A/N: im deleting my other story. i just dont feel it anymore. im making a new one.

btw, i dont own twilight or the characters. i wish i did. sigh

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Chapter One

Cynthia Carroway stood awkwardly in front of the classroom. Her eyes scanned the room for an empty seat. She inwardly rejoiced when her eyes landed on an empty seat beside a pretty girl who was talking with an unbelievably handsome guy.

She slowly made her way to the pair, not noticing the stares she was attracting. She tentatively smiled "Uhm, could I sit here? This is the only seat left." The girl immediately grinned "Sure, I'm Bella. That's Edward." her tone was welcoming. More welcoming than the other girls she had met that day.

"Hi, I'm Cynthia" she replied shyly, gracefully slipping into the seat. Edward nodded towards her and then called Bella's attention back to him. He wasn't being rude, he just wanted to Bella's attention on him. Bella gave one final smile to Cynthia and continued their conversation from where they left off.

Cynthia didn't mind being left alone. She was actually relieved. She didn't need to go through awkward conversations with them.

She opened her bag and took out a sketch pad and a pencil. She looked around her, the guys in her class were glancing her way and winking when she caught their eye and the girls were either glaring at her or smiling shyly. She then looked at the couple beside her. They looked so perfect and at ease around each other. They were speaking quietly and Bella laughed at something Edward said.

They were the perfect models.

Cynthia let a small smile slip on her face as her pencil flew across the page of her sketch pad. She drew the girl like she saw her, sweet and pretty. She drew the guy as he seemed, intimidating and handsome but loving. She was so caught up in her drawing she didn't notice the class was over.

"Cynthia, right?"

She looked up and saw Edward staring right at her. She blushed, not because of him but because she was caught drawing them. Edward looked at her weirdly but waited as she packed up her stuff into her canvas bag.

She looked at him expectantly and waited for him to speak. Edward cleared his throat "Well, Bella wanted to ask if you wanted to sit with us." She was surprised. She didn't know Bella but she wanted her to sit with them? Bella must be really nice, she though. But she knew not to look a gift horse in the mouth.

She grinned excited "Sure" She followed Edward out of the classroom where Bella was waiting for them. She was talking to an unbelievably beautiful girl who looked just as friendly as Bella.

She grinned when she saw Cynthia "Hey! I'm Alice" Instead of shaking her hand, Alice hugged her. Taken aback by such friendliness, Cynthia let out a surprised grin "I'm Cynthia. Call me Cyn." She replied with just as much enthusiasm. Alice grinned and looped her arm around Cyns arm and guided. "So tell me where you're from." She spoke to her like they had known each other their entire lives.

Alice's happiness was so contagious Cyn didn't feel like an outsider anymore. She pursed her lips and thought before she replied "All around actually. But my home is in New York."

Alice's eyes lit up "New York! Wow, Forks must seem so dull if you've come from New York. Tell me about it." She gushed happily. Cyn was just as happy to talk about her home. She had lived there in the lap of luxury. Her father was a producer of Broadway shows and had made a hit with his play based on witches. Her mother was a highly prestigious doctor who lived more in the hospital than in their large Fifth Avenue penthouse.

As she told her about her life Alice asked her why she left it. "I mean, your life just sounds so interesting." Cyn smiled politely "Well, I just needed a break." Alice nodded but didn't pursue the topic any further. She quickly asked her about her friends. She grinned, "My best friend was Anna, she was my childhood friend. And then there's Chloe, Erik, Chance, Mimi, and David."

Alice nodded again "Do you have a boyfriend?" she asked her, her eyes wide with curiosity. Cyn shook her head, "Nope." She said it like it was just a fact of life, and in a way it was. Because so many boys would love to be with her, but she believed her soul mate was out there.

They reached the lunchroom and Alice opened the door for her. Cyn gazed around in awe. The room was so full of life and people. She could feel the heat of their gazes on her skin. They wondered who she was and why she was with the beautiful Cullens. They wondered if she was to be another Bella. Another pretty girl among the extraordinarily beautiful Cullens.

They walked to a long table where five people sat. Edward and Bella sat on the end of the table and Alice sat beside Edward. Bella motioned to Cyn to sit beside her. As she sat down she put her bag on the table and a corner of her sketch book fell out.

She went to hide it but they eyes of Alice were quicker. "Oh! You didn't tell me you draw. Can we please see it?" Edward and Bella leaned forward, interested. And embarrassed, she took it out and opened it. On the first page, she drew her dog sleeping on the rug in her living room.

Their eyes widened "Wow." Alice said, voicing out the thoughts of all three of them.

"You're amazing." Bella said her eyes glued to her drawing. Cyn flipped the page and the next drawing was of a guy in the subway listening to his ipod. They were silent with awe. She hesitated on flipping the page, but with the encouraging look Edward sent towards her, she flipped it.

Silence.

Edward and Bella looked at the drawing and then to her, as if waiting for an explanation. She smiled helplessly. Alice just grinned at her. "That's beautiful!" she exclaimed. She turned to see what Bella and Edward's response was.

They were stunned. But finally Edward cleared his throat and asked "Did you draw this when we were in class?" Cyn nodded and looked to see their reaction. Bella seemed to recover from her surprise. She chose her words carefully in her head and when she was done she whispered to me "Can I keep it?"

A laugh. Cyn laughed, something that sounded like bells. A sound that drew the attention of the other five people sitting at the table.

"Sure." Cyn replied, just happy that they didn't think she was weird for drawing them without their permission. She carefully ripped the page from her sketch book and handed it to Bella.

Bella grinned in reply and carefully handed it to Edward. He took it from her and put it safely in one of his books so that it wouldn't wrinkle.

"Bella"

This came from the other end of the table. Cyn turned and was met with a cocky grin from one of the boys. She thought he looked cute, but she had known a lot of cute guys. And none of them, including this guy, was her soul mate.

She turned away uninterested, hoping he would take a hint. He didn't.

"Bella, who's your new friend?" he persisted.

Bella smiled apologetically at Cyn, "She's new, her names Cyn." Bella didn't want to be rude to Mike but she saw how Cyn barely glanced at him. She knew Cyn wasn't interested.

"Cyn." Mike called again. Slowly, deliberately Cyn turned to Mike, a small smile on her face. "Hello" she greeted, she didn't want to seem bitchy on her first day, so she sent Mike a smile, hoping he didn't take it the wrong way.

Unfortunately, he did. Fueled by her smile, he stood up from his seat in the far corner and sat beside Cyn. "I'm Mike" he held out his hand to her. She took it with a small smile and noted his hand was unusually smooth for a man.

She liked her men more rugged. She dropped his hand and turned to her sketchpad again. She looked at Alice who looked like she had trouble keeping a straight face. "Alice, could I draw you?"

Alice happily agreed with one condition "As long as you let me keep it" Cyn didn't feel bad giving away her drawings. She knew art was a gift you had to share with others. Cyn turned to Mike "It was nice meeting you." She said with a tone of finality.

Mike, sour that he had been rejected, turned to the other people in the table and started a conversation.

Edward and Bella smiled at each other, happy that they had made a new friend. Bella leaned back on Edward and carelessly looked at Cyn as she worked on Alice's portrait.

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A/N: im gonna update as soon as possible. im already done with the2nd and 3rd chapter.

lotsa love,

TMF