I woke up the next morning, and got ready, My dad was working, but told me to relax. He could see that I was nervous. I grabbed my book, and started reading. At around 10:45, there was a knock on the door. I put the book down on the sofa, and got up to answer the door.

I opened the door and walked out. She pulled me into a hug, which I was expecting. Alice is really affectionate, something I was getting used to.

She let go of me, and we walked to her car.

"Relax, Bella. Everyone is excited about meeting you."

We got in and she started driving. I grabbed her hand, and she smiled.

"I know. I'm just nervous."

"I know. You'll get to meet Jasper and Edward to. But, Jasper won't be around to much, and Bret is out with Angela, who wants to talk to her. I can't see what it is, but it's important."

I looked at her, and she shook her head.

"Is this to do with-"

"Yeah. He has trouble with that. Being around you more will help though."

Now I felt bad. I didn't want to make it anymore difficult for any of them. Alice started driving through the forest, and sighed.

"Bella, stop that. He wants to meet you, they all do. Don't feel bad about anything, kitty."

I smiled, as she used her nickname for me.

"I can't help it, pixie. I don't want to make this difficult for anyone. I've met Emmet, Rosalie and Bret, so I know that won't be hard on them."

I started to wonder how Jasper could be in school if he found things difficult.

"How can he be in school if he finds it so hard?"

"Being around you along is more difficult for him. I'm around you a lot, so I'm OK. Bigger groups tend to be easier for him. That's why Edward stays with him though, it makes things a little easier on him. But, he wants to meet you, Bella."

She stopped and I looked up at the house. The house was huge! We walked inside, and I was introduced to everyone. Typical Emmett, hugged me. Alice grumbled about him doing that, but I was quickly getting used to him. He didn't pick me up or anything, so I didn't mind to much. Rosalie smacked him in the back of the head, and looked at me.

"What did I tell you about doing that?"

I shook my head, looking at Emmett.

"Don't worry about it, Emmett. Rosalie, it's fine."

I was introduced to Carlisle and Esme, who hugged me and talked to me a little.

"Bella, this is Jasper and that's Edward."

I looked up, and saw a blond guy looking at me. So, this was Jasper. A dark haired guy was next to him, running his hand through his hair.

"Hey."

Edward shook my hand, but Jasper kept his distance. Again, I felt bad for making him uncomfortable. But, he tried to make me feel better, using his ability. I looked at me, and I nodded. I knew that they wanted to meet me, I just didn't want to make it hard on them. I know, I'm repeating myself. But, I do that when I'm nervous.

A little while later, after Rosalie hit Emmett again (for what I'm not sure), we went upstairs. I followed Alice into her room, and closed the door. Her room had floor to ceiling windows, so we could see the forest. The walls were a pale blue. Alice watched me, as I looked around. She told me to sit down, and I sat on the bed, taking off my hoodie. I turned around, and............

"I don't know whether I should be worried or jealous."

Alice laughed, as I watched her. She was standing on the back of a chair, getting something off of a shelf.

She found whatever she was looking for and sat next to me. She had a few sketch books in her hands. I knew she took art, but I'd never seen anything she'd done before.

"Alice, what-"

"I told you that I've been seeing you for five years. I wanted to show you these. They're from before I met you."

She opened one of the sketch books, and I saw a drawing of me. I looked about 15.

"Alice, this is-"

"I know. I saw that when ................... Well, the bullying was getting pretty bad."

I knew what she meant. That was a year before I moved here.

"Yeah. That was a year before I moved here."

"I know. When I found out we were moving here, I was excited. I knew it would be hard to get you to trust me, but I never expected this."

I looked through the sketch books, and stopped at one I liked. We were walking by a river.

"Alice, what-"

"I knew we'd be friends, but I didn't think it would be more than that. When you told me that you figured it out ...................... Well, I knew you liked me. But, seeing that you weren't afraid meant a lot."

I shook my head, and grabbed her hand.

"Alice, I know none of you would ever hurt me. I've nothing to worry about. I want to be close to you, but I don't want to make things hard for you."

Alice ran her hand through her hair, a habit she had picked up from me.

"You don't need to worry about that, Bella. I love being around you. Am I going to get that back?"

I held it close to me, pretending I wanted to keep it. Alice played along, trying to pull it away. I let it go laughing, and picked up one of the others.

Angela's POV

Seeing Jessica talk to Bella like that really upset me. But, a little while after Bella left, I saw Alice talking to Jessica. The way Alice defended Bella really showed how much she cared for Bella. Something had to be going on between them. I needed to talk to her about that.

