Disclaimer: I am just an overly obsessed fan of the twilight series and own the books. These are Stephanie Meyer's characters and not mine (I wish).
Chapter one
"Today is the day" I thought to myself. I had been waiting for this day for a long time. In fact, the
whole town has. It was the date the Cullen's were set to arrive in Forks. They had five adopted
teenagers which meant five new kids at the local high school and though this was exiting, I couldn't
help but worry at the same time. What if they didn't like me? What if, like everyone else in the high
school (besides a couple of friends) they avoided me? Kept their distance?
I groaned at the thought and rolled over, nearly falling off the edge of my bed. My eyes flew wide in
surprise. I was still in bed and it was a school day! I glanced over at my alarm clock anxiously. Yep, I
was late. I had about seven minutes to run out the door.
Without wasting another second, I got up and started dressing rapidly, still finishing the last buttons
as I ran down the stairs. By the time I reached the kitchen, I was done! "Ok. Something quick,
something fast" I muttered incoherently as I rummaged through the cupboards for something I
could take with me on my way to school. At the very back, I found a couple of granola bars. "That'll
have to do!" I grabbed them and shoved them into my pocket as I jogged to the door.
I pulled my raincoat and book bag off the coat hanger and gently opened the door and shut it as
quietly as I could behind me so that I didn't disturb the neighbours. We had an old lady next door
that could hear the most subtle sounds, making it hard for someone to get down the driveway in a
rush. Somehow, I managed to make it the whole way to my car unnoticed. I breathed I sigh of relief
when I got in. I owned a 1996 Chevy cavalier in gold and it was even in good condition unlike most of
the cars at forks high. I turned the key and it roared to life on the first try. A bonus! I shoved it into
drive and sped down the highway. It felt good to hear the engine almost purr under me. It always
seemed to ease my worries, even when I was in a rush, like today.
I reached Forks high parking lot in a matter of minutes, glad to see that it was still full of students
pulling in. I parked as close as I could to the school buildings and got out. As I did I noticed that
several boys were crowding around something in the parking lot! I went to investigate and
discovered that there was a red Lamborghini parked neatly in the first parking space. "How strange!
I've never seen this car before! It must belong to the new students!" I thought to myself. "They
must be pretty rich to own a car like that!" My wonder and curiosity about the Cullen's intensified
as I examined the car. My examination was short lived because at that moment, the bell rang and it
was time to go to first block.
With some reluctance, I tore my eyes away and headed toward building seven, English with Mr.
Bachek! Today we were going to start Shakespeare's Macbeth which we would be reinacting in a few
weeks. I walked into the coatroom at the front of the class and hung my jacket up on a rack and then
proceeded to walk to my table. Usually the chair next to me was empty. No one dared to sit by me,
but today the seat next to me had been filled. I continued walking forward, wondering who had
braved the chance to sit by me. As I got closer I realized it was one of the new kids! A Cullen!
She had shoulder length brown hair and pale skin. Her arms were crossed tight against her chest
and her hands were balled into fists. Her face was twisted with anger and frustration, as if she was
restraining herself!
As I wondered why she was so mad, the teacher got up from his desk, cleared his throat and started
class."Settle down everyone, settle down!" I looked away from my new desk partner and directed
my attention to the teacher. "Today we are going to start studying Shakespeare's Macbeth..." He
continued to ramble on about what our assignment was but I didn't pay much attention. It was hard
to listen when your table partner kept on glaring at you with hate and distaste beyond anything you
could imagine. As the time past, I began to feel uncomfortable knowing that she was still glaring. The
clock seemed to slow down towards the end of class and just when I thought it would never end, the
bell rang. "...Ok everyone, remember to read the first ten pages of the play tonight and think about
who you would like to partner up with!" I made note of our homework and scooped up my things,
rushing to get to my next class, though I had plenty of time to get there and would probably end up
being early. I had government next and it seemed to fly by in record time. It was the last class of the
morning before lunch, so, I packed my bag and headed for the lunchroom. As soon as I got there I
joined the line-up to buy lunches and ordered my food. The good thing about going to a school in a
small town is that there are fewer people and the lines are shorter meaning I passed through the
lunch queue faster than I would've had I lived somewhere like phoenix. I reached the cash register,
paid, picked up my tray and went to the table I usually sat at. Mike and Eric were already there and
they greeted me heartily.
"Hey Edward" Mike said happily indicating that I should sit next to him. I obliged with pleasure, glad
that something was going right today.
"I met most of them! A couple are in our grade and the others are graduating this year!" Mike
whispered when I was close enough to distinguish his words.
"Really? What were they like?" I asked curiously.
"The blond girl- her name is Rosalie I think she was a little... stuck up but drop dead gorgeous. And
her twin his name is jasper was really quiet most of the time I spoke to him, then there was a really
big guy called Emmet and I swear he could be a professional wrestler when he graduates. Alice-
she's in our grade- has black hair and I didn't get much of a chance to talk to her. And Bella (he
blushed when he said her name) - she's in our grade too- she was really nice. In fact... She was the
only one who talked to me" he admitted reluctantly.
I laughed and changed the subject to save Mike from dying of embarrassment. He grasped at the
change of topic willingly going on to tell me everything he had done this weekend. We were just
discussing his trip down to la push when I saw them. The Cullen's were all sitting together in a table
in the corner of the lunchroom, barely touching their food. They all looked in different direction and
were silent, but that's not what made me notice them. It was the girl from English and from Mike's
description, her name was Bella. She was staring at me again, but this time not in anger but
frustration. I looked away and blushed. "Why is she looking at me?" I thought desperately to myself.
"Why me? What could I have possibly done after only a few hours of knowing her?" I glanced back
at their table again. She was still staring at me, but now she wasn't the only one. Her sister, Alice
according to Mike was also staring at me but with mild interest instead of frustration. I looked away
for a second time and forced myself to concentrate on what Mike was saying. He had progressed to
talking about yesterday's football game that was airing on ESPN and I listened intently as he
explained what happened play-by-play.
The bell rang when he was nearly finished describing the last play and we both got up and went to
our separate classes. The rest of the day seemed to pass in a blur after the mornings exiting events.
Even when I got home, I was dazed and when I went to bed that night, my dreams were troubled.
