Hi guys, I think I'm addicted to writing this story…. I really wanted to see what happened next so… Here it is!

Chapter 2: First sight

I had never been one to stall, or be a coward, but I'd say that I was pretty much one today. How could I face being the new girl in a school? HOW? I would be like an alien in this tiny town. A topic for gossip or scandal. I had never had more than one friend at a time at my old schools, and I was sure with such a small student body, I wouldn't succeed here.

I hoped that I wasn't the only new kid. People here talked too much for that. Charlie had left this morning grumbling about traffic routes, so I figured he wouldn't mind me slinking down the stairs a little later than I was supposed to be up. Here in forks, my shorts and tank tops wouldn't survive, and my aversion to jeans was considered a handicap. Wool slacks were not very fashionable these days, or so I heard. I walked my weird walk, as Renee called it, out to my truck and opened the door with a sigh. It was such a relief not to have to always wait for Renee to be ready to go with me too.

Maneuvering the parking lot of forks high school was my first task of the day. I wasn't late, in fact I was early despite my intentions, so I had to put on a brave face and walk my way through a crowd of students who didn't know me. Heads turned as I passed, just because I was new, something that wasn't part of the familiar dull, rainy landscape that usually surrounded the red brick buildings of Forks high. My first class was easy. There was no AP classes here; that was something that I was not looking forward to. Oh well, at least nobody would critisize my work or my grades.

I quickly learned many things. My pale skin was not a standout. Because of the overcast, many people had pale skin. My quietness apparently was. Jessica, a girl who had several classes with me chattered incessantly all the way from one class we had together to the next. Angela, a girl who was in several of my classes also was quieter, which meant that I liked her more than Jessica the incessant chatterer.

Before I knew it, it was lunchtime. The cafeteria food was okay, and the lunchroom chatter was fine, but I tuned it out as I had tuned everything out today. I missed Renee. There was nothing to do at the table except sit so the next time I was asked a question I threw myself into the conversation almost obviously TOO animatedly. "Bella, how do you think it will end up?" was a question I hated. Especially when it happened to be about sports, something I was not very good at unless it involved running. It was ten minutes into the conversation when I looked up and saw them.

They looked… amazing. So surreal that I blinked to check If I had really seen them. The one on the far right was blond, tall and leonine, staring off into space with a tortured expression on his face. Next to him was a tiny girl with spiky black hair and pixie features. She was sort of like Tinkerbell. Next to her was a lankier more teenage looking boy, with bronze untidy hair and a face that could break any girl's heart. Sitting next to him were the two that looked… the most out of place. One was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. She was tall and golden haired, like a princess in a fairy tale. The other was a big guy, who looked like a wrestler or a football player. Yet there was a look to him that made him seem more like a lovable teddy bear than a big mean jock.

I looked away almost immediately, not wanting them to look up and see me watching them. I snuck glances until Jessica noticed. "Staring at the Cullens? Don't worry, everybody does sooner or later. Just 'cause they're hot they get looked at the most." I was kind of shocked she would say something like that aloud. "Why would you say that? I mean… Even if you do think that it would still be rude to say it where somebody could hear you and tell them." Voicing my opinions seemed like a good opinion before Jessica responded. "The Cullens don't talk to anyone. I mean, don't you think that's rude?" I just mumbled "Oh." And played with my food. I was more than a little bit curious about who these 'Cullens' were and why they were such outcasts. I spent a chunk of lunch gathering up the spunk to ask something else.

"Which Cullen was the boy with the reddish-brown hair?" I asked tentatively, risking a smile at Jessica and a glance at the boy. "He's Edward Cullen. The tiny girl is Alice Cullen and the tall girl is Rosalie Hale. The big guy is Emmett Cullen and the Blonde guy is Jasper Hale. Don't waste your time with any of them. They're TOGETHER, together. Edward isn't with anyone, but he doesn't date. No girl is good enough for him apparently." She sniffed, as if the idea of Edward offended her. Then it hit me. She had asked him out. A clear case of the sour grapes.

I had a feeling that the Cullens were somehow listening to everything we said about them. I was getting paranoid. Just then I looked up and met Edward Cullen's eyes. I stopped breathing. I felt my eyes go out of focus, like they do when I'm really nervous or scared and my stomach fluttered. Edward looked merely curious about something, yet still I could not look away. When he finally looked away, I was practically blue. I had to figure out what was going on.

Biology was the first class after lunch. I headed to Mr. Varner's room, hoping that all the lab partners weren't taken. I walked in and saw that the only seat available was next to Edward Cullen.

Hey guys, I live for your reviews. PLZ REVIEW!

Kynthia