Hello again! Thank-you to all of you who had the time to read the "Introduction"! I REALLY appreciate it! Okay, so here's the first chapter. I hope you like it! I'd like to mention a special thank-you to "Imagination Lover", who added this story to their list of favourite stories. Thank-you!
This is my first fanfic, so I hope I'll improve as I go on...
PLEASE REMEMBER: I do not own anything that belongs to the author of Twilight, especially the characters. The other characters are just in my imagination, and any relation to a non-fictional character is purely coincidental.
Chapter one - Homeroom
The sunlight sneaked through the edges of my blinds and the sound of melodic whistling emerged from the door. I did not want to go to school today. I had gone to sleep late last night due to book-wormitis, and I WAS TIRED!! Why did school have to start so early? Couldn't we begin at ten am instead of eight?
I sat up in my bed and checked the time on my alarm clock; 6.31am. For some reason, unknown to me, my alarm clock would show the time yet it would not set off the alarm - useless piece of junk. I pulled the covers off my body and got out of bed. The bedroom door seemed so far away, but I finally reached it. I dragged my feet along the wooden floors in the hallway and went down the stairs. The whistling got louder.
"Morning Bella," Jacob greeted me in a bear hug.
"Can't – breathe!" I managed to squeeze out. He released me and muffled my hair.
"Has Charlie left for work already?" I asked him.
"Yeah, he left 10 minutes ago. He wishes you a good day at school," He responded. He turned around to grab a buttered toast. His hair was really messy this morning. Luckily I had chopped his hair a few weeks ago, or he'd have a bee's nest on his head this morning.
Jacob grabbed the cereal packet and threw it in my direction. I caught it with both hands, placed it on the table and went to get myself a bowl, spoon and milk. The breakfast cereal was tasteless this morning. It took me ten minutes to eat 3 spoonfuls.
"Come on Bella. Hurry up! Shove your breakfast down quickly. I've got to go to school early today. Miss Bradlen said there's some new celebrity family coming to our school today and she wants me to help her get the canteen looking schmick. Oh, come on Bella!" Jacob had a worried look on his face…as if the world was about to end. He continued to shove his own breakfast down his throat.
"Celebrity family? What type of celebrity family comes here?" I asked him.
"A very, very wealthy one," He looked at me like I was stupid. "Woo-hoo Bella. We don't live in Forks anymore, remember? We m –o –v –e –d last year. This is Sydney we live in now. Yes, we're talking 'bout Sydney. Forks is a small, cute town and Sydney is a huge, rich city," He seemed frustrated now – frustrated that I'd forgotten we lived in Sydney. I mean, who could forget they lived in SYDNEY?!
Me.
Jacob parked his Nissan Pulsar in his usual spot and was in a rush to get out. The second I closed my door, he had already pressed the auto door lock from his remote key.
"See you around Bella! Have a good day!" he yelled as he ran towards the canteen.
What was I going to do now? I had half an hour to kill and I had nothing to do. I pulled out my mp3 player from my skirt pocket and listened to some jazz. I made my way to find my friends.
Josephine's diamond watch shined and glistened and made me want to turn away and head in the other direction. But these were my friends, and a diamond watch would not win over them.
"How was your weekend, Bella?" asked Jonathan.
"Let me guess! You went to the library and borrowed some books?" Alex butted in, all proud of herself.
"Yeah." I was sick of Alex. "That's pretty much it."
Alex wasn't one of my kindest friends. She always wanted to make herself look good – visually and mentally. Jonathan on the other hand was funny, smart and friendly. He always wanted our group of friends to be happy. He was one of my closest friends and if I needed something, Jonathan would always be there.
I took a seat next to Josephine who had her nose in a magazine. Josephine was a quiet person and she was not included in Alex and Jonathan's conversation this morning.
The canteen was starting to fill up with juniors and seniors. Alex and Jonathan talked about random things. Like Josephine, I wasn't really listening to the conversation as I had my mp3 plugged in one ear so I would still have the chance to hear the bell ring.
But then, the conversation changed. There were lots of smiles on Alex and Jonathan's faces, so I decided to tune in.
"That family are also a rock band," Alex mentioned.
"Really? Wow." Jonathan was not surprised Alex knew all the gossip.
"Is this the famous fam-" I started to ask but got interrupted.
