Hi guys, i opted for TanyaxBella and KatexBella as most of you were for that option. For all the others who just wanted TanyaxBella, I hope this is not a big problem for you and that you will continue to read my story.

I want to say thank you to my beta, Hmz0975 😊

I just stood there, frozen, patiently waiting for my heart to start working again normally. Seeing that that didn't happen, 'Great, thank you! Traitor' I said to my heart. I watched this angel in front of me, with my eyes wide open; never in my life before had I ever seen such beauty.

Beautiful with long blonde hair, shiny as if she had bathed in the Sun, she had perfect curls in her hair; they looked so soft I found myself wondering how soft they really were. I pictured myself running through them with my fingers. And then, I made the biggest mistake I could, I looked into her eyes, at that point my heart decided that it didn't need to beat at all. It just stopped for a few moments. 'This is how I die' I thought, looking at this angel in front of me. Well in all honesty, it wouldn't be so bad a death after all. Her eyes were golden, like the color of real gold. I have never heard of that eye color nor have I ever seen it in my life before.

As I looked her into the eyes, her face lit up and a mesmerizing smile appeared on her face. Her smile and eyes were glowing with real happiness; I had feeling that her happiness was contagious, because even I started to feel happy just by looking at her.

I don't know how long we kept watching each other, but our staring contest was interrupted by Mrs. Cole "Well… I'm leaving you in good hands Ms. Swan; I need to go prepare for my class. I'll see you around." She said and left the room.

Now I was alone with the angel, but I couldn't make myself to move or to say anything. I just stood there, with a stupid unknowing smile on my face. Then she made her move.

"Miss Swan, it is my pleasure to finally meet you. I'm Tanya Denali." She approached me and reached out to shake hands. I looked at her hand for few seconds, thinking like an idiot if her hand was as soft as it seemed. "Miss Swan" she said again to wake me up from my state of daydreaming. It worked, but I did feel like an idiot. 'She's waiting for you to shake her hand! Do it! Just move your hand and shake hers, I know you can do it' I said to myself.

I slowly moved my hand and grabbed hers. As soon as I touched her I felt like I was struck by lightning. Her hand was so soft but cold, strangely cold, yet it didn't make me feel uncomfortable. I wanted to keep holding her, and never let it go. I stood there and kept holding her hand for far longer than necessary. OK you creep let it go, let it go. She will think you are strange. But you see she also seemed like she didn't want to let go of my hand. The entire time we were looking into each other's eyes, it was like we were lost in them, but in a good way.

I made myself let go of her hand, reluctantly, and as soon as I did that, I had a feeling I was missing something, like I had lost something I really needed. I didn't know what to think about this strange attraction.

"Um… it-it's a pleasure to meet you too, I'm B-Bella Swan" I said that with a shaky voice. Get a grip of yourself, I told myself. I don't know why but I wanted to make a good first impression.

She had a little smirk on her face as I said that, like she knew what kind of an effect she was having on me. But I didn't seem to care.

"If you don't mind me asking, I'm wondering how such a young woman decided to come here and teach, in this middle of nowhere." She asked me with genuine curiosity "Don't get me wrong, I'm very glad that you came. I have a feeling that we will get along very well." she said with a bigger smirk than before, and a sort of predatory look in her eyes, but I must have just imagined that.

"You don't look so old yourself, if you don't mind me saying that." I said that with what I think, was a charming smile.

"You would be surprised." she answered with a laugh, like it was some kind of inside joke, and waited for me to continue speaking.

"Well, I just got my degree and wanted to start living on my own. When I saw that they were hiring, here I am." I answered her. "Honestly, this is my first job as a teacher, and I must admit, I'm a little nervous." I don't know why I said that but I have a feeling that I can say anything to her and she will understand me, and offer me support in return, which is weird. It's not that I don't trust people, but I definitely don't talk about my feelings on the first meet itself.

"I can say that I'm very glad that you came here and joined…our staff." I could hear the hesitation in her voice, she wanted to say something else, but I didn't pay much attention to that at the moment.

"It's normal to be nervous," she continued "but you just need to believe in yourself and your knowledge, and most importantly, don't let them smell your fear, they are like sharks. Once they sense it, they are out for blood. But I believe that you know how to handle yourself and you will do great here." she finished with a smile.

Hearing her say that she believed in me made me feel warm inside for some unknown reason, and I couldn't help myself smile at that "Thank you for your advice I will keep that in mind."

I had never been this enchanted with someone before, yeah I had had girlfriends and boyfriends before, but never had I had this feeling upon first meeting someone. They didn't make my heart stop or skip a beat. I found myself wondering if Tanya was single. But I quickly stop myself 'You didn't come here to find love, especially not with your colleague.'

"How long have you been working here, and are you from around here or..?" while I was asking her I started to feel sick, nauseated. I could feel my stomach rising up, but I decided to ignore it. It's not a big deal, I was just nervous about my first day.

"I started to teach here about three years ago, and before that I was in another school in Seattle. And no, I'm not from around here…." She said something else afterwards but I couldn't listen, I just couldn't ignore my stomach anymore. I was going to throw up, so as quickly as I could, I ran towards the first trashcan I could find.

