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CHAPTER 1
EPOV
My silver Volvo pulled up behind Alice's yellow Porsche at our new house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Once again we were relocating. Not that I mind. I scoured the Earth on an everyday bases like the monster I was made to be. I had spent many times away from my family and despite them begging me to come home, I always ventured on. However, although it was difficult for me to admit, I missed my family and I had been informed numerous times by Carlisle and Esme that they missed me too.
I walked into the large mansion at vampire speed and saw Esme already waiting for me by the stairs. She smiled warmly at me before coming to wrap me in a motherly embrace. "It's so good to have my son home," she thought.
I smiled at her. "It's good to be home, Esme." Before we could continue this conversation, the petite vampire that I had come to call sister flashed downstairs and wrapped small, firm arms around my torso.
"Oh, Edward! It's so good to have you back. We need to go shopping and get you out of these traveling clothes," she said in a hurry. I chuckled and hugged her back.
"I've missed you too, Alice. But I'd rather get settled in than hit the clothing stores with you." She pouted and stepped aside to stand next to Jasper whom I had not noticed entered.
"Welcome home, man," he thought, a grin on his pale face. I grinned back and nodded my greeting before Alice took my hand and pulled me upstairs.
"Come on. I'll show you to your new room." Halfway down the hall of the third floor, I was swept up into a bone crushing hug that I was sure would have left me disabled if I weren't hard and lifeless. My ears were filled with a booming laughter as my feet were placed back onto the wooden floor. I chuckled and smiled at my larger brother.
"Emmett," I greeted.
"It's good to see you, brother," he boomed. A flash of blonde hair appeared beside Emmett.
"Rosalie," I said with a nod and a small grin in meeting. My other sister grinned back and nodded as well.
"Edward," she greeted. After catching up with my other siblings, I allowed Alice to pull me to the end of the hall where my room was. The door opened and I was actually appalled by the décor. I always knew Alice loved making over anything that came in sight, but I was surprised how well she knew me. The walls were a golden color that matched the lush golden carpet beneath my feet. There was a black leather couch, a stereo, a shelf with tons of my favorite music and then some, a book shelf, a closet with a few clothing selections, and a huge window over looking the dense trees surrounding the mansion.
"Do you like it?"
I turned and grinned appreciatively at my little sister. "Yes, Alice. Thank you very much."
She was giddy with my response as she jumped up and down, clapping her tiny hands together. I chuckled and threw my bag that had my limited clothing on the floor next to the couch. "Where is Carlisle?" I asked.
"He's still at work, dear." I turned to see the mother figure of us standing in the doorway where Alice had once been a second ago. I nodded in response. "He is so elated to have you back though and cannot wait to speak with you when his shift is over."
"As am I." She left and I settled in as best I could. After months of roaming and hunting outside, it felt a little different to be underneath a roof. But I was thrilled to be home with those closest in existence to me. I walked over to the stereo and placed in a Debussy CD, sighing appreciatively as Claire de Lune filled the room. I lay down on the leather sofa, of course not sleeping, but simply resting my eyes.
An hour later, Alice came into my room with Jasper a step behind. She sat on the floor in the center of the room. "Edward, it's time to inform you of our new life here in Ipswich," she said cheerfully. I quirked an eyebrow at her and glanced to Jasper. The tall, blonde shrugged and smirked at his wife fondly.
"We are going to be attending Spenser Academy!" Alice continued. What was so great about a private school?
"And you call this a new life?" I snorted, amused. "Going back to high school for the fiftieth time?" She stuck her tongue out at me.
"Oh, Edward. We live a whole eternity. What's one more round of high school going to hurt? Besides, Ipswich is supposed to be one of the most superstitious towns of America. So I am absolutely positive this time, school's going to be a little more entertaining. Except for the fact that we have to where those disgusting uniforms everyday." I rolled my eyes. So like Alice to trail off onto style.
"Exactly what does a vampire like yourself consider superstitious?"
Alice gasped. "You haven't heard?" I shook my head no as if my answer wasn't already clear. I didn't exactly do research before deciding to move in here. It was Alice's turn to roll her eyes now as she turned exasperated to her husband. Jasper merely chuckled before taking over the conversation for his wife.
"Apparently, this town was victim to witch trials. Five families charged with using witchcraft were convicted."
I scoffed. That sounded completely absurd. "Are you serious?" I asked. My brother shrugged once more and nodded. "I think we are the strangest things this town is going to see."
Alice rolled her eyes again and leaned back on her pale arms. "Careful, Eddie. This town has history." I growled angrily at the nickname she used but my mind drifted to what she had said. Later, when Carlisle came home we spoke about the town itself. I found it a little hard to believe as did pretty much everyone else in the family except Emmett and Alice. As the saying goes "you need to see it to believe it".
I let the silly town legends rest before heading to hunt with Emmett, Rosalie, and Esme before school started. By the time we were finished, the sun was coming up.
We arrived at Spenser Academy only to be gawked at as usual. My family and I were used to it so we acted like there was nothing new about all the attention. I could hear the thoughts flowing through the minds of our audience.
"They are so beautiful!"
"Those must be the Cullens."
