EPOV

As I waited in my Volvo, listening to the classical station, I saw a quick vision run through Alice's mind. I tried to focus on it, replaying it in my head, but I found I couldn't quite make out what, or who it was.

"What was that Alice?"

"I'm not sure, but I think it was the new girl that just moved into the old chief of police's house." She said as she hopped into the passenger seat and tossed her backpack onto the floorboard.

"A new girl, eh? At least there's gonna be a new talk of the town for a while!" Emmett beamed from the backseat. Of course, leave it to Emmett to believe that one human could ever take the spotlight off of my family for longer than a few days.

"Yep! And from what I can tell, she's really pretty. But for some reason, I can hardly get any kind of read on her." Alice got quiet then, focusing as hard as she could to see something more than the quick flash of a girl. A minute later, she blew out a huff of frustration, shaking her head. There's got to be a reason. Maybe she's not human…

I smiled at this, silently laughing at her, and she stuck her little tongue out at me. You can't deny that it's a possibility, Edward. I laughed at her again, out loud this time.

"Care to share?" Emmett said as he leaned his giant body between our seats.

"Well," she said as she turned to face him, "I keep trying to see her, but I only get a second, if that, and she disappears again. I've never had this much trouble seeing humans, even if I'm not particularly looking for them. But it's like she's only got one little blip of future on my radar."

Jasper leaned forward and rubbed Alice's shoulders, sending her waves of calm and reassurance.

"Huh." Emmet said as he leaned back and put his hand on Rosalie's. "Maybe she's a vampire."

"Yeah right," Jasper said as he turned to him, "do you think she wants a change of scenery or a pick from the buffet?" We all laughed then, as Emmett punched his arm from behind Rosalie's neck.

"Ha, ha, ha," Emmett retorted, "but seriously dude, what if she's a vegetarian like us, with some kind of gift, like a shield or something?"

"I don't think so," Alice said as she turned to them again, "If she had a shield that could block my visions, I wouldn't be able to see her at all. Plus, if she were a vegetarian, wouldn't we have met her already? The Denali clan doesn't know her, I can already see them telling us they've never seen her." She turned back in her seat then, furrowing her brow as she lost herself in the quick vision again.

"Well, we'll find out soon enough." Emmett said, giving up on the conversation.

The rest of the car ride was quiet, everyone lost in thought. I found it ridiculous when I heard Rosalie's jealousy screaming in her thoughts.

Who cares? So what if she's pretty, she has NOTHING on me!

I blocked everyone out then, just wanting to get the day over with. Every time someone new moves to town, it's all anyone can think about. Regardless of what Alice thinks, thoughts about this girl are going to get old really quick. It might be strange that Alice can't see her future, but I seriously doubt that she's a vampire. My guess is that Alice needs to take a mental break for a while. It's just nonsense!

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As we pulled into the school parking lot, I could already see her through people's thoughts as they fumbled into the front door.

Oh my God, she is sooo freakin' hot!

Wow. Just wow.

She's probably so stuck up she's blind…

I wonder if I can cop a feel without her noticing…

I was right. Although I'm usually always right, this wasn't something to be happy about. This was going to get old really quick. It never ceases to amaze me how small-town these kids are until someone new shows up. She might as well be an A-list celebrity, for all the thoughts people have about her. Yes, its days like these that make me wish I weren't a telepath. Hopefully she doesn't like attention, because although people will still think about her, it will die down quicker, but I seriously doubt it. Some humans can be shy, but with looks like those, I'd bet money she's as stuck up as Rosalie.

As I sat through my first three classes, I was constantly being bombarded with thoughts about her. She was attractive, and even I can admit, better looking than most girls at this school. I would say all, but my sisters attend this school as well, and it's likely impossible to beat a vampire in the looks category. She also had long, curly brown hair and brown eyes, which gave away that she wasn't a vampire, of course. I also plucked from the inconspicuously filthy mind of her third period teacher, Mr. Mayson, that her name was Isabella Swan. The minds of these humans were awful, if not completely grotesque. They consisted mostly of desire and jealousy, which was usual, but I was getting so annoyed by the end of my third class that I made a mental note of the very few people not thinking about her, moved them up in my book, and stopped listening all together.

After the bell, I made my way to the cafeteria and sat down next to Alice and Jasper at our usual table.

"So, any luck with the vision?" I asked, knowing full and well by her slumping posture that she didn't.

"I don't know Edward, why don't you read my mind and tell me!" she snapped back at me.

I immediately felt Jasper push waves of calm over the table as Emmett and Rosalie sat down.

"I'm sorry, Edward. I'm just so frustrated! I keep looking, but it's the same thing. She blinks, she breathes, she blinks, she breathes. It's infuriating! I can't even see what she looks like." She spat, dropping her fork on the table.

"Yeah, well I've been seeing her all morning. I wish people would think about something else." I said, pushing something green and disgusting around the tray.

Emmett, with a huge smile looked back and forth at us. "Don't you wish you could just be normal so you wouldn't have to be so grumpy about it? I'm really excited to see her! Oww! Sorry Rose."

"I definitely wish I was normal right about now. All these hormones are driving me crazy," Jasper added, "if I'm not wantin' to snatch Alice out of her seat and get out of here, I'm wantin' to smash in every guy that looks at her." Alice grabbed his hand and squeezed it reassuringly, as he looked at her with dark, lusty eyes

Just then, I heard Jessica Stanely's mind down the hallway. "She's coming," I said too low for human ears, "and Jessica Stanely is right behind her."