~*~ Chapter 1 ~*~

A Quiet, Shy Girl

Isabella's POV

I had never been very popular at school. Even in kindergarten where I was the quiet, shy girl in my class. I grew up with no older or younger siblings and my parents treated me more like an adult than a child. My mother owned her own Florist shop in Port Angeles while my father was the chief of police here in Forks, Washington where we lived.

I was best friends with Angela Webber who lived only a couple of houses away from me. She introduced me to some of her friends and we soon became one big group. There was Angela, Mike, Eric, Tyler, Jessica and Lauren. Lauren wasn't the friendliest person around, so I hardly even talked to her.

"Bella, have you had breakfast yet?" My mother called from downstairs. I quickly zipped my jacket up before heading downstairs.

"Already eaten, mom" I said as I walked to the front door to grab my bag. I looked into the living room and saw my father sitting there drinking his morning coffee and reading the newspaper. I quickly kissed his cheek before heading back into the kitchen where my mum was. I ended up grabbing an apple, a fruit bar and a primo from the fridge before shoving it into my bag.

"Bells, do you want a lift to school?" Dad yelled from the living room.

"No thanks, dad" I said as I headed back towards the door again. "I'm meeting Angela outside her house"

I frowned when I saw my dad's face fall. He always liked to take me to school just to remind the boys there that my father was the chief of police. I remember my dad telling my mother that they wish they had had a son before me just so there would be someone to protect me.

"Dad, don't be like that" I whined. I walked over to him and sat down next to him on the couch. I started at him until he became uncomfortable and looked back at me. "No boy at school even looks at me, dad. You don't have to worry about me. I can look after myself"

"I know you can, Bella" He said in his rough voice. "But I just want to make sure you get there safely and that no boy-"

"Tries to get there way with me" I said knowing exactly what he was going to say as we repeat the same thing every morning. I smiled and giggled. He chuckled before kissing my head.

"Have a good day at school" Mum calls from the door in her dressing gown. I turned around and nod my head before waving at my mother as I walk out of the driveway. I saw Angela standing next to her letter box with her bag and books in hand.

"Hey" I said to my best friend since kindergarten.

"Hey" She replied as we started walking to the end of our street. It was oddly warm for Forks this morning. Normally we would be freezing our butts off while walking to school. As we continued to walk to the small school which was located directly in the middle of Forks seven large, black cars drove past us. Angela and I looked at each other and then back to the cars that sped past us.

"I wonder who it is?" Angela asked. "Maybe's it's Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie?"

"Doubt it" I said as Forks High came into view. "Why would they come to a small, rainy town like Forks?"

Once we made it into the school's car park we noticed that the black cars were there. I could tell in Angela's eyes that she was hoping it would be someone famous sitting behind those black, tinted windows.

"Angela, come on" I whined. "Nobody famous would come to Forks. Let's go to our lockers before we get in trouble for being late to class"

"Aw, come on Bella" Angela said. "What if it's a prince or something and he's looking for a princess and you're the one"

I stopped walking and looked at my best friend who was standing there day dreaming about her our little personal fairy tale in her head. I laughed and pulled her over to my locker as we laughed together.

As I was digging through my locker the main doors to the school building were thrown open. Angela and I looked towards the doors along with the rest of the students to find a group of men standing there dressed in black. Angela and I looked at each other and giggled quietly.

"It's FBI agents" I giggled. She huffed and cross her arms. I bumped hips with her knowing she was down about it not being someone famous. As I closed my locker a flash of bronze hair caught my eye. I looked back to the men and saw four gorgeous men standing there along with a woman.

I quickly averted my eyes as the bronzed haired man looked back at me. "Come on" I whispered to Angela who was staring at the men with her mouth wide open. "We'd better get to class" I hurried off while dragging Angela behind me.

"Did you see them?" Angela gushed. "Their so hot" I rolled my eyes and opened the classroom door to find a couple of students already sitting there waiting for the teacher to arrive. We took our seats just as the teacher walked through the door with the rest of the students. All of the girls were whispering and giggling to each other while the guys all looked rather upset.

Just as the teacher started talking the door was opened by one of the men dressed in black. Everyone stopped writing and looked at the door. I wanted to duck under the table when I saw the bronze haired man standing there.

Angela gasped and pulled my shoulder's back towards her. Angela and I were never allowed to sit next to each other as she had the tendency to talk nonstop. I lost my balance and ended up lying flat on the floor. I glared at Angela who was apologising over and over again.

"It's fine" I grumbled as I dusted my pants off. It was weird because nobody had seemed to notice except for the bronze haired man who was now staring directly at me. I blushed and looked back down at my notes. I could hear the teacher talking to the men; but I could still feel the gaze of the beautiful god standing in front of the room staring at me.

A note was chucked at the back of my head and I spun around to face Angela. "What is this? Hurt Bella day or something?" I must have said it rather loudly because the man at the front was laughing at me. I narrowed my eyes at him and went back to doing my work.

I looked over when I saw the seat next to me move. I saw the god standing there staring right back at me. He chucked his books onto the table and sat down while still staring at me. By now, the teacher had started talking again. I tried to pay attention to the teacher but couldn't help but feel like I was constantly being watched by not only the man sitting next to me but by the other students as well. I knew the girls would hate on me even more now that he was my lab partner. But what could I do?

Once the bell went I got up and packed my books into my bag. Angela whispered to me that she would see me in English as she walked past. I frowned and watched her walk away. We always walked to English together which made me extremely confused on why today we weren't.

"Hello, my name is Edward" The bronze haired man said. I looked up and saw him standing right by me. I smiled and shook his hand.

"Bella" I replied as I felt a spark go off as soon as our hands touched. I pulled back and went back to packing my bag.

"I hope it's ok that I became your lab partner without asking you first" He asked. I raised my eyebrows and looked back at him. It was very odd for a boy at our school to actually think about a girls feelings for once; so when he said that I was a little blown away.

"Um, it's fine" I said as I swung my bag onto my bag and started to walk out of the class. As I was walking down the hallway I felt a soft breeze and saw Edward walking along with me. "Do you have English as well?" I silently prayed that he didn't as I knew I wouldn't be able to concentrate with him being in the same room.

"Yes, with Mr Berty" He replied. I nodded as we arrived at the classroom. Edward opened the door and let me walk in first. I smiled softly and walked in to find Angela sitting next to Eric. I glared at her knowing exactly what she was trying to do. Angela likes to set people up with other people. She thinks she's the love maker of Forks.

"Would it be ok if I sat next to you again?" He asked as I sat down. I nodded and placed my books on the desk. I knew this was going to be a very awkward and distracting lesson, once again.

~*~ Author's Notes ~*~

I hope you have enjoyed this first chapter. This story is a romance between a prince and a normal girl who are trying to work together in order to make their relationship work as they are two very different people. There are no vampire's or werewolves in this story; everyone is human.

I hope you enjoy this chapter and please remember to let me know what you think by reviewing this story down below.

Thanks, from emily007