I announce that this is my first story :D and also that I am posting this cause I wanna know people's opinion of my writing, if I didn't want reviews then I wouldn't post it on the internet for it to be read so review if you want more :D.
Disclaimer; well I am Stephanie Mayer so I can do whatever I want with my story….just joking If I actually was SM the twilight saga would have been all about Bellice, Bella would be a tad less emo just like Edward etc. also Steph (my hommie xD) can't swear because of her religion and thank god I on the other hand can xD my mouth would burst if I didn't express myself freely xD
I apologize for any grammar and spelling mistake, English is not my first language. I also wanna thank bleed4her for being kind enough to put up with my sucky english and help me make this story a little bit more understandable xD
So without further ado I present to you sunset
"Are you sure about this honey?" My mom asked for the hundredth time today. I have already lost the count on how many times she had asked that for the last couple of days, let alone for the last month since I told her I wanted to go live with my dad in Forks Washington.
"Yes, mom, I'm sure." I turned to hand one of my bags to Phil and we shared a knowing smile, he too had suffered of my mom's constants attempts to make me change my mind. On our way to the airport, we had a similar conversation. My mom talked about how bad the weather was in Forks, before asking me if I was sure I wanted to go. When I assured her I did, she talked about how people in small towns weren't as open minded as people in the city, so the possibilities of me finding a nice pretty gay girl to date were minimal. Phil broke out into a fit of laughter at this and I actually blushed at his amusement. I told mom I wasn't planning on dating and that the main reason for me to move was that I wanted to spend more time with Charlie, which wasn't entirely a lie.
My mom kept rambling about bad things in Forks, which is easier to tune out than when she made all my favorite dishes only to remind me later that Charlie couldn't cook even if his life depended on it. Or the time we went out to the mall to watch a movie, eat ice cream and went to the bookstore and on the way home she rambled how I'd have to drive all the way to Port Angeles or even Seattle if I wanted to go to the cinema or buy any other stuff besides groceries or hunting equipment.
My name is Isabella Swan, but I prefer Bella though. Isabella makes me feel something along nineteen century-ish and Spanish novellas. I'm seventeen years old and I'm a lesbian. I'm currently living in Phoenix Arizona, but that is about to change in a couple of hours. I was born in Forks, Washington and when I was about six my parents got divorced. Well, more like my mom left my dad and Forks behind taking me with her. For the next eight years of my life I went to Forks for two weeks every summer to visit my dad. Then I only went for a week, then for just a couple of days until I stopped going at all. Forks' is a small town surrounded with woods, lakes, nature and where it rains…a lot. I eventually, as I became a teenager, got tired of the same routine of fishing, hiking and getting sick because of the weather or the constant falling in the lake, so I stopped going at all and changed the visits to weekly three minutes long phone calls. The year when my visits to Charlie stopped was the same year Mom met Phil. He is a small leagues baseball player supposedly on his way to the major leagues. Two years after they met, they got married, but Phil had to travel a lot for games and baseball stuff. My mom always stayed back with me, but I could see it was making her unhappy, so after a year of seeing her mope around the house while Phil was away, I decided I'd move to Forks with my dad, so mom could hit the road with Phil.
"And you know, if you ever want to come back, I'll be just a phone call away, if you get homesick just call, if-if you have a nightmare just… " my mom's voice was breaking all the way thru her speech causing a knot to form in my throat.
"Geez Mom, I'm not a child anymore" I laughed trying to lighten the mood "and it's not like we'll never see each other again. I'll call you every Sunday strictly and I'll call too if I have something worthy to tell even if it's not Sunday…and we'll see each other again on holidays." I reassured her smiling; I tried to push all my doubts back because I'm minutes away from backing out.
"Yeah darling and whenever I get some free time, we'll go visit Bella there." They announced my flight as Phil said this and I took a deep breath to steel myself for the goodbye. This was the best for all of us. Well, at least I tried to convince myself, living with Charlie in Forks couldn't be that bad… or so I hoped.
