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The first day of school was something that Bella wasn't eager for but Anna was. It wasn't school itself that Anna enjoyed, it was meeting new people with different personalities because she was always good at reading people. She was great with people because she always had this bright aura around her.

"Okay, how does this sound?" Anna asked Bella who nodded as a motion for her to continue. "To love is not to possess the other person or to consume all their attention and love. To love is to offer the person joy and a balm for their suffering. Love is an offering," Anna read out from her journal with a smooth tone like a Shakespearean actor under a spotlight — her crowd of thousands, just one.

"Uh, wow... Anna, that, uh, is beautiful," Bella breathed out practically speechless by her poetic words. "It's just something I've been working on after my last therapy session with Mrs Babcock in Arizona — which I'm glad I no longer have to see," Anna pointed out as they pulled into the school's parking lot.

"I can't believe we are starting school in the middle of the semester," Bella muttered to her sister before pulling roughly into the park. "Welp... at least we're together, right?" Anna asked raising her pinkie, Bella smiled before interlocking their pinkies with a slow breath.

They made their way out of the ute — everyone's eyes focused on the new faces in the small town of Forks — before linking their pinkies together out of slight nerves. "Nice ride," A guy called out to Bella, the brunette smiled awkwardly, "Thanks." Anna smiled happily at the guy before the twins walked off.

"You're Isabella and Annabeth Swan, the new girls," An Asian guy spoke as he approached them with a wide welcoming smile. "We prefer Anna and Bella," Anna corrected happily, receiving a grateful smile from Bella. Before the twins looked back at the teenage boy greeting them.

"Hi, I'm Eric, the eyes and ears of this place. Anything you two need, tour guide, lunch date, shoulder to cry on?" Eric offered before sending a flirtatious smile towards them. "I'm really kind of the more suffer-in-silence type," Bella told him anxiously. "While I'm more open to options," Anna answered with a wink that only made Eric's smile widen.

"Good headline for your feature. I'm on the paper, and you're news, baby, front page," Eric told them excitedly but Anna noticed the anxious look on Bella's face. "That's awfully kind of you but, uh, we don't want the feature," Anna told him with a smile as she linked her arm with Bella's, the brunette smiling at her sister gratefully.

"Chillax. No feature," Eric stated after noticing the anxious look on Bella's face due to Anna's words. "Okay, thanks," Bella told him before looking down. "Can you show us to the office?" Anna asked Eric, she enjoyed his enthusiasm. "It'd be a pleasure," Eric told her before he rambled on about the paper as he lead them to the office.

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"Gym!?" Bella shrieked at her sister as they walked towards the gym — which Eric thankfully gave them directions to. "I know... It's a crappy first class but it's better than having math or science, 'cause we can awaken our mind," Anna assured her with a smile as she tied her hair back out of her face.

Bella relaxed at her sister's words, her smile and that calming aura that surrounded her. "Now, let's go embarrass ourselves," Anna told her with a chuckle before dragging Bella behind her. Bella smiled softly at her younger sister, she was beyond grateful for the ball of sunshine in everyone's lives.

Anna and Bella weren't the most athletic but between the twins, Anna was more coordinated which meant Volleyball — the coach's game choice — would be easier for the blonde. Anna laughed whenever the ball got close to Bella, the poor brunette tapping it away while covering her face in the process. "Be fearless!" Anna cheered to her sister with a chuckle as Bella glared at her.

Bella hit the ball which sent it into a guy's head, Bella grabbed Anna's hand and dragged her over to him with her. "I'm sorry. I told them not to let me play," Bella rambled out instantly as he turned to them, the boy became flustered instantly at the sight of the twins. "No way. No, no, no. That's... That's... Don't," He rambled before clearing his throat.

"You're Isabella and Annabeth, right?" He asked them with a lopsided smile resting on his face as he looked at the twins with pure admiration. "Just Bella and Anna," Bella replied as she tightened her grip on Anna's hand, the blonde smiling sweetly at the boy. "Hey, I'm Mike Newton," Mike introduced with flushed cheeks.

"She's got a great spike, huh?" A brunette asked as she skipped over standing close to Mike. Anna instantly recognized the territorial behaviour that the brunette was showing in regards to Mike — sharing a silent conversation look with Bella with an understanding of her behaviour.

"I'm Jessica, by the way," Jessica introduced to the twins, a slight glare due to the way Mike was practically drooling over the twins. "Hey, you're both from Arizona, right?" Jessica asked the twins. "Yeah, we are," Anna replied with a bright smile that almost never left her face. "Aren't people from Arizona supposed to be, like, really tan?" Jessica asked with a fake laugh.

"Maybe that's why they kicked us out," Bella answered her causing Anna to authentically laugh, the sound was like a melody to those around her — Bella couldn't help the rare smile that appeared on her face. Jessica and Mike laughed with them before the separate coaches called them back. "Nice response," Anna told Bella before the two laughed.

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Bella and Anna made their way into the loud cafeteria, one awkward smile and another bright smile that brightened the room. "There are eyes on us," Bella whispered to her sister. "Then hold your head high and ignore them," Anna responded with her arm interlocked with Bella's. The Swan twins made their way further into the cafeteria where they spotted Jessica and Mike.

Bella and Anna sat down after being called over, they both smiled up at the others. "Hey, Mikey! You met my homegirls, Bella and Anna?" Eric asked with a smirk from his spot next to Anna, Mike seated next to Bella. "Your homegirls?" Mike asked him hesitantly. "Yeah," Eric said with a nod as Bella tried to cover her face from the attention, Anna smirking at the sight.