"The Cullen family; yes. They're the family arriving today – here at our school," Alex told me. She was upset that I wasn't part of the conversation and that I had missed half of it.
"What's their rock band called, Alex?" Jonathan curiously asked. It looked like he wanted Alex to stop looking at me like I was a criminal.
"Um," She turned her face towards Jonathan and removed her dagger eyes from my view. "Nuclear Puppets."
"Sounds like a heavy metal band name to me," I said. Crap, I shouldn't have said that – Alex whipped her face in my direction, locked her eyes in mine and made a face like she was set to kill. Oops!
"Well, it's not," she spat bitterly. "They make pop songs too. Really good stuff, it is. Best thing since sliced bread."
Wow, Alex really liked this band. I wondered why she was so addicted, but it didn't take long to get my answer.
"Oh, and there's this really cute guy in the band called Edward." A smile stretched across her face. I had never seen Alex like this before - she must really like this guy! "He's my favourite! I can't wait to meet him! And plus, he's single!" Her voice broke at that last bit.
That'd be right. Alex actually liked the band because of Edward. Edward – what a weird name.
Jonathan looked at me, pointed his head in the direction of Alex and rolled his eyes. I let a little giggle slip out. Oops! But thankfully, Alex thought she was receiving a slight giggle because I thought it was sweet. WRONG!
"What instrument does he play in the band?" Josephine suddenly asked. We all turned to look at her.
Josephine was my other friend. She had been the kindest girl to me. She wasn't full of herself and we got along really well. Apart from Jonathan and Sam (another friend. He was late today), Josie and I did everything together. I liked everything about Josie, apart from her diamond watch. It was way too shiny.
"Edward sings and plays the keyboard. Multi-talented!" Alex replied.
"Cool," Jonathan added.
The bell suddenly rang and we walked towards homeroom. I was in the same homeroom as Sam and Alex so I had to walk along with Alex. She continued chattering about Edward and the Nuclear Puppets. I was not listening so I just mmm'd and ahh'd at the right places so that she wouldn't feel like killing me again.
We walked into the full room and Sam greeted us.
"Hey Bella, hey Alex! We've got parade today. Something about new students…?" Sam was joyful this morning, though that was not unusual for Sam.
"Why were you late this morning Sam? We deserve an explanation," I said.
"Well, it's a long story. The long and the short is that my sister wouldn't get out of the shower. Anyway, do you know who the new family is?" Sam asked me. Luckily, Alex was off talking to the homeroom teacher, so she didn't hear his question.
"Yeah. We all do. Alex gave us a lecture this morning. I'm warning you; don't get her started," I whispered.
"Oh, right. Let's go then," he said and led the way to the parade hall.
The parade hall was packed full of students. The principal and deputy stood at the front of the parade hall with the microphone.
"Everybody take a seat!" The principal boomed into the mike. "We have a lot to get through this morning so the quicker you're ready, the quicker you'll get to your next class!" All the students groaned.
"Silence!" The principal ordered. The parade hall did exactly that.
"We are here today to welcome a new family joining us. This family is very well known for their band Nuclear Puppets. Please welcome, the Cullen Family!"
Everyone stood up. The parade hall roared with life as screaming and whistling carried on. I clasped my hands over my ears and looked towards the direction of the front gate. Unfortunately, I could still hear Alex screaming beside me.
A white stretch limo appeared and the chauffeur hopped out. He opened the passengers' door and a stunning looking girl stepped out into the light. She had very pale skin and short spiky deep black hair. She was quite short and she wore massive sunglasses over her eyes. She looked like a supermodel, yet she didn't belong here with all these rich dags around. She waved to the crowd and then reached into the limo and grabbed her schoolbag, which she swung over her shoulder. Then she skipped like a dancer beside the limo and stood there. Anyone could have mistaken her with an angel.
Shortly after, a boy with honey blond hair stepped out of the limo. He was tall and lean, yet muscular and as pale as the supermodel. He waved to the crowd too, reached in the limo, grabbed his schoolbag and went to stand beside her. They took each other's hands and looked towards the limo.
I couldn't hear Alex screaming anymore, so I turned to see if she was still there. She was, but she was just clapping - like most people. I turned back to look at the limo in case I had missed something. I hadn't.
