THE NEW GIRL IN TOWN
"Edward?" Esme called up the stairs that morning .
"I'm coming!" I yelled
I didn't really feel like doing the whole school thing today, but I had no choice. I finished buttoning up my shirt and ran a comb through my hair. I gave up trying to tame it. I just did what I could with it. I walked down stairs only to find Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie waiting at the door.
"Come on let's go!" Alice said as they headed out to my car.
"Shot-gun!" Emmett said.
I shook my head in disbelief.
"We're really going to fight over the front seat?" I asked.
"Hell yea! Its free game!" Emmett said in his defense.
He was suppose to be older than me, yet he acted like he was a twelve year old. I had no idea how Rosalie put up with it.
I just laughed and kissed Esme on the cheek as I headed outside.
Alice sat in the middle and Jasper next to her and Rosalie on her other side. I was odd man out. Jasper and Alice were together and Rosalie and Emmett were together. I had no one. But I didn't let them know what's wrong. I sucked it up. And I have been sucking it for quite a few years. I laughed silently to myself.
"Ah!" Alice said. Bringing all of our attentions to her.
"New student! " She smiled brightly. Alice had just gotten finished with one of her visions.
I rolled my eyes. Leave it to my sister Alice to be the welcoming committee. I said reading her mind.
"Alice." I said not thinking that it was such a good idea.
"Edward, please there's something different about her." Alice pleaded with me.
"Alice is right; we should be hanging out with girls and doing that stuff." Rosalie whined.
"I don't know maybe Edward's right" Jasper said in my defense.
"I don't see the harm." Emmett said siding with the girls. Of course he would side with them. Rosalie had him wrapped around her finger.
"What would Esme and Carlisle say?" I asked them.
"He would encourage us too. Just to be careful! Which we will!" Alice said as a matter fact.
"She does have a point…" Jasper said. Great now I was losing him too.
I looked in the review and Alice smiled knowing she was wining
"Whatever." I said defeated as I pulled into the parking lot at school. We all piled out and waited around for school to start. I immediately noticed the new girl. If I were to say she was breath taking , I would have lied. Because that would have been an understatement. Every ounce of me wanted her and I didn't understand why. And Alice was right there was something different about her.
"Edward…?" Alice said.
"Huh?" I asked her.
"Close your mouth, you may start to drool." She said smiling. I knew that smile. I knew she knew something I didn't know. I tried to read her mind, but she just kept saying no. Then the bell rang and we walked to class.
I made it to my first class and I was thankful that I didn't get lost. Of course I got there just in the nick of time. English, luckily it was one of my better classes. I introduced myself to the teacher. Mrs. Warner, she was older lady and her hair was just starting to turn gray. She wore oversized glasses that took up her whole entire face.
"Well class this is Isabella Swan." She said as she pointed me in the direction of an empty seat. I blushed all the way to the seat. It wasn't till I sat down that I saw who I was actually sitting next too. I recognized her instantly. She was one of the 'Rich Kids' from this morning. She had short brown pixie like cut hair and deep brown eyes like the boy. She smiled at me and I smiled back.
"I'm Alice Cullen." She said.
"Hello Alice, I'm Bella." I said back to her.
"How do you like Forks?" She asked.
"Um, it's okay. It's not like Phoenix." I said as I shrugged.
"I bet. Now Swan, you're not related to Chief Swan are you ?" She asked.
"Yea, he's my dad. I moved back out here to be with him." I explained.
She nodded.
I spent most of class talking with Alice. And she was so sweet. She explained her family life to me. She had two brothers, Emmett and Edward. Her parents took in their close friends children after a tragic accident. She walked with me to my next class, which we had together with Rosalie.
"Rosalie, this is Bella, she's the new girl in town." Alice said.
"Hi." I said.
Rosalie was gorgeous with long blond hair. Must be something in the water at the Doctor's house.
"It's so nice to meet you Bella!" She said.
Rosalie sat in front of Alice and I. We chit –chatted like old friends. They were really sweet. They walked with me to my next class, we didn't have that class together. But Alice said her boyfriend, Jasper had that class with me. She introduced us before class and he was hot! Damn there must be something in the water. It was so unnatural.
"We'll have lunch together!" Alice said as she and Rosalie headed down to the hall to their next classes.
I nodded.
"So, Bella how do you like Forks?" Jasper asked me.
I knew I was going to hear this one for a while. "It's okay. I was telling Alice I moved here to be with my dad. I use to spend summers here." I explained.
