Hey, this is my very first fan fiction!!! I'm delighted to have found something that I want to write about, so please read and review!!!
Plot: Following the lives of two young women as they go through the tests and trials of life, friendship and love.
First Love or Last Romance
Chapter One
Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I just got off the plane and landed in Texas. It is a complete culture shock; definitely not something that I am used to. I can already feel myself beginning to sweat. It's a bright sunny day, that's for sure. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but here I am. I grew up in Forks, Washington. A city with almost 3,000 people. It's funny when I think about it now. I wanted to get away from all the gloom that swept over that town.
I am now eighteen years old and ready to take on life's adventures, whatever they may be. I got accepted to the University of Texas and figured why not head out to someplace new? Especially someplace hot and sunny and without rain and darkness.
Right now I am getting driven all by myself to the university in a cab. I've never felt so alone. My parents wanted to fly with me and help me get settled at the university, but I politely declined. I want to feel my independence on my own. I want to escape all that I have left behind. Don't get me wrong, I do love my parents, and I don't want to forget them, I just want to feel independent for once in my life.
The cab pulled up to the university and instantly I felt scared. Oh well. Too late to go back now. This is what I wanted so I'm going to have to go through with it. The cab driver helped bring my stuff out and I persuaded him to help bring them into my dorm with a large tip. Once at the dorm I slid the key in and brought all the stuff inside. The cab driver helped bring in my luggage and I thanked him with a generous tip.
I knew that I was going to have a roommate. Her name was supposed to be Alice Cullen. I was excited to meet her since I knew nobody yet. This was one of the advantages to coming here: I would get to start over and meet new people, hopefully lifelong friends. I wonder what Alice is like and whether we will get along at all. Hopefully, she isn't stupid or air headed. I could definitely not take that. I wonder if she'll like me at all.
I started unpacking all the stuff that I had brought from Forks. It wasn't much because I will no longer be dressing for a rainy day. I will definitely need to go shopping soon, or I will run out of clothes. I started to think about what kind of clothes I would like to wear. I could totally dress however I wanted now. I no longer had to wear that dreadful Catholic uniform from high school. I was so deep in thought about my new style, that I barely heard the key in the door.
I looked over at the door and in popped a small black-haired girl. She came up to me and held out her hand for me to shake.
"Hey, I'm Alice Cullen", she said, throwing a big smile at me. She was really short, with pale white skin and short black hair. She had a nice sense of style, sort of beachy and California-looking.
I shook her hand and said shyly, "I'm Isabella Swan, but you can call me Bella".
She smiled at me and continued to bring her stuff inside. We quietly finished packing our stuff away. I noticed that she did not have a lot of stuff with her as well. Maybe she came from somewhere else too. After we both finished we sat on out beds. I was really tired of all the silence and of this dorm so I decided to speak first.
"So...ummm do you want to go somewhere else to hang out?" I asked nervousely. I wasn't sure if she knew anyone else here or wouldn't want to be my friend or something like that.
"Sure...I thought you would never say something," she laughed, "I saw this nice cafe type place we could go to. We could have a smoothie or something". She smiled an encouraging smile and we left our little, quiet domain, to head out into the noisy hallway.
"So this should be an interesting year. I just moved here from California and I'm scared shitless. It's the first time I've ever been on my own", she said this all nervously. It was then that I wondered that maybe she was just as nervous of being accepted as I was. She shouldn't be nervous though, she was beautiful and anybody would want to be her friend. Hopefully the same could be said for me.
"Well, I guess we are in sorta the same situation here. I just moved from Washington all the to Texas. That's like across the country." It made me sad to think about how alone I was.
"No way" she said surprised. We continued walking until I saw this little cafe. We entered and sat down in a little booth. Someone came to serve the drinks, which surprised me because I had expected us to have to order them upfront. I did not expect any service from a table.
"Yeah, it's really rainy there, so I thought it would be a nice change to come down here and experience sunlight. Maybe even get a tan", I said. I was beginning to wonder if I would seem boring to her, but she was smiling and looked happy. Definitely not bored.
"That's cool. So let's talk about ourselves. I'll tell you all about me and you'll do the same. Do you want me to start?" she asked. She seemed really genuinely interested to get to know me.
"Yea, if you don't mind starting." I didn't want to seem pushy or anything.
She smiled and began, "Well, I was born in New York City and I lived there until I was about five years old. Then my family moved to California. I grew up there and it is my home. I lived in Santa Monica. My favorite thing to do is go shopping. I love to shop; my parents think I'm totally crazy." We laughed at that and I felt like I was beginning to really like Alice. She continued again, "Ummm...that's actually what I'm here for".
I must have looked confused because she laughed and clarified, "No not shopping, but I'm going to be studying design at the university silly."
I laughed with her. She was so friendly, I could see us becoming friends quite easily. "So tell me about your family..." I suggested.
Again, she began to talk about herself. "Well, my father is a doctor in California. He works at this hospital in the psychiatric ward, but he can do so much other things too. My mother is an interior designer. She loves to decorate and remodel houses. I probably get all my artistic genes from her."
"No siblings?" I asked.
