Chapter 1 in BPOV

I awoke peacefully in Edward's arms on this average Tuesday morning. Sadly, he freed me from his grasp quickly as he darted out the window swiftly. Gravity capitulated with my legs as they slid off my bed, hoping to touch to the floor, but only to brush across the ground and make me slide with a speed so fast, because of my light weight, I knew I would have a bruise somewhere afterwards.

Hurriedly, I finished getting ready for school and got my ancient Chevy into the crowded, for Forks' standards at least, parking lot and carefully guided it into the parking spot next to my glorious vampire's shiny silver Volvo.

I went through my classes in a daze until lunch. The second I sat down with my food, Alice had just gotten out of a vision. "OMG!" she squealed like a puppy that is playing with a new toy, with excitement only Alice could manage. We all stared at her incredulously awaiting her answer as to why she was so excited. Probably a big sale at Saks Fifth Avenue or something of that manner would be the cause of this enthusiasm. "More new students!" she finally cried after her fits of excitement had passed. We continued to stare, awaiting a reason as to why this would be so earth-shattering. She finally explained, "Julia is Emmett and Rosalie's age, and Rose you will love her! She's blonde, tall, pretty, and watches football AND shops! And Bella, oh I think you and Kenzie will get along famously. She is similar to her sister, Julia, except she has no athletic ability and would rather read than run. But on the other hand she is aggressively competitive and is ridiculously stylish."

"Alice, how did you get an entire personality profile out of a vision?" I asked, honestly curious.

"Actually, I've been having visions about them for a couple weeks since they're parents decided to move here and they would become our friends."

I think everyone was in shock with her latter point.

Edward was first to speak. "So that is why I was hearing you recite the Bill of Rights in German!" You would have thought he had solved a riddle. Then Rosalie got curious. "Alice, when are they coming?"

"Tomorrow!"

"Are they vampires?"

"Not yet, but depending on how they react to us, and vise-versa, I see some varying futures for these two."

I was getting angry now, first she says they will be our friends, then there is a vampire possibility and now she is monitoring their futures before she knows them! They don't even live in town yet, and I'm already longing for them to stop changing my life, although a couple new friends doesn't sound too bad. And maybe, with luck, Kenzie could turn out to be another best friend for me besides Alice, of course. Okay, I guess I have no reason to be angry. It's not like she can steal Edward from me, or something crazy like that.

The Next Day…

My morning routine repeated again, except I tripped an extra time when I started thinking about the new girls. What would they be like? I had no idea and didn't plan on wasting time thinking about them. Luckily, Jessica hasn't been alerted of their arrival or the entire school would be ready to pounce like on my first day. I grabbed my jacket, shuffled down the stairs, carefully as possible, snagged a granola bar and was in the cab of my truck. I continued on to school and noticed something immediately as I started walking towards the Cullen's. Alice was practically bouncing in anticipation. "So, you had another vision of the new girls I'm guessing?"

"This one was different. It was a vision with all of us in it. We were walking around the mall with them, Rose and Julia were talking about going into Victoria's Secret with Emmett walking behind them, Jasper and I were going into Nordstrom, and you, Bella, and Kenzie, her nickname actually is Kenzie because in one vision her mother got angry and called her 'Mackenzie Eileen' at one point, were headed toward Starbucks with Edward, of course right behind you."

"Wow, when is this 'shopping trip' expected to happen?"

"For some reason, that detail was blurry. I got most things, conversations, stores, and purchases, even Mike Newton in the food court, but not the time or date."

I noticed Edward looking at Alice questioningly. "Alice, how do you know they will want to hang out with us? They are human, and every human, my Bella being the exception, has always been afraid of our kind. What makes you so sure their meeting us won't be as we expect?"

"Ah, Edward. Haven't you figured it out by now? Don't bet against me. I know what I'm talking about, don't worry. And I also saw that Jasper will be fine around them, as well because I just guessed that would also be on your list of worries."

I knew this whole conversation was only being spoken aloud for my sake, but I still found it partially difficult to gather Alice's words with her usual speed and the added excitement of today. The bell rang as Edward and I walked into 1st period hand-in-hand and took our seats. Class went by quicker than usual, mainly because of the Greek god sitting next to me, of course. As we walked down the halls, I noticed a strange cluster of people around the office doors. Jessica was in the doorway, waving me over.

"What is going on? Why is everyone gathered around here?" I asked her hesitantly, I knew her answer already and I was terrible at acting surprised.

"There's more new girls! One is a senior, she kind of reminds me of Rosalie, except I think she'll actually talk to people without glaring. And the other is like the female version of Edward, but her hair is a strange goldish color, rather than bronze-y."

"Oh, that's cool. I have to get to class, I'll meet them later though, and you can tell me all about them."

