It turned out that Alice was right, we did have the next class together. I wasn't sure how she knew that and I didn't bother asking. The rest of the afternoon went by in a strange blur.

Alice whispered to me constantly during class. She'd somehow figured out the perfect volume to speak to me in without the teacher over hearing her. Knowing that I could never manage a decent whisper I answered everything on a piece of paper I'd sat between us.

She told me about how happy she was to have moved to Forks. How they'd been living in Alaska before they moved. She said she liked Forks better already because she had a friend, and I assumed that she was talking about me. I asked her a few questions when I could, and she was very open with her answers. She told me about her siblings and how I should probably just ignore them because they didn't have her sense of humor, or good fashion.

I tried to pay attention to Alice as she chattered excitedly, but eventually I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched, or that our conversation was being listened to. By the end of our class together I was ready to go home.

Going home wasn't an option though, especially on a Wednesday. As I walked outside to the parking lot with everyone else I saw them, three of my favorite people in the world. Sam, Leah, and Jacob had been a part of my life for as long as I could remember, along with pretty much everyone else down at La Push. My dad and Jacob's dad, Billy, have been best friends since before any of us were born. Sam and Leah were a few years older than the rest of us, but it didn't matter. They were like the mom and dad friend of our big little family. And every Wednesday it never failed that they would pick me up after school for family movie night. It was tradition.

Each week it was girls versus guys. One week the girls would choose a movie and the guys would pick out snacks, the next week it'd change. The rules were simple: You couldn't complain about the choice of movie, you couldn't choose the same movie every turn, and you had to have fun. And we always did. Even me.

Which was why my silent approach to the car had them all looking a little worried. Jake was the first to ask, "Bells, you alright?"

I nodded and then shrugged. "I don't know. I've had a strange afternoon. Everything would have been fine if I hadn't run into that new transfer kid from Alaska or whatever."

Sam and Leah gave each other a look that I didn't quite understand until Leah started grinning. "So what's his name?"

I shook my head, "Oh no, it's not even close to anything like that. The guy seemed kind of off. His sister seems really nice, but he seems like he's got some issues. I'm pretty sure he ditched after lunch too. Which is weird because they just transferred today and then he was barely here for five minutes before leaving?" I rolled my eyes and I could tell that the more I tried to explain how much of a weirdo I thought Edward was it was only convincing Leah of how much I liked him. Which was completely preposterous.

I looked at all three of them and sighed loudly. "There's no way I'm going to convince you I don't like this guy. Is there?"

Jake laughed while Leah shook her head. Sam just smiled at them fondly and then told us all to get into the car. The ride to La Push never seemed to take too long, I'd been riding down the same road almost all my life. Leah and Sam stopped goofing on me as we'd gotten closer to Paul's. It was his week to host, and since his dad worked in the evenings it was usually the best place for our movie nights.

I'd thought the trip had made Sam and Leah forget all about aggravating me, but I was wrong. As soon as we walked inside and everyone had been greeted Leah informed them all of my "boyfriend".

I crossed my arms, rolled my eyes, and pursed my lips for a moment. "Definitely not my boyfriend, Leah. I don't even know the guy. And from his attitude earlier I don't think I'd want to get to know him."

Leah laughed. "Well Paul is a jerk too, but remember how you had a crush on him a few years ago?"

I felt the blood rush to my face, and I saw Paul look up at me confused. "That's different okay. I'm use to Paul being a jerk. And yes, I had a little crush on him." I explained with a shrug. "But I mean we grew up together, it happens."

Jake chuckled behind me. "I never knew you had so many feet Bella. Just keep talking, I'm sure there are more you can fit in your mouth."

At that moment Embry walked up behind Jake and got him in a headlock.

And with that the conversation was over. I walked quietly to the couch and picked out a spot for the movie. Everyone else laughed quietly as they finished preparing the snacks and drinks. Paul was the first one out of the kitchen and he sat down next to me. Quil managed to beat Jake to the seat on my other side, so Embry Jake and Quil sat on the floor in front of us. Leah and Sam cozied up on the loveseat after Leah picked out a movie.

