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My first day at Forks High School—my first day of school ever. I am filled with ebullience; I am finally stepping out of the house excluding the surrounding forest. No one knew I existed besides Charlie of course and my dead mother. Charlie is my father, but he isn't your normal father. He is a vampire. My mother, Renee, died giving birth to me before she could be bitten by Charlie. I have no other memory of her, but I do have a picture that Charlie gave me. She was much more beautiful than myself; she was radiant with love and compassion. Charlie loved her very much; I can still see it in his golden eyes. Anyways, I guess you could say I'm a half breed—have human and half vamp.
"Bells! You should be on your way now," Charlie said from downstairs.
"Yes, coming," I said rushing down the stairs.
"Be careful around the humans. I have to go now, I love you." Charlie was the chief of police. Ironic since humans would die at the hands of most vampires, but not Charlie and I. We liked to call ourselves "vegetarians" because we survive on only the blood of animals. Charlie's eyes are golden instead of the crimson eyes of most vampires, but mine's are a chocolate brown because of my half human side.
"Yeah, yeah. You too, Dad." I got inside my sleek black Audi and headed off for school. I got there quite fast due to my superb driving skills and vampire reflexes. I guess I was too early because nobody was there in the lot besides myself. I made my way to the office. "Excuse me. I'm Bella Swan. I'm new here."
"Oh right. You were adopted by Chief Swan. Here's your schedule, just get it signed by your teachers and bring it back to me at the end of the day. Enjoy your first day at Forks High," she said, handing me my schedule. I saw her name was Mrs. Cope from her name plate on her desk. Charlie told everyone that I was adopted as a cover story. No one could see me during my younger years because I was growing too fast. The humans would have known something was strange about us. I was starting as a junior at Forks High. The material would not be a problem for me; I learn quickly and Charlie bought me a bunch of books to read while I was stuck in the house. I also learned how to play the guitar and the piano during my imprisonment as I like to call it.
I made my way back to my car since the bell hadn't rung yet. So I sat in the driver's sea with my window rolled down and laid my head back on the rest. I heard foot steps coming towards me. "Hi. You must be Isabella Swan, the new girl," said a blonde haired boy, "I'm Mike Newton. I could walk you to your first class if you want."
"Umm, just call me Bella and you don't have to. I can find my way around just fine," I replied, not liking the attention.
"It's no problem, I want to. What's your first class," he asked persistently.
"U.S. History," I stated, giving up.
"Oh! That's my first class, too. So you see that it's no problem." I guess I should get used to interacting with humans. The bell rang and we made it to history. I handed him my schedule for him to sign and he made me introduce myself and the rest of the class, which I didn't enjoy one bit. The next three classes went the same way. I didn't even need an introduction, everyone already knew my name. The joys of living in such a small town. Then it was lunch time. Jessica Stanley, a girl I shared a couple of classes with, invited me to sit with her at lunch. I wasn't really in the position to decline. Apparently she sat with some of the other kids I had met today—Mike Newton, Eric Yorkie, Tyler Crowley, Lauren Mallory, and Angela Weber. Angela is shy, quiet, and sincere; I think we could be great friends. While Angela and I kept quiet, the others were all chattering amongst themselves.
Then a group of other kids entered the cafeteria. A big dark-haired guy walked along with this gorgeous blonde girl. I swear that she could have been a super model. Behind them, a curly blonde guy and a small black-haired girl followed. Lastly, but definitely not least, a bronze-haired boy walked with them. They all sat at a table together at the other end of the cafeteria. But what I noticed about all of them was that they were pale and shared the same colored eyes as Charlie. They were vampires, but Charlie never mentioned other vampires living in Forks.
"They are the Cullens. I don't know much about them, since they are new here. This is their first day, too," Jessica answered my unspoken questions. I guess it was obvious that they caught my attention. "Oh my gosh, one of the Cullen boys is looking at you, Bella." I turned my head and saw the bronze-haired one looking and looked away quickly. I could feel myself blush a little.