I was talking to Bret, who I was really starting to like, when I told her that I needed to check on a few things. I walked outside for a bit of fresh air, when I heard Alice's voice.

"I don't care what you say to me. But, you are going to leave her alone. I know it was you who found out she was different. I know you told everyone that you heard it from someone else. I've seen you watching her. You like her, I know you do. She wouldn't touch you. She hates you, Jessica. You tease her on a daily basis, what makes you think that she would want to be with you? Stay away from her Jessica, or I will make sure everyone knows exactly who found out about her."

I made sure they didn't know I was listening, and waited to see what Jessica had to say. There was no way, that there wasn't anything going on between them.

"I don't know what you're talking about. She's a freak, and if I want to tell her on a daily basis, I will. What are you going to do about it?"

I couldn't hear anything else, so I went back inside. I found Bret, who looked a little uneasy.

"Hey, have you seen my sister?"

I didn't want anyone to know what I'd overheard, so I shook my head. Bret started to get nervous, and I started thinking about everything I'd noticed about her. Alice walked in, looking annoyed.

"Alice."

Alice looked at Bret, not saying anything. Bret looked at me, and told me that the two of them were leaving. She told me that she would see me on Monday, she had a few things to do that next day.

I spent Sunday thinking about everything, that I had noticed about her.

1. She was constantly cold.

2. She never ate.

3. Why was she nervous when she couldn't find Alice? She couldn't have heard anything that I did.

4. She always seemed reluctant to get close to me. It was like that she was uncomfortable.

What could all of this mean?

I decided to ask her about it, when she came over on Monday.

She asked me at around 11, if I was busy and I said no. She came over, and we went up to my room. My parents were out, and my brothers were out at a friends.

"I want to talk to you about something."

Bret got a little nervous, and looked away.

"W..... What is it?"

She nervous, that much I could see.

"Well, I've noticed a few things and I wanted to talk to you about it."

My hand brushed her arm, and I felt the temperature difference. It didn't bother me at all, I was just curious.

"Well........................ OK, I'm just going to say it. You're always cold, you never eat anything, and you're always nervous about getting close to me. I know you don't mind holding my hand, but anything more than that, you get nervous."

She kissed my cheek the day we went out, but that was it. She never got any closer than that.

Bret sighed, watching me. She seemed to decide something, and I waited for her to explain.

"Angela, I have a few things to tell you. You're not going to believe me, but please listen to me. It will explain everything."

What could she have to say that would make me not believe her?

"Bret, I'll listen. I just want to know what's going on."

Bret nodded, and started to explain.

"I know you do, but this ......................... It will explain everything you said. There's something you don't know about me, Angela. I'm .................................. I'm a vampire, Angela. My whole family are."

I shook my head, not believing her. She couldn't be serious, could she? She didn't say anything, she just watched me.

"Bret, seriously, what's going on?"

"I'm serious, Angela. My whole family are. That's why I'm never around when it's sunny, why I never eat. Have you noticed anything else about me that you didn't understand?"

I started thinking about it, not believing her. I reached out to get something off of my locker, and knocked over a glass of water I had.

It didn't even spill.

Bret caught it, standing next to the bed. She had been sitting next to me, not five seconds before.

I looked up at her, surprised.

"Believe me know?"

I shook my head, trying to understand this. There had to be another explanation for this. But what?

"And before you ask, because I can see you're starting to believe me, we hunt animals. So, you don't need to be scared or anything."

That's just it ....................... I wasn't scared. I was really surprised, sure, but I'd been her to much to be scared of her now.

"B........ Bret, I can't find another explanation for this. But, I would never be scared of you. I've been alone with you, we've been out, I'm not scared. I'm just shocked. I never thought I'd ............................."

"I know. Angela, I-"

"Bret, stop."

I wanted her to stop.

Sure, I was shocked. But, what was I supposed to do? I couldn't think of anything else that could explain things. And there was the incident with the glass, what else could explain that?

I still care about her, we just need to slow this down.

What about Bella?

She's dating Alice, I know she is. Does she know? I understand her not telling me if she is though, it's not her business to tell.

"Bret, I believe you. I mean, what other explanation is there? I'm not scared of you or anything. But, what about Bella? I'm pretty sure she's dating Alice. Does she know?"

Bret didn't answer me, and I knew I was right about everything. Bella was dating Alice and she knew everything................