A/N: Here's the first actual chapter, please enjoy and don't forget to let me know what you think!
That Friday was an unusually sunny day, probably the first time I saw the sun since I moved to Forks three months ago. That's right, I had seen nothing but rain and clouds for weeks now. I surely missed the sun but I didn't exactly hate the rain, actually I quite enjoyed it. I found it relaxing and kind of romantic, I liked reading a book by my bedroom window when it was raining. The sound of the drops of water hitting the ground cleared my mind.
That morning however I was disappointed when I didn't see any of the Cullens at school. Alice had told me they weren't going to be at school since Carlisle was taking them on a family trip in the mountains for the whole weekend. I wish I could do the same thing, it would be nice to get away from everything for just a day or two.
I was currently having lunch outside with Angela and Jessica, taking advantage of the nice weather. I haven't spent much time with them as I usually stayed with the Cullens, but Angela and Jessica were actually quite alright. Well, mostly Angela. Jessica was too influenced by Lauren, the gossip queen. I didn't know why but Lauren didn't like me at all. At first I was confused as I hadn't done anything to her, after a while I stopped wondering about it and just let her glare at me all she wanted. Honestly I think she disliked me because of my friendship with the Cullens, after all it was well known they weren't liked among the students.
"What do you say Bella?"
I was so lost in my thoughts I didn't notice Jessica was talking to me until she slightly shook my shoulder to get my attention, "I'm sorry, what were you talking about?"
Jessica and Angela exchanged a look. Last time I checked the topic was Mike Newton, not the most interesting conversation if you asked me. No wonder I lost track of it.
"We're going to the beach tomorrow along with Mike, Eric, Lauren and Tyler." Angela explained, "The boys want to go surfing, we could just chill by the sea. Maybe work on our tan."
I pondered the idea for a while. It was Saturday and I had nothing to do since Alice wasn't here and neither was Emmett, so no videogame marathon this weekend.
"It will be fun! We need to take advantage of the sun when it shines." Jessica pointed out, "And Mike will be there!"
I chuckled at her enthusiasm and agreed to go even if it wasn't for Mike's presence, "Okay then. Which beach are we going to?"
"La Push. The waves are great there, well at least that's what Eric said."
I noticed Angela blushing slightly as she mentioned Eric's name. She really needed to ask him out, it was so obvious they liked each other. It was funny to watch them tiptoe around the topic but never actually do anything about it.
"La Push? On the Reservation?" I asked just to be sure. Jacob mentioned that beach several times, maybe I could ask him if he wanted to come.
"That's the one. Have you ever been there?"
"No Jess. But I have a friend who lives on the reservation and he's always talking about it." I explained while munching on my chicken salad.
"You should ask him to come too. The more the merrier, right?" I nodded, "And I like the Rez guys. They are a lot of fun."
Jessica then started blabbering about some guys she met on the Reservation a few months ago. I tried listening to her, I really did but I just couldn't concentrate. I don't know why but I tended to tune out her voice every time she talked. My thoughts wondered to Jacob. The last time I hung out with him was almost a week ago, my truck was having some problems with the clutch and he came over to fix it. I really liked Jake, he was a great friend. Jacob and Alice were my two best friends, too bad they didn't know each other… maybe sometime I could introduce them, it would be great if we could all hang out together.
"Hey Bella! Are you here with us today? It's the second time you space out."
"Yeah… I'm sorry Jess." I apologized, "I was thinking about tomorrow. What were you saying?"
"I asked if you knew when Rosalie is coming back." Jessica repeated rolling her eyes, "I heard from Lauren that she'll be here by next week and I figured since you're always hanging out with the Cullens maybe you would know."
I stared at her for several seconds trying to understand what she was talking about. I knew none named Rosalie and certainly I didn't know how this person was related to the Cullens.
"Who?"
Both Angela and Jessica looked puzzled at my response, like they were expecting a different answer from me.
"Rosalie Hale, Jasper's twin sister." Jessica stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world, "She too is part of the Cullen family. Never heard of her?"
I shook my head and wondered why neither Alice nor any of her siblings ever mentioned her to me. This knowledge totally came out of the blue, I thought I was close to the Cullens but it turned out I didn't even know about the existence of another family member. I was suddenly curious about this Rosalie, why didn't Alice tell me about her? And where was she?
"No." I muttered, "I've never heard of her."
Jessica shrugged and proceeded to tell me everything she knew about this person. She was probably just happy to have something more to gossip about. "Like I said, she's Jasper's twin sister. No wonder you've never met her, she left some time ago. I think it was the day before you arrived here in Forks." she briefly looked at Angela and received a nod for confirmation, "Nobody knows for sure but apparently she went back to Alaska for a while to spend some time with some relatives the Cullen have there."
I nodded, Alice had told me they had some close relatives in Denali and sometimes they travelled back to Alaska to stay with them for a while.