I arrived to Forks and my dad was already waiting for me at the airport in Seattle. We rode towards Forks talking about how things have been going for both of us in a somewhat semi uncomfortable environment. My room was exactly as I remembered it was; nothing changed over the past years. Even when I looked under the bed, I found some garbage I was too lazy to pick up last time I was here.
All my interactions with Charlie where a little bit awkward but I could tell he was really trying to reconnect with me. I mean if he didn't have a clue on how to interact with me as a child, I couldn't actually expect it to be better now that I was a teenager. I actually think it's not that I was a child or a teenager, but more the fact that I'm a girl. Not because he doesn't love me or anything, more like he doesn't know how to bond with me. He's a really sport physical kind of man and I'm…well, a girl who's not. Maybe if I was a little bit into sports or any kind of physical activity. Which I'm not! For God's sake I can't walk on a smooth surface without actually tripping. Sometimes even when I wake up I fall out of the bed.
Right before dinner Charlie introduced me to the girl next door so I wouldn't feel so lonely on the first day of school, which was really thoughtful of him. It is bad enough to be the new girl, especially in small towns and to top that I'm moving in the middle of the year. Angela Weber was her name, she was a quiet and by her looks, a smart girl. She works for the school's newspaper and is a nice girl. I could only hope that half of the people I'd be meeting on my first day would be at least half as nice.
On Monday morning I awoke to an empty house. Charlie had already told me last night that he wouldn't be here by the time I woke up, so I just went to the bathroom to take a quick shower before dressing. Throwing on some jeans, Vans and a green shirt with white long sleeves, I grabbed a brown jacket since the weather here is unpredictable at best. It can be just cloudy or it can actually rain. I headed downstairs and just as I was starting to wonder how I was going to get to school, I catch a glimpse of something on the fridge. I walked towards it and found a note on fridge door;
'I hope you have a good day, your homecoming present is waiting outside.
Love dad'
I frowned at the note but was too worried about Angela probably being my ride and leaving me so I ignored it for the moment. I took an apple and a yogurt from the fridge before walking outside the house. As I looked at the driveway I was dumbfounded. I stood there for like a whole five minutes because there in the driveway was a red beat up Chevrolet pick-up truck. Even though it was old, beat up, rusty and it was practically falling apart, I couldn't help but have my eyes widen in surprise or stop the butterflies flying in my chest and my heart tightening at Charlie's detail.
I eagerly got in the truck and there was a note there as well resting on the dashboard;
'I hope you like it; you have to pump the clutch two times before changing gears but other than that it's is as good as new.
I took the keys that were on the dashboard as well and put it in the ignition. The truck came to life with a loud roar and soon I was driving towards the school as smooth as the 1953 truck would go.
My arrival to school was uneventful, except for the staring and some stupid kid telling me 'how nice' my ride was in a mocking tone of course. Pff, it may not be the car of the year, but it sure had character. Besides, most of all the other cars where as beat up or old like mine, though granted none were as old AND beat up as mine but still...
"Bella, hey!" I heard Angela's voice from behind me; she was walking towards me with another girl and two guys.
"Hey" I returned the greeting shyly, I still wasn't mentally prepared for socializing.
"Guys this is Bella Swan" she said as she stood next to me and placed her arm around my shoulders. "Bella this is Jessica Stanley" she pointed towards an average looking brunette with curly hair and blue eyes; she was wearing dark blue jeans, brown cowgirl boots and a blue shirt under a brown jacket. Said girl smiled at me and nodded in recognition. "This is Eric Cheney" she pointed next to an Asian descendent, black haired, brown eyed guy wearing a purple button down shirt with a lighter tone of purple tie with jeans and chucks "And last but not least, this is…"
"I'm Newton, Mike Newton" he said doing a poor imitation of James Bond and smiling widely at me. He had pale blue eyes, blonde hair and a baby face; most people would consider him good looking, but I was never known for following the others. Besides, he's kind of a guy.