He nodded.
After class Jasper walked with me to the lunch room. He was telling me about some of the things that were going to be coming up. I could tell he was pulling at things to talk about. I picked up on the fact that Jasper wasn't much of talker. But it didn't matter, his presence was very relaxing, weird. Again I was blaming it on the water.
"Jasper! Bella! We'll save you a seat!" Alice said walking out of the lunch line with an apple and water.
"Okay sounds good!" I said.
Jasper went ahead of me and I was trying to find my wallet in my back pack. I pulled it out and as I walked up to get in line, I walked through spill and my feet went out in front of me. I felt myself falling backwards, but someone caught me. I looked up into the gorgeous eyes that I was staring at this morning.
"Are you alright?" He asked concerned.
I didn't know what to say. I couldn't stop staring into his eyes. He was perfect. My heart raced at his touch. He seemed just intrigued as I was to the feeling that was taking over.
"Yea, I'm fine. Thanks! I'm such a klutz." I said as he helped me stand up.
"You're welcome!" He said and smiled at me.
"How embarrassing! First day of school and I almost fall in the lunch room, of all places." I said as my faced to turn red, I noticed a few people looking at me.
"Trust me, someone else will do something and they'll lose interest.
"I hope so!" I said and laughed.
"I'm Edward."
"Bella."
"Oh good you two met!" Rosalie said as she walked by us.
I just nodded and blushed.
"Yea, we did. " He said.
"Well we'll see you at the lunch table. " Rosalie said and walked off.
"So I see you have met Rosalie, and I have a feeling you must of met Alice as well." He said as we got into the lunch line.
"Yea, they are really sweet. They helped me find my classes, I met Jasper too." I said.
"Yea they are, they gang up on the rest of us and get what they want." He said laughing.
I nodded, smiling. Realizing that Daisy does the same thing sometimes, without even knowing she does it.
I followed Edward to the lunch table. And there was another guy who I didn't know sitting there.
"Emmett, this Bella, Bella this is my boyfriend Emmett." Rosalie said and smiled.
"Hey Bella!" He said and smiled.
"It's nice to meet you!" I said .
"You too!" He said with a grin.
I sat down and started to eat my sandwich. I noticed that they didn't eat a lot. Weird, but I was too hungry to care.
"So Rosie, tells me you're from Phoenix, how do you like the rain?" Emmett asked with a grin.
"It's ok. I use to spend my summers here. So" I explained .
"So what does bring you to Forks?" Edward asked.
I didn't really have an excuse as to why I was here. I had to think for a moment. I couldn't tell them the truth.
"Um, I wanted to live with my dad for awhile. Things weren't working out well with my mother and her boyfriend." I explained. Which was the partial truth. He was part of the problem. My mom was just too flighty and didn't want to believe what was going on.
"I see," Edward said.
I pretended not to notice his gaze. As I picked at some chips.
I looked at my watch and realized I had five minutes until my next class.
"Well it was nice meeting everyone. I have to run to class. Catch up with you guys later!" I said.
"Bye Bella!" Alice said smiling.
"Yea see ya later. " Emmett said and waved.
"Bye" Jasper said as he reached for Alice's hand.
"Later Bella!" Rosalie said as she poked Emmett.
"Bye Bella, it was nice meeting you too." Edward said and smiled crookedly at me.
I smiled back and waved as I headed towards gym. They were really sweet. And Jasper and Alice, Rosalie and Emmett were so cute together.
I looked up from the food I was playing with to see Alice eying me silently.
"What?" I asked her.
"Nothing, nothing at all." She said and raised her eye brows
"You were worried for nothing Edward! Bella is so nice!" Rosalie said as she kissed Emmett's cheek.
"That girl is hiding something!" I said.
"So what? Ed look at us!" Emmett said.
"Edward, that's not something to worry about. We all have secrets." Jasper said.
"I know, I know. " I said as I put my hand to my temple.
"I can't read her thoughts."
"What ?" Alice asked.
"I can't. I don't know why, I can't figure her out!" I sighed.
"Maybe this is a sign." Alice said as the bell rang and we all got up and went to our different classes.
I couldn't make sense of anything. There was just something about her that had me thinking about her constantly. I couldn't wrap my mind around why. I had just met her. And what was all this 'Sign' stuff with Alice that didn't make any sense. I was frustrated. This has never happened to me before! She was hiding something in those brown eyes. I didn't know what. But I was so intrigued by her. That I couldn't think of anything else but her all day. I stopped at my locker and was about to turn the corner and head to my car to meet everybody, when I bumped into Bella sending papers and books flying everywhere.
