Author's Note: Okay, so Bella lives in the middle of the woods where her father conceals a mansion filled with vampires. To clear things up, this is only one of her father's properties. He has one in London and one in Forks and numerous other places. Anyway, the Cullens bought the house at the edge of the forest right across from the trail that Bella uses to get into town. I know it doesn't make much sense but bare with me here.

Disclaimer: I don't know if I did this for the last couple of chaps but if I didn't this is for them too. I don't own Twilight.

After staring at the ocean of clothes in my closet, I decided just to pick jeans and a white top. I didn't think I needed to do much else. I ran a brush through my long hair a couple of times and each time it fell back down on my back gently and perfectly. I pulled on my favorite pair of sheepskin boots and tucked the jeans into them neatly. Just when I was done I heard a small knock on my door.

"Come in," I said already knowing who it was. The door swung open and Evelyn bounded in followed by John.

"You ready?" She asked. I nodded and got up from the bed.

I noticed that John's eyes were nearly popping out of his head. I sighed and headed for the door as Evelyn smacked him in the head with her purse pretending it was an accident.

"Are we supposed to bring something?" I wanted to know. It was silent so I looked behind me. They both looked clueless and just shrugged. "I will go ask," I volunteered walking across the hall to my father's office. I didn't even bother knocking, he already knew I was coming anyway. I turned the knob and opened the door.

My father was sitting behind his desk with a large book in front of him and didn't even look up when I entered. He merely waved his hand and three backpacks appeared in front of me.

"Everything you need is in there. You are supposed to be adopted children who just moved here. Good luck, darling." He said all that without interrupting his work.

"Uh, one other question," I began. This time he did look up. "How are we supposed to get there?" He chuckled slightly.

"I've arranged for a vehicle at the edge of the forest for you. The keys are in the bag to your left." Has my father gone insane? I can't drive! I have only run where I needed to go and never stepped foot near a car. I also knew that John and Evelyn haven't either.

"You've got to be kidding me," I uttered slowly. "Father, that car will end up smashed into a tree. I can't drive."

"You'll learn. I believe in you, Bells. Now go. You're going to be late."

I thought fathers were supposed to care about their children's safety. Well, technically I can't get hurt but I could hurt someone else. Like an innocent passerby for example. I snatched up the backpacks and stomped out the door. John was talking to Evelyn and she seemed to be delighted to hear his rambling because she was grinning ear to ear and nodding furiously. I cleared my throat to catch their attention and threw two of the bags in their direction. They stared at it blankly and then stared at me.

"Apparently, it's what we need for school," I informed while unzipping my own bag to fish out the keys. "And apparently, I have to learn how to drive today." Their mouths dropped open. "Don't comment." I finally felt the keys and pulled it up to see it was attached to a driver's license with my picture on it. I swung the bag over my shoulder and began to walk downstairs.

To my horror, the entire house was waiting for me with a big banner hung on the ceiling saying 'GOOD LUCK ISABELLA'. They cheered as I made my way to the front door delirious with embarrassment. I thought this was only supposed to happen for children in kindergarten or something. This day is not going according to plan.

John and Evelyn sensed my mood and didn't dare to utter a word as we picked our way out of the forest. The only noises were the birds and the leaves cracking underneath our feet. I know nothing about cars, and I probably will end up trying to explain why my car is burning next to a tree and I am perfectly fine.

I reached the edge of the woods and saw a silver Mercedes parked directly in front of me. Not only am I going to destroy a car, but I am also going to destroy a very expensive one. John whistled in admiration at the vehicle and ran over to it for a closer look. It was a convertible and looked very nice but couldn't imagine actually working it. I looked around to see a boy with his head bent down working on his car across from us.

From what I could see, he had bronze hair but his face was out of sight faced in the other direction. I never noticed someone else lived that close to us. While John and Evelyn checked out the car, I decided to be polite and introduce myself since I was going to have to be involved with the humans now. I crossed the street and headed toward him.

"Hello," I greeted pleasantly. I must've frightened him because his head snapped up and he hit it on the trunk of the car. He groaned but didn't seem to be hurt so I knew it was okay to laugh.

For the first time, he turned to face me. My laughter stopped as I processed his face. He was taller than me with angular features looking to be about my age. He was actually very handsome but his eyes were different. It was a golden color telling me he was also a vampire and one that fed on animals but there was something else. They held some sort of sadness and loneliness and they were strangely mysterious. He stared at me with an unreadable expression but he never took his eyes off my face unlike the others I've met. Looking at him made me want to smile and I did.

"My name is Bella" I began. "I hope you didn't hurt yourself," I teased. I kept the smile on my face and waited a moment for him to snap out of his stupor. When he did, he smiled too showing perfectly white teeth making him looks less devastatingly sad.

"Hello. I'm Edward. I didn't hurt myself but you probably shouldn't sneak up on me like that again," he replied.

"Bella! Let's go or we'll be late!" Evelyn yelled already in the car.

"I'll be right there!" I said turning in their direction briefly before turning back to Edward. "Well, I'll see you later. Nice to meet you, Edward." I turned and walked back to the car.

I got in the driver's seat and pushed the key into the ignition praying that I won't trash this car. It purred to life and I pushed down on one of the petals but it wouldn't work. Uh oh.

"I think you have to get it out of PARK first," John offered seeming a bit annoyed by something. I obeyed and tried again. The car jerked forward speeding off a bit faster than I intended. Evelyn screeched in delight. I loosened the pedal and the car slowed. Oh, so that's how it works.

On the way to the school, there were some slight incidents but nothing serious. I figured out how to turn and such but the parking was the toughest. I almost totaled the car next to mine while trying to pull into the space because I didn't know how to brake. Because of that, I also ran like 3 red lights getting here. I reversed and tried again about three times before finally getting into the parking space.

"Good job, Bella!" Evelyn announced.

"Wow, that was awesome. I want to drive tomorrow." He was rewarded with a smack by Evelyn.

"You will get us killed . . . or rather someone else killed," she snapped. I laughed and got out of the car and locked it. I guess we were late because there was no one in the parking lot. It wasn't my fault I had no idea how to get to the school with all these roads looking exactly the same as each other.

"Come on, children," I joked. "Let's get to the office to ask where the heck we are supposed to be." They followed me but continued their bickering. They are the perfect couple.

Author's Note: Questions? Comments?