Happy New Year All! I'm in a writing mood so 2 chapters in one day! *Pats self on back* I was pretty excited to see that a I had quite a few story alerts added and even a few reviews. Mucho excited for what this journey has in store for our favorite characters. As per usual, I own nothing and am just taking SM's characters for a spin Enjoy!

I wish the ground could swallow me whole. The blush that encompassed my face was bright enough to land planes. Forget those little cone things, Bella Swan Blush at your service. Where the hell is a natural disaster when you need one? I would be grateful right about now for a monsoon or tornado to come and save me from the complete and utter embarrassment I was marinating in at the moment. Stupid Victoria and her gag gifts. My best friend (well, ex-best friend now) had an odd sense of humor. I don't even know why I brought that thing with me, it's not like I wore it. Shit. Hottie McFuck Me was talking again. I looked up to see mirth in his gorgeous green eyes and a crooked smile on his face. Swoon.

"You dropped these when you were grabbing your stuff." He repeated when I had managed to somewhat look him in the eye. Holy shit he was tall. He had to be at least 6 foot 2 which was a huge gap from my near midget status of barely 5'3."Oops, I mean little person. Wouldn't wanna step on anyone's little toes. I snatched the offending undergarment back and stuffed it in my back pocket with a quick thanks, but when my hand accidentally grazed his, I felt what seemed like an electric shock where we touched. I looked up to his face and clearly he had felt it as well by the confusion etched on his face. I immediately pulled my hand back.

It was then that I noticed that we weren't alone. Next to Mr. Sex-on-legs, was a behemoth of a man. He was huge! Tall, defined 6 pack, he had to be a body builder or football player, muscles that looked like he could pummel anyone he chose to, accompanied with a boyish grin set off by dimples that you couldn't help but smile back even if it was at your own expense. He had darker hair than his tasty friend, but there were similarities in their features which caused me to believe they were related.

"Nice, very nice." The jolly giant laughed loudly without restraint. "The name is Emmett Cullen, and this cheap knock off version of me is my wittle bro Eddie."

"Actually, it's Edward," he voiced while casting a glance of annoyance at his older brother.

Hmmm Edward. Old fashioned, but it suited him well. Like out of a classic novel romance novel.

I gave a slight wave in response and introduced myself. "Hey, I'm Bella. Bella Swan." WTF, that's the best I could come up with? A cliché James Bond reference? I might as well staple 'SOCIALLY AWKWARD' on to my forehead.

"Well, Bella Swan, it's a pleasure to meet you. Do you live here?" pointing to my building behind me.

I nodded my agreement and told them my apartment number. Hopefully they weren't sexy sociopaths or anything…too late now.

Emmett's smile widened and happily replied, "Well what are the odds? I guess you're Tink's new roommate! She'll be glad to see she's not rooming with some satanic chick or psycho like her last roommate. Wait…you aren't crazy right? Nah, you don't look the type Tootsie."

The utter confusion on my face must have triggered something in Edward and he decided to clue me in. "Tink, as the Clueless One so affectionately nicknamed her, is my twin sister Alice. She had a few…issues, with her roommate last year. Something about a ritual sacrifices and chalk stars everywhere. Needless to say, Alice wasn't pleased."

"Don't forget about the snakes!" Emmett chimed in.

What the fuck kind of roommate did they have? I knew I didn't want to live with something like that but to know that that actually happens in real life? Well at least this Alice seems somewhat normal. Especially they way these guys were describing the last roommate.

I snapped my attention back to the guys in front of me just in time to hear Edward offer his and Emmett's assistance in carrying my things up to the apartment. My initial thought was to decline and not risk anymore embarrassment, but then my thoughts drifted to the two ridiculously heavy, book-filled boxes in my truck and changed my mind immediately. Hey, it's free labor, I sure as fuck didn't want to have to drag and kick the boxes upstairs. With my luck, I'd end up in the in the emergency with a broken leg and other box related injuries. An added plus would be getting to see these two lift stuff. Maybe Edward would break a sweat and…damn. Decision made.