"Nobody has met them yet! They're still getting their schedules and lockers, Bella. But I will definitely keep you updated."

I nodded quickly and attempted to walk swiftly to Edward outside the mass of people, but managed to trip…twice. I noticed Edward stifle a chuckle at my clumsiness. "Let's get to class," he managed to say when I finally reached him.

"Shut up. You know my issues with coordination."

"Are you referring to the fact that you can't walk across a flat, stable surface without finding something to trip over?"

"Yes I am."

We finally approached the classroom and took our seats towards the back. I settled in with my books while Edward seemed to be concentrating on something. Then, a face of pain came over my angel's features. "Edward, what's wrong?" I asked, partially fearful of his answer.

"Kenzie is in AP English with us and I'm just seeing some recurring thoughts in certain minds."

"Oh, well that's better than what I expected. I figured it was something about me or your family."

"No, just reminders of you, not the ones I would like to have though."

Just then, a girl a little taller than me, with golden-blonde hair that flowed flawlessly down her back, turned around to face the class after having the teacher sign her sheet of paper. I then noticed her eyes, navy and aqua both alive in her eyes beneath ridiculously long lashes. Her face had rather petite features, but there was no doubt she was pretty, beautiful even. If this was Kenzie, I feared for what Julia may look like if Alice compared her to Rosalie. Surprisingly, she started walking toward me and I saw that she carried herself gracefully, that is until I noticed a familiar trait, she managed to trip over the toe of her shoe and catch herself before she fell to the linoleum. Finally, she sat down next to me. Nobody must have informed her of me or told her not to like the Cullen's, or maybe she just rebelled and went with her gut feeling as to wear to sit. I'm not going to question it too much. I looked over at her and noticed her attempting to organize her things. She had a notebook and pen and a binder with pink writing I couldn't read from this angle and Scottie dogs that seemed filled already full of papers and what, she must have been the new kid a time before this because she seemed calm and determined even in a silent state. I nearly jumped in my seat in surprise when she must have felt my staring and turned to me, "Hi, I'm Kenzie. My sister and I just moved here from Michigan. So, tell me the truth, is everyone so excitable here that they had at least 50 people meet us in the office?"

I stared at her for a minute until I realized she changed her expression, from friendly to confused and it morphed itself into irritated, she must have thought I didn't want to talk to her or something so I answered, "Well, Forks is a relatively tiny town and everyone knows everyone so you've basically been initiated if you meet everyone at once. I'm Bella by the way, and this is my boyfriend, Edward," I stated motioning to him, he turned and gave a slight smile and greeted her with, "Hello." I thought about something instantly, what better way to become friends with Kenzie than to find out how much time we would be spending together? I asked for her schedule and she obliged, handing it to me quickly. I scanned the classes and found that we had all the same classes except for Biology. "So Kenzie," I began, "we have all the same classes except Biology, want a couple escorts so you don't have to face the mobs next period?"

She immediately answered, "That's fabulous. I guess it won't be too hard to make friends then in Forks." Her face seemed to fade from excited and happy to serene and content now that she had answered her own questions.

For the duration of the class, Kenzie answered my questions about her life before she moved, her sister, and just random things about herself. Although I also noticed she tended to glance toward Edward every now and then, but could I blame her? The bell rang signaling the end of the period and Edward walked me to my locker before he went to his locker to drop off his books. After giving me a quick kiss, he walked down the hall. I placed my books in their places and grabbed my money for lunch. As I shut my locker, I turned to find Kenzie waiting for me. I looked at her for a moment and realized she looked a little lost. "What's wrong, Kenzie?" I asked her. She lifted her eyes from her black and white shoes with odd interlocked "C's" to me and said, "Oh, nothing. I was just wondering if I could sit with you at lunch. Those girls, umm, what's-her-face…Jessica! And that other one…Lauren? They kind of freak me out. Not stand-offish people I presume?"

I laughed at her obviously correct assumption.

"Of course, I will introduce you to Edward's family. My best friend, Alice, I think you will really like. Rosalie and Emmett seem very intimidating but Emmett is a teddy bear and Rosalie is just stubborn. Alice's boyfriend, Jasper, is just quiet but there are never awkward moments with him. You've met Edward so I think you will be just fine at our table."