"Oh yes....of course. I have two older brothers. One of them goes to the university. Emmett, the oldest, is twenty-three years old. He just finished up his degree at NYC this year. And then there's Edward. He is just one year older than me, and he's the one that goes here. You'll probably see him around, he's on the football team." She was glowing while talking about her family. I could see that she loved them all very much. "So now it's your turn unless you have anymore questions?"
I pondered that. I did wonder about some other things, but decided that we had a whole year to talk. "No questions yet" I smiled and continued. "I was born in Forks, Washington. My parents are Renee and Charlie Swan. My mother is an artist and my dad is the Police Chief of Forks", I laughed at that. "I like to read and cook."
Alice laughed, "At least one of us can cook".
"I had to learn because my mom and dad suck at it. Especially my mother". I laughed remembering all my mother's silly concoctions that she deemed okay for dinner.
"So do you have any siblings? And what about what your going to be studying here?" Alice asked.
"I'm a psychology major, with a minor in English Literature. No, I'm an only child, my parents never got around to making children I guess." I laughed as I said this. It must have sounded funny. I looked over at Alice and she was also laughing too. Once we finished Alice continued on with her little interrogation.
"So...any boyfriends?" she wiggled her eyebrows as she said this.
"Well, I did have one boyfriend in high school. His name was Mike and we went out for a while, but we broke up just before I left. It just wouldn't work out, you know?"
"Yeah, that makes sense. You'll meet someone new here though. I'm sure of it". Alice was a really nice person and I realized that I was really lucky to have such a good roommate.
"We should get back though". It was getting late and I wanted to go to bed early.
"Yea lets head back". We both got up and left the booth. As we walked back to our dorm, we saw signs telling us that tomorrow there would be football tryouts for the varsity team.
"Do you want to go to that?" I asked Alice.
Alice's eyes lit up, "Yeah...let's go. We could totally check out if this school has got any hot guys. Even if there are none, my brother's on the team. You could meet him tomorrow."
"Well that's a plan then", I said. We got into our dorm and went into our beds. But we didn't go straight to sleep. We chattered for a bit about ourselves and what we expect to happen tomorrow. We were both excited.
I was happy that I have an actual friend here. I'm not usually that good with people, but Alice seemed to really like me alot. Day one was over and it was not dreadful at all. I yawned and turned in my bed.
"Goodnight Alice," I said sleepily.
Alice yawned and murmured, "Night Bella".
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I woke up bright and early. I realized that I wasn't in my own bed. Then it sank in. I was at university. Then I remembered Alice and I shot up quickly in my bed.
Alice was in the bathroom with the door open. She was doing her hair. Once she realized I was awake she said, "Morning". I got out of bed and went to look for clothes. I pulled on some shorts and a t-shirt and waited for Alice to be done in the bathroom.
When she came out of the bathroom, I was thoroughly shocked. She was dressed in a colorful, flowing dress with sandals on. He hair was done really neatly. I felt totally shabby next to her. She looked me over and smiled.
"Bella. Are you seriously going to wear that to this football meeting thing?" She looked stunned.
"Uhhh....should I not?" I laughed. Why would I feel the need to be dressing up? "Were just going to be going to football tryouts."
She looked at me like I was an idiot. "We have to make a good first impression, now get up and put something nice on". She looked at me expectantly. I decided I might as well put something nice on, but I didn't have anything nice to wear. When I brought this to Alice's attention, she pulled out one of her own dresses and shoved it in my hands.
When I put it on, it fell to my mid-thigh. It was a nice deep blue color and it also flowed like Alice's own dress. Alice looked me over and then brought over flats. Thankfully she didnt' pull out heels. We might have had our first best friend argument.
"Now that looks more appropriate for a first impression type meeting". Alice said looking smug at the thought of her fashion sense.
"Well let's get out of here then" I said. I was a little bit anxious to meet new people, but of course I was interested in seeing boys as well. I mean what girl wouldn't be in a new city. When we arrived at the football field, we went to sit on the bleachers. There were some other people there as well, watching the tryouts.
I looked over at the field, where a lot of the boys were. I was thoroughly looking at each boy until I saw him. Alice was blibbering away about something or another, but i continued to look at him. He was just coming onto the field, where everyone else was. He was wearing a shorts and a team t-shirt, but I couldn't see the back of it to get his name. He was tall and lean, with untidy bronze hair. He had really pale skin, but this only made him look better. He was very....attractive. Oh forget it, he was totally the most delicious thing on that field. I turned to point this out at Alice, but she was already looking at him too, with a little smile on her face.
"Bella, do you see that boy over there?" she asked.
How could I miss him? He was beautiful. Everything about him. His hair, his body, his stunning face, even the way he moved. "Yeah, what about him?" I hope she didn't like him or something. Whereas I was totally plain, Alice was not. She could get this guy if she wanted him and I doubt that I would have the courage to.
"That's my brother Edward" she said. "He's the quarterback for the team".
I was totally shocked. This was her brother. Well, I guess it makes sense, they were both beautiful, but they looked nothing alike. At least she couldn't like him. I kept on looking at him. At least I had a reason to now. "Oh, he's very....nice looking". What an understatement.