Thanking them for their offer, I pointed out the two medium sized boxes remaining in the bed of my truck walked back up the stairs with my laundry basket. Shortly after I made it to my room, the boys followed and dropped the boxes onto the ground with audible groans.

"What the fuck do you have in here? Bricks?" Emmett complained as he sunk to the ground in rest.

I felt my incriminating blush rise up again as I muttered my response "Just my books. I like to read."

As if sensing my embarrassment, Edward added his own comment, "Nothing wrong with a well-read woman who possesses the substance to improve her mind by extensive reading."All while smiling a genuine smile at me. Shut the front door…Please do not tell me this sex god just loosely quoted Pride and Prejudice. I think I've died and gone to heaven. Brains and looks? Still my beating heart. More like dry my soaking panties. Was it getting hot in here?

I stopped mentally salivating long enough to thank the guys for their help. As I maneuvered to show them out, I managed to trip over one of the boxes and was headed straight for the floor. I threw my arms wildly attempting to find something to catch myself with and just when I prepared myself for the faceplant, I found a grip on some cloth covered surface and pulled. The cloth gave way but I was still not on the floor. I looked up to see that apparently Edward had seen the fall coming and caught me. What I hadn't realized was that the cloth surface I had grabbed on to was in fact Edwards swim trunks which I had managed to pull down and was now face to face with his barely covered crotch. Someone somewhere hates me. That's the only explanation for the situation I currently found myself in. I had to have been a Nazi or some other terrible person in another life to deserve such shitty happenings. I wanted to disappear.

Once Edward righted me and I regained my balance, my ever present blush was in full effect. I chanced a quick look up and saw even Edward had the faintest of blushes and was looking anywhere but at me. Meanwhile, Emmett was about to suffocate from trying to withhold his laughter. Dick…Edward's dick…where my face just was...shittttt. If it was physically possible, I blushed even more.

Emmett lifted himself off the ground still laughing and put his massive arm around Edward and I, pulling us into a hug.

"I think this is going to be the start of wonderfully fun friendship." He said grinning between Edward and I. Or a horrendously embarrassing one.

After Edward and Emmett had gone, with promises to see each other soon, I made myself a quick sandwich from the food I had brought with me and started unpacking my things. For such a low price, my room was actually quite spacious. The only qualm I had was the location of my window. Whoever thought it would be a great idea to put a bedroom window facing the entrance to an apartment should be bitch slapped. Talk about fucking creepy. With my blinds open, anyone walking up the stairs to the second or third floor could look directly into my room. God forbid someone actually try to break into my room. If they went through the window, they would land directly on top of my bed. Forget that, I'm going to Target ASAP to get drapes.

As I was putting away the last of my clothes, I heard keys jingling outside my window. Hmm, maybe the creeper window can have some uses after all. Jumping onto my bed, I took a quick peek through the blinds just as whoever was there entered. Damn. I guess I have to actually go out there. Voices carried from the living room and I prepared to go meet them. Ok, first impression on the new roomies. You can do this, you're a cool kid. Yea you may curse like it's going out of style, and yea you may have inner dialogues more than which is healthy, but you got this. With my pep talk over, I opened the door and walked out into the living room.

Before I even knew what happened, I felt a force rush against me and heard talking a mile a minute. What the fuck is going on? Am I being possessed? I probably should have gotten a witch doctor or something to get rid of any lingering spirits once I heard about the last person who lived in my room. Witch doctors still exist right? I wonder if they're listed in the yellow pages. I'd have to Google that shit.

"Hello? Earth the Isabella Swan? You still with us?"

I looked and saw a girl, even shorter than me talking trying to get my attention. She had short black hair, that was presently pulled into two small bun-pigtail things, that on anyone else probably would have looked stupid, but she pulled it off. Also, I was secure enough in my sexuality to say that she was beautiful. Her dainty pixie like features made her look like a porcelain doll.

