A/N: Just rewrote this twice, wanting it to be the way I saw it in my head. My best attempt. I have the story planned out in my head and a messy outline in personal notebook. Like one sentence ^_^ Everything requires small steps. Another story I was planning to write has to wait. This story is a number 1 priority
My vocabulary sucks and my forgetful mind can usually forget the words I'm looking for when describing, which is very important. Stupid head.

Chapter 4: Drifting Mind and Striding Eyes

An emerald necklace. I blindly analyze it. My fingertips gliding over each ridge, point, fold or crease. Its shape just amazes me. So alien to others but I always found it breathtaking. My mom sometimes had extraordinary taste.

I sit up on my bed, bringing the comforter around my waist. I glance at the alarm clock, big red numbers saying its half past 3 in the morning. My eyes were half asleep as I scan around the room. I hated the feeling of being tired but not being able to put yourself to slumber at all. I let out an exasperated sigh.

I bring my hand to my face, rubbing my forehead as an uneasy feeling washed over me.

My hand slowly glides over my nose, my mouth, my chin, and then to the base of my neck. I grasp the emerald stone between my thumb and forefinger, my senses curious about the way it feels again.

I let go of the emerald stone as I bring my hand up to the front of my face. The moonlight passed through the panes of my window. I gaze at the tips of my fingers. There was a soft imprint of the shape of the emerald stone upon the skin of my fingers. I must have been clutching it throughout the whole time I was sleeping.

But I didn't dare look at it again. Last night when I did, the reflection of light on the emerald stone would make me see my mother. At first I just saw something and then the second time I glanced at it, I saw my mother's face again. I might be hallucinating and my mind might be playing tricks on me but still, I dare not look at the necklace.

I reach towards the back of my neck, unclasping it, and taking it off of me. I closed my hand, feeling the pressure of the stone against the palm of my hand. I gradually get off the bed, my balance a bit off the edge. I head towards the dresser, my eyes fixated on the empty glass box along the way.

I snatch it in my hand and open it quickly. I place the necklace in its designated position, my eyes avoiding the emerald stone the whole time. I close the glass box with a loud snap! I wobble my way towards my closet, eyes fixed on the bottom of the closet the whole time.

There was a tiny drawer, a drawer that would only be seen by a very attentive stranger. Pleased

I open it with a hard tug. It's obvious it hasn't been used in a long time. This drawer was actually made especially by my grandfather, whom my Gran said, thought it was needed for any special sentimental objects that could be hidden. Of course the drawer is now empty because my grandfather passed away.

The drawer was empty, bit dusty as well. I lower my head to locate the special little tiny lever on the upright corner on the back wall of the drawer. I gently pull the lever with my forefinger and a loud snap emanates from it. I snatch my hand back quickly as the back wall of the drawer falls back, leaving clearly more space visible to my naked eye.

I pull the drawer out more, with another hard tug. I place the emerald necklace right near the dropped back wall of the drawer and heave out a deep sigh. I pull the back wall up to its normal position, a loud snap emanates from it telling me its locked in its position, before shoving the drawer back inside beneath my closet.

"Everything about this little house is so complicated."I murmured to myself.

I did forget a small little detail. This room used to belong to my Grandfather Swan, who died when I was only an infant. Gran once told me that my grandfather at least wanted to see his little granddaughter which was thankfully granted.

I head towards my bed and pull back my comforter as I lied down on my bed.

I closed my eyes as I tried going back to sleep. I lay my head back, glaring at the ceiling the whole time before I slept.

Why did I even bother taking out that stupid necklace at all?

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I heard myself grunt as someone repetitively nudged my shoulder. The nudging stopped as I heard Gran sigh. I heard her footsteps walk around my bed to get to the window to pull up the blinds.

While my eyes are still closed, I stretched my limbs trying to relieve myself of the knots. I slowly elevated my torso until I sat up, my eyes still closed the whole time. I let out a big yawn before halfway opening my eyes.

My eyes caught a glimpse of Gran's hair as she walked out of the room.