"Shit! I'm so so so sorry!" She said. Heading towards the mess.
I laughed she was very cute when she was mad. She didn't even realize who she had bumped into.
"Bella, it's okay." I said as I helped her with her books.
"Oh Edward, I didn't even see you there! I wasn't paying attention, I was looking at the directions dad had given me for…"She stopped when she realized that she was rambling. She blushed. " I'm sorry. I was rambling."
"It's okay. I understand. " I said as I helped her up. She looked at me curious.
"Well thanks. " She said as she went to her locker, which was down a couple from mine.
"You're welcome. Did you need help with your directions?" I asked as I watched her put her books in her locker. And switch some other to put in her back pack.
"Um no, I figured it out. But thank you anyways." She said and smiled at me. She was gorgeous.
"Are you sure?"
She giggled "Positive".
We began to walk out to the parking lot.
"So did you have a good first day ?" I asked her not wanting our conversation to stop.
"Yea, it was okay. I have never been 'The New Girl In Town'." She said and laughed at herself.
"Well you did very well." I said smiling.
"Thank you! I'm quite proud. I almost fell only once and I thank you again for catching me. Or that would have turned into a bad day. But considering there was no falling it was a good day. Like I said before, I'm a klutz."
"No you're not.." I argued. ' Your perfect.' I wanted to say. Where the fuck did that come from? I hardly know her!
"Bella!" Alice said and waved as we reached the parking lot.
Thank God!
"Hey Alice!" She said as we got to my car.
"How was your first day?" Alice asked Bella eagerly.
"It was great. No injuries! Dad will be happy. I was telling Edward , that I'm klutz." She explained.
"Well then you had an awesome first day!" Emmett said .
"So you think you are going to like it here?" Rosalie asked her.
"So far so good." Bella said and smiled. And I wanted to … No stop thinking about her.
"Well I got to go, but I'll see you guys tomorrow!" She said and waved and headed for her old red Chevy truck. I watched her throw her stuff to the side.
"Edward, you are going to drool." Alice said.
How she seemed to know what I was thinking baffled me. As we piled in the car. Jasper was in the front this time and Rosalie in the middle.
"Did you lose the fight for the front?" I asked my older brother Emmett.
"Shut up." Was all he said.
I laughed as we pulled out of the parking lot .
As soon as I got into the car I pulled out the piece of paper Dad had given me this morning. It seemed easy enough. I had a really good first day of school. I liked the group of people I was hanging out with today. It was weird they all seemed so perfect and yet weren't like the stereo types, like you see in books or movies. They seemed down to earth. I was happy that I didn't have to eat alone. I tried to pay attention to the streets, trying to find Lacey's house, when my cell phone started to go off.
"Hey dad!" I said looking at the number.
"Hey , Bella just wanted to call and let you know that I'm going to be home a little later than expected. You're still getting Daisy?" He asked me.
"Yup!"
"Would you mind starting dinner for me?"
"Not at all!"
"Okay I'll see you when I get home Bells!"
"Okay, bye dad!"
"Bye!"
Click
Just my luck I missed my turn and had to go around down the street to turn around. When I finally found the house, I noticed how small it was. It was a very quiet neighborhood. I laughed I bet my Daisy changed that. I got out of my truck and slowly made my way up to the front door and knocked lightly on the screen door..
"Well hello! You must be Bella!" An older man said. He looked so nice.
"Yes, I am you must be Peter?" I asked .
"Yup that's me! Come on in sweetie!" He said as he opened the screen door and led me in. Their house was so cute. So many things to take in. Loads and loads of pictures, shelves full of books and other knick-knacks. It was more like a museum then a house. This couldn't be good, for that wild child.
"Oh Bella! You have grown up so much!" Lacey said as she walked over to me and hugged me
"Lacey! It's so nice to see you again! Thank you so much for watching Daisy." I said to her and returned the hug.
"Oh please, it was our pleasure! She is as cute as a button!" She said and as she said it the little button came running out of the other room.
"Gigi!" She said and pointed at me.
"Daisy- doo!" I said as I got down so I was at her level and she ran into my arms. I picked her up and kissed her tiny face.
"I missed you today!" I said.
"I iss you !"(I missed you) She said and her little fingers played with my hair.
