Awakening Dusk

Prologue

This is my story, it is not a happy one though it may seem like it in the beginning. It tells of how I fell in love, but it also tells of how I became this person I am today. I have been feeling so empty lately but I am getting to far ahead of myself seeing as you don't even know my name.

I am Michael Newton, but I much rather Mike. The beginning of this story takes place at the start of my sophomore year. I had gotten ready in the usual manner of readying oneself for school, new clothes, new supplies, and a fresh new outlook on life. I was ready to make a good strong year. I wanted to even try out for track. I was mostly a ball player and wanted to prove myself to be strong this year. How did I know what was in store for me when I first walked through the doors of Forks High, of course there was no way I would have been able to prevent this nor did I want to change this, for these are the following events of how he changed my life.

Chapter I

It was just like every other first day of school I had been to. Everyone slightly nervous and wondering what will be in store for them this year. That is everything was going smoothly my friends were eagerly telling me all about their travels over the summer. Nobody liked staying here over the summer lots of people just left over summer time and came back to start up with school and work again, about the only thing still running this town. I started for my first class with Jessica telling me about France. I walked into the math room and wasn't expecting much of anything except introductions and that being about it.

That is when I first laid eyes on someone that changed everything for better and worse. Our teacher said, "Students as today is our first day back and seeing as all of you are mostly familiar with everyone I am happy to introduce a new student that will be coming today, his name is Edward and I hope you welcome him with open arms," she said and turned back to the door or how we like to call it escape route one. That's when I saw him. "Hello," he said to everyone and took a seat indicated by our teacher. The seat I noticed was right next to me.

I looked over at him and got a closer look. He had very disheveled light brownish red hair, it didn't look dirty just like he liked to keep it messy, then he had a really pale complexion almost as if his skin never touched the light. Then he turned to face me and I saw his eyes the deepest golden eyes with red flecks in them I had ever seen, it was almost unnatural how they were so different. The rest of him was dressed in a nice over jacket nicer than anything offered in any of the stores in the nearby towns either, a black undershirt and what looked like designer jeans. This was new to me since everyone I knew had no means of being able to purchase anything that expensive for their child's clothing. "Hi, I'm Mike," I said to him and offered my hand to him.

He looked at my hand then back at me and for a split second I thought he wasn't going to take my hand. So I started to take my hand back trying not to show the hurt that had flashed through my eyes but my hand was taken by his rather quickly. "As you know I'm Edward, it's a pleasure to meet you," he said in a way that made me blush he let go of my hand and I turned to face the board hoping nobody noticed that I was still blushing. I had no idea why he was having this affect on me. Instead I focused on the board and looking into the first days math assignment that we were being given. I looked over at Edward and noticed he was still looking at me with a smile on his lips. I looked at those lips and when I realize he had said something to me I blink quickly gathering my composure back as quickly as it had left. I finally managed to say "Sorry didn't catch that. What did you say?"

"I was just asking you if you had lived here your whole life." Edward asked again smiling bigger that he had seemed to have distracted me with his looks.

"Oh, well ya my dad owns a outfitting store here in town and my mom died a long time ago so it's just me and him here in this town," I said to him.

"I'm very sorry to hear that," he said, his smile dimming.

"Don't worry about it like I said it was a long time ago, and sure I miss her sometimes but it was so long ago I don't really remember anything about her," I said and he just looked sadder at this news so I smiled at him and that seemed to put him in a better mood. Then the bell rang.

I walked with him and we talked about how we liked the grey weather here in forks, he said he wasn't much of a sun fan and I told him that was apparent. We laughed and split ways after I had given him my number, he had asked for it and told me that he might text me or something later that night.

Lunch was interesting. Apparently Edward was only one of five of the new kids. I saw them all walk in and they all sat down at a table in a corner by themselves. I saw Edward and he smiled at me, I just turned back to my mashed potatoes and turkey. Apparently they had all been adopted by a doctor and his wife. They had moved here from Alaska and none of them were really related but they seemed to all be dating the other. Except Edward he was the single one. Suddenly six girls walked up to him and asked for his phone number and it appeared that he had refused politely because the girls left in a big hurry. I laughed at this because I had been the only one that had gotten his number and I didn't even ask for it. At this thought Edward glanced over at me and blushed.

That sight was just the beginning of me wanting to see that blush as much as possible. However I had to ask myself what had caused him to blush cause there was no way he was able to read my mind, right?