"Good morning, Gran." I grumbled. I reached my hand up to rub my eye, wincing slightly from the crying I did not so long ago.

I shrugged myself off the bed and headed towards the bathroom, doing the daily routine.

I left the bathroom all freshened up and head out towards the hallway to go down the stairs. I was kind of hoping for a special breakfast today, sniffing the atmosphere for any fresh scent of possible pancakes or bacon. But I guess Gran was a little busy. I slowly descend the stairs, sleep still pushing me down.

I walk through the living room and enter the kitchen. With a quick glance I realized Gran wasn't there. I furrowed my eyebrow. I walk out of the kitchen to check the bathroom downstairs. No Gran.

I return to the kitchen and my eyes caught a little yellow post-it, with a small black inscription.

Bella, I left early before you came downstairs to get to work.
I forgot to tell you last night and couldn't tell you this morning because you were tired
Sorry for waking you up extra early today. Fix yourself some cereal.
~Love Gran

I smiled as I saw the last line Gran wrote. It feels awkward to really see that word though. Dad was never really good with a discussion that related to feelings. He always felt awkward whenever it was brought up, squirming in his seat uncomfortably. Having to see Gran write Love just made something in my heart soar.

I furrowed my brow as I realized Gran told me she woke me up early. I glanced at the clock; it was indeed early, 20 minutes past 7.

I smiled once a great idea came to mind. I glanced at the clock again to make sure there was time to spare.
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I plopped onto the couch, exhaling a huge breath of air. I quickly inspected my body, for any stains. Thank goodness there were none except a few smudges of flour.

I was too tired to clean myself up.

From the living room, I glanced into the kitchen, spotting and smiling at the two batches of banana cupcakes with chocolate frosting and the cheesecake with cranberry toppings. I couldn't imagine Gran's reaction but expected a smile at least. That smile would be enough to make me pleased. I mean Gran baked me brownies when I was officially moved in with nuts.

I held my smile, knowing that at least I did something for Gran. Gran was always selfless and did things for others. So others should do the same for Gran.

My baking skills didn't really plop down on my head and drain into my brain though. If skills were inherited by people that way, gosh would everyone be talented in this world. But I have to thank my mom for those skills.

Mom had two hobbies. Reading. And then there was cooking/baking. Imagine what she can do with cook books? Mom felt relaxed when she'd cook. Only on rare occasions would she find it annoying because it can be considered a chore. Reading was be the same too because the annoying part of reading was if she could ever find time to read a book. With a family, a house, a job, and chores to take care of, setting aside time to read must have been pretty tough.

But mom managed.

When mom would cook, she'd get a book from her bookstore every two weeks or so and try out new recipes. Mom had natural instincts when it came to cooking so say if a recipe was good, mom would add a few things to make it fantastic. Mom needed help with the cooking so I came along to help. I'd groan or let out an exasperated sigh whenever my help was need but all the while, mom ignored it and as I helped her, I'd begin to enjoy helping her and regret my reaction to her call for help.

I learned the basics like pasta, mixed vegetables, stir fried chicken, fried rice, salad etc. Mom was widely known for her lasagna that made a person's mouth water; it had cottage cheese sprinkled on the top, delicious tomato sauce between the layers, chicken neatly arrayed, and other ingredients that can vary from different moments.

Knowing how to cook some of mom's stuff came to great use once she passed away. In the beginning, Dad found my food indeed good but from the look of his face once he tasted it, I can tell he was comparing it to moms. It was nothing in comparison.

The smiled I held as I gazed at my cupcakes slowly faded as my thoughts drifted to the past. It completely faded once I realized that this was the first time I'd baked since mom's death.

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My eyes fluttered a bit until they were wide open. I licked my dry lips and sat up to stretch my limbs. I let out a yawn, from exhaustion.
My foot banged against something hard and I winced. I turned my head to glare at the stupid object I banged against and saw it was a coffee table. I furrowed my eyebrow as I remembered that I fell asleep on the couch in the living room. I stood up on my feet and straightened my back, grunting as I did.