"Stop looking over there, Jessica," I responded, embarrassed. Even more embarrassing, they could probably hear us. Damn vampire senses. But I don't think they know that I'm capable of hearing their conversations either. I didn't eavesdrop though, because that's just rude, besides, they probably weren't paying attention to our conversation anyway. I'm just paranoid. Lunch ended and I made my way to Biology with Mr. Banner. He pointed out a table near the front so I took a seat. The rest of the students came in, but none of them sat next to me. Then I saw the bronze-haired boy walk in just as gorgeous as ever and took the empty seat next to me. He smelled so good, I could feel my mouth water. Luckily, he was a vampire and not a human.
"Hello, I'm Edward Cullen," he said looking at me in his velvety voice. I wasn't sure if I was able to speak at that moment, I was in awe of him.
"H-hi. I'm Bella Swan and I'm new here as well," apparently able to respond.
"Nice to meet you. My family and I just moved here from Los Angeles. My father is a doctor at Forks Hospital. What brings you here to Forks?"
"Well… I was adopted by Charlie Swan, he's the chief of police here. My parents died in a car accident," I responded, giving him the fake story. I felt bad lying to him. I don't know why, but I felt that I could trust him with the truth. He's a vampire afterall.
"I'm sorry to here that. My mother got tired of the city and wanted to move to a small town, ergo us moving here," he said, sounding completely sincere. Mr. Banner started class so all conversation ended there. But I couldn't help but glance at him every now and then and sometimes I caught him glancing at me. But it could just be my imagination. Why would he even bother looking at me, I don't know. I sat there drinking his wonderful scent in and not even listening to the lecture. All too soon, the bell rang and I had to part with Edward.
Gym with Coach Clapp was my final class. Sadly, Edward was not in that class, but Mike was. I could tell that Mike was interested in me, but I wasn't. Jessica, however, had an obvious crush on Mike, but he was oblivious. School ended so I headed back to my beloved Audi. I saw the Cullens get into a silver Volvo, which appeared to be Edward's because he was driving it. I backed out of the lot and went home.
When I pulled up to my house, Charlie's cruiser was already in the driveway. I walked into the house and he was sitting on the couch watching television.
"Hey Bells, how was your first day?"
"It was alright. I have a feeling that I won't learn anything new. So besides having to interact with humans, no problem." High school was pointless for me learning wise. I probably knew more about history and science than the teachers themselves from all the books I've read. Plus, I've already read the books on the syllabus for English.
"How is your control, though. You need to work on that, that is why you're in high school. You can't be stuck in this house forever, you'll go insane."
"It was fine. No burning sensation at all. Mind over matter, you know how I'd hate myself if I ever drank human blood. I never have and I never will. Trust that you have raised me well, Dad. Also, a new vampire coven moved into town, their eyes are golden though, so no worries in that matter. There are five of them posing as high school students and two more as their parents. Their father is a doctor?"
"I'm very glad about your control and I do trust you. I have heard of the Cullens. Yes, Carlisle Cullen is a doctor at the hospital. I visited him today and they are expecting us at their home at six."
"Oh okay then. I'll just be up in my room until then," I replied and went up the stairs to my bedroom. I closed the door and turned on my stereo to Claire de Lune by Debussy. It was my favorite piece of all time, so calming and soothing. I laid on my bed and recapped my first day in my head. I thought about the beautiful Edward and the rest of his attractive siblings. I would officially meet them all tonight. I was excited to finally meet other vampires. Perhaps make friends with them? I love Charlie, but he wasn't great company. It would be fun to hang around new people. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't realize it was time to go. I threw on a nice black pencil skirt and midnight blue sweater blouse instead of staying in my now wrinkled school clothes. Then I slipped on my black flats and went down stairs. Charlie was already ready, so I hopped into the driver's seat and Charlie in the passenger's seat. I followed Charlie's directions and we were at the Cullens' home in no time.
There house was huge and elegant. It was three stories and had plenty of windows to let in the sunlight. I was just about to knock on the door when a blonde man open the door, "You must be Bella. Charlie and I have already met. I am Carlisle. It's a pleasure to meet you, please come inside." So he was the doctor, he must have amazing control.