"Hey guys, it's nice to meet you." I smiled rather forced, but it was then that I noticed them; there were four of them, a girl with three guys. The four of them so very pale and so very beautiful and even the guys being guys they were just…gorgeous. The girl was tall, pale and with beautiful long blonde hair. Undoubtedly she was wearing designer clothes just as the others were; a white Jennifer Lopez kind of jacket, (with the frisks on the edge of the hood), on top of a red top, white pants and red high heeled boots which made her look even taller. She was walking hand in hand with one of the boys. The bigger one…and when I say big I mean BIG; he was tall-big and muscular-big and also pale. His hair was black and short and he was wearing a white sweater that seemed about to rip from his arms…big arms. One of the other two boys was tall too, shorter than the muscular guy but taller than the guy walking next to him. He had blonde curly hair that reached the beginning of his neck; he was wearing baggy brown pants, black boots and a white long sleeved shirt. The last guy seemed well built, but thinner and smaller than the other two. His hair had a bronze like color that contrasted with his pale skin and it looked messy but in a good way; he was wearing a white shirt under a blue button up shirt with only half the buttons done.
"Who are they?" I couldn't help but ask, I mean they all were beyond beautiful. They looked even better than models. They looked like gods.
"Oh, those are the Cullens" Mike said and I noticed a bit of irritation in his tone. "They just moved here too, at the beginning of the year though. They came from Alaska."
"Wow, I guess that explains the serious lack of a tan" I joked and turned my head in time to see the big guy snort and the blonde girl rolling her eyes… weird they didn't even seem to be talking.
"The girl is Rosalie and the guy next to her is Emmett. They are together, like together-together. The blonde guy is Jasper and the other one is Edward. That's weird…one is missing."
"Yeah, now that you mention it" Jessica agreed squeezing her eyes as she looked at them.
"What do you mean?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me, but then again they were gorgeous.
"Well there are five Cullen's kids and they are together all the time. They kind of keep to themselves and so far they've never missed school separately" Angela clarified.
"Whatever they are so weird" Jessica said rolling her eyes. "I mean family and together ugh," she faked a chill.
"They are not really related Jess, well at least the couples. Rosalie and Emmett are an item and first it was said Alice was dating Jasper, and then they said she was with Edward and I actually even heard they paired Edward with Jasper" Angela said before turning to me for clarification. She paused as we heard a booming laugh and looked to find that the Cullens were at the entrance of one of the schools buildings. Emmett had his arms around Jasper and Edward who were looking at each other funny, almost with disgust and amusement. I frowned. It was like they heard us…but impossible with the distance and the noise of the parking lot so I shrugged it off and turned to Angela for the explanation. "They are the foster children of Dr. Carlisle Cullen and his wife; they are all adopted but kind of related, so that's why they kind of all look alike. Emmett has a little sister named Alice. They come from Mrs. Cullen's side of the family. Rosalie and Jasper are twins and Edward is 's nephew or something like that."
"Yeah well like is not like we know a lot about them. Like I said they are a package deal; they only ever talk to themselves unless they have to or out of politeness. They think they're so good and superior" she huffed. By now I was thinking Jessica was some sort of major bitch. I mean didn't she just say they were polite?
The bell rang signaling classes were about to start and with that the end of our chat. Angela, Mike and Jessica left to their respective classes, and Eric walked with me to our class. The first period was uneventful and boring but time went by quickly which I'm thankful for. One can only take so much amount of gossip; apparently Eric is the eyes and ears from this school.
As I walked into my Spanish class I was surprised to find a goddess sitting there. She was pale with short black hair defying the laws of gravity. Her face was beautiful with pixie like features and her body was small and slender though I could see it was well fitted. She was wearing designer clothes; a white blouse under a dark blue vest, light blue jeans with dark blue high heeled boots and a thin white coat that ended at the middle of her thighs. I was pulled out of my stupor as I stumbled on my way to the only other empty seat, that of course was next to the goddess who giggled softly and it was music to my ears. Even though I should probably have felt embarrassment or offended that she was laughing at me, I could only admire how her laugh was better than any symphony I have heard. She smiled at me once I took my seat and I suppressed a gasp; her eyes were amazingly beautiful pools of liquid gold.
"Hi I'm Alice Cullen" her voice was just as the rest of her…perfect and I stared dumbly at her. I thought they… the Cullen's, never spoke to anyone?
