Love Like This

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, never have, never will… (sob!)

Note: This is my story Love like this. It my first all human story. And It actually being redone a bit thanks to my beta. So here's the first chapter, redone just a bit.

1
Hello new guys!

(Bella's POV)

I sat on the top of an outside picnic table as I waited for my three best friends. Alice Brandon, Rosalie Hale, and Renesmee Cullen. They were absolutely the greatest friends anyone could ever ask for.

Alice was a bit of a shopping maniac, but she was like a sister. She was short and we teased her by saying she was a pixie, but you did not get her mad or face the consequences.

Rosalie -we call her Rose- She doesn't take crap from anybody and is a take charge kind of person. She also has every guy she meets wrapped around her finger and is confident about it.

Renesmee could be a little impatient about things, but she was sweet and loved to have fun. She liked being laid back sometimes and read books like me. She was probably the most athletic out of all of us as well.

And then there's me; Bella Swan. I always thought of myself as a little plain standing next to my three friends. They were gorgeous and confident and I was nothing like that.

I've never had a boyfriend and wasn't interested in any of the guys here. I'd made up my mind a long time ago about that subject,all I needed were my best friends.

The four of us lived in Forks, Washington. One of the most rainiest and boring places on earth! It was cloudy right now and school hadn't started yet. I've lived my whole life with my mom and dad; Renee and Charlie.

I had met Alice, Rose, and Renesmee in fourth grade. Rose currently lived with me because her parents had practically abandoned and disowned her. Alice lived a block away from us with her family.

As for Renesmee, she lived with her aunt Esme. Her parents had died the month before we met her and her aunt Esme was a well known renovator all through Washington.A roomer was going around that her uncle Carlisle -a doctor- was coming back to Forks with their three sons.
Renesmee had made it official that the rumors were true and we were going to meet her cousins. She had been stubborn and refused to tell us anything about her seventeen year old male cousins.

I'm sure I wouldn't be interested, but my friends hoped otherwise. I rolled my eyes at the thought and then heard my friends arrival. I looked up to see a glossy red BMW driving into the school parking lot.

The top was down and Disturbia by Rhianna was blaring from the radio. It was Rose and she had parked her car next to my old red Chevy.
She had gotten a load of money with her parents leaving her; part of the whole government thing. She had used that money to buy that beauty of a car.

The radio cut off and Alice -who sat in the back- sat on the top of her seat to get a good view to where I was. You see what I mean when I say I'm plain to them?

Alice has short black spiky hair, blue eyes, and a perfect petite body and of course she always dresses like a model. Rose had long shiny blond hair and blue eyes and was made for the runway. Renesmee had long curly bronze hair and chocolate brown eyes, she seem to have dimples everywhere.
Me? I had chocolate brown hair and big brown eyes, they were like mirrors, I was thin, but didn't compare to them.

"Bella! Weren't you suppose to ride with us today?!" Alice shouted, not caring who was looking at her in the parking lot. I smiled and hollered back "I was not waiting forRose for another ten minutes to put her make up on!"

Renesmee let out a peel of laughter and hopped out of the car, not bothering to open her door. "How else is she suppose to hide the fact she's really the creature from the black lagoon?" Renesmee teased.

"Your dead!" Rose exclaimed getting out of the car and Renesmee dashed over to me. Alice hopped out of the car and jogged after them as Renesmee reached me. She jumped on the wooden plank that was a seat and tried to jump on the table, but Rose caught her by the hair.

"You ever say that again and you'll lose all that pretty hair of yours" Rose threatened before she let go of Renesmee's hair. Being perfectly balanced as she is, Renesmee did not fall off the plank and sat by me on the table.

Alice had joined us and was laughing. When she composed herself she turned to Renesmee. "Do we get to meet your fascinating cousins today?" Alice arched her eyebrow as she sat on the plank near my feet and Rose sat by Renesmee's.

"Maybe, Maybe not" Renesmee shrugged. "You are so unfair!" I muttered and gave her a playful shove. "Oh well" Renesmee said in a singsong voice.

We talked for a while as the parking lot filled with kids and cars. I saw Renesmee smile when a new shiny silver Volvo came speeding into the lot. It parked in a vacant space two slots down from my Chevy.

Alice and Rose let out a low whistle. "Nice car" I muttered in appreciation. "Girls, get ready to meet the Cullen boys" Renesmee said as if she were an announcer. The three of us leaned forward in anticipation as the driver, passenger, and one of the back doors to the Volvo opened.
It was easy to see each of them were over six foot.

I caught sight of the one coming from the back seat because he was the largest. He was tall and his body was wrapped in muscles, he had a huge smile on his face that seem to make him more menacing, he had curly brown hair and blue eyes that seem to laugh.

I looked at the one that had come from the passenger seat and saw he was a bit shorter, he had blond hair and blue eyes, he seem to have a relaxed look to his face and his muscles were a little less defined.

The driver stole my breath away. He was a good 6'2, he had the same bronze hair as Renesmee, but his had that messy just-got-out-of-bed look, he had bright green orbs as eyes and he was as muscled as the blond.

My eyes widened and I was a deer caught in head lights. I gulped and stayed frozen. Then Renesmee shouted as she stood up "Edward, Emmett, Jasper! Over here!" I jumped. "What's up with you, Bella?" Alice asked noticing my actions "Just deep in thought" I lied.
I was a terrible liar and I'm sure Alice would've pressed for more informationif Renesmee's cousins hadn't come up to us. "This is Edward, Emmett, and Jasper" Renesmee pointed to each of them. The big one was Emmett, the blond guy was Jasper, and the one that made my heart stop was Edward.

They greeted us and we greeted them right back. "I'm Alice" she chirped, really only looking at Jasper. "I'm Rosalie, my friends call me Rose" Rose said, pretty much ogling Emmett who seem to be ogling her right back.

I had been avoiding Edward's gaze, afraid he'd catch me watching him. So when I looked up I was surprised he was looking at me. I blushed and tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. "I'm Bella" I told them in a small voice. "I think this school year just got a lot more interesting" I heard Emmett whisper to Jasper. He stifled a laugh and Edward shook his head while smiling.

Renesmee rolled her eyes and hopped off the table. We all got up from the table as Renesmee pushed past her cousins. "I have to go meet Jacob before class" Renesmee said referring to her boyfriend. She looked at her cousins "Try not to get lost until lunch, we'll see you there" Renesmee dashed off after that.

"Well, we've got to get to the administration office" Jasper announced as Rose and Alice started off to their classes. They guys were headed off as I grabbed my bag and it fell open. "Crap!" I muttered and bent down to pick up my stuff. I suddenly saw two white hands grabbing some of my books and stacking them. I looked up to see Edward on his knees, helping me.

I grabbed my history paper absently as my gaze locked with Edward's. We both stood up without speaking as I stuffed my papers into my bag. I looked at Edward and he handed me my books.

"Thank you" I said a little frantically. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I thought to myself. "No problem" Edward said warmly and flashed me a crooked smile. My heart melted as I zipped my bag up.

"Does that happen a lot?" Edward asked pointing to my bag. I grimaced and looked up at him "Kind of…either that or I end up tripping" Why did I say that? I thought, scolding myself eternally. Edward laughed and it was music to my ears. "Well, then feel free to call if you need help" he smiled that crooked smile and I couldn't help but smile like an idiot back. I found the courage to answer "Maybe I will" Edward's smile turned to a smirk and he raised an eyebrow at me.

"See you around, Bella" Edward was still smirking as he walked back to his waiting brothers. I felt giddy inside.
I had just had a conversation with the hottest guy I'd ever seen. Yes!

There it is.