My fear of water began when I was eight. My mother, Renee had me when she was young and she was still as erratic and carefree back then as she is now. We had been taking a vacation on the Greek island of Corfu when the accident happened. I'd been perched at the edge of the pool soaking my legs when a group of teenage boys on their first holiday without their parents arrived. Perhaps I shouldn't have been anywhere near the water anyway. Renee was sunbathing on a lounger near the bar, totally oblivious to the new arrivals. I watched them for a while as they ran around the pool, taking it in turns at cannonballs and diving. Two of them then climbed out at the side I was at. I remember the look they shared before they both bent down and scooped me up, one with my arms, the other my legs. Thinking back now they couldn't have known that I couldn't swim. It was just harmless fun to them.

The world around me seemed to slow down as I was in free-fall, cascading through the air into the pool. As I went beneath the surface, my senses went into overdrive. I remember the way the chlorine stung my eyes and throat. I remember the tiredness in my limbs as they struggled to keep me above the surface. I was floating for a long time before I was retrieved from the water. Luck was on my side that day as my father, Charlie had been returning from his walk when he saw me floating in the pool. That was the last family holiday we went on.

"Bella breakfast is ready!"

My father's voice shouted from downstairs. Renee was beside herself after the accident, but it was something Charlie couldn't forgive. They divorced the same year, and I've been living with him ever since. I grabbed my schoolbag and headed for my bedroom door.

Charlie was already sat at the kitchen table, eating a bacon sandwich. "Honestly I'm going to have to start rationing your bacon intake soon, otherwise you are going to get major health problems," I said teasingly, grabbing a slice of toast. He silently raised his eyebrows at me and picked up the newspaper. I laughed and leant over to kiss the top of his head. "I have to go to school now, I'm meeting Angela early to catch up," I said, picking up my bag and heading for the door.

"You only saw her last week, nothing that amazing could possibly have happened. I'll see you later, Bells," he replied, rolling his eyes and muttering something that sounded like 'girls' under his breath.

"Bye."

As I pulled into the school parking lot beside Angela's car, I couldn't help but notice that we weren't the only cars there.

"It looks like there are some fellow early birds here to join us today. I have to say though, I don't recognise the car," Angela stated as I walked round to her side of the car. I glanced over at the vehicle in question. It was undeniably flashy for a school kid to be driving, especially around this area. "Maybe it's some amazingly good looking guys, one of which will be your future boyfriend."

I turned and rolled my eyes at her. Even though I had told Angela about the accident that happened when I was eight, I hadn't told her how teenage boys caused me high anxiety, verging on almost fear. The thought of being in a relationship with one just seemed too unlikely. I couldn't even bare to be alone with Angela's boyfriend, Eric, and they had been dating for three years.

We began walking slowly towards school, chatting about mindless things. It was mostly Angela doing the talking, as usual. The bell rung to signal the start of period one: English. Now I wasn't what you would call a smart student at school, but English was definitely the subject that stood out in all my report cards. There was just something artistic about it. The way authors could make you feel an array of different emotions had always been admirable to me.

We walked over to our usual table and threw our bags down just as Mr Glass walked through the door. He picked up his pen and began scribbling something on the board, waiting for the final few in the class to arrive. He finally placed down his chalk and turned to face the class.

"Alright. I've decided that many of you have become much too comfortable and complacent with the way things are running. This is why I have decided to shake up the seating arrangements to keep you all on your toes," he commented, leaning over his computer and clicking a file. "If you look at the projection now, you will see the new seating chart. Move yourselves please."

A chorus of groans erupted around the classroom as people looked at the board to find their names. I felt my heartbeat begin to quicken as I glanced sideways at Angela. She was already getting up out of her seat. I whipped my head around to look at the board 'Isabella Swan/ Edward Cullen.' Edward Cullen. I felt my brow furrow in confusion. I had never heard of anybody called Edward Cullen. I swallowed quickly and looked for Angela's name 'Angela Webber/Alice Cullen'. She too had gotten a Cullen beside her. Before I could ask, Mr Glass spoke,

"Now you may have noticed that Bella and Angela have two names we are not familiar with as partners. Class I'd like you to make the two Cullen siblings feel welcome in the class, and help them should they need it."

The chair beside me slid across the floor as somebody dropped into it. I was fighting to keep my breathing calm now. I was a nervous person by disposition as it was, but the fact this was a guy I had never met made it so much worse.

"Hi nice to meet you, I'm Edward Cullen," a voice said, extending a hand to me. I looked down at it before raising my eyes to his face. He was unbelievably good looking. A smile spread across his face in welcome, making him look even more beautiful. Without even thinking, I shook his hand.

A/N: Hey guys! So i finally started a new Edward/Bella story! The idea for this story came from a dream involving myself funnily enough haha, but i really wanted to write a story around it as i thought it would be cute. Anyhow, please leave a review and tell me what you thought to the first chapter! Should i continue? Thank you for taking the time to read it! I'm really excited to continue this one, so i hope it's good enough for me to do this! Thanks :) xoxo