I could tell her confidence was boosted after my quick warning and she moved with grace to the cafeteria until she stumbled into Mike Newton, making him drop something from his tray, bend down to pick it up, and get hit in the head by another's tray as he stood up. We made our way to the table where I noticed another girl with blonde hair, lighter than Kenzie's but flawless just the same, was sitting next to none other than, Rosalie! They were chatting away like they had known each other for years. The others turned when Kenzie sat down beside me. "Hey guys. This, as you may have figured out by now, is Kenzie. I'm guessing you're Julia?" I asked looking at the girl I was just meeting. She turned to me and I noticed her face was partially similar to Kenzie except that the first thing I noticed was that her features were opposite. They were more dramatic, she reminded me of one of those lipstick models in the stores Alice drags me to, whereas Kenzie's features were small but pretty. Her eyes reminded me of the forest that surrounded Forks, green and brown and blue all combined, hypnotizing when you really think about it. I could tell she and Kenzie were sisters. Julia answered my question finally, "Yes, I'm Julia. You must be Bella. I see you've met Kenzie over there," she stated smiling.

After talking to Julia and seeing her and Kenzie interact with the others, I thought about Alice's earlier vision. They did seem to have the interests like us, but they were shopaholics like Alice. I was also informed that Kenzie's shoes were not designed with odd "C's" but that was the Chanel logo. How in the world would I know something like that? It never would have mattered to me.

I looked over at Edward and he seemed to be answering Julia's question as to why they weren't eating. I knew he would come up with something so I went back to eating, disinterested in the Cullen's excuses. I knew the truth, if asked about it I would have some random excuse ready.

Lunch ended and we all parted ways, except Edward and me, of course. We went into the classroom ready for Biology and talked about Kenzie and Julia a bit. I was wondering his opinions because he stayed relatively quiet at lunch, but I figured he was just getting used to their minds. "What do you think about Kenzie and Julia?" I asked him. He looked at me, glad I had made another human friend, I supposed.

"They have interesting minds. Alice compared Julia to Rosalie, but only physically and interest-wise, mentally they are very contrasting. She also compared Kenzie to you, but I found a competitive edge for some attention, which you would never want in her thoughts toward her sister mostly and occasionally you. She was a bit jealous that you were with me, Jasper informed me, but she was level-headed and wouldn't dream of causing drama with a new friend. Julia and Kenzie both immediately adored Alice, like you did when you met. I find their thoughts virtually pretty common, nothing to extraordinary. Although I did find one thing strange," he paused, thinking I guessed.

"And what was that?" He finally spoke, "Kenzie imagined Jasper as being from the South, and she thought she could hear a faded and covered-up twang when he spoke. No one can hear his accent after so many years; it only comes out when he is very angry or in his mind."

I mused about this fact, "Maybe she just has a knack for knowing people's backgrounds or something like that."

"That would be rather odd, but a possibly none the less."

We continued to talk about different plans for the weekend, possible trips to our meadow, and avoiding Alice's shopping. Finally, class was over and I headed to my least favorite form of torture, Gym. Edward reminded me he would meet me after class, like every day and this fact would keep me going for the next 45 minutes. I entered the locker room to find Kenzie giggling with Angela as she put clothes and other things into a locker. "Hey guys," I greeted them both. Angela and Kenzie looked over at me and said, "Hey Bella, ready for volleyball?" It surprised me when Kenzie groaned before I did. "You don't like volleyball, Kenzie?" I asked her. "No! I suck at every sport, except dance but since we moved I can't dance at my old studio anymore." We talked about my many injury-inducing incidents in Gym class and laughed as we changed into our ugly uniforms. When we all had our uniforms on, our shoes tied, and our hair up, we walked out of the locker room and into the gym to pick teams.

All 3 of us stood next to each other while the coach picked captains, Lauren and Mike, goody. I wonder who is going to pick me. I looked to my right and saw Angela making a pleading face at Mike or Lauren, I couldn't tell exactly. To my left, Kenzie was aimlessly running her fingers through her hair with a sad expression on her face. I know this class sucks, but is she really that sad? I nudged her arm and whispered, "What's wrong?" Her fingers froze in place in her locks, "I hate wearing my hair up. It looks hideous." Is she insane? She was sad because her hair was in a freaking pony tail? That is just plain crazy. "Is your brain stable? Your hair is gorgeous!" I whispered loudly, catching myself before my volume rose too loud. She released her hair before she spoke, "When I was little I had ridiculous curls, but my hair got thicker so it straightened out and I got it cut short. I hated it, so when I gained control over my hair cuts around 4th grade, I keep it long. When it's up, it feels like its short and looks ugly to me." Okay, it is official. She may have some Rosalie in her after all. Before I could respond, Coach blew his whistle and Mike and Lauren started calling names. After this process, I ended up on Mike's team with Angela and Kenzie on Lauren's. She was the setter and I soon saw her competitive nature come out after they scored the first point. The game continued and her reactions were very dramatic, points scored she got hyped up and determined, points lost she got angry and quite frankly, scared me a bit, if she was ever a vampire, she may possibly be the most terrifying.

The horrific class finally came to a close and I literally ran to the locker room to shower and change as quickly as possible to meet Edward.