Disclaimer: I unfortunately to not own Twilight or any of the characters, sad times.

Ok, so I would say I'm pretty much a 'newbie' to fanfic, and this is my first story. I don't think I've ever written anything like this so please, don't start throwing rotting cyber-apples at me... yeah, I just made that up, getting a bit carried away and I haven't even started haha. I realise some people may not go further than the first chapter... please do!

WOO, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS, I'M TOTALLY PUMPED. ENJOY.

AND SO IT BEGINS... (cue 20th Century Fox Music)

Chapter 1- How good is it to live

BPOV

Oh my life.

What am I doing here? I thought moving to Forks was the best thing I could do, but now I'm thinking... No, this is definitely for the best, mom deserves to be happy. I'm fine, I'm going to be fine, and living with Charlie is going to be..Fine. We're going to be okay, I'm going to be happy. Definitely for the best ... I think.

I was just stepping off the plane from Phoenix. Stepping away from what was my old life and into my new one. Into Washington, into Forks. Possibly the dreariest place I have ever been, always raining, always grey. Today was no different. Great. So this was my life? Huh.

I would miss Phoenix, the warmth, the smell, the sky, my mom, my friends, my life. But I'm here now, in Forks, and that was just how it was going to be. Me and Charlie, my dad, and it was going to be great, or at least that's what I told myself. Seriously Bella, when did you become so pessimistic? Cheer up mardy bum.

I collected my bags and saw Charlie waiting for me. He hadn't changed at all. I hadn't seen him in nearly three years but he was just how I remembered him and I found comfort in this. He was standing with his hands deep within his pockets, occasionally glancing and his watch, and then the floor, and then over the tops of peoples heads, generally looking a bit awkward.

He was obviously waiting for me, so I took a deep breath and with my duffle bag thrown over my back I confidently strode towards him. Feeling now rather eager to reach him and go home, I picked up my pace a bit, pushing through the many people standing around me. He looked up and smiled, "Bella!" he shouted, removing his hands from his pockets and started making his way towards me.

"Da-" I cut off what I was saying when I realised my feet were sliding. One moment I was looking directly at Charlie, the next I was looking at the ceiling. Luckily, my duffle bag had cushioned the blow, but it was embarrassing nether the less. I looked to my right to see a huge yellow sign, with large black writing 'CAUTION, WET FLOOR'. I groaned, oh yeah Bella, real smooth.

"Bella? Oh god, are you ok?" He was now beside me, helping me up. I couldn't help but notice a few people looking at me, and some kid was laughing.

"Yeah dad, no worries, I'm fine." I mumbled whilst brushing myself down. My cheeks began to burn and I could just tell that I resembled a beetroot. Not cool.

"You always were a klutz, just like your mom" He had an awkward smile on his face.

It was true, I was and always have been clumsy. Like I attracted danger or something. Not that it bothered me, I mean yeah, I would prefer if I had a heightened sense of balance, back in Phoenix the hospital had become my second home, but I thought it gave me a bit of an edge, like you didn't know what I was going to do next.. Or what I was going to walk/fall into next. I honestly couldn't believe myself sometimes. Only I could being walking down the street and, I don't know, trip over a ladybug. I laughed to myself and Charlie gave me a weird look.

"It's good to see you." He finally said.

"Yeah dad, it's good to see you too. It's been way too long"

"Yeah, I, uh, I missed you kiddo." I smiled and looked down to my feet, my sneakers were so worn out, but I loved them so much I couldn't bear to part with them. "You've grown, and your hair, it's longer."

"Mm, yeah, I guess." It's true, I had grown, but hello, three years dad, surely growth was inevitable? I guessed he was just trying to make conversation but was, unfortunately, failing miserably. I'm not the talkative type, and neither is he so this was just awkward. He nodded and took my bags from me, leading me to the car.

The car journey wasn't too long and we sat in comfortable silence. I dug into my pocket to search for my phone which I found with 1 new message:

Baby, I miss you already. Me and Phil are thinking of you, call me when you get in, or text. I love you Bella, have fun. Mom x

It sounds so stupid, because of course I loved my mom, she's my mother for god sake, she gave life to me, but I didn't realise I'd miss her nearly as much as I did already. I sighed and put the phone back in my pocket and looked out of the front window.

It wasn't so grey anymore. The sun had come out and although it wasn't really warm yet, it was nice. It was still early morning and I hoped it would stay this way for the rest of the day. Who knew that summer actually visited Forks every now and then? I thought it was permanently Autumn/Winter and so I was pleasantly surprised.