My eyes caught the window, seeing it was slightly dark outside and night was arriving. I quickly searched for the clock in the living room, seeing it was half past 6. Gran said she came during or around six. She'd be back any moment.

I headed for the kitchen, trying to recall the leftovers we had in the fridge. I took what's necessary out and heated it all up. I set it up on the small table in our kitchen instead of the dining room. I never understood why people had dining rooms. I mean from what I know, people would only use it when guests came over or they're having a family reunion. So far every time I remembered coming to this house, we'd eat in the small table.

Once I was content with everything being set up, I headed up to my room to take a quick shower and change to comfortable pajamas. I planned on going downstairs and wait for Gran but I felt myself get a little tired. I lied down on bed, closing my eyes for only one second. I mean I barely did anything the whole day but sometimes for no apparent reason, dozens of weary blankets would drape over me.

Before I even knew it, I was letting myself drift away to a resting darkness.

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I suddenly jolted in my bed, sitting up while clutching my chest at every breath I took. I looked around my room with wild eyes. I had no idea why I had such a startled wake when nothing had disturbed me. I just did. I tried to recall whether I had a dream or not, but all I can say is not because I couldn't remember.

I sniffled and stretched my arms upwards to release the tension in my limbs. As soon as I did, my stomach gargled. Loudly. I groaned once I realized I fell asleep early and did so without dinner. In fact, I didn't even have lunch. I looked at the clock that said it was nearly half past 6..

I did my normal morning routine: brush my teeth, take a shower, and get dressed. But still as I looked into the mirror, I winced. I was in the middle of my shower when I realized something. I barely even saw Gran and didn't even speak to her. What a great granddaughter I was. It was due to the sleeping really.

Once I was done with my routine, I checked the clock that read a quarter after 7 which meant there was time to spare before Gran woke up. I quietly rushed out the door to the kitchen, making sure I had created no noise when I passed Gran's room. This house was pretty old and its floorboards creaked.

I got out the eggs from the fridge and got to cracking. Soon after, I added some extra stuff to it like tomatoes, onions, mushrooms and cheese just like Mom taught me not long ago. I put some frozen waffles in the toaster and also started frying some bacon. The smell was really refreshing and delicious. I hope Gran doesn't wake up from it.

Once I was finished, I arranged everything neatly on a table with two plates for me and Gran. It took me approximately 30 minutes to do all the cooking and whatnot. I inaudibly went upstairs and stood in front of Gran's door. I had my hand held out to turn the knob and open the door. But I hesitated and just ended up with my head against the wall next to the door.

I heard the shower running and a faint singing. Gran was taking a shower right now.

10 minutes later, I was downstairs watching T.V. on the couch as I heard footsteps going down the stairs.

"Goodness, do I smell bacon?" I looked away from the T.V. Gran was smiling wide with her hands on her hips. She was standing right outside the kitchen. "First cupcakes and cheesecake. Now breakfast? I could get used to this."

I laughed. "Yeah Gran. I thought I should make it up to you for not seeing you last night.

Gran shook her head. "Oh it's alright, dear. When I came home yesterday, I found all these cupcakes on the table and thought some strange thief broke in to leave these cupcakes. Then I remembered you were here." She laughed.

"You have no idea how relieved I became when I remembered. You also heated all the food up for me. I was going to your room to thank you and ask you to eat with me but saw you were sound asleep. So I just put a blanket over you."

I let out a sigh. "I'm sorry for sleeping. I mean in the morning I was sleeping and then once I came to my room after heat-"

"It's alright, Bella. Stop worrying. I know you're exhausted especially from getting used to all the change." She gestured towards everything.

I gave her a smile. "Yeah I guess…"

"Anyways I smell bacon and eggs. Oh apparently there are waffles too!" She quickly grabbed a piece of bacon and took a bite out of it. She moaned. "Oh Bella you are a wonderful cook."

I giggled and walked over to Gran and joined her.

After Gran left for work, I decided to actually go outside again for a walk. Maybe head for Forks Woodlands. I barely knew anybody still and it was Wednesday. Two more days until school began.

