Amber and Chocolate
Author's Notes: Alright, let's try this again. First off, I tried doing an Edward/OC slash fic before and I couldn't get past the first chapter. I got ideas, but they all stemmed from Bella never being around, or being completely nonexistant. So, to that end, I'm revamping my entire story, starting from Twilight itself. Once again, this will be Edward and a male version of Bella, but with my own little fun add-ons. Hope you guys enjoy!
Fandom: Twilight
Pairing: Primarily Edward/Richie, other couples are completely canon.
Rating: M.
Summary: New student Richie Taylor arrives at Forks High, bringing with him nothing but mystery. Living on the outskirts of town, the townsfolk are already suspicious of him...and once he defies the gifts of the Cullens, he even has the vampire family intrigued.
Prologue - Intriguing.
If there was something odd about someone they'd never seen before humming to himself as he walked into the halls of Forks High School on his first day, everyone made that clear by staring at him and giving him a wide berth as if he was some three-headed demon monster. It was just as well. Right now, he preferred to just be by himself and his own thoughts, being far too shy to actually say much of anything to any of them without coming off as stuttering moron, which given his actual intelligence, wasn't all that surprising.
But, given the fact that he moved here in July, and kept pretty much to himself also made the townsfolk wary of him. Especially when they were a seventeen year old high school student sophomore. Everyone jumped at the chance to finally get to know the 'recluse on the edge of the woods.'
It wasn't as if he was unaware of the nickname, far from it, actually. He'd heard people gossip and stare if he went into town for groceries, saying he was some sort of freaky drug pusher. Drug dealer. It was usually one or the other. Recluse on the edge of the woods was actually very tame compared to some of the other names he'd heard. He even liked it, mainly because he thought it was funny that it was true. And also because it would only serve to piss any haters off even more.
He was waiting until the day they found out he was gay, which would more than likely be this very day. Then, they'd more than likely start up some new rumor. Coming here to corrupt and turn their innocent children the way of the rainbow. he didn't want to cause any trouble, he'd had enough of that at home before...everything happened.
Humming the chorus of what he referred to as his 'lullaby', he ended up running smack into a wall...or what he thought of as a wall. it was then that he found out the 'wall' actually turned out to be a person. A tall person, a bout six feet tall, wearing a tight gray t-shirt, black jeans, and had messy bronze hair that stuck up but was styled, making him look like he just rolled out of bed. "D'oh! Uh, s-sorry about that..." Already, he was stuttering. Perfect.
Tall bronze haired guy just tilted his head a bit, his brow crinkling in confusion, before seeming to come out of a stupor. "No big deal. No damage done."
Already convinced he was being labelled as a freak, he felt himself turning pink, something that would be easily spotted under his normally pale skin. "Good..." His voice came out quiet, so quiet he almost thought this guy missed it, but from his nod, it was clear he'd heard it, though the frown was still present between his eyebrows. No big deal. Probably wondering who the heck the gay weirdo who bumped into him was. It wasn't anything new, or unusual. There was a reason he preferred the quiet solitude of libraries, his own room, a book, music, or a game.
As he continued on his path toward the administrations office and getting lost twice, he never looked back, never really looked around. If he had, he might've seen the bronze-haired guy he'd run into watching his every move when they passed by each other twice more.
