The Diary Of Alice Cullen
Chapter 2. First Day Of Forever
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I didn't sleep well at all that night. The constant whooshing of the rain and trees was enough to keep me wide awake. I finally put a pillow over my ears in hope that I could be able to block out some of the noise. But I didn't get to sleep until well after midnight.
Fog was present when I looked out my window that morning and the heavy clouds held silent promise to rain later. Not that I was all that surprised, It was Forks after all. The fog cradled the surroundings of my new home almost mysteriously. The forests seemed to hold a million and one secrets.
I was really starting to miss the California sun and the sandy beaches, even the heat. Forks was mysterious, and gloomy. Forks was beautiful, exciting, and terrifying all at the same time. It had an almost supernatural air around it at all times. I had always felt like there was something here that was creeping in the shadows. I had a almost scary feeling that there was more to Forks than met the eye.
Even when I was a child I knew there was something different here than any other place in the world. I had always relied on my feelings because I felt that I had a gift. I was always able to somehow know when something important was about to happen. For example, when I was 12 my mother and I were up at around 6:30 because I needed to go to school that day. I had an almost terrifying feeling that something horrible would happen that day. I remember feeling strange but I didn't mension anything to my mother when we left the house. I thought that the feeling would go away once I got to school. I never made it to school that day.
A teenager had ran the stop sign while we were driving through town. I remember seeing a face of a distracted teen as she looked one direction but not the way we were going and then she pulled out and hit us. I didn't tell my mom what happend until later that day in the hospital while I got stitches for my arm and forehead. I had horrible seat belt burns on my stomach that burned whenever I moved or touched them. I felt horrible and I just wanted to go home. My mother was fine though.
I never gave it much thought as to why I felt like that. It was just alittle something extra that I was able to do. I never talked about it with anyone either. I was somewhat afraid of what they would say. But it's safe to say that I had become to rely on my instincts and the way I felt. Forks was definately not what it seemed.
I broke myself from my thoughts and stepped away from the window to get read for school. I decided to wear a blue vest over a white shirt. I put on some tight grayish jeans and I pulled on a white long sleeved shirt over everything. It was beautifully designed and made to look like it was older than the 20th century, I loved it. I decided to wear my silver flats and my favorite orange body spray. I loved oranges and fruity perfumes. I thought that they really suited my personality. I would wear my hair spiked in all directions today. I had put on some light makeup earlier and I brushed my teeth quickly and then went to stand in front of my huge mirror in my bathroom.
My pale skin stood out again the blue vest and my vibrant blue eyes stared at me critically. O had always had extremely pale skin, even when I lived in California. Which is why the kids there looked at me funny. That and the fact that I was so tiny. I was only 4'9 and I was skin and bones really. I had always had trouble with gaining weight. I was considered and outsider to the kids of California even though I had lived there half my life.
But all the kids in Forks were pale because of the constant hover of clouds. Sunlight was a rare occasion. Maybe I would finally fit in and make some friends. Because I never did in California
When I pulled into the parking lot that had the sign 'OFFICE' over it I notcied that there was barely anyone here yet and that gave me some time to get my things sorted out in the office. I needed to pick up my papers and get my locker codes. I parked and locked my porsche. You can never be to careful. It was drizzling outside and I forgot my umbrella in my room. Damn.
As I left the heat of my car I shivered as a gust of wind hit me. Geez. I wasn't used to the cold and I already dreaded the days when ice and snow would mix in with the rain and create an infortunate icy mess. I loved the rain but I didn't want it everyday. It was beautiful most days when it cascaded down in pretty drops from the sky but when it's an everyday occurance it might get old. Plus, I had a pair of sexy sunglasses in my car that I would only get to wear on the rare sunny days in Forks. Which was really to bad because I looked damn good in those.
The office was small and was seperated by a rather large counter. It also looked like a greenhouse threw up in here. Seriously, was there not enough green outside? A woman was sitting in one of the three desks behind the long counter and when she noticed my entrance she leaned forward. She had falme red hair and glasses. I mentally cringed when I noticed that she had a rather unflattering purple silk hirt one over her rather large frame.
"May I help you?" She asked and eyed me up and down. I shifted uncomfortably when her eyes stopped on my tiny stomach. I knew what she was thinking, I didn't need to read minds to know that she probably thought I was anorexic or belemic. I wasn't. But I was so tiny that I knew what people thought when they looked at me, my pale skin added into the equation and there you have it, I must have to be sick to be this tiny.
Well, Fuck You Too.