Another girl stepped out of the limo. She had golden, wavy hair and she was taller than the supermodel. She waved to the crowd and Sam (who was standing in front of me) suddenly dropped to the ground.
"HELP!!! HELP!!!" I yelled as I tried to pick Sam off the ground. I yelled at Alex to keep an eye on him while I went to see the teachers. She nodded and continued clapping. I ran past her and towards the front of the parade hall, but the amount of students in the hall kept on pushing me back. I finally reached the principal and as I was explaining what had just happened, the noise of the crowd grew. I turned to face the limo and noticed a muscular boy with dark, curly hair standing beside the perfect blonde. He had the same pale skin as the others. I showed the principal the way to Sam and he nodded and followed me through the crowd.
A few minutes passed and an ambulance parked behind the limo. Paramedics ran out and came towards us. They put Sam on the roller bed and took him back to the ambulance. I saw Jonathan follow them into the ambulance. They drove away shortly later.
The crowd started chanting "EDWARD! EDWARD! EDWARD!", so I clasped my hands to my ears again and stood on my tiptoes to get a better view.
A boy with messy bronze coloured hair stepped out of the limo and the crowd went ballistic! He had the same pale skin as the rest of his family, yet none of them looked alike. He was less bulky than the other two boys and he was just as tall as the boy that stood beside the supermodel. Alex went crazy beside me. I wanted to just leave and listen to my mp3 player, yet I could not get my eyes off this boy. He was beautiful. Even someone with the best imagination could not think of this boy. What an angel! He followed the same actions as his family members and he stood beside them. Together, they looked like a family from heaven - a gift from the gods.
"Everyone please welcome the Cullen family!" The principal roared into the speaker system. Again, the volume of the crowd increased dramatically.
I walked into my history class and sat down at my usual spot. The seat next to me was always free for anyone who wanted to join the loner. I grabbed my pencil case and my history book out of my bag and dumped the bag on the floor. The class went quiet as Mr Burgess the history teacher walked into the class with a new student – the supermodel with black short spiky hair.
"Everyone, I'd like you to give a warm welcome to one of our new students today – Alice Cullen," Mr Burgess announced to the class. The class exchanged hellos with Alice.
Now, Mr Burgess would send Alice to sit next to me, the loner. Please not me, I repeated over and over again in my head. Knowing my luck, Alice would probably end up sitting beside me.
"Bella, would it be okay if Alice was to sit beside you today?" Mr Burgess asked me.
Alice looked at me. She had very dark eyes.
"Yeah, sure," I replied. As if I could say no.
"Thanks Bella," Mr Burgess motioned Alice to sit next to me.
She danced her way, walked was a bit of an understatement, towards the desk and remained standing.
"Hello, my name is Alice," her high, soft voice sang. She held out her hand for me to shake.
"Hi. Bella," I responded, reaching out to shake her hand.
Her hand was ice cold. I shivered and she noticed, pulling her hand away quickly.
"Why are you so cold on a hot day like this?" I asked her. Once the words had spilled out of my mouth, I felt cruel. I didn't want to offend Alice. "Sorry, I didn't mean to ask you that. It wasn't very nice of me to ask you," I apologised. My eyes went back to my book. I felt really mean, like a big bully.
"It's okay," she laughed, "I get asked that question all the time. Don't worry about it."
"Really?" I asked, stunned. My face turned to look her in the eyes. She wasn't offended as she had a smile on her face.
"Yeah. Anyway, back to the question; I don't know why I'm cold. Even my doctor doesn't know."
"Bella, Alice; it's nice to see you're getting along, but can you please focus on history right now?" Mr Burgess yelled across the room.
"I was-" I began.
"Sorry sir, I was just talking to Bella about something," Alice finished my sentence for me, smiled me a flash of white pearls and took a seat beside me.
The rest of that lesson was spent concentrating on the whiteboard in front of us. Surprisingly, I was quite upset when the bell rang. I'm usually the one glancing at the clock constantly to count down to next class or lunchtime. But this history class went really quickly.
"May I join you and your friends for morning tea, Bella?" Alice grabbed my arm as I went to run out of the classroom.
"Sure, come on!" I helped her pack her book into her bag, reached for her wrist and pulled her out into the bustling corridor. There were people everywhere!
