I was momentarily blinded by those eyes. They shone on the dull day, bright and green as they were. I blinked as the spell wore off and glanced at the person standing outside my truck, a hand pressed against my window.

The girl was tiny, barely over 5 feet. Her silky black hair was spiked out in different direction. She had red lips and beautiful green eyes. Her clothes were expensive looking- dark jeans and a silky blue top that made her appear paler than she already was. I had to admit, this girl had some spunk.

I hesitated. The girl smiled slightly, as if she were trying to soothe me. Her eyes softened and she blinked innocently. There was nothing more I feared than strangers. I swallowed slightly and watched her with a careful eye. She looked harmless enough but, my subconscious kept on warning me in my head. I swallowed.

I slowly rolled down my window with a skeptical outlook. The girl waited patiently, a gentle smile on her face.

"Hi!" She gushed loudly. I immediately flinched back as my sensitive ears picked up her voice. I tensed and watched her with wide eyes, awaiting her next move.

The girl saw my reaction and froze for a second. She slowly brought up her hands to her chest, as if to say 'I'm harmless'.

"Are you okay?" She asked me softly, her voice a soft hum. I forced myself to relax. What could I do? Old habits die hard.

"Fine" I wheezed, my voice dry from the pity party. I cleared my throat and awkwardly waited for her to speak again. She watched me carefully for a minute and I felt myself cover under her gaze.

"I'm Alice. I saw you sitting in your truck and decided I should say hi since I know you're new and stuff. It's nice to meet you." She said finally, a friendly smile on her face as she leaned her back against my wet truck.

I didn't really want to speak but, the awaiting look in Alice's eyes made me realize that she was waiting for me to say something.

"Bella. I'm Bella" I said slowly, not knowing what else to say. Alice chuckled delicately.

"Oh I already knew that. Charlie and my dad are friends and he was over a week ago to tell me that you were coming to school today. He wants us to be friends." She said cheerfully and I felt my face go up in heat.

"You don't have to." I assured her quickly. Leave it to my dad to make my life even more miserable.

"I don't have to what?" Alice cocked her head to her side, letting a piece of spiked hair get in her confused green eyes.

"Be my friend I mean. My dad is always saying things like these. I told him to not do this. Sorry, if he made you come over and talk to me. You shouldn't be forced into being friends with me. I-"

I froze when she clamped her hand on my mouth. Before panic could settle into my heart she easily removed her hand. Alice didn't seem like a person who would want to hurt me but, life had taught me early on to never trust anyone. You would never know when they turn their backs on you. I slightly inched away from Alice, fearing her touch again.

"Bella." Alice sighed as if she were scolding a little child. "You are as difficult as your dad said you would be. Nobody is forcing me to be friends with you. I've actually been dying to meet you from the day I heard about you, your dad just added to my enthusiasm"

"You actually want to be my friend?" I asked her with disbelief; never once had someone wanted to be friends with me.

"Of course I do, silly. You seem like you're different than everyone else in this boring little town" I didn't bother telling her just how different I really was.

I didn't know what to make of Alice as she stood in front of me, a big smile on her beautiful face. I wanted to believe her. She couldn't have a reason to want to hurt me, she didn't come off as that type of person but, people rarely did. Alice looked like a sweet and caring girl who was nice to everyone. I'd never met a person like her before.

She was too nice, I decided. What kind of person would do this? Want to be friends with someone like me? And she didn't act like she was faking it either, Alice genuinely seemed like she was ecstatic to get to meet me.

"Soooo?" Alice asked in a high, girl voice with her eyes glowing in giddiness

"So?" I echoed, in a much less enthusiastic composure.

"I don't want to force you into thinking that you have to like me. But, I would really like to be friends but, I guess it's up to you. do you want to be friends?" This sounded like the cheesiest line ever but, Alice's hopeful face canceled my suspicion that she was kidding.

I was speechless for a second. I knew that I shouldn't let Alice in my life. She was too…normal. Maybe a bit over enthusiastic and hyper but, still pretty normal. She was something that I would never would be.

