"This place is, like, sooooo stupid. There aren't ANY hot guys that aren't taken yet! Also, none of the ugly ones want me! It's not even right!" Jade whined. Dinner was never quiet as long as Jade was there. I just wanted her to shut up and stop whining already. Of course, that won't happen.

"Well, honey, you've only been here for one day. Give it some time, Jade. It will get better!" Mom said, annoyed. I don't blame her. I would be pretty miffed if I had a "perfect", snotty teenager, too.

"Um…How was your first day, Mia?" Dad asked me, trying to break the ice. I hate how he does that.

All I was thinking about was the Cullens. The piercing looks that Edward and Alice gave me. The hatred in their stares.

"Honey? Mia, are you okay? You look a little pale." Dad said, concerned.

"Oh, um, it was great! I made a couple of friends...Umm…Yeah. And I'm noticing that you meet a lot of…ummm…different people at small schools." I said. Of course, the emphasis on the word "different" wasn't very noticeable when I said it out loud. Unfortunately, in my head, it screamed so loud I couldn't hear anything else.

"Oh, and there are these freaks. One of them is in all of my classes. Her name is…uh….Aislyn? I don't know. Whatever, she's weird. All pale and quiet. She doesn't talk to anybody. Ugh, she probably thinks she's better than all of us." My sister droned on. And on. And on….

"Her name is Alice." I imagined myself saying. Oh, I said that out loud.

"How the heck do you know what her name is, stupid? Stay out of this. Just because you made some little freshmen friends doesn't mean that's you're better than me. Hmph!" Jade said. I could hear the jealousy in her voice. She obviously wanted to get to know the Alice. Haha, maybe I WILL get something out of this move!

"You made some friends?" My dad said, ignoring Jade. Although he tried to keep the surprise out of his voice, he failed. My dad fails a lot. But it's okay, he's just a dad.

"Yeah…Their names are Torell and Kim. Oh, and there's Alex." I said, not really wanting to talk about them. I just want to talk about the Cullens.

"Alex….As in Alexandra, right?" Dad asked. Judging by the look in his eyes, he doesn't want me to make any guy friends. Typical Dad.

"No, Dad, Alexander. As in a person of the male species." I said, wishing my dad would realize that I'm a teenage girl. Oh, God, I sound like Jade. Someone smack me. Hard. NOW.

"Okay, it's getting late. Better go…do homework. G'night." I said, trying to get away from the dinner table as quickly as I could.

"Good night." The rest of my family said.

I needed to be alone. Walking up the stairs to my room, I let all of the thoughts of the Cullens consume my mind. I don't care if I am being obsessive, really, I don't. All I know is that there's something about them. I can't even begin to explain it. It's something that makes me curious. Something that makes me want to know more.

Suddenly, I grabbed my pillow and let out a scream of frustration. Why does everything uncommon and weird happen to me? No one else has ever had any trouble with the Cullens. So, why me? Why are they treating me like this?

Still confused, I fell into a dream….No, not a dream. A nightmare.

"Where am I? Hello? Anyone?" I yelled out. I was in a large, open house. It had large windows everywhere I looked.

"Why are you here." A velvety, male voice said. I first thought it was a question. Then I realized that it was more of a statement.

"Edward…." A high-pitched voice said. Obviously a female.

"Shush, I told you to let me talk!" I heard the guy whisper.

"But I saw what happens! You don't get the point across!" the girl answered.

"Hello? Hey, yeah, I hear you guys. I'm not deaf. Come out and talk to me! God." I yelled into nothingness, annoyed with them talking like I wasn't even there.

Slowly, a dark figure stepped out of the shadows. Then another. Oh my God…it's the Cullens. What the heck are THEY doing here?

"Edward….Alice….." I breathed.

"Just listen to Edward, okay? I know you're going to try to interrupt, but don't. Just listen." Alice said in a slightly nicer tone.

"Alice, I've got it. Really." Edward said.

"What do you want with me? Why did you glare at me today? Did I do something to you?" the words poured out of my mouth.

"Jasper. Help please." Edward said quietly.

I then felt calm. Calmer than I've felt since moving here. Heck, calmer than I've ever felt in my fourteen years of life.

"Edward." Jasper said warningly.

"It's okay, Jazz. Just stay focused." Alice said to him.

"Look, my wi- girlfriend, Bella, wants to be your….friends." Edward said. I could tell that he forced out the word "friend".

What's the big deal about that, though? Let her be my friend then.

"I can't." He said.

"How…How did you know?" I stuttered.

"How did I know what, Mia?" Edward said mysteriously.

"Jazz, stay focused." Alice encouraged. Jasper looked like he was losing grip. Someone should help him sit down and chill out.

"You never answered my question. Why am I- no, why are YOU here?" I asked.

"This is where we live, Mia." I heard another female voice say. Bella Swan then stepped out of the shadows.

"Bella, let us handle this." Edward said.

Handle what? What the heck do they have to handle???

"Yeah, cuz you're doing such a great job already." Bella said sarcastically.

"Edward, it's not worth an argument. Just let her go." Alice said, pleading.

"No, I can't. We've already ruined her life and I won't risk ruining someone else's." Edward said sternly. I also heard a hint of pain in his words.

"Bella is fine! What's the harm of letting her have a friend? Nothing is going to happen." Alice said.

"You don't know that, Alice!" Edward said, almost yelling now. It pulled at the strings of my heart to hear a voice so beautiful in so much pain. I wonder WHY he's in so much pain.
"Hello? Yeah, I'm still here." I said, becoming a little impatient. Are they ever going to give me some answers?

"I can't control it anymore, Alice." Jasper said through clenched teeth.

Next thing I knew, I was on the floor, taken down by a cement brick. Or at least that's what it felt like. Looking up, I saw that it was Jasper.

I felt something puncture my neck, realizing it was Jasper's teeth. Suddenly, I was on fire. My whole body felt like it went up in flames. My screams echoed throughout the house.

"Jasper, no!" Bella screamed.

As my focus went in and out, I saw Bella shove Jasper off of me and put her mouth to my neck. The fire consuming my body, I passed out.

"Mia, honey? Mia! It's okay, Mia. It was only a dream." Mom said as she shook me awake.

My screams subsiding, I looked around. I was in my room. Not the Cullen house. My hand went to my neck. No holes. It was a nightmare.

"You're okay, Mia. Go back to bed. I love you." Mom said, yawning as she left.

I didn't have any intentions of going back to sleep. I couldn't I have too many questions and not any answers at all.

Today, I feel lifeless. As I sit here in the lunchroom, isolated from everyone else, I try to analyze my nightmare. Why was it so vivid? So real…

Apathetic, I've let myself slip into depression. Stupid, I know, but I guess it's just something I've done my whole life. Torell is worried. Kim looks at me like she wants to say something, but for some reason, she can't.

I wince when I see the Cullens, especially Jasper… Wait, where's Edward? Okay, before I go on, I'm going to say something that sound stupid. Like, Jade stupid. After my nightmare…I don't think the Cullens are… how do I put this?...Human.

"Hey, Mia! Mia?" I hear Torell call to me.

"What?" I said as I turned around.

To my surprise, Torell wasn't sitting next to me. It was Bella Swan.

"Hi, Mia! I'm Bella Swan. Welcome to Stockdale!" she said.