"Uhm are you… talking to me?" I asked before I could stop my mouth. Smooth Bella. Needless to say I inwardly rolled eyes at myself
"Am I not supposed to?" she retorted with mirth clear in her perfect voice and features.
"Uhm n-no it's not that. It's just that…I well…people talk and well…I hear you guys never speak to anyone else in the school." Great now Bella, just keep digging deeper and deeper, now she'd think you're not only stupid but a gossiper. To my surprise she laughed and it was like thousands of butterflies danced in my stomach to the beautiful melody that was her laugher and then changed rhythm to follow the one made by her voice as she spoke.
"Sorry if my talking to you made you feel uncomfortable" she smirked at me before turning towards the front of the classroom.
"Ah, no uhm me…I'm sorry…I just… I'm Bella Swan, nice to meet you too" she smiled at me and nodded. I was to busy being swooned by that smile to think of doing something polite like shaking hands or something like that so I just nodded, dumbly I might add, back at her.
At that moment the teacher walked into the classroom and we turned our attention towards class.
"Seniorita Swan, tiene el libro?" she asked me when I returned to my seat from handing her the paper for her to sign. Well I guess she asked me, because sadly the only thing I understood was my last name… unless Swan has some kind of different meaning in Spanish, which I doubt because she's looking directly at me.
"No lo tiene profesora, pero no me molesta compartir el mio con ella" the goddess beside me spoke in an even better and more fluent Spanish than the teacher. Wow, I think I'd prefer if she was the teacher, even though it'd be easier to pay attention to the beautiful sound of her voice or how amazingly beautiful she looks instead of what she was actually saying.
I stared dumbly at her and she just smiled at me before scooting closer to me and placing her book on my bench.
"She asked if you had the book, and I told her I wouldn't mind sharing mine with you" she smiled at me before her eyes turned back towards the book.
"Uh thanks" I murmured and she just smiled at me again, probably thinking about how dumb I was for not even knowing basic Spanish. Well I think it was basic Spanish, I'm not actually sure but whatever, I'm sure she does.
"Can I see your schedule?" she asked as the bell rang. I quickly and clumsily handed the piece of paper to her and she smiled at me before going over it, a smile spread across her lips as she read it "We have the next hour plus lunch together and last period as well. Would you like me to escort you to our next class?"
"I…sure if it's not a problem for you" I said blushing. As soon as I felt the heat on my cheeks rise, she grimaced and turned around walking ahead of me
"Oh no, it's my pleasure" she said over her shoulder and I couldn't help my wandering gaze to end up staring at her ass as she walked. She was small but well proportioned. I swear that If I looked up perfection in a dictionary I'd find her picture.
During English lit we didn't spoke much, literature is one of my favorite subjects but Alice looked bored during all the class. When the bell for lunch rang we began to gather our stuff quickly. I was kind of reluctant to be apart from Alice but I couldn't do anything about it.
"Well Bella, I'll see you later" she said smiling widely at me which made me blush again. She grimaced again, before nodding her goodbye at me and walking out of the classroom. Before, I was too busy checking her out to notice how graceful she was with her movements. They were so fluid and just full of grace that I'm sure if Ana Pavlova could actually see her, even if it was just walking, she would be so heartbroken that she would probably retire from ballet or just kill herself out of self-pity.
"Chemistry right?" someone asked next to me which caused me to jump a little bit and pull out of my Alice filled thoughts to turn around and come face to face to none other than Mike. I nodded muttering how unfortunate it was which he agreed and offered to escort me to it.
After a torturous hour of Chem. class I walked with Mike towards the lunchroom, because he offered me a seat at his table with Angela, Jessica and Eric. The lunchroom was a big room, but nowhere as big as the one my school In Phoenix had, but still bigger than I expected. We walked to the table were Jessica and Angela were already sitting with our trays of suspicious looking food. Angela smiled warmly at me and I returned the gesture but Jessica was throwing daggers at me with her eyes…? Weird girl or maybe just bipolar.
"Hey Mike" Jessica smiled dreamily at him….oh so that was her problem.