When we arrived at the house, I gazed up at it. It wasn't big, we never did have loads of money, but we were comfortable. Charlie was the chief of police here so I guess he earned enough. Not that I really cared, money didn't bother me. He gave me a quick tour, showing me my room and the bathroom, although I already knew where everything was, it was still nice to know Charlie was trying to make me feel as much at home as possible. And this was where my home was now, here.

Unpacking didn't take long, I don't own many clothes or other items and it was boring me anyway. I didn't know how long this good weather was going to last and I wanted to take advantage of it, my first day or not! So I grabbed the nearest book and my iPod and headed out after telling Charlie where I was going. I had to then convince him I knew how to get there and that I had pepper spray, not that anything was going to happen to me.

Somehow I doubt a squirrel would try to molest me, and I had to remind him that we did indeed live in Forks, not the ghetto.

It was late August so I still had a few days to 'settle in' and 'meet the locals' before going to school, not that I didn't already know Forks or some of the people. I used to spend all my summers here when I was younger, and , not being a total loser, had managed to make some friends. But everyone you meet when you're younger is your 'friend' so I didn't really stay in touch and I could barely remember them. I missed my friends in Phoenix.

I didn't have many and we weren't really part of the 'popular' crowd. There were so many people at my school we just blended in with all the other cliques. I mean, not to sound up myself, but by no means were we losers, we just kept to ourselves and enjoyed each others company. I trusted them and they trusted me. We were so good as friends, but I couldn't help but feel they had begun to distance themselves from me towards the end of my time in Phoenix. Maybe they didn't actually love me like I thought they did? Maybe they just wanted to soften the blow of my departure? Or maybe I'm just paranoid, shut up.

I had let myself fall into the big blurry mess that was my mind. I would often daydream but I had to pull myself out before I got too tangled within my own mind. Once in, there was no going back. I swear to god I'm insane, but my mind was the only place no-one would ever be able to reach, which I found quite relieving. I was lying on my front with my book hanging from one hand, holding it on the page I was reading. The other hand was holding up my head and my elbow was leaning of the soft grass.

The park was surprisingly full, I didn't even know this many people lived in Forks... I contemplated this whilst crossing and uncrossing my legs in the air, my shorts meant I could feel my smooth legs rub together. Thank god I'd shaved them. Every now and then I would catch the long, brown ponytail that was brushing on my back and bring it to the side letting me inhale the fresh strawberry aroma that was being emitted from it.

It was actually beginning to feel quite hot and I was glad I had shorts and a vest top on as I saw other people around the park begin to strip down. I looked over to see a small group, I would say about my age, sitting in a casual circle on the grass nearby. They were beautiful. Like seriously, I would like to think I've seen a fair share of actually beautiful people in my time, but these people were definitely the top 5.

I couldn't help but watch them, like a moth drawn to the flame, I was drawn to them. One was small and pixie-like with short black hair, she looked delicate but also as if she could hold her own if she had to. Her movement was almost fluid and I envied her as she danced around, laughing and twirling before placing herself in the lap of a tall, blonde male, who kissed her gently on her cheek. She giggled before he began to cradle her in his muscular arms. They weren't too muscular though, not enough to crush her, but just enough.

Next to them there was a very muscular male, muscles have never really attracted me to a person, but boy was he good looking. They all were. His face was rather smug looking as he hung his right arm over the most stunning girl I have ever seen. Ever. She had fierce blue eyes and long golden blonde hair and a toned physique. She wasn't muscular, but you could tell she kept her body in good shape and she radiated confidence, but looking like that, who wouldn't? She had a strong resemblance to the blond boy and I guessed they were related, although it could have just been a coincidence, I mean some of my friends and I kinda looked similar, I guess...

And then, I saw him.

Oh. My. God.

Honestly, I think my heart could have stopped beating right there and then, but instead I could feel it begin to increase its tempo. This boy was beyond words. His body, like the blond boy, was toned and I could see what looked like an 8-pack from the way his top clung to his sculpted frame. A sculpture, I swear that's what he was. I must be lost within my mind again, he can't be real.

But he was, and he was there, and he was gorgeous.

His face looked as if it had been carved by angels themselves, his facial structure, in fact his structure in general, was perfect. His eyes a deep green, stood out against his creamy skin. I just wanted to eat him, he looked delicious. His hair was a bronze colour, slightly quaffed at the front.

He was watching the group attentively, my eyes couldn't move away from him, when his mouth pulled up at one side into the most breath taking crooked smile I have seen, and I actually stopped breathing. I wonder where his girlfriend went, everyone else has someone, I bet she's just as gorgeous as he is. Life is so cruel. Why god, why torment me like this! Breathe damnit!

Then as if he heard my thoughts, he turned towards me, as well as the pixie. They didn't turn towards me as if they had purposefully done so, more they had just changed their focus and both landed on me. I blushed and dropped my book, looking away immediately. Oh shit. I focused my attention on the grass beneath me as if I had never seen grass as green before. It was so obvious I was watching, I couldn't bring myself to look up again.

