Authors Note: Okay this is my first story ever on fanfiction. So please R&R ! Tell me what you think, if I should continue or not. And sorry for the title, it's really cheesey. (: Also sorry for the begining part, it got all smushed together... ):

This is before Bella... Starts off in Jessica's POV, fyi.

Hope You Enjoy It!

by: That Face Of An Angel

* Morning Star *

Chapter One: Breathless

It was a cold and windy day, normal weather for the town where I live—Forks, Washington. But it wasn't a normal school day because that was the day I first caught sight of him. It was like my eyes could not leave his incredibly perfect, gorgeous face. His amazing bronze colored hair hardly moved in the wind, and his perfectly strait jaw line and nose left me breathless. He saw I was staring at him, and looked at me with his golden eyes; I quickly looked away, embarrassed. Mike caught me off guard, as he walked over to greet me. He couldn't even compare to this new family that just moved here, especially the bronze-haired boy. I did like Mike, a lot, as a friend I guess, but now, now I knew that he was the one I would dream about going to prom with; that boy, that amazingly-beautiful-perfect-golden-eyed-bronze-haired-boy. I sighed.
"Jessica?" Mike asked me, I had not even realized he was talking.
"Hmm?" I replied still fantasying about how he would say 'you look beautiful tonight.' as we slowly danced to the music playing on that warm summer evening in June, with the stars over our heads and the cicada's buzzing to the music of the night. I sighed again.
"Jessica!" Mike said again a bit louder, "Have you seen the new kids? They all look so, so..."
"Perfect?" I suggested.
"Well I was thinking more of… creepy."
How could Mike think that the bronze-eyed boy was creepy, and he had a family? I hadn't even seen them.

"You know… kind of unnatural," he said emphasizing unnatural.
"Whatever. I think he's perfect." I stared off, trying to find golden-eyes, but then the bell rang.

"We better get to class, come on Jessica!" Mike was pulling me by the arm "You don't want to be late, do you?" Mike questioned and I started walking.

No, I didn't want to be late. He might be in my class, and I have to make a good first impression. Maybe I would sit beside him so I started walking faster getting excited.

Crap! I slowed down when I remembered we just got seating arrangements and I sat next to Mike. I was thrilled a week ago when we sat beside each other, but now I was going to despise it.
I took my seat on the aisle in the middle row, and Mike sat next to me.
"Hey, Jessica did you get your homework done? I couldn't figure out..."
I just ignored Mike. I never realized how irritating he was. I tried to put all my focus into seeing the bronze haired boy walk through the door, until he finally did.
"This is English class, correct?" He asked the teacher. His voice sounded like melting honey, it made goose bumps spring up all over my arms. I smiled at him.
"Yes, you must be Edward Cullen, the new student, you can take a seat there in the back." Mr. Geoff said in grungy voice.
Edward Cullen. What a perfect name. I said the name softly to myself; he turned in my direction, like I had asked him a question. His eyes met mine again, but this time I didn't look away I smiled, again, as he walked past my seat to sit in the back.
I turned in my seat so I could get one more glimpse of Edward, but then Mike started talking to me again.
"Jessica stop staring at him, he probably thinks you're a freak."
Mike was really starting to get on my nerves, "Mike, maybe I think you're a freak, so stop talking to me." As I saw his facial expression change from teasing to hurt, I felt a little guilty after that, but I couldn't do anything now, at least he won't bug me anymore. He narrowed his brows and glared at me, then turned to look at Edward and just rolled his eyes. I looked back at Edward to see everyone looking at Edward—except Mike. Mr. Geoff was saying something but nobody turned an inch.
"If you all seem so interested in the new student, well I guess maybe Edward could say a bit about himself and then we could actually start class." Mr. Geoff said the last part quite angrily.
Now everyone even Mike turned to look at Edward who cleared his throat and then looked up.
"My name is Edward Cullen. I moved here from Alaska with my family: Esme my mother, Carlisle, my father who's also the doctor here in Forks, as well as my brother Emmett, my sister Alice and my adopted siblings Jasper and Rosalie Hale. Well we're all adopted, but that doesn't really matter..." He trailed off and looked down, but nobody moved. His voice could have melted me. He looked up again at Mr. Geoff as if encouraging him to start class now.
"Right then" Mr. Geoff said suddenly. "Thank-you, Edward I'm sure you will like it here in Forks as the rest of your family."
Mr. Geoff started his lecture and I kept fantasizing about Edward and I. Should I talk to him? Should I ask him what his next class is? Should I invite him to sit with me at lunch? The bell finally rang and I slowly got up and walked out of the classroom. I waited for Edward to exit and I followed him. He walked into the gym. Crap. I had history. The rest of the classes passed like a breeze and lunchtime finally arrived. Everyone was talking about them. The Cullen's. Everyone stared at them and talked about them. Lunch ended and I had government. I hoped that Edward was in this class... Yes! I saw him sitting alone at the table in front of me. I wanted to say something, but what? I sat beside Lauren and asked her.
"Okay, Lauren, I want to talk to Edward what should I say?" I whispered to her.
"I don't know... but you shouldn't talk to him yet." She replied.
"Why not?" I questioned.
"Becasue I'm going to talk to him first!" Lauren then smiled and leaned out over the desk, "Hey, umm Edward?" She asked nervously.
He slowly turned to face us. "Yes?"
I opened my mouth this was the closest I've ever been to him, his features were just amazing, how could he possibly be real?
"Umm well I'm Lauren..." I nudged her under the table. "And this is Jessica." She said and glared at me.
I smiled. "So how are liking your first day?" He turned to look at me now. I stared into his eyes, I didn't know what part I liked about him best.
"It's... alright." He murmured and made a face, then turned and faced the front just as Mr. Varner started to talk.
I smiled and stared out unconsciously. My eyes were opened wide I tried to look innocent in case Edward looked at me again. I played with my hair. Put on some more lip-gloss. Then I smiled, fluttered my eyelashes a few times. I then looked at Lauren who also was trying to 'look pretty'. I glared at her. Of course there would be competition over a guy this heavenly, but honestly, yesterday Lauren was just telling me how she was in love with Ben. Poor Ben, she was trying to lead him on too.

