(Sarah)

Juneau. Juneau, Alaska.

I'm not particularly excited about my permanent (and snow filled) relocation. I know that I really have no choice in the matter, since I haven't reached the age of 18 yet. But I was close, about... 6 months. Honestly, I don't really care that I now have to live in a city that gets 280 days of cloud-filled skies each year. But the reason why? My dad died. He was shot while trying to be a hero. I don't understand why he thought it would be a good idea to attempt to stop an armed robbery. I guess he had a rare Superman moment. Well, more like a Batman moment. His voice was deep enough.

Once the plane had landed, I knew there was no going back. From Los Angeles, California to Juneau, Alaska. What a trip. Not to mention the fact that tomorrow is my first day at Juneau-Douglas High School. Walking through the gate of the airport, I headed to the baggage claim, where I got my stuff. My mom was waiting for me not too far away from where I was standing. She had a way of being a bit too excited. She waved enthusiastically as soon as her eyes landed on me. "Hi, sweetie!" She called, excitement clear in her voice. I gave an awkward smile and waved back, a lack of shared excitement was clear as day, though my mother seemed to show no notice of this detail. I made my way over to her and she immediately pulled me into a hug. Pretty friendly for a mother who hasn't seen her kid in seven years. "Caleb and William are waiting back at the house for us." She informed me, to which I only responded with a quiet laugh. She put her arm around my waist and led the way. Caleb Chambers was the man who I was now supposed to call my stepfather. I've never met him in person.

When we got to the house, Caleb and William were already waiting for us outside. Caleb is a tall and muscular man with a full head of short, grayish hair and brown eyes. His son, however, was slightly shorter and had messy blonde hair with vibrant green eyes, rather than the warm brown color. Will was wearing a dark denim jacket with a flannel and plain white t-shirt, as well as slim jeans paired with work boots. They stood not awkwardly but expectantly, as if they just expected me to just walk up to the house without invitation. My mother had already left my side, walking up to Caleb and greeting him with a quick kiss on his cheek before turning to me. She now stood next to Caleb on the porch and he had put his arm around her shoulders. "Well?" My newfound stepfather seemed to question. "You waiting for an invitation?" He continued to ask in a friendly tone of voice, a playful smile on his face. With that, he nodded his head toward the house, motioning for me to come inside. I let out a quiet sigh as I followed them into the house. I didn't even notice that Will had left the porch and was already helping me with my bags. "William, show her to her room, will you?" My mom asked. Will nodded, gesturing with his head for me to follow him as he headed up the stairs, occasionally looking back to make sure I was behind him.

When we got up to my room, Will set my bags down next to the bed. It was silent for a short moment before I heard him clear his throat. "Um, so this is your room..." Will had started. "If you need anything let me or my dad know." He offered, watching me as I nodded in a silent okay. Will then gave me a quick nod, leaving silence for a short moment before he finally left the room.

The rest of the day was kind of a blur. Most of what I did was unpack my bags and eat my first dinner with my Mom, Caleb and Will. I then went up to my room and discovered that my mom had already bought me new school supplies. Big surprise. I know that my attitude towards the entire situation really makes me sound bitter, but I'm really not. I guess I'm just starting to lose myself...?

I don't know.

The next morning I had gotten up and got dressed for school, putting on my favorite black sundress with some leggings underneath, followed by my favorite Doc Marten's. I brushed my hair and adding the tiniest hint of makeup. I had just finished when a soft knock was heard on my door. "Come in." I spoke, glancing up at the door as Will entered my room slowly. "Are you almost ready?" He asked, looking at me as he did so. "Yes." I responded, putting away the makeup I had taken out as he spoke to me.. "Alright, meet me downstairs. I'm driving you to school." He spoke as he turned to leave my room, leaving me to finish putting away my things. When I'd finished, I quickly grabbed my bag and headed down the stairs. Will was already outside waiting for me in the car. Leaving the house, I approached his pickup truck, hesitating for a moment, causing him to look at me. "C'mon." He spoke after a moment, causing me to take a quick intake of breath before opening the door and hopping into the truck. We ended up driving to school in silence.

