Dream Again

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters (i.e. Bella, Edward, Sam, Jacob, Charlie, Quil, etc.), they belong to Stephanie Meyer and her publishers. I do, however, claim copyrights to the character Kat. She is a creation from my own mind.

Chapter One: Forks

I can still remember the very first day that I stepped into Forks High School. It was a rainy day, like all the others here, and a very pale Volvo driver almost ran me over. He glared at me impatiently through the windshield. I quirked an amused eyebrow at him for a moment before walking out of his way and into the brick building.

"Hi! I'm Mike Newton!" an athletic blonde kid approached me in biology and I smiled back trying to be friendly.

"Hi, I'm Katie, just Kat though." He smiled back at me.

"Do you wanna sit next to me?" I nodded and slid into the seat next to him. It was the most welcoming thing I'd seen all day. A few minutes later, just as the bell rang, the same annoying pale guy walked into class with an arm draped around a girls shoulder. They walked past Mike and I to the table behind us and sat down. I leaned in to Mike and asked quietly,

"Who're they?" Mike looked dissatisfied at my question.

"That's Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. She moved here last year and 'cause a whole uproar in school getting the attention of Edward Cullen. He's so special or something," Mike trailed off and I laughed.

"I sense some bitterness," Mike smiled, "its okay," I leaned in again, "I think he's a jerk too." We laughed and I could feel Edwards penetrating glare into the back of my head. But I never turned around. I sat through biology, which passed rather uneventfully, and it wasn't until the bell rang that I was face to face again with Edward Cullen in my Spanish class.

"Who are you?" he interrogated as class began.

"Asks the guy who almost ran me over this morning," I returned filling out my worksheet. His fist clenched and then relaxed.

"Did you notice how like someone you look?"

"I look like myself?" I looked him in the face this time. He looked almost as amused as I had this morning standing in front of his stupid Volvo. He went back to work and after a moment I did too.

When the bell rang signally the end of Spanish class I was eager to leave and head to work on the Quileute reserve. As a senior I didn't need the full class credits of being in school all day so I had arranged for the work study program which allowed me to leave after second period. I had my backpack on my shoulder when Edward grabbed my wrist.

"Hey!" I went to pull my wrist away but he didn't let go. He pulled me out into the hallway where the same girl I had seen him with this morning was waiting.

"Bella, this is Katie. Katie this is Bella." We looked at each other and I felt like we were supposed to see something that he saw. We shook hands awkwardly then turned to face Edward. "I can't read her mind either," Edward stated to Bella. I played with my keys for a second and then turned to leave.

Freaking creepy people here. Mind reading? Can't we go back to Raleigh?

These were my thoughts as I climbed into my car and headed to the reserve.

I tied my apron behind my back and tucked my tablet into the pocket in the front.

"Hey, Hun, can you go wait on Jake and Mr. Black?" I nodded to Sue and finished pinning my bangs back, creating a little bump in the front. I smiled at my reflection and ran my fingers through my shoulder length brown hair quickly, making sure my red streak could be seen. I walked over to the table with a smile on my face. I loved my job. Waitressing wasn't my ideal field of work but I loved the people here on the rez. much more than the people in Forks.

"Hey Billy," I smiled and leaned in for a half hug. Billy had been a regular all Summer and I had gotten to know him pretty well, and his son Jake. I smiled at Jake, "Hey Jake. How're ya'll?" Jake smiled back at me.

"You get prettier all the time, Kat."

"Aw, you're so sweet Billy. What can I get for you?" I scribbled down the order before walking back to the kitchen to put it in. The diner was pretty quiet today. I had my textbook open on the bar and I would read a page between waiting for orders and checking on people. I had just hopped up to my stool when a sudden chill came over me. I shivered and rubbed my hands along my arms.

"Are you alright?" Sue came over and put her hand to my forehead, "Oh my goodness, Kat, you're burning up," I pushed her hand away.

"I'm fine. Just a bit of a chill I guess."

"No, Kat you're really warm. You're going home. That's final."

"Alright, alright," I gave in, not really feeling as well as I was trying to come off, "At least let me take Billy and Jake their orders."

Sue looked at me shifty before nodding quickly. I got down slowly and packed up my bag, grabbing the two plates in the process.

"Here you guys go. If you need anything Sue will take care of you."

"Are you feeling alright?" Billy asked me. He was exchanging looks with Jake.

"Yeah, I think so, just a bit of a fever." Billy cleared his throat.

"I know you're brothers out of town. Could I send Jake by later to check on you?"

"That's not necessary-"

"Please, Kat, it would ease an old mind," I laughed lightly.

"Alright," I agreed. Then I was off.