"You ready to go?" I asked
She nodded.
"Okay, go say thank you to Peter and Lacey!" I said as I put her down. She ran to Lacey and hugged her.
"Tank you Acey!"( Thank you Lacey) She said.
"Aw your welcome! I'll see you tomorrow!" Lacey said to her.
"Tank you Ter!"( Thank you Peter) She said and hugged Peter.
"Your welcome sweetie!" He said and hugged her.
"Here's her diaper bag and the car seat." Lacey said and handed me her things.
"Thank you both again!" I said as Daisy and I headed down the stairs with Daisy.
"Gigi! You ave uck ?" She asked me.
"Yes I do have a truck!" I said as I got her car seat in the front seat. I put her in and buckled her in.
"Did you have a good day?" I asked as I got into the driver's side.
"Yes! I payed wit my toys!" She said to me.
"Wow!" I said as I placed her 'Elmo' tape in the tape player. She bobbed her head to the music. I smiled as I found my way back to the house.
After I got her and everything else in the house, I started dinner. I watched as Daisy played with her toys. She was lost in her little world. She didn't seem to notice anything but the task at hand. Which was putting all her baby dolls in bed. She kissed them good night and sang lullabies to them. It broke my heart to think about what happened just a week or so ago.
"Isabella!" He yelled.
"Y- yes?" I stammered out as I came inside from the backyard.
"What the fuck!" Was all he said.
I knew he exactly what he was indicating. The booming of his voice caused me to tremble. He through the plate of food I had left at the table at me. Missing me by inches.
"Do you not listen? Is that some fucked up defect in your brain that doesn't let you listen?" He demanded.
I didn't know what to say. I stood there trembling. He got closer to me, his eyes had a sort of fire in them.
" Well?" He asked.
I didn't know what say so I looked up at him and whack right across my face.
"Gigi! Hello Bone!" Daisy said to me looking at me as I was crazy.
And that's when I realized that the phone was ringing. I rushed to get it .
"Hello?" I asked into the phone.
"Hey Bells, I'm getting ready to leave the office, you don't need me to grab anything on my way home?" Dad asked me.
"Nope," I said.
"Okay, I'll see you in a few. "
"Okay. Bye!" I said and hung up the phone.
"Whoo dat?" Daisy asked as she wobbled her way in the kitchen.
"It was the … the … the tickle monster!" I said as I moved my fingers and chased her back into the living room. She screeched in delight as I caught her and threw her on the couch and started to tickle her. She squealed and wiggled. As I tickled her belly .
"Top! Top!" She said, which translated in Daisy language 'Stop'.
"I need a kiss first. " I said and through her exhausted breathing she kissed my cheek.
I sat on my leather couch in my room and was reading a book when, Emmett invited himself in. By that I mean he barged in and sat on me for fun.
"What the fuck?" I asked him.
"So I need your brain for a second. " He said.
I rolled my eyes. I couldn't imagine what he needed it for.
"What?" I asked.
"Well, I wanted to hang out with Rosalie, but she and Alice have been locked in Alice's room for hours. And I just want to know what they are doing." He explained.
I shook my head in disbelief.
"Edward!" He begged.
I started to pick up on what they are talking about .
"OH FUCK!" I said and flew down the hall toward Alice's room.
"What?" Emmett said.
"ALICE YOU OPEN THIS DOOR NOW!" I yelled banging on the door.
I could hear their giggling .
"DAMN IT ALCIE OPEN UP!" I yelled and that just made them laugh harder.
"What's wrong ?" Jasper asked.
"I have no fucking clue! I wanted to know what Rose was doing so I asked him to use his brain. I had ah things I wanted to do. And he ran out of the room. " Emmett explained to Jasper.
"Emmett getting laid is not a top priority!" I said.
"ALICE WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR?"
They were laughing so hard, I could of sworn they were going to pee their pants.
"I AM GOING TO BREAK IT DOWN. ON THE COUNT OF THREE….. ONE …. TWO … THREE !" I said and was about o break down the door, when Rosalie opened it .
"Hi Edward!" Rosalie said like she was up to nothing.
I just growled at her.
"Hello, Edward." Alice said smiling.
"Alice, what are you doing?" I asked her.
"Well I had this vision and you just got to trust me on this… please." Alice said pleading.
I picked her brain and heard what she had seen.
"Why is there a little girl in the mix?" I asked her so confused.
"I don't know, that's something I can't seem to figure out." Alice said.
