I heard a whistle from behind me as I walked to lunch. When I turned to look, Edward was there. Edward and I have been best friends since I moved here with my father, Charlie Swan. He is the chief of police here in Forks, Washington. My mother wasn't capable of taking care of both herself and me at the same time, so I moved in with my father, and I have been here ever since.

Anyways, Edward was my first friend here. No one would really want to talk to me at all. I, of course, wasn't one for going up to people and introducing myself. I remember how we met.

Flashback

It was my first day in school and only my second day in town. Charlie was sending me to school right away because he thought it was important that I don't wait. So far in my classes, I already know everything. It sucked that there were no advanced classes in this small town school. We had loads of them in my old school in Phoenix. I just wish they would change somehow here.

I walked towards my stupid locker, trying to figure out why it wouldn't open on command. I tried the combination three times before sighing with frustration and quitting. All of the sudden, a fist flew by my head and pounded at my locker. I jumped in surprise. "That happens all the time. My first used to have this locker also," a boyish velvety voice stated. I turned to see the cutest boy that I've ever seen before. His hair was a entire mess, but that was what made him look cute. His green eyes sparkled wonderfully against his pale skin.

He soon opened the door. "Thank you," I whispered as I turned back to my locker. I switched my supplies for the next class and started walking off once I closed my locker, not knowing that the boy was still there. He followed me.

"My name's Edward, Edward Cullen," he introduced himself to me.

"Bella," I whispered as I watched my feet. I told you that I wasn't one for talking to people.

"It's nice to meet you, Bella," he replied as I walked into my classroom. During this class, it was the same, just like the other one. I sighed in frustration, which made people turn to look at me. I blushed. If I hadn't told you yet, which I probably haven't, I am a huge blusher. There are times where I don't even do anything, and I still blush! It is so infuriating really.

After classes, I walked to the lunch room, and I got through the line. "Hey Bella," Edward said as he came to stand next to me.

"Hi," I replied, getting my food.

"So where are you sitting," he questioned.

"I don't know yet," I whispered. "Outside probably."

"Why don't you sit at my table," he questioned.

"If it's not too much of a burden," I whispered.

"Not at all," he said as he took my tray for me and paid.

"Edward," I scolded.

"What," he questioned in surprise.

"You shouldn't have bought that for me," I stated. "I could have bought it myself."

"I was just giving you a welcoming lunch," he said.

"I wanted to pay for myself though," I whined.

"Come on, Bella," Edward stated. "You can argue later." We walked over to a table with a beautiful blonde girl sitting there, filing her nails. I would have sworn that she was in high school if I met her on the streets. She had long blonde hair, and blue eyes. Sitting next to her was a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes also. "Guys—."

"Edward, I'm clearly not a guy, so stop using that word when you are referring to me. It's getting really annoying," the girl interrupted him. She didn't even look up to notice me.

"That's Rosalie," Edward stated. "And this is Jasper."

"Hello," I whispered. Rosalie looked up then.

"Who's the brown," Rosalie questioned.

"This is Bella," Edward introduced as he set my food on the table in front of the chair I was standing behind. I sat down then. I just started eating.

"So Bella, where you from," Rosalie questioned.

"Phoenix, Arizona," I answered.

"Must have gotten a lot of sun there," she imagined. I nodded. "Why are you so pale then?"

"Albino," I answered. She nodded in acknowledgement.

"Have you ever had a boyfriend," she questioned.

"Rosalie," Jasper warned.

"I'm just trying to get to know Bella, Jasper," she mumbled.

"It's alright, Jasper," I stated. "I haven't ever had a boyfriend, and I'm not really looking for anyone." Rosalie gaped at me, which made Edward roll his eyes.

"Never," she whispered.

"Never," I stated. That statement I find was going to haunt me forever.

"I like your confidence, even though you're shy, it just adds to the mystery of you. You're in," Rosalie said as she started filing her nails again. That's when Rosalie and I had become friends.

"I'll see you guys later," I whispered. I went to dump my tray, and I succeeded without tripping. I breathed a sigh of relief and started walking again. Unfortunately, I tripped. I waited for the impact of the ground, but it never came. I looked to see that Edward had caught me.

"Watch your steps, Bella," he chuckled as he helped me stand. "You'll need to with your balance." I started laughing also, and that's when we became friends.

End of Flashback

"Hey Bella," his velvety voice sliced through me as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. My heart paused for a millisecond from the sound and proximity of him. See, over the years, I started having a crush on Edward, and now I'm just trying to keep the secret from the person I trust the most in this world. And that of course is him.

"Yes, Edward," I asked in a bored tone. I did that to spite him because he hated that tone when I used it.

"Bella," he whined. I was just about to reply in the same tone when he started tickling me.

"E—Edwa—rd,' I gasped between the laughter and squealing. "St—op i—it!"

"Fine," he sighed, and he went back to his usual position as if nothing happened. I shook my head with a smile. "What? What is it?"

"Nothing," I sighed with happiness. We both walked into cafeteria.

"Bella," Alice called form her seat at the table. Alice is my second best friend, and she is also Edward's adoptive sister. Emmett, Alice's biological brother, and her parents died. Their father was a policeman, just like my father, but he was shot in the line of duty. Their mother committed suicide months after he died, and her depression started. Esme and Carlisle adopted them.

At first, Edward hated Alice with a passion so furious that it scared everyone except Alice. It didn't help when I became her friend also. Edward was very possessive, and it just fueled his anger. Then, with a lot of coaxing on my part, they became friends. Now they act like siblings.

"Hey guys," Edward greeted the table as we sat to join them, Edward at my side.

"What's up, Bella," Emmett asked as he sat down. I was Emmett's favorite person to pick on ever since we met. There were a lot of factors that added to that count. One: I'm clumsy. He loves to joke about it every chance that he gets. Two is I take all his crap, and I don't yell at him for the most part. There are times when he goes too extreme, but he knows when to back down when those times happen. The third thing that gets him is my blush. It makes him laugh when I'm uncomfortable, no matter what the subject is.

"Nothing," I replied as I started eating.

"Hey Bella," Mike said as he came over to me, ignoring the others. Mike has had a crush on me ever since I loved here. There had been plenty of times where Edward had to block him for me, along with Emmett, Rosalie and Jasper. Alice and I were considered the vulnerable girls of the group.

"Hello Mike," I greeted, not looking at him. It was my hope that it was a sign that I didn't want to talk to him.

It didn't work. "Listen Bella, I was hoping that—"

"Mike, leave Bella alone before I make you," Rosalie warned as she came up to the table and sat by Emmett. She and Emmett have been dating since seventh grade. They were perfect for each other, and almost everyone envied them. Even I did sometimes because of my crush for Edward. Rosalie and Jasper were the only ones who knew about it though. Alice is occupied with trying to figure out how to date Jasper, or when he's going to ask her. It's so funny to watch her fuss because she looks like a kitten whose trying to portray a lion.

I heard Mike run away, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I was so glad that I wasn't going to face him for a while.

"He's at it again, isn't he," Jasper asked as he sat down between Alice and I. Now, like I was saying before, don't get me wrong. Jasper is infatuated with Alice, but he can't see that she likes him also. That's what's stopping him from asking her out or anything like that. It's ridiculous to me, but I couldn't say anything bad against them since I was in the same state sort of.

"Edward," I heard that sickly sweet voice that I always dreaded come to the table.