Chapter Two

Meggie's POV

I stood at the bus stop with my aunt and uncle. I didn't really want to be going to Forks. It was a dreary city, even worse than here. This wasn't even my home. I lived twenty miles from here, we took a taxi to get to this stop, where we ate lunch. And now I was boarding a bus that was going from here to Seattle. I wanted to stay in my sunny home, but no, my Aunt and Uncle did not like that at all. Too bad my parents were rotting in a grave somewhere in Russia.

We waited to get on the bus. Several people got off, but not a lot. I reluctantly hitched my backpack over my shoulder and grabbed my duffel bag. The driver helped me put it on the over-full rack and told us to go to the back of the bus. This made me happy at least. I hated sitting in the front by the doors.

Aunt Raquel told me to sit across from her and Uncle Steve. I nodded as we walked to the very back rows. The one on the right was empty, so my relatives sat there. I sat in the isle seat of the left row. Another person was sitting there, their backpack on the floor and a pillow on the seat. It looked like a boy's stuff.

I hope I'm not stuck next to some pervert of some ugly, disgusting guy. Or, even worse, an old man!

I felt the buss start up, and heard the diver's voice over the intercom.

"Welcome, ladies, and gentlemen! We are heading to Seattle, our next stop along the way to California! We'll be coming around with snacks if you get hungry, and bathrooms are in the back. You can use the manual in the front pocket to work the screens, and ask an attendant if you have any questions!" This guy sounded like he was flying an airplane. He probably was, in his own little world. But the isle was quite wide, and this was a long bus with an airplane-like kitchen thingy in the back.

As we started driving, I heard the bathroom door open. A line had already formed for the tiny thing. It was good there were two. I looked up, surprised as the person who was in there didn't walk forward. I realized it was the person next to me, so I pulled my legs in to let him pass.

As he sat down, I glanced at him. I couldn't help but let out a tiny gasp. The boy had copper colored hair, fair skin, and green eyes. He wasn't perfect, but he was cute!

"Hi. I'm Meggie," I said. I cursed my voice for being so quiet all of the sudden.

"Um…Hi. I'm Edward," he muttered. I smiled. He didn't seem to want to sit next to me, but I was secretly thrilled.

"So where are you going?' I asked, trying to start a decent conversation.

"Forks. Just a small school I want to attend." His voice was dead, but his face was disagreeing with that. His looked very annoyed. I didn't want to do that!

"Funny. I'm going to Forks too. Same high school, probably. As far as I know there's only one."

He looked down and sighed. " Forks High School. Yup, just one. Are those your parents?" he asked, changing the subject. At least he wants to know something about me.

"No. My aunt and uncle. They're escorting me before they return home. They live in California. Are your folks here?"

He shook my head. I decided that Edward wasn't that bad. He just needed to be a bit more friendly.

"How old are you?" he asked.

"Fifteen. How old are you?"

"Sixteen," he said, more comfortably.

"Oh you look…I don't know. Sixteen, I guess!" I said laughing.

"Hmmm," he said.

"So, are you taking the bus or the taxi?" I asked, hoping for the bus.

"I don't know," he said, with a bit more life in his voice. Maybe I was getting somewhere?

After talking for a while, I got tired. We stopped talking, and my eyes closed.

Bella's POV

I sat in my room, on my blue sheets. Alice was going to go shopping with me, but I wasn't really looking forward to trying on tons of clothes. But it was her birthday, after all, so I had to. No choice. I yanked the brush through my hair. Now does this work? I'm a vampire, I've been one for nearly a century and a half, but my hair still tangles? Geez.

"Bella? Are you ready?" Alice called.

I opened my door and nodded. "lets go."