"It's Bella." I said in automatic response to the use of my full name. I hated it. I always felt like I was getting reprimanded by Charlie when it was used and avoided it at all cost. I guess my mother Renee thought it would make me more "worldly" from birth by giving me an Italian name. I personally thought it was just her doped out from the epidural, but apparently it could have been worse. She wanted to name me "Precious." Vomitbag. I'm eternally grateful to Charlie for dodging that bullet.

"Well, Bella, it's great to finally meet you. I have a great feeling about you. This is gonna be a great friendship, I know it." She smiled. "Shit, how stupid of me! Here I am talking your ear off and you're probably thinking who the fuck is this chick? I'm Alice and over there," she said pointing to the couch, "is your other roommate Rosalie Hale."

Looking over to the couch and my jaw dropped. She was gorgeous. Model figure, long blonde hair, and eyes that lazily eyed me. She was a bombshell. Beautiful well beyond the point of making me feel insecure in my traveling sweats and converses. She uttered a short hello, and went back to the magazine she had been skimming through.

I brought my attention back to Alice who was ushering me into the living room to sit and learn a bit more about me. I was really starting to like the girl so answered her questions and threw in a few of my own. She was double majoring in business and design and apparently her and her brothers all came here for college after wanting a change of scenery from Chicago, her eldest brother going first and her and her twin following the year after. They all met Rosalie and Jasper their freshman year during orientation and have been friends ever since. She and Jasper though met and it was love at first sight. They'd been together for the past 2 years. He lived with her brothers in the building next door. Next door huh? I might have to drop in to borrow a cup of sugar sometime.

I stopped thinking about ways to lick sugar off of Edward long enough to hear Alice invite me to a get together that the guys were having the next day. A welcome back or sorts for all their friends.

"Yea, you'll pretty much get to meet everyone at this party. Obviously you can meet my Jasper, Edwards's girlfriend Tanya, and a whole bunch of people who you'll see around campus…" I stopped listening at 'Edwards's girlfriend.' Of course he had a girlfriend. There is no way that a guy the hot wouldn't be attached. And I bet she's just as beautiful as he is. Whatever. They can go off and have a beautiful relationship, have a beautiful wedding, and make beautiful babies together. Bella, your inner shrew is showing. This inner voice thing needed to end asap. Simply nodding to everything Alice said, I was caught off guard by her squeal of delight. What the hell?

"Thank you, thank you, thank you! You're going to love the outfit I pick out for you for the party! And make up too! Yay! I'm so excited." Alice said in a rush and rapidly started whispering to herself about colors that would blend well with my skin and other nonsense. She squealed again and ran into what I assumed was her room to begin planning my "ensemble."

I looked over to Rosalie confused hoping for some clarification. "What the hell did I just agree to?"

She laughed, standing up from the couch and turning to me, "That's Alice for you. She's like monkey on Ritalin once you give her the opportunity to dress someone up." She walked over to the only other room in the apartment and stopped in the doorway before turning to address me once more. "Good luck with Bella Barbie tomorrow and welcome home." She sent me a smirk and disappeared into her bedroom.

I made my way into my bedroom and began getting ready for bed. It was still relatively early; being only 7:15pm but this day had taken it out of me. As I was showering I thought over my day. Well…that was interesting. I definitely could have done without the dual embarrassment in front Emmett and Edward but they seemed like fun people, even if the latter had a girlfriend. Alice seemed like she was going to be a handful but a fun one. Rosalie on the other hand is a lot harder to read. At least she didn't seem like hated me off the bat right? It could have been worse. Right as the thought entered my mind, I dropped the soap in my absentmindedness. As I went to pick it up, I somehow managed to slip on the supposed 'non-slip' mat, busting my ass in the tub, and pulling the shower curtain complete with shower rod down into a heap with me.

Ohhhhh yea. Fuck you Murphy.

Chapter twooooooooooooooooooo! Longer than the first chapter and hopefully I can continue on that trend. I gotta say, maybe around 40% of this stuff has actually happened to me or one of my friends at a point and I've had quite a few laughs reliving it with our friend Bella here. I forgot to mention, I'm hoping that I can get a chapter out a week. I'm on winter break right now so I might get them out more frequently than that, but we'll see once school starts back up.

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~wl