I know I said i'd wait for reviews but i wanted to post this now :) Of course now that I'm rewriting it I can see that I have two reviews for the first chapter now, so enjoy…

Chapter 2

There, sitting on the couch was one of the most perfect creatures I had ever seen. She had short spiky black hair and gave an impression of grace even though she was seated. Her features were elfin and as her face broke into a smile everything seemed to light up. This was my roommate? This isn't good. She looks just like the sort of person who I should never be friends with but always was. The flawless ones who could escape any trouble leaving me with all the mess.

I smiled sheepishly back at her at she slid to her feet and ran across the room and pulled me into a hug. This caught me a little off guard, I didn't even know her. Maybe everyone here is just really friendly.

"It's Izzy isn't it?" She asked pulling back to look up at me. She was so tiny and so sweet, her voice rang through the air like chiming bells, and it was so beautiful. Izzy? Oh, she must have shortened it wrong.

"If you want but I personally prefer Bella."

"No I like Bella even more, it's really pretty." Hmm, I have never thought of my name as pretty before, I haven't ever really liked it.

"Okay then, what's your name?"

"Alice" She said, giggling. I couldn't understand why.

"You're names pretty too." I said timidly, for some reason I really wanted her to like me. I thought the name Alice suited her, it reminded me of something fairy like or small and delicate.

"Thanks."

Having had her finally release me I looked around the room. There are what looks like brand new appliances everywhere, including a plasma TV, an espresso maker, a washing machine and everything else I could think of. There is material draped around almost every surface – across the windows, hanging from the ceiling and occasionally splashed against the walls. It creates a sort of ethereal look and I can feel myself liking it here already.

"Oh, Bella, yours is the room on the left, I've moved into the other one already, I hope you don't mind." I nodded my head and grabbed my bags walking across the room to what would be my room.

I stopped after one step into the room. This was my room? There's a huge old fashioned four poster bed in the centre with the same material covering the house used as drapes in almost the same shades of turquoise and blue. There is a cupboard that runs the whole way down one side of the room and a half stocked bookshelf and desk on the other side of the room.

"Alice?" I call

"Yes"

"Is everything here this… fancy?" She let out a little giggle.

"Pretty much. You know, I hadn't even thought of it as fancy, it's just like my house really."

"I take it you're rich then"

"Pretty much." She admitted with another giggle. "Do you want some help unpacking, I'm all done."

"If you don't mind, that would be great."

With Alice's help we were done in less than 15 minutes. We chattered happily about what school was like, which teachers were nice and which weren't. Eventually the topic turned to our families.

"So, what's your family like Bella?"

"They're alright." I didn't want to give away too much; I didn't want this stranger knowing all my secrets that I had moved here to hide. "How about yours?"

"They're all so lovely, Edward, my brother is a bit of a pain but Carlisle and Mel are the best parents I could ask for." Her family sounds so sweet; I wish mine was like that." Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Damn, the question I was dreading. How am I meant to answer that?

"Ummm, I used to." I said, trying to avoid getting into the topic further. I can't tell anyone how they died, I can't bring myself to even think the words let alone say them.

"Aww, that's so sad hun." She leaned over as to give me a hug but I brushed it off saying,

"Don't worry about it, they're gone now, I've learnt to deal with it." A complete and utter lie, I can't deal with it, I'm just stopping my body from even acknowledging it. Jake was the only one I could ever talk to about it, I trusted that he would hold me together. She pulled back and then a sparkle came in to her eye.

"Oh, I was going to ask you, we're going to have a party in the woods tonight, as a sort of welcome back to school type thing. Do you want to come?" I groaned inwardly, parties in the woods were never a good idea, something always ended up on fire, more often than not myself. "It'll only be me, my boyfriend, my brother and his best friend. It's not like we're going to start setting fire to things or anything." I let out a chuckle but I was a little confused, she seemed to know my thoughts, of course that's impossible but it's still worrying.

"I guess that sounds good then." I said slightly reluctantly, I couldn't help but fall for her puppy dog eyes.

"Excellent, but first, we're going shopping!"

"What? Why?" I said, and then after some thought "And where?"

"You need something to wear tonight. I've seen your wardrobe, there are only about five things in it that I like so it won't do. And there's a mall just off campus. Oh and I'm paying."

"You can't do that; I've only just met you." I was shocked.

"I think you'll find I can." There was a slightly evil glint in her eye when she said that, giving me the impression that I wouldn't ever be able to say no to her.

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