meeting the cullens

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I had lived in Forks, Washington my whole life. I would like to say that I wasn't the typical small town girl, but my friends may think differently. We grew up together since elementary school, and we know everybody who lives here.

The night the Cullens came to town, I knew they were here before anybody else did. I had a dream about a group of beautiful yet pale strangers. Some of them looked at me like they recognized me.

The next morning, I woke up later than usual. My mom was probably in bed. She was a registered nurse and she worked night shifts at the hospital on Tuesday. My dad was probably downstairs watching the news with a cup of coffee. He was a mechanic.

I quickly took a shower and got dressed. I decided to skip breakfast and straighten my hair and do my makeup. My stomach didn't feel good anyways. It was like my body was anticipating something that I wasn't aware of.

A honk outside alerted me that it was time to go. My best friend, Chrissy got a brand new car for her 16th birthday. Since I do not own a car of my own, she drives me to the high school.

I quickly ran downstairs with my backpack. Sure enough, my dad was downstairs, focusing intensely on the television screen. "Bye, dad," I said.

He turned around and smiled at me. "See you later, sweetheart," he said.

As soon as I got into the car, Chrissy took off. She hated to get to school late, more so now that she had a boyfriend. Her and Mike Newton were only allowed to see each other at school because Chrissy's parents are strict and bitter after a long, hard divorce and do not want her dating while she's a teenager. Mike and Chrissy liked to hang out before classes started.

"What took you so long?" Chrissy asked, irritated. She looked as gorgeous as always. Of course, she was the first one to get a boyfriend. She had long, straight blond hair that she liked to curl into waves, wide, blue eyes, and a tall, curvaceous body.

"I slept in a little late," I said, not really caring about her reaction. Anything that I wouldn't remember 20 years from now, I tended not to care about.

"Come on, Delaney," Chrissy said. "You are not twelve anymore. Set up an alarm on your phone."

"Don't lecture me like you are my mother," I said.

"You know I only ride you around in my car because I want to, not because I have to," Chrissy said.

"You say that ever morning, yet you always come to my house to pick me up," I said.

The parking lot was almost full by the time we got to Forks High School. Chrissy cursed at students and sometimes teachers was she circled the lot looking for a parking spot. She was even more uptight than usual.

I practically jumped out of the car as soon as she put it into park and speed walked to class. Thank God we didn't have first period together. Chrissy was not a morning person.

During first, second, and third periods, I waited for the clock to tick on by as I talked to my friends and pretended to listen to what the teachers were saying. By the time lunch came around, I was thrilled.

I ordered lunch from the cafeteria, then I went to go sit down at a table with my friends, Chrissy, Jessica, Angela, Erik, and Mike. Jessica grinned at me as I sat down and began to tell me all about the first date that she had with a boy named Tyler. I wasn't very interested in her stories, usually because there was never a point to them, but I tried to be polite and nod and say the right things when I was supposed to.

My skin began to prickle as the cafeteria doors opened. I ignored it, until Jessica stopped midsentence as she gazed, longingly at something behind me. I slowly turned around and almost fainted.

Standing there were some of the people from my dream. A few of them stood out more than others. Like the very handsome boy with bronze hair and a sharp jawline, the guy with curly blonde hair, and the tall, stocky guy with short curly black hair. They were all pale but very beautiful.

"Those are the Cullens," Angela said.

I couldn't take my eyes off of them. All three of the guys appeared to sniff something in the air before they turned around and looked my way. Their eyes darkened and my heart practically stopped.

"They are new here," Angela continued. "I share a class with Alice and her girlfriend, Rosalie."

I hadn't noticed the two girls with them until now. One was tall and curvy with blond hair and a bikini body. The other was shorter and leaner with crazy short brown hair that stuck out artfully in every direction. They were holding hands.

"Gross," Jessica said.

I wasn't paying any attention to her. I couldn't take my eyes off of the three guys who were now making their way over here. They were all staring at me.

"They are not actually related, Jess," Angela said. "Dr. Carlisle adopted them."

The big guy with the curly black hair smiled over at me. What did they want from me?

"Oh my god," Jessica said, sounding like she was trying to hold back a squeal. "They are coming over here! How does my hair look, Ang?"

All three guys stopped once they were standing in front of me. They all looked like they were trying to contain themselves. There was a short, awkward silence where I tried desperately to search for something to say.

"Hi," I said, nervously.

The one with the blond, curly hair smiled as if he were amused. "Hi," he said, mimicking me in a deep southern accent.

Thankfully, Jessica was able to say something even if were only for selfish reasons. "Hey, guys," Jessica said. "I haven't seen you guys here before."

"We are new here," the one with the bronze hair said. "This is Emmett-" he made a hand gesture towards the big guy with the black hair. "And Jasper-" He pointed to the guy with blond hair. "I'm Edward," he introduced himself lastly.

"Well, Edward would you and your br-friends like to have lunch with us?" Jessica asked.

"We were actually wondering if we could steal this one away," Emmett said looking over at me with a wide grin on his face. It was like he always found something funny to say.

"She caught our attention right away," Jasper said.

Jessica looked completely dejected. If I weren't so nervous, I would've felt bad for her. What made them notice me? I wasn't as pretty as Chrissy or as easy to talk to as Jessica.

"I'm sure Delaney would love to eat lunch with you," Chrissy said before she pushed me, causing me to fall over. Before I was able to hit the floor, strong arms grabbed me and steadied me until I was on my feet.

"Easy there," Edward said in a deep, husky voice. "I don't want you to get hurt."

My face was hot and sweaty. These boys were going to kill me.