Chapter One

None of these characters are mine... they belong to Stephenie Meyer, L. J. Smith and Charlaine Harris. This is my very first fanfiction and I want to know if it's any good before I drag it out too far. There will be alot happening... I just hope it works out well.

A special thank you goes out to Alex, my editor. I think I'd go nuts without her. This is the cleaned up chapter one… a cleaner chapter 2 is coming soon.

Okay, vampires should NOT glitter! I love the Twilight characters, but that part is just... gack! Enjoy!

EPOV

I hate this; it's the middle of summer before my junior year and suddenly my family and I are moving. My dad, Carlisle, got this great job at a hospital in Dallas, so we've been spending all week packing our stuff. I admit, I've lived in Forks my entire life and I'm going to miss this little town tucked away in Washington. I really don't want to leave. Forks is so green and alive to the point you could feel the life pulsing around you. Not to mention I know everyone in town by site, if not by name. Dallas is huge; enclosed. Man, this is going to be… different.

Before I get any further, I should describe my family. There are five of us "kids" plus our parents Esme and Carlisle. Emmett is my oldest brother. He's a bit of a pain and lives to torture me. Rosalie, my older sister, and her twin brother Jasper, are a bit older than me. For the most part they keep to themselves. Rosalie adores Emmett and Jasper absolutely dotes on Alice. I call Alice my "little" sister due to her pixyish appearance, but she's my age. I've always been the odd man out and until recently that didn't feel so strange. Everyone else loved the idea of blowing this rainy little town and moving to the city. Emmett already has a job at this famous cowboy bar close to town. Me, I can't stand the idea of leaving the only home I've ever known.

"Hey, snap out of it, bro!" Emmett slapped me on the back. Since he's built like a wide receiver, I barely managed to keep on my feet.

That woke me up for sure. I glared at him as he walked off laughing, putting his box in the back of the truck. I didn't realize it, but I'd stopped in the middle of the driveway, a box in my own hands. Shaking it off, I gingerly settled my own box in the back of the van. No way is my music going in the moving truck.

"That's the last box!" Alice squealed, skipping out of the garage, her black hair flaring every which way. She gracefully jumped up to close the garage behind her.

"I can't wait to get to Dallas! All those yummy cowboys!" she clapped, hopped into the van and stealing the back seat. Settling for second-best, I sat next to her, kicking Emmett's leg as I passed. I couldn't help but laugh. Alice is one of a kind.

Esme exited the front door, locking it. "We're all set. Jasper and Rosalie are meeting us there. They wanted to get everything set up." It was more like she was reminding herself than us. That's my mom; biggest heart in the country.

The trip down was not too bad. Beautiful country all around every now and then Carlisle would pull over and we'd take pictures from the scenic overlooks. I especially loved it when we drove over the mountains. Stunning; absolutely stunning.

It took a few days, but when we got to Dallas, I wanted to hold my head. There are so many people and it seems that the whole city swallowed the sky. Carlisle seemed to know where he was going and took us right through the city to the country outside the city limits. The house they'd bought to renovate was huge. It could easily fit all of us, plus more if need be. Not to mention there was no one around for miles. Talk about your Texas wide open spaces. For the first time since hearing about this move, I was excited.

Looking at me, Alice stuck her tongue out, smirking "See, broody, I told you, you'd like it here."

"Rose and Jasper are out back, I see. Leave it to them to insist on a swimming pool," Carlisle smirked, shading his eyes with his hand. "The moving truck should be here by tonight, I hope. Everyone's registered in school and you start tomorrow."

Once I got out, I knew why Carlisle shaded his eyes. The sun was ferocious and unfiltered by trees, of which the only few were around the house. It did look promising though.

BPOV

You'd think in a city like Dallas (if that's where this is) more would be going on. Technically it is Dallas, but I live so far out of town I'm not sure what to consider it anymore. I mean, I get up, go to school (when there is school), go to work and come home. Shower and repeat. Not like I really have time to do much. School starts tomorrow and there's so much to do, including cheerleading tryouts. I don't even want to think about that now. Anyway, I better get to work before my cousins get home and start annoying the heck out of me. They're so overprotective of me they seem to physically hover when I'm alone. The work uniform wasn't too bad; ponytail, shorts and t-shirt, and I work with some pretty cool people. I'm glad I don't have to work seven days a week though.

Tonight I was working the late shift, so it was already dark as I sprinted to my truck and sped off. When I got arrived, I parked around back so my truck remained 99% unmolested. My best friend got me this job and I have the coolest boss in the universe.

"Heya Sam," I said, walking into his office and dropping off my purse.

It took him a minute to register my presence. He was usually engrossed with the books about this time. "Howdy Bells. It's gonna be a fast night tonight with the game on. Sook's already out there waiting for you."

I adjusted my necklace a little before tying on my apron and getting busy. Sookie came in earlier than me, but she was going to help close tonight. The evenings always go by faster when she works with me. The place was jumping. The only person who looked out of place was a very tall blond at the bar, eyeballing Sookie like a piece of meat. He gave me a weird vibe.

"Umm, Sook… What's with tall, blond and annoying?" I knew who he was of course, but that didn't mean I wanted him in my bar.

She just laughed, "Oh him. Don't worry about Eric, Bella. He's just meeting someone here tonight," though her eyes said otherwise. "Bill should be here sometime tonight too," she added, winking. Rolling my eyes, I started working my tables.

The evening was almost a blue until the game ended. Bill showed, sitting in Sookie's section, deciding on red wine tonight. There were still a few hours left before closing, so Sookie and I caught up a bit on the local gossip.

"You know the old Baker ranch house way out in the sticks? Some doctor with a bunch of kids bought it. I always thought that place was haunted," the cook said, leaning out the window. Lately there've been a lot of cooks going in and out of this place so I haven't really gotten to know this one yet.

All of us looked at him, shocked, even Eric, "You thought that place was haunted," I said, tilting my head, hoping I' heard wrong. The Baker's was vacant for so long that there were stories flying around about strange things happening there.

The door opened behind us, and we turned, stunned as a lithe blond man, his wife and a bunch of teenagers filed in. All of them were gorgeous and as graceful as dancers. My eyes fell on the last to enter and I was froze, paralyzed by his gorgeous green eyes. Sookie elbowed me to break the spell.

Gathering some menus, I walked towards them, "Good evening, my name's Bella, I'll be your waitress this evening," my voice was shaky, but I managed to direct them to a center table. "What would ya'll like to drink this evening?"

I tried hard not to stare, but my gaze kept drifting back to his wavy reddish brown hair capping a fair complexion. He looked so familiar; someone I should remember. I feel my face tense, the red blur my eyes. Quickly, I glanced away, breathing deep. This was not the place to lose control. No one has affected me like this before. Calmer, I saw Sookie looking funny at me before I winked and took the drink orders.

Oh yes, this would be a very interesting evening.