Chapter 3:

A/N: This chapter begins the day that they start their first day at Forks High.

Cullen's POV

As the Cullen family stepped out their cars, they were surprised to see that all heads weren't facing them. They were usually the centre of attention in the parking lot, even after all these years spent at Forks high. Suddenly they realised what had everyone's attention. Driving into the parking lot were four new, very expensive cars that had obviously never been there before. As the Range Rover, BMW, Porche and Ferrari pulled in, they parked one next to each other, and all eyes were fixed on them, obviously wanting to see who the new additions were. Edward could hear all the curious thoughts and Jasper could feel all the emotions that ranged from envy and jealousy to complete awe.

The first to get out were the couple in the yellow Ferrari. The boy was tall and Italian-looking with dark brown hair that fell into dark brown eyes. He wore dark skinny jeans with black converse high tops, and a grey V-neck t-shirt with a black leather jacket. The girl was petite and had light skin and dirty blond hair that went down to her waist which went well with her dreamy silver grey eyes. Her outfit was definitely not something the average person would put together, however, it looked really good on her. She paired a tight grey pencil skirt that started just over her naval and went down just over her knees, with a long sleeved, flared out crop top that was white with red strawberries all over it. She accessorised with a strawberry cocktail ring, dangling strawberry earrings and a pair of grey pumps.

Next to get out was the couple in the silver Porche. The girl had a slender body with straight blond hair that fell to her shoulders with shocking blue eyes. She was wearing a baby blue A-line skirt that stopped about a hands-length above her knees with a light grey long-sleeved, tight-fitted top that was tucked into her skirt which had a thin silver belt around it. She also wore silver strappy sandals and diamond studs in her ears with a thin silver necklace that had a charm that matched her diamond earrings. The boy had messy black hair that fell to his bright emerald green eyes and he wore round glasses that somehow gave him a sexy nerd look. He wore a black long-sleeved button up shirt (that was not buttoned up), his sleeves were folded up just below his elbows and he had a fitted white t-shirt with black writing that said 'Gryffindor rules' on it. He paired it with dark blue skinny jeans and crisp white Adidas sneakers.

Third was the couple in the white BMW. The boy was tall and thin but still muscular. He had light brown hair that also fell to his eyes which were very light brown, almost hazel. He wore tan slim-fit pants that was folded up just above his ankle. He also wore light denim Levi sneakers and a light denim button up shirt (also not buttoned up) with a fitted plain white v-neck t-shirt underneath. The girl with him had curly light brown hair and a slender body. She had golden green eyes that really set off her pretty face. She wore tight light denim skinny jeans and brown leather ankle boots, with a tight white crop top that showed off her slender belly and her diamond naval ring. She also wore a loose brown leather jacket over which was opened, still revealing her crop top underneath. She had on medium-sized gold hoop earrings and two gold bands, one on her left hand's middle finger, and one on her right hand's ring finger.

The three couples had most of the people in the parking lot dropping their jaws in a strange mixture envy and awe. It was the occupant of the fourth car, however, that had managed to also grab the attention of the pale, mind-reading vampire.

The girl that stepped out the black Range Rover had chestnut eyes and curly light, almost golden, brown hair that fell on her back. She wore a black fitted dress that stopped above her knees and a blue denim button-up shirt, sleeves folded to her elbows and the bottom knotted up above her naval. She had on brown gladiator sandals and a brown beaded necklace with a gold ruby ring on her finger.

Edward was snapped back to reality at the sound of his girlfriend's voice.

"Hermione?" Bella asked, when the girl looked around searching for the voice she called out a bit louder, "Hermione?!"

The girl replied in a thick English accent, "Isabella?"

Bella's POV

I noticed Edward staring at the girl in black and denim, and as I looked closely at the gorgeous girl in front of me, I realised that I recognised her.

I called for her and when she spotted me, her and her group turned to face me and the Cullens with creased brows and confused looks on their face. Hermione seemed to be the first to snap out of her daze and asked, "Isabella?" as she walked towards me.

I smiled and nodded, "I go by Bella now."

Hermione a quick happy smile formed on her face, "My mother's name is Bella, so I'd prefer to call you Isabella."

"I thought your mother's name was Jane. And I didn't know you were in Forks already." I frowned.

"Well my dad had me outside his marriage and Jane sort of took me in as her own, I guess." She shrugged and continued, "Sorry I haven't been around to see you and Charlie yet, my friends and I have been trying to get settled in."

"It's okay. This is my boyfriend, Edward, Edward this is my cousin, Hermione." I said as I grabbed Edwards arm.

She first smiled at Edward then suddenly her brow creased and she looked very annoyed at him. I made a mental note to ask Edward what she was thinking at that moment. Sensing the awkwardness I decided to break the silence, and noticing the ring on her left hand, I asked "So are you engaged? Congratulations in order?"

Hermione suddenly looked at me confused and as realisation dawned on her, she chuckled looking down at her ring and said, "No, no I'm not… Anyway I should get going, my friends are waiting." Then as she started walking away, she quickly turned back and said "Tell Charlie I should be coming around soon to see how he's doing."

After she left I asked Edward what she was thinking when she frowned at him.

"That's the thing, I couldn't hear her thoughts."

"Like me?"

"No. It was more like she was purposefully blocking me from her thoughts. Like she had walls up in her mind."

"She's not the Hermione I remember, that's for sure. She's so beautiful now."

"Jealous?" he questioned after hearing the tone of my voice.

"I know I shouldn't be. She's my cousin. But you were quite mesmerised by her."

He chuckled and started to walk away, much to my dismay. Then before I was out of hearing distance, he called out, "You don't need to be jealous."

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A/N: As you can see, I've posted 3 chapters at once to see what kind of feedback I get on it and whether or not I should continue or not. Please review.