The Cullen's world is turned upside down when a new girl comes to town. Secrets will be revealed along with hearts being broken and major conflicts they must overcome.
WARNING: THIS STORY WILL HAVE MATURE CONTENT LATER ON IN THE STORY!!! IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT......GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!!!
DISCLAIMER: SM owns most of the characters............As for Twilight, she owns that as well........Maybe in my wildest wet dream...I'd own it!! PLEASE COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD GO ON!!
CHAPTER 1: Port Angeles
I had been driving all night!! My house was finally built and ready to move in! I found a nice piece of land that is very secluded. I really like my privacy. I just arrived in Port Angeles and checked into the hotel. I don't have any furniture yet, so I will have to take a couple of days to go and shop for everything I need. Everything else, that I owned, was in the trunk of my illegal Skyline. I hated the look on my parent's face when I decided that it would be best.....for me to move away from Salem. I never really did fit in there! I was picked on constantly, because of my illness. I couldn't help but think about all the cruel and unusual punishments I received from everyone else in school along with the horrified looks people gave me when we were walking down the street. I was glad I was able to leave all of that behind me. I was ready to start my new life. I was still sick, but I decided it was time to live my life the way I wanted. Just then, I realized that I was wandering again. I need to focus on the task at hand.....FOOD!
I noticed that there was a McDonald's right down the street along with an Italian restaurant. McDonald's will be much quicker.....I really need to get some rest. As I was driving into the parking lot, that's when I noticed all eyes were on me! What were they all staring at? They couldn't see me so it had to be my car. I made sure that I had the darkest tint possible on my windows. I wasn't much for attention...especially unwanted attention, so I hid behind the dark tint of my windows. I couldn't help but laugh at the reactions I received when I got out of the car. These days, if a person had a nice car, it was a male. Their girlfriends were preoccupied with making sure everyone saw them in their man's nice car. I was a complete opposite. The attention I did love was when everyone would think a man was driving the car. The looks on their faces were priceless. They were true Mastercard moments. It was great. They were already staring at the car...well...because it was a Skyline. These were illegal in the US. I would pull into a parking spot once I got to wherever I was going. As soon as the door opened up, all their jaws would hit the ground. I always tried to dress up when I wanted that sort of attention. I'd stick my foot out, of course wearing some platform heels of some sort (I hated stilettos....they were the devil! I almost broke my neck wearing a pair, so I just stuck to the platforms!). Once the guys would see the shoe, they were over by me in an instant asking questions about my car. When I started to explain my car, that's when they literally fell in love. You know them cartoons where the guy would have his chin propped up by his hands with a sappy, dreamy look on his face while his eyes popped out of his head in the shape of hearts? Yeah, that's what I received on a daily basis......except for today.
As I stepped out of my car, I could feel everyone's eyes on me. "That's who owns that car?" "How old is she?" "She looks really scrubby to drive a car that nice!" I wasn't sure where those thoughts were coming from until I saw them. They were all so beautiful! Who were they? As I examined them a little more, I noticed that they were all really pale. They all had the same gold colored eyes. Well, that threw out my theory of them being vampires....or could they be? Remembering what I'd been taught, vampires had blood red eyes from consuming human blood. Then, I remembered my theory I brought up in class one day, about vampires living off of animal blood. I referred to them as veggies, since it was a somewhat "special diet" for their kind. I also remembered being sent home for the day with that "ridiculous thought". When I told my parents about it, they said that they only heard rumors about vampires living as "veggies", they never seen them. My next question caught them off guard. I asked if they were also our mortal enemies. We always tried to protect those among us from these cannibals, but if they fed off of animals......were they also considered mortal enemies? My mother reassured that they were still dangerous, but since she never came into contact with them, she honestly couldn't tell me. That was something I would have to find out on my own if I was ever in that situation.
I didn't like the way they were just standing there gawking at me. I hated to be rude, but I was NOT in the mood for their stares. I didn't want the attention I was receiving, not only from them, but from everyone that literally stopped to stare. I was so tired that all I could muster up was an extremely dirty look. "What was that look for?" "What did we do to her?" They just didn't understand my situation. I proceeded into McDonald's to get my food so I could eat and get some sleep. As I was leaving, they were still standing in the same spot with the same dumbfounded look on their faces. I gave them another dirty look, not quite as harsh as the last one, started my car, and headed back to the hotel. I knew it was going to be a rough week. That's all the time I had to get my house in order and be ready for the first day of my senior year of high school.