Once we had gotten to the school, Will walked me to the main office. "Do you need me to stay, or will you be alright?" He asked me, wanting to make sure I would be okay. "I think I'll be okay, Will." I responded with a reassuring smile. He gave a short nod, returning the smile. "Alright then. I'll see you around." He responded, turning around and walking away, his folder in one of his hands as he walked.

I finally trailed into the main office, an elderly woman looking up at me as I entered. "Is there something I can help you with?" The woman asked with a questioning look as I approached the desk. "I'm a new student here." I spoke up, to which the lady looked down at her computer as continued speaking. "What's your name, dear?" She asked me in a sweet voice. "Sarah Jensen." I informed the elderly women as she tapped a view keys on the keyboard, realization seeming to dawn on her face. "Ah, yes." The woman started once more. "Your mother is married to Caleb Chambers." She stated, as if I didn't already know this information. I frowned slightly, holding off a irritated tone of voice as I responded. "Yeah."

The elderly lady didn't seem to notice my clear irritation as she took out a few papers from her desk and handed then to me. "Perhaps you would like some help getting around?" She suggested. I had opened my mouth to speak but all that came out was a short "Um." It didn't take long before I was being cut off by a handsome boy. "I can show her around." He told the old woman as he approached the desk, earning a confused glance from me. "Why, Thomas! You are such a gentleman!" She spoke in somewhat of a praising tone. The boy, Thomas, smiled. "Well, that's how my mother raised me." He spoke in a charming voice, though it looked more like he was sucking up to the woman. He then finally turned to me, a small smile highlighting his face. "Shall we?" He finally asked. "O-okay." I awkwardly stuttered, still somewhat put off by his sudden appearance.

Thomas led the way out of the office, the two of us walking together down the halls. "Thomas Bell." He spoke in some sort of an introduction in a attempt to pierce the silence that hung over us, holding his hand out towards me. I reluctantly shook it. "Sarah Jensen." I responded. "I thought as much. I'm friends with William, so I kind of already knew that you were coming." He spoke calmly. "Yeah... My mom can be overly enthusiastic." I said with a short sigh. He shrugged. "That can be a good thing sometimes." He responded in a bit of an encouraging way.

Throughout the whole day, Thomas was my designated "tour guide", and at lunch I sat with him, his brother, Will, Will's best friend Jack, and his brother Owen. "I guess Shawn and Rachel still haven't gotten back." Jack spoke, though it sounded more like he was speaking to himself. Will only shrugged in response. Across from the cafeteria I saw some strange people walk in. They were all agonizingly beautiful and pale. A boy with messy bronze colored hair had walked in holding the hand of a girl with long dark brown hair. The next couple was a big muscular guy with short dark hair, a beautiful, tall blonde in tow.

The couple that came after them consisted of a tall boy with curly blonde hair who was being dragged along by a shorter girl with a pixie styled haircut. The small girl was smiling widely and walking gracefully, her handsome boyfriend grinning at her as she twirled around. Next, I saw something a bit odd. A tall, muscular boy who appeared to be Native American walked in with a small girl with long dark brown hair, quite similar to that of the first brunette's hair color. They were holding hands and he was smiling at her as she spoke to him. He was good-looking and had short black hair that complimented his skin tone nicely. The entire group had seated themselves at the table when she came in.

I've never really been attracted to anyone as much I found myself attracted to her the moment I saw her. She was flawless, holding the same amount of grace as who I assumed were her siblings. But she was different than them. She was alone and she wasn't smiling. She held a look on her face that left the impression that she was deep in thought.

The girl had long brown hair and gold colored eyes. All of them had those beautiful golden eyes... It almost seemed... unnatural. Her perfect features held still, but her eyes flicked around the room, watching everyone. The girl soon seated herself down next to the boy who had come in first. She didn't smile until she had sat next to him, but the smile faded away after a few seconds. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her.