In a matter of seconds I started to throw up my oatmeal from this morning. I can't remember the last time I've thrown up. I couldn't be that nervous to throw up. As I was emptying my stomach I felt a cold, firm hand on my back and another one that was holding my hair back. I realized that Tanya was helping me, she was drawing circles on my back to calm me, and she was very quietly whispering reassuring words, at least they sounded like that to me, they were in another language that I didn't recognize.

When I felt like I was finished, I straightened up. I went to wipe the corners of my mouth with my hand, but Tanya placed a tissue in my hand so fast I didn't even notice it. The aftertaste was so awful; I wish I had toothpaste with me, but which person would have guessed that they would throw up on their first day itself.

When I looked up I was startled, Tanya had such a look of worry and desperation in her eyes. I mean yeah, you would be worried if someone threw up before you but this was more. Her eyes held such intense worry, as if we had known and cared deeply for each other since years.

"Bella…" She muttered as she slowly reached for my face, her voice sounded so lost… She was holding me so lightly and carefully as if I was a china doll and would break in her hands. Her left thumb slowly started caressing my face, while her other hand reached for my forehead. I couldn't stop myself, I leaned into her hand. It felt safe, like everything was going to be alright. I just wanted her to hold me and tell me everything was going to be alright. Later I tried to convince myself that that need was there just because I had just thrown up.

I slowly began to come to my senses. I stepped away from her "Tanya… I can't tell you how sorry I am…. I don't know what came over me, I'm never sick…" I can't believe I just embarrassed myself in front of her like that, 'You sure know how to make a good first impression'. "How embarrassing…." I finished.

"Please don't apologize, it's not your fault" she said with a shaky voice "maybe you ate something wrong." it sounded like she was convincing herself that that was the case. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why she was so worried about me, but I couldn't complain much.

"Do you think you are done?" she asked me.

"Yeah yeah I'm done….I haven't been sick for years now, maybe I'm just too nervous about a new job." I said not knowing what exactly I'm supposed to say now. I was feeling so embarrassed that I just wanted to get out of here. I looked at my watch and decided that it was almost time to head out to my classroom.

"Tanya, I'm so sorry about this. I would like to make up to you for this accident, so if you're interested maybe we could get a cup of coffee sometime?" I was really hoping that she would accept my apology. I was hoping that for two reasons; one was that I really wanted to apologize for this and the second, because I wanted to find out more about her.

"Of course I accept… I want to find out more about you." she said with a charming smile, but worry never left her eyes.

"Great! So listen it was very nice to meet you but I'm going to head out to my classroom to prepare for my first class. I'll see you around." I said and slowly started to head out of the teacher lounge. How I wished to stay more but I didn't want to embarrass myself further.

"Bella wait," she started to approach me "give me your phone". Without hesitation I reach in my purse, grab my cell phone and give it to her. She starts to type something and then gives me my phone back.

"I have put my number in, please don't hesitate to call me if you need anything, or just wanted to talk… especially if you are not feeling well. I presume that you don't have anyone up here in Alaska, so if anything happens call me," the last sentence sounded more like a demand then an offer but I didn't mind. I was very happy that I had found at least one person that I liked on my first day at job.

"Thank you and I promise I will." I said with a smile and started to head out. As soon as I exited the room, I wanted to just go back. I felt a pull in my heart. I put my hand on my chest hoping that it would pass, and it did a little bit, but not completely. Deciding that I couldn't do anything about it, I started to look for my classroom.

It wasn't difficult to find my classroom. I took a deep breath and head in. It was empty, of course, the students hadn't arrived yet. It was so calm and quiet I found myself smiling at that. I pulled out the materials from my purse and put it on the table, and started to write my name on the board.

I decided to take a couple of minutes to clear my head and prepare for the students. Of course my mind went to Tanya…. What did she think of me… Is she single… how beautiful she is…

I was so lost in my thoughts that the sound of the door opening made me jump from my seat. When I looked up I saw that my students were waiting for permission to enter. I stood up, with a smile fixed on my face "Come in…"

'Here we go'

I finally reached home late. It had been a very, very long day. I honestly didn't know when was the last time I had felt so exhausted… I couldn't wait to eat something and then take a long shower. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad day at all, on the contrary it was a very successful day, I made a great connection with my students, I showed them that they couldn't mess with me, but that I would treat them with respect, and that I expected them to work hard, but then they would also be rewarded for it.

I decided to make myself scrambled eggs and hoped that my stomach would handle it. I didn't want to throw up again. As I successfully ate an entire plate and didn't feel the need to throw up, I decided to head for a shower. I spent but half an hour in the shower thinking about the day, especially about Tanya. Maybe I should text her. I mean she did give me her number but I don't want to seem invasive nor do I want to bother her. I spent the entire shower trying to decide what to do… in the end my rational side won. I won't text her… but as soon as I decided it, my heart strongly disagreed.

I decided to head to bed, I needed to clear my thoughts and sleep would help with that. I remembered that I had told Leah that I would call her and tell her how did my first day at job go, but I felt too tired for that to do it now.

It didn't take too long for me to fall asleep, exhaustion taking me over. That night I dreamt one of the most pleasant dreams of my life, and the main character of my dream was Tanya, of course.

Please tell me what you think and maybe what would you like to see in future chapters.