Ok so this is my very first fanfic ever. I just randomly came up with the idea one day. Still working progress!

Just a quick reminder that I only don't own any of the original Twilght amazingness. That would mean I had some ownership of Edward Cullen, which (unfortunately) i don't :(

So, please read and leave a comment...

First Sight

As soon as Edward pulled into the lot, I could sense the difference. The chatter of students that was usually just a monotonous drone in the background, seemed to be shouting in my ears, although we were still in the car and not in amongst the throng of children yet. Then I realised the new tone of the voices. It was excitement.

I knew the others had sensed it too. I felt Jasper stiffen beside me in response to the strong emotion. In turn, I saw Alice's expression flicker and I knew at once that she was looking into the future, trying to see something. But in the same instant I knew that that something wasn't to do with the excitable youngsters. It was Jasper, the focal point of her world. I guessed that she was trying to see if he would react to the overexcited students in a way that would expose us. He was still struggling to get into our way of life, so at times like these we had to be extra vigilant.

I looked at Edward for some confirmation of these thoughts. He slowly moved his eyes up and then down again, in other words, a yes. We often had these conversations Edward and me, Alice sometimes joins in too. Sometimes out extra 'talents' come in useful.

I sighed quietly. I envied Alice. I really did. For nearly 90 years I have longed for what she has. A soul mate. You could say I envied Rosalie for the same thing. But with Rose it's not just the fact she has a soul mate…my train of thought stopped abruptly, as did the car. I blinked and looked around to see that the car was parked in its usual spot. I reached for the handle but the door was already open. Edward, forever the gentleman. I looked up smiling but stopped when I saw the frown on his face. Then I realised my mistake.

Cursing internally, I left my family and walked to my first class. When I said that our extra abilities came in useful I did mean sometimes. Most of the time they were downright inconvenient. I mean, its bad enough that my brother can read my mind, but when I can tell people what I think as well? It means literally no privacy. With the rest of my family I can control what I want them to hear, but with Edward, no such luck. This meant that Edward knew me inside out. Our family doesn't have many secrets anyway but Edward knows all of mine. I don't blame him though, he never asked for this. None of us did.

Coming out of my internal reverie, I suddenly realised what all of the excitement was about.

"Have you seen the Swan girl yet?"

"No but everyone's talking about her."

Of course. Today was the arrival of Isabella Swan, Chief Swan's daughter. I smiled to myself. It took so little to work the students up; it was almost as though a celebrity was coming to town.

I settled down in my seat for another hour of English boredom, thinking maybe I could have some thinking time without my thoughts being invaded. Then I heard a rouse of expectant muttering among the students around me and looked up. It was only Eric Yorkie. I went back to my alone time only to be disturbed again when the door opened yet again. This time an unfamiliar face came through the door and I knew at once that this must be the new girl, the latest Forks obsession. She was quite pretty, not in the classic way, but definitely pretty. Although not exactly what you would expect someone from Phoenix to look like. Instead of tanned skin, she had pale, almost translucent skin. Almost as pale as ours. Then I noticed that everyone was staring at her just as she realised herself. Her pale face turned bright scarlet in one second. That might once have bothered me, but the idea of drinking a humans blood has always repulsed me. Now I don't think twice about it.

I looked on, mildly amused as she stumbled over her own feet. She found a seat at the back of the room on her own, clearly uncomfortable being in the spotlight. After that, I went back to my own self wallowing, not giving another thought to Isabella Swan.

*

Edward was waiting for me outside Trig.

"Ellie I'm really sorry –" he began.

"Don't worry about it" I cut him off.

Try as I might, I could never stay angry with Edward. Although we all thought of ourselves as brothers and sisters, Edward and me were the only real siblings in our family. We had both been dying of Spanish Influenza when Carlisle had changed us. Our mothers dying wish had apparently been for Carlisle to 'save' us. I don't know how she found out about Carlisle; I don't really want to know.

Technically I was two years younger than Edward. He was seventeen, I was fifteen. Though I had discarded this fact a long time ago, Edward was always aware of it. He seems to think he is responsible for me so he is very protective. Some might say overprotective. I had gotten used to this now. To me he was more than just my big brother, he was my best friend. I looked up at him wondering if he had been listening, secretly hoping he had. The smile on his face told me all I needed to know.

We sat at our table in the cafeteria with our food, well props. Unlike when we had first arrived, no one stared at us anymore, they seemed to purposefully avoid us. I often try to imagine what we would seem like from a human point of view. Six perfect individuals. Not a flaw, physically or intellectually. I smiled ruefully to myself. If only they knew the truth.

I sighed and started fingering the food absent-mindedly, looking around at the rest of my family. Rose and Emmett were engrossed in each other as usual. I quickly averted my attention and saw that Edward and Alice seemed to be having some sort of silent conversation. I looked away from that too. Instead, I looked around the cafeteria and noticed that Isabella Swan seemed to still be the centre of attention. She looked just as uncomfortable as she had in English. Then she looked up and stared in our direction. I gently nudged Edward , trying not to be obvious about it and thought-

'So what is the Swan girl thinking about the Cullen freaks then?'

I saw him smile as he read the unknowing girls mind. Then he looked up and met the girls chocolate eyes. This surprised me. He didn't usually look at the person he was trying to read. As he continued looking at her, a frown began to appear on his face.

'What's wrong?' I thought, slightly alarmed. I started to think the worst. That somehow the girl knew our secret. But how could she?

Slowly Edward shook his head. This calmed me slightly, but I was still a bit worried. What could she possibly be thinking?

At that moment, Alice rose swiftly and left the room. Rose and the others quickly followed suit. After a while I left as well. Edward hadn't given me any other clues so I would have to ask him about it later.

The afternoon passed as any other afternoon. Slowly and tiresomely. I climbed into the Volvo glad to have another day of my high school hell behind me. 'There had to be a limit as to how many times we could go through high school' I thought aloud. The others chuckled in agreement. I glanced around and realised that Edward wasn't in the car yet. Odd, he was usually the first in the car.

Then he arrived.

'Edward, what's happened?' I thought. The look on his face was thunderous, I don't think I had ever seen him so angry.

No answer.

Panicking, I looked at Alice. She shrugged, then looked ahead to see if anything had drastically changed in the future.

'Well, what is it' I demanded. I didn't care if they all heard my thoughts. I wanted to know what had happened to my brother.

"You're leaving" Alice said to Edward, it was not a question.

"What?!" I exclaimed.

Edward remained silent as he drove us home. He stopped the car outside the house. The others got out, all with worried looks on their faces. I stayed where I was, as did Edward.

"Well. Are you?" I asked.

"Ellie I can't stay here right now" he said. Pain invading his voice.

"But why? What's happened?"

"Not now Ellie, please just let me go" he begged.

"Not until you tell me what this is about. You can't just leave, where will you go?" I demanded.

"Just get out of the car please Elizabeth" he growled at me.

I was so shocked that I did what he said without thinking about it. He never called me Elizabeth and he most certainly growled at me. It didn't really bother me that he had done those things. What bothered me was why he had done them.

Then, tires squealing, the Volvo shot off into the distance, leaving me staring after it, really wishing that I were able to cry.

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