"Hey" Mike barely acknowledged her as we sat. I noticed all of the Cullens minus Alice sitting at a table near the windows a couple of tables away from us. Edward had his cell-phone in his hand and Rosalie, Jasper and Emmett were chatting about something. Jasper looked like it was something painful or maybe his face just got stuck in a permanent grimace. Suddenly all four Cullens looked at something behind me and I turned in time to see Alice walking inside the cafeteria. Edward's head whipped so fast it was probable that he snapped something and looked at me so intensely that it made me fidget in my seat. As soon as that happened Alice's walk haltered and she quickly pulled her iPhone out of her jean's pocket and put her headphones on. She and Edward glared at each other and she continued walking towards her table.
"Oh so the lost Cullen is back" Jessica commented as she saw what I was looking at.
"That's Alice Cullen, she seems the most cheerful of and easy going of them, but she also never talks to anyone else." Oh Angela, if you only knew…
Alice was just reaching her table, when all of the Cullen's stood up. Rosalie walked towards Alice and said something to her which made her frown and did I mention she has the cutest frown I have ever seen? Alice sighed and walked with her siblings outside the cafeteria. I scooted a little back so I could spot them through the window. They seemed to be having a heated conversation; well at least Rosalie and Alice; the boys were just standing there looking at them. Rosalie said something and crossed her arms and looked at Alice expectantly. Edward nodded and added something, Emmett shrugged and looked apologetically at Rosalie when she glared at him and Jasper just frowned and said something. Alice sighed so heavily before running a hand through her hair before looking down nodding and turning around walking inside the cafeteria again. As I looked at her I noticed two things; first that she was staring at me and second that her face looked in pain just like Jasper's, but my attention was pulled behind Alice because Jasper was clutching his chest, his face contorted in pain (at least a bigger kind of pain than normal) and he looked like he was sobbing…?
He called Alice and she turned towards them and they all walked outside again. I was starting to believe what Jessica said about them being weird, I mean what could they possibly be discussing and what was the deal with that Jasper guy?
As my thoughts were revolving around the Cullens, I notice them all nod pretty much in sync and walk in the opposite direction, towards the parking lot. They all got inside a shiny white Lincoln Escalade with Jasper driving and Edward in the front seat and drove away.
I didn't see Alice for the rest of the day or the rest of the Cullens which only made me more curious about them. I mean I know they have some kind of familiarity but it doesn't explain that all five of them have the golden eyes or the exact same tone of skin.
"How was your day kiddo?" Charlie asked me as we were having dinner.
"It went well" I say and smiled (awkwardly) to prove my point.
"Made a lot of friends?" he asked…jeez does he believe I'm in elementary school or what? Well it's actually kind of cute of him to care.
"Yeah, Angela introduced me to her friends and I met this girl Alice Cullen" his eyes widened in surprise at this.
"Alice Cullen? One of Dr. Cullen's kids, huh? Is she the blonde one or the short one? I always forget who is who."
"Short one, do you know them?"
"Kind of, I know the doctor and his wife and I have talked with this girl Alice a couple of times. She sometimes hangs at the hospital. Carlisle said she wants to be a doctor and goes there to help him from time to time and I have at least exchanged greetings with the rest of the Cullens kids. It kind of surprised me, cause I heard they are really reserved at school with other people, but you're Bella Swan so of course you are special" he smiled at me and ruffled my hair before placing his plate on the sink. "You can go do your homework or whatever. If you cook the least I can do is the dishes" he said taking my plate as well.
"Thanks dad" I said before going upstairs to my room.
I didn't see the Cullens the next day nor that week and for my dismay they were also missing Monday and Tuesday of the next week.
By Wednesday I was pretty much convinced that I wouldn't see Ali… the Cullen's, for the rest of the week but thankfully I was proven wrong.
That morning was the first snowy day of the season and the ground was covered with ice and water making the roads slippery and dangerous. Charlie had left me a note on the fridge asking me to drive carefully and telling me that he had thoughtfully covered my tires with chains. That simple action made my chest swell and a knot to form in my throat; Charlie may not be a sensitive guy but sure enough his actions spoke tons for him.