She's just trying to be nice, I told myself. She probably just feels sorry for me. Most likely she'll drop me once she realizes that I'm messed up and not very fun to be around. This made sense. I'll just have to act extra messed up. Not a hard thing to do.

"Okay?" It came out more of a question. Alice squealed. She actually squealed. I've never heard that before. I watched, semi alarmed and semi amused as she jumped up and down, her sweet laughter filling the air

"This is great, no it's awesome! Ahh, I'm so happy" I found myself shaking my head at Alice's happiness. This girl was going to be the death of me.

I looked at my new friend. She reminded me of a pixie, the kind who was always hyper and cheery. Kind of like my mother before she… I shook my head. No, I shouldn't go there now. Not yet anyways. That was left for the night, when the nightmare arrived. I-

"Bella" Alice's voice broke.

"What?" I immediately looked up to see a frowning Alice. I panicked. What did I do wrong? Did I say something? Is she going to hate me now? I-

"Did you hear what I said? The bell's about to ring any minute so we should go to our class. Hand me your schedule, I'll help you find you next class" I sighed in relief. She wasn't mad. That's good.

Once her words settled in, I hesitated. I knew it was stupid to not give her my schedule but, I wasn't used to sharing my life with people. I debated with myself again and decided that Alice would be mad if I didn't give her my schedule.

Alice waited patiently as I slowly handed her my piece of paper, her eyes were confused as she watched my hesitation. She blinked a couple times, a small frown on her faced as she took in my movements. I looked away from her quickly but, watched her from the corner of my eye.

Frown still in place, she watched me with confusion. She could figure me out, didn't understand why I acted the way I did. If only she knew.

Alice broke out of her state and looked down at the paper. She scanned it quickly with her eyes and nodded thoughtful to herself.

"Looks like you have Trig this period. Come, I'll guide you there" my hesitation was back up again

I didn't trust her enough to guide me to my class. It made me uneasy to walk with this perfect stranger who I hadn't known existed prior to 5 minutes. I bit my lip and could taste the blood as it trailed down my tongue. I was frozen in my spot with a deer in headlight look on my face.

Alice looked up when I didn't get out of my truck. She didn't say anything for a second, just watched me very carefully from the corner of her eye. She slowly leaned forward, trying not to startle me. Her eyebrows scrunched together and she placed her hand on my truck's door. She didn't look offended at my behavior. She simply looked confused.

"Bella?" She asked softly, her voice barely over a whisper. "What's wrong?"

That's when I closed my eyes. I'd heard this question so many times in my life and it always made me feel small. Did she really think that I would spill everything to her? It was a stupid question, a question that was never going to be answered.

I sighed and opened my eyes. Alice's concerned face made me wonder why she was really here. I didn't say anything for a second, lost in my thought.

I knew I would be lost trying to find my class and I really didn't want that. Alice knew this whole school and could easily help me out. My trust issues would just have to wait.

"Nothing" I said just as softly. "Nothing is wrong"

I carefully opened my truck's door and Alice gave me way to step outside. My boots splashed against the cold and I sighed. I stood there awkwardly as Alice looked over the rest of my classes but, I could tell that she was keeping an eye on me.

"Alright. It looks like we have calculus together 7th period. Come on, I'll take you to your class" Alice smiled as she said this. I nodded and then gulped ever so slightly.

I pretended I didn't see Alice's outstretched hand. She slowly dropped it when she realized that I wasn't going to take it. We walked towards the buildings and I made sure to keep a healthy distance between us. Alice tried to get closer but, I simply edged away. She looked at me again but, thankfully didn't say anything.

"You moved from Arizona right?" she asked.

"Yeah" I said softly, my voice a haunted whisper.

"I wished I lived there. Anywhere but Forks would be a dream" She sighed but, her smile was still in place.

"What is Arizona like?" Alice asked me eagerly, her eyes rapt with attention. This was exactly the topic I wanted to avoid.

"Hot. Very hot" I said dryly and Alice blinked at my response. I looked away from her searching eyes; I bet she already started to understand that I was indeed, a freak.

