Bella POV

With a small basket in my hands and a load of jumbled thoughts on my mind, I began to wander through the aisles. The search for the things that I needed to get soon turned into a search for the owner of that stunning car outside.

It wasn't until I came into the aisle with all the baking ingredients that I stumbled upon another person beside myself and nearly stopped dead in my tracks. There, not two feet in front of me stood a petite girl with unruly midnight blue hair that almost seemed black. She was trying to reach for some special kind of flour on the highest shelf. But due to her being so small, she wasn't able to reach it and I seemed to be momentarily frozen on the spot, because all I could do was stare at her wide eyed with my heart beating so fast, it seemed close from bursting out of my chest.

After what felt like eternity to me the girl finally gave up and I could hear a frustrated huff coming from her. Somehow, I wasn't even so sure where it came from, I managed to get myself moving and came up beside the smaller girl. I grabbed one pack of the flour and held it out to her.

„Oh thank you! I would have never reached that without getting the help of my sister. She is way taller than I am. I'm Alice by the way. Alice Cullen."

For another moment I was rendered speechless, her voice sounded so smooth and had a unique note to it that I never detected in a voice before. Her eyes were sparkling with mirth and happiness and finally I managed to respond. „I'm Bella Swan."

„You're the chiefs daughter right? Everyone at school speaks about you."

I couldn't help but blush at that and mumbled an „I hoped they would just ignore me."

„Why would they want to ignore you? You're a pretty young woman who seems nice and helpful. I bet anyone would want to know someone like you."

„I'm really not that special Alice. I bet that you and your sister were also new kids that everyone wanted to know."

At that Alice looked like she would blush, but no sign of red could be detected on her cheeks and I found myself wishing, that I was able to have that much control over my blushing habits.

Though before I could voice another question, a tall and very beautiful blonde appeared behind Alice and had a sudden frown on her face when she spotted me. At least I was pretty sure, that it was me who she was frowning at.

„What is taking you so long Alice?", her voice was soft and cold at the same time if that was even possible and I found myself moving a bit behind Alice, as if to use her as a shield from that fierce warrior-woman.

Alice on the other hand didn't seem to find the blonde's voice the least bit frightening and just shrugged. „I couldn't reach the flour. Bella helped me get it though."

Then she turned around to me and said with her soft voice „That is my sister Rosalie. She will also be going to school with us, although she is a senior."

I somehow managed to nod to the blonde and tried a small smile, which failed quite pathetically, when Rosalie sneered at me again.

„Uhm...It was really nice meeting you. I guess I will see you at school tomorrow. But now I should really be going. I still need to make breakfast before my dad has to leave for work."

With those words said I hurried out of the aisle as fast as I dared without crashing into something.

I just rounded the corner, when I clearly heard a slapping sound and Alice's voice that sounded nothing like before, while she scolded her sister for being so mean to me. Somehow the knowledge that Alice was nothing like her sister and actually seemed to have liked talking to me reassured me and made that warm feeling in my stomach return.

It wasn't all that long that I finished my shopping and carried two bags outside the shop to start my way back home when I heard someone call my name. To my great surprise it was Rosalie who appeared at my side and with a somewhat apologetic expression she ran a hand through her long golden hair and said „I'm sorry for acting so harsh towards you. It is just that most of the people in this small town despise my family somehow. I think they are jealous but that doesn't give them any excuses to act so very unkind towards us. Especially towards Alice, who is the nicest person one can possibly meet. When I saw you together I just assumed you were one of those people. Though clearly you are not and so I want to apologize for being rude myself. Would you accept my offer of driving you home? Alice noticed, that you don't have a car of your own here."

I was very sure, that nobody had ever surprised me that much in my whole life. Not even Cori was able to surprise me that much when she told me what she was. I always had suspected that there was something different about her and now Rosalie managed to completely throw me out of balance, for I never imagined her to be someone who would apologize.

So, naturally I couldn't decline her offer because I was way too curious about how she came to realize that I wasn't like the other people in town.

Sitting in the backseat of the red BMW next to Alice was making me feel all kinds of nervous and I couldn't really explain why. Just that it was a good nervousness and every time Alice would lightly touch my hand or arm to emphasize something she was saying it would send sparks through my body.

It didn't take Rosalie long to reach the small house where I now lived and when I saw that the police cruiser of my father no longer stood outside I sighed deeply.

„It seems like there was no need to rush here after all. My father already left for work but maybe you would like to come inside for a bit? I'd really like to get to know you better so that I won't be completely lost at school tomorrow."

„Oh of course we will. Right Rose?"

There was a very quiet growl which seemed to be coming from the blond but I couldn't be really sure if I wasn't just imagining things. When we stepped out of the car and I saw a very small ray of sunshine glittering on Rosalie's hand, did I keep thinking about what Cori told me about all the different kind of supernatural creatures and how it was very likely that I would run into some of them here in Forks just because of the supposedly old magic that lived in the nature here.

Inside Charlie's small house I kept noticing how Rosalie and Alice both avoided any direct contact with the sporadic rays of sunshine that came through one of the windows. I was sure they were doing this as to not alert me to the beautiful and not at all subtle sparkling of their skin. The only supernatural creatures that possessed skin like that were vampires and neither Rosalie nor Alice seemed anything like those creatures Cori told me about.

Their eyes weren't red and not once did they try and eat me. Also the fact that I found them in a supermarket actually buying food like any other person would wasn't really what I would associate with vampires.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear what Rosalie had asked me and just when Alice touched me and send those sparks through me, did I come back to reality. My signature blush crept to my cheeks and I mumbled a hasty apology.

„Penny for your thoughts Bella. That must have been some serious business if it took three tries from Alice to get through to you."

For a moment I hesitated, but then I remembered another thing Cori told me and after I locked eyes with Alice I said very seriously: „I was thinking how you reminded me of vampires because of your sparkling skin, but you don't have the red eyes and you didn't try to eat me. I'm rather confused to be honest."

For several seconds there was just silence and I desperately kept staring into Alice's eyes. Finally she responded very quietly.

„If you knew we were vampires, then why did you invite us inside your home and why aren't you screaming or running from us?"

„Why would I be running from you? That wouldn't make very much sense considering how fast you are now would it?"

That was the moment were Rosalie started laughing. She was laughing so hard, that if she would have been human she probably would be crying by now.

„You are one strange human Bella but I have to say I rather like you."

At that I couldn't help but smile widely at them. Maybe I would find my soulmate in this rainy old town after all. Cori must have had her reasons to wish me luck for my stay.