Chapter one
BPOV
I raced through the woods, not looking back. I knew someone was after me, but who? All I knew was that I was being chased and that I didn't want to get caught. But I was slow. Suddenly, I tripped over a twig and fell forward. I expected to get the impact, but it never came, instead I felt someone behind me. I turned around and what I saw amazed me. It was the most beautiful face on Earth. It was a goddess and then he smiled. All of a sudden his smile turned to a frown and his hair got shorter. His eyes changed from a golden color to red.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep….
"5:30 a.m." read my alarm clock. Ugh. It was time to go to school.
I put on some jeans and a green shirt. I combed my hair and put it in a sloppy pony tail.
"Bella," my mom yelled from downstairs. My mom's name is Renee Sawn and my Dad's name is Charlie Sawn, the chief police at Forks, WA. My parents had gotten divorced when I was small for about two months. Then my mom came back and we haven't moved.
"Coming" I shouted back. I grabbed my book bag and my phone and headed downstairs. "What's for breakfast?"
"Pancakes," mom said.
"Morning, how's it going?" my dad said.
"Good, I'm late. I'll be back after cheer practice. I promise I won't be late." I said and headed out the door before they made me eat anything.
I got in my red Ferrari, and drove to school. I had won it this summer at the cheer finals because I was awarded the best in the state. I used to have walking problems but then my mom had forced me to do ballet for about five years. She had also forced me to play the piano, so I was pretty good. As I parked my car, I noticed a silver Volvo next to my spot and wondered who had gotten enough money to buy one. Maybe someone moved into town.
I got out of my car and locked it. Then, I heard many people call my name. I turned around and saw the rest of my cheer squad waving at me. I waved back. Even though I was the team captain, I didn't like hanging out with them. I walked towards Angela Weber, my best friend.
"Hey what's up?" I asked her as we walked to our first class.
"You wouldn't believe who just moved into the neighborhood."
"Who?" So the Volvo probably belonged to the new person.
"The Cullens. There are five of them."
I gasped. "No way," and as she told me the 'story' we walked to class.
I didn't see any of them throughout the day and at lunch I bought a lemonade bottle that I stashed away in my bag. I was sitting with my friends, just having a regular conversation about the latest movies when I spotted them.
There were five of them. Beautiful beyond description. I was looking at the one with the brownish red hair when he turned around and looked right through me. His eyes were golden brown and he was like a Greek God. Then, I remembered I had seen that face in my dream. I gasped and turned away. I got up and went to class. I was a sophomore and I went to chemistry class. I was doodling in my notebook when I heard the whole class gasp. I looked up to see him coming in through the door and have his paper signed. I noticed I was the only one without a partner. He would have to sit next to me. I moved my things and didn't look up.
He sat next to me and he went rigid. He was very stiff throughout the whole class. As the bell rang, he ran through the door. How weird, did I smell bad? I smelled my hair and it smelled like strawberries.
After the school day was over, and after cheer practice, I went jogging in the near by woods by my house. I did it regularly to keep in shape. After a couple of miles, I stopped to catch my breath. Then I heard a rustling sound near a bush and I stepped back.
"Hello?" I called. No answer.
I ran back as quickly as possible and then I got home, had dinner, took a shower, started my homework at six, and went to sleep at 10:00 p.m.
The next morning I expected to find the silver Volvo again but it was gone. During lunch, I looked over at their table, but he was gone. In chemistry, I expected him to come in late, but he was gone as well.
I went to school everyday hoping for him to come to school, but he never did. I wanted to know what was wrong. Why he was so acting so cold towards me the other day.
A week passed.
As I sat down in the cafeteria, I looked over at their table, after laughing at Mike's boring jokes; I caught him staring at me. I froze. He had come back. He looked curious, mad, frustrated, hungry, longing for something…he turned away. I looked down and got up. Time for chemistry.
EPOV
Who was this girl? She was beautiful. She was different. There was something about her that drew me in. I wanted to know more about her. I couldn't read her mind. It was frustrating. I looked over at her and saw her laughing. She was faking it. She wasn't a good liar, I could tell. Her friends seemed the regular kind. I was glad that at least she wasn't one of those cheerleaders who thought she could have me. She wasn't exactly skinny, but in shape. Again, I was glad she wasn't one of those girls who starved themselves to look good. She looked like a good person.
She looked right at me. She looked shocked. I turned away quickly. The bell rang.
When I got in the class room, there were still three minutes left, so I just sat down. She was already there. I turned around and hoped to make a good impression.
"Hello," I said in a conversational tone.
She turned to look at me and flushed. "Hi."
"I'm Edward Cullen, and you are?"
"Isabella Swan, call me Bella." She looked down again. Bella. What a beautiful name.
"Nice to meet you Bella. Sorry I left you without a partner, I had some family business to attend to."
"Don't worry about it." She said and looked straight at me.
She held my gaze until the teacher started talking.
"Today you will be comparing notes, so please don't fool around." He said.
"Since you're new, I guess you could look at my notes," She said and handed me some neatly written notes.
"Thanks," I said and pretended to copy them down.
"So, you just moved here?"
"Yes, my adoptive parents and my siblings and I moved from Alaska."
"Must be nice to live somewhere else than here."
"You don't like it here?"
"Not much. I don't have family anywhere else, so I guess I'm stuck here."
"Oh," I said. Her scent was mesmerizing.
That night I found her house and peeked through her window. She was peacefully sleeping. She had average things for a teenage girl, and it didn't show what she liked to do or her hobbies.
I looked at her like I haven't ever looked at anyone else. I think I was falling for a human.
AN: Okay, since she lived her whole life in Forks, her personality is different. She will change over the time to the Bella we know. If you have any suggestions or ideas review. Thanks .
