I smiled gently and stuck my hand out for him to shake. He stared at it like it was going to bite him and to make it less awkward I ran my fingers through my hair.

"Smooth, Demetria…real smooth.' I thought to myself. Jasper looked as if he wanted to laugh at my sad attempt to make that seem at least a bit natural but instead cringed into his chair.

I exhaled and blew a piece of my bangs up that was blocking my line of vision and slumped back in my chair. So much for making a new friend…this year was going to be interesting, I could tell already. I felt myself dozing off before I felt the chair next to me shoot out. My eyes shot open and I noticed Jasper was already out the door as the first bell rang.

"In a rush?" I said to myself sarcastically. I heard a small laugh behind me and turned to see the girl I almost sat next to before I chose the "empty seat".

"He always rushes out of class right as the bell rings, don't take it personally. You're the new girl, right? My name is Angela Weber." She said. I took her hand with a grateful smile and sighed in relief.

"It's good to know at least one person here has the decency to tell me their name. I'm Demetria Swan." I replied. She looked a little taken-aback.

"Swan? As in Bella Swan's relative? What, are you like a cousin or something? You do look an awful lot like her." She said. My eyebrow rose and I cleared my throat uncomfortably.

"Yes, as in Bella Swan…and no, I'm not her cousin. I'm her twin sister." I said. Her eyes practically bugged out of her skull.

"BELLA HAS A TWIN? I'm sorry, I have to go tell my boyfriend!" she said. She sprinted out of the room and left me there as the warning bell rang. Bella didn't tell anyone she had a twin sister when she moved here? And I used to come visit all the time, no one remembered me? Well I didn't expect anyone here to remember me, hopefully some of the older folk would.

I stalked off to my next class a little bit upset at Bella, and really pissed off about Jasper. Who did he think he was? I sniffed myself about one hundred times since our incident and I smelled like a stripper covered in roses (the only perfume in my room from years ago was some cotton candy flavor I used as a little kid)! It was a very pleasant scent in my opinion, and he had no right to be so rude.

The rest of the day went by like a blur until fifth period English came around. I walked into the classroom and Bella ran up to me, grabbing both of my hands.

"Hey, come sit next to me! It'll throw everyone for a loop and I want to hear about your day." She said while awkwardly flipping her hair out of her face. I followed her to a vacant desk next to her own and put my bag on the floor like usual. When I didn't turn to her and immediately start filling her in she tapped my shoulder and looked a little ticked.

"Something wrong?" she asked. I turned to her with my whole body and glared.

"Yeah there's something wrong—why didn't you tell anyone you had a twin sister? You've been here well over a year now and the people you're friends with…didn't even know I existed. I met Angela Weber this morning and she thought I was your cousin. When I told her I was your twin sister she ran out of the room, completely baffled. What gives?" I asked. I could feel my face heating up and tried to calm it down, only making me turn tomato red. She looked at her feet and bit her lip.

"It's for your own safety." She said. I was going to protest until the teacher came strutting into the room. I stood up and approached her immediately to get the signing of the paper over with.

"Can I help you, dear?" she asked. I liked the look of her already; she was wearing this weird orange shirt that flowed and went down below her knees. It was a really light material and had purple blotches all over—it matched her orange capris pants of the same material. Her hair was short and completely white; it was curly. She wore these big framed glasses and carried herself like a theater director. I smiled warmly.

"Yes, I'm a new student—Demetria Swan—and I just need you to sign this slip for me." I said. She pulled the rim of her glasses to the very tip of her nose and looked at me skeptically.

"Another Swan, eh? In relation to that girl sitting right there?" she nodded toward Bella.

"Yes."

"Well then I hope you're better at English…for your own sake." She said.

"Trust me, I'm loads better at writing." I said with a sly smile. She returned it and signed the slip.

"Then we'll be getting along just fine—my name is Mrs. Herzogg, have a seat." She said. I walked back over to my desk and Bella was writing something on a piece of paper. I couldn't see what it was but as soon as I tried she folded it up really quick and stuffed it in her sweatshirt pocket.

Bella and I walked toward the cafeteria in silence; I really didn't feel like bringing up what we were talking about before English started. As we turned down yet another hallway Bella stopped me.

"Alright, can you at least tell me how your first day has been? We'll talk about the other thing another time." She said. I sighed and nodded my head; there was no point in lingering on the subject.

"Well everything's been going pretty smooth, really. OH! Except for this morning in biology, my lab partner wasn't the most welcoming person on the planet." I said. She looked confused and I pursed my lips. "His name is Jasper Hale…and he was acting like I was some kind of mutant! It was so rude!" I yelled. Bella looked like she was going to start laughing hysterically and it made me even angrier. I stepped on her foot and she yelled out in pain and caught herself on the wall.

"Ah, what the hell idiot? I know him; it's just the way he is!" she yelled in defense. I rolled my eyes and continued walking.

"Yeah well he's really rude…I don't think I'm going to like being partner with Assper very much." I said. Bella raised her eyebrow.