"Uh, yeah. I'm Alice Brandon. The new transfer from California." I siad this as confident as I could. The womans eyed lit up and she obviously knew who I was.
"Oh, yes. Well, Alice i'm Ms. Cope and i'll just get your papers for you." She looked through a messy stack of papers and then handed me the few papers that were mine.
"We heard you were coming. Your dads a very respected man in Forks because he's such a good lawyer. Suzie is also a good friend of mine. If you need anything come and tell me and I'd be pleased to help you. Your dad helped our family out alot when my brother had some problems with the legal system."
Your brother had a problem with the legal system, or the legal system had a problem with him?
"Oh um, yeah I'll do that, thanks." She smiled and I did so to be polite and she waved to me when I walked to the door.
"I hope you have a nice first day and come to like Forks." She smiled and I did my best to smile back as I walked out of the office.
When I got back out to my car I drove around and looked for a good parking spot. Cars had arrived and people talked among themselves on the sidewalks and in between cars. I noticed more than a few stares looking curiously at my car. Most of the cars in the lot were older and in a ok condition where as my porsche was new and cost alot of money. The only cars that were close to as goodlooking as mine were a red BMW and massive jeep and a silver volvo that were parked in front, closest to the school building.
I decided to park next to them and my car seemed to fit right in with all of them. I smiled and grabbed my bag and schedule. I took a deep breath and tried desperately to fight off the nerves that rid themselves in my mind and unfortunately my stomach. Oh Man. 'Breathe Alice. You'll be fine. No one is gonna bite you.' I told myslef this mentally and sent a silnt prayer to God that I didn't do anything to embarrass the hell out of myself on my first day. It was okay if I happend to do it later during the week but not today, not my first day.
I shuffled everything into my bag somewhat carelessly and pulled the strap onto my shoulder and I took another deep breath to calm myself down alittle. I was gonna have a panic attack and I wan't even out of the damn car yet.
I stepped out into the cold air and shut and locked my door. When I turned around I noticed that most eyes were on me and I kept my head down as I walked to my class. Talk about being the center of attention. Damn.
I gave my name to my teacher, Mr. Mason, and he told me to sit in the back after he gawked at me. That was incouraging. The reading list he gave me was somewhat long but I realized that I had already read everything. That left me a lot of free time. Hopefully I would make a lot of friends. I politely ignored the looks I got from most of the kids in the class when they arrived.
They acted like they'd never seen a new kid before. Like I was an alien, a competely new species to be studied and regarded carefully. I hated it.
When the bell rang I sighed and gathered the things I would need for this lecture out of my bag. A boy with oily skin and black hair that hung in his face smiled at me from the seat next to me. He had perfect teeth, straight, and white. I smiled back and he swung his hair out of his eye to get a better look at me.
"Hey, your Alice Brandon aren't you?" He looked like a nice enough guy to talk to. I had a feeling he was alittle over helpful though.
"Yep thats me." I notcied almost everyone in the class was looking our way, even the teacher spared a few curious looks at us. Geez.
"I'm Eric Yorkie." I smiled and took his hand when he offered to shake mine. His fingers closed over mine and his skin was rough.
"Nice to meet you." I smiled politely and he scratched his neck nervously.
"Likewise, hey what class do you have next?" He asked and I could tell he was overly helpful.
"Um, Trigonometry. Mr.Varner." I read over my schedule a few times in the office and could remember almost all of it.
"Oh well my class is next to that one. I could walk you if you'd like." He shifted in his seat and I could tell he was nervous. I got the feeling that Eric liked me more than he was letting on. Hmm.
"Yeah sure. Thanks for being so nice." I grinned at him and he smiled back at me and a light blush colored his cheeks.
"No it's no problem really. Um hey, I was wondering if maybe you would like to answer some questions for the school paper. Im on the committee and I'm doing an article on you being the new student and all. People are gonna actually read this one just to see whats going on with our newest student." He smiled hopefully at me and I scratched my neck and thought about it for a moment.
"Uh, I don't know if thats such a good idea. I meen, did you see those looks that I got when I walked in? People are already gonna be talking about me and looking at me strange for the next few days anyway without the article, you know?" Eric nods in understanding but I can see the dissapointment in his eyes.
"Hey, that's cool Alice. We can come up with something else to write about this week." He smiled at me in understanding and I smiled back thankful that I could get out of answering the questions and having him print the paper.
"So, where did you move from?" He asked somewhat curiously and I got the impression that he might have heard something about my move from others.
"California." I answered.