Oh joy.

School was going to be one hell of an experience. But I told myself that I should start over. Create some new friends and try to live on with my life. People in Piedmont just thought I was plain weird and I knew. They knew I became weird once I entered high school or around the end of 8th grade. The opposite of who I used to be. I really wasn't a quiet person who wanted to block everyone out of her head. No I was someone who enjoyed the presence of people but my mind was always in deep thinking.

Speaking of friends, I totally forgot about Alice. I was supposed to go out with Alice on Tuesday but got totally distracted. With what? Sleep. Something extremely worth getting distracted over.

I pulled out my phone and checked if I had any missed call. One. I was hoping Alice wasn't upset. I didn't want to seem like such a person to ditch on others. So I dialed her.

"Hello?"

"Hey Alice it's me Bella." Dear I hope she didn't mind about my inanity.

"Oh hey, Bella! How's it going? Enjoying the nice gray clouds?"

"Uh..yeah I guess. Just wondering if the sky is actually gray instead of blue."

Alice laughed. "I wonder sometimes too. But don't worry. It'll clear up…maybe once hell freezes over."

It was my turn to laugh this time. "Well I hope not. I miss the blue skies. Anyways I called you because I just remembered when you suggested if both of us could hang out and then I forgot and saw a missed call from you-"

"Bella, Bella." She interrupted. "Relax." Everyone was telling me to relax nowadays. "I figured you were busy so I thought I'd just wait for you to call back. I didn't want to bother you considering you just moved in."

"Oh well its nothing. I wasn't busy. I was tired I guess and spent my day sleeping yesterday."

"I don't blame you. Use every single second to get long lasting sleep. School starts in like 2 days!"

I nervously laughed. "Yeah. Kind of nerve-wrecking. New kid in a new town."

"Oh don't worry Bella! I'll be here. You can hang with me and my friends. They'd be extremely happy to have a new person to tag along."

"Oh really? I don't know. I mean they don't even know me considering I don't even know them. What if one of them doesn't like me? " Seriously though. What if they didn't like me? I was just a new kid, possibly the only new kid in this small town. I might freak them out some way or another.

"Are you kidding me Bella? They won't hate you. You got me to like you in the first 5 minutes of our conversation. I guarantee they'd love you."

"Well I guess I kind of have an idea about one of the people. Um, you know Emmett? Yeah I bumped into him in the nearby drugstore. He mentioned being your brother. Also you guys mentioned him on the first day we met."

"Oh yes!" She sounded extremely excited. "Emmett mentioned to me about to you. He said he likes you! You are a sweet and kind person. Well not like like but like as in a friend. He has a girlfriend you know and they're in love. But I wouldn't worry about him cheating on her. He can be goofy sometimes but he's not that stupid-"

"-I got the idea." I said laughing. "Well it's nice to know he find me friendly. Emmett seemed like a kind, amiable person too."

"He is. So don't worry. I know my friends and they are extremely welcoming…well most of them are." She mumbled at the last part.

"What?" I asked. I wasn't sure what she said at the last part.

"Nothing!" she chirped. "Anyways you wanna go hang at the mall today?"

I paused to think about. Sure why not? A detour of Forks while I'm at it. It would be fun.

"Yeah sure…but where's the mall?" I asked foolishly. I felt the blush rise to my cheeks.

Alice laughed. "I can hear the anxiety in your voice Bella. The nearest mall is in Port Angeles."

"Oh." I dimwittedly replied. I heard of Port Angeles. I went their once or twice for some errands with dad. I don't remember what the errands were for but all I knew was I visited there.

"Yeah. The thing is that me and my friends made plans to go hang out and it would be the perfect moment to introduce you! They'll be waiting at a café." The anticipation was evident in her tone of voice.

"Sure. I'd love to come along Alice. The problem is that I don't have a ride." That was a problem but the real problem was that I was nervous. I knew that they were nice people just by meeting Alice. But I couldn't help but think about what they might think of plain old Bella.

"Oh don't be silly." She scoffed. "I'll pick you up. How about 12?"

