CH 2

I had forgotten about the diary already by the next morning. Once I made it to school I went to the usual spot where I hang out with my friends before the first bell rings. Jessica and Mike were already there, and when I finally made my way over to them I found out Angela was out sick and Eric decided to skip school with her. So far they haven't decided to start dating but it was only a matter of time.

"Oh. My. Gosh." Jessica said when I sat down next to her at the picnic table.

"What?" I asked, knowing that it was probably something trivial like she was having a good hair day or something.

"There are like five new students coming today and I heard from Lauren, who heard from Megan, who heard from her sister's friend that they are totally H-O-T hot!" she said in her obnoxious voice.

"Oh, cool," I replied uninterested in her gossip.

"Cool, Bella? It's not cool, it's the most exciting thing that's happened in Forks since those seniors hung that stupid freshman from the flagpole two years ago." Jessica replied.

"Hey that was me," Mike whined.

"My point exactly," Jessica said waving him off. "Bella this is big news, you're lucky I told you at all."

"Yes, Jessica, because God forbid that I wasn't informed about the totally hot family who unfortunately rolled into this boring town," I replied sarcastically.

Thankfully the bell rang and I rushed off before Jessica could start ranting again. You would think that being my friend since middle school she would know that I wouldn't care about the latest town gossip. Besides, the new family is probably going to spend one week here and then take off. There's nothing good about the town of Forks unless you like cold rain every day, no sunshine, knowing everyone since you were little kids, and having no where to go or nothing to do. Yeah it's so much fun living here.

I was almost to my first period class when the principle stopped me and asked if I could help her with something. Of course I agreed, because you just don't say no to the principle especially if you're Bella Swan. So that's how I found myself sitting in the principles office waiting to hear what I was brought here for.

"So Bella, I'm not sure if you're aware of the new students coming in today or not," she started waiting to see if my reaction would be like a typical high school girl who has heard about the new family of hot people who moved into town.

"Yeah, I've heard."

"Ok, great. I was wondering if you could show the two girls around today and help them feel comfortable in the new school."

"Sure," I replied wondering if someone as unpopular as me should be showing around these two girls who will most likely be the most popular kids in school by the end of the day.

"Fantastic! So their names are Alice and Rosalie Cullen. They are both juniors like you and I just know that you three will be the best of friends," she said enthusiastically. I just nodded and walked out the door trying not to scoff or roll my eyes. How could two apparent supermodels even think about glancing in my direction much less being my friend?

I was supposed to meet the two girls in the front office where they would be waiting for me, and sure enough they were there. I was unprepared for how accurate I was about the whole supermodel look. The first girl was pixie-like with short, spiky black hair and she had sort of a bubbly air about her. The second girl was a tall and beautiful blonde who looked every bit the supermodel type. Suddenly I was nervous to even talk to them, and to make matters worse I tripped over my own feet making my way across the office to where they were standing. The blonde one smirked at me and the other one smiled like it was funny but not like she was laughing at me but with me. I decided I liked her more.

"Um, hi. I'm Bella Swan and I'm supposed to be showing you around today," I said shyly, looking at the pixie-like one instead of the blonde one.

"Hi Bella, I'm Alice and this is Rosalie," the pixie replied cheerfully and then without pausing for more small-talk she hooked arms with me and Rosalie and led us out of the office.

We were walking through the school arm in arm and I started to notice people staring at us and it was a bit embarasing. I stumbled a couple of times but thankfully I didn't trip Alice in the process.

"You are really clumsy," Alice laughed and it sounded like the tinkling of bells.

We continued to walk around the campus and I had no idea where we were going and I was too scared to ask. I was surprised when we ended up at the place where I meet my friends in the morning, and even more surprised to see the three most god-like boys standing there with Mike.

"Hey, Bella," Mike said uncomfortably when we reached the table.

Before I could reply, Alice led me over to the three boys who I now assumed were the rest of the Cullen family. One of the boys had huge muscles, curly brown hair, and an adorable smile showing dimples. The next boy was tall and muscular but lean, with honey-blonde hair. The last one was the one who caught my attention the most. He was gorgeous. He had bronze colored hair, stunning green eyes, and the most adorable crooked smile ever. He also had a strong muscular body, not as big as the first guys, but not as lean as the second.

"Bella this is Emmett, Jasper, and Edward our adopted brothers," Alice said gesturing to each guy.

