𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 | carlisle cullen

ch. 1 | she's just a girl, he's just a vampire dad

miraculous, wisconson doesn't have much going for it. a gas station, a dollar store, a diner that has questionable standards—but a killer grilled cheese, and as of recently, the whirlwind of the cullen family.

the picturesque sleepy little town is nestled among towering evergreen trees, rolling green hills, and cultivated farmland and when the cullen's arrived, of course it sparked a roaring frenzy of thirst-quenching gossip, scandalous rumors, and nasty whispers flowing through ear to ear, lip to lip.

the one-horse town gained a new doctor, one they desperately needed—a young and handsome one at that too, but clutched onto him, much to the town bachelorettes dismay, were his six teenage children. a dreamy blond doctor was certainly the topic of discussion, but the chaotic wave his teenagers brought to miraculous high school was another.

strikingly beautiful individuals who seemed flawless in every aspect of their being. the school hadn't had this kind of gossip since the old principal was found guilty embezzling grant money to fund his swinger's cult.

naturally, the bombshell arrival of the cullen family reached cherry's studded ears and she too, quite quickly, fell in the infatuated trance the family casted. how could she not be enamored by the cullen's? they look like they just strutted out of a vogue magazine.

their outfits were something straight out of her dreams. their sense of fashion and luxe made her closet quiver in shame. so effortlessly stylish while simultaneously casually sexy. if old money could have a face, it would be the cullen's. cherry couldn't help but be drawn to the family's appeal like everyone else, but unlike everyone else, cherry was the only one they welcomed into their icy arms.

five weeks now she's been in the hospital and for those five weeks the cullen's have become like a second family. five weeks since that jaw dropping, fashionably fateful day when alice and rosalie peaked their pretty faces into her room and she couldn't be happier. who knew a hospital could be her saving grace?

"and then it spilled all over her!"

cherry gasps. "no!"

"yes!" alice laughs throwing her head back. "it was that real sticky kind of orange juice too, you know, like the one where no matter what you touch, it's like the sticky just sticks to you and everything forever? yeah that kind."

"oh my god," cherry can't help but laugh, "i would kill someone just to catch a glimpse of her face."

alice snickers, "i wish i had my phone on me at the time, but at least i got to see the full show. i'll never forget the look she made. it was pure gold."

cherry clutches her chest, "alice, i love you. you've officially made my week. next week we're manifesting kerosene."

the two share a conspiratorial giggle together. it's been this way since she was first admitted to the hospital. the cullen's go to school, a cullen or two drops by, tells her the stories of the day, laugh about it, rinse and repeat. it's comfort. it's warmth. she's never felt more light and loved.

alice suddenly tilts her head with a teasing glint in her eyes. "word on the street is you're finally
getting out of here?" cherry happily nods, "yep! dr. cullen says tuesday. i can't wait! i'm not missing homecoming."

alice bounces on the balls of her feet, "ah! homecoming! oh, we are SO going shopping. i'll
bring you over some of my dresses, and i've got
some catalogues too—think 'high fashion meets farm town princess.' also, rosalie is coming, because she's better with hair and shoes and i'm all about the fit and accessories. it'll be perfect."

cherry smiles softly, heart swelling with affection. "that's so sweet of you, alice. honestly, i don't know what i'd do without you guys."

alice hums with a carefree shrug, "oh, you'd definitely be bored out of your mind. and you'd have an empty hole inside your chest knowing you'd never hear about karina soaking in sticky oj in front of the whole school."