Summary: Bella's best friends are Alice and Edward, her next door neighbors who she spends every second with. There is only one problem, Bella is hopelessly in love with Edward and not even Alice knows it. What will happen when he leaves to go to school in London and suddenly becomes the hottest young actor of the year? Will he still have time for Alice and Bella, or will his new found fame go to his head?
A/N
Okay so this is the very first fan fiction that I have ever written or even attempted to write. I need help on this so please review and please let me know if there are any errors in my writing, grammatically or factually and feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy this story!
Chapter 1:
Bella's POV
"I can't believe we are already juniors!" Alice said.
"I know! It feels like just yesterday you were moving in next door to me." I said
Alice's family moved into the house next door to mine at the beginning of our sophomore year of high school. Her father Carlisle is a doctor and began working at the local hospital shortly after they moved here. Her mother Esme works as an interior designer part time. Alice's brother Edward is a year older than us, he is a senior this year.
Ever since the Cullen's moved in, Alice and I had been best friends. In the beginning, Edward was very shy and independent and he and I didn't really get along, but he eventually warmed up to me and now Edward, Alice, and I are almost inseparable. I have always hated being an only child but then I met the Cullen's. They are like the siblings I never had.
"Bella," Alice's words brought me back to the present. "We need to go shopping! You need a new back to school wardrobe!"
"Ugh! Alice, I already have plenty of clothes!"
"No silly. Those are last year's style, we need to determine your 'image' for junior year! We are not underclassman anymore Bella!"
Alice was big into following the latest fashion trends and she was obsessed with shopping. This was a blessing and a curse.
It was nice to have someone to give you advice on what to wear and to help you with your hair, but our 'Barbie Bella' sessions were sometimes a little out of control.
There was a knock on Alice's door.
"Come in!" She yelled.
The door creaked open. In the doorway stood the most stunning pair of emerald green eyes I had ever seen.
"Hi Edward" Alice said
Yes I was talking about Edward. He was so gorgeous and ever since they moved here I have had a hopeless crush on him. It was fine when he used to avoid us. I could easily hide my feelings then, but ever since we became friends it has been a struggle to not show my true feelings towards. I loved him like a brother but I felt so much more when I was with him. I haven't even confessed this to Alice before although I have come close to it many times.
"Hi Bella! Um, mom wants to know if you girls are ready for dinner." Edward asked shyly.
"Yes, dinner sounds great." I said.
"Okay I'll let her know. Bye Bella." Edward said in his velvety voice as he turned to walk away.
"Bye Edward" I said as I watched him leave.
"So, what time should we go to the mall tomorrow?" Alice asked
"Whenever you want to, as long as you promise to not keep me up too late tonight." Knowing Alice, she would make me stay up until 1 in the morning and wake me up at 6 the next morning just to shop. I was not okay with that, Sleep is the one thing that I will not give up for Alice's shopping needs.
"Okay..." Alice reluctantly agreed.
We spent the next half an hour discussing school and the stores she wanted to stop by tomorrow.
The first day of school was two weeks away and I was not looking forward to it.
I was a good student, but besides Edward and Alice, I didn't have many friends at school. Most of the girls at school despised me because I was such good friends with Edward. I wasn't the only one who was aware of how gorgeous Edward was.
Every girl in school was infatuated by his bronze messy hair and emerald green eyes. To me, that was just an added bonus but his physical appearance alone didn't cause my hopeless crush. It's his personality. He is so sweet and caring with everything he does and he loves music and literature just like me and he always knows how to make me laugh. He is an amazing piano player and he loves doing drama and has stared in most of our schools plays. He sings too, and he is also athletic. He plays basketball, football, and soccer.
In that respect, we are polar opposites, I was known as the school klutz. After my first day at Forks High School, no one ever wanted to be my PE partner and I couldn't blame them. More often than not, I ended up in the nurse's office after PE. I was good friends with the nurse and the office staff because of this.
"Dinner time girls!" Esme called from downstairs.
"Okay!" Alice yelled back "We better go down before our food gets cold."
"Yeah, let's go, I'm hungry!" I replied enthusiastically.
As I walked down the stairs a glorious smell filled my nose "Yum, It smells so good Esme!"
"Why thank you Bella." Esme said friendly.
"Bella your seat is set up over here." Edward said as he pointed to the seat between him and Alice.
"Okay." I smiled and went to sit down.
Most of dinner consisted of Carlisle and Edward discussing colleges and careers. Edward's dream is to pursue a career in acting and if that falls through, he is planning on attending medical school and becoming a doctor like his father.
"Hey dad, when we were in London with grandma I saw this incredible performing arts school that I wanted to look into attending." Edward said with a hopeful tone in his voice.
Alice and Edward had spent the last two weeks in London with their grandmother as they do every summer. They got back 2 days ago. Carlisle supported Edward's dream of acting but he wanted Edward to go into the medical field so he would have a steady income unlike in the world of acting.
"That's great Edward!" Carlisle replied with real enthusiasm in his voice.
"Maybe could you and I could visit grandma again in a few months and we could check it out together?" Edward suggested.
"Yes, that sounds like a great idea, I'd love to." Carlisle said
Edward smiled and his eyes sparkled. I love it when his eyes sparkle. Ugh snap out of it Bella! He's like a brother to you!
I couldn't help it, his eyes put me into a daze. I began to daydream about him and I forgot all about the amazing food Esme had made that was sitting in front of me.
"Bella!" Alice poked me pulling me back into reality.
"Huh?"
"Are you finished?" She asked.
"Oh...yes I am." I replied.
Alice got up from the table and I followed her to the kitchen carrying my plate with me.
We spent that night staying up late, but not too late, talking and reflecting on our summer. Ever since Alice and Edward's trip, Alice and I promised each other to spend every waking minute of what was left of our summer together.
Tonight was the beginning of a marathon of sleepovers. We were planning on rotating our days, two nights at her house one night at mine. We spent more time at her house so Edward didn't feel left out. My dad didn't allow him to spend the night at our house so it was just me and Alice on those nights. I wasn't surprised by that at all, what can you do when your dad is the chief of police?
As much as I loved hanging out with Edward, girl time with Alice was important too so I enjoyed the nights we spent at my house.