Me and Leah were the only two left for the girl's nights. Rebecca and Rachel had both graduated that spring. Rachel was in college, and Rebecca had gone off to Hawaii with that guy she married. So Leah and I were all that was left. Two girls surrounded by testosterone and fart jokes.

As the movie trailers on the DVD played I zoned out. All I could think about was the strange new siblings. I'd only met two of them, but they all seemed so vastly different. Not just in personality either. You'd think that they'd look something alike, but they didn't. Not really. The only thing they seemed to have in common was the beautiful pale color of their skin and the sweet golden honey color of their eyes.

And yes, maybe Edward was attractive. Their entire family was attractive. But being good looking didn't give anyone the right to be so snobby towards people, especially strangers. The longer I thought about it the more I was certain I didn't like him.

When the movie finally ended I called my mom to come get me. I didn't like Sam having to drive me around all the time. While I waited for her to show up I helped Paul clean up the snacks and drinks that had been left scattered in around the living room and kitchen.

"So Bella." Paul started after a few minutes of awkward silence. "How come you never told me you had a crush on me?"

I put the cups in the sink and avoided eye contact with him. "I didn't actually have a crush on you. Leah and the girls kept asking me if I was interested in anyone. I wasn't, not really. So I just said the first name that popped into my head."

He looked disappointed. "Oh. Well that's cool. I guess."

The silence seemed to last forever before he spoke again. "So have you ever had a crush on any of the guys then?"

I laughed uncomfortably. "No, Paul." I thought about the question for a moment and considered my explanation carefully. "I've never really had crushes. I don't think I've ever really been interested in that kind of stuff. I like reading about them, or watching them in movies, but I've never pictured myself as the kind of person to fall into some guy's arms and swoon. It's not me."

Paul mistook my laughter for genuine amusement and joined in. Even if he had it wrong I was glad to see him in a good mood. Most of the time he was all temper.

He was about to say something when I heard my mom's car in the driveway and a couple of quick honks. I smiled and waved at him before heading out the door.

Mom had a million questions when I got in the car. She always had a million questions.

"How was your day?"

I shrugged. "It was today. I don't know. We got a group of transfer students, but other than that it was uneventful."

Mom nodded her head. "I heard about that. Your dad said that the new doctor had kids about your age. Were they nice? Were you nice? I know it must be hard transferring to a new school in the middle of your high school career."

"I met one of the sisters. She seems a bit odd, but she's really nice. She actually saved me from falling in the lunchroom." I explained.

"Let me guess, you slipped again?" Mom chuckled a little and I knew she was trying to picture what happened.

I sighed. "Yes, I slipped. Someone spilled some water or something by the trashcan and I would have probably gotten hurt if it hadn't been for Alice."

"Oh! Well she sounds kind. Did you meet any of the other kids?"

I felt my shoulders tense up. "Kind of. One of her brothers came up to us as we were walking out of the lunchroom. He was kind of intense."

"Intense? What exactly do you mean by that?" Her voice sounded slightly concerned, but I couldn't look at her.

"I don't know. Maybe he was just having a bad day or something. Maybe my first impression of him is all wrong."

"Isabella Swan, you better tell me right now if this guy did something to you. I will go up to the school tomorrow and handle it if I have to." She said in full Mom Mode.

"Mom no. Nothing happened. Not really. Like I said, maybe the guy was just having an off day. Please don't go to the school. I can handle this."

"Fine. But you let me know if I need to come up there."

I let out a deep breath. "Only if you don't tell dad. The last thing I need is for him to go all 'Police Chief Swan'."

My mom stayed silent for a minute. "Deal."

The last few minutes of our drive home almost felt like torture. The only sounds were the sloshing of rain and the squeaking of windshield wipers. I was glad when the car finally stopped and I could retreat to my room. I never ate dinner at home on movie nights and I was glad I wouldn't have to suffer through the same round of questions with my dad. He greeted us as we walked in and then turned his attention back to the news.

I walked upstairs to my room and quickly got ready for bed. I could feel myself drifting off almost as soon as my head hit the pillow. A small chill passed through me right before I fell asleep.