I felt so much better today! I was very well rested and ready to get the keys to my newly built home. The realtor's office wasn't very far from my hotel, so it didn't take me very long to get what I needed from them. Now that I have my keys, I'm ready to take a look at the finished work. I pulled into my driveway to see a beautiful Grecian style home. I was so pleased with how it turned out!! It had a very rustic look to it with the large white pillars in the front. I felt my knees go a little weak when I walked inside. Cathedral ceilings with stained glass skylights. Beautiful. The rest of the house was open and spacious. I was already getting ideas on decorating. I had many different Grecian inspired paintings that would tie the whole house together. I may need a few more. Eeh...maybe not! Don't want to clutter the place. I knew now that it was time to go shopping. I jotted down some ideas for rugs and furniture and headed back out to my car. As I was leaving, I noticed that the dirt road went farther back. Does someone else live out here?
I shrugged the thought off. I need to focus on the task at hand. I was on my way to Seattle to get my furniture and anything else my house needed. As I wandered around the ferry, that's when I felt eyes on me. I decided to look around and try not to be obvious. I noticed a group of females. There were 3 of them. They all had the same color of eyes, almost a liquid gold. The funny thing is that that's all that tied them together. They didn't have any other similarities other than they were a bit paler than usual and ungodly beautiful. As I turned to walk away, that's when I heard it. "That's the girl that gave us them dirty looks yesterday!" I cringed at that thought. I wanted to go and apologize for my behavior, but decided against it. Let them come to me.
We were almost to Seattle when I heard "HEY YOU!" As I turned, the three of them were running towards me. "We don't have to do this! Why should we be nice to her? She gave us the dirty looks...remember?" I could already tell that the blond one didn't care for me. It was the short pixie looking one that had called me out.
"You must be the new girl in Forks! I'm Alice and this is my sister Rose and my mother Esme."
"Nice to meet you! I'm Tess. Sorry about the looks I gave you guys yesterday! I didn't mean anything by them! I had been driving all night and was super tired!"
"It's OK! We sort of figured you had a reason, with us staring at you and all! " Esme said.
"So what are you going to Seattle for?" Rose asked.
"Um, I actually need to get some furniture and things for my house." I said.
"How old are you?" they asked.
"I'm 17 going on 18."
Esme asked the worst question; "Where are your parents?"
"It's a long story! I'm emancipated!"
"Oh!" they all said in unison. They decided to leave it at that!
It was quiet and uncomfortable for a good 5 minutes. I don't think they really knew what to say about my situation. That's when I slipped up. Alice was wondering if I would be going to Forks High School. "Yes!" I replied. The looks on their face was priceless. Their jaws hit the floor, and that's when I realized that I answered her thought. Not her question. How was I going to get myself out of this mess I just created?
"Did you just answer my thought?" Alice asked. I was busted! They were going to think I was crazy if I told them the truth! How in the world was I going to get myself out of this hole?
"How in the world could I answer a thought in your head? I just noticed that they have an Olive Garden here! It's my favorite restaurant!" Smooth thinking Tess, I think you fooled them for now! Don't slip up again! They looked at me like I was crazy, so I just smiled and looked away. "Would you mind if we came shopping with you?" "We could help you decorate your house if you'd like!" "Esme is amazing when it comes to interior design!" Alice was getting excited and to my surprise, so was Rose. "Sure...why not!" I explained to them what my house looked like, and that I was going for a rustic Grecian theme. Esme was gushing. I guess she loved my ideas. When I told her about the cathedral ceilings and the stained glass skylights, her excitement boiled over. "Do you mind if I use your ideas for some of my own?" I told her I didn't mind, as long as she didn't copy the designs on my glass skylights. I have issues with things like that. I want things that are one of a kind. If someone copied my designs or styles, I would have to change it up...immediately.
As the day wound down, I was able to say that Alice, Rose, Esme, and I had a lot in common. Rose and I loved getting our hands dirty with our cars, Esme and I loved being artsy fartsy when it came to interior decorating and design, and Alice and I loved to shop.....for anything! This could be the start to a beautiful friendship! Now that I had bought everything I needed, we all decided it was time to head home. I had so much fun with the girls. It's been so long since I actually had this much fun. As the ferry pulled up to the pier, I turned to Alice, Rose, and Esme and thanked them for all of their help. "Where are you staying?" Esme asked. When they found out that I would be staying at the hotel, they were a bit outraged. "You must come and stay with us!" Alice said. Rose and Esme agreed. "You could meet the rest of our family!" How could I say no? "That will give us all a chance to get to know you better! You can tell us your story!" Alice was beside herself and beyond ecstatic. "I'll ride with you and show you the way to our home!" Alice said. "Let me stop by the hotel and check out and grab my things first." Oh boy, what did I just get myself into this time?