I left the house early because I didn't want to be rushing so I was almost the first who arrived to school; there were just around three other cars in the parking lot. I decided to do something useful with my time and continue reading the book I started earlier that week. Soon the parking lot was filling with people and I was asked by Angela and the rest of the group to join them by Mike's van, an offer that I "gracefully" declined by raising my book and smiling –awkwardly- and apologetically. After that I went back to my lecture only to be soon distracted by the sound of screeching tires; a yellow sports car zooming into the parking lot followed by a red convertible. As the cars parked I notice that Rosalie –who exited the car in a rather hurried yet graceful way-, was the driver of the red BMW convertible and she was accompanied by Emmett, Jasper and Edward.
I was just starting to feel disappointed that Alice wouldn't be in school again when I saw her exiting the yellow Porsche, unfortunately as soon as Alice was out of the car Rosalie was next to her apparently still discussing about something the same way they were a week and a half ago; both girls arguing with the guys on the sidelines.
Alice shocked her head at something Rosalie said before turning and walking towards…me?
"I…ah I need to talk to you" she spoke rapidly.
"Uhm su-sure" I was overwhelmed by it all, their absence, their return, their fights and her nervousness and whatever it was that was making Alice look around the parking lot apparently looking for something.
"Not here, come with me" she said and used a hand on my lower back to guide me -more like drag me- near her car which was across from my truck.
"So…" I inquired because as soon as we got to her car she just stayed quiet for a good moment just looking around, "what did you wanna talk to me about?"
"I ah… I just… Well the thing is…you uhm… jeez just I… We… We can't be friends anymore" she said and looked down.
"Wha-what? Why? Is it because of your siblings? " I asked suddenly hating that blonde prick.
"No, no it's just…" she started "what is best…for all." she finished in a whisper. Alice suddenly tensed and closed her eyes. When she opened them a couple of seconds later she looked at her siblings and then at me with so much sadness and sorrow before turning around.
"Alice look, I…" I grabbed her icy cold wrist and tried to make a logical argument of why we could work on a friendship regardless of her siblings but I couldn't finish because an even louder screeching sound rang across the parking lot followed by a loud crash as a black van crashed right into my truck.
"Oh my God Tyler!" someone screamed as people rushed towards the van. I had so many thoughts rushing through my head that I didn't know what to do; a van had just crashed right were I was standing just barely moments ago. If it weren't for Alice I'd be sandwiched between my truck and Tyler's van, Alice didn't want us to be friends probably because her bitch sister was making her stop talking to me, and finally how was Tyler?
As those thoughts were rumbling through my mind I saw Mike running towards the big black van, yank the door open and pull a bleeding Tyler out of it. As soon as Tyler was out I heard a groan behind me and turned in time to see all the Cullen's around Jasper who's…dark(?) eyes were opened really wide and his face was contorted in something between a great amount of pain and a struggle. Alice turned to look at me in some sort of look between…relief and regret before Emmett pushed Jasper inside her car as Edward was getting into the driver's seat. Rosalie and Emmett got into the red convertible and just like that they all left.
I stood there for a couple of minutes just exchanging glances between where my truck and the empty spot where the Cullens cars were. Apparently I stayed there for more than a couple of minutes because the next thing I know is that I was being violently shaken by Charlie who had just arrived with the ambulance at the scene.
"Bella are you alright?" he said cupping my face, "Bella!"
"What? I'm… yeah…. I'm ok dad."
"Come, I'll take you to the hospital" he said dragging me towards his car. I looked at him and saw how pale he was. I felt the hand holding mine shake and sweat and as I stare into his eyes and saw the concern and love in them. A knot so big formed in my throat that I couldn't speak even as we arrived at the hospital and the nurses started to ask me all sort of question and ran some tests.
"You and I are gonna have a talk, you could have killed my daughter and that's the worst crime you could have…"
"Dad, it was an accident and I'm ok," I cut him off and was surprised that my voice didn't shake. My dad looked torn between whether to keep scolding Tyler or to check on me. At the end his love for me won but not before telling Tyler to kiss his license goodbye and closing the curtain separating the beds.
