I read the text that Alice had just sent to me, "We're going out tonight, my cousins in town with his friends, we're giving them a tour of the city." I didn't get it, there wasn't much to see. Forks wasn't the most exciting city in the world. I realized then that she probably meant Seattle. It wasn't that exciting either, but much more exciting than Forks. I didn't really want to go out tonight. I knew I'd just be standing off to the side while Alice had her family reunion with her cousin. I knew I wouldn't have much fun, but I also knew that Alice wasn't going to let me stay home, so I told her I'd go. I texted Alice back asking her what time. She said she would be picking me up from my house at eight and we'd be meeting her cousin in Seattle. She also added that I should wear something nice, apparently some of her cousins friends were nice. But I really wasn't interested. Boys just weren't my thing right now, not since Jacob. He'd hurt me and I don't think that I could ever look at a boy that way for a long time.
I searched my wardrobe looking for something that Alice might approve of. All I could find was my blue top and skirt, but that was going to have to do. I wasn't looking to impress anyone tonight, we were just being tour guides right? So no need to dress to impress. I grabbed my over the shoulder bag and put my money and phone into it, knowing that my dad would want to check up on me being in the city, what he, and everyone else who has only ever lived in the small town of Forks, considered big. It was only faintly cloudy out so I didn't feel the need to bring a jacket.
As I walked out the door I looked at Alice in her Porsche. I saw her grimace as she took in my outfit, obviously not her idea of something nice, but I was comfortable so i didn't care. I opened the door to the car and Alice was already talking.
"I thought I told you to wear something nice? These guys are really hot Bella! You could meet someone special tonight." she moaned at me. I rolled my eyes.
"I don't want to meet anyone special Alice, and anyway this was all I could find." I said trying to take the subject off of me.
"I definitely need to go with you on your next shopping trip," she said, but I didn't answer, I was waiting on the subject to change. Sooner than I thought, she was babbling on. "I think you'll really like my cousin Bella He's a musician, well a struggling one but still. He plays the guitar and the piano. His friends are cool too, they're all from New York,they're gonna be pretty disappointed when they get to Seattle and find the biggest attraction is a pizzeria." I laughed, poor guys had no idea they were in for the boredom festival. She pulled up outside the main mall in Seattle. "I told them we'd meet them here, I knew they'd be able to find this place, it's the biggest thing here" I nodded.
We waited at the fountain beside the mall. It was dark out and the blue lights in the fountain shone brightly. I sat and waited patiently with Alice for her cousin and his friends to come. I suddenly found myself wondering what they'd be like. Would they be tall? Would they be geeks or jocks? Would they be uptight or laid back? Would I be able to stand them for one night? I hoped so. Before I could think Alice suddenly clapped her hands in joy and jumped up.
"Yay you're here!" She squeed as she grabbed a boy who i supposed was her cousin into a hug.
" Hey Alice how've you been?" he said pulling away from her hug. And that's when I saw him. His face was, what could only be described as sexy. His eyes were the perfect shade of blue and his hair was golden and wind swept. He suddenly looked towards me snapping me back to reality. His face had an expression on it that i couldn't understand. "Who's this?" he asked, his eyes still focused on me.
Alice smiled. She liked how I was looking at him. I struggled to hide the emotion in my eyes. "That's Bella, she moved to Forks a few years ago. We're really close. She's going to be helping us show you around tonight." Alice continued to smile, obviously realizing something that I was too gone to see. I was too gone to even think clearly.
"Cool," he said his eyes still fixed on me. "Hi Bella!" he smiled, it was a sort of crooked smile, but that was it, I was hooked. I couldn't think at all now, my mind was completely focused on him. He looked at me, waiting for an answer. But I couldn't think. I scrambled my brain for the answer he was looking for.
"Hi...?" I realized I didn't know his name, I felt my face flush red but I didn't know why.
"Oh, my apologies, my name's Edward Cullen." He said reaching his hand out to shake mine. I reached out my hand and as it touched his, I felt something, something I'd never felt with anyone, not even Jacob, a feeling I had no name for, a feeling I hoped never went away.