"What the hell is going on?" Emmett asked as wrapped his arms around Rosalie.
"Edward is destined to be with Bella, "Alice said happily.
"But it's not going to happen!"I yelled back .
Alice just smiled. "But you are !"
"I can't ! I can't be with her!"
"Why?" Rosalie perked up
I just gave her a look.
"Edward you really just got trust me on this!" Alice pleaded
"Your visions change, constantly!" I argued
"Edward, I have been seeing this one for a while! It didn't make sense , but then I saw you and Bella together and it hit me. " Alice explained.
"Edward, what's the harm in trying ?" Jasper asked.
"Are you all mad ?" I asked them
They were quiet.
"You all have lost your minds! There is no way I would put her threw that ! Look at us!" I yelled.
"YOU KNOW YOU LIKE HER! WE CAN BE LIKE ANYONE ELSE! YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN'T WANT IT ! CARLISE AND ESME ARE ENCOURAGEING US!" Alice yelled at me. She had tears brimming her eyes.
I didn't know what to say . She looked so upset. Everyone grew quiet.
"Alice," I said simply.
"No Edward! I saw the way you looked at her! I saw how you caught her in the lunch room. I saw you ! I watched you ! Just let fait play its course. "She said
Yes there was something about her that drew me to her. I wanted to try, but I was so afraid to. We weren't like everyone else.
Alice grabbed my hand. " I know what you are thinking. We are different, but you can do this. You know you want too! You're just scared. And I don't blame you. "Alice said as she kissed my cheek.
"Fine!" I said defeated.
"Good, we'll invite her out this weekend or something." Alice said and smiled.
"Yea, we can do like a girls weekend!" Rosalie said.
"No!" Emmett whined.
I laughed.
"Are you going to give it a try?" Alice asked hopeful .
My God! What was it with her and those eyes that I never could say no too? Rosalie I was a little bit better about telling no to, because she just ran to Emmett and would forget all together. But Alice, I never could.
"Will it make you happy?" I asked as I hugged her.
"Yes and in time you will see it will make you too as well!" She said and smiled.
"Mmmm!" Daisy said as she smelt the pasta I was making.
"Are you hungry little one?" I asked her as I picked her up.
"Yes!" She said very clearly.
"Very good Daisy-Doo!" I said as I kissed her check and put her in her high chair. Just as I herd Dad's cruiser pull up.
"Charlie's home !" I told her and she smiled her little toothy grin.
"I'm home!" Dad called.
"Hey dad!" I said as I started to serve my pasta creation. I didn't know exactly what it was. It was across from alfredo and macaroni and cheese.
"Dinner smells good Bells!" dad said as he sat down at the kitchen table.
"Thanks dad!" I said as I placed the basket of rolls on the table and sat down myself.
I started to pull a role a part for Daisy so she could eat it .
"Hi Daisy! How was your day?" Dad asked as he leaned over and kissed her cheek.
"Hi Arlie! It good!" She said.
"Daisy good girl!" I said referring to her speaking.
"How was your day Bells?" He asked me as he took a bite out of my pasta creation and made a face .
"It was good!" I said and took a bite it wasn't so bad.
"Did you make any friends?" He asked hopeful .
"I hung out with the Cullen family. They seem really nice. I don't know if they were just being nice to me though." I explained.
"They are really nice. Dr. Cullen is an extremely nice. I have a feeling you and the doctor will be very acquainted with each other." He said and laughed at his own joke.
"Haha very funny! It just so happens I didn't fall per say." I said in my defense.
He just gave me a questioning look.
"Well I slipped in the lunch line and I could feel my feet give out from under me, but Edward caught me before I fell. Then at the end of the day , I was too busy studying the directions on my way to my locker and I bumped into Edward again. But no injuries!"
"Well Bells, I have to say that is a first for you!" He said proud.
I rolled my eyes and looked at Daisy. Who now was wearing the pasta and just eating the bread.
"Daisy you need it your pasta." I said to her.
"No! Yucky!" She said and folded her arms across her chest. And stuck her lip out .
" Wonder where she gets that from." Dad said.
"Haha, look at you cracking jokes."
After dinner I gave Daisy her bath. And put her to bed. She was better this time. I went back downstairs to say good night to dad. Then headed back upstairs to do homework and then go to bed. Well I have to say that I had a really good first day. I liked the Cullen's, but there was something different about them. Like there hiding something. But who was I to judge. I had my own secrets.