Chapter 1

EPOV

Another first day of school. This time we've moved back to Forks half-way through the year, because Emmett had gotten a little over competitive...

"Awwwwww! Rosie, you know it was an accident!" said vampire complained.

"I don't care, Em! I hate restarting school, especially after we already restarted it! And you know that!" Rosalie hissed at him through clenched teeth.

'Damn, I sure screwed up this time...' Emmett thought, while he chased after her, trying to calm her down. Just then, Alice danced over to me.

"Come on! I'm not gong to be late to school, especially after I went through all of the trouble of making us all presentable," she complained. Suddenly, her eyes got distant.

A beautiful girl. Tripping. Falling.

Now it's that same beautiful brown haired girl, but this time standing next to me. They turned to each other and...

Now it's the girl. Standing next to Alice. But...

I clenched my teeth, my hands clenching into fists. "Stop, Alice," I hissed. That brought Alice back to the present.

"Whooo, what broke through the Ice Princess' composure," Emmett said, bemused. I shot him a glare.

"Let's just go..." I growled, walking over to my Volvo. Everyone piled in after me.

The care ride was uneventful, other than Alice searching for that brown-haired beauty. Emmett and Rosalie argued, and Jasper just stared out the window, occasionally giving Alice concerned glances.

When we got at school, the parking lot was filled with people. For a small town, there are a lot of people... that's when I saw her. I had been glancing through the crowd, reading the same thoughts we normally got.

"Oh. My. GOD! They are hot! I wonder if one of them will ask me out... n chance."

"Hot damn! Those girls are smokin'! Too bad they're boyfriends are so big..."

"Wow. That bronze haired one looks alone. I wonder if... Nah."

But, there was an empty space. It smelled occupied, but I couldn't quite make out the individual scent... But the thought space was empty. I probed with my mind, and still couldn't find anything. I turned my head toward the space... And there she was. The girl from Alice's visions. She was even more beautiful in person. I felt the unneeded air hitch in my throat. Thank God Emmett was busy talking to Rosalie to notice. I'd never hear the end of it...

Alice broke me out of my stance. Pushing me forward, she said, "Edward, I won't let you be late! It'll look bad if you're late. Trust me. I know." And I lost the girl in the crowd. Huh. How'd she go inside without me noticing...?

"Hey, Eddie, what's wrong?" Emmett boomed, using that annoying nickname.

We all went inside, and got our schedules. I had History first, so I went over to Building 7, which also had English. I tried to block out the thoughts, as I had no wanting to see me and my family being mind-undressed.

Being so caught up in blocking out the thoughts, I didn't notice any individual people until I felt something bounce off of me. Looking down, my breath caught. It was her. When I met her glance, she flushed a bright red. And that's when it hit me. Her scent.

I very nearly took her right there. The scent was so.... desirable. And the way her blood pooled beneath her skin... Internally I shook it off. I held my breath. I will not ruin this for my family.

"I am soooo sorry! I didn't see you, I swear it won't...." I heard her stutter out, but I wasn't paying attention. I was trying to rein in the monster within me who wanted her blood. Now. Vaguely I registered her stopping, and my lips pressing together into a hard line.

"Ohmigod, Bella! Do you have eyes?" Part of my concentration broke. The part that was mesmerized by the beautiful brown haired, chocolate eyed creature kneeling in front of me, her things pooled around her.

Looking up, I saw a fake blonde with a suggestive smile on her face. She was wearing mini-shorts and a short-short sleeved shirt underneath a sleeveless top. Underneath that you could see more than necessary cleavage. Checking the beauty beneath me, whose name is Bella, you could see adoration. She looked like... she thought she was friends with this girl.

'Wow. He's a hottie! Huh. If Bella thinks she has a chance with this guy, she's mistaken. I mean, Isabella Swan with someone like him? Pfft.'

Hmmm... Bella... short for Isabella... It was fitting. (1) "Yeah, walk much, Bella?" another voice sneered. Bella looked at this girl with that same look on her face. What have these girls deluded her into thinking...?

This new girl was short, but not as short as pixie-like Alice. Then again, nobody can be that short... But, whatever height she lacked was made up by her hair, which was in curls piled high atop her head. She wore a mini-skirt, and one of those shirts that look like they could be dresses for three-year-olds.

'Wow. Just, WOW.' she angled herself towards me, with a suggestive smile on her face, much like the previous girl's.

"Sooo... you're, like, new here, right?" the first girl asked, who, according to the other people's thoughts, was named Lauren. I took this time to respond.

"Yes, I have recently moved here with my family. From Alaska." Shoot. There goes the breath. If I was to speak too much, I'd have to breathe. No. I will not chance that.

"Oh! Do you have any brothers?" the second girl inquired excitedly. Jessica. Lauren just looked disgusted at her.

'Shyeah, like Jessica could do as good as him AND his brothers."

"Jessica! That's not how you treat new people!" she whispered fiercely at Jessica, loud enough that I would have heard it even if I wasn't a vampire. Thinking that brought my mind back to the burning pain raging in my throat. I pressed my lips together tighter, while trying not to look angry at the humans.

"So, Alaska, huh?" Lauren said, her voice doing a 180. Her voice sounded suggestive. Ugh. If I could be, I'd be sick. Suddenly, the bell rang. Saved by the bell! ... That sounded so cliché.

"Well, I don't want to be late to class on my first day," I said hurriedly, using the last of my air. Then, I rushed off, careful to go at human speed. Part of it was to get away from the Girl 1 and Girl 2, and to get a breath of fresh air. ... Okay, now I'm quoting commercials? What's up with me today...

In the back, I heard Lauren and Jessica hiss at Bella, quiet enough so others wouldn't hear them. What I'd do to hear that Beauty's thoughts now... As I wasn't paying attention, I nearly crashed into someone else.

'What's the rush Edward?' I heard Jasper think. 'They weren't that bad.'

Quickly, I risked a breath. Again, I almost rushed back and took the girl's life. "The girl," I hissed through clenched teeth. "The brunette on the floor," I specified, as Jasper and Alice looked around me. Alice squealed.

"Oh! Edward it's her! Let's go say hi!" she bounced about. I grabbed her arm.

"Alice, if I go back there, I will almost definitely kill her," I flinched along with Alice at the word "kill". Alice's eyes went wide with understanding.

"Oh..." then she saw what I had planned, and frowned. She looked me in the eye.

"Go back home and tell Esme goodbye, and then go to Carlisle. He'll lend you his car. I'll call the others, so they'll be expecting you," I nodded at her instructions. Without another word, I ran out the doors at vampire speed, ignoring the other's confused looks.

Author's Note: (1) Isabella means beautiful in Italian, so he's complimenting her. AWWWWW. LOL! Okay, I really have nothing better to do on vacation than sit around and write these things up. .