"Chief Swan" I heard someone call from behind my dad, "I heard you and your daughter were here."
"Dr. Cullen," my dad turned to greet a tall, really pale and gorgeous blonde man … he must be Alice's foster father.
"Well you can rest assured Charlie, she's a healthy young lady." he said reading the papers that were at the foot of my bed.
"I'm sorry Carlisle I was worried. That guy crashed right into her truck and she was kind of out of herself earlier." I couldn't help but feel like a little child listening while the grown ups discussed.
"I see, it could just probably be some mild PTSD."
"I-I'm fine" I said and as I looked into the doctors eyes I found myself lost in the compassion and kindness I saw swirling on those golden pools that were his eyes. "Thanks to Alice actually. If it weren't for her I would have been standing next to my truck when Tyler crashed against it" I said and saw something flickering in his eyes but was gone before I could understand it.
"I'm glad she was there then" he said and smiled.
"Please thank your daughter for me doctor" Charlie said.
"I will…" the doctor was cut off by the door opening abruptly.
"Dad we need to talk!" a melodic angry voice spoke and I leaned to see past Charlie and found Rosalie walking into the room.
"Rose we already talked about this, sto…p," behind Rosalie Alice walked into the room and as her and Rosalie's eyes focused on us they both looked surprised.
"Now, now girls what kind of manners are those" he said smiling.
"Sorry dad, good morning Bella, chief Swan" Alice said and smiled though it was strained.
"Hello" Rosalie said and smiled at Charlie –she totally ignored me- but as soon as it appeared, it disappeared. "Dad we need to talk" she added turning to Carlisle. Alice rolled her eyes from behind her sister and sighed heavily.
"What are you doing here Bella? I thought nothing happened to you?"
"It was just me being a paranoid dad, but I have to thank you Alice, if it weren't for you…" Charlie trailed off and I saw tears forming in his eyes.
"I'm glad nothing happened sir, though you have nothing to thank me for. It was just a coincidence, albeit a lucky one." She smiled charmingly but again I saw it didn't reach her eyes.
"Well Bella since you're fine, you are good to go. I'm going to give you something to help you sleep just in case and if you have any problems this is my wife's card," he handed a card from his pocket to me "she's a therapist, so feel free to call or come by ok?" he asked smiling warmly at me and I just couldn't help but nod. He turned around and guided his daughters out but not before they excused themselves.
"I'll go take care of the papers and we can go" my dad said and left after the Cullens leaving me to change clothes. After I had my clothes back on I left the room not even bothering to look at Tyler. I found a nurse on my way and asked her for doctor Cullen's office and went to the direction pointed. As I was about to turn at the end of the hallway I heard the Cullens voices and peeked around the corner to find Carlisle, Rosalie and Alice discussing.
"We didn't sense her," Rosalie said to her father, "I guess we were too distraught discussing or we wouldn't have interrupted with her there." What did she mean by 'sense her'?
"Unnecessary might I add, we had already discussed it and…"
"Girls I think this needs to be discussed in a family meeting..." he looked at me and both Alice and Rosalie turned to look at me. Feeling self-conscious and embarrassed for being caught eavesdropping I took a step forward and asked to speak to Alice and for a moment she looked like she would rather refuse but Carlisle asked Rosalie to walk with him to his office –which she did but not before glaring at me of course- leaving me and Alice alone.
"What can I do for you?" she asked politely.
"I…uhm…I just wanted to thank you again, if it weren't for you…"
"As I already said it was just a lucky coincidence" she said looking nervous.
"I never thought otherwise" I said not because I felt it, but more like because I thought it'd appease Alice.
"Fine then, lets just leave it like that Bella" Alice said and left in a rush. I was so confused; first of all I didn't know why I cared so damn much about Alice not wanting to be my friend, secondly I wondered what the deal with her family was; especially that Rosalie chick and finally why talking about the accident made Alice so damn nervous. I came to Forks thinking everything would be boring and dull, fortunately or unfortunately –I wasn't still quite sure- I was so wrong, so, so wrong and to think things were just starting.