"So Forks is a lot different than California, isn't it?" I laughed alittle and nodded quickly.
"Yeah it's really beautiful and sunny most days. It's gonna take me a lot of time to get used to the rain and coldness of Forks." He nodded in understanding.
When the bell rang for the next class Eric walked me and we talked along the way. I could have sworn that the people behind us were ease dropping by the way they walked so close behind us. I really hoped Forks wasn't making me paranoid.
When we arrived at the door I needed to go through to get into class Eric gave me a short one armed hug and wished me a quick good luck and walked to his class. He really was a nice guy. I smiled to myself as I realized that I probably just made my first friend here. Maybe he could introduce me to some other people and we could all hang out together.
The morning passed by somewhat quickly. Some of the students in my classes were to afraid to intraduce themselves, I didn't know why I wasn't going to bite them. But some where braver than others and siad a simple hello or asked me questions about California and how I was liking Forks so far. I answered them as best as I could and I met some interesting people.
A girl I met in english 2 was kind enough to walk with me to lunch and we talked along the way. I remembered briefly that her name was Jessica. She talked a lot while I mostly just stayed quite and tried to keep up with her as she spoke. A few times I would catch myself spacing out and I would be worried that she noticed and would be upset but she just continued talking.
She introduced me to the people at her table. Eric sat with her and I smiled at him and sat next to him. A boy named Mike quickly introduced himself to me and so did the others Tyler, Angela, and one girl who was somewhat rude called Lauren. I didn't like Lauren she acted like I did something wrong to her and she ignored me.
It was there in that cafeteria that I first noticed them. They sat away from everyone else in a corner by a large window. It was so far that I got the impretion that they wanted to be seperated from everyone else except each other. Therer were nine of them. They weren't eating, even though they all had trays of untouched food in front of them. They talked to each other but at points they all were silent and looked away from anything. They weren't gawking at me like every other person in the room. So I felt it safe to stare at them. But really none of those things held onto my attention with a vice like grip.
No, it was because they were all so different and didn't look anything alike but they were all so beautiful. They were inhumanly beautiful. There were four boys at the table, all of them chalky pale except one who was tan, he looked to be native american. One was huge, muscled, with dark hair that held a few rebellious curls. He wore a white and blue track suit that seemed to really fit his huge frame nicely. Another was taller, leaner, but still muscled. He had honey blonde hair that was wildly curly. He wore a white jacket with a shirt underneath, blue jeans and black boots. He looked to be in pain as his black eyes scanned the cafeteria. The tan boy was muscled and his black hair was spiked and neat on top of his head. He wore a black button up and nice dark blue jeans with a pair of black tennis shoes. The last boy was lanky, less muscled, and had unruly reddish hair that stuck up everywhere. I really liked his hair. He wore a white shirt, black jeans, and black dress shoes. If I had to pick one boy who was the most beautiful it would be him. He smiled at the tan boy and adoration shined in his eyes as he hung on to every word the boy siad. He laughed joyously and kissed the tan boys cheek and snuggled into his arm happily. They were clearly in love. I don't think i've ever seen two people look at each other like that.
The girls were complete opposites of each other. The taller one was blonde and she had the most beautiful figure I had ever seen. My heart skipped a beat when I looked at her. Her hair fell in gentle waves down her back and she smiled at the big bear of a man next to her and he kissed her cheek lovingly and whispered into her ear making her laugh. She had on a light blue button up long sleeved shirt and a white scarf hung loosely of her neck, I notced she had on high heels, and a pair of tight blue jeans. The next girl had vibrant red curly hair. Her face was perfect and her eyes were elite with chidlike wonder as she curled a piece of the honey blondes hair between her fingers as he rested his head in her lap. She wore a green button up and jeans. She had nice high heeled boots on and a necklace that hung around her neck with some kind of crest around it. I looked closer and noticed that the blonde had one as well around her neck, while the men had wrist bands. The last girl looked to be deep in thought as she pushed her untouched food around her tray with furrowed eyebrows. She had beautiful brown hair that reached down her back and curled. She had a perfect angular face. She was the most beautiful out of all of them.
There was something about them that was different. And yet they were all exactly alike. They all had pale skin, save the tan boy. All of their eyes were black except the tan boy, who had deep brown ones. They pale people at the table all had bruise-like shadows under their eyes, like they were suffering from an unrestful sleep. All of their features were perfectly straight and made them look ten times better. They were achingly beautiful, even the tan boy.
"I see you've noticed the Cullens and Jacob Black." Mike looked over at their table with something akin to distaste.