The rest of the day passed by slowly from just day dreaming my fantasies with him, pondering to myself if I should talk to him again or not, maybe he's in my next class, but then I remembered I already watched him go into the gym, and that was my next class. I was disappointed, before I knew, the bell rung and Edward jumped out of his seat and flew across the classroom.

Last period went by slow since there was no Edward I could look at, just Mike still trying to get my attention.

"Jessica get in the game, you're so dozed off it's like you're not even here!" Mike accused me when I missed his pass.

"Sorry," I mumbled. "I was just thinking…"

"Yeah about stupid Edward Cullen. That's all you and everyone ever cares about anymore." He furrowed his brow and looked really upset.

I didn't know what to say, so I just ignored him and tried to focus on playing. I was good at sports, same with Mike; I wondered if Edward was athletic…I wondered what he would look like playing basketball out in the sun, shirtless and sweaty. Wow. I almost fell when I thought of the image, and Mike just rolled his eyes at me.

The bell finally rung and I caught up with Lauren and Angela knowing we had a lot to discuss.

"Did you see the way he looked at me?" Lauren said.

"No. But did you see the way he looked at me? I think he's interested." I smiled even though I was hardly convinced.

"I don't think he's quite interested in anyone-" Lauren and I both shot looks at Angela. "Yet. See I think he's having a hard time getting used this place with everyone staring at him like complete idiots."

"Well sorry but its kind of hard not to stare at him I mean he is utterly gorgeous, unless you don't think he is? I would be shocked if someone didn't think Edward was gorgeous. He probably turns strait men gay!" We all laughed, but then Lauren was back to accusing Angela. "Then again less competition," Lauren said smugly. Lauren could be just so mean sometimes, but I knew Angela would defend herself.

"I do think he's attractive, but he creeps me out a little. Don't you think? Like the way they all look, I mean they're all pale, and well the one tall blonde boy, his face looks like he's in pain all the time." Angela stated. Now that I think about it they do all seem quite—odd, but still gorgeous so why did it matter?

"Well of course they're pale, they just moved from Alaska—duh," Lauren stated.

"Well why are they all so gorgeous?" Angela questioned somewhat more to herself than to Lauren and I.

"Well didn't he say his dad was a doctor? Maybe he's a plastic surgeon? And you know how they're all adopted? Well maybe it's because they were abandoned and like diseased and so the doctor fixed them all up!" It seemed somewhat possible to me.

"Yeah, of course." Lauren rolled her eyes.

"Well I have to get going, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Angela said as she waved and walked away.

"Yeah I better get going too," I said. "See yah Lauren."

"Bye," she replied.

We both walked to our cars and drove home.

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