Author's Note:
Hello all readers! This is a story about a college student who falls hopelessly in love with a vampire and befriends a werewolf! All beginnings are humble so please stick with the story even if you don't find it worthy of reading. There are a ton of Twilight fanfictions out there but I'm trying to make this one very emotional and deep, like the real thing itself. Soon you will know Vera better than your own best friends. I'll try to make the relationships in this book 3 dimensional, filled with real emotions and feelings. Any ideas on the story and what you think should happen is welcome in reviews!
Happy Reading!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of it's character.
Chapter 1
The Cullens come to DartmouthVera Williams walked slowly down the hall, glancing at the architecture of the old hall overlooking the vast courtyard.
That was her of course, the intellect. She never was like the other students at Dartmouth college, who flirted and socialized. She was not an outcast either but simply…a hardworking student.
Vera had been born and raised in Miami, Florida. Most students would have thought she would be like the other barhopping residents in Miami, party capital of the world but like always, they would find out they were wrong.
Vera was the complete opposite as one could tell. She planned to be a chemist and attend the best college in the world. Senior year, she had won a scholarship to Dartmouth and was now starting her 2nd semester there.
Now she was taking a walk from Bio class, getting fresh air and relieving her headache in the open air hall. She let the wind pull her hair back and she gazed out onto the fields of green courtyard, with students eagerly talking to their friends at tables and benches.
Her Iphone vibrated in her pocket interrupting her sleepy thoughts. She stopped in the hall and pulled out the cell phone, ignoring the students brushing past her. The text message was from her girlfriend, Giavanna. It read on the screen read:
Hey Vera! Did you see them?!? OMG the whole school is going crazy about it!!! Text back ASAP!!!
How could she forget? The Cullens of course. They were the new students at Dartmouth. They had arrived just today, too. Vera couldn't think when she saw them, she just stared, blending into the crowd gaping at them.
There were 6 of them, all gracefully moving and talking in little peals of bells. They were incredibly white and no part of their skin was at all ugly. They were the strangest humans ever, she had never seen people like this before.
She had been walking from her dorm to World Economics class in the Western building when she had first seen them in the courtyard. The whole school practically did. The thing was the group didn't seem to find the admirers annoying. Even though students were gazing in an admiring way, none of them approached the Cullens. Vera had to pull herself away from them to go to her World Economics class. She was late but she saw that nobody was there, they probably gossiping to their friends in the courtyard. The teacher was gazing out the window at the Cullens, not noticing the late arrival at all. Once everyone had arrived at World Economics and were seated in the stands, all they talked about were the Cullens. She and Riley had talked over the whole Cullen matter before Vera's Biology class, about their thoughts on the Cullens and what their first reaction was to them. Vera swore if she didn't now better, she would have thought they were not humans at all.
Throughout the day she sickened herself by listening to the same conversation lead by the students over and over again about where they thought the Cullens came from and who they were. She had the Cullens' names written in the back of her mind thanks to the pestering students already obsessed with them; Alice, Jasper, Emmet, Bella, Edward Renesmee and Rosalie. At the end of lunch she had formed opinions about them after she saw them for the 2nd time that day in the lounge. First of all, they were all very beautiful. Second, she didn't understand why they were so perfect and inhuman. And why they came in a pack. She started with Alice; she liked her for some reason, maybe for being flamboyant and stylish. She found Emmet the least attractive man in the group. Edward was… gorgeous, his air blown air sticking in all directions. Renesmee had wonderful curly hair and was very cute in the face. Bella looked stunning in her long dark hair and model-like expression. Rosalie reminded her greatly of her sister Kerry, striking with cheerleader hair but her despicable expression on her face also reminded Vera of her sister. As for Jasper, his intense expression and mane of blonde hair… Vera blushed.
Vera pondered in the hall over the whole Cullen matter while texting back a message to Giavanna:
Are you kidding me?!? The whole school saw them!!! Who didn't?
She sent the message and continued her walk down the hall. She turned the corner and ran into her friend and roommate Riley Robertson.
" Hey Riley!" Vera exclaimed, smiling. They extended their arms and gave each other a quick little hug.
" You hear about the Cullens?" asked Riley, grinning a little, walking with Vera to the courtyard.
" Heck yeah!"
" Just to let you know I think Edward is totally hot." Riley gave a sly smile to Vera.
That was Riley all right. She wasn't like a wannabe or anything but she had a confident personality and was very well liked at Dartmouth. She had gotten in school because of her Volleyball scholarship so she wasn't like a total nerd or anything. She adored guys and was always very entertaining.
Riley flipped her dirty blonde hair in a flamboyant kind of way. " You know he'll fall for me."
" Oh please, Riley, be realistic. This guy is probably not even human," Vera joked, nodding thanks to the man who had held the door open for her to the courtyard. She and Riley padded across the grass, toward the other students taking breaks and socializing.
" You're right! He's a god!!!" crowed Riley, jumping playfully onto someone's back. The person turned around and fake-slapped Riley on the cheek. Riley and her friend laughed at each other and both of them joined a large circle of students who were talking madly about something, meanwhile Vera stood her distance.
Riley turned around. " Vera! Come on!" She motioned with her hand for Vera to join the circle of buddies.
" No thanks! I have to go do Biology homework!" She had decided that she would feel awkward with all of Riley's friends, more like out of place.
Vera then trudged into bushes to get to her dorm, taking the shortcut instead of walking on the sidewalk. She was almost to the red brick building crossing the grass when she saw a man. He was large and very muscled, wearing a ragged tee-shirt and some worn out jeans. His short spiky black hair pointed in all directions. Apart from his largeness, Vera might herself thought he was attractive.
Thinking he needed help looking for something, she walked to him and tapped him on the shoulder. He spun around a little too quickly, fear in his eyes. But when he saw her, the gleam disappeared and he offered a questioning look. " Yeah?"
Vera swallowed loudly. " Um..you need help? Like with anything?"
He smiled, his black eyes laughing. " Oh no! I don't go to Dartmouth. I'm not a genius. I don't even live here."
He took in her confused look and replied quickly, " I'm not like just hanging out for no apparent reason if that's what you're asking. I'm looking for a friend. And by the way, I'm Jacob Black."
" I'm Valerie Williams, call me Vera. I know a-lot of people here so you can just tell me the name and I'll find them."
He scratched his head, shifting his hair in different directions. " It's a surprise. I don't want them to know I'm here yet."
" Oh." For a second they stood there in silence, nothing to say. Vera broke the silence. " You want to go get a coffee at the student bar?"
" Yeah."
Together they walked to the glass building off in the distance.