"Sounds good." I replied. Sounds good and intimidating, I thought.

"Cool bye Bella." She chirped before hanging up. I just stood there staring at the phone before letting out a deep breath of air. This is going to be something, I thought.

I paced around the room, thinking and worrying. Continuously thinking on how everything would go. Would it go well? Would it go bad? Would it go bad to good?

Jesus, I am freaking out over a single day out hanging outside the house.

I wore a pair of navy blue skinny jeans with a gray sweatshirt. I put my hair up and just put lotion on my face. Makeup made my face feel covered in muck and I didn't bother with it. Only rare occasions and it would take forever for anyone to ever convince me. I put on my favorite chocolate brown Ugg boots. I grabbed a quick green bag and filled with whatever I needed.

The simple things I just snatched from my closet.

I was right near the front door, nearly biting my nails off to the nub. I reached my hands up as I rubbed my temple. I decided to put my mind to rest by sitting down and watching T.V.

As soon as I turned on the T.V., I noticed Catch Me If You Can with Leonardo DiCaprio showing on TBS. I watched that movie twice so far and found it decent. It was around the end when I started watching.

I was at the point where Leonardo was sneaking off of the plane when it was landing and Tom Hanks was going berserk to find him when I heard the doorbell ring.

I quickly switched the T.V. off and stood right in front of the doorway. I inhaled deeply and let it out seconds later. I had my hand held out to open the door but stopped in hesitancy. I heard shuffling behind the door and then another doorbell ringing.

I reached my hand towards the doorknob, pausing in midriff. I continued and turned the doorknob thinking. What had I gotten myself into?

Alice was there with a bright smile. She looked like she just came out of a freaking fashion magazine.
She had a Gucci bag over her shoulder and wore. She had a few bracelets around her wrist and a long hanging necklace.

I'm not really into designer clothing and such but I can tell that Alice had a certain unique fashion sense that would catch the evil eye of other girls.

"You ready, Bella?" she sounded excited. Then she saw my sweatshirt and frowned but tried to hide it. "I will eventually get her to go shopping." She quietly muttered. I caught on what she said and raised my eyebrow.

"Are you sure about that, Alice?" I asked with a tone of challenge. Alice quickly shifted her gaze to me and smiled evilly. Evil pixie.

"You have no idea what I'm capable of." She grabbed my hand and pulled me outside. "Come on! They're waiting! Rosalie will have my head if I keep her waiting."

For such a small girl, she sure has a strong grip and a lot of strength.

Alice got into her side of the car and I just stood there in shock. Alice had a cherry red Porsche that was gleaming as if it were recently bought out of the store. My jaw was nearly about to hit the ground when Alice called me.

"You coming or what?" she asked, smiling. I shook my head and quickly got in. I found myself sitting on soft leather cladded seats with a smooth brown dashboard right in front of me. The scent was truly sweet of fresh fuchsia.
Alice put the car in drive and got right to the road. "You know what Bella, you are a really pretty girl and even in sweats." I looked myself down and then glanced back at her. "But I think someone of your complexion should wear something with a little more…pizzazz."

I raised my eyebrow. "Pizzazz?" I haven't heard that word since…well I can't remember the last time I heard that word. All I can say is that, that word sounded slightly familiar.

"Yeah you know! You need more color to your clothing. Something sexy! So the boys will just drop to their knees looking at ya." My eyes widened and as gave her an incredulous look and then bursted out laughing. I kept laughing until I caught Alice's funny look.

"What's funny?" I shook my head, my lips slightly trembling from holding in my laughter.

"The fact that you want to get me sexy. Its like the most hilarious thing in the world." I sputtered out, my body still shaking in laughter. Alice furrowed her eyebrows.

"You don't find yourself pretty? Seriously I guess we'll have to get you a mirror at the mall." She shrugged. I didn't respond. All I did was just look out the window and shake my head.