"They've got looks that could rival Caleb and his gang."
None of the thoughts interested me except for the last. Who the hell was Caleb and exactly what kind of gang did he have? I didn't think much of it as I headed to my homeroom with Alice. The first few classes went y as they usually did at each school, boring and time consuming.
My brothers and sisters and I were all situated around our new lunch spot in the cafeteria when it happened. I was hit with the most sensual, delectable scent on the air. It was strawberries and freesias combined into one appetizing blend. I turned to see whom the smell belonged to only to lay my eyes on God's most perfect angel. In the entrance way of the cafeteria stood a petite girl with long, dark brown hair that cascaded around her like a silk curtain. She wore the usual attire that everyone else did except for the knee length plaid skirt, white blouse, and navy blue sweater vest seemed to suit her better. It clung to her natural curves, exposing her feminine physique to everybody. Her skin was quite pale and if it hadn't been for the fact that I already smelled her blood pulsing through her veins, I would have assumed she was one of us. However, something about her seemed a little deeper beneath the dark brown eyes and the rolled up sleeved, navy blue blazer.
She seemed….mysterious.
"Edward, what are you staring at?" Alice questioned through mental communication. I turned in time to see Alice glance at the girl, a bright smile playing on her lips. "Oh. I see. My dear brother has a crush."
"I do not have a crush," I hissed out loud. The others stared at me in surprise while Alice giggled annoyingly.
"Eddie's got a crush!" Emmett shrieked like a little girl. "Wow, about time! I thought you were gay!" I growled and was about to leap across the table and rip his throat when I heard a melodic voice. I turned back to see my angel had spoken to a curly haired man who was caressing her cheek. I growled again. Looks like I've found someone else to kill in place of Emmett.
I was very aware that my family as well as the rest of the student's in the cafeteria had also stopped to examine the pair. The angel slapped the man's hand away, but I noticed how she held a small smirk in place. Why wasn't she offended or nervous or scared of this weasel? Was he her boyfriend? I could feel my undead, cold heart breaking at the seams.
"Don't touch me, Aaron," she stated firmly.
"Come on, Bella. I know you want it as much as I do," the man replied cockily. Through my fury, I was actually elated to hear her name. Bella. Beautiful in Italian. It was perfect for the goddess. Jasper threw me a questioning expression which I shrugged at. It was a little awkward having a brother who could feel everything I was feeling.
"I don't think she wants anything," another deep voice entered. I looked up to see four men now surrounding her. An olive skinned, dark haired man had spoken and was glaring at the sex offender.
"Wow! Some action. Now that's what I'm talking about!"
I pushed Emmett's stupid thoughts aside and went back to watching the scene. "Or what, Danvers?" Aaron questioned the taller male.
"Or we'll beat the shit out of you," a blonde spoke up from beside Bella. He had a lazy arm wrapped around her shoulders and was smirking at the other man in a daring way. I didn't like the way he was touching her at all, but I was glad someone stopped Aaron from harassing her some more.
Aaron licked his lips before jabbing a finger in the dark man's chest. "This isn't over, Caleb."
Caleb? I had heard of him from someone's thoughts earlier. Him and his gang. Wait, was this angel apart of his "gang". I contemplated this as I watched the four of them move over to the lunch line.
"Can you hear Bella's thoughts, Edward?" Alice asked. I concentrated and realized with shock that I couldn't. My eyes widened even more so when I couldn't hear the four men's minds either. I managed a weak head shake to answer her.
"What do you mean you can't hear her?" Rosalie hissed. I glared back at her.
"As in I. Can't. Hear. Her," I said slowly, emphasizing each word. "I can't hear those four with her either." They all gasped at the news. I heard someone speaking about Bella and I could tell the others did too as we all fell silent to hear the conversation. My eyes landed on a blonde girl, whom I had discovered was the new girl, Sarah Wenham, and a tanned girl. A male was seated next to the two and I knew he was the other new student, Chase Collins. I couldn't hear his thoughts either. What the hell was going on?!
"Who was that?" Sarah asked.
Kate glanced over to where Sarah was looking. She looked at Bella and then back to Sarah. Her thoughts were nothing but kind ones of my sweet angel. "That is Isabella, but she prefers Bella. She's the center of every girl's envy and every man's object of affection."
"She's friends with Caleb and the guys?" Chase asked. Kate shook her head.
"She's Caleb's younger sister. They're a year apart."
"Is she single?" Chase asked and I refused the urge to snap as I leaned on the edge of my seat. Kate giggled.
"Yep. But she's not a big dater. Her and Reid were a thing for a little bit, but nothing too serious." The threesome fell silent and I couldn't help but gawk at Bella as I watched her plump lips nibble on an apple.
Oh dear god! I had fallen hard for a human girl!
A/N: Just a few things: 1) this story will be told from either Bella or Edward's Pov, no one elses. 2) Edward can't hear the thoughts of any of the Ipswich descendants, not just Bella's. 3) PLEASE REVIEW haha!!!
Hopefully, this chapter didn't suck too much! It's a little challenging to write in Edward's proper style. But hopefully I nailed it a little bit! Thanks for reading, lovers!!!