"How'd you find me?" I asked her, changing the subject. "Out in the parking lot I mean"

Alice brightened when she saw that I was not completely anti-social. "Oh, I overslept this morning so my mom had to drop me off. I was walking to the school when I saw your truck. I hadn't seen it before so I decided that it was the new girl's truck. And I was right, of course."

Alice grinned. She talked a lot. I didn't mind though, as long as she didn't force me to talk. I watched her closely, trying to understand her.

She didn't wear a shitload of make; she kept it simple and natural. Her clothes were expensive looking but, didn't resemble a thong. This led me to believe that she wasn't the class whore. Her hair was edgy but, not over the top. She seemed nice but, she was a tad bit too happy. She looked like the person who gets high off life. I didn't get her at all.

"Why did you move from Arizona?" Alice's question caught me off guard and I stopped dead in my tracks, causing her to almost run into me.

Alice's question was innocent enough and I knew that she was probably trying to make conversation here. Alice looked up at me with wide eyes and I watched her like a hawk. I could feel my heart hammering in my chest. My past was not the best subject to get me to open up. Hell, even my own father didn't know about it and I was not under any circumstance going to reveal it.

Alice's eyes never left my face but, they were blank. I couldn't get a read on what she was thinking. I took a deep breath to calm myself; Alice couldn't have possibly known the reason. She was just making conversation, I told myself again.

"Arizona was too… hot" I answered to her previous question but, my voice came out too high and my body was too tense.

Even to my own ears it sounded like a downright lie. If there was one thing I missed about Arizona then it would have to be the blissful heat. I hated the rain. I knew that Alice wasn't dumb and wasn't buying my story but, hell if I acknowledged it. Alice looked blankly at me for a second and then nodded, going along with it.

"I understand but, I don't support your decision to move to the most boring town in America" Alice said with a smile but, there was some force into it. I shrugged and halted when Alice stopped in front of a classroom door.

"Well here we are. Room B-6, trig with Miller." Alice announced and then turned to me.

"Thanks" I mumbled and turned to the door but, Alice's voice stopped me.

"It was really nice to meet you. You seem like a very sweet girl, I know we're going to be great friends." I mentally snorted. As if. "Have an awesome first day. I'll see you at lunch"

"Lunch?" I found myself asking, some anxiousness creeping into my voice. I had decided to sneak off and eat in my truck; I wasn't a fan of eating alone while curios eyes took me in. I also had a bit of a problem with crowds.

"Yes, lunch. You can join me and my friends. They're really nice, it'll be fun-"

"Its okay" I interrupted. "I was planning to go home and eat with my dad anyway" I lied but, Alice caught it.

"I already know that your dad doesn't get lunch off, he's still on duty. Don't worry Bella, I promise that it'll be fun" Alice winked and I felt myself blush.

"I-" Alice didn't even let me start.

"Bella we're friends now and I'll be damned if I let you eat alone in your truck.

"No you don't understand-"

"Yes, I'll wait for you outside English since I already know that that's your last class before lunch. Yes, I memorized your schedule. Yes, you probably think that's creepy. Yes, you'll eat lunch with me. No, you'll not argue since you already know I won't give up. And yes, that is final"

Yes, I was speechless for a second. I opened my mouth to tell her to get off my back, that I didn't want her company or her sympathy. To tell her I didn't hang out with people. To tell her I wasn't her normal 16 year old and that she should go away and not bother me. But, no words formed.

"See, I told you. You're already learning to not bet against me. Good for you. I'll see you after English"

With a sly smile and a wink, Alice walked away from me, leaving me gaping and anxiously awaiting for what was to come.

huh. how's the story working out for you? I dunno what to think of it yet, I write it on impluse. No planning, no thinking, just writing it as I go. I seriously have no idea where it's gonna go. I just know that's its an E/B story. I really am a bad writer, aren't I?

Btw, I watched Breaking Dawn last night. It was...okay? I didn't like it too much. What did you think of it?