Throughout the drive, my eyes caught mainly greenery. It was like a wonderland for grass. On some lawns, I saw the grass was glistening from morning dew mostly likely. The trees were like borders for the streets, aligned straight along the side of the roads. Its dark, nearly ebony tree bark dramatically complimented the vivid green treetops and leaves. I saw a lot of people jogging, staying in shape and others just walking along the sidewalk with another and talking.

Everything was calm, just calm and relaxed. Everyone had individual reactions and emotions painted on their faces ranging from weary to worry. But there was one thing genuine that everybody had. Happiness.

I turned my head to face Alice, who was happily humming to herself. She was like them. Genuine happiness filled her eyes. Her eyes caught mine and her smile widened.

"Guess you're no longer that tense about meeting them?" I shook my head.

"No I still am. Just quite less than before." Alice laughed. "Well there is no need to be tense at all."

During the rest of the drive, Alice talked about how I had quite a complexion and my skin was clear and had a healthy glow. It was something the "sluts of Forks would kill for. She made a mention of a girl named Laura or something. I felt slightly uncomfortable about all of this talk but turned the conversation to her.

I was pretty surprised when I found out that Alice paints. But she is more of an abstract artist. When she saw me widen my eyes, she inquired about my reaction. I told her that I did a little painting myself. Alice's mood brightened more and she started asking me about my preferences and utensils when it came to drawing.

I enjoyed talking with Alice and found it really surprising how Alice was able to pull me into her conversation and I did the same with her. It was a smooth flow.

By the time we reached the shopping mall, Alice swore that I'd eventually give in to go shopping with her. I just laughed and shook my head.

We pulled into the mall parking lot and got out. Alice got out and swung her door shut swiftly. I followed and looked around.

Few people paused to look for a second but their reactions were as if it were any other good ol' car. I glanced back at Alice who was waving to a few people. I guess everybody knew Alice and were used to the car.
A few yards away, I saw a dark blue Hummer that seemed brand new next to a red Corvette. Those two cars definitely stood out compared to the regular Nissans and Toyotas next to it. Another car seemed brand new and nice but didn't stand out as if it yelled "Look at me!" It was a silver Volvo which was slightly gleaming especially towards me. As if it were reflecting light at me.

I shot my hand out to block it from my eye but felt another hand pull and drag me into another direction.

"Come on Bella! Rosalie is going to murder me." Like I said her grip was strong. I almost fell a few times due to my clumsiness but was able to manage.

The automatic sliding doors opened and bunches of people came to view. Some were rushing to other places. Some were talking loudly on their cell phones or with someone. Little kids were jumping up and down while looking at their toys. It was all just people.

Alice's grip softened and she apologized to me for being rough. I brushed her off with a simple no problem as she swiftly got through the crowd, me following behind. We approached a café named La Vita è Tesoro which had beautiful table setups and design you'd find out of a movie.

A big group of people came to view at a table, roaring laughter emanating from it as well. A big buffy guy standing out especially who I knew I was familiar with. In his arm was a beautiful blonde girl with bright sea blue eyes. She must have just stepped out of a magazine and had a genuine breathtaking smile. She was shaking her head but in amusement.

Next to her was this seemingly timid that had her hand covering her mouth as she shook in laughter. She had long auburn hair, big gray eyes complimenting it and a small nose. A regular heighted guy with glasses was sitting next to the girl with his arm around her chair. The timid girl was laughing with a hand covering her mouth when she turned to face him. The guy with glasses winked at her with his dark eyes and she blushed.

Across from the guy with glasses was Jasper who was smiling wide as his eyes caught with Alice and broke away from his conversation from a curly brown haired girl next the the buy with glasses. There were two empty seats between the curly brown haired girl and Jasper which might have been reserved for Alice.

As we approach them, we were greeted with a loud hello. Emmett stood up with a huge toothy dimpled smile and saluted. His girlfriend who I knew was Rosalie huffed and pulled him into his seat. Emmett moaned an ow but smiled again as he kissed Rosalie on the cheek.

"Before we begin, let me introduce you guys finally to a new girl in this town." Alice said, gesturing to me. Everyone nodded, showing their acknowledgement.