"Uh yeah, I guess so." He nodded.
"Who are they?" I asked, curiousity clear in my voice as I watched them. They had stopped talking and were all staring into space except the one with the reddish unruly hair. He was looking at me with something akin to interest. He spoke to the others suddenly, his lips moved so fast that I didn't think it was possible.
Suddenly their eyes shifted and all of them landed on me. I blushed and dropped my gaze but not before I met the girl with the brown hairs gaze evenly. We held each others gaze until she furrowed her brows and looked down at her untouched lunch.
Jessica giggled and looked down at the table.
"Um, that's Edward Cullen, Rosalie and Jasper, the blondes, the big guys name is Emmett, Victoria is the red head and the one who looked at you is Isabella Cullen. Their all adopted and live with Dr.Cullen and his wife. The only one who isn't adopted is Jacob Black, the really tan guy, and he changed schools to be closer to his boyfriend Edward and his friends. The Cullens let him stay with them sometime." She said this under her breath and I listend with interest.
I looked sideways at Isabella, who was looking out the window while Jacob talked to the others.
"They are all very nice looking." That was the biggest understatement I think I'd ever heard come out of my mouth.
"Yes! But their all together. Emmett and Rosalie, Jacob and Edward, Jasper and Victoria. "
"What about Isabella?" I couldn't stop myself from asking. Isabella's head turned and she looked at me again. Her coal black eyes searching mine and then she looked away.
"Isabella's single but apparently no one here is good enough for her." Mike muttered sourly and I did my best to not laugh I looked over at Isabellas table and she looked like she was hiding a smile behind her hand.
"Have they always lived in Forks?"
"No. They moved down here two years ago from Alaska." Jessica answered and ate some of her apple. I wasn't very hungry and so I didn't bother getting lunch.
"That's nice of them to adopt those kids like that." I commented and out of the corner of my eye I saw Isabella smile softly at something.
"Yeah I guess so." Jessica sounded like she didn't like the Cullens for some reason.
After a few more minutes the Cullens and Jacob left together. Each couple held hands or showed some sign of affection while Isabella walked silently by herself. When she passed my table we locked eyes and her face was unreadable. When her scent washed over me I almost moaned in appreciation. She smelled like peppermint and something fruity, like rasberries.
They were all so graceful, even Emmett the huge bear-like man seemed to have the grace of a dancer. It was alittle unsettling to watch. I sat at the table for alittle while longer and then left to get to my next class before I was late. I had biology next period.
I entered the classroom with Angela and Mike and I went to sit in the seat the teacher had given me only to find that I would be sitting next to Isabella Cullen.
She watched me with the strangest expression on her face - it was hostile, furious, and frustrated. I looked down quickly and moved to sit in my seat almost tripping on someones bag. Damn It. I was frightend and very nervous.
I went to sit in my seat and I didn't dare meet her eyes when I sat down. But I saw her entire posture change when I sat down. She was leaning away from me, on the edge of her seat. She averted her face like she smelled something horrible and I knew it wasn't me because I had on body spray. Unless she didn't like oranges.
The class was literally spent with her glaring daggers at me and I kept my head down most of the time but sometimes I looked up and would regret it because she would stare down at me with hate-filled eyes and i'd shrink away from the force of her gaze.
What the hell was wrong with her?
When the bell rang she was up and out of her seat and out the door before anyone else and I sat there frozen.
She was so mean and it wasn't fair at all. I did nothing to her. Hell I didn't even say hello!!!!!
"Did you poke Cullen with a pencil or something?" Mike smarted off and I cringed.
" I don't know what the hell her problem is." Apparently she didn't act like this all the time.
"Hmm...I don't know but she weird so don't worry about it." I was worried.
The rest of the day past in a blurr and soon I found myself walking to my porsche to go home. But then I noticed that the BMW that I parked next to was Rosalie Hales. Isabella, Rosalie and Edward were argueing over something. I couldn't make out what they were saying. I stepped closer and a gust of wind made my hair fan out across my face. I saw Isabellas eyes close and she breathed deeply and her siblings tensed and stopped talking immediately.
Isabellas eyes slowly opened and her head turned towards me. She had one of the meanest, coldest, hardest looks on her face I had ever seen in my life. I literally shivered in fear. She spoke slowly and surely as she glared at me. I couldn't hear because she talked fast and quickly to her siblings. The next thing I know Rosalie is peeling out the lot and I'm left standing there staring after her car.
I walked quickly to my car and when I got there I allowed myself to let the tears fall because I was away from the prying eyes of Forks.