the shy, thoughtful one. Nothing special in comparison to my friends.

"I know Alice, but I just want everything to be perfect when Emmett comes," Rose replied. She had met Emmett at a fair last April and it was love at first sight. She was more than surprised, after she thought they would never see each other again, when her father formerly introduced them at his bank's annual Fourth of July picnic as an intern under his watch. Finally, last weekend he proposed.

"He loves you so much, he wouldn't care if you only served beans," Alice said. Rose just turned and glared in response.

"Rose, just relax and trust Alice and everyone else who helped your mom to plan the party," I said.

"Okay, okay," she sighed, locking her arms around mine and Alice's as we walked into the store.

We quickly breezed through the aisles, grabbing all the items on the shopping list, paid, and rushed back to Rose's home. Once we walked in through the kitchen door, our mothers picked up the bags we carried in and flew into the kitchen. We followed suit, throwing on our aprons and assisting in speedily preparing the rest of the food.

"Rosalie, what time did Emmett say he would be picking his cousin up from the airport," asked her mother, Margaret, while putting more appetizers in the oven.

"Around 5:30."

"What time is it now," Alice's mother, Patricia, inquired.

"It's 4:45 now, so they'll arrive in about an hour," replied Cynthia, Alice's sister, bouncing into the kitchen.

"Oh goodness, we still need to finish icing the cake! Renee-you, Bella, and Alice finish the food prep while Patricia, Cynthia, and I make sure the house is all cleaned up and that the table is stocked with utensils and napkins," Margaret said.

"Mom what about me," Rose cried.

"You, my darling daughter, are going up to your room to make sure that you look perfect for your loving fiancé. I don't think he would want to kiss a cheek with flour smeared on it," she teased. Rose just smiled and bounded up the stairs.

"Now everyone hurry, we only have forty-three minutes left!"

So that's it...until I get the second chapter up, that is. hahaha...love you all!