A/N –

I want to clear a few things up.

1. The entire Cullen Clan are vampires.

2. They are the same as they were in the books, but older. This means that Emmett /Rosalie & Jasper/Alice don't have to pretend to just be boyfriend/girlfriend. They're able to live as husband and wife. This mean Alice is Alice Hale, not Alice Cullen and Rosalie is Rosalie Cullen, not Rosalie Hale.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in Twilight; I'm just enjoying their company for a while, playing dress-up with Alice, working on their cars with Rosalie, and wrestling with all the guys.

Chapter Four

I breathed in slowly through my nose pushing the hot steamy air through my lungs and then blowing it slowly out of my mouth. Sweat poured down my face as I moved in slow controlled movements, focusing on keeping my balance.

Late my senior year of high school my mom had forced me to take yoga classes with her. She said it would help me my clumsiness. We were both surprised when after a few months of classes I excelled in it and she didn't. Slowly I became more graceful, though I still tripped over pure air.

About two years ago I got into Bikram Yoga, or what my friends called "sweaty yoga." The room at the Yoga studio was kept at 95 degrees and the vigorous yoga session made you sweat like nothing else ever had. My body had always been thin, but soft – the addition of Bikram Yoga to my life had hardened my body, making me long and lean. I looked a lot better than I ever had.

I finished the Yoga session and grabbed a quick shower. The hot water washed all the salty sweat away. I felt refreshed. After my first day at work and all the craziness that went along with it, I needed to focus on what made me strong, what made me an individual. I finished showering quickly than got dressed and ran out to my car and drove home.

Jessica was in the livingroom watching TV and Angela was making some stir-fry in the kitchen. Lauren was out on a date. Angela called out to me when I came through the door, "Hey Bella, you want some stir-fry?"

"Thanks, I'd love some. I'm starving." I walked into the kitchen and filled a glass with ice water. I chugged the water down and filled my glass again.

When the stir-fry was done, I grabbed a plate and sat at the kitchen table. Angela and Jessica joined me a few minutes later.

"So Bella, how was your first day of work?"

I finished the food in my mouth and smiled. "Great I loved it. I went through over twenty articles today. Oh, I met Alice Hale and Edward Cullen. They both work at the newspaper. I actually edited Edward's article and I'm having lunch with Alice tomorrow. She seems really nice, very energetic. Edward was… weird. I am not sure but he seemed really angry with me today."

Jessica raised an eyebrow, "What did you do to him?"

I just shrugged and took another bite of food. But Jessica's question made me think. Did I do something that could have upset Edward? There was something about this beautiful man that made me want to make him happy, made me want him to like me. Why did I feel the need to impress someone I don't even know?

After dinner, I feigned fatigue and excused myself from any other social activities and retreated to my room. I changed into my cotton pajamas and lay down in bed. I felt tormented by how Edward had reacted to me today, and I didn't know why. No one had ever had this kind of effect on me and it pissed me off that he had treated me that way and that I was allowing myself to react to it. Tears of anger pricked at my eyes and ran down my face.

That night was the first time I dreamed of Edward. He was running at me, full of rage, coming at me, coming to get me. I started running away from him, but no matter how far away from him I got, he kept gaining on me. I woke up screaming.

Angela came running in my room. "Are you okay Bella?"
I nodded, "I'm fine, just had a bad dream."
"Okay, I'm going back to bed. See you later in the morning."
I looked at my clock. It was only four in the morning. I didn't have to be up for another two hours, but I knew that I wouldn't be getting back to sleep anytime soon.

I got up and took a shower, allowing the hot water to wash the night's sweat off. The knots in my back slowly began to melt away and I relaxed. I can't believe that Edward's reaction to me had affected me so much. It was stupid. I am a strong and educated woman. Besides that, Alice said that he had just gotten some bad news; it had nothing to do with me.

I quickly got dressed and left early for work. I was going to get to work early and get my day started. I wanted to impress Mr. Banner. I had lunch with Alice today and if I saw Edward today, I wouldn't give him the time of day.