Yay, 19 reviews! I'm glad you guys like the story, but some of you seemed confused, so I'm going to try and clear things up. Pianist917- Bella is in the story, I just haven't introduced her yet. Bella is a ghost. Sophie Norris is not Bella, so therefore Sophie is not a ghost. Samia Perez, I'll try to make the Cullens more distinctive. I didn't focus too much on Edward's family, because you already know about their personalities from Twilight. Also because in the first few chapters they don't have very important roles. Thank you all for your reviews! Even if I don't respond to them all, I still read them and appreciate all of them. This chapter is for NCIS agent and Falling Snowy Sky.
I couldn't get the strange encounter with our neighbor out of my head. It bothered me far more than it should have, not being able to read her mind. The rest of my family was shocked. The girl had been cold, unfriendly, and rude for no reason that I could see.
Rose was affronted. It bothered her that the mortal had been so callous and uncaring. She was used to the humans admiring her beauty, and the fact that this girl hadn't seemed to care at all stung her. Another thing was that she hadn't seemed attracted to any of us. Most girls fawned on Emmett, Jasper and I. We considered it odd, unlike Rosalie who took it as a personal insult.
Jasper was most worried about me not being able to read her mind. He wondered uneasily if the girl suspected anything. He informed us that she had been irritated, and some of the questions we had asked had triggered despair and fury. But no fear. So she could not suspect the truth, we reasoned.
Esme, of all things, was worried about the girl. Despite her outright rudeness, Esme had a soft spot for children because of the child she had lost. She thought the girl was unhappy, and wondered what could have made her so unfeeling. The poor child, she thought. I wish we could help whatever the problem is. Carlisle had the same view. They both tended to believe in the best of people.
Myself, I believed the girl simply had no manners. Though I wished I could explain why my family moving into the house angered her so greatly. Alice was apprehensive. She said it was just a feeling that the meeting had given her, and she couldn't explain any farther. We guessed that the impulse stemmed from her strange ability. Alice insisted that the girl hadn't been the source of the sensation, rather it was something related to the girl, or close to her.
True to his nature, Emmett found the whole thing highly amusing. "So our neighbor has got her feathers in a ruffle because we moved in. I don't know why you're all so concerned about it. She's pissed off because we moved into the mansion. End of story." But somehow I felt as if this was only the beginning of the story. I shook off the feeling quickly. That was Alice's area of expertise.
Carlisle informed us that we would start school next Monday. We would spend the remaining week hunting, but to the people of Forks we would be settling in to our home. "Just be careful," Carlisle warned. "We didn't realize there were neighbors so close." His eyes lingered on Jasper.
As Alice pranced out the door leading Jasper, Carlisle stopped me. "Take care of Jasper. I'm worried about him." I nodded to Carlisle.
"Don't worry. We'll keep him far away from the Norris' house." Carlisle smiled.
Thank you, Edward. He added. I knew I could depend on you.
Yes, this chapter is a filler. I put in so you can see how they all react to Sophie. Believe me, I'm just as eager to get to the action as you. You have no idea how difficult it is. I just want to write down all of the secrets, and see your reactions. But I won't. :D