"However it looks like she'll be coming back to school sometime next week."
"What is she like?" I found myself wondering out loud.
Jessica chuckled, "She's kinda freaky like all the Cullens, weird eyes, pale complexion..." she waved off the other characteristics, "But she will probably be the most gorgeous girl you'll ever meet in your life. There's really no other way to describe her."
I looked to Angela and she was nodding in agreement, "She's a bitch though." Jess continued, "Almost all the boys in school tried to ask her out but apparently she's too good for anyone." she snorted but then smiled brightly as she saw Mike and Tyler approaching our table.
"The Ice Queen, that's what we call her." Mike said, coming up to us, "Right, Ty? She rejected you not too long ago if I remember well." he grinned and Tyler playfully shoved him.
"Shut up Mike, she turned you down a hundred times." Tyler retorted taking a seat next to me, "Are you gonna ask her out again next week or have you had enough of the word no?"
Both Angela and Jessica snickered at his comment while I became even more eager to meet this Rosalie. As soon as Alice came back I was going to shower her with questions, starting with why she didn't tell me she had a sister.
"I think I'll ask her again, sooner or later she will say yes!" he then leaped up from his seat and started doing a weird dance with his hips, "Nobody can resist the Mike Charm!"
I laughed along with the others as he said that. I sure was able to resist his charm when he asked me out two months ago.
"Hey Bella..." I shifted my attention towards Angela who was looking at something behind me, "Do you happen to know that dude standing by that bike over there? I think he's been staring at your back for quite a bit."
I turned around quickly, wondering who could have been staring at me from a distance. I sure wasn't that interesting. I spotted the black motorcycle at the back of the parking lot, standing next to it was Jacob. He was wearing a tight black t-shirt which made his abs stand out and a pair of worn out jeans that gave him the look of a bad boy. He was leaning against his bike, holding his helmet under his muscular arm and indeed he was looking right at me.
My face immediately opened in a warm smile, it had been a few days since I last saw Jake and I realized in that moment that since I started hanging out with the Cullens I had been neglecting him a bit.
"Yeah, he's my friend Jacob from the reservation." I stood up from the table, "I'll go say hi."
I excused myself and made my way towards Jake all the while smiling at him while he waved his hand at me. I was happy he decided to come here since I missed him a lot when he wasn't around.
"Jake!"
"Hello Bells!"
I threw my arms around his warm body, enveloping him in a hug. He quickly put his own arms around my slender waist and kissed my cheek.
"It's nice to know you still remember my name, Bella." he joked.
I pouted and punched him lightly on his right arm, "Don't be like that Jake, it's been only a week!"
"I know, I just missed you" he smiled and took my hand in his big one, "How about you come down to the Rez tomorrow? We can do something together besides Embry is dying to see you..."
I chuckled as he mentioned Embry. He was a great guy but he seemed to have taken too much of a liking in me. "That's a great idea Jake. Actually my friends and I were already planning on going to La Push tomorrow afternoon, maybe we can meet there?"
"Sure, Bells." he agreed and we both looked over to where the others were "So are they your friends?"
"Yeah… They're fine I guess..." Jacob laughed as he saw Mike was still wiggling his hips while Tyler was doing kissing faces towards Jacob and me. "Maybe a bit weird. However I don't hang out much with them so I really don't know."
As I spoke I realized I really didn't know much about them. For example the only thing I knew for sure about Jessica was that she liked Mike... And gossiping. More or less the same I knew about Angela which I liked way more than Jess, by the way. Maybe I should really spend more time with them, it would be good for me. At least that's what Charlie said.
"Why is that?" Jake's voice woke me up from my reverie.
"Huh?"
"I asked why you don't hang out with them? They look like cool kids to me..."
"Well I usually spend my time with you or the C-"
I was interrupted by the sound of the bell signaling the end of our lunch break. I had biology next so I'd better hurry if I didn't want to be late.
"I'm sorry Jake, I really need to get to class" I motioned toward the school building "Today we have a really important lesson, can't miss it."
"Don't worry Bells. I'll see you tomorrow."
He leaned down and kissed me on the cheek.
"Yeah... See you tomorrow."
Once inside the classroom I had a really hard time paying attention to the lesson. I kept thinking about Jacob and how he made me feel. It was always so easy with him and in a way I felt attracted to him. Maybe it meant I was starting to like him as more than a friend? I shook the idea from my mind, I'd known Jacob for weeks, years if you count the summers I spent here in Forks, and I'd never felt anything more than friendship towards him.
I'd always been the kind of person who believed in love at first sight. I think that if you are meant to be with someone then you know it as soon as you meet them. With Jake this wasn't the case but I wasn't completely against the idea of a relationship with him. He was a great guy, funny, friendly, kind and handsome. I guess I'd just have to wait and see what the future had in store for me.
A/N: I hope you liked it!
