Bella's POV

It was a scorching hot day in Phoenix. I was saying my last farewells to the blistering sun and rigid mountain line, if you could even call them mountains. I was soon to join life in the claustrophobic, depressing town of Forks, where, my dad, Charlie lives. That was something I was not looking forward to. This ought to be fun was all I could think when the idea came up. It was nice, though. Charlie bought me a car, to my relief. It was a faded red, had a spherical cab and old Chevy truck. He had also enrolled me in Forks High School. I met lots of nice people…and one not so nice. Mike, Eric, Ben, Angela, Jessica, and Tyler greeted me as if we were old friends. However, Lauren was very obstinate. Besides her, I was, sort of, well adjusted. But every time it rained, I missed the sun.

My first day at lunch, five people walked—danced would've been a better word—into the cafeteria. The first pair that walked in were stunning, like the rest. The girl had gorgeous blonde hair and a striking face that made every girl jealous. The boy, if you could even call him that, was big and brawny. His hair was curly and dark brown. The next two were just as blatantly beautiful as the rest. This girl was short and, like the first boy, had dark hair except hers was short and stood out in each direction. Her significant other was tall and lanky yet still muscular like his brother, I assumed, at the same time. He had dirty blonde, chin length hair. The last to walk through was alone. However, his appearance was godlike. His hair was bronze-colored and he was fairly tall. He too was muscular. I wondered why he was alone. With his rugged good looks you'd think someone would've snagged him already. I guessed that they were all related because they all had the same sharp features: immensely pale, dark eyes, and purple bruise-like marks under their eyes. They all looked different and yet so similar at the same time. They all approached a table across the room, except for the bronze-haired one. He approached me. "Hey, I'm Edward," he said coolly.

"Er…Bella," Oh great, that went well, note the sarcasm.

"Are you new? Me and my family saw you and we didn't recognize you, so I decided to introduce myself."

"Yeah, it's my first day."

"Cool. Umm….. Well I better get back."

"Umm…. Yeah. Nice to meet you."

"You too," Then he left to find the rest of his family. He could easily be the finest guy at this school. And his being available made it a plus. When he got back I could've sworn I heard the blonde girl tell him, "What was that about? Don't get involved with humans it's not good," but it could've just been me. After lunch was Biology. When I walked in I went to the only empty seat next to, none other than, Edward. He was easy to talk to, that is, until he ignored me. I was completely caught off guard. Day by day passed and nothing was said. Then one day I was greeted by, "Hey Bella!"

"Oh, so you're talking to me again?"

"Well, it's nothing personal. I just don't think this is normal. You know, me being friends with you."

"How so?"

"It's complicated."

"Of course it is." Then class started. He sent me a note about five minutes into class.

Bella, after class I'll show you what I'm talking about.—E

I don't know what to expect. Is he gay? Does he have a long-distance girlfriend who is over protective? What is it?

After class I met him on the football field. He led me into the forest near the lake.

"Okay. I have something to show you," he hesitantly said.

"Yeah, what is it?"Then he jumped into the lake. A slur of reactions crossed my face. His head popped out after a couple minutes. "What are you doing?" I called. Then a huge fishtail popped out. Right then, shock crossed my face.

"What are you thinking?"he asked.

"You're a fish?"I asked, astonished.

"No, I'm a merman."

"A fish?" This was definitely not what I'd expected when I came to Forks.