"This is Bella, Bella this is..." she took a deep breath. " This is Emmett which you already met and he can be pretty goofy sometimes. This is Rosalie who can my grumpy but she is a loyal friend and girlfriend to Emmett..." Rosalie rolled her eyes and returned her attention to her latte. "This is Angela who is very shy but the sweetest person ever..." Angela's gaze shifted to her feet as she slightly blushed. "This is Ben, Angela's boyfriend who just loves to play baseball and can't get his hands off of Angela..." Ben shared a look with Emmett and pulled a blushing Angela to him. "This is Jessica who just loves boys and to talk..." Jessica winked at Alice. "And this is my Jasper who I love to death."Alice finally took a breath and looked at me. I knew I was looking at her in amazement but come on. Talking like that nonstop was pretty astonishing.

"Alice, I think you scared her with your energy" snickered Rosalie. Alice shrugged and turned to me.

"I'm pretty energetic but you'll get used to it." She said while smiling wide at me. She suddenly hugged me which I froze for a second before hugging her back. Alice pulled back and grinned. "I hope we'll be good friends."

I hope so too, I thought.

"Wait I need to introduce you to Alice. She is a shopping-crazed energetic evil pixie. But is able to clear space in our hearts for her" exclaimed Emmett. Alice gave him a look and growled. Emmett held his hands up in mocking defense.

"Woah there. Down there evil pixie, down. Jasper, control your pixie."

Jasper shook his head. "No can do, Emmett. You are on your own."

"Anyways" Rosalie cut in. "What brings you here to Forks?" Her pointy look seemed as if she was challenging me. With her pointy face.

I felt myself slightly freeze as pulled my bottom teeth between my teeth. A simple question was so intimidating to me but so was the person. But the information behind it intimidated me more. I couldn't bring myself to say it but ending up replying truthfully.

"It's pretty personal. I'd rather not sure." I muttered.

"Were you expelled from Hogwarts?" Emmett asked excitedly. Jasper gave him a skeptical look. "What?"

Emmett shrugged. "Never mind."

"Its alright. We won't budge you on that." Alice reassured. "But I will budge you on shopping!" Emmett laughed. "She fucking did it to me once Bella. I didn't cooperate and it didn't end well." He shook his head.

I felt Rosalie still looking at me in wonder. Our eyes caught each other before I looked away. I felt apprehensive from her gaze.

"Anyways this little girl shot down Newton! Go Bella!" he said, cheering fr me playfully. Angela, Ben, and Jasper bursted out laughing. Angela quickly calmed and covered her mouth as she giggled.

"Already? Wow sucks for him. But that shit is funny." Ben said, shaking his head.

Jessica frowned. "Come on. It's not funny at all. I mean he asks everyone out but why not me?" she whined.

Alice gave her an incredulous look. "Are you kidding me? That's gross."

"What?" Jessica said innocently. "I find him cute and charming. You guys need to stop picking on him."

Alice shuddered. "Well he asked me out once. Horrible experience."

"Yeah but he's strong. He nearly beat up Edwa..." her voice faded as her eyes widened. She was looking at something with big wide eyes. Ben was smiling too but it nearly faltered as he looked at something behind me. I felt a presence behind me and heard a deep breathing.

"Who nearly beat up who?" said a hostile voice. But the voice was very familiar. Fluidlike and velvet. I slowly turned around to face him.

It was the guy I met up with at the store. He called out Emmett and glared at me with those dark intimidating eyes as if I was daring to compete with him. I felt myself almost shudder as I recalled and he flashed me a weird look before returning his attention back to them. His eyes held dark bags underneath and his eyes were slightly red. His lips were parched, visibly proven on his lips.

"Nothing. No one beat no one." Mumbled Jasper.

Emmett rolled his eyes. "Thanks for joining us Edward. Let's have some tea and have a quite enjoyable conversation shall we?" he said sarcastically.

Edward squinted his eyes as he glared at Emmett."What? Why so afraid to admit it? Yeah Mike nearly beat me up at the field before I dragged his ass to hell." He muttered a bunch of profanities most likely but I wasn't able to comprehend them.