"Yeah? That's..." Mike trailed off as the guy from earlier — who complemented their car — came up behind the twins before kissing their cheeks. "My girls," He spoke before pulling the seat from under Mike. "Sorry, I had to mess up your game, Mike!" He yelled before running off with Mike following behind him. "Tyler!" Mike called out as he followed after him, Anna chuckling at them.

"Oh, my God. It's like first grade all over again. You're the shiny new toy," Jessica told them as she moved her seat closer to Bella. "Smile!" Another girl cheered with her camera raised, Bella awkwardly smiled as Anna brightly smiled. "Sorry," She spoke noticing the anxious expression on Bella's face. "I needed a candid for the feature," She told them.

"The features dead, Angela. Don't bring it up again," Eric defended instantly, his arm around the back of Anna's chair. "It's okay, I just..." Bella began but Eric cut her off. "I got your back, baby," Eric told her before walking away in search of Mike and Tyler. "Guess we'll just run another editorial on teen drinking," Angela said as she placed her camera done.

"You know, you can always go for eating disorders," Bella told her while Anna nodded in agreement. "Speedo padding on the swim team," Anna added as she bit into her apple. "Actually, that's a good one," Angela answered with a smile. "Kirk. Right? That's exactly what I thought," Jessica said with a smirk. "Yeah," Bella nodded along as Anna pulled her journal out and began writing.

"What're you writing?" Jessica asked with a raised brow. "Oh, she has these random thoughts that hit her sometimes and she writes them down," Bella explained before reaching over and pulling Anna's hair tie out, her blonde hair falling like a curtain to cover her face and the journal out of respect of her thoughts.

"Oh wow," Angela voiced as she and Jessica watched Anna's pen glide across the paper delicately. "She's, like, really focused," Jessica said with a crease in her brow. "Uh, yeah. You can never pull her from it and the thoughts are always different," Bella explained, the understanding of her sister's mind becoming an easy topic to talk about without an air of anxiety hovering over her.

Anna let out a quiet gasp bringing her back to reality before placing her pen down and looking up at the others. "Wanna hear it?" Anna asked with a wide smile — the other three nodding happily. "Our character isn't defined by the battles we win or lose, but by the battles we dare to fight," Anna read out before leaning back in her seat.

"Wow, that's strangely beautiful," Jessica responded as Anna closed her journal. "There random thoughts... But it isn't the strange part, the strange part is that they don't feel like my own thoughts sometimes," Anna told them honestly before leaning back in her seat, rolling around the core of her eaten apple.

"Who are they?" Bella suddenly asked gaining the attention of the table — they all looked towards the doors that lead outside where a group of people were making their way in. "The Cullens," Jessica told them, Anna's full attention spiked at the recognition of potential gossip — which she loved to debunk.

"They're Dr and Mrs Cullens, foster kids. They moved down here from Alaska, like, a few years ago," Jessica explained to the twins. "They kind of keep to themselves," Angela added to the explanation. "Yeah, 'cause they're all together. Like, together, together," Jessica emphasized sternly.

"Well, they aren't blood-related, so it isn't as concerning as you make it seem," Anna defended respectfully, her smile ensuring she meant well. "The blonde girl, that's Rosalie, and the big dark-haired guy, Emmett. They're, like, a thing. I'm not even sure that's legal," Jessica explains brushing past Anna's comment for the sake of her gossip.

"Jess, like Anna said, they're not actually related," Angela reminded her — Anna sending her a thankful smile. "Yeah, but they live together. It's weird," Jessica argued back but Anna shrugged. "They look happy together, and they're cute. It's sweet," Anna defended — she wasn't sure why she was defending them but she let it happen as it felt right.

"And, okay, the little dark-haired girl's Alice. She's really weird," Jessica continued as Anna looked at the Cullens. "She's like a pixie, adorable!" Anna squeaked out with an adorable grin. "And she's with Colton, the blond one with the curls, he always has that smirk on his face," Jessica explained as Colton looked towards their table — Anna and Colton locked eyes.

Anna grabbed her pen suddenly and opened her journal, writing down the sudden thought that came to her head without hesitation. She frowned slightly as she read the short sentence, "They smell delightful." Anna placed her pen down before closing the journal quickly, thankful for Bella's understanding that the journal is off-limits.

"Dr Cullen's like this foster dad slash matchmaker," Jessica told them as Anna pushed the random thought away. "Maybe he'll adopt me," Angela joked but Anna and Bella's attention was taken by the remaining two Cullens that entered the cafeteria. "Who are they?" Anna breathed out softly as her eyes focused on the one on the right.

"The one on the left is Edward Cullen. He's totally gorgeous, obviously, but apparently, nobody here's good enough for him. Like I care, you know?" Jessica explained bitterly. She definitely cares, Anna thought to herself. "And the other?" Anna asked, her attention purely focused on the blond. "That's Jasper, he always looks like he's in pain. He's best friends with Alice but sticks by Edward at school," Jessica explained.

Anna couldn't help but admire Jasper, his blond locks that cascaded haphazardly yet delicately over his ears and face. The pale complexion that matched his golden curls, the way his jawline seemed sculpted to perfection. Her breath hitched as he locked gazes with her — the girl's heart beating rapidly in her chest as a genuine smile widened on her face which seem to cause Jasper's pained expression to falter.

"So, yeah. Seriously, like, don't waste your time," Jessica advised the two as Anna snapped out of the staring contest with Jasper — a sudden wave of calm washed over her in a way she never felt before yet hadn't realized she yearned for. "I wasn't planning on it," Bella responded but Anna just shrugged. "I like making new friends," Anna told them as the bell rang.

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Rosemary Speaks

So the sparks begin!
Honestly, I love writing Anna's positive nature. I have so many characters that have negative feelings so its nice to write someone who is optimistic rather than a pessimist.

See you next chapter!