As we ran towards my locker, Alice must have bumped into someone as there now was a boy holding Alice's other wrist. As we neared my locker, I let go and told Alice to stay where she was. When I reached my locker, I pulled my locker key from my skirt pocket and reached up to collect my books for my next class. I turned around and faced an angel's face and dropped my books to the ground.
"Oops," I quickly managed to say as I bent down to scoop up my belongings.
"Here, I'll help you," a musical voice said. His velvety voice had a British accent.
The angels' long white fingers helped me collect my stuff. In a few seconds, I held everything in my arms and I turned to look at the angel's face once more.
I had seen this face not so long ago, possibly today, but from far away. The pale white skin, the bronze messy hair, the scorching beautiful eyes.
Edward.
Yes, I was sure of it. This was Edward, the male vocalist for the band Alice was in; Nuclear Puppets. I could not stop looking at his face - his dark eyes, crooked smile, messy hair, and pale skin - the face of an angel.
"Bella, this is my brother Edward," Alice said as if on cue.
"I know," I whispered, still gazing him in the eyes. "I mean, everyone knows you're Edward," I added so I didn't sound like a stalker. My eyes broke the lock of our gazing and went back to looking at the pile of books in my hands.
"Nice to meet you, Bella," Edward replied. My eyes drifted back to his and he smiled another crooked smile.
"Are we going to eat now? I'm hungry!" Alice cried.
"Sure," I replied. "This way," I started to head towards the spot where we sat at lunch. Alice followed.
"Would I be welcome to join you?" A distant Edward voice asked.
I turned and saw Edward standing a few metres away, he hadn't moved.
"Yes, why not?" I asked, our eyes locking together again.
"I don't know. It's just polite to ask first," Edward smiled another crooked smile. That was three now, I was counting. How did he know that a smile was all that could change my mind? Not that I would have said no to the angel in the first place.
"Oh, okay. So are we going?" I asked.
"Oh Yes! Come on Edward!" Alice exclaimed excitedly, getting hold of Edward's' wrist.
We walked through the crowded corridors and it felt bizarre that everyone was watching us. Ok, I have to say; it did kind of feel weird being followed by two beautiful people. From the spectators' perspectives, it probably looked like two beautiful signets following the ugly duckling. I led them towards the seats and as we arrived, Alex looked up from her iPod and looked me straight in my eyes. She smiled happily, leapt to her feet and introduced herself to Edward.
"Hey Edward! I'm your number one fan - Alex Rippet," She held out her hand for him to shake.
"Hi," He said, turning to look at me with a confused look on his face. He went to shake her hand but then changed his mind and went to fluff up his hair.
"Hi Alex, I'm Alice," Alice stepped out and stood in front of Edward and held out her hand.
"Hey Alice," Alex couldn't take her eyes off Edward and she didn't see Alices' hand.
Alice turned to face me and pulled an ugly face.
"Come on Alice, let's eat," I told her.
"Good plan," She said as she raised her eyebrows and frowned.
We sat down on the seats and began to munch away at our food. Then we chatted about our school and who was who; who to avoid, who to say hi to, who the nasties were, etc. Our conversation took an unexpected turn when we started talking about Alex and her love for Edward.
"Yeah, it does seem like there are two lovebirds over there," I whispered to Alice as I turned around to see how Alex and Edward were getting along.
"Excuse me?! Lovebirds?" Edward asked me, his face practically in mine. He was standing behind me looking at my shocked face. Our eyes met and wouldn't let go.
"I mean, someone's in love," I corrected, scared that he would be fuming with me.
"That's better," he smiled his crooked smile, "but still disturbing."
Alice giggled and I tried to unlock us from each others' gaze. Edward came and sat next to me while I turned around to see where Alex was. She was sitting on the ground, eating her own food, watching Edward and I carefully.
We spent our morning tea time discussing the food from the canteen. It was a random conversation, but I was thinking about other things. How many fans did they have? Were they world famous? Did they live in a posh mansion? I asked myself all these questions, but was too scared to ask in case they thought I would become like everyone else asking them the same questions 24/7. The bell rang and I lead Alice and Edward in the direction of their next classes.
"Can we come back here at lunch?" Alice asked me on her way to class.
"Absolutely! Then you can meet my other friends Jonathan, Sam and Josephine!" I exclaimed. Why they hadn't come at morning tea, I wondered.
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