"Hi Bella," Emmett said giving me a dimply smile and waving.

"Hello Bella," Jasper said with a slight southern accent, shaking my hand, "it's nice to meet you."

"Hey," Edward said nodding his head but otherwise paying no attention to me. It hurt a little but come on it's not like we knew each other or anything.

"Um, hi," I waved pathetically and when Edward looked at me I blushed and he looked away again.

"We should probably be getting to class," Mike suggested looking at the boys expectantly. I assumed he was their tour guide for today just like I was for Alice and Rosalie.

The boys wearily followed Mike to their class and I led Alice and Rosalie to our first period, English. This was my favorite subject because not only had I read all the books that were being taught this year, but I was also a great writer. So all in all, this class was a piece of cake.

Despite the fact that I was supposed to spend all day with Alice and Rosalie, I still sat with my friends at lunch and they sat with the rest of their family. No one really came up to them or talked to them and it's probably because they looked so intimidating and unaccepting of outisders. Of course I didn't think that because they all seemed so nice, well except for Edward, but that still didn't mean they would want me hanging around them. Mike was complaining about having to show around the boys and it was kind of annoying listening to it when I knew he was just jealous of them.

My last period class before I had to go home was Biology. Biology was ok, I guess, not exactly my strong point but it's not like I failed it. To make matters worse I had to share a lab table with Edward Cullen who showed up with Mike a minute before the bell rang. He walked gracefully to our shared table and sat down without even looking at me. Well two could play at this game, I thought and decided to ignore him as well.

The class went by extra slow and I kept glancing involuntarily in Edward's direction. I couldn't get over how gorgeous he was and how much I wanted him to at least talk to me, or even notice me. When the bell rang for class to be over he quickly got up and rushed out the door like he couldn't wait to be away from me. I shuffled out of the class feeling both embarassed and angry. What did I do to him to cause this reaction to me, I barely said one word to the guy.

I met up with Alice and Rosalie again before school was out and told them if they needed anything else I would be glad to help them. They both thanked me, which was surprising because I didn't think Rosalie was capable of that, and then I said goodbye and drove home.

I jumped facefirst onto my bed when I got home and landed on something hard. I got up and found out that the diary was still laying on my bed from last night so I decided to read some more.

Dear Diary,

So today went differently than what I had expected. The funny thing is, I was right about me and the other new kid getting thrown together. Once I went to the office to get my schedule, I noticed that another student was in there but I didn't think much of it at first until he came up to stand beside me. He told me his name was Derek and that he was the other new kid. The office lady handed us our schedules and suggested that we stick together today and help each other find our classes. Derek agreed and I just went along with it because I didn't feel like having no one to talk to. We ended up with a couple of classes together and he even sat with me during lunch. I was surprised that he sat with me because he was one of those charismatic people who instantly makes friends because he's so easy to like. I'm one of those people that keeps to herself and because of that is branded as a wierdo.

Apparently he moved to Forks because his parents died in a car accident so he was moving here to live with his aunt and Uncle who already had a son and daughter going to this school. He introduced me to both of them and their girlfriend/boyfriend who were all really nice to me, but they're the popular kids who would never hang out with me anyways. I'm scared of going back to school tomorrow knowing that I won't have anyone to talk to since Derek most likely will be hanging out with his cool new friends tomorrow instead of worrying about the lame girl who sits in the back of the class.

Wow, maybe I was just being suspicious but this girl was starting to sound like me, and my weird obsession with Edward Cullen. At least her guy was nice to her and actually aknowledged her. My guy hates my guts for no apparent reason. Why is life so unfair sometimes?

EPOV

I can't believe I couldn't even say one coherent sentence to her today, she probably thinks I'm a retard or something. Bella Swan was the most beautiful girl I had ever laid eyes on and she rendered me completely speechless. I had never met a girl who I couldn't dazzle let alone talk to and she seemed completely oblivious of me.

Alice was really getting attatched to Bella and could already see her as a best friend. I wish I could be like Alice and at least talk to the girl. Maybe I could ask her for some help, or maybe I'll be more comfortable around Bella once she becomes friends with Alice. Edward stop being such a wussy, just talk to her she's just a girl, a voice in the back of my head said.

I suppose I should try talking to her tomorrow, it couldn't hurt anything could it?