It wasn't long before I noticed that the boy who'd come in first was looking at me. The corner of his mouth seemed to twitch up in amusement as he leaned toward the girl I'd been staring at. He whispered something to her, and she seemed to be listening to him intently as he spoke. I watched as her gaze went from the table to me. I made eye contact with her for a split second before I looked away, embarrassed.

It was only a short moment before I glanced up at her again, witnessing a far-off look having taken form on her face. She stayed like that for a few seconds before she looked at me again. Her stare was intense and curious. She stared until the small girl with the pixie haircut got her attention, only to finally look away hesitantly.

The blonde haired girl with the buff boyfriend looked between me and the flawless girl for a moment before her eyes settled on me. Her stare was even more intense, actually kind of frightening. She was glaring at me. It took me a moment before I was able to pry my eyes from the group, finally looking away. Instead, I directed my attention to Will. "Who are they?" I questioned him quietly. In response, Will glanced in the direction of the strange group of teens. The blonde girl caught his eye for a short moment before directing her eyes somewhere else. Though, the dark skinned boy was now looking in our direction curiously. Will directed his attention to him for a minute before looking back at me.

"I don't know too much." He started, his attention back on me. "Just their names. They are the Cullens." He began to explain. "Foster kids of the new doctor in town." Jack added, to which Will nodded in response before glancing over the group, giving the names in the order they entered in. "Edward Cullen, Bella Swan, Emmett Cullen, Rosalie Hale, Alice Cullen, Jasper Hale, Jacob Black, Renesmee Cullen, and Lucie Cullen."

So the flawless girl was named Lucie... "Why do two of them have different last names?" I asked, referring to Bella and Jacob. Will only shrugged in response as Ryan had cut in. "They're all adopted." He was speaking for the first time since I'd met him. "They're just as new as you. They just moved here not too long ago." Thomas informed me. I glanced at Lucie once more. "They're all kinda beautiful." I pointed out. I realized she heard me due to her eyes flicking up to look at me. "Yeah... Well, don't bother trying to talk to them. They all seem overly invested in themselves. I hardly think they would even speak to anyone who isn't in their family." Thomas scoffed. Lucie was still staring at me and for some reason I couldn't look away. The bell finally rang and we were still staring at each other. Her adoptive sister, Rosalie, slammed her hand on the table, the sound causing me to flinch but Lucie merely looked away from me slowly and looked at the irritated looking blonde. "Let's go." Rosalie spoke firmly, to which Lucie stood, the blonde grabbing onto her arm and pulling her out of the cafeteria.

I only had two classes left for the day. The first being gym, last being Advanced English. I soon found my way into the class, walking up to the front desk and showing the teacher my schedule. The teacher scanned her eyes over the sheet of paper for a moment before giving a short nod, and pointing me in the direction of an empty seat, which was, to my surprise, right next to Lucie. I held my breath for a moment, a little surprised I would be sharing a class with the brunette. Hesitantly, I trailed over to my new seat awkwardly and sat down. Lucie looked at me for a few moments, looking deathly still, almost like she wasn't breathing. I watched her from the corner of my eye. She had covered her mouth and was now staring at the teacher very intently. I couldn't stop myself as I turned my head to look at her. Whatever focus she had was broken almost instantly when my eyes landed on her.

Lucie had turned her attention to me, her golden eyes looking as though they had gotten darker, almost black. Had they? It was the strangest thing I'd ever seen. That or I wasn't paying as much attention to detail as I thought I was. I couldn't bring myself to break eye contact with her, the silent moment only being cut off when she suddenly directed her attention away from me and back onto the teacher. The rest of the class, I found I couldn't focus on anything but her. At the end of class, the beautiful brunette had stood up and started left as soon as the bell sounded. Gathering my things into my bag, I pulled it onto my shoulder before heading out to meet with Will at his truck.

At home, I couldn't close my eyes without seeing hers. How was it that she was the most perfect out of her perfect little family? It was insane. I didn't know why she had such an affect on me.

All I knew was that I wanted to know her.