OK guys firstly I am so sorry to any of you who were reading just friends I will finish it I'm just trying to find a way to finish it up quickly because well I know no one really wants to know so I won't bore you with the details, suffice to say I won't be writing anymore than the chapter that I'm half way through. I explained on my profile so anyone who wants to know can go check out the full story there.

Secondly, I don't know how many of you will enjoy this but it's just something I came up with at work and couldn't get outta my mind I know exactly where it's going and hopefully I'll have it completed before I go into second year. I'd love some feedback before I go start typing it all up.

And thirdly, I don't own Twilight, any of the characters except Kelly, she amuses me so much... , Barbie Girl, or anything else recognisable. I do however have a tub of Ben and Jerry's in the freezer...

And now on with the story.

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Chapter One

Barbie Girl

It's official, I Bella Swan, student of English Literature and lover of books has left the small town of Forks, Washington. I know deep down I should be upset to be leaving my home town but I just can't find it in myself to be. I also know there's no chance I won't be back, my dad Charlie wouldn't have left me leave if I hadn't promised regular visits, well he may have I'm moving in with my best friend (who just so happens to have Charlie wrapped around her little finger, it's a lucky coincidence really).

Alice Cullen, pixie and fashion lover moved to Forks when we were 8 years old. Her dad Carlisle got a job in the local hospital. That's how I first heard about Alice. On Carlisle's first day in the hospital I, the Klutz Queen added to my already numerous visits to the little hospital and was treated by the fair doctor.

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"Hello Bella. My name is Dr. Cullen but you can call me Carlisle."

"Hi, Doctor," I mumbled incoherently he was just too pretty to be a doctor.

"Well what happened here?" he asked taking a look at my chart.

"Doctor," I began, I'd been in this situation before, "I think I've sprained my right ankle and have a rather nasty looking cut on my left knee. I fell over a branch. It's not much but my Dad brought me. He's a bit of a worry wart when it comes to me." I motioned towards Charlie while I was talking watching him grin as I called him a worry wart.

"That sounds like it isn't the first time you've been here Miss Swan."

"No, Doctor, I'm a bit of a regular. Ask the nurses. But I have a question for you. Why haven't I seen you before?"

"I've just moved here with my wife Esme and my daughter Alice, she's the same age as you. Always bouncing around the place, full of life. She's gotten herself into similar situations too. I'm sure you two will cross paths tomorrow, she's starting at Forks Elementary."

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My face must have lit up then because my class was so small and unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your outlook) the class was made up of mostly boys except for me and one other girl. Now I would never and still don't consider myself very girly but with my track record I didn't play pots for fear of causing myself or someone else a serious energy but Kelly did. She climbed trees and could throw a ball further and harder than most of the boys. This made the prospect of having a new girl in the class exceptionally exciting. Hopefully I would no longer have to spend my recess with my nose in a book under the huge tree in the playground. The next day as I was hobbling into school on crutches, a little dark haired girl came bounding up to me, declaring that we would be best friends. And that as they say is history. We've been friends ever since. Eleven years this March. That's longer than some marriages last.

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The music playing in the cab of my car changed drastically I had been listening to Muse's "Black holes and revelations" but that's the beauty of shuffle. I laughed as I realised what song it had changed to. Alice and I had recorded ourselves singing "Barbie Girl" one night after a lot of Ben and Jerry's and a bad break up.

Alice and Mike had been together for almost a year but when we found him pressed up against the lockers by Kelly, who was in my opinion eating his face Alice quickly broke it off. The song has since been dedicated to Kelly who has come out declaring to everyone that it was Mike who turned her. Mike has been following Alice around grovelling in private and trying to reclaim his manliness in public. His failed attempts in my opinion make him look like a lost puppy and have proved futile. Unfortunately he believes he's still in with a chance. The song remains as a reminder that Alice was lucky one more kiss and Mike might have turned her too.

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I followed the directions Alice had given me exactly but I still thought I had gone wrong when I pulled up to the building, the only reason I was sure I hadn't was because Alice was outside jumping up and down yelling surprise. Surprise was bloody right I thought actually have to literally have to push my jaw up I had gotten that much of a shock. Alice had been given this apartment as a graduation gift by her parents. When she found out I had been planning on staying in the college dorms she slapped me on the back of the head telling me I was an awful friend to even consider letting her live on her own in a strange city. She had assumed I would be moving in with her and I was only too happy not to have to live with a complete stranger. I stopped the truck and the little pixie jumped in.

"Oh my God Bella! This is it, we're officially adults."

"Alice sush! That's scary."

"I know, oh go left here, your car space is right next to mine."

"Cool. So what's the apartment like?" Unfortunately I had yet to see the apartment because I had to visit my mom Renee during the summer break when Alice came up to see it. She assured me I'd love it and I trusted her judgement. She was never wrong. Since then it's been work, work and more work trying to make sure I have enough money to live with Alice. Seriously that girl can shop.

"You'll love it. All your boxes made it here in one piece they're in your room or the living area depending on what was written on them."

"Thanks so much Alice."

"No worries, I didn't do the heavy lifting at all. I have people for that," she said with a wave of her hand. I burst out laughing but she was being serious. "Seriously though Bella, there was this huge guy, pure muscle I'd say about twice my height, Sam I think his name was he tried to lift the box with your books in it, I thought his head was about to explode it went so red. If it had been a cartoon there would have been steam coming outta his ears! Oh here on the right. Mind my baby!"

Alice's baby was a canary yellow Porsche, she loved it almost as much as clothes. ALMOST! I hadn't even taken the keys out of the ignition when Alice leapt from my tuck.

"Quick Bells!" she shouted running towards the white double doors across the parking lot.

"Gimme two minutes I must grab my bags."

I pulled them out of the bed of my truck. I'd sent most of my clothes up with my books and bits 'n' bobs but these were the clothes that I had to put in the laundry and of course my laptop (my baby).

"HURRY UP ISABELLA!"

"Oh you're in for it now Cullen," I shouted running across after Alice, amazed I didn't trip over anything especially my lifetime foe air! Alice was standing outside the elevator jumping up and down clapping her hands.

"I'm guessing you're excited," I said motioning towards the jumping and clapping.

"Look who's talking Miss I want to dress up to get the last book in the Harry Potter Series and took the next day off from work to read it!"

"Hey! I wasn't clapping my hands!"

"That's because you were holding the book actually caressing would be a more accurate term. You didn't take my calls for like 12 hours."

"My God woman I read it as fast as I could but I just had to stop when, well you know the whole thing at the Malfoy Manor I just had to gather myself together. It's so upsetting. And anyway it's time you got over that it was two years ago!"

"That gathering together of yourself took 30 minutes, 30 minutes Bella, we could have been shopping!"

"Alice."

"Yes Bella."

"Did you call the elevator?"

Ok guys that's it for now. Hope y'all enjoyed it. Let me know what you think.