"Yes, thank you for letting us into your home," I replied. We were let inside and met the rest of the family. I met Esme, Carlisle's wife. She was very wonderful and I could tell that she was a great mother. I also found out the names of their children that I saw at school. The huge guy is Emmett and his mate, the stunning blonde, is Rosalie. The curly blonde-haired guy's name is Jasper and his mate is Alice, the tiny one with the short and spiky black hair. She is extremely hyper. Then, I met the lovely Edward again.
"Your hands aren't cold," Edward said when we shook hands.
"Umm. My body temperature is higher than a human's. I'm half vampire and half human. That's also why my eyes are brown instead of gold like yours," I replied letting go of his hand. When we touched I felt a jolt of electricity run through my hand. I have no idea if he felt it or if it was only me.
"We have never encountered a half vampire before. I'd like to discuss this with you one of these days, if you don't mind," Carlisle jumped in and I nodded in response. We sat down in the living room chatted about little things like our hobbies and interests.
"Would you two like a tour of the house? I decorated it myself, interior design is a hobby of mine," Esme asked.
"Go on ahead, Bells. I'll just stay and chat with Carlisle," Charlie replied. I got up and followed Esme around the first floor while she explained her design. The house was so light and so open. I never would have thought vampires lived here.
"I can give her a tour of the upstairs, Esme" said Edward coming out of nowhere. Esme agreed, so Edward and I walked up the stairs. On the wall there was a bunch of graduation caps. Edward and I laughed.
"It's our own private joke. We metriculate often," Edward chuckled.
"Well, Forks High is going to be my first." Then Edward took my hand and I felt the electricity again. I looked up at Edward and looked shocked as well so he must have felt it, but again, neither of us said anything about and I just held on to his hand. He said he liked the feeling of warmth, while I said that I enjoyed the coldness of his hands. We were on the third floor when Edward paused. "Yeah, this is my room." I walked in and took a look and Edward followed. There was no bed, but he had a nice stereo sysem and wall covered with shelves with records and cd's. It was amazing.
"What are you listening to right now?" I asked, curious. I turned on the stereo and Claire de Lune started playing, "Claire de Lune is my favorite."
"You know Debussy?" Edward asked, surprise written all over his face.
"Yeah, I listen to it all the time. It is soothes me. I fall asleep to it."
"You are able to sleep? I wish I could," he said, surprised yet again.
"Yep, the advantages of being half human," I said, smiling up at him. He brought his hand up to my cheek and I could feel the electricity course throught my entire body. I could feel the blood flow on my cheeks. I must have been red as a tomato. He looked at me for awhile, he looked like he was focusing quite hard.
"I can't hear what you're thinking. I can usually hear what people thinking, but you're mind is silent to me," he said, still gazing at me.
"That's a good thing. I don't think you would want to know what I was thinking, but you are very gifted," I replied. Thank god he couldn't read my mind. That would be so humiliating for him to know that I was thinking about how beautiful he was.
"On the contrary, I would love to hear what your thinking. But, I guess I'll just have to listen to your heartbeat instead, which is beating a lot faster than a human's should," he replied.
"Like I said, I'm only half human." My heart normally beats faster than a human's, but it's beating extra fast because of Edward. He was still had his hand on my cheek, which I grabbed with my hand and pulled it down, "We should go back downstairs now. Charlie and I are probably going to go soon."
"Okay. Let's go," he said with a sad look on his face. We headed back down and when we reached the last flight of stairs, I let go of his hand. I would rather not have Charlie notice and ask questions. I looked at Edward and smiled and he gave me a brilliant smile back. I could feel my heart go wild in my chest. Charlie and I said our goodbyes for now and got back inside my car. On the drive back home we chatted about how friendly the Cullens are. Charlie also found out about their gifts, apparently Edward isn't the only one with an extra talent. Alice can see the future though it is subject to change based on the choices people make and Jasper can influence other people's emotions. They are extraordinary bunch. I had a good feeling about all of them. When we got home, I went straight to my room and slept. It was a dreamless sleep and I woke up feeling more refreshed than ever.
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