Alice remained quiet. Just staring at her feet with a slightly solemn face. The face of a child being scolded for stealing a cookie.

"Emmett, our mom told me to tell you to get those errands done. Quickly. She was dead fucking serious." His voice monotone as he clenched his jaw once he finished. Then his eyes ended up on me as he gave me the look to dare compete with him.

Mom. They were obviously brothers.

"Awww, do I have to?" Emmett whined. He got up and grabbed the jacket off the back of his seat as he put it on. He pulled Rosalie aside to speak with her as he gave her a quick peck on the lips.

"Aren't you that klutz that ran into me in that convenience store of whatever."

My eyes faltered downwards. "Yes." I mumbled.

"Her name is Bella. She just came here to Forks. The least she could get is a proper greeting from you." Alice's eyes held confidence as she held a gaze with him. Edward gazed back at her before returning to look back at me. His green iris just mixing dramatically with his dark pupil.

"Well Bella." He began with an emphasis. "Nice to see you hanging around these people. Welcome to Forks, the most mundane fucking town in the world."

"Alright!" boomed Emmett. He came back to our circle and kissed Rosalie one more, but on the cheek. "Let's go!" Rosalie slightly blushed but returned to her hard exterior. Those girly phases must be once in a while moments.

Emmett nearly skipped his way away from us, going slightly slow as Edward followed him while slumping. "See ya later." Called Emmett.

"Yeah. See ya fucking later." muttered Edward.

Once they were a few yards away, Jessica leaned forward as if she had the most juiciest secret in the world.

"Why does Edward have such a thing against Mike? Like what the hell the dude do to him?"

Alice shot Jasper a look before returning back to normal. "Nothing. Just some stuff unresolved between them. Just let them be the way they are."

"Alright." Chirped Jessica. "The other day though I saw Mike..." Jessica continued gushing as my mind wandered off to space. My mind slowly wandered to Emmett and Edward's retreating form, Emmett shaking his head frantically as Edward was following him. Edward wasn't slumping anymore with his back erect. One of his fist clenched at his side while the other was clutching at his bronze mane.

Edward looked back once, possibly locking eyes with me for a second. His eyes held anger, exhaustion, slight confusion, a dislike…and pure sadness. I felt my mouth slowly frown as I watched him. His eyebrows furrowed, showing his obvious curiosity. He was questioning something, something like me as he slightly pursed his lips.

I was obviously curious about him with his friend's reaction with him. Emmett was obviously his brother which was why they both would put up with each other. And so would Alice, recalling Emmett's mention of being Alice's brother.

Emmett turned his head slightly and said something. Edward licked his dry lips and blinked before turning around, his back slowly disappearing around the corner with Emmett. I continued staring at the spot where he was when I gradually turned around to return to the circle.

Alice and Jasper were occupied with a conversation with Ben, Angela, and Jessica. They were joking around about some sort of prank pulled at their school. Once my eyes fell upon Rosalie, I saw that she was watching me. Eyes like a hawk. With wonder.

I slightly blushed under her gaze and wondered if she saw me staring towards Emmett and Edward's retreating form. I knew she was already suspicious and uneasy with me about not sharing a certain piece of information such as why I'd here.

Worst thing that could have been if she saw Edward's and my little exchange back there. My back was to her but she knew where I was looking and she could have seen Edward's eyes towards us.

Here eyes flickered behind me and then returned back to me. Her eyes indicating what she was thinking about. I felt a trickle of sweat slowly disperse from the side of my head. I watched as the corner of her lip slowly twitched, showing a possible smile but not seemingly a smirk.

"I gotta use the restroom. Excuse me." Rosalie broke the locked gaze and turned around, heading around the corner.

They were still in their conversation while I uncomfortably shuffled in my seat. I turned back around at the empty corner where the two brothers disappeared.

Was everyone just lost nowadays? Or just plain confused? I thought.

Confusion is the most frustrating feeling in the world. It can go to an extent where you won't even know your place in the world...