"Bella?" I light voice, almost angelic said. I thought I was hearing things so I ignored it.

"Bella? Is that you?" It rang again like a soft bell and I noticed the direction from where the sound was coming. It was one of them. Them, I laughed internally although I was still panicking, like they were sub-human or something, although I wouldn't be surprised. This amount of beauty was pretty alien to me. Don't look up, don't look up!

I looked up shyly. You looked up, you moron.

The whole group were now looking up at me, and I began to feel quite intimidated. What were they going to do, laugh at how plain and boring I was? Rub it in my face that they were beautiful and I was probably blushing like a tomato? I didn't think I was that plain, but I didn't really think about myself at all. I was just another person. I wasn't stunning but I wouldn't say I was a bag lady or anything... Then I remembered they were waiting for me to have some sort answer and I flushed pink again. Again! Would this torture never end...

"Hey?" I mumbled looking across the group.

Then I caught the gorgeous boy's green eyes and I began to feel as though I was melting into them. This is crazy, I looked down again, more pink flushing my face and beginning to deepen in colour. What was I doing? Why couldn't I just blend into the grass? I scowled at the ground for not allowing me to do so. Damn these cheeks!

EPOV

Alice was insisting we all go to the park. Again. Why? I'm not entirely sure. The weather was nice, but it was summer and surely, even in Forks, nice weather was to be expected. "Please, you guys, I really want to go, please. It will be so fun. I haven't been to the park in so long!" she bleated, gripping to Jaspers arm and lifting it up and down as she whined.

"Alice, we went yesterday. Is it really necessary to go again?" I asked. I honestly didn't see the thrill in going to the park, unless I had a good book, or my piano. Somehow I didn't think I would be able to take the piano, so maybe a book...

"Edward, don't spoil my fun! It's summer! We're all going to the park and we're going to have fun, and that's that." She dragged Jasper off to the front door before turning, "Emmett, Rose! We're going, come on!" then she bounced out of the door with Jasper in tow.

My elder brother Emmett and Rosalie appeared at the top of the stairs and started to make their way down. Emmett had a goofy grin on his face and Rose was adjusting her clothing. I wonder what they were doing... infact, no I don't, I really really don't. I shuddered internally and headed to the stairs myself, I wanted to get a book from my room, if we were going to the park again, I was taking some form of entertainment.

"And Edward" Alice called from the front door, "don't you dare even think to bring a book! You are so boring sometimes.. And so predictable." I sighed and made my way to the front door. She knows me so well... damnit. I loved my family and friends and the time I spent with them, but I just wasn't in the mood today.

The park was surprisingly full, yesterday there hadn't been many people, not that there are many people in Forks. Oh the people of Forks. I studied them as I sat in the spot Alice had carefully chosen. As if the grass was different here to anywhere else in the park. There were all sorts of people in the park today, even people I hadn't seen before, which was unusual.

And then of course there were the usual visitors, Jessica Stanley, Angela Weber, Tyler Crowley and Mike Newton. Jessica smiled and waved enthusiastically when she saw me. I was beginning to regret telling her I liked her top this one time, it was a midnight blue and looked lovely, although I'm sure it would have looked better on someone else- anyone else. It really was the top and the colour I was admiring, not her, but she seemed to get the impression I liked her and I haven't really had the time, or effort, to let her down gently.

Instead, I smiled kindly back. Mike scowled at me and Angela elbowed him in the stomach before smiling sweetly. Angela was a nice girl, one of very few at our school, but Mike Newton. Well, he was something else and I detested him. How could one person be so egotistical and slimy and repulsive and still think people like them? I thought he was disgusting. And the way he treated some girls... I shook my head, looking away.

And then I saw her.

An angel.

I had never seen such beauty before. Truly stunning. This creature lay before me on the grass, her long creamy legs crossing over each other as the sun beat down on her delicate frame. Her dark brown locks, drawn back into a ponytail that she had pulled to the side and appeared to be smelling. I wished I could smell her hair, I wished I could revel in all of her splendour. Her vest top clung to her frame, emphasising her breasts that weren't too big, and weren't too small.

Perfect.

Her physique was slender and the sliver of her flat stomach was just visible as she laid there, book in hand. Ah, someone who reads. I imagined she was intelligent, but what was she reading? Romeo and Juliet.

A goddess, a glorious one at that, and her face. Her face. So elusive, so supple. Her feminine hand cupped beneath her chin, her elbow nestled in the grass. Her lips plump and pink, but small. She ran her tongue along her bottom lip before biting down on it. She appeared to be thinking about something. I continued to study her face and came to her eyes, a dark mahogany brown, mysterious and deep, glinting in the light of the sun. I want her. And then I was pulled out of my thoughts by Alice.

