No One to Turn To

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns.

The Beginning

Bella POV

Ever since I was a little girl I didn't know who to turn to. I had no one. My mother lived with her new husband in Phoenix, Arizona. They didn't want me. My grandparents had all died, and I didn't have aunts or uncles. I was alone. I had no one to tell my secret.

In the town of Forks there was this chief of police. His name was Charlie Swan. Everyone bragged about how great he was. He was the best they could ever get. He was a good man. No one knew the truth about Charlie, my father, no one but me.

The rain hitting my window sill woke me up, like it did every day. My body was in pain. It was a long night, again. Charlie had put something out for me to wear on this so called special day. It was a preppy skirt and blouse. "You should look good on your first day of school." He said over and over. I might as well obey. I sighed and got dressed. When I was completely ready for school, I left. The drive was nice, in my old Toyota truck. My truck was my friend, my only escape. I could go wherever I liked and enjoy the ride. I loved my truck.

I cut of f my engine and sat in my truck. I stared at the school. This was my senior year. It was my last year of being tortured by boring classes. I had no friends here. I had no friends anywhere. There was no reason for me to be here. Nothing besides Charlie could keep me here. Like I said, I was alone.

"School." I told myself. I slowly got out of my truck and walked into the school. People stared at me, as always. They whispered and giggled. I knew they were talking about me, but not in good ways. I held back my feelings and kept walking.

"Isabella Swan?" Mr. Magnolia said.

"Bella," I said "I'm here." The rest of the day went on slowly, and most of it was a blur. The class played name games and told the teachers stuff about themselves, just like any other first day of school. It seemed dumb now since we are seniors, but no one objected. The day was filled with me tripping and flinching, but everyone was used to it. They knew me as Bella Swan, the chief's daughter. The weird girl who was a major klutz. And truly that's all I really was.

The last bell of the day made me jump ten feet in the air. Of course everyone laughed as they ran to get out of the room. I just walked. I didn't want to go home. I never did, but I never wanted to go to school either. On my drive home, I saw a moving truck. I knew there was no significance with that, but I was curious. Who was moving here?

Again the rain woke me up. Last night was again, a long tortuous night. I chose the clothes that I wanted to wear, jeans and a long t-shirt. Simple and comfortable. I ate cheerios and got on my way. It will just be another boring day. Nothing interesting.

"Class, we have new students." Mr. Magnolia said. We all stared at the new kids. They were all beautiful. They all had skin white as snow. "Why don't you tell us about yourselves?" Mr. Magnolia said. One girl stepped up.

"Hi I'm Alice," she said cheerfully. "This here is Jasper," she said as she pointed to the guy next to her. "That's Rosalie and Emmett. And that's Edward. We just came from Alaska."

Everyone just stared at them. Some people had their mouths hung open. Some guys had smirks on their faces as they gawked at Rosalie. I noticed that Emmett tensed when he realized this. Jasper touched his shoulder and Edward looked at him. They all seemed very close, they were so lucky to have each other.

Apparently the new kids were all adopted by the young, rich, and handsome Dr. Carlisle and his beautiful wife Esme. Their last name was Cullen. I learned this from the banter of other students. I had classes with Alice in English and I had a biology classes with Edward. The Cullen's were all very quiet. I couldn't help but notice that Edward held his nose around me and he tried to stay far away. Why did he do this? Do I smell bad? I hope not. My mind thought about the Cullens a lot, and I didn't know why.

Edward POV

Leaving the Denali's coven seemed odd to me. We all seemed to get along so well and the Denali's were good people…vampires actually. Their minds were so innocent. Evil didn't cross paths with them. Sorrow did though, every once in a while. Forks, Pennsylvania, is where we're set to be. I wonder how long we will last there.

Carlisle predicted that it will only be five days for us to get to Pennsylvania. Our stuff will get there later though, so we'll have to hide out for a while, which is fine with me. I can just hunt until we go out of hiding. Esme picked the house, so it will probably be big and homey. She has a gift for decorating. Alice can't wait, she is so excited that she can barely stay in one place. Rosalie doesn't care, and Emmett is trying to contain his excitement. Jasper is nervous, but he always is. Me, well I just hope I'm not bored to death, if I could die of boredom.

We got to Forks in four days rather than five. Now we all are just hunting like crazy, which is good for me because my throat was burning with thirst. I shouldn't do that to myself, I know, but I guess I was nervous. I have no clue why I was nervous. I just was. Maybe it was the thought of leaving such good friends. Whatever the reason was, it doesn't matter now.

Edward

I heard Alice call my name, but she hadn't called it. She just thought it. I nodded my head so she knew I had heard her.

Is everyone doing okay?

I looked up than down, showing her that no one was stressed.

Good. Is Jasper doing alright? He seems so nervous.

I gave her a thumbs up, I had been paying close attention to him. He was adjusting fine.

Thanks. It's good to know. How are you?

I smiled at her.

Good.

Alice and I understood each other. We both knew what it was like to be the freaks of the vampires. She could see the future and I could read peoples minds. We had these secret conversations many times. It helped us when we needed it.

The day had come for Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett, and me to go to school. Our story was that Carlisle and Esme adopted us. In a way, they did. We all got into my Volvo and drove to school. When we got there everyone stared at us. To them, we were beautiful. Vampires were made this way, to be the perfect predator. We lead our prey in with our beauty, than we sink our teeth into them and destroy their lives.

Alice, of course, is the one who introduces us to the class. The whole time people look on with amazed expressions, all but one. One girl looked completely and utterly bored. I tried to read her thoughts but couldn't. I was getting seriously stressed out when I noticed the tension Emmett was feeling. He was getting protective, some guys were gawking at Rosalie. Even without my power he knew what they were thinking. At least he didn't have to see the details of their fantasies. Jasper touched Emmett's shoulder to reassure him. I just stared at him.

I will kill them! If they touch her I will kill them.

Emmett thought over and over again. I was getting a headache with all the thoughts spilling into my brain. I gave myself a bigger one, when strained to hear the mysterious girls.

Since I didn't sit next to her in homeroom I hadn't smelled her. In biology I had to sit next to her. When the air conditioning blew her hair into my face, I almost attacked. Her smell was so strong, so calling! I held my nose and scooted away. I stopped breathing. I must have seemed panicked because almost every thought was wondering why I was being so uptight.

What's wrong with him? A kind girl thought.

Oh my God that boy is gorgeous. He is probably freaking out because he has to sit next to that weird girl, Bella. A girl named Jessica thought.

Dude, check out the Cullen kid he is like freaking out! Some boy thought.

My head felt heavy and dizzy. What if I kill this girl? It dawned on me that I might turn into a mass murderer. Her smell was so strong. Relief rushed over me as the bell rang. I flung myself out of the room. What a close call.