"Assper? That's the best you could come up with?"

"I WILL stomp your foot again!" I yelled. She moved over a few inches and put her hands up in a truce. We came to a halt in front of what looked like a cafeteria. "Is this the cafeteria?" I asked. She nodded her head yes and stopped me before I could continue through the doors.

"Alright, I'm going to be introducing you to my boyfriend and his family. Just be on guard and remember what I told you. All of them may not seem…welcoming." She said with a smirk. I gulped and pushed the swinging doors open.

Bella walked through the lunch line with me and when our trays were full I could feel my heart beating through my chest. The thought of meeting these people was too much for me to handle, never mind actually meeting them! Bella put a hand on my shoulder and guided me over to a circular table located next to the window. As we approached, it was as if my world turned slow motion.

Bella's hand slid off of my shoulder and she walked over to one of the guys at the table. They exchanged a kiss and she placed her tray next to him. I walked a couple more centimeters forward until I was next to her. I clumsily put my tray down next to her and almost choked on my own saliva in the process. She grinned and cleared her throat to get their attention, but all five heads had already been pointed in my direction.

"Everyone, this is my uh…twin sister—Demetria." She said. As the words came spilling out of her mouth, all of their eyes widened and they each exchanged nervous glances. Bella turned to me. "Demetria, this right here is Edward Cullen—he's the love of my life." She said with a smile. "This is his sister, Alice Cullen."

The girl with the short dark hair shot out of her seat and in the blink of an eye had her arms wrapped around me.

"We're going to be great friends." She said with a delicate smile. I stared at her wide-eyed and managed to get out a nervous laugh; with this, she looked pleased. After she returned to her seat Bella continued:

"Next to Alice is her boyfriend, Jasper Hale, but I think you've already met." She said with a grin.

"Assper…" I whispered under my breath. Everyone looked like they were going to burst out laughing except for the blonde girl and Jasper himself. I didn't think they heard that! Oh crap. I looked around nervously and once again attempted to save myself: "Yeah, we're in the same biology class. We met this morning." I said.

"Well to his right is Emmett Cullen, and then next to him is his girlfriend Rosalie Hale." She said. Emmett gave me a goofy smile and Rosalie just glared.

"Great, now we have two Bella's." she said. She intimidated the crap out of me, I was just too proud to admit it. Bella turned to me and whispered into my ear:

"She doesn't like me very much, don't take it personally."

I grimaced. These people really needed to work on their manners; they were making this incredibly difficult! I thought about it for a second until I realized how many of them shared the name Cullen…and were dating. And Jasper HALE and Rosalie HALE? Twins? My face changed into one of disgust and Edward smiled.

"If you're thinking what I think you are, we're not related by blood. We've all been adopted by the town doctor, Carlisle Cullen. We all just chose to take his name…well all of us except for those two." He said while looking over to the Hale twins. His voice was like one million wind chimes, and Bella wasn't kidding when she said they were all beautiful. Good job, Bella you go girl!

"That clears a lot up." I sat down beside Bella and moved my chair as far away as possible from Rosalie—and that was difficult considering the table was circular. "It's nice to meet you all." I said with a smile. Most of them returned it, but then there were those who didn't. I took a bite out of my bologna sandwich and noticed Bella pass Edward the note she hid from me earlier. Just what exactly was going on here?

After I had met the Cullen family, time seemed to return to its normal speed again. I was thankful for that because I felt awkward and extremely out of place. How did Bella deal with this? Looking around, the two of us were just less than average, and I always considered us to be pretty good-looking. I finished my sandwich and when I looked up I noticed Alice, Rosalie, and Jasper were all staring me down. My face immediately turned cherry-red but as quickly as the blush came, it disappeared. I was getting really good at calming down! What perfect timing too, considering where I was. As we all locked eyes, it felt as if I had hearing damage. My ears began to buzz and words sounded like a distant drabble. When my eyes met Alice's in particular it felt as if something funky was there and my brow furrowed. As my lips awkwardly parted in the usual Swan way, I saw someone snap in front of my eyes.

"Hello, are you listening? I asked if you wanted me to help you find your next class before the bell rings." Bella said. I shook my head and my hearing returned to normal.

"Yeah that sounds good." I said. I nodded my head toward the rest of the table as we departed and walked away in a fog. As we exited the cafeteria I heard some blonde boy turn to a brunette girl and yell

"WOAH it's like I'm seeing double! Except one's blonde! It's like I'm in heaven!" the brunette smacked him on the arm and I just rolled my eyes. No one in this building previously knew about my existence, and I couldn't tell if that was a good thing…or a bad thing.

A/N: Alright! Thank you to everyone who's reviewed so far! To clear things up, I wanted to write a story where fans can realize you don't have to be awkward or weird or special in any particular way to be chosen by a Cullen. It could be anyone, which is why Demetria isn't insanely perfect or insanely broken like in most other stories.

R&R :3