Alice's Story

"Mom…" I whined, as she clung onto me, which was a sight since I was 4'11 and she was 5'7. "I'm going to be late for the bus."

"Sorry." She pulled back and wiped her eyes. "My own baby is off to college!" I looked around for my dad. He was always late for everything.

My parents were never married. I was a love child from their junior year of high school. My mom took care of me while my dad took off to college to become a lawyer. He came back with a fiancé and sent checks every month to help mom raise me, though by the time he came back, I was twelve years old.

"I guess he's not coming." I sighed and picked up my bags. Kissing my mom's cheeks, I headed off for the bus stop. By the time I got there, it was pouring down rain and luckily, the bus was there. I got on the bus, paid my fare, and waited to get to the airport where I would head off to college.

Rosalie's Story

"Rose, baby, you should stay here and go to college with me." Royce kissed my neck, making me wince. We had an argument last night about whether if I would go to college where I wanted to or not. He decided that sleeping with me forcefully would make me want to stay. It just made me want to get away from him that much faster.

"I already accepted the offer and I have a dorm room. It would be just silly for me to refuse it now." I tried to persuade him.

"Damn it Rose!" He started to get mad. I never really understood why I decided to be his girlfriend in the first place.

"It's my choice, not yours!" I screamed at him.

"I'll let you go." He started to reason with me. "But you gotta come home every chance you can to see me."

"I will." I said. "Not." I whispered so quiet he had no chance of hearing me.

"Let's get you to the airport." He got my bags and walked out of my house. My parents never cared about me. Dad was always working and mom was sleeping with his boss.

The drive there was silent. I knew he was still probably thinking of ways to convince me to stay here in New York; he was so easy to read sometimes. He acted like a gentleman; which he wasn't, got my bags out of the car, and walked me to the boarding area.

"See you at Thanksgiving." He gave me a kiss, basically violating my mouth. I had to literally push him off me.

"I'm going to miss my flight." I told him. Picking up my bags, I walked away from him. Hopefully, I meet good friends at college so I wouldn't have to come back to New York.

Edward's Story

"I'm going to miss you Eddie!" Tanya cried, clinging onto to me. She's been like this since I told everyone I was going to college in Alaska, not Chicago for college.

"Don't call me Eddie, its Edward." I reminded her. But, she wouldn't listen. She kept crying on about how we wouldn't be together since she wasn't going to college. Tanya kept claiming she'd wait for me. Yeah right, she kept getting mad at me because I wanted to wait till marriage. That's what she thought.

"We'll miss you Edward." Esme wiped the tears. Finally pulling away from Tanya, I hugged my godmother. She was the closest thing to a mother to me since mine died five years ago in a car wreck.

"You too Esme." I kissed her cheek. Then I turned to the man who inspired me. He was more of a father and a man than my own dad was. He took care of me when dad kicked me out for not wanting to go to law school.

"Edward." Carlisle hugged me. "Do well at school son." It made me grin that he thought of me as his son. They found out Esme wasn't able to have kids, yet Carlisle stuck by her. I wanted to be a good doctor just like him some day.

"Come back and see us now okay?" Esme asked but it was more of a command than anything else. Pulling me close, she whispered in my ear, "And try to find someone better than Tanya. It shouldn't be that hard." That made me chuckle. It was no secret that Carlisle and Esme hated Tanya and that she didn't like them.

"Bye Esme, Carlisle." Tanya gave me a sloppy kiss on the mouth before pulling away. "Bye Tanya." I waved and walked onto the plane to my new life at college.

Emmett's Story

"You're going to miss the bus Emmett Dale McCarthy!" I shot out of bed before running around my room to pack last minute things. The door slammed open. There was only one person I feared and is was my mother. Though I was a full foot taller than her, she scared the crap out of me. "You were supposed to pack last week Emmett!" She sighed but helped me.

"I'm going to miss you ma." I kissed her cheek. My younger brothers came in the kitchen.

"Bye Emmett." Bradley told me.

"Yeah bye Emmett." Corey grinned at me.

You may wonder where my dad is. He stuck around to raise the twins till they were three then he left us for another woman. I didn't care to meet him, if he didn't want to stick around, then why should I search for him?

"There's your bus." She hugged me. "Don't get in any trouble." She warned me.

"Bye ma." I hugged her. "Bye Bradley, Corey." When I walked out of the door, they were arguing because I said Corey's name after Bradley's. College life here I come.

Bella's Story

After nearly tripping over every flat surface, we made it to the loading gate at the airport. Mom had flown out to see me go to college, dad was there teary eyed, and my best friend Jake was probably thinking of ways to get me to go to the one in Seattle.

"My little girl is off to college." Charlie tried to hold in the tears. He awkwardly hugged me before stepping back. I was suddenly caught up in my mom's bear hug.

"Mom." I managed to get out. "Can't…breathe." She loosened up on the hug but didn't let go.

"Promise to write every day?" She looked at me.

"I'll write as often as I can." If I didn't forget, I thought to myself.

She kissed my cheek, squeezed me tightly before standing with my dad. I didn't fail to notice that she took his hand.

"Bells." Jake came forward and hugged me. Dad always wished that me and Jacob would end up together, and so did Jake, I just couldn't see myself with him. He was my best friend and I grew up with him. I bathed him with when we were 2 and 1 years old.

"Hey Jake." I hugged him back. He smelt of wood and car oil. He was standing his own mechanic shop with the money his dad saved up for him for college when he was still working. Plus, he had some spare change from the jobs he did for people in Forks and La Push.

"Promise to come home before the school year is over?" He asked, pulling back to look at me. His black eyes were warm and patient.

"Promise." I reached up and pecked his cheek. "I gotta go before I miss my flight." I grabbed my bags and walked through the gate, only tripping a couple times. I wasn't fond of the cold, but I got a full scholarship to a college in Alaska, so I could deal with the cold.

Jasper's Story

"I can't believe it. The first Whitlock is going to college!" My mom was overly excited about this. I had gotten a scholarship for a school in Alaska, a big change from Texas, but I was happy that it wouldn't cost my family.

"You've said that for the past hour mom." I reminded her, waiting for someone to call my flight. When they did, I gave her a big hug. "Tell dad I said bye."

"I will." My dad was unable to come since there was some trouble at the factory he worked at, when he wasn't home with us, taking care of the ranch. "Bye Jasper." She kissed my cheek and I ran to catch my flight.

A/N: The next chapter will be the girls meeting each other. So, please review and thanks for reading

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