Alice raised her eyebrow at me and laughed. "I guess so...I mean his is my brother afterall." She continued looking around. Probably for some eye candy. I looked at her brother some more. I was staring at his long, glorious body, when I heard Alice gasp. I looked over at her and found her staring at some boy. He was tall and blond. I watched her ogle him some more, until I turned back to stare at her beautiful brother. I'm not sure whether she noticed my attraction before, but I'm glad she found someone to stare at.
We left after a while. Alice had become quiet, and I was beginning to guess that she was thinking about this boy on the field. I let my mind wonder back to her perfect brother. He was breathtaking. If he was that good looking from afar, I could just imagine what he looked like upclose.
Alice broke the silence when she said, "So...we are totally going to be watching a lot of football this season aren't we?" She looked at me curoisly and I began to wonder how much of my ogling she did see.
"Well, I guess so. You seem pretty taken with whoever it was you were looking at", I laughed nervously. Surely, she did not notice my desire of her brother.
"Oh my gosh, did you see that guy, he was so my type. Like W-O-W." she looked over at me again, smiling. "Did you see anyone you like there? I didn't really notice anything but that guy. I'm going to have to corner him someday."
I was relieved. She can't know that I was checking out her brother. I'm supposed to be her friend. "Yes, but nothing I would act on".
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After the weekend
I was in rush getting ready for my first day of class. I decided to go with a casual look. Jeans and a t-shirt. Although Alice would scold me for not dressing nice, I wanted to feel comfortable.
When I got out of the bathroom, Alice eyed my outfit, but didn't say anything. I quickly learned that Alice was a fashionista. I'm guessing her not having any outbursts was due to her trying to be really nice. She was a really great friend. We walked out of our rooms and turned to go to our respective classes. We had found out where all our classes would be so that we would not get lost. I turned to say bye.
"Bye Ali" I said throwing a quick glance back at her, "Good luck!"
"You too, see ya soon" she sighed and was off.
I walked slowly to my class. I didn't want to get there early, but I didn't want to get there too late. When I walked in I looked up to the front of the lecture hall. The professor was already there, along with a handful of students. I looked around trying to find someone familiar or nice to sit with.
My eyes stopped on the boy Alice was staring at the football tryouts. I had to admit, he was pretty good looking. Of course he didn't have anything on Alice's god-like brother Edward. I went to go sit beside him because he was alone.
"Hey I'm Bella Swan," I said sitting down beside him before he could object. He didn't though. He seemed friendly enough.
"I'm Jasper Whitlock", he said, sticking out his hand for me to take. He smiled and winked at me. He had such a beautiful face that I was immediately drawn in.
We started talking a little bit about ourselves. He said he was born and raised in Texas and his dream was to be a lawyer. I liked him a lot, but it was purely a friendly kind of relationship. He laughed and joked with me like a friend, so I was surprised when by the end of class he asked me on a date.
"So on Friday night, the football team is having a small party, would you like to join me as my date?" he said this all very in a very convincing manner. I was shocked but I would not embarrass him by declining. In the back of my mind, I thought of Alice's happy face thinking about this stranger. I pushed that thought away. She shouldn't care at all; it's not like she even knows him.
"Ummm....sure. Why not?" I shrugged. He looked pleased. We exchanged information and then left.
When I got back to the dorm I told Alice about psychology and this strange boy. The excitement in her eyes died when I mentioned Jasper Whitlock.
"He asked you what?" she demanded, her eyes frantically looking at anywhere but my face.
"Chill, he just asked me to go to some party with him." I wonder why she was looking like this. He was just a boy.
"I can't believe this. Everyone is going to be at that party and you get to go with him. And besides, thats Edward's best friend", she looked down dejected.
Uh oh. This was Edward's best friend. This must mean that she knew about him before and had seem him prior to what I deemed as her first sighting of him. Maybe she liked him before and he never payed attention her her. "Oh, then why was he in my psych class?"
"He only came to university this year, he took a year off, when Edward came to University they met somehow and they became friends. He came over to our house for this summer with Edward. I'm such a fool", she looked down in embarrassment.
"Your not a fool, what do you mean?" I looked at her. This will not end good.
"Well, I kinda liked him..." she paused, and looked at me, "but i guess he likes you, I mean it doesn't matter anyway...you can go with him to this thing. I'm sorry, I shouldn't even be telling you what to do". She looked so distraught.
"It's okay, I'll just cancel, I don't have to go at all". It's not like I really liked him anyway. I mean he was a nice guy, but not really my type.
"No, No, NO!. You should go. You'll never know if he was the one for you unless you go and be with him. It's okay, don't worry about me. Edward will be there anyway, so even if you didn't like him, you could always go chat him up. I saw you looking at him the other day". She smiled slightly, looking over at me with curiosity.
I blushed scarlet and looked away, "I'll go, but not unless you come with me. If this Jasper wants me he'll have to take you with me too. It's not like an official thing anyway. It's not like we're dating."
I distinctly heard her mutter something similar to "not dating yet".