"I love the sun!" I'd never known anyone to be more enthusiastic about anything than my sister, my twin, Alice. She danced and twirled before landing lightly in Jaspers lap.

"You are my sun." Jaspers murmured into her neck and then kissed her cheek gently. She giggled.

"Jazz that was so cheesy... but you guys are so cute." Rose said rolling her eyes whilst cuddling up to Emmett. He really was like a giant teddy bear, and although he was my older brother, and largely built, I couldn't take him seriously. Some of the comments he made, well, they were ridiculous and I don't think they even made sense half the time...

"Yeah, babe, who wants to be cute when you can be like us." He smiled smugly whilst putting his hand around her shoulders, did that even make sense? I loved to see everyone so loved up and happy though. Especially Alice.

Being a twin, I felt closer to her, like we were always on the same wave length, not that we always agreed. We were too completely different characters, and yet in many ways we were the same, so it thrilled me to see she had found her soul mate, especially since that person was also pretty much my best friend. It was clear Jasper would be her one and only love. It was as if they were made for each other and he would follow her until the end of the world. I don't think a nuclear bomb would be able to separate them. Like cockroaches, they would live on...

I smiled at my thoughts and wondered if I could ever be so lucky to find a love like that. Hmm.

I turned back to the angel to find she was looking in my direction but as soon as our eyes met shock crossed her face and she dropped her book. Again, I smiled. She was lovely, why hadn't I seen her before? She stared down at the ground with what looked like curiosity, although it was true, the grass certainly was greener on this side of the park, now that she was there. I noticed Alice looking in her direction as well with an incredulous look about her,

"Bella? Bella, is that you?" She looked up with a worried expression and then looked down again, blushing as if she were ashamed. What was she thinking, I wished I could get inside of her head.

"Hey?" she finally answered with a slight smile, looking over all of us.

And for just a second our eyes met again and I felt as if I could see into her. She was definitely something else. Then she quickly looked down, and flushed the most gorgeous shade of rose and scowled at the ground. Emmett chuckled. Why was she angry? Although I could read her emotions as if she were a book, wide open, I couldn't understand the reasoning behind them but I found her to be so intriguing.

But wait, how did Alice know this beautiful creature and I didn't? What other great things was she not telling me about?! I looked over to her, her face now ecstatic. She jumped out of Jaspers lap and over to the flushed beauty.

"Oh my god! Isabella Swan, right? The Chiefs daughter? I thought you lived in Phoenix... I haven't seen you in years! Do you remember me, I'm Alice? Alice Cullen?" I watched her face as her emotions changed from confusion to sudden realisation. Now she looked just as delighted as Alice had.

"Oh wow! Yeah, oh my god! Alice!" She got up and pulled her into an embrace. How I wished to trade places with Alice, just for that moment, to be that close. "You look, so good, wow, really, you're gorgeous... Yeah, I just moved here for good, to live with my dad, yeah, 'cause..." She trailed off, but not before sharing her excellent news. She'd moved here for good! No doubt she'd be starting our school in September. There is a god!

"Bella, never mind me, look at you! You are absolutely...!" Alice stopped for a moment, gesturing toward Bella. Rarely was she lost for words, but I totally understood. Words could not describe. "Wow Bella, just wow!" Bella looked down and murmured 'thanks' and then looked back up at me, and then back down again. I was beginning to grow impatient, introduce us damnit!

"Oh, come, you have to meet everyone. This is Jasper, my boyfriend. Emmett my older brother, d'you remember him, always the joker..."

"Well, what can I say? I like to please." He winked at Rose and gave out a loud booming laugh. Rose nudged him and giggled. Jasper shook his head.

"Anyway, this is Rose his girlfriend, she's Jaspers sister. You can so tell, right" She gestured to everyone as she introduced them, and Bella said 'hello' and 'hi' as she smiled sweetly at each of them.

"And this is my brother Edward. He's my twin, I don't think you've ever met him; he always seemed to be somewhere else when you were round, which was weird. Probably reading a book or playing his piano or something. Always such a loser, it surprises even me sometimes to think we shared the same womb at the same time..." Bella giggled and nudged Alice playfully, then she smiled at me, melting my insides.

"Uh, Hi Edward. It's a shame I never met you before..." She momentarily went into thought, briefly biting her bottom lip and then continued, "But if it's any consolation, I'm a loser too." Everyone laughed at that, but I just sat and watched her as she giggled alongside Alice.

Now summer really begins. Guh.

CHAPTER 1 IS DONE AND DUSTED BITCHES. I hope you liked this, I do... haha.

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